Vol 2 Chapter 17: ,loan

　　 Think about it two decades ago, the Franco-Prussian War caused more than 20 billion francs of economic losses to France, and the war reparations had to pay more than 5 billion francs. The usury empire did not wait to breathe, and paid it back.
　　 The German attempt to use war reparations to drag across France was over from the beginning!
　　 After the war, another bourgeois revolution broke out in France. After a fight, and still able to put out enough funds to restore vitality, we can see the foundation of the old empire.
　　Ferdinand turned his attention to France. The main reason was that after the Franco-Prussian War, the newly established French Republic went further and further on the road of the usury empire!
　　The second is the existence of the Russia-Province Alliance and the Franco-Russian Alliance. In the international arena, Bulgaria has always been regarded as Russia's sphere of influence. Even if France puts forward the conditions, it will mostly be within the economic sphere. It is unlikely that the relationship between France and Russia will be destroyed for one Bulgaria!
　　 At the end of the 19th century, at the beginning of the French-Russian alliance, the French demand for the Russians was far greater than the Russians demanded for the French. Therefore, in the international arena, many times the French must take Russia's attitude into consideration!
　　Before 1905, the Russian Empire had been in its heyday. The French-Russian Alliance suppressed the Three-Power Alliance, and the British had always favored the Germans.
　　 Until the Russo-Japanese War, the weak nature of the Russian Empire was exposed, and the strength of the two sides was reversed. In order to suppress the rising Germans, the British mainland balance foreign policy was changed and joined the Allied Powers.
　　Ferdinand also knew that even so, borrowing money from France is not so simple! The French are not open charity halls, and additional conditions are absolutely indispensable!
　　 "What is the total fiscal gap of the government for the next three years?" Ferdinand asked
　　 The Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy changed his face and wanted to say: Grand Duke, you are not playing cards according to common sense! Under normal circumstances, shouldn't we ask what the current fiscal gap is?
Kennedy calculated for a moment in his mind, and hesitated: "Duke, this year's fiscal deficit is about 50 million levs. The fiscal deficit for next year and the following year is initially estimated to be between 150 million levs and 200 million levs. Between Ephraim!
　　 These are all built behind the government, there are no new major construction projects, and there is no war! "
　　 Ferdinand nodded. In fact, the period of the "2nd Five-Year Plan" was the most difficult period for Bulgaria’s finances. Once this barrier was passed, the government’s fiscal revenue would explode!
　　 What's more, there was another "War of Serbia". Not to mention the increase in war expenses, and the expansion of the scope of the implementation of the "Second Five-Year Plan", financial expenditures will naturally rise!
　　 If you think about the upcoming "Greek-Turkish War" and Ferdinand wants to have a snake swallowing the elephant, then the cost of the war is definitely astronomical!
　　 After thinking about it, Ferdinand asked: "So, if we have a war with the Ottoman Empire during this period, taking war funding into account, how big is our financial gap?"
　　 Everyone's complexion changed slightly, they knew that Ferdinand was planning a war with the Ottoman Empire. Seeing the chancellor staying there with a dazed expression, Ferdinand knew that he had failed!
　　 Even if you want to calculate the war expenses, you have to find the military first, and calculate it according to a series of comprehensive factors such as the strategic plan, the scale of the war, the number of people mobilized, etc.!
　　 I don’t know anything, and even if the scale of the war is a partial conflict or a full-scale war has not yet been determined, it is too difficult for the Ministry of Finance to calculate the war expenses.
　　 Ferdinand laughed and added: "Of course, I didn't want you to tell me now. Come down, your Ministry of Finance and the General Staff will contact you, estimate a rough figure, and then report it to me!
　　 In addition, the Prime Minister’s government is now ready to prepare strategic material reserves in advance, and we must do that in the event of an emergency, we have a strategic reserve that can support 300,000 troops and continue to fight for more than one year! "
　　 Constantine was stunned at first, and immediately reacted, hesitatingly said: "Grand Duke~ I am afraid this will be difficult! We have already begun to prepare for war, but now the government is financially difficult, and we still lack sufficient funds!"
　　 Okay, the last difficulty returned to the word "money"! In fact, without a detailed budget, Ferdinand can roughly judge the funding gap in Bulgaria. To detonate the Balkan War in advance, and to guarantee victory, and to take into account domestic construction, it cannot be defeated without four or five billion lev!
　　 After thinking for a while, Ferdinand said without any doubt: "In this case, the Ministry of Finance has contacted the banks of various countries to discuss the borrowing conditions. This time the funding gap is too large, we should prepare to borrow from other countries!"
　　Ferdinand’s imperial minds are getting more and more powerful, and now he can send and receive freely and hide his mind at will.
　　 Even though I had decided to get a loan from France, I still didn't show any tendency. UU reading www.uukａnshu.com
　　As the Prime Minister, Constantine has the most obvious feeling. He has clearly discovered that Ferdinand's power is getting stronger and stronger. In many cases, once a decision is made, no one can change it.
　　 This is both good and bad!
　　The good aspects can increase the awe of the subordinates, and the bad aspects are easy to use. This is also a common problem of the emperor!
　　 What the final result will be, no one can tell. Anyway, Ferdinand's order was quickly executed.
　　 Since the Berlin Conference in 1878, the Balkan countries have turned their sights on some of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire.
　　 The Austro-Hungarian Empire took the lead in putting Bosnia and Herzegovina into the bag. Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia have extended their tentacles into Macedonia. The governments of the three countries are all expanding their schools and churches.
　　In this regard, Bulgaria has come to the forefront. Since the end of the 19th century, 25% of the Bulgarian government’s fiscal revenue has been used for work in Macedonia.
　　 In 1885, 306 schools were established in Macedonia; in 1890, it increased to 871 schools. By the end of 1890, Serbia and Greece had only more than two hundred schools each, and were left behind by the Bulgarians.
　　 At the same time, the three countries of Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia have launched a fierce struggle for the schools and churches they founded. Such missionary schools are generally organized by the consuls of the three countries and three countries, and they accept their supervision!
　　 During this period, because of fear of Bulgaria’s monopoly of Macedonia, the Serbs began to publicly promote the idea of ​​Macedonian national separation.
　　The main reason for Serbia's eagerness to expand is the pressure from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.