Vol 4 Chapter 142: Creditor's rights transfer?

Vienna has once again become the focus of the world. In order to kill the Germans as soon as possible to end the war, the Allies have opened new conditions to the Austrian-Hungarian government to win them over.
Of course, this is only a condition developed by Britain and France. The conditions in Bulgaria have never changed. It is impossible to spit out the meat that has been eaten in the stomach.
Ferdinand II still inherited some diplomatic talents of the old emperor, and decisively seized the opportunity to bargain with the Allies at this time.
Ferdinand II looked at the Foreign Minister eagerly and asked, "How about, have the Allies agreed to our terms?"
Leopold von Bechtord's look was a little complicated, and there was a bit of helplessness in the joy. After a moment of silence, he replied: "Your Majesty, the views of the Allies are not uniform on our request to safeguard the sovereignty of the country.
The French have already agreed to our request and will try their best to persuade the Russians to make concessions; the British also promised that they will support our request, but cannot guarantee that the ally will agree!
The Bulgarian government says they can acquiesce in our actions, but we recognize that the sovereignty of the Balkans belongs to Bulgaria, and they will not let the Transylvanian plateau!
As for the Russians, they have made territorial claims on areas such as Austrian Poland, Hungary and Bohemia. Because their asking prices are too high, the negotiations cannot be continued. "
Now as long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses, the biggest problem for Bulgaria's army to attack the German mainland will be solved. Therefore, the French are the most proactive in drawing the Vienna government into the Allies, and the Russians are the most resisting!
Ferdinand II said with some disappointment: "It seems that the Allies pay us much less attention than we had previously estimated. Are the two countries willing to make concessions right?"
Leopold von Bechtord thought about it and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! Although our decision has something to do with the outcome of this war, for Bulgaria and Russia, no matter what we make, No decision can change the outcome of the Allies winning this war!
As for the loss of the French, they don't care. Even if the Germans conquered Paris, they would not be able to wipe out the main force of the British and French forces.
Therefore, from the perspective of Bulgaria and Russia, even if the Germans ’offensive on the western front is successful, it will not change the outcome of this world war, so they naturally refuse to make concessions!
The British have always had a national policy to keep Europe's Big 6 balanced. Although they will support us, they think that our proposed conditions are too high. Bulgaria and Russia will not accept them, and they do not intend to interfere! "
Chief of Staff Conrad suddenly said: "His Majesty, the French have not really reached the moment of life and death. There are still more than 200,000 French troops in the suburbs outside Paris. As long as they can block the Germans for a few days, I won enough time for the British and French coalition to reinforce Paris!
I don't think that the Germans can capture Paris in a short time. As long as the war drags on, the Bulgarian army appears in southern Germany, and the Germans are finished!
Although subject to logistical supplies, if Dante Kristof only maintains a combat force of 700,000 to 800,000 in the front line, they can still be transported through Italy or Austria.
With more than one million Bulgarian troops serving as food delivery teams, I don't think we can still cut off their supply lines!
And once these 700,000,800,000 troops have entered German territory, it will be enough to upend South Germany's will. If the Germans did not transfer troops from the front, they could even hit Berlin all the way!
This time Bulgaria is willing to make great efforts to help the French. In addition to the benefits granted to them by Britain and France, they also have to trophies.
Therefore, we think that the Bulgarian government really has great value now, but this value is not enough to let them give up the benefits they have already got to us!
As for the Russians, I think there is no need for contact at all. If the Germans can break through Paris, it should be better news for Saint Petersburg than us! "
Conrad's words broke Ferdinand II's fantasy. He wanted the territorial integrity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to be based on the premise that the Austro-Hungarian Empire could control the outcome of the war.
But the reality is that the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can allow the Allies to end the war in advance, and at the same time allow the French to reduce some losses. As for other aspects, the impact is very limited!
Ferdinand II pondered for a moment and said fiercely: "Well then, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Allies will reach an agreement as soon as possible. The bottom line is to keep the territory that is still under our control!"
It is impossible to make concessions, and once the Paris crisis is lifted, they have no chance to talk about conditions.
And there is a lesson for the Italians. They ca n’t help but not worry. In case the asking price is too high now, they will be reluctant to come back later, and they will be powerless!
Is it possible for Bulgaria and Russia to join forces to divide up the Austro-Hungarian Empire? From the perspective of Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a complete quagmire, but from the outside world, it is in the interests of both sides to join forces to divide the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
After all, it is known from the map that once the Austro-Hungarian Empire is divided, the Russians can obtain Austrian Poland, Hungary, Bohemia (including the Czech Republic and Slovakia), and Bulgaria can obtain Croatia, Slovenia and Austria.
This benefit is much greater than the value of all the territories of Bulgaria except the Balkans. The most direct benefit is that Bulgaria ’s total industrial output has increased by four tiers, the economic volume has increased by half, and it has directly passed the French. !!
Although the benefits are huge, they are highly toxic! If the time is 100 years earlier, Ferdinand may not hesitate to choose to divide the Austro-Hungarian Empire with the Russians, but for now!
It is enough for him to worry about Bulgaria ’s current ethnic issues. If he eats half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is estimated that he will not have to do anything in the future. Every day he will find ways to carry out ethnic integration!
Although Ferdinand has no interest in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it does not mean that there is no agreement between Bulgaria and Russia to divide the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, not long ago, Ferdinand also divided the issue of Austro-Hungarian Empire and Nicholas. NII communicated on the telegram!
In simple terms, this agreement is the sword of Damocles hanging from the head of the Vienna government, scaring them to change jobs! After all, only by joining the Allies and everyone becoming an ally will this agreement not become a reality!
There are actually many similar agreements, such as the agreement between Bulgaria and France to divide the Italian peninsula, and even an agreement between the allies to divide Germany.
These agreements have one thing in common, which is difficult to achieve, but everyone still signed, the purpose is very clear to increase their own chips in post-war negotiations!
For example, if Italy rejects the conditions of France and France in the negotiations in the future, and everyone's bottom line is far from being able to reach an agreement, then this agreement may be activated.
After all, the two nations of France and France have joined forces. In terms of strength, it is possible to divide Italy. Even if the British want to intervene, they will share it!
This is used to scare the Italians, but this threat may not always be just a threat, he still has the possibility to become a reality!
Obviously, Ferdinand II did not intend to test the determination of the two countries. Even if there was insider trading in secret, he was still afraid to try it in the interests.
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At the Royal Palace of Sofia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Metev said with a smile: "His Majesty, the French ambassador to Bulgaria has just arrived in a diplomatic note, and they hope that we can let the Austro-Hungarian Empire go and not continue to annex their territory!"
Ferdinand asked with a smile: "So, the French have reached an agreement with the Vienna government?"
Metiev replied: "From the moment we have my information, yes!"
After hesitating for a while, Ferdinand smiled and said: "Tell the French that as long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire recognizes our sovereignty over the Balkans and cedes the Transylvanian Plateau, we will let them go!
However, war reparations are indispensable. The lands we occupy must be paid by the Vienna government if they want to recover them! "
Metev replied calmly: "Your Majesty, I don't think the Vienna government will raise any objections!
The Balkans have been eaten by us, and they must know they can't get it back! The Transylvanian Plateau belongs to the Kingdom of Hungary. It can weaken the Kingdom of Hungary, and they have no objection! "
As for the war reparations, Metiev did not mention it. This is a European practice. There is nothing to say. The Vienna government will not refuse to pay the reparations. The dispute between the two parties is nothing more than the amount.
"Huh!" Ferdinand
Looking out the window, Ferdinand suddenly asked: "If you ask, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will assume the Bulgarian government's debt to the French, how likely is it that the French will agree?"
Metiev did not answer immediately, but asked with a little surprise: "Your Majesty meant to let the Austro-Hungarian Empire repay for us ~ Is it right for us and the French to debt?"
Ferdinand nodded and said, "Yes, we now owe the French more than 12 billion francs, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will certainly pay us more war compensation this time!
Let the Austro-Hungarian Empire pay this debt for us directly, and then deduct them from their war compensation, so we can save one procedure! "
Metiev was reproached by Ferdinand's whimsical proposal. You know, in this era, international loans are not just as simple as loans, they also contain many political interests!
For example, before Bulgaria owed a huge debt to the French, the French financially affected the Bulgarian government's position through loans. Bulgaria also did not shake the flag for the French in international diplomacy, and even joined the Allies in the end. !!
Now if the debt relationship between Bulgaria and France no longer exists, the French will never want to influence Bulgaria's internal affairs and foreign affairs through loans!
Megeve shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is hard to say. If the French want to continue to influence us, they will probably not agree unless we use ..."
Suddenly, Megeve is now likely to agree with the French. After all, the war has now burned outside Paris, and the damage caused to France by every additional day of war is incalculable.
At this time, it is exactly when they need Bulgaria most. Once Ferdinand's request is rejected, the Bulgarian army's attack on southern Germany may become indefinite.
The harm of the two is the smallest, and it has lost its financial influence on Bulgaria. This will not have a great impact on France, but the continuation of the war will really crisis the fundamentals of France!
After a pause, Megeve said: "Your Majesty, we can try it now! Even if we fail, we will not lose anything. If we succeed, then we will have less foreign debt on our shoulders!"
"Huh!" Ferdinand replied with satisfaction.
Then Ferdinand fell into meditation again. If it succeeded this time and dumped the foreign debt owed to the French to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, could it still be done in the same way and transfer the British and American debts?
On the surface, the transfer of these foreign debts is only to shake off the country's financial influence on Bulgaria.
But the deeper reason is only understood by Ferdinand himself. After the world war, the defeated nations have to pay huge amounts of war compensation, and their post-war economic conditions are simply unable to pay so much debt. .
What to do if you have no money to pay off the debt? The answer is obvious: stumbling!
Whatever you do, they have no money to repay the debt anyway, unless Bulgaria can also learn the French method of recovering debts and send troops directly to grab it.
The French approach in history is actually very effective, but unfortunately they have encountered an economic crisis. Whether it is machinery or minerals, they will not be used in the economic crisis!
Then, the French government got into the water and returned these directly to the Germans. Hitler took these households to restore the German economy, and then started World War II.
It can be said that if the French government at that time insisted on ~ EbookFREE.me ~, it would not retreat from the Ruhr area, and the Germans could not help them.
Subject to the Treaty of Versailles at that time, the German army was only 100,000 people, and even heavy weapons were restricted, and there was no strength against them.
As long as the heavy industrial area of ​​the Germans is held firmly, and there is no support for heavy industry in Germany, there is no tiger without teeth. Even Hitler would be useless?
With the lessons of history, this pit Ferdinand naturally wants others to jump!
Because of his butterfly effect, the losses in Britain and France in this world war are much smaller than in history. Even if they pit more money, it is drizzle compared with the huge war funding!
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