Vol 3 Chapter 19: New era

Under the influence of the Admiralty, Ferdinand suddenly opened his mind. It is too difficult for Bulgaria to climb the technological tree alone!
However, there are too many countries like Bulgaria that hope that the country can grow, but do not have enough strength to research, such as Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries.
If you look at it separately, either lack of funds or lack of technology, everyone is not strong enough to compete with foreign powers in various fields.
Ferdinand believes that there will always be people in these countries who are unwilling to continue this way, watching the gap between them and the world's powers grow wider and wider, so teamwork with each other has become a way to consider!
However, mutual trust is also a big issue. In the short term, it is unrealistic to integrate the scientific and technological forces of various countries!
But for mutual benefit, cooperation in a certain field is still feasible! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Once the small European countries have reached cooperation, Bulgaria can be independent in many areas and get rid of its dependence on the great powers!
It may not be possible to catch up with the great powers, but follow their footsteps and don't be pulled too far, it is always possible!
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History has taken another turning point. 19o3 has become a new era of Bulgarian diplomacy. Ferdinand's original "cooperation and win-win situation, together to climb the tree of science and technology" has become the theme of European diplomacy in the middle and late twentieth century, and laid the foundation for the establishment of the European Union!
After Ferdinand’s order, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took action, frequently showing good wishes to various countries in the field of diplomacy, and domestic enterprises began to go abroad to look for partners.
These cooperations have both success and failure. At the same time, along with this series of actions, the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and European countries have improved significantly! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
This is a good thing and a bad thing!
Now is the beginning of the 20th century, when imperialism is expanding globally, and these little actions of Ferdinand have also attracted their attention.
If the relationship with the major powers in the world cannot be coordinated well, such a plan may end at any time due to the intervention of the powers.
As for the ability to coordinate relations with the great powers? Ferdinand’s answer is: no!
No one is a fool, don't they see the purpose of Bulgaria?
The reason why no one has intervened yet is because Ferdinand has not achieved great results. If it is only a small disturbance, everyone may turn a blind eye and pass it!
There is no one who wants to be this early bird, after all, this is a very high hatred value, and it will increase the hatred value of so many European countries at once! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Without sufficient benefits, the great powers will not rise up. On the contrary, when they realize that their interests are large enough to threaten them, it is time for the great powers to intervene together!
This is a very embarrassing problem. If there is no conflict of interest between the partners of cooperation, then naturally they must be far apart; at the same time, if everyone is too far apart, there is no way to unite with each other and resist the pressure of the powers. !
"The plan to build an alliance" hasn't started yet, it died here in Ferdinand!
Based on the principle that the pain alone is not as good as the others, not only is Ferdinand suffering from headaches, but also officials from the Bulgarian cabinet are also having headaches with him.
"Your Majesty, if we want to solve this problem, we may not be able to do it now. After all, we can withstand the pressure of the great powers. They can't!
But it's okay to delay for a while. When the powers intervene, we may already have what we want! "The Minister of Foreign Affairs Metiev said with some hesitation &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Ferdinand asked in confusion: "What should I do?"
Metzhev thought for a while and said: "First think of a way to divert the attention of the great powers. Cooperation between us and other countries should be carried out secretly as much as possible to reduce social attention! Even if there are results, we should keep it secret first, as long as it can be delayed! "
"The Russo-Japanese War!" These four words suddenly remembered in Ferdinand's mind
Could this be destiny? If you want to fall asleep, someone brings a pillow!
The hidden dangers of the Russo-Japanese War had been planted as early as ten years ago. And the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty" signed by Japan, Britain and Japan on January 3o, 19o2, is to water and fertilize the particles, and now they have begun to sprout!
In response to the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance", the Russians hurriedly pulled the French, and on March 16 expressed a tit-for-tat "Joint Declaration."
This time even Bulgaria did not run away, probably because the Russians felt that Bulgaria also had some influence in the Mediterranean, and it was also taken over! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Oh, Ferdinand readily agreed to the Russian request. Anyway, he knew that the two sides would not really fight. The British-Berg war hadn't ended yet, how could the British start a new war?
Even if it is fighting, Bulgaria is also a soy sauce product, except for waving the flag on the side, it has nothing to do with them! The navy can only give away heads when it goes out, and the British in the 6th war did not dare to come over!
Just shouting two voices, Ferdinand certainly has no pressure! Moreover, now Bulgaria just needs to pull the skin of the "French-Russian Alliance" to protect its interests overseas!
As for whether the Russo-Japanese War will explode? Ferdinand said calmly that as long as the group of idiots in the Japanese 6th Army have not changed their cores, they will definitely take the initiative to provoke a war!
The current Anglo-Japanese alliance has given them enough motivation, even if the Japanese government does not have the idea of ​​going to war with the Russians now! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
But those brainwashed idiots don't think so much, they don't care about the terrible bear. The master who thinks he is invincible in the world probably doesn't care about the difference in national strength between the two sides!
Japan and Russia in history Now, the Russians are constrained by traffic and unable to exert all their strength. The 6th Army still beat the Japanese by half a catastrophe!
Let's forget the navy, this is not the specialty of Teddy Bear, and coupled with the tsarist government whose head may be muddled at any time, Ferdinand is not optimistic about them!
But the 6th war is not necessarily the case. I don’t know if Nicholas II was stimulated by the attack in Japan. After he returned to his country, the progress of the Siberian Railway was fast, and it was about to open to traffic. There are still two or three years!
If the war had not ended after the railway was opened to traffic, Ferdinand would really like to know what method Britain could use to block the bear back? &1t;i>&1t;/i>
But this also takes time. At least we have to find something for the media to temporarily attract the public's spotlight. Don't run to stare at the cooperation projects between Bulgaria and other countries every day!
As for the newspapers that advocated his "cooperation and win-win" theory, he just wants them to shut up now! There is no way for a democratic society, it is much harder to suppress public opinion!
After thinking for a while, Ferdinand said: "Well, divert public attention, this question is simple!
The big deal is that I visited European countries once, from St. Petersburg to London, I first diverted the public's attention from the cooperation projects, and then I will wait for a year or a half!
The next cooperation will be carried out in the form of nongovernmental as much as possible, and the influence will be reduced as much as possible. Waiting for the changes in the Far East, everyone will be busy by then! "
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There is no way that the Bulgarian government is willing to keep a low profile, but other countries are not cooperating. Does the ruling party still want to use this achievement to promote votes? &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Even Ferdinand doesn't like socializing, but now he has to take a trip. Attracting attention is only a small aspect. More importantly, it is to handle the relations between Bulgaria and European countries!
In the current international situation, it is obvious that the Franco-Russian Treaty is facing the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and even the contradiction between the Three-Power Alliance and the Franco-Russian Treaty has been suppressed!
In other words, the agreement between France, Russia and Russia and the alliance of Britain and Japan. According to the plan made by Russia, once the war broke out, Bulgaria's port in the Mediterranean would be their forward military base.
Oh, this one was automatically ignored by Ferdinand, mainly because it seems that even with the French-Russian alliance, the navy still cannot do the Royal Navy. The main reason is that the Russians are dragging their feet, and taking the initiative to attack is a dead end, so this one cannot be completed at all!
Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing will not happen! Even if the British were able to win, but after fighting France and Russia, the world's hegemon would not want to do it. The Germans were already waiting to take over! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
But everything is in case, don't have an accident when the time comes, the Russians are really beaten half-failed, then Bulgaria is passive in diplomacy, but this boss helped block a lot of bullets!
The main purpose of Ferdinand's visit this time is to find out what medicine is being sold in the three gourds of St. Petersburg, London and Paris?
The three countries have been in secret contact as early as 1895. This can be concealed from others, but it is absolutely impossible to hide from Ferdinand!
Of course, Germany and Russia also have secret contacts directly. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com The Russian Alliance is not only the Russians infiltrating Bulgaria, but Bulgaria is also infiltrating the Russian government!
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Oh, on this trip to Europe, Ferdinand also brought the queen and little Ferdinand. As for the youngest son, I can only say sorry. Too young, it is risky to travel such a long way, and can only be entrusted to the care of his mother Princess Clementine.
Fortunately, this time I went to St. Petersburg in summer. If it was winter, even if Xenia asked repeatedly, Ferdinand would never regard this as the first stop. The feeling of minus 30 degrees is not so wonderful!
Of course, now is a good time, the wind is sunny all the way, the family of three is cheering and laughing, especially after entering the Russian Empire, Xenia immediately refreshed, and kept doing science to Ferdinand and his son!
Of course, there is also a army of more than 3,000 people, including machine guns and cannons.
In terms of momentum, Ferdinand is also the largest among European monarchs, and there are huge teams of thousands of people everywhere.
Oh, he would never admit that he was afraid of death and brought so many guards. This was definitely just to show his noble status and deserved pomp!
Of course, this big scene only refers to countries in Western Europe. If you get to the Russian Empire, it won't be a big deal. The scale of the tsar's trip is usually bigger!
This trip to St. Petersburg is different from before. It is summer now. Along the way, the Ferdinand family has been warmly welcomed by the Russian people. It can be seen that Princess Xenia seems to be more popular. This is from the heart!
This shows that the Tsar is still very popular in Russia. It is difficult for Ferdinand to imagine a tragedy in which the czar's family will be destroyed in more than ten years!
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