In 1927, there were so many things that Ferdinand was a little overwhelmed, and the biggest good news should be that his two sons were engaged.

At his request, Boris quickly married the Danish royal family before Christmas, and became engaged to Princess Caroline Mathilde, the daughter of Prince Harald and Princess Helena. (granddaughter of former King Frederick VIII of Denmark)

A third of the biggest trouble was solved, Ferdinand was in a much better mood, and after Boris's engagement, even Queen Xenia's tight brow was stretched.

Then there is the question of the wedding, in order to hurry Ferdinand put the wedding of the eldest son and second son in February, to prepare for the wedding, this time is very tight.

Originally, every move of the royal family would be noticed by the outside world, not to mention that this time it was still a prince's wedding?

Ferdinand Jr. is the crown prince of Bulgaria, and his wedding undoubtedly involves more attention.

Ferdinand didn't want to do that, but the Grand Duchy of Finland couldn't wait? People can't keep them waiting for three days and two days of telegrams, right?

Whether the Finnish people really support Boris as the Grand Duke, Ferdinand does not know yet, at least the Finnish government does need this as the new Grand Duke now.

It is said that since the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Finland, they have never received a full salary, have no experience in governance, do not know how to deal with financial problems, and have suffered from the scourge of banditry.

This kind of pressure is not something that ordinary people can withstand, the Grand Duchy of Finland has changed two temporary cabinets, but it still does not roar, and the current prime minister does not want to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, so he urges Boris to take office every day.

As for what the new Grand Duke is capable of, he doesn't care, at least Boris will be able to solve the threat of banditry, and he will also be able to solve the problem of salary.

Finland's financial crisis is not serious, it is nothing more than tens of thousands of pounds in salaries owed, plus hundreds of thousands of pounds in operating expenses, it is almost enough to get through the immediate difficulties.

This problem was directly ignored by Ferdinand, and such a small problem could be solved by Boris selling wood.

It was imperative that Boris get married as soon as possible, otherwise if they went to Finland, Ferdinand doubted whether they would be able to take care of the marriage.

In order not to disgrace Boris, then the wedding can only be brought forward. Even the wedding with little Ferdinand was advanced, so you can't let your brother get married first, right?

Holding a wedding in Bulgaria can also save Boris a lot of money, the honor guard, venue facilities are ready-made, including a series of personnel reception, the Bulgarian government will do it for you.

With the current financial resources of the Finnish government, it is estimated that their financial income in two or three years may not be necessary, and Ferdinand is well aware of this kind of day.

Back then, he married a Russian princess, and the cabinet gritted his teeth and took money to support the scene, but in the end, he posted a sum of money himself, otherwise it would not be so beautiful.

If you don't have money, you can only lower the grade, and most of the weddings of European nobles are not so luxurious, and Ferdinand is not a person who pursues luxury.

The main thing is political needs, the scale of the political marriage wedding, which also shows how much you attach importance to this marriage, and behind the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

At the beginning, the Bulgarian government had no money, but now it is different, even if the specifications are high, the cost is nothing more than tens of millions of leva, which is equivalent to only 1.8 million pounds.

Moreover, this wedding is minor, and Europe also has a set of rules, and marriages with different identities correspond to different etiquette regulations.

Queen Xenia is a Russian royal princess and the third in line to the Russian Empire, and the Conservative Russian Alliance has just been established, and there are too many political factors involved.

Ferdinand played to the highest standards, and if the Russian Empire was recognized as the heir to Eastern Rome, there would be no problem with that set of rules of etiquette.

Now little Ferdinand's cost is much less, Bulgaria does not need to show off its force at this time, he naturally does not need to learn from Ferdinand to take the army to meet his relatives, which leaves more than half of the expenses.

After thinking about it, Ferdinand was surprised to find that the total cost of the wedding of his two sons was less than half of what he had originally been.

Now you can welcome your relatives in the morning and evening, and the plane from Sofia can go directly to the Netherlands and Denmark, which saves the biggest expenses.

"Xenia, how are you preparing, do you need help?" Ferdinand asked thoughtfully

"Are you sure you have time to help?" Xenia asked rhetorically

"Within two hours, I didn't have any arrangements! It's also my son's marriage, I always need to do something! Ferdinand said calmly

Leave all the affairs to Xenia, just like when he got married, everything was handled by his mother, and his irresponsible father hung up N years in advance.

Ferdinand was still a little embarrassed, he was going to leave all these matters to his sons, but unfortunately women were always more talented than men in this regard.

In the end, Xenia took over the task, and the brothers of little Ferdinand had already hid far away, so it would be better if they didn't come to cause trouble.

"Well, then you're in charge of sending out invitations!" Queen Xenia thought for a moment and said

"Don't worry about this, the palace minister will take care of all this, even if it is missed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for making it up in time!" Ferdinand said unconcernedly

"But, don't you feel more accomplished to participate in your son's wedding?" Queen Xenia asked

"Alright then, I'll be in charge of pushing them to get it done!"

Ferdinand thought about it and found a job that suited him.

Hands-on? Ferdinand had no illusions about his hands-on ability.

There are so many relatives and friends, wouldn't it be embarrassing if the time comes, make a mistake?

There are quite a lot of duplicate names among the European aristocracy, and if you don't add the full name, you may not be able to tell who is Ferdinand.

Not to mention anything else, there were as many as twelve nobles above the Duke family named Ferdinand, eight named George, and nine named William.

With so many messy names added together, it's good if you don't get dizzy, who can tell the difference between non-professionals?

"Ferdinand, this is really in line with your style, this is what you often say can be solved with your mouth, just try not to do it, right?" Queen Xenia thought for a moment and said

"You can understand it that way! But what about little Ferdinand? Didn't I ask them to help you? Ferdinand asked, confused

"The training honor guard is here!" Queen Xenia thought for a moment and said

"Honey, how did you get all this work done?" Ferdinand asked, confused

"Isn't it the problem you said you can solve with your mouth, so try not to do it?

It's all handed over to the palace etiquette team, and I'm responsible for proposing revisions and checking if there are any mistakes! Queen Xenia replied with a smile

"Very good!" Ferdinand commented

"Ferdinand, how are the preparations outside, I am only in charge of the palace, how did you arrange the arrangements outside the palace?" Queen Xenia asked with concern

"That's the work of the cabinet, they'll take care of all this, and it's still early, and Sofia is probably still under renovation at this time!" Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

The so-called renovation is not demolition and reconstruction, but only a repair of the damaged building, and the unrepairable ones are directly demolished, and the old walls are repainted.

Most of these things were carried out spontaneously by the people, and there was no compulsion, and the incompetence of the king was only to look at the actions of the people outside.

Ferdinand's wedding was relatively simple, and the Bulgarian royal palace had already been expanded once, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of guests, so there was no need to go to church this time.

At this time, religion had to give way to secular kingship, and for this marriage Ferdinand invited the Pope of Rome to personally bless the two couples.

The scourge of Britain and France against Italy still had an effect, at least to make the high Papal States submit to the world, otherwise the Pope would not have given face like this.

Of course, it is difficult to say whether the Papal States still exist without submission.

Who let the British, who controlled the region, believe in Protestantism?

John Niu did nothing else, but guided the refugees to the Vatican, and after tens of thousands of refugees entered the Papal States, the Holy See immediately became obedient.

No more blaming the British for their atrocities in Italy. The Pope, who had called on Christians all over the world to denounce the atrocities of the British, also returned to the arms of the Lord.

"Hmm!"

"By the way, Ferdinand, how did you arrange the wedding?

It won't be like you again, with an army to greet your relatives! Queen Xenia asked with a curious look

"Of course not, but it's pretty much the same.

When I married you, I took the army, and this time the two boys can bring the air force, this speed is much faster! Ferdinand quipped

"Oh, that's right, airplanes are much faster than horseback, you took the cavalry for months, and it's not romantic at all!" Xenia thought for a moment and said

Ferdinand was half speechless, and sure enough, men and women had different priorities.

"Oops!" Ferdinand exclaimed

"What's wrong?" Xenia asked with concern

"I forgot to coordinate with the Dutch royal family and the Danish royal family, I'm afraid they don't necessarily have such a big airport over there!" Ferdinand said with a frown

No way, there are no big planes in this era, and the passenger capacity of each aircraft is very limited, and most of the current Bulgarian civil airliners can only carry more than 20 people.

Even Ferdinand's special plane can only carry more than 40 passengers, and everyone still pays attention to pomp and circumstance in this era, no matter how simple it is, thousands of people always have it, right?

Coupled with the formation of the Air Force escort, there are at least hundreds of aircraft, this landing site is not small, and it really has to be coordinated in advance, otherwise it will be too late to set off?

"It's okay dear, I think this problem, someone will think about it for you!" Xenia said with a slight smile

"Your Majesty, Queen, a telegram from the Dutch royal family, they are asking about the number of people who will receive relatives this time, they should make arrangements in advance!" The maid said as the two approached

"Call them back and tell them that there are not many people, only 2,186 people, and let them prepare a docking place for two hundred and thirty planes!" Ferdinand said, pretending to be forced

This number is really not much, including guards, retinues, and a ceremonial brigade, this is already the most basic configuration.

After all, you still have to have face, and it's not too much to bring a flight group to escort it, right?

Not a single air division was sent, this was already Ferdinand taking into account the actual situation, as the world's largest air power, the last thing Bulgaria lacked was aircraft.

There are more than 3,200 aircraft of various types in active service in the Air Force, and the most common establishment is that an air force combat division has three regiments under its jurisdiction, and each regiment has four flying groups, each of which has 24 aircraft.

One flying regiment, but 96 fighters, this is really not a big scale.

You must know that the aircraft in Bulgaria are still equipped with the army of the colonies, as well as the colonial government, if you add up all these aircraft, it is estimated that the total number of these aircraft will exceed 20,000.

It's a rhythm of using airplanes as cars, but in the eyes of the Bulgarian government, they may not really pay attention to this problem.

Most of the aircraft equipped by the colonies were leftover from the First World War, and in terms of construction cost, they were not much different from the prices of cars sold in the market.

The price of automobile fuel sold on the market is much higher than that of aviation fuel purchased by the military, and in terms of cost, flying an airplane is not much higher than driving a car.

(Note: Referring to the domestic price of aviation kerosene and gasoline, the current price of aviation kerosene is only five or six thousand per ton, and the price of gasoline per ton has already exceeded 10,000, and gasoline is slightly more expensive in the international market according to tonnage)

Anyway, now gas stations sell high-priced oil, which is known to all Bulgarians and is also supported, and of course government cars have to use this high-priced oil.

Since the cost gap is not large, in the vast and sparsely populated colony, it is natural to use more advanced means of transportation!

"Ferdinand, isn't that okay?" Queen Xenia said with some hesitation

"What's wrong?" Ferdinand asked, confused

"With such a small person, will little Ferdinand have an opinion? You know, compared to the scene when we got married, he didn't even have a tenth? Will he think that we don't pay enough attention? Queen Xenia said hesitantly

"Oh, Xenia, this one is different! You know that the political issues are very complex, and you don't like to be in contact with them, and you can't explain them clearly for a while.

You know, if we make too much of a noise, then the Dutch royal family has to raise the bar accordingly, which is also a good thing.

But the Dutch government is not financially good right now, can they allocate funds? If the government won't pay for it, then the royal family will have to pay for it themselves, you know! Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

Pretending to be forced is pretending to be forced, and you must also consider the feelings of the other party?

According to Ferdinand's plan, after removing labor costs, the budget will be controlled within two million leva, so that everyone can accept it, and no one will lose face.

After all, the current Kingdom of the Netherlands cannot be compared with the Russian Empire at its peak, if the scale is big, what do you let them take as a dowry?

Not everyone can throw off the title of Grand Duke like the tsarist government, with a gift of minerals, and a large amount of money every year.

Although later due to the outbreak of the Russian Civil War, Xenia gave up this income, the income of nearly one million leva per year, after taking it for so many decades, it is not a small number.

"Okay, then I can only grieve little Ferdinand, I will talk to you, no matter what, you must also take into account the feelings of the other party!" Xenia thought for a moment and said

"Hmm!"

Ferdinand nodded, compared with later generations, the European royal family in this era is still very happy, as long as the country is rich, basically weddings and funerals, a series of expenses are paid by the government.

Naturally, how to come to luxury, in later generations, the government has limited funds, and even needs to pay out of their own pockets, and many unnecessary etiquette can be saved.

The originally luxurious weddings have gradually become ordinary, and even the weddings of some of the rich are not as extravagant as those of the rich.

This problem naturally does not exist in Bulgaria, and the expenditure of a few million leva does not need to go to the parliament, and this problem has long been taken into account in the special funds set aside by the government.

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