Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Time passed quickly, and it was October in a flash. Ferdinand is also drunk in the joy of being a father, and now he is happy no matter who he is.

"Prince, this is an invitation from Mentenegrow. Nicholas I invites you to the Grand Ceremony of the Kingdom of Montenegro." Said Minister of Foreign Affairs Metev

Ferdinand Haha smiled and said, "It seems Nicholas I is really impatient! You can't wait for a moment, and the situation in Mentenegrow is not as good as it seems on the surface, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has taken care of them. Already.

Forget it, I still won't go. It's still a good idea to declare troops to win the battle. Reject it for me, and you can send a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate. "

Demonstrating the army was just an excuse for Ferdinand, mainly because he was timid. In the Kingdom of Montenegro to be established, many people are dissatisfied with Bulgaria. In case someone hates him and sends him a peanut, it is a tragedy!

However, Nicholas I's performance still surprised him, and he was too eager to establish the Kingdom of Montenegro, which is not consistent with his consistent and stable style.

"By the way, Nicholas I was so anxious to establish the Kingdom of Montenegro, does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs know what happened?" Ferdinand continued to ask

Mettev thought for a while and said, "Dagong, Nicholas I can't wait. Our growth has greatly reduced their status in the eyes of the Russians.

And some time ago, after Nicholas I ’s support for Serbia was exposed, he was also retaliated by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now Mentenegrow urgently hopes to establish the Kingdom of Montenegro in order to promote the next reform and increase morale to counterbalance. The pressure brought by the Austro-Hungarian Empire! "

Ferdinand nodded, approving. Under his butterfly effect, after Serbia became a semi-colonial colony of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the pressure now facing Nicholas I is much greater than in parallel spacetime.

The Kingdom of Montenegro, which is about to be established, has been surrounded by Bulgaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Strategically, their development path has been blocked.

The outbreak of the Serbian uprising made Nicholas I see the dawn, and it seems that annexing Serbia has become their only hope!

The above are all supplemented by Ferdinand himself. At this point, Nicholas I had begun to regret it. How could the Austro-Hungarian Empire be the fifth largest power in the world today, not just the small Mentenegrow?

Ferdinand wanted to add a block to Austro-Hungary, but he did not dare to take the shot himself, and let Nicholas I come out of the tank, just because he was afraid of retaliation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This issue also needs to start with the Serbian revolution. With the support of Nicholas I who sold the iron, the Serbian uprising finally supported it, and it also defeated the Austro-Hungarian army siege several times.

Now more than half of the Serbian countryside is controlled by the insurgents. The Vienna government has repeatedly increased its presence in Serbia. In addition to the first five divisions, it has also increased the strength of six divisions to stabilize the situation in Serbia. !!

After paying so much, the Vienna government will certainly not let the originator off, so the forthcoming "Kingdom of Montenegro" is subject to the comprehensive economic blockade of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

The "Kingdom of Montenegro" was originally the Balkans, the country with the least developed economy, and had no railways. Poor traffic prevents this small Yugoslav country from using its wealth-minerals, forests.

In this semi-feudal country, foreign capital dominates the economy.

In particular, the Austro-Hungarian Empire monopolized more than three-quarters of the export trade of Montenegro and more than half of the import trade.

Ferdinand also knew that if there were no changes in the future, British capital and Italian capital would follow.

The Kingdom of Montenegro is also a **** brother of the Russians in the Balkans. The Russians have saved their bad finances many times and saved them from bankruptcy!

According to Ferdinand's just-concluded Balkan war, all war funding received by Nicholas I was provided by the St. Petersburg government.

Especially after the economic blockade of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the life of the Kingdom of Montenegro is even worse. The Austro-Hungarian Empire not only blocked their land trade, but also sent a navy to block the Adriatic, and their maritime passages were cut off.

Except for Bulgaria, the foreign trade channels of the Kingdom of Montenegro were all cut off by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The Kingdom of Montenegro, which is about to be established now, has more than doubled its territory, but its import and export trade volume is less than half of its previous value, especially the export trade is even worse!

Affected by this, Nicholas I had to change his long-term foreign policy and took the initiative to repair Bulgaria in order to preserve this sole foreign trade lifeline.

Since the Balkan war, the relationship between the two countries has begun to heat up. Of course, the Russians have also played the role of mediator. Otherwise, with Ferdinand's temperament, Nicholas I will surely be slaughtered.

"How's the preparation for the ceremony?" Nicholas I asked

The Prime Minister replied: "All are ready to be in place, and we can guarantee the ceremony on October 15th!"

Nicholas I asked again, "Which of the invited guests will be present in person?"

The Prime Minister explained: "Because the time is too tight, most of the main guests we invited are too late, so ..."

Nicholas I interrupted: "Okay, you can say directly who are the most important people to come!"

The Prime Minister stood there awkwardly, without a word.

Nicholas I smiled bitterly: "There is never a heavy person who will not come?"

The Prime Minister nodded and said, "Because the time is too tight, the main guests we invited could not be reached, and most of them sent representatives to participate!"

"What about the Russians?" Nicholas I asked with concern.

"The Russians will send Earl Paul as a representative to attend the ceremony." The Prime Minister said

Nicholas I asked: "Is it Paul Ambassador to Bulgaria, right?"

"Yes!" The Prime Minister answered affirmatively

"Who is the representative of Bulgaria?" Nicholas I continued to ask.

The Prime Minister said somewhat awkwardly: "This person has not yet been identified."

Nicholas I nodded, he knew that the Russians sent Count Paul-Sovanov, apparently to reconcile the relations between the Kingdom of Montenegro and Bulgaria, and even to promote an alliance between the two to counter the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans .

However, because Nikola I ’s foreign policy was pro-Serbian before, and he has been embarrassed by Bulgaria many times in diplomacy, the Bulgarian government ’s perception of the Kingdom of Montenegro is not good.

If there is no reconciliation by the Russians, Nicholas I still doubts that Ferdinand will block Montenegro with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and even the two countries will divide up the Kingdom of Montenegro!

Affected by this, the Kingdom of Montenegro has now hugged the Russian thighs tightly, looking like a faithful younger brother.

Well, Nicholas I completely guessed Ferdinand's idea. The reason why he did not align with the Kingdom of Montenegro was mainly because he was afraid of being pitted by the pig teammates.

What if the Kingdom of Montenegro gets into the water someday ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ and the Austro-Hungarian Empire fights, what should Bulgaria do?

Ferdinand does not think that Bulgaria is now an opponent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even with the addition of a Montenegro kingdom.

This is not the same as his alliance with Russia. Even if it is really dragged into the war, the Russians are strong! At present, Germany has not yet erupted. The military strength of the Allies is still slightly stronger than the Allies. Bulgaria is not under great military pressure.

Therefore, the "Black League" that Nicholas I had always hoped for could not be established!

Time passed quickly, and the Kingdom of Montenegro was successfully established, but there were some tremors in the scene, and the number of guests who came to the ceremony was small.

Fortunately, Nicholas I was born with five baby daughters, letting him share the title of "European father-in-law" with the Danish king.

My family always wanted to give face. Most of the sons-in-law came and supported the scene for him, otherwise this ceremony would really become a laughingstock.