Vol 5 Chapter 84: Artifact

Time passed quickly, and it was time for the end of the year.
In 1925, it can be said that it was a watershed. The full opening of the Baghdad Railway marked the consolidation of Bulgarian rule in the Persian Gulf.
Its influence in world history is also profound, and it has laid the foundation for Bulgaria's rise.
Economically, Bulgaria's gross national income in 1925 reached 94.6 billion levs. With the rapid economic growth, the government's fiscal revenue also rose, breaking through 14.2 billion levs.
Of course, this is the Lev after inflation. If it is converted into the purchasing power before the World War, then it will be more than 74 billion Lev, which has just surpassed Germany at its peak. (1914)
Not only is Bulgaria's economy developing at an unprecedented speed, the economic development of all countries in the world is fast, especially the victims of the World War in continental Europe, and the 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 was circulated to the market, and the global economy is doing well.
What is the growth rate of the world economy? Ferdinand has no economy to count, and it is difficult to calculate. At present, there are only a few countries in the statistics of the Bulgarian Statistics Bureau.
The first is the British, with an economic growth rate of 6.5% in 1925, a new high in 50 years.
The second is the French, with an economic growth rate of 7.1% in 1925, and the speed of economic recovery is remarkable.
The speed of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ’s economic development has also reached a record high. By the end of 1925, their total economic volume had returned to the level of 1914, maintaining a five-year rapid economic growth.
The German and Italian countries were affected by the World War. At present, the domestic economy has not returned to the normal trajectory. At present, due to the transfer of industries by Britain and France, the economy has achieved an abnormal growth rate.
Essentially, whether or not their economic growth rate has much to do with the people of the two countries, anyway, British and French capitalists will not pay a penny of tax, and the profits they earn have nothing to do with them.
In the Far East, Japan's economic development is also fast, setting a record of 8%, but this is based on the premise of the rapid depreciation of the yen.
In summary, in 1925, except for a few civil war countries, the rest of the country's economic growth rate is fast, and the world economy is entering an era of false prosperity.
"An era of false prosperity" is the definition given by Ferdinand. The main reason is that the current rapid economic growth in the world is based on inflation.
In the short term, the economies of all countries in the world are growing, and the income of the people is also increasing. Everyone's pockets seem to be bulging, and more money is being spent.
But over time, more and more problems will be exposed.
After British and French de-industrialization is completed, the funds of the consortium will return to their own pockets, continue to speculate in the financial stock market, and the currency in circulation will shrink again.
What to do in this case? Or, don't care about inflation, keep printing money, put it on the market to let it continue to prosper, and postpone the crisis.
Or, cracking down on the virtual economy industry will force consortia to transfer funds from financial markets to 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, they will choose the first option.
Those who chose the second method all went to see God. Anyway, their term of office is only a few years, as long as they have passed, there is no need to work hard for the next government.
Even the next government of Panxia has no choice. If you are lucky, you can continue to throw the pot to the next government. If you are unlucky, you can only let the economic crisis erupt.
For their own people, the capitalists will not treat them badly. After stepping down, they can become consultants to the company or write a book saying that even if all the garbage is written, it will become a bestseller.
In short, in this era, the politicians who work with capitalists will have a bright future, and they will still be obtained through legal channels.
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In agriculture, the total grain output of Bulgaria in 1925 was 42.84 million tons, an increase of five percentage points from the previous year's output.
The 10-year plan to increase grain production by 10 million tons can already be annulled, and doubling this number is not a problem.
Ferdinand still underestimated the people's enthusiasm for grain production in this era. Although the profit of grain cultivation is no longer comparable to that of industry, it is still profitable. If the amount of land is sufficient, this profit is still considerable.
From the perspective of investment science alone, the average profitability of Bulgarian grain crops is currently less than 8%. Compared with the industrial profitability of 23%, there is no comparability at all.
However, in many people's opinion, farming is still very promising. For example, the average annual income of an ordinary worker in Bulgaria is more than 1,500 levs. When growing food, this is equivalent to the profit of two hectares of land.
Although everyone may seem to have a similar income, in fact, workers' lives must have been more difficult, in which food, clothing and housing consumed most of their income.
Farmers do n’t have so many expenses. Grain, vegetables, and meat can be produced by themselves, and the house is built by themselves. This part of the expenses saves a lot of money.
Anyway, Bulgaria, a country with private land, can build a house and report it to the local government. Even if you use a million acres of homestead on your own land, the government will not interfere.
Having land is willful, and now many wealthy nobles in Bulgaria are building castles. Their fiefdoms are large enough to toss freely.
Ferdinand originally intended to interfere, but later abandoned it. According to the Bulgarian Constitution, private property is sacred and inviolable. People's own land has the right to decide what they do.
As long as it does not affect the interests of others and endanger public safety, the government has no right to ask questions. Moreover, he is the largest landowner in Bulgaria. The royal family may have 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 the increase in the number of new students enrolled in the compulsory stage. In the field of higher education in 1923, two universities were added. Later.
Between quality and quantity, Ferdinand still chose quality. After all, resources for higher education are limited, and he can only choose to cultivate genius.
It is worth mentioning that there is no so-called noble school in Bulgaria, and Ferdinand has never thought of separating classes in education to create unnecessary social contradictions.
Education in Bulgaria is very tight in terms of time, mainly military training time of more than one month per year and two hours of physical education classes every day, which occupy a lot of time, but this is the traditional culture of the Balkans.
Apart from other factors, at least in terms of personal fitness, Bulgarians far surpassed other nations in this era. That alone is worth keeping these exercise programs.
Medically, this is the most dissatisfied one for Ferdinand. Due to the times, the speed of Bulgaria's medical level is still improving at a rapid pace.
Immediately, that is impossible. It has reached the bottleneck period. If medical technology cannot make a breakthrough, it will be difficult for Bulgaria's medical system to make great progress.
In terms of population, as of the end of 1925, the total population of Bulgaria was 56.148,600, only after Russia and Germany, ranking third in continental Europe.
In this regard, Ferdinand had to admire the French. After the Treaty of Verdun was signed, the total population of France directly skyrocketed to more than 50 million. After so many years, not only did they not increase, they fell by more than 300. Million.
The big reason for this is the political chaos in France. After the Great Depression, no timely measures were taken to take advantage of it. The number of unemployed people increased sharply, and the population in many new territories was repatriated.
This is the result of analysis by experts. In Ferdinand's view, the main reason for the decline in the population growth rate in France is the invention of condoms. Since the birth of this contraceptive artifact, the population growth rate in developed countries has plummeted.
You need to know that before the large-scale use of condoms, the birth rate of European countries usually remained above 5%, and now it is less than half of its peak.
For this reason Ferdinand also conducted a special survey. He was surprised to find that more than 95% of the adult population in Britain and France had used condoms, and 50% to 60% The crowd, using condoms for a long time.
So, can the birth rate still be high? On the contrary, the Eastern European countries are not as developed, everyone is relatively poor, no money to buy this artifact, and the birth rate of the population is preserved.
After seeing this set of data, Ferdinand secretly rejoiced, but fortunately forbid this thing, otherwise the birth rate of the Bulgarian population would not have been so high.
With other conditions unchanged, the birth rate is high, and the population growth rate is naturally high. The two are directly proportional.
Of course, it is also related to the government's financial subsidy. Otherwise, if the public really does not want children, they will not have no other method of contraception.
Compared with France, the population growth rate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been very good in recent years. They have climbed out of the pits of the World War, and the total population has now exceeded 54 million.
However, there are more people and more social conflicts, and ethnic conflicts are still the biggest enemy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In order to deal with these problems, even the theory of national origin prepared by Bulgaria has been used as a textbook for compulsory education, but the time is short and the effect is not 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 output can already support domestic consumption, and the rest depends on changes in social demand.
The production capacity has increased to a certain extent, and Ferdinand has no plan to continue the violence. It is enough to increase the production capacity blindly. In the end, he can only pit himself.
If we only count the local, Bulgaria ’s steel production is already the world ’s first. If we add a colony, the world ’s number one is still British, but the gap is very small.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will be overtaken by Bulgaria within two years. The main problem is the adjustment of the British industry, just like the production of steel in France after World War I has surpassed that of the British.
Cars, Bulgaria is now the world ’s largest car producer and largest car user.
Bulgaria has already gained an advantage in this area, and the grand situation of sedans everywhere will not be long before it will appear in Bulgaria.
The agricultural vehicles and large trucks have been fully used, and the original carriages and ox carts have been eliminated.
With the advancement of industrial technology, the overall price of Bulgaria is now on the rise. The car is an exception, and the price is still there.
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Transport, be it rail or road, Bulgaria has achieved further development. By the end of 1925, the railway plan in the 10-year plan had completed most of its work, and it was almost inevitable to complete it ahead of schedule.
And the road construction progresses more smoothly. After all, the technical content required for road construction is still lower. With sufficient labor, this progress will naturally be faster.
As of the end of 1925, the road network in the 10-year plan has basically completed all the basic construction, and most of the road sections are waiting for concrete.
The concrete pouring speed in this era is a little bit daddy. Basically, it is on-site mixing construction. Without the corresponding mechanical equipment, it can only be carried out slowly by humans.
In the field of culture, in 1925 Bulgaria exported 36 films, 15 novels, as well as some stage plays and radio programs.
The results are remarkable, but unfortunately it is impossible to read on the books, and the total loss is as high as 10 million levs. There is no doubt that although these cultural products have been exported, the circulation of pirated products is much higher than that of genuine products.
In order to expand its influence, Ferdinand naturally could not fight piracy. There is no plan to make money on it anyway, as long as the influence is spread out, his purpose is achieved. It doesn't matter whether it is pirated or genuine.
In the future, the world's largest film and television base has appeared. It is in the Bulgarian Rose Industrial Park. Now Bulgarian directors like to go where they want to shoot.
There is also the mysterious Ankara, which has now become a ghost town, and the Ottomans who had shrunk in Ankara at that time have slowly left.
Then with a big wave of Ferdinand, Ankara became the horror capital of the world and the first choice for shooting horror movies.
Broken walls and overgrown grass do not need to be decorated. It is a natural place of horror and has become a favorite of horror directors.
It can be said that the Bulgarian people are happy in this era. It only takes one shilling to watch an open-air movie at night. Of course, in the daytime, they can only go to the cinema, otherwise the video tape cannot be projected.
In addition, there are free radio programs.
It is true that many radio programs of this era were paid. Due to the problem of dissemination, the audience is usually limited and can only be supported by fees.
Since Ferdinand established a national radio station, this situation has changed, and the cost of advertising has naturally increased.
In other words, he was fired. He initially set up a radio station without much advertising costs. After all, advertising in Bulgaria is forbidden to exaggerate, and we must take full responsibility for the content of the advertisement.
Therefore, many manufacturers do not attach much importance to advertising, especially before seeing the effect of broadcasting.
It wasn't until Ferdinand raised the advertising fee that EbookFREE.me ~ caused a sensation that the original advertising space was monopolized by himself.
The current bidding for advertising space is still calculated on an annual basis. Ferdinand's advertising costs during the prime time have been directly driven by Ferdinand himself to 15 million levs per second, and then Bulgarian Automobile Group became the king.
From then on, everyone began to pay attention to the advertising of radio stations. After all, people are blindly obedient. With so many large companies participating in the bidding, it is enough to prove the value of advertising.
Radio stations are rich, so naturally they have to make programs carefully. 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 reason, Ferdinand is still very clear. In order to cultivate everyone's sense of competition, Ferdinand has launched seven radio channels at one time.
When conducting internal evaluations, the salary of programs with high ratings is naturally high; the ratings of programs have always been at the bottom, and it is necessary to consider whether they will lose their jobs.
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