Chapter XXVII. The King's Landing Americas Project
The war was finally ignited, but Ferdinand was still not happy, he had invested so much, and when the interests were finally divided, Bulgaria would still suffer a big loss!
There is no way, there are British, French, and Hispanics in the United States, where can I find a Bulgarian?
By virtue of blood relations, Britain and France can establish a puppet state to safeguard their interests in the Americas, and if they manage it carefully, they may even merge directly with the mainland in the future!
As for Bulgarians? There must be 8,000 people, if you look carefully and relax the standard, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to make up 180,000, and it will be impossible to do more!
This figure is less than one thousandth of the population of the United States, and with these populations, Ferdinand estimates that he can finally control a small third-tier city in the United States, and there is no more.
This is embarrassing, the biggest interest is to carve up the United States, but the problem is that there is no one in Bulgaria? You can't emigrate to the Americas, can you? The native population is not enough!
Without this relationship, Ferdinand was very skeptical, when the time came, Bulgaria would be able to hold on for a few years?
Direct rule over national independence alone will make people collapse; If it is ruled indirectly, this is even worse, or in ten years the people will really be independent, and Bulgaria will not be able to reach it!
You can't carve up a little bit of the American colonies, right? That's too much of a loss, the Americans have a fart colony in this era!
There are only a few pieces of land, most of the Philippines are Japanese, and just one Cuban island is not enough for the military expenses of this operation, although the military expenses of this war have already been paid for by the Americans! (The frozen US assets are the military expenses of this operation!) )
It was impossible to support the Bulgarian statehood, Ferdinand had to settle for the next best thing, and hit the idea on other Slavic peoples, only to find out that due to the financial rise of Bulgaria, it robbed the immigrants who originally came to the United States from Eastern Europe, and now the number of Slavic peoples in the United States is also surprisingly small!
Of course, this is for Germans, British, French, and Hispanics, and there are millions of them, and it is barely enough to build a small kingdom.
A large part of the reason why European governments are actively participating in the war against the United States this time is because there are a large number of immigrants in the United States, and once this war is won, then everyone can establish a remote-controlled country or an autonomous region or an economic colony according to the composition of the main ethnic groups of their respective countries!
This is a condition offered by Britain, France, and Bulgaria, of course, in this way, Bulgaria will suffer a loss, and theoretically it can still get some compensation from countries that have made small contributions and obtained large benefits.
Ferdinand knew very well that this compensation estimate was very limited. Except for part of the economic compensation, that is, so that Bulgarian enterprises can invest in the local area without restrictions, considering the actual situation in Bulgaria, there is not much extra money invested abroad at all, which is almost equal to nothing!
Don't think about anything else, Bulgaria is so far away that Bulgaria can't reach it at all, and it's better to exchange these benefits with Britain and France, which is more cost-effective.
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It can be seen from the population composition of the United States, and the population distribution of the United States is mostly clustered according to ethnicity, and things are clustered by like, and people are grouped, which is applicable in that place.
Germans in Pennsylvania, Dutch, Italians in New York, French in Louisiana, Spaniards in Florida, California, etc.
The British are more widely distributed, and the original thirteen states of the United States are their main gathering places, and other states also have their figures.
The Irish also make up a considerable proportion, and fortunately the Irish don't buy the British, otherwise the British would have made a lot of money this time.
If Ferdinand had been George V, he would have created a Britain on the American continent, preferably with the mainland!
No matter how bad it is, we have to find a way to throw a son over to be the king, from the perspective of economic development, this "Britain" on the American continent has much greater development potential than the British Isles!
With the strength of the British Empire, coupled with the status of the leader this time, it is not a problem to get one-third or fourth-quarter of the United States after the war, and it is enough to build a powerful kingdom.
For the benefit of the family, Ferdinand also sent a telegram to George V, explaining the situation, everyone understands the truth of the cunning rabbit and the three holes, and it is also in the interests of the British royal family to add a crown.
Of course, it is in the interests of the royal family, not necessarily in the interests of Britain, if it is during the time of Edward VII, such a good thing must be able to pass, he can directly pass it, and when it comes to George V, he must find a way to operate!
If the time is pushed back further, it is estimated that there is no need to think about the operation, the empty royal family wants to obtain such a big benefit, what to use to settle the government, and what to use to settle the domestic interest groups?
Ferdinand encouraged the British royal family to do this, mainly because he also planned to do this, and there were so many sons, they had to plan for their future, right?
In addition to the little Ferdinand, who can inherit the throne, what about five boys in his family? Sending one to America to be a king is also a good choice, anyway, with his support, it is not a problem to be a stable throne!
However, considering that Americans are used to being democratic republicans, if they want to return to the era of monarchy, it is better to have a few more kingdoms, everyone is the same, and they will have a balance in their hearts!
Therefore, the royal families of Europe have basically received Ferdinand's restoration plan, whether it is successful or not depends on the operation of the royal families, anyway, everyone is the beneficiary if it succeeds, and there is not much loss if it fails!
Originally, Ferdinand planned to establish a German-American kingdom and leave it to his son, but considering that the operation was too difficult and easy to play, he had to retreat to the next best thing to build a kingdom of Slavic peoples.
And this Slavic kingdom is still dominated by Russians! No way, who called the Russians how?
Fortunately, in terms of blood, his son also has the blood of the tsarist family, and he is also the top ten heirs to the Russian throne, which is still acceptable to everyone emotionally!
In this respect, the tsarist government was still profitable, and even the Russians abroad were mostly their supporters!
Don't think it's strange, in the confused United States, the strength of the royalists is not weak, but the king they protect is the royal family of the mother country!
Whether they really support this no one knows, at least they say it, maybe it's just that they think the monarchy is interesting, or maybe they think it's ......
Anyway, Americans in this era are still very envious of European aristocrats, but with the collapse of Russia, a large number of Russian down-and-out aristocrats came to the United States, and the aristocracy became worthless!
Little Karl, the palace minister, walked up to Ferdinand and said, "Your Majesty, this is a call back from the royal families of Europe, they are very interested in your proposal of the 'King's Landing in America', and some people even propose that everyone work together!" ”
Ferdinand nodded, this is inevitable, being able to add a crown to his family, such a good thing, it is estimated that no royal family can refuse, the king of this era is still very valuable!
In this way, it is estimated that the French will be uncomfortable, the strength of the three major royalists in their country is equal, and the restoration of mutual containment is still far away, and the impact of a bunch of small kingdoms newly appearing in the Americas is also small!
(Note: French politics is very strange, for a long time, the main force of French politics is the three royalists, and the real political forces that support the republic have become a minority!) )
Ferdinand thought for a moment and said, "Reply to them, it is also possible to join forces, but it must wait until after the war, after everyone has finished sharing the spoils!"
Now all we have to do is to build up public opinion, remind them to take it step by step, first attack from the side, don't go straight to the topic, everything can only be exposed after the dust settles, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble! ”
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Ferdinand's idea of the "King's Landing in America" immediately aroused the enthusiasm of European royal families, and in a short period of time, the topic of discussing the superiority of monarchy appeared everywhere on the European continent.
Of course, this wave of public opinion has just begun, and it has not attracted much social attention, and the monarchy will of course have to publicize the superiority of the monarchy.
No, it should be a discussion about the superiority of a "constitutional monarchy", all the monarchies of Europe are "constitutional monarchies", at least nominally everyone!
Both Tsarist Russia and Bulgaria are representatives of constitutional monarchy, and even Ferdinand, the king of the constitutional monarchy, has more power than the unconstitutional king!
This kind of propaganda will not cause any problems, anyway, every once in a while, it will always come and swear the king's sense of existence, which will naturally not attract the attention of politicians!
Now everyone's eyes are focused on the war of the Americans, almost all the news has been suppressed by this war, and Ferdinand's purpose of secretly Chen Cang has reached the first step!
Of course, this is just to leave an impression in the minds of the people, the real trouble is still to come, at least let the ordinary people support them to do so!
The big brother has already been chosen, and this time Ferdinand himself charged, once the "King's Landing America" was launched, he was the first to take the lead in establishing a kingdom and serving as king, and then the other countries followed suit.
This is also to reduce domestic resistance, on the surface, it is nothing more than its own king, and another title has been added, such as the British royal family concurrently serving as the emperor of India, without affecting everyone's interests.
The inheritance of the throne behind is the problem, whether it can be split and passed on to other heirs depends on everyone's means, this head Ferdinand said that he can take it!
As the boss of Bulgaria, he thinks that he can still do it if he wants to solve these problems, at least no one in the cabinet dares to oppose it, and no one in the government will jump out to point fingers, and the people will rely on public opinion to guide!
When he succeeds, other countries will follow suit, after all, in the context of this constitutional monarchy, the rights of the kings of European countries are more or less restricted!
Since the rise of Bulgaria, European countries have been greatly affected, and many countries have involuntarily begun to learn from Bulgaria, and have achieved certain results.
The weight of a successful person's speech is completely different from that of a failed person, and Ferdinand is now a successful person!
Since the death of Edward VII, Ferdinand has become the de facto leader of the European royal family, although it has not yet been recognized, there is no one else in the royal family who can match him, and this position is based on the success of Bulgaria!
For successful people, everyone will have a blind understanding that what he says is the truth and what he does is right.
So things with rhythm are suitable for Ferdinand. Once successful, he will achieve very high prestige in the royal family and become the first person in the European royal family, just like Queen Victoria, the 'grandmother of Europe'!
For the sake of his fame before and after his death, Ferdinand, who has always been low-key, doesn't mind coming out this time!
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