Bulgarian Empire

There is no other reason, it is all the fault of gold! At the end of the 19th century, in this era of the gold standard, no one hoped that the British would obtain South African gold and grasp the lifeblood of world finance!

The British, who have been outraged by the public in history, cleverly used diplomatic means to stir up conflicts among countries, making it impossible for the great powers to unite.

Even so, under the small actions of various countries, the British finally won the victory after three years of hard work.

However, in the context of countries manipulating public opinion to create obstacles for the British, the European people set off an upsurge of boycotting the British.

While the British won the victory, they paid a price. Industrial products were forced to lose part of the European market and were replaced by German artificial commercial products, creating opportunities for the German economy to surpass the British!

The current situation is worse than in history. In Ferdinand's view, no matter how good John Bull's diplomacy is, it cannot be done in a short time. Of course, the British still don't think how strong the Boers are in combat!

Oh, now the British are planning to send troops to intervene in the crisis in the Near East after defeating the Boers!

If Bulgaria took action to weaken the Ottoman Empire, they would probably be happy to do so. After all, the importance of Egypt is self-evident, and the British cannot let go of the land transportation line leading to India!

In contrast, the importance of the Balkans is about to fall back. In addition to restricting the expansion of the Russian Empire, the interests of the British Empire are really not worth mentioning!

Ferdinand took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, Since everyone has no objections, let's sign a contract with France and Russia as soon as possible!

Don't think about those useless things, what we have to do now is to prepare, prepare, prepare! Strive to win this war with the least cost and get the biggest piece of cake!

As for the navy, leave it to the Russians. Anyway, there are precedents for this. Wasn't the previous army also run by the Russians?

Isn't the Army still in our own hands now? Don't have any psychological pressure. Instead of doing this, it is better to devote your energy to the construction of the country!

The new Minister of Defense Petrov asked anxiously: Grand Duke, should we immediately prepare the whole people for war?

Ferdinand thought for a while, nodded and said, Well, what plans does your Ministry of Defense have?

Petrov said calmly: Our Ministry of National Defense has formulated a national reserve training plan, and all young people of the right age (17 years old and below 55 years old) in Bulgaria must participate in military training.

Considering the actual situation, we put the focus of reserve training on the countryside, and use the slack period to conduct militarized training.

The training time ranges from three to six months per year, but such high-intensity training also requires the government to allocate a part of funds to subsidize the young and strong participants in the training.

Of course, urban residents are no exception, but considering the actual situation, most of them work in factories, so we reduced the training time to one month a year!

In theory, once a war breaks out, 300,000 troops can be mobilized within three days, 600,000 troops can be mobilized within a week, and the maximum mobilization limit can reach one million!

Ferdinand's face changed slightly, and then he returned to normal, thinking: This may be the mobilization system in Bulgaria in history! But to use it now, I'm afraid it's a bit frenzied. After all, the people have never experienced the humiliation of the Second Balkan War. Who knows if the people can bear such a desperate effort?

Mr. Petrov, has your Ministry of Defense considered the actual situation in formulating this plan? This is already a war for all the people. Can the Bulgarian people bear it?

Petrov said confidently: Your Majesty, don't worry! Bulgaria has a tradition of all people being soldiers since ancient times. In fact, all Balkan countries have the tradition of all people being soldiers. Serbia could do it before. There is no reason why we can't do it!

As long as military spending is sufficient,

We in the Department of Defense can guarantee the completion of this mission!

Looking at the confident Minister of Defense, Ferdinand knew that it was hard to say in other countries, but Bulgaria can really complete it, but the capitalists will feel uncomfortable, or Ferdinand himself will suffer heavy losses!

Besides, if only Bulgaria and Ottoman were singled out, Ferdinand might really work hard, but he hasn't reached that level yet.

So he kicked the ball to the cabinet and asked, What do you think of the cabinet?

The result was beyond Ferdinand's expectations. The cabinet, who thought it would oppose it, actually collectively supported the plan of the Ministry of National Defense!

Constantine: Grand Duke, I think there is nothing wrong with the plan formulated by the Ministry of Defense, which can maximize Bulgaria's war potential!

Then Foreign Minister Megev, Minister of Industry Wei Zheng-Ivanlov, and Minister of Education Chekhov all expressed their support!

Ferdinand finally understood why Bulgaria was able to break out in the First World War, you can know the autumn by looking at a leaf, and under the background of going up and down, what can't be done?

He still shook his head and said, That's right in theory, but you've overlooked the problem of logistical supplies after the outbreak of war! We must also have enough manpower to invest in logistics!

From a military point of view, after the outbreak of the war, the main battlefields are the Macedonian region and the Istanbul region, and other regions are secondary battlefields. There is no need for us to use so many troops!

How many troops did the Ottoman Empire have? How many troops are there in Europe? Now the European area is less than 200,000! Even their national army is only 500,000 to 600,000 people!

With their rotten system and low efficiency, if they want to mobilize the whole country, it is estimated that the war will be over before it starts!

The enemy army we are facing is only 300,000 to 400,000 at most, and we have to consider their situation. Detailed information on this aspect will be handed over to you later!

Don't be intimidated by the name of the Ottoman Empire, this huge empire is terminally ill. The most they can mobilize is the European region, and the reserve training has been abandoned!

Material reserves are even more of a joke! It's really about to fight, I guess they are not as good as the Serbs! At least in the face of a national crisis, the performance of the officials of the Serbian government is still qualified.

Ottoman Empire? If half of the funds are used for the real purpose, it is already cheating. Usually, it is their normal level to deduct layer by layer and float seven or eight layers!

In addition, don't forget, we still have an army of 200,000 people at our disposal! The road workers under militarized management can be sent to the battlefield with a little training when necessary!

Therefore, the preparations for this battle are mainly on materials and personnel training, rather than simply pursuing quantity!