Ferdinand knew that Boris was a poor ghost now, and even his palace was an old antique left over from a hundred years ago, and he moved in after a simple repair.

The Finnish government is now poor, and it is not easy to go bankrupt, so naturally there is no money for him to repair the palace, and Boris has to pay for all the expenses himself.

At present, Boris's only income is the five million leva annuity allocated to him by the Bulgarian royal family every year, otherwise Boris would have won the title of the poorest king in Europe.

This money is not permanent, it was taken out of the royal annuity by Ferdinand taking into account his actual situation, and it will have nothing to do with him after Ferdinand Jr. succeeds to the throne in the future.

As for inheriting the family property, it's a pity that Ferdinand is still alive? How could it be possible to divide the family property so early?

This is also the most common concept in Europe, to cultivate the sense of independence of the next generation, so Boris now has to figure it out on his own.

Of course, this "poor" is only in Ferdinand's concept, in fact, this income is not low, it is almost worth a quarter of the current Finnish government's financial revenue, plus so many years of accumulation, Boris is still not a problem to be the richest man in Finland.

After settling down in Finland, Boris immediately established the Royal Bank, bought a large amount of land and forest land, and founded several processing factories to prepare for international trade.

Then, of course, there was no money, and until these investments paid off, Boris relied on Ferdinand's financial support.

"Father, I want to learn from what you did in Bulgaria, giving up the fixed royal annuity and only receiving a little bit of fiscal income, what do you think?" Boris asked, uncertain

"You can decide this question for yourself, I can't help you make a decision!" Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

Caroline, however, objected, and her fears were well founded.

The Grand Duchy of Finland has limited revenues, and if we change the way we receive the royal annuity, we will probably lose money all the time in the future!

In this way, we will become a laughing stock among the aristocracy, contracting their jokes of the century! Boris said embarrassed

The royal annuity, although at the discretion of the royal family, does not actually mean that all this money can be kicked into the king's pocket.

Including the rewards of the courtiers every day, the holding of court banquets, the expenses of a large group of people in the palace, the donations for going out for show, the expenses for weddings and funerals, etc., all of which had to be spent from this.

With Finland's current fiscal revenue, even if it is increased tenfold, taking a single point may not be enough for these expenses, and Boris's concern is very normal.

This era is different from later generations, and the royal power of later generations is strictly limited, and many of the expenses in this are also listed separately.

Otherwise, what about the king's annuity of hundreds of thousands of pounds in later generations that is not enough to pay the wages of the maids?

"It's not a big economic problem, if Finland's economy is doing well, in about twenty or thirty years, your royal pension income will be on par with your expenditure!

As for the fear of becoming a joke among the aristocracy, you can completely ignore it, the joke in the last century was not contracted by me, and now what? Anyone else? Ferdinand thought for a moment and said

Not every country can play like Ferdinand, if Bulgaria is still a small country in the Balkans, then the royal family's annuity is now only millions.

At that time, no one knew that Bulgaria could get to where it is today, not even Ferdinand himself was not sure.

The reason why he did this was entirely because he had just arrived, had no roots, and urgently needed to win back the hearts of the people, so he made that decision.

Up to now, the annuity of the Bulgarian royal family is close to 200 million leva, which is the highest among European royal families.

Still no one said anything, just because Ferdinand did a show so beautifully, before the end of the Second Balkan War, the Bulgarian royal family had been in a state of losing money, losing money for more than ten years.

In order to show that the king and the people were together through thick and thin, no one expected that a world war would break out, and no one knew that Bulgaria would develop so quickly after the war.

Now Ferdinand's declaration has become the object of admiration all over the world, and can be called a model for the ideal king, George V wanted to follow suit, but unfortunately the London government said nothing.

If Boris were to follow suit now, no one would object, and no one thought that Finland's fiscal revenues would increase much, even at a rate of 10 percent a year, before it would take 25 years to break even.

And that's without taking into account inflation, which is doomed to be a loss from an economic point of view.

Unless Finland can also do a big expansion like Bulgaria and complete the feat of swallowing elephants, such leapfrog development does not exist in reality.

"Thank you, father, I know what to do!" Boris said

As a king, thinking about issues must be a priority for politics and then economics.

Anyway, now he still has an income to support, and the legacy left by Ferdinand in the future must also be a huge amount of money, Boris does not have to worry about his financial problems.

Unbeknownst to Ferdinand, his butterfly effect had once again affected the world, and in addition to Boris, there were many kings who followed his example, and he was later called: the beginning of the era of new kings.

This is all about the same as a business, the king is the president of a listed company, the president's income is bound to the company's revenue, the more the company makes money, the higher the president's income, and vice versa.

Ferdinand also referred to this model, when the development of the enterprise was the most difficult, he was ordered to build a small business into a listed company, obtain stock option awards, become a shareholder, and then receive dividends.

Now Boris is preparing a speech entitled "My Father's King's Life".

It reads as follows:

"On July 12, 1987, my father was crowned Grand Duke of Bulgaria, and the world changed forever.

At this point, allow me to describe it as a small country, Bulgaria was really small, its territory was less than a third of Finland's, and its population was about the same as we are now, if it was a little more, it was very limited.

The geographical location is very important, in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula.

Everyone knows that the Balkans are the powder keg of Europe, and in the historical records, wars break out in the Balkans every week on average, so what is the state of Bulgaria in the center?

In contrast, we are in a much better situation now, at least not as many wars.

However, since July 12, 1987, the history of the Balkans has been rewritten. Allow me to call him Ferdinand the Great, though he is not yet emperor, but in my heart he deserves it.

Thanks to the efforts of Ferdinand the Great, the Balkan Peninsula was united for the first time in the true sense of the word for thousands of years, creating what is now Bulgaria.

The poor and backward Balkans no longer exist, and now the Balkans are the most prosperous region in the world, and God's backyard has become worthy of its name.

As his son, I am proud to have a great father.

All along, I have been learning from his example.

And here I am today, at about the same age as he was when he became the Grand Duke of Bulgaria, and became the Grand Duke of Finland.

I don't dare to say that Finland will definitely become as strong as Bulgaria is now, this is unrealistic!

I don't have the same abilities as him, I still have a little self-knowledge, but I'm going to try to make Finland as prosperous as Bulgaria.

This is a son's adoration of his father, he has set a good example for me, and I will take him as my life goal and fight for it for the rest of my life!

I still remember that forty years ago, in Sofia, Ferdinand the Great announced that he would abandon the fixed royal pension and instead use a small amount of fiscal revenue as an annuity to show his determination to make Bulgaria prosperous.

At that time, it was once ridiculed by the European media, calling the Bulgarian royal family: the poorest royal family in the world was born!

Many people are still betting on how long he will be able to hold out, and it turns out that he will be able to hold out for a long time!

More than 40 years have passed, and the small Balkan country, which was poor and backward, has now become one of the most powerful and richest countries in the world.

The poorest royal family in the world has also become the richest royal family in the world, and he has fulfilled his promise to share the weal and woe with the country.

Here today, I, as a son, with infinite adoration for my father, intend to emulate what he did back then.

Theoretically, Finland's fiscal revenue will continue to grow at a rate of 10 percent per year, and in about 25 years, I will be able to break even.

If our economy can develop a little faster, this time can be brought forward, and I, the king, can live a prosperous life as soon as possible.

From now on, let's go through this most difficult 25 years together, I remember Ferdinand the Great, who also spent more than 20 years with the Bulgarian people!

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On the surface, this is completely a son singing praises for his father, worshiping his father, and taking him as an example in life.

In fact, the praise of merit and virtue is secondary, and the deeper reason is that Boris is expressing his attitude and expounding his own philosophy of governance.

Ordinary people don't know what policies are right for Finland and what are not, just tell them who they're learning from.

In this era, the small countries of the world are following the example of Bulgaria, more convincing than any other political thought.

Boris made his position clear, but he was more trying to appease the people. There is a successful example of Ferdinand, Boris can add a lot of points as long as he plays the image of a son who worships his father.

The population can also rest assured that the new Grand Duke of Finland is not a tyrant or a fool, but a self-motivated and qualified monarch.

As long as this first impression is instilled, Boris's image in the minds of the people will be much better, and it will be much easier to carry out reforms in the future.

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There is no doubt that Boris's speech was very successful, and in Finland, which had just achieved national independence, secondary school boys were also indispensable, and immediately attracted a large number of fans.

There is no one who does not want their country to become prosperous, but everyone simply does not know how to go, and it is okay to learn from Bulgaria, but how to learn from it?

Bulgaria's transformation from weak to strong is also a long-term process, and now everyone sees that it is already a rich and strong Bulgaria, and there is not much clarity about what it has experienced before.

It's not a question here, is there anyone who knows better what Bulgaria has experienced than the Bulgarian royal family?

The first consciousness would have been that Boris knew all this, and that Ferdinand could not have kept it a secret from his son.

With the most accurate information, is it possible for Finland to follow this path and do it again?

Even if the national conditions are different, then it is always possible to learn some of the essence and change the current situation of poverty and backwardness, right?

Boris's first support appeared, although the group is not yet stable and he needs to continue to operate, which is also a good start.

As long as Finland's economy is good in the future, the rule is clear, and the standard of living of the people improves, this group will be stable.

Sofia

After receiving this information, Ferdinand was relieved that a king who was willing to share the weal and woe with the people would always be favored by everyone.

As long as Boris himself does not die in the future and is able to maintain the stability of the country, his position will be consolidated.

It is said that it is learning from Bulgaria, but in fact, the expectations of the people are not so high, and most people do not have the illusion that they can really build another "Bulgaria!" ”

This is very unrealistic, unless they can unify the former Russian Empire, and have the potential to develop to the current level of Bulgaria.

Obviously, the Finns would not do such a thing, they were not so middle-two, and if they did, it would not be that they annexed Russia, and they were annexed by Russia.

The population base of both sides has already determined all this, and if national assimilation is played, they are also the part of assimilation, and no one wants to do such a loss-making transaction.

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