In order to ensure the security of the Black Sea straits, in order to create a "Great Slavic Empire", the Russians finally decided: to support Bulgaria in the challenge of the Ottoman Empire!

But now the biggest problem is not the Russian government, but the attitude of the French government! Who called the financial affairs of the Russian Empire bad? One billion leva is not a small amount, it is equivalent to nearly 40 million pounds, and it is hundreds of tons when converted into gold!

The Russian Empire is not without this money, but it is absolutely impossible to have so many idle funds to take out as a loan! Are they themselves still borrowing money from the French?

Of course, compared to the borrowing of the Russians, Ferdinand's lion opened his mouth of a billion leva is actually nothing! During the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians borrowed 800 million francs at one time, and this is only a small amount of it!

Of course, the French are willing to lend to the Russians, and in addition to economic interests, the most important thing is that the Russian Empire, an ally, is needed to join forces on the European continent to suppress the "Triple Alliance".

Bulgaria obviously does not have such strength, and the risk of lending to small countries is still very high. For example, the loan that the French gave to Serbia before has basically been declared to be in vain.

Serbia, which was beaten by Ferdinand, has long since gone bankrupt, and now the country is in chaos, and the situation has to be maintained by Austria-Hungary, and "debt repayment" does not exist! With the relationship between Germany and France, it is impossible for Austria-Hungary to make Serbia pay back!

And what about the Serbian government itself? It has long been hollowed out, and Austria-Hungary is not a philanthropist. Even if it helps to stabilize the situation, it will reduce expenses as much as possible, for example, the Serbian army will be disbanded!

No, it can't be said to be disbanded, after the end of the Paul-Serbian war, the main forces of the Serbian army disappeared, and Austria-Hungary simply put their mobilized militia home.

Then the last armed force in Serbia was left with more than 3,000 men of Alexander I's Guards. There is also a group of policemen, and the Austro-Hungarian army has taken on the task of defending Serbia, and it looks like it will be annexed sooner or later!

The amount of the loan is not large, and it doesn't matter if the French are rich and rich. The capitalists, whose interests have been lost, are very dissatisfied.

Now that Bulgaria has applied for a loan, they have long been grinding their fists and ready to make up for their losses, but the attitude of the government on international loans is critical!

There was no need for Ferdinand to do anything, the capitalists, driven by interests, had already begun to make public relations. They want to use the influence of the French government to get the most out of them!

President François Philippe Faure is on a meeting with his men. That's right, it's the famous "Du Dan flower dies, and he is also a ghost" The sixth president of France! (Note: During sex with my mistress, I had a heart attack and hung up.) ）

Don't get me wrong, although they are talking about Bulgaria, the core is not the issue of Bulgarian loans, but relations with Russia!

The Foreign Minister analyzed: "From our point of view, Mr. President, the eastward shift of the strategic center of the Russian Empire will inevitably lead to a strategic contraction in Europe. In the future, the pressure on France on the Western Front will surely increase greatly!

Our best bet is to bring the Russians' eyes back to Europe, but that's hard to do! Unless their Far Eastern strategy is frustrated, it is a pity that the Tatars in the East are now in decline and are powerless to stop their expansion!

However, the greedy Russians still did not give up their plans to the Balkans, and instead started to support the puppet doctrine!

So far, it's been a success! The Bulgarians seem to be doing well, but the future is difficult to say, and the young Archduke Ferdinand is not so easy to control.

Nicholas II now wanted to gain further control of Bulgaria economically, but the Russians themselves were short of money, which was why the Russians asked us to form a joint bank. ”

President François-Philippe Faure thought for a moment and said, "I understand what you mean, the Russians are still not dead set on the Balkans, or are they still interested in the Bosphorus, right?" ”

The Foreign Secretary replied: "Yes, Your Excellency! The greed of the Russians is endless, and their appetite is much greater than we think.

However, Nicholas II seems to have learned the lesson of his great-grandfather and knew that no one in all of Europe wanted them to enter the Mediterranean, so he adopted a roundabout strategy, using Bulgaria as a pawn to test the attitude of the great powers!

Of course, it is not excluded that it is to build the legendary 'Great Slavic Empire', and to work hard, or even both!

If we agree to this loan, maybe a new round of the Balkan war will break out again in the near future!

The Bulgarians could not resist the bait thrown by the Russians! Both Istanbul and Macedonia are places where Bulgaria must be!

Once the Balkan War broke out, the Russians would have to reclaim some of their energy and return to Europe, whether they wanted it or not!

And in my judgment, it is very likely that if the Russians do not act personally, but simply support Bulgaria's expansion in the Balkans. Oh, and the premise is that the Russians did not enter the Mediterranean!

The South African region, now the British and the Germans, were still arguing over the question of the Boers. In North Africa, the British and us are also full of contradictions, and they do not have the energy to interfere with the actions of the Russians in the short term!

In order to make the Turks admit the fact that the British occupied Egypt, it is estimated that the British are still eager for the Balkan War to break out immediately? ”

François-Philippe Faure asked in surprise: "So, the situation in the Balkans is now in our hands?" ”

"That's right!" The Foreign Secretary replied in the affirmative

François-Philippe Faure loosened his shoulders and said, "We don't seem to have a reason to refuse?" The actions of the Russians in the Balkans will sooner or later come into conflict with Austria-Hungary, and in that case, it is better to fulfill them!

It would be best to be able to pull Russia's strategic center of gravity back from the Far East, even if it fails, it doesn't matter, our capitalists can still make a lot of money anyway! ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer interrupted: "Provided that the Bulgarians can win this war!" If they lose, it's not much better than Serbia. When the time comes, from whom will we take the loan? ”

The Foreign Secretary smiled and said, "Oh, I can answer this question!" Success or failure, it depends on the input of the Russians?

The Ottoman Empire has already fallen, and now it is just an empty shelf, which will be broken with a single stab! Excluding us and the Russians, except for the Germans, the British, the Italians, and Austria-Hungary all wanted them to lose the war.

So whether the Bulgarians will win or not, we don't know yet, but the attitude of the great powers is unanimous, and the Germans can only be neutral at best, anyway, the Turks are already doomed to lose! ”