Bulgarian Empire

Ferdinand returned to Sofia in February 1893. He spent more than two months in St. Petersburg. The biggest gain was an extra fiancée and a brief marching map.

Returning to Sofia and seeing the sketch drawn by the Praetorian Guards, Ferdinand suddenly reacted, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was missed!

Fortunately, there is still another chance. Ferdinand had already made up his mind. The following wedding activities must be vigorous. It is best to send tens of thousands of troops together. Such an open and honest opportunity to understand Russia cannot be missed.

In order to draw a detailed map of the Balkans, the intelligence organization did its best. First, they stole the military maps of various countries, and then modified and improved them. Even so, it took only two years to complete a half of it.

Not to mention the vastness of Russia. It is difficult to draw detailed maps. It is much simpler to go directly to the army, and the geographical topography is clear at a glance.

As soon as news of Ferdinand's engagement spread, the Bulgarian media was buzzing. All kinds of entertainment gossip emerge in an endless stream, and there are several factions to fight each other, there are pro-mei chasing horses, love at first sight, and...

For this reason, the Press Administration also sent a telegram to St. Petersburg, asking Ferdinand whether to ban such news. Considering the terribleness of entertainment gossip, Ferdinand resolutely approved it. The tighter this kind of news is, the faster it spreads. It's better to let the newspapers write it directly. They don't dare to touch the dark anyway.

Don't think that "it's not too big to watch the fun" is our patent. In fact, foreign entertainment gossip is not too much.

Thanks to Ferdinand's good reputation, the Bulgarian people are also very concerned about his life events, and they are happy to hear such news. Many people speculate based on their own understanding, and have derived many versions of the story.

Later generations also collected these stories and compiled a book "The Love Story that Archduke Ferdinand and Grand Duchess Senia had to tell". After entering the 21st century, it has been adapted into movies and TV series many times.

Ferdinand doesn't know what will happen in the future, but the current problems are enough to make him depressed. Does the "love story" thing have anything to do with him? He had a fart story with Princess Xenia, and even if he had met before, it was his ex. Anyway, after crossing the road, it was the first time the two met in St. Petersburg. Love at first sight may exist, but it has absolutely nothing to do with him.

Princess Xenia is indeed a beautiful woman. If it was a previous life, Ferdinand could not ask for it. No matter whether he is emotional or not, having a beautiful wife is enough. But now, in the aristocratic life of a drunken fan, Ferdinand has become more hypocritical.

If possible, Ferdinand hopes to stay single forever! Thinking of Yingying Yanyan in the palace now, he is completely allowed to do whatever he wants. Whether it is prostitution in the daytime or being slept with, it is Ferdinand's favorite. Now, all this depraved life must leave him, at least in the palace his behavior must be restrained.

Princess Xenia, as the daughter of Alexander III, such a sweet girl of the sky, you don't need to think about it and know that she has her own pride! Under the tradition of monogamy in the West, coupled with the newly emerging feminism, it is already generous to tolerate Ferdinand going out to find a lover. Dare to mess around in the palace, God knows what will happen? Anyway, Ferdinand didn't want to try, at least before the fall of the Russian Empire, he had to restrain himself.

Thinking of the far-off sex life, Ferdinand decided to seize the last time and enjoy the good life. The beautiful girls are trying their best to dance, their big white legs are shaking in front of Ferdinand, and they are constantly throwing their eyes at him...

Ferdinand couldn't bear it any longer, got up and rushed down, hugged a beautiful girl he liked, and quickly stripped it off. A battle began...

A happy life is always short, and countless cases have taught Ferdinand a lesson.

So work hard!

After leaving for more than two months, although most of the government affairs are done by the cabinet, there are still many things that need to be decided by Ferdinand himself, and not everything can be telegraphed.

At least the information submitted by the Military Commission is a top-secret file, and apart from Ferdinand, even Prime Minister Constantine has no right to intervene.

Now Ferdinand summoned the chief of staff Petrov in the palace: "Colonel Petrov, why is the process of military reform so slow??"

Petrov said in embarrassment: "Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, we are currently lacking enough officers! Since the reform of the army, each full-time officer has been assigned two deputies, and the army has nearly doubled, and our officers are in demand. Yu has increased fivefold out of thin air, which greatly exceeds our reserves! The company and platoon-level officers at the lowest level are not bad. We can promote some veterans with outstanding abilities to fill the positions of most of the personnel. However, middle and senior officers, on the premise of ensuring quality Come on, we really can't get so many officers!"

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction, affirming the military's pragmatic attitude. In history, the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army was the highest in the Balkans, and it was known as the "Prussia of the Balkans". It has nothing to do with the current military's current attitude of preferring to be deficient and pragmatic.

"Well, it's better to be short than bad, you've done a good job! Then have you considered sending some outstanding soldiers to the military academy for short-term training to make up for the lack of grass-roots officers? It is also possible to send some officers with insufficient ability back to the military academy to continue their studies. For a period of time, improve tactical ability?" Ferdinand asked suggestively

Ferdinand has always pursued professional affairs and left it to professionals. There is no doubt that he has little knowledge of the military. If the military information on Baidu is reliable, he can barely be regarded as an expert on the artillery.

Although this kind of temporary training mechanism for officers has been proved to be very effective in the past life, the culture between the East and the West is very surprising. It is difficult to say whether it will work in Bulgaria in this time and space!

Petrov pondered for a moment, and was very embarrassed to answer Ferdinand's words: "Your Excellency, Grand Duke, I'm sorry! I'm afraid I can't answer you. We have no experience in this area, and no one is sure how effective it will be! But Personally, I think your proposal is very constructive and worth a try!"

Ferdinand nodded dejectedly. The German Army has always been the object of learning from the Bulgarian military, and now even the officers' way of doing things is unknowingly approaching them. Whether this change is good or bad, Ferdinand doesn't know either. History has proved that it works well, so just let it go!

"Then let's carry out the pilot first! Let the military academy set up a short-term training class, and select a group of people to try it out. If the effect is good, it will be promoted to the whole army, and if it doesn't work, it will be cancelled!" Ferdinand said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archduke!" Petrov replied in a strong voice