Ferdinand returned to Sofia in February 1893, spending more than two months in St. Petersburg, and the biggest gain was the addition of a fiancée and a sketchy map of the march.

Returning to Sofia and seeing the sketch drawn by the Praetorian Guard, Ferdinand suddenly reacted, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was missed!

Thankfully, there's another chance. Ferdinand has already made up his mind, the following greeting activities must be vigorous, and it is best for tens of thousands of troops to go out together, so that the opportunity to understand Russia in a bright and bright light cannot be missed.

In order to draw up a detailed map of the Balkans, the intelligence organizations did their best, first stealing the military maps of various countries and revising and perfecting them, but even then only half of them were completed in two years.

Not to mention the vast Russia, it is difficult to draw a detailed map, and it is much easier to go through the army directly, and the geography and terrain are clear at a glance.

As soon as the news of Ferdinand's engagement spread, the Bulgarian media was bustling. All kinds of entertainment gossip emerge in endlessly, and they are divided into several factions to fight, there are pro-Mei and horse theory, love at first sight theory, and ......

For this reason, the Press Administration also sent a telegram to St. Petersburg, asking Ferdinand if he wanted to ban such news. Considering the terrible nature of entertainment gossip, Ferdinand still approved it quite decisively. This kind of news is definitely spread faster the tighter, it is better to let the newspaper write it directly, anyway, they don't dare to touch the dark.

Don't think that "it's not a big deal to watch the excitement" is our patent, in fact, foreign entertainment gossip is not too much.

Thanks to Ferdinand's good reputation, the Bulgarian people are also very concerned about his life's events, and they are very happy to hear such news. Many people speculate based on their own understanding, and many versions of the story have been derived.

Later generations also collected these stories and compiled a book "The Love Story That Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Xenia Had to Say". After entering the 21st century, it has been adapted into movies and TV series many times.

Ferdinand didn't know what was going to come, but the problems for the moment were enough for him to be depressed. Does the "love story" thing have anything to do with him? He had a fart story with Princess Xenia, and even if they met before, it was his ex's business. Anyway, after crossing over, it was the first time the two met in St. Petersburg, and love at first sight may exist, but it definitely has nothing to do with him.

Princess Xenia is indeed a beauty, if it was in a previous life, Ferdinand would not be able to ask for it, regardless of whether he was emotional or not, it was enough to have a beautiful wife. But now, in the aristocratic life of drunken money, Ferdinand has become more hypocritical.

If he could, Ferdinand would like to be single forever! Thinking about the warbler Yanyan in the palace now, he is completely at his own pace. Whether it is daytime prostitution or sleeping together, it is Ferdinand's favorite. Now, all this depraved life will leave him, and at least his behavior must be restrained in the royal palace.

Princess Xenia, as the daughter of Alexander III, such a lady of the sky, you don't need to think about it to know that she has her own pride! Under the Western tradition of monogamy, coupled with the new rise of feminism, it is already generous to be able to tolerate Ferdinand going out to find a lover. Dare to mess around in the palace, God knows what will happen? Anyway, Ferdinand didn't want to try, at least until the fall of the Russian Empire, he had to restrain himself.

Thinking of the blissful life that was about to go away, Ferdinand decided to seize the last time and enjoy the good life. The beautiful girls were trying to dance, their big white legs swaying in front of Ferdinand, and their winks were constantly thrown at him......

Ferdinand couldn't help it, got up and rushed down, grabbed a beautiful girl with a pleasant heart, quickly stripped naked, and a battle began......

Happy life is always short-lived, countless cases have taught Ferdinand, if you don't want to follow in the footsteps of the original owner's history in the second half of your life, then work hard!

After more than two months of absence, although most of the government affairs were handled by the cabinet, there were still many things that Ferdinand needed to decide personally, and not everything could be telegraphed.

At least now the information submitted by the Military Council is a top-secret file, and even Prime Minister Konstantin has no right to intervene in it except Ferdinand.

Now Ferdinand summoned the Chief of Staff Petrov in the palace: "Colonel Petrov, why is the process of military reform so slow?? ”

Petrov was embarrassed and said: "Your Excellency, we now lack enough officers!" Since the restructuring of the army, each full-time officer has also been assigned two deputy positions, and the army has been expanded by nearly double, and the demand for our officers has increased by five times out of thin air, which greatly exceeds our reserves! Fortunately, the most basic company and platoon-level officers are okay, and we can promote some veterans with outstanding ability to serve as officers, and we have gathered most of the personnel. But middle and high-level officers, on the premise of ensuring quality, we really can't come up with so many officers! ”

Ferdinand nodded in satisfaction, affirming the pragmatic attitude of the military. Historically, the fighting effectiveness of the Bulgarian army has been the highest in the Balkans, and it is known as the "Prussia of the Balkans", and it shined even more in the First World War, attracting the attention of the world. It is not unrelated to the current pragmatic attitude of the military that prefers shortage to indiscriminateness.

"Well, it's better to lack than to overuse, you're doing a good job! So have you ever considered sending some outstanding soldiers to military academies for short-term training to make up for the lack of grassroots officers? It is also possible to send some officers who are incompetent back to the military academy to continue their studies for a period of time and improve their tactical capabilities? Ferdinand asked proposively

Ferdinand has always pursued professional affairs to be handled by professionals, and there is no doubt that he knows little about the army, and if the military information on Baidu is reliable, he can barely be regarded as a mouth cannon expert.

Although this temporary training mechanism for officers has proved to be very effective in previous lives, the cultural differences between the East and the West are very great, and it is difficult to say whether Bulgaria in this time and space will work!

Petrov pondered for a moment, and then replied to Ferdinand, with great difficulty: "Your Excellency, I'm sorry! I'm afraid I can't answer that question. We don't have any experience with this, and no one is sure how effective it will be! Personally, though, I think your proposal is very constructive and worth a try! ”

Ferdinand nodded depressedly, the German Army has always been the object of study for the Bulgarian military, and now even the officers' methods of doing things are unconsciously moving closer to them. Whether this change is good or bad, Ferdinand doesn't know, history seems to have proven to work well, so just let it go!

"Let's do a pilot first! Let the military academy set up a special short-term training class, select a group of people to try, and if the effect is good, it will be promoted throughout the army, and if it doesn't work, it will be canceled! Ferdinand clapped

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Petrov replied sonorously