Mediterranean Hegemony Road

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High-rise buildings rose from the ground. Although there were no skyscrapers with 100-story buildings, there were still dozens or 20-story buildings everywhere.

Influenced by Ferdinand, cities in Bulgaria are designed with wide roads. For example, the capital Sofia, according to Ferdinand's request, was initially designed to accommodate 10 million people and allow 3 million cars to pass.

Even the office areas of various industries are distributed in different areas, which are generally organized, which is also a characteristic of Bulgaria.

The total population of Sofia has now exceeded 3 million. It is the largest city in Bulgaria and the third largest city in Europe after London and Paris (here refers to Greater Paris).

From the perspective of urban development potential alone, Constantinople actually has more advantages. As the gateway to the Black Sea, the number of ships passing through here exceeds 10,000 every year. It is the most prosperous commercial port in Bulgaria.

Even if the government did not invest too much money, Constantinople has now become the second largest city in Bulgaria, but the commercial atmosphere is too strong, and Ferdinand does not like it.

In fact, after starting the Crimean Peninsula, Bulgaria proposed to move the capital to Constantinople, but not many people supported it.

In terms of history and culture, although Sofia is not comparable to Constantinople and Athens, it is also ranked in the top five in Bulgaria.

Economically, it is still the largest city in Bulgaria, but it will be surpassed by Constantinople at most in two or three years.

In terms of security, Sofia and Constantinople are similar, both cities are now far from the border and there is no threat of war.

Geographically, Constantinople is obviously more advantageous. It is located at the junction of the Eurasian continent and has the advantage of the strait.

Constantinople has so many advantages, but one thing is not as good as Sofia, and that is politics.

Sofia is the birthplace of Bulgaria, and the people have the highest level of support for the government. It is also the foundation of the Bulgarian system and has an unparalleled political position.

Most of the people who supported moving the capital to Constantinople were the old and the young and some capitalists. Obviously, they did not have enough say in politics.

The so-called support means shouting a few voices among the people. There are not enough members of Congress to propose proposals, and there is no spokesperson for their interests in the government.

And there are many people who support Sofia, the high-level military and political circles, the Bulgarian people with more than eight floors, and Ferdinand himself.

Needless to say, everyone knows the reason. The location of the capital also involves great interests.

Those who want to move the capital to Constantinople are nothing more than to increase their political voice and change the national policy of Bulgaria by moving the capital!

As early as before the end of the World War, there were discussions about moving the capital, such as: moving the capital to Belgrade, which means that the strategic goal of Bulgaria is the European continent, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely not survive a war.

Another example: moving the capital to Athens marks that Bulgaria will compete for hegemony in the Mediterranean Sea, and the maritime strategy will become the core strategy of Bulgaria in the future.

There is also a proposal to move the capital to Bucharest, which means the end of the honeymoon period between Bulgaria and Russia, and Bulgaria's next strategy is to attack Russia.

Could Ferdinand change Bulgaria's focus now? Obviously it is impossible. If the capital is moved to Constantinople, wouldn't it provide a platform for the capitalists and the old and young to come to power?

Even if Ferdinand Ken agreed, it would not pass through the country, which marked the collapse of the current Bulgarian system and the entry into the era of capitalism.

To move the capital against the people of the whole country, only idiots can do it, just like many people say why the British didn't move the capital to America and the Spaniards didn't move the capital to South America.

It's not that they don't know the benefits of moving the capital. The problem is that the consequences are so serious that no one can afford it!

In contrast,

When Bulgaria moved its capital to Constantinople, it didn't even have actual interests. Apart from being good-looking, it was to make trouble for itself.

No one stipulates that the capital of a country must be in the most developed city, which means a waste of resources.

If possible, Ferdinand would not mind moving the capital to a small city where birds and flowers are fragrant, away from the bustling metropolis.

Sofia is now de-industrialized.

Since 1908, there has not been any more factories in Sofia, except for the urban necessities in the slaughterhouse, power plant, and printing factory. Other factories are gradually moving out.

This is why the economy of Constantinople can catch up with Sofia so quickly.

According to the current plan, in the 100-kilometer area of ​​Sofia, any factories that pollute the environment are prohibited from relocating. All major polluting factories, including chemical factories and steel factories, must be relocated.

Within a 200-kilometer radius, heavily polluting factories are prohibited, and the air pollution standards must also comply with the environmental protection standards proposed by Bulgaria.

In contrast, coastal cities are much more convenient. Now everyone is discharging into the sea. Ferdinand is not an extreme environmentalist. He knows that environmental protection is unrealistic in this era.

Protect the environment around Sofia, that is, he lives in Sofia, and he can't even pit himself!

As a price, by 1930, Sofia will become a metropolis with basically no industrial pollution, the urban economic development has been delayed for at least 20 years, and the economic losses are as high as tens of billions of leva.

It is impossible to promote it to the whole country. It is better to let Britain and France play with such a high-level thing as de-industrialization!

However, in this era, Britain and France did not engage in pollution. Their domestic chemical plants and steel plants still remained in place, and most of the ones that moved out were textile factories, clothing cities, and these labor-intensive enterprises.

Obviously, Bulgaria's current policy is tilting towards the original Bulgarian fundamentals, and the high-level government has long recognized the importance of environmental protection.

Everyone wants to live a few more years. They don't want to live a life of fragrant cars, fine wine, and smelly London. It is understandable to use the power in their hands to protect the environment of their hometown first.

This is also acquiesced by Ferdinand. He has also been to London and Paris. Among the major cities in the world, Sofia can be said to have the lightest pollution, at least no industrial smog can be seen.

In order to deal with garbage, there are now special freighters that are pulled to African colonies for processing. It can be said that Ferdinand has become a pioneer of environmentalism.

Of course, this is only limited to the mainland. The colonial garbage is piled up like a mountain. Basically, it is directly incinerated, and it is not directly dumped on the ground, even if his morality is noble.

"Your Majesty, the Russians have taken the bait. They have officially invited us to discuss the issue of land transactions!" Metev said happily

For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is almost a political achievement delivered to the door. For him personally, being able to add another addition to his resume is something to celebrate.

Although he has been hailed as the most outstanding diplomat of the 20th century, who would take too much credit for himself? In Bulgaria, there is no such thing as a high-profile leader, so Metev naturally wants to make more achievements!

"Very well, let's test the bottom line of the Russians first and see what territories they plan to sell this time. There are only two principles. We don't want enclaves, we don't want Russian Poland, and other areas are free!" Ferdinand said with a smile.

Even though it was delivered by the Russians themselves, affected by the relationship between the two countries, Bulgaria still could not specify a specific place. It could only be where the Russians sold them, and they would buy them.

In this way, no matter what happens in the future, it is impossible for anyone to accuse Bulgaria of taking advantage of the fire, although it is also taking advantage of the fire.

How many troops does the Russian Empire have now? Ferdinand can say with certainty that there are more than 8 million, of which more than 3 million belong to Nicholas II, and the other two each have more than 2 million.

If all three parties are on fire, how much will it cost each year? Just take a look at the World War and you will know that it is not a problem to spend more than one billion pounds a year in war funding!

Obviously, the Russian civil war cannot reach this intensity, at least the weapons of mass destruction in the gas bombs, both sides tacitly chose not to use them.

In the war, everyone also consciously reduced civilian casualties. Of course, the Moscow government was an exception. In the national war they launched, all the old women, old and young went into battle.

No matter how much we save, the annual war funding of 3.5 billion pounds is still indispensable, and the funding gap here is very large.

Thinking of this, Ferdinand had to complain about Nicholas II, where is the political means! This is all a civil war. After shouting and killing for so long, you, the orthodox tsar, have to conduct political lure anyway?

When you have a military advantage, you just use money to bribe your opponent? Could it be that there is no heart for him in the Russian army on the opposite side?

At this point, it is obvious that Nicholas II is not as good as a bald head. At least when the warlords are in a melee, they let this one be neutral today, and let that one defect tomorrow!

Nicholas II's advantage is much greater. In continental Europe, orthodoxy is very important. For example, many countries in Europe are secretly supporting little Nicholas, but no country recognizes their legitimacy. !

Now Nicholas II is still the only legitimate tsar. This is his biggest advantage. With a big stick and a sweet date, are you afraid that he can't solve the enemy?

No matter that much, end the civil war first and then take it slow. Disarm once the war is over. Without the troops in hand, how can these people fight him?

"Yes, Your Majesty! I know what to do, but I don't know what the Russians thought this time!" Metev said.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, the bigger their appetite, the bigger the price they pay! Whether it's Ukraine or the Caucasus, as long as they're willing to sell, we can buy it!" Ferdinand said calmly

This is obvious, it depends on how much funds the Nicholas II government wants to get. Anyway, as long as it is paid by Lev, the Bulgarian government is not afraid of running out of money!

The money fell into the hands of the Russians, and in the end, it will return to Bulgaria again. The government can return at least 30 to 40 percent of the funds through various taxes. Ferdinand actually didn't care too much about the price.

If the Russians are willing to bleed, it is really possible to sell them for a sky-high price. After all, the land of this era is not very valuable in people's hearts, and European land is expensive, and it is still necessary to wait for the collapse of the colonial system.

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