Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Back to Ferdinand in Sofia, there is still a grand ceremony waiting for him to preside over himself!

A large number of heroic figures emerged in the Pascal War. Some of them have already done enough credits and need to be awarded titles. This work can only be presided over by Ferdinand!

In order to commemorate the officers and soldiers who died in this war, the Bulgarian government held a national memorial. In order to express the importance of the fallen martyrs, Ferdinand decided to attend in person.

It should have started long ago, but with the death of Alexander III, Ferdinand went to St. Petersburg, so everyone had to wait.

The material rewards have already started. Everyone can receive cash in varying amounts according to the credit, or it can be converted into newly acquired land on the territory.

Ferdinand's decision was quickly warmly welcomed by the soldiers. For soldiers of rural origin, nothing is more attractive than land!

Unfortunately, for most people, even if the land price given by the government is much lower than the market price, they still cannot get much land.

After all, this war went so smoothly, basically it was a downwind battle, hard battles were rarely fought, and the merits of everyone's battles were not obvious!

After the military applied for cumulative rewards for military exploits, Ferdinand agreed.

Anyway, the Balkans lack everything except war. In order to gain more land, the military will actively promote war, which is exactly the same as Ferdinand's next strategy!

So an embarrassing scene appeared. The pensions and military bonuses prepared by the government in advance were almost unclaimed.

On the other side, there was a long line of people at the window for issuing land rewards. No matter if they could exchange enough land, everyone was willing to join in the fun.

Of course, Ferdinand knew the reason. In addition to the low price, the military field also had one of the biggest advantages, that is, the tax is low, and only half of the normal tax needs to be paid!

This is the fundamental reason why people are flocking to it. After all, with such great interests in front of us, it is not unacceptable to move to a newly acquired territory.

In order to prevent the annexation by capitalists or nobles, Ferdinand also specially stipulated that once these military fields are traded, they will lose the privilege of half tax!

Moreover, in order to limit land mergers, the government had previously imposed a heavy tax of 30% on land transactions.

Under normal circumstances, with so many restrictions, Ferdinand could only express admiration if the newly-raised military landowners could still operate and go bankrupt.

The maid Alice brought over a stack of documents and said, Grand Duke, this is the list submitted by the military. The first page is to be awarded a title, and the second page is to be awarded military medals in person according to your request.

Ferdinand casually took the list and looked at it. The content above is not much, and the first page is even less. There are only eight people, and they all have their own achievements and credits. There is no doubt.

Most of the list on the following pages are marked with red lines. Ferdinand knew that these people were either killed or seriously injured and retired. The military gave preferential treatment in terms of honor, and he naturally did not intend to go into it.

After all, the living cannot compete with the dead. This is common all over the world, and it is understandable for others to make some concessions.

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction. After all, nothing bad happened. If someone really made up for it, his show would be a farce.

On the other hand, the cabinet government is already busy. Although the Bulgarian-Serbian war was carried out for a short period of time, it still carried out nationwide mobilization. It didn't matter during the war, everything was in the service of the war, and many issues could be postponed.

Now that the war is over, I have to give an explanation!

The mobilized reservists must be severanced with a severance payment; the people who take the initiative to participate must also be rewarded, at least in terms of honor! !

It is one thing whether to give monetary compensation to the requisitioned factories.

But there must be an explanation; the materials to be called must be paid for now, and it is impossible to owe them all the time, so what is the price of the money?

Newly acquired territories, administrative divisions must be divided; rewarded military fields also need to be assigned to preside over the division; to recruit immigrants, you must be prepared!

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Anyway, there are a lot of messed up things, and the big guys are all busy and confused. It can be regarded as pain and happiness.

After Christmas, on January 3, 1895, Ferdinand personally presided over the consecration ceremony at the Royal Palace of Sofia.

Considering the war that followed, this time, Ferdinand was very stingy. He took out a total of two viscounts and six barons as awards, and it was not a hereditary title!

Of course, his reasons are also very good. This time the opponent is Serbia. Whoever takes the command can win. The performance of the army can only be satisfactory. There is nothing to say. The difficulty is low, and the reward will naturally be low.

Of course, this will not arouse dissatisfaction in the army. After all, this war was basically overcome by strength, and there were not many opportunities for officers to perform.

For example, thinking of the Central Route Army, sending troops deep behind enemy lines and cutting off supply lines would have been a good tactic.

As the main force, the record is smaller than the other two divisions, and I feel ashamed, and there is no shame in mentioning the merits.

The Left Army took on the main decisive battle this time, and it was very good. The problem was that the casualties were too high, and the military exploits of the officers were naturally greatly reduced.

This is nothing to say, we can't let everyone just look at the record and ignore the casualties, right? Bulgaria is a country with a small population and can't stand the toss.

Not to mention the Right Route Army, they were all the way to get cheap, they never fought a hard battle, and their record seemed to be good, but their opponents were a bunch of scumbags, and their military exploits could not be convincing.

To deal with the rabble who had just joined the army and couldn't even get their guns together, the Bulgarian Army said, A Bulgarian main battalion can deal with a new division in Serbia!

Regardless of whether it is accurate or not, in the Bulgarian War, there has indeed been an example of a Bulgarian battalion defeating a division without the main Serbian troops standing in line.

As for the subsequent awards, Ferdinand did not suppress it any more.

Even if he didn't like to show off, Ferdinand smiled and put each medal on the officers and soldiers himself, and patted the shoulders to show encouragement.

Those who have died can only be taken by their family members. Only their portraits appeared on the scene for the world to admire.

Taking into account the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, Ferdinand did not create a monument to the heroes, but held a farewell ceremony for the fallen soldiers in the Sofia Cathedral in accordance with the Bulgarian tradition.