Vol 5 Chapter 77: 10 years of unwavering national policy

With international ups and downs, Bulgaria is still motionless, and the "10-year plan" is implemented step by step. Ferdinand is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
"Your Majesty, the Baghdad Railway has been completed!" Constantine said excitedly
"Okay, okay, okay!" Ferdinand even said three good words
The Baghdad Railway built in Bulgaria is different from the historical Baghdad Railway. The east line extends directly to the port of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf and is connected to the Arabian Peninsula Railway.
There are dozens of branch lines along the way, and the more famous ones are the Anda Railway and the Asian-American Railway.
The total design mileage is up to 12,000 kilometers, but the Germans have already built a part of the railway before, and the Ottoman Empire has also built a part.
On this basis, Bulgaria dismantled the original railway and rebuilt it.
This is also a matter of no means, everyone's railway standards are different, and they cannot achieve perfect docking.
The earliest railway in Bulgaria was influenced by the Russians, and the standard adopted was 1524mm. After the succession of Ferdinand, due to financial reasons, he did not change it, and then 1524mm became the unified standard for Bulgarian railways.
The railways of the Ottoman Empire were very chaotic at the time, and there were various standard railways, such as: 1000mm, 1050mm, 1067mm, 1435mm ...
The chaotic orbit is definitely to be unified, otherwise it will bring great changes to the transportation, and finally Ferdinand decided to demolish and rebuild.
Fortunately, there are not many railways in the Ottoman Empire, otherwise Ferdinand may not be able to make this determination. After all, this is all money!
The opening of the Baghdad railway means that Bulgaria's rule in the Persian Gulf region has been consolidated, and the shackles of continued expansion into Asia have been opened.
With this railway, Bulgaria has also extended its tentacles to the Persian region, and a new round of expansion can begin.
Of course, Ferdinand could not provoke war at this time. The Kaijia dynasty was indeed weak and had become a semi-colonial colony, but the powers of the nations within him were intricate.
In 1907, Britain and Russia divided their spheres of influence in Iraq: Russia in the north, Britain in the south, and buffer zone in the middle. Since then, France, Austria, Germany, the United States and others have forced Iran to sign unequal treaties.
Although the Weikaijia dynasty was nominally an "independent" country, it was actually in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial position.
With the outbreak of the Russian civil war, Bulgaria inherited the sphere of influence of the Russians. This was Nicholas II's sale of the results of Russia's operations in Persia to Bulgaria to raise funds for the war.
Of course, even if the Russians do not sell the end, since the outbreak of the civil war, the Russian Empire has been shrinking its sphere of influence, and they have no ability to continue to expand.
Either swallowed by Bulgaria or swallowed by Bulgaria, in the principle of harming the two sides, taking the lightest, Nicholas II decisively sold Persian sphere of influence to Ferdinand.
"Your Majesty, according to the current plan for entering the railway, it is expected to be completed in 1930, so should our national policy also be adjusted?" Constantine asked tentatively
保加利亚 Since the end of the World War, Bulgaria's national policy has changed from the previous radical and gradually became conservative.
Jeff Ferdinand and the cabinet joined forces to suppress the domestic radicalism. An'an planted fields in a split and surprised the outside world.
Many people are wondering if Ferdinand is old, and has changed from the master of expansion to the master of success.
矛盾 Many people speculated in advance about the contradiction between Bulgaria and Russia. They did not even see the shadows. Bulgaria, which should have fallen on the Russian Empire, did nothing this time!
According to the outside's original speculation, Bulgaria should take advantage of the Russian civil war to seize the Ukraine and the Caucasus. As a result, Bulgaria has only acquired the Crimean Peninsula and the Principality of Moldova, and they all bought it!
I was surprised by the onlookers, and many people analyzed that Bulgaria should not plan to continue expanding, otherwise they would not give up the Ukraine area close at hand and instead develop the valueless Arabian Peninsula.
He also relieved many people, for example, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they were worried that once Bulgaria annexed Ukraine, their strength would change again.
As for the Middle East and the Arab region, in the impression of everyone, it is a backcountry. Except for a few oasis, it is all sand. If there is no population, there is no industry, and even industrial raw materials are very scarce.
In the eyes of the outside world, Bulgaria has been fainting after the end of the World War. For example, it supported the British to launch the US strategy, which brought the strength of the British Empire to a higher level.
保加利亚 After all, Bulgaria's geographical location determines that they are too far away from the Americas, whether it is the Indian Ocean into the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean.
保加利亚 Even if the United States divides the United States, Bulgaria is naturally at a disadvantage. Compared with Britain and France, it is doomed to be a loser.
This is indeed the case now, the British annexed the three North American kingdoms and became the biggest winners.
France's influence in the Americas has increased greatly. In addition to France's acquisition of Cuba, the rate of French capital expansion in North America has also been amazing.
If it was not for the constraints of the French system, the French would also annex one or two kingdoms this time. At least in the South American kingdom, the pro-French factions have taken control.
保加利亚 And Bulgaria's gain is undoubtedly the smallest, except? The few African colonies that were compensated by the British were almost nothing.
Another example: Bulgaria surrendered its dominance in continental Europe, and UU read www.uukanshu. com had the opportunity to compete for the position of European supremacy, but because of the Bulgarian government's active withdrawal, the French became the new European supremacy.
There is also the indulgence of the development of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the end of the World War, Bulgaria had the opportunity to dismember the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but due to conservative foreign policy.
The Bulgarian government has abandoned its support for the national independence movement within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To many people, this is undoubtedly raising tigers.
"Not needed for the time being, the national policy we pursue in the short term is still conservative diplomacy and peaceful rise! At least until the completion of the ten-year plan, this national policy should not change!" Ferdinand thought for a while and said
It is not that Ferdinand does not want to change the national policy, but that the British Empire in this world is too sturdy, and originally thought that they would endlessly fight because of the joining of the three North American kingdoms.
I did not expect that the British actually used diplomatic means to let the three North American kingdoms submit to the London government, which made Ferdinand dare not act lightly.
He would rather dig pits and slowly lead the British away, rather than directly challenge the world hegemon, even though he knew that the British Empire was a strong foreign player.
But broken ships also have three-point nails. Based on the British heritage, no matter how Ferdinand calculates, it is impossible to defeat them all at once.
The current pattern of the three major powers in Europe is actually the dominance of the British. Although the strength of France and France is not comparable to that of the British, they have the power that the British are afraid of.
If you are desperate, whether it is France or Bulgaria, you have the power to damage the British Empire. Because of mutual fear, everyone can live in peace.
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