Bulgarian Empire

The genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No advertisements!? Sofia in 1926 already has the appearance of a modern city.

High-rise buildings are rising from the ground. Although there are no skyscrapers with hundreds of floors, buildings with more than ten or twenty floors are still everywhere.

Influenced by Ferdinand, Bulgarian cities are designed with wide roads. For example, the capital Sofia was originally designed to accommodate 10 million people and 3 million cars to pass according to Ferdinand's requirements.

Even the office areas of various industries are distributed in different areas. Generally speaking, they are neat, which is also a characteristic of Bulgaria.

Now the total population of Sofia has exceeded 3 million. It is the largest city in Bulgaria and the third largest city in Europe after London and Paris (here refers to Greater Paris).

From the perspective of urban development potential alone, Constantinople actually has more advantages. As the gateway to the Black Sea, more than 10,000 ships pass by here every year, and it is the most prosperous commercial port in Bulgaria.

Even if the government didn't invest too much money, Constantinople has now become the second largest city in Bulgaria, but the commercial atmosphere is too strong, and Ferdinand doesn't like it.

In fact, after the Crimean Peninsula was seized, Bulgaria proposed to move the capital to Constantinople, but not many people supported it.

In terms of history and culture, although Sofia is not as good as Constantinople and Athens, it is also ranked in the top five in Bulgaria.

Economically, it is currently the largest city in Bulgaria, but it will be surpassed by Constantinople in at most two or three years.

In terms of security, Sofia and Constantinople are similar, and now both cities are far away from the border and there is no threat of war.

In terms of geographical location, Constantinople obviously has more advantages. It is located at the junction of the Eurasian continent and has the advantage of the strait.

Constantinople has so many advantages, but it is not as good as Sofia in one point, and that is politics.

Sofia is the birthplace of Bulgaria, with the highest public support for the government. It is also the foundation of the Bulgarian system and has an unparalleled political position.

Most of the people who supported moving the capital to Constantinople were the old and the young and some capitalists. Obviously, they did not have enough voice in politics.

The so-called support means shouting a few voices among the people, and there are not enough members in Congress to make proposals, and there is no spokesperson for their interests in the government.

And there are many people who support the establishment of Sofia as the capital, high-level military and political circles, Bulgarian people over eight floors above, and Ferdinand himself.

Needless to say, everyone knows the reason, the location of the capital also involves very large interests.

Those who want to move the capital to Constantinople are nothing more than increasing their political voice through moving the capital, and changing Bulgaria's national policy!

Long before the end of the World War, there were discussions about moving the capital, such as moving the capital to Belgrade, which meant that Bulgaria's strategic goal was the European continent, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire would definitely not survive World War I.

Another example: moving the capital to Athens, which means that Bulgaria will compete for hegemony in the Mediterranean, and the maritime strategy will become the core strategy of Bulgaria in the future.

There is also a proposal to move the capital to Bucharest, which means that the honeymoon period between Bulgaria and Russia is over, and Bulgaria's next strategy is to attack Russia.

Could Ferdinand change Bulgaria's national policy now? It is obviously impossible. If the capital is moved to Constantinople, wouldn't it provide a platform for capitalists, the old and the young to come to power?

Even if Ferdinandken agreed, the country would not be able to pass it. This marks the collapse of Bulgaria's existing system and will enter the era of capitalism.

Only idiots can move the capital against the people of the whole country, just like many people say why the British didn't move their capital to America and the Spaniards didn't move their capital to South America.

It's not that they don't know the benefits of moving the capital, the problem is that the consequences are too serious, so serious that everyone can't afford it!

In contrast,

The move of Bulgaria's capital to Constantinople does not even have actual benefits. Apart from looking good, it is just making trouble for itself.

No one stipulates that the capital of a country must be in the most developed city, which means a waste of resources.

If possible, Ferdinand would not mind moving the capital to a small city with a lot of birds and flowers, away from the bustling metropolis of industry and commerce.

Sofia is now de-industrialized.

Since 1908, no factory has been added in the Sofia area, except for the urban necessities within the slaughterhouse, power plant, and printing factory, and other factories are gradually moving out.

This is why the economy of Constantinople can catch up with Sofia so quickly.

According to the current plan, within a 100-kilometer radius of Sofia, any factories that pollute the environment are prohibited. All large polluting factories, including chemical plants and steel plants, will be relocated. Urban sewage must be purified before it can be discharged.

Within a radius of 200 kilometers, heavily polluting factories are prohibited, and air pollution standards must also meet the environmental protection standards proposed by Bulgaria.

In contrast, coastal cities are much more convenient. Now everyone is discharging into the sea. Ferdinand is not an extreme environmentalist. He knows that environmental protection is unrealistic in this era.

Protect the surrounding environment of Sofia, that is, he lives in Sofia, and he can't be pitted with himself!

As a price, by 1930, Sofia would become a metropolis that was basically free from industrial pollution. The city's economic development was delayed for at least two decades, and the economic loss reached tens of billions of levs.

It is impossible to promote it to the whole country. For such a tall thing as de-industrialization, let Britain and France play it!

However, Britain and France in this era did not engage in decontamination. Their domestic chemical plants and steel plants still remained in place, and most of them moved away were textile factories and garment cities, these labor-intensive enterprises.

It is obvious that Bulgaria's current policy is leaning towards the original Bulgarian fundamentals, and high-level government officials have long recognized the importance of environmental protection.

Everyone wants to live a few more years, and they don't want to live a life of fragrant cars, fine wine, and smelly London. It is understandable to use the power in their hands to protect the environment of their hometown first.

This is what Ferdinand acquiesced to. He has also been to London and Paris. Among the major cities in the world, Sofia has the lightest pollution. At least there is no industrial smog.

In order to dispose of garbage, there are now special cargo ships that are brought to African colonies for disposal. It can be said that Ferdinand is already a pioneer of environmentalism.

Of course, this is limited to the local area. Colonial garbage piles up like mountains, and basically they are directly incinerated, and they are not directly dumped on the ground, even if he is morally noble.

"Your Majesty, the Russians have taken the bait, and they have formally invited us to discuss land transactions!" Megev said happily

For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is almost a political achievement delivered to the door. For him personally, it is worth celebrating to be able to add another one to his resume.

Although he has been hailed as the most outstanding diplomat of the 20th century, who would take too much credit for himself? In Bulgaria, there are no masters with high achievements, so Megev naturally wants to make more political achievements!

"Very well, let's test the bottom line of the Russians first and see which territories they plan to sell this time. There are only two principles. We don't want enclaves or Russian Poland. Feel free to use other areas!" Ferdinand said with a smile

Although the Russians themselves sent it to the door for slaughter, due to the influence of the relationship between the two countries, Bulgaria still cannot specify a specific place. They can only buy wherever the Russians sell.

In this way, no matter what happens in the future, no one can accuse Bulgaria of taking advantage of the fire, although it is also taking advantage of the fire.

How many troops does the Russian Empire have now? Ferdinand can say with certainty that it exceeds 8 million, of which Nicholas II has more than 3 million, and the other two have more than 2 million each.

How much money will it cost each year if the three parties are fully fired? Just look at the world wars and you will know that spending more than one billion pounds a year in war funds is really not a problem!

Obviously, Russia's civil war cannot reach this intensity. At least the weapons of mass destruction in gas bombs, both sides have tacitly chosen not to use them.

During the war, everyone also consciously reduced civilian casualties, except of course the Moscow government. In the civil war they launched, all the old, young and old went to battle.

No matter how much it is saved, the annual war funds of three to five billion pounds are still indispensable, and the funding gap is very large.

Thinking of this, Ferdinand had to complain about Nicholas II, where are the political means! This is all a civil war. You have been fighting and killing for so long. You, an orthodox tsar, have to engage in political inducement anyway?

When you have an advantage in the military, you just use money to bribe your opponent? Could it be that there is no heart for him in the Russian army on the opposite side?

At this point, it is obvious that Nicholas II is not as good as a bald head. At least when the warlords are fighting, let this one be neutral today, and let that one turn against him tomorrow!

The advantage of Nicholas II is much greater. Legitimacy is very important in the European continent. For example, many countries in Europe are secretly supporting Nicholas Jr., but no country recognizes their legitimacy. !

Now Nicholas II is still the only legal tsar, and this is his greatest advantage, with a big stick in one hand and sweet dates in the other, are you afraid that you can't solve the enemy?

No matter so much, first end the civil war and then deal with it slowly. Once the war is over, the army will be disarmed first. Without the troops in hand, how can these people fight him?

"Yes, Your Majesty! I understand what to do, but I don't know what the Russians are thinking this time!" Megev said

"It doesn't matter, anyway, the bigger their appetite, the higher the price they will pay! Whether it is the Ukraine or the Caucasus, as long as they are willing to sell, we can buy it!" Ferdinand said calmly

This is obvious, depending on how much money the government of Nicholas II wants to obtain. Anyway, as long as it is paid by Lev, the Bulgarian government is not afraid of running out of money!

The money falls into the hands of the Russians, and will eventually return to Bulgaria. The government can return at least 30 to 40% of the funds through various taxes. Ferdinand actually doesn’t care too much about the price.

If the Russians are willing to bleed, it is really possible to sell it at a sky-high price. After all, the value of land in this era is not high in people's minds. European land is very expensive, and we still have to wait for the colonial system to collapse.

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