Mediterranean Hegemony Road

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Even if they are not the crown prince, the range of marriage options should be so wide, and at least they must marry an old-fashioned aristocrat. This standard cannot be lower.

This is the price of being born in the royal family. From a young age, marriage has to make sacrifices.

Of course, this is only for those who have lived in ivory towers since childhood. There are many people out there who are willing to make such sacrifices.

Your Majesty, this is our Admiralty, the new shipbuilding plan, please take a look! said the new Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Pert Ivanlov

Ferdinand took the form and looked at it carefully.

It has been 20 years since the earliest dreadnought in Bulgaria was commissioned in 1907, and the service period is coming soon. At this time, new warships must be built to fill this vacancy.

After reading the document, Ferdinand said with a smile: You Admiralty, this time is preparing for a big blood change!

According to the plan of the Ministry of the Navy, the Bulgarian Navy will gradually retire eight dreadnoughts, two battlecruisers, 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, in addition to adding two aircraft carriers and replacing some small warships in eleven years, the Bulgarian Navy has never built it again. New battleship.

Your Majesty, there is no way that our warships are far behind the times, and it is impossible to change 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 navy's capital ships shall not exceed 330,000 metric tons, and the total tonnage of aircraft carriers shall not exceed 120,000 metric tons. Your plan has exceeded the standard! Ferdinand said with a smile.

The Treaty of London has now become the shackles of countries to expand their navies.

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

Anytime, breaking the rules comes with a price. 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!

If Ferdinand wanted to, he could double the size of the Bulgarian navy in two years, but that didn't make any sense.

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

It can be said that as long as the Japanese army did not take the initiative to attack the British, the war would not start.

Under the general anti-war environment of the whole people, the London government continued to carry out the counter-rebellion war. The British people can still accept it. If they take the initiative to provoke a war, it is estimated that the British people will be overthrown. No politician will take this risk!

Not only did Ferdinand see this issue clearly, but the Japanese government also saw it clearly, so they dared to resist, and by the way blocked the British.

Since the war cannot be fought, the urgency of Bulgaria's expansion of the navy is greatly reduced. Even Ferdinand believed that even if a new round of world war broke out, the Bulgarian navy would most likely be killed by soy sauce.

Your Majesty, the London Treaty is about to become a piece of waste paper. Now all countries in the world are ready to move, and they are trying to expand the tonnage of the navy! Pellett explained.

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

In a word, 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 of the treaty. Unless you can invite God and his old man, don't try to convince me! Ferdinand said very clearly.

Yes,

His Majesty! ' replied Pelt

He knew that without sufficient reasons, it was impossible for Ferdinand to agree to expand the navy. Now that the military expenditures of the three Bulgarian armies are land, air and sea, he knew the status of the navy.

Needless to say, the Army is the foundation of Bulgaria. As a land-power country, Bulgaria could not reduce its investment in the army in any way.

The Air Force has also formulated an ambitious global strategic strike plan, and it has also been approved, as long as the global strategy of the Navy is killed by the great Ferdinand.

She was raised by her stepmother, my uncle doesn't care, and my grandma doesn't love it!

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

Originally, Ferdinand was going to say that it would cover any corner of the world, but considering the technology of this era, he decisively gave up.

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

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

This strategic plan, so far, only less than ten people know. Even the implementation of this strategy has been obscured 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 colony defenders.

It's no wonder everyone is surprised. As the only country in the world that distributes planes to companies, there is an airport on a military base. What's the problem?

It is nothing more than that the airport has been repaired a little bigger. This is understandable to everyone. The pilot's skills are not good enough, so it is natural to build a large airport.

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

In addition to occupying some small islands in the Borderlands, the Bulgarian Navy has not made any big moves. And this occupation is limited to making a landmark on it.

After all, the islands that are suitable for human survival basically already have owners, and the real land without owners is really uninhabitable!

It is nothing more than to seize sovereignty in advance. Once resources are discovered in these areas in the future, Bulgaria has already occupied the first-mover advantage.

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

So soon? Ferdinand asked in surprise

He didn't think that the Dutch would ask Bulgaria for help, but this speed is too fast?

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

Your Majesty, with regard to Indonesia, Mr. Churchill terrified the Dutch, and now the Dutch government does not dare to ask the British for help, and at the same time they cannot give up Indonesia.

Now in addition to the British, in Southeast Asia, as long as we and the French have the strength to help them put down the rebellion.

The French have not yet settled their own rebellion in Luzon, and now the Vietnam region is not stable. They are a little overwhelmed. Apart from asking us for help, now the Dutch government has no choice! ' Metev explained

Ferdinand nodded, he understood, it turned out that the Dutch were scared by the boss. At this time, let the front-line army and the British fight together, I am afraid that only God knows if something 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 exact 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 in one go, so they let 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 of the two royal families spread and they made up their minds! Metev analyzed.

If it is said that Bulgaria had no ambitions for Indonesia before, it is estimated that no one will believe it, not even Ferdinand himself.

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

Just like the Bulgarian-Russian marriage that year, Bulgaria obtained the qualification to expand in the Balkans. In this Paul-Holland marriage, 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 colonies of the Dutch are not in our plan.

Indonesia is surrounded by many islands. We do not want any 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 payment for this military operation! ' Ferdinand thought for a while and said

Ferdinand is shameful. At this time, it is impossible for him to take advantage of the fire. Just like when the Russian Civil War broke out, he contributed money and efforts to help Nicholas II get through the first difficulty.

This time, even if the Dutch just took a few islands to make up the number, or paid an ultra-low commission, Ferdinand recognized it, and regarded it as a dowry gift for his future daughter-in-law.

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

If the bid is too low, then driving the rebels into the jungle and helping the Dutch take back the city will complete the task, leaving the Dutch to take care of the rest.

On the other hand, if the Dutch are willing to pay, the Bulgarian army also provides high-end services and can help them carry out a comprehensive purge in the colony.

We don't have to be too positive. It's better for the Dutch to cooperate with the British again. The greater the losses they suffer, the better the effect of helping us in the snow! After thinking about it, Ferdinand added.

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

Don't worry, the Japanese won't let them quell the rebellion so easily. The number of local indigenous people in Southeast Asia has exceeded 100 million. As long as these people are organized, this rebellion will not be so easily suppressed!

Besides, haven't you noticed that the personal abilities of the British commanders are particularly strong?

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

If there is no accident, the southeastern peninsula will soon be in chaos, even if the war is finally brought to India, I will not be surprised! ' Ferdinand sneered.

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

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

That's right, in this time and space, Mr. Churchill is a famous British general. Although there is no extraordinary record, people can boast!

Therefore, everyone still has confidence in him. At least when you look at his resume, he is really awesome. In the great victories achieved by the British army in the First World War, he is a figure!

Ferdinand didn't explain it. They were all civilians who couldn't understand how many military mistakes the British had made in Southeast Asia, which is understandable.

If they had seen the case study of the General Staff, they would have found that in Southeast Asia, the British army was playing tricks to death.

Using 800,000 troops to suppress the rebellion, it has not been pushed all the way, but it has been steadily and steadily. With such an obviously fake battle report, professionals can see at a glance that the British suffered a loss on the battlefield in Southeast Asia!

According to the analysis of the Bulgarian General Staff, it would be easy to defeat these rebels on the frontal battlefield. The real trouble is that after winning the battle, the enemy flees into the jungle and then tries to destroy it.

Besides, can the Japanese army of this era be measured by ordinary standards?

Perhaps the Japanese government knows what to do, and so do high-ranking Japanese officers, but can you expect the Japanese officers and soldiers at the bottom to have a bigger picture?

When the Japanese government acquiesced to the military's actions, they were out of control, especially when they entered Southeast Asia, they completely released themselves.

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

Some people just want to sabotage the British and retaliate for their suppression of Japan; some people are ready to overthrow the British, colonize Southeast Asia, and turn this place into a part of Japan...

In short, once the ambition is born, it will be out of control. When the 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 proven Ferdinand's accurate judgment many times. Even if they have big doubts in their hearts, they have proved the king's judgment every time. They really can't afford it. The courage to argue!

This is a good thing, 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 the decision made by Ferdinand is wrong, they will still carry out , is not conducive to the long-term development of the country!

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