Mediterranean Hegemony Road

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London

Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald is annoying, the British Empire is struggling to come out of the economic crisis, and there is a lot of mess.

For example: During the economic crisis, the London government gave priority to guaranteeing the interests of local capitalists, which stimulated the capitalists in the three North American countries and wanted to become independent again.

This is just a small problem, and they dare to think about it at most. As long as the British Empire continues to be strong, there will be no problems.

Another example: domestic labor disputes, even though the prime minister has always stood on the capitalist's side, he can't make the people hungry?

The greed of capitalists is limitless, and the government has to do ideological work for them, so that they can take care of the overall situation and not have too much fun.

For this reason, Ramsay MacDonald, who was born in the Labor Party, did not hesitate to jump out, form another party and then join forces with the Conservative Party to govern.

It is because the position of the Labor Party is completely on the side of the capitalists, regardless of the actual situation.

Your Excellency Prime Minister, the arms race has begun, Bulgaria and Japan are letting go, and we will follow up.

From the end of 1929 to the present, the Royal Navy has not launched a capital ship, and it has paid too much for the navy of this country!

If this continues, then our dominant position will cease to exist! ’ said the Secretary of the Navy solemnly.

It's not that serious, my Lord of the Admiralty, the royal advantage cannot be surpassed by just a few ships! Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald rubbed his forehead and said

Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is just a test for them, do you really think that the Bulgarian government is trying to make a gamble with the Japanese?

You know, as early as more than ten years ago, Bulgaria had the strength to explode the navy, at least it has no problem surpassing the French, but they have been holding back until now.

Even at the London Arms Conference, they didn't fight for it. Don't you think it's strange that they suddenly pay attention to the navy now?

Japan is not Ottoman. They are thousands of miles away from Bulgaria. There is no conflict of interest between the two sides. The possibility of war is infinitely zero.

Even if the Bulgarians are crazy, it is impossible to go to the Far East to fight with them. This is not logical!

If we don't strike back immediately,

I'm afraid it won't be long before the arms race will escalate, and the benefits we will have to pay will be even greater! The Secretary of the Navy analyzed

But even so, your Admiralty can't come up with such a huge shipbuilding plan? This is double the Bulgarian shipbuilding plan. God, am I wrong? Ramsey MacDonald said helplessly

Fighting for financial resources with Bulgaria at this time, it is estimated that they will collapse first without waiting to scare the enemy.

Don't look at the fact that the economic aggregates of the two sides are almost the same, but the maintenance cost of the place is much higher than that of the British Empire.

Bulgaria is mainly the part of the world island, and the colonization in Africa is basically in the backcountry, which does not require too much financial expenditure.

The British Empire is no good. The several dominions under its banner have a set of government teams, which are similar to a country, which consumes a lot of financial resources.

In the end, the central government of the British Empire got much less money than Bulgaria.

After the economic integration of Eastern Europe began, they completely lost their ability to restrict Bulgaria. With this market of more than 200 million people, an economic cycle system was formed.

Through economic means, Bulgaria has controlled Eastern and Southern Europe in its hands, and a behemoth has emerged.

In Central and Western Europe, the contradiction between Germany and France is an unsolvable problem. It was the British who tried their best to promote it, but now it has become their biggest constraint.

As long as Germany and France cannot join forces wholeheartedly, the British Empire will not even be able to check and balance this alliance.

You can't go into battle shirtless, can you?

This alliance is all land-power countries. When it comes to the navy, Bulgaria's navy will still be able to handle it. The rest of Eastern Russia is completely landlocked. Western Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are not material for playing with the navy.

According to the pessimistic view of the British Army, don't compete with Bulgaria on land, even if Germany and France join forces.

This is determined by the geographical location. Russia and Austria have become a natural barrier for Bulgaria, separating them from Germany and France, and they are inherently invincible.

To break up this alliance, John Bull also tried, and finally found it completely unrealistic.

In addition to the binding of interests, there are also strategic security needs for all countries, and it is much safer to be an ally with Bulgaria than an enemy.

Especially now that Germany and Italy are about to move again, both Russia and Austria feel the pressure. The ferocity of the German army in the last world war is still fresh in their memory.

For the sake of their own safety, they decisively chose to join forces with the Bulgarian Empire. Once the Eastern European Union appeared, the Germans would not dare to hit their minds even if they cheated.

This is a gap in absolute strength. The population of the alliance is more than four times that of Germany, and the heavy industry is more than ten times that of Germany. The overall national strength gap between the two sides is seven or eight times that of Germany.

This is the benefit of the alliance, economic complementarity, military mutual assistance, technological cooperation, and finally 1+1+1+1+1\u003e5, this is the benefit of the alliance.

Unless John Bull can bring all other European countries together and coordinate everyone's conflicts, it will be possible to form a new alliance to contend with it.

If it doesn't work on land, it can only be suppressed at sea. This is John Bull's final bottom line. If it doesn't work, then there is really no other way.

Your Excellency, if you don't do this, how can you dispel Bulgaria's idea of ​​developing a navy?

If they insist on investing in the navy, where is the future of the British Empire?

I have to admit that Bulgaria is the biggest enemy we have encountered, and their geographical location is not as bad as Germany, and there is no pressure to fight on two fronts.

We underestimated their speed of development. When we were still immersed in the joy of dismembering the United States, they had already caught up! said the Admiralty, frowning.

Well, my Secretary of the Navy, I understand your feelings, but Congress will not allocate funds, at most equal to Bulgaria, no more.

Also, your Bulgaria threat theory is not valid, it's just a guess that can't convince the old men in Congress.

From the perspective of interests, there is not much conflict between our two sides in terms of core interests, and Bulgaria's consistent national policy is not a colony.

Their localization policy is destined to have no love for densely populated areas. This is a national policy formulated by Emperor Ferdinand. I don't think the Bulgarian government has changed now.

We all know that the desert is more interesting to him than a fertile area with a large population.

At the beginning of the Philippine Islands, they chose Mindanao, the least populated island, and gave up Luzon, the most populous island.

In order to transform the desert, there are still at least one million people in Bulgaria planting trees, so you know how extreme they are. said Ramsay MacDonald with a shrug.

This is the crux of the problem. With the current national policy of Bulgaria, as long as there is no change, there will be little conflict with the British.

For example, India, if it follows the current national policy of Bulgaria, there is no way to rule at all. Who would dare to localize them?

It is not easy to change the national policy. This is the key factor for Bulgaria to become stronger. Neither the politicians nor the people are willing to try it lightly, which means uncertain risks.

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sofia

Ferdinand was revising his autobiography, striving for perfection, and he didn't want to leave obvious loopholes for posterity to debunk.

Your Majesty, the Royal Cinema hopes to shoot your series of movies, and asks for your authorization! the palace minister said

Even though he has already abdicated, Ferdinand has the same pomp as the emperor. No one thinks there is a problem, and there is no such thing as an overlord in Europe, so these people still call him His Majesty.

Ferdinand didn't bother to correct him anymore, he couldn't let these people call him by his name, could he? It doesn't matter to him, other people feel uncomfortable.

It can be filmed, but the script must be handed over to me for review first, and the finished film must be approved by me before it can enter the theater! Ferdinand said after thinking for a while

Although this is only a small amount of money, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, right? With his biographical movie, even in this era, he didn't think it was any surprise that it sold several hundred million at the box office.

After all, now is the time when his influence is at its most glorious, and there is no shortage of fans in any country or region in the world.

Ferdinand was thinking about whether to go to the guest himself, so he calmed down, and he decisively gave up this tempting idea.

This will probably scare the crew. If he, the old king, bumps into each other somewhere, it will be another big disturbance.

Father, here I come! Little Ferdinand whispered

When did you come? Why didn't you say hello? Do you know that it would be easy to scare people to death! Ferdinand complained

Oh, I come here at this time every week, aren't you used to it? Little Ferdinand said suspiciously

Really? I'm old and my memory isn't very good. What's wrong, I'm in trouble again! Ferdinand said without changing his expression.

It's not a trouble, Bulgaria has been silent for so long, I am going to provoke a naval arms race, and hit the British.

But I don't want to start a war, so it's a bit difficult to operate! Little Ferdinand said, frowning.

You can do it with confidence. At this time, the British don't want to fight more than you. Just grasp a certain degree and direct the hatred of the British to other places. Don't forget that there is no blood feud between our two countries.

Japan in the Far East needs to pay attention, and if necessary, beat them, lest they float away and run to trouble your brothers. Their countries are too small to stop the Japanese Bingfeng! Ferdinand said indifferently.

Typical private use of public equipment, Ferdinand also said such righteous words, it is true that people have selfishness.

Father, don't worry about this, now the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Kingdom of Alaska are applying to become a member of the Bulgarian Federation, and Congress will pass it in a few days.

If the Japanese dare to make a move, they are declaring war on us. With their strength, they don't have the guts yet! Little Ferdinand said confidently.

The guts of the Japanese? Ferdinand had no doubts at all. Once they became crazy, there was nothing they would not dare to do.

It's not the craziest time yet, so naturally it won't be messed up, and the future is hard to say.

Don't knock the Japanese down. Back then they dared to assassinate your Uncle Nicholas. Later, they took the initiative to provoke the Russo-Japanese War. A few years ago, they launched a war of aggression against China. The League of Nations notes they ignored. ignore.

I don't worry about them, let's escalate the arms race first, you can find the excuse yourself, I don't have a big navy, I really don't worry! Ferdinand thought for a while and said.

Okay, father! I trust your judgment, but you don't really think that we will fight the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean? Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously

I can't answer this question for you, it depends on the strategy of the Japanese, if they dare to violate our interests, then let's fight!

If they are smart people, then this battle will naturally not be fought.

This is just a small problem. Strategically speaking, we have surrounded Japan, from Alaska to Hawaii, and then to the Philippine Islands. Did you see that their way has been blocked by us.

No one wants to add a competitor. Among the many powerful countries, Japan has a population comparable to ours. If they can digest the colonies they currently have, then another powerful country will appear.

And it is far away from the European continent, so there are not so many ribs. Is it a problem to lock them in cages in advance? ’ said Ferdinand with a slight smile.

Of course, if they are as powerful as you said, it is indeed necessary to restrict their development, but the British should have the same idea! Little Ferdinand said after thinking about it

Of course, the British also had a plan to lock us in the Mediterranean, but the temptation to carve up the United States was too coveted, and they couldn't resist the temptation.

Although the three North American countries were obtained as they wished, the British were also held back. When they reacted, the Southeast Asian rebellion broke out again. After the rebellion ended, the strength of the weak had been reversed.

You have personally participated in these things, and I told you to dig holes frequently and go into battle less shirtless, this is the way to seek the country! said Ferdinand with a smile.

Father, I want to know, what would you have done if the British hadn't been fooled? Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously

If you don't get fooled, do you think the current world leader will still have the British's turn?

This is a conspiracy. If the British don't take this bait, the world hegemony will soon change hands. Under such circumstances, do they still have to make things difficult for us?

You must know that the national strength of the Americans is also very powerful. If it is not too many nationalities, it is impossible to work together, even in the face of the world coalition forces, it is not without the power to fight!

In this case, the British are no opponents of the Americans at all except to win over France and France and combine the power of the three countries! Ferdinand sneered.

Little Ferdinand nodded thoughtfully. In many cases, the most terrifying thing is not conspiracy, but conspiracy.

Conspiracies can still be avoided, but Yangmou can only bite the bullet.

Ferdinand knew that the Americans had serious internal problems and would not fight the British to death, but others don't know?

At that time, President Wilson personally went out to wave the flag and shouted that he wanted to build a large-scale warship to surpass the British Royal Navy, and let the world change its master.

How dare the British feel relieved? At that time, there were only two standards for a pure American. The first was to believe in God, and the second was to hate the British.

Without the cooperation in the World War, there would have been no chance of easing the relationship between the two sides. John Bull, who had done too many bad things, would naturally act first.

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