"Your Majesty, Britain's election has concluded early. Conservative Party leader Stanley Baldwin has become the new British Prime Minister!" Foreign Minister Metev said.
Ferdinand smiled faintly. Britain having a moderate prime minister was undoubtedly good news for the entire world.
Churchill regarded Stanley Baldwin as one of the three chief culprits behind the appeasement policy, one of the principal villains who had allowed the World War to erupt.
Well, before the World War broke out, the outside world had held Stanley Baldwin in high regard. He had led Britain out of its economic difficulties; he was a conservative and a pacifist.
Only after Churchill took office were all his achievements completely erased. Still, there was no black and white in struggles between politicians, so there was no need to pass judgment.
To Ferdinand, this conservative prime minister was undoubtedly the best possible prime minister for the British Empire. It had bought Bulgaria another five precious years.
"Mm, it seems the world will enjoy peace for a while in the short term. Put the contingencies we prepared on hold for now. At a time like this, we shouldn't make trouble for our friends!" Ferdinand said with a smile.
As long as they were pacifists, they were now Bulgaria's friends. Stanley's election happened to prove that Bulgaria had more friends than enemies within the British Empire.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty. We had never intended to instigate anti-colonial uprisings at this time. Our work now is still to spread revolutionary ideas within the British colonies.
"And we are not the only ones doing this. According to the intelligence we have gathered, both the Japanese and the French are doing it. Even the Moscow Government, still in Siberia, is doing it as well!" Sim said calmly.
Ferdinand nodded. Spreading revolutionary ideas was a subtle