Chapter 18: ,education

　　 The cabinet meeting ended smoothly. Ferdinand was very satisfied with the division of labor. He obtained the supervision power over the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education.
　　 Compared with other industries, the Cabinet’s attention to agriculture is obviously not enough, and the plan made involves very little agricultural development, which gave Ferdinand an opportunity.
　　The Ministry of Education is even simpler. The Bulgarian treasury has no money. Except for the opposition party, the most cruel critic of the government is the education sector. Teacher salaries have been suspended for several months.
　　Since the king Ferdinand is willing to take over, they naturally don't mind throwing away a mess, anyway, they still owe education funds.
　　 Ferdinand took two hot potato, but he was very happy.
　　Bulgaria is an agricultural country with poor mineral resources. The easiest thing to do in the short term is agriculture.
　　 Compared with China's land utilization rate, Bulgaria is the same as European countries, and the difference is too far. If the area of ​​cultivated land in Bulgaria in the east can be doubled.
　　Of course Ferdinand didn't intend to do that, it was completely unnecessary. An area comparable to Jiangsu Province, with a population of just over 3 million now, less than one-tenth of Jiangsu's population during the same period.
　　Ferdinand plans to vigorously build water conservancy projects, promote advanced agricultural technology, and increase food production. It is enough. (The agricultural development in the Balkans lags behind, and the grain yield per mu in the same period is less than two-thirds of Western Europe.)
　　 As long as this is done well and the support of the peasant class, which occupies the nine layers of the total population, he will be invincible. Ferdinand would not hesitate to post hundreds of thousands of pounds for this.
　　 As for the education sector, that would be easier. History tells him that as long as he controls the school, he controls public opinion. Master the next generation of the country, and then master the future of this country.
　　The top priority is to establish a university. Sofia University, the first Bulgarian university in history, was established in 1888.
　　 is also the same university, which created the earliest socialism in Bulgaria-the Science Society, and laid the foundation for the proletarian revolution.
　　 Ferdinand’s high efficiency is enough to make the cabinet ashamed. Knowing that the treasury had no money, he did not go to Stam's cabinet.
On January 10, 1888, as soon as the cabinet clarified the division of labor, Ferdinand, as the Grand Duke of Bulgaria, issued the second decree "Issue of Educational Bonds of 5 Million Levs" (Note: 1 Lev = 1 Franc = 0.2903225 Grams of gold)
　　 The whole country was shocked. You must know that due to the civil war, Bulgaria's fiscal revenue in 1887 was less than 40 million lev.
　　 This move soon received strong support from the educators and the enlightened bourgeoisie. Although the interest is only slightly higher than the bank deposits and the maturity is as long as ten years, everyone has generously donated their money and sold half of them in just one month.
　　 The shrewd Ferdinand, of course, knows to maximize the benefits. Not only did he subscribe for 300,000 lev with a high profile, he also publicly invited the media to supervise the use of this fee, which greatly increased his reputation for a while.
　　 Anyway, he doesn't intend to deduct education funds. No matter how strict the media supervision is, it will only be the people below. If he could catch a few worms, he wouldn't mind.
　　 got the money, except for the reissue of the teacher's salary that was owed over the years. Funds were allocated to build Bulgaria's first university-"Bulgaria University".
　　 The remaining part of the money hasn't moved. The cabinet tried to pay attention to it several times, but it was blocked by Ferdinand's special sentence.
　　 Stam was in a hurry and followed Ferdinand's example, issuing bonds. However, his appetite is not as small as Ferdinand's. The funding required for the "Five-Year Plan" is an astronomical figure for the government.
　　 One shot was 50 million lev railway bonds, followed by 30 million lev industrial bonds.
　　 Bulgarians are not so wealthy, and the credibility of the government is not so high. Regarding the millions of educational debts, they carried forward the spirit of patriotism, and even bite their teeth.
　　I can't do anything about the government-issued industrial bonds and railway bonds, and it's embarrassing if they sell hundreds of thousands of them.
　　The troubles of the cabinet, Ferdinand doesn't worry about it. He is still worrying about the candidate for the first president of the university. He must be highly respected and convince the education community.
　　 Among the people in the Bulgarian education sector, there is no one who is expected. Like this country, most of the international students with sufficient ability are still very young and do not have the qualifications. The older generation is conservative in thinking, lacks an international perspective, and cannot keep up with the pace of the times.
　　 Ferdinand, who couldn't find a candidate, turned his attention to the Ministry of Education.
　　 "Minister Chekov, what do your Ministry of Education think about the president of Bulgarian universities?" Ferdinand
　　 "Your Excellency, the education industry has already made a lot of noise. There are three people who are eligible to nominate, but their abilities are difficult to convince!" Education Minister Chekov said with a headache.
　　Ferdinand knows that lack of ability is still a minor problem. The key is that the three of them are opponents of Stam's cabinet. The veteran educators belong to the pro-Russian faction, and the cabinet definitely wants to prevent them from coming to power.
"So what about the others? Always find a suitable candidate, and it can't be delayed like this. Now the school is still a shell! What to do then, you should go back and think about it slowly!" Ferdinand gave the pressure to Qi. Cove
　　 This makes Chekov very embarrassed. If UU reading www.uukanshu.com chooses from these three, how should he explain to the cabinet? If you choose other people, how can you convince the education community?
　　 Chekov, who had a headache, suddenly brightened his eyes and thought of a suitable candidate, or let the king suspend his post. Once this idea came out, I couldn't stop it anymore.
　　 First of all, the cabinet will not oppose and can suppress the opposition; secondly, the education sector has also explained that in the past, at least there will be no need to worry about education funding in the future. This reason is sufficient to make the three old stubborn quit themselves.
　　 On the way back, Chekov thought more and more beautiful. If Ferdinand becomes the president of the university, the presence of the Ministry of Education will definitely be greatly strengthened. If funds are required, the king can be upheld without having to bear the pressure of the cabinet.
　　 No, such a big thing is not something I can do alone, so I just contact the education sector and let them get ahead. If anyone opposes, let him be responsible for solving education funding!
　　 It did not go beyond Chekov's expectation. After the news was released, the arguing issues in the education circle immediately stopped.
　　 For the benefit of everyone, or for their own jobs, they can receive their wages on time. Almost all teachers have publicly expressed their support for Ferdinand as the principal.
　　 makes Ferdinand dumbfounded, and he is the one who everyone hopes. I think it is impossible right now. I am an outsider who has been on the throne for only half a year and has not done any major things, so I can get everyone's support.
　　 Even if Chekov said repeatedly, he couldn't convince Ferdinand that he didn't want to be a headmaster and then be scolded by those educators.
　　 "Carl, send someone to check, what's the matter?" Ferdinand still decided to figure out the situation
　　 "Duke, this is actually very simple!" Carl said calmly
　　 "Oh, tell me something?" Ferdinand