There is no other reason, it is all the fault of gold! At the end of the 19th century, in this era of the gold standard, no one wanted the British to get South African gold and master the lifeblood of world finance!

The British, who have committed public anger in history, skillfully used diplomatic means to provoke contradictions between countries and make it impossible for the great powers to unite.

Even so, under the small actions of various countries, the British finally fought hard for three years before they won the victory.

However, in the context of the manipulation of public opinion by various countries to add to the blockage of the British, the European people set off an upsurge of boycotting the British.

While the British won the victory, they still paid the price, and the industrial products were forced to lose part of the market in the European region and were replaced by German artificial commercial goods, creating an opportunity for the German economy to surpass the British!

The current situation is even worse than in history. In Ferdinand's view, even John Bull's diplomacy is not something that can be done in a short time. Of course, now the British do not yet think how strong the Boers are!

Oh, and now the British are still preparing to intervene in the crisis in the Near East after defeating the Boers!

Bulgaria would have been happy to weaken the Ottoman Empire. After all, the importance of Egypt is self-evident, and the land lines of communication to India cannot be let go of by the British!

By contrast, the importance of the Balkans is on the back burner. In addition to limiting the expansion of the Russian Empire, in terms of interests, it is really not worth mentioning for the British Empire!

Ferdinand took a deep breath, calmed his mood, and said, "Since everyone has no opinion, let's sign a contract with France and Russia as soon as possible!"

Don't think about those useless things, all we have to do now is prepare, prepare, prepare! Strive to win this war with the least cost and get the biggest piece of cake!

As for the navy, it's better to leave it to the Russians. Anyway, there is a precedent for this, wasn't the previous army also single-handedly handled by the Russians?

Isn't the Army still back in our own hands? Don't have any mental pressure, instead of this, it is better to devote your energy to the construction of the country! ”

The new Minister of Defense Petrov asked worriedly: "Grand Duke, are we now going to prepare for war with the whole people right away?" ”

Ferdinand thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, what are the plans of your Ministry of Defense?" ”

Petrov calmly said: "Our Ministry of Defense has developed a plan for the training of the national reserves, and all young people of school age in Bulgaria (over 17 years old and under 55 years old) must participate in military training.

Taking into account the actual situation, we have focused our reserve training on the rural areas and have taken advantage of the slack period to conduct militarized training.

The training time ranges from three to six months per year, but such high-intensity training also requires the government to allocate some funds to subsidize the young people who participate in the training.

Of course, townspeople are no exception, but considering the actual situation, most of them work in factories, and we have compressed the training time to one month a year!

Theoretically, once a war breaks out, 300,000 troops can be mobilized within three days, 600,000 troops can be mobilized within a week, and the maximum maximum mobilization can reach 1 million! ”

Ferdinand's face changed slightly, and then he returned to normal, thinking: this may be the historical Bulgarian mobilization system! But use it now, I'm afraid it's a little crazy, after all, the people have not experienced the humiliation of the second Balkan war, so who knows if the people can withstand it?

"Mr. Petrov, did your Ministry of Defense take into account the actual situation in formulating this plan? This is already a soldier for the whole people, will the Bulgarian people be able to withstand it? ”

Petrov said confidently: "Your Excellency, please rest assured! Bulgaria has had a tradition of all soldiers since ancient times, in fact, all Balkan countries have a tradition of all soldiers being soldiers, Serbia could do it before, there is no reason why we can't do it!

As long as the military spending is sufficient, our Ministry of Defense can guarantee the completion of this task! ”

Looking at the confident Minister of Defense, Ferdinand knew that it was difficult to say in other countries, but Bulgaria could really do it, but the capitalists would be uncomfortable, or Ferdinand himself would suffer heavy losses!

Besides, if it was just Bulgaria and Ottoman, Ferdinand might have really tried his best, but not yet.

So he kicked the ball to the cabinet and asked, "What does the cabinet think?" ”

The result was beyond Ferdinand's expectations, and the cabinet, which thought it would oppose it, actually collectively supported the plan of the Ministry of Defense!

Konstantin: "Grand Duke, I think there is no problem with the plan formulated by the Ministry of Defense, which can maximize the war potential of Bulgaria!" ”

Then Foreign Minister Metev, Minister of Industry Wei Zheng-Ivanov, Minister of Education Chekov expressed their support!

Ferdinand finally understood why Bulgaria was able to break out in World War I, "look at a leaf and know autumn", in the context of upward and downward effects, what could not be done?

He still shook his head and said, "Theoretically yes, but you ignore the problem of logistics and supply after the outbreak of war!" We also have to have enough manpower to put in the logistics!

Militarily, after the outbreak of the war, the main battlefields were the Macedonian region, and the Istanbul region, and the rest of the regions were secondary battlefields, so we didn't need to use so many troops at all!

How many troops were there in the whole of the Ottoman Empire? And how many troops are there in Europe? Now there are less than 200,000 in Europe! Even their entire army is only five or six hundred thousand people!

With their rotten system and low efficiency, if they want to carry out a national mobilization, it is estimated that the war will be over before it begins!

The enemy army we are facing is only three or four hundred thousand at most, and we have to consider the situation of their empty sound, and the detailed information in this regard will be handed over to you later!

Don't be intimidated by the name of the Ottoman Empire, a vast empire that is terminally ill. The most they can mobilize is in Europe, and the reserve training is also deserted!

Material reserves, even more of a joke! It's really going to be a fight, I guess they are not as good as the Serbs! At least in the face of the national crisis, the officials of the Serbian government are still qualified.

Ottoman Empire? If half of the funds are actually used, it is already open, and under normal circumstances, the layers are deducted, and the foam is seven or eight layers, which is their normal level!

Also, don't ignore it, we still have an army of 200,000 people at our disposal! The road builders under militarized management, with a little training when necessary, can be sent to the battlefield!

Therefore, this preparation is mainly in terms of materials and personnel training, rather than simply pursuing quantity! ”