Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The birth of the little guy brought not only joy to Ferdinand, but also a lot of troubles!

A name can make Ferdinand scratch his scalp. The name is not random, and he also endows it with strong political meaning.

Whether to take the German style, the Russian style, or even the local Bulgarian style will affect the trend of Bulgarian politics, and Ferdinand needs to weigh the pros and cons.

If the name can handle it, then the religious belief is even more of a headache. Ferdinand is a Catholic, and Bulgaria's main belief is Orthodox, so which religion to convert the little guy to is the real trouble!

Choose Catholicism, the Orthodox people are dissatisfied; choose Orthodox, Catholics are dissatisfied, it is estimated that many people will doubt the piety of Ferdinand's beliefs!

Even though it is no longer the Middle Ages, religious belief still occupies a very important place in Europe.

For Ferdinand, being suspected of being impious is a very serious political crisis. Even if it does not shake his throne, the accusations from all sides are enough for him to drink a pot!

The Ferdinand in history suffered in this regard, because of the belief of his son, Boris III, he directly broke up with his uncle Ferranz-Joseph I, and went through a group of relatives and friends. face!

The helpless Ferdinand had to resort to procrastination, and let the little guy decide by himself. Let the little guy do a similar catching ceremony and choose his own beliefs. For this reason, his mother and wife also started It's a battle for baby's faith!

There is no way that it is still the 19th century. The atmosphere of religious belief on the European continent is still very strong, and there are believers everywhere.

You can see from the reaction of his mother and wife. They have been deadlocked over the baby's belief. Ferdinand went to mediate, and the two of them joined forces to criticize him for being impious!

For this reason, Ferdinand had to choose and muddy mud, although many people were dissatisfied with this, but Ferdinand blocked everyone's mouth on the grounds of let God choose.

Although all parties are dissatisfied, they can all accept it. After all, is it God's choice? As a believer of God, you will not question God's decision!

This is also the fact that Ferdinand's current status has been consolidated. Otherwise, as in history, he must convert the little guy to the Orthodox Church to gain the support of a larger number of Orthodox Christians!

Compared with religious names, it is much simpler. Ferdinand directly named him after his own name, called Little Ferdinand, which means inheriting his family business. This is also equivalent to declaring the little guy as the crown prince to the outside world. .

Anyway, the little guy is also his eldest son. According to European tradition, under normal circumstances, the little guy's crown is fixed.

This time it is much better, at least it has been unanimously approved by the two hostess in the family. After all, this kind of thing has happened many times in the European royal family!

I, II...a dozen generations, there are many crowns that continue like this, and there is nothing unacceptable for one more Ferdinand.

Two major events were finalized. Ferdinand fled with murderous eyes from his wife and mother. He took a detour for several days, and even went to see the little guy less often.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Ferdinand decided to go on a national cruise. In fact, he had this plan last year, but considering the instability in various places, he has pressed the time to the present.

Nominally, he toured the country. In fact, Ferdinand could only travel to a limited number of places. At least before the railway was opened to traffic, it was impossible for him to travel all over the country.

Otherwise, starting from now, to the next century, it is estimated that he is still on the road.

From Sofia, travel along the Iskel River to Pleven, then take the train to Silistra, then to Dobro, and then take the boat all the way along the Black Sea to Constantinople.

Depart from Constantinople, via Edinal to Sliven, and via Plovdiv back to Sofia.

Obviously, this is only the first phase of Ferdinand's national tour. Except for Constantinople, most of the other times are in the original border of Bulgaria.

This is in line with Ferdinand's fear of death. If it weren't for the political significance of Constantinople, he would not have gone.

The purpose of this parade is to inspect the industrial development of the country. Constantinople has been hit hard in the war, and now there is a ghost industry.

There are many industrial residues in the ruins, but I don't know how long it will take to recover. However, the industries outside the city have been preserved, but unfortunately most of them are traditional handicrafts, which are now undergoing industrial upgrading.

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In golden autumn and October, the blue sky is like washing, cool and comfortable. Wild flowers on the roadside swayed in the wind, as if telling something to pedestrians.

At this time, Ferdinand set off from Sofia again for his second national tour. Unlike the last trip, Bulgaria's industry was just starting, and it was almost blank.

At this time, the development of industry and agriculture in various parts of Bulgaria has begun to take shape. Water conservancy projects are blooming on all sides, the road network is criss-crossed, and factories are rising from the ground, a thriving color.

Pleven, located on the banks of the Tuchenishka River in the Danube Plain, is one of the rich agricultural centers of Bulgaria. At the same time, industries such as textiles, ceramics, cement, tobacco, and canned food have also developed in recent years.

It is one of the investment priorities of Bulgaria's Second Five-Year Plan, and it is also the first stop of Ferdinand's inspection.

In terms of quantity, the total industrial investment of Pleven State is as high as more than 70 million levs, which has exceeded the total industrial volume of the Kingdom of Montenegro at this time, and occupies a very important position in the industrial system of Bulgaria.

Looking at the rows of tall chimneys, the thick black smoke is emitting into the sky, which is very incongruous with the boundless wheat fields all around.

Ferdinand felt an indescribable strangeness, as if he were inspecting unqualified black factories in towns and villages.

However, this is the 19th century, and these things that will be eliminated even by small township enterprises in later generations are the most advanced productive forces in the contemporary era.

From time to time, there are officials who introduce to Ferdinand that so-and-so has adopted advanced French technology, or adopted advanced German technology, or adopted advanced British technology...

Even if Fei couldn't see where these Dongdong advanced, he still replied with his signature smile, which made the officials who introduced them excited!

Well, the so-called pretending to slap the face, he has no chance to experience it. Wherever Ferdinand went, he was notified in advance, and the security measures did not know how many layers there were inside and outside.

If you want to see the life of the people, forget it, Ferdinand has always been very courageous. History has told him that TV dramas are all deceptive, and anyone who uses micro-servers to privately interview people and go deep into the public will die miserably in the end!

Especially in the era of hot weapons, no matter how high his prestige in Bulgaria, there is never a shortage of people who want to assassinate the king.

Not to mention, the fuse of the last war in history was the unfortunate crown prince of Austria-Hungary who wanted to play close to the people? What greeted him was not only flowers and applause, but also flying bullets!

Before him, King Alexander I of Serbia and King George I of Greece were all typical examples of over-pretending, and taught the world a lesson with blood education!

A good king is not right, but he has to go deep into the people. When the result is good, he has seen God in advance.

This is not as simple as what the history books say. Basically, as long as a king does not kill himself, the possibility of being successfully assassinated is very small.

Just like when Ferdinand traveled, he was under martial law for several kilometers, and no one was allowed to approach within a few hundred meters. If there were still assassins breaking in, it would definitely be a fate!

What is the actual situation? Ferdinand has already understood it clearly through various channels. He came out to see it in person, just to confirm it again, or to urge the officials to work harder.

Along the way, Ferdinand has not encountered any abnormal situation, and there is a vibrant scene everywhere.

Other things can be faked, and the farmland on both sides of the road can't be faked.

What's more, Ferdinand's trip was also suddenly decided, and the places he passed were only notified two or three days in advance. Under the conditions at the time, the local government could at most conduct a general cleaning, and it was estimated that it could not do anything else.

Ferdinand's good mood did not stop until Constantinople. At this time, this international metropolis should be more accurate to describe it as ruins!

The remnants of the broken walls, the magnificent high-rise buildings of the past were turned down in the dust, and the once glorious civilization was destroyed in its collapse!

At this time, there are still a large group of workers working hard, cleaning up the ruins, and working hard to rebuild the city.

Destruction is also the beginning of a new life. How many historical cities have been destroyed in the war. At this moment, Ferdinand has decided to rebuild this ancient city. Of course, this is the future, and now its role is more of a military port!

Ferdinand didn't stay long in Constantinople, but left hastily after meeting the top brass of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Now this is still the territory of the Russians. Since it was decided to hand over to Russia as a military port, Ferdinand has done it very thoroughly, not even sending city managers.

So now the heavy task of rebuilding Constantinople falls to the Russians. It seems that they are happy to accept this burden. Except for the inefficiency, the rest is still very good.

After leaving Constantinople, Ferdinand once again set foot in the new district of Sliven. This newly rising city was established entirely under the single-handed promotion of Ferdinand.

All the properties in the city are inseparable from Ferdinand, whether it is real estate or property, it is his property.

Franz said excitedly: Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Sliven Development Zone, it has developed rapidly, and it is now one of the top ten metropolises in Bulgaria.

At present, there are more than 230 large and small enterprises in the city, more than 120 factories of various types, and more than 200,000 workers.

The rose industry chain created by our Rose Group alone has 13 supporting factories and more than 80,000 workers, covering all the processes from rose planting to processing into finished products and bringing them to the market!

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At this time, Franz had been appointed as the head of the development zone, and was the only person in Bulgaria who served as a city manager as a businessman.

Of course, the most important thing is that he is Ferdinand's retainer, otherwise it would be impossible to develop such a cross-border development!

Ferdinand said lightly: The health care products you have come from are good, and the queen mother and queen like it very much!

Using the highest quality rose essential oil directly as a health care product, such a luxury, only Ferdinand can do it.

To know that the price of rose essential oil is not low in the world, think about the best quality rose essential oil, at least tens of tons of the highest quality rose petals per kilogram can be extracted, you know!

The international price of this thing also starts at thousands of pounds, and it is still in short supply. Even though Bulgaria is the largest producer of rose essential oil in the world, the high-quality rose essential oil produced is not dozens of kilograms!

Of course, ordinary rose essential oil is sold on the market, and high-quality products have long been monopolized by the nobles. Even ordinary essential oils cost hundreds of pounds per kilogram!

After listening to Ferdinand's words, Franz's joy suddenly reached its peak, which was undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of his work.

When the Sliven New District was established, the government's goal was to build an industrial city with a population of 50,000 within five years. Due to lack of funds, under Ferdinand's order, Franz took up the task of contracting the new district. All management and construction.

At this time, Sliven New District was already a metropolis with a population of more than 300,000 and more than 200,000 industrial workers.

Even if the preferential policies of many companies have not expired at this time, the tax paid to the government every year can be ranked among the top three in the country. It is one of the most important industrial cities in Bulgaria.

Because the results were too bad, when Ferdinand nominated Franz to be the head of the new district, no one in the Bulgarian government objected. (Administrative level and regional equivalent)

Also because of the rapid development of the new district, Ferdinand's investment has also received rich returns. Now the rent and property management fees in the city are all in units of tens of millions of levs!

Franz made such a great contribution, and of course Ferdinand would not treat him badly. In the previous knighthood ceremony, Franz successfully completed the leap from commoners to nobles and became a Viscount of the Kingdom of Bulgaria!

The position of his district chief was also appointed by Ferdinand after he became a noble. Otherwise, according to Bulgarian law, merchants have no right to serve as officials, and nobles are of course exempt from this restriction.

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