Germany

After accepting the terms of the British in its entirety and resolving the Ruhr crisis, Gounod's government greeted him not with flowers or applause, but with a ruthless recall.

It has to be said that the political methods of their current government are too immature. It's a mess economically, it's a mess politically.

At the time of the outbreak of the Ruhr crisis, although the major political forces in Germany were dissatisfied with the government, no one was overthrown, mainly because no one wanted to be the successor, and now as soon as the situation stabilized, they immediately launched and overthrew the Gounod government, which had lost its popular base.

On September 6, 1925, the German Center Party was the first to attack, criticizing the Gounod government for being incompetent at home and betraying the country externally, and then the People's Party, the Socialist Party, the Democratic Party and other political forces also joined in.

On 12 September, a strike broke out in central Germany demanding the resignation of Gounod's government, and within a week the strike movement spread across the country.

The trade unions in Berlin also raised the banner of overthrowing the Gounod government and establishing proletarian power, and the proletarian political power grew rapidly in Germany.

Frightened German society, the government also demanded the resignation of the Gounod government to avoid further deterioration of the situation, and after being abandoned by its supporters, the Gounod government announced its resignation on October 3.

Gustav Stresemann, the greatest German diplomat of modern times, changed Germany's policy and reversed the crisis in Germany as soon as he came to power.

First of all, he introduced the mortgage mark to alleviate the social and economic effects of hyperinflation. His insistence on refusing to issue more banknotes has led to the solution of the problem of inflation.

In order to revitalize the economy, he took the initiative to reduce government administrative expenditures, simplify the bureaucratic class, cut social welfare expenditures, abolished the social welfare policies that existed in name only, and raised taxes on banks through the group, thus reversing the financial difficulties.

History has once again reached an inflection point, when he served as Prime Minister for 100 Days in 1923 and then as Foreign Minister for six years.

It was only in 1925 that he became chancellor, and his ascension to power marked the beginning of a golden age for the Weimar government.

During Gounod's government, the government was responsible for subsidizing the striking workers, so it had to print more banknotes to cover the huge expenses, leading to hyperinflation.

In March 1925, the mark fell from $0.6 to $356,000, and on October 11, the value fell to $1 trillion.

On November 6, the Weimar government introduced real estate mortgage marks, exchanging 1 new mark for 1 trillion old marks. In the end, Germany succeeded in continuing to pay reparations, and the Ruhr area was returned to Germany.

The real estate economy that Ferdinand has made up has blossomed in Europe, and the three major European countries of Britain, France, and Germany have all entered the pit one after another.

It's just that Britain and France took the initiative to jump under the stimulus of interests, while Germany was forced to join, in the context of a favorable real estate economy.

The Stresemann government secured the real estate, and the mark was quickly recognized by the capitalists, and the token's currency was stabilized, and the German economy began to normalize.

As a genius in diplomacy, Stresemann not only carried out internal reforms, but also improved Germany's passive diplomatic situation.

At his request, on December 16, 1925, representatives of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Austria, and Bulgaria held a meeting in Locarno, Switzerland, called the Locarno Convention.

With the support of the British, the German government restored normal diplomatic relations with the countries at the cost of recognizing the present de facto demarcation line, and the anti-German alliance organized by France was successfully dismantled.

Britain and Bulgaria acted as guarantors of the security of European countries, clearly stipulating the borders of each country in the form of treaties and prohibiting any country from using force to launch a war of aggression.

"Your Majesty, this is the result of our achievements at the Locarno Convention, the situation on the European continent has stabilized, and any country that wants to break this balance of power in the future will be unanimously opposed by everyone!

One of the things that is directly related to us is the "Bulgarian Treaty", according to which the boundary between our two countries is clearly demarcated.

The Germans have already succumbed, they have now recognized the Treaty of Versailles in its entirety, and on the border line, they have also made concessions to Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire, giving almost 20,000 square kilometers of land, gaining the understanding of the countries towards them! Metev said excitedly

The Locarno Convention was something that Ferdinand was happy to see, and a stable Europe would be in Bulgaria's interest in the short term, otherwise they would not guarantee the national defense and security of all countries.

"This is good news, Britain and France have stupidly loosened the ties on the Germans, with the background of the Germans, I am afraid that it will not be long before they can recover again.

The future of the European continent is destined to be another bloody storm. With Stresemann's diplomatic methods, I am afraid that the contradictions within Germany will also be suppressed to a minimum.

I wonder how the Germans will choose this time, whether they will continue to challenge the world order, or, like us, develop slowly? Ferdinand sighed

"Your Majesty, if the Germans want to rise again, I'm afraid it will not be so easy, the French will not watch them grow.

Moreover, part of their heritage has been dug up by us, and now Germany's scientific and technological innovation ability has been reduced to the lowest point in nearly a century.

In terms of scientific research and technology, Germany has basically been in a state of stagnation, and the huge war reparations have overwhelmed the German government, and they have no ability to continue to invest in scientific research.

Constrained by the Treaty of Versailles, their military power was also devastated, and the great kingdoms and the central government had long since parted ways.

Even Germany's current industry is sick, economically unable to be autonomous, and now it is the British and French capitalists who want them to produce whatever they want!

In heavy industry, for example, Germany's steel production was only a quarter of its pre-war level, and the shipbuilding industry was only 16 percent of its pre-war level.

As it stands, German industry will continue to degenerate, and due to a lack of capital investment, its advantages in the machinery manufacturing industry have gradually been lost.

At present, Germany's pillar industries have become labor-intensive textile and garment production, followed by construction.

The products in the real high-tech field are saying goodbye to Germany, whether it is the chemical industry, or metallurgy, or even the medical industry, they are shrinking in an all-round way.

If it continues, I don't think the Germans will have the strength to continue to challenge the world, and France alone is a mountain that they will not be able to jump on! Mejev analyzed

Ferdinand nodded, there was nothing wrong with the numbers. Because Bulgaria dug the corners of Germany too hard, Germany in this era was much weaker than in history.

Even if Britain and France transferred a large part of their industrial production capacity to Germany, the problem was that most of them were light industries, which could make money and solve the employment problem, but could not increase Germany's war potential.

In the event of a war with Britain and France, Germany would first have to increase the number of unemployed by seven or eight million.

It can be said that if London sneezes now, the German economy will tremble, in this case, will Germany have a future?

"Well, purely in terms of numbers, it is true, or it will not be long before Germany and Italy will become economic colonies of Britain and France, and as long as their economies cannot escape the control of the British and French consortiums, then there will be no future.

However, we cannot ignore the importance that the German government attaches to education, and no matter how the political situation changes and how tight the domestic finances are, their investment in education has never decreased.

In a short period of time, they were poached by us, but their talents were cut off and did not appear, and there are still many Germans who choose to stay because of their patriotism.

With the efforts of these people, they are working hard to train the next generation, and in the next ten or eight years, their talent crisis will be solved.

As for military strength, now the German government does not have a large army, but they have a large reserve of officers, and if necessary, their army can be expanded tenfold at any time!

Even secretly, the German government is still eye-to-eye with some small countries, and many of their engineers and scientists have refused our solicitation and gone to these small countries instead, and I don't believe that there is no insider trading here!

Their military technology may not be derailed from the world as everyone imagined, the strength of these small countries is limited, and perhaps their scientific research speed cannot catch up with us, but the gap across the times will still not happen.

The economic problem is the most serious problem of the Germans, and it is also the flashpoint of their conflict with Britain and France.

Under their exploitation, the Germans could not even think of conflict with Britain and France, unless they could endure it forever. Once the contradictions break out, war is not far off.

The only problem was that the Germans were not strong enough, they did not have the strength to challenge the British and French, but perhaps the British would help them with this.

For example, if the French are a little more powerful, or if the French government is a little more high-profile to provoke the British, the London government may support the Germans to counterbalance the French, then this is not a problem! Ferdinand analyzed

"It seems that we don't pay enough attention to Germany, and as a challenger to the world order, even if they fail, they deserve respect.

In the First World War, the Germans were able to single-handedly resist most of the strength of our Four-Power Entente, but in terms of overall military strength, they were already the first in the world at that time.

Even now, the comprehensive strength of the Germans is actually not much weaker than that of the French, and if there is no constraint from the Treaty of Versailles, let the Germans develop freely, they will surpass France in less than five years! Konstantin lamented

"Your Majesty, if you want the British to support Germany, it will not happen unless we form an alliance with the French and show our intention to challenge their world hegemony!

The strength of the French is far from threatening the hegemony of the British Empire. The government of Paris will not challenge the position of the British at this time! Mejev said with some hesitation

"It's just an if, who knows what the future holds? If the interests are suitable, then there is nothing impossible for us to conclude an alliance with the French.

It is important to know that our strategic focus is no longer in Europe, and there is no conflict of core interests between Bulgaria and France.

Even if the French dominate the European continent, our annexation of the Suez Canal is a very tempting proposition.

Sometimes it doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as the interests are sufficient, so that the British believe that we and France want to unite against them, then this will happen!

Again, before we just need to guide the relationship between the protection of the law, if we really turn the other cheeks with the British in the future, then there will be no problem to play this card! Ferdinand said with a smile

Will Bulgaria turn the other cheek with the British? No one can say for sure, and if it weren't for geopolitical relations, Bulgaria would have been the British Empire's worst enemy by now.

This has nothing to do with other factors, it is entirely done by strength, and among all the great powers in the world now, it is France, Japan, and Bulgaria that can pose a threat to the British Empire.

Among them, Japan was the weakest in terms of overall strength, although it was the most joyful, because the distance between the two sides was too far, in fact, the threat to the British was the least.

If it weren't for the fact that their diplomatic methods were too rubbish, it is estimated that the Anglo-Japanese alliance is still there, and both sides are not even enemies.

The French are undoubtedly the most tragic, they are so close to the British, there is only a strait between the two countries, and there is a hundred years of feud, even if the British Empire does not want to regard them as enemies!

Bulgaria, on the other hand, is the most powerful of the three countries, and its geographical location is precisely stuck in the center of the Eurasian continent.

If Ferdinand wanted to, he could cut the Suez Canal at any time and cut off the arteries of the British Empire.

In this context, it is not an enemy of the British Empire, but also an enemy of the British Empire.

If the London government had known that Bulgaria was developing so fast, it is estimated that they would have curbed Bulgaria's development long before the world war.

After all, before the world war, Bulgaria was just an emerging country that had just crossed the threshold of the great powers, and according to their plan, after annexing the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria would be choked to death because of its appetite.

After all, the Ottoman Empire left a very deep impression on Europe, and even now many people don't believe that this European nightmare was directly digested by Bulgaria!

It's a pity that there was no if, when the British Empire reacted, it was too late, Bulgaria had already completed the annexation of the Ottoman Empire, and they had to be cautious about Bulgaria.

In addition, as soon as the world war ended, and the American flu was in time, the British were also too busy to take care of themselves by the disease, and they missed the last opportunity to contain Bulgaria.

When the flu virus was over, Ferdinand pushed the Americans to the forefront, and compared with the Americans, who were clearly challenging British hegemony and catching up with the British Empire in terms of comprehensive national strength, Bulgaria was undoubtedly a possible threat in the future, and the Americans had become a threat now.

Fueled by public opinion, the London government was surprised to find that they had the opportunity to take out their biggest rival, return to North America, and re-establish the world hegemony of the British Empire.

In this case, of course, it is even more important to deal with the Americans. Of course, this decision cannot be regarded as a mistake, and the hegemony of the British Empire is now based on the bones of the United States.

If it weren't for the Americas War, the hegemony of the British Empire would have been lost a long time ago, and if an arms race had begun, the British would not have been able to compete with the wealthy and powerful United States!

By the time the American question had been dealt with, Ferdinand had consolidated his rule over the Ottoman Empire, and the opponents were gone, and it was not easy for the British to wreak havoc.

It happened that during this period, the contradictions between Britain and Japan were intensified again, and the London government could only turn its attention again and suppress the active Japan.

Is that the end of it? Of course not, the problem of colonial rebellion still restricts their energy, and until now, there is still Mars on the British colony.

Then came the Italian question, the German question, and then the Anglo-French conflict broke out again, and in short, the London government had been busy, and since the outbreak of the world war, they have not had an easy time.

Against this background, it is not surprising that Bulgaria, a new enemy, was naturally ignored and was selectively forgotten by them for the time being.

Even under Ferdinand's PR, the number one enemy of the British Empire was now the French, the second enemy was the Japanese, and the third enemy was Bulgaria's turn.

Even many of the British did not regard Bulgaria as an enemy, but there was never a direct conflict between the two sides, so where did the hatred come from?

There was no hatred, and the London government was too busy to guide public opinion hostile to Bulgaria, so Ferdinand naturally helped them make a choice.

For example, the century-old feud between Britain and France, how the French hated it, and how the Japanese challenged the authority of the British Empire......

These tactics can't fool politicians, but they can fool ordinary British people, and the trend has also affected the attitude of their MPs.

Coupled with money and public relations, the French will gloriously help Bulgaria top the cylinder, and now the Anglo-French conflict has exploded*** The Dun government has to solve the enemy in front of it even if it wants to find trouble with Bulgaria!

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