Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Time flies, and it's time for the year-end inventory.

In 1925, it can be said to be a watershed, the full line of the Baghdad Railway was opened to traffic, marking the consolidation of Bulgaria's rule in the Persian Gulf region.

The impact in world history is also far-reaching, it laid the foundation for the rise of Bulgaria.

Economically, Bulgaria's gross national income in 1925 was as high as 94.6 billion leva. With the rapid economic growth, the government's fiscal revenue also rose, exceeding 14.2 billion leva.

Of course, this is the Lev after inflation. If it is converted into the purchasing power before the World War, then it is more than 74 billion Lev, just surpassing Germany at its peak. (1914)

Not only Bulgaria's economic development speed is unparalleled, but the economic development speed of all countries in the world is very fast, especially the victims of the World War in the European continent, the economic recovery growth rate is even faster.

Affected by the de-industrialization of Britain and France, a large amount of cash from the consortium has flowed into the market, and the global economy is booming.

What is the growth rate of the world economy? Ferdinand has no economic statistics, and it is difficult to calculate it. The data collected by the Bulgarian Bureau of Statistics are only limited to a few countries.

The first was the British, whose economy grew by a whopping 6.5% in 1925, a five-decade high.

The second is the French, whose economic growth rate in 1925 was as high as 7.1%, and the speed of economic recovery was impressive.

The economic development rate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire also hit a record high. By the end of 1925, their total economic volume had recovered to the level of 1914, maintaining high-speed economic growth for five consecutive years.

Germany and Italy were affected by the World War, and the domestic economy has not returned to the normal track. At present, it is due to the transfer of industries from Britain and France that the economy has achieved a abnormal growth rate.

In essence, the speed of their economic growth has little to do with the people of the two countries. Anyway, the British and French capitalists will not pay a penny of tax, and the profits they earn have nothing to do with them.

In Japan in the Far East, the economic growth rate is also very fast, setting a record of 8%, but this is based on the premise of the rapid depreciation of the yen.

In general, except for a few countries that were in civil war in 1925, the economic growth rate of the remaining countries was very fast, and the world economy was entering an era of false prosperity.

"Age of False Prosperity\

,"This is the definition given by Ferdinand. The main reason is that the current high-speed growth of the world economy is based on inflation.

In the short term, the economies of all countries in the world are growing, and people's income is also increasing. It seems that everyone's pockets are bulging, and there is more money to spend.

But as time goes by, more and more problems will be exposed.

When Britain and France complete de-industrialization, the funds of the consortium will return to their own pockets again, continue to speculate in the financial stock market, and the currencies circulating in the market will become tighter again.

What to do in this situation? Or, don't care about inflation, keep printing money, put it into the market and let it continue to prosper and delay the crisis.

Or, crack down on the virtual economy industry, so that the consortium has to transfer funds from the financial market and invest it in the real economy, and then increase the vitality of currency circulation in the market.

There is no doubt that in the capitalist world, the choice of the government is very small, as long as the politicians are not stupid, they will choose the first method.

Those who chose the second way all went to see God. Anyway, their term of office is only a few years, as long as they last through it, there is no need to work hard for the next government.

Even the next government that takes over the man has no choice. If you are lucky, you can continue to dump the blame on the next one. If you are unlucky, then the economic crisis will only break out.

For their own people, the capitalists will not treat them badly. After they step down, they can become consultants to enterprises, and they can also write books, even if they are full of rubbish, they will become bestsellers.

In short, in this era, politicians who cooperate with capitalists will have a bright future of money, and they will still get it through legal channels.

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In agriculture, the total grain output in Bulgaria in 1925 was 42.84 million tons, an increase of five percent over the previous year's output.

In the ten-year plan, the plan to increase grain production by 10 million tons can already be declared invalid. It is not a problem to double this number.

Ferdinand still underestimated the enthusiasm of the people to grow grain in this era. Although the profit of grain planting is no longer comparable to that of industry, it is still profitable. If the amount of land is large enough, the profit is still considerable.

From a purely investment perspective, the average profit rate of grain planting in Bulgaria is already less than 8%, which is not comparable to the industrial profit rate of 23%.

But in the eyes of many people, farming is still very promising. For example, the annual income of an ordinary worker in Bulgaria is about 1,500 levs, and if you grow food, this is equivalent to the profit of two hectares of land.

Although everyone seems to have the same income on the surface, in fact, the life of the workers must be more difficult, and most of their income is consumed by food, clothing, housing and transportation.

On the other hand, farmers don’t have to spend so much. The grain, vegetables, and meat can all be produced by themselves, and the house is also built by themselves, which saves a lot of money.

Anyway, in Bulgaria, a country with private ownership of land, if you want to build a house, you can report it to the local government. Even if you use one million acres of homestead on your own land, the government will not interfere.

Land is self-willed, and now many wealthy nobles in Bulgaria are building castles, and their fiefs are large enough to be tossed about.

Ferdinand originally intended to interfere, but later gave up. According to the Bulgarian constitution, private property is sacred and inviolable, and people's own land has the right to decide what to do on it.

As long as it does not affect the interests of others and endanger the public security of the Taoist society, the government has no right to intervene. Besides, he is also the largest landowner in Bulgaria, and the royal family may own the most land in the world, although most of it is desert.

In terms of education, there has not been much change. This is a long-term investment. It is nothing more than an increase in the number of new students enrolled in the compulsory stage. In the field of higher education, two universities have been added in 1923. To continue to expand, we will only have to wait until 1927. after.

Between quality and quantity, Ferdinand still chose quality. After all, the resources of higher education are limited, and he can only choose to cultivate talents.

It is worth mentioning that there are no so-called aristocratic schools in Bulgaria, and Ferdinand did not think about separating classes in education to create unnecessary social conflicts.

Education in Bulgaria is very tight in terms of time, mainly military training time of more than one month a year, and two hours of physical education every day, which take up a lot of time, but this is the traditional culture of the Balkans.

Putting aside other factors, at least in terms of personal physical fitness, Bulgarians are far superior to other ethnic groups in this era. That alone makes these workouts worth keeping.

In terms of medical treatment, this is one of Ferdinand's most dissatisfied items. Limited by the times, the speed of Bulgaria's medical level improvement is still at a rapid pace.

Immediate results are impossible. It has reached a bottleneck period. If medical technology cannot make breakthroughs, it will be difficult for Bulgaria's medical system to make great progress.

In terms of population, by the end of 1925, the total population of Bulgaria was 56.1486 million, ranking third in continental Europe after Russia and Germany.

In this regard, Ferdinand had to admire the French. After the signing of the Treaty of Verdun, the total population of France soared to more than 50 million. After so many years, they not only did not increase, but fell by more than 300. Ten thousand.

One of the major reasons for this is the political chaos in France. After the Great Depression, favorable measures were not taken in time, the number of unemployed people increased significantly, and many people from new territories were repatriated.

This is the result analyzed by experts. In Ferdinand's view, the main reason for the decline in the population growth rate in France is the invention of the condom. Since the birth of this contraceptive artifact, the population growth rate in developed countries has plummeted.

You must know that before the large-scale use of condoms, the birth rate of European countries usually remained above 5%, and now it is less than half of its peak.

To this end, Ferdinand also conducted a special survey. He was surprised to find that more than 95% of adults in Britain and France have used condoms, and 50% to 60% of them have used condoms. population, in the long-term use of condoms.

In this way, can the birth rate still be high? On the contrary, Eastern European countries are not so developed, everyone is relatively poor, and there is no money to buy this artifact, and the birth rate has been preserved.

After seeing this set of data, Ferdinand secretly rejoiced that it was fortunately banned, otherwise the birth rate in Bulgaria would not have been so high all the time.

Under the condition that other conditions remain unchanged, the birth rate of the population is high, and the population growth rate is naturally high, and the two are directly proportional.

Of course, it has nothing to do with the government's financial subsidies. Otherwise, if people really don't want children, they don't have other methods of contraception.

Compared with France, the population growth rate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in recent years is still very good. They have climbed out of the giant pit of the World War, and now the total population has exceeded 54 million.

However, there were more people and more social conflicts, and ethnic conflicts were still the biggest enemy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In order to deal with these problems well, even the theory of national origin written by Bulgaria was used as a textbook for compulsory education, but the time was short and the effect was not obvious.

Industrially, Bulgaria's steel production has exceeded 16 million tons. The era of rapid growth has passed. The future growth rate of steel production will depend on Bulgaria's economic development.

The current steel output can already support domestic consumption, and the rest depends on changes in social demand.

The production capacity has increased to a certain extent, and Ferdinand has no plans to continue the violence. It is enough. Blindly increasing the production capacity, he can only pit himself.

If you only count the mainland, Bulgaria's steel production is already the world's first. If you add colonies, the current world's number one is still the British, but the gap is already very small.

If there is no accident, Bulgaria will overtake it within two years. The main problem is the adjustment of the British's own industry. Just like the steel production of France after the first world war in history, it has surpassed the British.

Cars, Bulgaria is now the world's largest car producer, and the largest car user.

Bulgaria already has an advantage in this area, and it won't take long for the car scene to appear in Bulgaria.

Agricultural vehicles and large trucks have been fully used, and the original means of transportation, horse-drawn carts and bullock carts, have been eliminated.

With the advancement of industrial technology, prices in Bulgaria are on the rise as a whole, and cars are one exception, and the prices remain unchanged.

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Transport, whether by rail or road, has further developed in Bulgaria. By the end of 1925, most of the work of the railway plan in the ten-year plan had been completed, and it was almost certain that it would be completed ahead of schedule.

And highway construction, the progress should be smoother. After all, the technical content required for highway construction is still lower. With sufficient labor, the progress will naturally be faster.

By the end of 1925, the highway network in the ten-year plan had basically completed all the foundation construction, and most of the road sections were waiting for concrete.

The speed of concrete pouring in this era is a bit tricky. Basically, it is on-site mixing construction, lacking corresponding mechanical equipment, and it can only be carried out slowly by manual labor.

In the cultural field, in 1925 Bulgaria exported 36 films, 15 novels, as well as some stage plays, radio programs and so on.

The results are remarkable, but unfortunately it cannot be seen on the books, and the total loss is as high as 10 million levs. There is no doubt that although these cultural products have been exported, the circulation of pirated copies is much higher than that of genuine copies.

It was originally intended to expand his influence, and it was naturally impossible for Ferdinand to fight piracy. Anyway, there is no plan to make money on this, as long as the influence is spread out, his purpose will be achieved. As for whether it is pirated or genuine, it doesn't matter.

In the future, the world's largest film and television base has appeared, just in the Rose Industrial Park in Bulgaria. Now Bulgarian directors like to go where to shoot.

There is also the mysterious Ankara, which has now become a ghost town, and the Ottomans who hid in Ankara have slowly left.

Then Ferdinand waved his hand, and Ankara became the horror capital of the world and the first choice for shooting horror films.

Remnants of broken walls and overgrown grass do not need to be decorated. It is a natural horror place and has become the favorite of horror film directors.

It can be said that the Bulgarian people are happy in this era. You can watch an open-air movie for a night with only one shilling. Of course, you can only go to the cinema during the day, otherwise the video tape will not be projected.

In addition to this, there are free radio programs.

Yes, many radio programs in this era are paid for. Due to the problem of communication, the audience is usually very limited and can only be supported by fees.

Since Ferdinand established a national radio station, this situation has changed, and advertising costs will naturally increase as the number of listeners increases.

In other words, he was fired by him. Initially, the radio station was established, but there was not much advertising fee. After all, in Bulgarian advertisements, exaggeration is prohibited, and full responsibility for the content of the advertisement is to be paid.

Therefore, many manufacturers do not pay much attention to advertising, especially before seeing the effect of broadcasting.

It was not until Ferdinand raised the advertising fee that it caused a sensation, and the initial advertising space was monopolized by himself.

The current advertising space bidding is still calculated on an annual basis, and the prime-time advertising fee was directly driven up by Ferdinand himself to 15 million levs per second, and then the Bulgarian Automobile Group became the bidding king.

Since then, everyone has begun to pay attention to the advertisements of radio stations. After all, people are blindly obedient. There are so many big companies participating in the bidding, which is enough to prove the value of advertisements.

Radio stations are rich, and naturally they have to produce programs carefully. Although there are no competitors, the higher the ratings, the better the effect of advertising, and the higher the advertising fee.

Such a simple truth, Ferdinand is still very clear, and even in order to cultivate everyone's sense of competition, Ferdinand created seven radio channels at one time.

In the internal evaluation, the salary of the program with high ratings will naturally be higher; if the program ratings have always been at the bottom, it is necessary to consider whether it will be unemployed.

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