Bulgarian Empire

"Your Majesty, we just received news from our embassy in Vienna that Mr. Stefan Nikolov Stamborov is critically ill, and he hopes to return to Bulgaria again before he dies!" said the attendant.

"Understood, tell the Vienna embassy that Mr. Stamborov is a hero of Bulgaria. He is in Vienna for medical treatment. We must arrange his life problems. If he wants to come back, he can come back at any time!" Ferdinand said in a low tone. say

In any case, Stamborov also contributed to the issue of supporting Ferdinand. Before the two had a power struggle, there was no solution. Now that he is about to die, Ferdinand naturally cannot continue to embarrass him. up!

In fact, except for sending the former cabinet to Vienna, Ferdinand never treated them badly in material life. Continue to take the salary provided by the Bulgarian government and "cure" there!

Except for the limited freedom in the first few years, after the first Balkan war, Ferdinand became the general trend, and they were completely free, except that they could not return to Bulgaria, and they could go anywhere.

Oh, the reason why they are not allowed to return to Bulgaria is mainly because they have been blamed too much, and there are too many enemies in the country, which may endanger their lives.

Now that he is about to die, there is no problem if he wants to return to his hometown. Anyway, more than 20 years have passed, and things have changed.

Even if they were their enemies in the past, they have already passed the second grade of middle school, and the hatred has faded away with the passage of time.

After all, Ferdinand did not convict them back then, and sent them to Vienna directly on the grounds of medical treatment, and now returning to China is also the status of the former prime minister. It is not so easy to seek revenge. If you are caught by the police, it will be unlucky for the whole family!

Well, at this moment Ferdinand's heart softened, and he even had the idea of ​​overturning the case for them!

No, this cannot be regarded as overturning the case. They were not convicted in the first place. At most, it can only be regarded as a re-characterization of the events of the year!

However, Ferdinand quickly dismissed this idea, now is too bad a time. The world war is just around the corner, so it's better not to make extra troubles.

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An episode passed quickly. Although the Bulgarian government has been heavily in debt in recent years, the pay and return are always proportional.

Especially in terms of population, Bulgaria has experienced a nationwide baby boom in the past few years, and the huge subsidies released by the government have frightened many people. Minister of the Exchequer Kennedy has repeatedly protested to Ferdinand.

In fact, Ferdinand himself was frightened by this baby boom. If it continues, Bulgaria will soon become a baby kingdom!

In 1910, the "Family Planning Law" had just been implemented, and the number of newborn babies in Bulgaria was 1032,000; in 1911, the number of newborn babies in Bulgaria quickly climbed to 1.293 million;

Fortunately, statistics from the Population Agency show that there may be a slight drop in 1913, otherwise Bulgaria's finances would really be too much. After all, the higher the subsidy, the greater the expenses later on!

In 1910, the "Family Planning Law" had just been implemented, and the annual financial subsidy was 10,000 levs (approximately 2,114,400 pounds); by 1911, this number had quickly climbed to 123 million levs (approximately 4,920,000 pounds); In 1912, it rose to 168 million levs (£6.72 million).

I don’t know if I don’t count. Ferdinand was shocked when he counted. There are quite a lot of people who have four or five children in this era. If there is no family planning law introduced by Ferdinand, they probably would not dare to continue to have children.

Originally, there were no good contraceptive measures in this era, and the chance of pregnancy was always high. Many families had to abort because they couldn't afford it.

It's different now, all the worries are gone, and there are rewards, of course we have to work hard to make people!

According to statistical estimates, if Ferdinand insisted on implementing the "Family Planning Law" unwaveringly,

The average population growth rate in Bulgaria can easily exceed 4%, and it is not impossible to exceed 5% in individual years!

This means that the population of Bulgaria may double in sixteen or seventeen years!

It is even more exaggerated than doubling the population in 20 years, but that is the natural growth rate. Bulgaria was caused by the double stimulation of administrative means and economic means!

Of course, the financial price paid for this is also indispensable. With the growth of the population, the subsidy will naturally increase, and the future is estimated to be an astronomical figure.

But after thinking about the demographic dividend, Ferdinand still chose to continue the implementation until one day the finances really couldn't bear it!

By the end of 1912, the total population of Bulgaria had exceeded 10,000. After deducting 386,000 immigrants in the past three years, the rest was the gospel brought by the "Family Planning Law".

Well, with the 30 million population Ferdinand expected, it seems that there is no hope before the world war. It can only be said that the situation has stabilized, and immigrants are not easy to fool!

Oh, the main reason is that the "Bulgarian Immigration Law" has too many restrictive conditions. Of course, it is difficult to deal with people who meet the immigration conditions!

Otherwise, Nicholas II would not mind sending a group of political prisoners to Ferdinand, including the workers and family members who participated in the riots, and it would not be a problem to have 8 million people casually!

It's a pity that these people, Ferdinand, really didn't dare to ask for it! He bet that if all these people were brought to Bulgaria, the Bulgarian civil war would soon break out after the outbreak of the World War, and the Tsarist government would escape!

As for the "unstable elements" who sneaked in, the officials of the immigration agency found out a lot of them. Of course, the ones that were discovered in advance were returned to Russia intact!

There are also a few who were exposed later, so I'm sorry, the mine is their final destination! Theoretically, there is no exit, anyway, no one in Bulgaria has been released after serving his sentence!

For the sake of safety, foreign immigrants now, unless they are technical and scientific talents who can be directly naturalized, the rest are foreign laborers. Not only language and culture are required, but there is also an observation period of five to ten years. All qualified people are eligible Naturalization!

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Although the population of Bulgaria is growing rapidly, it is far from quenching thirst! When these newborn babies grow up, it is estimated that the day lily will be cold!

According to the strategic plan formulated by Ferdinand, while defending against the attack of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he must also take the initiative to attack the Ottoman Empire, and if conditions permit, he will also kill the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania.

To complete this plan, Bulgaria's military strength will be insufficient, and it can't really explode at the beginning of the war, right?

To defend against the attack of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, if Belgrade was captured at the beginning of the war, then seven or eight hundred thousand troops would be enough! If the first step plan is not completed, then the 1.23 million troops will be safe!

With the militaristic personality of Nicholas I and the support of the allies, Ferdinand estimated that the Kingdom of Montenegro would probably send 150,000 to 200,000 troops. Taking the Italian sneak attack into account, then even if it was to defend the Albanian region Two hundred thousand troops are still deployed.

With a population of more than 6 million in Romania, Carol I can still mobilize 700,000 to 800,000 troops. Even if he fights with the Russians, why should he have 300,000 to 400,000 troops?

50,000 troops on the Greek peninsula are indispensable, why do the Aegean islands need 30,000 to 40,000 troops?

On the front line of the Black Sea Fleet, to defend against the sneak attacks of the Ottomans, there are still about 200,000 troops. The domestic reserve team should not be less than 500,000, right?

After a while, the two million troops were divided up. This did not count the troops in the colonies. Of course, Ferdinand had already made plans to abandon the colonies in the short term.

As for the defenders? Of course, they guarded the Suez Canal with the British in the past. I believe John Bull will definitely welcome them with raised hands. After all, once the war starts, their strength will be insufficient.

If he wanted to attack the Ottoman Empire, he didn't have an army of 1.8 million. Ferdinand didn't think he could achieve much results, but in any case, this war still had to be fought.

The reason is simple, once the Asia Minor peninsula starts fighting, Bulgaria's eastern front will be safe, and there is no need to worry about the Ottomans' surprise attack!

After all, the Black Sea strait is too narrow, and it is theoretically feasible to cross the sea to fight. After all, Ferdinand also saw the liberation of Hainan Island. He didn't think the Ottomans would dare to go all out!

Anyway, we have to fight, of course, it is much better to fight outside the mainland! If the Ottomans landed on the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria would suffer heavy losses, and Ferdinand probably could only cry quietly!

Ferdinand was well aware of the cruelty of the World War. No matter what his considerations were, he did not intend to go all out at the beginning of the war. This was not in the interests of Bulgaria.

Britain and France have colonies that can be used as cannon fodder. Historically, the French have armed more than 1.4 million colonial troops and put them on the battlefield; the British Empire has even formed 4 to 5 million cannon fodder troops. The posture of lacking people!

With so many successful examples, Ferdinand was naturally ready to follow suit. Anyway, the cannon fodder army has always been a cheap endorsement, and even post-war pensions can be saved!

Of course, don't look forward to the Bulgarian colony. Although the area is more than two million square kilometers, what is the current population?

Most of them were returned to the Ottoman Empire by Ferdinand. It is estimated that even one million people are not enough, let alone arming the colonial army!

In fact, there were not many people in the Bulgarian colony before, and with their backward productivity, they simply couldn't afford to support the excess population!

But it doesn't matter, there is no need to form a colonial army, but Ferdinand has a better choice! Isn't the Maozi next door the best choice?

They are strong and powerful, and as long as they are armed and trained a little, they will have not weak combat effectiveness. It is not too much to bully the Ottomans, right?

Anyway, the two of them have been fighting for hundreds of years, and the hatred has already penetrated deep into the bones. As long as they are placed on the Asia Minor peninsula, the two sides can only live and die, and even the problem of captives will be solved by the way!

Of course, the most important thing now is to cheat, find a way to cheat a group of young and strong laborers from Russia, and when the war breaks out, arm them and send them to the battlefield.

If you wait until the war breaks out, it will be troublesome to lure people. The tsarist government will definitely speak loudly. If you don’t pay enough benefits, how can Nicholas II release people?

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"Sir, how many Russian laborers are there in Bulgaria now?" Ferdinand asked

"Your Majesty, the number of migrant workers is constantly changing. It is difficult for the government to calculate an accurate figure. There are about 800,000 people now!" Constantine thought for a while and said.

Ferdinand shook his head and said: "Not enough! Now the government has to find a way to attract as many people from Russia as possible, the more the better!

Our business with the Russian nobles can be restarted. This time, as long as you are young and strong, you can tell the Russians that we open the Greek Peninsula and lack a lot of labor! "

Constantine asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, it is no problem to introduce labor, but why do we need so many people?

The '3rd Five-Year Plan' is coming to an end soon, and the government will even take the lead in the employment placement of these foreign workers in China? "

After Ferdinand smiled slightly, he said lightly, "Don't you think that the smell of gunpowder in Europe is already very strong? If the two major alliances fight, do you think it will be possible to win or lose in a short period of time?"

After thinking for a while, Constantine nodded to express his understanding. The two tacitly decided the fate of these workers!

As for whether they can get enough young and strong, Ferdinand said that the Russian aristocrats will do it well, and the price offered by Bulgaria is not low. It is the right way to exchange these useless gray animals for rubles!

Anyway, this business has been going on for more than ten years, and it is an open secret in Russia. Every year, there are as many as hundreds of thousands, and at least tens of thousands of Russians enter Bulgaria through this channel.

In previous transactions, the tsarist government also found that as long as the population of a certain place decreased, the local security would improve, and no one would care about it over time.

After all, the people who are traded are the lowest-level civilians, and most of them are ethnic minorities. This will help increase the proportion of the main ethnic groups in Russia and increase the stability of the country.

More importantly, it also helps the aristocratic lords to carry out land annexation, which facilitates their plundering of wealth!

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