Blessings and misfortunes do not go alone!

Just as Ferdinand came to the aid of the Dutch, the Russians next door had another accident.

Since the sale of the Caucasus, the government of Nicholas II had enough money in its hands and then happily launched a war of unification, and the situation was very good.

All the way the god should kill the god, and the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha!

Nicholas II's army has conquered Yekaterinburg, and Tsar Nicholas the Younger has already rushed north, only to chase the north and dominate the country.

At this critical juncture, the army of Nicholas II entered the Siberian Plain, and then was flooded by the Ob River with the Seventh Army.

The exact outcome is not clear, but the final result was that Comrade Stalin was superior, blowing up the dam on the upper Ob River, and reimbursing the main forces of Nicholas II's eastward march.

Of course, as a price, millions of Russian people, together with more than 100,000 East Russian troops, also became martyrs, and the country of Wanli Ze was born.

The losses have not yet been counted, and the war of unification, launched by the government of Nicholas II, is now completely in vain.

The blow to the government of Nicholas II was so devastating that they could not afford to go to war again for at least a decade.

With the information transmitted from inside Russia, Ferdinand knew that it would be the turn of the rebels to counterattack next, and once the water retreated, they would attack and defend in a different position.

Now the army in the hands of Nicholas II is a number of second- and third-line troops, there are not many main forces left, and there are very serious morale problems.

Ferdinand was skeptical that if he did not intervene, a new Soviet Union would again appear above Bulgaria.

The Tsarist government of Nicholas the Younger has been crippled, and the government of Nicholas II has also suffered heavy losses, and no one has thought that the final winner, Comrade Stalin, who is lurking in Siberia.

"Let's talk about the current situation in Russia, what should we do?" Ferdinand asked very depressedly

"Your Majesty, it is necessary to intervene in the civil war, and now that the tsarist government is no longer able to unify the whole country, we must not tolerate the birth of a Russian government hostile to Bulgaria!" Konstantin said categorically

"I know we have to intervene, but how do we intervene?" Ferdinand asked, frowning

"Your Majesty, convene a meeting of the League of Nations and call on all parties in Russia to cease the war and dismember the Russian Empire with the actual demarcation line as the border!" Konstantin thought for a moment and said

"I also know that this is the best option for us at the moment, but the government of Nicholas II does not necessarily want us to intervene directly, and they still fantasize about dominating the country?

Once the Siberian government launches a counteroffensive, they will definitely be defeated, and it is estimated that it will be impossible to stop the war on such terms as it is now!

Can Nicholas II now listen to our advice? Ferdinand said with a headache

"Your Majesty, whatever the Russians think, we must do this, first inform Nicholas II of the present situation, and advise him to turn to the League of Nations for help!

As for the plan to split the Russian Empire, we can not mention it now, and when the time comes, someone will come up with an armistice! Metev suggested

"Okay, that's it! Convey our meaning to the Russians, and as for what choice Nicholas II makes, I'm afraid it is not up to him! Ferdinand said with a wry smile

It's really not that he wants to stab the Russians this time, it's completely because the government of Nicholas II is too wasteful, and such an obvious advantage can be lost, who can blame it?

Is it too ruthless to complain to the enemy?

When the two armies fight, as long as they can win, who cares about the process of means? It's not the age of knights in the Middle Ages, and the victors are not to blame!

If the government of Nicholas II had failed, it would have been recorded in the future that the reactionary government of the tsars blew up the dam in order to suppress the revolution, and the flood dispersed hundreds of thousands of revolutionary troops and displaced millions of innocent people!

Finally, a few more comments: how anti-human and anti-social the tsarist government was, all these reactionary activities, under the heroic and fearless struggle of the revolutionaries who were not afraid of sacrifice, disappeared in smoke!

In the end, it was concluded that the unpopular tyranny would eventually be overthrown!

Well, Ferdinand made it up in his head, and he sent it to Nicholas II as it was.

Even Ferdinand could guess how angry Nicholas II was and then powerless after receiving this telegram.

After a long war, there has been a fault line in the population of the Russian Empire, and if someone were to do another national census, they would be surprised to find that the population of Russia is less than 100 million?

It is estimated that the tsarist government did not notice this problem, and the population of the Russian Empire began to decline continuously since the outbreak of the world war.

Especially after the outbreak of the Civil War, the birth rate in Russia fell to a low point. The biggest reason is that a large number of young and strong laborers have entered the army, and a large number of Russian women of working age cannot find a husband.

And this demographic decline is still continuous, from 1915 to the present, the Russian Empire has actually lost a generation.

It is a vicious circle, and according to the most optimistic estimates of the Bulgarian Population Agency, if the Russian Empire stops the war immediately, the domestic economy returns to normal levels.

The population of the Russian Empire will fall by ten percent in the next ten years, and by a quarter in the next twenty years.

This is caused by the current demographic structure of the Russian Empire, which has lost at least 15 million young men in the war for more than ten years, and now the ratio of men to women in the age group of 20~40 years old has become 1:2.3.

Similarly, due to the impact of the war, the fertility rate has continued to decline in the past ten years, and the number of children aged 0~12 is less than 9% of the population, less than half of the normal proportion.

This means that the Russian Empire has entered an aging society, and although the average life expectancy of them is not long, it is also an indisputable fact that people in their fifties and sixties are becoming the main force of the country.

Against this backdrop, the feminist movement in the Russian Empire also fell into a slump, and although international feminist organizations believed that they should be at the forefront of the world, the result was quite the opposite.

In the face of life and rights, many people have to compromise with reality.

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saint petersburg

After Nicholas II received Ferdinand's telegram, he did not appear angry, and a series of bad news had exhausted his anger.

The sudden bad news had already knocked out his mental energy. Ferdinand suggested that he turn to the League of Nations for help, and in fact Nicholas II was also very tempted.

What he needs most now is time, and even if he can't reach an agreement at the League of Nations meeting, he can use the time of the armistice negotiations to regroup.

But what worried him the most was that the League of Nations would divide the Russian Empire under the express provisions of the treaty.

The political impact of this was so deadly that it could shake the foundations of his rule.

However, the reputation of the Russian Empire in the international community is not very good, and even if European countries are allowed to vote with their feet, everyone supports the secession of the Russian Empire.

Time was running out for Nicholas II, and he had to bring everyone to the negotiating table before the enemy had eaten it.

Bulgaria's attitude is very clear, they will only intervene in this Russian civil war if the League of Nations intervenes, otherwise even as an ally, there is no reason to intervene in the internal war of the allies?

What would have been the result without Bulgaria's support? This question does not need to be answered, it is known that the result will be very unfavorable to the tsarist government.

Since the news of the defeat at the front, the Finnish region has been unstable, and the Russian capital has seen the emergence of revolutionary armies.

If the front line is defeated again, it will be difficult to keep these basic plates now. Even supporters of Nicholas II could not tolerate continued failure.

Although Ferdinand's words were very unpleasant, Nicholas II still recognized them, especially the most crucial sentence - the Russian people's patience with the government has reached the limit, and if the war continues, they will riot.

"Prime Minister, if we turn to the League of Nations now, how many countries will be on our side?" Nicholas II asked with great concern

"Your Majesty, we are the only legitimate government recognized by the international community, and theoretically everyone will be on our side, but the countries of Europe do not want to see a strong Russian Empire appear, so they are likely to support the rebels!

If we want more support from the international community, we have to do more diplomatic efforts, and it will take time! The prime minister thought for a moment and said

"You mean that there is not a single country that is now completely on our side?" Nicholas II asked very depressedly

"Your Majesty, these are problems left over from history, and if we make some diplomatic efforts, we can still pull most countries over, provided that there is no intervention from major powers!" The Prime Minister explained

"Forget it, unless we can convince Britain and France to support us, even if we pull all the European countries over, it will be useless!" Nicholas II thought about it and said

International support is important and important, and it is not important to say that it is not, and in the end it depends on everyone's force.

Ferdinand's meaning was very clear, now that the Tsarist government was at a disadvantage, he suggested that the Tsar turn to the League of Nations for help and negotiate to end the war.

After all, the so-called international treaty is just like that, and if the tsarist government becomes strong in the future, it can also tear up the treaty and relaunch the war of unification.

It's just that this is more difficult, and it has been criticized by the international community. In the lifetime of Nicholas II, it is estimated that you should not want to see it.

"Your Majesty, it is now in our favour to negotiate an armistice.

Although the rebels occupy three-quarters of the Russian Empire, most of it is permafrost, and the territory we now control is the essence of the Russian Empire.

Economically, the regions under our control have always accounted for more than 65 percent of the Russian Empire's economy.

Industrially, the regions under our control accounted for more than eighty percent of the total industrial volume of the Russian Empire.

Demographically, the population of the regions under our control accounted for 68.2 percent of the total population of the Russian Empire.

Although these figures are all pre-war and may change due to the factors of the war, we still have an advantage in terms of overall strength.

What we need most now is time, once the war is over and the economy can return to normalcy, our recovery speed is definitely not comparable to that of the rebels! The prime minister advised

Nicholas II glanced at everyone, and by their expressions, he knew that everyone wanted to end the war first.

As vested interests, these people have already eaten, and the most important thing now is to settle for safety, if they continue to fight, they will be forced to rebel against the people under their rule, and they will be finished.

The attitude of these interest classes, Nicholas II had to take into account, without the support of these people, even if he wanted to continue the war, he could not do it.

"Well, the Foreign Ministry submitted an application to the League of Nations, inviting the countries of the world to join hands to curb the spread of Bolshevism!" Nicholas II said helplessly

Apart from this ideologically different reason, Nicholas II could no longer think of a reason to gain the support of various countries.

The Pro-Russian Alliance, once considered the greatest diplomatic achievement of the Russian Empire in the last century, has become a stumbling block for the Russian Empire.

As long as this alliance is not dissolved, it will be impossible for Britain and France to relax their vigilance against the Russian Empire and give up suppressing them.

Had it not been for the sudden outbreak of the civil war in the Russian Empire, it would not have been a Pro-Russophora now, but a Slavic Federal Empire that made the world tremble.

This is also the biggest pain in Nicholas II's heart, and he is only one foot away from the world's largest empire.

Therefore, he hated the rebels to the core, even if these rebellions broke out a year and a half later, the Slavic Federal Empire had already been established.

As long as the Federal Empire is established, any rebellion is a floating cloud that can be easily extinguished.

It's a pity that history has no ifs, and with the outbreak of the Russian rebellion and the leakage of the secret treaty, all this has disappeared.

Out of fear of the Slavic Federal Empire, Britain and France invariably chose to suppress the Russian Empire, causing an imbalance of power between Russia and Bulgaria.

At this time, even if the Slavic Empire was established, it would be dominated by Bulgaria, could Nicholas II agree?

Obviously this is impossible!

Even if he can not care about the gains and losses of personal interests, the Russian people can't agree, they are used to being the boss, and suddenly let them be the little brother, this gap in heart, no one can stand it?

The idea of "dissolving the Pro-Russian Alliance" came to Nicholas II more than once, but in the end he did not put it forward.

The political influence of this was too great, and from top to bottom, there was no desire from all strata of the Russian Empire to dissolve the Union, which was contrary to their interests.

You can't tell the people that in order to avoid British and French suppression, the anti-Russian alliance should be dissolved, right?

If this is the case, it is estimated that the Russian people will have to change to a tsar with a normal mind.

Britain and France suppressed the Russian Empire, which has a history of hundreds of years, and they were beaten by Britain and France in the Crimean War eighty or ninety years ago, and Bulgaria has not yet been born.

Now you tell them that as long as the alliance between Russia and Russia does not exist, or even if the two countries become enemies, Britain and France will no longer suppress the Russian Empire, who will believe it?

I guess if you say this, you can be regarded as a neurosis!

The suppression of Britain and France is at most a small trick, and it will not kill the Russian Empire, but if Russia turns its face, it can immediately bring the tsarist government to an end, this is a fact in front of us!

Whether they admit it or not, without Bulgaria to give them a life, the tsarist government would have collapsed long ago, and the economies of the two countries would have been tied together long ago!

Everyone knows that now the economic pillar of the tsarist government is the export of mineral resources, and Bulgaria is the only importer of these resources.

It's not that they don't want to sell to others, it's just that they can't find a buyer.

It turned out that they could also be sold to Italy and Germany, which had no interest in these mineral resources since they started OEM for Britain and France.

After Bulgaria bought these mineral resources, it exported the industrial products produced to the Russians, which is equivalent to a cycle.

Coupled with Ferdinand's trade balance, even if the trade structure between Bulgaria and Russia was not equal, there was no large trade deficit.

This made the Russians very satisfied, and this balanced trade was the long-term solution, so even the Bulgarian industrial and commercial goods flooded the Russian shops, which did not cause a fierce backlash from the Russians!

Balanced trade, no outflow of wealth, no plundering in the economy, and naturally no disputes.

As a result, many of Bulgaria's minerals were mothballed, and the Russians were given priority to buy and use them, barely maintaining this balance.

Of course, if there was no land deal, the arms trade would have broken this balance long ago, after all, Ferdinand would not have been able to balance such a sudden large order.

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