Bulgarian Empire

The early establishment of the Kingdom of Montenegro did not cause a stir in the world situation, even in the Balkans, it did not stir up a few waves.

A small country is a small country after all, and the Kingdom of Montenegro is not yet worthy of world attention. After the Balkan War, the focus of the world returned to South Africa.

The British are still fighting the Boers, and it seems that it will not end in the short term. Of course, the British will still win the final victory, which Ferdinand will not doubt.

It's just that this duration may be much longer than the parallel time and space. According to the news from the South African intelligence agency, Ferdinand knew that there were many "mercenary" volunteers among the Boers.

There are also shadows of European countries, basically the French, Germans, Russians, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands... all participated.

This time the British are fighting alone. To a certain extent, the just-concluded Balkan War also helped the British.

The energies of the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were involved, and they did not continue to block them in South Africa. The most important thing is that the two countries have little interest in South Africa.

Of course, the British didn’t do nothing. As far as Ferdinand knew, the high-level leaders of Germany and France had long intended to cooperate on the South African issue, but with the efforts of the British, no progress has been made!

Including in the Near East, the British showed weakness to the Russians and watched the Russians take control of the Black Sea Strait, all of which were part of a concerted action against the United Kingdom in order to divide the European continent!

Ferdinand didn't know what the British would do next, but he knew that the Germans had already made a lot of money.

After the start of the Anglo-Boer War, hundreds of tons of gold flowed into Europe from the Boer Republic, at least half of which went into the pockets of the Germans!

It made Ferdinand salivate, but fortunately, he still has self-knowledge, and knows that with Bulgaria's current strength, it is most appropriate to continue to be a melon-eating crowd.

"Grand Duke, the British envoy asked us to purchase a 75mm field gun. What should we do?" asked Foreign Minister Megeve.

Ferdinand said without hesitation: "Sell! As long as the price is right, we will sell it, and we will also sell the technology!"

Ferdinand knew very well that as soon as the 75mm field gun appeared in the Balkan War, it would attract the attention of European countries.

It is no longer necessary to continue to keep it secret, and besides, this is plagiarism from the French. It's just that Bulgaria took it out early, and now the French army has just begun to deploy it, so it didn't cause trouble!

Instead of waiting for the French to sell, it is better to do this business by yourself. Moreover, the technical content of the 75mm field gun was not so high that the great powers could not imitate it. It was only a matter of time before the British Empire got the finished product and wanted to imitate it.

In history, the Germans have not done it for a long time, largely because of their face. There is also this gun, which runs counter to the concept pursued by the German Army. Otherwise, it is pure plagiarism, and the Germans have already figured it out in the laboratory.

"Grand Duke, how should I report this price?" Foreign Minister Megev asked with a headache. It was the first time for a young girl to get on a sedan chair in Bulgaria for the export of weapons technology, and she had no experience to look for.

The previous deal with the Russians was different. Everyone was exchanging artillery technology, and there was no bargaining.

The arms trade, often with political implications, must be taken into account.

Judging from the relationship between the two parties, even though Bulgaria has formed an alliance with the Russians, its relationship with the British is still not bad. Not only with the United Kingdom, but also with Germany and Austria-Hungary.

This is nothing surprising. During this period, the conflicts between the major European powers had not intensified, and it was not time for them to stand in their own teams.

Bulgaria's sale of artillery technology to the United Kingdom is also a diplomatic gesture. Ferdinand prepared to do the same move a few more times. Whether it was Germany, Austria-Hungary, or even Italy, it could be sold. Ferdinand had no obligation to keep it secret for the French.

When Ferdinand was thinking about what to exchange,

Petrov suddenly said: "Grand Duke, the British navy is number one in the world, why not exchange warships with the British!"

It seems that he is getting impatient as a polished navy minister and wants to buy some new "toys" for the navy. That's right, it is a "toy". With the background of the Bulgarian Navy, it is impossible to form a combat force in the short term after getting a warship!

Ferdinand shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. Although the technology of shooting guns is important, its value is limited after all. If it is exchanged at the same value, it is estimated that a few torpedo boats can be exchanged, and at most one or two small-tonnage boats will come back." Destroyer, not very useful."

Petrov said unwillingly, "We can still make up the price difference. At least we need to bring back a few warships, so that the navy can operate normally first?"

His words reminded Ferdinand that the navy cannot be created in a day or two. It may only take half a year for the army to train to have a certain combat effectiveness. The navy also started at least ten years ago. The ready-made example is the Japanese navy, which has a relatively short rise time.

"Then discuss it with the British and exchange their warships that are about to be decommissioned, and use them as training ships." Ferdinand decided

As for what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can exchange for, Ferdinand doesn't care anymore. Anyway, it is just right for the Bulgarian Navy to use broken copper and iron, and it doesn't feel bad if it is broken.

If it wasn't for the fact that Maozi's warships were too poor, he would have planned to get a few Maoxiong's retired warships. Later, after actually understanding the situation, he realized how powerful Mao Xiong's tofu dregs project was. A small part of the warships they were about to decommission could not go to sea because of the risk of sinking to the bottom.

The British are much better in this regard. The navy is their core, and the quality control of warships is much stricter. After the warships are retired, they can also be used as armed merchant ships.

By the way, you can also study the British warships, although they are technically behind an era. But for Ferdinand's upcoming shipyard, it is also a big challenge.

Such a small episode passed, and then in the near future, the Bulgarian Navy ushered in the first batch of warships, starting the foundation stone of the Bulgarian Navy.

"How is the exchange of the main nation between us and the Ottoman Empire going?" Ferdinand asked

Prime Minister Constantine said with a wry smile: "The government of the Ottoman Empire is too bad. Now they are busy with internal struggles and exchanging people's affairs. They don't take it seriously at all. The main work has been taken care of by us.

Including the mobilization of the Bulgarians within the Ottoman Empire to move back, the Sudanese government is indifferent, and the Turks who were repatriated to the Ottoman Empire now ask us to advance their living expenses! "

For Ferdinand, no matter how bad the Ottoman Empire was, it was acceptable. All kinds of corruption and incompetence of the Ottoman government have been made public in the Internet age. If you see more strange things, you will get used to them.

Ferdinand nodded and said: "Well, no matter how bad the Ottoman government is, the work of exchanging people must be done well, and the issue of resettlement must also be considered, mainly for the employment of ordinary people.

In addition, the property owned by many people in the Ottoman Empire will definitely not be taken away, which will also discourage their enthusiasm for returning. Does the government have a compensation plan? "

Constantine said with confidence: "The Grand Duke can rest assured that most of the Bulgarian people in the Ottoman Empire were at the bottom of society, basically poor and poor, and had been oppressed by the Sudanese government for a long time.

Most of them welcome the return to the big family of Bulgaria, and the migration work is still going smoothly.

In principle, after we migrated a group of Turks, the houses and land they left behind were used by us to resettle the people who came back. Considering the actual situation, we allocated living expenses for the next year on a per capita basis.

Most of the people were resettled to the countryside by us, and a very small number of craftsmen and people from other industries were arranged to move into the cities. The government is still working hard on the employment issue. "

Ferdinand nodded, involving the relocation of millions of people, this cannot be completed in a short while. As for whether the Ottoman government would obstruct it, Ferdinand was not worried at all.

The Bulgarians moved away, and the vacated land and houses became the private property of the Ottoman nobles, and the Turks who moved back happened to work for them to make a living.

For these issues, Ferdinand believed that the officials of the Immigration Department would do the work of communicating with the Ottoman nobles. After all, there is no difference between the Ottoman Empire and the Qing Dynasty, and few officials are willing to cause diplomatic disputes.

Constantine then added: "However, we also encountered some troubles. Bulgarians have lived in the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, and there are not a few intermarriages with other local ethnic groups, and many people have also mixed in through kinship.

However, many of them still owe loan sharks, and they can only leave after we help advance the payment!

In this way, our expenditure will be greatly increased, and the number of immigrants may also exceed our estimate, and the later resettlement work will be a problem. "

Ferdinand's current joys and sorrows are mixed, and the population is undoubtedly precious to Bulgaria, but the sudden surge in the population has to worry about employment.

After thinking about it for a while, Ferdinand still decided: "Accept, as long as we agree with Bulgaria in terms of cultural concepts, we are open to accept!

However, hooligans are not among them, even if they are really Bulgarians, they cannot be wanted. What we need are people who can endure hardships and stand hard work, and can contribute to the construction of Bulgaria! "

Well, the Ottoman nobles did a good thing, they exploited the minorities, and many people were forced to separate their wives. Now that they have the opportunity to leave this country, these people will of course try their best to escape.

Ferdinand remembered that in history, after World War I, the Turkish government exchanged nationalities with the Greek government. As a result, the Greeks have not all returned, and the number of Greeks who have relocated has already exceeded the total number of Greeks counted by the Ottoman Empire.

Originally, Ferdinand thought it was caused by a demographic error, but now he discovered that this ethnic group can still be impersonated, as long as they speak the same language and several people guarantee each other.

Think about it, the Ottoman Empire is corrupt, but no matter how incompetent and impossible it is, there will be millions of errors when counting the Greek nation!

Anyway, after Greece completed the population exchange, the number of many ethnic minorities in the Ottoman Empire was greatly reduced, which proved this again.

Whether it is true or not, in this day and age, there is no way to verify it. Anyway, as long as they insist that they are Bulgarians, the immigration agency does not have so much energy to verify the authenticity.

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