At 5 a.m. on January 24, 1941, the Holy Alliance launched a landing operation against the British Isles.

In order to cover the landing of the army, part of the French Navy, the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and the Bulgarian Navy were assembled in the English Channel.

At the same time, tens of thousands of warplanes were constantly hovering in the sky, and the Royal Navy fleet roaming the Atlantic Ocean did not dare to take the lead.

It's not that the British don't work hard, it's just that the difference in strength between the two sides is too big. Without air supremacy, the Royal Navy's strength is very good to be able to play five points.

Originally, the British also planned to use the advantages of the Royal Navy to blockade the coastline, but reality told them that it was better to stay away from the mainland without air supremacy.

This was paid for in blood, as is the case with the African fleet, which, after the outbreak of the war in South Africa, wanted to shell Bulgarian ports.

In the end, they successfully completed the mission, but the cost was a bit heavy, and the African fleet only lost a few small torpedo boats.

Exchanging a fleet for a port, if it is an important port like Constantinople, it is almost the same, and a port like a fishing village like Africa may not be worth as much as a battleship in itself.

"Your Majesty, the landing has been successful! At 12:38 p.m. on January 24, 1941, the 1st Infantry Division of the Holy Alliance Expeditionary Force successfully landed on the island of Ireland! Chief of Staff Christophe said in surprise

Everyone smiled happily, as long as the landing was successful, it would be easy to do it, and the island of Ireland had the lowest defense in the British Isles.

With millions of Irish on the island as the lead party, what defense did the British have?

Without potatoes on the island of Ireland, the British food crisis will be further exacerbated, and the countdown to war has begun.

"Well, get the news out there, and at the same time contact the independent organizations on the island of Ireland and ask them to form the Kingdom of Ireland as soon as possible!" Little Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

The Bulgarian government is a man of the word, and since it has promised to make the Irish independent, it must make Ireland independent.

This has nothing to do with buying people's hearts, and the newly formed Irish government was also formed voluntarily by them, and it was all the spontaneous behavior of the Irish to oppose the colonial rule of the British.

Yes, it must be so!

Whether others believe it or not, little Ferdinand himself believed it anyway. Isn't it normal to contribute to national independence and national independence?

"Your Majesty, the Irish have long been enslaved by the British, and we must provide them with some help, and I propose to assist the equipment of fifteen infantry divisions in the Kingdom of Ireland!" Prime Minister Tolsky said solemnly

This is completely gratuitous aid, with no political strings attached, and at best, it will automatically bring Ireland's defence system closer to that of Bulgaria.

There is no way, if a small country wants to build an independent national defense system, it is very unrealistic, and the cost of developing and manufacturing weapons by itself is definitely much more expensive than purchasing them.

Anyway, you have to buy it, who doesn't buy it?

What, you say weapons and ammunition are too expensive?

As the saying goes, cheap is not good, Bulgaria's weapons and equipment are the first in the world, and this price is naturally a little higher.

"The Prime Minister is right, tell the Irish that when their navy is successfully formed, we will send them another battleship!" Little Ferdinand said indifferently

With the outbreak of this war, battleships became more and more unpopular in the navy, and everyone knew that the future was the era of aircraft carriers.

Against this background, the dozen battleships in the Bulgarian Navy were an eyesore, they could also be used as frigates in wartime, and their post-war decommissioning was irreversible.

Little Ferdinand is not distressed to send people, Ireland is just the beginning, and it is estimated that many countries will receive Bulgaria's naval gift package in the future.

These warships are chicken ribs for European powers, but in the hands of small countries it is different, and a battleship is completely taken out to support the façade.

Little Ferdinand was very disciplined, not only sending warships for free, but also providing logistics services, but for a small fee.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build your own naval system for a small amount of money, even though all the warships are bought, which is also a great temptation.

The navy is a gold-swallowing beast, and a battleship is no more than 50 million or 60 million leva at most, but a series of attached warships and a supporting logistics supply system cannot be done without 350 million leva.

Whether these countries' finances can support it or not, this is not a problem for Bulgaria, if you don't have money, you can still take out a loan, as long as you have a mortgage.

Ferdinand Jr. said that Bulgarian banks are not picky and that mineral resources and government taxes can be part of the collateral.

It even undertakes land mortgages, and in order to take care of everyone's face, you can only mortgage the right to use the land, not the sovereignty.

Look at how intimate these services are, even everyone's face has been taken care of, it seems that everyone's land in this era is privately owned, and the right to use it is also indefinite.

These are small things, and they can be redeemed again when you have money in the future, which is completely a pure commercial mortgage and does not involve any sovereignty issues.

In this era, international loans are very dark, and often the attached political conditions are ten or a hundred times more serious than the interest on the loan itself.

It is conceivable that in the future, as soon as Bulgarian banks launch these financial services, they will be immediately welcomed by governments around the world.

As long as there is no sovereign, purely commercial loan, which government will refuse? Do you really think they are all local tyrants and have no financial pressure?

Especially in republican countries, there will be a change of office every three or five times, just think about the immediate problems, whether the loan can be repaid in the future, that is the next term.

It doesn't matter if you can't afford the next term, there will be the next government, as long as it's doing well now.

It's really not a big deal to declare the government bankrupt, this kind of secured loan can't be relied on, and unsecured loans can always be erased, right?

Another example is the issuance of additional currency, artificially creating a short-term economic boom, solving the government's financial crisis, and never overestimating the discipline of politicians.

In this respect, the countries of the Americas are the best customers, with vast and sparsely populated areas and abundant resources, and there is a lot of collateral in hand.

Well, it seems that most of these industries have fallen into the hands of international conglomerates, but it doesn't matter, aren't the British defeated?

It is difficult for a consortium that is attached to the existence of the British Commonwealth not to take off a layer of skin this time.

There are also some countries that dare to confiscate the enterprises of the Bulgarian royal family, and Ferdinand Jr. said that after the war is over, if he does not extort ten times the compensation, he will fight them to the death.

In the current international situation, there is no possibility of a cold war. After the war, Bulgaria was the only one, but there was no possibility of shopping around!

Foreign Secretary Coleman said: "Your Majesty, we have limited troops on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, and we have only joined forces with the French to occupy the British Philippine Islands.

The Japanese had already occupied the British Malay Archipelago and were attacking Burma and Australia at this time.

According to the information from our embassy, the Japanese have successively transferred 800,000 troops from the Far East battlefield to these two regions.

Judging from the current situation, it is possible that the Japanese government will abandon the **** battlefield and concentrate on passing through the South Seas.

The Dutch are already feeling the pressure, they are afraid that the Japanese will do something to the Java region and want to be protected by our safety! ”

How did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come to this conclusion? Judging from the map, frankly I can't see the core strategy of the Japanese, they are completely engaged in flowering in all directions! Ferdinand Jr. asked suspiciously

The strategy of the Japanese, he really can't understand it, even Bulgaria doesn't dare to play like them, there are enemies on all sides, and only Thailand can barely be considered an ally.

Even if the enemy is a weak chicken, don't you need to eat the rice bite by bite? At the same time, if you start a war on four fronts, even if you can suppress the enemy, you must also take into account the bearing capacity of the national strength!

Coleman analyzed: "Your Majesty, there are two main reasons.

First, the persimmon first finds a soft pinch, whether it is Soviet Russia or ***, it is not easy to fight, and the Japanese government will not be able to win at all in the short term.

Second, the war in Europe was coming to an end, and we refused to accept them into the Holy Alliance, which exacerbated the inner turmoil of the Japanese government.

The Japanese fear that after the war we will focus our strategic attention on the South Seas, and for their own security, they may now choose to take a military risk and occupy these areas before we do.

Theoretically, as long as the Japanese government occupies Australia and the South Seas, it can force us to abandon our colonies there and turn Southeast Asia into their backyard.

In order to gain the initiative, perhaps the Japanese government is also preparing to attack India, to install a pro-Japanese Indian government, and to keep us out of the subcontinent.

In this war, the losses of several great powers in the Holy Alliance were not small, and neither Austria-Hungary nor Western Russia would be interested in the South Seas.

It will be very difficult for us to defeat them, and the losses will probably exceed the gains we can make! ”

Ferdinand Jr. nodded in agreement, the Japanese government was overwhelmed in the South Seas battlefield, and the British did not cause much obstacle to them at all.

This created the illusion that the Japanese army had surpassed the European powers in combat effectiveness, which stimulated their ambitions.

The two sides are thousands of miles apart, and as long as they occupy the South Seas, Australia, and Indochina Peninsula to create a perfect defensive circle, even Bulgaria will not be able to help them.

Well, if the strategy of the Japanese is really realized, Bulgaria is really not good at what to do with them, except for bombing them all the way with atomic bombs, the losses in fighting a conventional war will be very large.

Chief of Staff Christophe retorted: "Mr. Coleman, I don't think it's very likely that this will happen, the Japanese want to achieve this strategic goal, the Dutch, the French, and the colonies of our three countries are nails."

We have landed on the island of Ireland, and under the current situation the British will collapse this year, are they sure that they will be able to occupy so much territory in just a few months?

If they can't do this and take the initiative to wage war against us, aren't they looking for death? Even if we use one-third of our forces, the Japanese government will not be able to afford it! ”

Theoretically feasible, that is just to stay in theory, military is not so easy.

The British were warless, and the London government knew that it could not hold these areas, so it gave up early.

But Bulgaria, France, and the Netherlands were different, and the colonial government could not defeat the Japanese, so could it not delay for a while?

As long as there is a foothold left in the Nanyang region, and the follow-up troops continue to enter, the Japanese will not be able to stop it at all.

The gap in national strength cannot be bridged simply by relying on strategy, and once it becomes a war of attrition, the result is already doomed.

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"Forget it, don't worry about the problems of the Japanese for now, they can't afford to make big waves anyway, let them go!"

Ferdinand Jr. stopped the quarrel between the two sides, and the cabinet members did not know that the atomic bomb existed, but he did, so he threw it all the way if he was in a hurry.

Over the years, Bulgaria has also stored hundreds of them, and it is probably possible to bomb them all the way from the South Seas to Tokyo!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The crowd replied

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Angela Merkel thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Kingdom of Poland have all applied for loans to us.

The Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of the Rhine, the Kingdom of East Prussia, the Swiss Confederation and other countries are also interested in lending to us. ”

Capital export, Bulgaria has long been ready to do it, how can lev replace the pound without capital export?

Including the previous export of naval weapons and equipment, in essence, it is still in the service of capital export, once the lev becomes an international currency, not to mention that the annual coinage is an astronomical amount.

"What do you think?" Ferdinand Jr. asked

"Your Majesty, as long as they can take out the collateral, we can approve these loans, for the smooth export of capital in the future, we should not put forward too many conditions now!" Prime Minister Tolsky spoke

The Minister of the Interior, Bertier, said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is right, now that we have occupied the world's largest gold mine, the conditions for Lev's globalization have been met.

Add to this our oil settlement system, and it won't be long before Lev becomes a stronger international currency than the pound! ”

In Ferdinand Jr.'s view, now Bulgaria's capital export = printing money, this is a matter of degree, more will not work, less will not have effect.

The banknote itself has no value, and it is the "value" that is supported by everyone's recognition.

Once everyone recognizes the lev and uses the lev for settlement in international trade, then Bulgaria has kidnapped the world economy.

Therefore, the loan must be lent out, otherwise no one will have Lev in their hands, and even if they want to trade with Lev, they will not be able to do it!

For Bulgaria, the trouble now is how to get the Lev in the hands of the governments of the world, and the bigger the number, the better.

Only when everyone holds a large number of levs can a community of interests be formed. Because, once the Lev is devalued, they will lose a lot, and for their own interests, they must also trust the city.

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