Speculation is speculation, Ferdinand still has to personally determine the attitude of France and Russia in order to be reassured. So he asked: "Mr. Metyev, what are the conditions for the Russians?" ”

Metyev said nervously: "The Russians hope that the navies of the two countries can share all the military ports!" ”

This is not for him not to be nervous, Bulgaria and the ports of the Black Sea are completely dispensable for the Russian Imperial Navy.

Now there is only one possibility to put forward this condition, and that is - Bulgaria's strategy has been exposed! Only the outlet to the sea in the Mediterranean Sea deserves the attention of the Russians!

As for the navy's shared military port, it was directly filtered out by everyone, but it was just nice to say on the surface! Could it be that Bulgaria's navy, which exists theoretically, can really run to use Russia's military ports?

After a while, Foreign Minister Metev added: "Also, I hope that our two countries can have more in-depth cultural exchanges!" ”

Ferdinand was shocked, it was okay to share the military port in front, although the Russians already knew Bulgaria's strategic intentions, but also hinted at the intention of supporting Bulgaria's expansion!

As for the Bosphorus, Ferdinand did not dare to think about it yet. To master the Bosphorus, there is one central problem that cannot be bypassed - Constantinople!

And it is necessary to have a navy, so although Constantinople is good, it is still a piece of chicken ribs for the current Bulgaria!

It's easy to get your hands on, but it's hard to keep it! The Turks will definitely not give up easily, there is no sea dominance, and the days when they are attacked by the Ottoman navy every day, Ferdinand does not want to live!

As for the hope for more in-depth cultural exchanges in the future, the ambition is obvious! Isn't the cultural exchange between Bulgaria and Russia not deep enough? It is clear that the one is for the spread of "Pan-Slavism"!

Ferdinand secretly sneered, now that nationalism in Bulgaria has risen, it is simply impossible for "Pan-Slavism" to gain recognition in a short time!

Wait until ten or twenty years later, Bulgaria will not be what it is now! Even if Ferdinand agreed to establish a "Great Slavic Federal Empire", would the European powers agree?

And "Pan-Slavism" is not entirely bad for Bulgaria either! At least it can increase the identity of immigrants from Russia with Bulgaria!

In the end, whoever can get the most benefit depends on the means! In this case, Ferdinand decided to simply push it again, didn't he want to promote "Pan-Slavism"?

All right! I also went to the Russian Empire for propaganda. At present, Ferdinand has decided to send people to the Ukrainian region to promote a wave of "pan-Slavism" for the Russian government, of course, with Russia as the core, this article can be removed!

If the Russian Empire can resist the first war, then there is nothing to say! Ferdinand could just bow his head and admit defeat and become a kingdom in the Federal Empire.

But what about history? Then it's no wonder that he inherited a part of the legacy of the Russian Empire! Anyway, everyone is a Slavic nation, and under the influence of "Pan-Slavism", everyone must not be so resistant to joining the big Bulgarian family!

It can be said that Ferdinand is making a big gamble, winning that Bulgaria will step on the corpse of the Russian Empire and create the "Third Bulgarian Reich"; For Bulgaria, lose everything.

For Ferdinand personally, it was a big deal to become the king of the "Great Slavic Federal Empire", no matter how you look at it, it is all earned, it is nothing more than a question of how much you earn!

Ferdinand said fiercely: "Tell the Russians that we agreed to their conditions!" But we have to get the full support of the Russian Empire! Whether it is diplomatic or military technology, I hope to carry out all-round cooperation! ”

On this issue, Ferdinand did not ask the Cabinet for its opinion, knowing that if the Cabinet made a decision, it would probably not pass!

Without foresight, who would not have thought that in the Far East more than ten years later there would be a "Russo-Japanese War", and then the internal contradictions in Russia would intensify, a revolution would break out, and the Russian Empire would be pulled off the altar!

More than 20 years later, a world war will break out, which will directly collapse the Russian Empire!

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After a moment of silence, Prime Minister Konstantin hesitated and admonished: "Your Excellency, the wolf ambitions of the Russians have been exposed, and we have agreed to their conditions, I am afraid that there will be big trouble in the future?" ”

Ferdinand said coldly: "It's not that simple, even if we refuse the conditions this time, the Russians will not give up!" I don't know how many tricks will be used to force us to compromise later!

In that case, it's better to just exchange it for some benefits! As long as our strategic goals are achieved, Bulgaria will be a medium-sized country with a population of more than 10 million.

At that time, even if the Russians want to establish a 'Great Slavic Federal Empire', we will have enough confidence to negotiate conditions!

And the Great Powers will not tolerate the annexation of the Balkans by the Russians, at least Austria-Hungary will not agree! The British will not let Russia run to the Mediterranean to compete with them for hegemony! ”

Everyone is now angry, the Russians actually want to annex Bulgaria, which is completely intolerable to everyone!

The Great Slavic Federal Empire, which sounds very good, if the Russian Empire were weaker, or Bulgaria was ten or eight times stronger, maybe it would really be possible!

But don't think about it now, the gap between the two sides is too big! The so-called federation is not yet a word of the Russians!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Ferdinand comforted: "You don't have to worry too much, we still have enough time, at least now there is a Romania between us and the Russians!"

To build a Great Slavic Empire, it is not so simple, even if we cooperate wholeheartedly, the Great Powers will intervene! There is only one chance, and without enough certainty, Nicholas II will not make a move.

Now the strategic center of gravity of the Russians is still the Far East, and a large amount of manpower and material resources have been invested in the Trans-Siberian Railway, and it is impossible for Russia to withdraw from it for at least ten years! ”

After listening to Ferdinand's words, everyone's expressions eased slightly, even if Pan-Slavism was powerful, it was impossible to achieve results in a short period of time. Moreover, "Rice Slavism" and Ferdinand's Great Bulgarian are similar, and will promote national integration in Bulgaria!

Besides, even if Nicholas II was confident, he would not have established a federal empire in advance before there was no border. Otherwise, they will be separated in two places, and as soon as the great powers intervene, it will be easy to cause another split!

The Russians' wishful thinking is about to start, let's get Romania out of the way first! By the way, it is necessary to reconcile the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the German Empire behind Romania.

To do this, win a world war first!