Chapter 19 Tax Increases

"Grand Duke, the educator also needs to eat! Did you notice that Bulgaria has not had adequate funding for education since independence. Basically, every government is in arrears, and some time ago, you happened to pay back the arrears. ”

Ferdinand exclaimed: "What a word to wake up a dreamer! Co-authored, they hit me in the head. ”

"But when it comes to what I want, the school is not easy to interfere with, and now as a legitimate principal, it is better to intervene too simply."

Ferdinand, who figured out the reason, naturally would not continue to refuse. However, Ferdinand also knew that he was only a nominal headmaster, and it was impossible for him to devote all his energy to school. The ordinary school management work is still to be handed over to other people.

"Karl, call Chekov back and tell him I promised." Ferdinand said with a smile

"Yes, Your Excellency!" After Carl finished speaking, he went out the door.

After a few moments, Chekov walked in and greeted Ferdinand.

"Well, for God's sake, I promised to do the position of headmaster. However, the rest of the faculty and staff will be handed over to your Ministry of Education, and we must also do a good job in recruiting students in the second half of the year! Ferdinand said earnestly

"Yes, Your Excellency, our Ministry of Education will definitely do our best, I can swear to God!" Chekov assured

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Well, tell me about your plans?" ”

Chekov pondered for a moment and said: "Grand Duke, you know that Bulgaria is the first time to establish a university, and there is a lack of relevant experience. Our Ministry of Education plans to hire management personnel from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the German Empire, as well as some teachers! ”

Ferdinand pondered for a moment and thought to himself: "It seems that the Liberals have a good impression of the Allies!" Russian education itself is not very good, and it is normal to ignore it; Britain and France didn't even mention it, which is not a good phenomenon! ”

Thinking so in his heart, Ferdinand is not a novice, so naturally he will not say it directly, which is politically undesirable.

"Report to me your plan as soon as possible, as well as the division of departments and majors of the Bulgarian university, and the number of students enrolled, together with me!" Ferdinand said as he looked at Chekov

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Chekov said sonorously

"Well, go get busy!" Ferdinand said as he looked at Chekov, who was in high spirits

"Yes," Chekov said, and left the palace.

On the other side, in the Sofian government building, there is now a lot of noise. Stamm Bolov shook his head helplessly and slapped the table hard.

He said, "For God's sake, you are not arguing!" It's all about damn money, you guys can't make money even if you break the sky! ”

Seeing that the crowd was quiet, Stam continued: "Bulgaria's finances, you all know, if we don't do anything, we can make ends meet, but is this possible? ”

"If we don't, what do we want us to do? Instead of fighting for the budget here, you might as well think about how you can get the money! ”

"Let's think about it and take out a loan from a foreign bank!" Industry Secretary Wilson proposed

"No, bankers are not philanthropists, they will definitely take advantage of the fire, and the price paid is very large. Besides, with such a big funding gap, what do we use as collateral? Economy Minister Michael objected

"Then let's raise taxes!" Interior Minister Younas proposed

"It's absolutely not going to work! The domestic economy is sluggish, and the capitalists are not having a good time! Stam objected

He knows very well that the Liberal Party was supported by the capitalists to come to power, and now raising taxes on them is not a self-defeating foundation!

"Your Excellency, I also know that the capitalists are having a hard time, I mean that the peasants can be taxed!" Younas explained

"This~" The crowd fell silent, and no one directly objected.

After a few moments, Stamm Bolov said: "Why don't we convene a ministerial meeting and discuss it!" ”

"Good!" Everyone said in unison.

Everyone knows that raising taxes is not a good errand, and it is inevitable to be scolded. The peasant class did not have much influence, but the feudal landlords, although weak, were not soft persimmons.

Sure enough, it was the ass that decided the head, and in the face of the financial crisis, as in history, the knife was still cut at the peasants.

Historically, Bulgaria has increased the burden on the peasants in order to develop its industry. Land annexation intensified, and a large number of peasants went bankrupt and lost their land, and were forced to go to the cities to earn a living.

The separation of wives and wives is indispensable, and blood and tears are sprinkled all over Bulgaria. Although a large number of laborers moved into the city, which promoted the development of industry; However, the new working class did not benefit from this, working up to 14~16 hours a day, but receiving less than half of the salary.

It also provided a foundation for the development of communism. Later, the defeat in the world war exacerbated the domestic contradictions, which eventually led to the proletarian revolution.

Ferdinand, who knew the cause and effect, naturally had to think twice. Although he urgently needed to develop industry, Ferdinand was still worried about the adverse consequences caused by his butterfly effect, and finally decided to interfere to a limited extent.

Ferdinand directly vetoed the tax increase bill reported by the cabinet. He had already made up his mind that no matter what, he would not bankrupt a large number of peasants, as in history.

"Your Excellency, now that the government's finances are in crisis, we have to make this decision!" Stambolov said dissatisfied

"I know! But for God's sake, I can't say yes! You know, as soon as this bill is passed, thousands of families will go bankrupt, wives will be separated, and cries will flood the whole of Bulgaria! Ferdinand said solemnly

"No, Your Excellency. Not as bad as you think, the life of the peasants will be more miserable in the coming days, but they will have to be sacrificed for the sake of Bulgaria's development. Besides, they can still be workers, and they won't be as bad as you say! Stam said angrily

Ferdinand sneered, "Really? Don't you take me for a fool, if according to the new tax law that you have enacted, the next thing is a large number of land annexations, a large number of peasants go bankrupt, don't you tell me that Bulgaria can provide so many jobs? ”

"Then a large number of peasants will lose their livelihoods, and then the capitalists will continue to cut wages and make the workers work overtime with impunity, right, Stam my prime minister?"

"Remember that you are the prime minister of Bulgaria, not the prime minister of the bourgeoisie! A country must take into account the interests of the majority of the people, otherwise we will face an endless stream of enemies. A group of people who are dying of starvation will demand justice from you with their lives! ”