Mediterranean Hegemony Road

After Constantine pulled out the tiger skin, Harim Pasha knew the result!

There is no doubt that, whether they like it or not, Constantinople will fall into the hands of Bulgaria, or the Russians, and the delegations of various countries have to express their support.

The 19th century was the century of Europe and the century of Christ! In this day and age, even in the most open-minded America, politicians must believe in God!

Whether it is Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Protestant, the rulers of the six major European countries must show the face of God's devout believers!

At this point, whether it is Queen Victoria, William II, or Nicholas II, including our protagonist Ferdinand!

The unanimous support of the representatives of various countries, the opinion of the Ottoman Empire is no longer important. Harim knew that if he continued to entangle in this regard, he would definitely not be able to get good fruit to eat!

Just look at the attitude of the Londoners. After Bulgaria conquered Constantinople, Halim Pasha witnessed the self-organized celebrations by the people three times.

The next negotiation went much smoother. Whether he wanted to or not, Halim Pasha tacitly acquiesced in the disposal of Constantinople by various countries.

Although they are greedy, everyone knows that neither the British nor the Germans have the ability to prevent the Russians from gaining the sovereignty of Constantinople and Bulgaria this time, a fig leaf left by the Russians for everyone!

But Ferdinand is very satisfied with the result. What else is there in Constantinople now? Except for the status of politics, military and religion, it is a complete ruin!

Maybe the Russians have some value in their hands, but in Bulgarian hands, Ferdinand really doesn't know what to do?

Rebuild Constantinople? Bulgaria doesn't have that kind of money! not rebuild it? Waiting to be sprayed to death by the public opinion!

Instead, other areas of Istanbul except Constantinople,

Even more tempting to Ferdinand!

After all, it is also the industrial center of the Ottoman Empire, and the foundation left behind is still very thick, which can effectively make up for the deficiencies in Bulgaria's industrial heritage.

After the loss of Constantinople, the morale of the Ottoman delegation was not suppressed, which was obviously what they expected.

Halim Pasha knew that for Bulgaria and Mentegro, the Ottomans had no chips in their hands, but for the Greeks, they still had a lot of chips in their hands.

It is impossible for the Greek government to return to Athens without paying the price. Even if Bulgaria is willing to send troops, it cannot stop the Ottoman Empire from destroying the country.

Harim-Pasha said righteously, "As the instigator of this war, we must pay the price we deserve, and the stability of the Near East cannot be destroyed!"

Obviously this is for the Union, and more so for the Greeks!

But Constantine did not rush to speak, because Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire had reached a secret agreement, and the Greeks were shamelessly betrayed by Ferdinand!

The full name of the agreement is the Agreement on the Mutual Repatriation of Their Subject Nationalities between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire after the War. Simply put, it is an agreement between the two countries to exchange populations.

This is a win-win agreement. The Ottoman Empire has now suffered enough from the insufficiency of the main ethnic group. Every year, there are many incidents of ethnic minorities rebelling. Now the Bulgarians in their country are undoubtedly unstable factors.

Throwing them to Bulgaria in exchange for fully supporting their Turks is in the interests of both parties, and everyone will settle the account!

After the loss of the Balkans, how many Bulgarians remained in the Ottoman Empire, and the Sudanese government did not count the specific number.

Ferdinand didn't even know it. Anyway, he knew that the number would not be small. During the First World War, the Bulgarians were still the top five races in the Ottoman Empire!

It is estimated that there are two or three million people. These populations are undoubtedly precious to Ferdinand! For this group of people to betray the Greeks once, there is no pressure in his heart.

Constantine began to pretend to be stupid, and the Greek foreign minister is not a fool, how could he not see it? He simply pretended to be stupid, didn't answer, pretended not to hear.

Now the position of the German delegation is a little embarrassing. The two younger brothers below are fighting together again. Who should I help?

It is not that the Germans have not thought about reconciling the conflict between Greece and Turkey, but unfortunately, with the full explosion of the Balkan War, the two sides have no room for relaxation!

The Ottoman Empire lost so badly this time, how could they give up without making up for the loss? Greece is similar, both have suffered heavy losses, and they all hope to cut a piece of meat from the other side to make up for the loss.

The Germans simply closed their eyes and meditated, playing soy sauce on the side; the representatives of the Austro-Hungarian Empire didn't care about the Germans, and they didn't bother to intervene.

Not to mention the French and Russian delegations, the matter has nothing to do with them; the British delegation is now happy to see jokes.

Originally, in Greece, the British initially dominated, but the Germans came to the fore, including George I, and now the Greek government is dominated by the pro-German faction.

Without the intervention of the foreign powers, the problems between the Ottomans and Greece would only be a matter of wrangling.

The negotiation is still going on. Everyone is talking about one thing from another. If there is something unclear, as long as it is not directly related, then go to the next one.

Soon the issues about Bulgaria and Mentenegro were settled, and Harim Pasha was a broken jar, and he signed everything that became a given fact without hesitation.

As long as there is controversy, he will not give in, and strive to strive for the greatest interests of the Ottoman Empire.

London negotiation, not only is the agreement between the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan Alliance completed, but also must be approved by the foreign powers before it takes effect!

There is no objection to the Ottoman Empire giving up its territory in the Balkans, but there is a dispute over the division of the spoils between the Balkan alliances.

The German and Austro-Hungarian delegations made it clear that Greece, as a member of the alliance, had contributed to the war and deserved a share of the spoils.

The Greek delegation, supported by the foreign powers, has also grown a lot, and directly opened its mouth to make a territorial claim to half of Macedonia and Albania!

Constantine had already been instructed by Ferdinand, and this time the loot was distributed without the Greeks, and he directly ignored the request of the Greek delegation.

I took out the secret contract signed by Ferdinand and George I. It was clearly written in black and white, whoever got it first would go to whom. According to the secret contract, the distribution of the spoils had nothing to do with the Greeks.

Originally, the Germans also advocated the allocation of Albania to Mentegro to check and balance Bulgaria. Unfortunately, as soon as the plan was proposed, it was strongly opposed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was stillborn.

After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been operating in Serbia for decades. How could Nicholas I’s support of the Serbian Revolutionary Army be concealed from the Vienna government?

Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still busy dealing with the Serbian Revolutionary Army, and has no time to trouble Mentegro, but the Vienna government is opposed to any attempt to increase their strength!

In order to teach Mente a lesson, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also occupied the area around Priboy, and Nicholas I's estimated territory was reduced by more than 3ooo square kilometers.

Of course, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not want to watch Bulgaria continue to grow, and proposed to make Albania an independent state.

It is a pity that Ferdinand has already drawn his salary from the bottom of the pot. Now Albania is left with the Bulgarian army in addition to the Bulgarian supporters.

The people who support Bulgaria have now also been urgently approved by Ferdinand and have all joined the Bulgarian nationality. Now Albania are all citizens of Bulgaria, how can they establish an independent state?

Of course, Bulgaria still made concessions, promising to protect the interests of Austria-Hungary in the region, and at the same time Austria-Hungary won the construction of a railway to the Adriatic Sea in Albania!

The delegation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also very clear that now the country is busy suppressing the riots in Serbia, and has no energy to intervene in the Albania region in the short term.

Austria-Hungary also proposed the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, which was supported by the Germans and the British, but was opposed by the Russians.

The purpose of the British succeeded. After the Austro-Hungarian Empire propaganda annexed Serbia, the contradiction between Russia and Austria began to intensify.

It is a pity that neither the Allies nor the Allies have the idea of ​​fighting. Austria-Hungary wants to forcibly annex Serbia, and Nicholas II has no intention of sending troops to intervene. The so-called opposition is only to give an explanation to the pro-Russian factions in Serbia!

The conflict between the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not as serious as the outside world imagined.

As early as before, Nicholas II and Franz Joseph I secretly reached an agreement. In order to achieve their respective goals, the two sides performed a play to deceive the British!

Because of the Greek lion's big mouth, it caused strong dissatisfaction in Bulgaria and Mentegro.

So after the negotiation terms involving the two countries were completed, the two countries announced that the Balkan Alliance had been dissolved on the grounds that the Ottoman Empire had now been defeated and the mission of the Balkan Alliance had been completed!

Well, when the Balkan Alliance was signed, there was indeed such a clause, "After defeating the Ottoman Empire, the Balkan Alliance Treaty will automatically expire!"

The Greeks were tortured by Ferdinand. Two huge pits in a row made it difficult for the Greek government to get up now!

Now that the Balkan League is gone, the Bulgarian and Mente Negro delegations have left the stage, and the rest of the problem is left to the Greeks and the Ottoman Empire to talk slowly!

On September 15, 1897, the negotiations that lasted for more than two months finally came to an end. Bulgaria, Mentegro, and Greece respectively signed a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire, collectively known as the "London Treaty".

The signing of the Treaty of London marked the end of the Balkan Wars.

Treaty content

First, Bulgaria and Mentegro will be completely independent from the Ottoman Empire.

Second, the Ottoman Empire relinquished all its territories in Europe.

Among them, Bulgaria gained Istanbul, Macedonia, Thrace, Kosovo, all the territory of the Chalkidiki Peninsula, including Constantinople, and most of the territory of Albania. (Total area of ​​about 190,000 square kilometers)

Mente Negro will get part of Albania, Nova Pazar. (The total area is about 9ooo square kilometers)

The Ottoman Empire acquired the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region of Priboy. (The total area is about 50,000 square kilometers)

Third, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria signed the "Post-War Agreement on the Repatriation of Their Subject Nationalities between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire";

Fourth, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria will jointly have the sovereignty over the Bosphorus Strait, the Sea of ​​Marmara, and the Dardanelles.

The two governments will jointly maintain the navigation safety of ships of various countries and ensure that the freedom of navigation is not restricted.

Fifth, after the peace treaty is signed, Bulgaria and Mentegro must release all Ottoman prisoners within the year.

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