"Ferdinand, stop me!" Queen Xenia said angrily

"What's the matter, dear, who you off again?" Ferdinand asked, confused

"Don't come to this, Ferdinand! I ask you - where did Boris offend you?

You're going to exile him to Finland, that hellish place in the snow and ice? Xenia asked angrily

"How could it be, dear? Boris is so cute, how could I be willing to exile him?

He was a king in the past, and he didn't suffer from it, I was thinking about his future!

Besides, Finland is not all icy and snowy, the climate in the south is still very good, and he can put the capital in the south! Ferdinand explained

"Humph! Don't you know what Finland is like? It's a backwood!

Are you looking for a big city to come out and see? What city can compare to Sofia? If anything, I would agree with Boris to go over there to be king! Xenia said with a sneer

Ferdinand had a headache, Finland in this era really did not develop very well, if according to Sofian standards, Moscow and St. Petersburg are not good, and the entire Russian Empire cannot find such a city now!

"Stop, Xenia, can you make some sense? Sofia is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and one of the top five metropolises in the world. Ferdinand said helplessly

"Admit it! Finland has not as many people as Sofia, and it is poor, so it is better to let Boris go there and be the king, than to stay in the country and be the lord of the city!

Even if you are a king, at least the Kingdom of Poland or the Kingdom of Belarus is barely qualified, what kind of vision do you have? Xenia said disdainfully

"The Kingdom of Poland just looks good, but in fact the throne is a hot potato!

You only have to open the map and look at it, you can see how bad Poland's strategic location is, do you want Boris to take that tricky throne?

You know, even I find it very tricky, are you sure Boris can do it?

A kingdom with internal and external troubles, it can't get the support of the people, and if it's not good, it will be overthrown, do you want your son to become the king of the country? Ferdinand explained

"Even if it's not the Kingdom of Poland, is there anywhere else? It's better to go anywhere than to that hellish place in Finland! Queen Xenia said dissatisfiedly

"The king of the Kingdom of Belarus is your brother, so I can't let Boris go and rob his uncle, right?" Ferdinand continued

"Well, that's really a problem, isn't there still the three Baltic states?

Although it is a little smaller, it doesn't matter, you can let Boris find a way to annex the other two countries, and with the support of your father, you can barely build a medium-sized country! Queen Xenia said to herself

"Xenia, you won't be confused, if the three Baltic countries are unified, will your good brother still sleep?

Don't you think that location is too close to St. Petersburg? Of course, if you can convince Nicholas II, I don't mind! Ferdinand said helplessly

Sure enough, a woman is a sensual creature, and her IQ is not online when she encounters a major event.

"Is there no other choice? If it really doesn't work, just draw a few territories in the colony and let them all be kings! Xenia thought for a moment and said

"Xenia, I take back what I just said, you are not confused, but really confused!

Do you think our colonies will be more prosperous than Finland? Do you want them to be kings, or do you want them to be chiefs? Ferdinand asked helplessly

What are the colonies of Bulgaria?

"There is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and there is no one for thousands of miles".

It's the status quo of the Bulgarian colonies, the so-called development really just exists in the plan, and now Bulgaria doesn't have that many people to fill these huge holes.

The areas that have been developed are all areas that are connected to the mainland, and they will soon be incorporated into the mainland, and it is obviously impossible to divide them.

The rest of the area is in Africa, and each colony has a few thousand or more than a hundred thousand immigrants, and it is enough to build a city to become the master.

If you are a king, don't think about it, if you hear that you are going to break away from Bulgaria, those immigrants will probably run back crying and shouting.

Without local support, those places would not have the conditions for independence at all!

Areas with large populations are places where criminals are penalized, such as Liberia and Tanzania, where they are basically killed every day.

The approach taken by the Bulgarian Government in these cases is to be ignorant of nothing. The aborigines and the exiled criminals fought almost every day, and the colonial government treated it as if they saw nothing.

There was no way, neither of these two gangs liked to build, the colonial government's original plan failed, and even the food seeds distributed entered their stomachs, and not a single grain was planted, and in the end the colonial government could only let them fend for themselves.

There is no need to work at all, the local natural resources can feed them, and nature is degenerate. It's just that as the exiled population continues to increase, these natural resources are not enough, and the two sides begin to fight.

People are not willing to farm or work, so what can they do?

Ferdinand did not have the spirit of internationalism, so naturally he did not educate them, and it is better not to do this thankless task.

Anyway, the Bulgarian government did not collect their taxes, so naturally there was no obligation to serve them. Everyone does not interfere with each other, it is hello, I am hello, everyone!

"If you can't do it, forget it, what are you fierce?" Xenia said angrily

It's not straightforward and strong, just don't cowardice!

Ferdinand could only reluctantly admit defeat and end this family conflict.

But the problem remained unresolved, and Xenia still did not agree to let Boris go to Finland to be king.

A woman who has entered menopause is terrible, and in front of her, no reason can be explained, even if Ferdinand has mobilized six sons to fight, it is still in a stalemate.

In the end, Ferdinand took the courage of the head of the family and forcibly turned the decision into reality, unless Boris himself did not do it, otherwise the matter was decided.

In this regard, Ferdinand is still very confident, his sons do not have a fuel-efficient lamp, otherwise they would not have become billionaires in just a few years, and then from the loser back to the rich!

This kind of mental quality is not comparable to ordinary people, and after studying the emperor's mental skills for so long, they are not willing to be ordinary!

Do you really think that Ferdinand's test is just to exercise their financial skills?

How is this possible?

In fact, this is just a test of their character, and if they are people who like to live an ordinary life, they will not take big risks without a certain certainty.

Looking at the results, Ferdinand knew that they were not willing to live under the protection of their father and brother all the time.

If they are not given an opportunity to show themselves, it is estimated that there will be a few more rebellious princes in the Bulgarian royal family in the future.

Many European aristocrats rebelled, not because they were like this, but because of the environmental constraints of their lives, so that they could not achieve their goals in life, so they gave up on themselves!

In this environment of primogeniture, how can these second sons really be willing?

But no matter how hard they tried, there was no hope in the end, after all, there was only one person who would inherit the throne, and it was already doomed from the moment of birth.

People who are unwilling and unable to achieve it may turn to other directions if they have a good mentality, and they will naturally fall if they have a bad mentality.

Ferdinand had a lot of such examples. This is also one of the reasons why many European aristocrats are strict with their eldest sons, but they relax their control over their second sons!

"Boris, are you ready? It won't be long before you become the Grand Duke of Finland, do you know what to do? Ferdinand asked with concern

"Don't worry, Father! I'm ready, I've got the knowledge you gave me, I'll remember it, trust me, I'll be a king! Boris said excitedly

"It's good to have this confidence, but I still have to tell you that the position of the Grand Duke of Finland is also so easy to do, and it is determined from the geographical location, he can only become a small country with a partial peace!

With the current situation of the Grand Duchy of Finland, in addition to developing the economy, it is necessary to develop the economy, not to blindly develop the military, they do not have this condition!

If you encounter an invasion one day, you only need to use the terrain to consume them, and don't think about a head-on battle, because your enemy can't be a small country! Ferdinand said earnestly

"Father, do you fancy me being this king?" Boris asked, confused

"On the contrary, I think that the Grand Duke of Finland should be the easiest to do well in Europe, as long as it is eternally neutral, and Switzerland is a ready-made example!

The economic problem is not big, the land is vast and sparsely populated, there are enough resources for you to squander, as long as you don't expand externally, there will be no problem! Ferdinand said seriously

"Father, you are completely overly worried, Finland's geographical location is there, and any surrounding country is strong, I don't want to unify Northern Europe, that's not realistic at all!" Boris thought for a moment and said

"Well, it's time to explain, I've made it clear. As soon as the election results come out, you're about to go, but your marriage hasn't been settled yet, damn it! Ferdinand said with a headache

"This problem, I think it's too late, you can wait until I succeed to the throne and then solve it!" Boris said uncertainly

"No, there's still time to go to your mother for help, she's in a bad mood right now, and this matter can just divert her attention!" Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

"The last sentence is the most important thing!" Boris complained

"If, however you think, before you leave for Finland, you settle the major events of your life, and satisfy me, I will sponsor a Praetorian Guard of 10,000 men, and all the expenses for five years will be mine!

Think for yourself, if you think you have the financial resources, then you can also raise one yourself! Ferdinand said with a slight smile

"Hell, father, you must be going crazy trying to hug your grandson, you can do such a big deal!

But if, now, I go to office with 10,000 Janissaries, what will happen in five years? With Finland's financial resources, it simply can't afford to support such a Janissaries! Boris complained

According to the standards of the Bulgarian Praetorian Guard, 10,000 troops will cost more than 30 million leva for weapons and equipment alone, and they will have to pay more than 2 million leva of military salaries every month and more than 1.5 million leva for living and training.

The annual direct expenditure of such a unit is at least more than 42 million leva, which is greater than the expenditure of a main division.

After independence, the Grand Duchy of Finland may not have enough annual revenue to pay this army.

This also means that Boris, who holds this army, is invincible in the Kingdom of Finland, and as long as he does not die, no one can threaten his position!

"Whatever you want, you can do it anyway, I won't force you!" Ferdinand said calmly

It seems that he does not care at all whether Boris wants to go to Finland with this army.

"Of course, if you don't go to Finland with a decent army, won't it make your face dark?

Father, don't worry! Don't talk about 10,000 Praetorian Guards, even if you send all these hundreds of thousands of Praetorian Guards, I dare to bring them! Boris replied without hesitation

Refuse? How is this possible? God knows whether the local powerful faction in Finland will welcome him as a king, and the best way is to bring the army over, and if he is in a hurry, he can come to a great purge and destroy all the enemies physically.

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