Vol 5 Chapter 77: , 10 years of unshakable national policy

A genius remembers the address of this site in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? The international situation is turbulent, Bulgaria is not moving, step by step implementation of the "10-year plan", Ferdinand sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
"Your Majesty, the Baghdad Railway has been completed!" Constantine said excitedly
"Good, good, good!" Ferdinand said three good words
The Baghdad Railway built in Bulgaria is different from the Baghdad Railway in history. The eastern line extends directly to the Kuwait Port in the Persian Gulf and is connected to the Arabian Peninsula Ring Railway.
There are as many as dozens of branch lines along the way, and the more famous ones are the Anda Railway (Baghdad connects Amman) and the Asian-American Railway (Ankara to Yerevan).
The total designed mileage is as high as 12,000 kilometers, but the Germans have built part of this railway before, and the Ottoman Empire has also built part.
On this basis, Bulgaria dismantled the original railway and rebuilt it.
There is no alternative. Everyone has different railway standards and cannot achieve perfect connection.
The earliest railway in Bulgaria was influenced by the Russians, and the standard adopted was 1524mm. After Ferdinand succeeded to the throne, he did not change it due to financial issues, and then 1524mm became the unified standard for Bulgarian railways.
The railways in the Ottoman Empire at that time were very chaotic. There were various standard railways, such as: 1000mm, 1050mm, 1067mm, 1435mm...
The chaotic track must be unified, otherwise it will bring great changes to transportation. In the end, Ferdinand decided to demolish and rebuild.
Fortunately, there are not many railways in the Ottoman Empire, otherwise Ferdinand may not be able to make this determination, after all, this is all money!
The completion of the Baghdad Railway means that Bulgaria's rule in the Persian Gulf has been consolidated, and the shackles of continued expansion into Asia have also been opened.
With this railway, Bulgaria has also extended its tentacles to the Persian region (Iran), and a new round of expansion can start again.
Of course, it is impossible for Ferdinand to start a war at this time. The Kaijia dynasty is indeed very weak and has become a semi-colonial colony, but the powers of the various countries within him are complicated.
In 1907, Britain and Russia divided their spheres of influence in Iraq: Russia in the north, Britain in the south, and a buffer zone in the middle. After that, France, Austria, Germany, and the United States successively forced Iran to sign unequal treaties.
Although the Kaijia dynasty was an "independent" country in name, it was actually in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial status.
With the outbreak of the Russian Civil War, Bulgaria inherited the sphere of influence of the Russians. In order to raise war funds, Nicholas II sold the fruits of Russian operations in Persia to Bulgaria.
Of course, even if the Russians do not sell the ending, the Russian Empire has been shrinking its sphere of influence since the outbreak of the Civil War, and they are no longer able to continue to expand.
Either it was swallowed by Bulgaria in one bite, or it was swallowed by Bulgaria. Based on the principle of harming the two things, Nicholas II decisively sold the Persian sphere of influence to Ferdinand.
"Your Majesty, according to the current progress, our railway plan is expected to be completed in 1930, so should our national policy also be adjusted?" Constantine asked tentatively
Since the end of the World War, Bulgaria’s national policy has changed from the previous radical and gradually tended to be conservative.
Ferdinand and the cabinet joined forces to strongly suppress domestic radicalism and planted the fields in peace, which surprised the outside world.
Many people are wondering whether Ferdinand has changed from the master of development to the master of preservation because of his old age.
The contradiction between Russia and Russia, which many people speculated in advance, did not even see the shadow. Bulgaria, which should have been ruined by the Russian Empire, did nothing this time!
According to the initial speculation of the outside world, Bulgaria should take advantage of the Russian civil war to seize the Ukrainian region and the Caucasus region. As a result, until now, Bulgaria has only acquired the Crimean Peninsula and the Principality of Moldova, and they have also paid for it!
To the surprise of the onlookers, many people analyzed that Bulgaria should not intend to continue to expand, otherwise they would not abandon the nearby Ukraine region and turn to develop the worthless Arabian Peninsula.
It also made many people breathe a sigh of relief. For example, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they were worried that after Bulgaria's annexation of the Ukrainian region, the power would undergo a qualitative change.
As for the Middle East and the Arab region, everyone thinks it is a remote country. Except for a few oases, it is all sand. It requires a population without population, industry without industry, and even industrial raw materials are very scarce.
In the eyes of the outside world, Bulgaria made frequent moves after the end of the World War. For example, it supported the British in launching an American strategy, which brought the British Empire to a higher level.
After all, the geographical location of Bulgaria determines that they are too far away from the Americas, whether they go from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean.
Even if all countries jointly carve up the United States, Bulgaria is naturally at a disadvantage. Compared with Britain and France, Bulgaria is destined to suffer.
So far, this is indeed the case. The British annexed the three North American kingdoms and became the biggest winner.
France's influence in the American countries has greatly increased. In addition to France's acquisition of Cuba, the speed of French capital expansion in North America is also very alarming.
If it were not for the French system, the French would also annex one or two kingdoms this time. At least in the South American kingdoms, the pro-French factions have already taken power.
And Bulgaria’s gain is undoubtedly the smallest ~EbookFREE.me~ except? Outside of the few African colonies that were compensated by the British, there was almost nothing.
Another example: Bulgaria handed over the dominance of the European continent and had a chance to compete for the European hegemony, but due to the voluntary withdrawal of the Bulgarian government, the French became the new European hegemon.
There is also the development and growth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the end of the world war, Bulgaria had the opportunity to dismember the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but because of its conservative foreign policy.
The Bulgarian government gave up support for the national independence movement within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the eyes of many people, this is undoubtedly a problem for raising tigers.
"No need for the time being. In the short term, our national policy is still conservative diplomacy and peaceful rise! At least until the completion of the ten-year plan, this national policy should not be changed!" Ferdinand thought for a while.
It's not that Ferdinand doesn't want to change the national policy, but that the British Empire in this world is a little too sturdy. I originally thought that they would be fighting endlessly because of the three kingdoms of North America.
Unexpectedly, the British actually used diplomatic means to make the three North American kingdoms yield to the London government, which made Ferdinand dare not act rashly.
He would rather keep digging holes and slowly lead the British away, than directly challenge the world's hegemon, even though he knew that the British Empire was strong in the outside world.
But the broken ship also has a three-point nail. With the background of the British, no matter how Ferdinand calculates, it is impossible to defeat them at once.
The current situation of the three major European countries is actually dominated by the British. Although the strength of the two countries is not as strong as the British, they both have the power to make the British jealous.
If you work hard, both France and Bulgaria have the strength to severely damage the British Empire. Because of mutual fear, everyone can live in peace.
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