Time flies by, and half a year has passed.

After leaving the three Nordic countries, Ferdinand visited the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and other countries, and is now about to reach the last stop of the trip, London!

Along the way, Ferdinand has achieved a lot of results, but also caused a lot of chaos. Big countries are just big countries, but for small countries, Ferdinand's arrival is like a great enemy!

After all, an army of more than 3,000 people is not so easy to settle, and the housing problem alone is enough for people to have a headache!

To some extent, Ferdinand was also an armed parade this time, showing the strength of Bulgaria to the outside world.

After Ferdinand left, his story was still passed down the way, allowing many people to see what the pomp and circumstance of a king in the new century was!

This was Ferdinand's third visit to London, and the last time he had come was when Queen Victoria had passed away, only two years later.

Compared with the last time, Edward's aura is much stronger this time, and the hippie smiling face of the past is no longer visible, it seems that the imperial career is the easiest to change a person!

Everyone had a good relationship, and after a few pleasantries, they went straight to the topic.

Ferdinand asked directly: "Edward, I want to know your diplomatic position in the Mediterranean?" ”

Edward was stunned for a moment, did not answer directly, and said with a smile: "I thought you would ask, what about our dispute with the Russians in the Far East?" ”

"No, the dispute between the Russians and you in the Far East has nothing to do with Bulgaria! You should know that we have almost no interests in the Far East, so you should do whatever you like! Ferdinand said lightly

"Aren't you allies? Now that the whole world knows that Bulgaria is the most loyal ally of the Russians, will you not care? Edward asked, confused

Ferdinand smiled and said, "Come on! Allies are allies, but I know that you will not be able to fight for the sake of the Far East, it is enough to know this!

As for the contradictions between you, Bulgaria, as a small country, should be less involved!

You can rest assured that Bulgaria is not in the interest of other regions except for your doorstep!

Global strategy is something that several of you should consider, who is the world hegemon, and it really has little to do with Bulgaria! ”

Edward VII smiled slightly, he had already determined Bulgaria's position, there was no major conflict of interest between the two sides, and said with a smile: "This is the best, you must know that France and Russia are adding you, and the combined forces have surpassed the Mediterranean Fleet, and we are also worried!" ”

Ferdinand was slightly stunned, yes, he knew that the Russian Navy was a parallel import, but the British didn't know!

In recent years, the Russians have aggressively expanded their navy, especially the original Black Sea Fleet, and in just six or seven years, the number of battleships has doubled!

Now France and Russia are the second and third naval powers in the world, especially after the Russians have gained control of the Dardanelles, and they may enter the Mediterranean Sea at any time!

Once the two countries join forces, they have surpassed the British Mediterranean Fleet in fleet tonnage, and it is estimated that the British have no bottom in their hearts now!

"What if the Russians left the Black Sea Fleet from the Mediterranean?" Ferdinand asked rhetorically

Edward was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "What do you want?" ”

"If your country can abandon Greece, then we can cooperate to let the Russian Black Sea Fleet leave!" Ferdinand said lightly

Edward shook his head and said, "No! Your appetite is too great, Bulgarian expansion should be stopped, otherwise the balance of the Balkans will be upset!

Unless you can tear up the Conservative Alliance, and forbid the Russians to use the military ports, and block the Black Sea Fleet back! ”

Ferdinand still smiled and said: "No, nothing is impossible, the expansion of Bulgaria will not affect the interests of the British Empire, it is Austria-Hungary that should really be worried!"

Exchanging a dispensable Greece for the disappearance of the Black Sea Fleet will also do more pros than cons for your country! ”

Edward thought for a moment and said, "You can first talk about how to make the Black Sea Fleet disappear forever, I'm making a decision!" ”

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After the conversation with Ferdinand, Edward VII convened a cabinet meeting to discuss it.

"Tell me, what do you think about this?"

The Minister of the Admiralty was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, the Bulgarian proposal is theoretically feasible, but how can we guarantee that the Japanese can take out the Russian fleet?"

Although the Japanese navy has developed very well, the gap in strength cannot be made up in a short time! ”

Well, Greece has already been automatically ignored by him! There is no way that the current Greek king is still George I, a typical pro-German, and their relationship with England is not as good as that of later generations!

If he had been replaced by the king of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ferdinand would not have even had this offer. After all, if you attack your own family, even if Ferdinand doesn't have the pressure in his heart and is limited by the rules of this era, he can't do it!

The prime minister thought for a moment and asked, "If we help the Japanese expand their strength now, how long will it take for them to theoretically have the strength to fight the Russians?" ”

The Admiralty Minister thought for a while and said: "This depends on whether the Russians will do their best, with the current Russian Far East Fleet, the Japanese can handle it at this time!"

But the combined strength of the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet of the Russians can rank third in the world, and as long as half of the warships are mobilized, the Japanese will not be able to stop them! ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese are not in a very good financial situation right now, and I don't think they can beat the Russians!" ”

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Ferdinand miscalculated, and now the British did not think that Japan would be able to defeat the Russians at all, so his proposal was ignored by the London government!

Well, Ferdinand had no hope of annexing Greece in the first place, even if the British agreed to it, it would be useless, Germany and Austria-Hungary would never have agreed!

This is just a test of the attitude of the British, after all, if Bulgaria wants to achieve further development, it must obtain the support or neutrality of the British, otherwise it is better to stay at home honestly!

It's a pity that his trip to London failed, and now that there are enough European powers, the British clearly do not intend to let Bulgaria join again!

This is determined at the level of national strategy, not his personal relationship with Edward!

A trip to London would not have served its purpose, and Ferdinand's trip around Europe was much darker!

Just as he was about to leave, Edward brought him good news that diluted the shadow of defeat in Ferdinand's heart!

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