The promulgation of the Law on Religion in the Bulgarian Language and Writing has had a two-sided impact!

In the short term, it will help to stabilize the situation in Bulgaria, accelerate the integration of various ethnic groups in the country, and promote the economic and cultural development of Bulgaria!

In the long run, it also restricts the entry of immigrants, at least immigrants from countries with different languages, first of all, they must think carefully about whether their language can pass the test!

There are pros and cons! But now Ferdinand doesn't care about this, it's a big deal that after the national integration is completed in the future, the law will be amended!

Now the priority is to first digest the meat that has been eaten into the stomach and transform it into the forward strength of Bulgaria, instead of letting it rot in the stomach and make a fuss in the stomach!

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After the outbreak of the Russian financial crisis, major banks have shrunk their monetary policies and collected loans in advance to cope with the run.

A large number of Russian companies first lost a lot of money in the stock market, and then the banks tightened their lending. By August, many enterprises went bankrupt because of the rupture of the capital chain, and the Russian industrial crisis broke out in full swing!

Affected by the industrial crisis, a wave of unemployment broke out in Russia, and millions of new unemployed people were added in a short period of time, and the economic crisis came!

At the end of the 19th century, the economic ties between the countries of the world became closer and closer, and after the outbreak of the Russian economic crisis, the import and export trade began to shrink, and the rest of the capitalist world was also affected.

Subsequently, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Britain, the United States, Italy and other countries followed suit, and at the same time, an economic crisis broke out in Japan in the Far East.

The fifteenth economic crisis of capitalism has broken out in full swing, and no one in the major industrial countries of the world can be immune!

Bulgaria is no exception, having borne the brunt of the Russian economic crisis, with exports halved and declining in the following months.

In the second half of 1899, the total volume of Bulgaria's export trade was less than one-third of that of the same period of the previous year, and a large number of enterprises engaged in export trade were facing the crisis of bankruptcy!

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At the 1899 year-end summary meeting, Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, this is the economic report of the last six months, and the situation is very bad!" And because the economic crisis is spreading to the whole world, our export trade will continue to decline in the next year! ”

Despite the preparations, Bulgaria's economy has been affected, especially in the export trade, and the economic environment in the world is not good, who can the products produced be sold to?

"What are the plans of the Cabinet!" Ferdinand asked expressionlessly

Prime Minister Konstantin frowned and said: "In the second half of 1899, Bulgaria experienced negative economic growth for the first time in nearly a decade, a decrease of 3 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year!"

As a result, the annual economic growth rate in 1899 also slowed down significantly, hitting a record low in ten years, with an increase of only 3.3%!

Affected by the global economic crisis, the government does not expect export trade to improve in the coming year.

In response to the economic crisis, the government will continue to increase investment in public infrastructure in the coming year, mainly focusing on road transportation and rural water conservancy facilities!

At the same time, the government has decided to exempt industries affected by the economic crisis from taxes and take measures to stimulate domestic demand as much as possible!

Government agencies and enterprises, from now on, under the conditions, all domestic products, and at the same time call on the general public to buy domestic products and support domestic production! ”

Ferdinand nodded, the cabinet is still very pragmatic, Bulgaria is not a European and American country, there is no saying that the government cannot intervene in the market economy!

Now that the economic crisis is coming, the government will definitely use administrative means to intervene, and if the market is allowed to work freely, there will be only a few left, if not the national bourgeoisie in Bulgaria!

Ferdinand thought for a moment and said, "It's not enough! After the outbreak of the economic crisis, the major industrial countries will definitely dump in order to alleviate the economic crisis, and we must take countermeasures!

Calling on the public to support domestic products can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause!

If the goods of Western European countries are not only cheaper than ours in price, but also of better quality, it is unreasonable to ask ordinary people to buy domestic products for a long time!

What better measures do you have? ”

Ferdinand's question stumped everyone, but in fact, the measures taken by the cabinet in this economic crisis had already been used in the last economic crisis (1890~1893).

It's just that the economic crisis at that time had little impact on Russia, and Bulgaria had the backing of the Russian market and easily got through it.

This time it's different, the Russians are all too busy to take care of themselves, and Bulgaria will have to get through it on its own!

After hesitating for a while, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "Your Majesty, let's increase the tariff!" ”

Ferdinand was stunned, he didn't expect the Chancellor of the Exchequer to think of this solution, now Bulgaria's domestic market has increased significantly compared to before, if trade protection measures can be taken, it can indeed play a certain role!

But Ferdinand shook his head and said, "No! Now that the global economy has been hit, once we raise tariffs, countries will definitely follow suit, and then we will shoot ourselves in the foot! ”

That's right, with the current pattern of the world, once both tariffs are raised, Britain and France have vast colonies, and they can immediately get out of the economic crisis, and other countries will be miserable!

Why could the United States take trade protection measures during Roosevelt's New Deal? That is because the Americans have turned the Americas into their own backyard, and with the backing of the American market, of course they can take trade protection!

Before that, the Americans had honestly followed the liberal economic route, and how could Bulgaria be an exception?

As far as the Bulgarian domestic market is concerned, it cannot support the rise of an industrial power! Even if it works, Ferdinand can't do this, industrialization will inevitably be accompanied by a lot of profit exploitation, there is no international market sharing, all passed on to the domestic people, doesn't it force them to rebel?

"Why don't we expand our ports in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas?" The Minister of Industry said with some hesitation

Ferdinand's eyes lit up, he understood, and said excitedly, "Okay, that's it!" ”

I have to say that this method of the Minister of Industry is very good, that is, it blocks the dumping of Western European countries in Bulgaria, and does not destroy the rules of the free capitalist market!

You can't do it to increase tariffs, but I can always demolish the port, anyway, no matter who protests, it will take time for the port to be demolished and rebuilt!

As to whether it is reasonable or not, this is a matter for the Bulgarian government itself. We think that the port is too small and needs to be expanded, or that the port is broken and cannot be navigated, whether others believe it or not, anyway, I believe it!

Besides, we haven't demolished them all, and there is still a gap, the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea can't get through, so let's go to the Sea of Marmara!

The ports of the Mediterranean were not navigable, and trade with Bulgaria had to be done either by land or by detour through the Sea of Marmara.

The cost of taking the land route is too high, and it is estimated that Austria-Hungary can still do it. The Russians who take the Dardanelles by sea have to collect customs duties, and when they get to Bulgaria, they have to pay again, and the cost will go up!

At this time. Everyone seemed to understand something, and Prime Minister Konstantin said excitedly: "The ports left over from the Ottoman Empire can no longer meet our increasing demand for import and export trade, and in order to promote economic development, we must rebuild coastal ports!" ”

Offending the Western European powers, Ferdinand is really not afraid now! Anyway, as the little brother of the hairy bear, the Russians have always opposed the entry of Western European countries into the Balkans, and will resist the pressure for them!

Britain and France had their own colonies, and the market demand for Bulgaria was not large; The trade between Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria was always done by land, without pain!

The real interests of Germany, Italy and other countries are affected by this bad move, and the diplomatic pressure of these countries, Ferdinand said that it doesn't matter!

Even so, the winter of the Bulgarian economy is coming, the volume of export trade has fallen sharply, and many enterprises have begun to fall into a situation where they cannot make ends meet!

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In order to survive, many small and medium-sized enterprises are forced to transform. So the world was shocked by the fact that a small company engaged in international trade turned into a construction company!

Urban white-collar workers have become site managers and led their employees to become a member of the Bulgarian road construction army!

Ferdinand had to rejoice that it was the end of the 19th century, and everyone could still sit in the office and go to the construction site!

Anyway, the jobs were saved!

As for the quality of the work? Now that the car has just emerged, is it too early to popularize it? At this time, all the roads are commonly known as "wool roads", which have neither asphalt nor concrete, as long as they are filled and tamped.

Anyway, they are all running carriages, the quality requirements of the highway are really not high, and when the future cars are popularized, I want to be more stable than these roadbeds, and then add it upwards!

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Thatcherf-Toth was one of those site troops, commonly known as the "Contractor".

Originally, Thatcherf-Toth was the owner of a textile processing factory, mainly engaged in international trade, but after the economic crisis, his products could not be sold.

Limited by Bulgaria's labor protection law, he can't lay off employees for no reason, and now the products can't be sold, and production has been temporarily stopped, so he can't support people for nothing, right?

It just so happened that Bulgaria was engaged in large-scale infrastructure construction, and the shrewd Thatcherf-Toth went to the industrial and commercial department to register a labor company.

Then the textile worker became a construction worker, and he officially became a member of the contractor foreman, and through his previous connections, he successfully mixed into the construction army!

"Paulun, you kid hurry up for me, haven't you eaten? It's just that it's not as good as the engineering team next door, don't even compare with the female workers! Thatcherf-Toth roared

There is no way, the labor company can really only make a little money, especially the Bulgarian government's projects, which make all the expenses stuck.

In addition, most of the textile factories are women, and the labor force is limited, and now Thatcherf-Toth's labor company can only be maintained, and compared with the previous international trade, the profit is too bad, so his anger is also increasing!

Bao Lun ignored him, and continued to work unhurriedly, and he had been impatient with these words lately.

Not only him, but basically the few male workers in the factory were the targets of his anger, and compared with the other construction workers, they were far less efficient than Thatcherf Toth expected!

If you ask of female workers in this way, it will damage the image of Thatcherf-Toth herself, and it is easy to be perceived as a harsh employee, after all, women's physical strength is generally poor, and they cannot be required by the same standards!

For Thatcher-Toth, who aspires to mingle in Bulgarian high society, there is no room for a stain on moral cultivation.

As for the man, it doesn't matter, you are worse than your peers, it is understandable to scold you, anyway, as long as you don't deduct your salary because of this, everyone is acceptable!

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