Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Since the fiasco in the Crimean War in 1856, Maoxiong suffered a heavy blow in the international hegemony, forcing it to turn its expansion focus to the Far East and the Pacific.

The United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and other countries also hope to lure bears to the Far East pastures, adding fuel to the flames.

Before the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the foreign powers did not see the weakness of the Big Apple, and they hoped that the Apple could take advantage of its geographical superiority to hold back the expansion of Maoxiong.

At that time, there was a countercurrent of chauvinism in Russia, and the Orientalists in the ideological and cultural circles advocated: "Russian culture is more closely related to Eastern culture than it is to European culture. Russia's historical mission."

Under the instigation of his teacher, the orientalist Ukhtomsky, the then crown prince Nicholas visited Greece, Egypt, India, China and Japan and other oriental countries successively from 1890 to 1891.

In October 1891, Nikolai and his party accepted the invitation of the Japanese royal family to visit Japan, and were also stabbed with a saber by a Japanese assassin, laying a hidden danger for the future Russo-Japanese War.

It may be that the relationship between Russia and Bulgaria has tended to ease, or it may be a change in Germany's continental policy. Russia has become unprecedentedly isolated in Europe, urgently needs allies, and intends to strengthen relations with Bulgaria. One of the countries visited by Nikolai has added another Bulgaria. .

Now that Mao Xiong threw an olive branch, Ferdinand said very bluntly that labor and capital didn't care.

Oh, it was purely funny. Ferdinand immediately stopped his work and hurried back to Sofia, for fear of missing time.

The above is purely yy.

Mainly, Ferdinand had great expectations for Nikolai's visit. From a geopolitical point of view, the bear is also Bulgaria's first diplomatic target. Ferdinand cannot be ignored, and he must be prepared in advance.

Nikolai's visit as the crown prince of Russia will certainly not be as simple as a tour. As for the purpose, Ferdinand is generally clear.

It is nothing more than two points, or one point, to further improve the relationship between Russia and Bulgaria. Whether it will form an alliance or not depends on the price that Mao Xiong gives.

"As soon as you enter the political arena, you will become a passerby!"

Ferdinand ended his three-month national inspection ahead of schedule, requisitioned a train, used it as a special train for the king, and returned to Sofia.

Sitting on the bumpy train, Ferdinand was drinking tea leisurely while looking into the distance through the window, with a look of joy on his face.

It is now April, spring returns to the earth, all things recover, the grass is green again, and the spring flowers are once again red. On the field, the grass has changed into emerald green clothes, and the earth is full of life.

Alice walked over gently, seeming to feel Ferdinand's good mood, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Sofia just called, the nun La Crown Prince has arrived in Ukraine, and will arrive in Burgas three days later, and then take the Railroad to Sofia!"

Ferdinand spit out a sip of tea and asked in surprise, "God horse? Didn't you say go to Greece first? Why did you suddenly change the itinerary?"

Alice threw a wink at Ferdinand and said with a smile: "The telegram says that this is due to Archbishop Scriment. After hearing about the opening of the Sorbian railway, he persuaded Crown Prince Nicholas to send the The first stop was in Bulgaria!"

Ferdinand came back to his senses, realized that he had lost his way, and immediately returned to his former calmness. Glancing at Alice, who was snickering on the side, she said to hide her embarrassment, "Oh! Archbishop Scriment is in a hurry to show Nicholas the achievements of Bulgaria's modernization."

Alice looked at Ferdinand and smiled knowingly, as if to say, I know that there are no outsiders here, you can do whatever you want.

Ferdinand knew that he had no intimidation in front of Alice. With his left hand, he pulled Alice into his arms, and his right hand began to walk around her.

He looked at Alice with a smirk.

Alice was so frightened that she was still very conservative. Although she had fallen into Ferdinand's clutches, she still did not intend to have a daytime prostitution with him.

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Alice hurriedly said, "His Excellency the Grand Duke, let go. I still have a job. Is Sofia still waiting for a reply?"

Alice has no confidence in Ferdinand's integrity, especially in terms of beauty, as evidenced by the large number of dancers in the palace.

Ferdinand smiled proudly and said, "Am I so scary? I won't eat you!"

Alice hurriedly said: "His Excellency the Grand Duke, what will we do next? Should we continue to return to Sofia, or return directly to Burgas?"

I thought to myself: "You won't, if I softened my attitude a little bit, I've been slapped by now~"

Ferdinand let go of Alice, pondered for a while, and said, "The itinerary remains the same, continue to Sofia!"

As soon as the words fell, Alice ran away. Only Ferdinand was left alone and sighed, "Am I so scary? No, it must be Alice who was too stupid and misunderstood what I meant, it must be!"

Bulgaria is a small area. From early morning to evening, Ferdinand rushed back to Sofia from Burgas.

Ferdinand, exhausted from the long train ride, held an interim ministerial meeting at the palace.

It is not long before Nikolai's visit. What position should Bulgaria take to treat him, or how to face the next Bulgarian-Russian relationship?

Chekov and Konstantin met at the Sofia Royal Palace and looked at each other unexpectedly and smiled. Chekov looked at Konstantin and said, "Constantine, how do you think we will face Russia next? Do you want to form an alliance with them?"

Constantine said calmly: "I'm afraid it depends on the sincerity of St. Petersburg brought by Crown Prince Nicholas!"

Chekov nodded worriedly. Now in Bulgaria, the pro-Russian faction occupies the mainstream. Among the top government officials, only he and James, who had gradually faded out of the government, were anti-Russian factions.

Chekov has always been deeply wary of bears. He felt that Maoxiong had bad intentions towards Bulgaria, and even if they formed an alliance, they were just taking advantage of them and were unreliable! But he is weak, and this view has few supporters in the government.

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Ferdinand dragged his tired body and concluded: "Okay, everyone has agreed to strengthen relations with Russia! Then, the negotiations will be handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"

"The specific projects involved need to be determined by the government in the next few days. In principle, economic development is the main focus, such as importing mineral resources from Ukraine, introducing labor, etc.!"

"Today's meeting is classified as an S-class secret, and no one may disclose it to the outside world! Violators will be punished as treason!"