The early establishment of the Kingdom of Montenegro did not lead to the world situation, even in the Balkans, which did not stir up a few waves.

A small country is a small country after all, and the Kingdom of Montenegro does not deserve the world's attention. After the Balkan Wars, the focus of the world returned to South Africa.

The British are still fighting the Boers, and it seems that it will not end in the short term, but of course the British will still achieve the final victory, which Ferdinand will not doubt.

It's just that this duration may be much longer than that of parallel time and space. According to information from South African intelligence, Ferdinand knew that there were now many more "mercenary" volunteers among the Boers.

There are also shadows of European countries, basically French, Germans, Russians, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands...... are all involved.

This time the British were fighting alone, and to a certain extent, the just-concluded Balkan War also helped the British.

The Russians and Austria-Hungary were involved in their energies and did not continue to add to their problems in South Africa, and most importantly, the two countries had little interest in South Africa.

Of course, the British did not do nothing, as far as Ferdinand knew, the German and French high-level had long had the intention of cooperating on the South African issue, but with the efforts of the British, no progress has been made!

Including in the Near East, the British showed weakness to the Russians and sat back and watched the Russians take control of the Black Sea straits, all in order to divide the European continent and unite as part of a concerted action against the British!

What else the British were doing behind them, Ferdinand did not know, but he knew that now the Germans had made a fortune.

After the start of the Anglo-Boer War, hundreds of tons of gold from the Boer Republic had already flowed into Europe, and at least half of it went into the pockets of the Germans!

Ferdinand coveted it, but fortunately, he still had self-knowledge, and knew that with Bulgaria's current strength, it was most suitable to continue to be a melon-eating crowd.

"Grand Duke, the British minister has asked us to buy 75mm rapid-fire field guns, what should we do?" Foreign Minister Metev asked

Without hesitation, Ferdinand said, "Sell!" As long as the price is right, we will sell it, and we will sell it together with the technology! ”

Ferdinand was well aware that as soon as the 75mm rapid-fire field gun appeared in the Balkan Wars, it would attract the attention of European countries.

There is no longer any need to continue to keep it secret, and besides, this is originally a plagiarism of the French. It's just that Bulgaria took it out early, and now the French army has just begun to be equipped, so it didn't cause trouble!

Instead of waiting for the French to sell it, it is better to do the business yourself. Moreover, the technical content of the 75mm rapid-fire field gun is not so high that the great powers really can't imitate it, and the British Empire gets the finished product, and it is only a matter of time before it wants to imitate it.

Historically, the Germans have not been able to do it for a long time, and it is largely a matter of saving face. And then there's this rapid-fire gun, which is contrary to the idea pursued by the German Army. Otherwise, pure plagiarism, in the laboratory, the Germans would have figured it out a long time ago.

"Grand Duke, how should this price be reported?" Foreign Minister Metev asked with a headache that the export of weapons technology is the first time in Bulgaria that a big girl has been on a sedan chair, and there is no experience to be found.

Unlike the previous deal, which was different from the Russians, everyone was exchanging artillery technology, and there was no bargaining.

The arms trade, which often has political implications attached to it, must be taken into account.

Judging from the relations between the two sides, even if Bulgaria and the Russians were allied, the relations with the British were still not bad. Not only with Britain, but also with Germany and Austria-Hungary had good relations.

It is not surprising that the contradictions between the major European powers had not yet intensified during this period, and there was no time when they had to take sides.

Bulgaria's sale of rapid-fire artillery technology to Britain was also a diplomatic gesture. Ferdinand was prepared to do the same move a few more times, whether it was Germany, Austria-Hungary, or even Italy, it could be sold, and Ferdinand had no obligation to keep it secret for the French.

When Ferdinand was thinking about exchanging something, Petrov suddenly said: "Grand Duke, the British Navy is the best in the world, why don't you exchange warships with the British!" ”

It seems that he, the Minister of the Navy, is impatient and wants to buy some new "toys" for the navy. That's right, it's a "toy", with the background of the Bulgarian Navy, don't think about forming combat effectiveness in the short term if you get a warship!

Ferdinand shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this won't work, although the technology of rapid-fire guns is important, but the value is limited after all, if you exchange it at the same price, it is estimated that you can exchange a few torpedo boats back, at most one or two destroyers of small tonnage, which is of little use." ”

Petrov said unwillingly: "Can we still make up the difference, why don't we get a few warships back, so that the navy can operate normally first?" ”

His words reminded Ferdinand that the navy was not something that could be done in a day or two. Army training may only take half a year to have a certain combat effectiveness, and the navy is at least ten years to start, and the ready-made example is the Japanese navy, which can be regarded as a relatively short rise time.

"Then discuss with the British, exchange their soon-to-be-decommissioned warships, and take them back as training ships." Ferdinand clapped

As for what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can get in exchange, Ferdinand doesn't care anymore, anyway, it is just right for the Bulgarian Navy to use broken copper and iron, and it is not distressing if it is broken.

If it weren't for the fact that Maozi's warships were too pitied, he would also be going to get a few decommissioned warships of Mao Xiong. Later, after actually understanding the situation, he realized how powerful Mao Xiong's tofu scum project was, and a small part of their warships that were about to be retired could not go to sea, because there was a risk of sinking to the bottom when going to sea.

The British are much better in this regard, the navy is their core, and the quality of warships is much stricter, and warships can be used as armed merchant ships after they are decommissioned.

By the way, it is also possible to study the warships of the British, although they are already an era behind in technology. But it was also a challenge for Ferdinand's soon-to-be-founded shipyard.

Such a small episode passed, and then in the near future, the Bulgarian Navy welcomed the first warships, and the foundation stone of the Bulgarian Navy began.

"How's the matter of our exchange of subject nations with the Ottoman Empire going?" Ferdinand asked

Prime Minister Konstantin said with a wry smile: "The Ottoman government is really bad, and now they are busy with internal struggles and exchanging people's affairs, and they are not the same thing, and we have taken care of the main work."

Including the mobilization of the Bulgarians within the Ottoman Empire to relocate, the Sudanese government does not care, and the Turks who were repatriated to the Ottoman Empire now have to pay for our living expenses in advance! ”

For Ferdinand, no matter how bad the Ottoman Empire was, it was acceptable. All kinds of corruption and incompetence of the Ottoman government have been exposed in the Internet age, and I have seen many strange things, and I have become accustomed to them.

Ferdinand nodded and said, "Well, no matter how bad the Ottoman government is, the work of exchanging people must be done well, and the issue of resettlement must also be taken into account, mainly for the employment of ordinary people.

Also, many people will definitely not be able to take away their belongings in the Ottoman Empire, which will also discourage them from coming back, and the government will have a compensation plan? ”

Konstantin confidently said: "In this regard, the Grand Duke can rest assured that most of the Bulgarian people in the Ottoman Empire are at the bottom of society, basically poor and white, and have been oppressed by the Sudanese government for a long time.

Most of them are welcome to return to the Bulgarian family, and the relocation is going well.

In principle, after we relocated a group of Turks, the houses and land they left behind were used by us to resettle the people who came back, and considering the actual situation, we paid the living expenses for the next year on a per capita basis.

Most of the people were resettled in the countryside, and a very small number of artisans and people from other industries were arranged in the cities, and the government is still working on the employment problem. ”

Ferdinand nodded, it involved the relocation of millions of people, which could not be done in a moment. As for whether the Ottoman government would get in the way, Ferdinand was not at all worried.

The Bulgarians moved away, and the vacated land and houses became the private property of the Ottoman nobles, and the Turks who moved back happened to work for them and beg for a living.

These questions, Ferdinand believed that the officials of the Immigration Department would do the work of the Ottoman aristocracy, after all, there is no difference between the Ottoman Empire and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and few officials are willing to cause diplomatic disputes.

Konstantin then added: "However, we also had some trouble. Bulgarians lived in the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, and many intermarried with other local ethnic groups, many of whom were related to each other.

However, many of them still owe usury and need us to help pay them before they can leave!

As a result, our expenses will be much higher, and the number of immigrants may exceed our estimates, and the resettlement process will be a problem. ”

Ferdinand now has mixed emotions and worries, population is undoubtedly precious to Bulgaria, but the sudden explosion of population has to worry about employment.

After thinking for a while, Ferdinand still decided: "Accept, as long as we agree with Bulgaria culturally, we will open it up!"

However, the ruffians are not among them, and even if they are really Bulgarians, they can't ask for them. What we need are people who can endure hardships and stand hard work and can contribute to the construction of Bulgaria! ”

Well, the Ottoman aristocracy did a good thing, they exploited the minorities, and many people were forced to break up their wives. Now that they have the opportunity to leave the country, of course these people will try their best to run away.

Ferdinand remembered that after World War I, the Turkish government exchanged nationalities with the Greek government. As a result, the Greeks have not all returned, and the number of Greeks who have returned has already exceeded the total number of Greeks counted by the Ottoman Empire.

Originally, Ferdinand thought it was caused by a demographic error, but now he found out that this ethnic group can still be impersonated, as long as the language is the same, and a few people can vouch for each other.

Think about it, the Ottoman Empire is corrupt, but no matter how incompetent it is, it is impossible to have millions of errors in the counting of the Greek nation!

In any case, after the completion of the exchange of populations in Greece, the number of many ethnic minorities in the Ottoman Empire was greatly reduced, which proves this again.

Whether it is true or not, in this era, there is no way to verify it. Anyway, as long as they insist that they are Bulgarians, the immigration department does not have so much energy to verify the authenticity.