Bulgarian Empire

Before the Spanish-American War began, the outcome was already doomed. The declining Kingdom of Spain was no longer the former world empire.

This old empire is rotten from the inside out, and the newborn America will step on its shoulders and join the ranks of the great powers!

Just like in 1895, Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty; in 1897, Bulgaria defeated the Ottoman Empire; in 1898, it will be the year that the United States of America defeated the Kingdom of Spain.

At the end of the 19th century, in this era of alternating old and new, three old powers have been eliminated and replaced by three new countries.

Of course, Japan and Bulgaria are not considered great powers now, they can only be regarded as substitute players!

It was not until after the "Russian-Japanese War" that the Japanese stepped on the prestige of the Russians and joined the ranks of the great powers; as for Bulgaria, the future of Lu Ferdinand has already been seen, but it is still difficult to make up his mind!

Time flies, and soon entered 1898. The "Maine" incident broke out as scheduled, and Ferdinand's butterfly effect has not yet affected America.

Ten days after the "Maine" incident broke out, the United States issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Spain, and the Spanish-American War was imminent.

On April 6, the envoys of Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Italy to the United States submitted a "note from the six countries" to the United States, calling on the two countries to resolve the dispute over Cuba through negotiations.

There is no doubt that this note failed. Although the note was issued together, the six major powers have different positions, and the controversy is too great to reach an agreement.

What's more, the British tend to be Americans; Italy is for the presence of soy sauce, and the American region does not have much influence; the influence of Germany, Austria, and Russia in the Americas is too weak, even if they tend to Spain, Powerless to intervene; the remaining French, although also supporting Spain, did not take substantive action.

In name, the Kingdom of Spain has won the support of the five major European powers, but in essence this support is only verbal.

The Kingdom of Spain fell into a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness. As a last resort, on April 10, the Kingdom of Spain surrendered to the US government and agreed to all the demands made by the Americans.

But how could Americans, salivating over the legacy of the Spanish kingdom, stop now?

On April 28, the U.S. government declared war on the Kingdom of Spain, and the "Spanish-American War" officially began!

Ferdinand watched all this happen, and did nothing except to block the Americans in public opinion. No, newspapers all over Europe are now scolding Americans for breaking the rules, including the London Daily.

But this is of no use, the Americans still did it. European countries have declared their neutrality and banned the sale of weapons to the United States.

Ferdinand knew that this was a fig leaf, mainly because the Americans would not buy weapons from abroad at all, which is why the governments of various countries have so decisively imposed an embargo on the sale of weapons to the United States. It has nothing to do with supporting the Kingdom of Spain for a dime.

It's a pity that the Kingdom of Spain is rotten after all, and they don't know how to take advantage of such a good opportunity. If Ferdinand, even if it's a waste of money, he will have to gather another fleet to have a good PK with the Americans.

After all, the current U.S. Navy is not so powerful that it is invincible. If the Kingdom of Spain urgently raises money to buy ships from other countries, European countries do not mind taking advantage of the opportunity. After all, except for the British government, Europeans do not want the Americans to win. war!

The Spanish-American War was in full swing, and Bulgaria was preparing for a grand ceremony for many days. Although the "Spanish-American War" took away part of the limelight, Ferdinand still didn't care.

At this time, Sofia was already putting on lanterns and festoons. In order to celebrate this grand ceremony, the people of Bulgaria had already acted without waiting for the government to organize it, and came to clean up the whole city.

On May 6, Ferdinand and Queen Xenia stepped onto the stage together, and Ferdinand was officially crowned King of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, known as the "Third Kingdom of Bulgaria" in history.

That's right, the king,

Forget the title of "Tsar", Ferdinand didn't die so much that he had the same title as Nicholas II.

You must know that the "tsar" was transformed from the "Caesar" in ancient Rome, translated as "supreme ruler", and now Ferdinand has no strength to grab this hatred title!

At this time, Xenia had been pregnant for more than eight months, and she had already shown her pregnancy. For the safety of the children, Ferdinand once planned to postpone the ceremony, but Xenia strongly prevented it.

If the founding ceremony was postponed because of her pregnancy, what would happen to her reputation after word got out? Besides, if the child was born a prince, with this stain on her face, why would she be able to convince the public in the future, and why should she gain a foothold in Bulgaria?

Then, under the fear of Ferdinand, he hurriedly completed the most important coronation ceremony.

Then, Ferdinand strongly interrupted Xenia's desire to watch the excitement, and sent her back to rest.

After all, it was the grand ceremony for the establishment of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and it should not be too hasty. After the coronation ceremony was completed, there were still many things to be presided over by Ferdinand himself.

The first thing to start was the military parade. The infantry phalanx and the artillery phalanx appeared neatly in front of Ferdinand, waiting for his review.

After the inspection was completed, Ferdinand personally awarded the ranks to the officers who had been promoted to General. After all, this grand ceremony also included a celebration ceremony.

Under the eyes of thousands of people, awarding titles to meritorious ministers is also an indispensable job for Ferdinand.

Bulgaria is a monarchy country, in addition to titles, there is also a knighthood. Even for the vast majority of people, the latter is the key!

Compared with the Baosai War, Ferdinand was much more generous this time. With a wave of his hand, seven earls, eighteen viscounts, more than one hundred barons, and thousands of knights were sealed off.

In addition to military personnel, the conferees also included government officials, as well as scientific and technical personnel and engineers who have made great contributions to the Bulgaria Exhibition.

Of course, the military still dominates, and military exploits are always the easiest to confer titles, and Bulgaria is no exception.

Of the seven earls, the military accounted for five, which is now the five giants of the military. There are two cabinets, namely Prime Minister Konstantin and Chekhov.

There is nothing controversial about this. In terms of ability and contribution, both of them meet the requirements.

The eighteen viscounts are also mostly from the military, but they also include Palace Minister Karl and intelligence leader Fhu, as well as the chief engineer of the arsenal and the chief engineer of the railway company.

I won't say much about other titles. Ferdinand had to sigh, the 19th century knighthood is really a fucking good thing!

In order to win over a few externally hired engineers and scientific researchers, Ferdinand thought of ways, but none of them had much effect.

When Ferdinand wanted to confer knighthoods on those who had made great achievements, these people did not hesitate to join the Bulgarian family directly. Of course, the title cannot be low, and people who are not hereditary still look down on them.

Ferdinand also knew that now Bulgaria has been upgraded to a kingdom, and its strength has been recognized by everyone. Otherwise, like the Kingdom of Montenegro next door, the title awarded by Nicholas I would be much less popular.

The titles of any country are not all attractive, such as those awarded by African chiefs, even if they are named princes, few people will take them seriously.

After the knighting was completed, there was another commendation meeting, this time for the martyrs who died in the Balkan Wars. Needless to say, dead people, with Ferdinand's morality, that's unlimited elevation, anyway, say a few nice words, and it doesn't cost money.

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After the ceremony was completed, it didn't mean that Ferdinand's work was over. The troubles had just begun.

Guests from all over the world, relatives and friends, many people need Ferdinand to personally receive them. There is no way that there is no important man in the Bulgarian royal family?

Now that the queen is pregnant, it is reasonable for the queen mother to receive the female relatives, but the main task still needs to be done by Ferdinand himself.

The most important thing for nobles is face. This time, everyone gave Ferdinand enough face. All the major European nobles sent important figures to participate. Based on the principle of reciprocity, Ferdinand was surprised to find that only he was satisfied in Bulgaria.

There are no established nobles in Bulgaria at all, so you can't use the newly appointed earls to receive dukes and princes, right?

That's no longer reception, it's complete disregard. Of course, if these earls are from veteran nobles, then none of this would be a problem.

Therefore, Ferdinand had to go to the battle in person at the dinner party, to say hello to them separately, as a courtesy.

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