Vol 2 Chapter 24: Pan-Slavism

　　 The Secretary of the Navy defended: "I think their navy is just right now! The influence of the Russian Empire in Bulgaria is increasing day by day, but its influence on their army is extremely limited!
　　 Now that the Bulgarian army has its own system, we can't penetrate it at all, so it is very important to control their navy! "
　　 The Prime Minister asked puzzledly: "What do you mean, we completely control the Bulgarian navy? But is it necessary? You know that the navy can't be built in a short time. Does it take so much energy?"
　　 The Secretary of the Navy said firmly: "No, Mr. Prime Minister, you understand what I mean wrong! We did not intend to train a navy for Bulgaria. Even if we give him a navy, they can't afford it!
　　 whenever necessary. There can be a navy with the Bulgarian flag appearing! To capture the Bosphorus, and even the Aegean Sea, we still need to do it ourselves! "
　　 Everyone understands it. In other words, the navy wants to master the sea route to the Mediterranean. Bulgaria is just a target on the surface, so as not to stimulate the nerves of the British people!
　　 Nicholas II was tempted. Even if the strategic goal is now the Far East, it is good to master the key to the Mediterranean. In the future, the strategic focus of the Russian Empire will return to Europe!
The Minister of Foreign Affairs who advocates Europe and Asia took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the British are busy with the Boers now, and all Europe is stumbling them. It will be difficult to get out for a while. Now is a good opportunity for us to act! "
　　The Minister of the Interior objected: "No! Supporting the Bulgarians is fine, but we can't end it personally. This is likely to trigger a new round of war in Europe!
　　 The British are not fools, it is impossible to fool them! And the Three Kingdoms Alliance will not watch us act! "
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　　 In the end, King Nicholas II rejected the proposal to take action on the Bosphorus. After all, the Turks would not be able to become strong in a short while, and the weak Ottoman Empire had no guts to head-on with Russia!
　　 However, the proposal to support Bulgaria was passed, weakening the Ottoman Empire is a long-term national policy of the Russian Empire!
　　The Ottoman Empire, with a territory of millions of square kilometers and a population of more than 30 million, had been suppressing the existence of Europe at its peak. Now that it has declined, how could Nicholas II not beat the water dog?
　　 As for whether Bulgaria will become bigger, it is not within his consideration. Anyway, Bulgaria has been tied to a Russian tank and can’t get down anymore!
　　 Backlash does not exist. Politics, economy and culture are already connected to each other. The Russian Empire will be painful if it leaves Bulgaria. If Bulgaria leaves Russia, it will be a matter of survival!
　　The Minister of Finance: "So what can we gain from it now? Who can tell the future situation clearly, if we help the Bulgarians for no reason, now we are at a disadvantage!"
　　 Speaking of interests, the Prime Minister said coldly: "But now we are allies, and the good folk relations between Russia and Russia are hard-won. This is very important to the future strategy of the empire.
　　 We must take into account the sentiments of the people when we set the conditions. Many requirements cannot be made at all! In addition, even though there are still two countries, economically we have come together! "
　　 The Prime Minister’s words were unanimously approved by everyone. This is related to the trend of thought at the time-Pan-Slavism!
　　 At the beginning of the 19th century, the Slavs living in Austria, Hungary, and the Balkans were affected by the development of capitalist production relations and the French bourgeois revolution, and the Slavic national liberation movement arose. Pan-Slavism was born.
　　The Slavic intellectuals first advocated the study of the history, folk songs and folk tales of the people of all ethnic groups in Slavs, enhanced cultural ties, achieved political unity, jointly dealt with alien rule, and changed the status of Slavs being bullied and oppressed.
　　 In June 1848, the Slavists convened a congress in Prague, asking all Slavs to commit themselves to unity and cooperation to achieve equality among all nations. Due to differences of opinions among representatives of various countries, no agreement was reached.
　　Slavic factions also appeared in Russia. They praised the czar and the social system of Russia. Many of them established correspondence or exchange visits with pan-Slavists in Austria and the Balkans.
　　In the 19th century, Russia's serfdom crisis deepened and capitalist relations gradually developed. The tsarist government was eager to expand abroad to ease domestic class contradictions.
　　 Russian pan-Slavists took advantage of the early pan-Slavist ideas that appeared in Austria and modified them to serve the czar. Their basic proposition is:
　　 1. It is claimed that the Slavs and the Russians share a common history and blood relationship, similar languages ​​and cultures, the same religious beliefs, adjacent living areas, and common destiny and interests. The Russian nation is the leader of the Slavs;
　　 2. Propaganda that Russia is the "protector" of Slavic peoples, UU reading www. uukanshu.com depends on the czar to protect the future of the Slavs;
　　3. The establishment of a greater Slavic empire with Russia as the "leader" can free the Slavs from the rule of Austria and the Ottoman Empire, and finally achieve the goal of pushing Russia's European borders to the west and south.
These propositions are in line with the interests and needs of the Russian rulers and have become the ideological weapons of the Tsarist Russian government for foreign aggression and expansion. Therefore, from Alexander I to Nicholas II, support for Pan-Slavism and its movement became the basic state policy of the Russian Empire. !
　　 Due to Ferdinand’s butterfly effect, relations between Bulgaria and Russia are now showing a good trend of development. People-to-people exchanges are increasing day by day, and pan-Slavism is beginning to grow, especially in the younger generation.
　　 This situation happens to be what the tsarist government needs! Everyone present knows that it will continue, and in another 20 to 30 years, no one will be able to stop the establishment of the two countries: the "Greater Slavic Empire" with the Russian Empire as the core!
　　 In this context, any action that wants to disrupt the relationship between the two countries is not something Nicholas II can tolerate!
　　 This is also the reason why the Secretary of the Navy will support Bulgaria’s expansion into the Ottoman Empire. Sooner or later it will be his own!
　　 As for Bulgaria, will it be bigger? No one in the Russian government will worry about the huge gap in size!
　　A large empire with a territory of more than 20 million square kilometers and a population of more than 150 million; compared with a small country with a population of only 4 million and a territory of less than 100,000, the gap is far too wide!
　　 Even if Bulgaria is two or three times bigger, how can it be? Can it change the strength of the two sides?
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