Bulgarian Empire

After Ferdinand's order, Constantine immediately lost interest in German heritage. Whether it was ships or other industrial products, he allowed Britain and France to carve up. Bulgaria still dismantled the factory and went back to build it himself!

After dealing with the division of compensation, it was the turn of the German colonies. Don’t look at the Germans challenging the old world and think that they have fewer colonies. In fact, the area of ​​their colonies is still not small, but the value is not very high.

1. Pacific region:

German Samoa: 1899-1915

German New Guinea, including Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land and adjacent islands: 1884-1915; its administrative divisions also include:

Caroline Islands: 1889-1915

Mariana Islands: 1889-1915

2. German East Africa:

Later Tanganyika, today part of Tanzania: 1885-1917

Rwanda and Burundi: 1885-1917

3. German West Africa:

Cameroon: 1884-1915

Togo: 1884-1915

4. German Southwest Africa, present-day Namibia: 1883-1916

5. Far East** region: leased land of ***zhou Bay, including leased land of ** Island: 1897-1915 (originally leased for 99 years)

Mountain ~ ~ sphere of influence

Yellow~~~ River basin sphere of influence

(Remarks: The outbreak of this space-time world war was delayed by one year, so the German colonies were also delayed to be seized by the Allied Powers.)

Anyway, after getting this information, Ferdinand knew how to choose. The colonies of these 5 major plates excluded the Far East~~ region first, and they must not move under the protection of the harmonious beast!

Secondly, German Samoa, Ferdinand has never heard of it anyway, and finally found it on the map. Several small islands located in the South Pacific not far from New Zealand, for Bulgaria, the economic value and strategic value here are almost If it is zero, eliminate it without hesitation!

Don't look at the German New Guinea area. The German colonies in the Pacific Ocean are not suitable for Bulgaria. They are either worthless or within the sphere of influence of the British. It is not worthwhile to intervene directly!

Then in German East Africa, Ferdinand didn't bother to complain about it. They were all rotten lands, including Rwanda, Burundi, Tanganyika, and northern Mozambique in later generations. The area was not small, but the economic value was scum!

Both Rwanda and Burundi are in the interior of Africa, so there is no need to think about it. There must be no way to develop it in this era, even in the 21st century. Ferdinand does not think Bulgaria is capable.

Tanganyika is not only large enough, what does he use it for? Do you want to grow sisal and cloves? Or fish farming in Lake Tanganyika?

Mozambique seems to have some value, but it is a pity that the Germans control the northern plateau. It is useless. Even if it is necessary to develop mineral resources, it will be a problem after the 21st century. Ferdinand is not crazy!

Ferdinand wondered if the annual import and export trade volume of the entire German East Africa was more than two million pounds? This is an obvious loss-making colony. Unless it can be connected with the surrounding area and complement each other in trade, it is estimated that it will be able to make a profit. Bulgaria should forget it!

German West Africa is still relatively close, but it is still a poor word! Cameroon has many types of mineral resources, but unfortunately the reserves are not large and the economic value is limited.

In Cameroon and Togo, Ferdinand seems to be able to develop agriculture, or sell timber, anyway, don't have too much hope!

After taking stock, Ferdinand was surprised to find that with so many German colonies, Namibia in German Southwest Africa had some value. It was rich in natural resources and had a certain foundation for the development of agriculture and industry.

Namibia is rich in mineral resources and is known as the "strategic metal reserve". The main minerals are diamonds, uranium, copper, silver, etc.

It is also one of the top ten fish producing countries in the world.

However, in the short term, there is no development value. Developing minerals before the railway is completed is simply courting death. Developing the fish industry is even more nonsense. The biggest problem is who to sell to!

In addition to developing agriculture in the early stage, it seems that there is not much use. For long-term considerations, we can occupy the land first.

In the end, Ferdinand issued a secret order to Constantine. The first choice is German Southwest Africa, followed by German West Africa, then East Africa, and finally the Pacific Islands. The Far East has nothing to do with Bulgaria!

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After receiving the detailed information from the country, Constantine understood why he proposed to sell the German colonies at a price. Britain and France did not object. The economic value of emotion is not high, and the strategic value is also very general. For the rich and powerful Britain and France, That's it!

Even for Bulgaria, most of them are tasteless, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard!

Constantine scorned the eyes of the Germans, even if you missed the best time to carve up the world, you can't make up with a bunch of bad things!

Don't you know that this is a loss-making business? Most of the colonies in European countries are making profits, while the German colonies, except for the Far East, are estimated to be in a state of loss. I really don’t know what the Germans think?

You know, most of the minerals in this era have not yet been discovered, and it is not even counted as reserve resources in advance. No wonder Prime Minister Bismarck opposed the German government's colonial policy!

The ensuing negotiations went much smoother. Neither British Prime Minister Lloyd George nor French President Poincaré paid much attention to the issue of the division of the German colonies.

Constantine said with a smile: "Let's start with the Pacific Islands first, and make a quotation according to our prior agreement!"

After finishing speaking, he picked up the pen, filled in a number on the paper, and waited for the bids from the two of them.

In less than a minute, everyone filled out their quotations. There is no doubt that the Pacific Islands have been taken by John Bull. Neither the French nor the Bulgarians have any interest in prying here.

Constantine filled in 10 million at random, but the unit was lev. The number filled in by Poincaré was even weirder. He directly filled in 100 francs, and omitted the 10,000, which shows their attitude.

In the end, John Bull won this area at a sky-high price of 1.2 million pounds, and it is estimated that it will still be lost to New Zealand or Australia for escrow.

The same is true for the subsequent division of colonies. When he met two unconcerned allies, Constantine got his wish to acquire German Southwest Africa (about 6 million pounds), which is the later Namibia region, at a sky-high price of 150 million levs. .

It's just that German West Africa was divided up by Britain and France, and the worst German East Africa Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanganyika are in the hands of Constantine. Of course, the price is really cheap, 994,996 square kilometers The total value of the land does not exceed two million pounds.

In the end, the Germans had a colony of 2.59 million square kilometers, and the total price given by the three countries was less than 15 million pounds, so you know how low the price is!

After the internal division of the three countries was completed, it was the turn of other countries to participate. For example, the British lost the Pacific Islands to Australia and New Zealand as their reward for participating in the World War.

And the northern part of Mozambique was lost to the Portuguese by John Bull.

Constantine is also negotiating Rwanda with the Belgians, and he wouldn't mind another transfer if the Belgians made the right offer.

In general, Bulgaria will not see any economic benefits in the short term except for the increase in the colonial area of ​​the German colony division!

After dealing with these issues, the most troublesome thing for everyone is the conflicts between the allies of the Allied Powers. Because of the small involvement with the major members, Constantine has to act as a villain in many cases.

For example, on the issue of suppressing Japan, the three countries reached an agreement, forcing the Japanese to give up some of the German islands in the Pacific Ocean, and denying the Japanese government the right to inherit the rights of the German Far East.

The two sides had a very stalemate. For the sake of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, the British chose to remain silent, and it was Constantine and Poincaré who came forward to suppress the Japanese.

On the issue of the Russians, Constantine chose to remain silent, letting Britain and France come forward to suppress Mao Xiong's interests.

In the end, the indemnity paid by the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Russians was successfully limited to 180 million pounds, which can also be offset in kind!

It is estimated that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will pack all their excess weapons and equipment to the Tsarist government, and it will be enough to produce another batch of weapons and ammunition. Of course, this is impossible. Britain and France directly snatched the indemnity and have to pay the Russians first. The debt owed to them, Nicholas II will never see this reparation!

After bumps and bumps, the Paris Peace Conference has come to an end. It can be regarded as joy and sorrow for some families!

On November 25, 1917, the Paris Peace Conference, which lasted for more than a month, came to an end, and a new page in world history was opened!

The French became the biggest winner in this conference. Not only did they regain the lost ground, but they also pushed the border to the Rhine River. They also received huge compensation, and their status in the European continent was greatly enhanced!

The second is the British, who received the second largest share of war reparations, and also won the German navy, which once again consolidated world hegemony.

Bulgaria became the third biggest winner. Not only did it receive a huge amount of compensation, but most importantly, it secured its right to speak in the world and gained the status of the three giants of the Allied Powers!

After doing this, Constantine's work is only half completed, and he will then be responsible for selling the debts Bulgaria has obtained this time to consortiums of various countries.

Don't look at how much money the Allies lost, but this is an installment payment. For Bulgaria, which urgently needs funds to develop the Asia Minor peninsula, this is far from quenching its thirst!

In today's world, there are only three companies that can afford Bulgaria's debt. They are the most powerful British consortium, the upstart American consortium that developed during the World War, and the French consortium of an established financial group!

Proceeding from the actual situation, the British and American consortiums that are now interested in taking over Bulgaria's creditor's rights are now suffering heavy losses to the French Republic due to the outbreak of the World War on the Western Front on the mainland of France.

Their consortium is busy cutting up the big domestic pie, and they don't have the energy to participate in the sale of Bulgaria's debt for a while.

On this day, Foreign Minister Megev knocked on the door of Konstantin's office and said, "Your Excellency, these are the quotations from the United Kingdom Consortium and the United States Consortium. Please have a look!"

After looking through the quotations carefully, Constantine closed the report and said angrily: "Are they colluding to take advantage of the fire? They are all uniform quotations, and they are directly discounted by 50%!

Could it be that they thought we were fools? Although Deyi's compensation is long-term, the interest income is not low, and we also promised to help collect the arrears, so they have no risk at all!

With such a stable income, they dare to open their mouths so loudly. Is this a sure thing for us? "

Megev smiled wryly and said: "Your Excellency, our debt is too large, the total amount involved is as high as nearly three billion pounds, and there are not many consortiums in the world that can provide such a large amount of money.

Now these consortiums have chosen to jointly sell in order to lower the price, and they didn't pay for it all by themselves!

Under normal circumstances, after getting our creditor's rights, they will sell them to individuals or financial institutions in China. Maybe they will be able to pay back their capital or even make a profit within two or three years!

In this regard, the experts sent by our Ministry of Finance will continue to communicate with them. Under normal circumstances, they will not give up this piece of fat, but the price may not be so ideal! "

Constantine nodded and said, "I know that. Who told us that we are short of money now? Go and ask how much we can increase the price if we accept the money we owed them before!"

The loans that Bulgaria owed to Britain and the United States before were actually owed to the British and American consortiums. Otherwise, the British and American governments alone would not be able to come up with such a huge sum of money!

If foreign debts are offset, this means that the Anglo-American consortium can pay nearly 900 million pounds less in cash, and they can directly balance the accounts internally.

But the interest income they get is double, not only the risk they bear is reduced, but the income they get is also increased. In this case, it was only natural for Constantine to ask them to raise the price!

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