Vol 5 Chapter 130: Preparing for the wedding

There were so many things in 1927 that Ferdinand was overwhelmed. The biggest good news was that his two sons were engaged.
At his request, Boris quickly married the Danish royal family before Christmas, and was engaged by Prince Harald and Princess Caroline Mathilde, daughter of Princess Helena. (Granddaughter of former Danish King Frederick VIII)
The biggest trouble was solved by one third. Ferdinand was in a better mood. After Boris' engagement, even Queen Zenia's frown was stretched out.
The next issue is the wedding. In order to hurry up, Ferdinand put the eldest son's and second son's wedding in February. To prepare for the wedding, this time is very tight.
Every move of the royal family would have attracted the attention of the outside world, not to mention the prince's wedding this time?
Ferdinand Jr. is the crown prince of Bulgaria, and his wedding involves more eyes.
Ferdinand didn't want to do this, but the Grand Duke of Finland couldn't wait? You can't keep them waiting for a telegram every day, right?
Does the Finnish people truly embrace Boris as the Grand Duke, Ferdinand does not know yet, at least the Finnish government does need it now as the new Grand Duke.
It is said that since the founding of the Grand Duchy of Finland, their salaries have not been paid, they have no governing experience, they do not know how to deal with financial problems, and they have suffered from the scourge of bandits.
This kind of pressure is not tolerated by ordinary people. The Grand Duchy of Finland has changed two temporary cabinets and still has not roared. The current Prime Minister does not want to follow the steps of his predecessor and urges Boris every day.
As far as the new Grand Duke's ability is concerned, he doesn't care, at least Boris can solve the threat of bandits, and he can solve the problem of salary.
Finland's financial crisis is not serious. It is nothing more than tens of thousands of pounds of salaries owed, plus hundreds of thousands of pounds of operating expenses, which can almost overcome the immediate difficulties.
This problem was directly ignored by Ferdinand. With such a small problem, Boris could solve the problem by selling wood.
It is imperative that Boris get married early, otherwise Ferdinand is very doubtful if they have the ability to undertake the marriage if they go to Finland.
In order not to embarrass Boris, the wedding had to be advanced. Even the wedding with Ferdinand Jr. was advanced, so he couldn't let his brother get married first?
Weddings in Bulgaria can also save a lot of money for the province of Boris. The guard of honor and venue facilities are readily available, including a series of personnel reception, which the Bulgarian government will do for you.
Based on the financial resources of the current Finnish government, it is estimated that their financial income is not necessarily two or three years. Ferdinand is deeply aware of such a day.
At that time he married a Russian princess, and the cabinet clenched his teeth to support the scene. In the end, he posted it himself, otherwise it was not so beautiful.
Without money, naturally you can only reduce the grade. Most European noble weddings are not so luxurious, and Ferdinand is not a luxury pursuit.
The main reason is the political needs. The size of the political marriage wedding also shows how much you value the marriage. The diplomatic relations between the two countries lie behind it.
At the beginning, the Bulgarian government had no money, but now it is different. Even if the specifications are even higher, the cost is nothing more than tens of millions of levs, which is equivalent to 1.8 million pounds.
What's more, this time the wedding was diminished. Europe also has a set of rules. Different identities marry, corresponding to different etiquette regulations.
Queen Shenia is the princess of the Russian royal family, or the third heir to the Russian Empire. The Russian-Russian alliance has just been established, and it involves too many political factors.
Ferdinand played to the highest standards, and if the Russian Empire was recognized as the heir to East Rome, there would be no problem with etiquette regulations.
Now Ferdinand spends much less. At this time, Bulgaria does not need to show off his military force. He naturally does not need to learn Ferdinand to take the army to trek through the mountains to welcome his relatives. This leaves more than half of the cost.
After thinking about it, Ferdinand was surprised to find that the total cost of the wedding of the two sons was less than half of his original cost.
Now we can meet our relatives, and the plane can go straight to the Netherlands and Denmark from Sofia, which saves the biggest expense.
"Xenia, how are you doing, do you need help?" Ferdinand asked thoughtfully
"Are you sure you have time to help?" Chenia asked back.
"Within two hours, I don't have any plans! How can it be my son's marriage, I always need to do something!" Ferdinand said calmly.
All matters were handed over to Senia, just like when his big marriage was back then, everything was handled by his mother, and his irresponsible father hung up N years in advance.
Ferdinand is still a little embarrassed. He was going to hand over all these things to a few sons. Unfortunately, women are always more talented than men in this regard.
In the end, it was Senia who took over the task, and the brothers of the little Ferdinand had long been hiding away.
"Well, then you're responsible for posting invitations!" Queen Shenia thought about it
"Don't worry about this. The Palace Minister will handle all this, even if it is omitted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for making up in time!" Ferdinand said indifferently.
"But don't you feel more fulfilled in your son's wedding?" Asked Queen Shenia.
"Well then, I'm in charge of urging them to finish it!"
After Ferdinand thought about it, he found a job that suits him.
Do it yourself? Ferdinand never had any illusions about his ability to operate.
With so many relatives and friends, wouldn't it be embarrassing if something gets wrong?
The number of duplicate names among European nobles is quite large. If you do not add the full name, who is who Ferdinand is not necessarily distinguished.
Apart from that, the number of nobles above the Duke family of Ferdinand alone is as high as twelve, eight are named George, and nine are named William.
With so many messy names added together, it's not bad if you don't faint. Who can distinguish between non-professionals?
"Ferdinand, this is really in line with your style. This is what you often say can be solved with your mouth, so try not to do it right?" Queen Shenia thought about it and said
"You can understand that! But what about Ferdinand Little? I didn't ask them to help you?" Ferdinand asked in confusion.
"The honor guard is gone!" Queen Shenia thought for a moment
"My dear, how did you do so much work?" Ferdinand asked in confusion.
"Isn't it a problem you can solve with your mouth, so try not to do it?
It's all handed over to the court etiquette team. I'm responsible for making suggestions and checking for leaks! "Queen Shenia answered with a smile
"Very good!" Ferdinand commented
"Ferdinand, what's going on outside, I'm just in charge of the palace. How did you arrange the arrangement outside the palace?" Queen Chenia asked with concern.
"That's the job of the cabinet, they will handle all of this, and it's still early, at this time Sofia is probably still in the process of renovation!" Ferdinand thought and said
The so-called refurbishment is not demolition and reconstruction. It only repairs the damaged building once. It cannot be repaired, and the old wall is repainted again.
Most of these things are carried out by the people spontaneously, there is no coercion, and the king's incompetence is incompetent. Just look at the actions of the people outside.
Ferdinand Jr.'s wedding is relatively simple. The Bulgarian Royal Palace has been expanded once, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of guests, so this time there is no need to go to a church.
In this era, religion must concede the secular kingship. For this marriage Ferdinand invited the Pope to personally bless the two couples.
Britain and France scourge Italy, but it still has a role to play, at least to make the supreme papal state yield to the world, otherwise the papal would not give it such a face.
Of course, it is difficult to say if the Papal State does not exist without surrendering.
Who will let the British who control this area be Protestants?
John Niu did nothing else, but led the refugees to the Vatican. After tens of thousands of refugees entered the Papal State, the Holy See immediately became obedient.
Never again blindly accuse the British of atrocities in Italy. At that time, the Pope, who had called on Christians all over the world to speak out against the British brutality, returned to the Lord's arms.
"Ok!"
"By the way Ferdinand, how do you arrange the marriage?
It ’s not like you, take an army to welcome you! "Queen Shenia asked with curious eyes
"Of course not, but it's almost the same.
When I married you back then, I brought the Army. This time, the two boys, just take the Air Force. This is much faster! Ferdinand quipped
"Oh, this is also the case. The plane is much faster than the horse. You took the cavalry with you for months, and it was not romantic at all!" Shenia thought about it and said
Ferdinand was silent for a while, and it turned out that the focus of men and women was different.
"Oops!" Exclaimed Ferdinand
"What's wrong?" Chenia asked with concern.
"I forgot to coordinate with the Dutch royal family and the Danish royal family. I am afraid that there may not be such a large airport there!" Ferdinand said with a frown.
There is no way. There were no large aircraft in this era. The capacity of each aircraft was very limited. At present, most of the civilian passenger aircraft in Bulgaria can only carry more than 20 people.
Even Ferdinand's special plane can only carry more than forty passengers. In this era, everyone is still paying attention to pomp. No matter how simple it is, thousands of people always have it?
Coupled with the formation escorted by the Air Force, there are at least hundreds of aircraft. This landing site is not small, and it really needs to be coordinated in advance, otherwise it will be late when it is time to leave.
"Dear it's okay, I think this question, someone will consider it for you!" Shenia said with a smile
"Her Majesty, Queen, a telegram from the Dutch royal family, they are asking about the number of marriage partners, so they can make arrangements in advance!" Said the maid.
"The call back told them that there were not many people, only 2186 people, and it was enough for them to prepare a landing place for 230 aircraft!" Ferdinand said with a force.
This number is really small, even with guards, followers, and etiquette brigades, this is the most basic configuration.
After all, you still need to have face. Take a flight group to escort. Isn't this excessive?
No Air Force Division has been dispatched. This is already Ferdinand's consideration of the actual situation. As the world's largest air force power, Bulgaria has the most shortage of aircraft.
The Air Force currently has more than 3,200 aircraft of various types, the most common establishment: an Air Force combat division has three regiments, each regiment has four flying corps, and each flying corps has 24 aircraft.
A flight regiment, but 96 fighter jets, this scale is really not that big.
It is to be understood that it is the colonial army and the colonial government that are equipped with aircraft in Bulgaria. If all these aircrafts are added up, it is estimated that the total will be 20,000.
It is a rhythm of using airplanes as cars, but in the eyes of the Bulgarian government, they may not really pay attention to this problem.
Colonial-equipped aircraft are mostly left over after World War I. In terms of cost, they are not much different from the prices of cars sold on the market.
The price of automobile fuel sold on the market is much higher than the aviation fuel purchased by the military uniformly. In terms of cost, flying an aircraft is not much higher than driving a car.
(Note: With reference to domestic aviation kerosene and gasoline prices, the current price of aviation kerosene is 5,000 to 6,000 yuan per ton. Gasoline has already exceeded 10,000 yuan per ton. The international market is also slightly more expensive in terms of tonnage.)
Anyway, gas stations now sell high-priced oil. This is known to all Bulgarians and supported by them. Of course, government vehicles must use this high-priced oil.
Since the cost gap is not large, the more sparsely populated colonies can naturally use more advanced means of transportation!
"Ferdinand, isn't it good?" Queen Shenia said hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" Ferdinand asked in doubt.
"Just a little bit like that, will Ferdinand Little have any opinions? Compared to the scene when we got married, he is less than one-tenth? Does he think that we don't pay enough attention? "Queen Shenia hesitated
"Oh, Senia, this is not the same! The political issues you know are very complicated. You do n’t like contacting, and you do n’t know for a while.
You know, if we make the momentum too big, then the Dutch royal family must also increase the grade accordingly, which would have been a good thing.
But the Dutch government is not well financed now. Can they allocate funds? If the government is unwilling to pay for it, then the royal family can only put it on, you know! Ferdinand thought for a while
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According to Ferdinand's plan, after removing the labor costs, the budget is controlled within two million levs, so that everyone can accept it without letting anyone lose face.
After all, the current Kingdom of the Netherlands cannot be compared with the Russian Empire at its heyday. If the scale of the kingdom becomes bigger, what do you want them to dowry?
Not everyone can resemble the Tsarist government, throwing out the title of a Grand Duke, with a bundle of minerals, and a large sum of money is entered every year.
Although because of the outbreak of the Russian civil war, Senia gave up this income, the income of nearly one million Lev each year, after taking such decades, it is not a small number.
"Well, then you can only wrong Ferdinand Jr., and I will talk to each other, and we must also consider the feelings of the other party!"
"Ok!"
Ferdinand nodded. Compared with later generations, the European royal family of this era is still very happy. As long as the country is wealthy, basically marriage and funeral, a series of expenses are paid by the government.
How can luxury come naturally? In later generations, government funding is limited, and even need to pay out of pocket, many unnecessary etiquette can be saved.
The original luxurious wedding has gradually become ordinary, and there is not even a luxury wedding for some rich people.
This problem naturally does not exist in Bulgaria. The expenses of millions of levs do not need to enter the parliament. The special funds reserved by the government have long considered this problem.
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