Vol 6 Chapter 9: Naval race

Genius remembers the address of this site in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? Time has passed, and the world situation has become more tense. After the London Naval Armament Treaty expires, the major signatories are due to share issues The negotiation failed.
In 1933, the naval arms race broke out before all countries had had time to completely escape the economic crisis.
To everyone's surprise, it was not Bulgaria that provoked the arms race first.
By convention, isn't it all the second in the world challenge the world leader? Why is the script wrong this time?
Affected by the economic crisis, Japan, without the support of the United States, was the first to be unable to sustain it, and was the first to embark on the road of militarism.
It was accompanied by Germany and Italy, who also tore up the Treaty of Versailles and began to expand their arms and prepare for war.
In 1934, the German central government expanded the army from 60,000 to 230,000; the Italians also expanded the army from 30,000 to 120,000.
War has become the theme of the Three Kingdoms. Germany and Italy have to go to war. Under the oppression of the Versailles system, internal conflicts are about to blow up.
In Japan, the government can't control the army, and the army can't control the officers and soldiers. The middle and lower-level officers and soldiers dragged them into the abyss step by step.
In 1933, the Japanese government announced a new round of shipbuilding plans. Within five years, two new battleships, one aircraft carrier, four cruisers...
The first imaginary enemy of the Japanese Navy is the British, followed by Bulgaria. The construction of more than 40 warships of various sizes in five years is a record-breaking record for the Japanese government.
It doesn't matter if the plan is bigger. Anyway, the plan that can't be completed, the Japanese Navy has not only happened once, and finally it will be fine.
The Japanese exploded their navy, and European countries saw that we couldn't persuade them, so they introduced new shipbuilding plans.
The Bulgarian Navy, which has been suppressed by Ferdinand for decades, finally waited for their long-lost opportunity this time. Now the government is no longer embarrassed to say that it has no money.
The ten-year plan has been completed. In the new five-year plan investment, there is no longer such a huge infrastructure construction. The government already has the financial resources to invest in armaments.
"General Joseph, the plan of your Admiralty is too exaggerated. We need to build so many warships in five years?
You must give me a suitable reason, otherwise you will take this plan and convince the government yourself! "Little Ferdinand thought for a while and said
"Your Majesty, this is part of the Bulgarian world strategy. The British giant is old and the world needs a new master.
Now Japan in the Far East is sharpening its knives and arrogantly not putting our Bulgarian navy in the eyes. We must fight back! "Joseph said solemnly
"Ignore the previous sentence. Even if the British are old, a tiger is still a tiger. Even if it is a sick tiger, it can hurt people.
The Japanese you mentioned later are provoking us, why don't I know? "Little Ferdinand asked dissatisfiedly
"Your Majesty, the Japanese Navy has announced that it will build the world's second navy. Where does this place our position?
Isn’t it enough that the great Bulgarian Empire is crushed by the Royal Navy? Now a Far Eastern monkey can provoke our majesty? "Joseph said angrily
The Bulgarian Empire has just been established, and now is the time for the people to be arrogant. They are all clamoring to catch up with the British. If they are overwhelmed by the Japanese navy, it is estimated that public opinion will be blown up.
No, it has been fried. Obviously, Joseph came prepared, and the plan proposed by the Navy Department was also very targeted.
This is obviously not aimed at the Japanese navy, they do not deserve the attention of the Bulgarian navy, so the target can only be the British.
But you can't say clearly that you want to challenge the British? Everyone is not a junior, and the British are not really in decline, but the development has not been very smooth recently.
Just as the Japanese navy targeted the second navy in the world, the Bulgarian navy naturally wanted to find a soft persimmon.
The Japanese navy is now being used as an excuse for this reason, so as not to cause the hostility of the British people and detonate the conflict between the two countries in advance.
It doesn't matter to offend the Japanese. The two sides are so far apart, whether there is any substantial harm to the interests, just shouting.
This is not the first time. As early as during the Russo-Japanese War, the two sides had played each other's acting skills. It seemed that the two sides were about to start fighting, but in fact nothing happened.
The Bulgarian appearance was shown to the Russians, which proves that the younger brother is very loyal, and the work of waving the flag and shouting is done well.
The performances of the Japanese were shown to the British. In order to make John Bull give more money, Bulgaria was only used to show the Russian influence.
The contradiction between the two countries has continued to the present. The two countries have been talking about turmoil. In fact, the diplomatic relations between the two sides are really normal, neither lukewarm nor hot, and everyone is restrained.
The Navy Department is now using this opportunity to promote the Navy's expansion plan.
The plan was rude, as Ferdinand called out to the Ottoman Empire. For every warship they built, Bulgaria built two.
On the battleship, the Bulgarian Admiralty has planned this way, and other auxiliary warships are based on actual needs.
No, the scale of the battleship should be larger. The Bulgarian Admiralty only included the battleship as a battleship, and the aircraft carrier was deliberately ignored by them.
The Japanese navy built two battleships, and the Bulgarian navy built four. There is nothing wrong with this. Only on the aircraft carrier became 1:4. The Japanese Navy built an aircraft carrier, and the Bulgarian Admiralty wanted to launch four aircraft carriers in one go.
The total number of other warships, large and small, is exactly twice that of the Japanese Navy. It seems that all the propaganda plans are completed.
Little Ferdinand frowned, but in the end there was no objection. The military needs to serve politics, and shipbuilding naturally needs to compromise with politics.
As Ferdinand II, his father’s twofold declaration of the Ottoman Empire’s dominance back then is still talked about by the Bulgarian people. If he followed suit, it would be a political bonus.
At least it can increase popular support for him, not only for him as the emperor, but also for the current Bulgarian cabinet.
You must know that since they succeeded to the throne, they have not taken the merits of the shot, the only gain is probably the money to buy Ukraine.
It's a pity that all Bulgarians know that it was only mortgaged by the Russians to Bulgaria, and now they can't afford the money, so they simply sold it at a discount.
Perhaps in the future, this transaction can give them a high historical evaluation, but that's the case now. Everyone regards it as an ordinary commercial loan and a comprehensive land transaction case.
As a second-generation emperor, little Ferdinand must emulate his father. There is no way, his father is too brilliant, and the people's request for him is to be like his father.
This is the experience he has summed up during his more than two years as an emperor. There is no problem with reforms on minor issues, but the people like him to learn from Ferdinand.
Even if it's just for a gamble, they are willing to accompany them.
Little Ferdinand has passed the second year of middle school. As the father of two children, the third child is already on the road and has become mature.
"Well, General Joseph, you successfully persuaded me. I agreed with the 1.2 billion lev shipbuilding funding. I will handle it for you on the government side. You can persuade it on the Congress side!" Little Ferdinand Weiwei Said with a smile
The 1.2 billion lev’s special shipbuilding expenditure seems to be quite a lot, but in fact, it is evenly spread over five years, which is only 240 million lev per year, which is less than the Bulgarian government’s fiscal revenue for a week.
With such a small amount of money, that's the case for this country. What is really expensive about the Navy is the post-maintenance, which is a long-term expense.
For any developed country, shipbuilding is not a problem. After the warship is built, it is where the real money is spent.
For example, if the Navy’s shipbuilding plan is completed this time, the Navy’s annual military expenditure will increase by several hundred million.
There is no alternative. You need money for personnel salaries, money for maintenance of warships, and money for naval training~EbookFREE.me~ Unless you want to play the poor navy, you will spend money like water.
Bulgaria does not matter, but the French are uncomfortable. They must follow up if they want to keep their reputation as the second navy in the world.
In fact, they have fallen behind a long time ago, and now they only maintain the world's second largest tonnage. In terms of combat effectiveness, a bunch of battleships from before World War I, even if they are modified, are not as good as new warships.
Not only is the French Navy playing modification, but the Japanese Navy is also playing modification. The reason is naturally to save money.
There is no doubt that this time the French government is counseled, and it has nothing to do with other factors, that is, the government has no money.
Although their fiscal revenue is more than twice that of the Japanese government, they can't afford to play an arms race.
It is not that they counseled, but the French clearly see that only Britain and Bulgaria can compete now. Affected by the economic crisis, Bulgaria currently has the upper hand in terms of financial resources.
France has widened the gap with them, at least the financial gap between everyone is very wide. In 1933, France's fiscal revenue was only one-third of Bulgaria's.
With such an obvious economic power gap, should a fool play an arms race with them?
Now the radicals in France have long been beaten down, and the rest are the legendary appeasers.
If it weren't for the sake of face, they would have compressed the navy after World War I. Now, even if it's a swollen face, it can't fill the fat man, so they just don't play.
The French can bear it, but John Bull can’t bear it. If Bulgaria hadn’t just shouted to the Japanese government, the London government would really be unable to sit still.
Twenty years ago, we played an arms race with the Germans and almost killed them. If we do it again, it is hard to say whether we can hold it.
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