Chapter 507 - The Problem of Migrant Workers (Part I)

Eder's fears didn't materialize, and the annoying bear didn't turn the palace upside down, but it wasn't much better.

For Victor, the six months of the Eders' visit abroad were simply the happiest time of his life. There is only one Queen Elizabeth in the palace who can control him, and everyone else is only fooled by him. It's nothing to climb trees, dig birds, go down to the river to fish, catch earthworms, let others go to bed, and scare little girls (sisters) with caterpillars, that's the real happiness.

Unfortunately, his happiness ended.

In the gloating eyes of his sister, Eder, who learned about his son's great achievements, grabbed Victor, who wanted to escape, and slapped his ass with a big ear. As for the mother, Queen Mary, she was also moved by her son's lawlessness during this time, and she also acquiesced in Eder's punishment.

Suffering from his father's injury, he also hopes that his savior, Queen Elizabeth, will appear. may have been annoyed by his naughty mischief during this time, and the savior failed to come, which made him deeply bear the father's love this time.

It wasn't until Eder's violence was over that Victor was pitifully freed from the clutches. From the smart eyes that were still a little frightened, it could be seen that this punishment could make him stop for a while.

Eder had a conversation with the chief of the guard, Horria, after he had lectured him, and Victor made him reflect on what he had done during this time.

Victor, who was ignored, looked around boredly, and he noticed the relieved expression of the guard Monal Jr. You wait for me, next time I don't let the earthworm in his bed, I want to let a snake in.

Poor little Monal was remembered by the little devil.

"Horia, how is the royal family's industry developing recently?"

Edel was now thinking about his money.

"Your Majesty, during your absence, the royal family's various industries have developed very well. After deducting the funds that have been invested in various industries, there are still 13 million lei of funds on the books. Your Majesty, are you going to use money? ”

"Not going to use it at the moment. Just prepare in advance, and I'll let you know when the time comes. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After talking to the chief of the guard, Edel finally calmed down. However, there will be many things waiting for him to deal with next, after all, although the prime minister and others have been abroad for half a year, there are still many things in the country waiting for him to make decisions, and after his visit, he has a new idea of domestic problems in Romania, and he also needs to discuss it with his courtiers.

The next day, in the palace room, Eder summoned his ministers to discuss the recent issues.

"Your Majesty, at present, the country is very dissatisfied with the increasing competition for foreign workers, and many public opinion has called for greater control of foreign workers, and even protests have broken out in Galati, Constanta and other cities, demanding that the government expel these people from Romania."

As Home Secretary, West was the first to speak out about what the current government was most concerned about.

Waiting for Eder to question, Bardovin, as Minister of Industry, objected. "If these people are expelled from the country, what will happen to the jobs they are leaving. You must know that this is nearly a million jobs, and many of them are hard work that the people in China are not willing to do. Like pipeline dredging and river digging, who should be handed over to the hard and tiring work that takes less money than the money? As far as I know, there are not many nationals in these jobs. ”

As if knowing that Bardowin would stand up against it, he saw West say sarcastically.

"The work of these outsiders is not just that. Doctors, lawyers, these jobs are not bitter or tiring at all, you must know that according to our understanding, 9.17% of doctors come from abroad, and 6.17% of lawyers are not nationals, not to mention 11.5% of industrial workers are foreigners. Jobs in our country are more about satisfying our own people than for neighboring countries. Let them earn money in our country and then take it back to their home countries for consumption. ”

"You shouldn't just see them making money, but you should see how these people contribute to the economic development of our country. Besides, these people just take a small percentage of the profits, and more profits are kept in the country, which is a good thing for our country. ”

But the presence of these people has depressed the treatment of workers in the country, and the several demonstrations that have erupted in the country show that when society is not satisfied with reality, there are huge hidden dangers. We can't just focus on how entrepreneurs make money. We also need to take into account ordinary citizens. ”

In the confrontation between the two, Eder did not expect that there would be such a large number of foreign workers in the country, and he did not expect that the current problem of domestic people and foreign workers is so acute.

But Eder asked a sensitive question. "Did these marchers clash with the government?"

"No, they all marched peacefully."

Fortunately, the people have not turned the problem to the government at the moment. But Sylvester's next sentence made Edel more vigilant.

"However, since the beginning of this year, there have been 348 conflicts between domestic people and migrant workers due to work problems, which is 41% higher than last year."

This sentence caught Eder's attention.

"How can there be so many?"

"The main reason is that the Bulgarian economy has not improved, and many Bulgarians have come to work in the country to earn money before, which has attracted a larger influx of Bulgarians to the country in search of work."

In Sylvester's narration, Eder learned. This is also because of the economic recession in Bulgaria, so that Bulgarian citizens can only go out to work, and the rapid economic development of Romania around it naturally attracts a large number of Bulgarians to look for work. And these poor and frightened Bulgarians only need to give money and do any job, which causes dissatisfaction among the people in need in the country.

There is no need to provoke, and the Bulgarians who compete with them for job opportunities look hateful in the eyes of the domestic population. Because they let their desire for a salary increase come to naught. No one wants their wallet to be damaged, so it's no wonder that they can't afford a conflict.

In fact, there is another reason for the large influx of Bulgarians into Romania, that is, it is easier for Bulgarians to enter Romania, which is due to the signing of the Bucharest Treaty between Romania and Bulgaria. In the treaty, Romania allowed relatives to visit the newly occupied Bulgarians in Varna and other places in order to care for or appease them.

This loophole was not remedied in subsequent treaties with Bulgaria, on the one hand, taking into account the feelings of these Bulgarians in Romania, and on the other hand, Eder still had thoughts about Bulgaria. It was precisely the use of these Bulgarian relatives to preach the riches of Romania and reduce the obstacles to his future ambitions.

Soon someone took advantage of this loophole and left Bulgaria, where the economy was not improving, to work in Romania. Soon this trend spread throughout Bulgaria, making it very common to go to Romania to work. According to statistics, there are about 500,000 Bulgarians working in Romania, accounting for 10% of the country's population.

The Bulgarian government is also turning a blind eye to the large-scale migration of workers, who makes the domestic economy bad. If these people are not allowed to go out to work, will they be dissatisfied at home?

Sylvester's account made it a bit difficult for Edel to deal with it, as the migrant workers had already clashed with their own population. But to expel him from the country is not in Eder's own mind, and there must be a solution.