"Your Majesty, without the economic crisis that broke out in the United States, it has begun to spread to Europe, should we activate the emergency plan?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said worriedly.

Ferdinand had to vomit, there are many economic crises in the capitalist era! From the time he crossed over to now, this is the fourth time, and it feels endless!

In October 1907, when the U.S. banking crisis broke out, about half of all bank loans in New York were invested in risky stock markets and bonds by high-interest return trust and investment companies, and the entire financial market fell into a state of extreme speculation.

First of all, the news and public opinion are oriented, and a large number of articles promoting the new financial concept have begun to appear. At that time, there was an article by Paul entitled "The Shortcomings and Needs of Our Banking System," and Paul became the chief advocate of a central banking system in the United States.

Shortly thereafter, Jacob?? "Unless we have a central bank sufficient to control credit resources, Schiff declared at the New York Chamber of Commerce, we will experience an unprecedented and far-reaching financial crisis." ”

Well, the internal affairs of the Americans have nothing to do with him, Ferdinand was concerned about the impact of the economic crisis! Fortunately, the economic ties between Europe and the United States in this era are not as close as in the later period, especially in Eastern Europe, which is less influenced!

Under the influence of the revolution, the industrial strength of the Russians is now less than seven layers before the war, and the woolly bear in history lasted until the outbreak of the world war, and did not return to the peak!

Therefore, Bulgaria still has a few years to live, after all, the Russians' own industry and commerce cannot meet the needs of the market, and imports are inevitable!

And the cheap goods in Bulgaria are just suitable for the consumption of the people at the bottom, although the profit is not high, but it is enough to maintain the operation of the enterprise!

After pondering for a moment, Ferdinand said: "Not for the time being, this economic crisis is mainly the problem of the American banking industry itself, and the impact on Europe will not be too great!"

Before the outbreak of the financial crisis of the Russians, the financial problems of European countries had already detonated at that time, and it has only been a few years, no matter how greedy the capitalists are, they must learn some lessons, right? ”

In this financial crisis of the Americans, Ferdinand really can't do anything, and the United States is still a dick in this year.

Although it surpassed the British in terms of economic aggregate, in terms of industrial technology, in general, it still lagged behind the major European powers, and industry is a copycat country like Bulgaria!

Industrial equipment? Advanced technology?

To be honest, there are really few things that can be seen by Ferdinand, rather than going to the United States to buy the bottom, it is better to buy it in Europe, at least the quality is more reliable!

Oh, the Americans have done a lot of scientific and technological inventions, but unfortunately they have long been introduced in Bulgaria, which had practical value at that time (piracy doesn't cost a few dollars)!

For the rest of the projects that require a lot of investment, Ferdinand decisively said that this kind of mission to promote human progress should be handed over to capable people, Bulgaria really can't afford it now!

Since there is no benefit, of course, you can't spend energy to do things, at most you will make a small fortune privately with international capital, that's all!

Now the business of 1.8 million yuan, Ferdinand really doesn't care about it, even if this unit is pounds, it is not worth his personal investment!

These were trifles, but what really cared him was: the British were ready to join the Entente!

Although the two sides are only interested in the moment, and the negotiations have just begun, soon the Germans will help them make up their minds!

Of course, negotiations are negotiations, and Ferdinand still can't do anything! Nominally, it is the negotiation of Britain, France, Russia, and Bulgaria, but in essence, Bulgaria has the lowest voice among them, and it is a shame to be able to attend!

Among the previous Entente countries, the French had the heaviest right to speak, and there was no way that people were the financiers, and if they were rich, they would naturally have confidence!

But now it's different, the British are coming! The arrogance of the British Empire cannot tolerate being the younger brother, and the French must give way!

If it's just the titular boss, it doesn't matter, let it go! But this also involves the distribution of interests of various countries in the future, as well as their influence in international politics!

To put it simply, it's like a joint-stock company is about to be established, and everyone is competing for the distribution of equity.

For example, Bulgaria belongs to one or two small shareholders, and it is enough to watch the play on the sidelines; France and Russia are equivalent to the founders of the company, and the British are equivalent to the new financiers, competing for the issue of equity distribution!

If you get more shares now, you will have more weight in the company in the future, and you will get more in the later interest dividends!

When it comes to the right to speak and the distribution of interests in the future, Britain, France and Russia naturally do not give in to each other. Although the British have the most hole cards, France and Russia combined are not less than theirs, and the two sides began to fight!

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After the British started the era of dreadnoughts, the arms race between countries also intensified, and everyone began to make dumplings.

The Royal Navy has always been the implementation of the two strong standards, that is, the naval strength of the two countries in the world ≥ ranked second and third in the world's navy!

Due to the relationship of national strength, the French and the Russians, the two old rivals of the British, did not keep up this time, and instead the Germans took over the big stick!

Due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, now the British have not officially added the Entente. Therefore, the British were even more desperate to reach a temporary agreement with Germany, and they tried to use the agreement to delay the expansion of the German navy!

Obviously, this negotiation ended without a hitch! Germany, which has already risen, now needs to use its sword - to grab enough markets for domestic industry and commerce.

But this is precisely what the British could not give, after all, the industry and commerce of the British Empire also needed a sufficient market, and there was no room for compromise between the two sides!

And if the Germans are allowed to continue to grow, it will threaten the hegemony of the British and the national strategic security, and the Anglo-German contradictions will begin to intensify!

Oh, in the midst of this international upheaval, has Bulgaria really become a spectator?

Actually, Ferdinand has been behind the scenes. For example, in history, due to the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary, the contradictions between the two sides intensified; But now these no longer exist, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina as early as 1897, when Italy had just lost in Ethiopia, and naturally there was no confidence to talk to others!

Even because of Albania, the Italians clashed with Bulgaria for a time.

However, the Roman government had just changed, and the new government probably did not have confidence in its own army, did not want to follow in the footsteps of the previous one, or was afraid that Russia and Austria-Hungary had reached an agreement, and the conflict that occurred in 1897 was limited to a war of words, and it ended without a problem!

Similarly, due to the impact of the Balkan Wars, the Ottoman Empire had to continue to make concessions to the Germans, and now it is tied to the chariot of the Central Powers, and the two sides are only short of a peace treaty!

The Italians' attempts were once again frustrated, their plans to expand in Libya were opposed by the Germans, and since the British were still joining the Entente, it was natural that they would not be able to turn them in!

After all, without the endorsement of the entire Entente, the Italians still did not dare to attack the Ottoman Empire! Not to mention anything else, as long as the British open the Suez Canal to the Turks, the Italians will be blind!

Oh, these little things are not enough to change the general trend of the European continent, Ferdinand knows that the two alliances will eventually take shape, and Bulgaria's focus is still on the Balkans!

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Thanks to Ferdinand's butterfly effect and Bulgaria's strong rise, Sofia has now become the political, economic and cultural center of the Balkans!

Ferdinand's long-term cultural export is not in vain, and now there are a group of people of insight in Greece, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro, and even the Ottoman Empire, who have chosen to study in Bulgaria and learn the road to becoming a strong country!

After all, compared to other countries, Bulgaria's rise is too legendary, from a small Balkan country to the present - only the position of the six major European powers, it is completely a model of Diaosi's counterattack!

Oh, and this is also indispensable for the promotion of governments, which they have exchanged for bloody lessons!

After all, it is also very dangerous to study in other great powers, and the chaotic revolutionary ideas are even more fearful of any ruler!

Bulgaria is much safer, you can learn everything here, but they have not been taught how to rebel!

After returning from studying in Bulgaria, no matter how poor it is, I have learned a skill and can easily find a job.

The ruling class is not stupid, they know what they need, even if they are politically hostile to Bulgaria, but when sending students, everyone still gives priority to Bulgaria!

Although the tuition fees in Bulgaria are much higher, the only two universities are among the most difficult in the world, and most people can only go to ordinary technical colleges, but for governments, these problems can be overcome!

This was also an unexpected gain for Ferdinand.

Education in Bulgaria is now aimed at training engineers and scientists, and everyone is usually very busy and has no time to think nonsense.

And there is also brainwashing ideological education, instilling in everyone the concept of loyalty and patriotism, hard work and prosperity, which happens to be liked by any monarchy, and international students can't think about it too much!

Ferdinand knew that with the development of Bulgaria, the scope and number of international students will continue to increase, and most of these students will be in high positions after returning to Bulgaria, which will greatly help expand Bulgaria's regional influence!

Of course, it's impossible to open the back door! Bulgaria's educational resources are precious, and what is taught is real knowledge, which is not the same as the foreign powers who recruited students for the export revolution!

No matter who you are, as long as you can't pass the exam, you will be insulated from the university!

Unless you pay more than 10 times the tuition fee to become an auditor, you are not even eligible to enter the school!