Chapter 551 Moving the Capital
Although the dream of "Greater Bulgaria" has not been completed, the area of the Kingdom of Bulgaria has expanded from 110,000 square kilometers before the war to 145,000 square kilometers, and the population has also increased from 4.4 million to 145,000 square kilometers. 6.5 million.
After the borders were redrawn, Sofia was too close to the border, only 60 kilometers away. Otherwise, the war would not have started. Only one month later, Sofia was surrounded.
Brushinov’s suggestion to Polis was to move the capital.
For security reasons, Brusinov wanted Polis to move the capital from Sofia to Adrianople.
After the redrawing of the border, Adrianople was closer to the border than Sofia, only 20 kilometers away.
However, Adrianople is close to the Russian Empire and is only 200 kilometers away from Constantinople. There is a railway connection between the two places, so safety can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
After Russia acquired Constantinople, someone in St. Petersburg had already proposed moving the capital of the Russian Empire from St. Petersburg to Constantinople.
Let’s not talk about whether to move the capital or not. Next, the Russian Empire will definitely invest huge sums of money to build Constantinople as a key area to prepare for the future capital move.
If Polis serves as King of Bulgaria, as long as George is around for a day, Adrianople will not have to worry about security issues and can focus all its energy on developing the economy.
It's not impossible to move the capital.
Sofia is a bit evil. The Kingdom of Bulgaria was only established in 1878. In just over thirty years, two kings have been deposed. Although George is not superstitious, he can't help but murmur in his heart.
If the capital is moved to Adrianople, not only will security be guaranteed, but it will also be able to cut off from the old forces of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, which will have many benefits for the new king Polis.
Since it is beneficial, then move the capital.
It doesn’t matter to August, he actually doesn’t like being prime minister, he prefers to preach.
If he preached, it would be the same wherever he preached.
If the capital was moved to Adrianople, August could just take the opportunity to build a cathedral in a completely Orthodox style.
Polis doesn't care even more. He doesn't like Sophia either and wants to be closer to George.
Adrianople has a long history. The city was built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, so the city’s name is Hadrianopolis, which is called Adrianople in Greek. .
Adrianburg is not large in area and has a small population. Its economy is mainly based on dairy products and cotton textiles.
These are not problems. The Kingdom of Bulgaria is backed by the Russian Empire. George has many ways to help the Kingdom of Bulgaria develop its economy. So while moving the capital, George's suggestion to Polis was to disarm.
When Valdemar was king, the Kingdom of Bulgaria was heavily militarized. A country of 4.4 million people actually mobilized 400,000 people to participate in the war. In George's opinion, it was simply crazy.
In the two Balkan wars, the Kingdom of Bulgaria suffered 300,000 casualties. For a long time, Bulgaria needed to recuperate.
As long as domination of the Balkans is not considered, the situation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria is excellent.
In both the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, the Kingdom of Bulgaria has access to the sea, and transportation is very convenient.
Bulgaria's neighbors are the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Serbia, and the Kingdom of Greece.
After the Kingdom of Bulgaria disarms, other Balkan countries will no longer worry about retaliation from the Kingdom of Bulgaria. The originally tense and tense situation has calmed down in an instant.
Disarmament does not mean not developing armaments.
George's advice to Polis was to hide troops from the people.
The Kingdom of Bulgaria is an agricultural country with rich agricultural resources and a long history. It accounts for 40% of the arable land and is especially famous for yogurt and wine making.
Farming the land when busy, training troops in leisure time, doing light corvee and low taxes, and making a living with the people, leaving other issues to George and the Russian Empire.
“Look, being a good king is that simple.”
George made an understatement, saying that compared with the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria is really a piece of cake.
The Amur Governorate is larger than four Bulgarian kingdoms.
The current population of Amur is less than 6.5 million.
"So, do you still need me to go to Sofia?"
Brushinov was dumbfounded. The army has been laid off. Why do you still need me?
“Your mission is to eliminate all unstable factors and establish a reserve system covering the whole country. Since the army has been completely laid off, the police system is very important. Your mission is not easy at all.”
George let Brusinov take the blame.
Over the years Valdemar was in the Kingdom of Bulgaria, Sofia was a mess, full of contradictions, and careerists emerged one after another.
Polis was a good king, and Brusinov was not even a Bulgarian. After all the unrest was eliminated, Brusinov returned to the Russian Empire and continued to be his general, leaving Polis with a clean slate. In a clean country, let Polis splash ink as much as he likes.
"Don't worry, it's over here. I'll arrange for you to go to Rivne."
George will now gradually shift his focus from the Ottoman Empire to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
During the Russo-Japanese War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was ready to move, not only massing heavy troops on the border, but also mobilizing to pose a military threat to the Russian Empire.
During the Balkan War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire mobilized again to contain Russia. Fortunately, George acted quickly and defeated the Ottoman Empire before the mobilization of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was completed, so the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not succeed.
The repeated mobilizations to blackmail the Russian Empire have given you face, right?
Now that George has taken care of the Ottoman Empire, his next task is to lead this group of young men in the Balkans to cause trouble for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
So for the Rivne exercise in August this year, George extended invitations to all Balkan countries. This time it was really an exercise, there was no plan to look for an opportunity to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
As for whether the Austrians believe it or not, it has nothing to do with George.
In order to ensure the security of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, George transferred four divisions from the Far East and stationed them in the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
These four divisions are two Korean divisions and two Japanese divisions.
The person who led the team to Constantinople was Duke Vasily Suvorov, who had been itching in the Far East for a long time.
"George, you are so uninteresting. How can you do something like seizing the Black Sea outlet without me?"
Vasily was heartbroken, he would rather not have the title than to Missed the Russo-Turkish War.
Each generation has its own responsibilities.
Every generation of Russians will have access to the Black Sea as their ultimate dream.
"If you don't want to come, go back and replace Andrei."
The reason why George didn't bring Vasily over was because he didn't want to alert the enemy.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Vasily emerged as a famous general in the empire after George.
If George had transferred Vasily before the outbreak of the Balkan War, Sima Zhao's intentions would have been known to everyone.
Fighting the Ottoman Empire, George didn't care at all.
World war is Vasily’s stage.
"Hey, Andrei was about to cry. He got himself drunk every day and was beaten severely by General Yeluoxin."
Vasily gloated.
Andre——
Okay, after a while, Andre will be transferred as well, leaving Ye Luoxin to look after the house is enough.
Four infantry divisions, with a total strength of more than 70,000, are all elite soldiers who have served for more than two years. Most of the officers are Russians who participated in the Russo-Japanese War. They will serve in the Kingdom of Bulgaria Stay there for a year and then rotate other units over.
Goryeo soldiers and Japanese soldiers have low salaries and poor treatment. Even with foreign station allowances, it is more cost-effective than sending Russian troops to station in the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
The key point is that these Goryeo soldiers and Japanese soldiers don't know any other languages except their own language, so they don't have to worry about being incited by other countries.
If there is a war, if there is no war, George can even use these soldiers to farm fields and use these soldiers as engineering troops. They are really versatile.
According to regulations, after the signing of the Treaty of St. Petersburg, the Russian Empire will release Ottoman prisoners of war in batches.
George did not intend to use people to death. After completing their tasks, the prisoners of war who cleaned up the ruins in Constantinople have begun to be sent back to the Ottoman Empire in batches. The next ones to enter are from Russia. Domestic engineering corps.
Nicholas was ambitious. Since Constantinople had been completely destroyed, he wanted to build another St. Petersburg on the Bosporus according to the scale of St. Petersburg.
George didn’t know what to say.
When Vladivostok was built, St. Petersburg was used as a blueprint.
When Dalini was built, it was still based on St. Petersburg.
When it came time to build the Ice City, the engineers’ drawings were still St. Petersburg.
Depending on what Nicholas means, Nicholas will not be willing to turn all the cities in the world into St. Petersburg.
But it doesn’t matter. The Russian Empire paid for the reconstruction of Constantinople. Whoever paid for it naturally had the final say. George was only responsible for providing construction materials and ensuring the progress of the project.
George's current position is still Minister of the Navy, and the first project to be launched is the base of the Black Sea Fleet -
It should now be called the Marmara Fleet.
The new base of the Black Sea Fleet is on the island of Marmara in the center of the Sea of Marmara.
"Marmara" means marble in Greek, and the Sea of Marmara got its name because Marmara Island is rich in marble.
The coast of Marmara Island is steep, with an average depth of 183 meters in the surrounding waters and a maximum depth of 1,355 meters. The two ends are the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, making it an ideal location for establishing a naval base.
Marmara Island covers an area of 117 square kilometers, which is enough for the Black Sea Fleet. George merged the Black Sea Fleet and the reinforcement fleet to form a new Mediterranean Fleet. His ambition is clear.
George treated the reconstruction of Constantinople and the construction of Adrianople equally and impartially. One hundred thousand engineers in one place started construction at the same time.
The prisoners of war who have not yet been released are all sent by George to repair the railway. When the railway upgrade is completed, when will they be released back to the Ottoman Empire? They will be paid their travel expenses before leaving, and they should be hired to work. .
The cost of building Adrianople was all borne by the Kingdom of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Parliament had strong objections to this, but after Brusinov arrived in Sofia, all objections disappeared.
Brushinov’s knife is very sharp.
(End of this chapter)