Vol 4 Chapter 155: , The end of the world war

On August 18, 1917, the Allied forces surrounded Munich, and on August 2o, the Russian-Russian forces surrounded Nuremberg.
The Hindenburg government, which had no soldiers available, could only allow the Allied forces of the Allied Powers to lie in South Germany, but Dante Christoph did not stop the attack, and the main force continued to advance north.
On August 21, the Hindenburg government forced the High Seas Fleet to fight in order to obtain more favorable conditions for the peace talks. The navy soldiers who could not bear the pressure revolted and occupied the port.
On August 25th, the Allied Forces of the Allied Powers and the Allied Russian Army in Nuremberg victoriously joined forces. At a time of crisis, the Germans could no longer attack Paris. While the Hindenburg government mobilized troops from the front to actively defend itself, it resumed private talks with the Allied countries.
On August 28th, Berlin workers moved into an uprising because they were too hungry and were put out by the Hindenburg government.
In September, the mutiny began to spread across the country, and the German government began to lose control of the locality.
On September 6, Munich fell, the Kingdom of Bavaria surrendered, and all Southern Germany fell.
At this time, the German General Staff was desperate for the war, and the Hindenburg government was forced to announce a ceasefire on September 10. The two sides realized a ceasefire.
That night, William II and his family fled to the Netherlands for political asylum.
On September 11, in a car in Paris, the two sides signed an armistice agreement.
So far, the world war that broke out on March 3, 1915, lasted for two and a half years, finally came to an end, and world history entered a new chapter.
Foreign Secretary Medev said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the world war is over. Just now, the Germans have signed an armistice agreement with Britain, France, Russia, and our representatives in Paris."
Hearing this news, Ferdinand's first reaction was not excitement, but a sigh of relief. The terrifying world war was finally over.
At the same time, there is a sense of pride. He finally changed the world. The world war that lasted for more than four years in history was shrunk into two and a half years!
Compared with history, the scope of this world war, the population affected, and the number of countries participating in the war are much less than in history.
The loss to mankind cannot be compared with that in history. The most obvious is the strength of Britain and France, which has not been weakened so severely, and the Americans have not shaken up.
Thinking about it this way, Ferdinand now looks like he is still an angel of peace? After tossing around, at least millions of people survived because of his butterfly effect!
Seeing that Ferdinand did not respond for a long time, Metjeev reminded: "Your Majesty, it is time to prepare for the aftermath!"
Ferdinand came back to his senses, yes, the Germans surrendered, but the matter is not over yet, it is time to start cutting the cake.
Ferdinand was a little excited and said: "Call the cabinet to come to a meeting right away, we are going to send a delegation to Paris to cut the cake!"
"Yes!" Metev replied, and Metev ran out as soon as his voice fell.
Ferdinand watched Metdev ran out. He really wanted to call him back and inform people to come to the meeting. There was no need for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to go there in person!
However, seeing him so excited, Ferdinand held back. It seemed that he had returned to the throne more than twenty years ago, and he had just succeeded to the throne, leading everyone to win the second Serbian War. Metiev also had this expression at the time.
Since then, as Bulgaria has won more and more victories, everyone will still be very happy about the victory, but they will never feel that way anymore.
The years are merciless, and everyone is old soon! This is always relatively speaking. In terms of age, the age of the leadership of the Bulgarian government has just reached the average age of leaders of various countries.
The age of 50 or 60 is still a golden age in politics. The original cabinet with an average age of 20 or 30 is an abnormal performance.
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"The world war is over. Now I call you over here. There are mainly two things:
1. Immediately form a negotiation delegation, ready to go to Paris for negotiation;
2. The handling of the Allied Powers after the war.
These two issues can also be treated as one issue. Let me talk about the candidates for the delegation first. Any suggestions? "
Constantine, who was named, said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, this war has lasted for so long. Governments of all countries need to use victory to inspire people. The negotiation specifications may be very high. The British will most likely go in person. So I think it might be more appropriate for me to go in person."
Ferdinand knows that as the host, the French don't need to pay attention. The president will definitely go out in person. After being suppressed by the Germans for so long, they should have a good reputation once, so there is no need to mention it.
The Russians have no one paying attention to them anymore, and giving them the treatment of a victorious country is already taking care of their emotions.
Etiquette treatment can be given, but in terms of actual benefits, everyone will not be polite. The divided Russian Empire has no right to speak, and may receive a small portion of war reparations, which is considered a consolation prize.
Therefore, what really needs to be considered is the British. If the representatives sent out are not equal, they will easily be in a weak position in the negotiation. As for re-sending representatives, it is better not to do such a shameful thing.
Ferdinand continued to ask: "Where are the other members?"
Constantine thought for a while and said: "There are many aspects involved in this negotiation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Navy, the 6th Military Ministry, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Colonization, it is best to send professionals. participate."
Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "Well, that's all about it. The minister personally leads the team and all major ministries and commissions send professionals to participate.
Chekov, please prepare too. Germany will definitely be in chaos after the war for a period of time. Please pay attention and see if you can dig some talents by the way, not just Germany. Other countries can also start if it is convenient.
Next, let's discuss how to deal with the three countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The main issue is the compensation of each country. If you can get some colonies, it would be better!
Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire has fallen, there are still war reparations, and there is also the central Danube Plain. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to recover, it must pay a ransom! "
The Chancellor of the Exchequer took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, for this world war, we have spent a total of 4.065 billion Levs (approximately 1.626 billion pounds), and the economic loss brought to our country is as high as 1.2 billion Levs (approximately 4.8 billion pounds).
As a victorious country, we must pass on this expenditure to the enemy. I suggest claiming 52.5 billion lev (about 2.1 billion pounds) from Italy, 7.5 billion lev (about 300 million pounds) from Austria-Hungary, and Germany. People claim 2.8 billion Levs (1.6 billion pounds) for a total amount of 167.5 billion Levs (about 6.7 billion pounds).
This is to calculate our post-war expenditure, soldier casualty pension, disarmament expenditure, etc., and then erase the fraction! "
Ferdinand rubbed his forehead. This is nothing short of open-eyed. What is war expenditure? The Ministry of Finance directly added all government expenditures from 1915 to the present, and all of them are considered military expenditures.
The subsequent economic loss, hell, when did Bulgaria have such a large economic loss? Why doesn't he know? Could it be that he has added up the economic losses on the newly occupied land, so he can barely make up enough!
Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Well, here are my own people, there is no need to be so cautious, everyone can discuss our bottom line, and you should talk about this number slowly at the negotiation table!"
What a joke, Bulgaria alone demanded a huge compensation of up to 67 pounds, even if it was passed at the peace meeting, they could not afford it!
According to Ferdinand’s estimation, if nothing goes wrong, the Italians’ indemnities can be paid for about four to five in Bulgaria; the Germans’ indemnities are about 10% at most; and the Austro-Hungarian reparations can probably be paid. To more than half.
This is all based on the contributions of everyone on the battlefield. Bulgaria’s main achievement is to defeat Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is basically just the last step for the Germans. The British and French played so fortunately, naturally. They took the big head.
And the Austro-Hungarian Empire turned back in the later period. This war reparation must be greatly reduced. The key is that Bulgaria has already occupied such a land, as long as there is a fart indemnity for a deduction!
At most, they only asked for a land ransom, and this part of the money had to be used to repay the French loan. At that time, in order to get rid of the Germans earlier, the French agreed to accept the debts of Bulgaria from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
This part is equivalent to no more. The rest is that the Italians may have a little more compensation, but they can't stand the poverty of Italy, and their repayment ability is limited!
Once interrupted by Ferdinand, the Chancellor of the Exchequer immediately responded, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, our Ministry of Finance does not have high requirements. As long as the war reparations can pay off all our debts, It’s enough to pay for our later rehabilitation expenses."
Ferdinand secretly calculated that now Bulgaria is also heavily indebted and owes them: John Bull 640 million pounds, France 430 million pounds, Americans 210 million pounds, and other countries totaling about 130 million pounds, totaling 1.41 billion pounds. .
Such a huge sum of money needs to be repaid by the defeated country. This is only the Bulgarian family. If you add other Allied countries members, God knows that they will be able to pay off in the year of the monkey. It seems that the transfer of debt is the king!
But think about it, in history, the German family alone would have to compensate 26.9 billion gold marks, (1 gold mark = o.358 grams of gold), which is equivalent to 963o2 tons of gold, or 13.154 billion pounds!
The indemnity figure proposed by the Ministry of Finance is nothing, at least there is no problem in passing it at the peace meeting.
Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Well, our bottom line is that the Austro-Hungarian Empire pays us the debts of the French, the Italians pay us 300 million levies (approximately £1.2 billion), and Germany pays us 200 billion levs ( About 800 million pounds)!
Accept the colony to repay the debt, and also accept other physical debts we need!
In addition, I also ask you to transfer our debts as much as possible. For example, we owe the Americans 210 million pounds. If they can accept the Germans to pay for us, they can transfer 300 million pounds of German debt to them!
If a European and American consortium is willing to take over, we can also sell these claims. The reason is that we need to withdraw funds as soon as possible for national construction! "
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy said in surprise: "Your Majesty, we will suffer too much. These consortia will definitely take advantage of the fire!"
Ferdinand said without a doubt: "Then let them take advantage of the fire. Don't forget that the repayment ability of Germany and Italy is not unlimited. In the short term, they will not be able to pay off the huge war reparations!
Instead of spending decades to collect this indemnity, it is better to show part of it in advance and use it to build our country.
From the perspective of investment science, our country’s economic development will naturally increase fiscal revenue, and it will increase permanently. In fact, we are more cost-effective! "
Okay, this is Ferdinand who is fooling people again. It is mainly because the Germans have been paying the compensation until 1983. Can he afford to wait?
The colony problem? I am sorry that Bulgaria does not have much demand now. After the annexation of the Ottoman Empire, it has taken a dispensable attitude towards the German colonies. Anyway, what Britain and France look down on is Bulgaria.
In this regard, Ferdinand is very confident. The Italian colony is left with Somalia, and the German colony is of little value. Britain and France will not swallow them all. For them, this Many places in it are operating at a loss, which is completely a burden!
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After the end of the World War in Paris, France, the news was spread by politicians, and people were caught up in crazy celebrations. If there is a sneak attack in Germany now, maybe it can really be a battle~www.mtlnovel .com~ This possibility naturally does not exist. The British and French coalition forces are celebrating the victory of the war, and the Germans on the opposite side are not idle. They are also celebrating, even though they have lost!
The armistice has just now, who knows how miserable the future will be? Getting rid of this cruel war is equivalent to picking up a small life from the battlefield. How can we not celebrate it?
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The birth of wireless telegraphy has connected the world together. In just a few hours after the end of the world war, this news has been placed on the desks of dignitaries of various countries. Maybe a few more hours later, Will appear in the street newspapers.
How should we face the new international situation? This is another problem for politicians. Now not only are the participating countries thinking about how to deal with the Germans, but even the neutral countries are very concerned about this issue.
The White House in Washington, the United States, after President Wilson received the news, he hurriedly convened a meeting of staff to discuss countermeasures.
During the World War, the Americans did not lessen the interests of Britain and France. There were even many radical groups in the country, and they also advocated expelling all European power from the Americas. Fortunately, their goal has not been achieved, otherwise trouble will occur now. Bigger.
Don’t look at the future generations of the United States. They are still playing grandchildren. Economically, they are number one in the world, and militaryly they are still soft-legged shrimp.
The 6th Army does not need to consider, anyway, the tens of thousands of soldiers can be ignored; although the navy is now only better than John Bull in tonnage, its combat effectiveness is far behind. The gap between the two sides in shipbuilding technology alone is more than ten years!
Now that the world war is over, the forces of Britain and France will surely return to the Americas again, and they must bear the brunt of the landlords.
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