The idea was beautiful; reality was brutal!
The Bulgarian government's most urgent task now was still to tally the military merits as quickly as possible, then confer ranks of merit upon a batch of people and send them to the newly occupied territories to strengthen control over the local areas!
Ferdinand had originally planned to launch a land revolution, but after doing the sums, he found it wasn't worth it and ultimately abandoned the idea!
To lead by half a step was progress; to lead by a full step was to become a martyr!
Ferdinand would never do something so suicidal! Besides, if all the land was distributed, what would he have left to win over the military's loyalty?
If everyone received the same treatment, then it would certainly be unfair to those who supported Bulgaria.
They had their heads hanging from their belts, risking life and limb for you, only to end up receiving the same treatment as people who had done nothing at all. What were they supposed to think?
Don't talk about ideals or doctrines. That was all utter nonsense. Ferdinand knew perfectly well why so many people were willing to support Bulgaria.
Apart from their hatred for the Ottoman Empire, the greater reason was profit!
The Ottoman nobility monopolized almost all benefits. The common people at the bottom were forever oppressed, with no path upward at all.
Bulgaria, meanwhile, was a rising nation, with too many opportunities for people to choose from! And when the intelligence department recruited people, it had promised generous rewards. Without profit, who would risk their lives so desperately?
Ferdinand understood that the core driving force sustaining Bulgaria's continued development was—fairness! Equal rights and obligations, while leaving ordinary people a path to rise!
Thus, Ferdinand had not hesitated in the slightest to