Vol 4 Chapter 139: , Bought crown

Bulgaria dominated the Balkan Peninsula and soon became a sensation in the world. This time, Ferdinand did not hide himself, and declared the entire Balkan Peninsula into Bulgarian territory.
And Ferdinand also defined the war as a battle of national unity in Bulgaria. Believe it or not, the Bulgarian people are very happy to accept this statement anyway!
Of course, the concept of the Balkan Peninsula is still a general term. There is no uniform standard for the specific boundary in this era. The thick-skinned Ferdinand directly chose to forget and did not announce the specific boundary.
Anyway, everyone is now paying attention to the world war and has no energy to study the specific borders of Bulgaria! As for the future, there are only a few small countries that are discussing the demarcation of the border with Bulgaria. I believe that the talks will be very happy then!
It has to be said that Ferdinand chose a good time this time. As soon as Bulgaria announced its unification of the Balkans, it was recognized by the French.
Of course, the main purpose of the French is to urge Bulgaria to quickly defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then everyone will hunt Berlin together. Bulgaria's acquisition of the Balkan Peninsula was agreed by everyone before, but now I admit it is just an attitude!
Immediately afterwards, other Allied members also recognized Bulgaria's sovereignty over the Balkans. Even John Bull did not jump out to do anything this time. It can be seen that in order to end the world war as soon as possible, everyone does not want to make extravagances!
Germany and Austria are publicly condemning Bulgaria’s war of aggression. Unfortunately, they have lost their right to speak. Even the two royal houses of Romania and Montenegro, which have been destroyed, expressed their support for the unification of the Balkans.
That's it. It's annihilation of other people's country. Would you like others to congratulate you? Being able to stand up and support Bulgaria's unification of the Balkans is also forced by reality!
Seeing that the Allies were about to fail, they had no hope of rebuilding their country, so naturally they had to compromise with Bulgaria. As a deal, they agreed to transfer the throne to Ferdinand, but Bulgaria must be responsible for returning a crown to each of their two families.
Of course, there is no guarantee for this time. Who knows when someone will be missing the king? They are not willing to let them go to Africa as chiefs?
Simply put, when there will be a king vacancy in the European Big 6 in the future, when they are eligible to compete again, Bulgaria must do its best to support their enthronement!
And before they get a new crown, their royal annuity must be borne by the Bulgarian government, and the amount must not be less than before they went into exile!
Well, this kind of strange thing can only be born in Europe, Ferdinand is speechless, in order to be able to obtain legal sovereignty, he still chose to pay for it!
Then, witnessed by the representatives of the European royal family, the representatives of the two sides signed a treaty and completed the transaction. Since then, Ferdinand has added the two crowns of the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania.
Ferdinand, who realized it later, reacted. It turned out that the big six crowns in Europe could also be bought and sold. I had known that he even got the crown of Greece together, but unfortunately there is no chance now.
It’s just that in the past, to trade the throne, it had to be approved by the Holy See. Now that the Holy See has fallen, everyone no longer needs them.
Seeing that the Allies were about to die, the Germans were naturally unwilling to fail and took out their trick "Unlimited Submarine War" in an attempt to cut off the supplies of the Allies and reverse the outcome of this war!
In fact, as early as the end of 1916, the Germans started the Infinite Submarine War. It was only because of the defeat of the Italians that their submarine forces deployed in the Mediterranean were almost annihilated, and they were delayed.
Now that the submarine force has regained its vitality, it will naturally come out and do things. There is no way to go to the Mediterranean, they have no place to stay there, they can only catch John Bull and beat him up!
So beginning in 1917, the good days of the British have ended. On average, one ship out of the British Isles will never return!
In just three months, 2.16 million tons of ships of the Allied Powers sank into the sea. Among them, the German submarine force sank 860,000 tons in March alone. John Bull was frightened by this data. .
Can it go on like this? Everyone will be hungry if this continues!
Well, the Germans are now catching the bully of the Niuniu family. Even the French next door are not afraid of German submarines. They can use the Mediterranean for transportation, but the German submarine has a limited range, but it is impossible to go deep into the Mediterranean for operations!
This made John Bull's heart very unbalanced. The Germans wanted to punish them to death, so the British decided that they must retaliate, let Hans know that they are not easy to bully!
Now the form of the Allies is clearly a great one. As long as everyone works harder, the Germans will be over. Therefore, the London government made a decision to induce the three countries of Russia, France and Bulgaria to go all out to directly overthrow the Germans in order to relieve their hatred!
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On April 5, British Foreign Secretary Gray visited the French President, and the two countries reached an agreement on the final battle against Germany.
On April 6, the British station in St. Petersburg paid a visit to Nicholas II, and the two sides reached friendly consultations on fighting against Germany.
On the same day, the British ambassador to Sofia, Kresdiff, also approached Ferdinand. He knew exactly what the British wanted, and it was nothing that they could not bear it.
Because of Bulgaria's horizontal rise, the life of the Allied countries is much better than in history. Of course, John Bull is an exception. The Germans' infinite submarine war still cost them heavy losses!
In this regard, the Russians know that they have all collapsed in history, but now Nicholas II can still use three million troops to counterattack Germany, knowing that their lives are not bad.
Even the pressure of the French is much easier. After all, Bulgaria is not as pitted as Italy. Not only can it defeat the enemy in six places, but it also failed to do a good job of containing the submarines of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
At present, the islands in the Adriatic Sea are basically occupied by Bulgaria, and the Austro-Hungarian navy dared not take the initiative. As long as the submarine bases are destroyed as soon as they are found, there is no place for them!
Now it depends on what conditions John Niulken gave. As long as the benefits are sufficient, Ferdinand can immediately attack the Germans. Of course, this refers to the Germans on the Eastern Front!
As the time as king became longer and longer, Ferdinand's temper began to rise, and he ignored tedious diplomatic etiquette as long as it was not in formal occasions.
Seeing the British ambassador to Bulgaria, Ferdinand did not greet him either. He waved his hand and said casually: "Mr. Cresdiff sits casually. I wonder what's the matter with you coming here today?"
Cresdiv was familiar with Ferdinand's habits for a long time, and he didn't think it was strange.
"Your Majesty, for world peace, we hope that your country will launch a full-scale offensive against the Allies as soon as possible and end this war as soon as possible!"
Ferdinand took a sip from his teacup, and then slowly said: "According to the original agreement of the Allies, we have completed the task a long time ago. Now if Bulgaria continues to invest more, what kind of terms are you willing to give? ?"
This is not Ferdinand bragging. According to the original agreement, Bulgaria is only responsible for dealing with the Ottoman Empire, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro, and the 1.5 million armies holding the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
But now the kingdoms of Romania and Montenegro no longer exist, and the Ottoman Empire is about to be over. It even only needs Ferdinand to issue an order to resolve them within a week!
And the army responsible for containing the Austro-Hungarian Empire, let alone the Austro-Hungarian army that was eliminated by Bulgaria more than 1.5 million. If Bulgaria continues to fight against Germany, it means that after the Germans surrender in the future, they Bulgaria is also eligible for division!
In fact, there is not much controversy on this issue. Britain and France have already suffered heavy losses in this war, and they can't eat the legacy left by the Germans.
Well, it's mainly because the British can't eat it anymore. No matter what, they can't annex Germany? Of course, Bulgaria is equally impossible!
Except for a limited number of places, the colonies left by the Germans were not favored by Britain and France. Ferdinand would not favor them if they could not be used to dispose of garbage!
Simply put, the cost of governance is too high. The German colonies have always been in a state of loss, and this loss has not been able to make up for it in other ways.
In fact, the Bulgarian colony is also at a loss, but they don't lose much. As long as the colony's resources are expanded after the war, they can turn losses into profits immediately.
Anyway, there is no administrative cost to rule the desert. Only 8,000 troops can rule over a million square kilometers of territory. This cost is actually very low.
Cresdiv was not surprised by Ferdinand’s request. Europeans were used to going straight.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that we are here with sincerity. The British Empire is willing to provide your country with an interest-free loan of 100 million pounds, and your country can get a share and record after the war based on your actual performance on the battlefield. Compatible trophy!"
Ferdinand pondered for a while and said: "In principle, there is no problem, but I hope that your country can increase the amount of interest-free loans. Presumably you also know that the current war costs are too high. It is impossible to use Bulgaria’s fiscal revenue. Support us in the long battle!"
Cresdiv replied readily: "There is no problem. I will feed your Majesty's request back to the country. I believe that with the friendly relationship between the two countries, the loan line is not a problem!"
Ferdinand smiled slightly, but did not answer. I really wondered: What I want is an interest-free loan. Is it still possible that Bulgaria can't get loans with interest-bearing loans?
Seeing that the Allies are about to win the war, capitalists all over the world will not worry about Bulgaria’s repayment ability, because now Bulgaria not only has enough collateral, but also has the least government debt among the major powers participating in the war. client!
Of course, the Bulgarian economy has not collapsed until the World War. In addition to Ferdinand’s large foreign debt, the Russians’ contribution is also indispensable.
The huge Russian orders have always been an important factor supporting the Bulgarian economy. The influx of Russian refugees has made up for the shortage of Bulgarian labor. During the war, Bulgaria's industry did not shrink, but continued to grow.
Simply put, UU Reading www.uukanshu. com is the profit from trade with Russia, which supports Bulgaria’s finances, so Ferdinand is now living so easily.
Of course, as a price, the debt of the Russians is a little bit higher than in the past, not a lot, and it has increased by hundreds of millions of pounds, plus a little more gold has flowed out.
This is how many times better than in history, if you can't buy anything with money! Just think about the days when the Russians used the Siberian Railway as a lifeline in history, Ferdinand can feel at ease, but he helped them solve the big problem!
Seeing Ferdinand smiling but not speaking, Cresdiv asked uncomfortably: "Your Majesty, when can you send troops?"
Ferdinand was taken aback for a moment, and he reacted quickly, saying very calmly: "This is simple. Within one week, we will gather 1.5 million troops and launch a full-scale attack on the Allies!"
Well, Bulgaria has already made plans to counterattack, that is, John Bull is now driven crazy by the German submarine warfare, otherwise they have long seen that both Russia and Bulgaria are now planning to jump out and grab the spoils.
Of course, it is more likely that they have seen it and are still pretending to be confused. After all, the Germans are really bullying. If you don't get them to the ground sooner, the British ships can't afford to lose!
Can't just let the world war drag on just for some spoils? It doesn't matter if it arrives normally, but now the London government really can't stand the pressure. The food in the British Isles is already in a hurry. If it is delayed for a few months, who knows if everyone will be hungry?
Oh, mainly because the British have not escorted the freighter yet, and the German submarines are naturally extremely arrogant!
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