Mediterranean Hegemony Road

"The Austro-Hungarian Empire has defected!" Newspapers all over the world have been seized by this news, and many people are wondering if April Fool's Day is coming again!

Originally, after the Allies rejected Italy's job-hopping, everyone thought that the Allies were going to kill the Allies this time. After all, there were conflicts of interest between countries.

Since the two countries can directly kill Italy because of the conflict of interests in the Mediterranean, can the two countries not be able to carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire because of their interests in Europe?

Well, the Russians did think so, but Ferdinand chose to give up! Bulgaria is not ready to compete for hegemony in the European Big 6. He has never been interested in making wedding dresses for others!

Besides, in order to get Bulgaria to give up and carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire with the Russians, Britain, France, and the United States have worked hard.

That's right, the Americans have a share this time too! From this, it can be seen how much hatred the Russians have. Even the US government, which has nothing to do with this war, has to find a way to block them!

Of course, because of not participating in this world war, the Americans are not yet confident enough to face up to their own strength.

Therefore, the Americans who made a lot of money in the World War directly sacrificed their best "gold and dollar diplomacy", increased the credit line of Bulgaria, and also reduced the interest rate, and then Ferdinand decisively accepted The olive branch thrown by the Americans.

Even the Japanese in the Far East expressed their attitude through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and strongly resisted the continued expansion of Maoxiong!

Of course, the impoverished Japan should not expect any benefits. People just shouted a few words and it was over. Ferdinand didn't care about the so-called friendship of the Great Japanese Empire!

Don't look at the war money the Japanese also made in this world war, but because they were swindled by Ferdinand, they owed a huge foreign debt. After so many years, the profits have been rolled over, and it has long been an astronomical figure. The Japanese government is still a pauper. !

To pay off debts,

In this world war, the Japanese also sent expeditionary troops to Europe, but the performance was a bit shameful. After the first batch, they were disliked by Britain and France!

Of course, this "humiliation" is only because they came at an unfortunate time. The fifteen main divisions of the Japanese army just caught up with the huge pit of Verdun, and they are finished without a chance to perform!

In fact, the Japanese army still has some combat effectiveness. Although its equipment and tactics are backward, it has a good will to fight and is much stronger than the colonial army.

The problem is that they asked for too high a price, Britain and France felt that it was not economical, and because of Ferdinand's butterfly effect in this time and space, the Allies did not lack troops at all, so naturally they did not ask for a second batch.

Even though the Japanese government has been working hard to extort money, there are still 450 million pounds of foreign debt, but their external debt has also grown to 380 million pounds, and it is estimated that the balance will be reached after the end of the world war. .

This is also caused by Japan's special system. Due to the world war, the Japanese made money, but the money did not go to the Japanese government, and most of it went into the pockets of the consortium, which naturally happened. !

Therefore, compared to the same period in history, the confidence of the Japanese in this time and space is much less, and they do not have the arrogance of claiming to be the third largest power in the world!

(Note: After the Washington Treaty was signed, the Japanese government obtained the third largest naval tonnage in the world after the United Kingdom and the United States, and then they claimed to be the third largest power in the world.)

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With the changes in the international situation, the rift between the Bulgarian-Russian alliance is also getting bigger and bigger. Unless Ferdinand wants to play the Bulgarian-Russian alliance to challenge the world, it will be a matter of time for the two sides to part ways!

As for the treaty signed by the two countries before the war, to establish a Slavic federal empire, Ferdinand had long been thrown out of the sky by Ferdinand.

Even the tsarist government did not bring up this topic. It seems that everyone is not a fool. How can such an obvious thing not be seen?

Now that Bulgaria has hardened its wings, I don't want to continue to be a younger brother, and I'm going to fly solo!

In addition to the growth of Bulgaria's own strength, Britain and France have not done much. If they hadn't deliberately allowed Bulgaria to expand into Asia and Africa, would Ferdinand dare to make trouble with the Russians so quickly?

Of course, if John Bull chose to suppress Bulgaria from the beginning, the ending would definitely make them cry to the corner!

Bulgaria, which has no way to expand in the colonies, can only follow the Russians and expand in Europe. It is estimated that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has long been divided between the two countries.

Even after the war, a Slavic empire that included Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, and Central Europe was about to emerge. This behemoth was even more terrifying than the Soviet Union in later generations, and Britain and France, which were severely damaged, had no way to stop all this from happening!

There is no such thing as history, Ferdinand had to admire the British's diplomatic means, and the current situation in Europe is basically still under their control.

Now that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has defected, the death knell of the Germans has sounded, and the countdown to the World War has entered.

In the future, the pattern of the European Big Six will become: the Russian Empire, the hegemon of Eastern Europe, France, the Western European hegemon, and Bulgaria, which is entrenched in the Balkans. In this three-pronged situation, no one wants to dominate the European Big Six.

In addition, there is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which retains a certain strength, which can not only hinder the expansion of the Russians to southern Europe, but also block the way for Bulgaria to expand to Europe.

Of course, if the Italians can be stronger and can contain the French, it will be more perfect!

In the Mediterranean area, although Bulgaria has grown bigger, the two major gateways are still in the hands of the British, and the strength of the Royal Navy is enough to suppress everything!

At the same time, due to its geographical location, Bulgaria, which has risen, has to limit the expansion of the Russians' sphere of influence to the Near East for its own interests. It is a matter of time before the two countries part ways.

If nothing else, John Bull would provoke a conflict between Japan and the United States after the war to ease their military pressure in the Americas and the Far East.

If you know it, you will know it, but Ferdinand is still not allowed to enter the pit! What John Bull used this time was a conspiracy. How could a rising Bulgaria continue to be a younger brother to the Russians?

Even if he wants to endure the humiliation, there is no chance! It's not a brain-dead TV series, and countries still rely on interests to talk. When the strength of the younger brother and the boss is very close, can the boss still control it?

Bulgaria's homeland in the Balkans now includes:

Kingdom of Greece: an area of ​​131,957 square kilometers;

Albania: an area of ​​28,748 square kilometers;

Republic of Macedonia: an area of ​​25,713 square kilometers;

Bulgaria: an area of ​​11o91o square kilometers;

Romania: an area of ​​238,391 square kilometers;

Serbia: an area of ​​88,361 square kilometers;

The Kingdom of Montenegro: an area of ​​14,442 square kilometers;

Bosnia and Herzegovina: an area of ​​51,129 square kilometers;

Part of the territory of Croatia: the area is about 5ooo square kilometers;

Dalmatia: an area of ​​13ooo square kilometers;

Turkey in Europe: an area of ​​23,417 square kilometers;

Bulgaria now has a combined area of ​​731o68 square kilometers, directly surpassing the mainland of France and becoming the second largest country in Europe.

Moreover, this world war brought not only territorial expansion to Bulgaria, but also an increase of 15% in the total industrial volume, and a 30% increase in the total economic volume!

After the end of the World War, it is inevitable that the population of Bulgaria will exceed 40 million. It is worth mentioning that most of the population growth here is the selfless dedication of the bear!

Moreover, this population base is already anti-French, and even with the population growth rate of Bulgaria, it will take a long time to surpass the British, a proper top power!

At the same time, in terms of colonies, there will be further increases in Bulgaria after the war. There are no good places, but the bad places with little strategic and economic value, presumably Britain and France will not be stingy!

If nothing else, the total area of ​​Bulgaria's colonies after the war will exceed 5 million square kilometers. There is no problem at all. Of course, there may be more than 4 million square kilometers of land in the desert!

However, Ferdinand didn’t dislike it either. No matter whether it was valuable or not, let’s get it in our hands first. Anyway, it’s a sparsely populated place, and it doesn’t take much administrative expenses to manage these places!

In some places, it is only necessary to obtain sovereignty. It does not matter whether or not to set up a colonial government. The nomads should let them govern themselves.

In the next 20 years, Bulgaria's focus will still be on the Balkans and Asia Minor. As long as these two peninsulas are opened, Bulgaria will be invincible!

To a certain extent, after the end of this world war, Bulgaria is also equivalent to being "announced" by Britain and France. From the order challenger camp of the emerging empire, to the old imperial order defender camp!

The world's third largest colonial power, isn't it maintaining the backbone of the colonial empire? From this point of view, from now on, everyone has stood in the same camp!

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