Bulgarian Empire

Time flew by, and it entered the end of 1917 in a flash, and it was time to decide the expenses of various government departments in the coming year.

The difference from the war period is that this time the military will also participate in this budget battle, and Ferdinand also released rumors that a new round of state-owned enterprise restructuring will be carried out!

Enterprises controlled by the military are likely to be separated from the military. From now on, there is only one way for all their funds-financial appropriation!

Of course, there are still dividends for operating the colony, but the prerequisite is to wait for the Bulgarian colony to make a profit first!

As a representative figure of the military, the five generals of Bulgaria now circle around Ferdinand every day, and they can find out things even if they have nothing to do. The purpose is naturally for military expenses.

Gone are the days when they weren't limited by a budget! During the war, in order to win the war, the whole of Bulgaria was revolving around the army, and wars were fought. Even if the government had no money, it had to get supplies for them!

Now that the economy has begun to return to normal, the army no longer has the arrogance of asking the government directly for what it lacked before!

Everything is done according to the rules. From now on, the army will also need to pay for purchasing supplies. If you don’t have money, I’m sorry, please step aside.

In terms of fiscal revenue, Bulgaria has greatly increased. The budget figure given by the Ministry of Finance in 1918 was 5.2 billion levs (about 208 million pounds). Give it a happy death, that's the way it is now!

The fiscal revenue has increased, and the territory has increased even more, and the subsequent administrative expenses have also increased. At least the Balkans should be treated as local governance, and the administrative expenses in this part of the region have increased by one-third.

The corresponding education, medical and health funds, infrastructure construction funds, post-war reconstruction funds, etc. are indispensable.

As for the war reparations, I'm sorry that the amount of reparations in 1918 has already been offset by Germany and Italy with real objects, such as colonies and dismantled factories. Aren't these all money?

The factory had long been resold by the government to an enterprise, and the money received was almost spent in 1917, so the 5.2 billion levs was the entire income of the government in 1918.

Then Ferdinand slashed and set aside 8 million pounds for scientific research, and the remaining 200 million pounds was everyone's budget.

Petrov said with a playful smile: "Your Majesty, you see, our navy has just established itself in the Persian Gulf region, and the construction of this port has just begun. Is it for..."

Ferdinand directly interrupted: "That's right, you're right. The Navy needs to invest a lot, but you should go to the Military Commission to discuss this issue. They are responsible for the allocation of military expenditures among the three armed forces!"

As soon as Ferdinand's words fell, Petrov's face collapsed. Now Bulgaria's military expenditures among the three armies are the navy's worst.

The army has always been the boss, and the people in the military committee responsible for the distribution of military expenses are basically from the army, so their share is naturally the largest!

Even the rising star air force, their life is more comfortable than the navy, because their cost is cheaper than the navy, and Ferdinand issued a special order, 6 the military expenditure ratio of any of the three armed forces of the navy and air force should not be less than 20% Fives!

Then the air force was relieved, they could get the minimum standard, and they couldn't get it if they wanted to, and then they watched the army and navy grab military expenses.

As a result, there is no doubt that the navy is certainly not the opponent of the army in the military committee. Although the final result has not yet come out, but if there are no accidents, the navy will be on an equal footing with the air force this time, and everyone is ready to take the lowest standard!

Now the Bulgarian Military Council has a total of 183 members, of which 165 are from the army, three are from the air force, and only 15 are from the navy, including him, the admiral of the navy.

Don't be surprised, the predecessors of the Bulgarian Navy and Air Force were drawn from the Army.

Was he an admiral of the navy before he was an admiral of the army?

The Air Force is an all-army army. Officers and pilots are all selected from the army. After becoming an independent army, they began to recruit people independently.

Of course, in this era, the air forces of various countries were born out of the army, so there is nothing to make a fuss about! The navy is also exhibited from the Army, which is the freak of Bulgaria!

There is no way around this. Who told the Bulgarian Navy that the name did not match the reality? It didn't start until after the end of the first Balkan war. Before that, it was either the navy or the coast guard!

In the World War, after Bulgaria carried out a large-scale military expansion, most of the additional generals were from the army. The navy had too few opportunities to perform, and the air force started too late. You can't join the army and become a general after two or three years, right?

If you are not a general, why should you be in the military committee? Even this military committee, which is used as a place for these veterans to provide for the elderly, must upgrade its specifications and show its rights!

Just like now, when it comes to the allocation of military expenditures, it is their turn to decide, even though Ferdinand has already allocated them, it is just a formality!

In this battle for military expenditures, the military must first unite to compete with various government departments, and then close the door 6, the navy and air forces to compete for themselves!

The Air Force is self-aware. A ratio of 25% is already considered pretty good. Anyway, a large number of aircraft with good performance were left behind during the war. In the short term, they should not consider upgrading their weapons. The military expenditure is not large.

But the navy can't do it. Their warships are all gold-swallowing beasts. Now the total tonnage of Bulgaria's navy is as high as 410,000 tons. There are still colonies that need to be guarded, and the ports in the Persian Gulf also need to be built. Petrov can't do it if he doesn't fight!

Not only Petrov complained, but Army Minister Popov also complained: "Your Majesty, you see that our colony is in such a mess now that we need soldiers everywhere..."

Ferdinand smiled slightly, and said, "You two, can't you figure out your own way without military expenses? The navy is complaining about not enough military expenses, and the army also followed suit?

Anyway, the annual budget hasn't started yet, so go grab it from the cabinet yourself? Now is the time to test your abilities. As long as you can persuade them, won't there be military expenses? "

The war is over, and military spending must be suppressed. This is the consensus of Ferdinand and the cabinet, but it will not be suppressed within a year!

This is very unrealistic. It will take time for the army to adjust. Besides, the newly occupied colonies are not peaceful now. There are no major battles, but small battles are still indispensable.

But at this point, only Constantine and Ferdinand know about it. The military only knows to reduce the proportion of military expenditure. Not more than twenty-five percent!

This is still in the Balkans. Before the World War, Bulgaria's national defense pressure was very high, so it had this proportion of military expenditure, but now it is really looking around, there is no decent enemy!

If this is cut down with a single knife, it is estimated that the life of the Bulgarian army in 1918 will really be difficult, let alone the small treasury in their hands?

Popov smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty, you're just kidding, how can we bastards be their opponents?

But I heard that many government departments are now preparing to do a big job? You know that during the war, they were suffocated. Now when they make a big move, they spend money like water. What will be left to our army in the end? "

Ferdinand just looked at them gloatingly. There is no doubt that the cabinet is beating the military through the allocation of military expenditures to let them know who is the master of this country!

This is also their own fault. During the war, these big men in the army were all awesome. They were completely kings. Second, they didn’t pay attention to the cabinet at all. Now it’s natural to make them sober up.

Ferdinand is also happy to see the results. If the military is really let go and the cabinet is suppressed, then it's okay? How is the balance of rights?

The current political system in Bulgaria is that the king controls the army, uses the parliament to check and balance the cabinet, uses the cabinet to check and balance the army, and uses the army to check and balance the government.

Of course, the actual operation will be more complicated. The king also has the right to recall Congress, nominate or appoint and remove cabinet officials. Simply put, the king has the right to appoint and remove all high-level personnel.

It's just that the prestige of Ferdinand, the king, is a little bit against the sky. The cabinet that threatened the royal power has directly become a good baby, but it doesn't mean that he has to give up this balance system.

As a traveler, he is very clear that the king must control the army, so Sofia's guards are all under the direct command of the king, and even the military expenses are calculated separately and drawn directly from the annual finances.

He also has to beat the military to let them know who is their boss! At the same time, he wants to prevent the cabinet from intervening in the army and weaken the king's influence in the army!

After the rise of military aristocrats, the balance of power in Bulgaria has become more perfect. The cabinet controls the administrative power of the country, the king controls the army, and the nobles represent the king to go deep into the local areas.

It was also for the establishment of this system that Ferdinand suppressed the bourgeoisie before the rise of the aristocratic class.

The issue of power balance is very complicated. While supporting the aristocratic class, Ferdinand personally dismantled the aristocratic class. There is no such kind of big aristocrat who promises everything. There are many nobles distributed in the local area, but the titles are not high. Power is limited to one side.

The king became their only leader and the spokesperson of their interest class! In addition to the nobles, Ferdinand also created a group of rich peasants. Their status was not as high as the nobles, but they surpassed ordinary people economically.

And because of productivity, Bulgaria, which has a shortage of labor force, must develop mechanized agriculture, and they will become farmers one by one in the future.

In the face of mechanized agriculture, the small peasant economy will sooner or later be destroyed. Peasants are essentially farmers, and the future king of Bulgaria will be the spokesperson of the peasantry and the aristocracy.

At the same time, the king has a large amount of property in his hands, and is the largest consortium in the country. It has huge economic strength and controls the country's economy behind the scenes.

Now Ferdinand is still making plans. His ideal state is to control the country's army, control the country's banks, control the country's public opinion, and hold a large number of real industries.

In this case, if it can still be overthrown by someone, Ferdinand can only say that he admires it!

It was almost impossible to achieve this goal, but the situation in Bulgaria just provided him with this condition-that is, oil that has not yet been discovered!

Ferdinand can take down these oil fields under the desert at a low price, and make more vests. In the future, the industry will explode, and the world's economy will be controlled by the royal family!

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