Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 31, The Treaty of Constantinople

Negotiations are still going on. Carol I, who was besieged in Bucharest, was deeply relieved after receiving Bulgaria's final termination conditions. The result was better than he had expected in advance!

The Bulgarians don't have a big mouth like a lion, and their claim to territory is only more than 3,000 square kilometers, although the important port city of Constanta is included!

As for the so-called apology, relocation of people, war reparations, etc., they were all ignored by Carol I. These are small details!

"Call back to Barnosk and accept all the terms of the Bulgarians!" After speaking, Carol I relaxed

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On the other side, Ankara, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, is engaged in a fierce quarrel at this time, first quarreling over whether to accept the conditions of the Bulgarians, and then quarreling over which place to cede!

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In short, the Turkish Youth Party, which has just gained power, is very naive in this regard, and its internal contradictions are also very prominent.

The radicals are too idealistic and advocate not giving an inch. They believe that the Germans will not let the Ottoman Empire collapse, and they can use diplomatic means to force Bulgaria to make concessions;

The moderate view is just the opposite. They believe that Bulgaria also has the support of the Allied Powers behind it, and the support of the Allied Powers for the Ottoman Empire is limited.

The main reason is that the Germans' strength in the Near East is limited, and it is difficult to pose a substantial threat to Bulgaria.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were old enemies, and because of the death of the Austro-Hungarian Minister, they were very dissatisfied with the Ottoman Empire. It is undoubtedly a dream to expect them to fully support the Ottoman Empire!

They look down on the Italian army. Although the navy is strong, the Allies still have the final say in the Mediterranean region. The interception of the Bulgarian navy promised by the Italians in the early stage ended without a problem under the intervention of Britain and France, which is the best proof! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

It was not until the Germans expressed their attitude that the two factions ended their quarrel. But immediately there was a conflict over a new issue, where to cede in exchange for the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the Asia Minor peninsula.

For several days, everyone waited for the reply from the Ottoman government, not to mention the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Megev, even the representatives of various countries were waiting impatiently!

The Ottoman government has not responded for a long time, which makes everyone very dissatisfied! Anyway, you have to have an attitude in order to negotiate, right?

To haggle, you have to throw something, don't you? Can't we just keep procrastinating?

At this time, Ferdinand is the most leisurely one. Will the negotiations with the Ottoman Empire be over? It's okay, it's just convenient for robbery!

Don't think that the Bulgarian army will never commit any crimes? That's just prohibiting private robbery, and robbery of ordinary people! As for the property left by those nobles who have fled, isn't it ownerless in Ferdinand's eyes? The ownerless thing, of course, has to be taken away! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Not only the cities of the Ottoman Empire, but even the occupied Romanian cities were basically looted!

The only thing that hasn't been touched is the property of ordinary people. Anyway, they don't have much money, so it's not worth attacking, and it's easy to cause public anger!

In order to stabilize the place, the Bulgarian army first seized all the granaries wherever they went, and released grain to the citizens uniformly, controlling the place by controlling the grain!

Anyway, a mess is left to the Ottoman government, and the longer time passes, the bigger the mess will be!

If the Turkish Youth Party is smart enough, it should end this war as soon as possible and resume production, otherwise it will be discovered in the future that millions of people will need to live on government relief food!

However, it didn't take long to wait. Under the diplomatic pressure of the major powers, the efficiency of the Ottoman government was forced to increase.

The two sides returned to the negotiating table again. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

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Time flew by, and half a month passed in a flash. The Constantinople Peace Conference came to an end on October 1, 1909. Under the witness of representatives from various countries, Bulgaria and the four countries of the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance signed the cessation treaty.

Namely: Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and Romania, Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Greece, and Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Montenegro. Treaty of Tantenberg.

The Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire included:

1. The Ottoman Empire acknowledged the defeat of the war, apologized to Bulgaria, apologized to the families of the victims, and paid 2 million pounds to the families of casualties;

2. The Ottoman Empire ceded: the islands in the Aegean Sea, Tripoli and Cyrenaica (Libya), Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine to Bulgaria; (Note: Some areas in Jordan and Palestine, It belonged to the sphere of influence of the United Kingdom at that time, but it was not in it)\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

3. Within three months after the signing of the treaty, the two countries completed the handover and unconditionally released the prisoners of war, that is, all Bulgarian troops withdrew from the Asia Minor peninsula, and the Ottoman Empire gave up its sovereignty over the above areas;

4. The extradition treaty, the Bulgarian side should not make it difficult for people in the above areas who are willing to return to the Ottoman Empire, and must provide them with certain convenience;

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The Treaty of Armistice between Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Greece included:

1. The Kingdom of Greece admits defeat in the war, pays Bulgaria 5 million pounds in war reparations, and apologizes;

2. The Kingdom of Greece ceded the islands of the country to Bulgaria, including a series of islands such as the Peloponnese Peninsula;

3. Bulgaria obtained the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Greece, and the Kingdom of Greece was downgraded to the Principality of Greece;

4. All political and diplomatic activities of the Greek government must be carried out under the supervision of the Bulgarian government, and Bulgaria has the right to handle international affairs on behalf of the Greek government; \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

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The Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and Romania included:

1. Romania admits the defeat of the war, apologizes to Bulgaria, and pays 6 million pounds in war indemnity; (Note: Romania’s relocation expenses can be deducted from the indemnity)

2. Romania ceded the Slobozia and Constanta area (about 3,000 square kilometers) to Bulgaria. The Romanian government is responsible for relocating people to leave within three months. Those who fail to leave within the time limit will automatically renounce Romanian citizenship. Bulgaria Treated as foreign workers;

3. After the end of the war, the Bulgarian army withdrew from Romania within one month, and both sides released the prisoners of war;

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The signing of the Treaty of Constantinople marked the end of the Second Balkan War and the establishment of Bulgaria's hegemony in the Near East. The Kingdom of Greece was completely reduced to a colonial country, and it also established the law for Bulgaria to annex the Greek Peninsula in the future. Base! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

In the Royal Palace of Sofia, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Megev reported to Ferdinand Hui: "Your Majesty, the above are all the results of the Constantinople Peace Conference!"

Ferdinand nodded, and asked with concern: "What is the attitude of the great powers this time? Where is the conflict between them?"

Megev thought for a while and said: "According to the analysis of our foreign ministry, the conflict between Germany and France is already very intense, almost supported by the Germans, and opposed by the French!

The energy of the French has been completely restrained by the Germans, and they have not even raised any objections to our acquisition of the Syrian region!

Of course, it is also possible that the value of Syria is too low to be worthy of the attention of the French!

Among other powers, the conflict between Britain and Germany seems to be escalating, but the performance is not obvious, and it may continue to escalate in the future. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The relationship between the allies does not seem to be as good as we imagined. The conflict between the Italians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire seems to explode at any time. Of course, it is not ruled out that they deliberately released smoke bombs!

It is also worth noting that the conflict between Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is easing up. Judging from the information we have received, the Germans are now also wooing the Russians, and it seems that no progress has been made yet! "

Ferdinand nodded. These situations are similar to the conflicts between countries in the history of parallel time and space. However, due to the rise of Bulgaria, the international situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Can't help that Ferdinand doesn't care, what if something happens and Bulgaria is trapped in it?

"Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a good job this time. Our strategic goals have all been achieved. The big powers have not discovered our real goals, right?" Ferdinand said with a smile \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Megev thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our negotiations are conducted in accordance with European practice, and no suspicion has been aroused!

By the way, after the negotiations were over, the representatives of the Ottoman Empire applied to us to introduce more than 700,000 Ottomans in Greece, and we also agreed on a time to negotiate on this issue! "

Ferdinand was about to burst into joy. He knew that the Albatross’ ability to govern was much stronger than that group of Ottoman bureaucrats. It was normal to be able to recognize the importance of population, and he didn’t care about it!

It's useless even if the Turkish Al-Shabab is hacked, the world war is not far away!

In just a few years, it is completely impossible to turn an agricultural country ruled by feudal aristocrats into a modern industrial country!

As for the Ottoman government's emphasis on population, Ferdinand said: It doesn't matter! Anyway, once the world war breaks out, the Ottoman Empire will not escape! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Not to mention an increase of only a few hundred thousand people, even if the Ottoman Empire added another eight million people, it would not be enough to change the general trend of history!

Is he having a headache about the resettlement of more than two million people in the Greek peninsula?

The extradition of civilians by the Ottoman government is equivalent to directly reducing the problem by one-third, and it is much easier to deal with the follow-up work!

"Alright! The Albatross of Turkey has done a good thing. We reached an extradition clause with them as soon as possible. If necessary, we can also provide him with some help and send these people away as soon as possible!" Ferdinand said happily

The two sides hit it off!

Ferdinand was worried that if these remained on the Greek peninsula, it would cause trouble for Bulgaria's future rule; the Ottomans were still worried that there were not enough main nationalities? After all, the more than 700,000 Ottomans are their hardcore supporters!

The Ottoman government was also worried that these people were working as coolies for the Greeks before. If they continued to stay on the Greek peninsula, wouldn’t they be working as coolies for the Bulgarians in the future?

The perspectives of the two sides are different, and the conclusions drawn are naturally different! This can be regarded as a win-win transaction, everyone gets what they need!

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