Chapter 83: Congressional Elections Without Voters and the Writer's Revision History
After Ferdinand thought about it, he asked: "Then this time the government can still rely on the sale of land to return more than 100 million funds?" ”
The Chancellor of the Exchequer thought for a moment and said, "Yes, Your Excellency! According to our Ministry of Finance, this number will be about 150 million to 200 million leva!
But considering that the price is only half of the market price, we are actually losing money! ”
Ferdinand nodded and said, "Yes! This matter will be said here today, and the government is still proceeding according to the plan!
How's the preparation for the Prime Minister's celebration? ”
Konstantin thought for a moment and said, "Grand Duke, it's ready!"
However, now that Menegro is already preparing to establish the Kingdom of Montenegro, are we also going to start preparing for the establishment of the Third Bulgarian Kingdom? ”
Ferdinand heard it, the point was that the "kingdom" was not an "empire", and it seemed that public opinion had fermented, but the government was still sober and did not stupidly want to establish the "Third Bulgarian Reich".
"This is indeed a problem, or the celebration of victory should be held in conjunction with the establishment of the Third Kingdom of Bulgaria.
In this way, you can save a sum of expenses, and invest this part of the funds in industrial construction, presumably the effect will be better! ”
Konstantin did not object, everyone was pragmatist, and there was little interest in these virtual ceremonies.
If it weren't for the people's hearts, Ferdinand wouldn't even bother to do these ceremonies!
Not for anything else, just for fear of trouble. Every big ceremony tires him enough to choke. For these activities, Ferdinand has always been able to dodge and hide, but he can't dodge, so it's as simple as it is!
Vigorous and resolute is Ferdinand's consistent style, and after a long time, the Bulgarian government has naturally learned this set.
Ferdinand nodded, and the Prime Minister went back to prepare. As for procedural issues, they are all minor issues, anyway, no one dares to come out and force them blindly in the current Bulgarian Congress!
No, there are people who dare to contradict it, but unfortunately they don't even have a chance to make proposals.
According to Bulgaria's new election law, the election of members of parliament must be based on their contribution to the country, so mouth experts are excluded.
Everyone else has a job, and they all do their own work at other times except for their shifts.
At the same time, the rotating members of the Bulgarian parliament also have the highest absenteeism rate in the world, and it is common for parliamentarians to take time off from work to be busy.
Ferdinand also supported this, everyone went to get busy, and no one bothered him.
Under normal circumstances, if the council wants to convene a meeting, it must be coordinated a month in advance, otherwise there may not be enough quorum by then.
Since the re-election in 1892, there have been five meetings, including the first inaugural meeting!
Of the next four times, three of them were proposed by Fiji, and only one was presided over by the Congress itself, and the number of members of the Diet often did not even reach the minimum threshold for convening the Congress.
For example, before the outbreak of the Balkan War, Ferdinand urgently convened a parliament to declare war on the Ottoman Empire, and only eight parliamentarians arrived, which was less than one-third of the quorum!
But it doesn't matter, with Ferdinand's signature, he is legitimate, and the king of a monarchy is privileged. It's your fault that the councillor didn't arrive, and he gave up his right to vote, but no one will wait for you.
In this respect, the monarchs of all Europe were envious, although many of them were monarchies, but unfortunately their parliaments often caused them trouble and attacked the government.
For example, Nicholas II was very dissatisfied with the Russian parliament and often ran out to brush up on his presence. In particular, the so-called democrats used Congress to fight for his power!
Who doesn't know that behind these parliamentarians are either big capitalists or big aristocrats, and more often than not, these two are combined.
Several times, Nicholas II was ready to learn from Ferdinand to revise the electoral law, but unfortunately after thinking about the actual situation in the Russian Empire, he gave up.
In case the time comes, a council composed of all the nobles is elected, and it will be even more troublesome!
Of course, Ferdinand did not know, and now he has announced the reconvening of Congress, which will be tomorrow afternoon.
Don't say that the time is too tight, the bad thing of the impromptu announcement + the immediate convening of the parliament, Ferdinand has done it. It's just that both times were declared war, and both were won.
In this context, whoever dares to talk about procedural inconsistencies, the people can treat him as a traitor. Oh, a lot of parliamentarians think so too.
"Time is of the essence", this is now the slogan of the Bulgarian government.
Any waste of time, pulling down efficiency, is a waste of life, and it is a political mistake in Bulgaria! So if there is a shortage of people, there will be a shortage of people, and the work will continue to be carried out anyway!
According to tradition, the new parliamentary elections in Bulgaria should start this year. However, it was delayed for a few days by Ferdinand, citing the outbreak of the Greco-Turkish war that might affect Bulgaria.
And then the Balkan war broke out, not to mention, all busy fighting? Who has the heart to elect?
This drag, it's now! But taking into account the issue of new territories, the scale of this election will be much larger than before, which is a big problem!
During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, such a lofty thing as elections could not be enjoyed even by the Turks, let alone the Balkan peoples?
Except for a small number of progressive youth, it is estimated that many people do not even know what the congressional election is.
There is also the issue of the division of the number of parliamentarians, if according to the previous Bulgarian standards, it is estimated that many regions will not be able to run for election.
The reason is simple, the contribution to Bulgaria is not enough, or the age is not enough, and the education is not enough.
There is also a problem, that is, the number of voters, in the past, whenever the number of voters in various regions was insufficient, there would be a miselection, which is also legal!
This is even more difficult, the Balkan peoples under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, it would be good to have enough to eat, what a luxury it is to educate it?
In this way, there are not enough voters, how can the election be conducted?
Taking into account the actual situation, in the future, the number of deputies in the Bulgarian regions must also be reduced, otherwise it will be a problem for the parliament to meet.
After so many factors, now Bulgaria does not even have the qualifications to hold parliamentary elections in the whole country!
Well, this vexing question was thrown to the Reichstag by Ferdinand without any restraint!
The solution is simple, but it's easy to get into trouble. For example, lowering the conditions of the election, it is a pity that it is illegal, at least without Ferdinand's consent, there is no change in the electoral law!
If the election time is extended, or if they are not given the right to vote, they will definitely be sprayed to death by public opinion, in short, how to deal with it will be embarrassing!
As it turned out, Ferdinand overthought it. Now in the Bulgarian Congress, there are not many people who can play scheming, so there are a bunch of honest people, and throwing problems at them is completely playing the piano to the cow!
Not surprisingly, the establishment of the Third Bulgarian Kingdom was unanimously approved!
With regard to the election of the new territories, the decision of the members of the National Assembly is in full accordance with the current law, and it is none of their business whether there will be those who will not accept it.
In short, "the dignity of the law must be upheld", and as for other issues, democrats love to scold!
Anyway, with Bulgaria's electoral law, there is not enough contribution, and there is not even the right to vote, let alone the right to be elected!
Now Bulgaria values soldiers, engineers, scientists, teachers, doctors, and the rest?
A self-proclaimed expert and scholar, Ferdinand doesn't admit it, no matter how well-known you are in society, it's all for nothing.
Well, since Congress has to run by the rules, Ferdinand has no reason to object. As for whether someone's interests have been harmed, there is no way, absolute fairness has not existed since ancient times!
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"Mr. Chekov, if we want to revise the history of the Balkans, can we get some sociologists involved, after all, they are even more reactive!" Aleko proposed
Education Minister Chekov was puzzled, so he asked: "Why?" You're the best writer in Bulgaria, aren't you the best at making up stories?
Besides, we will provide the problem of materials, and you can work with a few people in the school who are engaged in literature, first make up a rough framework, and then slowly polish it! ”
Aleko wants to cry, you are looking for someone to do historical research in revising history, why are you looking for me as a writer?
"But, Mr. Chekov, I'm really not good at revising history! Otherwise, if you look for those who study history, they are professionals! ”
Chekov laughed: "If it works, why should I look for you?" The key point in revising history is on the word 'repair'!
I've been looking for them a long time ago, those old stubborns insist on restoring the authenticity of history, what the hell is the history of the Balkan peoples? What's the matter with us?
Bulgaria's money is precious, we have invested a lot of money, what we need is a history that is in the interests of Bulgaria, if we let them do it, how can we make up what we want? ”
Aleko thought for a while and said: "Mr. Chekov, I'm serious, if you want to talk about the ability to fake, the group of parallel goods in society is the real thing, and it's their talent to open their eyes and tell nonsense!"
I'm really not suitable, if I don't even believe in the revised history, how can I make others believe it? ”
Chekov thought about it, and this is also the truth, clever deception, if you want to deceive others, you must first deceive yourself!
He nodded, then said, "Okay then, I'll try it first!" However, the question of the origin of the nation is left to you, and you can no longer shirk this matter, which is related to the long-term peace and stability of Bulgaria in the future! ”
Aleko nodded, this is less difficult, Bulgarians can really have something to do with many nationalities.
There is still some theoretical basis, it is now recognized as one of the Yugoslav nations in the world, and if we look through history, we can still soften the peoples of the Balkans into one family!
As for why it was divided into so many ethnic groups, of course, it was the pot of the Ottoman Empire, at least the ancestors were indeed close relatives, and it was not a complete fraud, and it was still possible to fool people with the Spring and Autumn penmanship!