Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 1. The New Era - Development

The end of the Paris Peace Conference does not mean that the world is really peaceful. For example, Japan refused to sign at the Peace Conference, because the Paris Peace Conference dominated by the three giants greatly limited their development space.

Not only will they lose most of the German Pacific Islands that they have already acquired, but they will also be forced to give up the German sphere of influence in the Far East. This is unacceptable to the Japanese government!

Of course, if you don’t sign, you can’t hold back. Britain and France are much stronger in this era, but Japan is much weaker than after World War I in history. Under one strong and one weak, Britain and France will naturally not give in!

I don’t know how long the Japanese can last. Anyway, they have no allies in this regard. Even the Americans who were also suppressed at the peace conference also stood on their opposite side!

Britain and France told the world with reality that it is better not to provoke them. The 21 items that the Japanese fiddled with, they did not have the energy to intervene during the war, and now they have beaten the Japanese back to their original form!

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This was just the beginning. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles brought a heavy economic burden to the Germans and laid the foundation for the revival of the German economy.

However, the Germans also preserved more territory than in the same period in history. For example, under the strong opposition of Russia and Austria, the British did not want to weaken the Germans too much, and German Poland was not independent.

At the same time, the French gained greater rights and interests in the east and directly pushed the border line to the Rhine River. The Treaty of Versailles allowed the French to directly increase their population by more than 10 million and increase their territory by 6%.

If you add the harvest of the French in Italy, after the end of the World War, the French land area increased by 13.5%, the population increased by 37%, and the total population once exceeded 5,400. More than one million.

Fortunately, most of these increased populations are not interested in the French Republic, and they still consider themselves Germans or Italians, otherwise the British will not be able to sleep.

Now John Bull also finds himself at a disadvantage. After the end of the world war, the land area of ​​France and Bulgaria has been expanded, but their land area is restricted by the British Isles and cannot expand to the European continent. Looking around is the sea, There is no direction of development.

The income from the Mediterranean Sea is quite rich, but the gains from the colonies are negligible, and the wealth of the Allied countries is still too thin.

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What is even more unacceptable is the Americans. Although they have gained huge benefits economically, their status in the world has not been recognized. , which makes it difficult for them to accept!

These series of factors have also become the main contradiction in the future world! The inability to achieve an international status that matched its own strength prompted the Americans to transfuse blood to the Germans after the war...

Chekhov, the cabinet minister on duty, reported to Ferdinand in a serious manner: "Your Majesty, the news just came that there was another revolution in Moscow, and the Bolshevik Party came to power and established the Soviet Republic!"

Well, in fact, this is not big news. The Russian Empire has been divided into three parts, and one of the regimes has changed, which will not affect the world situation.

What is different is that this time the Russians established a proletarian regime, which has attracted everyone's attention, but that is all.

The "October Revolution" exploded by the Russians was only paid attention to by Ferdinand, and everyone's attention was focused on the Paris Peace Conference.

The establishment of the Soviet regime in Russia is inseparable from the wanton behavior of the capitalists. A regime composed entirely of capitalists without any restrictions, just think about it a little bit and you will know what will happen.

Ferdinand knew that the "October Revolution of the Russians" was the beginning of a new era in history, but he didn't know it in this time and space. The new Moscow Soviet government is still living a precarious life.

Caught in the center by the two tsarist regimes, once the fight begins, the outcome is almost doomed. The strength gap between the two sides can be described as a world of difference.

Anyway, Ferdinand didn't think they could be 1v2!

(Forget about the haunting of harmonious beasts, let’s take it all away!)

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The World War ended, and the Versailles Treaty was passed back to Bulgaria, which immediately caused a sensation. Bulgaria's reparations and colonies in the World War were ignored by people. What they cared more about was the establishment of the status of the "Big Three"!

For ordinary people, Bulgaria's international status this time is what they are most worthy of showing off. From now on, Bulgaria will appear on the international stage, and will no longer appear as the younger brother of the Russian Empire.

Even if it is an extremely pro-Russian faction, no one wants to continue to be a younger brother now. It is better to be the boss by yourself. This feeling is really cool!

The problem of the pro-Russian faction of the Bulgarian government that has been plagued has been completely resolved. From now on, the Bulgarian government has completely got rid of the influence of the Russians.

People’s psychological factors are so subtle. After the explosion, the pro-Russian faction who originally admired the Russian system has now transformed into an anti-Russian vanguard. They believe that the Russian system is completely behind the times and is destined to be eliminated by the times. , and the Bulgarian system is the choice of the times!

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Moreover, dramatic changes have taken place in Russia. There has been a wave of learning from the Bulgarian system within the tsarist government, which was promoted by Nicholas II.

He also has no choice, the current Russian Empire is dying, their own system must be out of date, and the rest can only learn from abroad!

The republic of the Americans and the French, Nicholas II will definitely not be able to learn, anyone who dares to learn is his enemy.

Learn from the British constitutional monarchy, but he is too timid and afraid of going to the guillotine. After all, he and the British king who went to the guillotine are quite similar to him in some aspects.

Learning from the Japanese, the Russian Empire said they could not afford to lose that man. After looking around for a week, they suddenly found that there was another younger brother who could learn from it, and the original constitutional system in Bulgaria was formulated by the Russian Western School, and Ferdinand only modified it!

This is wonderful for the Western faction in Russia. Facts have proved the correctness of their theory. A small country with a population of only three to four million and a territory of less than 100,000 square kilometers, in the ideal political system they formulated Under such circumstances, they have become a world-class power in just thirty or forty years. Is this enough to prove the superiority of their system?

As for Ferdinand's cheating on Bulgaria, they automatically ignored it. This is all caused by the superiority of their political system. Ferdinand is at most a great king. The growth of Bulgaria is caused by the superiority of their system. of!

Otherwise, if they had established a republic, wouldn't everything be gone? Bulgaria has no king, so naturally there is no Ferdinand!

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As soon as the Paris peace conference was over, the Constantine delegation set off on their way home. The issue of the sale of creditor's rights was still arguing with the consortium with officials from the Ministry of Finance and Foreign Affairs.

As one of the "Big Three", Constantine's trip to Paris is still very beautiful, and it can be said to be a rewarding experience, but the biggest winner is Ferdinand, who is waving banknotes and buying in Germany!

For example, the German steel plant worth hundreds of millions of marks can now be taken away by Ferdinand for 1.8 million, especially in the southern German region, in the military area of ​​Bulgaria, in addition to the cost of demolition, a big son There is no need to give it, the factories of the Germans just disappeared.

That's right, the directness is gone. The one who can do such a big thing is naturally a powerful faction like Ferdinand. Anyway, the unlucky ones are all Germans. Who cares so much!

If you have any opinions, you can protest to the garrison, they will be responsible for explaining all the causes and consequences!

And it’s not just the factory that’s being relocated. In many cases, engineers are also packaged together. Anyway, Bulgaria is about to open the Asia Minor peninsula, and it’s not afraid that it won’t be able to absorb the production capacity.

For the purpose of limiting the war potential of the Germans, Britain and France are also dismantling the heavy industry of the Germans, especially the French, they can't wait to dismantle every screw of the Germans.

Just like in history, many factories were dismantled by them, only to suddenly realize that they didn’t need them at all, and no capitalists in the country were willing to take over, and they couldn’t find buyers if they wanted to sell them, and finally returned them to the Germans in a comical way.

But this time it was different. With Ferdinand, a wealthy buyer, who bought goods in the market at a price no higher than 10% off the market price, the German heavy industry system in the Ruhr area was dealt a fatal blow.

As for whether the Germans can recover in the future, Ferdinand doesn't care anymore. Anyway, it is more important to make Bulgaria stronger, or it is more important to make money in his own pocket.

Anyway, in history, the German heavy industry was also dismantled by the Allied Powers, but no one was willing to take over later, and after being idled by a group of idiots for a period of time, it was returned to the Germans.

This time is different. According to incomplete statistics, from the end of 1917 to the beginning of 1919, in just over a year, Bulgaria demolished more than 580 large and medium-sized factories from Germany.

These include one-third of the steel plants of the Germans, one-quarter of the shipyards, nearly half of the chemical plants, pharmaceutical plants, and a large number of high-tech industries at that time.

Moreover, within five years after the end of the World War, the number of immigrants from Germany to Bulgaria was as high as more than 500,000. No one knows how many of them are voluntary.

Anyway, the Bulgarian army has dispatched troops many times to escort these elite talents and ensure that they and their families arrived in Bulgaria safely.

It was the selfless dedication of the Germans that allowed Bulgaria to achieve rapid economic development after the war, and quickly became the number one industrial country in Europe!

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With the successful conclusion of the Paris Peace Conference, Ferdinand held a celebration banquet for the Constantine delegation and commended them.

For example: Ferdinand divided up five dukes and seven marquises in one breath, including the four generals of the military, who were all dukes. Except for the dukes, all the cabinet members became marquises. The three of Fang formed the Seven Marquises!

Of course, these people are all vain titles, and the real title of Ferdinand is not so heroic. Besides, Bulgaria also has a strict system of title promotion. Theoretically, the possibility of a real duke is almost zero!

After all, it is a fief of up to one million hectares, how could Ferdinand be easily obtained by others? Theoretically, as long as someone can unify the Eurasian continent, this credit is almost enough. In fact, Ferdinand just painted a big cake. Perhaps through the efforts of dozens of generations, it is possible to give birth to a real duke!

After all, among all the nobles in Bulgaria, there is no earl with the highest real title. The difference between the duke is too far.

Also because of this, the status of fiefdom nobles is much higher than that of false nobility, after all, it can be hereditary!

It is also official that Ferdinand has formulated strict noble standards. Now the Bulgarian nobles have been recognized by the mainstream European society.

In addition to announcing these high-ranking titles at the banquet, Ferdinand also threw out more than 40 earls, more than 380 viscounts, more than 2,500 barons, more than 8,000 knights and More than 20,000 Lords.

The Bulgarian aristocratic system was thus established, and most of the knights in it were sealed. After a world war, there were still many people who made great contributions. There are still a lot of 150 hectares of military achievements There are enough people!

This also means that Ferdinand is no longer a rootless apple. A noble class loyal to the king has been established. With the end of enfeoffment, they will go deep into all parts of Bulgaria and consolidate Ferdinand's ruling foundation.

There was no way, Ferdinand went through the history books of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and finally found the most scientific way to digest the new territory to be knighted. As long as a bunch of nobles took root in the local area, the possibility of rebirth and independence was very small.

On the contrary, the use of civilian rule is prone to repetition, and if one is not careful, rebellion and independence will occur. Is this not the case in ancient and modern China and foreign countries!

Also in order to restrict the aristocrats from growing bigger, Ferdinand also made strict restrictions, that is, the aristocrats did not have the right to build cities, and all cities in Bulgaria must be controlled by the government!

In addition, the term of office of nobles in the local area has also been strictly limited. Basically, after two terms, they must be sent abroad to prevent the local factions from becoming bigger.

Of course, these questions are still early! Now these aristocrats are going to the place as builders. Many places have become deserted due to war factors. Their main task in the past was to take root in the place and develop the local economy.

Compared with the real nobles, most of the people who got the entrusted lands were ordinary soldiers who made military exploits. There are a large number of them, and although each person does not get a lot of land, as long as they are willing to choose to go to a more remote area, they can invest in the purchase of land that is no more than ten times the size of the military field!

The standards are different in different places. For example, those who flow in the Balkan Peninsula can buy as much as the actual fiefdom without any discount; while those who go to the Asia Minor Peninsula can buy 50% to twice as much. land.

Of course, the place where you can buy land ten times the size of the fiefdom is naturally Africa. In order to open remote areas, the more remote the place, the lower the land price. The land in the African continent is basically given away for nothing, Fei Di South is dumping at a low price of 100 levs per hectare!

It's just that in order to ensure the interests of Bulgaria's military nobles, it has not been sold to the general public. In fact, there are not many folks who can relocate. After all, the Balkan Peninsula is now the core of Bulgaria!

Once the military achievements of these millions of soldiers are released, the Asia Minor Peninsula, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, the Persian Gulf and other regions will become the focus of Bulgaria's development in the next ten years. Get the same level of attention from the government!

As for the Arabian Peninsula, it will be a little further back. Ferdinand estimates that he will be able to drive there in the next ten years. As for the African region, it is better to let it go. It is impossible for Bulgaria to invest tens of billions of levs for the African colony. opening funds.

The initial goal is to send a group of refugees there, establish a few cities in the coastal areas, entrust some nobles to manage them, develop local products as appropriate, and strive for initial profits.

As for the worst part of Africa, Ferdinand felt that it would be more appropriate to exile prisoners. It would be a good choice to send the diehards who are unwilling to carry out national integration in Bulgaria's territory now!

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