"Little Ferdinand, is this the plan you came up with?" Ferdinand asked, confused

"Yes, Father!" Little Ferdinand replied in the affirmative

"Well, explain it yourself, and you'd better be able to convince me, or I'll have to think about where to send you to be the governor!" Ferdinand shook his head and said

"Basically, it can be taken literally, I don't think my father can understand it without explanation, right?" Little Ferdinand said unconcernedly

"Okay, let me ask you what your plan is? Don't tell me, you just rely on these dozens of words to govern the Caucasus? Ferdinand said with a smile

"Isn't this presided over by a local official? You handed it over to me, don't bow down to everything, leave the opportunity to perform to your subordinates, we don't need to compete with them! Little Ferdinand said justifiably

"Little Ferdinand, have I also handed it over to you, do things to check more information, figure out the cause and effect, and then make a decision?

Now that you don't know anything, how can you tell if these plans have been implemented?

Are you counting on bureaucratic discipline?

If that's the case, I'm really going to have to think about another heir, after all, you're my son. I can't watch you guillotined! Ferdinand said solemnly

Obviously, Ferdinand was really angry this time, and there was no big problem with Ferdinand's plan. But he actually pinned the most critical step - implementation on the discipline of officials?

The lessons of the two guillotines in Europe, he just forgot about them, so the future outcome can be imagined!

Since ancient times, wise kings have let their courtiers carry the black cauldron; The mediocre kings are all helping their courtiers carry the black cauldron!

What "no suspicion in employing people, no suspicion in doubt" is nonsense!

People's hearts change, and if they lose their restraints, ambition will grow, and once they take root, they will never go back.

Therefore, a wise king does not let his subordinates breed undue ambitions, so that they can be suitable for the monarch and the minister.

If everything is based on the loyalty of his subordinates and personal discipline, one day these will deteriorate, and then it will be the turn of the boss to be unlucky.

Suffice it to say, even if it is a rubber stamp king, you must have a certain ability and master enough hole cards, otherwise one day a politician suddenly wants to depose the king, what can you do?

"But my father, haven't you been a king for so many years, and you have never changed the prime minister?

You can give them enough trust, and they're doing a good job, so why can't I? Little Ferdinand asked unconvinced

"Hehe, do you know that I have been a king for so many years, and what made them so honest?

Don't forget, Bulgaria is also a constitutional monarchy, and our rights are limited!

Domestic affairs, big and small, I can do it in one word, can you kid do it?

Why should the Cabinet listen to you? Just because you're the king?

So tell me, why is it that Edward VII of England has about the same rights as me, and how much power does George V have in front of the loser?

If you can't even figure this question out, quit yourself! Lest I be guillotined in the future and be embarrassed to show my eyes! Ferdinand said fiercely

Ferdinand has handed over all the imperial mental tricks that should be handed over, and now little Ferdinand's performance is completely overconfident.

The reason is nothing more than this trip to Europe, which made him burst with self-confidence!

The reason is very simple, compared to these peers, he is indeed much better, but he forgets that as the heir to the Bulgarian throne, he is destined not to compare with ordinary nobles.

The problem he has to face is not simple, if he doesn't have enough ability, maybe his generation can live a good life on Ferdinand's legacy, but what about the next generation?

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After teaching his son a lesson, Ferdinand quickly adjusted his state, and according to the current situation, the little Ferdinand, the crown prince, was really hard.

There are five younger brothers below, who are comparing with him, although it does not threaten his inheritance, but the pressure on him is still very huge.

Lao Tzu above is now in very good health, and his road to king is still far away.

Besides, there is a wise Lao Tzu to do it, and many people will definitely compare their father and son in the future, even if they are kings, life is not so easy!

As the crown prince, he has received too much attention and too much pressure, but no one has been able to share this pressure for him.

If you want to wear a crown, bear its weight first!

If you can't even get through the psychological factor, then Ferdinand really wants to change an heir, don't think that what he said is angry.

Little Ferdinand's unconvinced mentality is already very deadly.

As the Bulgarian heir, he can do nothing and have no ambitions, anyway, the country has already been defeated.

Only he can't be ambitious and want to surpass Ferdinand's achievements, it's not that he is jealous of his ability, but it's impossible to do it at all!

Now Bulgaria has basically expanded to the limit, and with honest and peaceful farming, it can surpass the British Empire and become the new world boss.

If you meet a king who is ambitious and wants to establish greater achievements, just look at the current Wilhelm II, who is not capable and weak, but has to take risks, and finally becomes a lost dog.

Little Ferdinand, of course, doesn't have such great ambitions now, but Ferdinand has already seen the strength of not admitting defeat.

This is enough of a headache for Ferdinand, and it is also a problem that his son is too good!

It's just that this mental problem can't be told to him directly, and he can only really solve it by thinking about it himself.

Thinking of this, Ferdinand was very happy, fortunately this is Europe, and there is no bad thing about the battle for succession, otherwise if a "Six Dragons Seize the Inheritance" is staged now, then little Ferdinand will really be finished.

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"Your Majesty, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint Count Victor Kis as the provisional governor of the Caucasus to deal with the local ethnic question!" Konstantin said

In order to better solve the problem of governance in the Caucasus, the Bulgarian government first began to control the local area, anyway, Ferdinand also exempted the local tax for two years, as long as he did a good job of maintaining order and immigration.

"Why? I remember that Victor Kis had some virgin inclinations, and it would be self-defeating to make him the governor? Ferdinand asked, confused

"In the Caucasus, there are more than a million people left over from the tri-ethnic United Kingdom, and over the years, they have blended in with the locals.

Count Victor Kith served as the president of the Tri-Nation United Kingdom, and at the most dangerous time, covered their escape to the Caucasus, and his status in the hearts of the people was very high, and he came forward as the governor to appease the hearts of this part of the people!

At the same time, we also sent him a deputy, and if Count Victor Keith could not handle certain problems, his deputy could also do it for him! Konstantin thought for a moment and said

"Well, that's good! You've thought it through, so let's do it! Ferdinand said with a smile

This is also a Bulgarian tradition, and the officer in charge of the army must be from the army. Now that the Caucasus is under military control, the person who holds the post of governor must be a general according to his rank.

Of course, it is also okay to transfer cadres to the army, as long as the rank of major general is reached before the transfer, you can also serve as the governor again.

The chief officer is a military general, so the deputy is a civilian official, which can be regarded as a kind of check and balance.

In fact, the civil and military disputes in Bulgaria were not serious, mainly because under the compulsory military service system, most of the government officials had served in the army and only entered the government after retiring from the army.

Especially at the top of the government, Bulgaria had a very small population at that time, and under the compulsory military service system, almost all of these high-level officials were mixed in the army back then.

In this context, even in peacetime, the government did not suppress the military, but the two sides have long been tied together.

For all this, Ferdinand did not think about breaking it, this is the basic national condition of Bulgaria, or does it belong to the kind that whoever touches it is finished.

This situation is unlikely to change as long as Bulgaria does not amend its constitution for a day and abolish compulsory military service.

Don't look at the fact that now the population of Bulgaria is already large, and think that universal military service is a joke. Virtually all Bulgarian men, as long as they are in good health and have reached the age of 20, have to join the army for a year and a half.

No one is exempt, and if you avoid military service, it will also mean the beginning of a tragic life.

If you are a nobleman, you will not be able to inherit the title; Those who are engaged in politics can never be promoted; Those who are engaged in business are unable to obtain bank loans; No social welfare has anything to do with them......

The only exception is that those who are admitted to universities and engage in scientific research, which is approved by Ferdinand.

The Military Service Act was written into the Constitution at the beginning of the founding of the country. In 1888, some unspoken rules were clarified in the form of law.

At that time, Bulgaria had a population of only 4 million, and it was in the center of the Balkans. For the sake of national security, Ferdinand made these issues clear.

Then, it became the basic national policy of Bulgaria and was continued.

Most of Bulgaria's 700,000-strong army is made up of these servicemen. Now compulsory conscripts cannot be called demobilized soldiers, because Bulgarian young people have to go to military service.

In addition to their military salary, a monthly allowance of 128 leva, when they retire, they can also take their own rifle with them.

Therefore, Bulgaria also has the highest rate of gun ownership in Europe, and Ferdinand does not control guns, only bullets.

It is forbidden to manufacture any guns and ammunition privately, if you want bullets, you can go to the local police bureau to apply, as long as you explain the reason, you can buy it, 1 leva ten rounds casually.

The next time you buy it, you have to return the eggshell, otherwise you will have to pay a fine, which is the only limit.

Of course, the most important thing is that you can't control it if you want to, in order to achieve independence in the Balkans, it was the old, weak, women and children who all had guns, and they couldn't ban it at all!

In Ferdinand's view, everyone in Europe has no problem with guns, with the exception of France. The revolutionary enthusiasm of the French people is so high that whoever is the king must ban guns, otherwise there is really no way to guarantee safety.

"Your Majesty, now that the Russian question is imminent, should we postpone the work of migrants in the Caucasus, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble?" Konstantin asked tentatively

"No, most of the Caucasus are ethnic minorities, they are not recognized by the Russians at all, even if there is any chaos, as long as the garrison makes a decisive move, it will not cause trouble!

Now that we have exempted the local people from taxes, and we have started to use cash-for-work over there, with the Russian government as a comparison, I believe that the local people will make a normal choice.

Besides, now in the Caucasus, there is only a group of old and weak women and children left, what can they do? Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

After thinking about it, Konstantin also let go of this worry, Bulgaria has absorbed so many Russian immigrants, and it has not caused any trouble, does it still care about a group of old and weak women and children?

The cultural continuity is the greatest advantage of popular integration, and many people have been assimilated without reacting at all.

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