Vol 2 Chapter 25: Turks doomed to be losers

In order to ensure the security of the Black Sea Strait and the establishment of a "Big Slavic Empire", the Russians finally decided to support Bulgaria in challenging the Ottoman Empire!
But the biggest problem now is not the Russian government, but the attitude of the French government! Who calls the financial turmoil of the Russian Empire? One billion levs is not a small number, it is equivalent to nearly 40 million pounds, and hundreds of tons of gold!
不是 The Russian Empire is not without this money, but it is absolutely impossible to have so much idle funds to take out as loans! Are they still borrowing money from the French themselves?
Of course, compared to the Russians' loan, Ferdinand's lion with a big opening is actually nothing! In the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians once borrowed 800 million francs, and this is only a small part of it!
Of course, the French are willing to lend to the Russians. In addition to the economic benefits, the most important thing is that they need the ally of the Russian Empire to suppress the "Three Nations Alliance" on the European continent.
Bulgaria obviously does not have such strength, and the risk of lending to small countries is still very large. For example, the loan from the French to Serbia was basically announced now.
In Serbia, which was severely beaten by Ferdinand, the government has long since gone bankrupt. At present, the country is chaotic and the situation must be maintained by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. "Repayment" does not exist! Due to the relationship between Germany and France, it is impossible for Austria-Hungary to let Serbia pay back the money!
呢 What about the Serbian government itself? Already suspended, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not a philanthropist. Even to help stabilize the situation, expenditures will be reduced as much as possible, such as the Serbian army was disbanded!
What's wrong can't be said to be disbanded. After the end of the war, the main force of the Serbian army disappeared. Austria-Hungary just returned their mobilized militiamen to their homes.
Then the last armed force in Serbia, there are only more than 3,000 Guards of Alexander I. There is also a group of policemen. The Austro-Hungarian army has assumed Serbian defense tasks. It seems that it will be annexed sooner or later!
The amount of debt loans is not large, and the wealth of French people is insignificant. Capitalists whose interests have been lost are dissatisfied.
Now that Bulgaria has applied for loans, they have already begun to struggle and are ready to make up for the losses, but the attitude of the international loan government is very important!
I do n’t need Ferdinand to do anything. Under the impetus of the interests, the capitalists have already started public relations. Want to use the influence of the French government to maximize their benefits!
总统 President François Philippe Fauer is discussing with his men. That's right, the famous French President, "Du Dan died under the flowers, and he is also a ghost". (Remarks: During a love affair with a mistress, a sudden heart attack died.)
Don't get me wrong, although what they are talking about is related to Bulgaria, but the core is not the Bulgarian loan issue, but the relationship with Russia!
The Foreign Minister analyzed: "Mr. President, from our point of view, the eastward shift of the strategic center of the Russian Empire will certainly lead to a strategic contraction in Europe. In the future, the pressure France will bear on the western front will increase greatly!
Our best option is: to refocus the Russians back to Europe, but this is difficult to do! Unless their Far East strategy is frustrated, it is a pity that now the East's tartars are already powerless to stop their expansion!
However, the greedy Russians did not give up the intention of the Balkans, and instead turned to the idea of ​​supporting 傀儡!
At present, it is still very successful! Bulgarians are doing pretty well right now, but it will be difficult to say in the future, the young Grand Duke Ferdinand is not so easy to control.
Nicholas II now wants to further control Bulgaria economically, but the Russians are short of money themselves, which is why the Russians asked us to form a bank together. "
总统 President François Philippe Fauhr thought about it and said, "I see what you mean. The Russians are still not dead about the Balkans, or they are still interested in the Bosphorus, right?"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied, "Yes, Your Excellency the President! The greed of the Russians is endless, and their appetite is much greater than we thought.
However, Nicholas II seems to have learned the lessons of his great-grandfather, knowing that no one in Europe wants them to enter the Mediterranean, so he adopted a roundabout strategy and first tried Bulgaria's attitude as a pawn!
Of course, it is not ruled out, it is to build the legendary ‘Big Slavic Empire’, and work hard, even for both!
If we agree to this loan, maybe a new round of the Balkan war will break out again in the near future!
Bulgarians cannot resist the bait thrown by Russians! Both Istanbul and Macedonia are Bulgaria's must-have destinations!
Once the Balkan war breaks out, no matter whether the Russians are willing or not, they must take back some energy back to Europe!
And according to my judgment, if the Russians did not take the shots themselves, but simply supported the expansion of Bulgaria and then the Balkans, it is very possible to achieve ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Oh, provided that the Russians did not enter the Mediterranean!
South Africa, now the British and Germans are still arguing over the Boer issue. In the North African region, the British and we are also in conflict. They have no energy to interfere in the Russians' actions in the short term!
In order for the Turks to recognize the fact that the British occupied Egypt, it is estimated that the British are still waiting for the Balkan war to erupt immediately? "
François Philippe Faure asked in surprise: "So, now the situation in the Balkans is in our hands?"
"Yes!" The Foreign Minister affirmatively answered
François Philippe Foul loosened his shoulders and said, "We don't seem to have a reason to refuse? The Russians' actions in the Balkans will sooner or later conflict with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In that case, it would be better to complete them !!
最好 It is best to be able to pull Russia's strategic focus back from the Far East, even if it fails, it doesn't matter. Our capitalists can still make a lot of money anyway! "
The Minister of Finance interrupted: "On the premise that the Bulgarians can win the war! If they lose, it will not be much better than Serbia. Who will we collect loans from then?"
The Foreign Minister smiled and said, "Oh, I can answer this question! Success or failure depends on the input of the Russians?
The Ottoman Empire has fallen, now it just maintains an empty shelf, and it will be broken in a moment! Excluding us and the Russians, except the Germans, whether the British, Italians or Austria-Hungary want them to lose the war.
So if the Bulgarians will win, we don't know yet, but the attitudes of the powers are the same. The Germans can only be neutral at most. The Turks are destined to be losers anyway! "