Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Chapter 3. Elections - Birth of a Child

After Austria-Hungary annexed Serbia, the situation in the Balkans changed again. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The pattern of the Balkans has become unfamiliar, and things are so wonderful. The countries of the two Allied camps in the first war in history have now boarded the ships of the Allied countries, and the countries of the Allied camp have joined the Allied countries! \u00261t;/p\u003e

In order to resist the pressure of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Montenegro was forced to move closer to Bulgaria, and it was only one step away from forming an alliance; while Greece and Romania quickly moved closer to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in order to compete with Bulgaria. It was a matter of time before the three countries signed a secret treaty! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand said that he was very calm about all this happening in front of him! His attention has now been focused on the country, and Bulgaria's new parliamentary election has been completed. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The results are self-evident. Since Ferdinand reformed the electoral law, his contribution to the country has been used as the main criterion for participating in the election. Naturally, there will be no moths in this session of the congressman election. \u00261t;/p\u003e

More than 90% of the members of Congress have appeared in the former Bulgaria, and the newly added territories only account for less than 10% of the seats. \u00261t;/p\u003e

And this 10% has been taken over by retired soldiers who have migrated from the country. If there is no black box operation, no one will believe it! \u00261t;/p\u003e

However, this time, Ferdinand really did not operate in the dark this time! For example, there are only 10,000 voters who have the right to vote in Albania, and 90% of them are immigrants. \u00261t;/p\u003e

And those who are eligible to run for election are even rarer. There are very few local people who have contributed to Bulgaria! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Based on the equality of rights and obligations, there is no right to participate in elections without contributions. Except for these retired officers and soldiers, others can only watch the fun as the melon eaters! \u00261t;/p\u003e

After this election, Ferdinand's control over Congress was even stronger.

Last time, there were several party members who did not fit in with the group. This time the political party participated in the election of the members of Congress, and the whole army was wiped out! \u00261t;/p\u003e

From now on, Bulgaria has once again entered the era of non-partisanship! Of course, Ferdinand did not forget to take the opportunity to introduce regulations on the regulation of political parties, which came to draw salaries from the bottom of the pot and restrict the development of political parties. \u00261t;/p\u003e

For example, a political party can only exist as a social group, and must not engage in any business activities or accept donations from society; those who join a political party must be financially open, and must not do business within three generations...\u00261t;/p\u003e

Anyway, ordinary people will feel numb when they see the series of restrictions, let alone join. \u00261t;/p\u003e

But it doesn't matter, it was introduced by the Congress itself, and it was added to the Bulgarian constitution. Do you want to amend it? At least in Ferdinand's lifetime, it is impossible! \u00261t;/p\u003e

The next cabinet election will be even smoother, there will be no turbulence at all, and the Constantine government will remain in office by unanimous votes! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Even the so-called democrats have not raised any objections. After all, the cabinet has dazzling political achievements, and no one can question it! \u00261t;/p\u003e

If you want to change people, the Bulgarian people will not agree! If there is a substitution, who can guarantee that they can do better than them? \u00261t;/p\u003e

...\u00261t;/p\u003e

After he was busy with the election, Ferdinand once again devoted his energy to his queen. Now he is almost inseparable by Xenia's side, and he handles official business next door. \u00261t;/p\u003e

According to the doctor, the childbirth is just a few days ago. At this time, Queen Xenia has been admitted to the delivery room, and it is possible to give birth at any time. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The Queen's production is a major event for the whole country of Bulgaria. Everyone is paying attention to the news. The cabinet has consciously reduced the number of reports to Ferdinand. \u00261t;/p\u003e

"Your Majesty, the queen is about to give birth!" A maid hurried in and said \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand, who was dealing with official business, after receiving the news, dropped the documents in his hand and rushed over without looking back. \u00261t;/p\u003e

At this time, Princess Clementine was already waiting outside the delivery room, and Ferdinand, who had rushed in, was stopped by her. \u00261t;/p\u003e

"Don't go in to make trouble, there are doctors and nurses in there, what can you do when you go in?"\u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand thought for a while, and it was the same reason, he really couldn't do anything. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In fact, Queen Xenia had moved several times, but stopped at the last moment. Maybe the little guy inside was unwilling to come out and wanted to stay in her mother's belly for a few more days. \u00261t;/p\u003e

But this time is different. The doctor has confirmed that this time it is really about to give birth. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In the 19th century, when a woman gave birth to a child, it was equivalent to walking through the gates of hell. Fortunately, Queen Xenia's body is very good, and she is the mother of seven children in history, which reassures Ferdinand a little. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Not only did Ferdinand wait anxiously, but even Nicholas II, who was far away in St. Petersburg, was also very anxious. He was also very concerned about this production, and he telegraphed every now and then to inquire. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In recent days, there have been several telegrams a day, so Ferdinand's calls are formulaic words - "coming soon", "not yet", "everything is normal". \u00261t;/p\u003e

In this era, giving birth to a woman has always been a high-risk job. Whether it is out of brotherhood or the relationship between Russia and Russia, Nicholas II has to care! \u00261t;/p\u003e

The unborn little guy is undoubtedly the crystallization of the friendly relationship between Bulgaria and Russia, and there is already a golden job waiting for him before he is born. \u00261t;/p\u003e

It's not just the Russians who care. In fact, there are quite a few big people who care about the birth of the little guy. London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome... In the past few days, big people from almost all of Europe have sent condolences telegrams. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand finally realized what it means to have too many relatives. Not only big people, but even some minor nobles came to join in the fun. From Europe to America, Ferdinand reckons that there are relatives all over the world, except in Antarctica, which is uninhabited. \u00261t;/p\u003e

They didn't just scrimp on relatives, so they just sent telegrams casually. Everyone is indeed relatives, but the relationship is a little far away. Of course, this is also related to the development of Bulgaria. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The greater the power of Ferdinand, the greater the network of relationships. On the premise that there is no conflict of interest, everyone is willing to mix and be skilled. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Time passed minute by minute, and from the afternoon until midnight, there was finally a cry in the delivery room. \u00261t;/p\u003e

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, mother and child are safe!" A nurse ran out and congratulated \u00261t;/p\u003e

Hearing this news, Ferdinand's heart finally fell, and he couldn't care less, and rushed directly into the delivery room. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand glanced at the baby, then looked at the tired wife lying on the bed, and said excitedly: "Xenia is our child!"\u00261t;/p\u003e

Xenia looked at the baby softly, then smiled. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Before Ferdinand could reach out to hold the baby, Princess Clementine had already taken the baby from the nurse, carried it to the bedside, and said kindly, "Thank you, Xenia!"\u00261t;/p\u003e

"No, mother, this is what I should do!" Xenia said with a smile\u00261t;/p\u003e

...\u00261t;/p\u003e

The atmosphere in the delivery room was so warm, the doctors and nurses consciously withdrew from it, leaving the space for a family of four. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The news of the little guy's birth soon spread from the palace. A telegram went from Sofia to all over the world. As long as anyone else asked, Ferdinand politely replied. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Well, Karl is responsible for these calls. Ferdinand is still in the delivery room. He can't remember these little things. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In the middle of the night, the Sofia printing house was still brightly lit. Obviously, all the newspapers in Sofia were rushing to produce newspapers overnight! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Sadly, they didn't get a picture of the little guy, not only that, but also the name. \u00261t;/p\u003e

However, this did not prevent them from spreading the good news. At this time, the people of Bulgaria have been waiting for a long time. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Now Ferdinand has to worry about the name of the little guy. He has come up with a lot of names before, but they have not been approved by his mother and wife. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand once wanted to give up the right to name the child and leave it to his mother and wife. As a result, they were unanimously accused by them that he did not pay enough attention to the child! \u00261t;/p\u003e

But what should it be called? This is too embarrassing for Ferdinand! \u00261t;/p\u003e

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