On September 15, 1891, the front page of the Bulgarian daily newspaper carried the "Draft Plan for the Bulgarian State-owned Iron and Steel Plant".

The Bulgarian media was happy, starting with Nikolai's defense of Sofia, followed by the Russian-Bulgarian negotiations, with all kinds of topics going on and newspapers selling out of stock.

Now the government has thrown out the steel plant plan, and the government has come forward to make the plan, and the Bulgarian people have become accustomed to it. Since the earliest "Five-Year Plan", the government has never been idle, and it has always been tossing and turning.

But when I saw the contents, I was still surprised. The government has invested in the establishment of a steel plant, which is planned to be put into operation within three years, and a large steel plant with an annual output of 270,000 tons of iron, 140,000 tons of steel and 90,000 tons of steel will be built, totaling 500,000 tons.

It instantly attracted the public's attention and detonated public opinion. There are those who support and those who oppose it, and they express their opinions and argue endlessly.

The opposition believes that the government is talking empty words and it is impossible to achieve it, on the grounds that the countries in the world with an annual steel output of more than 500,000 tons, in addition to Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg, and then gone!

Some people may wonder, what about our intentions? It's a pity that Italy's steel industry is such a garbage, and now it's just getting started, less than 50,000 tons of slag.

A steel plant in Bulgaria is just kidding to increase its production capacity to the top 10 in the world. And does Bulgaria need so much steel? This is more than Italy, it is a complete waste of money, it is better to invest in other industries.

If the Bulgarians of later generations saw it, they would say, what is it to surpass Italy! For a period of time in history, Bulgaria produced more steel than Italy.

Those who support it believe that no matter whether it can be completed or not, it must be done, and steel is the foundation of a strong country. Dreams always have to come true!

Oh, and the destruction of free competition in the market, which Konstantin fears, no one cares about at all.

The capitalists said that we are not stupid, we are destined to lose money in the business, and we only rob it when our brains are in water! If the government wants to do it, let's go, we are also patriotic and will not oppose the country's strength.

And then, in the midst of the noise, it passed, and no one took to the streets to protest. It is estimated that no one dared, the last group of people who protested on the streets, and the construction site to build roads!

They violated Bulgarian regulations on the administration of public order and affected the normal life of citizens. Bulgarian law allows protests and demonstrations, but they cannot interfere with other people's lives. It is equivalent to saying that the protest demonstration should go to a place where there is no one!

Whether the steel plant can be built or not, Ferdinand can say with certainty that there is absolutely no problem! As for the production capacity, I didn't see that it was written "put into production within three years", as for when it can reach 500,000 tons, wait a minute, sooner or later.

We are also Mr. Konstantin, who are in a bad mood right now, and trouble is coming. A large number of experts and scholars came to the door to inquire about the progress of the steel plant, saying that they could volunteer to help. At first, it was okay, he was still very moved, and he answered patiently. There were too many people in the back, so he had a headache, and some of them came to urge him to hurry up in three days.

Konstantin really wanted to say: "Progress a ghost! Didn't you see the newspaper ad that said, is it just a draft? It's just to test everyone's reaction, how did Lao Tzu know that it was so smooth! ”

"Oh, why are you all here? Scholars of chemical physics, this can be counted, relevant! Mechanical major, this can be your counterpart, care about it! ”

"Why did you study art? Oh, thank you, we don't need you! ”

"Well, you're not kidding! You're a flax oil equipment manufacturer, what do you do? … Just established yesterday, in order to ...... It's okay, the door is over there, don't send it slowly! ”

All kinds of people came to the door, and Konstantin had to close the door.

If it's a volunteer to help, it's good to say, send someone to register, and find you if you need it; If you want to take the opportunity to make a fortune and sell equipment, you can get out, I don't know that there is such a great machinery factory in Bulgaria.

It's all just a small problem, the key is what about the managers of the steel plant, and the skilled workers? As for those small workshops in Bulgaria, it's useless to hollow them out!

Seeing the government's blind actions, Ferdinand decisively called a halt. What to do? There is no good way, there is a stupid way, learn from Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant.

Directly sent someone to learn, at the beginning of the British technical engineer. No way, who called it this year, the British steel industry is the most developed!

A Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant, Jangzhidong spent 5.8 million taels of silver. Unfortunately, due to the recklessness of the bureaucracy, the full capacity was never exploded, and it was still the number one steel mill in Asia.

The total investment of the steel plant under construction in Bulgaria is about the same, about 7 million leva, but the production capacity is greatly exceeded.

Anyway, the loan contracts signed by the Stam cabinet with Britain that year stipulated that British goods must be purchased.

The loan of more than 50 million leva is now being put to good use. Small countries are miserable, they can not get cash for loans that they say they are good, and they have to pay interest.

The loan contract signed by the Stam government is not fundamentally different from the big Apple's foreign debt, the only advantage is that it understands more and pays a smaller price.

With the manpower problem solved, the next step is to purchase equipment. Ferdinand was originally going to go out in person, but unfortunately considering the diplomatic implications, he was negotiating with Russia, so he had to give up.

This purchase is not only for steel plant equipment, but also for other industries in Bulgaria.

Due to the industrial revolution, science and technology have developed rapidly in recent years, and many factory equipment needs to be upgraded. Ferdinand simply asked the government to come forward and organize the capitalists who needed to purchase in the country to buy together, which was also convenient for bargaining.

Because of the huge amount of procurement, the government had to send a man of weight. Ferdinand could not go, and this glorious and difficult task fell on Chekov.

A super team led by cabinet members that gathered most of Bulgaria's industry elite. The first stop is London, and then we will go to Vienna.

"It is the uncle who owes money", this sentence only applies to later generations, and the current Bulgaria does not have this confidence.

Oh, and what's worse is that the money is given in installments, and the interest is from beginning to end. Hundreds of millions of leva of loans, and now Bulgaria has only received a fraction. There is no way, the great powers at the end of the 19th century were so domineering.

"Mr. Chekov, your task this time is very important, in addition to purchasing equipment, you also have to dig up as many engineers as possible!" Ferdinand said with concern

"Your Excellency, don't worry! I swear in God's name that I will do this! Chekov assured