v2 Chapter 43： , Aspect

George I’s mood now is very unbalanced. It was also in the Ottoman Empire. Bulgaria made a lot of things without any problems; it was not the same in Greece’s turn. A Cretan uprising would tie up Greece. It makes him difficult to ride a tiger!

George I asked with a depressed mood: "The Minister of Foreign Affairs, contact Bulgaria and Mentenegero and ask them to fulfill the covenant. I want a clear answer from Bulgaria. Are there any questions?"

Well, weak countries do not have human rights. Mente Negero just incidentally. Who told them to have fewer soldiers?

The Minister of Foreign Affairs said solemnly: "No!"

George I nodded with satisfaction. The question of whether Bulgaria will join the war or not, there is no need to think about it. It is just a question of time, or how much benefit you want!

George I asked again: "Prime Minister, how are the domestic preparations? If we were the only one, could we start a war against the Ottoman Empire now?"

The Prime Minister looked slightly pale and said cautiously: "I am afraid that there are still difficulties. We are not ready for war! When the Balkan Alliance was established before, the Bulgarians requested that the time of the war be placed after 1900. We made war reserves. It is also done according to this plan.

Not only us, but even Mentenegero and Bulgaria formulated a plan for a war against Ottoman in 1900. It is estimated that their war preparations are not much better than ours!

Oh, Bulgaria’s reserve training has gone faster, and it started in full last year. If the war breaks out now, their mobilization ability should be no problem! "

George I’s face changed. This is the biggest bad news. Now not only is Greece not ready for war, neither are the two allies!

Thinking about it, George I said again: "It's not just that we are not ready, right? The Ottoman Empire is not much better. In the past two or three years, there have been endless uprisings in the Ottoman Empire. I don't believe they are now ready for war!

We have a plan anyway, don’t we? Start the national mobilization now. How long will it take us to complete it?

In the limit state, how much can we mobilize? How long can the strategic material reserve be supported? How long can the government finances support the war? "

The prime minister thought for a while and said: "Theoretically, with the nationwide mobilization, we can mobilize 250,000 troops, but because we have not received professional training, only the current 110,000 army will have combat effectiveness in the short term!

The navy situation is better. Because of the Bulgarian fleet, the main navy force of the Ottoman Empire was dragged into the Bosphorus Strait. Our pressure is not too great!

Strategic materials, this is a bit troublesome. Under the high-intensity combat situation of the 250,000 army, our current reserves can only last two months at most!

Of course, this problem is not too big, we can still buy from the British, French, and Italians, and it can still be solved!

The trouble is money. The government's fiscal revenue has been poor, especially in the past few years after the outbreak of the economic crisis, the fiscal deficit has been in a state of deficit! "

George I nodded, the strategic reserves are insufficient, that is simple, with the geographical location of Greece, you can buy it! Even if countries embargo during the war, as long as they have money, capitalists will always think of ways!

No money is a headache. Greece’s financial problems have been around for a long time. It is normal to have no money, but it is difficult to solve the financial problems!

And what he is more worried about now is the Bulgarian attitude. If the Bulgarians are not ready to join the war immediately, then without Bulgaria's main force to contain the Ottoman Empire, then the pressure on the Greek army will be too great!

George I sighed and said: "After Bulgaria makes a decision, we will decide whether to declare war on the Ottoman Empire!

Now we will conduct nationwide mobilization first, and the Ministry of Finance must find a way to raise a war fund! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first approached the foreign powers to purchase strategic materials. Whether we fight or not, we must be prepared for war! "

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In fact, just by looking at the preparations of George I, you know that this war is settled, and the power of the protagonist in Greece has taken a dominant position. Even if they don't fight this time, they will still make other excuses to declare war!

The preparation of the Greeks made Ferdinand's hanging heart relieved. Regardless of whether George I would like it or not, Greece must be the first bird this time!

The Greeks demanded Bulgaria to fulfill the obligations of an ally, Ferdinand immediately said that there is no problem, let them rest assured that Bulgaria will absolutely follow the requirements of the covenant!

Is this the Greek ambassador to Bulgaria, do it according to the covenant? War broke out in advance, Bulgaria will join the war in three months? If this is the case, Greece will be taken a long shot! With such a result, how can he go to China?

Then there was another verbal battle. The Bulgarian government agreed to make a concession. Ferdinand said that if the Greek government can delay the declaration of war, Bulgaria can declare war at the same time!

I was so angry that George I scolded his mother, isn't this a joke? Can this be decided by the Greek government? Even if the Greeks were willing to wait, they had to agree to the Ottoman Empire!

After such a round of bargaining, the Ottoman Empire is also preparing for war, and the Greek government knows that it can’t go on. Otherwise, it is estimated that the war broke out, and the two sides still can't negotiate a result!

The Greek government has given up its request for Bulgaria to immediately participate in the war. Of course, Bulgaria cannot really wait for three months to participate in the war.

In the end, the two sides reached a compromise. As soon as the war broke out, Bulgaria had to mobilize the entire country to contain the Ottoman army, and declare war on the Ottoman Empire and launch an offensive within 15 days after the war started!

At the same time, the Ottoman envoys also arrived in Sofia and demanded that Bulgaria remain neutral in the war. In return, the Ottoman Empire agreed to reduce tariffs on Bulgaria!

Well, the difference in asking prices between the two sides is too big. Ferdinand directly threw it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deal with it. Anyway, it is impossible to negotiate a result with the Ottoman Empire.

In order to allow the Ottoman Empire and Greece to enter the urn earlier, Ferdinand also added some material to both sides. A very simple operation is to hype public opinion!

In this era, it is safe to hype public opinion, and there is no need to worry about being discovered!

"Patriotic intellectuals!"

Advocated the Greek threat theory in the Ottoman Empire. UU reading describes Greece as the **** of the great powers, and the **** of the great powers to carve up the great Ottoman Empire!

asked the Ottoman government to eliminate the evil Greek government in order to frighten the eye-catching powers!

If you compromise with Greece, it will trigger a frenzy of carve-up among the great powers, and the Ottoman Empire will be over!

In short, Greece is evil and must be eliminated. Whoever dares to lead the country is a traitor. The slogan "Tianzhu Country Thief" has been shouted!

As soon as these theories were put forward, they were widely recognized by all walks of life in the Ottoman Empire. These contents originally existed, but no newspaper said it so seriously!

Since it exists, it is easy to find evidence. The Bulgarian intelligence personnel who led a wave of public opinion have become patriotic intellectuals of the Ottoman Empire!

The propaganda in Greece is also similar, except for a different version. The Crete uprising planned by the Greek government was described as a national liberation movement in Greece.

and preached that "liberating all Greeks under the enslavement of the Ottoman Empire is the greatest sacred mission of contemporary Greek youth!"

Well, this slogan caters well to the passionate young people in Greece and is in the interests of the protagonists. So politicians quickly took advantage of it. Opposition parties have already used it as a campaign slogan!

Ferdinand let the people of the 19th century understand "what is meant by entrapment of civil justice"! Of course, in this era, no one really noticed it. Even if it was unfavorable to the government, they thought it was a cry from the heart of patriotic youth!

Patriotism is innocent! ! When countless young students took to the streets and demanded that the government defend national sovereignty, everything was too late!