The facts have to start from half a month ago, when Ferrants, who was still studying in Bulgaria, was interrupted by a telegram from Ferdinand.

The content is simple: "Mr. Ferrantz, the development zone has been settled in the city of Sliven. Go to Sliven now to discuss cooperation! ……”

Then, Ferrantz hurriedly ended his trip and began to assemble the negotiation team.

Accustomed to the procrastinating efficiency of the Austro-Hungarian government, Ferrantz has always praised Bulgaria for its current efficiency.

Oh, but there are some exceptions this time. According to Ferrantz's estimates, even if the Bulgarian government wants to establish development zones. It is necessary to take into account various factors, such as administrative allocation, personnel transfers, and so on, which cannot be accomplished without a year and a half.

As a result, three days after receiving Ferdinand's telegram, Ferrantz received an invitation to the establishment of the Sliven Development Zone, leaving him no time to prepare.

It's too fast, it's so fast that the Bulgarian business community doesn't have time to react. From the public opinion to the establishment of the development zone, it took less than a month.

Like other business people, Ferrantz hurried to Sliven.

As Ferdinand's spokesperson, Felanz is already well-known in the Bulgarian business community, and all parties have to give some face.

Howell Ivanlov, the mayor of Sliven City and the head of the development zone, came to greet him in person, and when he saw Ferrants, Howell said heartily: "Mr. Ferrants, it's a pleasure to meet you, welcome to Sliven New District!" ”

Ferrantz's loud voice sounded: "Mayor Howell, I am also very happy to meet you, I believe that Sliven New District will bring me a different feeling!" ”

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Most of the big figures in the Bulgarian business community came here in person, and even if there was a delay, they all sent representatives.

As soon as Ferrantz arrived, he became the central figure. As the head of Volvo, Europe's largest retail leader, it is impossible not to be taken seriously.

As soon as I arrived at Sliven, I kept coming to visit. What makes Ferrantz embarrassed is that most of them are colleagues, and they can't be ignored.

In order to avoid being the target of public criticism, many of Ferdinand's industries were carried by vests, which were ostensibly independent of each other.

The circle of Bulgarian industry and commerce is not large, and there are not many people with weight. Most of those who are qualified to be invited are seeking to achieve something in an industry.

If you look closely, you will find that half of the participants are Ferdinand's people, and the Bulgarian economy is now controlled by Ferdinand.

Although the development of the new area in Sliven is not taken seriously by all walks of life in Bulgaria, the scene is still very enthusiastic, all because: Ferdinand is going to attend the opening ceremony!

On November 12, 1891, the heavens seemed to be extra face-saving, and the golden sun hung high in the blue sky, dispelling the bitter cold of winter.

In the Sliven Development Zone, a temporary auditorium was temporarily erected. In addition to government officials, more than 30 representatives of the business community, as well as several media outlets, including the Bulgarian Daily, were also invited.

After a tedious set of ceremonies, Ferdinand began an impassioned speech:

A philosopher once said, "I have walked many ways in my dreams, and I still wake up in bed." "It vividly tells us that one cannot live in a dreamy ideal.

In the realization of the ideal on the road to avoid ups and downs, we need to have determination, confidence, have not afraid of difficulties, perseverance, in the face of setbacks, we can not be afraid, give in, to show the courage to customer service difficulties, unremitting efforts,

Because, the great Bulgaria has endowed us with passion and strength, we have no reason to slack off in the slightest, so as to waste it, we must continue to pursue and struggle in the color of life, let the ideal fly!

What is Patriotism?

A deepest affection for one's homeland that has been consolidated over thousands of years.

This is our patriotism!

…… (30,000 words omitted)

For the rise of Bulgaria, let's fight hard!

In the thunderous applause, the speech ended. Ferdinand's speech was very successful, and it would not work if he was not successful, for this half-hour speech, he plagiarized more than ten patriotic speeches of later celebrities, intercepted the essence and fused them together, changed the core to Bulgaria, and was looking for someone to polish it.

The purpose is to pretend to be forced, no! It is to let the business people accept the baptism of patriotism.

As soon as the speech ended, Ferdinand withdrew, and Howell was naturally responsible for the aftermath.

How should the development zone be developed?

It's a difficult problem, and there are no examples in the world right now!

The new district government has a headache. Howell Ivanov is now a little regretful, why fight for this position?

If you do a good job, of course, it is easy to produce results and be valued by the superiors; But the question is, what to do? No clue at all!

Unable to think of a way, Howell asked for a lesson and sent a telegram to the top. Unfortunately, the Bulgarian central government also does not know where to start!

Konstantin called back very simply, don't worry about it, I'm optimistic about you! By the way, I also came up with an idea that I could discuss with people in the business community.

And then there was no follow-up, and the Sliven Development Zone was arguably the poorest municipal unit in Bulgaria.

At present, there is nothing but ten square kilometres of land carved out of the city of Sliven.

Poor and white, there is not even a government office, and the previous expenses were all paid in advance by the Sliven City Government.

If you want to attract enterprises to settle down, you must at least have infrastructure! At present, the Sliven Development Zone is still a wasteland, mixed with a small amount of farmland, and the terrain is good and relatively flat.

The upfront investment is not a small number. The central government is obviously not optimistic about the development of the new area, and has no intention of allocating funds.

The preferential tax conditions are okay, the first three years are tax-free, and the last five and a half years are tax-free. The Bulgarian capitalists were very tempted, but after calculating the upfront investment, they could not see a return without millions of leva.

With such a large investment, can the cost be recovered? One by one, they gave up, and then it became the current situation, and many people said that as long as the government can solve the infrastructure, they still want to support it.

Then Ferrantz stood up in the spotlight and said that he was interested in contracting the infrastructure construction of the development zone.

Then everything fell into place, and the new district government hurriedly threw the mess out. One hundred thousand leva was also harvested, and in addition to paying off the debts of the Sliven City Government, there was also the first administrative expenses.