Vol 2 Chapter 85: , Tariffs-the fire at the gates of the city affected the pond fish

Xenia was pregnant. Although I don't know if the child is a boy or a girl, the pressure on Ferdinand's shoulders is still a lot less.
As the most beloved king of Bulgaria, he has no direct successor for a long time. Not only is Ferdinand worried, but even the Bulgarian people are very worried.
In Europe, there is no right of inheritance for an illegitimate child. If the queen does not become pregnant, prepare to extinction! This is not without precedent, because the European royal family has no heirs, there shouldn't be too many things next to the crown!
The Hardenberg family is an example. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was established by marriage. After each kingdom and the royal family were extinct, the crown fell into the hands of the Hardenberg family.
Ferenc-Joseph I was the beneficiary and the victim of this marriage!
Ferdinand was not interested. The country he had beaten down could be inherited by other branches of the Goldberg family, and the Bulgarian people did not want such a thing. That could be disastrous for Bulgaria!
In the Middle Ages, Spain was the biggest victim of the succession to the throne. In history, the crown of Spain fell on Charles V of Germany. The Kingdom of Spain paid for the unification war of Germany, and finally crippled the empire!
Therefore, as soon as the queen became pregnant, Ferdinand immediately disclosed the good news to the outside world.
For Bulgaria, this can be regarded as double happiness. It has just won the Balkan War and completed the most critical step of the Greater Bulgaria Plan. A prince or princess will soon be ushered in!
Before the child is born, the Bulgarian people are beginning to discuss the gender of the child. For most Bulgarians, they hope to be a prince, so that Bulgaria has an heir.
It is best to inherit the fine genes of Grand Duke Ferdinand, the same wise and martial arts, and at the same time be benevolent, love the people, and strive to govern...
Anyway, Ferdinand's personal image is good, and the Bulgarian people still love him very much. Any good words that come to mind, regardless of suitability, will be used on him.
The little guy has not yet been born, and is already a household name in Bulgaria, and soon his popularity will continue to spread throughout Europe.
The European royal family is a family, it's not really bragging. If you want to find relatives, basically everyone can get a relationship. So when the news of Xenia's pregnancy spread, Ferdinand received a bunch of congratulatory messages.
It's all courtesy. Since the telegraph is an artifact, everyone has a lot of contact with each other.
There are also many secret transactions that are not known to anyone. Don't look at the conflicts between many countries. Many of their royal families still maintain friendly exchanges, and some of them are just one family.
In other words, even if everyone wants to kill each other, they still have to maintain a gentleman manner when communicating, and there is no contradiction.
In this regard, Ferdinand can only express the bad things among the great nobles, that's more!
Oh, he is also a vested interest. Without this prominent background, even if the traverser goes against the sky, Ferdinand will not be in his current position.
Not to mention the throne, even his current wealth is not all obtained from honest business, legal business only accounts for a small part, and Ferdinand does not rarely do smuggling and tax evasion.
It's just that his relationship background is big enough, and he has attracted a group of strong collaborators, and everyone has worked together to cover the matter.
For example, the United Mining Company, which Ferdinand and Edward set up together, mines everywhere. How long have they obeyed the law, and when have they paid taxes according to the rules?
In many places, there are masters, and it is not still obtained. The story of this is definitely not so pleasant anyway. It is just that the colonial officials tried to deal with it.
How many companies in the world dare to use warships to transport gold? Ferdinand can tell you clearly, there are many! Most major mining companies in the world are backed by top aristocrats.
Otherwise, the pirates of the 19th century were not vegetarians. If they were robbed once and lost a few tons of gold, no one could bear it!
By the way, people from the Royal Navy will occasionally visit pirates, provided that the fish is fat enough! Just think about it, how dangerous navigation was in the 19th century.
The only exception may be the United States, but now the United States cannot completely get rid of European control, and many industries are still controlled behind the scenes.
After the First World War, the collective decline of Europe and the decline of the royal family and aristocracy, capitalists can truly become the masters of the world!
It is precisely because of the many inside information that Ferdinand has no business to make money, so he has to intervene. Otherwise, his industry would not develop so smoothly, he would have been taught how to behave a long time ago!
It wasn't until he was in power in Bulgaria that Ferdinand dared to get involved in all walks of life. After all, he still had no strong competitors on his own one-acre three-point land.
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At this time, the dispute over the interests of the Strait between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire also came to an end. The Ottoman Empire, which was hemiplegic, was still not as powerful as the Russians. Under the threat of bayonet, it was forced to compromise!
Then the Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Metiev was called to sign in a state of coercion, and the dispute over the interests of the Black Sea Strait came to an end!
Well, Ferdinand is also very helpless now, only that the Russians really can play! It's no wonder that you can become a great power, and this work is really dripping!
The "Ottoman Empire and the Bulgarian Strait Benefit Distribution Plan" was released. Literally, Bulgaria received a 70% tariff, which seems to be a big winner.
Looking down carefully, you know that the Bulgarian Strait customs officers must all be hired by Russians. The Bulgarian government only has the right to make suggestions, not the right to make decisions.
Metzhev fought a little bit and restricted the scope to the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. Other places were not covered by the treaty. After obtaining the consent of the Russians, he signed.
As for how the tariffs are collected and how they are used, Metiev hasn’t mentioned anything about it. Anyway, it’s in Mao Xiong’s pocket, so don’t want to come out again.
After the Russians gained the dominance of tariffs, the first unlucky one was not the Ottoman Empire, let alone Bulgaria, but the irrelevant Romania.
If people sit at home, disaster will fall from the sky!
As a major agricultural exporter in Europe, the export of agricultural products has always been Romania's pillar industry.
At the same time, they are also one of the Russians' main competitors in the international grain market!
After the Russians took control of the strait, they adjusted tariffs first. Russian agricultural exports can be directly navigable after paying taxes once.
But Romanian agricultural products, after paying taxes in the Bosphorus Strait, arrived in the Dardanelles, sorry to pay again!
do you have any opinion? Protest against Bulgaria or the Ottoman Empire, this is their territory!
When Carol I angrily telegraphed the protest to Ferdinand, Ferdinand was still in a state of persecution.
Injustices, debts!
If you don't go to the Russians to protest, what's the use of asking me? Do you think I can be the master of the Russians? Even if you can, you can't do it!
Ferdinand is 100% supportive of what the Russians did this time!
Romania is also the export of Bulgarian agricultural products, one of the most important international competitors.
Oh, the other two are the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire, none of which he can afford. Of course, he has to catch the soft persimmon!
Now that the Russians have done it, there is no need for Ferdinand to be a villain anymore.
Ferdinand said carelessly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs telegrammed Carol I to explain the situation. The embassy sent him a copy of the "Proposal for the Distribution of Benefits between the Ottoman Empire and the Bulgarian Strait" and told him that we were also powerless. Talk to the St. Petersburg government!"
Medev asked: "Grand Duke, the Romanians seem to want to borrow from us and go directly to the Mediterranean Sea! Should we agree?"
Ferdinand asked faintly: "Romania has asked us?"
Metiev explained: "Not yet, but they have already revealed this meaning."
Ferdinand sneered: "Then pretend not to know, anyway, they didn't mention it, how can we guess their thoughts!"
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Regardless of him, anyway, the luck is Romania, and it has nothing to do with Ferdinand, and there is only good and no harm.
If the sea export channel of Romanian grains is blocked and they are forced to take six routes, it is estimated that the good days of Carol I will be gone forever.
Without the dividends of agricultural exports, what else can Romania’s finances have? Do you still expect to make money by selling oil in the 19th century?
Maybe you can make money, but the profit from selling lamp oil is not enough for Carol I's personal expenses!
Think about the transfer from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Germany for sale. If it is really smooth, it is estimated that the Hungarian nobles and capitalists will be unhappy. Who would like their competitors?
For Romania, not only has the cost increased in vain, but the capacity is also a big problem.
As long as the Hungarian nobles and capitalists are not stupid, Romania will not be able to obtain sufficient capacity!
Even if you don’t get rid of the stone, even if you are giving face to your allies, who will help your competitors? At least let us make a difference!
Ferdinand had already imagined the faces of Hungarian nobles and capitalists.
Anyway, the Romanian food can't be shipped out, so just sell it to us. No thanks, we are so helpful!
Of course, the transportation cost is high, the price will be a little bit lower, after all, we have to make a little hard work.
What Ferdinand didn't know was that after receiving Bulgaria's explanation, Carol I became even more angry. He couldn't provoke the Russians, so he could only pinch Bulgaria!
"Asshole! Ferdinand, if we didn't take action, could they win the Balkan War?
I don't know how to be grateful at all. I am so little busy now that I am unwilling to help. Sooner or later, I will teach him a lesson and let him know that the sky is great! "
Of course, UU reading www.uukanshu.com seems to be difficult to deal with now in Bulgaria. But it doesn't matter, Carol I was just cursing, and he didn't really want to do anything to Bulgaria!
Well, Carol I, who wants face, didn't plan to actually let Bulgaria cut their tariffs. After all, it was collected by the Russians. It was no use finding Ferdinand!
Of course, if it's just a few smuggling boats, maybe Ferdinand will sell him a lot of face, so I think of a way to let it go!
It is a pity that he hopes to borrow from Bulgaria and enter the Mediterranean directly. The meaning of Carol I was already obvious, but Ferdinand didn't realize it, which embarrassed him.
We must know that during the Balkan War, in order to make Romania neutral, Ferdinand did not give him a promise, and now he started acting stupid as soon as the war ended!
Oh, Ferdinand was also wronged. The prerequisites of the promise he gave were not fulfilled, and now he can't fulfill it at all.
For example, Ferdinand promised to exempt Romania’s imports and exports from tariffs after Bulgaria took control of the Strait.
Unfortunately, it is the Russians who control the strait, and Ferdinand is not in breach of contract. Bulgaria does not control the strait.
To fully control the strait, at least half of Asia Minor must be taken, otherwise it is in its current state. Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are divided into half, and no one has complete control over the sea!
If the Russians are not strong enough to overwhelm the Ottoman Empire, why should they fight with the theoretically existing Bulgarian navy?
As for lending to Romania, the conscience of heaven and earth, Ferdinand really wants to earn this freight. Unfortunately, Bulgaria's transportation capacity is also limited and it is impossible to provide it to Romanians.
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