Bulgarian Empire

Xenia's pregnancy, although it is not known whether the child is a boy or a girl, the pressure on Ferdinand's shoulders is still much less all of a sudden.

As the most beloved king of Bulgaria, there has been no direct successor for a long time. Not only Ferdinand is anxious, but even the Bulgarian people are very worried.

In Europe, illegitimate children have no inheritance rights. If the queen is not pregnant, prepare for extinction! This is not without precedent. Because the European royal family has no heir, there should not be too many things about the crown falling aside!

The Hardenburg family is an example. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was established by marriage. After the kingdoms and princes died out, the crown fell into the hands of the Hardenburg family.

Franz Joseph I was the beneficiary and also the victim of this marriage background!

Ferdinand was not interested in letting other offshoots of the Gothenburg family inherit what he had brought down. Similarly, the Bulgarian people did not want such a thing to happen. That could also be disastrous for Bulgaria!

Spain in the Middle Ages was the biggest victim of succession to the throne. In history, the crown of Spain fell to Charles V of Germany. The Kingdom of Spain contributed money and efforts to the unification war of Germany, and finally ruined the empire!

Therefore, as soon as the queen became pregnant, Ferdinand immediately announced the good news to the outside world.

For Bulgaria, this is a double blessing. It has just won the Balkan War and completed the most critical step of the Great Bulgaria Plan, and is about to usher in a prince or princess!

Before the child was born, the Bulgarian people were starting to discuss the gender of the child. For most Bulgarians, they hoped to be a prince, so that Bulgaria would have an heir.

It is best to inherit the excellent genes of Grand Duke Ferdinand, who is equally wise and powerful, but also has a heart of benevolence, love for the people, compassion, and hard work...

Anyway, Ferdinand's personal image is well managed, and the Bulgarian people still love him very much. Whatever good words they think of, no matter whether they are suitable or not, they will use them on him.

The little guy was already a household name in Bulgaria before he was born, and his popularity will continue to spread throughout Europe soon.

The European royal family is one family. It’s really not bragging. If you want to find relatives, basically everyone can get involved. So as soon as the news of Xenia’s pregnancy spread, Ferdinand received a bunch of congratulatory messages.

It's all courtesy. Since the telegram is an artifact, everyone has a lot more connections with each other.

There are also many secret transactions that are not known to the public. Regardless of the many conflicts among many countries, many of their royal families still maintain friendly exchanges, and some of them are still a family.

In other words, even if everyone wants to kill each other, they still have to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor when communicating, and there is no contradiction at all.

In this regard, Ferdinand can only say that there are many bad things among the great nobles!

Oh, and he also has a vested interest. Without this prominent background, Ferdinand would not be in his current position even if he was a time traveler.

Not to mention the throne, even his current net worth is not all obtained from honest business, legal business only accounts for a small part, and Ferdinand has done a lot of smuggling and tax evasion.

It's just that his relationship background is big enough, and he has attracted a group of powerful collaborators, and everyone worked together to cover up the matter.

For example, the United Mining Company that Ferdinand and Edward worked together to open mines everywhere, how many times have they complied with the law, and how many times have they paid taxes according to the rules?

Many places are owned by the owner, but they still got it. The story that happened in it is definitely not so pleasant anyway, but the colonial officials tried to get rid of it.

How many companies in the world dare to use warships to transport gold? Ferdinand can tell you clearly, it is a lot! Most of the most important mining companies in the world are backed by top nobles.

Otherwise, pirates in the 19th century were not vegetarians. If they were robbed once, they would lose several tons of gold.

No one can stand it!

By the way, the British Royal Navy will occasionally visit pirates, provided the fish is fat enough! Just think about how dangerous sailing was in the 19th century.

The only exception may be the United States, but now the United States cannot completely get rid of European control, and many industries are still controlled by people behind the scenes.

Only after the First World War, the collective decline of Europe, and the withering of the royal family and nobles, can the capitalists truly become the masters of the world!

It is precisely because he knows a lot of inside information that Ferdinand has no industry to make money, so he has to intervene. Otherwise, his business would not be able to develop so smoothly, and he would have been taught how to behave!

It wasn't until he was in power in Bulgaria that Ferdinand dared to get involved in all walks of life. After all, he still had no strong competitors on his own one-acre three-point land.

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At this time, the dispute over the interests of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in the Strait also came to an end. The hemiplegic Ottoman Empire was still not as powerful as the Russians. Under the threat of bayonets, they were forced to compromise!

Then Bulgarian Foreign Minister Megev was called to sign under pressure, and the dispute over the interests of the Black Sea Strait came to an end!

Well, Ferdinand is also very helpless now, he can only say that the Russians really know how to play! No wonder being able to become a great power, this work is really impeccable!

The "Ottoman Empire and the Bulgarian Strait Benefit Distribution Plan" was just released. Literally, Bulgaria received a 70% tariff, which seems to be a big winner.

If you look down carefully, you will know that all Bulgarian customs officers in the Strait must be hired by Russians. The Bulgarian government only has the right to make suggestions, not to make decisions.

Megev struggled a little, and limited the scope to the Dardanelles and the Bosporus. Other places were not covered by the treaty, and he signed it after obtaining the consent of the Russians.

As for how to collect and use the tariffs, Megev didn't even mention it. Anyway, if it's in Mao Xiong's pocket, don't even think about getting it out again.

After the Russians gained the dominance of tariffs, the first unlucky person was not the Ottoman Empire, let alone Bulgaria, but Romania, which had nothing to do with it.

People sit at home, and disaster falls from the sky!

As a major agricultural exporter in Europe, the export of agricultural products has always been a pillar industry in Romania.

At the same time, they are also one of the main competitors of the Russians in the international grain market!

After the Russians took control of the straits, they first adjusted the tariffs. The export of agricultural products in Russia can be directly sailed after paying a tax.

However, Romania’s agricultural products, after paying the tax once in the Bosporus Strait, arrived in the Dardanelles, sorry to have to pay it again!

do you have any opinion? Go protest to Bulgaria or the Ottoman Empire, this is their territory!

When Carol I angrily sent a protest telegram to Ferdinand, Ferdinand was still in a state of persecution.

The grievance has its head, and the debt has its owner!

If you don't go to the Russians to protest, what's the use of asking me? Do you think I can be the master of the Russians? Even if you can, you can't do it!

Ferdinand fully supports what the Russians did this time!

Romania is also one of Bulgaria's main international competitors for agricultural exports.

Oh, the other two are the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire, none of which he can afford, of course he has to catch the soft persimmon!

Now that the Russians have done it, there is no need for Ferdinand to be a villain anymore.

Ferdinand said heartlessly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a telegram to Carol I to explain the situation, and the embassy sent him a copy of the "Ottoman Empire and the Bulgarian Strait Benefit Distribution Plan" and told him that there is nothing we can do. Talk to the St. Petersburg government!"

Megev asked: "Grand Duke, the Romanians seem to want to borrow from us and go directly to the Mediterranean Sea! Shall we agree?"

Ferdinand asked indifferently: "Romania has made a request to us?"

"Not yet, but they're showing it," Megev explained.

Ferdinand sneered and said, "Then pretend not to know, since they didn't mention it anyway, how can we guess what they're thinking!"

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Who cares, anyway, the unlucky Romania has nothing to do with Ferdinand, and there are only advantages and no disadvantages.

If the maritime export channel for Romanian grain is blocked and they are forced to take the 6th route, it is estimated that the good days of Carol I will be gone forever.

Without the dividends of agricultural product exports, what else is there in Romania's finances? Do you still expect to make money selling oil in the 19th century?

Maybe it can make money, but the profit from selling lamp oil is not enough for Carol I's personal expenses!

Think about the transfer from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Germany for sale. If it goes well, the nobles and capitalists in Hungary will probably be unhappy. Who would like their competitors?

For Romania, not only has the cost increased in vain, but the transportation capacity is also a big problem.

As long as the Hungarian nobles and capitalists are not stupid, they will not allow Romania to obtain sufficient transportation capacity!

If you don't add insult to injury, even if you are giving face to your allies, who will help your competitors? At least let us earn a price difference!

Ferdinand had already imagined the faces of the Hungarian nobles and capitalists.

Anyway, Romania's grain can't be shipped out, so it's better to sell it to us. You are welcome, we are just so helpful!

Of course, the higher the transportation cost, the lower the price. After all, we have to earn some hard work.

What Ferdinand didn't know was that after receiving Bulgaria's explanation, Carol I became even more angry. He couldn't afford to offend the Russians, so he could only grab Bulgaria and pinch them!

"Bastard! That fellow Ferdinand, if we hadn't made a move, would they have won the Balkan War?

I don't know how to be grateful to Dade, and I don't want to help with such a small favor now. Sooner or later, I will teach him a lesson and let him know that the sky is high and the earth is great! "

Of course, it seems that Bulgaria is not easy to deal with now. But it doesn't matter, Carol I was just cursing, and he didn't really want to do anything to Bulgaria!

Well, Carol I, who wanted to save face, did not intend to really ask Bulgaria to cut their tariffs. After all, it was collected by the Russians, so it would be useless to find Ferdinand!

Of course, if it was just a few smuggling boats, maybe Ferdinand would give him a face, so he thought of a way to let it go!

It's a pity that what he hopes is to borrow from Bulgaria and directly enter the Mediterranean Sea. The meaning revealed by Carol I was already obvious, but Ferdinand didn't see it, which made him very embarrassed.

You must know that during the Balkan Wars, in order to make Romania neutral, Ferdinand kept his low profile and made many promises to him. Now as soon as the war is over, he starts to pretend to be stupid!

Oh, Ferdinand is also very wronged, the preconditions of the promise he gave were not fulfilled, and now there is no way to honor it.

For example: Ferdinand promised to exempt Romania's imports and exports from customs duties after Bulgaria took control of the strait.

It is a pity that the Russians now control the strait, and Ferdinand is not a breach of contract. Bulgaria does not control the strait.

To completely control the strait, at least half of the Asia Minor peninsula must be taken, otherwise, in the current state, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire each occupy half, and no one has complete command of the sea!

If the Russians were not strong enough to overwhelm the Ottoman Empire, why should they fight with Bulgaria's theoretically existing navy?

As for the loan to Romania, the conscience of heaven and earth, Ferdinand really wanted to earn this shipping fee, but unfortunately Bulgaria's shipping capacity is also limited, and it is impossible to provide it to the Romanians.

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