Bulgarian Empire

Not surprisingly, the combat effectiveness of the Greek army is not very good, but it is still no problem to deal with a group of unorganized mobs who are fighting on their own.

When the riots were successfully quelled, King George I was also mixed. He was happy that he finally kept the throne, but he was worried that the Greeks paid a terrible price this time!

Even hundreds of thousands of pigs are not easy to catch, let alone humans?

Relying on the weapons left by the Ottomans, the prostitutes living in Greece rose up to resist. Even if they couldn't beat the Greek army, couldn't they still bully the Greek people?

Burning, killing, looting, they have no pressure. Originally living in a foreign country, the prostitutes were full of anger. There were Ottomans who suppressed them before, but now that there is no restraint, they naturally have no scruples.

Then the Greek people suffered again, and when the chaos completely subsided, the time had entered 1898. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The economy of the Greek peninsula has completely collapsed. A large number of houses have been burned, and a large number of farmlands have been abandoned. Countless Greek people have died tragically under the knife. Hundreds of thousands of Greek people have been displaced and are in urgent need of relief.

Seeing the emergency performance of the Greek government, Ferdinand had to admire George I's means.

Not only did it successfully transfer the contradictions and eliminate hidden dangers, but the government also added hundreds of thousands of free laborers, alleviating the labor shortage in Greece's post-war reconstruction.

When Ferdinand was worried about the resurgence of the Greeks, George I did another shocking event. On December 1, 1897, he publicly announced that due to the war, the Greek government was unable to return the land of other countries. Borrowing, application for deferment of payment failed, and the Greek government is now officially bankrupt!

Surrounded by Ferdinand, who had expected it a long time ago, he was also stunned by George I's approach. There are countless examples of "government bankruptcy" in Europe, and there are not a few kings who borrowed to live. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

But in modern times, there are very few regenerated ones, and everyone will try to avoid them.

The main reason is that in the past, the king borrowed money from merchants, most of which were borrowed from Jews. They could use bankruptcy to repay their debts, and merchants had no ability to recover money anyway!

But it’s not going to work now. If you borrow money from the great powers, you have to pay it back even if you go bankrupt! Needless to say, the government is bankrupt, even if there is a revolution, the new government will have to pay off the old debts!

Moreover, the bankruptcy of the Greek government this time is different from the past, and it collapsed together with their currency.

Before the war, the currency value of the drachma was the same as that of Bulgaria's lev and Romania's leu. 1 drachma = 0.29 grams of gold, and now 1000 drachmas cannot be exchanged for 0.29 grams of gold!

This is not George I abusing money, nor is anyone counterfeiting money. This is determined by the era of the gold standard. In an emergency, the Greek government used the gold reserves. Now the Greeks lack gold as the principal, and the drachma is almost like waste paper. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The Greek government was completely bankrupt, and all of Ferdinand's worries were put aside. This era is not an era where the debtors are the masters, and the big powers are not vegetarians.

Next, it is time for the creditors to take over the financial power of Greece. At least until the loan is paid off, the Greeks will not be able to deploy their armaments!

Considering the actual situation in Greece now, in order to stabilize the situation, all countries have to spend a huge sum of money to help them stabilize the situation and restore currency credit.

The Greek government will soon be in debt again and surpass Bulgaria again. Perhaps their annual loan interest repayments will exceed their fiscal revenue!

In this way, for Bulgaria, the threat from Greece will no longer exist in the next few decades!

With one less competitor, Ferdinand is in a much better mood, and now his energy has been devoted to the unborn little one.

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Dutifully guarding Xenia's side every day, waiting for the birth of the little one.

Oh, it's still early, Xenia is only three months pregnant, long before the baby is born.

But Ferdinand, who has been a man for two lifetimes, was so close to being a father for the first time. He chose to accompany him there every day, just like an ordinary father, and he didn't want to miss it...

"Grand Duke, something happened in Cuba!" Foreign Minister Megev hurried over, interrupting Ferdinand's leisurely life

"Have the Americans attacked the Kingdom of Spain?" Ferdinand asked with concern

On the surface, the Americans and the Spaniards are vying for Cuba, which has nothing to do with Bulgaria. In fact, the international situation has long affected the whole body.

Once the "Spanish-American War" breaks out, the international situation will change dramatically. When Spain was dragged into the war by the Americans, it was bound to withdraw from joint operations against the British in the European continent. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Once Spain withdraws, the Portuguese are likely to fall to the British again, blockade the Portuguese African colonies, and cut off the Boers' transportation lines.

History will return to the original point again. Without the support of the European continent, the failure of the Boers is just a matter of time.

Once the Anglo-Boer War is over, who knows where the idle John Bull will put his energy?

Of course, Bulgaria is not yet worth targeting exclusively by the British. What Ferdinand was worried about was that if John Bull's next goal was to hit Mao Xiong, if Bulgaria was affected by Chiyu, there would be no reason to cry.

The Cuban dispute between the United States and Spain is no longer a matter of a day or two. As early as 1896, the Americans were ready to intervene in the Cuban revolution by force.

On December 7, 1896, Cleveland made it clear in his message that the Spaniards were unable to stabilize the situation in Cuba, and their legal rights to Cuba had disappeared. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

From this moment on, the U.S. government no longer intends to continue to recognize the legal ownership of Cuba by the Kingdom of Spain.

The speech further proposed that the U.S. government can choose three options at the moment: 1. Recognize Cuba’s independence; 2. Purchase Cuba’s sovereignty from the Kingdom of Spain at the expense of the U.S. government; 3. Seize Cuba by force.

After William McKinley became President of the United States in 1897, he ordered the Kingdom of Spain to immediately quell the Cuban Revolution and complete the reform of Cuba.

The Americans also protested against the brutality of the Spanish army in the quelling of the chaos, burning houses and destroying farmland, because American citizens were among the victims!

Well, the Americans are just shouting, "Stop the thief." Who doesn't know the inextricable connection between the Cuban Revolutionary Army and the Americans? Without the support of the Americans, the Cuban Revolution would have been quelled long ago!

Megev replied: "Yes! Just yesterday, December 6, President McKinley proposed in his State of the Union address: Since the Spaniards stubbornly rejected the goodwill of the U.S. government, if the Spaniards cannot immediately restore order in Cuba, The U.S. government will have the right to intervene in the Cuban issue by force!\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

This can already be regarded as an ultimatum. The Americans will never give the Kingdom of Spain time and distance from the war. Now they only need a suitable excuse! "

Ferdinand knew that the Americans couldn't bear it anymore, and the reason why they dragged on until now was mainly to use the Cuban Revolutionary Army to explore the bottom of the Spaniards.

After all, Americans in this era do not have the self-confidence of later generations, and are still very afraid of European powers.

However, the poor performance of the Spaniards in the Cuban rebellion has made them give up this fear. Driven by interests, the Americans can no longer bear it anymore.

"What is the attitude of the European countries?" Ferdinand asked.

Megev frowned and said, "According to the information we got, the British have already decided to support the Americans in this operation!

Most other European countries tend to support Spain in public opinion, but it is hard to say whether there will be actual actions! "\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "It seems that this time the Spaniards are doomed, with their current strength, the possibility of winning this war is almost zero!

Among the great powers in the Americas, the British are the most powerful, followed by the French, and the rest is Spain.

Now that the British have decided to support the Americans, even if the Spaniards get the support of European countries, they can only be regarded as equal, and the two sides still have to fight for strength in the end.

Arouse our influence, and support the Spaniards in public opinion! "

Interfering in such a major event as the Spanish-American War is not something Bulgaria can afford to participate in, but it is still possible to support Spain in public opinion.

Anyway, the continent of Europe now doesn't have a good impression of American hotshots, and it's something everyone likes to criticize them.

For Ferdinand, he supports any action that can weaken the United States, provided that Bulgaria cannot take the lead! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Just like the public opinion now exposes the ugly face of the U.S. government, for those who want to immigrate to the United States, I am afraid that they have to think again, should they change places? This can be regarded as an invisible weakening.

Of course, this does not require Ferdinand to spread rumors. The international reputation of Americans in this era is really not very good. Their black history is too much, and it is too late to clean up.

"Yes! But Your Excellency, what is the position of our government? Should we clearly support Spain?" Megeve asked

Without thinking about it, Ferdinand said, "Ask the attitude of the St. Petersburg government, we are in line with them!"

How could Ferdinand miss such a good opportunity to show his loyalty to the boss? Anyway, I just want to express my opinion, and it doesn't cost a dime, so let's leave this opportunity to show my face to attract hatred to the Russians!

Standing up to support the Spaniards now will definitely make the British and Americans unhappy. Of course, the attitude of the Americans can be ignored now! As for winning the favor of the Spaniards?

Well, still worthwhile if the Spaniard can win! Ferdinand didn't mind taking the lead, but unfortunately it's impossible!

If you stand up and support the Americans now, it will probably make the whole of Europe unhappy. Should Bulgaria still hang around in Europe?

This is simply impossible to choose, at least the boss of Bulgaria is still a bear, so there is no possibility at all!

American favor? This is the most useless, they only recognize benefits! The French are an example. Fortunately, they worked hard to help the Americans win the War of Independence, but what ushered in was the Americans who fell into trouble at a critical moment!

This is also one of the reasons why Americans are rejected by Europe, eating is so ugly! Even if you want to annex the colonies of the French, you must pay attention to the impact!

As for the attitude of the Russians, there is no doubt that they support Spain. Who told the Americans to suffer a big loss on the issue of Alaska? If there is no revenge, is it still a bear?

Moreover, in the Far East, the Americans are still supporting the Japanese behind the scenes in an attempt to undermine the Russian Far East strategy!

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