Bulgarian Empire

The genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No advertisements!? The eldest son’s marriage is booked, and Ferdinand has a worry, but it’s a pity that there are five boys waiting behind Then, he couldn't be happy.

Even if they are not crown princes, the range of marriage options is so wide, the minimum is to marry an old nobleman, this standard cannot be lowered.

This is the price of being born in the royal family. Since childhood, you have to make sacrifices in marriage.

Of course, this is only for those who have lived in ivory towers since they were young. There are still many people outside who are willing to make such sacrifices.

Your Majesty, this is our Ministry of the Navy's new shipbuilding plan, please have a look! said the new Minister of the Navy, Admiral Pelt-Ivanlov

Ferdinand took the form and read it carefully.

It has been twenty years since the earliest dreadnought ship in Bulgaria entered service in 1907, and the service life is coming soon. At this time, new warships must be built to fill this vacancy.

After reading the document, Ferdinand said with a smile: Your Admiralty, this time you are preparing for a big change!

According to the plan of the Ministry of the Navy, the Bulgarian Navy will gradually decommission eight dreadnoughts, two battlecruisers, and twelve cruisers in the next five years...

Almost all the main warships of the Bulgarian navy have been replaced. This is also a matter of no choice. From 1915 to the present, except for the addition of two aircraft carriers and the replacement of some small warships in eleven years, the Bulgarian navy has never built again. New battleships.

Your Majesty, there is no way our warships are far behind the times, and we have no choice but to replace them! Admiral Pelt, the Secretary of the Navy, thought for a while and said.

Well, in principle, I agree with your shipbuilding plan, but the question is what about the London Treaty?

According to the provisions of the treaty, the tonnage of our naval battleships must not exceed 330,000 metric tons, and the total tonnage of aircraft carriers must not exceed 120,000 metric tons. Your plan has exceeded the standard! Ferdinand said with a smile

The Treaty of London has now become a shackle for the expansion of the navy of various countries.

However, it is not easy to break the constraints of the Treaty of London, at least Ferdinand will not come out to be the first person to tear up the treaty.

At any time, there is a price to be paid for breaking the rules. Now the Bulgarian Navy does need to expand, but this need is not so urgent.

In Ferdinand's view, there is no difference between expanding the navy one day earlier and expanding the navy one day later!

Ferdinand could have doubled the size of the Bulgarian navy in two years if he wanted to, but that doesn't make any sense.

In this period, the world is generally peaceful. Even though the conflict between Britain and Japan has intensified, it has not reached the point where war is about to break out.

It can be said that as long as the Japanese army does not take the initiative to attack the British, this war cannot be fought.

Under the general anti-war environment of the whole people, the British people can still accept the London government’s continued anti-insurgency war. If they take the initiative to provoke a war, the British people will probably lose their cabinet. No politician will take such a risk!

Not only Ferdinand can see this problem clearly, but the Japanese government can also see it clearly, so they dare to fight to the death and add trouble to the British by the way.

Since the war cannot be fought, the urgency for Bulgaria to expand its navy is greatly reduced. Even Ferdinand believed that even if a new round of world war broke out, the Bulgarian navy would probably still be killed.

Your Majesty, the Treaty of London is about to become a scrap of paper, and now all countries in the world are about to move, and they are trying to expand the tonnage of the navy! Pelt explained

It's about to become a piece of waste paper, hasn't it become waste paper yet?

In short, Bulgaria is a responsible big country, and such things that violate the treaty and damage the credibility of our country cannot be done!

Take the plan back and redo it. Now the size of our navy must be within the scope stipulated in the treaty. Unless you can invite God, the old man, don't try to convince me! Ferdinand said very clearly.

yes,

His Majesty! ’ Pelt replied

He knew that it was impossible for Ferdinand to agree to expand the navy without a sufficient reason. Now that the military expenditures of the Bulgarian armed forces are land, air and sea, he knows the status of the navy.

Needless to say, the army is the foundation of Bulgaria. As a land power country, it is impossible for Bulgaria to reduce its investment in the army anyway.

The Air Force has also ambitiously formulated a global strategic strike plan, and it has also been approved, as long as the navy's global strategy is killed by the great Ferdinand.

It is simply raised by the stepmother, the uncle does not love it, and the grandma does not love it!

Many people don't know that the Air Force's global strategic strike plan was created by Ferdinand himself. That is: establish military bases at important nodes around the world, and use long-range bombers to cover any important city in the world.

Originally, Ferdinand was planning to cover any corner of the world, but considering the technology of this era, he decisively gave up.

It would be nice to be able to cover major cities. So far, Bulgaria has focused on the European continent. If production costs are not considered, the new generation of strategic bombers can already do it.

The world strategy has just begun, and even the military bases established by the Bulgarian Navy overseas are just a part of it.

This strategic plan has so far been known to less than ten people. Even if this strategy is already being implemented, it is covered up by smoke bombs on the bright side.

Every Bulgarian overseas military base must have an airport built on it, but it is not the air force stationed there, but the overseas colonial defenders.

Everyone is familiar with it. As the only country in the world that distributes aircraft to companies, what kind of problem is it that there is an airport on a military base?

It's nothing more than a bigger airport, which is understandable to everyone. The pilot's skills are not good enough, so it is natural to build a bigger airport.

In order not to attract the attention of the British, this strategic plan has been carried out very conservatively so far, and the overseas military bases owned by the Bulgarian Navy are still very rare.

Except for occupying some small islands in the land of no man, the Bulgarian navy has not made any major moves. And this occupation is limited to marking a landmark on it.

After all, the islands that are suitable for human survival basically already have owners. The real unowned land is really uninhabitable!

It is nothing more than to seize sovereignty in advance. Once resources are discovered in these areas in the future, Bulgaria will already have the upper hand.

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Your Majesty, the Dutch government has asked us for help! Foreign Minister Megiev said

So fast? Ferdinand asked in surprise.

Didn't he never think that the Dutch would seek help from Bulgaria, but isn't this speed too fast?

It has only been a few days since the marriage of the two royal families, and they have begun to draw closer politically. Haven't they considered the feelings of the British Empire?

Your Majesty, on the issue of Indonesia, Mr. Churchill scared the Dutch, and now the Dutch government dare not ask the British for help, and at the same time they cannot give up Indonesia.

Now, apart from the British, in Southeast Asia, as long as we and the French have the strength to help them quell the rebellion.

The French's own Luzon rebellion has not been resolved, and now Vietnam is not stable, they are a little overwhelmed, and the Dutch government has no choice but to ask us for help! ’ explained Megeve

Ferdinand nodded. He figured it out. It turned out that the Dutch were scared by the boss. At this time, let the frontline army and the British fight together. Only God knows what will happen!

What about the conditions given by the Dutch government? Ferdinand asked with concern

The Dutch government can transfer some of the islands to us for a fee, but the specific location has not yet been determined.

According to the analysis of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch were frightened by the actions of the British this time. They were afraid that the British would annex Indonesia, so they pulled us in.

At the same time, the Dutch were also worried that we would annex Indonesia, so they did not take action until the news of the marriage between the two royal families spread, and they made up their minds! Megeve analyzed

If it was said that Bulgaria had no ambitions for Indonesia before, no one would believe it, not even Ferdinand himself.

But now, Bulgaria really has no ambitions for Indonesia. No matter how great the interests of Indonesia are, the Bulgarian government cannot make small moves at the time of the marriage between the two countries.

Just like the Bulgarian-Russian marriage back then, Bulgaria was qualified to expand in the Balkans. This time, the Bulgarian government had to give up its ambitions for the Indonesian region.

Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can continue to communicate with the Dutch on this issue. Our strategic focus is not in Southeast Asia, and the Dutch colonies are not within the scope of our plan.

There are many island rings in Indonesia, and we don't want areas with dense population, high economic value, and special strategic value.

If the Dutch need us to send troops to help, they can choose to pay a commission, or take out a few sparsely populated islands as a reward for this military operation! Ferdinand thought for a while and said

Ferdinand was shameless, and it was impossible for him to take advantage of the fire at this time. Just like when the Russian Civil War broke out, he contributed money and effort to help Nicholas II through the first difficulty.

This time, even if the Dutch took a few islands to make up the numbers, or paid a super low commission, Ferdinand also recognized it, and regarded it as a betrothal gift for his future daughter-in-law. In short, he couldn't lose face!

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and the level of the Dutch bid also determines the level of hard work of the Bulgarian army.

If the bid is too low, then driving the rebels into the jungle and helping the Dutch take back the city is considered to be the completion of the task, and the rest of the problem will be left to the Dutch themselves.

Conversely, if the Dutch are willing to pay, the Bulgarian army will also provide high-end services and can help them carry out a comprehensive cleansing in the colony.

We don't need to be too active. It's better to let the Dutch cooperate with the British again. The more they suffer, the better our response will be! After thinking for a while, Ferdinand added

Your Majesty, with the strength of the British in Southeast Asia, if we join hands with the Dutch, it may be easy to suppress the rebellion. Then we are not... Megeve asked in surprise

Don't worry, the Japanese won't let them put down the rebellion so easily. There are over 100 million natives in Southeast Asia. As long as these people are organized, the rebellion won't be so easy to suppress!

Besides, have you not noticed that the personal ability of the British commanders is particularly strong?

From the initial rebellion in the Philippine Islands, Mr. Churchill personally went to command, and then the rebellion spread to the Malay Peninsula, and now the Burmese have followed suit.

If there is no accident, the southeast peninsula will soon be in chaos. Even if the flames of war burn to India in the end, I will not be surprised! ’ Ferdinand sneered.

Your Majesty, the possibility of this happening is unlikely. The British are powerful, and even if the Japanese make small moves, they dare not touch India!

Although Mr. Churchill's military ability is not as good as our generals, he is still a famous general of the British Empire. If it weren't for the intervention of the Japanese, these rebellions would have been quelled long ago! Prime Minister Constantine said with some hesitation

That's right, in this time and space, Mr. Churchill is a famous British general. Although he doesn't have any outstanding records, he can boast!

So everyone still has a lot of confidence in him. At least his resume is really awesome. He was included in the great victories won by the British army in World War I!

Ferdinand did not explain. They are all civilians who do not know how many military mistakes the British made in Southeast Asia, which is understandable.

If they had seen the case studies of the General Staff, they would have found that in South East Asia, the British Army was playing tricks.

Using 800,000 troops to quell the rebellion, it has not been pushed all the way, but has been fought steadily. Such an obviously fake battle report, professionals can tell at a glance that the British have suffered a loss in the Southeast Asian battlefield!

According to the analysis of the Bulgarian General Staff, it is easy to defeat these rebels on the frontal battlefield. The real trouble is that after winning the battle, the enemy fled into the jungle and tried to destroy them.

Besides, can the Japanese army of this era measure them by ordinary standards?

Perhaps the Japanese government knows how to measure, and so do the top Japanese military officers, but can you expect the Japanese officers and soldiers at the bottom to see the big picture?

When the Japanese government acquiesced to the military's actions, they were out of control, especially after entering Southeast Asia, they completely let themselves go.

Without the constraints of their superiors, they all act according to their own ideas, and everyone has different goals.

Some people just want to destroy the British and retaliate against their suppression of Japan; some people are ready to overthrow the British, colonial rule in Southeast Asia, and turn this place into a part of Japan...

In short, once ambition is born, it will be out of control. When the flames of war will spread to India depends on their mood.

Then let's wait and see! Ferdinand said with a smile

Everyone shut their mouths obediently. History has proved Ferdinand's accurate judgment many times. No matter how big their doubts were, they proved the king's judgment was correct every time. They really couldn't bear it. O courage to argue!

This is a good thing, as it can ensure that Ferdinand's orders are carried out meticulously; it is also a bad thing, the king's authority is too great, even if Ferdinand's decision is wrong, they will still carry it out , Not conducive to the long-term development of the country!

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