CHAPTER XLVII

The Sofia Peace Conference ended, but the effects were just beginning, and a new round of national independence movements began to surge.

Sicily, for example, applied to Bulgaria for autonomy, which was quickly approved by the Bulgarian government.

There is no way, there are four or five million people on the small island of Sicily, and national independence has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and if it is forcibly colonized, even the cost may not be recovered.

Sicily is located in the center of the Mediterranean, and many pairs of eyes in the world are staring at this place, and it cannot be overdone, if it were not for the fact that Ferdinand's sons were too young, the Kingdom of Sicily would have been established by now.

The Sicilian self-government was established, and the Sicilian people were satisfied, because the Bulgarians also promised that if the self-government behaved well, then they would be independent after fifteen years.

If independence can be achieved without bloodshed, naturally no one will object. It is also an international practice for small countries to depend on big countries for their survival, and they have nothing to disagree with.

The protests in Italy next door were ignored, the two places have been separated for more than 20 years, and if they want to go back to the past, they are willing to Sicilian people and not agree?

After the establishment of the Sicily Autonomous Government, Cyprus, Egypt, and South Africa also put forward demands for autonomy, apparently they were thinking too much, and what awaited them was a national integration bill.

The Bulgarian government did not care about the income of the colony, the financial revenue came from the country, and for the sake of long-term peace and stability, it did not matter if the colony was reduced to ruins.

As a result, the local national integration bill was released, which stipulates:

1. The government has the right to forcibly arrange work or deport unemployed vagrants who have not worked in the local area for a long time;

2. The colonial government has the right to adjust the composition of the local population, including cross-regional migration;

3. It is forbidden to accept any immigrants who are not Bulgarian nationals;

4. Encourage everyone to learn Bulgarian culture, after one year, everyone must use Bulgarian in public, and the offender will be fined 50 leva ~ 500 leva;

5. Bulgarian cultural test, as long as the test score is excellent, the mind is correct, there is a desire to become a Bulgarian citizen, and the contribution to the society is up to the standard, you can apply for naturalization;

(Note: Before becoming a Bulgarian citizen, anyone over the age of 12 must take this exam, this exam is taken once a year, and those who fail will take a make-up exam for a fee of 200 leva each time, and those who fail must take the make-up exam once a month until they pass.) Exceptions may be made for special populations)

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From this moment on, the Bulgarian colonies were closed and all non-Bulgarian language schools were closed.

Those who were reluctant to learn Bulgarian culture quickly became unable to move an inch, and the high make-up exam fees overwhelmed many families, and everyone quickly learned to compromise in the face of reality.

This law lasted until the end of the 20th century, when the Bulgarian government relocated and replaced the colonies in batches.

To put it simply, it is to relocate the locals, immigrate the outsiders, turn the local snake into an outsider, and exile the thorn head in it.

You must know that Bulgaria is now in the Arctic Ocean, but there are large islands, these places have a harsh natural environment, which is not suitable for human reproduction, so it has become a place of exile.

At this point, survival has become difficult, where is the time to rebel?

Leapfrogging from the industrial age to the slash-and-burn era, the threat ceases to exist.

"Your Majesty, this is the intelligence of the coalition forces after receiving Australia, all the cities there have been turned into ruins, the factories no longer exist, the people are not one out of ten, and the Japanese army is like locusts, cleaning Australia!" Tolsky said with a pale face

Looking at the intelligence, little Ferdinand was also shocked, looking at Coleman as if asking what was going on?

"Your Majesty, we promised that as long as the Japanese army settles the Australian self-government, all their harvest here can be shipped back!" Coleman whispered

Little Ferdinand didn't speak, he knew that the promise given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would definitely not be so much, otherwise the Japanese would have worked too hard.

However, these black histories, everyone just rots in their stomachs, at most, they are condemning the atrocities of the Japanese army and taking a few scapegoats to the international tribunal for trial.

After the rise of Bulgaria, from the end of the 19th century to the present, there were no Eastern European immigrants who should have existed, and the number of emigration from Europe as a whole to Europe has shrunk significantly.

Australia's population is even lower than at the same time in history, at just over five million.

After more than a year of bloody fighting with the Japanese, hundreds of thousands of Australian troops were slaughtered and more civilians were killed after the defeat and surrender.

Before Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese government had emigrated more than 700,000 people to Australia, and these people were empty-handed, and all the means of production were directly seized from the local people.

After such a toss, the Australian people naturally suffered heavy losses, so the self-government survived tenaciously with the support of the local people.

At the instigation of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to eliminate the autonomous government as soon as possible, the Japanese troops stationed in Australia took the most extreme measures, creating a large number of unmanned villages, unmanned towns, and even unmanned cities!

When there are no people, the resistance will naturally not be able to hold on, and under such extreme measures, the blood of Australians is stimulated, but unfortunately their population is limited and cannot withstand such a toss.

By this time, the inhabitants of Australia's coastal areas had all suffered and were lucky enough to flee to the interior, relying on the abundant natural resources to survive tenaciously.

Most of the people have almost died, leaving the cities and villages, and after losing the resources of life, the survival ability of human beings has greatly decreased.

"Alas! Condemn the atrocities of the Japanese army, this matter is over, and order the troops to prepare for a long-term occupation of Australia! Little Ferdinand said with some unbearability

But now that the wood is in the boat, he naturally can't regret it, and it is still important to snatch the fruits of victory. For Bulgaria, Australia in ruins is the best Australia.

Post-war reconstruction, is this also a problem?

After a decade or eight years, it's completely too late to rebuild?

As for the local refugees, this is even simpler, there are many countries with a lack of population in this era, and it is good to let them come and pick them up.

Anyway, in the local area, these people can't find a job for a short time. Except for a little relief food, Bulgaria was not prepared to serve them as uncles.

For example, 500 grams of black bread per person per day, plus some sea fish, can make everyone half full, and the rest of the problems have to be figured out by themselves.

Their historical orientation is that of a colony, not an anti-imperialist national independence movement, and naturally does not meet the criteria for independent nation-building.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the safety of the local people, we should take charge of Australia and prohibit the movement of people, so that a hundred households can be a village, and they will elect a manager to come out, who will be responsible for receiving and distributing relief food every day.

Under the pretext of epidemic prevention, Australians are isolated, and they are gathered in villages, and they are forbidden to connect with each other! Tolsky thought for a moment and said

"That's not good, why don't we do something to get these people to the Americas. Anyway, now they don't know that the Japanese have withdrawn their troops, and there are only a few people who have escaped, and now they will not have any trouble if they directly load the ship and pack it away! Chancellor of the Exchequer Angela Merkel objected

Everyone knows that Australians who have experienced the baptism of war are now in a broken heart, their wives are separated, their families and countries are broken, and people at this time are very easy to go to extremes.

They desperately wanted to return to their pre-war life, but Bulgaria could not do this, and even if the Sofian government was willing to invest in post-war reconstruction at any cost, there was no way to recover in a short time.

Just think about the atrocities of the Japanese army, and you know what happens when people collapse. They needed an outlet for the Japanese troops in Australia to target the local population, and Bulgarian agitation was just a trigger.

Who knows that Australians at this time will be targeted?

Although the Bulgarian government had sent someone to channel their emotions and put their hatred on the Japanese, the question was that the Japanese had already withdrawn?

"How many people are left in Australia now?" Little Ferdinand asked with concern

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid no one knows about this issue. Our takeover is in ruins, and order has long since gotten out of control.

The Japanese were probably not willing to let us take over an entire Australia, so they deliberately ruined all this.

Judging from the information we have learned, the remaining population of Australia now ranges from hundreds of thousands to one or two million, but their young and strong men have suffered heavy losses! Tolsky thought for a moment and said

"Isn't there a puppet military government in the local area?" Merkel asked, confused

"That's right, in the beginning, this puppet military government did help the Japanese army rule the place, but in the later period, the atrocities of the Japanese army became more and more serious, and even their families were inevitably affected.

The conflict between the two sides is getting worse and worse, and this puppet junta will not exist until the coalition forces take over Australia! Tolsky said with a frown

"It doesn't matter, whether the puppet junta exists or not, as long as the people who served the Japanese are still alive, and these people will be handed over to the Australians for public trial!

It's their own chore, and it's okay to grab their attention in the short term!

What is the attitude of the local people towards us? Is there a possibility of integration? Little Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

"Your Majesty, it is still very difficult to integrate the locals, unless they are dispersed first, and then through the slow education and marriage of the descendants, this estrangement will be eliminated, and it will be difficult to complete it in a few decades!" Tolsky replied

Little Ferdinand nodded, it was mainly a matter of national centripetal force, and they had to be given a reason to identify with everyone as their own.

There is no doubt that no matter how nonsense may be, it is impossible to prove that Australians and Bulgarians are one people, unless they go back to the origins of mankind. Even this is not reliable, and it cannot be recognized by everyone.

Ethnically incompatible, then another reason, such as a common enemy?

Well, unless Bulgaria talks about aliens, there is really no common enemy on Earth that can make everyone feel the same hatred.

The Australians hate the Japanese, they have a deep hatred of blood, and the Bulgarian government can't say that the Bulgarians also have a blood feud with the Japanese, and we need to join forces to deal with the Japanese, right?

Such nonsense, at most, fool children under the age of seven, and it can't be too smart.

"Well, let's immigrate, the Kingdom of Alaska and the Kingdom of Hawaii are all interested in this group of immigrants, especially the Kingdom of Alaska, they still have a large group of single gold diggers in their country, presumably they will like this group of high-quality immigrants!

Then we will copy our national integration bill and make national integration compulsory. Little Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, Bulgaria has a population of more than 90 million, so naturally they don't care about Australians, but who needs it?

In the local area, these people may be unruly, but once they become immigrants and change places, they will become obedient babies.

Send away the thorns inside, and the rest will naturally become Bulgarians.

Australia naturally became Bulgaria's bag, and this will play an extraordinary role in Bulgaria's future strategy in the Pacific!

Ferdinand, who was still playing in the mountains and rivers, did not know that the Bulgarian government had such a big appetite that he actually wanted to swallow Australia in one bite.

If he knew, he would still swallow it in one gulp, even if it was to grow mushroom clouds in his own colony, it would be at a loss.