Vol 4 Chapter 156: The rise of military aristocracy

"The world war is over!"
As soon as this amazing news spread, the whole world caused a sensation. Countless people were celebrating it, and countless people were jumping.
The outside world was disturbing, Ferdinand didn't care, it was just a matter of interest!
Now he is busy dealing with the aftermath. After two and a half years of World War II, Bulgaria, the main country participating in the war, is also an astronomical figure.
Up to now, the total number of casualties in the Bulgarian army has reached 4,486,400. (The number of casualties = the number of casualties + the number of casualties) of which 1,275,200 were killed, 3.5932 million were injured (including 854,400 due to disability). With 216 people and 1.86 million civilian casualties, this is undoubtedly a masterpiece of the Ottoman Empire.
The number of casualties in this army is only comparable to that of the Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and German Empire in World War!
According to estimates by the Bulgarian General Staff, the casualties in various countries are as follows:
British Empire: About one million people were killed, about 2.1 million were injured, and civilians were killed by 30,000 to 40,000. Most of them were colonial troops, and the British army may be less than one-fifth.
French Republic: About 1.3 million people were killed, about 4 million were wounded, and about 600,000 were civilian casualties. The casualties are similar to those in history, but the proportion of colonial troops has increased, and the local army ’s casualties are nearly three points less than in history one.
Russian Empire: About 2 million people were killed, about 5 million were injured, civilians were killed or wounded by 2.6 to 3 million, and about 4.4 million were captured.
Belgium: About 56,000 people were killed, about 43,000 were injured, and civilians were killed by 150,000 to 200,000.
Japan: About 13,000 people were killed and about 3,000 injured.
Portugal: About 7,000 people were killed and about 13,000 wounded.
Italy: About 1.3 million people were killed, about 2.6 million people were injured, and 2 million civilians were injured. Most of them were caused by food shortages.
German Empire: 2.1 million people were killed, 4.3 million were injured, and 100,000 civilians were injured.
Austro-Hungarian Empire: about 1.25 million people were killed, about 3.87 million were injured, and more than 800,000 civilians were killed or injured.
In addition, the kingdoms of Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire, which had already fallen, were naturally ignored by Ferdinand, otherwise their casualties would be an astronomical figure.
Of course, this number is for the outside world to see. Except that it can be used at the negotiating table, the Bulgarian government will not recognize it at other times.
Even with half of the dead in it, the Bulgarian government didn't even have to give pensions. Ahsan had no human rights, and John Bull would not take the lead on their behalf.
Although the mercenaries have to pay pensions, some of them have no family members, or no family members can be found, so naturally they do not need to give money!
Anyone whose family members are not in Bulgaria is not found. To receive a pension, apply for immigration first!
The statistics that Bulgaria has shown to itself are different. The main force and the mercenary force have been separated, and the colonial forces have also made statistics.
Main force: 92,700 killed and 328,700 wounded;
Mercenary troops: killed 314,500 people and injured 1,368,100 people;
Colonial forces: killed 439,900 people and wounded 1,858,400 people;
(Note: Injuries can be calculated repeatedly)
The remaining casualties were contributed by the Indian division. Ferdinand now needs to pay the war pensions, mainly the pensions of the main forces, mercenaries and colonial forces.
The war has ended. Naturally, the sooner this casualty pension will be paid, the better. The standards have already been set. As long as they are implemented, the problem is the geographical location of the military field.
Now that the territory of Bulgaria is so large, from the point of view of national defense security, military aristocrats are best to be sealed up on the border. Once there is a war in the future, they are the best border guards!
Ferdinand asked, "How many people are you chief of staff who want to qualify for military merit?"
Chief of Staff Chrisnov thought about it and responded: "A total of 3.862 million people, including 841,400 soldiers in need of payment of pensions, and 823,600 soldiers with disabilities.
Among the soldiers killed, we are not sure how many people's pensions are unclaimed, so we can only plan all of them! "
Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction. The military field system is the guarantee of the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army. Naturally, it must not be sloppy. Even for the show, everyone must be divided, and left unclaimed. When you buy a bone!
"Well, according to the old rules, let the soldiers freely choose to receive cash, or land, and areas with poor conditions far away, the land can be divided a little bit, and the areas with good conditions follow the normal procedure!" Ferdinand said again
"Yes!" Chief of Staff Chrisnov replied
Ferdinand continued to ask: "Prime Minister, is there any requirement from the Cabinet?"
Prime Minister Constantine thought for a while and said, "His Majesty, the Cabinet suggested that this segregation, as much as possible, tilt towards the Asia Minor Peninsula, including Syria and Palestine, are the focus of our post-war operations.
However, the population in these areas is too small, and a large number of immigrants will surely increase in the future. Now we must insert some of our own people to strengthen our local control! "
Chief of Staff Krisnov said with a smile: "The Prime Minister, you have to worry, this time there are so many soldiers who are eligible for military merit, we can't settle our homeland alone!"
Constantine asked in amazement: "His Chief of Staff, based on the merit you have calculated, how much land do we need to pay this time?"
You should know that Bulgaria ’s native area has doubled this time, and there are tens of millions of hectares of newly added arable land. He said that he could not resettle!
Krisnov proudly said, "His Prime Minister, this world war has been going on for more than two years, and the Bulgarian army has also gone through hundreds of battles.
In Asia we leveled the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans we killed the Kingdoms of Romania and Montenegro, in southern Europe we defeated the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the Mediterranean we defeated Italy, in Central Europe we occupied a third and the German Empire!
After two and a half years of expeditions and expeditions, our soldiers naturally accumulated a lot of military achievements. Therefore, in theory, the maximum total convertible land area this time is approximately 18,845,500 hectares! "
Not only the Prime Minister was calmed down, but even Ferdinand was also calmed down. This is already equivalent to the area of ​​cultivated land in the Asia Minor Peninsula, or the area of ​​cultivated land in two Romania. Otherwise, he is now worried that Bulgaria's military field system will collapse in advance!
There is no way. In the European region, this land reward standard must be high, otherwise everyone will be inconspicuous. Now the annual income of a hectare of land in Bulgaria is almost the same as the income of a worker. Of course, it is definitely more comfortable to work in this era than to work. .
Therefore, the pension standards he formulated all started from two hectares. It is to let people see that fighting is better than working. Even if they are hung up on the battlefield, their income will increase greatly in the future!
Ferdinand is not surprised at the last astronomical figure. Besides soldiers, there are officers?
In theory, as long as the land rewards accumulate to 150 hectares, you can get the title of a knight. At 1,000 hectares, it is a baron, 8,000 hectares is a viscount, 50,000 hectares is an earl, 300,000 hectares is a marquis, and 1 million hectares is a duke!
These are clearly marked. As long as the military skill is reached, the title is given to the monarch. Even if you are only an ordinary soldier, you can become a nobleman.
As a country centered on the military power field system, naturally everything is aligned with military power. And European nobles can be hereditary, and theoretically they will not be abolished!
And all Bulgarian military aristocrats are completely sealed, without any moisture!
This is the situation now, I am afraid that this is still a lot of officers and soldiers in the army, before I felt that the military merits are not enough, there is no exchange of land, now everyone has watched the war has been completed, it is necessary to exchange one time!
Of course, it is not ruled out that it was inherited from the father's side. There are always a small number of people who don't get too much military power before they are idle. They keep a few hectares of land, and they keep it, and wait for the amount to be redeemed at once!
After all, each time the military power is given to the field is different. If it ’s east and west, it will be troublesome to manage! Even if you can apply for a government exchange, that's a lot of trouble, and you can't guarantee that your land can be connected!
Of course, if the accumulation is not enough, Ferdinand can also give the knight in advance, but these are all Liu Jue and cannot be hereditary!
For example: Your military merit is only enough to become the Earl, and then the Duke is given by the King. You can enjoy the treatment of the Duke, but your descendants can still inherit only the Earl!
In order to ensure that the descendants of the aristocracy will not be nourished, Ferdinand has also formulated a very strict inheritance system. Joining the army is inevitable. At the same time, there are a lot of personal abilities and moral assessments. If they are not qualified, they cannot inherit the title.
Coupled with the eldest son inheritance system in Europe, once the eldest son has been adopted, wait for the eldest grandson. Do n’t worry, the land will not be recovered anyway, but the identity of the aristocracy will not be given to you!
This is also the only way for Ferdinand to ensure that the Bulgarian aristocracy is notorious. As long as you dare to act arrogantly, then you are not aristocracy. It is not a matter caused by the aristocracy. Naturally, you cannot let the aristocracy do the trick for you!
Anyway, it is better to let the people scold the family than to let them scold the entire aristocratic class!
This was the limit that people could accept at the time. As for the abolition of the nobility title, except for treason and treason, other charges could kill him, and they could not deprive others of their nobility.
Although Ferdinand's inheritance system was stricter, weren't the titles of the nobility reserved? Even if the son can't, is there a grandson? Anyway, the meat is still in the pot, no one thinks that their offspring are waste dim sum!
Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "This is also a good thing! Our military has performed well this time, and so many people have won awards.
Coupled with their families, at least tens of millions of people, it seems that we have to solve half of the problem of developing the Asia Minor Peninsula! "
Despite the bleeding, these lands are money! But Ferdinand was very proud to say that this is a good thing, you don't have to worry about it, but also deliberately talk about developing the Asia Minor Peninsula!
There is no doubt that his words will soon reach the soldiers, which is equivalent to having told them, rest assured that the reward will not be small, Your great Majesty Ferdinand has affirmed your credit!
As for the tens of millions of people behind, this need not be too concerned, most of them are family members who are hired. I am afraid there are not many local troops who want to move their families.
After all, the West is different from the East. As long as life goes on, parents rarely go to their children. Parents do not come, brothers and sisters are even more embarrassed to come!
This is not the same as in previous years. At that time, everyone's standard of living was not good. They needed a hug to be able to live a better life. Everyone naturally dragged their families around.
Now, as soon as these soldiers retire, return to their marriages, go out and set up their own doors. This is also a European cultural tradition!
And these Russian mercenaries are now fighting a civil war in the country, and the people are having a hard time. Many people are struggling to survive, and there is no way to join relatives and friends.
In fact, not many of him have already come to Bulgaria. As a military member, although Ferdinand did not treat them as refugees, the government still gave them priority and regarded them as immigrants.
Well, now there is only one criterion for distinguishing refugees from immigrants in Bulgaria, that is, if government assistance is needed, as long as no government assistance is needed to survive, that is immigration, and refugees are the recipients of relief food!
Chief of Staff Chrisnov thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, can the settlement of these mercenaries be resolved? There is also the colonial army. Most of them are also interested in Bulgaria. Can they be given nationality? "
Heart to Bulgaria? Forget it, it is estimated that it is the interest, they turned out to be a bitter haha ​​in the country, and now they suddenly have a reward for a piece of land. Can they not like it?
Most of them may not have considered the Bulgarian military power field system before, and they did not think it would be fulfilled at all, but now they suddenly told them that they were ready to claim the land. Can they not support it?
It is also inevitable to join Bulgarian nationality, otherwise they will not enjoy the military tax reduction policy. In the face of tangible benefits, no country or nation is imaginary. Only the land that is about to be obtained is real!
Of course, 80% of them may not be able to tell the relationship between the ethnic groups. The Bulgarian army never told them which ethnic group they belonged to, but at most they used the theory of ethnic origin as a textbook.
At this time, they must all be members of Bulgaria. Isn't that the theory of national origin? Using the textbook as evidence, I found the officer's request for naturalization, and then passed it all the way.
Fidi thought and said, "Yes, all soldiers who have served in the military can join the big family if they agree with Bulgaria and they are willing to join the family, and if their families have no problems in ethics, they can also join Bulgaria. ! "
In the end, Ferdinand decided to treat them equally. In any case, they were already stuck with Bulgaria in their interests. Even if it was for their own benefit, they must also support the Bulgarian rule.
As for the national culture, those who can ask Bulgarians with the theory of national origin will not be zealous nationalists, a group of illiterate people who do not know a whole bunch of words, and do n’t expect them to have much culture!
Maybe now they can read and write simple Bulgarian characters in the army, but this is not related to their national culture, right?
It is no longer an issue to assimilate these people. It is mainly the Ottoman Empire who has helped a lot. Without them, these people would not recognize Bulgaria so quickly!
Constantine wanted to say more and more. I can imagine that once the military power was awarded to the field, Bulgaria would become the world of military aristocrats. This is a general trend that no one can stop.
Similarly, in this context, Bulgaria ’s martial arts division will also reach its peak, and it will not change in the next few decades ~ EbookFREE.me ~ As the boss of a civil official, he naturally does not want this to happen, However, Constantine did not have the idea of ​​a mantis car, after all, he was also one of the beneficiaries.
Even if there is trouble, it is the trouble of the latecomers. His "Iron Prime Minister" has a strong deterrent effect. At least his current government can suppress these proud soldiers.
How could Ferdinand not take these issues into account?
But the military aristocracy is a loyal supporter of his king. The growth of this class can just balance the civil servants' group, and also suppress the rising bourgeoisie!
Compared with maintaining the rule by himself, the rights of the civilian class have been squeezed, and Ferdinand is too lazy to control it!
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