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As of 19o9, the total population of Bulgaria has increased to 10,000, an increase of 1.7989 million compared with the 10,000 in 19o7, of which the natural population growth is 1.1826 million, and the others are still the population agency's pull-in policy!

However, since the domestic situation in Russia has stabilized, after entering 19o8, the number of immigrants has dropped significantly.

By 1909, most of the immigrants from Russia were wives brought over to visit relatives in their hometowns, and very few of those who moved with their families had given birth.

After all, when the situation is stable, few people are willing to leave their homes. And this is also related to the traditional culture of Europeans. Basically, the eldest son inherits the family business, and the second son goes out to make a living.

Going out is equivalent to self-reliance. Unless absolutely necessary, parents will not take the whole family to seek refuge!

However, Ferdinand is also satisfied, and this degree is almost enough. After all, immigrants also need time to integrate, and the increase is too much at one time, which is also a problem for resettlement.

Under normal circumstances, after the promulgation of the Family Planning Law, there will be a period of population growth in Bulgaria in the next few years. Ferdinand has no doubts about this. This is also related to the population structure of Bulgaria.

Since Ferdinand took the throne, he has been implementing the national policy of encouraging fertility for a long time. Although the previous strength was not as great as it is now, the effect is still obvious!

Comparing the historical data of the previous life, it will be found that since Ferdinand's accession to the throne, the birth rate of Bulgaria has increased by 0.1% to 0.9% compared with the same period in history, which is basically similar to that of Russia in the same period, and the birth rate has remained at 4.26. % ~ 5.32% hovering, this number is already very good!

Newborns born before 1892, who happened to be affected by his population policy, are now in their reproductive years, and this situation will continue for many years.

In addition, most of the immigrants imported from Russia are mainly young people. For a long time in the future, Bulgarian society will be dominated by young people.

The larger the number of children of the right age group, the

The more obvious the population stimulus policy will be, the future birth rate will definitely skyrocket, and it may even create a world record!

In fact, among women in Eastern Europe today, there are not a few women who have five or six children per mother, but due to medical conditions and living standards, not many can support them!

Bulgaria has done a very good job in this regard. The survival rate of newborn babies has remained at around 95%, which is much higher than the 84% of Montenegro! (Note: This survival rate is only within a year of not dying, and it may be less than two-thirds who can actually grow up)

Oh, and Ferdinand also banned the sale of all contraceptives nationwide, and even condoms were banned from the market unless it was a special place.

As for abortion, probably no doctor in Bulgaria dares to do it now. According to the new law, the baby in the womb of a pregnant woman is still alive, and abortion is a crime of intentional homicide.

If an abortion is necessary under special circumstances, it must also be reported to the government department. Otherwise, the police will be charged with intentional homicide. Under normal circumstances, no one dares to try the law!

Well, in order to increase the population, Ferdinand is racking his brains. Even so, the total population of Bulgaria is still far from the powers!

The total population of Bulgaria compared to the Great Powers of the same period:

equivalent to two-thirds of the total population of Italy;

equivalent to fifty-six percent of the French population;

equivalent to half of the UK population;

equivalent to forty-five percent of the total population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire;

Equivalent to 43% of the total population of Japan;

equivalent to one third of the total population of Germany;

equivalent to a quarter of the total U.S. population;

This is equivalent to 14% of the total population of Russia. (after deducting the population loss due to the butterfly effect)

Overall, Bulgaria still has a long way to go in terms of population. In theory, with the current population growth rate of Bulgaria, when the world war breaks out, the total population can reach about 2700,000.

In fact, due to various reasons, the population growth rate may be faster, but it is undoubtedly a dream to break through 30 million!

Oh, if you add the colony population, this number can be easily made up, obviously Ferdinand will not do this!

Compared with the population, Bulgaria's other data is barely passable. The processing and manufacturing industry has passed Italy, the total number of railway mileage in the country is now equal to Italy, and the output of heavy industry such as steel and coal is far from Italy.

To put it simply, in addition to population, Bulgaria has now caught up with the Italians, the weakest power in Europe, in other areas, and the overall national strength is on par with the Italians!

Of course there is a Japan at the bottom, but there is no comparison! Due to the distance and the prevailing white supremacy in Europe at the time, the cost of poaching a talent in Europe in Japan may be two or three times that of Bulgaria!

Even so, it is difficult to dig people, and it is urgent. The Japanese actually dug the corner of the Qing Dynasty directly, regardless of whether the technology is backward or not, they still insist on advancing on the road of industrialization!

Oh, ignore them for now! Japan before the First World War could not be called an industrial country, although he was also a member of the great powers!

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In terms of income, Bulgaria's total fiscal revenue in 19o9 was about 2.36 billion leva (about 9.44 million pounds), which still maintained a high growth rate.

In 1909, Bulgaria's gross national income reached 18.25 billion leva (about 730 million pounds), and the per capita annual income was 822 leva (about 32.8 pounds). From the data point of view, Bulgaria's fiscal revenue accounts for 12.9% of the total national income, which is second only to Japan among the great powers.

This is not to say that the taxation in Bulgaria is so high and the exploitation of the people is so serious!

On the contrary, in order to encourage economic development, Bulgaria adopts a low tax policy for many industries, and there are even direct tax exemptions in the field of heavy industry!

In fact, in any country that implements statism, the government's fiscal revenue is relatively high, because there are many industries directly controlled by the government, and the natural fiscal revenue is high!

For example, railways in Bulgaria are state-owned, while railways in European and American countries are mostly private. Obviously, the income of the Bulgarian railway operation is turned over to the profit part, and it is aggregated into the government's fiscal revenue, while European and American countries only calculate the tax part!

Similarly, the fiscal revenue is high and the expenditure is equally high. For example, the construction of railways requires government financial allocation. Therefore, Bulgaria's current finances are still not rich!

If it weren't for so many expenses, with an annual revenue of more than 90 million pounds, Ferdinand would have already joined the naval arms race!

Don't look at Bulgaria's fiscal revenue of more than 90 million pounds in 1909. In fact, due to the war, the government's fiscal deficit is still as high as more than 8 million pounds. Getting the war reparations will almost flatten the deficit!

Mainly the debts of the Greeks, that can only be debts, don't expect anyone to dare to provide them with loans!

Now the Greek government is striving for repayment. If it is not for international influence, Ferdinand is ready to let the Greek government learn from Japan's loan repayment experience!

However, considering the sequelae, Ferdinand decided not to intervene, and it would be better for the Greeks to understand by themselves, otherwise the pot would not be thrown away.

Oh, the most important thing is that the resilience of the Greeks is not as strong as that of the Japanese. If they are pressed, they will say the opposite. In addition, their population is not large, and no matter how much oil they squeeze, they cannot squeeze much oil!

In this regard, Ferdinand actually has a conscience, perhaps because of the influence of his previous life, he rarely does things completely, otherwise the Greek peninsula is definitely a hell on earth now!

According to the feces and urine of the European powers in this era, we know that there is nothing they can't do!

For details, you can refer to the atrocities committed by the British against the Boers in South Africa, which were born against the background of condemnation by public opinion all over Europe!

Ferdinand estimated that if there was no pressure from European public opinion, if there was another genocide, John Bull would have done very well!

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