Mediterranean Hegemony Road

"The World War is over!"

As soon as this amazing news spread, it caused a sensation all over the world, with countless people celebrating it, and countless people jumping with excitement.

Ferdinand doesn't care about the disturbance from the outside world, it's nothing more than a matter of interest!

Now he is busy dealing with the aftermath. The World War has been fought for two and a half years. As a major warring country, the number of casualties in Bulgaria is naturally an astronomical number.

Up to now, the total number of casualties of the Bulgarian army is as high as 4.8684 million, (the number of casualties = the number of wounded + the number of casualties), of which 1.2752 million were killed and 3.5932 million were injured, (including 885,400 due to disability) local civilian casualties 216 people, 1.86 million civilian casualties in the colony, there is no doubt that this is a masterpiece of the Ottoman Empire.

The number of casualties of this army is only the Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and German Empire in the World War, and it is comparable to the French!

According to the Bulgarian General Staff estimates, the casualties in each country are as follows:

British Empire: About 1 million killed, about 2.1 million wounded, and 30,000 to 40,000 civilian casualties, most of which were colonial troops, and perhaps less than one-fifth of British troops.

French Republic: About 1.3 million killed, about 4 million wounded, and more than 600,000 civilian casualties. The casualties are similar to those in history, but the proportion of colonial troops has increased, and the casualties of local troops are nearly three points less than in history. one.

Russian Empire: About 2 million killed, about 5 million wounded, 2.6 to 3 million civilian casualties, and about 4.4 million captured.

Belgium: About 56,000 killed, about 43,000 wounded, and 150,000 to 200,000 civilian casualties.

Japan: About 13,000 people were killed and about 3,000 wounded.

Portugal: About 7,000 killed and 13,000 wounded.

Italy: About 1.3 million people were killed, more than 2.6 million people were injured, and more than 2 million civilians were killed or injured, most of which were caused by food shortages.

German Empire: 2.1 million killed, about 4.3 million wounded, and about 100,000 civilian casualties.

Austro-Hungarian Empire: About 1.25 million killed, about 3.87 million wounded, and more than 800,000 civilian casualties.

In addition, the kingdom of Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire had already been subjugated, so Ferdinand would naturally ignore them, otherwise their casualties would be an astronomical figure.

Of course, this figure is for the outside world to see. Except for the use of it at the negotiating table, the Bulgarian government will not recognize it at other times.

Even for half of the dead, the Bulgarian government doesn't even need to give them pensions. Ah-san has no human rights, and John Bull will not stand up for them.

Although mercenaries have to pay pensions, some of them have no family members, or they can't find family members, so naturally they don't need to pay!

Anyone whose family members are not in Bulgaria cannot be found. If you want to receive a pension, apply for immigration first!

The data that Bulgaria has calculated for itself is different again. The main force and the mercenary force are separately counted, and the colonial force is also counted.

Main force: 92,700 killed and 328,700 wounded;

Mercenaries: 314,500 killed and 1,368,100 wounded;

Colonial troops: 436,900 killed and 1,588,400 wounded;

(Note: Injuries can be counted repeatedly)

The remaining casualties were contributed by the Indian division. The war pensions Ferdinand now needs to pay are mainly pensions for the main troops, mercenaries, and colonial troops.

The war is over. Naturally, the sooner this casualty pension is distributed, the better. The standard has already been formulated, and it only needs to be implemented. The problem is the geographical location of the military field.

Now that the territory of Bulgaria is so large, from the perspective of national defense and security, it is best for the military aristocrats to enclose them on the border. Once there is a war in the future, they will be the best border guards!

Ferdinand asked with concern: "Chief of Staff, how many officers and soldiers want to be eligible for the Military Merit Field Award?"

Chief of Staff Krisnov thought for a while and replied: "A total of 3,862,600 soldiers, including 844,100 dead soldiers and 823,600 disabled soldiers who need to pay pensions.

Of the fallen soldiers, we're not sure how many have unclaimed pensions, so it's all about planning! "

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction. The military merit field system is the guarantee of the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army. Naturally, it should not be sloppy. Even if it is just for show, everyone must be divided and left unclaimed. When a thousand pieces of gold buy bones!

"Well, according to the old rules, let the soldiers freely choose to receive cash or land. In areas with poor conditions far away, the land can be divided a little more, and areas with good conditions can follow the normal procedures!" Ferdinand said again.

"Yes!" Chief of Staff Krisnov replied

Ferdinand continued to ask: "Prime Minister, does the cabinet have any requirements?"

Prime Minister Constantine thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet suggested that this partition should be tilted towards the Asia Minor peninsula as much as possible, including Syria and Palestine, which will be the focus of our post-war operations.

However, the population of these areas is too small, and a large number of immigrants will surely increase in the future. Now we must place some of our own people in and strengthen the control of the place! "

Chief of Staff Krisnov said with a smile: "Prime Minister, you are overthinking it. There are so many soldiers who are eligible to receive military merit this time, and our homeland alone cannot accommodate them!"

Constantine was very surprised and asked: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, based on the military exploits you have calculated so far, how much land do we need to pay this time?"

You must know that the native area of ​​Bulgaria has doubled this time, and the newly added arable land has tens of millions of hectares. He actually said that it could not be resettled!

Krisnov said proudly: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, this world war has been going on for more than two years, and the Bulgarian army has also experienced many battles.

In Asia we swept the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans we took down Romania and Montenegro, in Southern Europe we defeated the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the Mediterranean we defeated Italy, in Central Europe we took a third and the German Empire!

After two and a half years of expedition, our soldiers naturally accumulated a lot of military merit. Therefore, in theory, the total land area that can be exchanged this time is about 18.6485 million hectares! "

Not only the Prime Minister was quelled, but even Ferdinand was restrained. This is already equivalent to the area of ​​arable land in Asia Minor Peninsula, or the area of ​​​​two Romanian arable land. Fortunately, the benefits this time are large enough. Otherwise, he will now worry that the Bulgarian military field system will collapse ahead of schedule!

No way, in Europe, the standard of land incentives must be high, otherwise people will look down on it. Now the annual income of one hectare of land in Bulgaria is almost the same as the income of a worker. Of course, farming in this era is definitely more comfortable than working. .

Therefore, the pension standard he formulated starts from two hectares. It is to let people see that fighting is better than work. Even if it is killed in the battlefield, the family's income will increase greatly in the future!

In the end, this astronomical number appeared, and Ferdinand didn't find it strange. Besides soldiers, there were officers?

In theory, as long as the land reward accumulates to 150 hectares, you can get the title of knight, 1,000 hectares is a baron, 8,000 hectares is a viscount, 50,000 hectares is an earl, 300,000 hectares is a marquis, and 1 million hectares is a duke!

These are clearly priced. As long as you have achieved military merit, you will be awarded a title. Even if you are just an ordinary soldier, you can also become a noble.

As a country centered on the military merit system, it is natural that everything is in line with military merit. And the fief aristocracy in Europe can be hereditary, and theoretically it will not be abolished!

And all the military nobles in Bulgaria are all solid seals, without a little moisture!

In the current situation, I am afraid that this has to do with many officers and soldiers in the army. Previously, they felt that their military merit was not enough and they did not exchange land. Now everyone sees that the battle is over, and they have to exchange it at one time!

Of course, it is not ruled out that they inherited it from their parents. There are always a few people who did not have too much military merit before they were idle. They could not see the few hectares of land, so they kept it, and when the number increased, they would exchange it at one time!

After all, the place where the fields are bestowed by military exploits is different every time. Even if you can apply for government exchange, that is enough trouble, and you can't guarantee that your land can be connected together!

Of course, if the accumulation is not enough, Ferdinand can also grant titles in advance, but these are all nobles and cannot be hereditary!

For example: Your military merit is only enough to become an earl, and then you are given the duke by the king, you can enjoy the treatment of a duke, but your descendants can still inherit only the earl!

In order to ensure that the descendants of the nobility are not abandoned, Ferdinand also formulated a very strict inheritance system. Enlisting in the army is inevitable. At the same time, there are a lot of personal ability and moral cultivation tests. If you fail to pass the test, you cannot inherit the title.

Coupled with the primogeniture system in Europe, once the eldest son is abandoned, wait for the eldest grandson. Don't worry, the land will not be recovered anyway, but the status of the noble will not be given to you!

This is also the only way for Ferdinand to ensure that the Bulgarian aristocracy is not infamous. As long as you dare to act nonsense, then you are not a noble, and it is not something caused by the nobles. Naturally, you cannot let the nobles take the blame for you!

Anyway, it's better to let the people scold the prodigal sons than let them scold the entire aristocracy!

This was the limit that people could accept at that time. As for the abolition of the title of aristocrat, unless it was treason and treason, other crimes could kill his head, and he could not deprive others of their noble status.

Although the succession system Ferdinand came up with is stricter, isn't the title of the nobles reserved? Even if the son is not good, is there still a grandson? Anyway, the meat is still in the pot, and no one thinks that their descendants are waste snacks!

Ferdinand thought about it and said, "This is also a good thing! Our army has performed well this time, and so many people have made contributions and received awards.

In addition to their family members, there are at least tens of millions of people. It seems that the problem of us wanting to develop the Asia Minor Peninsula has been solved halfway! "

Although the heart is bleeding, these lands are money! But Ferdinand still said very proudly, this is a good thing, you don't have to worry, and he deliberately talked about the development of the Asia Minor Peninsula!

There is no doubt that his words will soon be passed on to the soldiers, which is equivalent to telling them, don't worry, the reward will not be small, the great Ferdinand has already affirmed your credit!

As for the tens of millions of people behind, don't worry too much about this, most of them are hired family members, and there are probably not many local troops who want to relocate their families.

After all, the West is different from the East. As long as life goes on, parents still rarely go to their children. If parents don’t come, brothers and sisters are even more embarrassed to come!

This is different from a few years ago. At that time, everyone's living standards were not very good, and they needed to be in a group to be able to live better. Naturally, everyone was dragging their families with them.

Now, as soon as these soldiers retire, get married and get married, they can go out and establish themselves. This is also a European cultural tradition!

As for these Russian mercenaries, there is a civil war going on in the country. The people are not having a good life. Many people are struggling to survive, and it is impossible to rely on relatives and friends.

In fact, he did not have many people who had already come to Bulgaria. Although they were only mercenaries, Ferdinand still did not treat them as refugees. The government gave them priority to resettle them, and they were considered immigrants.

Well, there is only one criterion for distinguishing refugees and immigrants in Bulgaria now, that is, whether they need government assistance or not. As long as they can survive without government assistance, they are immigrants, and those who receive relief food are refugees!

Chief of Staff Krisnov thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, can the naturalization of these mercenaries be resolved? There are also colonial troops, most of whom also have Bulgarian hearts, can you grant them citizenship? "

Heart to Bulgaria? Forget it, it’s probably because of their interests. It turns out that they are a pain in the country, haha, and now suddenly there is an extra piece of land as a reward, can they not like it?

Most of them may not have taken it seriously for Bulgaria's military meritorious land grant system before, and did not think it would be honored at all, but now they are suddenly told that they are ready to receive land, can they not support it?

It is also inevitable to join Bulgarian nationality, otherwise they will not be able to enjoy the tax reduction policy of the military field. In the face of tangible benefits, any country or nation is virtual, only the land that is about to be acquired is real!

Of course, 80% of them may still not be able to distinguish the relationship between ethnic groups. The Bulgarian army has never told them which ethnic group they belong to.

By this time, they must all be members of Bulgaria. Isn't it said in the theory of national origin? Using the teaching materials as evidence, I found the officer's request for naturalization, and then conveyed it all the way.

Feidi thought for a while and said, "Yes, all soldiers who have made military exploits, as long as they identify with Bulgaria and are willing to join this big family, they can join, and their families can join Bulgaria if they have no ideological and moral problems. !"

In the end, Ferdinand decided to treat them equally. In any case, they were already trapped with Bulgaria in terms of interests. Even if it was for their own interests, they had to support Bulgarian rule.

As for national culture, people who can demand Bulgaria with the theory of the origin of the nation will not be fanatical nationalists, a bunch of illiterate people who can't read a lot of characters, and don't expect them to have much culture!

Maybe now they can read, and the army still teaches simple Bulgarian script, but this has nothing to do with their national culture, right?

It is no longer a problem to assimilate these people. The main thing is that the Ottoman Empire has helped a lot. Without their Tututu, these people would not have identified with Bulgaria so quickly!

Constantine was hesitant to say anything. It is conceivable that once this military merit grant is completed, Bulgaria will become the world of military aristocrats. This is the general trend and no one can stop it.

Also, in this context, Bulgaria's military division will reach its peak and will not change for decades to come.

As the boss of the civil service, he naturally didn't want this to happen, but Constantine didn't have the idea of ​​​​being a car, after all, he was also one of the beneficiaries.

Even if there is trouble, it is the trouble of the latecomers. The deterrent force of his "Iron Prime Minister" is still very strong. At least this government can suppress these arrogant soldiers.

How could Ferdinand not have considered these questions?

But the military nobles are the loyal supporters of his king. The growth of this class can just check and balance the civil service group, and at the same time suppress the rising bourgeoisie!

Compared with maintaining the rule by himself, the rights of the civil servants have been squeezed, and Ferdinand is too lazy to care!

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