In truth, Ferdinand had not taken the agreement reached with the United Kingdom and France to heart. In the end, the division of interests would still be decided by whose fist spoke louder.
As long as Bulgaria actually occupied those places, they would naturally become Bulgarian territory. Conversely, if Bulgaria lacked the strength to hold them, the United Kingdom and France would not mind carving them up again.
What truly satisfied Ferdinand was that the conflict between the United Kingdom and France was far greater than he had expected. That meant Bulgaria's postwar diplomatic environment would be much better.
After all, the French wanted to expand on the European continent, while the British did not want to see France grow too powerful. In this regard, the two sides had an innate contradiction that could not be reconciled.
But Ferdinand did not care. If the French were capable enough, they could expand however they pleased. He had no designs on Western Europe or Central Europe anyway.
As for unifying Europe—something not even Napoleon had achieved—Ferdinand did not believe the Gauls of today could pull it off. Let the British play their own game of continental balance!
Ferdinand did not yet know that, under the butterfly effect he had caused, both the United Kingdom and France intended to imitate Bulgaria.
Unfortunately, the British, isolated overseas, were doomed to be at a natural disadvantage in this regard. It was already impossible for them to return to the European continent. At most, they could send the Irish away—though even that would likely be difficult!
The French, however, were different. According to the ideas of certain radicals, they were already planning to pack the Germans up and ship them out wholesale, then have France directly annex Central Europe.
Ferdinand could only say that such people