Vol 2 Chapter 59: , The Balkan version of "Covenant 3

As the city of Kemotini was conquered by the soldiers, except for a few islands, the Ottoman Empire was wiped out in the Aegean region!
At this time, after the Bulgarian 7th Infantry Division captured Seyre, the forward troops approached Salonica again. At the same time, the 18th Division of the Second Army also entered the Thessaloniki Bay and completed the rendezvous with the Seventh Division.
The forces in Thessaloniki are limited, or Thessaloniki Bend is not the main battlefield of this war!
Bulgaria has invested in two regiments of the 7th Infantry Division plus the 18th Infantry Division, with more than 17,000 men.
As soon as the siege began, the third and fifth regiments of the 7th Infantry Division and the 12th and 3rd regiments of the 18th Infantry Division launched two assaults and stormed Thessaloniki under the cover of artillery fire. city!
What is an anti-aircraft gun mosquito, this is it! At this time, Tamar Pasha, the highest Ottoman commander in the city, was so angry that he was too bully!
At present, there are only three infantry regiments of the Ottoman Empire defenders in the city, including an infantry regiment formed by temporarily recruiting broken troops, with a total strength of about 5,000!
That's all, defending the city, a little less force is acceptable! The key is that Tamar Pasha has guns but no shells, guns but no bullets!
After the outbreak of the Greek-Turkish War, in order to counterattack Greece, the Ottoman government mobilized materials from various places, and Thessaloniki was no exception.
In theory, the ammunition reserves in the city still maintained the minimum holdings, enough to fight one or two medium-scale battles. In fact, after the first attack in Bulgaria was repelled, the artillery shells had been declared exhausted!
Tama Pasha is not a martyr who would rather die than surrender. When Bulgaria launched the second round of offensive to open a gap, it couldn't do anything about it, and decided to retreat strategically!
But now the 4-5th and 6th regiments of the 18th Division of the Bao Army have not yet participated in the siege. Seeing the Ottoman army fled, of course they were chasing them!
It is a pity that the strong Ottoman army of the "ten-day training" still failed to outperform the Bulgarian army. Except for individual talents with different talents, most of the others became a prisoner!
First Serre, Kavala, then Komotini and Thessaloniki. Even if Ferdinand's military level is average, he knows that the war on the Aegean coast is almost over!
Unless the Ottomans went crazy, regardless of Constantinople!
"Why didn't the Ottoman navy dispatch?" Ferdinand asked questioningly
"Grand Duke, it is said that the Ottoman Navy is defending in the Marmara waters in order to prevent the Russians from taking advantage of the fire!" Fuhu replied
"Do you believe such an idiotic explanation? The Bosphorus is still in their hands. Can the Russians still fly over?" Ferdinand sneered.
Fuhu quickly said: "Yes! According to the data collected by intelligence personnel, the Ottoman Empire is repairing naval ships.
During the Greek-Turkish War, the Ottoman navy had been dispatched. Unfortunately, two warships sank on the road before reaching the battlefield, and then they never dared to leave the port again! "
At this moment, a group of grass and mud horses in Ferdinand's heart run by. What kind of navy can be so strange that it can drive a warship to sink by itself?
"How is this possible? Didn't it mean that it was destroyed in the battle with the Greek navy?"
Fuhu explained: "Grand Duke, this is true. Our intelligence personnel have confirmed that, except for the two sunk ships, the other warships of the Ottoman Navy are well preserved, unlike naval battles!
In addition, the news just sent from Greece also confirmed this point. The Greek Navy does not have any warships under repair!
In a naval battle, except for the two sunken warships, the other ships were unscathed. This is very abnormal!
In addition, we can see from the intelligence collected by the Ottoman government that the naval funds they have allocated in the past two decades are actually less than 10 million pounds!
Their naval training schedule is even more exotic. From 1887 to the present, on average, each warship has sailed less than three times, and each voyage is less than 500 nautical miles!
After the war broke out, they also forcibly recruited some merchant ships' sailors in order to get enough crew! "
Ferdinand was speechless, because he had been used to seeing strange things in his previous life, and he could only express his conviction for the Ottoman Navy!
You don't need to raise the navy, why do you want to set up such a fleet, don't you stand in the pit and don't shit?
If you don't understand the Ottoman Empire, Ferdinand doesn't care about it anymore. As the two great contemporary empires, it seems that there is nothing they can't do!
"Has the prime minister's supplies to Istanbul ready?"
Prime Minister Constantine replied calmly: "Please rest assured, Grand Duke. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Battle of Constantinople, we mobilized a total of 150,000 people to participate in transportation.
People of all ethnic groups who were oppressed by the Ottomans along the way enthusiastically signed up, and various non-governmental volunteer teams were also arranged by us into the transportation team! "
Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Well, we can't attack the patriotic enthusiasm of the people! The people of Eastern Thrace will also be our citizens in the future. This war will definitely affect their lives. The government can consider working for work. They put it together!"
Constantine answered without hesitation: "Yes!"
After the Balkan War, Bulgaria will definitely gain a large area of ​​territory, and there will be a large number of people of all ethnic groups. If you want long-term stability, you must assimilate them!
First of all, the Bulgarian government must gain their trust, otherwise assimilation will be impossible!
Ferdinand has been thinking about this issue for a long time. Combined with the success of later generations, he decided to start with the sense of identity!
It just so happens that the people of all ethnic groups in the Balkans have a common enemy-the Ottoman nobles!
Bulgaria has done a good job in this regard. As soon as the Balkan War broke out, the Ottoman Empire was plunged into the ocean of People's War!
The Bulgarian army can advance by leaps and bounds, galloping on the battlefield, and cannot do without the help of people of all ethnic groups along the way!
But this kind of help is based on the hatred of the Ottoman Empire, and it cannot last!
Ferdinand also knew that for ordinary people, firewood, rice, oil, salt and vinegar is the fundamental problem, and nationalism and ism are empty talk!
Especially in the 19th century, when everyone couldn't eat enough to eat, you talk to them about their ideals, and they will tell you: The ideal of life is to eat enough!
This is Ferdinand's opportunity. As long as UU reading www.uukanshu.com can solve this problem, it can guarantee that ordinary people will not instigate him!
As for the others?
Those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me die!
After thinking about it, Ferdinand cautiously said: "The next focus of the government's work is to establish a system in the newly occupied territories and to vigorously announce the policy.
Now I have three chapters with them in the name of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohari family:
First, exempt the agricultural tax in Bulgaria in 1897; permanent exemption from tithe tax, exemption from religious tax, exemption from poll tax...
Second, confiscate the illegal gains of the nobles and capitalists of the Ottoman Empire; the government will allocate part of the land to the people who made contributions in the Balkan war!
Third, Bulgaria will apply the agricultural one-tax system, with a fixed tax rate of 5%, which will never increase, and localities can reduce it according to actual conditions! "
Everyone's face changed slightly, but they still answered seriously: "Yes!"
Obviously, this is Ferdinand who has taken out family honor as a guarantee, and no one is allowed to object!
In fact, there is no need to discuss it. If Ferdinand hadn't insisted on going his own way, the government would definitely not pass the decision!
Ferdinand’s three core policies will obviously affect the government’s future fiscal revenue.
But most of them are aimed at ordinary people, and the most beneficial class is the peasant class. But the peasant class has no right to speak in the government at all. Who wants to distribute the benefits they get to them?
As for the other classes, the Ottoman Empire was originally an agricultural empire. The working class has not yet separated from the peasant class. Most of them are handicraftsmen, both farming and working!
There is no doubt that the Ottoman nobles are the enemies of Bulgaria, and so are the capitalists who depend on them. Who will not be attacked?