Edward VIII's love farce, which contracted the joke of the whole year, finally found that it could not be stopped, and Prime Minister Stanley Winn Baldwin still made concessions.

It's okay to get married, anyway, they won't give this title of queen, and their future children have no inheritance rights.

Prime Minister Stanley Winn Baldwin can't do it without surrendering, raw rice is cooked rice, you can't really let the king abdicate, right?

This is different from the situation in history, several of Edward VIII's younger brothers have set up their own doors outside, and it is impossible for him to abdicate on his own initiative now.

The strength of the royal family is a few points stronger than in history, and the London government has enough troubles, and Prime Minister Stanley Winn Baldwin really can't afford the charge of forcing the king to abdicate.

The farce is over, but the sequelae are also quite serious, it should be a wedding that attracts the attention of the world, and there is no last weighty guest.

Even the media in London have written it off, and the British people feel ashamed and embarrassed to mention it again.

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"Your Majesty, the Governor of Somalia proposes to occupy Ethiopia and increase our competitiveness on the African continent!" Colonial Chancellor Attlee spoke

"Tell us about Ethiopia first, and what are the reasons for military action?" Little Ferdinand asked with concern

Since the question has come to him, it must have the support of the government, or at least one of the War Ministries, the General Staff, and the Bulgarian Military Council.

The War Department doesn't have to think about it, as long as there is a war, most of them will support it, and the generals in the army still want to be knighted?

Therefore, on this kind of issue, their voice is not high, and they can only make a reference opinion, of course, the war that they are all opposed to will definitely not be fought.

"Your Majesty, militarily speaking, as early as more than ten years ago, the Somali Governor's Office began to infiltrate Ethiopia, and after so many years of encroachment, now we have the Shabelle River as the dividing line.

At the same time, the Greek kingdom in Asmara has been fighting Ethiopia, which has been militarily inferior since five years ago.

The strength of the Ethiopians has been almost depleted, and after a long battle, they have been greatly injured.

The Somali Governor's Office believes that our local garrison can defeat the enemy!

Economically, Ethiopia has many types of minerals, abundant geo-hydraulic and forest resources, and has great development value.

Strategically, we can put further pressure on the British to understand the importance we attach to Africa and force them to increase their military investment in South Africa! Attlee explained

Ferdinand Jr. nodded, wars are all about politics.

Military reasons, he can directly ignore, the two sides are not at the same level at all, and they are not qualified to be valued by Bulgaria.

For economic reasons, it can only be regarded as average, Ethiopia's value is not too high, and it does not belong to the kind of place that must be obtained.

Strategically putting pressure on the British was what little Ferdinand valued the most.

Everyone knows that the Army is not the strong point of the British, and it would be great if the British could invest more in the Army.

"Your Majesty, the terrain conditions on the African continent are very harsh, and they are not suitable for the operation of large armies at all, and transportation and logistics are the biggest problems.

The Anglo-Boer War is the best example of this, not so much the Boers and the British fought for two and a half years, but rather the bad traffic that held the British back for two years, and the remaining half a year was the time to fight.

Our border with the British colonies was all wilderness, and the British deliberately neglected the local transportation.

In order to avoid conflict, we did not build in the border area, and both sides set aside sufficient buffer zones.

If we want to put the British under military pressure, unless we build the railroad all the way, even if we occupy Ethiopia, it won't make much difference until the transportation problem is solved!

The British are not fools, they will not give up their strengths and compete with us on land, and if you want to put pressure on them, I would suggest that you increase your troops in Africa.

Even a couple of military exercises around the Sinai Peninsula are much stronger than attacking Ethiopia! The Chancellor of the Exchequer objected

No one doubts whether Bulgaria will be able to occupy Ethiopia, the question is how much military spending will have to be incurred to occupy it, and no one can answer this question.

Although the colonial garrison has repeatedly stated that they can handle it themselves, what about the time?

The area of Ethiopia is not small, even if part of the area has been encroached upon by Bulgaria in recent years, and part of the territory has been grabbed by the Greeks, the remaining territory of 8.9 million square kilometers still exists.

"Your Majesty, Ethiopia is also an independent country, and if we start a war for no reason, it will affect our international reputation!" Foreign Secretary Coleman spoke

"Your Majesty, there are many pretexts for war, although Ethiopia is an independent country, it does not have much status in the world, and in the eyes of many people it is a big tribe in Africa.

There is no one in the international community to stand up for them, as long as we make public relations in a timely manner, we can completely shift the responsibility for the war to them! Chief of the General Staff Klosev retorted

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, even if you say that it is a small fall, no one will think that Ethiopia dares to invade Bulgaria, in fact they can't even win against the Greeks!

The so-called pretext for war is not suitable for now. At this time, we are competing with the British, and a good international reputation is very important! Prime Minister Tolsky spoke

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General Staff + War Department + Colonial Government VS Cabinet, the main battle faction and the main peace faction are tied, and the final decision is in the hands of Ferdinand Jr.

Do you want to attack Ethiopia?

Looking at the map of Africa, little Ferdinand was thoughtful, he seemed to understand a little, and it was definitely not a coincidence that the new Greek kingdom was placed in Asmara.

This is clearly aimed at Ethiopia, and judging from the current situation, this plan is going very smoothly.

The Greeks, who refused to integrate in the country, all ran to the new Greek kingdom, and were busy fighting with the Ethiopians every day, so naturally they couldn't get along with Bulgaria without the effort.

After so many years, the two sides have long been at odds with each other, but relations between Greece and Bulgaria have improved.

Diverting hatred, this trick Ferdinand played is simply perfect, fighting with Ethiopia for more than 20 years, and how many Greeks remember the grudge with Bulgaria at the beginning?

Even if it appears in the history books, their enemy now is Ethiopia next door.

Taking the Bulgarian Empire as an enemy, it is estimated that even the most radical Greeks do not think that there is a chance of victory, and since they cannot win, they naturally have to admit it.

Thinking about all this, little Ferdinand knew what to do, Ethiopia can be occupied, but definitely not now!

Bulgaria's reputation cannot be bad, and this is related to the future world strategy. Even if you want to start a war, you have to have a good reason.

It's a pity that now the strength of the Bulgarian Empire is too strong, unless it is a brain in the water, no one will take the initiative to start a war against Bulgaria, including the British.

On the Eurasian continent alone, Bulgaria has a territory of more than 8 million square kilometers.

It also has the most complete industrial system in the world, with a population of more than 80 million, the world's most powerful air force, and the second-ranked army and navy.

Ferdinand Jr. did not intimidate any of his enemies, and there is no country in the world today that has such a balanced development as Bulgaria.

The most important thing is that among the great powers, Bulgaria has an absolute population advantage, almost equal to the population of the British mainland + North America combined.

When the power is strong and the power is weak, the foreign policy is also very different.

At the beginning, Ferdinand could have designed the Ottoman Empire to take the responsibility of provoking the war, or he could show weakness to attract Greece, Montenegro, and Romania to attack.

Now little Ferdinand decided that he couldn't play like this, otherwise the Eastern European Alliance would be finished first, and without the Eastern European Alliance, the price to pay if he wanted to single-handedly fight the whole world would not be so simple.

"The Ethiopian issue will be put on hold for now, and for the sake of safety, it is better to focus on encroachment first, and then come back to deal with this issue after the overall situation has been decided!

Considering the issue of international reputation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried its best to promote an alliance between Ethiopia and the British, so that when we do it in the future, we will not have to be condemned by public opinion! Little Ferdinand spoke

Let the enemy hold together, and then end the pot, it was by this strategy that Bulgaria succeeded in unifying the Balkan Peninsula back then.

Today, Ferdinand Jr. has once again come up with this strategy, and everyone will naturally not object.

Ethiopia is not a great power, and even if it is allied with the British, it is impossible to strengthen the Western European Union, but to distract the British.

Ferdinand Jr. did not believe that Ethiopia would be able to industrialize in a few years, considering that even in Bulgaria, the industrialization process took more than 30 years.

On the basis of his predecessor, it took Ferdinand ten or twenty years to complete the initial industrialization.

Industrial upgrading, or after the First World War, relying on the Russian heritage, and the Germans' family background, plus their own accumulation to complete the counterattack.

At the beginning of Bulgaria's industrialization, there were millions of primary school students and hundreds of thousands of secondary school students in the country, and it was with these talents that Ferdinand started the five-year plan.

Ethiopia doesn't have so many talents now, otherwise it wouldn't have waited until the 21st century to complete industrialization.

"Your Majesty, the Ethiopian government has long been closer to the London government, but the British are too arrogant to look down on them, otherwise twenty years ago, they would have been allies.

It's a matter of perception, unless it's a war that has broken out, the British won't put down their shelves! Coleman said with a frown

The Sun Never Sets Empire naturally has its own arrogance, and it is too difficult for them to form an alliance with African chiefs.

Even small European countries, such as pro-British Portugal, do not have a formal alliance, otherwise the membership of the Western European Union will continue to increase.

Of course, this is not a mistake in the decision-making of the British, but the more members there are, the more internal contradictions.

Allowing some countries that can only wave their flags and shout to join the alliance will not increase the strength of the alliance by much in addition to increasing internal contradictions, and the gains outweigh the losses.

"Then leave them alone, we won't be able to fight for a while, and if the French can break out and play the majesty of the Napoleonic era, we don't need to do anything.

War is not child's play, and in this way, the war that determines the fortunes of the country, can we fight less or try to fight as little as possible! Little Ferdinand nodded

The barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes, and now both Britain and Bulgaria wear shoes, and both sides are naturally exercising restraint.

Without the presence of two barefoot Germans and Italians, destined to break the situation in Europe, little Ferdinand did not mind planting fields for another twenty years and letting the British admit defeat themselves.

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