Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The situation in the United States has temporarily come to an end, and it is not a matter of a while and a half for states to establish themselves independently.

According to the information from the Americas, there is now a pocket kingdom in the United States, and the small villages of 800 people have become independent a lot, but everyone has no time to pay attention to the games of these children!

At most, Ferdinand pays attention to the king-selection campaigns of the already independent kingdoms of Texas and Arisgar. How can you say that the Gotha family is also one of the top families in the European world, and naturally it has also entered the selection process. list.

However, because of the special national conditions of the United States, it is estimated that there will be no results for a while, and Ferdinand is at most secretly pushing his hands.

In addition to these, the biggest event is the division of the U.S. Navy. Twenty-eight battleships and eight battlecruisers are the key points for everyone to divide up. Of course, those who are eligible to participate in the division of the capital ships are the great powers. Small countries are divided into several cruisers or Destroyer is enough.

The British Empire was as domineering as ever, taking seventeen dreadnoughts and four battlecruisers directly, and the rest were Bulgaria, France, and the Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires to divide the spoils.

Of course, the British can take so much, and there is also Ferdinand's behind-the-scenes driving force. The navy is an aristocratic military service. The Royal Navy's capital ships have increased by nearly half, and this military expenditure will of course also increase!

The huge increase in the military expenditure of the navy will inevitably squeeze the funds of other departments, such as the army and the air force, and their military expenditure will be reduced.

At the same time, with so many battleships around, the British aircraft carrier process will also be interrupted! John Bull's funds are also limited, and it is impossible to invest in every place.

Although the three kingdoms of America are rich, due to the war, they will not be able to bring returns to the British government's finances in the short term.

Of course, Ferdinand would not refuse to use a bunch of warships that are about to become obsolete to delay the development of the British.

The remaining warships were also divided into the spoils very smoothly.

Nicholas II, who was short of money, said that he could not afford to support a large navy, so they didn’t want the warships, and they could just cash it out. Is it a waste?

Both of them asked for a discount, and the rest was to protect France and France. Ferdinand had no interest in building a large navy, so he took all two battlecruisers and four dreadnoughts, and left the rest to the French. .

The discount requested by the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was naturally also borne by the French. Anyway, they were the creditors and could just repay a portion of the debt.

The point is to regain the title of the second naval power in the world. How can the proud French tolerate being overwhelmed by the Japanese?

arms race? Naturally, it doesn't exist anymore. Without America, who would dare to provoke an arms race in this era?

The British navy has once again returned to the era of two strong standards, namely: Royal Navy strength \u003e the combined strength of the second and third world naval powers.

The world is at peace, of course we must develop the economy! Otherwise, when everyone is done, they will have to do things with each other again, and now no one can help Bulgaria to top the cylinder!

On August 12, 1921, Bulgaria's first ten-year plan construction outline was submitted to the Congress for review.

This 10-year plan covers industry, agriculture, education, medical care, military, transportation, etc. The total planned investment is as high as 100 billion levs, of which the government directly invests 40 billion levs and private capital invests 600 billion levs. billion levs.

Involving national key projects: one hundred and ninety-two, and three hundred and twenty-one sub-key projects!

Only Bulgaria can make such a big deal. Other countries don't know how many times the government has changed in ten years. How can the policy continue?

Don't look at the large amount of investment, half of which are smashed in traffic. Railways and highways are two gold-sucking beasts. Among them, railways are fully invested by the government, while highways allow private capital to intervene.

In order to encourage private capital to invest in transportation construction, the government is responsible for solving the land problem and exempting related taxes, but the roads constructed by capitalists cannot be charged, and can only be profited through gas stations.

Of course, if this is the case, it would be too cheap. The government also packaged the country roads to the capitalists who built the highways, and built them according to Bulgarian traffic management standards.

This standard is limited to the Balkans, as long as the main roads are built in other areas!

Ferdinand attended the meeting in person. Due to the strange nature of the Bulgarian parliament, the speaker rotates, so there is no such speaker, and the host is the secretary general of the conference, Rolex Dodd.

Everything was done in accordance with Bulgarian rules, and there was no more than a word of nonsense. After Ferdinand signaled the start of the meeting, Rolex Dodd stepped onto the rostrum.

Bulgaria's first Ten-Year Plan has been submitted to parliament for deliberation. Now, all relevant materials have been distributed to all members of parliament, and everyone must have read it.

Once again, I will enforce the parliamentary discipline. Members are invited to speak in their professional fields that they are proficient in. If they do not know, they should listen to others.

During this meeting, personal attacks are not allowed, the order of the venue is not disturbed, and issues unrelated to the theme are not allowed!

This is the characteristic of the Bulgarian parliament. It is completely different from the Western parliament. It emphasizes specialization and discipline. Controversy can only be caused by relevant personnel. If you don’t know anything, just listen to it. Can vote.

The problem of violence in the venue has existed in history, but it has not existed since Ferdinand came to power. Those who dared to challenge the order were deprived of their status as members of Congress.

After a pause, seeing that no one raised any objections, Rolex Dodd continued: Now proceed to the first item, the discussion proposal on the Ten-Year Plan for the Great Industrial Plan submitted by the Ministry of Industry.

1. The government will invest 3 billion levs (about 120 million pounds) to build ten new industrial bases across the country, and improve the infrastructure to attract enterprises;

2. Invest one billion leva (about 40 million pounds) in ten years to build five large-scale steel plants, including steel plants, coke plants, steel rolling plants, iron plants, mining plants and other ancillary facilities. After putting into operation, the annual output of steel will be 10 million tons; (the source of investment capital is not limited, and private capital and foreign capital are welcome to participate)

3. Invest 1.2 billion levs (about 48 million pounds) in ten years to build 40 large-scale power plants, of which half are hydroelectric and thermal. time; (not limited to capital source)

4. Invest 200 million levs to increase coal production, including upgrading excavation machinery, improving mining technology, etc. The annual growth rate of coal production must not be lower than the domestic demand; (not limited to capital sources)

5. The government will invest 500 million levs to promote the upgrading of the shipbuilding industry, and reward enterprises that promote technological innovation. The specific standards are determined according to the actual situation;

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There are a total of 128 articles, but the number of industries that require government investment is much less than in the previous five-year plan. Many industries are supported by the government, not shirtless.

From this aspect, this is also a big progress. The foundation of the industrial base has been laid, and the rest is the upgrading and expansion of industrialization technology, and the functions of the Bulgarian government have gradually returned to the right track!

Article 128 of the industrial plan, the total investment is as high as 15.8 billion leva, but the investment in many places here is no longer the government's own investment, and private capital can also enter, which greatly reduces the financial pressure.

At the beginning of the questioning, a congressman who worked in the steel plant raised a question: Dear Mr. Lauren, I would like to ask if Bulgaria really needs so much steel?

Last year, the total output of steel in Bulgaria was 5.86 million tons, and this year it may exceed 6.5 million tons. Our steel output is already growing rapidly. Do we have to continue to increase it?

Industry Minister Lauren Holman replied with a smile: This question may be asked by many people, and I can tell you clearly - yes!

This has something to do with our industrial upgrading. The large railway plan promoted by the government, as well as the development of the shipbuilding industry and the development of the automobile industry, cannot meet the demand at our current natural growth rate of steel.

Let me give an example. Now our shipyard produces 500,000 tons of ships per year, not to mention the annual growth rate. Three large shipyards have just been put into operation, and they will be officially put into operation next year. The production capacity of these three shipyards alone is one million. tons, which means that our steel demand in the shipbuilding industry alone will increase by one million tons next year!

There is also the automobile industry. At present, the growth rate of tractors and agricultural vehicles in our country is also very fast. The annual growth rate is as high as 43%, and the growth rate of domestic cars is also 21%. The steel demand of the automobile industry The amount is not a small number either.

The growth rate of our steel has not caught up with the consumption of the domestic market, so the government has increased investment!

After getting a satisfactory answer, the congressman sat back directly and gave the opportunity to ask questions to others.

The host Rolex Dodd said: If you still have questions, please raise your hand.

Soon someone raised their hand. According to the convention, whoever raises his hand first will ask the question first, and each person can abstain from one opportunity to ask a question. If you want to ask a second question, you can only ask the question again after other people have finished asking!

Rolex Dodd said: The second gentleman from left to right in the third row, please ask!

The middle-aged man asked suspiciously: Dear Mr. Lauren, in terms of investment cost, the investment of hydropower plants is obviously higher than that of thermal power plants. Now countries in Europe are promoting thermal power generation, why should we vigorously develop hydropower plants?

Industry Minister Lauren Holman replied with a smile: This involves the dual issues of energy and environmental protection, let's talk about energy first!

At present, thermal power plants mainly use coal for power generation, and a small part of them use diesel oil for power generation. Diesel oil comes from oil, but both coal and oil are non-renewable resources. Our generation has used them up. Our descendants What about future generations?

Ordinary people may say that this is unfounded. We in Bulgaria do not lack these things, but as a government, we must take into account these issues, and saving a little is a little!

In terms of environmental protection, thermal power plants do more damage to the natural world than hydropower plants. There is no need to explain this. Just by looking at the thick black smoke from thermal power plants, everyone knows that it is not a good thing.

Therefore, our Ministry of Industry has combined the three factors of economy, energy and environmental protection to formulate the development of this hydropower plant and thermal power plant.

And this is only temporary. In the future, if the country's economy allows, we may gradually replace thermal power with hydropower. This process is very long, and it may take fifty or even a hundred years!

Lauren Holman's answer this time was greeted with warm applause. This generation of Bulgarians has a strong sense of social responsibility, and this kind of plan that integrates the present and the future of the country is very much to everyone's appetite!

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