Time flashed by, and 1910 arrived. Ferdinand's focus shifted back to domestic development once more.
The people regarded food as their heaven!
In Ferdinand's mind, any country unable to guarantee its food supply was not far from collapse.
Ever since Ferdinand ascended the throne, he had attached great importance to agricultural production. Promoting new farming techniques and constructing irrigation works had always been Bulgaria's fundamental national policy!
More than twenty years had passed, and Bulgaria's domestic agricultural support and irrigation projects were basically complete. The only place that still held development potential was the Greek Peninsula.
Frankly speaking, the Greek Peninsula's conditions for agricultural development could not compare to Bulgaria's, but that did not mean there was no potential left to tap.
As one of the cradles of ancient human civilization, how could the Greek Peninsula possibly be unsuitable for agriculture? Ferdinand clearly remembered that in later generations, food processing exports would remain one of Greece's pillar industries!
Oh, the Greek Peninsula in this era was actually still quite decent. George I had been quite capable at governing, leaving behind a solid foundation.
Ferdinand's present goal was to bring the Greek Peninsula under his control as quickly as possible and strengthen Bulgaria's war potential. Thus, he decided to make his move against the Peloponnese Peninsula first!
The Peloponnese lay in southern Greece, covering an area of 21,439 square kilometers. Its western coast had a stretch of plains suitable for agriculture, making it one of Greece's major grain-producing regions.
Moreover, the Peloponnese Peninsula had explicitly been ceded to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Constantinople. Moving against it would cause the least international repercussions, and the arms race between the two great alliances was presently in full swing, drawing everyone's attention.
To gain complete control of the Peloponnese Peninsula, Ferdinand had made