Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The Ministry of Industry has more than 100 plans. In just one day, the parliament completed the deliberation and passed it. It is estimated that European countries do not believe this efficiency, but this is the normal working efficiency of the Bulgarian parliament.

Everyone has a job, and it is impossible for things to be opposed for the sake of opposition to take place in Bulgaria. Several political parties that were suppressed by Ferdinand have now vanished into thin air.

Now the Bulgarian people don't care what you say, participate in the election of the parliamentarians, let's show your contribution to this country first, the mouth gun party will not be able to survive!

On August 13, the meeting continued to discuss agriculture today, and the host Rolex Dodd stepped onto the rostrum as usual.

At the beginning of the meeting, today's deliberation content is the outline of the agricultural exhibition submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture, the main contents include:

1. The national plan to increase grain production capacity by 10 million tons, and increase the construction of water conservancy projects in major grain producing areas; (budget 650 million levs)

2. Promote innovation in agricultural science and technology, improve the public welfare agricultural technology promotion system, develop modern seed industry, and accelerate agricultural mechanization; (budget 360 million levs)

3. Improve the modern agricultural industry system, promote the large-scale planting and breeding of horticultural products, livestock products, and aquatic products, accelerate the development of facility agriculture, agricultural product processing and distribution industries, and promote the specialization of agricultural production and operation; (budget 120 million levs)

4. To develop water-saving agriculture in Iraq and Syria; (budget 100 million levs)

5. Promote the cultivation of commercial crops, such as: cotton, coffee, roses, grapes, etc.; (budget 8ooo million levs)

6. Implement the minimum guaranteed price for domestic grains, tentatively set at 368 levs per ton. Once the purchase price of commodity grains falls below this price, the Ministry of Agriculture will provide funds to rescue the market; (the budget is unknown)

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Agriculture Minister James Ivanov has stepped onto the podium,

Take questions from MPs.

A young engineer was the first to be qualified to ask questions, and he asked, Dear Mr. James, the Ministry of Agriculture is increasing agricultural production on the one hand, and implementing the minimum food protection price on the other hand, isn't it contradictory?

We all know that under the law of the market economy, the price of grain is linked to production capacity. After the total grain output increases, the market consumption does not keep up, so the price drop is inevitable!

With the current domestic cultivated land area data in Bulgaria, we can calculate it.

Romania: 96,100 square kilometers;

Central Balkans (35,000 square kilometers in Bulgaria, plus Istanbul) 54,600 square kilometers;

15,800 square kilometers in Bosnia and Herzegovina; (including part of the territory of Croatia, mainly Dalmatia)

38,100 square kilometers in Greece;

Albania region o.71 million square kilometers;

Montenegro area o.23 million square kilometers;

33,100 square kilometers in Serbia;

Macedonia o.33 million square kilometers;

Our local cultivated land area alone is as high as 250,400 square kilometers. There is still a lot of room for excavation. We only counted the existing cultivated land area, and did not count the orchards, grasslands, and land for growing commercial crops.

We have not been able to count the area of ​​arable land in the colonies, but the area of ​​arable land in the Asia Minor peninsula alone is over 20 square kilometers. If we count the newly added African colonies, the potential arable land area of ​​nearly 10 million square kilometers is very large. There may be millions of hectares, do we need to open them all?

The so-called total grain output has increased by 10 million tons in ten years. Perhaps the government can do nothing, as long as the land is distributed to the farmers, they can do it themselves!

Ferdinand in the backstage nodded with satisfaction. This kind of well-founded question was his favorite.

The data party is not easy to provoke, but now Bulgarians like to talk about data. Under the butterfly effect of Ferdinand, the mathematics level of the Bulgarian people has ranked first in the world.

In terms of the area of ​​arable land alone, let alone an increase of tens of millions of tons of grain output, an increase of hundreds of millions of tons is theoretically achievable.

James said calmly: This question is a good question, we are greatly increasing grain production, and at the same time we have to stabilize grain prices. It seems to be contradictory, but in fact this question is not contradictory!

To increase food production, we do not intend to simply increase the planting area to achieve it, but to use more advanced agricultural technology to complete it.

Although the area of ​​​​the colony is vast, it is impossible to open up all of it in a short period of time. Considering the different geographical conditions, agriculture believes that it is more cost-effective to grow commercial crops on these lands.

In terms of grain yield per mu, we are nearly 15% lower than France, which has advanced agricultural technology. This gap is also the result of our promotion of new agricultural technologies. Twenty years ago, our grain yield per mu was less than 30% of theirs. Two out of ten!

The promotion of new technologies is also conducive to increasing farmers' income and improving farmers' living standards!

The issue of protecting food prices is even simpler. The international food prices fluctuate and fluctuate. We must ensure the basic income of farmers. We cannot let them go bankrupt because of the sharp drop in food prices in the international market, right?

As the second largest grain exporter in Europe (now the first is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mao bears have no time to farm recently), we naturally have to keep our market share, otherwise the grain production of the British and French colonies will expand, and we will The industrial chain is gone.

Although on the surface our total grain output is rising, don't forget that our population is also increasing rapidly. Ten years later, after deducting the increased domestic demand, the increase in the export of grain will not show too high growth. , it will still be within the tolerance range of the international market!

Because of the increased financial expenses of implementing the food protection price, we can also earn it back through taxation in the later stages of food circulation. This involves a series of economic issues.

Now the main exporters of Bulgarian grain are Italy and Germany. Due to the relationship between the World War, their purchasing power has been greatly reduced, and Bulgarian farmers have to adjust the crops they plant according to their purchasing power.

For example: Now that cheaper potatoes and brown bread have become staples on their table, Bulgarian farmers have to grow these crops instead of wheat.

As a major grain exporter, we must always pay attention to the changes in the international grain market.

If the supply exceeds the demand, the price may fall sharply, or even it may not be able to be sold; although the supply exceeds the demand, although the price can be increased in a short time to make a lot of money, but the British and French colonies have no shortage of arable land. Big grain exporters don't even want to live a good life!

Seeing that the young man who asked the question has returned to his position, Rolex Dodd said again: The meeting continues, the old rules, if you still have any questions, please raise your hand!

The group of people in the brush raised their hands, and Rolex Dodd continued: The old gentleman in the middle of the second row, please speak!

Following the old man, he asked, Mr. James, I don't understand why the government has to spend a lot of money on water-saving agriculture?

Since there is a shortage of water in the local area, we should not develop agriculture. Bulgaria is such a big country, where can we develop agriculture? Why do we have to go to Iraq and Syria to do it?

James said calmly: This problem has something to do with the industrial exhibition, and to be precise, it is the oil industry. At present, our domestic oil companies have explored oil in the above-mentioned areas.

We all know that oil extraction is a very troublesome thing, which requires a lot of manpower. If nothing else, several cities will be added locally.

Our government must solve the problem of feeding these people. If they are shipped from other places, wheat and potatoes will be fine, but vegetarian dishes and meat will be very troublesome.

This requires adding a lot of freezing equipment and cannot guarantee the freshness of the dishes. From an economic point of view, we use local resources to implement self-sufficiency, which is even more cost-effective!

The old man nodded with satisfaction, and then sat down. As an older generation, in his opinion, the government should have a purpose as long as it has a purpose.

Rolex Dodd said again: The meeting continues, if you have any questions, please raise your hand!

After a pause, he said again: The second gentleman on the right in the sixth row, please speak!

The middle-aged man stood up and said hesitantly: Dear Mr. James, I am very puzzled by the government's increased investment in agriculture!

In the next ten years, the government's investment in agriculture will be as high as 3.6 billion levs? If this money is invested in industry or education, wouldn't our benefit be greater?

From the current rate of return on investment, investment in agriculture is a long-term investment, and the benefits are not immediate!

James smiled and said: Agriculture is the lifeblood of a country. The just-concluded world war is an example. The Allies were not so much defeated by us as they were starved by themselves!

Bulgaria, as a grain exporter, did not go hungry at the most tense moment of the world war, while other warring countries all experienced famine to varying degrees.

Even in the British Empire, there was a famine in 1917. At the most critical moment, the domestic food reserves were only sufficient for the national consumption for three and a half weeks.

Italy even starved to death, and millions of people have yet to recover. Even our neighbors, Russia and Austria-Hungary, have experienced food shortages to varying degrees, although their government's organizational capacity is too low to occupy The main reason, not paying attention to food production is also an important factor!

History has told us that the most important lifeline of food must be in our own hands!

I would rather have too much domestic grain to eat, use it as feed, and use it for wine; I can't give up control over this lifeline in order to save money!

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of applause immediately. A neighbor, Italy, set an example for them. Now everyone dare not ignore the existence of agriculture for economic benefits!

There are a lot of times when 3.6 billion is put together. Once it is separated, it will only be 360 ​​million levs per year, which is not too big.

And these investments are also rewarded. The real pure investment is the first year. Later, you can make use of the benefits generated by the previous investment. From an economic point of view, this investment is not 3.6 billion lev. Thirty levas or even less!

Only Ferdinand knew why Bulgaria invested so much in agriculture. Apart from these superficial reasons, the system of granting land for military merit he established was the real promoter of this national policy!

You can't learn from the British. During the World War, noble officers and soldiers were working hard on the front line, and the government in the rear was short of military spending, so they turned their attention to them. With the help of domestic financial groups, the tax that should have been added to the bourgeoisie. , fell to agriculture.

After the end of the World War, a lot of British noble officers died, and when they returned to China, they found that because of the sudden increase in taxes, many small nobles were directly forced to go bankrupt. This is also the reason why the British Empire in later generations will decline so quickly.

The pillars of the country are gone. Although the nobles have obtained some privileges, the European nobles are also the main force in every war. Without these people, prepare to be blinded in the war!

The bourgeoisie cannot support it, at least when they need to give their lives, this person is hard to find!

Relying on cheating and spiritual encouragement, it can only come once. Once the people are forced to work hard, the final harvest is not as good as living in the rear, and the country will be finished!

Why did the French collapse in WWII? It's still the same reason, the people have already been fooled once, and they won't do it again. They don't want to continue to work hard!

It's not just a few politicians who don't want to fight, but the people below don't want to sacrifice in vain, and the government can't come up with something to make them tempted. Naturally, few people are willing to sacrifice their lives!

The Italians next door are the first to learn shrewdly. The first reaction in the war is to save their lives. As for whether they can win or not, this is none of their business!

With so many lessons in history, how could Ferdinand not consider the interests of those who worked for him? Only by making these people live better, can we induce more people to sacrifice their lives for the king?

The British and French were killed in battle, and their family members were scolding the government. There were endless protests against the government.

But in Bulgaria, there are very few family members who scold the government for this issue, and there are no demonstrations to protest against the government. There is no doubt that everyone was bribed by Ferdinand!

Enough benefits and enough social status, they go out with their chests held high, and they have to be respected wherever they go, and everyone thinks this life is worth it!

The accumulated merits, the descendants will continue to struggle, and it is possible to become a noble and become a member of the ruling class from then on. This is the easiest way for the people at the bottom to rise in this era!

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