Vol 5 Chapter 84: Artifact

Time passed in a hurry, and it was time for the year-end inventory.
In 1925, it can be said to be a watershed. The opening of the Baghdad Railway to traffic marked the consolidation of Bulgaria's rule in the Persian Gulf.
The influence in world history is also profound, and it laid the foundation for Bulgaria's rise.
Economically, Bulgaria’s gross national income reached 94.6 billion lev in 1925. With the rapid economic growth, the government’s fiscal revenue also increased, breaking through 14.2 billion lev.
Of course, this is the post-inflation lev, if converted to the purchasing power before the world war, then it will be more than 74 billion lev, just surpassing Germany at its peak. (1914)
It is not only Bulgaria’s economic development that has achieved the highest speed, but also the rapid economic development of all countries in the world, especially the victims of the World War on the European continent, whose economic recovery is growing faster.
Affected by the de-industrialization of Britain and France, a large amount of cash in the hands of the consortium has been circulated to the market, and the global economy has been in good shape.
What is the growth rate of the world economy? Ferdinand has no economic statistics, and it is difficult to make statistics. The Bulgarian Statistics Bureau currently counts only a limited number of countries.
The first is the British. In 1925, the economic growth rate was as high as 6.5%, a record high in 50 years.
The second is the French. The economic growth rate in 1925 was as high as 7.1%, and the economic recovery rate was remarkable.
The economic development speed of the Austro-Hungarian Empire also reached a record high. By the end of 1925, their economic aggregate had returned to the level of 1914, maintaining rapid economic growth for five consecutive years.
Germany and Italy were affected by the World War. At present, the domestic economy has not returned to a normal trajectory. At present, it is the transfer of industries from Britain and France, and the economy has achieved abnormal growth rates.
In essence, the speed of their economic growth has nothing to do with the people of the two countries. Anyway, the British and French capitalists will not pay a penny of taxes, and the profits they make have nothing to do with them.
Japan in the Far East has also experienced rapid economic development, setting a record of 8%, but this is based on the premise of the rapid depreciation of the yen.
In general, in 1925, except for a few countries that were undergoing civil wars, the economic growth of the remaining countries was very fast, and the world economy was entering an era of false prosperity.
"False prosperity era", this is the definition given by Ferdinand. The main reason is that the current rapid growth of the world economy is based on inflation.
In the short term, the economies of all countries in the world are growing, and the incomes of the people are also increasing. It seems that everyone’s pockets are bulging, and there is more money to spend.
But over time, more and more problems will be exposed.
When Britain and France complete their de-industrialization, the funds of the consortium will once again return to their own pockets and continue to speculate in the financial and stock markets, and the currency circulating on the market will again become tighter.
What to do in this case? Or, don't care about inflation, continue to print money, put it into the market, let it continue to prosper, and postpone the crisis.
Or, to crack down on the virtual economy industry, the consortium has to transfer funds from the financial market and invest 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 government has very little choice. As long as politicians are not stupid enough, they will choose the first method.
Those who chose the second method have all gone to see God. Anyway, their term of office is only a few years, as long as it lasts over, there is no need to fight for the next government.
Even the next government to take over Panxia has no choice. If you are lucky and can continue to throw the pot to the next, if you are not lucky, then the economic crisis will only erupt.
For their own people, the capitalists will not treat them badly. After stepping down, they can become consultants to the company, or they can write a book and say, even if they are all rubbish, they will become best sellers.
In short, in this era, politicians who cooperate with capitalists will have a bright future for money, and they still get it through legal channels.
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In agriculture, Bulgaria’s total grain output in 1925 was 42.84 million tons, an increase of five percent over the previous year’s output.
The ten-year plan to increase grain output by 10 million tons can already be declared invalid, and doubling this number is not a problem.
Ferdinand still underestimated the people's enthusiasm for growing grain in this era. Although the profit of grain cultivation is no longer as good as that of industry, it is still profitable. If the amount of land is sufficient, the profit is still considerable.
From a purely investment perspective, the current average profit rate of grain cultivation in Bulgaria is less than 8%, which is not comparable to the 23% industrial profit rate.
However, 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. For 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 workers' lives must have been more difficult. Among them, clothing, food, housing and transportation consume most of their income.
Farmers don’t have that much expenditure. Food, vegetables, and meat can all be produced by their own households, and their houses can also be 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 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. Now many wealthy nobles in Bulgaria are building castles. Their fiefs are large enough to toss at will.
Ferdinand originally intended to interfere, but later gave up. According to Bulgaria's 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 other people and endanger public security, the government has no right to intervene. Moreover, he is also the largest landlord in Bulgaria. The royal family may still own the most land in the world, although most of them are deserts.
There is not much change in education. This is a long-term investment. It is nothing more than an increase in the number of newly enrolled students in the compulsory stage. In the field of higher education in 1923, two universities have been added. The expansion will only have to wait until 1927. After.
Between quality and quantity, Ferdinand chose quality. After all, the resources of higher education are limited, so he can only choose to cultivate talents.
It is worth mentioning that there is no so-called aristocratic school in Bulgaria, and Ferdinand has not thought of separating classes in education and creating unnecessary social conflicts.
Bulgaria’s education is very tight on time, mainly for military training for more than one month a year and two hours of physical education a day, which takes 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 in this era far surpass other nationalities. This alone is worth keeping these exercises.
Medically, this is Ferdinand’s most dissatisfied item. Limited by the times, Bulgaria’s medical standards are still improving at a fast pace.
Immediately, it is 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, as of the end of 1925, Bulgaria had a total population of 56.148 million, ranking third in the European continent only after Russia and Germany.
In this respect, 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, instead of growing, they fell by more than 300. Million.
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 unemployed population increased significantly, and the repatriation of many people in the new territories.
This is the result of the analysis of experts. In Ferdinand’s view, the main reason for the decline in the rate of population growth in France is the invention of the condom. Since the birth of this contraceptive device, the population growth rate of developed countries has dropped sharply.
It should be understood that before the large-scale use of condoms, the birth rate of European countries usually remained above 5%, and it is now less than half of the peak period.
To this end, Ferdinand also made a special survey. He was surprised to find that more than 95% of the adults in Britain and France have used condoms, and 50 to 60%. People use condoms for a long time.
In this way, can the birth rate be high? On the contrary, Eastern European countries are not so developed. Everyone is relatively poor and has no money to buy this artifact. The birth rate has been preserved.
After seeing this set of data, Ferdinand secretly thanked him, but fortunately, this thing was banned, otherwise the birth rate of Bulgaria would not have been so high.
When other conditions remain unchanged, the birth rate 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 will not have no other way 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 huge pit of the world war, and their total population has exceeded 54 million.
However, there are more people and more social contradictions. National contradictions are still the biggest enemy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In order to deal with these problems well, even the theory of national origin compiled by Bulgaria was used as a textbook for compulsory education, but the time was short and the effect was not very obvious.
Industrially, Bulgaria's steel output has exceeded 16 million tons, and the era of rapid growth has passed. The growth rate of steel output in the future depends on Bulgaria's economic development.
The current steel production can support domestic consumption, and the rest depends on changes in social demand.
When the production capacity has increased to a certain level, Ferdinand has no plans to continue the violence. It is enough to use it, blindly increase production capacity, and finally can only pit himself.
If you only count on the mainland, Bulgaria's steel production is already the world's first. If you add a colony, the world's current number one is still the British, but the gap is already very small.
If nothing happens, Bulgaria will be overtaken within two years. The main problem is the adjustment of the British industry. Just as the steel production in France after the First World War surpassed the British in history.
Automobiles, Bulgaria is now the world's largest automobile producer and the largest automobile user.
Bulgaria has already taken advantage in this area, and the pomp of cars everywhere will soon appear in Bulgaria.
Agricultural vehicles and large trucks have been put into full use, and the primitive carriages and ox carts have been eliminated.
With the advancement of industrial technology, there is an overall upward trend in Bulgaria's prices. Automobiles are an exception, and the price remains there.
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Transport, whether by rail or road, Bulgaria has made further developments. By the end of 1925, the railway plan in the ten-year plan had already completed most of the work, and it was almost inevitable to complete ahead of schedule.
As for road construction, the progress should be smoother. After all, the technical content required for road construction is even lower. With sufficient labor, the progress will naturally be faster.
By the end of 1925, the road network under the ten-year plan has now basically completed all the foundation construction, and most of the road sections are waiting for concrete.
The speed of concrete pouring in this era is a bit tricky. Basically, it is mixed on-site construction, lacking corresponding mechanical equipment, and can only be carried out slowly manually.
In the cultural field, Bulgaria exported 36 films, 15 films, and some stage plays, radio programs, etc. in 1925.
The results are remarkable, but unfortunately it is impossible to see on the books, the total loss is as high as 10 million lev. There is no doubt that although these cultural products have been exported, the circulation of pirated copies is much higher than the original ones.
Originally in order to expand its influence, it is 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 goal will be achieved. As for whether it is pirated or genuine, it does not matter.
In the future, the world's largest film and television base has already appeared, right in the Rose Industrial Park in Bulgaria. Now Bulgarian directors like to go for filming.
There is also the mysterious Ankara, which has now become a ghost town, and the Ottomans who were hiding in Ankara have slowly left.
Then Ferdinand waved his hand and Ankara became the horror capital of the world, and became the first choice for shooting horror films.
The scars of broken walls and the overgrown grass do not need to be decorated. It is a natural place of horror and has become a favorite of horror film directors.
It can be said that the Bulgarian people in this era are happy. Open-air movies can be watched for a night with only one shilling. Of course, UU reading www.uukanshu.com can only go to the cinema during the day, otherwise the video tape cannot be projected.
In addition, there are free radio programs.
Yes, many radio programs in this era are charged. Due to the problem of transmission, 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 the cost of listening to a lot of advertising will naturally increase.
In other words, he was fired up by him. The radio station was initially established without much advertising expenses. After all, Bulgarian advertisements are forbidden to exaggerate, and you must bear full responsibility for the content of the advertisement.
Therefore, many manufacturers do not pay much attention to advertising, especially before seeing the effect of broadcasting.
It was not until Ferdinand bid up advertising fees that it caused a sensation, and the initial advertising space was monopolized by himself.
The current advertising bidding is calculated annually, and the prime time advertising fee was directly driven up to 15 million lev per second by Ferdinand himself, and then the Bulgarian Automobile Group became the standard king.
From then on, everyone began to pay attention to the advertising of radio stations. After all, people follow blindly. There are so many large companies participating in bid rigging, which is enough to prove the value of advertising.
Now that the radio station has money, it will naturally have to make elaborate programs. Although there are no competitors yet, the higher the ratings, the better the advertising effect and the higher the advertising costs.
With 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 once.
Internal appraisal will naturally result in higher wages for programs with high ratings; if the ratings have always been at the bottom, it is necessary to consider whether you will lose your job.
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