Under the influence of the Admiralty, Ferdinand suddenly opened his mind, it was too difficult for Bulgaria to climb the tech tree alone!

But there are too many countries like Bulgaria that want the country to develop and grow, but do not have enough strength to develop and develop, such as Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries.

Separately, either there is a lack of funds or a lack of technology, and everyone is not strong enough to compete with the great powers in various fields.

Ferdinand believed that there will always be people in these countries who are not willing to continue like this, and seeing the gap between them and the world powers getting wider and wider, then cooperation with each other has become a way to consider!

However, mutual trust is also a big problem, and in the short term, it is unrealistic to integrate the scientific and technological forces of various countries!

But it is still possible to cooperate with each other in a certain field for the common good!

Once the small European countries can reach a cooperation, Bulgaria will be able to become independent in many areas and get rid of its dependence on the great powers!

It may not be possible to catch up with the great powers, but it is still possible to follow in their footsteps and not be pulled too far!

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History has taken another turn, 1903 has become a new era of Bulgarian diplomacy, Ferdinand's original "win-win cooperation, climbing the tree of science and technology" has become the theme of European diplomacy in the mid-to-late 20th century, and also laid the foundation for the establishment of the European Union!

After Ferdinand's order, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took action, frequently courting countries in the diplomatic field, and domestic enterprises began to go abroad to find partners.

Some of these collaborations have been successful and some have failed. At the same time, along with this series of actions, the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and European countries have been significantly improved!

This is both a good thing and a bad thing!

It was the beginning of the 20th century, a time when imperialism was expanding aggressively around the world, and Ferdinand's small actions had caught their attention.

If the relationship with the world's major powers cannot be coordinated, such a plan may end at any time due to the intervention of the great powers.

As for whether it is possible to coordinate relations with the great powers? Ferdinand's answer was: No!

No one is stupid, can't they see what Bulgaria is doing this?

The reason why no one has intervened yet is because Ferdinand has not yet achieved great results, and if it is just a small fuss, everyone may turn a blind eye and pass!

There is also the fact that no one wants to be this bird, after all, this is very hateful, and it will pull the hatred value of so many European countries at one time!

Without sufficient benefits, the great powers will not come out. On the contrary, when they perceive that the interests are large enough to threaten them, it is time for the great powers to intervene!

This is a very embarrassing problem, if there is no conflict of interest between the partners of cooperation, then it is natural to be far apart; At the same time, if everyone is too far away, there will be no way to unite with each other and resist the pressure of the great powers!

The "plan to build an alliance" had not yet begun, and here in Ferdinand it died!

In line with the principle that the pain of one is better than the pain of all, not only Ferdinand had a headache, but also the officials of the Bulgarian cabinet who accompanied him in the headache.

"Your Majesty, if we want to solve this problem, I'm afraid we can't do it now, after all, we can resist the pressure of the great powers, they can't!

But it's okay to delay a bit, and by the time the powers intervene, we may already have what we want! Foreign Minister Metev said with some hesitation

Ferdinand asked suspiciously, "What should I do?" ”

Metyev thought for a moment and said: "First find a way to divert the attention of the great powers, and the cooperation between us and other countries will be carried out as secretly as possible to reduce the attention of society!" Even if there is a result, keep it secret in advance, and it can be delayed for as long as it can! ”

"Russo-Japanese War!" These four words suddenly came to Ferdinand's mind

Could this be destiny? If you want to fall asleep, someone brought you a pillow!

The seeds of the Russo-Japanese War were planted more than a decade ago. And the "Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance" signed by Britain and Japan on January 30, 1902, watered and fertilized this particle, and now it has begun to sprout!

In response to the "Anglo-Japanese alliance", the Russians hurriedly pulled the French and issued a-for-tat "Joint Declaration" on March 16.

This time, even Bulgaria did not run away, probably because the Russians felt that Bulgaria also had some influence in the Mediterranean, and it was also piggybacked!

Oh, the Russian's request, Ferdinand readily agreed. Anyway, he knew that the two sides would not really fight, and the Anglo-Boer War had not yet ended, so how could the British be provoking a new war?

Even if there is a fight, Bulgaria is also a soy sauce cargo, except for waving flags and shouting on the side, it has nothing to do with them! The navy can only send heads when it goes out, and the British don't dare to come over in the land war!

Just two roars, of course Ferdinand has no pressure! Moreover, now Bulgaria also needs to pull the tiger skin of the "Franco-Russian alliance" in order to protect its interests abroad!

As for whether the Russo-Japanese War will break out? Ferdinand said very calmly that as long as the group of fools in the Japanese Army had not changed their cores, they would definitely take the initiative to provoke a war!

The current Anglo-Japanese alliance has given them enough motivation, even if the Japanese government does not have the idea of starting a war with the Russians now!

But those stupid people who were brainwashed by **** don't think so much, they don't care about the horror of the hairy bear. The lord who thinks he is invincible in the world probably won't care about the difference in national strength between the two sides!

In the history of Japan and Russia, the Russians are constrained by transportation and cannot exert their full strength, and the army still fights with the Japanese!

Forget it about the navy, this is not a furry bear's specialty, plus the tsarist government with a slimy head at any time, Ferdinand is not optimistic about them!

But the land war is not necessarily, and I don't know if Nicholas II was stimulated by the attack on Japan, after he returned home, the progress of the Trans-Siberian Railway will be faster, and it will be opened soon, and there will be two or three years at most!

If the war had not ended after the railway was opened, Ferdinand would have wondered what Britain could do at that time to block the woolly bears.

But it will also take time, at least find something for the media, temporarily attract the public spotlight, and don't run every day to stare at the cooperation projects between Bulgaria and other countries!

As for the newspapers that preach his theory of "win-win cooperation", he just wants to shut them up now! There is no way to be in a democratic society, and it is much more difficult to suppress public opinion!

Ferdinand thought for a moment and said, "Well, divert the public's attention, the question is simple!

It's a big deal that I visited a European country, from St. Petersburg to London, to draw the public's attention away from the cooperation project, and then drag it out for a year and a half!

The next cooperation will be carried out in the form of non-governmental as much as possible to reduce the influence as much as possible. Wait for the changes in the Far East to happen, and everyone will be busy by then! ”

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There is no way that the Bulgarian government is willing to keep a low profile, but other countries are not cooperating, and the ruling party still wants to use this as a political achievement to promote and canvass votes?

Even Ferdinand didn't like to socialize, but now he has to make a trip, attracting attention is only a small aspect, and it is more important to deal with the relations between Bulgaria and the countries of Europe!

Now in the international situation, it is obvious that the Franco-Russian Entente is against the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and even the contradictions between the Triple Alliance and the Franco-Russian Entente have been suppressed!

In other words, the Franco-Russian-Bulgarian Triple Entente was against the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and according to the plan formulated by Russia, once war broke out, Bulgaria's ports in the Mediterranean would be their forward military bases.

Oh, this one was automatically ignored by Ferdinand, mainly because it seems that even if France and Russia are united, the navy still can't do the Royal Navy. The main thing is that the Russians are dragging their feet, and taking the initiative to attack is a dead end, so this one cannot be completed at all!

Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing doesn't happen! Even if the British can win, but after fighting France and Russia, the world hegemon will not want to do it, and the Germans have long been waiting to take over!

But there is a case for everything, don't have an accident at that time, the Russians are really beaten half-paralyzed, then Bulgaria will be passive diplomatically, this boss has helped block a lot of bullets!

The main purpose of Ferdinand's visit was to find out what kind of medicine was being sold in St. Petersburg, London, and Paris.

These three countries began to have secret contacts as early as 1895, which can be hidden from others, but it is absolutely impossible to hide from Ferdinand!

Of course, there are also direct secret contacts between Germany and Russia. The Pro-Russophobia is not only infiltrating Bulgaria by the Russians, but also by Bulgaria!

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Oh, on this trip to Europe, Ferdinand also brought the queen and little Ferdinand, and as for the youngest son, he can only say sorry. He was too young to travel such a long way, and he had to entrust the care of his mother, Princess Clementina.

Fortunately, this trip to St. Petersburg is summer, if it is winter, even if Xenia repeatedly asks, Ferdinand will never regard this place as the first stop, the feeling of more than 30 degrees below zero is not so wonderful!

Of course, now is a good time, along the way, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the family of three is constantly laughing and laughing, especially after entering the Russian Empire, Xenia is immediately refreshed, and he keeps doing popular science for Ferdinand and his son!

Of course, there was also an escort army of more than 3,000 people, with machine guns and artillery.

In terms of momentum, Ferdinand is also the most pompous among European monarchs, with a huge contingent of thousands of people everywhere he goes.

Oh, he would never admit that he was afraid of death, so he brought so many guards, this is definitely just to show his noble status, the pomp and circumstance he should have!

Of course, this big scene only refers to the countries of Western Europe, if it is in the Russian Empire, it is nothing, and the scale of the Tsar's travel is usually larger!

This trip to St. Petersburg is different from the previous ones, it is summer. Along the way, Ferdinand's family was warmly welcomed by the Russian people, and it can be seen that Princess Xenia seems to be more popular, which is from the heart!

It can be seen from this that the tsar is still very popular in Russia. It is hard for Ferdinand to imagine that more than ten years later, the tragedy of the Tsar's family will be wiped out!