Everyone's faces changed slightly, and if there was any other power besides Germany that had the best relations with the Ottomans, it would be France.

Without it, Interest!

In 1895, France's investment in the Ottoman Empire was second only to Russia, with a total investment of more than 2.5 billion francs, accounting for about 10 percent of France's total foreign investment.

In addition, France also controlled 60% of the government debt of the Ottoman Empire, and together, the total amount of money that France invested in the Ottoman Empire has exceeded 3 billion francs!

For the sake of interests, the French government most wanted the Ottoman Empire to maintain the status quo! After all, as soon as the war broke out, the interests of the French in the Ottomans would inevitably be affected.

It is a pity that apart from France, Germany may have secretly supported the Turks in order to win over the Turks, and the other powers were enemies of the Sultan government!

Could France have united for the Turks and the Germans? Of course it's impossible! The French government would not have chosen to side with the Germans unless it was insane.

And it was also unlikely that the Germans would provide much substantial help to the Turks.

Austria-Hungary in the "Triple Alliance" was at odds with the Turks in the Balkans, and the Bosnian issue was the focus of contradictions between the two countries. The Italians set their sights on Libya and Morocco for the Turks; The Germans could not abandon Austria-Hungary and Italy in order to win over the Ottoman Empire!

The British, just by looking at the plan they proposed to carve up the Ottomans, you can know the position. Especially at the time of the Anglo-Boer War, the British still had to worry about the Sudanese government and taking advantage of the fire to loot and recover Egypt!

Needless to say, the attitude of the Russians is not to be said, if you turn over the history of the Russian-Turkish war, you will find that there are many small wars, and the average of the big war is less than once in 19 years.

Both sides have been fighting for more than 200 years, and the hatred is as deep as the sea, if you want to ease relations, dream!

The Russians rejected the British plan for partition mainly because they feared that the British would have bad intentions, such as sabotaging Russia's Far East strategy or taking advantage of the opportunity to enter the Aegean Sea.

There is no way who calls the Black Sea strait, it is so closed? Just one of the main roads can lock up the sea communication line to the Mediterranean!

And even if Britain kept its promises, it would be of little use to the Russian Empire. The great powers will not allow the Russian Navy to gain a foothold in the Mediterranean, and then there will be more enemies. With the current strength of the Russian Navy, it is simply impossible to challenge the maritime hegemony system established by the British!

Anyway, the risk is too big and the return is insufficient!

But on the issue of weakening the Ottoman Empire, the position of Britain, Russia, Italy, and Austria is the same! The Russians feared that the Ottoman Empire would rise again, threatening themselves again!

It can be said that the current international situation is worse for the Ottoman Empire than the First Balkan War!

If now Bulgaria were to challenge the Ottomans, the Great Powers would not mind supporting it!

This is different from the Greco-Turkish war of 1897, when the great powers had reached a preliminary compromise, the Armenian question had been diluted, and the contradictions between the Turks and the countries had been temporarily eased.

There was a radical change in the attitude of the great powers, hoping for stability in the Balkans and not supporting the Greeks in their battles. Even so, the attitude of the great powers at the time of the negotiations was in favor of the Greeks.

But that's all different now! Due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, Bulgaria, which was originally on the right and left, now hugged the thigh of the Russians; Serbia has been scrapped and can be annexed at any time.

The situation in the Balkans has changed dramatically, and the contradictions between Russia and Austria-Hungary have fundamentally changed in history.

Historically, Austria-Hungary had an advantage in the Balkans, and the Russians feared that the expansion of Austria-Hungary in the Balkans would threaten the security of the Black Sea straits, and all opposed the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary.

And Serbia and Montenegro also stood up for the Russians and opposed the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the attitude of the Bulgarian government wavered again.

At this time, the Germans were busy fighting with the British for South Africa and did not want to get involved in the Balkans, and Austria-Hungary, without the support of the Germans, was forced to make concessions.

The Russians, in order to carry out their Far Eastern strategy, also did not intend to expand in the Balkans. In 1897, the two countries reached a compromise on the Balkan question!

Now everything is different, although the Germans and the British, because of the "Anglo-Boer War", have become more acute, and do not have the energy to participate in the disputes in the Balkans.

However, due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, the Russian Empire's operation in Serbia was not successful, and the Second Persuasive War broke out, and Serbia was already completely controlled by Austria-Hungary and had no ability to come out and oppose the boss; And Bulgaria hugged the Russians in turn, and the threat of Austria-Hungary to the Black Sea straits had not yet manifested itself!

The contradictions between the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary were far less acute than they were at the same time in history. Although the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the issue of dividing up the Balkans, there is no conflict of core interests between the two sides.

Now the strategic center of gravity of the Russians is in the Far East, and the expansion of the Balkans is mainly based on supporting Bulgaria.

At the same time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's plan for the partition of the Balkans and Ferdinand's Balkan strategy were basically the same in the short term!

Naturally, this cannot be concealed from shrewd politicians. In the Second Bulgarian War, Austria-Hungary watched from the wall and ignored the war, and ate the biggest cake, which is undoubtedly the best example!

In the eyes of those who care, it is very likely that Bulgaria has reached an agreement with Austria-Hungary on the Balkan issue!

President François-Philippe Faure also recognized this, and he could be sure that the Russians would support Bulgaria's actions!

Putting Constantinople in the hands of the Turks is not as safe as controlling it in your own hands!

As for Bulgaria, forget it! In his eyes, the Bulgarian Army is still okay, the Navy? What kind of creature is that?

In any case, a Bulgaria without a navy, in order to master the Black Sea straits, had to turn to the Russians, and in essence Constantinople was still in the hands of the Russians!

"It seems that the Turks are going to be unlucky again! But it doesn't have much to do with us, as long as it can protect our interests! François-Philippe Faure thought for a moment and said

The Foreign Minister smiled and said: "If we don't plan to intervene, then the Bulgarian loans will be handed over to the capitalists to deal with themselves, and I believe they will have a satisfactory harvest this time!" ”

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, not only the capitalists will have a satisfactory harvest, but also everyone here will have a satisfactory harvest, after all, international loans need the government to come forward, otherwise the capitalists will not be able to collect debts from a country!

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