Alvin is a native Bulgarian railway engineer who graduated from the Sofia Railway Technical School and works for the design institute of the railway company.

He has been doing this job for 10 years and is now heading to the Arabian Peninsula for field exploration.

No way, this era is limited by technology, designers can't sit in an office and finish the design, a good railway designer, usually a good surveyor.

With a few apprentices and a dozen laborers, he left the comfort of his home in Sofia, accompanied by a platoon of soldiers who were responsible for defending them from terrorists.

Since the government demanded three million laborers from the military, the entire Bulgarian colony has not been at peace, and the massive enemy is finished, but the fish that have slipped through the net still exist.

With the exception of the cleared peninsula of Asia Minor, Syria, Jordan and Palestine, the rest of the country is now the hardest hit by terrorist activities.

The Arabian Peninsula is not bad, it has been taken care of by the government, and after the military's dragnet investigation, there is no room for criminals to survive.

"Will, move faster, we can rest after exploring this mountain today!" Alvin shouted

"Knowing the teacher, I still want to finish my work early and go back to vacation!" Will replied

The work of going out to explore was very hard, and Alvin had to operate the precise instruments himself to ensure the accuracy of the data.

In addition to topographic surveys, they carry out geological surveys almost every few hundred meters to determine whether the area is suitable for the construction of the railway, and to select the least expensive route possible for the railway.

The job is hard, but the pay is also very high, almost ten times the income of the average worker, and Alvin spends half of his time in the wilderness.

When it comes to this kind of government-formulated railway plan, it is very common to stay out for a year or two and not go home.

As a designer, Alvin's work usually begins with exploration and continues until the railroad is accepted.

Many times, when there is a shortage of technicians on the construction site, he will also go to the customer, which is a common occurrence in Bulgaria.

Without a heart that can endure loneliness, ordinary people can't persevere, and Alvin has thought about resigning several times, but for the sake of Lev's face, he persevered again and again.

You must know that this kind of high-paying job is not easy to find. People who earn more than 10,000 a year are still very few in Bulgaria.

This income allows his family to live comfortably in Sofia, own their own house, and plan to buy a small car.

Now that the price of a car has dropped to 8,000 leva, he can afford to pay for it as a member of the middle class.

Of course, this must wait for the completion of this project, because he has already heard that the railway company's outstanding engineer award this time, the prize is a car, in case it happens to crash, you can save a lot of money!

Cars as a reward, this is Ferdinand's idea, since the launch of the Grand Highway Project, the government has called on wealthy people to buy cars.

As the largest capitalist in Bulgaria, it was natural to take the lead, so the year-end bonus in 1921, most of the awards for management and technical engineers turned into cars.

Ferdinand sent out more than 80,000 cars at one time, all domestically produced.

Of course, domestic goods are not inferior goods, after the end of the world war, Bulgarian industrial products have completed a technological upgrade, many of which are selfless dedication of the Germans.

Bulgaria's automobile industry has always been very good, as the largest automobile production base in Europe, monopolizing the eight-layer automobile market in Eastern Europe, leather and durable is synonymous with Bulgarian automobiles.

Bulgaria is also the largest user of automobiles in Europe, and it is now the turn of the middle class to be the capitalists who bought cars first, then the military aristocracy who made their fortunes in the world wars.

Beginning with Ferdinand's wholesale incentives for cars, the days of mass use of cars by the middle class are not far off.

As the vane of Bulgarian enterprises, since Ferdinand's industry has opened up, other companies will definitely follow suit, and the middle class is essentially already using cars!

How much is the current middle class in Bulgaria? Preliminary estimates estimate that there are two or three million people, and there are still some.

The standard of division is very simple, according to income: between 8,000 leva ~ 50,000 leva with an annual income, they all belong to the middle class, and their annual income exceeds 50,000 leva, which is a rich man.

An's asset division: The total personal assets are between 100,000 leva ~ 500,000 leva, all of which belong to the middle class, and those who exceed 500,000 leva are rich people.

By this standard, all the Bulgarian nobility were of the rich rank, and their total assets exceeded 500,000 leva, although many of them had an annual income of less than 50,000 leva.

There is no family as a unit, and it is still popular in Bulgaria that the extended family, although it is a family, is in essence separated.

Financial income, daily expenses, and debts are separated, but everyone still likes to appear as a family.

In the face of such a special national condition, it is obviously unreasonable to divide the gap between the rich and the poor according to the standard of family property, and many large families have several hundred people.

The gap between the rich and the poor among family members is also very large, with the rich, the middle class, and the poor.

This is also the result of a unique cultural system, everyone is accustomed to the fact that their brothers settle accounts, and perhaps those who know the Europeans will find that someone is poor and wants to receive relief food, but his brother is a billionaire.

This is not surprising, family affection belongs to family affection, but people are not obliged to help you, you can't say that everyone is a brother, you have to help!

This is true even between parents and children, and no one thinks it is strange that the children of billionaires still go to restaurants to work to serve dishes and earn money.

The same is true in Bulgaria, where usually after the age of sixteen they have to work hard to earn their own money to support themselves, and the parent's obligation to raise their children ends there.

……

London

The world's financial capital is now alive again, with representatives from more than 20 countries gathered and the Royal Fleet still docked in the harbor to show the outside world the power of the British Empire!

These countries are all coastal countries, and there is a threshold for participating in this meeting, so we can't let a bunch of landlocked countries participate in the naval armaments talks, right?

They don't even have a port, and even if they want to build a navy, there's no place to put warships?

The navy that stays on paper, there are restrictions or not?

According to this criterion, the countries that really participated in the negotiations this time are Britain, France, Bulgaria, and Japan, and then Russia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina......

At the beginning of the meeting, the atmosphere was not very harmonious, and the contradictions between the countries were not low, and it was impossible to proceed exactly according to the wishes of the British.

"For the sake of world peace and stability, we are gathering here today to come up with a reasonable measure to avoid a war in the end because of the disparity in military strength in various regions!" British Foreign Secretary Grey said

As the younger brother of the British Empire, the Portuguese cooperated very tacitly: "Everyone knows that every war is a tragedy in human history, and after so many lessons, it is time for us to start introspecting!"

Don't know what Gray's plan is to avoid a tragedy from happening again? ”

"It's simple, build balance! As long as the military strength of each region reaches a balance point, then careerists who want to start a war must think twice! Gray said

Watching the British tricks, everyone is wandering into the world, and apparently no one takes the words of the British for a moment.

Regional military balance is easier said than done!

Is it possible to strike a military balance between the weak and the strong?

In essence, this is nonsense, because the strength of the comprehensive national strength has already been decided, and the gap in military strength between the two countries cannot be bridged by relying on a simple arms treaty.

Seeing that no one demolished the stage, Gray was already very satisfied, and wanted everyone to cooperate, it is estimated that the small country will sell the face of the British Empire, and the big country will already give face if it does not dismantle the stage.

"For the sake of the long-term peace and stability of human society, I propose that everyone join forces to jointly disarm and reduce the hidden danger of the outbreak of war!" Gray continued

At this point, some people can't sit still. The French, who claimed to be the second most powerful country in the world, jumped out and asked, "So Mr. Gray, how can this specific disarmament plan be carried out?" ”

"Let's work together on a disarmament ratio that is acceptable to everyone, and then we will disarm at the same time!" Gray replied without changing his face

Metyev smiled and said: "Mr. Gray's proposal is good, everyone will work together to carry out disarmament, and the saved expenses will be used for the national economy and people's livelihood, which is important for everyone!"

But how is this ratio determined? You must know that everyone's geographical location is different, and the national conditions are also different, so you can't just cut it all, right? ”

Gray thought for a moment and said, "It's better to determine the number of armaments that everyone keeps first, and then cut off all the excess armaments, which is fairer!" ”

Metev fell silent, anyway, the stage had already been set up for the British, and it was their own question of what they could do in the end.

It is also very beneficial for Bulgaria to suppress the speed of military discovery of various countries, and if it can fight for ten to twenty years of peace, then Bulgaria in the future will no longer be afraid of any enemy!

The Japanese representative, Yasuya Uchida, knew that this was aimed at them, and since the events in North America, the British had intentionally or unintentionally made trouble for them.

"Mr. Gray, how do you determine this standard?" Yasuya Uchida asked with concern

"How about using the industrial strength of each country as the criterion and determining the tonnage of everyone's navy according to this ratio?" Gray said slowly

Metyev smiled and said: "This is a good proposal, we Bulgaria have no opinion!" ”

As Portugal, Spain, and Austria-Hungary opened their mouths to echo each other, it would not be a loss for them anyway.

The French looked a little embarrassed, but they did not go against the grain too aggressively, and set their sights on Japan.

Anyway, it is the Japanese who suffer the most, and if this is disarmed according to this standard, the Japanese Navy will be finished!

Who called their total industry less than half that of Austria-Hungary, less than a third of the French, less than a quarter of Bulgaria, and less than a tenth of the British.

Yasuya Uchida hurriedly said: "No, this plan is very unfair to the Great Japanese Empire!" ”

The representative of the Netherlands, who did not deal with Japan, suddenly said: "How is it unfair, this is taking into account the actual situation of each country, and it is very reasonable to determine the armament according to everyone's industrial strength!"

If this is not possible, then I propose that the naval armament be determined according to the total economic output of each country, so as to prevent some countries from using military force and making their lives miserable! ”

"This is a good proposal, we in the French Republic support it, and we can't use military force to increase the burden on the people!"

Without waiting for Yasuya Uchida to answer, the French representative has already opened his mouth to express his approval!

"This proposal is not bad, and we have no opinion in Bulgaria, why don't Mr. Yasuya Uchida choose one?" Metev said with a slight smile

Even in terms of economic aggregate, Japan is still the most losing party, and now their economic aggregate is just over one-third of Bulgaria's, less than half!

The gap between the two countries is less than one-fifth, and if the colonies are not counted, the total economic output of the two countries is almost the same.

"Impossible, these two standards are very disadvantageous to the Japanese Empire, and we can't accept it!" Yasuya Uchida still said angrily

"Shall we disarm according to the territory that you actually control, as a reference standard?

The larger the area of the colony that needs to be protected, the more naval warships are needed, and this time the actual situation has been taken into account! Gray said very dissatisfied

Yasuya Uchida was so angry that he couldn't speak, is there a difference between this and the previous two?

It seems that there is, but it is more ruthless for Japan!

The area of territory actually controlled by the British Empire was more than 30 million square kilometers; The area actually controlled by the French is also more than 12 million square kilometers; The area under the actual control of Bulgaria also exceeds 10 million square kilometers.

And what about Japan? Less than 1 million square kilometers, disarmament according to proportion, they simply disbanded the navy, and not a single capital ship could be left.

Naturally, it was impossible for Yasuya Uchida to agree, and if he dared to agree, he would definitely ask him to be a native plane when he went back to the navy.

"No way, Mr. Gray, if you want to target the Japanese Empire like this, then we will withdraw from this arms conference!" Yasuya Uchida roared

Leave a meeting? Is it that easy? Gray sneered and said, "So what is Mr. Uchida's opinion, say it and let us hear it?" ”

Yasuya Uchida began to worry, it seems that no matter which plan it is, it is very unfavorable to them, no matter what it is, they will suffer!

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