Bulgarian Empire - v6 Chapter 41

On February 8, 1941, with the support of the Holy League, the Kingdom of Ireland was established, and the world’s eyes once again turned to the British Isles.

Smart people know that the British are going to die this time. Looking at the enthusiasm of the Irish to join the army, they know that the island of Ireland cannot be defended.

If I lose the Isle of Ireland, can the British Isles be defended?

At this moment, even the most confident people in the British Commonwealth do not think they can come back. The most obvious thing is that the American countries have announced their withdrawal from the pan-international front.

No one wants to stand on the side of the loser. If you don’t jump out of the quagmire quickly at this time, don’t want to run away when you are liquidated after the war.

The British government has also become pessimistic. The crowds demonstrating in the three North American countries have blocked traffic, and several kingdoms controlled by the British have left the control of the London government.

Even the major dominions are not so obedient. Needless to say, South Africa is occupied by Bulgaria, and it has nothing to do with London if it is not obedient.

The Australian Dominion is busy fighting the Japanese and is already overwhelmed. Where can there be energy to manage the London government?

The Dominion of New Zealand is busy helping Australia. They also understand the truth of the truth. The problems of the British Isles will be put later!

The Dominion of Canada and the Dominion of Newfoundland still have more power, but at this time they are not willing to go to the muddy waters of the British Isles.

(Remarks: The Dominion of Newfoundland does not have a strong sense of existence. It was incorporated into Canada in 1949, and its territory is only more than 400,000 square kilometers, including present-day Newfoundland and Labrador)

People are chasing profit, and of course no one is willing to continue to invest in a war that is doomed to failure. No independence was declared, it was all about the feelings of the people.

At this time, who else can support the British to continue fighting?

“If you don’t shed the last drop of Indian blood, the British Empire will never surrender!”

This sentence probably won’t appear anymore. The Indian region is being besieged from three sides. If you don’t care about it, how can you support the British mainland?

Now that the World War has struck, the total tonnage of ships owned by the British Commonwealth is less than half of that before the war. They can’t do it if they want to draw blood from the outside world to nourish the British Isles.

For the lifeline at sea, in just one year, the British paid tens of millions of tons of ships and the lives of hundreds of thousands of seafarers.

Of course, this figure also includes casualties of neutral countries. The Holy Alliance treats them equally, but whose ship is, as long as they dare to deliver supplies to the British, it will sink.

London government

Mr. Churchill gave an inspiring speech again, well, it seemed to have no effect.

No matter what classic quotations he said, pessimism has flooded the London government at this time.

Move the capital to North America?

This is a good idea. If you do it, you will find that it is very unrealistic.

Apart from other things, government officials and the army should be taken away, right? Researchers and engineers are also indispensable, right?

If you want these people to continue to work for the British Commonwealth, then it is not just them who have to take away, but also their families.

Anyone with a little bit of calculation knows that this is impossible. If it is a peaceful age, the British may still have this national strength.

It is undoubtedly impossible to do it now. Even if all the ships are assembled for transportation and transport millions of people at a time, this will have to go back and forth several times.

The Holy League is not blind. The Air Force bombed the port and the loss was tens of millions. After being bombarded by the Air Force, the navy will be encircled and suppressed. It is really going to be evacuated to North America. In the end, it is not bad that there will be three to five million.

Can such a small number of people support the next war?

Don’t you really think that if you move to North America, the Holy League will let them go?

Without sufficient human resources, just withdraw from a government, or perhaps without the Holy Alliance sending troops, they will be betrayed.

They have done a lot of this kind of things, and naturally they will not place their hopes on the ethics of politicians. After the war, the London government has essentially lost control of North America.

It is impossible to surrender. At least one battle must be fought and a victory must be won. The arrogant British Empire still needs face.

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Sofia

After Ireland became independent, there was actually only one final blow left in the fight against Britain. Now that the war has come, even the Royal Navy, which the British are proud of, has been suppressed by the Holy Alliance.

These matters no longer need to be concerned by the emperor Ferdinand Jr. The most important issue now is the post-war international order.

There is no doubt about the handling of the British. Bulgaria does not want another world war, so it cannot be too harsh.

The colony must be deprived of it. Are we still waiting to divide the spoils?

The area of ​​the British Isles was originally small and there was no need to continue to weaken. Ireland has become independent, and the remaining Scotland and Wales should rely on national self-determination.

Presumably, most of them will stay in Great Britain. These are minor problems. Even the post-war war reparations, little Ferdinand does not value.

The current system of the European countries is very good, although the French seem to be a little stronger, this is a small problem.

With the four major powers of Spain, Austro-Hungary, Western Russia, and the German Federation constrained, even Napoleon’s rebirth cannot do anything.

Counting Bulgaria, there are five big powers and one superpower on the small European continent, which is too crowded.

This means that the resources of the European continent have been divided up, and European countries want to go further and can only look overseas.

Bulgaria took the first step, and its power has expanded to Asia and Africa. The French are not to be outdone. Basically, they are equal to Bulgaria in Africa.

There are also fragmented areas, which are colonies of Portugal, Spain, and Belgium.

It is impossible for the expansion on the African continent to continue. After the Persian region is occupied on the world island, Bulgaria has no interest in marching to India.

“Your Majesty, for the development of our globalization strategy, we need to acquire all the British islands overseas!” Admiral Abbott said solemnly

Obviously, the Navy is no longer willing to continue to be the younger brother of the three services, and wants to make a difference in the world.

But they are destined to be disappointed. Not all the islands in the hands of the British are delicious. Many areas are fertile and populous.

Bulgaria has no experience in this regard. The more populous the area, the more difficult it is to rule. The area with a large area and sparsely populated area is the first choice.

“General Abbot, do you know how many islands the British have overseas? Do you know the specific conditions of these islands? Blind expansion abroad will only increase the burden on the empire!” Prime Minister Torsky objected.

Overseas expansion is all about money. As for relying on the colony to make a profit, the conscience of heaven and earth, when did the Bulgarian colony make a profit?

From the time of Ferdinand, the best performance of Bulgaria’s overseas colonies was to basically achieve a balance of payments.

Of course, it is not that these regions cannot make profits. When the colony achieves a profit, it will be turned into a homeland by the central government, so the Bulgarian colony is said to never make a profit!

It is not easy to develop overseas land, especially scattered islands, which are basically loss-making goods. Even if they develop, the cost of governance is high.

Little Ferdinand smiled slightly: “Well, let’s first encircle the vast and sparsely populated islands. As our trophies, insert our national flag and directly incorporate them into the mainland.

If the future is valuable, we will develop it, and place it where there is no value. I believe that the world has not yet dared to attack our local ideas!

For example, Baffin Island and Victoria Island, which are vast and sparsely populated, may not have a four-digit population on the islands. It is okay to designate a village for self-government or emigrate.

In areas with large populations, we will not intervene and give all of it to our allies. We can’t let them work in vain, right?

This standard, I propose that all islands with a population of more than 100,000 should be comprehensively assessed. If it is a sparsely populated area like New Guinea, it can still be taken.

If Singapore and Sri Lanka have a large population and an important geographical location, let them be independent! “

During this period, the Bulgarian government was very confident. As the world’s largest power, they certainly had to choose the spoils first.

Bulgaria has given up the fertile and rich land that has been developed and perfected, and chose some sparsely populated islands. Does anyone dare to compete with them?

Of course, this is really true. For example, the Japanese in the Far East would express 10,000 points of dissatisfaction if they knew about Bulgaria’s plan. Why did you take the lead in the area we occupied?

These contradictions are all things in the future. The decision of the Bulgarian government is still a secret. Everyone outside is guessing which fertile area Bulgaria will value.

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At this time, Ferdinand was also using his brains, taking the information collected by the intelligence department, combined with the information of the previous life, to race as far as possible, and even he was still hesitating whether to simply annex the South Pole.

After hesitating for a while, he gave up this tempting idea, it was too ugly, and there was no way to develop it in the short term, and it might not have economic value in a hundred years.

On a map of the world, he has already marked a lot of areas, and there is no need to consider the areas that have been occupied. No one can make Bulgaria spit out, except for the exchange of benefits.

The mainland is excluded first, and the regions bordering the mainland have expanded to the limit, and more people will have no friends.

Austria can do something, for example, win Western Australia. Here is a vast land with sparse population and rich mineral resources.

The area is as high as 2.5255 million square kilometers, and the population only exceeded two million in 2007. It has not yet been developed, and the population is at most two to three million, which is not a problem at all.

Then Ferdinand wrote about New Guinea, which is also sparsely populated and rich in resources. The island covers an area of ​​785,000 square kilometers, and the total area of ​​its affiliated islands is as high as 818,000 square kilometers. The population is also only a loss.

The Dominion of British Canada in North America:

Baffin Island, with a total area of ​​512,000 square kilometers, seems to have a total population of 11,000 at the historical peak in 2014.

Victoria Island, with an area of ​​212,200 square kilometers, is still unknown whether there are anyone. Anyway, after the development of tourism, the permanent residents on the island have just reached four digits.

Ellesmere Island, with an area of ​​200445 square kilometers, may not be there yet. Anyway, there were only more than 100 people in the 21st century, most of whom were scientific researchers.

Newfoundland, with an area of ​​111,000 square kilometers and a population of approximately one hundred to two hundred thousand, is suitable for fishing and not too valuable.

Banks Island has an area of ​​more than 70,000 square kilometers (including affiliated islands). The total population of 136 people announced by the Canadian government in 2016 is completely negligible.

Devon Island, with an area of ​​55,000 square kilometers, is known as “Mars on Earth”. It is naturally an uninhabited island. Normal people cannot stand the harsh local climate.

Axel Heiberg Island, with an area of ​​43,178 square kilometers, has no permanent population except for scientific researchers.

Melville Island is an uninhabited island with an area of ​​42,149 square kilometers. Before crossing, he seemed to have heard that the state-owned local tyrant was going to raise musk oxen. Anyway, Canada is self-willed and I just don’t develop it.

Southampton Island, with an area of ​​41214 square kilometers, has a total population of less than Ferdinand’s maid, so forget it.

Prince of Wales Island, with an area of ​​33,339 square kilometers, can be regarded as an uninhabited island for the time being. Anyway, the Canadian Self-Government announced: No!

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Looking at this long list of islands, Ferdinand was dumbfounded. Is this a knock on Canada? Why is it all their territory?

Ferdinand is very disciplined, hesitated again and again, he crossed out the silent island of Newfoundland, can’t bully people too much, right?

He would not admit that he disliked the fact that Newfoundland has too many people and a little bit stronger sense of independence.

Looking at the deleted list, it suddenly became more pleasing to the eye. The total area of ​​the hundreds of islands in Canada is close to 2 million square kilometers, and the number of permanent residents on the islands may not add up to 10,000.

Is there such a good place to rule in the world?

You have to be independent, no problem!

Police, send these lunatics to a mental hospital!

Demonstration?

Feel free to make trouble, anyway, it will turn upside down and it will not affect others.

Put the national flag, government agencies can be omitted first, and when the development is going to be established, it is not too late!

Soon Ferdinand found that he was thinking too much. Many of the islands in it are still landless, at least in terms of international law.

Maybe the Bulgarian army has occupied these islands, and the Canadian Self-Government will not know, let alone protest.

Oh, now it is a belligerent country, there is no such thing as protest.

Picking up the pen, Ferdinand added up on the draft paper, and after a while, he came up with an amazing number.

After the war, Bulgaria acquires these areas, and the total land area will reach more than 30 million square kilometers, and the total population will still be less than 100 million.

The African continent alone is more than 18 million square kilometers, and the mainland including the Balkans, Ukraine, the Caucasus, Persia, Asia Minor, and the Arabian Peninsula is about 7.58 million square kilometers.

Now Ferdinand is on paper ~ www.mtlnovel.com~ and inadvertently broke through 6 million square kilometers, the actual post-war harvest may be even greater.

After all, many small islands are not counted by Ferdinand, such as the Pacific Islands and the subsidiary islands of Oceania. Bulgaria is indispensable.

Coupled with the colonies in Southeast Asia, the theoretical area of ​​Bulgaria will exceed 32 million square kilometers at least.

Well, compared to the British Empire at its peak, it’s still so missing.

In terms of wealth, it is even more incomparable. Except for the already developed homeland, only South Africa can take the shot, and other regions are poor rural areas.

Especially the land that Ferdinand himself encloses, the total population of more than 6 million square kilometers of land is less than 2 million.

After the addition is done, it is time to do the subtraction.

Desert or semi-desert area, let’s count 13 million square kilometers, this number should be very close. The Middle East theater is almost always desert, and there are many deserts in Africa. Western Austria is mainly desert.

The North American islands are sparsely populated. In addition to Canada’s sparse population and inability to develop, the harsh natural environment of ice and snow is also an important factor. Two million square kilometers can also be deducted.

It is difficult to develop, and jungle areas with bad natural conditions are also deducted. Ferdinand estimates that this will reduce another three to four million square kilometers.

With this calculation, the area that actually needs Bulgaria’s real rule has been discounted by 40%, Ferdinand could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I won’t choke to death!

The collapse of the colonial system will happen sooner or later. The more densely populated areas are, the sooner it will collapse. There is also his pot in it.

In order to fight against the British, Bulgaria has not exported less revolution in recent years, regardless of the effect, anyway, revolutionary ideas have spread.