Vol 2 Chapter 87: Sailing

The early establishment of the Kingdom of Montenegro has not stirred up the world situation, even in the Balkans.
A small country is a small country after all, and the Kingdom of Montenegro is not worthy of world attention. After the Balkan War, the focus of the world returned to South Africa.
The British are still dying with the Boers, and in the short term it seems impossible to end. Of course, the British will still win the final victory. Ferdinand will not doubt this.
But this duration may be much longer than parallel spacetime. According to news from the South African intelligence service, Ferdinand knew that there were now more "merchant" version volunteers among the Boers.
Among them are the shadows of European countries, basically French, Germans, Russians, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands ... all participated in it.
This time the British were fighting alone. To a certain extent, the just-concluded Balkan war also helped the British.
The energies of the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were involved, and they did not continue to stop them in South Africa. The most important thing was that the two countries did not have much interest in South Africa.
Of course, the British are not doing nothing. According to Ferdinand's knowledge, the senior leaders of Germany and France have long been willing to cooperate on the South Africa issue, but with the efforts of the British, there has been no progress!
Including in the Near East, the British showed weakness to the Russians, and watched the Russians take control of the Black Sea Strait, all in order to divide the European continent and part of the unanimous action against Britain!
What action does the British have behind, Ferdinand is not clear, but he knows that the Germans are already making big money.
Since the start of the British-Bulgarian war, hundreds of tons of gold have flowed into Europe from the Boer Republic, at least half of which went into the pockets of the Germans!
Ferdinand salivated. Fortunately, he still knew himself, and knew that Bulgaria's current strength was still the most suitable to continue to be a mellow.
"Master, the British Minister asked us to buy a 75mm rapid-fire field gun. What should we do?" Foreign Minister Metiev asked
Ferdinand did not hesitate to say, "Sell! As long as the price is right, we will sell it, and we will sell it with technology!"
Ferdinand is very clear that the appearance of 75mm rapid-fire field guns in the Balkan war will attract the attention of European countries.
It is no longer necessary to keep it secret. Besides, this is a plagiarism of the French. It was only early in Bulgaria, and now the French army has just begun to install, which has not caused trouble!
Rather than wait for the French to sell, it's better to run the business yourself. In addition, the technical content of the 75mm rapid-fire field gun is not so high that the powers can't really imitate it. It is only a matter of time before the British Empire gets the finished product.
In history, the Germans haven't figured it out for a long time. There is also this fast-fire gun, which runs counter to the idea of ​​the German Army chasing. Otherwise, it was purely plagiarism, and the Germans had already done it in the laboratory.
"Dagong, how should this price be reported?" Foreign Minister Metiev asked with a headache, exporting weapons and technology, and spending the first time in Bulgaria or the big girl, without any experience to find.
The previous transaction was different from the Russians. Everyone exchanged artillery technology. There was no bargaining.
The arms trade is often accompanied by political implications, and these factors must be taken into account.
Judging from the relationship between the two sides, even though Bulgaria and the Russians have formed an alliance, the relationship with the British is still not bad. Not only with Britain, but even with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
It is not surprising that the contradictions between the major European powers have not intensified during this period, and it is not enough to have to stand in their respective teams.
Bulgaria's sale of rapid-fire gun technology to the United Kingdom is also a diplomatic favor. Ferdinand was prepared to do the same thing several times. Whether it was Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, or even Italy, Ferdinand could sell it. Ferdinand had no obligation to keep the French secret.
While Ferdinand was thinking about what to exchange, Petrov suddenly said, "Duke, the British navy is the best in the world. It is better to exchange warships with the British!"
It seems that he is an impatient navy minister and wants to buy some new "toys" for the navy. That's right, it's "toys". With the knowledge of the Bulgarian Navy, don't even think about forming a combat force when you get a warship!
Ferdinand shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is not possible. Although the technology of the rapid-fire gun is important, it is of limited value after all. If it is exchanged for an equivalent amount, it is estimated that we can exchange several torpedo boats and return at most a small tonnage Destroyers are of little use. "
Petrov reluctantly said, "Can we still make up the difference? Anyway, we have to get a few warships back and let the navy run normally?"
His words reminded Ferdinand that the Navy would not be able to do it in a day or two. Army training may take only half a year to have a certain combat effectiveness. The navy has also started at least ten years. The ready-made example is the Japanese navy, which is relatively short.
"Then discuss it with the British and exchange them for the warships they are about to retire, and take them back as training ships." Ferdinand Clapper Road
As for what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can get, Ferdinand doesn't care. Anyway, it is just right for the Bulgarian Navy to use broken copper and iron. It doesn't hurt to break it.
If it wasn't for Mao Zi's warship that was too pitted, he would also be ready to get a few bear warships to retire. Later, after actually understanding the situation, he learned how powerful Mao Xiong ’s tofu project is. A small part of the warships they are about to retire cannot go to sea, because going to sea has the risk of sinking to the bottom.
The British are much better in this regard. The navy is their core. They have stricter control over the quality of warships. After the warships are retired, they can also be used as armed merchant ships.
By the way, it is also possible to study the British warships, although it is technically behind by an era. But it is also a big challenge for Ferdinand's upcoming shipyard.
Such an episode is over, and then in the near future, the Bulgarian Navy will usher in the first batch of warships, laying the foundation stone for the Bulgarian Navy.
"How are we doing with the Ottoman Empire in the exchange of the subject nations?" Ferdinand asked
Prime Minister Constantine said with a bitter smile: "The Ottoman government is really bad. Now they are busy fighting internally and exchanging people's affairs. They are even more improper and our main work has been contracted by us.
Including the mobilization of Bulgarians within the Ottoman Empire, the Sudanese government is indifferent, and the Turks repatriated to the Ottoman Empire now require us to pay for living expenses! "
For Ferdinand, no matter how bad the Ottoman Empire is, it is acceptable. All kinds of corruption and incompetence of the Ottoman government have been made public in the Internet era.
Ferdinand nodded and said, "Well, no matter how bad the Ottoman government is, the job of exchanging people must be done well, and resettlement issues must be considered, mainly for the employment of ordinary people.
There is also a lot of property owned by the people in the Ottoman Empire, which will certainly not be taken away. This will also discourage them from returning. Can the government have a compensation plan? "
Konstantin said with certainty: "In this respect, the Grand Duke can rest assured that most of the Bulgarian people in the Ottoman Empire are at the bottom of society, basically poor and poor, and they have long been oppressed by the Sudanese government.
Most of them are welcome to return to the Bulgarian family, and the migration work is still going smoothly.
In principle, after relocating a group of Turks, the houses and land left by them will be used by us to resettle the returning people. Considering the actual situation, we put the living expenses for the next year according to human hair.
Most of the people have been resettled in the countryside by us. Very few artisans and people from other industries have made arrangements in the cities. The government is still working on the issue of employment. "
Ferdinand nodded, involving the relocation of millions of people, which could not be completed in a moment. As for whether the Ottoman government will hinder, Ferdinand is not worried at all.
The Bulgarians moved away, and the vacated land and houses became the private property of the Ottoman nobles, and the Turks who relocated happened to work for them and ask for their lives.
In these issues, Ferdinand believes that the officials of the Immigration Department will do the work of the Ottoman nobles. After all, there is no difference between the Ottoman Empire and the Manchu dynasty, and few officials are willing to cause diplomatic disputes.
Constantine then added: "But we also have some trouble. Bulgarians have lived in the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, and there are not a few intermarriages with other local peoples, and many people have also mixed in through relatives.
However, many of them still owe usury loans, and we can only leave after asking for advance payment!
In this way, our expenditure will be greatly increased, and the number of immigrants may exceed our estimates. Later resettlement is a problem. "
Ferdinand is now in a mixed mood, and the population is undoubtedly valuable to Bulgaria, but the sudden increase in population is about worrying about employment.
After thinking for a while, Ferdinand still decided: "Receive, as long as we identify with Bulgaria in cultural ideas, we will open it!
However, the rogue rogues are not among them, even if they are really Bulgarians. What we need are people who can bear hardships and stand hard work and can contribute to the construction of Bulgaria! "
Okay ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The Ottoman aristocracy has done a good thing. Their exploitation of ethnic minorities has forced many people to lose their wives. Now that I have a chance to leave this country, these people will certainly try their best to run.
Ferdinand remembers that in the history of Turkey, the Turkish government exchanged nations with the Greek government after World War I. As a result, the Greeks have not all returned, and the number of Greeks who have already returned has exceeded the total number of Greeks counted by the Ottoman Empire.
Ferdinand originally thought it was caused by a demographic error, but now he has discovered that this nation can still impersonate, as long as the language is communicated, several people can guarantee each other.
Think about it, the Ottoman Empire is corrupt, but it is impossible to count millions of errors when counting the Greek nation!
Anyway, after Greece completed the population exchange, the number of ethnic minorities in the Ottoman Empire decreased greatly, which proves this.
Whether it is true or not is impossible in this era. Anyway, as long as they insist that they are Bulgarians, the Immigration Department does not have that much energy to verify the authenticity.