Vol 4 Chapter 142: , The transfer of claims?

Vienna has once again become the focus of the world. In order to get rid of the Germans and end the war as soon as possible, the Allied Powers opened new conditions to the Austro-Hungarian government to draw them to rebellion.
Of course, this is only a condition set by Britain and France. The conditions in Bulgaria have never changed. It is impossible to vomit the meat that has been eaten in the stomach.
Ferdinand II still inherited some diplomatic talents of the old emperor, and decisively seized this opportunity to bargain with the Allies.
Ferdinand II looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and asked eagerly: "How, has the Allied Powers agreed to our terms?"
Leopold von Bechtold's expression was a bit complicated, and a little helpless in his joy. After a moment of silence, he replied: "Your Majesty, the views of the Allied Powers are not unified regarding our requirements for safeguarding national sovereignty.
The French have agreed to our request and will try their best to persuade the Russians to make concessions; the British also promised that they will support our request, but they cannot guarantee that the allies will agree!
The Bulgarian government stated that they can acquiesce in our actions, but we recognize that the sovereignty of the Balkan Peninsula belongs to Bulgaria, and they will not let it out of the Transylvanian Plateau!
As for the Russians, they have made territorial claims against Austrian Poland, Hungary, and Bohemia. Because of their high prices, the negotiations cannot go on. "
Now as long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire turns, the biggest problem of the Bulgarian army's attack on the German mainland will be solved. Therefore, the French are the most active in winning the Vienna government into the Allies, while the Russians are the most resistant!
Ferdinand II was a little disappointed and said: "It seems that the Entente attaches less importance to us than we previously estimated. Both Russia and Russia are not willing to make concessions, right?"
Leopold von Bechtold thought for a while and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! Although our decision is related to the outcome of this war, for both Russia and Russia, no matter what we make Neither decision can change the outcome of the Allied Powers winning this war!
As for the loss of the French, they did not care. Now even if the Germans conquered Paris, they would not be able to annihilate the main force of the British and French coalition forces.
Therefore, in the eyes of Russia and Russia, even if the German offensive on the Western Front was successful, it would not change the outcome of this world war. They naturally refused to make concessions!
The British have always had a national policy to keep the European Big 6 in balance. Although they will support us, they think that our proposal is too high and Russia and Russia will not accept it, and they do not intend to interfere! "
Chief of Staff Conrad suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the French have not really reached the moment of life and death. There are more than 200,000 French troops in the suburbs of Paris. They only need to block the Germans for a few days. I bought enough time for the British and French coalition forces to reinforce Paris!
I don't think that the Germans can conquer Paris in a short period of time. As long as the war drags on and the Bulgarian army appears in southern Germany, the Germans will be over!
Although subject to logistical supplies, if Dante Christophe only maintains a combat force of seven to eight hundred thousand people on the front line, they can still complete the transportation through Italy or Austria.
There are more than one million Bulgarian troops serving as a food transport team. I don't think we can cut off their supply lines!
And once these 700,000 troops enter Germany, they will be enough to upset South Germany. If the Germans do not deploy troops from the front, they can even fight all the way to Berlin!
This time, Bulgaria is willing to make great efforts to help the French. In addition to the benefits that Britain and France promised them, there is also to the spoils.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Bulgarian government, we are indeed valuable now, but this value is not enough to make them give up the interests they have already obtained to win us over!
As for the Russians, I don’t think there is any need for contact at all. If the Germans can break through Paris, it should be better news for St. Petersburg than our defection! "
Conrad’s words broke the illusion of Ferdinand II. He wanted the territorial integrity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire based on the premise that the Austro-Hungarian Empire could control the outcome of this war.
But the reality is that the defection of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can allow the Allied Powers to end the war early, and at the same time allow the French to reduce some losses. As for other aspects, the impact is very limited!
Ferdinand II pondered for a while and said fiercely: "Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will reach an agreement with the Allies as soon as possible. The bottom line is to keep the territory that is still under our control!"
It is impossible not to make concessions. Once the Paris crisis is lifted, they will not even have the opportunity to negotiate terms.
And there is a lesson for the Italians. They can’t help but worry about it. If the asking price is too high and the negotiation is completed, when the Allies repent, they are also helpless!
Is it possible that Russia and Russia join forces to carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire? In Ferdinand’s opinion, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a complete quagmire, but in the eyes of the outside world, it is in the interests of both parties to join forces to divide the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
After all, it is known from the map that once the Austro-Hungarian Empire is divided, the Russians can get Austrian Poland, Hungary, and Bohemia (including the Czech Republic and Slovakia), while Bulgaria can get Croatia, Slovenia and Austria.
This benefit is much greater than the combined value of all Bulgaria’s territories except the Balkans. The most direct benefit is that the total volume of Bulgaria’s industry has directly increased by four levels, and the economic volume has directly increased by half, directly passing the French. !
Although the benefits are huge, they are poisonous! If the time is advanced a hundred years, Ferdinand may choose to carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire with the Russians without hesitation, but let's forget it now!
The ethnic problems in Bulgaria alone are enough for him. If he eats half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he will probably not do anything in the future. He will find ways to integrate ethnic groups every day!
Although Ferdinand has no interest in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it does not mean that Russia and Russia have no agreement to carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, Ferdinand also talked about the issue of the Austro-Hungarian Empire not long ago. The II communicated on the telegram!
Simply put, this agreement is the sword of Damocles hanging on the head of the Vienna government, scared them to quit! After all, only by joining the Allied Powers and everyone becoming allies, this agreement will not become a reality!
There are actually many similar agreements, such as the agreement between the two countries to partition the Italian peninsula, and there is even an agreement on the joint partition of Germany by the Allies.
These agreements have one thing in common, that is, they are difficult to achieve, but everyone still signed them, with a clear purpose to increase their bargaining chips in post-war negotiations!
For example, if Italy rejects the terms of guaranteeing France and France in the future negotiations, and everyone’s bottom line is still far from reaching an agreement, then this agreement may be launched.
After all, the two countries have joined forces. In terms of strength, it is possible to divide Italy. Even if the British want to intervene, they will share a share!
This is used to scare the Italians, but this threat is not always just a threat, he still has the possibility of becoming a reality!
Obviously, Ferdinand II did not intend to test the determination of Russia and Russia. Even if secretly, everyone still had insider trading, but in the face of interests, he still dared not try.
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At the Palace of Sofia, Foreign Minister Metjev said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the French ambassador to Bulgaria just came to a diplomatic note. They hope that we can release the Austro-Hungarian Empire and not continue to annex their territories!"
Ferdinand smiled and asked, "So, the French have reached an agreement with the Vienna government?"
Metjeev replied: "From the current information we have on me, yes!"
After hesitating for a while, Ferdinand smiled and said: "Tell the French that as long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire recognizes our sovereignty over the Balkans and cedes the Transylvanian plateau, we will let them go!
But war reparations are indispensable. If the Vienna government wants to recover the land we occupy, it must pay a ransom! "
Medev replied calmly: "Your Majesty, I think the Vienna government will not raise any objections to this question!
The Balkan Peninsula has been eaten by us, and they must know they can't take it back! And the Transylvanian Plateau belongs to the Kingdom of Hungary. If it can weaken the Kingdom of Hungary, they have no reason to oppose it! "
As for war indemnities, Metiev did not mention it. This is European practice and there is nothing to say. The Vienna government will not refuse to pay indemnities. The dispute between the two parties is nothing more than the amount.
"Yeah!" Ferdinand
Looking out the window, Ferdinand suddenly asked: "You said, if we ask the Austro-Hungarian Empire to bear the debt owed to the French by the Bulgarian government, how likely is it that the French will agree?"
Metjeev didn't answer immediately, but asked a little surprised: "Your Majesty meant to let the Austro-Hungarian Empire repay for us ~ Is the debt between us and the French right?"
Ferdinand nodded and said: "Yes, we already owe more than 12 billion francs to the French, and the war reparations paid to us by the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely be more!
Let the Austro-Hungarian Empire pay this debt for us directly, and then deduct it from their war reparations, so that we can also save a procedure! "
Metev was taken lightly by Ferdinand's whimsical proposal. We must know that in this era, international loans are not just loans as simple as loans, but also contain many political benefits!
For example, Bulgaria previously owed a huge foreign debt to the French, and the French influenced the Bulgarian government's position financially through loans. In international diplomacy, Bulgaria also waved a cheer for the French. Even the final membership of the Allied Powers also had this factor. !
Now if the debt relationship between the guarantee and the law does not exist, then the French will no longer want to influence Bulgaria's internal affairs and diplomacy through loans!
Medev shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is probably hard to say. If the French want to maintain their influence on us, they probably won't agree, unless we use..."
Suddenly, Medev now found that the French are likely to agree. After all, the war has burned to the outskirts of Paris, and the damage caused to France by each additional day of the war is incalculable.
At this time, it was the time when they needed Bulgaria the most. Once they refused Ferdinand's request, then the Bulgarian army's attack on southern Germany might become indefinite.
The harm of the two worlds is the lesser one, and the loss of influence on Bulgaria’s finances will not have much impact on France, but the continuation of the war will really bring a crisis to the roots of France!
After a pause, Metzhev said, "Your Majesty, we can try now! Even if we fail, we will have nothing to lose. If we succeed, we will have less foreign debt on our shoulders!"
"Yeah!" Ferdinand replied with satisfaction
Then Ferdinand fell into contemplation again. If it succeeded this time and dumped the foreign debts owed to the French to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, would it be possible to do the same and transfer the debts of the British and Americans?
On the surface, ~EbookFREE.me~ transferred these foreign debts only to get rid of the financial influence of various countries on Bulgaria.
But the deeper reason is that only Ferdinand himself understands. After this world war, the countries that lost the war had to pay huge amounts of war reparations, and their post-war economic conditions were simply unable to repay so much debt. .
What should I do if I have no money to pay the debt? The answer is obvious: bad debts!
Whatever you do, they don't have the money to repay the debt anyway, unless Bulgaria can also learn the French method of recovering debts and send troops directly to grab them.
In history, the French method was actually very effective, but unfortunately they encountered an economic crisis again. Whether it is machinery or minerals, they can't use it in an economic crisis!
Then, the French government got overwhelmed and directly returned these to the Germans, allowing Hitler to take these possessions to restore the German economy, and then start World War II.
It can be said that if the French government insisted a little more at that time, it would not retreat from the Ruhr area, the Germans would not be able to help them.
At that time, subject to the Treaty of Versailles, the German army was only 100,000 people, and even heavy weapons were restricted, and there was no ability to fight them hard.
As long as you firmly hold the German heavy industry zone and don't let go, without the support of heavy industry, Germany will be a tiger without teeth. Even if Hitler comes to power, it is useless?
With the lessons of history, this pit Ferdinand will naturally let others jump!
Because of his butterfly effect, the losses of Britain and France in this world war were much smaller than in history. Even if they pit them a little money, it would be a drizzle compared to the huge war funds!
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