Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 156, The Rise of the Military Aristocrats

"The world war is over!" \u00261t;/p\u003e

As soon as this amazing news spread, it caused a sensation all over the world. Countless people were celebrating it, and countless people were so popular that they jumped their feet. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand didn't care about the turmoil of the outside world, it was nothing more than a matter of interests! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Now he is busy dealing with the aftermath. The world war has been fought for two and a half years. As the main participating country, the number of casualties in Bulgaria is naturally an astronomical figure. \u00261t;/p\u003e

So far, the total casualties of the Bulgarian army have reached 4,868,400, (casualties = number of wounded + number of dead), of which 1,275,200 were killed and 3,593,200 were injured, (including 885,400 people who were disabled) local civilian casualties 216 people, 1.86 million civilian casualties in the colony, there is no doubt that this is a masterpiece of the Ottoman Empire. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The number of casualties of this army is only comparable to that of the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the German Empire in the World War, and it is comparable to the French! \u00261t;/p\u003e

According to the estimates of the Bulgarian General Staff, the casualties of various countries are as follows: \u00261t;/p\u003e

British Empire: About 1 million people were killed in battle, about 2.1 million people were injured, and civilian casualties were 30,000 to 40,000, most of them were colonial troops, and the British army's local troops may be less than one-fifth. \u00261t;/p\u003e

French Republic: About 1.3 million people were killed, about 4 million people were injured, and civilian casualties were about 600,000. The casualties are similar to those in history, but the proportion of colonial troops has increased, and the casualties of local troops are nearly three points less than in history. one. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Russian Empire: about 2 million people were killed, about 5 million people were injured, civilian casualties were 2.6 to 3 million, and about 4.4 million were captured. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Belgium: About 56,000 people were killed, about 43,000 people were injured, and civilian casualties ranged from 150,000 to 200,000. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Japan: About 13,000 people were killed and about 3,000 people were injured. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Portugal: About 7,000 people were killed and about 13,000 were injured. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Italy: About 1.3 million people were killed in battle, more than 2.6 million people were injured, and civilian casualties were 2 million+, most of which were caused by food shortages. \u00261t;/p\u003e

German Empire: 2.1 million people were killed, about 4.3 million people were injured, and civilian casualties were about 100,000. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Austro-Hungarian Empire: About 1.25 million people were killed, about 3.87 million people were injured, and more than 800,000 civilian casualties. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In addition, the Kingdom of Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire, which had already perished, were naturally ignored by Ferdinand, otherwise their casualties would be an astronomical figure. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Of course, this number is for the outside world to see, and the Bulgarian government will not admit it at other times, except that it can be used at the negotiating table. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The Bulgarian government doesn't even have to pay pensions to half of the soldiers who died in the war. Ah~san has no human rights, and John Bull will not stand up for them. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Although mercenaries have to pay pensions, some of them have no family members, or cannot find family members, so naturally they don't need to pay money! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Anyone whose family members are not in Bulgaria cannot be found. If you want to receive a pension, you should apply for immigration first! \u00261t;/p\u003e

The data Bulgaria compiled for itself is different.

The main force and mercenary troops were counted separately, and the colonial troops were also counted. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Main force: 92,700 killed and 328,700 injured;\u00261t;/p\u003e

Mercenary troops: 314,500 killed and 1,368,100 injured;\u00261t;/p\u003e

Colonial troops: 436,900 killed and 1,588,400 injured;\u00261t;/p\u003e

(Note: Injuries can be counted repeatedly) \u00261t;/p\u003e

The remaining casualties were contributed by the Indian division. The war pension that Ferdinand needs to pay now is mainly the pension of the main force, mercenaries, and colonial troops. \u00261t;/p\u003e

The war is over, so the sooner the casualty pension is released, the better. The standard has been formulated long ago, as long as it is implemented, the problem is the location of the military merit field. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Now that Bulgaria's territory is so large, from the perspective of national defense and security, it is best for military nobles to be entrusted to the border. Once a war breaks out in the future, they will be the best border guards! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand asked with concern: "Chief of Staff, how many officers and soldiers are there who want to be eligible for military merit awards?"\u00261t;/p\u003e

Chief of Staff Krisnov thought for a while and replied: "A total of 3.8626 million people, including 844,100 dead soldiers who need to pay pensions, and 823,600 disabled soldiers. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Among the fallen soldiers, we are not yet sure how many people have unclaimed pensions, so we can only plan for them all! "\u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand nodded in satisfaction. The military merit field system is the guarantee of the Bulgarian army's combat effectiveness. Naturally, it can't be sloppy. Even if it's just for show, everyone must be divided and put there if no one claims it. When a daughter buys a bone! \u00261t;/p\u003e

"Well, according to the old rules, let the soldiers freely choose to receive cash or land. For areas with poor conditions that are far away, the land can be divided a little more. For areas with good conditions, follow the normal procedure!" Ferdinand said again \u00261t;/p\u003e

"Yes!" Chief of Staff Krisnov replied\u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand continued to ask: "President, do you have any requests from the cabinet?"\u00261t;/p\u003e

Prime Minister Constantine thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet suggests that this enfeoffment should be tilted as far as possible towards the Asia Minor peninsula, including Syria and Palestine, which are the focus of our post-war operations. \u00261t;/p\u003e

But the population of these areas is really too small, and there will definitely be a large number of immigrants in the future. Now we must put some of our own people in to strengthen our control over the area! "\u00261t;/p\u003e

Chief of Staff Krisnov said with a smile: "I believe you are too worried, this time there are so many soldiers who are eligible to receive military merits, and our homeland alone can't settle them down!" \u00261t;/p\u003e

Constantine was very surprised and asked: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, based on the military exploits you have calculated now, how much land do we need to pay this time?" \u00261t;/p\u003e

You must know that the area of ​​Bulgaria has doubled this time, and the area of ​​newly added cultivated land is tens of millions of hectares. He even said that it cannot be resettled! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Krisnov said proudly: "Your Excellency, this world war has been going on for more than two years, and the Bulgarian army has experienced many battles. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In Asia we defeated the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans we defeated Romania and Montenegro, in Southern Europe we defeated the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the Mediterranean we defeated Italy, in Central Europe we occupied a third and the German Empire! \u00261t;/p\u003e

After two and a half years of conquests, our soldiers have naturally accumulated a lot of military exploits. Therefore, theoretically, the maximum total land area that can be exchanged this time is about 10,000 hectares! "\u00261t;/p\u003e

Not only Xiang was suppressed, but Ferdinand was also suppressed. This is already equivalent to the area of ​​cultivated land in Asia Minor Peninsula, or the area of ​​cultivated land in two Romanias. Fortunately, the income this time is large enough. Otherwise, he will now worry that Bulgaria's military merit field system will collapse early! \u00261t;/p\u003e

There is no way. In Europe, the land reward standard must be high, otherwise people will look down upon it. Now the annual income of one hectare of land in Bulgaria is almost the same as the income of a worker. Of course, in this era, farming must be more comfortable than working . \u00261t;/p\u003e

Therefore, the pension standards he set are all based on two hectares, so that people can see that fighting is better than working, even if they die on the battlefield, the family's future income will also increase greatly! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand didn't find it strange that this astronomical figure appeared in the end. Besides soldiers, there were also officers? \u00261t;/p\u003e

Theoretically, as long as the land bonus has accumulated to 150 hectares, you can get the title of knight. When it reaches 1000 hectares, it is a baron, 8000 hectares is a viscount, 50000 hectares is an earl, 300000 hectares is a marquis, and 100000 hectares is a duke! \u00261t;/p\u003e

These are all clearly priced, as long as the military merits are reached, they will be knighted, even if you are just an ordinary soldier, you can also become a nobleman. \u00261t;/p\u003e

As a country whose core is the land granting system for military merit, naturally everything is aligned with military merit. Moreover, the feudal nobles in Europe can be hereditary, and theoretically they will not be abolished! \u00261t;/p\u003e

And all the military nobles in Bulgaria are all solid seals, without any moisture! \u00261t;/p\u003e

In the current situation, I am afraid that it will have to deal with many officers and soldiers in the army. Before, they felt that their military merits were not enough and they did not exchange land. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Of course, it is not ruled out that they are inherited from their parents. There are always a few people who have not gained too much military merit before, and they don’t like a few hectares of land, so they keep it and exchange it at once when the quantity increases! \u00261t;/p\u003e

After all, the places where military merits are bestowed are different every time. If there is one piece here and one piece, it will be troublesome to manage! Even if [31 Novels.com] can apply for government exchange, it would be troublesome enough, and it still cannot guarantee that one's own land can be connected together! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Of course, if the accumulation is not enough, Ferdinand can also bestow the title in advance, but these are all temporary titles and cannot be hereditary! \u00261t;/p\u003e

For example: Your military merits are only enough to become an earl, and then you are granted a duke by the king. You can enjoy the treatment of a duke, but your descendants can only inherit the earl! \u00261t;/p\u003e

In order to ensure that the descendants of the nobles would not be raised and abandoned, Ferdinand also established a very strict inheritance system. Enlistment in the army is inevitable. At the same time, there are a lot of personal ability and moral cultivation assessments. If they fail to pass, they cannot inherit the title. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Coupled with the primogeniture system in Europe, once the eldest son is raised and abolished, just wait for the eldest grandson, don't worry, the land will not be taken back anyway, but the status of nobility will not be given to you! \u00261t;/p\u003e

This is also the only way for Ferdinand to ensure that the Bulgarian nobles will not be notorious. As long as you dare to act recklessly, then you are not a nobleman. It is not caused by the nobles. Naturally, you cannot let the nobles take the blame for you! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Anyway, it is better for the people to scold the prodigal sons than to let them scold the entire aristocratic class! \u00261t;/p\u003e

This was the limit that people could accept at that time. As for the abolition of the title of nobility, except for the crime of treason and treason, other crimes can kill his head, and cannot deprive others of their noble status. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Although the inheritance system created by Ferdinand is stricter, isn't the title of nobility reserved? Even if the son can't do it, isn't there a grandson? Anyway, the meat is still in the pot, no one thinks that their offspring are waste snacks! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "This is also a good thing! Our army has performed well this time, so many people have made meritorious service and received awards.\u00261t;/p\u003e

In addition to their family members, there are at least tens of millions of people. It seems that we have solved half of the problem of opening the Asia Minor peninsula! "\u00261t;/p\u003e

Although the heart is bleeding, these lands are money! But Ferdinand still said very proudly, this is a good thing, you don't have to worry, and deliberately took away the Asia Minor Peninsula to talk about it! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Undoubtedly, his words will spread to the soldiers soon, which is equivalent to telling them, don't worry, there will be no shortage of rewards, and His Majesty Ferdinand has already affirmed your credit! \u00261t;/p\u003e

As for the tens of millions of people behind, don't worry too much about this, most of them are hired family members, and there may not be many local troops who want to relocate their families. \u00261t;/p\u003e

After all, the West is different from the East. As long as life goes on, parents seldom go to their children. If parents don't come, brothers and sisters are even more embarrassed to come! \u00261t;/p\u003e

This is different from the previous years, when everyone's living standard was not very good, and they needed to be in a group to live better, so everyone naturally dragged their families along. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Now, as soon as these soldiers retire, get married and get married, they can go out and start their own businesses. This is also a European cultural tradition! \u00261t;/p\u003e

And these Russian mercenaries are now fighting a civil war in the country, and the lives of the people are not easy. Many people have difficulty in surviving, and there is no way to go to relatives and friends. \u00261t;/p\u003e

In fact, not many of his people had already come to Bulgaria. As military members, even though they were only military members of mercenaries, Ferdinand still did not treat them as refugees. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Well, now Bulgaria has only one criterion for distinguishing between refugees and immigrants, which is to see whether government assistance is needed. As long as they can survive without government assistance, they are immigrants. Otherwise, those who receive relief food are refugees! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Chief of Staff Krisnov thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, can the naturalization of these mercenaries be resolved? There is also the colonial army. Most of them are also interested in Bulgaria. Can you give them citizenship? "\u00261t;/p\u003e

Heart to Bulgaria? Forget it, I guess it's because of the interests, they were a pain in the country haha, now they suddenly have a reward of a piece of land, don't they like it? \u00261t;/p\u003e

Regarding Bulgaria's land granting system for military merit, most of them probably didn't take it seriously before, and didn't think it would be honored at all, but now they are suddenly told that they are going to receive land, can they not support it? \u00261t;/p\u003e

It is also inevitable to become a Bulgarian citizen, otherwise they will not be able to enjoy the tax reduction policy of military meritorious land. In the face of real benefits, any country or nation is imaginary, and only the land that is about to be acquired is real! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Of course, 80% of them may still not be able to distinguish the relationship between ethnic groups. The Bulgarian army never told them which ethnic group they belonged to. At most, they used the theory of ethnic origin as a textbook to fool around. \u00261t;/p\u003e

By this time, they must all be members of Bulgaria. Didn’t they say that in the theory of national origin? Using the textbook as evidence, I found the officer and asked for naturalization, and then conveyed it all the way up. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Fei Di thought for a while and said: "Yes, all soldiers who have made military achievements, as long as they identify with Bulgaria and are willing to join this big family, they can join, and their family members can also join Bulgaria if they have no ideological and moral problems. !" \u00261t;/p\u003e

In the end, Ferdinand decided to treat them equally. In any case, they were already trapped with Bulgaria in terms of interests. Even if it was for their own interests, they had to support Bulgaria's rule. \u00261t;/p\u003e

As for national culture, if you can demand Bulgarian people with the theory of national origin, they will not be fanatical nationalists, a group of illiterates who can't read a lot of words, and don't expect them to have much culture! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Maybe they can read and write now, and the simple Bulgarian script is still taught in the army, but this has nothing to do with their national culture, right? \u00261t;/p\u003e

It is no longer a problem to assimilate this group of people. The main thing is that the Ottoman Empire helped a lot. Without their support, these people would not have recognized Bulgaria so quickly! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Constantine hesitated to speak. It can be imagined that as soon as the military merit awarding is completed, Bulgaria will become the world of military nobles. This is the trend of the times, and no one can stop it. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Likewise, against this backdrop, Bulgaria's martial prowess would have reached its peak and would not change for decades to come. \u00261t;/p\u003e

As the boss of the civil servants, he naturally didn't want this to happen, but Constantine didn't have the idea of ​​being a car with his arms, after all, he was also one of the beneficiaries. \u00261t;/p\u003e

Even if there is trouble, it is the trouble of the latecomers. The deterrent power of his "Iron Prime Minister" is still very strong. At least his government can suppress these arrogant soldiers. \u00261t;/p\u003e

How could Ferdinand not have considered these issues? \u00261t;/p\u003e

But the military aristocrats are loyal supporters of him, the king. The growth of this class can just check and balance the civilian group, and at the same time suppress the rising bourgeoisie! \u00261t;/p\u003e

Compared with maintaining the rule by himself, the rights of the civil servants were squeezed, and Ferdinand didn't bother to care about it! \u00261t;/p\u003e

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