As tensions grew, the British began to rearm.

In 1933, the British Empire's military expenditure was £350 million;

In 1934, it grew rapidly to £680 million;

In 1937, it grew to £898 million;

By 1938, British military spending had risen to £1,092 million.

Although the pound has depreciated sharply over the years, this figure is still staggering.

By 1938, the British people's military expenditure had reached 14.3 percent of the gross national product, accounting for 41 percent of the British fiscal revenue.

In the same year, the British government also submitted a bill on compulsory military service to Parliament, but unfortunately it was not passed.

Even so, the British government introduced a Selective Service registration system, and since the bill was not passed, they had to adopt a voluntary registration model.

The British are on the move, and other countries are not idle, the craziest of which are Germany and Italy, whose military spending has exceeded seven layers of their revenues.

The French government was also aware of the danger, and in the midst of a wave of anti-war movement, the National Assembly passed a new arms bill and threw itself into the tide of arms expansion.

Bulgaria is naturally no exception, the position of world hegemon has not yet been obtained, and the hat of the world's No. 1 military expenditure has to be put on first.

The British mainly developed the navy, and the army and air force were used as auxiliaries, but Bulgaria had to take care of the three armies, and military spending was naturally higher.

Fortunately, in recent years, Bulgaria's economy has developed well, otherwise it would have had to detonate the war in advance.

From pure data analysis, we know that the longer the preparation time for war, the greater the damage caused in the end, and the more miserable the loser will naturally be.

Ferdinand has the goods in hand, he is not panicked, he can quietly watch them perform, anyway, hindering the speed of the development of nuclear weapons in various countries, and now they don't even have this concept.

Specialists in this area either went to Bulgaria or were sent to God, and everyone knew about the uranium element and what it could be used for, and it was not something that ordinary people could know.

Before the birth of the atomic bomb, even the scientists responsible for making weapons did not know that this thing was so powerful, and it can be said that it was completely accidental.

Historically, the United States mobilized more than 100,000 people to participate in the Harmanton Project, which lasted three years and cost more than $2 billion to build the atomic bomb.

In fact, the total number of Hamanton Engineering technicians responsible for the research of the atomic bomb project is only about 1,000, and the rest are naturally other research groups.

The Americans are not stupid, how can they pin all their hopes on one weapon? Do you really think that if you can print dollars, it's not money?

At that time, it was still the gold standard, more than two billion dollars, even for the US government, it was an astronomical amount, once the project failed, how to explain it to Congress?

In fact, the Harmanton Project, as well as a series of projects, is not funded by Congress, and some of them are social capital.

From an economic point of view, the Harmanton project is also a good return on investment, with a breakthrough in the use of nuclear energy, and a bunch of laboratories left behind after the project ended.

Ferdinand's investment was not so big, it was not that he had no money to invest, but that it was not necessary, and the Americans were in the dark at that time, and they were completely casting a net everywhere.

Ferdinand didn't know exactly how to make nuclear weapons, and he couldn't believe the information he saw on the Internet, but he still had a general idea.

The uranium ore is first separated, the uranium-rich ore is selected, and then purified, and the purity exceeds 90 percent, and the nuclear weapon can be manufactured.

Exactly how to do it, let the scientists play slowly, so the Bulgarian scientists played for seven years before they came up with the atomic bomb.

It's not that scientists are inefficient, scientific research often depends on luck, sometimes one experiment succeeds, more often a thousand experiments still fail.

Due to Ferdinand's blockade of this knowledge, Bulgaria is now the only country in the world with a heavy water plant, and there will be no competitors at all in the short term.

"Father, at half past nine this morning, the German government suddenly declared war on the new Kingdom of Poland, and half an hour later, 300,000 German troops crossed the border line and launched an attack on Poland!" Ferdinand Jr. gloated

Any war on the European continent is a weakening of the power of the Old Continent, which is in the interests of Bulgaria.

Otherwise, they would have already started with the British, so why wait for the outbreak of a continental war first?

"It's a matter of time, now it's up to the Poles to hold out, and hopefully they will last a month so that the French will have time to prepare!" Ferdinand smiled slightly

"Father, there's no need to be so pessimistic, is there? No matter how weak the new Polish kingdom is, it won't be finished so soon, right?

With the advantage of the Polish cavalry, it is not easy to drag the war deadline for two or three months? Little Ferdinand said suspiciously

Both are not optimistic about the Poles, and the disputed point is only a question of how long the Poles can hold out.

"It depends on whether the Poles are as brave as they boast of themselves, and if everyone in the Polish army is not afraid of death, and the commander is not too stupid, it will be no problem to drag on for a year and a half.

The quality of the German army has declined sharply, and it is far less fierce than in World War I, but the Treaty of Versailles still worked! Ferdinand said with a sigh

After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles limited the development of the German military, although the German government secretly trained soldiers as junior officers.

However, it is all theoretical, because of financial reasons, they cannot even guarantee regular training, there are no planes and tanks, and there is a serious shortage of technical troops.

In just a few years, the German Army has expanded nearly eightfold, and there may not be a shortage of officers for the time being, but there is already a gap in technical arms.

If the Germans have a lot of money, this is not a big problem, it is a big deal to feed with ammunition, and after a few battles on the battlefield, they are elite soldiers.

The German army has not yet reached its peak, but the question is that the Polish army on the other side is even worse? What age is this, I can't afford to play with planes and tanks, and I run to play with cavalry.

If the Polish commander had been smart, he would not have confronted the Germans head-on with cavalry. This is the reason why Ferdinand was not optimistic about the Polish army, and in history the Poles set a record for cutting tanks with cavalry!

This also exposed the command capabilities of the Polish army, albeit only in a small battle.

If they want to die together, the Polish army will throw their cavalry into the frontal battlefield, and it is better to directly cavalry stud and kill the German mainland to wreak havoc.

Come to a war where you fight yours and I fight mine, I guess the Third Reich will cry.

"Father, do you think France will make a move? Now is a good opportunity, the main German army is still in Poland, and if the French stab them in the back, they will return in vain! Little Ferdinand asked with concern

"I don't know, it depends on whether the politicians in France attach importance to personal interests or pay more attention to national interests!

With the current situation in France, if anyone takes the initiative to provoke a war, the people will let him go, and he will have to bear a lifetime of infamy.

What do you think of such a selfless politician? Ferdinand asked rhetorically

Ferdinand Jr. was speechless, the French political system, if you want to start a war, it is not for one person to decide.

There may be individual politicians who can sacrifice their own interests for the interests of the country, but most people only fight for their own interests.

"Don't think so much, whether the French send troops or not, the war is going to break out anyway, it's nothing more than a matter of time.

Aren't the Italians ready too? The Germans could still ask them for help, although they didn't have much combat effectiveness, but they still managed to hold off a part of the French army, right?

With the support of the British, this war will not end anytime soon, and unless the French compromise, the chances of this happening are almost zero!

I'm just wondering, are the Italians going to attack Switzerland to the death? Ferdinand said with a slight smile

"Father, no matter how good the Italians are, they are better than Switzerland, right? As long as they want to, conquering Switzerland shouldn't be a problem! Little Ferdinand said suspiciously

"Of course, I have no doubt that the Swiss, no matter how warlike they are, have a population of just over four million, and their combined national strength is less than a quarter of that of Italy.

But do you think that with the combat effectiveness of the Italian Army, after they conquer Switzerland, they will still be able to attack France again?

Without the Italians, is it possible for the Western European Union to subjugate France in the short term? Ferdinand said with a sneer

This is the crux of the matter, little Ferdinand already knows what to do, and it is a good choice to lead the enemy into a dead end.

……

On the day of the German invasion of Poland, the French government carried out a national mobilization, and French President Albert Lebrun issued an ultimatum to Germany, ordering the German army to withdraw from Poland within 48 hours.

"Your Excellency, the Reichstag has rejected our proposal to send troops to Germany, and from now on we will be reduced to spectators!" Prime Minister Daladier said with a wry smile

"There is no surprise, even if we wanted to send troops, we would not necessarily be able to interfere with the actions of the Germans, and our old neighbors, the Italians, were mobilized.

What do the Spaniards say, are they not going to form an alliance with us? Albert Lebrun asked with concern

"No, on the contrary, the Spaniards agreed to form an alliance with us, but only in secret, and they only assumed partial allied obligations.

The Spanish government promised that even if war broke out, they would guarantee our supplies! Daladier said with a frown

If France and Spain conclude a military alliance, then even against Britain, Germany and Italy, they will not be left behind on land, but it is a pity that the Spaniards will not go all out!

"Damn, you bastards! Strategic supplies, do we still need them?

As soon as war breaks out, the Bulgarians will give us! Albert Lebrun said angrily

None of them are stupid, as long as the Bulgarians do not want them to compromise with the Western European Union, Bulgaria will guarantee their logistical supplies in the event of a major war.

"Your Excellency, the British have once again assured us that they will restrain the Germans and will not attack us!" Daladier said with a sneer

"What is the use of such nonsense except to fool the people outside?

Even if we join the Western European Alliance now, we will inevitably be stabbed, unless I can give up all the territory I gained in the First World War, which is obviously impossible!

I think we should do something about it now, or we'll be scapegoats in the future! Albert Lebrun said indifferently

"Maybe we can make a war mobilization speech, and it's better to be scolded a little now than to break out when the war breaks out, and then come out and carry the black pot!" Daladier thought for a moment and said

"Okay, then we'll do it together, it's a big deal to get out of here now!" Albert Lebrun said indifferently

Now it is different from history, it is impossible to lead the way to the east, and with the current body of the Germans, if they collide with the Eastern European Union, they will immediately be beaten back to the prototype.

Moreover, the best choice for the Germans, both in terms of interests and politics, is France.

The French government has been kidnapped by national hatred, but what about the German government?

The French are in much better shape now than they were in history, at least they didn't jump into the giant hole of the Maginot Line, not because the French didn't want to, but because they didn't have time to repair the line.

The international situation changed so quickly that France, which had been in the middle of Britain and Bulgaria and reaped the benefits, suddenly became disgusted by everyone, and there was no time for them to react.

Of course, the current situation is not too bad, the French still occupy a strategic position, and the defense line is pushed directly to the Rhine, which can be defended along the river.

Without repairing the earth-shattering defense line, the French government invested this part of the money in the army, and the combat effectiveness of the French army has been significantly improved compared with the same period in history.

This is also the confidence of President Albert Lebrun, in terms of strength, the French army is still above Germany, and he will not be afraid to fight the Germans.

……

The inefficiencies of the republican system were revealed, and when President Albert Lebrun was about to mobilize for war, the opposition parties came out to oppose it.

Anyway, as an opposition party, they can say whatever they want, and they don't need to be held accountable for it, so if they don't oppose the government, how can they call it an opposition party?

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