On October 4, 1927, British Foreign Secretary Attlee submitted a Proposal on the Handling of the Russian Question to the League of Nations Conference, which opened the prelude to the division of the Russian Empire.

It was also on this day that the League of Nations conference admitted the representatives of Russian Poland, Finland, Belarus and the three Baltic countries to the talks.

In the case of the Bulgarian soy sauce, Britain and France dominated the League of Nations Conference, and the sole legal status of the tsarist government on behalf of the Russian Empire ceased to exist, and the representatives of all parties appeared as the heirs of the Russian Empire.

On 7 October, the Assembly of the League of Nations approved the application for independence of the region, a move that was strongly opposed by the tsarist government but was nevertheless approved by a large majority.

Nicholas II's desire to become the nominal leader of the major powers was also rejected by the representatives of all sides, and the division of the Russian Empire was inevitable.

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Having received the final resolution of the League of Nations meeting, Nicholas II angrily tore up the telegram and then had to accept this reality.

At this point, all he can do is to preserve the vitality of the country as much as possible and prepare for the future.

"Prime Minister, what do the Bulgarians say?" Nicholas II asked with concern

"Your Majesty, Bulgaria pledges its continued support to us at the League of Nations meeting. But judging by the course of this congress, the attitude of the Bulgarians towards us has changed, and many times they have chosen to remain silent! The prime minister said in embarrassment

"Bastards, this is a naked betrayal of theirs!" Nicholas II slammed the table and said angrily

"Your Majesty, rest your anger!" The Prime Minister reassured

"Do you think I'll be able to calm my anger? The most important ally of the Russian Empire, suddenly betrayed us, and we had to endure it! Nicholas II said harshly

"Your Majesty, the situation is not so bad, the Bulgarians are still on our side in essence, but ~ for the sake of interests, it is impossible for them to resist the pressure of British and French diplomacy for us!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said worriedly

"Tell the Bulgarians that if they can't fully support us in the later meetings, then dissolve the Pro-Russian Alliance!" Nicholas II said with a sneer

"Your Majesty, no! Without the Conservative Alliance, the situation would have been even worse! The prime minister said hurriedly

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is right, if there is no alliance to protect Russia, the situation will be even worse.

In the next negotiations, the rebel party with the support of Britain and France will definitely gain an inch! The Chancellor of the Exchequer reminded

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In an instant, the military and political dignitaries below dissuaded Nicholas II one after another, and such an untimely move was simply the way to die.

Nicholas II was not stupid either, how could he not know? It's just that in a fit of anger, he blurted out, and he regretted it when he said it.

There are some things that can be thought about, but never said!

The current tsarist government, without the support of Bulgaria, may collapse in less than half a year! Everyone is on this chain of interests, and it is natural to prevent this tragedy from happening.

The current tsar is not as intimidating as the previous tsar. In order to suppress the rebellion, Nicholas II also made a series of concessions, and the powers of the cabinet have been greatly increased.

The tsar before the world war could get the cabinet out of the way when he was angry, but the current Nicholas II can't do it.

Theoretically, he had the right to dismiss the cabinet, but in practice Nicholas II did not dare to toss casually, and without the support of these people, his position as tsar could be lost at any time.

He imitated the military aristocracy system created by Bulgaria, which was indeed very effective, allowing him to gain the hearts of the army and keep the throne, but now this group has begun to get out of control.

The newly raised military nobles were no longer completely under the command of him, the tsar, and they began to think about their own interests.

Coupled with a series of failures, it also constantly undermined the prestige of the tsar, and in the minds of these bureaucrats, Nicholas II was no longer a high god, but just an ordinary person.

From God to man, the consequences would have been catastrophic, and if it weren't for Europe, it might have been replaced by someone else.

In the face of repeated persuasions, Nicholas II retracted his destiny with good deeds.

He himself did not know this phrase, and directly made the Russian Empire take an important step from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.

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On October 10, the League of Nations adopted a review and the birth of a new state of independence:

The independence of Russian Poland and the establishment of the new Kingdom of Poland;

The independence of the Finnish region and the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Finland;

The Belarusian region became independent and the Kingdom of Belarus was established;

The Baltic region became independent and established Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

In a single day, the tsarist government lost nearly 800,000 square kilometers of territory, and six more independent states were added to the world.

And that's not all, if the territorial issue is not resolved, two more independent states will be born.

It can be said that the independence of these six countries is entirely the result of the operation of Britain and France. Otherwise, these independent organizations would not even be qualified to enter the League of Nations, so how could they be independent?

Time passed in a hurry, and seeing that the three parties could not reach an agreement on the territorial issue, Britain, France, and Bulgaria had to help them make a decision.

The vast area east of the Ura Mountains was the territory of the Soviets, east of the Volga River and Central Asia was the territory of Tsar Nicholas the Younger, and most of Europe remained the territory of Nicholas II.

Since then, the Russian Empire has been divided into nine Soviet republics with the largest territorial area, with a total area of about 12.59 million square kilometers and a total population of about 22 million.

The East Russian Empire, with a total area of about 4.5 million square kilometers, has a total population of about 23 million.

The Western Russian Empire, with a total area of about 3.8 million square kilometers, had a total population of about 47 million.

The Grand Duchy of Finland has a territory of about 330,000 square kilometers and a population of about 1.5 million.

The new Kingdom of Poland has a territory of about 210,000 square kilometers and a population of about 6.3 million.

Belarus has a territory of about 200,000 square kilometers and a population of about 2.1 million.

Lithuania has a territory of about 65,000 square kilometers and a population of about 800,000.

Latvia has a territory of about 65,000 square kilometers and a population of about 500,000.

Estonia has a territory of 45,100 square kilometers and a population of about 300,000.

It can be said that the war has consumed the rich human resources of the Russian Empire for a long time, and all countries after independence are facing a common problem: the lack of young and strong labor.

In terms of human resources, the Western Russian Empire still has an absolute advantage, and there is still the potential to unify the Russian Empire in the future.

Therefore, the League of Nations, led by Britain and France, passed a resolution that after independence, the Russian people could freely choose their country of residence, and no country could stop it.

This is equivalent to encouraging everyone to pull people, as long as you have the ability, it is also legal to pull away all the other party's population.

If you really do it, you don't have to do anything else, and you can swallow up the other party without blood.

Of course, such a good thing cannot be sustained, and the League of Nations will send supervisors into various countries, and they can pull people at will within a year, and they will not wait for the expiration date.

John Bull's hand made Ferdinand very uncomfortable, which meant that governments had to find ways to retain the population, and immigrants from the Russian Empire would no longer be available from now on.

Even more uncomfortable was Nicholas II, who would undoubtedly be the biggest victim of this policy.

Because of the war, there was a situation of vast land and sparsely populated people in various places, and at this time, everyone could easily settle a large group of people.

The population advantage that was originally leading will be gradually leveled, and now he is fighting against the other eight countries with the strength of one country.

For the sake of national security, several other countries, after independence, will inevitably join forces against the Western Russian Empire.

It's a balance set by John Bull that keeps them at bay.

The strategically encircled Western Russian Empire had to pull Bulgaria into the water.

Once Bulgaria supported the Western Russian Empire, relations with the other eight countries automatically turned into hostilities.

And with the deterioration of the alliance between Bulgaria and Russia, it is no longer possible for Bulgaria to support the annexation of the eight countries by Western Russia, and even to make this balance last for its own interests.

This inevitably caused discontent in Western Russia, and in the end the Conservative-Russian alliance came to an end, bringing Bulgaria a bunch of enemies.

It can be said that John Bull's calculations are very accurate, and if they follow their script, the diplomatic relations between these nine countries and Bulgaria will not be good in the future.

This is a conspiracy, and if Bulgaria now abandons its support for the government of Nicholas II, the Conservative Alliance will immediately end; If you continue to support the policy of Nicholas II, the final gains will outweigh the losses.

As soon as the final decision of the League of Nations came out, Metyev's face became gloomy, and there was no doubt that this time Bulgaria was overshadowed by John Bull.

This also marks the complete end of the honeymoon period between Britain and Bulgaria, and from now on there will only be confrontation.

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When Ferdinand received this result, he was not angry, it was a matter of course.

With the gradual increase of Bulgaria's comprehensive national strength, it will be very difficult to stand on the opposite side of the British Empire sooner or later.

Moreover, the current anti-Russian alliance is already dispensable for Bulgaria. Even if the Covenant had been lifted immediately, the tsarist government would have been able to free itself from Bulgaria's economic control?

After so many years of operation, Russia has long been reduced to a source of raw materials and a market for commodities in Bulgaria.

It's just that Ferdinand worked the surface and did a good job, at first glance the two sides were fair trade, and under the guise of trade balance, the two sides seemed to take what they needed.

But industrial products are all value-added, and the economic value of a meal of raw ore is less than that of a radio, and the difference in the middle is very amazing.

If an economist takes a cursory look, he will find that the Russians exported mineral resources into Bulgaria in exchange for lev, and then used lev to buy the industrial and commercial goods produced in Bulgaria.

In the process, Bulgaria uses the added value created by labor and mechanical production equipment in exchange for more than the value of mineral resources.

It's just that the value is a little higher, and the two sides are in fair trade, at most the profit is a little higher.

The trade deficit between the two sides is also in the field of arms, which seems to be really fair.

It's just that in order to fill this deficit, the Russian Empire outflowed hundreds of tons of gold and took out a few more pieces of land, and the two sides were still trading fairly.

If you count it carefully, you will find that the trade between Russia and Russia is not so good. Under the onslaught of Bulgarian industrial and commercial goods, did the Russian Empire still have a manufacturing industry?

The so-called capitalists in Russia have now become mine owners. After all, the mining business is a safe business, which is much more stable than opening a factory.

In this round of economic cycle, Bulgaria's industry and commerce have made great progress, and the military industry has also come to the forefront of the world.

By now, the economy of many regions of the Russian Empire is inseparable from Bulgaria.

As soon as the trade between Bulgaria and Russia is cut off, these mines will be closed, and these mine workers will lose their jobs.

The industrial products they need at home may be able to find substitutes abroad, but there are no such powerful ore buyers in the world!

No matter how the Russian Empire changes, but their manufacturing industry is dead, this is a social reality, and it is also a fact that the domestic economy is seriously dependent on Bulgaria!

And this problem cannot be solved overnight, these vested interests and mineral owners can make money lying down, so why should they take the risk of investing in manufacturing?

You know, playing manufacturing from scratch is also very expensive.

The product quality is not up to par, and the production cost is higher than the sales price of others, who can sell such a commodity?

As long as this problem is not solved, Bulgaria will be invincible diplomatically, and the military nobles divided by Nicholas II will actually be a combination of interests with Bulgaria.

Anyone who dares to cut off their financial routes, these bayonets will be handed over to them what to do, who let the Russian civil war last so long?

A long-term war will inevitably make the military bigger, this is the law of history! After thirteen years of war, the army has long been the foundation of the country.

Even in order to balance the army, Nicholas II fostered a civilian community, which unfortunately fell faster than he imagined.

No, it should be said that people have always been like this, after all, the corruption of the tsarist government is also a historical problem, and using the power in their hands, these people soon became one of the mine owners.

When there was a struggle for power, they were indeed checking and balancing each other, and they fulfilled the tasks of Nicholas II at a higher level, but it was different when it came to their own interests.

Well, these problems have not yet been exposed, and perhaps the top echelons of the tsarist government are not aware of this problem, but when formulating policies, they are deliberately or unintentionally tilted.

It was not only Western Russia that was kidnapped by the economy, but even the East Russian Empire was not spared, but the two sides were not so deeply bound.

This is mainly due to the fact that the amount of mineral resources in Central Asia was too small in this era, and the transportation was not convenient, so the economic impact was not so great.

In contrast, in the remaining few countries, Bulgaria's influence is very small, after all, economic control is not so easy, the distance is too far, transportation is inconvenient, and this is not something that can be compensated by manpower.

"Prime Minister, send a congratulatory message to these independent countries, presumably they will accept our kindness!" Ferdinand said calmly

In addition to interests, there is also geographical location that affects politics, otherwise how can it be called geopolitics?

In addition to Finland and the Soviet Union, which are far away, several other countries are not very far from Bulgaria, Poland and East Russia are directly bordering Bulgaria, and their leaders will not continue to fight against Bulgaria as long as they are not stupid!

It's a geographical advantage, otherwise Ferdinand wouldn't mind letting them feel what is too far from God!

"Your Majesty, this is too early, except for the Soviet Union and Eastern Russia, where are the other countries, we don't know yet?" Konstantin joked

Yes, these countries were nominally independent, but in reality they had not yet established a state, and even the delegates to the League of Nations were sent by only one of the rebel armies.

The establishment of an independent state, for them, is completely like a pie falling from the sky.

The government of Nicholas II could not win the alliance between Eastern Russia and the Soviet Union, but it still had the strength to suppress these small rebellions of them, but now it was embattled and there was no way to concentrate its forces against them.

In order to weaken the government of Nicholas II, the representatives of the Eastern Russian Empire and the Soviet republics proposed at the League of Nations that these rebel armies who had resisted the tyranny of the tsars establish an independent state, and with the full support of Britain and France, the League of Nations voted by a large margin.

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