Chapter 39: Hold high the banner of "humanitarianism".
Time flew by, and in 1910, Ferdinand's focus returned to domestic construction.
The people live on food!
In Ferdinand's mind, if any country could not guarantee the supply of food, the day of collapse was not far off.
Since Ferdinand's accession to the throne, great attention has been paid to agricultural production, the promotion of new agricultural technologies, and the construction of water conservancy projects have always been the basic national policy of Bulgaria!
More than 20 years have passed, and the supporting water conservancy projects for agricultural production in Bulgaria have basically been improved, and now the only thing that still has development potential is the Greek peninsula.
Frankly, the conditions for agricultural development in the Greek peninsula are not as good as those in Bulgaria, but this does not mean that there is no potential to be tapped.
As one of the cradles of ancient human civilization, how could the Greek peninsula not be suitable for agricultural production? Ferdinand still clearly remembers that food processing and export in later generations was still one of the pillar industries of Greece!
Oh, the Greek peninsula in this era is actually quite good. George I's level of governance was still excellent, leaving a good foundation.
Ferdinand's current aim was to take the Greek peninsula into his hands as soon as possible in order to increase Bulgaria's war potential, so Ferdinand decided to make a move on the Peloponnese first!
The Peloponnese is located in the south of Greece, with an area of 21,439 square kilometers, and there is a plain on the west coast, which is suitable for agricultural production and is the main grain producing area of Greece.
Moreover, the Peloponnese was clearly ceded to Bulgaria in the Treaty of Constantinople, and it had the least influence on the outside world, and now the arms race between the two alliances is in full swing, attracting everyone's attention.
In order to take full control of the Peloponnese, Ferdinand also made full preparations. It is certainly not possible to directly exile these 200,000 people, but it doesn't matter, there is still a division of the Bulgarian Army stationed on the peninsula, which is enough to suppress any incident.
"Prime Minister, how are you preparing? When is it time to get started? Ferdinand said lightly
Konstantin confidently said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, everything is ready according to plan!" ”
Ferdinand nodded, in fact, the plan was very simple, that is, the Bulgarian government directly issued a proclamation, that is, those who did not obtain legal residency in Bulgaria were ordered to leave Bulgaria within three months.
There's nothing wrong with this, you don't have residency on my territory, I have the right to get you out, at least legally!
If you don't leave, you will naturally have to take coercive measures, and illegal entry can of course be deported. If he dared to resist, then Ferdinand wouldn't mind adding more men to the mines in Bulgaria!
Oh, and as for whether the inhabitants of the peninsula had a place to go, that was not something Ferdinand had to consider.
However, for people who have nowhere to go out of humanitarian reasons, the Bulgarian government is willing to provide free travel expenses to help them emigrate to the Syrian region.
To put it simply, tell the Greeks to run as soon as they are capable, or they will go to that hellish place in Syria!
In addition, there is another way to obtain legal residency, which is as simple as having a relationship with a Bulgarian citizen, obtaining their sponsorship, and learning Bulgarian within half a year, you can stay.
Oh, that's the equivalent of saying, hurry up and find someone to marry! The garrisons on the island are basically singles, as long as you marry your daughter to them, you don't have to leave!
Of course, under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible to bring the two sides together who are full of hatred, so most Greeks still have to move.
If you have relatives and friends on the main island, you can go to relatives and friends, but it seems that life there is not very easy, and the people on the Greek peninsula are living in dire straits in order to pay off their debts.
There were still quite a few Greeks who came from there to beg for a living, and it was clear that this was not a good place for most people.
Needless to say, those with strong assets are of course directly emigrating abroad, whether it is to European countries, or to the Americas, or to Africa, it is difficult for them.
Of course, it is not excluded that some idiots immigrated to the Ottoman Empire, after all, the two sides are close to each other, and the cost of immigration is the lowest.
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Facts have proved that Ferdinand's strategy is still effective, and most of the rich people choose to run away at the first time, and the capitalists are the fastest!
There were also people who could not see the situation clearly, and tried to gather a crowd to make trouble, which was quickly suppressed by the Bulgarian army, and then a few thousand miners were added to a certain mine.
Then most of the remaining ordinary people accepted humanitarian help from Bulgaria and organized a group to go to the Syrian region to build a better homeland together.
Oh, of course, there are a lot of hiccups in this, but it doesn't matter, the end result is always good.
In order to solve the livelihood problem of immigrants, the newly established Syrian agricultural company in Bulgaria also invited them to open up wasteland and farm, successfully solving the employment problem of immigrants!
The above fully shows that Bulgaria is a responsible big country and has done a very good job in the resettlement of refugees!
At that time, it was widely praised by international public opinion, and many sociological researchers spoke highly of it!
Oh, this is the conclusion that people have come to after comparing the actions of several major powers in the colonies, and it is not excluded that they have received money!
By the end of 1910, only about 8,000 inhabitants of the Peloponnese had been granted legal residency, most of the other inhabitants had received humanitarian help from Bulgaria to settle in Syria, and only a few had chosen to emigrate abroad.
As a price, Bulgaria's humanitarian relief expenditure in 1910 was as high as 80 million leva, and public opinion and public relations expenses once exceeded 15 million leva!
In the years to come, the successful experience of the Peloponnese Peninsula will be transplanted to other regions by the Bulgarian government, and then imitated by other countries, which will have a profound impact on the world pattern!
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"Your Majesty, the situation in Portugal is out of control, King Manuel II is powerless to control the situation, the Republican Party is about to run out of patience, and a revolution may break out in the Kingdom of Portugal at any time!" Forhu
Just as Ferdinand praised his wit, a message from the intelligence services interrupted his good mood, and his hapless nephew seemed to be doomed!
Despite Ferdinand's affection for this cheap nephew, he didn't want anything to happen to the Kingdom of Portugal.
Ferdinand now has a feeling of hating iron and steel, compared to parallel time and space, this plane still has someone to support him, but he still does nothing, and lets the Republican Party grow bigger!
A good hand of cards was wasted by him! However, Ferdinand still believes that the Republicans dare to go too far, at least to expel Manuel II and they will have to take into account international influence, after all, Britain and Bulgaria have made clear statements before.
"Do you know the plans of the Republicans? Are they going to end the monarchy directly, or are they going to leave a rubber stamp? Ferdinand asked, suppressing the displeasure in his heart
Fuhu was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "This issue is still being debated within the Republican Party, there are too many factions within them, and it is difficult to unify opinions in a short time, otherwise they would have launched it now!" ”
Ferdinand nodded, that's right, if there is no problem within the Portuguese Republican Party, parallel time and space, how did they have a civil war?
However, he has a little lower regard for Manuel II's ability, and a bunch of chaotic political parties can join forces against him as a king, so you can imagine how unpopular he is!
Doesn't seem like he did anything heinous? As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he was foolishly relinquished most of his rights and handed over to the cabinet.
Oh, the cabinet of the Kingdom of Portugal seems to have been a little too diligent, but this is also the result of their own infighting!
The king is also responsible for these?
If you can't figure it out, Ferdinand simply doesn't want to, anyway, Manuel II is back to the pot.
Now that the Portuguese people are very dissatisfied with the government, how can they take the initiative to take responsibility with the discipline of politicians?
And Manuel II didn't even do a good job of throwing the pot, it can be said that this young king was completely driven to the shelves with ducks, and he didn't inherit the core inheritance of Ferdinand's lineage at all!
In the end, Ferdinand decided to pay close attention to the development of the situation in the Kingdom of Portugal, but not to interfere for the time being!