Chapter XXXVII. Internal Affairs
After the formation of the interim cabinet, Ferdinand purged dissidents in the name of anti-corruption, vigorously cultivated cronies, and tried to dilute the influence of the Liberal Party, in which Boris Kristof played a great role!
Boris Kristoff, the head of the anti-corruption bureau, is now busy every day, happy and miserable. His ideals were realized, but the leisurely life was gone.
Now he is a blue sky in the eyes of the people and a butcher in the eyes of officials. Ferdinand gave Boris Kristof full trust, and as long as he was targeted, few could get out.
He is iron-faced and selfless, no matter who intercedes, he will not sell face, and Ferdinand is no exception. Even the intelligence officers under Fuhu were also affected by the pond fish, and a few unlucky people with unclean hands and feet were imprisoned.
Fuhu simply pushed the boat down the river and asked them to go to the prison to lurk and spy on the criminals, and make meritorious contributions to their crimes. Now that Bulgaria is building infrastructure on a large scale, most of these criminals will be sent to work as coolies.
Boris's anti-corruption bureau is now sending people to court every once in a while, and its efficiency is astonishing. As a result, the Bulgarian courts had to organize a separate ad hoc tribunal to try corrupt officials.
The media also gave him the nickname "Official Massacre", and Boris Kristof became the most popular person in Bulgaria.
Boris Kristov's efforts were not in vain, and in addition to the arrest of a large number of corrupt officials, the people's trust in the government was restored once again.
In order to better develop the economy, Ferdinand merged the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Economy, and the promotion of local officials, economic development has become an important indicator.
Ferdinand combined the reality of Bulgaria with the establishment of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Water Resources, which originally belonged to the Ministry of the Interior, was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Thanks to the huge legacy left by the Stam cabinet, Bulgaria's long-standing financial crisis was resolved. This gave Ferdinand sufficient confidence to accelerate the industrialization of Bulgaria.
Agriculturally, a large amount of terra nullius was nationalized due to the effects of the "Confusion Holocaust". At the same time, part of the hidden land was confiscated by the government, and the landlord class has been in a state of collapse ever since. The government now has direct control over a third of Bulgaria's land.
In order to alleviate class tensions, Ferdinand imposed a maximum tax on land of 30 percent, and the landowner was responsible for paying agricultural taxes.
Ferdinand decided to gradually establish farms in the plains, adopt mechanized operations, and promote the technological upgrading of the agricultural industry.
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At the ministerial meeting at the end of 1889, Konstantin Dependov said with a red face: "Your Excellency, the development of the domestic economy is now very good, and the new investment in half a year is as high as 50 million leva!" ”
Ferdinand smiled and nodded, motioning for him to continue. I thought to myself: "What a fart, most of it is your own investment or government investment, and the real private capital is very small!" ”
Konstantin continued: "Since June, up to now, there have been one thousand and thirty-five new factories of all sizes in the country. Among them, there are 12 large factories with a capital of more than 1 million and more than 1,000 employees! ”
"The government has invested a total of 12,850,000 leva, mainly for the big railway project, and supporting road construction, as well as some infrastructure construction! So far, it's going well! ”
"Next year, we will continue to promote industrialization, and at the same time, we are ready to continue to increase government investment in infrastructure projects. The main project is to continue to complete the railway plan, as well as the construction of urban facilities, to create favorable conditions for the development of industry and commerce! ”
Ferdinand knew that he was paving the way for the next year's budget, so he smiled and said, "Well, the government is still worthy of recognition!" ”
After Ferdinand finished speaking, he set his eyes on Defense Minister Sava Mutkurov. In order to control the military power, Ferdinand made a major adjustment to the army, and most of the original senior generals in the army were promoted to the Ministry of National Defense.
Sava Mutkurov became Minister of Defense by virtue of his old seniority and early defection. In Ferdinand's view, the military is an official of the Ministry of Defense, and how can it be regarded as a waste utilization if it is a civilian background!
Sava Mutkurov is still very grateful to Ferdinand, don't look at him as a Liberal, but the position of defense minister has always been a civilian position, and he has no place at all.
Knowing what Ferdinand meant, Sava Mutkurov immediately spoke: "Your Excellency, our army has just undergone a major reorganization, and the current problem is that most of the weapons and equipment have fallen behind. Not to mention the European powers, even compared with Greece and Serbia, there is some distance in firepower! ”
"At present, our military industry is still lagging behind, the machinery and equipment of the arsenal are backward, and they urgently need to be upgraded, and they can only produce guns and ammunition, and small-caliber artillery."
Ferdinand thought for a moment and said cautiously: "The problem of the arsenal really needs to be solved urgently, and it can be given priority in next year's budget. However, on the issue of army training, you must pay close attention to building an elite division as soon as possible! ”
"Don't worry, Your Excellency! Training training problems, we will do it well! Sava Mutkurov assured
James Pedinov, knowing that it was his turn to speak, said: "Your Excellency, due to the fluctuations in the first half of the year, agricultural production has been affected somewhat, and the cultivated area has decreased by 3 percentage points compared with previous years. ”
"However, with the promotion of new agricultural technologies, the yield per mu has increased, and in some areas the yield has even increased by more than 8%! Overall, it was the same as last year. ”
Ferdinand smiled and said, "Not bad! Keep up the good work and strive to reach another level this year! ”
The last to speak was Chekov, who had the lowest level of authority as an education minister, but the cabinet was in the opposite ranking.
This is Ferdinand's trick of power, with the small to control the big, the most real power Konstantin, even the cabinet can not enter, the smallest real power Chekov on the contrary, the highest ranking in the cabinet.
Chekov cleared his throat and said: "Your Excellency, this year's educational development has developed rapidly, and the second batch of university students has also successfully enrolled. In addition, there are five new vocational colleges in China, which have begun to enroll students, including two normal colleges, one medical college, and the remaining two are comprehensive technical colleges! It is basically possible to meet the educational needs of Bulgaria. ”
"Literacy education in society has also made good progress, with the total number of illiterate people falling by 10 percentage points. It is expected that within 10 years, illiteracy will be basically eliminated! ”
Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction, Chekov's autonomy was lacking, but his execution was really not to be said.