After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the international situation has changed dramatically again, and the Entente countries, which originally had the upper hand, have been suppressed by the Central Powers on the European continent at this time!

This pressure is mainly directed against the French, and the current contradictions between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente are mainly German-French contradictions!

The Russian-Austrian contradictions tended to ease after the Balkan War, and after the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians began to shrink strategically, and the contradictions between the two sides became increasingly diluted, and the contradictions between Germany and Russia and Italy were negligible!

Not to mention Bulgaria, there was no major conflict with Germany, Austria, and Italy, and it was an existence that could be compromised at any time!

Against this background, French politicians were forced to consider whether to compromise with the Germans!

Similarly, the Germans are at a high level of development, and Germany's economic power has surpassed that of the British to become the second largest in the world.

They also did not want a war with the French, and even if the Russians were not in the state, the strength of the Triple Entente should not be underestimated!

Once there is a big war between the two alliances, it will only be a defeat for both sides, so that the fisherman will benefit! Both sides were very jealous of the British, so the tension on the European continent began to dissipate!

This situation hurt the British, and it had long been the policy of the London government to maintain parity on the European continent, but now it was broken by the strong rise of Germany and the decline of the Russians!

From an industrial point of view: Germany> France, Austria-Hungary> Russia, Italy≥ Bulgaria, Germany≈ France + Russia;

From the point of view of military strength, the main thing is the military strength of the army: Germany> France, Russia> Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria > Italy, but the Germans are a little too strong, Germany + Austria + Italy≥ France + Russia + Bulgaria!

No matter how you look at it, as long as the British don't interfere, it is a matter of time before the two allies compromise, after all, the strength of the two sides has not yet been opened, and the allies are not sure that they can easily solve the Entente!

What if you lose both? Wilhelm II did not dare to take risks, otherwise the Germans would have attacked France at the end of the Russo-Japanese War!

At that time, the Russians were still fighting the Japanese in the Far East, and there was a revolution in the country, and they simply did not have enough strength to help the French!

Not to mention Bulgaria, do they still have the strength to penetrate Austria-Hungary and attack Germany to support the French?

Germany and France heads-up, do you need to talk about the result?

The main reason why the Germans did not make a move is that France is not without the strength of a war, once the two sides start a war, they will also suffer heavy losses, and they will be profited by the British!

Oh, in fact, after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Britain and France began to move closer to each other, and the main purpose of both sides was to end the Russo-Japanese War as soon as possible and bring the strategic center of gravity of the Russians back to the European continent!

It is worth mentioning that in 1904, Britain and France signed the "Anglo-French Entente", and many problems in colonial disputes between the two sides have been resolved!

By 1906, the primary enemy of the London government had changed from the Russians to the Germans!

There is no way to tell the Russians not to give their strength, the Pacific Fleet has been completely annihilated, even the army has not dealt with the Japanese, and there is still a revolution in the country, so naturally it is no longer the primary threat to the British Empire!

The Germans performed very well, first surpassing Britain economically, and then the Germans revealed their ambition to dominate the European continent.

Against this background, Britain and Russia began to compromise, and at this time the contradictions between the two sides were only Central Asia!

The Black Sea Fleet in the Near East was completely annihilated, and the British, naturally, were not worried that the Russians would enter the Mediterranean; In the Far East, both Japan and Russia are licking their wounds, and the Russians can no longer threaten the interests of the British!

The Central Asian contradictions between the two countries are not a problem, who called the Russians not in the state now?

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"Your Majesty, the British have invited us to add the partition of the African continent!" Foreign Minister Metev ran in excitedly and said

Ferdinand was stunned and happy! Obviously, John Bull is not willing to be lonely and is going to do things again!

"What conditions did the British have, and what places were assigned to us?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"The British proposed that Morocco, Tripoli, Cyrenaica, or Ethiopia could all be considered!" Metev said excitedly

"Poof"! Ferdinand squirted out a sip of tea

Do you know that the British are uneasy and kind, Morocco is good, but unfortunately the French and Germans have taken a fancy to it, and Bulgaria has joined in to bring humiliation on itself?

Aren't Tripoli and Cyrenaica Libya? The Italians have long been ......

No, Libya is still the territory of the Ottoman Empire, and historically it was only in 1911 that the Italians acquired Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

So Bulgaria still seems to have a chance? So the purpose of the British was to provoke contradictions between Bulgaria and Italy?

Ferdinand thought about it a little deeper, and it seemed that provoking contradictions between Bulgaria and Italy was not the real purpose of the British! So provoking contradictions between the two major European allies is the real goal of the British?

As for Ethiopia, Ferdinand directly filtered it out, it's not a question of whether it can be beaten or not, the key is what is the use of beating it?

Every time you have to pass through the Suez Canal, the lines of communication have always been pinched in the hands of the British, and it doesn't feel so wonderful!

What's more, Ethiopia has too many people, and Ferdinand is not confident that Bulgaria will be able to digest Ethiopia before the collapse of the colonial system!

Of course, if the distance is closer, he really doesn't mind taking a risk, after all, Ethiopia's resources are still good.

Whether it is minerals or water resources, it is good to develop industry and agriculture, and if it can be turned into a local area, it is still worth spending a lot of money!

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"Convene the Cabinet immediately!" Ferdinand instructed his attendants

Whether or not to rob Libya with the Italians, this issue is still a bit big, and it must be carefully considered, Ferdinand thinks that this kind of thing still has to listen to the opinion of the cabinet and make a decision!

First of all, Libya's resources are undoubted, and the abundant oil resources, in the coming era of internal combustion engines, are the most valuable wealth!

Secondly, the area of Libya is large enough, with 1,759,500 square kilometers after independence in the later period.

Although the arable land with abundant water sources only accounts for 2% of the country's land area, this figure is 35,200 square kilometers!

And their southern desert is rich in groundwater resources, can be a desert oasis, once this plan is completed, can add hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land suitable for human habitation, development prospects!

What impressed Ferdinand the most was that Libyan had few people, and the population of this more than a million square kilometers of land was probably less than a million!

To put it simply, as long as it is annexed by Ferdinand, it can be incorporated into Bulgaria proper! There are not a few people, so naturally there is no independence, and the cost of governance cannot be too high!

With only 1.8 million Ottomans, Ferdinand said, it would be a good choice to centralize them, or to expel them, or to return them to the Ottoman Empire!

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"Your Majesty, this is our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! With the backing of the British, the Ottoman Empire can easily defeat them and occupy Libya! Admiral Minister Petrov said excitedly

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Navy is right, the strength of the Ottoman Empire is not worth mentioning, and besides, the Libyan region is next to the French Algeria, and we can still get logistical supplies from the French, and there is no military problem at all!" War Minister Popov echoed

The Minister of War thought for a moment and said: "That's right, now Bulgaria is also a big country, but we don't even have a colony, which is completely inconsistent with our international status!" ”

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Ferdinand nodded, and did not express his position, needless to say, the opinion of the military is needless to say, their position is a natural main battle faction, after all, everyone knows that the Ottoman Empire is a soft persimmon!

He set his sights on the government, and the military's statement undoubtedly told everyone that snatching Libya from the Ottoman Empire was not a problem.

Now the question is, the reaction of the Italians. If the Italian government does not bother to declare war directly on Bulgaria, then the matter is big and the two alliances will most likely directly PK, which is clearly not in the interests of Bulgaria!

Cabinet Minister Chekov (who is also the Minister of Education) was embarrassed and said: "I'm afraid not now, the Italians are also eyeing Libya, our navy is too weak compared to them, and in the event of a conflict, we will suffer!" ”

Ferdinand frowned, now that the strength of the Bulgarian Navy is limited, it is okay to bully a dilapidated country like the Ottoman Empire, but it will definitely suffer a big loss against the Italian Navy.

"How likely is it that war will break out if we fight with the Italians for Libya?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"Your Majesty, if we have the support of the British, there is almost no possibility of a full-scale war between the two sides, and although the Allies are stronger than us in general, they are still at a disadvantage in the Mediterranean region!

As long as we have the support of the British, the Italians will not dare to act rashly! "Prime Minister Konstantin

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