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Chapter 299 - Vol 4 Chapter 31: Treaty of Constantinople

Negotiations continued. Carol I, besieged in Bucharest, was relieved after receiving Bulgaria's final stop condition. The result was better than he expected!

Bulgarians do n't have a big lion opening, and the requirements for the territory are only more than 3,000 square kilometers, although it includes Constanta, an important port city!

As for the so-called apology, relocation of the people, war compensation, etc., all were directly ignored by Carroll I. These are subsections!

"Call back to Barnosk and accept all the conditions of the Bulgarians!" After that, Carroll I was relaxed.

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On the other hand, the Ottoman Empire was Ankara. At this time, a fierce quarrel was taking place. First, quarrel over whether to accept the conditions of the Bulgarians, and then quarrel about where to cede!

In short, the Turkish Al-Shabaab, which has just gained power, is very naive in this respect, and its internal contradictions are also very prominent.

The radicals are too idealistic and advocate that they will not budge. They think that the Germans will not let the Ottoman Empire collapse, and they can use diplomatic means to force Bulgaria to give in.

The conservative view is just the opposite. They believe that Bulgaria also has the support of the Allies, and the Allies 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.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was an old enemy of the Ottoman Empire, 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 support the Ottoman Empire!

The Italian 6th Army, they all look down on, although the navy is good, but in the Mediterranean region is still the Allies. The Italians promised to intercept the Bulgarian navy in the early stage and ended without any interference under British and French intervention. This is the best proof!

It was not until the Germans showed their attitude that the two factions ended their quarrel. However, there was a contradiction for the new issue immediately. In the end, what place was ceded in exchange for Bulgaria's withdrawal from the Asia Minor Peninsula?

For a few days, everyone was waiting for the reply from the Ottoman government, not to mention that the party's Bulgarian Foreign Minister Metev, even the representatives of various countries were impatient!

The Ottoman government's delay in responding made everyone dissatisfied! Anyway, you must have an attitude to negotiate?

To bargain, you have to throw something out? Can't drag it all the time?

At this time, Ferdinand was the most laid back one. Negotiations with the Ottoman Empire could not be ended? It's okay, it's convenient for robbery!

Don't think that the Bulgarian army really did not make any mistakes? It's just a ban on private robbery and robbery against ordinary people! For the homes left by the nobles who have fled, isn't this the unowned thing in Ferdinand's eyes? Ownerless things, of course, they must be taken away!

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

The only thing that hasn't moved is the wealth of ordinary people. Anyway, they don't have any money, it is not worth starting, and it is easy to anger people!

In order to stabilize the place, the Bulgarian army first seized all the grain silos when they arrived, uniformly released food to the citizens, and controlled the place by controlling food!

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

If the Turkish Al-Shabaab is smart enough, it should end this war as soon as possible and resume production, otherwise there will be millions of people living on government relief food in the future!

However, it did not wait 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 negotiation table again.

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Time passed quickly, more than half a month later, and the Constantinople Peace Conference came to an end on January 1st, 19o9. Bulgaria and the four countries of the Anti-Insurance Alliance signed stoppage treaties under the witness of the representatives of the countries.

That is: the Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, the Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and Romania, the Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Greek Kingdom, and the Armistice Treaty between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Montenegro. These four peace treaties are collectively referred to as: Treaty of Constantinople.

The Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire includes:

1. The Ottoman Empire acknowledged the failure of the war, apologized to Bulgaria, paid tribute to the families of the victims, and paid the family members a casualty pension of 2oo million pounds;

2. Ottoman Empire ceded: Islands in the Aegean Sea, Tripoli and Cyranica (Libya), Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine to Bulgaria; (Remarks: Jordan and Palestine have some areas. It belonged to the British sphere of influence at the time and was not among them.)

3. Within three months of the signing of the treaty, the two countries completed the transfer and unconditionally released prisoners of war, that is, the Bulgarian army withdrew from the Asia Minor Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire gave up sovereignty in the above areas;

4. Extradition treaty, Bulgarian people must not be embarrassed by the 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 Armistice Treaty between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Greece includes:

1. The Kingdom of Greece acknowledged the failure of the war, paid Bulgarian war compensation of £ 5oo million, and apologized;

2. The Greek kingdom ceded the islands of the country to Bulgaria, including a series of islands such as the Peloponnesian peninsula;

3. Bulgaria acquired the sovereignty of the Greek Kingdom, and the Greek Kingdom was downgraded to the Greek Principality;

4. All political and diplomatic activities of the Greek government must be conducted 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 Armistice Treaty between Bulgaria and Romania includes:

1. Romania acknowledged the failure of the war, apologized to Bulgaria, and paid war compensation of £ 60,900; (Note: Romania's relocation expenses can be deducted from the compensation)

2. Romania ceded 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 automatically renounce Romanian nationality. As migrant workers;

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

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

In the Sofia Palace, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Metev reported to Ferdinandhuis: "Your Majesty, the above is all the results of this Constantinople peace conference!"

Ferdinand nodded, and asked with concern: "What are the attitudes of the powers this time? What's the conflict between them?"

Megeve thought for a while and said, "According to our Foreign Ministry's analysis, the contradiction between Germany and France is now very fierce. Almost Germans support it, and French people oppose it!

The French's energy has been completely restrained by the Germans, and no objection even to our acquisition of Syria!

Of course, it is also possible that the value of Syria is too low, and it is not worth the attention of the French!

Among other powers, the contradiction between Britain and Germany seems to be beginning to escalate, 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 think. The contradiction between the Italians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire may seem to burst at any time. Of course, it is not ruled out that they intentionally released smoke bombs!

It is also worth noting that the contradictions between Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are easing. From the information we have received, the Germans are now also attracting Russians. It seems that no progress has been made yet! "

Ferdinand nodded. These situations are similar to the contradictions of countries in the history of parallel spacetime, but the international situation has undergone drastic changes due to the rise of Bulgaria.

Ferdinand didn't care, what if something went wrong and what happened to the Bulgarian pit?

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

Megeve thought for a while and said, "Her Majesty, please be assured that our negotiations are conducted in accordance with European practice and have not caused everyone's doubt!

By the way, after the negotiation, the representatives of the Ottoman Empire submitted to us an application to introduce the 700,000-odd Ottomans in Greece. We also agreed on time to negotiate specifically for this issue! "

Ferdinand is about to bloom. He knows that the governing ability of the Turkish Al-Shabaab is much stronger than that of the Ottoman bureaucrats. It is normal to realize the importance of the population. He doesn't care!

Even if the Turkish Al-Shabaab is not working, it is not far from the outbreak of World War!

In just a few years, it is completely heavenly to want to turn an agricultural country ruled by a feudal aristocracy 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 couldn't escape it!

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

Is he having a headache for the resettlement of the two million people on the Greek peninsula?

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

"Okay! Turkish Al-Shabaab has also done a good thing Agree with them on the extradition clause as soon as possible. When necessary, we can also provide him with some help and send these people away! Dinant said happily

The two sides can be described as a hit!

Ferdinand is worried that these stays on the Greek peninsula will cause trouble for Bulgaria's future rule; do the Ottomans worry that the main ethnic group is not enough? After all, these 700,000 Ottomans are their **** supporters!

The Ottoman government was also worried that before these people were working hard for the Greeks, if they continued to stay on the Greek peninsula, wouldn't they be working for the Bulgarians again? Isn't this funding the enemy?

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