Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The chaos in Central America suddenly broke out. Not only did the British people get stunned, but even Ferdinand was bombed. Even if there was chaos, it would be impossible for so many countries to break out together as if they were going to a market?

It is a pity that Bulgaria's intelligence network in the Americas is not perfect, and it is impossible to trace the black hand behind the scenes. Ferdinand can only guess it out of thin air.

There are only a handful of countries or powers in the world that have this strength and the ability to stir up chaos in Central America.

The first is the British, but they don't have to be hard on themselves. Even if there is any conspiracy, it can be carried out after they have ended the two wars.

Unless it is an internal struggle, and the two sides have reached the point of life and death, in order to defeat political opponents, it is possible to do such a thing.

In theory, this is impossible in the British Empire. Political parties are not so powerful, and most of them are concentrated in the country. Unless it is planned by a consortium, the probability of this is very small!

Second, there is the U.S. Treasury. In other words, it is the American consortium. The U.S. government is finished, and these consortia have suffered heavy losses, but most of their core strength has been preserved.

They have been operating in Central American countries for 180 years, and they have the strength to provoke this war.

But the problem is, Ferdinand can't think of a reason why they would do this? After all, there is a price to pay for planning this turmoil. Even if Central America is in chaos, what benefits will they gain?

Then there are the French. They also barely have the strength to plan this Central American war. In theory, in order to attack the British, they were motivated to plan this incident.

It is a pity that although the motive exists, the timing is not right, and the messy problems of the French government have not been resolved. It is obviously not a wise move to provoke the British at this time.

Another is the Spaniards who don't have much sense of existence. Central America was originally their colony. Even though it has become independent, the Spanish influence in the local area is still not small.

This is the only suspect excluded by Ferdinand. The reason is very simple. The Spaniards have no way to turn this influence into action.

In the end, it was planned by people within the Central American countries. They all have suspicions about it, whether it is infighting to seize power or expanding territory.

For the rest of the countries and forces, you don't need to think about it. You don't need to worry about your motives. You can understand it just by looking at your strength. If you want to do it, you can't do it!

"Your Majesty, in order to ease the financial pressure, the British raised the toll of the Suez Canal by 20%, and our transportation cost to the Indian Ocean has increased again!" Prime Minister Constantine said through gritted teeth.

"Well, did the British raise tolls for all merchant ships, or just for us?" Ferdinand asked with concern

If it is only against Bulgaria, it means that what they have done before has been exposed, and the London government has used this method to warn Bulgaria to stay calm.

"All merchant ships, but British merchant ships will receive tax rebate subsidies from the government afterwards. In fact, they are only aimed at countries along the Mediterranean coast, and we have suffered the most!" Constantine said angrily.

Sure enough, it was the British Empire. This was a warning from Bulgaria, France, and Austria-Hungary, and it forced the three countries to bow to them!

From the perspective of transportation, Bulgaria can get rid of the Suez Canal. In theory, Bulgarian industrial and commercial products can be transported through the Baghdad railway, and then directly from the Persian Gulf into the Indian Ocean.

Obviously this only exists in theory. The cost of rail transportation is not low. In the 20th century, the cheapest mode of transportation was sea transportation.

If the transportation is carried out by land, the transportation cost will increase by at least 20 to 30% compared with the current one. Obviously, this is not acceptable to Bulgaria.

The toll of the Suez Canal has always been an important expense in the cost of maritime transportation in Bulgaria. The toll has been increased by 20%, which means that the transportation cost will increase by seven or eight percent. Industrial Products,

Net profit should drop by two or three percentage points.

Most of the manufacturing industry is not a profiteering industry. Now the British are cutting such a knife, which is simply challenging the bottom line of Bulgaria!

compromise?

On this issue, France may be able to compromise, their main economy is the financial industry, so the export of processing and manufacturing accounts for a small proportion of the economy.

Austria-Hungary could also compromise. Their sea transportation is underdeveloped, and most of the overseas transportation is done through international shipping companies. For example: British Shipping Company and Bulgarian Shipping Company are their main employees.

Only Bulgaria has no way to make concessions on this issue. With such a card from the British, Bulgarians have to pay at least hundreds of millions of levs in tolls every year.

This is also a big blow to domestic industry and commerce. If you endure this time, what will happen next time the British continue to increase tolls?

What should I do?

Cutting meat with a slow knife is the most ruthless. If you want to treat Bulgaria's industry and commerce as a pig, this is killing Ferdinand!

As the world's largest capitalist, and also the world's largest factory owner, this simply hit Ferdinand's lifeline.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends a stern note to the London government to see what the London government is trying to play!

At the same time, the government immediately started the exploration of the Gulf of Aqaba Canal, and we can't be stuck in the neck by the British all the time! ' said Ferdinand sternly.

If it weren't for political factors, Israel in later generations would have dug the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba long ago.

From a geographical point of view, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Suez Canal are comparable, but the distance from the canal to be dug from the Gulf of Aqaba will increase by 180 kilometers.

As for the technical problem, it doesn't exist at all, it's just that there is an additional lake in the Suez Canal, which reduces the construction difficulty.

This problem is not worth mentioning at all. Moreover, when the Suez Canal was excavated in the last century, it could only be carried on the shoulders manually. Now that excavators and cars are born, the technical difficulty has been greatly reduced.

In fact, as early as after the end of World War I, Bulgaria had plans to excavate the Gulf of Aqaba Canal, but it was never started because of its relationship with the British.

Now that the British have quietly raised tolls, it is no wonder that Ferdinand was digging the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba to grab business with them.

Even in a hurry, Bulgaria still directly exempts tolls. Anyway, the most navigable on this route is the Bulgarian merchant ship, and it will not lose money.

"Your Majesty, there is no technical problem. The design plan for the Gulf of Aqaba Canal has been piled up in our Ministry of Communications for several years, but what about the political impact?

If the British knew that we were digging the Grand Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba, would they come out to do damage, or even ban our ships from passing through the Suez Canal? ' said Transport Minister Beshear hesitantly.

"It depends on whether the British have made up their minds now to fight us!" Ferdinand said with a sneer

Everyone's faces changed greatly, and they recovered immediately. The British are very busy now, and if they want to turn against Bulgaria, at least they have to wait until they are done!

First there was the war quagmire in Afghanistan, then there was an even bigger quagmire in Southeast Asia, and now the chaos in Central America has drawn the British Empire into it.

At this time, do they still have enough troops available?

Obviously it doesn't exist. If there is not enough army, a war with Bulgaria will break out. The Royal Navy can't be without the shore. A lose-lose war is definitely not what the London government wants!

No matter how powerful John Bull's diplomacy was, Ferdinand wasn't afraid now.

Unlike the Germans, Bulgaria is not sandwiched by several major powers, so there are more articles that can be done.

For example: no matter what kind of benefits the French give them, it is impossible for them to spend millions of troops and go to the Near East and fight to the death with Bulgaria.

Even if the French government is crazy, the French people will kill them immediately. This irrelevant interest is completely because they don't want to sacrifice their lives!

As for the Germans, if the British dare to arm Germany, then the French will become Bulgaria's natural allies. Franco-German hatred is not so easy to solve.

Besides, there are so many kingdoms inside Germany? Who would want to watch the central government get bigger and give them away to the republic?

You can't expect the German central government to kill these kingdoms in one go, then push them from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then fight to the death with Bulgaria, right?

It is estimated that they have only started to act, and they will face the joint strike of the three countries of Baofao!

In addition, can the British in continental Europe find teammates worthy of Ferdinand's attention?

Obviously this doesn't exist!

Among the remaining European powers, Italy is really abolished, and the Spanish Kingdom is weak, and they are not qualified to be teammates for the British.

The pro-protectionist faction in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is much stronger than the pro-British faction, not to mention that there are still a lot of internal contradictions, ready to collapse as soon as the war begins!

The last major European power, unfortunately still an ally of Bulgaria, and still busy fighting the civil war, is impossible to take the grain out of the fire for the British!

Now that the two countries are at war, the big deal is that they are blocked by the British for three to five years, and then Bulgaria also starts an infinite submarine war to hunt British merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

As for the horse of the Suez Canal, it is estimated that the first day of the war will be ready to be paralyzed, and then the Bulgarian army will kill all the way to South Africa, all the way to India to defeat the British world hegemony.

Then he was also counterattacked by the British, who suffered five labors and seven injuries. The two sides were equivalent to perishing together, allowing other countries to rise.

This is why Ferdinand tried his best to avoid directly fighting with the British. After all, when the war started, Japan, France, and Austria-Hungary might all be fishermen.

They even acted as fishermen together, and at the last moment came a blow to defeat the British and the Bulgarian together.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we can pull the Mediterranean countries to dig the Aqaba Canal together, and take this opportunity to establish an alliance around the Mediterranean, excluding the British!" Foreign Minister Metev proposed.

Ferdinand's heart lit up. This was indeed a good idea. If he could pull France and Austria-Hungary to form a Mediterranean alliance, then the political structure of the world would change again.

The hegemony of the British Empire will cease to exist, and it will even be possible to exclude the British from the problems of the European continent.

This is very important for the future. The only trouble is the issue of dominance. Neither the French nor Bulgaria can easily let go.

If this problem is not handled properly, then this alliance will be full of contradictions in the future, and such an alliance will lose its original function!

"Well, this proposal is very good. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can get in touch with France and Austria-Hungary. If we can negotiate, it will be very beneficial to our future development!"

Ferdinand hesitated for a while, but finally decided to give it a try. History told him that the final winner was not only the strongest, but also the one with the most allies.

The lessons of the Germans made Ferdinand remember one - never stand in an isolated position, unless you are strong enough to fight against the world!

"Your Majesty, why don't you bring in the Russians? If the Russians also join the alliance, their influence will become even greater!" Prime Minister Constantine asked suspiciously

"Having Russians join this alliance can indeed strengthen our influence, but what about the Russian-Austrian conflict?

Although this contradiction has been temporarily suppressed, it will definitely break out one day in the future. At that time, we will face the same predicament as the Germans. Who will we choose to support?

If so, why not let this tragedy happen in the first place?

What is being established now is the Circum-Mediterranean Alliance, and the Russians are not a Mediterranean country. We did not invite them to join us, and we said it in the past. This will not affect our alliance with the Russians!

In the future, the Russian civil war will end, and the Russian-Austrian conflict will break out. We still have room for manoeuvre, and we will not choose between the two sides! ' explained Ferdinand

Ferdinand's meaning is very clear, the alliance between Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary is limited to the interests of the Mediterranean, and the alliance with the Russians is also limited to the common economic interests of both sides.

In the future, conflict between Russia and Austria will break out due to problems in the European continent. Bulgaria can still mediate.

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