Vol 2 Chapter 79: London Treaty

After Constantine pulled out the tiger skin, Harim Pasha knew the result!
There is no doubt that Constantinople will fall into Bulgaria or the hands of the Russians, whether it is willing or not, and delegations of all countries have to express their support.
The 19th century is the century of Europe and the century of Christ! In this era, even in the most open-minded America, politicians must believe in God!
Whether it is Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Protestant, the rulers in Europe must show themselves as godly believers!
In this regard, whether it is Queen Victoria, or William II, or Nicholas II, including our protagonist Ferdinand is the same!
With the unanimous support of representatives of all countries, the Ottoman Empire’s own opinions are no longer important. Harim knew that if he continued to entangle in this aspect, he would definitely not get good fruit! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
You can see from the attitude of the citizens of London. After Bulgaria broke Constantinople, Harim Pasha witnessed the self-organized celebration of the people three times.
The ensuing negotiations went much smoother. Regardless of reluctance, Harim Pasha acquiesced in the disposition of Constantinople by various countries.
Although greedy, everyone knows that neither the British nor the Germans have the ability to prevent the Russians from gaining the sovereignty of Constantinople, Bulgaria, and a fig leaf left by the Russians!
But Ferdinand is very satisfied with the result. What else is in Constantinople now? Excluding political, military, and religious status, it is completely in ruins!
Maybe the Russians have some value in their hands, but in Bulgarian hands, Ferdinand really doesn't know what to do?
Rebuilding Constantinople? Bulgaria has no financial resources! Not to rebuild? Wait to be sprayed to death by public opinion! &1t;i>&1t;/i>
On the contrary, it is the other Istanbul regions except Constantinople, which is even more tempting to Ferdinand!
At any rate, it is also the industrial center of the Ottoman Empire, and the foundation left is still very strong, which can effectively make up for the lack of Bulgaria's industrial heritage.
After losing Constantinople, the morale of the Ottoman Empire delegation was not suppressed. Obviously this was already in their expectations.
Harim Pasha knows that for Bulgaria and Mentenegero, the Ottoman Empire has no chips, but for the Greeks, they still have a lot of chips.
The Greek government wants to return to Athens without paying the price. Even if Bulgaria is willing to send troops, it will not prevent the Ottoman Empire from destroying the country.
Harim Pasha rightly said: "As the instigator of this war, we must pay a due price, and the stability of the Near East must not be undermined!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Obviously this is aimed at the alliance, and even more at the Greeks!
But Constantine did not rush to say, because Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire had reached a secret agreement, and the Greeks were shamelessly betrayed by Ferdinand!
The full name of the agreement is "Agreement on the mutual repatriation of their respective main nationalities between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire after the war", which is simply an agreement on the exchange of population between the two countries.
This is a win-win agreement. The Ottoman Empire is now suffering enough from the lack of the main ethnic group. The ethnic minority rebellions that are born every year are endless. Now the Bulgarians in their country are undoubtedly a factor of instability.
Throwing them to Bulgaria in exchange for fully supporting the Turks is in the interests of both parties. Everyone will settle this account!
After the loss of the Balkans, the number of Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire has not been counted by the Sudanese government. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Ferdinand didn't even know, anyway, he knew that the number would not be small. The Bulgarians were still the top five races in the Ottoman Empire during World War I!
It is estimated that there are two or three million people. These people are undoubtedly precious to Ferdinand! For this group of people to sell the Greeks once, there is no pressure in his heart.
Constantine began to pretend to be a fool, and the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs is not a fool. How could he not see it? Simply pretending to be stupid without answering, pretending not to hear.
Now the position of the German delegation is a bit embarrassing. The two younger brothers underneath are dead together again. Who should we help?
It's not that the Germans haven't thought about reconciling the conflict between Greece and Turkey. Unfortunately, with the full-scale explosion of the Balkan War, the two sides have no room for relaxation!
The Ottoman Empire lost so badly this time, how could it give up without making up for the loss? Greece is almost the same, all suffered heavy losses, and they all hope to cut a piece of meat from the other side to make up for the loss. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
The Germans simply closed their eyes to rest their minds and beaten up soy sauce on the side; the representatives of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ignored the Germans, and they didn't bother to intervene.
Not to mention the French-Russian delegation, it has nothing to do with it; the British delegation is also happy to watch jokes now.
Originally, in Greece, the British were dominant at first, but the Germans came from behind, including George I. Now the Greek government is dominated by the pro-Germans.
Without the intervention of the powers, the problems of the Ottomans and Greece would only be arguing slowly.
Negotiations are still going on. Everyone is talking about each other. If you encounter unclear ones, as long as they are not directly related, then go to the next one.
Soon the questions about Bulgaria and Mente Negero were settled, and Harim Pasha was broken, and he did not hesitate to sign anything that became an established fact. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Wherever it can be disputed, he did not give in, and worked hard to fight for the best interests of the Ottoman Empire.
The London negotiations are not only completed when the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan Alliance have reached an agreement, but also must be approved by the great powers before they can take effect!
Everyone has no objection to the Ottoman Empire abandoning the territory of the Balkans, but there is a dispute over the distribution of spoils between the Balkans.
The delegations of Germany and Austro-Hungary made it clear that Greece, as a member of the alliance, has contributed to this war and deserves a trophy.
The Greek delegation, supported by the great powers, has also grown a lot more vigorously. It directly opened its mouth and directly demanded the territory of half of Macedonia and Albania!
Constantine had long been instructed by Ferdinand, this time the distribution of the spoils did not belong to the Greeks, and directly ignored the request of the Greek delegation. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
I took out the secret agreement signed between Ferdinand and George I. It was clearly written in black and white. Whoever got it first went to whom. According to the secret agreement, the distribution of the spoils this time has nothing to do with the Greeks.
Originally, the Germans also advocated that the Albania region should be allocated to Mentenegro to counterbalance Bulgaria. Unfortunately, as soon as the plan was proposed, it was strongly opposed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and died.
Anyway, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has also operated in Serbia for decades. How could Nicholas I's support of the Serbian Revolutionary Army be hidden from the Vienna government?
Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still busy dealing with the Serbian Revolutionary Army, and there is no time to trouble Mente Negro, but any method to increase their strength is opposed by the Vienna government!
In order to teach the Mente cabinet a lesson, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also forcibly occupied the area around Priboj, which reduced the territory estimated by Nicholas I by more than 30 square kilometers. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Of course, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not want to watch Bulgaria continue to grow bigger, and proposed to allow Albania to become an independent nation.
It is a pity that Ferdinand has already drawn his salary from the bottom. Now Albania has the Bulgarian army besides the Bulgarian supporters. The others have either gone to Greece or the control area of ​​Mentenegero.
The people who support Bulgaria are now urgently approved by Ferdinand and all have become Bulgarian citizens. Albania is now a citizen of Bulgaria. How can Albania rely on its independence to establish a country?
Of course, Bulgaria still made concessions and promised to protect the interests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the region. At the same time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire won the construction of a railway to the Adriatic in Albania!
The Austro-Hungarian delegation is also very clear that the country is now busy suppressing the riots in Serbia and has no energy to interfere in Albania in the short term. After receiving compensation, it also acquiesced. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
The Austro-Hungarian Empire also requested the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and won the support of the Germans and the British, but was opposed by the Russians.
The British goal succeeded. After the Austro-Hungarian Empire propagated the annexation of Serbia, the conflict between Russia and Austria began to intensify.
It is a pity that neither the Allies nor the Allies have the idea of ​​fighting. The Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to forcibly annex Serbia, and Nicholas II has no intention of sending troops to intervene. The so-called opposition is only to give Serbia an explanation for the pro-Russian faction!
The conflict between the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not as serious as outsiders think.
As early as before, Nicholas II and Franz Joseph I reached a secret agreement. In order to achieve their respective goals, the two sides acted in a play to deceive the British!
Because the Greek lion opened its mouth wide, it caused strong dissatisfaction between Bulgaria and Mente Negro. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Therefore, after the negotiation terms of the two countries involved in the negotiation are completed, the two countries have now defeated the Ottoman Empire and the mission of the Balkan Alliance has been completed, and announced the dissolution of the Balkan Alliance!
Well, when the Balkan Alliance was signed, there was indeed such a clause, "After defeating the Ottoman Empire, the Balkan Alliance Treaty will automatically become invalid!"
The Greeks were pitted by Ferdinand. Two consecutive huge pits made it difficult for the Greek government to get up!
Now the Balkan League is gone, UU reading www.uukanshu. The delegations of Bulgaria and Mente Negro left the stage directly. The only remaining questions are the Greeks themselves and the Ottoman Empire slowly talking!
On September 15, 1897, negotiations that lasted for more than two months finally came to an end. Bulgaria, Mentenegero, and Greece signed peace treaties with the Ottoman Empire, collectively referred to as the "London Treaty."
The signing of the "London Treaty" announced the end of the Balkan War.
Treaty content:
First, Bulgaria and Mentenegro will be completely independent from the Ottoman Empire.
Second, the Ottoman Empire gave up all the territory of Europe.
Among them, Bulgaria has acquired the entire territory of Istanbul, Macedonia, Thrace, Kosovo, and the Chalkidiki Peninsula, including Constantinople, and most of the territory of Albania. (Total area is about 190,000 square kilometers)
Mentenegro will acquire part of Albania, the Nova Pazar region. (Total area is about 9ooo square kilometers)
The Ottoman Empire acquired the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, the Priboj region. (Total area is about 50,000 square kilometers)
Third, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria signed the "Post-War Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire Mutual Repatriation of the Nationality Agreement";
Fourth, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria will jointly possess sovereignty over the Bosphorus Strait, the Marmara Sea, and the Dardanelles.
The governments of the two countries will work together to maintain the safety of navigation of ships of various countries and ensure that the freedom of navigation is not restricted.
Fifth, after the peace treaty is signed, Bulgaria and Mente Negero must release all the Ottoman prisoners within the year.
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