Time passed in a hurry, and as early as October, Bulgarian mercenaries arrived in Southeast Asia one after another, temporarily living on the island of Java, the last stronghold of the Dutch.

The situation was not as bad as Ferdinand had expected, and since the Japanese were not charitable organizations, how could they really help Southeast Asians achieve independence?

The Anglo-Dutch colonial government was driven out, but the internal contradictions of the rebel army also broke out.

Obviously, this was impossible, so the battle over the line became the fuse for the outbreak of contradictions within the rebel army.

People of insight advocated taking advantage of the rainy season to reorganize the rebel army, dismantle the old and weak, restore production, and establish a state.

It's a pity that their voice is too low, and their claims are all ignored except for the establishment of a state.

The rebel army on the hilltop has quickly transformed into warlords, how can they give up the army for the power in their hands?

If it weren't for the fact that the external threat hadn't completely disappeared, there would be nothing strange about them breaking out into a civil war.

In addition, the main purpose of the Japanese is only to cause chaos in Southeast Asia and force the British to retreat, and they do not really want to help the locals establish an independent state, which is not in their interests!

Economically, the huge amount of military spending that the London government has spent on Southeast Asia will not be able to recover its costs in two or three decades. If it weren't for the global strategic needs of the British Empire, they might have given up their Southeast Asian colonies.

In the event of another crushing defeat, the London government is likely to abandon Southeast Asia under pressure from the anti-war faction at home.

In the eyes of the Japanese, it was not difficult to defeat the British, and successive victories had already made them float, just waiting for the British to withdraw so that they could take the opportunity to occupy Southeast Asia.

If you think about it militarily, if it drags on for another year and a half, maybe the rebel army will fall apart because of infighting, and the rebellion can be easily suppressed at that time.

Unfortunately, it is politically impermissible, and neither the London government nor the Dutch government can tolerate the continuation of the rebellion, otherwise the opposition parties will let them get out of power.

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation in South Asia, unless the Japanese government increases its support for the rebels, it will be pacified within two to three years!" Chief of the General Staff Christoph said with a frown

"Well, this is really bad for our next actions, but it is unrealistic to expect an uprising to bring down the British, unless we can get the English to rebel!" Ferdinand joked

This is really a joke, the English do not need to rebel, they will change the government at most, and it will not affect the current situation much.

No matter who comes to power now, it is impossible to change the basic national policy of the British Empire, which is determined by interests!

"Your Majesty, the English rebel, we have no choice, but the Irish rebel, we can try!" Konstantin thought for a moment and said

"Don't, just kidding, it's better not to do this kind of face-tearing thing!

The contradictions between us and the British have not yet risen to the point of life and death, and if we take this step, we will not be able to turn back! Ferdinand immediately stopped

It's easy to support the Irish rebellion, but it also needs the Irish rebellion to succeed! If it's just organizing a group of people to march and demonstrate, shouting at two throats, is there a fart?

The current Irish people, revolutionary enthusiasm is estimated to be the level of demonstrations, let them stumble to the end, it is estimated that it will not be possible.

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After a small episode, the world's eyes returned to the European continent, and it was the polar bears that had a greater impact than the rebellion in Southeast Asia.

The ongoing king-electing conference, which was officially kicked off under the supervision of the League of Nations, gave birth to six kings at once, a grand occasion that had never been seen in the history of the world.

Countless melon-eating masses are looking forward to seeing who can become the final winner.

Ferdinand, who already knew the results, also paid attention to the election results, if the vote rate was too low, even if he won the election by cheating, the future will not be easy!

"Your Majesty, the results of the parliamentary elections of the Grand Duchy of Finland are out, and Prince Boris has won this election with a support rating of 86 percent!" Intelligence chief Moorka said

Ferdinand only nodded slightly, this approval rating seems to be very high, but in fact it can only be regarded as passable.

In order to win, Ferdinand also used many unknown methods, overwhelming propaganda is indispensable, and coercion and inducement are not used less.

It is estimated that countless Finns are now celebrating with the crown, and with Boris, the new Grand Duke from the Bulgarian royal family, they will be spared the war.

This is the credit of publicity, Ferdinand naturally won't do it when it comes to black competitors, the European aristocratic circle is all relatives, competition is competition, and the bottom line cannot be broken.

But when you compare the strengths of each candidate, the results are obvious.

Someone has an advantage in blood, someone has an advantage in political influence, someone has a ......

Boris's biggest rival this time is the candidate of the Swedish royal family next door, and due to geopolitical influences, if the Grand Duke of Finland is from the Swedish royal family, it will help to promote relations between the two countries.

Unfortunately, as soon as Boris appeared, this little advantage was not enough. As a product of the marriage between Bulgaria and Russia, his appearance immediately won the support of many people.

After all, although Finland is independent, West Russia next door still inherits the essence of the Russian Empire and is strong, and it may come over one day.

With the strength of the Grand Duchy of Finland, no one was confident that they alone would be able to block the attack of Western Russia. Their population does not necessarily have a large army, and such a gap in strength can no longer be made up by wisdom.

Boris's appearance was a good way to ease relations with Western Russia and to gain diplomatic support from Bulgaria, which was crucial for the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Don't forget, the title of Grand Duke of Finland is still on the head of Nicholas II, and if they are not willing to give it up, even if they elect a king, they will not be able to legally ascend to the throne!

Another point is that Ferdinand, the first monarch of contemporary Europe, has brought political pluses, which in the eyes of ordinary people do not need much, as long as he can inherit his ability by two or three points, he will be able to be a good Duke of Finland.

After all, the situation in Finland is relatively simple, as long as diplomatic relations with the Western Russian Empire are properly handled, everything will be fine.

Sweden and Norway next door are unlikely to invade Finland, and not everyone likes to be neighbors with woolly bears.

Ferdinand was skeptical that Boris might have won without him behind the scenes, but it was a question of whether he would have won a majority.

After all, there are many candidates, and in terms of blood, if you open the family history and turn it up, you can always find the right to inherit, but this source is too far away.

The Finns listed almost all the great nobles as candidates, and the purpose was very clear, of course, to build a momentum and find a king who could bring them benefits.

Boris may not be able to bring them economic benefits, but he can give the Finnish people a sense of security.

In the eyes of many, with him as Grand Duke of Finland, Finland will be protected from the threat of war for decades to come, which is more important than any interest.

If Western Russia wanted to annex Finland, it had to turn against the Bulgarian crown, and no one now thinks that in Ferdinand's time, the tsarist government would dare to do so.

"Karina, inform Boris and get him ready, things are settled!" Ferdinand said slowly

Although the overall situation has been decided, it does not mean that Boris is about to go to Finland to become a Grand Duke, and it does not matter if it is delayed.

The powerful faction in Finland is not worth mentioning at all, they dare to play any tricks, otherwise a bandit flowing from West Russia will be able to wipe them all out.

The original Finnish rebel army was very unfortunate that at the moment of the success of the revolution, they were brutally killed by the bandits who came from the woolly bear next door.

Now these bandits are still active on the border between the two countries? The revolutionaries, democrats, and republicans of the Grand Duchy of Finland have all suffered from their poisonous hands, and now all that remains is a feudal cancer.

As for these bandits, why they are specifically looking for them, this reason is very simple, of course, the tsarist government is taking revenge!

With their own efforts, they created the independence of the Grand Duchy of Finland, but at the expense of the interests of the tsarist nobles, the shameless tsarist government of course did not agree.

Forced by international public opinion, the tsar had no way to continue to enslave the Grand Duchy of Finland, but they could retaliate!

Now the three most important cities in the Grand Duchy of Finland, Helsinki, Turku and Espoo have been sacked three times by bandits.

These bandits are very disciplined, they specialize in staring at the robbery of the rich, and they do not commit any crimes against the ordinary people, and they also open warehouses to release grain from time to time, so everyone is too lazy to resist.

In short, before the tsarist government's revenge is completed, Grand Duke Boris will not go over to succeed to the throne, otherwise everyone's face will not look good.

Even if you want to go, you have to cry and shout to come and please, otherwise wouldn't it seem too cheap?

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