Vol 4 Chapter 51: ,position

Paris, the French cabinet is in a heated quarrel. Time passed quickly, the Moroccan crisis escalated, the German and French governments did not give up, and gradually evolved into confrontation between the two major alliances.
Well, the French government has not been stable since the Great Revolution. From 19o6 to the present, this is the sixth government. According to this rule, the Joseph Cayo government is about to fall, even though he was elected at the end of June this year!
Although Joseph Cayo's birth as a radical socialist party does not mean that his political ideas are also radical. On the contrary, he seems very conservative in this regard. He believes that if France and Germany explode the war now, it will be disastrous for France!
In order to resolve the Moroccan crisis, Joseph Cayo advocated secret negotiations with the Germans and made concessions in other regions in exchange for German understanding.
Obviously, when there was almost no consensus in the French government, there was support and opposition, and quarrels were always the theme of this country.
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Well, while the French government was still arguing, the Germans had already acted, and William II decided to use force to threaten the French to yield.
On January 26, 1911, the German government issued a war warning to the French. As a result, the two alliances took action.
On January 27, the French government also announced a tit-for-tat expansion of 50 thousand troops in response to the German military threat.
Affected by this, Ferdinand also announced an expansion of 30 million troops. This number is the same as that announced by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is considered to support the French actions with actual actions.
However, it was unexpected that the Russians actually counseled in this incident. The Tsarist government advocated that the German and French governments settle the dispute through negotiation.
This hurts the French, and the most important ally at the critical moment does not intend to play!
Fortunately, the expression of the British rescued the French. The London government stood by the French side with clear flags this time, and it meant a lot to fight the Germans.
Ferdinand knew that the war could not be fought, and that both sides were not ready for the war, and it was time to pull the skin.
The Russians ’diplomatic stance has left the French dead. Without this European road roller, the French would not think that they could challenge the Germans!
To the French, the British navy was powerful, but unfortunately the warship could not go ashore; another ally, Bulgaria, was able to hold the Austro-Hungarian Empire horizontally. Once the war breaks out, they may face both Italian and German offensives.
The French are not, why not the Germans? The sudden intervention of the British made William II very surprised. Germany had never been ready to go to war with the British.
At least now the German government cannot afford the consequences of a war with the British! They can use the 6th army to speak to the French, but they are really powerless for John Bull.
Once the war breaks out, Germany will lose all its overseas colonies, and even the transportation of goods by sea will be cut off. The Germans who are not ready now have only a few months of war potential.
In the meantime, once something goes wrong and the French are not defeated in the first place, the Germans will be in trouble!
Both sides did not want to fight, and Ferdinand was deeply relieved. Obviously, the sooner this war explodes, the shorter it will last!
Judging from the comparison of the strengths of the two sides, the economic strength between the two major alliances is getting closer as time goes by. The main reason is that Germany's economy is still growing at a high speed, and Britain, France, and Russia are almost in place. A Bulgaria alone cannot afford to pull back the changes in the strength of both sides!
What worries Ferdinand most is the attitude of the Russians. Due to his butterfly effect, the conflict between the Russians and the Allies is now much smaller than in history.
Simply put, the Russians have no incentive to go to war! The contradiction between Russia and Austria has been weakened, and the contradiction between Russia and Turkey is not enough to make the Russians go to war in despair!
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"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Russians will not withdraw from the Allies anyway!" Mev said confidently.
"Why? For the Russians, the contradiction between them and the Allies is not enough to make them risky! If the Allies are willing to pay a certain price, it may be necessary to make them neutral?" Ferdinand asked wonderingly.
"Your Majesty, the Germans are too powerful!" Metiev answered without hesitation.
This reason is very strong. As soon as Ferdinand responded, this is because the positions of the two sides are different, and they have different views on things!
For Bulgaria, if the Germans would give up the Kingdom of Montenegro, Romania and the Ottoman Empire, then the two sides could really compromise.
Anyway, as long as it can annex Romania and the Asia Minor Peninsula, it will be enough to satisfy Ferdinand's appetite. It doesn't matter who rules the Big 6!
But for the Russians, they are different. On this point, they and the British are in the same position, and they cannot unite the European students!
Unless they go to unify themselves!
The two sides did not have a large conflict of interest, but Germany and Russia were strategically rivals. As long as Britain and France promised heavy profits, they were not afraid that the Russians would not be hooked.
Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "You are right, presumably the British and French have to re-quote the Russians. In principle, as long as it does not involve the Balkans and Asia Minor, we can support all Russian requirements!"
Minister of Foreign Affairs Metiev for a moment, then persuaded: "Your Majesty, the Russians are already very strong. If they continue to grow, this will be very detrimental to our future exhibition!"
After a moment of silence, Ferdinand opened a map of Eurasia, then said gently: "Yes! But think about it, what would the Russians ask this time?"
"Poland, Central Asia, the Far East are all possible, and even these are all possible!" Without any hesitation, Metev blurted out.
Ferdinand nodded and said: "Yes, we can think of these, even the appetite of the Russians will be even greater, such as Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, or East Prussia, these may be Russian targets!
Maybe the Russians will still take Romania's idea. Of course, this possibility is very small, but we still need to communicate with the St. Petersburg government in advance and divide their interests first, so as not to conflict between the two sides in the distribution of benefits. !! "
"Your Majesty, can these conditions be agreed by Britain and France? You must know that once the Russian sphere of influence enters Central Europe, it will be difficult for the Russians to check and balance after the war?" Mev said unbelievably
Ferdinand smiled and said, "Will the British promise me I don't know, but the French will definitely promise!
Now the French have no choice. Without the support of the Russians, they cannot be German opponents anyway!
And this situation is also very favorable to us. The greater the appetite of the Russians, the more the British and French need us!
Compared with the behemoth of the Russians, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com even if we unified the Balkan Peninsula, annexed the Asia Minor Peninsula is nothing! Maybe they still think that a strong Bulgarian is good for balancing Russians? "
Ferdinand has been opened to thinking. To allow Britain and France to recognize the expansion of Bulgaria, they must have an ambitious Russian empire and let them feel the real threat!
The current tsarist government is undoubtedly qualified. It is impossible to tie Russians to chariots without sufficient benefits! Now Ferdinand's purpose is very clear: to encourage the two sides to negotiate and determine the distribution of benefits after the war in advance!
In front of the big appetite of the Russians, Bulgarian appetite is not much, and even to restrict the Russians, Britain and France have to help Bulgaria compete for strength!
Oh, this is already done in Britain and France, otherwise the exhibition in Bulgaria would not be so smooth!
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