Bulgaria's unification of the Balkan Peninsula soon caused a sensation in the world, and this time Ferdinand did not hide his clumsiness, and directly announced that the entire Balkan Peninsula would be included in Bulgarian territory.

And Ferdinand also characterized the war as a battle for the national unity of Bulgaria, whether others believe it or not, the Bulgarian people are happy to accept this statement anyway!

Of course, the concept of the Balkan Peninsula is still a general reference, and there is no unified standard for the specific demarcation line in this era, and the thick-skinned Ferdinand directly chose to forget and did not announce the specific boundary line.

Anyway, now everyone is paying attention to the world war and does not have the energy to study the specific border line of Bulgaria! As for the future, there will be a few small countries that will talk about border demarcation with Bulgaria, and I believe that the talks will be very pleasant at that time!

It has to be said that Ferdinand chose a good time this time, as Bulgaria had just declared its unification of the Balkans and was recognized by the French.

Of course, the main purpose of the French was to urge Bulgaria to defeat Austria-Hungary as soon as possible, and then everyone would hunt Berlin together, and Bulgaria's acquisition of the Balkans was agreed upon by everyone, and now admitting it is just an attitude!

Immediately afterwards, other members of the Entente also recognized Bulgaria's sovereignty over the Balkan Peninsula, and even John Bull did not jump out to do things this time, and it can be seen that in order to end the world war as soon as possible, everyone does not want to make any more extraneous branches!

Germany and Austria were openly condemning Bulgaria's war of aggression, but unfortunately they had lost their right to speak, and even the royal families of Romania and Montenegro, which had already been destroyed, expressed their support for the unification of the Balkans.

That's it, you have destroyed other people's countries, and you still want others to congratulate you? To be able to stand up and support Bulgaria's unification of the Balkan Peninsula is also forced out by reality!

Seeing that the Allies were about to fail, and they had no hope of recovering the country, they naturally had to compromise with Bulgaria. In exchange they agreed to transfer the throne to Ferdinand, but Bulgaria had to pay back a crown for each of their families.

Of course, there is no way to guarantee this time, and who knows when there will be a shortage of kings? Let them go to Africa to be chiefs, and people don't want to?

To put it simply, when there is a vacancy for a king on the European continent in the future, and they are eligible to compete, Bulgaria must do everything in its power to support them on the throne!

And before they can get a new crown, their royal annuity must also be borne by the Bulgarian government, and the amount must not be less than before their exile!

Well, this kind of strange thing can only happen in Europe, Ferdinand is speechless, in order to be able to obtain de jure sovereignty, he still obediently chose to pay money!

Then, in the presence of representatives of the European royal family, the representatives of both sides signed a treaty and completed the transaction, and from then on Ferdinand added two crowns of Montenegro and Romania to his head.

Ferdinand, who realized it later, reacted, it turned out that the crown on the European continent could also be bought and sold, and he knew that he even got the Greek crown together, but unfortunately there was no chance now.

It's just that in the past, if you wanted to trade for the throne, you had to get the approval of the Holy See, but now that the Holy See has declined, you don't need to bird them anymore.

Seeing that the Allies were about to come to an end, the Germans were naturally unwilling to lose, and came up with their trick "unlimited submarine warfare" in an attempt to cut off the material supply of the Entente and reverse the outcome of this war!

In fact, as early as the end of 1916, the Germans began to launch unlimited submarine warfare, only because of the defeat of the Italians, the submarine forces they had deployed in the Mediterranean were almost completely annihilated, and it was delayed.

Now that the submarine forces have recovered, they naturally have to come out to do something. The Mediterranean can't go, they have no foothold over there, so they can only catch John Bull and beat him!

So from 1917 onwards, the good days of the British came to an end, and on average, one out of every four ships departing from the British Isles was gone!

In just three months, 2.16 million tons of ships of the Allies were sunk into the sea, of which the German submarine forces sank 860,000 tons in March alone, and John Bull was frightened by this data.

Is it okay to go on like this? If this continues, everyone will starve!

Well, the Germans are now bullying Niu Niu's family, even the French next door are not afraid of the German submarines, they can transport in the Mediterranean, and the Germans have a limited range and cannot go deep into the Mediterranean Sea to operate!

This made John Bull's heart very unbalanced, the Germans were going to put them to death, so the British decided that they had to retaliate, and let Hans know that they were not easy to bully!

Now the form of the Entente is clearly a great thing, and as long as everyone works harder, the Germans will be finished. Therefore, the London government made a decision to induce Russia, France, and Bulgaria to go all out and directly overthrow the Germans in order to relieve the hatred in their hearts!

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On 5 April, British Foreign Secretary Grey visited the French president, and the two countries reached an agreement on the final war against Germany.

On April 6, the British embassy in St. Petersburg paid a major visit to Nicholas II, and the two sides reached friendly consultations on the war against Germany.

On the same day, the British ambassador to Sofia, Cresdiv, also approached Ferdinand, and was clear about the British Ferdinand's intentions, nothing more than that they could not stand it.

Thanks to the rise of Bulgaria, the Allies had a much better time than in history, with the exception of John Bull, who still suffered heavy losses from the Germans' unlimited submarine warfare!

In this regard, you can see that the Russians have collapsed in history, but now that Nicholas II can still take out three million troops to launch a counteroffensive against Germany, you know that their days are not bad.

Even the pressure of the French was much easier, after all, Bulgaria was not as pitted as Italy, not only could not defeat the enemy on land, but also did not do a good job of encircling the Austro-Hungarian submarines!

Now the islands in the Adriatic Sea are basically occupied by Bulgaria, and the Austro-Hungarian navy does not dare to take the lead, and the submarine base or something, as long as it is discovered, it will be destroyed immediately, and there will be no place for them at all!

Now it depends on what kind of conditions John Niuken gives, as long as the interests are sufficient, it is okay to let Ferdinand attack the Germans immediately, of course, this refers to the Germans on the Eastern Front!

As his time as king grew, Ferdinand's temper began to grow, and he ignored cumbersome diplomatic etiquette as long as it was not in a formal setting.

Seeing the British ambassador to Bulgaria, Ferdinand did not greet him, waved his hand and said casually: "Mr. Cresdivi sits casually, I don't know what you are doing here today?" ”

Cresdiv was familiar with Ferdinand's habits, and he didn't find anything strange.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of world peace, we hope that your country will launch a full-scale attack on the Central Powers as soon as possible and end this war as soon as possible!"

Ferdinand took a sip of his teacup, and then said slowly: "According to the original agreement of the Entente, we have already exceeded the task, and now if Bulgaria needs to continue to increase investment, what conditions are you willing to give?" ”

This was not Ferdinand's bragging, according to the original agreement, Bulgaria only had to deal with the Ottoman Empire, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro, and contain the 1.5 million troops of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

But now that neither the kingdoms of Romania nor Montenegro exist, the Ottoman Empire is about to be finished, and it only takes an order from Ferdinand to deal with them in a week!

And the army responsible for containing Austria-Hungary, not to mention, the Austro-Hungarian army that was wiped out by Bulgaria is more than 1.5 million, if Bulgaria wants to continue to fight against Germany, then it means that after the Germans surrender in the future, the legacy they left behind Bulgaria is also eligible for partition!

In fact, on this issue, everyone is not very controversial, Britain and France have already suffered heavy losses in this war, and they can't eat the legacy left by the Germans.

Well, the main thing is that the British can't eat it, and they can't annex Germany anymore, no matter what? Of course, Bulgaria is no less impossible!

And the colonies left by the Germans, except for a limited number of places, Britain and France could not look down on it, if it was not for the disposal of garbage, Ferdinand could not look down on it!

To put it simply, the cost of governance was too high, and the German colonies had been losing money, and this loss had not been made up for in other ways.

In fact, the Bulgarian colonies are also in a state of loss, but they have not lost much, as long as the resources of the colonies are exploited after the war, they can immediately turn losses into profits.

Anyway, there is no administrative cost to rule the desert, only 10,000 troops are needed, and they can rule millions of square kilometers of territory, which is actually very low.

Cresdiv was not surprised by Ferdinand's request, as Europeans were accustomed to going straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that this time we are here with sincerity, the British Empire is willing to provide your country with an interest-free loan of 100 million pounds, and your country can get a share of the spoils after the war according to its actual performance on the battlefield!"

Ferdinand pondered for a moment and then said: "In principle, there is no problem, but I hope that your country can increase the amount of interest-free loans, and you must also know that the cost of war is too high now, and Bulgaria's financial revenue will not be able to support us to fight for a long time!" ”

Cresdiv replied briskly: "There is no problem, I will give feedback to the country on His Majesty's request, and I believe that with the friendly relations between the two countries, the loan amount is not a problem!" ”

Ferdinand smiled slightly, but did not answer. I really thought in my heart: Lao Tzu wants an interest-free loan, and the interest-bearing loan is still afraid that Bulgaria will not be able to get a loan?

Seeing that the Entente was about to win the war, the capitalists of the whole world would not worry about Bulgaria's ability to repay, because now Bulgaria not only has enough collateral, but is also a proper and high-quality customer with the least government debt among the major warring powers!

Of course, the Bulgarian economy has not collapsed since the World War, and in addition to Ferdinand's large foreign debt, the contribution of the Russians is also indispensable.

The huge orders of the Russians have always been an important factor in supporting the Bulgarian economy, and the influx of Russian refugees has made up for the shortage of Bulgarian labor, and the Bulgarian industry has not shrunk during the war, but has continued to grow.

To put it simply, it is the profits from trade with Russia that support Bulgaria's finances, which is why Ferdinand is now living so freely.

Of course, as a price, the debt of the Russians is now a little higher than it was historically, and it is not a lot, it is just a few hundred million pounds more, plus a little more gold outflow.

This is many times better than in history, when money can't buy things! Just think about the days in history when the Russians regarded the Trans-Siberian Railway as their lifeline, and Ferdinand was at ease that he had solved a big problem for them!

Seeing Ferdinand smiling and silent, Cresdiv asked a little uncontrollably, "Your Majesty, when can you send troops?" ”

Ferdinand was slightly stunned, reacted casually, and said very calmly: "This is simple, within a week, we will gather 1.5 million troops and launch a full-scale attack on the allies!" ”

Well, Bulgaria has long been ready for a counteroffensive, that is, John Bull is now driven crazy by the submarine warfare of the Germans, otherwise they would have seen that both Bulgarian and Russian countries are now planning to jump out and grab the spoils.

Of course, it is more likely that they see it and are still pretending to be confused. After all, the Germans were too much of a bully, and if they hadn't been taken down earlier, the British ships would not have been able to afford to lose!

You can't just let the world war drag on for a little loot, right? It doesn't matter if you arrive in normal times, but now the London government really can't stand the pressure, and the food in the British Isles has begun to run out.

Oh, the main thing is that the British have not escorted the freighter yet, and the submarines of the Germans are naturally extremely arrogant!

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