There is no free lunch in the world!
After the Bulgarian-Russian alliance, Bulgaria's comprehensive national strength has achieved considerable development, which has increased at least twice compared to the same period in history.
Now I have to be controlled by others. Once this alliance is absent, Bulgaria's national strength will be abolished at least three levels!
Since he was going to be slaughtered, Ferdinand also decided to open his mouth. Anyway, no matter how much he paid, he could get it back from the Ottoman Empire.
Aren't the French wealthy? Well, let's borrow a little more. It is no problem to mortgage. Both the right of way and the tax can be negotiated!
One billion francs, as long as you are willing to borrow, Ferdinand said that even if you want to use Sofia Palace as a mortgage!
what? You have to build a railway, you can! See if there is any road left in Bulgaria? You fix it! Anyway, the main roads have been repaired almost, and the other routes to lose money are not our business!
what? Want tariff mortgage? sure! Now Bulgaria's most important trading partner, the Russian Empire, is essentially equal to zero tariffs.
As for trade with other countries? The biggest item is the export of agricultural products, direct tariff-free! The biggest imported goods are mechanical products, and those that are urgently needed in Bulgaria are also duty-free!
In fact, Bulgaria's tariff revenue accounts for a very low proportion in the finance! That's seven or eight million levs every year. Whatever you do, the Bulgarian market is so big?
The typical dead pig is not afraid of boiling water!
This is the current state of Ferdinand. Anyway, Bulgaria's plate is so big now, and international politics is dependent on the Russian Empire. If the French appetite is too big, it will inevitably affect the Russians' interests!
Obviously this time the French-Russian joint consortium, the Russian banking consortium has limited strength, and French talent is the gold master. The purpose is clear: to use loans to control Bulgaria's economy.
Russia, France and Russia are likely to reach an agreement. The Russians will further expand their influence in Bulgaria, and the French will gain economic benefits!
In this regard, Ferdinand has no pressure at all. Now the main industries in Bulgaria are controlled by themselves, and the railway is completely owned by the government.
Any foreign capital involved must obey his rules, otherwise you can feel what is hard to do!
Unless the French come up with a "French Concession", but this possibility is infinite, the Russians will not agree first!
After the Russia-Russia alliance was established, the business circles of the two countries first moved closer and lowered the tariffs. If France established a concession, wouldn't it give French goods the opportunity to enter the Russian Empire and avoid tariffs?
Unlike Bulgaria's small arms and lower legs, France at the end of the 19th century was an industrial power. If there were no tariff protection, it is estimated that the new national bourgeoisie in Russia would not be able to withstand the impact!
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Yuan Yuan in St. Petersburg's Nicholas II also had a headache for Bulgaria's loan request. It's actually very funny to say, except for the direct economic benefits, the Russian government doesn't know what to ask?
Say tariffs! I'm sorry. Now that tariff between the two countries is still a tariff? Even the salaries of customs staff are not enough. If it were not for the purpose of inspecting illegal merchants to smuggle goods from other countries by this channel, the customs would be too lazy to check!
The control of tariffs in other countries is to facilitate the export of our own goods, but it is completely unnecessary for Bulgaria!
As for opening a factory? Well, Bulgaria welcomes Russian businessmen to invest in the past. As long as you have money, you can invest in arsenals. As long as you can sell it, of course, the Bulgarian military will not buy it!
mineral resources? Nicholas II expressed disdain. Is Bulgaria or Russia's largest importer of minerals?
As for the export of other religious cultures? Is this a condition? Is there still little cultural exchange between the two countries? On the streets of Russia, Bulgarian novels are still being sung; on the streets of Bulgaria, poetry of the Russian Empire is also indispensable!
The languages of the two countries are similar, the texts are similar, and even the religious customs are similar. There is no problem in the communication between the two sides, and no translation is needed. These do not need the government to intervene!
I ca n't blame Bulgaria for being too cooperative, right? Russia exports culture to Bulgaria, and Bulgaria also exports culture to the Russian Empire. Is the birthplace of ancient Russian still in Sofia?
Sometimes my brother is too cooperative, which is also a problem! At least now the Russian Empire must consider the feelings of Bulgaria, and must not impose excessive conditions to destroy the friendly relations between the two countries!
"Prime Minister, what additional requirements do we think we can make now?" Nicholas II asked depressedly
The Prime Minister said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it seems that we do not need to mention any conditions now, as long as we continue to maintain friendly exchanges between the two countries, maybe three or fifty years later, there will be a highly autonomous Bulgaria Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire!"
Everyone laughed. Yes, in theory, the economies of the two countries are tied together It is also a cultural export and an immigration. After a new generation has grown up three or fifty years ago, it is natural for the two sides to join together.
Since morning and evening are part of the Russian Empire, it doesn't matter that Bulgarians take advantage of time. This is also a benchmark for unifying the entire Slavic nation!
At this moment, the Minister of the Navy suddenly said, "Your Majesty, in fact, we can strengthen the military ties between the two countries, and even when the time is ripe, we can support Bulgarians to master the Black Sea Strait!"
Nicholas II knew in his heart that the navy had always been in love with the Black Sea Strait, but after the eastward shift of the strategic focus of the Russian Empire, there was no energy to compete for the Black Sea Strait.
After all, European powers, with the exception of France, are estimated to have welcomed the Russian Navy into the Mediterranean!
Don't look at the nice words of the British. Divide the Ottomans, and the Russian Empire will get along the Black Sea Strait. Once the Russian Navy really broke out of the Black Sea and entered the Mediterranean Sea, it was another situation!
British, Italian, Spanish, or German and Austria-Hungarian empires will become obstacles to the Russian Empire. Although the Mediterranean Sea is large, it cannot tolerate so many forces!
Previously Nicholas II did not divide the Ottomans with the British, just knowing that there will be too many enemies to enter the Mediterranean! Once trapped, it is difficult to jump out!
If you ca n't do it well, you will be besieged by the British, and if you come back, it will be trivial. Let the British or any power control any section of the strait.
Turks can master the strait, because the Ottoman Empire is weak and there is no courage to cut off the maritime arteries of the Russian Empire! Changed the British to try? A bad one, cut off the Russian empire's connection to the world in minutes!