"Your Majesty, the British ambassador has proposed to us that the two countries divide up the Persian region, and it seems that the British are planning to solve the Persian problem once and for all!" Mejev said

Ferdinand nodded, and when he mentioned the Persian region, he first thought of oil, and then of Afghanistan, the graveyard of the empire.

"The graveyard of empires" is an exaggeration to say that a small Afghanistan is not yet capable of burying an empire.

Historically, in 1919, the Afghan people were freed from the enslavement of the British and completed their independence.

There was a bit of an accident in this time, although Afghanistan still established an independent state, but the British power was not expelled, and even the southern region was occupied by the British.

Whether to support Afghanistan in a war of national independence, Ferdinand is still hesitating, after all, with the strength of the British, Afghanistan will not last long.

In this era, it is not the next generation, and if John Bull is in a hurry, he doesn't mind a genocide, and when people die, the resistance will naturally end.

"You can join forces with the British to divide up the Persian region, but you must ask them to act at the same time, and you can't give them a chance to do things!" Ferdinand said cautiously

Since the 19th century, the population of Persia has grown rapidly, and now it is more than 11 million, making it the most populous region in the Middle East.

did not swallow Persia alone, but also to avoid falling into choking. After all, Bulgaria's methods of ruling the colonies can be called brutal, and it can't throw these more than 10 million people to Africa, right?

There are nearly two million nomads in it, and it is impossible to clean it up without three or five years of hard work!

This is already very efficient, look at the French, the world war has been over for more than eight years, they have only exiled more than 300,000 rebels, God knows if they will be able to digest those nearly 10 million people in the end.

"Your Majesty, what about Afghanistan? Now that it has escaped from the rule of the British, although there are no resources, the geographical location is very important, should we intervene? Metev asked with concern

"Don't, let it be to the British, our expansion has reached the limit, and if we continue to go deeper, it will be very troublesome to rule!" Ferdinand explained

Afghanistan also had a population of more than 6 million in those years, and the long-standing war between Britain and Russia over the region brought all sorts of messy ideas with them.

Nationalism has already awakened, and Ferdinand has not fought India's doctrine, so why should he stretch his hand so long?

"Yes, Your Majesty! I understand what to do! Metev replied

"In this way, the Afghan region can be given to the British, find an excuse, and demand that the British must occupy the area as soon as possible!" Ferdinand added

Hitting the British Empire is a long-term strategy, and digging a pit diligently is the king's way, and the accumulation of a small amount can kill the British sooner or later.

Jumping out directly to challenge world hegemony, the Germans are the best example, they did defeat John Bull, but even they got into it.

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"Ferdinand, look at these girls, which one is suitable for little Ferdinand?" Queen Xenia asked

Looking at the stack of photos of the candidates, Ferdinand remembered that his son was old and it was time to start a family.

European royal marriages are not a simple matter, and Bulgaria does not need to carry out political marriages now, but identity reciprocity is still indispensable.

This is not to say that Ferdinand was an old diehard, who took the concept of the door very seriously. Rather, Bulgaria needs an orthodox king who conforms to the world's concepts, and don't think about the royal family who loves the gods.

If it is the second son, it is okay to have no right to inherit the throne, and the deviant Ferdinand can accept it, but the crown prince cannot, this is an obligation!

If you want to wear a crown, bear its weight first!

"Xenia, have you asked little Ferdinand? If he has someone he likes and the identity gap is not big, we should fulfill him! Ferdinand said

"It's not like a king would say it!" Xenia said with a smile

"But this is the words of a father!" Ferdinand said calmly

"Well, well, I'll ask, what is the standard for this big gap?" Queen Xenia asked

Ferdinand pondered for a moment before he slowly spoke: "At least it has to be a nobleman, private life must be checked, and there must be no scandals!" ”

"You're so low-demanding!" Xenia said in surprise

"No way, there have been more and more deviant secondary two teenagers in the past ten years, and I have to lower my standards!" Ferdinand said

Xenia's face suddenly turned ugly, and it was obvious that she remembered the unconscious brother again, who directly made the Russian royal family a joke in the aristocratic circle.

At this time, she didn't want little Ferdinand to follow in the footsteps of his stupid uncle, and for the sake of temporary refreshment, she put her whole life into it, this is a mother's love for her child!

Was Ferdinand's requirements low? At the time, it seemed very low, but from the perspective of future generations, this requirement is not low.

The aristocracy he said refers to the old aristocracy, which has no inheritance of hundreds of years and is not recognized in the aristocratic circle.

If it is a new nobleman, then at least it must be above the duke, and it must also be a real nobleman, otherwise the Bulgarian royal family cannot afford to lose that person.

Even if Ferdinand zoomed in on this range, in fact, the age of eligible candidates would not exceed three digits, or even single digits.

There's no way the circle is so big, the range of options is very limited, who can guarantee that it is just right?

Thinking of this, Ferdinand had a headache, in addition to little Ferdinand, there are five little guys in the back, and they are about to find a daughter-in-law, what can I do?

Ferdinand really didn't expect that the king's son would also be worried about marrying!

This is the current situation of European royal families, it all depends on luck, if you are unlucky, it is possible to wait for more than ten years. For example, he himself has never had a noble lady of the same age, so he has not been married until he is 33 years old.

Fortunately, they are all princes and not princesses, so it doesn't matter if you wait a few years. If it's a princess, and it happens to be a princess's high production period, then it's miserable, and you can only settle for it, and it's impossible to wait for your husband to grow up!

The range of choices is small, and both parties must look at each other, at least not hate, the future days can go on, in Ferdinand's opinion, the marriage of the sons is still a long way to go.

"Otherwise, just let a few little family members take turns to visit European countries and let them hook up on their own!

As long as we look at the right eye, we will propose, so that the probability of success is much higher! Ferdinand changed the subject

Xenia gave him a blank look and said, "Did you talk like that?" But it's also a way to let them go out for a walk, or why don't we go on a trip together? ”

"Don't, now if I go on a visit, I guess the mess will come up, if you want to go out and play, you can go by yourself!" Ferdinand said helplessly

As an old antique of the European royal family, Ferdinand is now highly respected.

Respect also means trouble, if he goes on a visit, all kinds of messy conflicts in the royal family, what if he comes forward to mediate?

These things, no matter how they are done, cannot satisfy everyone, and if one is not good, it will offend everyone, how could Ferdinand do such a thankless thing?

I can't help but do it, as long as I catch up, I can't shirk it, and the hat of high morality is not so easy to wear.

If you can't get a good deal of international contradictions, everyone has to let him mediate, and Bulgaria is not the British Empire, so why should it come forward when it does not involve its own interests?

Xenia glared at him, and then said righteously: "This is not to play, this is to solve the lifelong problem for our son!"

How can such an important thing be considered play? And you, the king, don't go out, and I, the queen, go out to visit, like what? ”

Ferdinand decisively chose to shut up, originally he suggested that Queen Xenia go out for a walk, and by the way, leave her son's troubles to find a daughter-in-law, and leave it to her, since she is unwilling to visit.

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It turned out that Ferdinand guessed wrong, and many times the words of women were not accurate, and soon Queen Xenia packed up her things and set off, taking little Ferdinand on a blind date trip, and the first stop was St. Petersburg.

"Xenia has a problem, I must explain it to you clearly, all Queen Victoria's granddaughters and great-granddaughters are not considered!" Ferdinand said cautiously

"Why?" Xenia asked in surprise

"Little Alekosie, your hapless nephew knows, right?

Hemophilia, I remember mentioning it to you!

The origin of this disease is Queen Victoria, there is data that this is a generational genetic disease, the virus is carried by the mother, if it is a princess, it will not get sick, if it is a prince, it will be miserable, and it is very likely to be infected!

What will be the consequences, just look at little Alekoshe, you will know, if you don't want your son to follow in their footsteps, you can't marry them! Ferdinand said cautiously

"You already knew, didn't you?" Xenia asked with a gloomy face

Of course, Ferdinand can't say yes, isn't he asking for trouble for himself? Don't forget that the Russian royal family is also a victim, and it's no wonder that Xenia doesn't go crazy!

"Of course not, it was discovered by the Royal Academy of Sciences, and as you know, there are always some very curious people in the Academy of Sciences, and I consulted them about little Alexei's illness.

Then driven by curiosity, they made a set of statistics, which confirmed the above data, that the hemophilia patients of the European royal family were all descended from Queen Victoria.

Due to the fact that there were so many relatives involved, I issued a gag order. You know, if the news gets out, these princesses won't have to get married! Ferdinand explained

"Father, is this true? Could it be that cousins, they are all carriers of the virus......" asked little Ferdinand, startled

"Shut up, little Ferdinand! Forget about this topic, if you don't want to be hunted down by your Uncle Nikolai, rot the news in your stomach, understand! Ferdinand said cautiously

"Yes, Father!" Little Ferdinand said seriously

"Is it true that Ferdinand's disease is incurable?" Xenia asked with a pale face

"I don't know, anyway, there is no salvation now, and even in the next few decades, this disease will be a terminal disease!

Whether it's the Russian royal family, the British royal family, or the Spanish royal family, they have invested in research, and so far nothing has come of it.

This problem may have been discovered by someone because it was too involved, but they did not dare to pierce this layer of window paper.

Again, we can't go to the piercing, otherwise we're in big trouble! Ferdinand explained

Xenia and Ferdinand Jr. were silent, the news was so shocking that they needed time to digest it.

If it weren't for the marriage of little Ferdinand, Ferdinand would have continued to keep the news a secret, and they would probably never know.

As for whether keeping this secret will kill people, this is not a matter of concern to them, how can they fail the royal family?

European aristocrats are extinct, maybe their descendants can still pick up a few titles for nothing, what is there to be sad about?

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