The Kingdom of Greece, or rather the King of Greece personally, soon came to an agreement with England.

The British made a number of claims at the Balkan Conference, and in view of the current situation, the British hoped that the Ottoman Empire would allow the Bulgarian region to become independent.

Bulgaria is not a single geographical term, it has no clear borders, it is a word with historical significance.

In the Ottoman administrative system, the Balkans were treated as a plate, known as Rumeli, which means "land of Rome", referring to the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire ruled by the Ottomans. The Ottomans had been married to the Eastern Roman Empire, and their sultan claimed to be the emperor of the Romans. Therefore, the Ottomans have also been rendering the concept of Eastern Rome throughout their history. The entire Balkans, with the exception of Bosnia, are called Rumelia.

The Greeks believed that this should be translated as the land of the Greeks, because the Greeks believed that Greece was the Eastern Roman Empire. This idea was also quite marketable, and even the Ottoman Empire supported it. After the Ottoman occupation of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Church came under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Constantinople. The official Reich did not recognize the existence of the Bulgarian nation, believing that the Bulgarians were the Greeks. The archbishops sent to Bulgaria by the Archdiocese of Constantinople were all Greeks and could only use Greek in religious ceremonies, and they pursued a Hellenistic policy in Bulgaria.

However, because of the existence of the Bulgarian Empire in history, there is such a concept, and there is also a real national identity, so the Ottoman rule for four or five hundred years has not erased the concept of the Bulgarian nation, but because of the oppression of the Turkic people, the Greek bureaucracy has appeared as an accomplice, and in the hearts of individual nationalists, the Bulgarian national concept has been strengthened. The Bulgarians rebelled not only against Turkic rule, but also against the Greek archbishops, and in these revolts the national idea was passed on.

Due to the vast area ruled by the Bulgarian Empire in history, at its maximum, it even stretched from the Volga River to Albania, ruling the entire Balkan Peninsula, and the Serbian Empire at that time was also conquered by the Bulgarians. But now that the Serbs are independent, they cannot accept that they will be included in Bulgaria. Rather, if Bulgaria were to be annexed to Serbia, they would be able to accept it. In any case, they are similar languages, mainly Slavic dialects, with a large number of Latin and Greek words added. It is also possible to be considered a Slavic dialect, or even a Greek dialect.

But apparently the Principality of Serbia is not yet comparable to Greece, and the independence of Bulgaria is to pave the way for the Greek king to be the king of Bulgaria at the same time, and it has nothing to do with the historical Bulgarian Empire, but only borrows this term to establish a state. In the same way, the Balkans can also become Serbian regions, Macedonian regions, Eastern Roman regions, and so on.

So this Bulgaria first excluded Albania, and then, at the insistence of Serbia and with the support of the Austrian Empire, excluded the Macedonian region west of the Rhodope Mountains, the specific borders of which had not yet been demarcated, but nothing more than the principle of watersheds and natural rivers, and as for the area of ethnic settlement, this principle did not apply in the Balkans, because the nationalities were too chaotic.

Bulgaria became independent, Macedonia became independent, and Albania also became independent, forming three principalities each. Then there is the question of the monarchy of these three countries, the monarchy must be adhered to, and Europe, including France, is a monarchy.

The monarchs of Bulgaria and Albania have confirmed that it is clear that the great powers have long been in agreement behind the scenes. The British proposed that because the Bulgarian parliament had long invited the Greek king to be the king of Bulgaria, it was the choice of the Bulgarian people, and no other country objected, so the Greek king also served as the Grand Duke of Bulgaria.

The Grand Duke of Albania chose Carlo, Duke of Lucca, son of King Ludovico I, the grandson of Ferdinando I, Duke of Parma, and King Ludovico I of Etruscan, as the Grand Duke, called Carlo I. This Ferdinando I, the original Duke of Parma, abdicated after Napoleon occupied Parma. Napoleon compensated for an Etruscan kingdom in the city, making his son king, called Ludovico I. Historically, the Grand Duchy of Parma was acquired by Napoleon's empress, Queen Mary of the Habsburgs. The family of the Dukes of Parma lost the throne again, and after the death of Queen Mary, the Duke of Lucca restored the Grand Duke of Parma.

However, because Napoleon did not have an heir and was strongly restored in France, after the death of Queen Mary three years ago, France received the Duchy of Parma, and Aosta Bonaparte was also the Grand Duke of Parma. The Carlo family was recognized by the great powers, and on the one hand, France wanted to compensate for the dispute over the Duchy of Parma, and the Carlo family abandoned its claim to the Duchy of Parma.

This family has a deep historical background, originating from the Bourbon dynasty in France and being a Bourbon side branch. This historical background is acceptable to the British. Although the Carlo family belonged to the Bourbon branch, France was not now Bourbon rule, and the Habsburgs could accept it, and Carlo's grandfather, Ferdinando I, was the son-in-law of the Habsburgs and married the daughter of Queen Theresia, so Austria supported Carlo to rule Albania, a geographically important place.

However, Macedonia could not reach an agreement, and the southern part of Macedonia was occupied by the Greek army and the northern part by the Serbian army. The Greek king said he hoped his son would receive the title if he could not become the Grand Duke of Macedonia. The Grand Duke of Serbia believed that Macedonia was inhabited by Serbs, but the Greek delegates believed that the language of the Macedonian Slavs was closer to Bulgarian, and there was almost no obstacle to communication, except that some Latin words were borrowed from Greek by means of a high proportion of words, and there were no grammatical problems.

The two countries are at loggerheads, and Macedonia can only leave the status quo for the time being.

The meeting also recognized Montenegro as an independent State. Montenegro is a relatively strange country, with mountains and valleys in the country, but it has narrowly maintained its independence, becoming the only country in the Balkans that has not been conquered by the Ottoman Empire. One reason is that the terrain is really precipitous, and the second reason is that the land is really barren. People are still stubborn, constantly fighting wars with neighboring countries. In this war, they pushed their territory to the north, bordering Serbia directly.

After the conference, Greece quickly signed a peace agreement with the Ottoman Empire, and the Manchus restored peace with the Ottoman Empire. The Manchus also gained some benefits, which Greece insisted on, and if the Manchus had no benefit from fighting with themselves, it was estimated that they would not cooperate with Greece in the future.

The territory of the Manchu Qing was slightly adjusted from the Euphrates River to the west, from the past bounded by the Euphrates River to the southeast of the Tolos Mountains, where the Euphrates River originated, completely separating the territory of the Ottoman Empire from the two river basins. To the west of the southeastern Tolos Mountains, the two sides are bounded by the Ceyhan River, which originates from the mountain range. For the Manchus, the lower half of the Adana Plain in the lower reaches of the Ceyhan River was also considered an agricultural land. But Greece believed that this gave the Manchus an outlet to the Aegean Sea, which was more significant than the land they had acquired.

The outlet to the sea is directly opposite the island of Cyprus, and the British who control it also supported the Manchus to obtain this access to the sea, because the British have always had little influence on the Manchus, they believe that the main reason is that the Manchus are too far away, and the Manchus are a big country in terms of size and territory, and the British believe that allowing the Manchus to get access to the sea in the Aegean Sea, especially in the case of the British-controlled area, will help to improve the British control in this country. Therefore, Britain supported the Greek proposal to cede these territories to the Manchus. And the Ottoman Empire's ability to keep the main territory at this time is the only demand, and they are always on the verge of annihilation, and they have no qualifications to refuse.

In a month, British diplomacy has made satisfactory progress, but are Chinese diplomats idle?

No, they are also actively running, but unfortunately their influence is still insufficient. Moreover, China wants to forge ahead, Britain is blocking it, and aggressiveness will inevitably squeeze the interests of other countries, but Britain plays the role of a defender of the old order, and on the contrary, it can get the support of all the forces that are worried about China's westward expansion.

Who is worried about China's westward expansion?

Almost all Europeans are worried that even a country like France, which has maintained long-term friendly relations with China, hopes that China will not get too close to France, and Austria is even more reluctant, China is close enough to Austria, there is really no need for Chinese power to be directly connected with Austria by land, the two sides are connected by sea, it is good to do business, there is no need to be a neighbor!

Originally, the only supporter was Greece, but unfortunately Greece retreated, and the Greek king wisely chose the interests under his nose and gave up the hope of rapid growth into an empire, he was very steady, which is his character trait of being very Chinese, lacking the militaristic ideas of Prussia, and not strong enough.

However, as a mature politician and a responsible king, in fact, the Greek king chose the right one, he did not charge ahead for the interests of China because he was a Chinese, but chose the most favorable decision for Greece, he was a competent king, but no longer an ally of China's westward strategy.

Through diplomatic means, through allies, and after all these flexible ways to advance westward failed, the Chinese emperor knew that there was no choice but to go into battle in person, and if he missed this opportunity, the price he would have to pay for the next westward advance would be much greater, in Zhou Lang's view, the timing of this westward advance was the game he had laid out three years ago, although it was not completely in accordance with his plan, but the result may be more favorable than the original plan.

Therefore, while the British convened a conference on the Balkan issue to resolve the Balkan issue, China initiated a conference on the strait issue in the Black Sea city of Silla.

This meeting quickly intensified the issue of the strait.