The marriage of the eldest son was set, but Ferdinand had a heart, but unfortunately he could not be happy when he remembered that there were five boys waiting behind him.

Even if they are not crown princes, the range of marriage choices should be so large, and at the very least, they must marry an old nobleman, and this standard cannot be lower.

This is the price of being born in a royal family, and since childhood, marriage must be sacrificed.

Of course, this is only for those who have lived in ivory towers since childhood, and there are many people out there who are willing to make such sacrifices.

"Your Majesty, this is our Admiralty, a new ship-building plan, please take a look!" This was stated by the new Minister of the Navy, Admiral Pelt-Ivanov

Ferdinand took the form and looked at it carefully.

It has been twenty years since the first dreadnoughts in Bulgaria were commissioned in 1907, and the service life is approaching soon, and new warships will definitely need to be built to fill this gap.

After reading the document, Ferdinand said with a smile: "Your Admiralty, this time you are preparing for a big change!" ”

According to the plan of the Admiralty, in the next five years the Bulgarian Navy will gradually decommission eight dreadnoughts, two battle cruisers, twelve cruisers......

From 1915 to the present, in addition to adding two aircraft carriers and replacing some small warships, the Bulgarian Navy has never built a new capital ship.

"Your Majesty, there is no way, our warships are already far behind the times, and we can't change them if we want to!" Admiral Pert, the Minister of the Admiralty, thought for a moment and said

"Well, in principle, I agree with your plan to build ships, but the question is what about the London Treaty?

According to the provisions of the treaty, the tonnage of our navy's capital ships shall not exceed 330,000 metric tons, and the total tonnage of aircraft carriers shall not exceed 120,000 metric tons. Ferdinand said with a smile

The Treaty of London has now become a shackle for the expansion of the navies of various countries.

However, it will not be easy to break the constraints of the Treaty of London, at least Ferdinand will not come out and be the first to tear up the treaty.

At any time, breaking the routine comes at a cost. Now the Bulgarian Navy does need to be expanded, but the need is not so urgent.

In Ferdinand's opinion, there is no difference between expanding the navy one day earlier and expanding the navy one day later!

If Ferdinand wanted to, he could double the size of the Bulgarian Navy in two years, but this did not make any sense.

At this time, the world is generally peaceful, and even if the conflict between Britain and Japan intensifies, it has not reached the point where war is about to break out.

It can be said that as long as the Japanese army did not take the initiative to attack the British, this war could not be fought.

In the context of the whole people's anti-war, the London government continues to carry out the counterinsurgency war, and the British people can accept it, if they take the initiative to provoke a war, it is estimated that the British people will fall into the cabinet, and no politician will take this risk!

This problem was not only clear to Ferdinand, but also to the Japanese government, so they dared to resist to the death, and by the way, they added to the blockage of the British.

Since the war could not be fought, the urgency of Bulgaria's naval expansion was greatly reduced. Even Ferdinand believed that even if a new round of world war broke out, the Bulgarian Navy would probably still be fighting soy sauce.

"Your Majesty, the Treaty of London is about to become a piece of waste paper, and now all countries in the world are ready to move, and they are trying to expand the tonnage of the navy!" Peert explained

"It's about to turn into a piece of waste paper, isn't it not yet a waste paper?

In short, Bulgaria is a responsible big country, and we can't do anything that violates the treaty and damages the credibility of our country!

Take the plan back and redo it, now the size of our navy must be within the scope of the treaty, unless you can invite God and his old man, don't try to convince me! Ferdinand was very clear

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Peert replied

He knew that Ferdinand would not have agreed to expand the navy without sufficient reasons, and now that the military expenditure of the Bulgarian armed forces was land, air and sea, he knew what the status of the navy was.

Needless to say, the Army was the foundation of Bulgaria. As a land power, Bulgaria could not in any case reduce its investment in the army.

The Air Force also ambitiously developed a global strategic strike plan, and it was also approved, as long as the Navy's global strategy was killed by His Majesty the great Ferdinand.

It's just raised by my stepmother, my uncle doesn't hurt, and my grandmother doesn't love it!

Many people don't know that the Air Force's global strategic strike plan was personally concocted by Ferdinand. That is, to build military bases at important nodes in the world, and to cover any important city in the world with long-range bombers.

Originally, Ferdinand was going to say that he wanted to cover any corner of the world, but considering the technology of this era, he decisively gave up.

It would be nice to be able to cover the main cities, so far Bulgaria is still focusing on the European continent, and if you don't take into account the cost of production, the new generation of strategic bombers can already do it.

The world strategy has only just begun, and even the military bases established by the Bulgarian Navy overseas are only part of it.

So far, less than 10 people have known about this strategic plan. Even if this strategy is already being implemented, it is covered up by smoke bombs on the surface.

Every Bulgarian overseas military base must have an airfield built on it, but instead of the air force, it was the garrison of the overseas colonies.

Everyone is already surprised, as the only country in the world that distributes planes to companies, there are airfields on military bases, what is the problem?

It's nothing more than that the airport has been repaired a little bigger, which is understandable to everyone, and the pilot's skills are not good enough, so it is natural to build a big airport.

In order not to attract the attention of the British, this strategic plan has been carried out very conservatively so far, and the overseas military bases owned by the Bulgarian Navy are still very rare.

With the exception of the capture of some of the islands of the Borderlands, the Bulgarian Navy did not make any big moves. And this occupation is limited to making a landmark on it.

After all, the islands suitable for human survival basically already have owners, and the real borderless land is really uninhabitable!

It is nothing more than to seize sovereignty in advance, and as soon as resources are discovered in these regions in the future, Bulgaria's will already have a first-mover advantage.

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"Your Majesty, the Dutch government has asked us for help!" Foreign Minister Metev said

"So fast?" Ferdinand asked in surprise

He didn't think that the Dutch would ask Bulgaria for help, but it was too fast, right?

It has only been a few days since the marriage of the two royal families that they have begun to move closer politically, haven't they considered the feelings of the British Empire?

"Your Majesty, Mr. Churchill has frightened the Dutch in the matter of Indonesia, and now the Dutch government does not dare to ask the British for help at all, and at the same time they cannot give up Indonesia.

Now, in addition to the British, in Southeast Asia, as long as we and the French have the strength to help them put down the rebellion.

The French themselves have not taken care of the Luzon rebellion, and now the Vietnamese region is not stable, they are all a little too busy to take care of themselves, and now the Dutch government has no choice but to ask us for help! Metyev explained

Ferdinand nodded, he figured it out, it turned out that the Dutch were scared by the boss, and at this time, let the front-line army and the British fight together, I'm afraid only God knows if something will happen!

"What about the conditions given by the Dutch government?" Ferdinand asked with concern

"The Dutch government can transfer some of the islands to us for a fee, but the exact location has not yet been decided.

According to the analysis of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this time the Dutch were frightened by the actions of the British, and they were afraid that the British would annex Indonesia in one bite, so they pulled us in.

At the same time, the Dutch were also worried that we would annex Indonesia, so they did not take action until the news of the marriage between the two royal families spread, and they made up their minds! Mejev analyzed

If Bulgaria had no ambitions for Indonesia before, it is estimated that no one would believe it, not even Ferdinand himself.

But now, Bulgaria really has no ambitions for Indonesia, and no matter how big Indonesia's interests are, the Bulgarian government will not be able to make small moves at the moment of the marriage between the two countries.

Just like the Bulgarian marriage in the past, Bulgaria obtained the qualification to expand in the Balkans, and this Bulgarian marriage has to give up its ambitions in Indonesia.

"Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can continue to communicate with the Dutch on this issue, our strategic focus is not in Southeast Asia, and the Dutch colonies are not within the scope of our plan in the first place.

Indonesia is surrounded by many islands, and we do not want any areas with dense population, high economic value and special strategic value.

If the Dutch need our help, they can choose to pay a commission, or give up a few sparsely populated islands as payment for this military campaign! Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

Ferdinand wants to be embarrassed, it is impossible for him to take advantage of the fire to rob at this time, just like when the Russian Civil War broke out, he contributed money and efforts to help Nicholas II survive the first difficulty.

This time, even if the Dutch took a few islands casually to make up the number, or paid a super-low commission, Ferdinand also admitted it, and it was regarded as a dowry for his future daughter-in-law, in short, he couldn't lose face!

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and the price of the Dutch also determines the strength of the Bulgarian army.

If the bid is too low, then driving the rebels into the jungle and helping the Dutch to reclaim the city is considered a complete task, leaving the rest to the Dutch to take care of themselves.

Conversely, if the Dutch were willing to pay, the Bulgarian army would also provide high-end services that could help them carry out a full-scale purge of the colonies.

"We don't have to be too aggressive, it's better to let the Dutch work with the British again, the more they lose, the better we can do it!" After thinking about it, Ferdinand added

"Your Majesty, with the strength of the British in Southeast Asia, it may be easy to suppress the rebellion if we join forces with the Dutch, then we are not ......," Metelf asked in surprise

"Don't worry, the Japanese won't let them quell the rebellion so easily, the number of local natives in Southeast Asia has exceeded 100 million, as long as these people are organized, this rebellion will not be so easy to suppress!

Besides, didn't you notice that the commanders of the British were particularly capable of being personal?

From the beginning of the initial rebellion in the Philippine Islands, Mr. Churchill personally went to command, and then the rebellion spread to the Malay Peninsula, and now the Burmese have also rebelled.

If nothing else, the Southeast Peninsula will soon be in chaos, and even if the war finally burns to India, I am not surprised! Ferdinand scoffed

"Your Majesty, the possibility of this happening is not very likely, the British are powerful, and the Japanese will not dare to touch India even if they make small moves!

Although Mr. Churchill's military ability is not as good as that of our generals, he is also a famous general of the British Empire, and if it were not for the intervention of the Japanese, these rebellions would have been put down long ago! Prime Minister Konstantin said with some hesitation

That's right, in this time and space, Mr. Churchill is a famous British player, although he has no outstanding record, but people can blow it!

So everyone is still very confident in him, at least his resume is really awesome, and he is there in the great victory of the British army in World War I!

Ferdinand did not explain, they were all civilians, and it was understandable that they could not understand how many military mistakes the British had made in Southeast Asia.

If they had seen the case studies of the General Staff, they would have found that in Southeast Asia, the British army was playing tricks to the death.

With 800,000 troops to quell the rebellion, they have not pushed all the way, but have fought steadily and steadily, such an obviously false war report, professionals know at a glance that the British have suffered losses on the battlefield in Southeast Asia!

According to the analysis of the Bulgarian General Staff, it was simply easy to defeat these rebels on a frontal battlefield. The real trouble is that after winning the battle, the enemy flees into the jungle and wants to destroy it.

Besides, can the Japanese army in this era be measured by ordinary standards?

Maybe the Japanese government knows the sense of proportion, and the high-ranking officers of Japan also know the sense of proportion, but the Japanese officers and soldiers at the bottom, can you expect them to have a sense of the overall situation?

When the Japanese government acquiesced to the military's actions, they were already out of control, especially after entering Southeast Asia.

Without the constraints of their superiors, they all act according to their own ideas, and everyone's goals are different.

Some people just wanted to sabotage the British and retaliate for their suppression of Japan; Some people were ready to overthrow the British and colonize Southeast Asia and make it a part of Japan......

In short, once ambition is grown, it will be uncontrollable, and it will depend on their mood when the war will spread to India.

"Then we'll see!" Ferdinand said with a smile

Everyone obediently kept their mouths shut, history has proved Ferdinand's accurate judgment many times, even if they have big doubts in their hearts, but every time they have proved that the king's judgment is correct, they really can't afford to have the courage to argue!

This is a good thing, which can ensure that Ferdinand's orders are carried out scrupulously; It's also a bad thing, the king's authority is too great, even if Ferdinand makes the wrong decision, they will still carry it out, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the country!

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