Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Negotiations are still going on. Carol I, who was besieged in Bucharest, was deeply relieved after receiving the final stop condition from Bulgaria. The result was better than he had expected in advance!

The Bulgarians have no lions to open their mouths, and their territorial requirements are 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 indemnity, etc., they were all ignored by Carol I. These are all subsections!

"Call back to Barnosk and accept all the conditions of the Bulgarians!" After speaking, Carol I was relieved.

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On the other side, Ankara, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, was undergoing a fierce quarrel at this time, first quarrelling over whether to accept the conditions of the Bulgarians, and then arguing over which place to cede!

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 in 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;

On the other hand, the staidists hold the opposite view. They believe that Bulgaria has the support of the Allied powers behind it, and the Allied powers have limited support for the Ottoman Empire.

Mainly because the Germans have limited strength in the Near East, it is difficult to form a substantial threat to Bulgaria.

And the Austro-Hungarian Empire was already an old enemy with the Ottoman Empire, and because of the death of the Austro-Hungarian envoy, he was very dissatisfied with the Ottoman Empire, and it was a fool's errand to expect them to fully support the Ottoman Empire!

The Italians' 6th Army, they do not look down on it. Although the navy is good, it is still the Allied power in the Mediterranean region. The Italians promised to intercept the Bulgarian navy in the early stage, but ended in vain under the intervention of Britain and France.

It is the best proof!

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

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

The Ottoman government has been slow to reply, which makes everyone very dissatisfied! Anyway, you have to have an attitude to negotiate, right?

You have to throw something out for a bargain too, don't you? Can't keep dragging it all the time?

At this time, Ferdinand was the most leisurely one, and the negotiations with the Ottoman Empire could not end? It doesn't matter, it's just convenient for robbery!

Don't think that the Bulgarian army is really innocent? That just prohibits private robbery, and robbery of ordinary people! As for the family property left by the nobles who have fled, isn't this an unowned thing in Ferdinand's eyes? Unowned things, of course, have to be taken away!

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

The only thing that hasn't been touched is the wealth of ordinary people. They don't have any money anyway, so they're not worth it, and it's easy to cause public anger!

In order to stabilize the place, every time the Bulgarian army goes to a place, it will seal up all the granaries first, release food to the citizens uniformly, and control the place by controlling the food!

Anyway, it left a mess for the Ottoman government. The longer time passed, the bigger the mess!

If the Turkish al-Shabaab is smart enough, they should end the war as soon as possible and resume production, otherwise the future will see millions of people need to live on government relief food!

But it didn't take long. Under the diplomatic pressure of the major powers, the efficiency of the Ottoman government was forced to improve, and the two sides returned to the negotiating table again.

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Time passed in a hurry, and more than half a month passed in a flash. The Constantinople Peace Conference came to an end on October 1, 19o9. In the witness of representatives of various countries, Bulgaria and the four countries of the anti-guarantee alliance signed a cessation treaty respectively.

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 Tandinoburg.

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 200,000 pounds to the families of casualties;

2. The Ottoman Empire ceded: islands in the Aegean Sea, Tripoli and Cyrenaica (Libya), Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine to Bulgaria; (Note: Jordan and Palestine have some areas, At that time, it belonged to the sphere of influence of the United Kingdom, not among them)

3. Within three months after the signing of the treaty, the two countries will complete the handover and release the prisoners of war unconditionally, that is, the Bulgarian army will withdraw from the Asia Minor Peninsula, and the Ottoman Empire will give up its sovereignty over the above areas;

4. In the extradition treaty, the Bulgarian side will not be embarrassed for the people in the above regions who are willing to return to the Ottoman Empire, and will provide them with certain convenience;

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

1. The Kingdom of Greece admitted the defeat of the war, paid 500,000 pounds of war reparations to Bulgaria, and made an apology;

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

3. Bulgaria acquired 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 shall 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;

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The Bulgaria-Romania Armistice Treaty includes:

1. Romania admits the defeat of the war, apologizes to Bulgaria, and pays 600,000 pounds of war reparations; (Note: Romanian migration expenses can be deducted from the reparations)

2. Romania cedes the Slobozia and Constanta areas (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 their Romanian nationality. deal with migrant workers;

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

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The signing of the Treaty of Constantinople marked the end of the Second Balkan War and the establishment of Bulgarian hegemony in the Near East. The Kingdom of Greece was completely reduced to a colonial state, and it also laid the law for Bulgaria to annex the Greek Peninsula in the future. Base!

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

Ferdinand nodded and asked with concern: "What is the attitude of the powers this time? The contradiction between them has reached that stage again?"

Metev thought for a while and said, "According to the analysis of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the conflict between Germany and France is already very fierce. Almost the Germans support it, but the French oppose it!

The energy of the French has been completely pinned down by the Germans, and there is no objection even to our acquisition of Syria!

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

Among other powers, the conflict between Britain and Germany also seems to be escalating, but the performance is not obvious, and it may continue to escalate in the future.

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 be likely 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 Austria-Hungary is easing. Judging from the information we have received, the Germans are now also winning over 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.

Ferdinand couldn't help but don't care, what if something happened and Bulgaria was trapped in it?

"Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a good job this time. All our strategic goals have been achieved. The foreign powers have not realized our real goals, right?" Ferdinand said with a smile.

Metev thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our negotiations were conducted in accordance with European practices, and no doubts were raised!

By the way, after the negotiation, the representative of the Ottoman Empire put forward an application to us to attract the more than 700,000 Ottomans in Greece, and we also set a time to negotiate specifically for this issue! "

Ferdinand is about to be happy. He knows that the governing power of the Turkish Youth Party is much stronger than that of the Ottoman bureaucrats. It is normal to be able to recognize the importance of population. He doesn't care about these!

Even if the Turkish al-Shabaab is open, it is useless, and the world war is not far away!

In just a few short years, it is completely unrealistic to want 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, when the world war broke out, the Ottoman Empire could not escape!

Not to mention an increase of hundreds of thousands of people, even if the Ottoman Empire adds another eight million people, it will not be enough to change the historical trend!

He is having a headache over the resettlement of the more than two million people in the Greek peninsula?

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

"Okay! The Turkish Youth Party has also done a good thing, reaching an extradition clause with them as soon as possible. When necessary, we can also provide him with some help to send these people away as soon as possible!" Ferdinand said happily

The two sides hit it off!

Ferdinand was worried that these staying on the Greek peninsula would cause trouble for Bulgaria's future rule; the Ottomans were also worried that the main ethnic group was not enough? After all, these more than 700,000 Ottomans are their die-hard 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? Wouldn’t this be funding the enemy?

The two sides look at the issue from different angles, and the conclusions they draw are naturally different! This can be regarded as a win-win deal, everyone gets what they need!

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