In the golden autumn of October, the annual harvest season has come again, and the joy of the harvest has erased the wounds caused by the world war, and the whole of Bulgaria is bathed in the joy of the harvest!

"Your Majesty, the Russian envoy, Count Paul, is here!" The maid walked and whispered in Ferdinand's ear

Ferdinand put down the documents in his hand, and the Russians still came to the door, both as he expected it and as he did not expect!

It stands to reason that the Russians should have come to ask for help a long time ago, whether it was the Russian Civil War or the Paris Peace Conference, Nicholas II could not do without the support of Bulgaria now!

Ferdinand didn't expect that the Russians would be able to wait until now, knowing that coming a day late might be a great loss for the Russian Empire!

The Russians were still in Germany with the largest force, and without the support of Bulgaria, it would have been impossible for them to return home, and the tsarist government was now in no position to provide them with logistical supplies.

"Bring him here, I'll see him here!" Ferdinand said lightly

Compared to that year, Count Paul is old, he has long lost his former vigor, and he is no longer the ambassador to Bulgaria, but he is still in good spirits.

has been an "old friend" for many years, and the meeting between the two is very casual, and it can be seen that he is a little anxious, and Ferdinand has no family routine.

"What do you want to drink? Random! Ferdinand said lightly

"I'm still going to coffee!" Count Paul replied

As soon as he finished speaking, the maid handed him a cup of coffee, which was obviously prepared. Not only coffee, but all kinds of tea and snacks were available 24 hours a day in the palace, and Ferdinand had no intention of treating himself badly in this regard.

"Paul, what else do you need to do personally?" Ferdinand said casually

Count Paul smiled bitterly and said, "Didn't Your Majesty ask knowingly? I have come here today for three things: first, at the Paris Peace Conference, we hope to have His Majesty's support; Second, our expeditionary force needs His Majesty's support when it returns home; Finally, in the imminent outbreak of the civil war, we hope that Your Majesty will be able to blockade the Black Sea and cut off the overseas supply channels of the rebellious party! ”

Ferdinand's face sank, and he said seriously: "These questions are very troublesome, let's talk about them one by one!"

First of all, I want to know, what do you want to gain at the Paris Peace Conference? to be able to decide whether to support you or not? ”

Paul thought to himself that this was indeed the case, and now Bulgaria was no longer the little brother of the Russian Empire, and everything had to be done with interests, but he was not unprepared.

"As a member of the Entente, we also made a significant contribution in this war, we eliminated at least 2 million Austro-Hungarian troops and 1.5 million German troops.

There was even a rebellion in the Russian Empire in the interests of the Union, so we need to be compensated enough! ”

Ferdinand interrupted impatiently: "Paul is an old friend, there is no need to come so much, just say what you want!" ”

Count Paul's heart fell silent at once, the situation was even worse than they expected, and it was clear from Ferdinand's attitude that this time Bulgarian support for the Russian Empire had changed.

In the end, he was still used to seeing the wind and waves, and Count Paul quickly adjusted his mood, did not test it again, and directly showed the bottom line: "We hope that the entire Polish region, the ports of the Germans in the Baltic, and the Russian Empire want to get 8 billion pounds in war reparations!" ”

Ferdinand rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that the Russians really dared to speak, if it was the Russian Empire in its heyday, they would not have put forward these conditions too much, and even a little low!

But the Russian Empire, which is in the midst of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is not qualified to do this, even if Poland is given to them, will the tsarist government still be able to rule?

In the case of more than civil strife, you still want to expand your territory, how much water has you put in your brain to do it?

After a moment of silence, Ferdinand slowly spoke, "Is this your bottom line?" With your current strength, do you plan to continue to fight Austria-Hungary again? ”

This was not Ferdinand's words, Austria-Hungary had already joined the Entente, and Britain and France could not have supported their annexation of Austrian Poland for the purpose of limiting the Russian Empire.

Without the support of Britain and France, the Russian Empire wanted to obtain Austrian Poland, and the Vienna government was not afraid of the woolly bear of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms now, and it was a big deal to fight another war, the question was whether the tsarist government could afford to fight now?

Count Paul's face sank, he knew that Ferdinand was rejecting their request, and their original plan was to use Bulgaria's support to force Austria-Hungary to make concessions, but now Ferdinand has made it clear that Bulgaria will not intervene in the dispute between them and Austria-Hungary!

"Well, we can always get German Poland, right?" Count Burrow said unwillingly

As a staunch supporter of Great Chauvinism, to make concessions on the territory is undoubtedly a stab in his heart!

After thinking about it, Ferdinand smiled and said: "This is your problem, and I will be the first to state that Bulgaria can support you at the Paris Peace Conference, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed!" ”

Ferdinand was already smiling in his heart, this is not sure if it will succeed, but it will definitely not succeed! Do you think that Britain and France are still their allies?

Or did Nicholas II think that in the partition of the Ottoman Empire, he made concessions to Bulgaria in exchange for Bulgaria's full support?

Now in the Caucasus, but the territory of Nicholas I Jr., even if he gains profits, he is still an enemy for Nicholas II, what can they do?

Besides, even if he could get it, Nicholas I Jr. did not have the energy to expand the territory of the Russian Empire, and it was better to use it to grab land at home!

Wait until the Paris Peace Conference opens the day after tomorrow, and as soon as the three delegations of the Russian Empire appear, there will be a lively watch!

If you really want the lion to open your mouth, it is estimated that Britain and France will not mind changing the Russian delegation to participate in the peace conference, anyway, there are two spare tires there, they are both representatives of the Russian Empire, right?

Not being able to get the full support of Bulgaria, Count Paul was a little disappointed and said: "Well! Your Majesty's matter about the return of the expeditionary force, you see ......"

This time Ferdinand said very happily: "No problem! Bulgaria will also provide them with a month's logistics free of charge to ensure that they can return home smoothly! ”

Count Paul stopped talking, frankly saying that Ferdinand had done enough in this regard, without embarrassing them in the slightest, and providing a month's allowance free of charge, he was embarrassed to speak again!

Ferdinand saw Paul's performance and knew what he was thinking, so he said very arrogantly: "In view of the friendly relations between our two countries, then I will send you another 500,000 rifles, 3,000 machine guns, and 800 cannons!" ”

Well, these weapons are all needed for the previous war, and the weapons that have been equipped for the Russians have helped to fight the Germans, and he is embarrassed to take them back.

Anyway, the world war is over, and weapons and equipment are really worthless at this time, and they can only be scrapped when they are taken back. However, weapons and equipment can be sent for free, but the ammunition will have to be bought by the Russians themselves, so this business will not be lost!

Count Paul, who did not know that he had fallen into the pit, was very happy and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help to us, the Russian people will always remember it!" ”

"The Russian people will always remember it" Hearing this, Ferdinand almost choked, if the Russian people knew what he did, it is estimated that they would really remember it, and it is still the kind of gnashing teeth!

I wanted to think about it, but Ferdinand still looked very happy on his face, waiting for the words of Count Paul.

After a pause, Count Paul continued: "Your Majesty, the question of blockading the Black Sea? ”

Ferdinand's face suddenly fell, and he sighed and said: "This matter is very troublesome, and it is inconvenient for us to do it ourselves, so it is better for you to send someone over and do it yourself!"

Anyway, our two countries also have an alliance and can share military ports, so let's sell you a few warships and lend you two more ports! ”

There is also this kind of operation, Count Paul was dumbfounded, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized that there is still a precedent for this, didn't they stab the Ottoman Empire like this before? It's no problem to come and operate it now, right?

The task was completed so easily, Count Paul was a little incredulous, he was going to take the harem route, but now it seems that there is no need for it.

Count Paul said with some excitement: "No problem, thank you so much!" ”

Ferdinand smiled slightly, and did not forget to kindly remind: "The people you sent had better be more honest and competent, and with the current level of discipline of your country's officials, I doubt that your blockade line will exist in name only!" ”

This embarrassed Count Paul, there were really few incorruptible officials in the Russian Empire, and even he himself was not a good thing, but this time the stakes were very important, and it was related to the life and death of the tsarist government, so he could not pay attention to it.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will not make a mess this time!" Earl Paul said with a guarantee

Ferdinand smiled slightly, thinking that the ghost was worried about whether you would make a mess, if it wasn't for making money, he didn't care if the Russian blockade could be established!

If Nicholas II really blocked the Black Sea, then the Moscow government and Nicholas I Jr., if they want to buy supplies, they can only go by land, and in this regard, Bulgaria's geographical location occupies a natural advantage.

If you don't hit your competitors, when will Bulgaria's scrapped weapons and equipment and remaining strategic materials be disposed of?

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