Chapter 155: Bucharest Negotiations (1)
After the armistice had been armistice, negotiations on the benefits of Bulgaria had to take place, but the place of the negotiations was now the focus of the victorious powers.
Among them, the two countries hope that the negotiations will still be held in London, first, because the British Empire is now the most powerful, and second, because it can be supported by the Entente. However, the Bulgarian side had long seen through their intentions, declared that they were unwilling to go to London for negotiations, and proposed to negotiate in Berlin, Germany, but was rejected by Serbia and Greece. Now the two parties to the negotiation will propose Vienna and Paris on the other, and they will make a lot of money.
The reason why they are fighting so hard is inseparable from their performance in the war. In the eyes of the Serbs and Greece, we are the victorious powers and should listen to us. Bulgaria, on the other hand, believed that both countries were defeated by Romania, so in the face of the proposal of Serbia and Greece, Bulgaria felt injustice and naturally opposed the proposal. As for Montenegro, he is very self-aware and knows his weight, so he did not participate in this topic.
After returning to Bucharest with General Presanna, Eder asked after learning from Foreign Minister Barnosk in the palace that the countries were still arguing over the place of negotiations. "We haven't said anything yet, have we?"
"Not yet. However, the Prime Minister and I have received a number of visits from ambassadors who want us to support both sides. ”
Foreign Minister Barnosque told the crown prince about the situation in the days after the armistice. As for the question of who supports whom, he doesn't need to say it to the crown prince, after all, as long as he pays a little attention to the current situation, he will know the opinions of these ambassadors.
"That's good."
After replying, Eder continued to speak to Foreign Minister Barnosk. "You send a message to both sides, and you say that we think the other locations are too far away for everyone to communicate with each other, so we negotiate in Romania."
"Your Highness means to negotiate with us in Bucharest?" Foreign Minister Barnosque confirmed again.
"Yes."
In the face of the foreign minister's reconfirmation, Eder said his thoughts in no uncertain terms.
After receiving a very serious answer from the crown prince, Foreign Minister Barnosk hurriedly said. "Okay, Your Highness, I'll do it."
After seeing off Foreign Minister Barnosk, Eder walked out of his office. On the way back, Lieutenant General Prishan also figured out his problem, and specifically told Eder that they were too impatient. In the face of Pressan's apology, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of course generously said that this time it was nothing, and encouraged him a few words, and said that after General Courtois retired, let him be the Minister of War.
In fact, Eder knew that it was Prishan and their group of people who had been going smoothly in the past few years, and it was a bit too much, and this time it was still very effective to make them wake up. However, Eder still had to consider finding an opponent for Prishan after the retirement of Admiral Courtois, after all, the army had only one voice, which was too discordant.
Following Romania's message that the negotiating venue would be in Bucharest, the Bulgarian side held discussions to that effect.
"Now are we agreeing to the Romanian proposal as planned?"
Upon receiving the news, King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria summoned Prime Minister Gaisov and was eager to ask for his opinion at the first opportunity.
Faced with the king's inquiry, Prime Minister Gaisov replied after thinking for a moment. "Your Majesty, I think you can agree."
The previous dispute between Bulgaria and Serbia was also proposed by Prime Minister Geisov. Despite his own resignation after the negotiations were completed, Prime Minister Geishov still loved his country and proposed this solution when he saw that Bulgaria was about to suffer a great loss. In fact, the solution is very simple, which is to drive a wedge between the Balkan countries.
First provoke a contradiction and give a hint to Serbia and Greece that we Bulgaria will not be afraid to deal with you alone, so the conditions will be less, and at the same time, I am convinced by the differential treatment of Romania, can we reduce our losses a little. In fact, the strategy is very simple, it is a divisive plan, but a simple plan does not mean that it is not easy to use, there are many very simple strategies in history that can be successful, it is not that it has not been seen, and because this can make you take more, so some strategies have been repeatedly used.
As for the Ottoman side, Prime Minister Geysov knew that they wanted to take Adriaploil, but this was impossible for Bulgaria to accept. In addition, the participating countries had only fought the Ottoman Empire once, so this ploy had little effect on him.
In this era changed by Eder, the Ottoman army's entry into the war was delayed a lot due to the vigorous performance of the Bulgarians in the early stage, and as a result, they were still some distance away from Adrianople due to the Bulgarian surrender too simply. So it was impossible for Bulgaria to cede this key city of Eastern Thrace.
Having heard the Prime Minister's reply, Ferdinand I replied. "Then send a telegram to Romania, and we agreed to their proposal."
After speaking, Ferdinand I walked up to Prime Minister Gaisov, took his hand and said with a little guilt. "It's really going to be hard for the prime minister this time."
In the face of Ferdinand I's true feelings, Gaishov didn't say much, just replied. "For the motherland of Bulgaria."
After saying this, Prime Minister Gaishov saluted the king and walked out of the palace.
Then word spread that Bulgaria had agreed to hold a negotiating conference in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Both Serbia and Greece were tired of tearing up the negotiation site with Bulgaria, and they were relieved to hear the news. Among them, Serbian Prime Minister Plotic even told those around him. "I don't know what these Bulgarians are arguing with us, and I don't know that they are the victors."
In fact, both countries understand that this is a manifestation of Bulgaria's dissatisfaction with the two countries, but the performance of the Serbian and Greek armies on the battlefield was indeed unsatisfactory. However, this was the result of the Bulgarian raid first, but it was difficult for them to say it.
Later, Serbia and Greece saw that Bulgaria had agreed to Romania's proposal, and they did not want to make a fuss and agreed, not to mention Montenegro. Faced with this situation, the Ottoman Empire, although it was resentful of not taking Adrianople, also wanted to negotiate whether Bulgaria could agree to the Romanian proposal.
Then there are still a few countries, this time in a different place, and a new negotiation for the Balkan territories will begin.