Vol 2 Chapter 30: , Preparations, controversy

　　 There is no other reason, it is all the fault of gold! At the end of the 19th century, in this era of the gold standard, no one hoped that the British would obtain South African gold and master the lifeblood of world finance!
　　 The British who committed public outrage in history cleverly used diplomatic methods to provoke contradictions between countries and prevent the powers from uniting.
　　 Even so, under the small actions of various countries, the British finally fought hard for three years before winning.
　　 However, in the context of manipulating public opinion in various countries to add blockage to the British, Europeans have set off a climax of boycotting the British.
　　 The British paid the price while winning. Industrial products were forced to lose part of the European market and were replaced by German artificial commercial products, creating opportunities for the German economy to surpass the British!
　　 The current situation is worse than in history. In Ferdinand’s view, even if John Bull’s diplomacy is strong, it cannot be done in a short time. Of course, the British still don't think the Boers are so powerful!
　　 Oh, now the British are still preparing to send troops to intervene in the Near East crisis after fighting the Boers!
　　 If Bulgaria takes a shot to weaken the Ottoman Empire, they might be so happy. After all, the importance of Egypt is self-evident, and the British are not allowed to let go of the land transportation line to India!
　　In contrast, the importance of the Balkans is going to fall back. In addition to restricting the expansion of the Russian Empire, the interests of the British Empire are really not worth mentioning!
　　Ferdinand took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "Since everyone has no opinion, then sign with France and Russia as soon as possible!
　　 Don't think about those useless, all we have to do now is prepare, prepare, prepare! Strive to win this war with the least cost and get the biggest piece of cake!
　　 As for the navy, just throw it to the Russians. Anyway, this is also a precedent. Wasn't the previous army also handled by the Russians alone?
　　 Isn’t the army still returning to our own hands? Don't have any psychological pressure. Instead of doing this, it is better to devote your energy to the construction of the country! "
　　The new Minister of Defense Petrov asked nervously: "Grand Duke, are we now ready to prepare for the whole people?"
　　 Ferdinand thought for a while, nodded and said, "Well, what plan does your Ministry of Defense have?"
　　 Petrov said calmly: "Our Ministry of National Defense has developed a national reserve training program. All youths of the appropriate age (over 17 and under 55) in Bulgaria must participate in military training.
　　Considering the actual situation, we put the focus of reserve training on the rural areas, using the slack period for militarized training.
　　 Training time varies from three to six months per year, but such high-intensity training also requires the government to allocate a portion of funds to subsidize young people who participate in the training.
　　Of course, urban residents are no exception, but considering the actual situation, most of them work in factories, and we have reduced the training time to one month per year!
　　Theoretically, once a war breaks out, 300,000 troops can be mobilized in three days, 600,000 troops can be mobilized in one week, and the maximum mobilization can reach 1 million people! "
　　 Ferdinand's face changed slightly, and he returned to normal soon, thinking: This may be the Bulgarian mobilization system in history! But use it now, I'm afraid it's a little frantic. After all, the people have not experienced the humiliation of the Second Balkan War. Who knows if the people can withstand such a desperate effort?
　　 "Mr. Petrov, did your Ministry of Defense consider the actual situation in formulating this plan? This is already an army of all citizens. Can the Bulgarian people bear it?"
　　 Petrov confidently said: "Your Excellency, please rest assured! Bulgaria has a tradition of all people being soldiers since ancient times. In fact, all Balkan countries have a tradition of all people being soldiers. Serbia can do it before, but we can't do it without reason!
　　As long as the military budget is sufficient, our Ministry of National Defense can guarantee the completion of this task! "
　　 Looking at the confident minister of defense, Ferdinand knew that in other countries it is hard to say, but Bulgaria can really do it, but the capitalists are uncomfortable, or Ferdinand himself will suffer a heavy loss!
　　Furthermore, if only Bulgaria and Ottoman are singled out, Ferdinand might really be desperate, but it has not yet reached that point.
　　 So he kicked the ball to the cabinet and asked, "How does the cabinet look?"
　　 The result was beyond Ferdinand's expectation. The cabinet that thought it would oppose actually collectively supported the Ministry of Defense's plan!
　　 Constantine: "Grand Duke, I think there is no problem with the plan formulated by the Ministry of Defense, and it can maximize Bulgaria's war potential!"
　　 Then the Minister of Foreign Affairs Metiev, the Minister of Industry Wei Zheng-Ivanlov, and the Minister of Education Chekov expressed their support!
　　Ferdinand finally understood why Bulgaria broke out in World War I. "One leaf knows autumn." Under the background of upward and downward effects, UU read www.uukanshu. What can't com do?
　　 He still shook his head and said, "It is true in theory, but you have overlooked the logistics supply problem after the outbreak of the war! We must also have enough manpower to invest in logistics!
　　 From the military point of view, after the war broke out, the main battlefields were Macedonia and Istanbul. The other areas were secondary battlefields. We didn't need to use so many troops!
　　 How many troops are in the Ottoman Empire? How many troops are there in Europe? Now the European area is less than 200,000! Even their entire army is no more than five to six hundred thousand people!
　　 With their decadent system and low efficiency, they want to carry out a national mobilization. It is estimated that the war has just begun and the war is over!
　　 The enemy forces we are facing are at most three to four hundred thousand, and we must also consider their lack of noise. Detailed information on this will be handed over to you later!
　　 Don’t be frightened by the name of the Ottoman Empire, this huge empire is already dying. The most they can mobilize is the European region, and reserve training has been abandoned!
　　 Material reserve is even more a joke! It's really going to fight, and it is estimated that they are not as good as the Serbs! At least in the face of national crisis, the Serbian government officials are still qualified.
　　 Ottoman Empire? If half of the funds are used for real purposes, it is already open. Usually, they are deducted layer by layer and floated seven or eight layers, which is their normal level!
　　 Also, don’t forget, we still have 200,000 troops available to use! Military road repairers can be sent to the battlefield with a little training when necessary!
　　 Therefore, the preparation for this battle is mainly in materials and personnel training, rather than simply pursuing quantity! "