Vol 4 Chapter 2: , One thousand nine hundred and seven passed

In the end, Ferdinand still did not make up his mind. After all, this was a gamble and the timing was not yet ripe!
Even if it is his idea to fight Libya, it is not about to start right now. It is acceptable to wait for two or three years to wait and see the situation!
However, expanding the navy is now imperative.
There is not much time left for Bulgaria. If you don’t want to increase your strength now, once a war breaks out, you will have no right to say if you want to get a share of the pie!
...
Just when the Bulgarian government was still hesitant to throw out the bait for the British, a major event that shocked the history of the world's navy occurred, and the British dreadnought ship appeared!
Displacement 17,9oo tons
Airline 21 knots
Equipped with 1o 3o5mm main guns installed in five turrets,
24 76mm secondary guns
5 underwater torpedoes
The armor thickness of the two sides, turret and control tower is 28o mm
It was more than twice as powerful as the other largest armored ships at the time!
The birth of the Dreadnought directly announced that all the battleships in the world were eliminated overnight!
The British powerful shipbuilding industry once again defended the honor of the world's No. 1 naval power and started a new era!
After receiving this news, Ferdinand smiled. He knew that it was time for the navy to reshuffle. If the old naval powers cannot keep up with the times, they will wait to be eliminated!
Although the British Empire led the era, Ferdinand estimated that the London government would soon be unhappy. Who said that their former Dreadnought battleship is the most numerous in the world?
With the advent of the dreadnought era, whoever built more ships before will naturally lose more! There is no doubt that the biggest loss this time is the British Empire, followed by the French Republic!
As for the emerging Germany, people will only be happy. Suddenly, a chance for Britain to become the hegemon of the world is here!
Of course, according to the British strategy, they also succeeded! After this naval reshuffle, the French really fell behind, not to mention the Russians!
Unfortunately, now is not the time! After the appearance of the British Dreadnought, the major powers in the world immediately followed up!
Oh, Ferdinand also announced the follow-up in conformity with the times. Anyway, Bulgaria is now one of the smaller powers, and its international status is similar to that of the Kingdom of Spain. It also needs to do something to improve national morale!
The appearance of the British dreadnought proved that the designers' designs are generally feasible. In this case, Ferdinand approved the construction, and he is ready to ask allies for technical help!
Although in the era of dreadnoughts, the French navy’s head was short-circuited and a step slower, but their technology still kept up with the times!
In addition to the construction of a dreadnought ship, the Bulgarian Navy has a series of shipbuilding plans approved by Ferdinand.
For example, start the construction of 3 destroyers, 2 fast cruisers, and auxiliary small warships such as torpedo boats and supply ships.
It is finally time to complete the great slogan he called "the navy will expand tenfold within ten years". In this regard, Ferdinand has always been very credible!
Of course, Bulgaria is still playing soy sauce in this arms race. Ferdinand had no plans to compete with any other power!
The reason why he has to rush to follow up is also to announce to the world that a new regional power has been born!
This is also a means to fight for benefits. Now Europe does not have a stepping stone suitable for Bulgaria. The six major powers are not easy to provoke except for Italy and Austria!
It's a pity that these two soft persimmons both hug the German thighs and can't pinch them!
In addition to the much fanfare construction of surface ships, Ferdinand also quietly introduced submarine technology from France!
When the French got into the water, they advocated building small ships for offshore defense! This also includes submarines, and the French is still very good with the accumulation of technology in this area!
As for why Ferdinand was not introduced in advance? No way, the French are not philanthropists, how can they not pay the price?
Not only submarine technology, Ferdinand also introduced many French core technologies. Basically, Bulgaria has all the advanced technologies of this era!
In this regard, Ferdinand had to thank the Germans!
Without the pressure caused by the Germans on the French, the French government will not rush to win over the Bulgarian ally, nor will it do its best to help Bulgaria increase its strength!
Ferdinand knew that in the eyes of the French, the strength of Bulgaria's Sixth Army was equivalent to more than half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it belonged to that kind of ally with decent strength!
The stronger the Bulgarian power, the greater the containment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Russians can use more power against the Germans, thereby reducing the pressure on the French on the Western Front!
Otherwise, for Bulgaria to get these benefits, don't even think about it!
...
The end of the Russo-Japanese War also announced the golden age of Bulgarian industry and commerce, which has passed!
Gone are the old days when companies could sell as many products as they could produce!
Oh, after the war, everyone was surprised to find that apart from the British and French, Bulgaria was actually the third winner!
The British not only fulfilled their strategic goals, but also knocked on the Japanese's advantage and made great war fortune. Although the Japanese government won the war, it was completely controlled economically by the British and became the watchdog of the Far East!
Everyone knows that British talent is the biggest winner in this war! Next is the French, who has mastered a lot of Russians' claims, controlled the Russian financial market, and brought the strategic focus of the bear from the Far East back to the European Big 6!
It is Bulgaria again. From a financial and strategic point of view, Bulgaria's revenue is not as good as that of Britain and France! But from a long-term perspective, Bulgaria's comprehensive national power increased by at least half between before and after the Russo-Japanese War!
Before the Russo-Japanese War, Bulgaria still owed the Russians a loan of 20,000 pounds; after the war, the Russians lost their loans, and by the way, even the French’s 60 million pounds of loans were repaid!
After paying off these two foreign debts, the Bulgarian government has also increased foreign exchange reserves of 800 million francs and 200 million rubles!
The most important thing is that Bulgaria's industry has achieved explosive growth, occupying most of the daily necessities market of the Russian Empire in one fell swoop.
In addition, several military-industrial companies in Bulgaria have become one of the main weapons suppliers for the Russian army during the Russo-Japanese War!
By the end of 19o7, Bulgaria's total steel output had crossed the threshold of one million tons, leaving only six countries including Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and the United States, and they also had the ability to produce warship armor!
At the same time, the newly added territory after the Balkan War has been completely digested after Ferdinand’s ten years of hard work and transformed into Bulgaria’s national power!
The government's fiscal revenue has naturally also been greatly improved. The total fiscal revenue of the Bulgarian government in the year of 1907 reached 1.86 billion levs, and the total support was 1.68 billion levs. This is the first fiscal surplus since Fiji took the throne!
Oh, all the previous fiscal revenue is used to repay the debt, of course there will be no more left! By 1907, the Bulgarian government had paid off its foreign debts, and it was the first surplus!
From 19o4 to 19o7, Bulgaria's exports to Russia have repeatedly hit record highs in the past few years. In 19o7, it reached an astonishing 3.26 billion lev!
Of course, this is inseparable from the treasure contributed by Asan. Without that batch of gold as a reserve, even with the rapid growth of the Bulgarian economy and insufficient currency circulation, it is even more impossible for the government to obtain a large amount of coinage. Up!
In fact, more than a quarter of the Bulgarian government’s fiscal revenue is contributed by printing money, and sometimes even close to a third!
However, Ferdinand knew that such a good day could not last! Bulgaria's gross national product in 19o7 reached an astonishing 510 million pounds, but with the end of the Russo-Japanese War, there will definitely be a substantial decline!
At least the annual purchase order of tens of millions of pounds for weapons and equipment is gone, and the Bulgarian military industry has to wait again!
In addition to these gains, what surprised Ferdinand most was the increase in population!
Since Ferdinand let go of the naturalization conditions, the population of Bulgaria has started to soar. Due to the long-term chaos in the bear country, many people chose to leave their homes and come to Bulgaria to seek a living.
Of course, this is the credit of those volunteer promoters! After all, it’s going back home to visit relatives. Many people in UU reading www.uukanshu.com still have to ask for their daughter-in-law. Naturally, everyone has to choose a good choice, as if Bulgaria is paradise on earth!
Many people even saw the chaos in their hometown and went to Bulgaria with their families to seek a living. In this way, it further proves that Bulgaria is a paradise on earth!
There are more people who listen, so naturally there will be more people who believe, and more people want to go out and ask for a living. Of course, most people are forced by life and have to leave!
The situation in Russia is chaotic, and of course there are many people who have a difficult time! In the end, the Immigration Department had to raise the threshold of immigration and limit the number of immigrants!
Even so, the number was estimated in advance. After all, everyone has a bunch of relatives and friends, it's a bunch!
To put it simply, it means that one person returns home and marries a daughter-in-law. This is two people. Together with the parents and siblings of both parties, the direct number alone is huge enough!
If the Immigration Agency did not promptly detect the problem and decisively impose restrictions, Bulgaria is now expected to be overcrowded!
Even so, by the end of 19o7, Bulgaria had added 2.36 million Russian immigrants, and the total population of Bulgaria officially exceeded 20 million, reaching 10,000, fulfilling the small population target set by Ferdinand ahead of schedule!
Oh, this number of immigrants is expected to continue to grow in the next few years. After all, the people who come back to visit relatives are only a part of them.
Of course, as the domestic situation in Russia stabilizes, the number of immigrants will slowly fall back to normal levels!
In order to resettle these migrants, the Bulgarian government had to initiate emergency measures, adding several large-scale projects, and artificially adding some jobs!
Please remember the domain name of this book's first publication:. Bookstore mobile version reading URL: