Vol 2 Chapter 90: Kingdom of Bulgaria

The Spanish-American War had not yet begun, and the ending was doomed. The declining Kingdom of Spain is no longer the world empire of the past.
This old empire has rotted from the inside out, and the newly born America will step on its shoulders and join the ranks of the great powers!
Just as Japan defeated the Manchu in 1895; Bulgaria defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1897; 1898 will be the year when the United States of America defeated the Kingdom of Spain.
At the end of the 19th century, in this era of alternating between the old and the new, three old powers have been eliminated one after another and replaced by three new nations.
Of course, now Japan and Bulgaria are not considered to be great powers, they can only be regarded as substitutes!
It was not until after the "Russian-Japanese War" that the Japanese stepped on the prestige of the Russians to join the ranks of the great powers; as for Bulgaria, the future of Lu Ferdinand already had an eye on it, and it was indeed difficult to make up his mind!
Time passed quickly, and soon entered 1898, the "Maine" incident still exploded as planned, and Ferdinand's butterfly effect had not yet affected the Americas.
Ten days after the "Maine" incident, the United States issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Spain, and the Spanish-American War was imminent.
On April 6, the British, French, German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and Italian ministers to the United States submitted the "Notes of the Six Nations" to the United States, calling on the two countries to negotiate to resolve the Cuban dispute.
There is no doubt that this note failed. Although the note was issued together, the six major powers have different positions, and the disputes are too great to reach agreement.
What's more, the British tend to be Americans; Italy is for the sake of soy sauce to brush their presence, the Americas do not have much influence; the influence of Germany, Austria, and Russia in the Americas is too weak, even if they prefer Spain, Powerless to interfere; although the remaining French also supported Spain, they did not take substantial action.
In nominal terms, the Kingdom of Spain has won the support of the five major European powers, but in essence, this support is limited to verbal support.
The Kingdom of Spain fell into a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness. On April 1o, the Kingdom of Spain gave in to the US government and agreed to all the demands of the Americans.
However, the Americans have long been coveting the legacy of the Kingdom of Spain, how can they stop now?
On April 28, the U.S. government declared war on the Kingdom of Spain, and the "Spain-American War" was officially launched!
Ferdinand watched all of this life, and he did nothing except to add to the public opinion of the Americans. No, newspapers all over Europe now scold Americans for breaking the rules, including the London Daily.
But this is useless, and the Americans are still doing it. European countries have declared neutrality and prohibited the sale of weapons to the United States.
Ferdinand knows that this is a fig leaf. The main reason is that Americans will not buy weapons at all. That's why governments around the world have implemented bans on the United States so decisively. It has nothing to do with supporting the Kingdom of Spain for a dime.
It's a pity that the Kingdom of Spain is decayed. I don't know how to take advantage of such a good opportunity. If Ferdinand is the case, even if it is smashing the pot, he will have to make up another fleet, and the Americans will have a good pk.
After all, the current U.S. Navy is not strong enough to be invincible in the world. If the Kingdom of Spain rushes to pool money and buy ships from other countries, European countries will not mind taking advantage of it. After all, except for the British government, Europeans do not want Americans to win. war!
The Spanish-American War was in full swing, and the multi-day preparations for Bulgaria were about to begin. Although part of the limelight was taken away by the "Spanish-American War", Ferdinand still didn't care.
At this time, Sofia was already putting on the lights and festivities. In order to celebrate this ceremony, the Bulgarian people did not wait for the government to organize themselves, and they started to clean up the whole city.
On May 6, Ferdinand and Queen Xenia stepped onto the stage together. Ferdinand was officially crowned as the King of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, known as the "Third Kingdom of Bulgaria" in history.
Yes, it is the king. Let's forget about the title of "Tsar". Ferdinand did not die with the title of Nicholas II.
We must know that "Tsar" was transformed from "Caesar" in ancient Rome and translated as "Supreme Ruler". Now Ferdinand has no power to grab the title of hatred!
At this time, Xenia had been pregnant for more than eight months and was already pregnant. For the safety of the children, Ferdinand once planned to postpone the ceremony, but Xenia tried his best to stop it.
If the founding ceremony is postponed because she is pregnant, what will happen to her reputation after it spreads out? Besides, if the prince is born, with this taint, how can you convince the public in the future, and why should you gain a foothold in Bulgaria?
Then, under the fear of Ferdinand, the most important coronation ceremony was hurriedly completed.
Then, Ferdinand strongly interrupted Xenia's desire to watch the excitement, and sent her back to rest.
After all, it is the grand ceremony established by the Kingdom of Bulgaria. It cannot be too hasty. After the coronation ceremony is completed, there are still many things that Ferdinand needs to preside.
The first thing that started was the military parade. The infantry phalanx and artillery phalanx appeared neatly in front of Ferdinand, waiting for him to review.
After the review was completed, Ferdinand personally conferred the ranks on the officers of General Jingsheng. After all, this ceremony also included the celebration ceremony.
It is also an indispensable job for Ferdinand to award titles to ministers with merit in the eyes of everyone.
Bulgaria is a monarchy. In addition to conferring titles, there is also conferring of titles. Even for most people, the latter is the key!
Compared with the Paulo-Serbian War, Ferdinand was much more generous this time. With a wave of his hand, he sealed seven earls, eighteen viscounts, more than one hundred barons, and thousands of knights.
In addition to the military personnel, the knights also include government officials, as well as scientific and technical personnel and engineers who have made great contributions to the Bulgarian exhibition.
Of course, the military still accounts for the majority, and military merits are always the easiest to knights, and Bulgaria is no exception.
Of the seven earls, the military occupies five, which is now the five magnates of the military. The cabinet accounted for two, namely Constantine and Chekov.
There is nothing controversial about this, both in terms of ability and contribution, both meet the requirements.
The eighteen viscounts are also the majority of the military, but they also include the chief engineer of the arsenal, the chief engineer of the arsenal, and the chief engineer of the railway company.
I won't say much about the other titles. Ferdinand had to sigh, the 19th century knighthood is such a good thing!
In order to win over a few external engineers and scientific researchers, Ferdinand tried a way, but it didn't have much effect.
When Ferdinand was about to confer the knights against those who had made great contributions, these people did not hesitate to join the Bulgarian family directly at UU Reading www.uukanshu.com. Of course, the title cannot be low, and people who are not hereditary still look down on it.
Ferdinand also knows that Bulgaria has now become a kingdom, and its strength has been recognized by everyone. Otherwise, like the kingdom of Montenegro next door, the knighthood granted by King Nicholas I would be much less popular.
Titles are not all tempting in all countries. For example, the title of an African chieftain, even if it is a prince, few people will care about it.
After the awarding was completed, there was another commendation meeting, this time for the martyrs who died in the Balkan War. Needless to say for the dead, with Ferdinand’s morals, it is an infinite elevation, anyway, say a few good things, and don’t need money.
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After the ceremony is completed, it does not mean that Ferdinand's work is over, the troublesome thing has just begun.
Many guests, relatives and friends from all over the world need Ferdinand to receive him personally. Who can call the Bulgarian royal family, there is no longer any important male?
Now that the queen is pregnant, it makes sense for the queen dowager to come forward to receive the female relatives, but the main task is still to be performed by Ferdinand herself.
Nobles are most concerned about face. This time everyone gave Ferdinand enough face. All major European nobles sent significant figures to participate. In line with the principle of reciprocity, Ferdinand was surprised to find that Bulgaria was only satisfied by himself.
Bulgaria has no veteran aristocracy at all. You can't use the newly-appointed earls to receive individual dukes and princes, right?
That is no longer a reception, it is completely indifferent. Of course, if these earls are from old nobles, then all this is not a problem.
So Ferdinand had to go into battle in person at the dinner, to say hello to them separately, as a courtesy.
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