v2 Chapter 26： French attitude

Everyone's complexion changed slightly. If there is any power besides Germany that has the best relationship with Ottoman, France is the first choice.

Without it, it's profitable!

In 1895, French investment in the Ottoman Empire was second only to Russia, with a total investment of more than 2.5 billion francs, accounting for about 10% of France’s total foreign investment.

In addition, France also controls 60% of the government bonds of the Ottoman Empire. Together, the total amount of funds invested by France in the Ottoman Empire has exceeded 3 billion francs!

Out of interest considerations, the French government most hopes that the Ottoman Empire will maintain the status quo! After all, as soon as the war broke out, the interests of the French in Ottoman would definitely be affected.

It's a pity that apart from France, Germany may try to win over the Turks and provide secret support. Other powers are enemies of the Sudanese government!

Could France unite with the Germans for the Turks? Of course it is impossible! The French government will choose to stand with the Germans unless it is crazy.

And it is impossible for the Germans to provide much substantial help to the Turks.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire in the "Tri-Power Alliance" was fighting endlessly with the Turks in the Balkans, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina issue was the focus of the conflict between the two countries. The Italians also focused on the Turks’ Libya and Morocco; the Germans could never win over the Ottoman Empire. Abandon Austria-Hungary and Italy!

The British, just look at the Ottoman plan they put forward to know their position. Especially at the time of the Anglo-Boss war, the British also worried about the Sudanese government, taking advantage of the fire to rob and regain the Egyptian region!

Needless to say, the attitude of the Russians. If you look at the history of the Russian-Turkish War, you will find that there are continuous small battles. The average war is less than once in 19 years. In terms of time, a new round of the Russian-Turkish war should come. !

Both sides have been fighting for more than two hundred years. The hatred is as deep as the sea. If you want to ease the relationship, dream!

The Russians rejected the British partition plan, mainly because they worried that the British would be uneasy and kind, such as undermining Russia's Far East strategy, or taking the opportunity to enter the Aegean Sea.

There is no way who calls the Black Sea Strait, it is so closed? Any major road can be blocked by blocking the sea line of communication leading to the Mediterranean!

And even if Britain kept its promise, it would be of no use to the Russian Empire. The great powers will not let the Russian navy gain a foothold in the Mediterranean, when there will be more enemies. With the current strength of the Russian Navy, it is impossible to challenge the maritime hegemony system established by Britain!

Anyway, the risk is too great and the return is insufficient!

But on the issue of weakening the Ottoman Empire, the positions of Britain, Russia, Italy, and Austria are the same! The Russians are worried that the rise of the Ottoman Empire will threaten themselves again!

It can be said that the current international situation is worse for the Ottoman Empire than the First Balkan War!

If Bulgaria wants to challenge the Ottomans now, the big powers will not mind supporting it!

This is different from the "Greek-Turkish" war in 1897. At that time, the great powers had reached a preliminary compromise, the Armenian issue had been watered down, and the contradictions between the Turks and other countries had temporarily eased.

At that time, the attitude of the powers changed. They hoped that the Balkans would maintain stability and did not support the Greeks in fighting. Even so, the attitude of the great powers in the negotiations was still inclined to the Greeks.

But everything is different now! Due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, Bulgaria, which had been both right and left, now embraces the Russian thigh; Serbia has been abandoned and may be annexed by Austria-Hungary at any time.

The situation in the Balkans has changed. Historically, the contradiction between Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has become less intense.

Historically, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had an advantage in the Balkans. The Russians worried that the expansion of Austro-Hungary in the Balkans would threaten the security of the Black Sea Strait. They all opposed the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria.

And Serbia and Montenegro also stood up to support the Russians and opposed the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary, and the Bulgarian government’s attitude was wavering again.

At this time, the Germans were busy competing with the British for South Africa and did not want to get involved in the disputes in the Balkans. Austria-Hungary, without the support of the Germans, was forced to make concessions.

In order to implement the Far East strategy, the Russians do not intend to expand in the Balkans. In 1897, the two countries reached a compromise on the Balkan issue!

Everything is different now, although the conflict between the Germans and the British has become more acute due to the "Anglo-Boss War", and they have no energy to participate in the disputes in the Balkans.

However, due to Ferdinand’s butterfly effect, the Russian Empire had not succeeded in its operations in Serbia. The Second Serbian War broke out. Serbia has been completely controlled by Austria-Hungary, and it is unable to come out and sing against the boss; Bulgaria has embraced it again. The thighs of the Russians are blocked by Bulgaria, and the threat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Black Sea Strait has not yet been manifested!

The contradiction between the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is far less acute than the same period in history. Although the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the partition of the Balkans, there is no conflict of core interests between the two sides. UU reading

Now the Russians’ strategic focus is in the Far East, and the expansion of the Balkans is mainly to support Bulgaria.

At the same time, the Balkan partition plan of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Ferdinand’s Balkan strategy are basically the same in the short term!

Of course, I can't hide this from smart politicians. In the second Paul-Serbia War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not pay attention to the war and ate the biggest cake. It is undoubtedly the best example!

In the eyes of those who are interested, Bulgaria is very likely to have reached an agreement with the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Balkan issue!

This is what President François Philip Fowler also recognizes, and he can be sure that the Russians will support Bulgaria's actions!

Putting Constantinople in the hands of the Turks is no better than controlling it in your own hands!

As for Bulgaria, forget it! In his eyes, the Bulgarian army is still good, the navy? What kind of creature is that?

Anyway, a Bulgaria without a navy had to turn to the Russians to control the Black Sea Strait. In fact, Constantinople was still controlled by the Russians!

"It seems that the Turks are going to be unlucky again! But this has little to do with us, as long as we can keep our interests!" François? Philip? Fore thought for a while and said.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs said with a smile: "If we don't plan to intervene, then the Bulgarian loan will be handed over to the capitalists to handle it. I believe they will have a satisfactory harvest this time!"

Everyone looked at each other and smiled. Not only the capitalists will be satisfied, but everyone sitting here will also be satisfied. After all, international loans require the government to come forward, otherwise the capitalists will not be able to collect debts from a country!

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