Time flew by, and in a flash we entered 1931, and the world became more chaotic due to the economic crisis.

At the beginning of the year, an anti-colonial movement broke out in Italy, which soon spread to Germany. In order to force Britain and France to withdraw their troops, the people of the two countries launched a series of struggles.

It has to be said that they chose a good time, and now is the peak of the anti-war movement in Britain and France, and the British and French governments are forced to choose concessions.

The Far East was also not peaceful, and the Japanese were doing things again, and under the appeasement policy of Britain and France, they brazenly launched a war of aggression against China.

Ferdinand, who was far away in Sofia, just quietly watched all this happen, beyond the reach of the whip!

"Your Majesty, under the laissez-faire of Britain and France, Germany and Italy have torn up the Treaty of Versailles and have begun to resume military production.

The German government is also coordinating relations between the states, and in order to break the current unfavorable situation, it is very likely that they will join forces again! Metev said cautiously

It is not surprising that the British let Germany and Italy go unchecked, as John Bull has always been, and it is not surprising that they supported Germany and Italy to break the current situation in Europe and get out of the economic crisis by going to war.

However, the performance of the French is jaw-dropping, as far as the contradictions between France and Italy, Germany and France are concerned, there is no way for the two sides to ease them at all.

Even though the Germans would not be allowed to dominate the European continent after the rise of Bulgaria, it was the French who bore the brunt, and perhaps Poland and Austria-Hungary were the first victims.

This was determined by geographical location, the British had France as a meat shield, and Bulgaria also had Austria-Hungary in front.

The approach of the French, Ferdinand can only be attributed to - "willful", they probably forgot the fact of the occupation of German and Italian territory in the world war.

If you want to lead the water south, you must also consider the actual situation, once Germany and Italy make a move against Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria will intervene, and it is impossible to let them go alone.

It was obviously impossible to expect them to fight all the way to Bulgaria, and Germany and Italy were not stupid enough to leave their backs to the French to carry out a brain-dead strategy to the detriment of their own interests.

No matter how you look at it, it is more reliable to deal with the French first, anyway, the Germans and Bulgaria do not border, and they only have to guard against Austria-Hungary and Western Russia.

If the diplomatic work is done well, Western Russia can still be contained, just to guard against Austria-Hungary.

Normal people know that the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army is 100 when defending, and only 50 when attacking, and the language problem is the biggest obstacle to the command of the troops.

"Leave them alone, since the French are looking for death, let them go!" Ferdinand said lightly

Will Germany and Italy go to war? This problem, it is estimated that everyone knows that they have no choice at all, and if they do not start a war, they will die!

Either sucked blood by war reparations or dragged to death by the economic crisis. To wage war, on the contrary, there is still a glimmer of life.

Despite the slim chance of failure, the two governments have no choice.

"Your Majesty, the anti-oil movement in Europe has broken out again, and the oil restoration organization has once again offered us to buy Palestinian areas, this time with an offer of up to 80 million pounds!" Metev continued

"Oh, it seems that the oil people are really rich, but unfortunately they miscalculated, we can't give up the Palestinian areas.

Tell them that it's better to change places, and that the Holy Land is not a place where money can be traded. Ferdinand said solemnly

It is true that you can do whatever you want if you have money, but people who are too "oil" probably forget that in this era, they still have more power to speak with knives.

If it weren't for religious influence, Ferdinand wouldn't mind selling the land first and then nationalizing them again.

Independent statehood? What the hell is this? Did I agree?

Within the sphere of influence of Bulgaria, the establishment of any state and self-government must be agreed to by the boss, or it will be destroyed in minutes.

This is also the reason why it is necessary to wait until after the rise of the United States before the oil can establish a country independently.

Before that, they didn't trade with other big powers, but in the end, everyone fell on their bills.

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"Little Ferdinand, I'm ready to abdicate, are you ready?" Ferdinand said with a sigh

Little Ferdinand's face changed greatly, the emperors are all for life, and there is no abdication under normal circumstances, even if the body is not good, it is usually for the crown prince to handle state affairs on his behalf, and there are few early abdications!

"Father, you're not kidding, are you?" Little Ferdinand said incredulously

He didn't think that Ferdinand was tempting, European royalty didn't need this kind of temptation at all!

Anyway, his succession to the throne is very stable, unless he hangs up in advance, he can be the emperor sooner or later.

"Of course not, I'm 70 years old this year, and it's time to retire. You're almost forty years old, and you can take on the load! Ferdinand said with a smile

If he continued to occupy this position, Ferdinand doubted whether Ferdinand Jr. would be able to become emperor in his lifetime.

Just like Prince Charles in later generations, he is still the crown prince at the age of 70, and his dream is to be able to live the king's addiction in his lifetime, which is enough to see how deep his resentment is.

Before Ferdinand's crossing, his dreams were still far away, and according to the tradition of the British royal queen's long life, it is really difficult to say who will live longer.

Ferdinand is also in good health now, and he exercises regularly, if he lives for a long time, wouldn't it be a tragedy to survive his son?

This kind of thing has happened more than once in Europe, and it usually ends in tragedy.

After all, the crown prince is not easy to do, I don't know how many pairs of eyes he is staring at, he is cautious every day, and he doesn't dare to take a wrong step, and these situations will naturally lose his life.

"But father, you don't need to abdicate early?" Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously

That's right, he has grown up, but this has nothing to do with Ferdinand's early abdication, and European royalty has never had a son grow up, and Lao Tzu is about to abdicate.

"Why not? Once I abdicate, I don't have to be constrained and can do what I want, which is also a good thing for me!

I'm 70 years old, I've been fighting for this country for more than 40 years, and now it's time to live my own life! Ferdinand said calmly

Rights are a good thing, and almost no one can resist the temptation of rights, but for Ferdinand, this is not a problem at all.

Even if he has abdicated, as long as he is willing, the power in his hands will not be reduced, as the founding monarch, this little self-confidence is still there.

"Well, I respect your choice, but father, it's too sudden, and I'm not mentally prepared yet!" Little Ferdinand said helplessly

He wanted to be emperor, but when the crown came, little Ferdinand became nervous again.

The emperor is not easy to do, especially there is a second-generation emperor who is compared with Lao Tzu, the current Bulgarian Empire, and the comprehensive national strength is already comparable to that of the British.

The world's first industrial power, the world's first army power, the world's first air power, the world's second naval power......

After a series of hats, the Bulgarian Empire in this era was actually the first empire in the world, which was Ferdinand's political achievements, and the pressure as his heir can be imagined.

This is also one of the reasons for Ferdinand's early abdication, if he had been emperor for a few more years and overthrew the British Empire, then the little Ferdinand would have been even more tragic.

Everything has been done by Lao Tzu, how can a second generation who sits and enjoys his success be respected by people?

Maybe a little thing has to be compared with Lao Tzu, how can such a life be glorious?

"It doesn't matter, you still have a few months to prepare slowly, I am ready to abdicate on this year's National Day, just enough to sit on the emperor for a whole year!" Ferdinand said jokingly

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