Vol 5 Chapter 108: , Excavating the Grand Canal

A genius remembers this site address in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? The chaos in Central America suddenly broke out, not only defeated the British, even Ferdinand was blown up, even It's impossible for so many countries to be chaotic, and they will break out together like a market?
It's a pity that Bulgaria's intelligence network in the Americas is not perfect, and it is impossible to track down the black hand behind the scenes. Ferdinand can only guess out of thin air.
There are only a handful of countries in the world that have this strength and the ability to provoke chaos in Central America.
The first is the British, but they don't have to have trouble with themselves. Even if there is any conspiracy, you can wait for them to end the two wars before proceeding.
Unless it is an internal struggle, when the two sides reach the point of life and death, in order to defeat political opponents, it is possible to engage in such a fight.
In theory, it is impossible to happen in the British Empire. The power of political parties is not so strong. Most of them are concentrated in the country. Unless it is planned by a consortium, this probability is very small!
Secondly, there is the US state finance. In other words, it is the American consortium. The American government is finished. These consortiums also suffered heavy losses, but most of their core strengths have been preserved.
They have operated in Central American countries for one hundred and eighty years, and they have this strength to provoke this war.
But the problem is, Ferdinand can't think of the reason why they want to do this? After all, planning this turmoil also requires a price. Even if there is a great turmoil in Central America, what benefits can they gain?
Then, the French. They also barely had the strength to plan this Central American war. In theory, in order to attack the British, they had the motive to plan this incident.
Unfortunately, although the motive exists, the timing is wrong, and the mess of the French government has not been resolved. It is obviously not a wise move to provoke the British at this time.
Another is the Spaniards who do not have much sense of existence. Central America was originally their colony. Even though it has become independent, the Spanish influence in the local area is still not small.
This is the only suspect excluded by Ferdinand. The reason is very simple. The Spaniards have no way to convert this influence into action.
In the end, it was planned by people in Central American countries, and they were all suspected of this, whether it was fighting for power or expanding territory.
For the rest of the countries and forces, you don’t need to think about it. You don’t need to worry about your motives. You can understand it only by looking at the strength.
"Your Majesty, in order to relieve the financial pressure, the British increased the toll of the Suez Canal by 20%, and our transportation cost to the Indian Ocean has increased again!" Prime Minister Constantine gritted his teeth.
"Well, did the British increase the tolls for all merchant ships, or just for us?" Ferdinand asked concerned.
If it is only aimed at Bulgaria, it means that what they have done before has been exposed, and the London government uses this method to warn Bulgaria to settle down.
"All merchant ships, but British merchant ships will receive the government's tax rebate subsidies after the fact. In fact, they are only aimed at the countries along the Mediterranean Sea, and our losses are the heaviest!" Constantine said angrily.
Sure enough, it is the British Empire. This is even the three countries of Bulgaria, France, and Austro-Hungary who have given warnings, and they are also forcing the three countries to bow to them!
From the perspective of transportation, Bulgaria can get rid of the Suez Canal. In theory, Bulgaria's industrial and commercial products can be transported by the Baghdad railway and then directly enter the Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf.
Obviously this only exists in theory. The cost of rail transportation is not low. In the 20th century, the cheapest mode of transportation was by sea.
If we change to land transportation, this transportation cost will increase by at least 20 to 30% compared to the current one. Obviously this is not acceptable to Bulgaria.
The toll of the Suez Canal has always been an important expense in the cost of Bulgaria’s maritime transportation. The toll has increased by 20%, which means that the cost of transportation will increase by 78%. This also means that Bulgaria’s exports For industrial products, the net profit will fall by two to three percentage points.
Most manufacturing industries are not profiteering industries. Now that the British come to make such a cut, they are simply challenging Bulgaria's bottom line!
compromise?
On this issue, France may be able to compromise. Their main economy is the financial industry. Processing and manufacturing exports do not account for a large proportion of the economy.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire can also compromise. Their shipping is underdeveloped, and most of their overseas transportation is done through international shipping companies. For example, the British shipping company and the Bulgarian shipping company are their main employment targets.
Only Bulgaria has no way to make concessions on this issue. With such a card by the British, Bulgaria has to pay at least hundreds of millions of levs in tolls each year.
This is also a big blow to domestic industry and commerce. If you bear it this time, what about the next time the British continue to increase tolls?
What should I do?
Cutting meat with a slow knife is the most ruthless. If you want to use Bulgarian industry and commerce as a pig, this is killing Ferdinand!
As the world's largest capitalist and the world's largest factory owner, this is simply the lifeblood of Ferdinand.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a severely worded note to the London government to see what tricks the London government wants to play!
At the same time, the government immediately started the exploration of the Aqaba Canal. We can't be caught by the British! "Ferdinand said fiercely
If it were not for political factors, later generations of Israel would have already dug the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba.
From a geographical point of view, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Suez Canal are about the same. It is nothing more than the distance of the canal from the Gulf of Alaba, which has to be increased by one hundred and eighty kilometers.
As for the technical problem, it does not exist at all. It is nothing more than an extra lake in the Suez Canal, which reduces the construction.
This problem is not worth mentioning. Moreover, when the Suez Canal was excavated in the last century, people had to carry it on their shoulders. Now that excavators and automobiles are born, the technical difficulty has been greatly reduced.
In fact, as early as the end of World War I, Bulgaria had a plan to excavate the Gulf of Aqaba Canal, but it did not start because of its relationship with the British.
Now that the British raised the toll without a word, it is no wonder that Ferdinand digs the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba to grab business with them.
Even urgently, Bulgaria still has direct free tolls. Anyway, Bulgarian merchant ships have the most navigation on this route, and they will not lose money.
"Your Majesty, there are no technical problems. The design of the Aqaba Gulf Canal has been piled up by the Ministry of Communications for several years, but what about the political influence?
If the British knew that we were digging the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba, would they come out and destroy it, or even directly prohibit our ships from passing through the Suez Canal? "The Minister of Transportation Beshir said hesitantly
"It depends on whether the British have made up their minds now to fight us!" Ferdinand sneered.
Everyone's complexion changed drastically, and soon recovered. The British are so busy now that they want to turn their faces with Bulgaria, at least until they are finished!
First, the war quagmire of Afghanistan, and then the larger quagmire of Southeast Asia, now the chaos in Central America has also involved the British Empire.
At this time, do they still have enough troops available?
Obviously it does not exist. If there is not enough army, there will be a war with Bulgaria. The Royal Navy is indispensable. A war that hurts both sides is definitely not what the London government wants!
No matter how powerful John Bull's diplomacy is, Ferdinand is not afraid now.
Unlike the Germans, Bulgaria is not caught in the middle of several big countries, so there are more articles that can be done.
For example: No matter what kind of benefits the British promised them, it is impossible for the French to take out millions of troops and go to the Near East and Bulgaria to die.
Even if the French government is crazy, the French people will kill them in the first place. This irrelevant interest is completely because they don't want to sell their lives!
As for the Germans, the British dare to arm Germany, then the French have become Bulgaria's natural allies, and the French-German hatred is not so easy to unravel.
Besides, there are so many kingdoms in Germany? Who would want to watch the central government grow bigger and reunite them?
Can't expect the German central government to be able to kill these kingdoms in one go against the sky, then push it from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then fight Bulgaria?
It is estimated that they have just begun to act, and they are about to face the joint attack of the three countries of France and Austria!
In addition, can the British in continental Europe find teammates worthy of Ferdinand's attention?
Obviously this does not exist!
Among the remaining European powers, Italy is really abolished, and the Spanish kingdom is weak, and they are not qualified to be teammates for the British.
The pro-guarantee faction in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is much stronger than the pro-British faction. What's more, there are still a lot of internal contradictions. Be prepared to collapse as soon as the war starts!
The last big European country, unfortunately, is still Bulgaria's ally, and it is still busy fighting the civil war. It is impossible for the British to take corn from the fire!
Now that the two countries are at war, the big deal is that they will be blocked by the British for three to five years, and then Bulgaria has also launched an unlimited submarine war to hunt British merchant ships in the Atlantic.
As for the horse of the Suez Canal, it is estimated that it will be paralyzed on the first day of the war, and then the Bulgarian army will fight all the way to South Africa and India all the way to defeat the British world hegemony.
Then he was also fought back by the British, suffering five hardships and seven injuries. The two sides were equivalent to perishing together, allowing other countries to rise.
This is why Ferdinand tried his best to avoid direct death with the British. After all, as soon as the war started, Japan, France, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire could all become fishermen.
Even they were fishermen together, waiting for the last moment to strike and defeat Britain and Bulgaria together.
"Your Majesty, maybe we can pull the Mediterranean countries to dig the Aqaba Canal together, and take this opportunity to establish a Circum-Mediterranean alliance to exclude the British!" Foreign Minister Metjeev proposed.
Ferdinand's heart brightened. This is indeed a good idea. If France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire can be pulled to form the Mediterranean Alliance, then the world's political landscape will change again.
The dominance of the British Empire will no longer exist, and even on the issue of the European continent, the British can be excluded.
This is very important for the future. The only trouble is the issue of dominance. Neither the French nor the Bulgarians can easily let go.
If this problem is not handled properly, then this alliance will be full of contradictions in the future, and such an alliance will lose its original function!
"Well, this proposal is very good~EbookFREE.me~ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can get in touch with France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If we can negotiate, it will be very beneficial to our future development!"
Ferdinand hesitated, and finally decided to give it a try. History told him that the final victor was not only the strongest himself, but also the one with the most allies.
The lesson of the Germans made Ferdinand remember one thing-never stand in an isolated position unless you are powerful against the world!
"Your Majesty, won't you bring the Russians in? If the Russians also join this alliance, then the influence will become even greater!" Prime Minister Constantine asked suspiciously
"Russians joining this alliance can indeed strengthen our influence, but what about the Russian-Austrian conflict?
Although this contradiction has been temporarily suppressed, it will definitely break out one day in the future. At that time, we will face the same predicament as the Germans. Who do we choose to support?
That being the case, why not let this tragedy happen in the first place?
What is being established now is the Circum-Mediterranean Alliance, and the Russians are not a Mediterranean country. We do not invite them to join, which is also in the past. This will not affect our alliance with the Russians!
In the future, the Russian Civil War will end and the Russian-Austrian conflict will break out. We still have room for maneuver, and we will not choose between the two sides! "Ferdinand explained
Ferdinand’s meaning is very clear. The ally relationship between Bulgaria and Austro-Hungary is limited to the interests of the Mediterranean, and the ally relationship with the Russians is also limited to the mutual economic interests of both parties.
In the future, conflicts between Russia and Austria will erupt due to the problems of the European continent. Bulgaria can still mediate. If it doesn't work, it will be neutral. Anyway, you can't get yourself into it!
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