Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was 1931. Under the impact of the economic crisis, the world had become even more chaotic.
At the beginning of the year, an anti-colonial movement erupted in Italy and soon spread to Germany. In order to force Britain and France to withdraw their troops, the people of both countries launched a series of struggles.
It had to be said that they had chosen an excellent time. This was the height of the anti-war movements in Britain and France, and the governments of both nations were forced to make concessions.
The Far East was not peaceful either. The Japanese were stirring up trouble again. Under the appeasement policies of Britain and France, they brazenly launched their war of invasion against China.
Far away in Sofia, Ferdinand merely watched all this unfold in silence. The whip was too long to reach that far!
"Your Majesty, with Britain and France turning a blind eye, Germany and Italy have torn up the Treaty of Versailles and have already begun restoring military-industrial production.
"The German government is also coordinating relations among its various states. In order to break their current disadvantageous situation, they are very likely to join hands once more!" Metev said gravely.
It was hardly surprising that the British had let Germany and Italy have their way. John Bull had always been like that. That they would support Germany and Italy in breaking the current European order and use war to escape the economic crisis was all within everyone's expectations.
But the French performance was enough to leave one dumbfounded. Given the Franco-Italian and Franco-German conflicts, there was simply no way for either side to reconcile. Letting them rise at such a time—wasn't that asking for trouble?
Even if Bulgaria, after rising