Vol 2 Chapter 34: ,inventory

　　 In any case, the procrastination of the Ottoman government is just like Ferdinand’s, and he will not ask for trouble!
　　 Turning his eyes back to China, the "Second Five-Year Plan" is still unfolding like a fire, and as of 1895, many projects have achieved phased victories!
　　 With the investment of the Bulgarian government at all costs, heavy industrial industries such as steel mills and arsenals have achieved leapfrog development!
　　 In 1895, Bulgaria produced 150,000 tons of steel per year, of which 48,000 tons of steel and 102,000 tons of iron!
　　Arsenal can do it now: On average, Nissan’s new rifles are 500 (water-linked), 15 machine guns, 1.5 75mm rapid-fire field guns (Italian guns or Miss France), 500,000 rounds of ammunition, and 2,000 shells!
　　The heavy-duty 150mm howitzer has also been a copycat success. Let's forget about the production capacity. This is not something Bulgaria can afford now. Just make a few of them to fill the facade!
　　 The steel plant has temporarily reached its limit. If you want to continue to break through, you can only wait for the Balkan War and Bulgaria to obtain sufficient mineral resources!
　　 The pace of expansion of the arsenal did not stop for a moment. According to the requirements of the military, the production capacity of rifles and machine guns needs to be doubled, the production capacity of artillery has to be increased by one third, and the production capacity of ammunition has to be expanded five times!
　　According to the plan, by the end of 1896, Bulgaria should be able to arm 40 divisions with a total of more than 600,000 troops, and have a strategic material reserve sufficient for six months of continuous operations.
　　According to military calculations, the reserve of bullets must not be less than 1 billion rounds, and the reserve of artillery rounds must not be less than 10 million. No way, who told Bulgaria to be equipped with gold swallowing beasts?
　　 Mark core heavy machine gun, the master who claims to be able to shoot 600 rounds of ammunition in one minute, showed his power during the Serbian War.
　　 After the unremitting efforts of the arsenal engineers (copycats), the weight of the success has been reduced by one-fifth, and the other performances have not improved much.
　　 It is still liked by the military. In one breath, he placed an order for 10,000 shots at the arsenal. Each machine gun is equipped with 50,000 rounds, which is 500 million, and the rest is the rifle!
　　 Now the war is not far away, and Ferdinand does not expect to make a technological breakthrough now! If the quality is not good, the quantity will be collected. Anyway, the opponent is the Ottoman Empire, not an industrial power!
　　 Bulgarian Type 75 rapid-fire gun (Miss France), not to mention, how can the rapid-fire gun not fire fast? The corresponding fast rate of fire naturally means that the consumption of shells is fast. At a rate of 15 rounds per minute, the rate of fire far exceeds that of traditional artillery!
　　According to Ferdinand’s plan, the main first-class divisions are equipped with 32 divisions, and the newly compiled second-class divisions are equipped with 24 divisions. In addition, five heavy artillery regiments were formed, each with 72 artillery pieces of various calibers.
　　 Regardless of quality, in terms of firepower alone, at the division level, it has caught up with two-thirds of the French army in World War I. Of course, overall it is still far away!
　　Well, who told Ferdinand to set the strategic goal so high? Regardless of the military's requirements, whether the lion speaks loudly or not, he must be as close as possible to complete it!
　　 This aspect has been unanimously approved by the top of the Bulgarian government. In any case, winning this war is now Bulgaria's most important task!
　　 Thousands of artillery, tens of thousands of machine guns, much stronger than the British war in South Africa with the Boers! These are Ferdinand’s greatest confidence in challenging the Ottoman Empire and swallowing the Balkans!
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　　 At the annual inventory meeting, Ferdinand was in a good mood. For Bulgaria, 1895 was another harvest year!
　　In terms of population, Bulgaria still maintains a rapid growth. Excluding new immigrants, the natural population growth rate is as high as 2.73%, and the new population is about 110,000.
　　 In fact, 1895 was another year of the Bulgarian immigrants. New land development lacked sufficient labor. In order to develop the Niš area as soon as possible, the Bulgarian government introduced 242,000 immigrants throughout the year.
　　 By the end of 1895, the actual population of Bulgaria has exceeded 4.3 million, of which 3.948 million have Bulgarian nationality, and most of the rest are new immigrants, who do not meet the requirements for obtaining nationality!
　　In agriculture, land annexation has been curbed. By the end of 1895, the country had a total of 41,300 square kilometers of arable land, and the per capita arable land area remained at a relatively high level of 0.95 hectares!
Among them, 65% are scattered in the hands of more than 2.3 million self-cultivators; the Bulgarian government is the largest landlord, holding 29% of the country’s arable land; the remaining 6% is owned by landlords, among which the emerging military class, It accounts for a considerable proportion!
　　 The total agricultural output increased by 18% compared with 1894. The main reason is the increase in the area of ​​arable land, and the promotion of new technologies and the construction of water conservancy projects.
　　With the development of new territories, Bulgarian agriculture will maintain a relatively high growth rate in the next few years!
　　 At the same time, the core problem restricting the development of Bulgaria's agriculture-the scattered use of land, has not yet been resolved!
　　The key is that Ferdinand has no plans to solve it now. The main reason is that land mergers will cause farmers to go bankrupt, which will easily lead to social conflicts and undermine Bulgaria's stability and unity!
　　 At the end of the 19th century, the material foundation was not rich, and Ferdinand lowered the agricultural tax. For quite some time, the income gap between the peasant class and the working class was not large!
　　In terms of living standards, many farmers with lower incomes have surpassed workers. In the short term, the gap between industry and agriculture is not so obvious.
　　 As for the future, let's talk about it then! Anyway, maintaining social stability now will help the rapid growth of the population and prepare for war to the utmost!
　　 "Military merit" is the most effective way for the Bulgarian people to move toward the upper class of society and become the ruling class!
　　 The development of industry is changing with each passing day. At the end of 1895, Bulgaria had a total of 318 large and small enterprises, employing 897,600 workers, and possessing total assets of 1.75 billion lev!
　　 Among them, there are 15 large enterprises with total assets of more than 30 million Levs. Royal Bank ranks first with total assets of 350 million Levs, followed by Bulgarian National Railways with total assets of 280 million Levs.
　　 There are also companies such as Shuanghui Food Group, United Commercial Bank, Bulgarian National Bank, Bulgarian Steel Plant, Bulgarian Machinery Plant, Bulgarian Arsenal, etc., which are all on the list!
　　 15 giants have a total of 685,000 employees, of which the Bulgarian National Railway Company has 342,000 workers! The total assets are as high as 1.58 billion levs, and the total assets of the remaining more than 300 companies add up to less than 200 million.
　　 Monopoly capital has accounted for 90% of the total volume of Bulgarian industry and commerce, and most other companies have survived around this group of giants!
　　 Except for the three major banks, everything else is a physical industry. Among them, the Bulgarian Railway Company, the steel plant, and the arsenal of the three state-owned enterprises have been at a loss.
　　 Well, Ferdinand was actually going to spin off the road from the railway company, but after considering the actual situation, he gave up.
　　If the railway company has a bright future and has a loss in the early stage; then the individual highway project is estimated to suffer a loss even in the next century, and it will be a huge loss!
　　 Now the performance of the car is so hard that it needs to be repaired once for an average of 30 or 40 kilometers. The performance is very unstable, not to mention the comfort!
　　 Now on the highway, still running in a carriage. As for collecting tolls, forget it! Originally, transportation costs are high. Let's scratch another layer. Should we develop the economy?