In May 1910, Ferdinand had just completed his inspection of the rose garden. At this time, Bulgaria had formed an industrial chain with an annual output value of up to 1.6 billion leva (64 million pounds) around roses.

With 470,000 workers in supporting industries and nearly 100 million leva of tax revenue contributed to the Bulgarian treasury every year, the rose industry has become one of the pillar industries of Bulgaria's economy!

Direct products mainly include dried flower buds, dried petals, dried flowers, pickled products, sugar roses, rose sauce, rose dew, rose drinks, rose wine, rose extracts, rose essential oils, etc.

Rose products are widely used in the catering industry, cosmetics industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc.

Such as: jelly, toilet water, lotion, alabaster, balm, emollient lotion, toner, mask, facial cleanser, shampoo (shampoo), shampoo, conditioner, soap, hair lotion, hairspray, mousse, hair dye, cold perm, talcum powder, prickly heat powder, drama oil paint, etc.

Including high-end cigarettes, rose essential oil is also used as additives!

After all, in this era, there are no synthetic flavors and fragrances, and there are no other large-scale production areas to compete with Bulgaria, and the demand for rose essential oil in the market is also increasing day by day!

Seeing this, Ferdinand felt a sense of pride. Now the scale of the rose industry chain in Bulgaria has surpassed that of later generations.

Even many things like rose drinks and rose wine, which were not popular in later generations, are now spreading.

Now rose soda is an indispensable drink in Bulgarian life and the most sold drink on the European continent!

After all, in this era, there are no strong competitors, unlike the later generation of rose drinks, which were suppressed by interest groups as soon as they came out, and the market was immediately filled with a large number of counterfeit goods, which hurt the reputation and could not be spread!

In fact, there are a lot of rose wine in later generations, but due to the cost, most of them are only used as additives, such as: Yanjing beer.

However, this era is different, and the production cost of roses today is much lower than that of later generations, so rose beer was born, of course, it is not brewed with rose essential oil, but directly using rose petals.

It was very popular with the market as soon as it was born, and even in order to expand the Russian market, Bulgaria also developed a high-strength rose wine.

To put it simply, vodka made from roses is added to enhance the taste.

In fact, these are useful in this era, and in later generations, with the progress of industrial technology, as soon as synthetic spices are born, the rose industry will be hit hard!

But none of this has anything to do with Ferdinand, at least not for decades to come.

Even if it happens in the future, everyone is used to using rose products, and it's a big deal to advocate the advantages of original products!

Anyway, even in the 21st century, the harm of chemical products to the human body still exists, and it is far less reassuring than the use of original ecological products.

Oh, and even more to Ferdinand's delight was the imminent birth of his fifth baby.

Since she had given birth to four children before, Xenia already had a lot of experience, even if the child was about to be born, she could still joke with Ferdinand without the original nervousness.

Of course, the doctor was still on call 24 hours a day, and Ferdinand had enough personal doctors to work shifts.

"Honey, you know what? Poor Alexey is sick again, Nikolai is really unlucky, and his only son actually contracted a terrible hemorrhage! Queen Xenia grumbled

Ferdinand nodded, he had heard these words countless times, and could only lament that women during pregnancy were always prone to sentimentality.

"Don't worry, my dear, aren't our children all healthy? You see that little Ferdinand can resist guns, and when he grows up, he will be a strong soldier, and even little Caesar is now skinned like a monkey, jumping up and down everywhere, what is there to worry about? Ferdinand said half-jokingly

Queen Xenia was also amused by Ferdinand's joke, and laughed out loud, so she said angrily, "Then you said that about your son!" ”

Ferdinand laughed, hiding his past. I thought that I can't just give you science popularization and talk about the root cause of hemorrhage, right? (i.e.: hemophilia)

In this era, who knows what the hell hemorrhagic disease is? If you tell her that the source of this disease comes from Queen Victoria, and that women are carriers of hemorrhagic disease, they are all the sequelae of inbreeding!

If it gets out, Edward won't fight with him? The princesses of the British royal family, do you want to get married? Anyway, it's someone else's family who is harmed, and it doesn't matter what happens to him, so why do you have to do more?

As for secrecy? How is that possible? How come Xenia is also from the Russian royal family, and her relationship with Nicholas II is still passable, why can't she watch her brother being trapped?

And now Nicholas II still lacks an heir? As for whether Alexei can grow up, it is a big question mark, even if he can grow up, it is estimated that he will not live long, and most of them will still be ahead of Nicholas II!

"You say, 'What is the problem with hemorrhagic disease, and how can it be cured?' Why do you always appear in the royal family? Is this really the royal disease that the outside world says? Or is God dissatisfied with the royal family's approach and the punishment that comes down? Xenia looked at Ferdinand expectantly

Ferdinand is bitter now, he was not a doctor in his previous life, who would have nothing to do when he was full, and how to treat hemophilia if he cares?

Looking at Xenia's expectant eyes, Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "My dear, there is nothing I can do about this problem, since hemorrhagic disease is bleeding, then naturally I need to replenish blood!"

I think it would be a little bit of an effect to let poor Alexei eat a little more blood-nourishing food and exercise more!

Hemorrhagic disease is certainly not a royal disease, in fact, there is also this disease among the people, but it appears relatively rarely, and they are not as concerned as the royal family, so it will be misunderstood by the outside world as a royal disease!

As for God's punishment? That's even more unlikely! To know that the children are innocent, what mistakes did they make? Do you need God to punish you? Know that God will never wrong, and if he does, he will only punish sinners! ”

"Oh, then you remember to send a telegram to Nikolai to say that little Alexei is really pitiful! May God bless him! Xenia said seriously

Regardless of whether what Ferdinand said was true or not, Xenia directly chose to believe it. Ferdinand felt that the phrase "one pregnancy is stupid for three years" is very reasonable, just look at Xenia, and the IQ seems to have been lowered a lot after giving birth to children one after another.

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Well, Ferdinand doesn't know if it's useful or not, it's all nonsense anyway, how can it be in line with medical principles, even if it can't cure the disease, I don't think it will be worse!

While the Ferdinand couple were chatting, the attendant hurried and said, "Your Majesty, a telegram has just been sent from the British royal family saying that the venerable King Edward VII has passed away today!" ”

Ferdinand's face changed drastically, and it was obvious that Edward VII's death had saddened him, after all, at his level, it was a luxury to want a true friend!

After all, he had experienced strong winds and waves, and Ferdinand reacted quickly, knowing that there were still many things that he needed to deal with.

The death of Edward VII marked the end of the Victorian era, and Britain's domestic and foreign affairs were likely to change dramatically, and Bulgaria also needed to respond in advance.

Anyway, Ferdinand didn't think that his successor, George V, could have Edward's hand and suppress the large and small political groups in the country, otherwise the British royal family would not have been forced to abandon the Saxony dynasty in 1917 and change the surname to Windsor!

This is not as simple as later generations said, it marks the decline of the power of the British royal family! A king has been forced to change his surname, is this not the support of the people?

In Ferdinand's view, this is undoubtedly a very humiliating thing for a king, after all, even ordinary people refuse to change their surnames easily, and for nobles, giving up their original surnames is equivalent to giving up the glory of the family!

Of course, it is not excluded that because of the factors of the world war, George V hoped that the British Empire could work together to deal with the Germans, and did not want to intensify the domestic contradictions, so he made a compromise!

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But at least in Bulgaria, no one has dared to ask Ferdinand to change his surname, and it is estimated that if anyone mentions it, he will not see the sun tomorrow!

It's not that he thinks too much of the family's honor, the key is the issue of face, as a king, face must not be lost, this will hit his monarchial authority!

Of course, this surname also represents the huge interest group behind it, and Ferdinand relied on this surname to become the king of Bulgaria, which is one of the sources of legitimacy for his throne!

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"Sorry dear, I'm going to have to be away for a while, and there's probably no way to see our little darling born!" Ferdinand looked apologetically at Queen Xenia and said

"It's okay, you go get busy! It's your responsibility, but it's a pity that I can't accompany you on this trip to London! Xenia said with a smile

In this regard, Xenia is very carefree, probably because of her background, she has seen this kind of thing a lot, and she will never cause trouble for Ferdinand.