Chapter 75, Labor Day is cleaned up
After the Battle of Constantinople, the hearts of the whole Bulgarian people were relaxed, but Ferdinand's work was even busier!
After the victory of the war, there were still a series of aftermath matters that he needed to deal with, whether it was personnel promotion, post-war resettlement, or casualty compensation, Ferdinand had to personally take care of it! Anyone who buys people's hearts can basically see Ferdinand's figure.
There was also post-war reconstruction, the appointment of officials, many of which also required Ferdinand's personal instructions; Even so, he had to devote his energy to the process of negotiations in London, and he was so busy that it was dark!
Now Ferdinand is miserable and happy, or the whole Bulgarian government. On the one hand, I am happy about the victory in the war, and on the other hand, there is endless work to be done every day, piled up and there is no end in sight!
Ferdinand had to rejoice that the blood of the Bulgarians was still hot in this era!
Now he has used the bureaucrats as cattle, and from the outbreak of the war to the present, many Bulgarian government officials have not returned home for several months, working overtime until late at night every day, and still going to work in good spirits the next day!
And Ferdinand didn't have to pay a penny of overtime, and even then, no one objected!
The civil community is similar, after the outbreak of the war, Bulgaria is like a war machine, running at high speed!
After months of high-intensity work, everyone is now physically and mentally exhausted, but a series of good news from the front line has made everyone forget their fatigue for the time being!
Even if the usual work is more tiring and the standard of living has decreased, the people are still a sea of laughter!
After the end of Constantinople, Bulgaria's wartime economic policy was naturally lifted, and colorful goods once again entered people's lives, and many people were buying, buying, buying!
The people also spontaneously organized a series of celebrations, and patriotic education was in full swing in various places!
The editorial office of the Bulgarian daily newspaper, the editors are now worried about what kind of event to organize. As the largest newspaper in Bulgaria, the hegemon of the press is not far behind in the context of the national celebration of the victory in the Balkan War!
The editor-in-chief had a headache and said: "Now if you have any ideas, hurry up and say, anyone can mention it this time, if it is adopted with good results, the bonus is absolutely indispensable!"
Our celebration after the victory in the last Bulgarian War was ridiculed by my peers for a long time because it was too old-fashioned, and now that I think about it, my face is still hot!
This time, in any case, we can no longer afford to lag behind, this Balkan war is different from the past, it laid the foundation of Bulgaria as a great power!
If this celebration is significant, it must be deeply educational and show the love of the people for Bulgaria! ”
The singing and dancing banquet was excluded in the first place, they are the news media, not the entertainment media, so they don't go to the ugliness.
"Poetry, calligraphy and painting", this can be had! Oh, the problem is that they are not good at this, even if Bulgaria is now the world's first in basic education, few people have the level of appreciation, so leave this to the literary club!
"Do you want to organize a patriotic education?"
"It's not proper, it is estimated that for a long time recently, there has been a lot of patriotic education all over the country, and there are no bright spots!"
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"Do you want to organize a voluntary labor?"
"Does this have anything to do with our theme?"
"Why not, support the construction of the country with practical actions, show the love of the Bulgarian people for the country!"
Well, the reason is far-fetched, but it was adopted by the Bulgarian daily, at least politically the slogan "Build Bulgaria" is strong!
When Ferdinand later found out, he felt that a group of grass and mud horses were galloping, isn't this a copy of May Day?
So what about Engels' genuine "May Day"? Wrong! It's still called "International Day of Demonstrations", but it has little to do with Ferdinand, and there was no such popular event in Bulgaria at this time!
What is surprising is that the activities planned by the Bulgarian daily newspaper were widely loved by the Bulgarian people as soon as they appeared!
August 15 is the day of Bulgaria's victory over the Ottoman Empire, and the commemoration of the whole people's voluntary labor is not to tell the world that this war was completed with the joint efforts of all the Bulgarian people?
Is this a voluntary labor, and is it clearly boasting about everyone's merits? Such activities must be attended, and they must be maintained, so that future generations will remember our credit! So under a misunderstanding, the August 15th edition of Bulgarian Labor Day was shocked!
Fortunately, the lunar calendar is not the same as the Gregorian calendar. Otherwise, in the future, the East is busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the West is busy with voluntary labor, and the two sides bump into each other, and the public knows how long they will quarrel!
However, now Ferdinand still doesn't care about the folk celebrations, and even the Bulgarian government doesn't have the heart to hold the celebrations now, mainly because they are too busy!
As soon as the wartime economy ended, the people were on holiday, but the government departments still don't think about it, for the division of administrative divisions of the new territories, and related personnel transfers, everyone is about to quarrel!
The impact of the division of administrative regions is far-reaching, and it must be considered comprehensively, economic, cultural, and political, and it also comes with a series of official appointments!
Now basically all the officials in Bulgaria, as long as they pass the performance, will be promoted, and to rule the new territory, the Bulgarian bureaucracy has suddenly tripled!
There are endless disputes between various government departments, and Ferdinand is also powerless, the times are different, the social background is different, and the administrative division of later generations will definitely die a miserable death!
For the division of administrative districts, Ferdinand made only two requests:
First, Macedonia, Thrace, Albania, Kosovo and other regions must be split up, mixed and reorganized with other regions, and these large geographical domain terms must be slowly diluted;
Second, follow the principle of ethnic mixture, and try not to make a single ethnic group an independent region, with the exception of Bulgarians.
At the same time as the division of the administrative districts, Ferdinand was also planning a secret operation, codenamed "Operation Cleanup"!
"Forhu, is the list already decided?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, the more than 5,000 people on the list are all those who have expressed their opposition to Bulgarian rule, and some are anarchists, nationalists, republicans, and ultra-religious people!" Forhu replied
Ferdinand nodded, he was not short of decisive killings at critical moments! For the sake of long-term peace and stability, Ferdinand adhered to the principle of preferring to kill mistakes rather than let them go, and all those who are on the list are the targets of this purge!
Maybe there are still many people in it who are wronged, but who called you cheap, and you happened to be targeted by the intelligence department?
Ferdinand doesn't have that much energy to verify now, and once the military control is over, it will be difficult to remove these hidden dangers!
In fact, this is the third time that Ferdinand has ordered the army to carry out two larger sweeps during the war, and the basically more active anti-protection elements have now received box lunches!
In fact, Ferdinand also knew that the current "cleaning" was a bit too much, and the judging criteria were even more child's play!
For example, the henchmen of the Ottoman Empire were the first to be purged;
Those with chaotic ideas such as nationalism, extreme religion, republicanism, and anarchism are the focus of the second batch of purges;
Those who have a clear political inclination, and who are not Bulgarian, who want autonomy, who have expressed dissatisfaction with Bulgaria, are the focus of the third purge;
There are also big landlords, big capitalists, compradors from various countries, unfortunately they are also on the list, who calls the Bulgarian government poor?
Of course, the big capitalists, big landlords, and compradors of the great powers in this era all have blood in their hands, and there is a lot of black history to check, and Ferdinand is not afraid of wronging anyone!
"Now that the war is over, you should be careful in your actions, and the garrisons everywhere will cooperate with you.
If you can use the yang scheme, try to use the yang scheme, find the evidence of the crime, and deal with them openly, which is much more influential than dealing with them in other ways!
If it doesn't work, it's okay to make evidence, or it's okay to borrow a bandit's knife, in short, you can't do it in the name of the Ministry of Intelligence, otherwise it's easy to cause trouble! ”
"Yes!" Forhu
Except for the second batch, which was put on a nirvana order, and the others were expelled from Bulgaria, which was the most important way to deal with it, and there were not so many who were really executed, otherwise it would have caused a sensation long ago!
Under the order, Ferdinand didn't pay attention anymore, anyway, this is the 19th century, before the division of the administrative region is completed, all of them are executive military management, and it is difficult to pass on a message!
Compared with other regions, the First Army was hard, it had just taken Constantinople, and there were still a large number of wounded in its hands, and now it was necessary to check the "deserters" of the Ottoman army, yes, "deserters"!
Who called the densely populated and prosperous Istanbul area, although it has just been devastated by the war, the foundation is still there. If you don't find a reasonable reason, it can easily cause adverse effects and hinder economic recovery!
Petrov said depressedly: "Why are there so many chaotic parties on our side? This time, there are more than 3,000 people, when is it a head? Sometimes I really want to surprise them directly! ”
Popov laughed: "Okay! This is probably the last batch, if you are not afraid of being saddled with the name of butcher general, go for it! Rest assured that their lives are worthless, and they will not go to court-martial! ”
Petrov laughed and said, "Forget it! Now our reputation is not very good, I don't know how many soldiers secretly call us two 'cold-blooded generals', if we have the name of 'butcher general' again, it is estimated that we will not be able to live! ”
Popov smiled and said: "Okay, no kidding! These are trivial things, which are not worthy of the attention of your chief of staff, have we counted our casualties, and the country has been urged several times!
The soldiers below are now waiting to be promoted and make a fortune, and when I got out of the army, a large number of people asked me when their rewards would be handed out. ”
Petrov also restrained his smile and said with a heavy heart: "It has been counted, our losses this time are very heavy!" This is estimated to be the biggest loss since the founding of Bulgaria!
If we hadn't successfully conquered Constantinople, we would have been shameless to go back to see our hometown fathers! ”
Popov nodded and said: "I am less emotional, hurry up and report to the country, now all we can do is to fight for a generous pension for them!" ”