Negotiations are about to begin, and all parties have been fighting openly and secretly for the sake of competing interests!

At this time, Ferdinand was holding a secret meeting in the royal palace of Sofia.

"Foreign Minister, first of all, tell us about the positions of each country in this negotiation."

"Yes!" The Foreign Secretary replied heartily

"Judging from the current situation, France and Russia are in favor of us in this negotiation, Germany and Austria are inclined to the Ottoman Empire, and the attitude of the British is unclear!

However, according to the analysis of our Foreign Ministry, there is a high probability that the British will remain neutral at the moment, and they suffered heavy losses in the Boer War!

And for a long time to come, their main energy will be focused on the Boers!

In order to alleviate the pressure, the British may further provoke the confrontation between the Franco-Russian Entente and the German, Austrian, and Italian alliances!

The poor performance of the lobster soldiers on the battlefield has seriously affected the support of the London government among the people, and the Salisbury cabinet is now under great pressure!

This time, the British government strongly advocated that the negotiation venue should be held in London, which did not have the purpose of diverting public attention!

Maintaining the balance in Europe has always been the most important diplomatic strategy of the British, and this time is no exception! Through the analysis of the international situation, we judge that in this negotiation, the British should have a series of small actions! ”

Prime Minister Konstantin thought for a moment and said: "At present, the influence of the Franco-Russian alliance in the Balkans is much stronger than that of the German-Austrian alliance!"

In other words, whether we can get the benefits of booking in this negotiation depends to a large extent on the attitude of France and Russia, or how much the Russians support us. ”

The Foreign Secretary nodded and said, "That's right! Now on the European continent, the Franco-Russian alliance and the German-Austrian-Italian Triple Alliance are basically evenly matched, and the Franco-Russian alliance has a slight advantage!

Now the two major alliances are on guard against the British, and in order to avoid being profited by the fishermen, many times everyone is avoiding intensifying the contradictions between them! ”

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction, now that the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has really grown up, its judgment of these general directions is still very accurate.

Historically, the Franco-Russian Entente and the German-Austrian-Italian Triple Alliance have been fighting each other for more than ten years, and there have basically been no major conflicts, even if they have reached the brink of war a few times, but they have been resolved under the restraint of both sides!

It was not until the British joined the Entente that the contradictions between the two alliances began to intensify rapidly, and eventually went to war! It would be strange if there were no British words in this!

Some people say that the Franco-German hatred cannot be eased, but Ferdinand knew that it was all nonsense, and as long as there were sufficient interests, there was no contradiction that could not be resolved!

Franco-German cooperation in history has not happened before, whether it is "the intervention of the three countries to return Liao", or now Germany and France are together in Africa to block the British, the two governments have cooperated!

If you really want to talk about hatred, Britain and France are mortal enemies, both sides have been fighting for hundreds of years, and even now the conflict of interests between the two sides is much greater than that of Germany and France!

History has no ifs, the British Empire's diplomatic skills are so good! The ability to manipulate public opinion is also leveraged, and republican France just has to eat this set again!

Now that the people of Germany and France are already antagonistic, in a few years, France and Germany will consider each other their worst enemies, and even the hatred between Britain and France will be suppressed!

"What do we need to gain and what do we have to pay in this negotiation? If you have any thoughts now, let's talk about it! Ferdinand asked

The Minister of Industry said in a firm tone: "We must get our hands on the Kosovo region, where we have the coal we need to make steel, which is vital for Bulgaria's heavy industry!" ”

Education Minister Chekov went on to say: ", Eastern Thrace, Macedonia, this time they must also be taken all!"

Bulgaria has invested heavily in this area since 20 years ago, and now we are dominant in the region, with a strong population base and easy integration! ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer added: "The Istanbul region is the most elite region in the Balkans, and if we take this region, we will receive a significant increase in fiscal revenue, which will help alleviate the fiscal crisis!" ”

"For the sake of long-term development, we must have access to the sea in the Mediterranean! It would be better to annex all Epirus and Albania! The Trade Secretary said excitedly

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Ferdinand thought about it, it was about the same, according to everyone, basically the area actually controlled by Bulgaria now is all in the bag!

As far as Ferdinand had thought, Bulgaria was too small, and the Balkan lands were of the utmost importance to Bulgaria!

Besides, why spit out the meat that has already been eaten in your mouth!

Even if Germany and Austria supported the Ottoman Empire, what could it do? Can they still send troops directly to help the Ottomans recover their lost territory?

If you can't send troops directly, what are you afraid of them doing? The current Germans are not as heroic as Germany during the First World War, and they have contributed money and materials to let the Ottomans fight, and they don't have that share of the family background!

Ferdinand finally clapped his head: "In that case, then we will negotiate with the Ottoman Empire with our actual demarcation line as the goal!"

What the Ottomans couldn't get on the battlefield, don't even want to get it at the negotiating table!

In addition to the territory, other war reparations and prisoner ransom issues can be handled at the discretion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! ”

Well, it's all done at this point, and both sides have no bargaining chips to let the other continue to bleed!

The territory of the Ottoman Empire in Europe is almost lost, and now it is a broken jar! If it weren't for the fact that the "Bulgarian Navy" was still patronizing the coastline of the Ottomans, it is estimated that they would not even bother to negotiate!

In the same way, now Bulgaria is helpless with the Ottoman Empire, except for one Constantinople, and if it is fought again, it will be Asia Minor, and Ferdinand does not have such a big appetite, of course, he will accept it when he sees it!

As for the issue of prisoners, it is estimated that it will have some effect on other European countries, but the Ottomans said that they did not care about this, and they had to kill and listen to them!

Like Ferdinand, there is also Nicholas I, who is now already preparing to establish the Kingdom of Montenegro, of course they are further away, and now they can't reach the Ottoman Empire!

"Bastard! It's all a bunch of crumbs......" George I scolded angrily

Since the defeat of the Greco-Turkish war, I have hardly seen his smiling face. Now both allies are busy dividing up the Ottoman legacy, and what about the Greek government?

They didn't even have the ability to regain lost territory, even if due to the presence of the Greek navy, after the defeat of the Ottomans at the Battle of Marmara, they had the right to dominate the sea, it was still useless!

The Edher-Pasha legion set up its headquarters in the palace of Athens with great fanfare, and the Greeks could only watch angrily and could do nothing!

The army can't beat it, and the navy can't bombard its own capital with naval guns, and it's still a royal palace, right? Even now that it's fallen, you still can't do that!

As for material supplies, that's not to mention. Its own ammunition reserves, plus the capture in Greece, and the fact that there is no major battle, the ammunition is basically enough!

Grain? Anyway, it's not their own land, Edher Pasha can scavenge as much as he wants, and they won't be short of food until the Greeks all starve to death!

The Foreign Minister said tragically: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that Bulgaria and Mentenegro have agreed on the division of the Ottoman Empire's territory in Europe, Greece and them have been ruthlessly abandoned!" ”

"How can this work? This is a blatant betrayal, and the great kingdom of Greece will never tolerate such a betrayal! The prime minister said excitedly

"Bulgaria and Mentenegro have asked us to be completely consistent with them in our negotiations. In return, they will demand that the Ottomans withdraw from our lands, otherwise ~~" said the Foreign Secretary of War

"Otherwise what?" The Home Secretary asked

"Otherwise, in this negotiation, they will not support any terms in favor of Greece, even if it only requires the Ottoman army to withdraw from Greek territory!" George I said coldly

"Are they trading with the Ottomans for Greek benefits? Aren't the Bulgarians afraid of future Ottoman retaliation? The Prime Minister said incredulously

But as soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it, with the current situation of the Ottoman Empire, maybe it will collapse one day, just think about revenge, and now it would be good for the Sultan government to solve the internal problems!

At this time, George I was grief-stricken, and the victory he had been waiting for had come, but the fruits of victory had no share of his own!

The bottom line? Does this have anything to do with the Greek government now? Being able to keep the homeland is the only bottom line of the Greek government now!

In fact, Greece is not the most tragic now, although it has suffered heavy losses, it has finally gained the name of a victorious country, and the strategic place of Crete has also been included in the bag, which is better than nothing!

The Sudanese government is the real big loser, in addition to losing all the territory of Europe, the political impact is deadly!

The weak nature of the Ottoman Empire has been exposed, and one can imagine a carving-up frenzy against the Ottoman Empire, which is about to come!

As for recovering losses? The Sudanese government is still very experienced in this regard, since entering the 19th century, basically every time they are defeated, they have to be cut off, and they have never taken it back!

Now they are still struggling to persevere, just to lose a little more dignified!

After the Black Sea Fleet entered the Sea of Marmara, it was impossible for the Russians to let go, and now even if the British Mediterranean Fleet came over, it would not be able to change the situation!

Having controlled one side of the Dardanelles, with the addition of the Black Sea Fleet, if the Russians can't hold it, they can't afford to be a great power!

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