Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The international situation is turbulent, but Bulgaria is standing still, implementing the ten-year plan step by step, and Ferdinand sits firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Your Majesty, the Baghdad Railway has been completed! Constantine said excitedly

Good, good, good! Ferdinand said three good words in a row

The Baghdad Railway built by Bulgaria is different from the Baghdad Railway in history. The eastern line extends directly to the Kuwait Port in the Persian Gulf and is connected to the Arabian Peninsula Roundabout Railway.

There are dozens of branch lines along the way, and the more famous ones are the Anda Railway and the Asia-American Railway.

The total design mileage is as high as 12,000 kilometers, but the Germans have built a part of this railway before, and the Ottoman Empire has also built a part.

On this basis, Bulgaria dismantled the original railway and rebuilt it.

This is also something that can't be done. Everyone's railway standards are different, and perfect docking cannot be achieved.

The earliest railway in Bulgaria was influenced by the Russians, and the standard adopted was 1524mm. After Ferdinand succeeded to the throne, it was not changed because of financial reasons, and then 1524mm became the unified standard for Bulgarian railways.

The railways of the Ottoman Empire were very chaotic at that time. There were various standard railways, such as: 1000mm, 1050mm, 1067mm, 1435mm...

The messy track must be unified, otherwise it will bring great changes to the transportation. In the end, Ferdinand resolutely decided to demolish and rebuild.

Fortunately, there are not many railways in the Ottoman Empire, otherwise Ferdinand may not be able to make up his mind, after all, this is all money!

The penetration of the Baghdad railway means that Bulgaria's rule in the Persian Gulf region has been consolidated, and the shackles of continued expansion into Asia have also been opened.

With this railway, Bulgaria has also extended its tentacles to the Persian region, and a new round of expansion can start again.

Of course, it is impossible for Ferdinand to provoke a war at this time. The Qajar Dynasty is indeed very weak and has become a semi-colony, but the forces of various countries within him are intricate.

In 1907, Britain and Russia divided their spheres of influence in Iraq: the north belonged to Russia, the south belonged to Britain, and the middle was a buffer zone. After that, France, Austria, Germany, and the United States successively forced Iran to sign unequal treaties.

Although the Qajar Dynasty was an independent country in name, it was actually in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial status.

With the outbreak of the Russian Civil War, Bulgaria inherited the sphere of influence of the Russians. This was Nicholas II, who sold the results of Russia's operations in the Persian region to Bulgaria in order to raise funds for the war.

Of course, even if the Russians don't sell the ending, it's the same. Since the outbreak of the civil war, the Russian Empire has been shrinking its sphere of influence, and they have no ability to continue to expand.

Either swallowed by Bulgaria or swallowed by Bulgaria, Nicholas II decisively sold the Persian sphere of influence to Ferdinand based on the principle of taking the lesser of both worlds.

Your Majesty, according to the current plan to enter the railway, it is expected to be completed in 1930, so should our national policy be adjusted? Constantine asked tentatively.

Since the end of the World War, Bulgaria's national policy has changed from the radical to the conservative.

Ferdinand and the cabinet joined forces to suppress radicalism in the country, and planted fields peacefully, which surprised the outside world.

Many people are speculating whether Ferdinand has changed from the master of expansion to the master of defense because of his old age.

Many people have guessed in advance about the conflict between Russia and Russia, but they didn’t even see the shadow. It should have been against Bulgaria, which was the Russian Empire’s downfall.

It didn't do anything this time!

According to the initial guesses from the outside world, Bulgaria should take the opportunity of the Russian civil war to seize the Ukraine and the Caucasus. As a result, so far, Bulgaria has only obtained the Crimean Peninsula and the Principality of Morva, and they have all paid for it!

To the surprise of the onlookers, many people analyzed that Bulgaria should not plan to continue to expand, otherwise they would not give up the nearby Ukraine area and turn to develop the worthless Arabian Peninsula.

It also relieved many people. For example, Austria-Hungary, they were worried that after Bulgaria annexed Ukraine, its strength would change qualitatively again.

As for the Middle East and Arab regions, everyone's impression is that they are backcountry, except for a few oases, they are all sand. If there is no population, no industry, and even industrial raw materials are very scarce.

In the eyes of the outside world, after the end of the World War, Bulgaria has been making frequent moves, such as supporting the British to launch the American Raiders, making the British Empire even stronger.

After all, Bulgaria's geographical location determines that they are too far away from the Americas, whether it is through the Indian Ocean to enter the Pacific Ocean, or the Atlantic Ocean is too far.

Even if the countries jointly carve up the United States, Bulgaria is naturally at a disadvantage. Compared with Britain and France, it is destined to be the loser.

This is indeed the case at present. The British annexed the three kingdoms of North America and became the biggest winner.

The influence of France in the American countries has increased greatly. In addition to the acquisition of Cuba, the speed of French capital expansion in North America is also very amazing.

If it weren't for the French institutional constraints, the French would have annexed one or two kingdoms this time. At least in the South American kingdoms, the pro-French faction has already taken power.

And Bulgaria's gain is undoubtedly the smallest, except? With the exception of a few African colonies compensated by the British, almost nothing was gained.

Another example: Bulgaria handed over the dominance of the European continent, and had the opportunity to compete for the position of European hegemony, but due to the initiative of the Bulgarian government to withdraw, the French became the new European hegemon.

There is also the development and growth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the end of the World War, Bulgaria had the opportunity to dismantle the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but due to its conservative foreign policy.

The Bulgarian government gave up its support for the national independence movement within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which, in the eyes of many, was undoubtedly feeding tigers.

No need for the time being. In the short term, our national policy is still conservative diplomacy and peaceful rise! At least until the ten-year plan is completed, this national policy should not change! Ferdinand thought for a while and said

It's not that Ferdinand doesn't want to change the national policy, but that the British Empire in this world is a little too sturdy. I thought they would fight endlessly because of the participation of the three kingdoms in North America.

Unexpectedly, the British actually used diplomatic means to make the three kingdoms of North America submit to the London government, which made Ferdinand dare not act rashly.

He would rather keep digging holes and slowly lead the British to the side, rather than directly challenge the world hegemony, even though he knows that the British Empire is a foreign power and a core force.

However, the broken ship also has three-point nails. With the British heritage, no matter how Ferdinand calculated, it is impossible to defeat them all at once.

The current pattern of the three major countries in Europe is actually dominated by the British family. Although the strength of the two countries is not as good as that of the British, they both have the power to make the British fear.

If you work hard, both France and Bulgaria have the strength to severely damage the British Empire. Because of mutual jealousy, everyone can live in peace.

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