Bulgarian Empire

The bad things in Greece are not so easy to solve. According to the Ferdinand plan, Greece will immigrate one million people to Syria in the next five years. After the outbreak of World War I, the Greek government will be thrown directly into Syria, and the Greeks will fight the Ottomans. !

Anyway, once the world war breaks out, the debts of the Allies can be paid off. In recent years, let the Greeks work hard to pay off the loans of Britain, France and Russia first!

Oh, mainly from Britain and France. The Russians' financial industry is not well developed, and the Greek government doesn't owe them much money, and they are not in a hurry to pay them back!

However, the loans owed by the Greeks to Britain and France alone amounted to more than 35 million pounds, plus the more than 4 million pounds owed to the Russians. This is nearly 4,000 pounds without counting the debt owed to Bulgaria. million pounds of foreign debt!

Ferdinand couldn't help calling the Greeks stupid, why did they borrow so many loans from Britain and France? Are you not a pro-German government? Why not borrow more money from the Germans? \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

If all the money is borrowed from the Germans, does he need to worry so much now? As long as the interest is paid for a few years, when the world war breaks out, how good would it be to renege on the debt?

If King George I knew Ferdinand's thoughts, he would definitely be wronged! Everyone knows that Germany is a rising star, and it didn't take long to rise.

Although their economic aggregate has surpassed that of the British mainland, they are still far behind the old powers in terms of background!

To put it simply, most of the money of the Germans is invested in industry, and the financial industry is not so developed. German bankers lack time to accumulate, and their wealth is not as strong as that of Britain and France!

Accumulated over hundreds of years, many British and French families are very rich, and they have a lot of idle funds that can be used for lending.

The British still have overseas dominions. In addition to domestic investment, investment in overseas dominions also diverts part of the funds; while the French are fascinated by the huge profits of international loans. Although they have a large number of colonies, they have not carried out in-depth development. Gained the reputation of usury empire! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

This is also one of the reasons why Ferdinand joined the Allied Powers. The loans from the French were not so easy to get. Coupled with the temptation of technology, he still did not resist the temptation of sugar-coated bullets!

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In the Royal Palace of Sofia, the top officials of the Bulgarian government gathered together and were considering how to deal with the colonial issue.

There is no way that the colony Bulgaria acquired this time is really not small in terms of size! But is it worth it? From the perspective of this era, it's really not that good!

Jordan: The area is about 9139o square kilometers. It is located in the west of Asia and the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula. The country lacks water. Eighty percent of the land is desert. The arable land area is about 900,000 hectares. There are many mineral resources, but unfortunately there are no Mining value! (By the 21st century their oil is worthless)

(Ferdinand's evaluation: Yes, a worthless desert country) \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Palestine: an area of ​​about 27,000 square kilometers (note: including Israel)

The subtropical Mediterranean climate is hot and dry in summer and warm and humid in winter. There is a huge difference in rainfall between the north and the south, with an average precipitation of 900 mm in the northernmost part and only about 50 mm in the southernmost part.

The main mineral reserves include: 49.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 184 million barrels of oil, 18.5 billion tons of coal, 430 million tons of iron, 74 million tons of bauxite, and a large amount of chromium ore, marble and precious stones. (now Palestine)

Among them, the coastal plain soil is fertile and moist, suitable for agricultural production! There is no doubt that most of the other areas are desert areas, so it is half to half!

(Ferdinand's evaluation: a rare treasure in the Middle East!)

Lebanon: an area of ​​1o452 square kilometers

There is a plain in the coastal area with abundant rainfall and numerous rivers, suitable for agricultural production! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Mineral resources are poor,

However, the Lebanese sea area has oil reserves of 660 million to 860 million barrels, and natural gas reserves of 20 trillion to 90 trillion cubic feet.

(Ferdinand's evaluation: suitable for the development of agriculture in the short term)

Syria: an area of ​​about 185,000 square kilometers

The coastal and northern regions have a subtropical Mediterranean climate, while the southern region has a tropical desert climate. The Yurades River Basin is suitable for the development of agriculture, one of the five grain exporting countries in the Arab world. (Egypt, Iran, UAE, Syria, Tunisia)

Syria is rich in mineral resources, mainly including petroleum, phosphate, natural gas, rock salt, asphalt, apatite, copper, iron and so on. The proven oil reserves are 2.5 billion barrels, and the oil and its products are basically self-sufficient, and some of them are exported. The proven natural gas reserves are 65 billion cubic meters, the phosphate reserves are 650 million tons, and the rock salt reserves are 55 million tons.

(Ferdinand's evaluation: rich in resources, give priority to the development of agriculture) \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Libya: an area of ​​about 1.7 million square kilometers (excluding the Tripoli area, the Italians are only interested in the coast and have no love for the sand, so the desert area is still considered the boundary of Bulgaria)

In the famous desert country, more than 95% of the country's land area is desert, and there are only a few oases in the coastal areas, and the land suitable for agricultural production is less than 2% of the country's land area.

Oil, natural gas, iron ore and other resources are abundant, and the cause of the war is unknown.

From the perspective of the early 20th century, Tripoli occupied 80% of Libya's value.

(Ferdinand's evaluation: there is no development value in the short term, and agriculture can barely make do)

But in terms of area, it adds up to almost 2 million square kilometers, and is also very rich in mineral resources, oil, and natural gas resources. Unfortunately, except for farming, Bulgaria is basically unable to exploit these land resources. of! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Oh no! Oil in this era is not worth much, but it may not be so when the world war breaks out!

In short, in the short term, it is better to plant these colonies, clean them up by the way, and repatriate the Ottomans back home.

This is the information collected by Ferdinand, with comments attached. Of course, most of the data of these resources has been hidden, only showing what has been found, and then handing it over to everyone for circulation.

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"Your Majesty, we lack a sufficient market. We should increase investment in the colony and cultivate a market of our own to enhance our ability to resist risks!" the new Minister of Industry Nicholas proposed.

Ferdinand nodded. It is possible to invest, but it is a problem to invest in it. At least the Syrian area, which is likely to be in danger, is not ready to invest! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

"This is indeed a problem. Judging from the current situation, the economic value of our colony is extremely low, but simple agricultural development is still possible!"

Naval Minister Petrov put forward a different opinion: "Your Majesty, the way the colonies are managed is not reliable. With the development of nationalism, the cost of maintaining the colonies will only increase in the future. Bringing them directly into the mainland is the kingly way!

Now we only need to move a group of people there, treat it as local governance, and slowly carry it out. Within 20 years, we will be able to integrate with Bulgaria. By then, our comprehensive national strength will definitely be greatly enhanced! "

Ferdinand nodded. What Petrov said was his inadvertent views, which have slowly begun to affect this era!

Oh, the more important thing is that such a strategy is in the interests of the navy. After all, it is impossible to bring these areas into the mainland without a strong navy! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

After thinking about it, Ferdinand still rejected Petrov's tempting proposal. The reason is very simple - a world war is about to break out!

If there is no world war and the international situation is stable, Ferdinand will definitely do this. Although the investment in the early stage is relatively large, the profit in the later stage is also large enough!

If others don't know, doesn't he know? Except for the Jordan area, other areas are resource treasures, especially the Palestine area, where the rich mineral resources are even more mouth-watering!

Once Bulgaria is included in the mainland, the resources for future development will also be available. Even in the desert country of Libya, in the middle and late 20th century, scientists believed that as long as the groundwater was extracted at a cost, an oasis of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers could be transformed into an oasis. !

This investment is not very large, and it can be divided into multiple stages. The capital investment in the oasis renovation in the early stage is much less than the investment in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The technical difficulty is not great. If you are not afraid of taking a long time, even in this age, you can do it!

But the current international environment is no longer suitable for this slow farming model, otherwise, with Ferdinand's character, he really doesn't mind developing slowly for a few more decades, when the land area of ​​a country exceeds two million, the total economic Bulgaria, which surpasses Britain and France, is a world power!

Ferdinand shook his head and said: "No, the current international situation does not allow us to implement this strategy. The smell of gunpowder on the European continent is getting stronger and stronger, or we will fight with the Allies in a few years. up!

Against this background, our top priority is to improve our military strength as much as possible in a short period of time, which is why we implemented the "Three Five-Year Plan"!

Of course, a small-scale modification is required now, and the Aegean Islands and the Greek Peninsula must be taken into consideration! At least the national defense plan must be substantially revised! "\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The main factor causing this situation is that the Bulgarian government has no money, and the domestic capitalists also have no money!

The financial resources of the Bulgarian government are not enough to maintain a large navy on the premise of maintaining a mainland army!

Don't look at Bulgaria's rapid development. Under this background, everyone should have made money, but the leapfrog development of the industry is based on the premise of large investment!

All the money we earned was invested in expanding production, and we owed a lot of debt to the bank. This is the core reason for maintaining the rapid growth of Bulgaria's economy!

This is also a process that every emerging country must go through, and it requires primitive accumulation! And Bulgaria's original accumulation rate has obviously been artificially slowed down!

This is mainly to alleviate domestic conflicts and prevent capitalists from exploiting the country alone. At the same time, it also strengthens Ferdinand's control over capitalists and limits the expansion of capitalism! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Of course, this is also because Bulgaria is a country with a nationalist economy as the main body, so it can do this!

If in the world of free capitalism, capitalists are discouraged from investing, they will either switch to finance directly, or they are plotting a coup to overthrow the government!

After hearing Ferdinand's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

If someone else said it, everyone would probably regard that person as a lunatic, but Ferdinand is different. Over the years, he has never made a major mistake in judging the international situation, so everyone can't help but believe it!

After thinking about it, Constantine asked uncertainly, "Your Majesty, although the situation in the continent of Europe is tense, the possibility of a major war breaking out in a short period of time should not be great, right?"

Ferdinand shook his head and said: "The British will find a way to make this war break out! The German navy plan has already stimulated their sensitive nerves! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

And have you noticed that the total industrial output of the Germans has already surpassed the sum of Russia and France. Even if we are added, the three countries of Russia, France and Bao can only be equal to them!

If nothing else, the high economic growth of the Germans continues. Although our development is faster, the gap in size is still irreparable!

If the British did not add the Allied Powers, the balance of the European continent would have been broken! Most of us have also surrendered to the Germans, and even the French will now submit to the Germans!

The Germans dominate the continent of Europe, can John Bull stand it?

They haven't done anything yet, because they are not ready, or there are still people in the UK who are ready to drag down the Germans through the arms race! "

Everyone's expressions changed again. Once a war breaks out in the European continent, Bulgaria will definitely be involved. This war is not easy to fight!

Minister of the Army Popov asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, why didn't the Germans do it first? In the previous Russo-Japanese War, if the Germans took the lead, the Russians would be held back by a large number of troops in the Far East, and it would be difficult for them to provide French troops. How much support!

Especially after the revolution in Russia, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are enough to hold us and the Russians back. The Germans can completely defeat the French again and force the French to compromise!

At that time, it was too late for the British to do anything! After all, the Royal Navy couldn't go ashore, and the British Army was limited by its strength, so it was powerless to stop the Germans' actions! "

Ferdinand smiled faintly and said, "If I told you that it was because the high-level German government suddenly lost their minds and was fooled by the British, would you believe me?"

Popov shook his head, expressing disbelief!

If the German government is so easy to fool? It is impossible to become the enemy of the Allies!

But the fact is sometimes such a coincidence, this time it really is that the German government made a foolish move and missed a best opportunity to subdue the French!

This can be seen from the memoirs of William II. He listed five core strategic mistakes that caused the defeat of the German government, including the fact that the Germans did not preempt the French in the Russo-Japanese War and wasted a time to dominate Europe. The opportunity on the mainland is the biggest regret in his life!

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