Bulgarian Empire

At this moment, Prime Minister Constantine, who is rushing back to Sofia from London in high spirits, has no idea how much mess there is in the country, waiting for him to go back and clean it up!

Governance of the new territory, how to deal with the relationship between the various ethnic groups in the Balkans, the resettlement of disabled and retired soldiers, the land division of meritorious personnel...

Ferdinand was very self-aware, and he had successful examples for future generations to learn from. It was okay for him to formulate large-scale strategies. As for the specific execution ability, no one knew. Anyway, he was used to directing people to do things.

It is conceivable that for a long time to come, the life of Bulgarian government officials will not be easy, and the office is their home!

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As soon as the war ended, Ferdinand was busy making personnel adjustments. He didn't have time to intervene in various government departments, mainly for the military.

It's not that Ferdinand didn't trust the officers. In fact, in the current Bulgarian military system, it is impossible for any individual or group to threaten his status!

But countless examples tell Ferdinand that people's hearts cannot stand the test, and there is no betrayal only because the asking price is not high enough! The best way is to start with the system and eliminate all possibility of betrayal!

After spending a lot of energy and taking all aspects into consideration, Ferdinand finally completed the military adjustment:

Removed Popov from the position of Commander of the First Army and transferred to the Military Council;

Removed Petrov from the position of Chief of Staff of the First Army and transferred to the Military Council;

The First Army was disbanded on the spot, and the Constantinople Garrison Command (located in the Bosporus Strait) and the Dardanelles Garrison Command (located in the Dardanelles Strait) were established to take over the defense.

George Ivanov was dismissed from the position of commander of the Sixth Division and transferred to the Constantinople Garrison Command as the garrison commander;

The chief of staff of the Seventh Division of Stoyo-Bradisnov was removed and transferred to the Constantinople Garrison Command as chief of staff;

Deployment of troops: including the Bulgarian 1st Artillery Brigade reorganized from the 1st and 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiments; (Note: The Artillery Brigade is a brigade directly under the Ministry of National Defense and is only for cooperation)

And the new 11th Division, 12th Division, and 14th Division were reorganized on the spot as the Constantinople Garrison;

The total force is 24,000.

Parif Hristov was dismissed from the position of division commander of the 7th Division and transferred to the Dardanelles Garrison Command as the commander;

Stefan Bogdanov was removed from the position of Chief of Staff of the 6th Division and transferred to the Dardanelles Garrison Command as Chief of Staff;

Deployment of troops: including reorganization from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th heavy artillery regiments to the 2nd Bulgarian Artillery Brigade;

And the Ninth Division, the Tenth Division, and the new Thirteenth Division were reorganized into the Dardanelles;

The total force is 31,000.

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Of course, the military reform is not aimed at the first group army, and the same is true for several other group armies. The group army was disbanded on the spot, and the reorganized local garrison division took over the defense, and the commander and chief of staff were transferred back to the military committee.

After the new round of military system reform, Bulgaria added seven new garrison commands: Constantinople garrison command, Dardanelles garrison command, Albanian garrison command, Aegean garrison command, Kosovo garrison command , Nis Garrison Command, Macedonian Garrison Command.

The seven garrison headquarters are all military-level units. In addition to military considerations, Ferdinand's deployment in this way also has the idea of ​​arranging heroes!

After all, officers above the division level are basically generals, and now that they have made military exploits, most of them will be promoted in rank, and it is impossible for them to change jobs now.

Otherwise, according to the level reciprocity principle formulated by Ferdinand, if they change jobs, they can directly enter the ministries and commissions as ministers. It's even more difficult to settle locally, you can be the boss anywhere!

As for the governing ability of the high-level military officers, whether it can match their ability to fight, no one knows. Anyway, Ferdinand is not going to try!

In the end, Ferdinand simply raised part of the garrison command to an artificially high level,

The position of deputy commander was also added, so that these heroes were properly placed.

After a Balkan war, Bulgaria added more than 50 major generals, more than 20 lieutenant generals, and five generals, but no marshal was born.

Even Popov, who was most eligible for the title of marshal, was overwhelmed by Ferdinand.

What a joke, ever since Ferdinand set up a military committee in order to seize military power, the old guys in the army have entered a semi-retired state.

Now the Bulgarian army is already dominated by young people. The average age of more than 80 people promoted this time is less than 35 years old, and Popov is just over 40 years old now.

Unless Ferdinand was out of his mind, he would come up with such a young marshal to share his merits!

On this point, there was no need for Ferdinand to come forward in person. Those old fellows in the military committee all jumped out on their own. After all, no one wanted to be suppressed by a junior.

Especially those who were suppressed by them back then, no, those who have exercised a bit!

Now Bulgaria is also full of stars. War is the best teacher. After experiencing the Bulgarian War and the Balkan War successively, the commanding ability of Bulgarian officers has been greatly improved.

Now Ferdinand can proudly say that the quality of the Bulgarian army is no longer inferior to any of the great powers!

After the reorganization is completed, the Bulgarian army includes: 2 divisions of the Guards, with a total of more than 24,000 people; 8 army standing divisions, 4 heavy artillery brigades, and 3 cavalry regiments, with a total of more than 98,000 people; The local garrison consisting of divisions and six reserve brigades has a total of more than 128,000 people; the total national strength is about 250,000 people.

That's right, it's all the army, and the navy is automatically ignored.

Excluding the provisional navy, Bulgaria's Marine Police Fleet combined has a total tonnage of less than 6,000 tons and a population of no more than 3,000.

They usually do the work of the anti-smuggling brigade, and there is no problem in assigning them to the coast guard unit under the customs. When counting the total troop strength, it can be completely ignored!

These are just Ferdinand's future plans. The disarmament plan cannot be completed in a day or two!

Moreover, there are still many unstable places that need to be suppressed by the army. It is estimated that the disarmament work will not be completed until the end of 1898!

What still needs to be placed is the five generals who are about to be promoted, but the general direction has been determined, and it is impossible to lead troops under the army!

It is nothing more than the selection of the positions of Minister of Defense, Minister of War, Minister of the Navy, Chief of General Staff, and Minister of War!

Don't be surprised, these positions existed before, but Ferdinand left them idle in order to seize power. Even if there is no vacancy now, Ferdinand will make it vacant!

After the military committee came out, these positions were not valued very much, and their rights were greatly reduced, but these are not important!

Anyway, it's needed now, and Ferdinand doesn't mind elevating these positions again, no matter what the real power is, at least it sounds high-end and classy!

If there is an air force now, Ferdinand doesn't mind getting another air minister!

As for whether it is appropriate for the admiral to be the Minister of the Navy, Ferdinand is not worried at all.

The Bulgarian navy has no right to speak. Their highest-ranking commander in active service is only a colonel. The previous naval generals have long been ordered to retire by Ferdinand.

Besides, the Minister of War is an admiral, and the Secretary of the Navy is a colonel. Isn't this a black hole for the Navy? Is it true that the navy must be lower than the army, or is it still n levels lower?

In the future, Bulgaria will also build a large navy. As for how long this future will be, it will be a long time anyway. It is so long that Ferdinand does not know the exact time!

However, in order to appease people's hearts, but also to cater to the dream of a strong country in the hearts of the people! Ferdinand still shouted: The Bulgarian Navy will expand tenfold within ten years, and expand twentyfold within twenty years!

Well, those who don't know the size of the Bulgarian navy will probably be shocked when they hear this declaration, and those who know the inside story will definitely dismiss it.

As soon as the Balkan War ended, the Russians lowered the flag of Bulgaria, re-hung the flag of the Russian Empire, and appeared in the Sea of ​​Marmara openly.

After all, the Russians also want face, always wearing the vest of the younger brother, the officers and soldiers still feel very uncomfortable!

Calculated on the basis of 6,000 tons, ten times the expansion is only 60,000 tons, and twenty times is only 120,000 tons, which is slightly smaller than the current size of the Black Sea Fleet!

Of course, for the current Bulgarian navy, this is enough, at least they know that they will have money to buy new warships later.

Well, these are all Ferdinand's machinations. If you don't limit your rights to death, you can learn from the lessons of William II in World War I!

Originally, after Russia withdrew from the war, the Germans had an advantage, and they had the opportunity to negotiate with Britain and France to end the war decently. Unfortunately, the officers refused to agree and continued to fight!

As a result, Britain and France had to pay a high price, pull the United States on board, and continue to fight the Germans.

Even a tiger can't hold back a pack of wolves!

Germany, the world's number one army, still couldn't withstand the alliance of Britain, France and the United States, and it just exhausted the Second Empire alive!

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After much thought, Ferdinand decided to appoint: Admiral Popov as Minister of War, Admiral Petrov as Minister of Navy, Admiral Dante Kristoff as Minister of Defense, Andrei Brad Admiral Skov served as Minister of War, and Admiral Imya Dimitev served as Chief of the General Staff.

Well, Petrov was the worst. He got the idle job of the Minister of the Navy, and his coast guard fleet is still under the orders of the General Administration of Customs.

No way, who called him Ferdinand's confidant? When it's time to appease the heroes, it's time to set an example.

This is not a bad treatment. After the expansion of the navy, it will immediately become a hot real power faction. Of course, the premise is that it can survive until that day!

Of course, Petrov had no choice either. Compared with others, he had no advantage in terms of qualifications or military exploits. Especially in terms of age, the youngest him is undoubtedly the most disadvantaged!

Before, he could be the chief of staff, but the gold content of that chief of staff is much lower than now, and being the chief of staff of the army is not the same concept as the current chief of staff!

This was also Ferdinand's intention. After this personnel appointment, the positions of the few of them will most likely not change in the next ten or even twenty or thirty years.

It is Ferdinand's consistent proposition to treat meritorious officials preferentially. Under normal circumstances, as long as there is no situation. They can work until retirement!

And Dante Christophe, the oldest of the five of them, is only 48 years old now, wait for him to retire? Sorry, at this level, they can only wait until they want to retire, or die early.

All these are impossible for Petrov!

The only choice is to promote the construction of the navy, and turn the Bulgarian fleet named Navy into a veritable naval fleet, so that his position as Minister of the Navy can be worthy of the name!

After all, if Ferdinand wants to promote the development of the navy, he can't end it himself! Of course, this kind of thing has to happen to the younger brother, and Petrov just happened to catch up.

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