How to govern the Caucasus region left Little Ferdinand in a difficult position. Though he had long been exposed to state affairs, this was his first time formulating a practical and feasible governance plan.
The more materials he read, the more difficult it seemed. Economics, politics, and military affairs all had to be taken into account. It appeared to be an unsolvable problem.
But neither did he believe Ferdinand would play such a huge joke on him. Since he had been given this question, there had to be an answer. Whether he could find the best one depended entirely on himself.
Politically speaking, ethnic integration was Bulgaria's most important national policy, without a second.
Though the Caucasus region was vast and sparsely populated, it had no shortage of ethnic groups! There were more than a hundred large and small peoples—practically an encyclopedia of Eurasian ethnicities.
Integrating them all was the first problem.
The greatest advantage was that the Russians had already spent more than a century carrying out assimilation work there.
Secondly, the war had severely depleted the local young and middle-aged labor force, so the locals would not be too resistant to joining Bulgaria.
Little Ferdinand promptly wrote two words on the paper—intermarriage!
The Bulgarian government was already doing this. Whether relocating local residents outward or moving people from other regions in, the intent was to encourage intermarriage.
Economically, Little Ferdinand directly chose to give up, writing down—mining.
There was no way around it. Restricted by the local natural conditions, apart from extracting certain precious mineral resources, no other industries could really develop.
After pausing for a moment, Little Ferdinand added another two words—build roads.
It was very much in Ferdinand's style. Basically, whenever Bulgaria occupied a region, the first thing it did was build roads.
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