Clearly, the conditions proposed by the Italians were ones the Entente could never accept. They severely damaged the interests of Bulgaria and the French Republic, so it was only natural that Bulgaria and France would later join hands to stab Italy in the back.
With everyone filling in the blanks in their minds, the truth of history had already been distorted, and Italy once again became a negative example of insatiable greed.
Of course, the Italian government would probably be more than willing to take the blame this time. After all, Ferdinand had previously proposed the grand vision of three nations carving up Italy.
Once John Bull brought out that plan, could the Italian government possibly refuse to compromise? They now had no choice but to cling to Britain's thigh. Wasn't taking the blame for their boss a good thing too? After all, judging by the interests of each country, carving up Italy gave Bulgaria and France exactly what each wanted!
With Italy as a cautionary example, the Hungarians became far more careful when putting forward their demands. At the very least, they gave up on Romania, which they had long coveted so badly their mouths watered, for fear of provoking Ferdinand into stabbing them in the back—and Bulgaria had a prior record!
The answer Prime Minister Tisza gave did not leave everyone particularly satisfied, but it was still within the range they could accept.
The only fly in the ointment was that they would have to fall out with Austria this time. Otherwise, the interests of the Kingdom of Hungary could not be guaranteed.
They even understood Bulgaria's demand—that they must make a sufficiently great contribution to the war before being exempted from land redemption payments—as requiring them to cooperate with the Bulgarian army in wiping out the German-Austrian