Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The end of the Paris Peace Conference does not mean that the world is really peaceful. For example, Japan refused to sign at the peace conference, because the Paris Peace Conference dominated by the three giants greatly limited their development space.

Not only do we have to lose most of the German Pacific Islands that we have already acquired, but we must also be forced to give up the German sphere of influence in the Far East. This is unacceptable to the Japanese government!

Of course, if you don't sign, you won't hold back. Britain and France are much stronger in this era, but Japan is much weaker than after World War I in history. With one strong and one weak, Britain and France will naturally not give in!

I don't know how long the Japanese can hold on. Anyway, they have no allies in terms of this aspect. Even the Americans who were also suppressed at the peace meeting stood on their opposite!

Britain and France used reality to tell the world, it’s better not to provoke them. The Japanese made 21 fiddles. During the war, they did not have the energy to intervene. Now they have shot the Japanese back to the prototype again!

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This is just the beginning. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles brought a heavy economic burden to the Germans and laid the foundation for the revival of the German economy.

However, the Germans also preserved more territory than the same period in history. For example, under the strong opposition of Russia and Austria, the British did not want to overly weaken the Germans, and German Poland was not independent.

At the same time, the French gained greater rights and interests in the east and directly pushed the border to the Rhine River. The Treaty of Versailles allowed the French to directly increase their population by more than 10 million and increase their territory by 6%.

If the French gains in Italy are added, after the end of the world war, the French's native area increased by 13.5%, and the population increased by 37%, and the total population once exceeded 5,400. million.

Fortunately, most of these increased populations are not interested in the French Republic, and they still call themselves Germans or Italians, otherwise the British will not be able to sleep.

Now John Bull also finds himself at a disadvantage. After the end of the world war, the local areas of France and Bulgaria have been expanded. Only their local areas are restricted by the British Isles and cannot expand to the European continent. There is no direction for development.

The benefits of the Mediterranean Sea are still quite rich, but the gains in the colonies are negligible, and the Allied countries' wealth is still too thin.

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What is even more unacceptable are the Americans. Although they have obtained rich economic benefits, their status has not been recognized internationally. Not only can they not be compared with the British, but even subordinate to the two countries. , which makes them unacceptable!

These series of factors have also become the main contradiction in the future world! The inability to achieve an international status commensurate with their own strength prompted the Americans to give blood to the Germans after the war...

The cabinet minister on duty, Chekov, reported to Ferdinand in a serious manner: "Your Majesty, the news just came that a revolution broke out in Moscow again, and the Bolshevik Party came to power and established the Soviet Republic!"

Well, in fact, this is not a big news. The Russian Empire has been divided into three parts, and one of the regimes has been replaced, which does not affect the world situation.

What is different is that this time the Russians established a proletarian regime, which attracted everyone's attention, but that's all.

The "October Revolution" broke out in Russia,

It was only Ferdinand who paid attention, and everyone's eyes converged on the Paris Peace Conference.

The establishment of the Soviet regime in Russia is inseparable from the wanton actions of the capitalists. A regime composed entirely of capitalists, a country without any constraints, just think about it and know what will happen.

Ferdinand knew that the "October Revolution of the Russians" was the beginning of a new era in history.

Being sandwiched between the two tsarist regimes, once the battle begins, the outcome is almost doomed. The strength gap between the two sides can be described as a world of difference. Anyway, Ferdinand doesn’t think they can fight against each other!

(Forget the appearance of the harmonious beast, let’s take it with one stroke!)

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The World War was over, and the Versailles Treaty was passed back to Bulgaria, which immediately caused a sensation. Bulgaria's indemnity and colonization in the World War were ignored by people. Instead, they were more concerned about the establishment of the status of the "Big Three"!

For ordinary people, Bulgaria's international status this time is what they deserve to show off the most. From now on, Bulgaria will appear on the international stage, and will no longer appear as the younger brother of the Russian Empire.

Even if it is an extreme pro-Russian faction, no one wants to continue to be a younger brother now. It is good to be the boss. This feeling is really cool!

The pro-Russian issue that has been plaguing the Bulgarian government has been completely resolved. From now on, the Bulgarian government has completely got rid of the influence of the Russians.

The factors in people’s hearts are so subtle. After the outbreak, the pro-Russian faction who originally admired the Russian system has now transformed itself into an anti-Russian vanguard. They believe that the Russian system is completely behind the times and is destined to be eliminated by the times. , and the Bulgarian system is the choice of the times!

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Moreover, dramatic changes have taken place within Russia. The tsarist government has set off a wave of learning the Bulgarian system, which was promoted by Nicholas II.

He also has no choice, the current Russian Empire is terminally ill, and their own system is definitely out of date, and the rest can only be learned abroad!

The American and French republics, Nicholas II will definitely not be able to learn, whoever dares to learn is his enemy.

He studied the British constitutional monarchy, but he was too timid and was afraid of being guillotined. After all, he and the British king who was guillotined were similar to him in some respects.

Learning from the Japanese, the Russian Empire said they couldn't afford to lose the man. After looking around for a week, they suddenly found that there is still a former younger brother to learn, and the original constitutional system of Bulgaria was formulated by the Russian Western faction, and Ferdinand just modified it!

This is wonderful for the Western factions in Russia. Facts have proved the correctness of their theory. A small country with a population of only three or four million and a territory of less than 100,000 square kilometers has an ideal political system formulated by them. Under the circumstances, they have become world-class powers in just thirty or forty years. Is this enough to prove the superiority of their system?

As for Ferdinand's opening to Bulgaria, they were automatically ignored by them. This was all caused by the superiority of their political system. Ferdinand was at most a great king. The development and growth of Bulgaria was caused by the superiority of their system. of!

Otherwise, if they started a republic at the beginning, wouldn't there be nothing left? Bulgaria has no king, and naturally there is no Ferdinand!

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As soon as the Paris Peace Conference was over, the Constantine delegation set off on their way home. The issue of the sale of the creditor's rights was still quarreling with the consortium by officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This could not be over in a short time.

As one of the "Big Three", Constantine's trip to Paris is still very beautiful, it can be said to be a rewarding experience, but the biggest winner is Ferdinand, who is waving banknotes and buying and buying in Germany!

For example, the German steel factory worth hundreds of millions of marks can now be taken away by Ferdinand for 1.8 million, especially in the southern German region, in the military area of ​​Bulgaria, in addition to the cost of demolition, a large Don't need to give it, the factories of the Germans just disappeared.

That's right, the directness is gone. It is natural that a powerful group like Ferdinand can do such a big thing. Anyway, the unlucky ones are all Germans, who cares so much!

If you have any opinions, you can protest to the garrison, and they will be responsible for explaining all the causes and consequences!

And it's not just the factories that are relocated. In many cases, they are packed together with engineers. Anyway, Bulgaria is about to develop the Asia Minor peninsula, and it is not afraid of not being able to digest these production capacity.

For the purpose of limiting the Germans' war potential, Britain and France are also dismantling the Germans' heavy industry, especially the French who wish to dismantle every screw of the Germans.

As in history, many factories were demolished by them, only to suddenly realize that they were not needed at all, and no capitalists in the country were willing to take over, and they couldn’t find a buyer if they wanted to sell them. In the end, they returned them to the Germans comically.

But this time is different. With Ferdinand, a wealthy buyer, sweeping the market at a price no higher than a discount of the market price, the German heavy industry system in the Ruhr area has suffered a fatal blow.

As for whether the Germans can recover in the future, Ferdinand doesn't care. Anyway, it is more important for Bulgaria to be strong, or it is more important to make money in his own pocket.

Anyway, in history, the German heavy industry was also dismantled by the Allies, but no one was willing to take over it in the later period. After being idle for a period of time by a group of idiots, it was returned to the Germans.

This time is different. According to incomplete statistics, from the end of 1917 to the beginning of 1919, in just over a year, Bulgaria has demolished more than 580 large and medium-sized factories from Germany.

These included one-third of the German steel mills, one-quarter of the shipyards, nearly half of the chemical and pharmaceutical factories, and a large number of high-tech industries at the time.

And in the five years after the end of the World War, more than 500,000 immigrants from Germany went to Bulgaria one after another. No one knows how many of them were voluntary.

Anyway, the Bulgarian army has dispatched troops many times to escort these elite talents and ensure that they and their families arrive in Bulgaria safely.

It was the selfless dedication of the Germans that allowed Bulgaria to achieve rapid economic development after the war and quickly became the first industrial power in Europe!

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After the successful conclusion of the Paris Peace Conference, Ferdinand held a celebration banquet for the Constantine delegation and commended them.

For example: Ferdinand divided the five dukes and the seven marquis in one breath, including the four military generals who were sealed as dukes, and the cabinet members except the prime minister who sealed the dukes, everyone else became marquis, and the military The three of them formed the Seven Marquis!

Of course, these people are all false titles, and the real Ferdinand is not so arrogant. Besides, Bulgaria also has a strict system of title promotion. In theory, the possibility of a real duke is almost zero!

After all, it is a fief of up to one million hectares. How could Ferdinand be easily obtained? In theory, as long as someone can unify the Eurasian continent, the credit is almost the same. In fact, Ferdinand has only drawn a big cake. Perhaps through the efforts of dozens of generations, it is possible to give birth to the real duke!

After all, among all the nobles in Bulgaria, the highest real title has not yet appeared as an earl, and the difference between the duke is too far.

Also because of this, the status of the fief aristocracy is much higher than that of the feudal nobility, after all, it can be hereditary!

Ferdinand also officially established strict aristocratic standards. Now Bulgarian aristocrats have been recognized by mainstream European society. Otherwise, a group of upstarts would start out on an equal footing with these old-fashioned aristocrats and would not be recognized by others!

In addition to announcing these high-ranking titles at the banquet, Ferdinand also cast more than 40 earls, more than 380 viscounts, more than 2,500 barons, more than 8,000 knights and More than 20,000 lords.

The Bulgarian nobility system was established, and most of the knights in it were real seals. After the First World War, many people still made great contributions. There are still many 150 hectares of military merit fields. There are enough people!

This also means that Ferdinand is no longer rootless. A noble class loyal to the king has been established. With the end of the enfeoffment, they will penetrate into all parts of Bulgaria to consolidate the foundation of Ferdinand's rule.

No way, Ferdinand rummaged through the history books of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and finally found that the most scientific way to digest the new territory is to ennoble a knighthood. As long as a group of nobles have taken root in the local area, the possibility of independence is very small. .

On the contrary, the method of civilian rule is prone to repetition. If one is not careful, rebellion and independence will occur. Is this the case in ancient and modern China and abroad!

In order to limit the growth of the nobles, Ferdinand also made strict restrictions, that is, the nobles do not have the right to establish cities, and all cities in Bulgaria must be controlled by the government!

In addition, the term of office of the nobles in the local area has also been strictly limited. Basically, after two terms are completed, they must be sent abroad to strictly prevent the expansion of local factions.

Of course, these questions are still early! Now these nobles go to places as builders. Many places have become deserted due to the war. Their main task in the past was to take root in the place and develop the local economy.

Compared with the real nobles, most of the people who obtained the lands were ordinary soldiers who made military exploits. There are many of them, and although the land that each of them gets is not a lot, as long as they are willing to choose to go to more remote areas, they can invest in the purchase of land that is no more than ten times the size of the military field!

The standards vary from place to place. For example, those that flow in the Balkans are as many as the actual fiefs, and there is no discount at all; while those who go to Asia Minor can buy 50% to twice as much. land.

Of course, the place where you can buy ten times the land area of ​​the fief is naturally Africa. In order to develop remote areas, basically the more remote the land, the lower the price of land, and the land on the African continent is basically given away for nothing. Ferdinand Dumping at an ultra-low price of one hundred levs per hectare!

It's just that in order to ensure the interests of the Bulgarian military aristocracy, it has not been fully sold. In fact, not many people can be relocated. After all, the Balkans is now the core of Bulgaria!

As soon as the military merits of these millions of soldiers are released, the Asia Minor Peninsula, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, the Persian Gulf and other regions will become the focus of Bulgaria's development in the next ten years. Among them, the Asia Minor Peninsula is the core, which can almost be said to be the same as the Balkan Peninsula. Get the same level of attention from the government!

As for the Arabian Peninsula, it will be a little later. Ferdinand estimates that it can be developed there in the next ten years. As for the African region, let’s just let it go. It is impossible for Bulgaria to invest tens of billions of levs for African colonies now. development funds.

The initial goal was to send a group of refugees there, build a few cities in the coastal areas, entrust some nobles to manage them in the past, properly develop local properties, and strive for initial profits.

And the most pitiful African inland, Ferdinand felt that it was more appropriate to exile prisoners. It would be a good choice to send stubborn people who are unwilling to integrate ethnic groups in Bulgarian territory!

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