How to govern the Caucasus, this is difficult for little Ferdinand. Although he had been involved in politics for a long time, it was the first time that he had to formulate a practical governance plan.

The more information he saw, the more difficult it became. Economic, political, and military all have to be taken into account, and this seems to be an unsolvable problem.

But he didn't think that Ferdinand would play such a big joke with him, since this question was solved, there must be a solution, and whether he could find the best answer or not was up to him.

Politically speaking, national integration is one of the most important national policies of Bulgaria.

Although the Caucasus region is vast and sparsely populated, it can't stand the many ethnic groups! There are more than 100 large and small ethnic groups, which is simply an encyclopedia of Asian and European nationalities.

To get them all in, that's the first trouble.

The biggest advantage is that the Russians have been doing assimilation work in the local area for 180 years.

Second, the war caused a serious loss of young and strong local labor, and the locals were not too resistant to joining Bulgaria.

Little Ferdinand then wrote two words on the paper - marriage!

The Bulgarian government is already doing this, whether it is to move the local population out or into other regions, it has the intention of encouraging them to marry.

Economically, Ferdinand Jr. directly chose to give up and wrote on a piece of paper - mining.

There is no way to do this, due to the local natural conditions, except for the mining of some precious mineral resources, other industries cannot be developed.

After a pause, Ferdinand Jr. added two more words - build roads.

Very much in line with Ferdinand's style, basically the first thing that Bulgaria has to do every time it occupies an area is to build roads.

Naturally, Ferdinand Jr. was also influenced by him and attached great importance to the problem of transportation.

Militarily, this region borders the Russian Empire, and there is no military threat in the short term.

But this does not mean that national defense work is not important.

At the same time, because of the relationship between Russia and Russia, the local defense work has become very complicated. In order not to provoke the Russians, it was necessary to build strong fortifications.

Taking into account this particular circumstance, Ferdinand Jr. wrote on paper - a small number of garrisons, strengthening of communications, ensuring that the army in the rear could be reinforced at any time.

That's it!

A governance plan of less than fifty words, if this is handed in, little Ferdinand will definitely be sprayed worthless.

Therefore, the plan of governance is not about formulating, but about implementing!

The rhetorical plan of governing the country is used by politicians to fool the people and mix votes.

If you really do it, you will find that the bull's head is not in the horse's mouth, which will be very fatal!

How to ensure that this plan can be effectively implemented is the biggest headache for Ferdinand Jr., and it is also the real problem given by Ferdinand this time.

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"Your Majesty, the Dutch government has asked us for help again!" Metev said calmly

"Oh, did the Dutch die to the British this time? Or are they still waiting for the winter offensive of the British? Ferdinand asked with concern

"It's not certain yet, but the Dutch probably won't let them wait any longer, and they've lost a lot of money after working with the British twice.

Many people thought that if the British had not cooperated with the British, the Kingdom of the Netherlands would have suppressed the rebellion alone, and the situation would have been better than it is now!

Now the Dutch government is in a hurry, and they have spent 80 million pounds to suppress the rebellion, which is their financial income for more than three years.

They offered to transfer half of Kalimantan (Borneo) to us if we could help them put down the rebellion, and it seems that they were not going to be neighbors with the British! Metev thought for a moment and said

"Half of Kalimantan, why did the Dutch government suddenly become generous this time?

I thought they were going to make up the numbers with the Maluku Islands, or the Southwest Islands and the Southeast Islands! Ferdinand asked, confused

"Your Majesty, the economic value of the Maluku Islands is more than five times that of Kalimantan, how can the Dutch give it up? And the South-West and South-East Islands have already been taken by the British!

It's the reward for helping them counter the rebellion this time, you know. The Dutch government now believes that the British are interested in annexing their Indian colonies, so they are interested in introducing us to Borneo to counterbalance the British. Metyev explained

Ferdinand just felt that a herd of grass and mud horses was running in his heart, and the economic value of the Maluku Islands was more than five times that of Borneo, so it was ten times that of half of Borneo.

Sure enough, the value of these resources is different in different eras.

As a spice archipelago, the Maluku archipelago is naturally extraordinary. Even under the impact of today's industrial flavors, fragrances still occupy a very important position in the world.

Although Borneo is the third largest island in the world, in addition to being relatively rich in resources, it is not very well developed, and even in the 90s, the local population exceeded 9 million.

The population of this era was only four or five million, and half of it was divided by the British, and the area that fell into the hands of the Dutch actually became a piece of chicken ribs.

Of course, this refers to the economic value, mainly the gold mines that have been discovered, and after so many years, they have almost all been mined, and what remains is the minerals that are difficult to mine.

In terms of strategic value, Borneo's location in the heart of the South Seas is very important.

This was why Ferdinand was surprised, but he quickly realized that the higher the strategic value, the hotter it would be for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The hand of the British has come in, the Japanese have their eyes on this place, and the fallen Kingdom of the Netherlands has no strength to defend it.

"In other words, once we get this half of Borneo in our hands, we will have to be neighbors with the British, and at the same time we must be wary of the ambitions of the Japanese, right?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Metyev thought for a moment and said

"Tell the Dutch that Bulgaria has no interest in Borneo, we just need a couple of sparsely populated islands and a military port!" Ferdinand said cautiously

The bait is good, but it's poisonous!

Bulgaria does not have the energy to compete for hegemony in the South Seas now, and it is very unwise to occupy the central area of the South Seas at this time.

Rather than this, it is better to occupy a couple of sparsely populated islands and control strategic points.

Perhaps in the long run, the strategic value of Borneo occupies a very important link in Bulgaria's world strategy.

But now, it is only a purely investment project, and it is still an investment of ten or twenty years, and there is no economic return on investment.

"Yes, Your Majesty! But how should we deal with the Dutch government's request for help this time? Mejev asked with some hesitation

"It's not convenient for us to go straight and recruit a mercenary army to help the Dutch, but on the surface, this force can't have anything to do with us!" Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

It's not that Ferdinand is timid, but in the era of nationalism, it was easy to form a mortal enmity with the locals by interfering without permission.

With a population of over 100 million in the South Seas, independence is a matter of time, and there is no need for Bulgaria to bear this notoriety.

Lest there be a stroke in the future history books, on a certain day, Ferdinand the Great ordered the Bulgarian army to help the Kingdom of the Netherlands, suppressed the Indonesian national uprising, and brutally slaughtered X X~X. X innocent people.

If it was done by mercenaries, it would have nothing to do with Bulgaria, even if it was a bloody battle, it would be the pot of the Dutch.

Nominally, this army was recruited in the name of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and this war fund was also the money that the Kingdom of the Netherlands sold the islands in the South Seas.

Bulgaria has ostensibly done nothing but spent money on a number of sparsely populated islands.

In this case, ordinary people simply do not know the role that Bulgaria plays in it. Even if it is an insider, there is no evidence that the Bulgarian government was directly involved in this operation, so this black history naturally does not exist.

After all, European countries have a long history of using mercenaries, and there were a large number of mercenaries in the First World War, and the Dutch wanted to use mercenaries without the slightest problem.

In essence, if it were not for the fear of bad political influence, it is estimated that the Dutch would have recruited mercenaries in the German region long ago.

In Ferdinand's opinion, even if the Dutch recruited mercenaries in the German region at this time, the French would not do anything to them, at most they would condemn them verbally.

However, in this era, the influence of the French on the European continent was too great, and even the British had a little lower voice on the European continent than them.

"Your Majesty, the appearance of a few members of the Bulgarian Military Observer Corps is not a problem, is it?" Chief of the General Staff Christoph asked with concern

"Of course, not only members of the Bulgarian military observer mission, but also members of the military observer missions of other countries.

As long as the members of this mercenary army do not appear Bulgarian officers and soldiers on active duty, it will be fine.

The composition of the members, we can also make them more interestingly complicated, such as adding some retired officers and soldiers from Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Sweden and other countries.

The specific number of troops, weapons and equipment, and troop establishment have been studied and decided by your staff department, and this time it will be regarded as a real combat training in the rainforest area! Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

Helping the Dutch quell the chaos, Ferdinand is not Mr. Churchill, there is no need to think about so many political influences, there is no need to mobilize troops to attack on all sides at the same time.

The Indonesian region is originally composed of a large group of islands, and it is completely possible to take advantage of the weakness of the rebels that they do not have a navy, and fight island by island.

Although the speed is a little slower, you can concentrate superior forces and ensure victory!

If the British had been so steady and steady at the beginning, the rebels on any island in Southeast Asia would not have been their unanimous enemy, and the rebellion would have been suppressed by them long ago.

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