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"Conscription!"

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The annual Conscription Day is the most important festival in Bulgaria, and it is nicknamed "Joining the Army Day" among the people.

It's a pity that the world is peaceful now, and the number of recruits every year has not been large. At the same time, if there is no war, there will naturally be no military exploits.

For the younger generation in Bulgaria, this kind of life is really too difficult to "endure".

The great achievements of the predecessors, they can only look up to, and they can't even go to the battlefield, so how can we talk about surpassing?

Now is not the season for conscription. According to the usual practice, unless there is a war, or the government is preparing for the war, it will not conscript in advance.

Burks is one of the recruits. He has already served in the military once. As a veteran, he has an advantage in this kind of sudden recruitment.

With the fastest speed, I ran to the bulletin board and carefully read the conscription documents.

Soon he was disappointed, this time it was not the government that recruited soldiers, but the Kingdom of the Netherlands recruited mercenaries in Bulgaria.

The Balkans are also a well-known hometown of mercenaries. Turning up the history, their ancestors almost all worked in this "rich" career hundreds of years ago.

At this time, the term mercenary has rarely appeared in everyone's sight.

If it weren't for the Bulgarian government recruiting millions of mercenaries during the World War, it is estimated that many people would have forgotten this familiar and unfamiliar term!

If the Bulgarian government conscripted soldiers, there would naturally be a long queue. Do you still want to make contributions?

Now, if you want to be a mercenary for the Dutch, this kind of temptation will be much smaller, although the commission given by the recruiter this time is very high, and the pension is also very generous.

But the title, or social status, that they want most is not something that mercenary organizations can afford.

The Bulgarian government has established a complete system long ago, with very strict regulations on knight titles, military merit field systems, other rewards and pension systems.

Now this group of mercenaries obviously does not meet the regulations. They are employed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in nature, so naturally they cannot enjoy the benefits and social status provided by the Bulgarian government.

Burks is no exception. Money has never been his goal in life. Like many young Bulgarians, he aspires to make contributions and become a member of the nobility.

Obviously, this is not what the Kingdom of the Netherlands can provide. Besides, this mercenary army is still controlled by the Bulgarian government, and it is only in the name of the Dutch for political needs.

In terms of military pay, the mercenaries are really generous, with a monthly base salary of 280 levs, and they can divide up all the spoils captured on the battlefield for eight floors, except for real estate.

Every time a war is won, there is a bonus, and the pension is as high as 80,000 levs. Including the usual supply of living materials, there is also an uninterrupted supply of meat, vegetables and fruits.

It's a pity that the temptation of these welfare benefits is not great for them. Except for some restless people, most people are not interested in it.

Now the legal minimum wage in Bulgaria is 108 levs and 128 levs per month (note: the eight-hour work system and the ten-hour work system are parallel), the average salary is 176 levs per month, and the salary level of ordinary soldiers is the same as the average salary .

Although the wages of mercenaries are high, they are not so high that they look up to them, especially the military nobles, who are even more dismissive.

Even if they have the smallest land area, they can rent out the land and go out to find a job. They can still get a lot of nourishment, and there is no need to work for the Dutch.

Ferdinand had a headache. Everyone was living a good life and had no interest in being a mercenary.

Although the salaries of mercenaries are high, they are all one-time. Once the battle is over, there will be nothing left.

It's not like joining the army in China. There are a series of benefits that can be enjoyed for life. If you make a military exploit, you will make a lot of money.

When you become famous, you have everything.

As a mercenary, even if you make great contributions, it is for the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has nothing to do with Bulgaria. Even if they get rich and return to their hometowns, the villagers only regard them as nouveau riche?

"You mean that our conscription work has encountered difficulties, and the number of applicants is too small?" Ferdinand asked suspiciously

The conscience of heaven and earth, this problem is completely beyond Ferdinand's imagination. Since he took the throne for more than 30 years, he has never heard of Bulgaria being unable to recruit soldiers.

In the past, it was difficult to recruit soldiers. There were always too many people who came to apply for it, and the workload of selecting soldiers was very heavy.

The Kingdom of Bulgaria implements the establishment of a country based on military force. Everyone has to receive military training since childhood, and even basic training can be saved when enlisting in the army.

From being exposed to military training at the age of seven, to enlisting in the army at the age of twenty, after thirteen years, no matter how stupid a person is, he has integrated this kind of training into his life.

Every time when recruiting soldiers, everyone will find that there are too many qualified soldiers, and there is no way. In the end, Ferdinand came up with the method of drawing lots to determine the candidates, which avoided a series of troubles.

This is probably the first time since the founding of Bulgaria that the number of people signing up for the army is insufficient. It is impossible not to be shocked by such an unexpected situation!

"Yes, Your Majesty! According to the previous conscription practice, usually on the first day when the registration channel is opened, the number of applicants will be overcrowded.

This time, our registration channel has been open for three days, and the current number of applicants is less than 30,000. If there is no accident, in the next four days, the maximum number of applicants will not exceed 20,000.

That is to say, our shortage of recruiting mercenaries this time will be very serious, and the number of soldiers recruited from the country may not even be half.

You know, this time we have relaxed the registration requirements, even immigrants and even refugees can sign up! "Chief of Staff Christophe said very distressed.

"Okay, do you know the reason why everyone's enthusiasm for signing up will be low?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"It should be an honor! To join the national defense force is to defend the country. Not only is the salary generous, but it will also be respected by the whole society.

The treatment of mercenaries may be higher, but they cannot be recognized by the society, and it is impossible for us to provide them with the same level of benefits! Admiral Christopher thought for a while and said

Ferdinand nodded. The treatment of mercenaries is not low. Apart from wages and bonuses, the most important thing is to share the spoils, which is equivalent to legal robbery.

The Indonesian region is also very rich, and their spoils after a battle may be their military pay for several years.

In theory, after helping the Dutch suppress the rebellion, it is not a problem at all for everyone to get tens of thousands of levs of spoils.

In one or two years, they can earn an income of tens of thousands of levs, which is almost the income they can accumulate after working in the country for ten years.

This income must not be increased, otherwise the Bulgarian government will not be able to bear the military salary.

In the case of non-combat, the salary expenses of more than 20 million levs have to be paid every month. Even if the daily necessities are provided by the Dutch, the monthly expenses of this army will not be less than 2,000 levs. Three million levs.

If there is a war, it will be even more costly. Ferdinand will not be surprised at the expense of four or five billion levas a year in war expenses.

If Nanyang is Bulgaria's territory, then don't say four or five billion Levas, even if it is four or five billion Levas, he will not hesitate, but this time he is only helping the Dutch?

"Well, first find a way among the refugees, if you still can't get the number of people together, go to the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the German region to recruit!

The big deal is to recruit two German divisions, give priority to several major kingdoms, and ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to coordinate. Given their current economic situation, people who are willing to come out to serve as mercenaries must be indispensable! "Ferdinand thought for a while and said

"Your Majesty, isn't it inappropriate to recruit a large number of mercenaries from Germany? This will increase their military strength?" Christopher Zou asked with a frown

"I also know this, that's why I asked you to go to several kingdoms to recruit people?

Except for the Kingdom of Prussia under the jurisdiction of the central government, no matter how the military strength of the other kingdoms expands, their population is very limited.

Even the Kingdom of Bavaria, which has the largest population, has a population of less than 10 million. No matter how strong their military strength is, they do not have the strength to unify Germany.

Besides, aren't there still French people? In the face of a unified Germany, the French government is expected to give in. It is impossible for the French to be intimidated by a small part of Germany.

Unless they want to see Germany united again and then wage a war of vengeance against them.

Even the Austro-Hungarian Empire cannot tolerate German unification, and traitors are not so easy to be! "Ferdinand said calmly.

Now Bulgaria needs a stable European continent. Only when the European continent is stable can an empire that threatens Bulgaria's national security be born.

The current European overlord, the French, has done a very good job in this area, unswervingly promoting the contradiction between Germany and France. As long as Germany and France cannot compromise, then the countries on the European continent will not be able to threaten the security of Bulgaria.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Christopher replied

"Your Majesty, the military expenditure for recruiting mercenaries this time may be overspend.

According to our previous plan, mercenaries are all recruited in the country, and they can be sent to the battlefield without much training at all.

But now, going to Germany and Austria to recruit troops will greatly increase our training funds, including the expenditure on command and coordination, which will also greatly increase! said the Chancellor of the Exchequer with a gloomy face.

"How much will the cost increase?" Ferdinand asked with concern

There is no way to do this. The mercenaries recruited from Bulgaria have the same training mode and can be used directly.

And these foreign recruits, even if they are all veterans who retired from the World War, are now degraded. They must be retrained and then run in for a long time before they can be commanded consistently.

"Based on the calculation of recruiting 30,000 people, at least 35 million levs of training funds will be added, and at least 800,000 levs of translation funds will be added every month.

Your Majesty, this has greatly exceeded our budget, and the government's financial pressure will be great! "Kennedy thought for a while and said

Ferdinand frowned. On the surface, this figure seemed small. In fact, when the war was over, perhaps this part of the increased funds would be worth hundreds of millions of levas.

Don't look at Bulgaria's current fiscal revenue, which is already tens of billions of levs. In fact, they are still very poor.

The ongoing "Ten-Year Plan" consumes a lot of financial resources of the government, so Ferdinand has to live on a budget.

"Well, let's do it like this! For the overspend, use our Southeast Asian colonies as collateral and borrow from the bank!" Ferdinand said with a frown

Lack of money is also a common problem of governments all over the world. The financial situation of the Bulgarian government is estimated to be the best in the world in this era.

At the very least, the government's debt ratio has been severely suppressed by Ferdinand. It has dropped from seven or eight times the debt leverage at its peak to less than 30% now.

This is still because of the "Ten-Year Plan", otherwise the Bulgarian government would have been debt-free.

Just because the government has less debt doesn't mean it owes less money to the banks.

For example: Bulgaria's railway company still owes more than 10 billion to the bank; Bulgaria's road construction group is even more ruthless, and owes the bank more than 20 billion.

There are quite a few similar state-owned enterprises. Of course, the Bulgarian Highway Group is not a state-owned enterprise. It is a social welfare enterprise.

If nothing else happens, the Bulgarian Railway Company will also become a public welfare enterprise in the future. There are still many similar enterprises. Almost all state-owned infrastructure construction enterprises will eventually transform into public welfare enterprises.

Monopoly companies are not so easy to do, especially those industries that are related to the international people's livelihood, which are typical examples of scolding.

In the future world, spitting stars can also drown people!

Many industries do not make much money, but in the eyes of the outside world, they are considered to be profiteering industries, and Ferdinand is not going to leave any of them.

Anyway, no matter how the nature of the enterprise changes, the government will not lose its control over it, it is nothing more than that it cannot make money from it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Kennedy replied

Let’s take a loan. Anyway, the Bulgarian government has always been a high-quality customer of the bank. Compared with the high debts of governments around the world, the debt of the Bulgarian government has been falling all the way.

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