Vol 5 Chapter 83: ,influences

A genius remembers this site address in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? "Your Majesty, the British election is over early, and the Conservative Party leader Stanley Baldwin has become the new British Prime Minister!" Jeff said
Ferdinand smiled slightly. The emergence of a moderate prime minister in Britain is undoubtedly good news for the whole world.
Stanley Baldwin was considered by Churchill to be one of the three main responsible persons for the appeasement policy and one of the main culprits in allowing the outbreak of the World War.
Well, before the outbreak of the World War, Stanley Baldwin was highly regarded by the outside world. He led Britain out of economic difficulties and was a conservative and a pacifist.
It wasn't until Churchill took office that all his achievements were obliterated, but there is no black and white in the struggle between politicians, and there is no need for evaluation.
For Ferdinand, this conservative prime minister is undoubtedly the best prime minister of the British Empire, which bought Bulgaria another five years of precious time.
"Well, it seems that the world will be peaceful for a while in the short term. Stop what we have prepared. Now this time should not cause trouble to our friends!" Ferdinand said with a smile.
As long as they are pacifists, they are now friends of Bulgaria. The election of Stanley just proved that Bulgaria now has more friends than enemies in the British Empire.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that we did not plan to plan an anti-colonial uprising at this time. Now our work is to spread revolutionary ideas in the British colonies.
This matter is not just our family. Judging from the information we have collected, both Japanese and French are doing it, even the Moscow government in Siberia is doing it again! "Sim said calmly
Ferdinand nodded. Spreading revolutionary ideas is an obscure method. Even if it was discovered by the British, they could not find evidence related to Bulgaria. This is essentially different from directly supporting the independence of the locals.
"Your Majesty, the Germans are trying to join the League of Nations, should we stop it?" Metev asked casually
"Don't worry about them, let the French do it!" Ferdinand replied
This is just a trivial matter. For Bulgaria, the Germans have no direct interest in joining the League of Nations.
No matter how Germany looks at it now, it does not have the ability to provoke a world war. In contrast, the possibility of a civil war breaking out is greater.
On the contrary, Italy is now very active in Na thinking, but Ferdinand does not think they can succeed. This is determined by the overall national strength.
Regardless of the fact that Italy’s total industrial volume seems to be increasing by a large margin, it is assumed that their overall national strength has increased, but in fact the opposite is true.
Just look at the heavy industry in Italy. The domestic arsenals have been closed collectively, and steel companies have gone bankrupt. Without a sales market, Italian capitalists will not insist on patriotic behavior.
In this respect, Italy no longer has the potential to explode. With the invasion of British and French capital, Italy is now a large foundry, and the domestic economy is completely controlled by the British and French.
They don't have the strength to challenge the world order, but if they want to expel Britain and France from Italy, there is still some possibility of success. This depends on whether they choose time.
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The British Empire deserves to be the world hegemon of this era. When Stanley Baldwin took over Downing Street, the whole world paid attention to it.
Paris
French President Gaston Dumeg is holding a meeting to discuss the impact of the change of the British government on the conflict between Britain and France.
The meeting is usually presided over by the French prime minister. Now the president is presiding. Don’t be surprised. French people change government just like women change clothes. They always love the new and dislike the old.
From the end of the world war to the present, they have replaced double-digit cabinets. The French cabinet is reorganized every year. The highest record is seven times a year.
Even the French tried very willful anarchy several times, and finally found out that it was too inconvenient without a government, so they reluctantly formed a government.
There is no country in the world that is as self-willed as they are. It only needs a no-confidence bill passed by the parliament to bring the cabinet down.
If someone has served as prime minister several times in a year, it must have been in France. Only France can keep up and down.
From the establishment of the Third French Republic to the present, there has not been any cabinet that can work until the end of the term. The shortest cabinet term is only 2 days. If accurately calculated, it may be less than 48 hours.
Historically, the waywardness of the French lasted until 1940, when the Germans came over and changed. It was not until the Constitution was amended in 1958 that this situation was completely changed.
This is also one of the reasons for the rapid decline of France in modern times. Changing the government like a whirlwind made it difficult for the policies formulated by the French government to continue.
If diplomatic power and military power were not in the hands of the president, and ministers of various departments were directly responsible to the president, then France would have long been broken by their own play.
Although it did not crash the country, it still crashed the country’s economy. From 1870 to 1925, France’s economic aggregate dropped from the second in the world to the current fourth in the world, ranking in Britain and Bulgaria. , After the Three Kingdoms of Germany.
The total industrial volume has dropped from the second in the world to the fifth in the world. The first four countries are Britain, Bulgaria, Germany, and Austria. If nothing else, they will soon be surpassed by Italy and become the sixth in the world. Bit.
This is also the French family background is thick enough, otherwise if it is an ordinary country, after such tossing, they would have fallen apart.
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St. Petersburg
"The British have finally changed their terms. Damn Lloyd George is gone, our chance is here!" Nicholas II laughed.
The Russian Empire has become what it is now, and the British Empire has to bear the main responsibility. Without their selfless assistance, the Russian Civil War would never be defeated.
Even earlier, if it were not for their black hand in the world war, the Russian Empire would not necessarily have a civil war. Regarding the Lloyd-George government that dominated all of this, Nicholas II could not wait to cut them off.
Now that he has finally changed people, he can't help but feel unhappy. In any case, at the juncture of the change of government, it will take several months to become familiar with the situation and change his mindset.
This is his opportunity. If nothing happens, the British will not increase assistance to little Nicholas in the short term. He will have the opportunity to make a time difference and complete the reunification of the country.
"Prime Minister, negotiate with the Bulgarians immediately. I hope to get the loan within a week. This is our best opportunity!" said Nicholas II
He didn't expect a change in Britain's Russia policy. As an opponent, Nicholas II knew the British. In the eyes of the British, any country that might pose a threat to them was their enemy.
And the Russian Empire has exactly this condition. If the Russian Empire hadn't broken out of civil war, where would the hegemon of the European continent still get the French?
In addition, the territory of the Russian Empire in Central Asia has threatened the security of India. Once the Russians completed national unification, expansion to India became almost inevitable.
The huge debts owed by the Russians alone prompted them to expand abroad. Is there a better choice other than India?
But what do the Russians think, the British think so, and the plan they made is the same. Otherwise, they will not have enough to eat and do nothing. Why should they spend money to provoke the Russian civil war?
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this won't work. One week is too short. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to negotiate such a large loan without a few months!
If we hurry too quickly and let the Bulgarians discover our purpose, and then rob them by fire, then our losses will be great! "The Prime Minister explained with a wry smile
"Damn Ferdinand, why I never found out, why is he so annoying?" Nicholas II complained.
Faced with the czar's complaints, everyone chose to shut up. This issue was not something they could participate in.
From the perspective of his conduct alone, Ferdinand has done impeccably. After the outbreak of the Russian Civil War, the Bulgarian royal family did not provide less assistance to the Russian royal family.
But once the national interest is involved, nothing is discussed. On the surface, Ferdinand was trying to avoid suspicion. In fact, Nicholas II knew very well that Ferdinand did it for his own reputation.
All things put the Bulgarian cabinet at the forefront. No matter how he took advantage of the fire, it could not be said that there was a problem with his morals.
This made Nicholas II very annoyed. He had connected with Ferdinand several times to find out what Bulgaria wanted. Unfortunately, Ferdinand gave him Tai Chi.
Bulgaria is not in a hurry, but the Russian Empire cannot wait! If the delay continues, the price paid in the future will only be greater.
Once the Russian Empire really splits, then this loss can never be made up for.
You must know that up to now, the territory they actually control is less than one-fifth of the Russian Empire. Although they are the essence of Europe, the remaining four-fifths of the territory is also very important to the Russian Empire. !
"Your Majesty, in any case, we can no longer take the land as a mortgage. If we continue to mortgage it, I am afraid that when we have just unified the country, we will have another battle with Bulgaria!" said the Minister of Finance embarrassed
Nicholas II's face was blue. Everyone knows that if they continue to use land as mortgage, they will definitely not be able to cash it in the future.
After all, the area of ​​land mortgaged by the loan is that big! In any case, the Russian Empire cannot really give up millions of square kilometers of land!
It is almost inevitable that there will be no loans in the future. They know it, and the Bulgarians know it too! In this context, it is not so simple to get a loan from Bulgaria.
Ferdinand almost unabashedly told the Russians not to be slippery, otherwise the consequences would be serious.
Of course, Nicholas II did not want to accept this threat, but he did not dare to turn his face on it. The Russian Empire now has no confidence at all.
Of course there is also good news, that is, Bulgaria has not colluded with the chaotic party, otherwise it would really be over.
You must know that if Bulgaria chose to support the little Nikolai, it is estimated that Ukraine will not be mentioned. Even the Caucasus region will be packaged and sold together, and people will not blink.
In fact, even Nicholas II didn't regard these lands as his lifeblood, but he didn't want to send it out so humiliatingly. He wanted to tell Ferdinand that you would take the initiative to say where you want it and make a direct offer.
It is common to buy and sell territories in Europe. He sold the Crimean Peninsula before. Isn't it the same in Russia, no one said anything?
"Of course you can't continue to mortgage it. This time you don't need to mortgage it. The Bulgarians will directly trade the land, and sell it as long as the price is right!
But only this time, this time we must make more preparations. To unify the country in World War I, the civil war will never continue! "Nicholas II said coldly
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison
They are all with Nicholas II, and everyone loses and loses.
It can be said that the current Nikolai government has been the most incorruptible time in the Russian Empire in a hundred years, and even the officials have reduced corruption a lot.
At this time, whoever dares to swallow Nicholas II's money is killing him. Of course, those who want his life cannot be let go!
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Sofia
Ferdinand did not know that because of the change of the British cabinet, the Russians had decided to speed up the pace of unification.
Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't have any reaction! This is not his problem, but the Russians' own problem.
As long as you look through the history of the Russians, you will be surprised to find that they and all their neighbors have eventually become enemies, and there have been no exceptions so far.
Once Russia becomes stronger, they will immediately start a war, and their neighbors are the victims. Therefore, the containment of Russia by so many countries in parallel time and space does not rely solely on the intervention of the United States.
The most critical question is still because of their own factors, all neighbors have invaded, can you still blame others for standing on their opposite side?
There is also credibility. The most popular phrase in Europe now is: The credibility of the Russian government is no credibility!
The reason, of course, is that the bonds issued by the Russians did not perform after the maturity. From the outbreak of the World War to the present, all the bonds due by the Russians have not been fulfilled ~ EbookFREE.me~ This situation is not the case. It only happened in Russia. During the World War, Bulgaria also had debts that were due and could not perform.
It's just that Ferdinand used diplomatic efforts very wisely to borrow loans from Britain and France to fill this hole.
In the meantime, due to war factors, the payment work was delayed, but all payments were made normally.
Even the debts sold in the three countries of Germany, Austria and Italy were paid normally after the war. Ferdinand did not rely on debts because of the defeat of Germany, Austria and Italy.
In fact, Ferdinand’s repayment is not much different from the repayment.
It can only be said that bad debts also require skills, such as using inflation. In 1914, one hundred million francs was one hundred million levs, while the one hundred million francs in 1925 was worth more than five million levs.
In fact, even the principal has not been paid enough, but isn't it also being paid normally according to the original promise? The bonds sold to individuals don’t require you to bear inflation, and you don’t have a lot of money. Why not use them for reputation?
If the Russians paid attention to it, their credibility would actually not be so bad. If you can't repay large debts, you can also repay personal ones first!
It doesn't need much money. The current currency value has fallen wildly. If the Russians had to repay the debt issued in Germany, it may only need a few hundred pounds now.
But since Nicholas II did not respond, Ferdinand would naturally not kindly remind him.
As long as you work hard to restore the credibility, it will be effective. As long as the people believe that you are working hard to repay the debt, you can announce the extension of the debt if you are unable to repay it.
The consequences of the loss of credibility can be seen from the fact that Russia has been unable to enter the international capital market in history. Everyone does not believe you and is unwilling to take you to play.
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