After Ferdinand finished loading the pressure at the Bulgarian University, he personally presented graduation certificates to more than 400 students at the scene, and ate with all the teachers and students in the cafeteria before returning to the palace.

Ferdinand, who had been busy all day, didn't have time to rest, and the Minister of Education, Chekov, ran over in sweat.

Ferdinand asked suspiciously, "Chekov, what's so urgent?" ”

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry to disturb your rest!! Regarding the arrangement of university graduates, we are in trouble!! Chekov wiped his sweat and said

Hearing this, Ferdinand was even more puzzled, you must know that the quality of this class of college graduates is leveraged, and they are all science and engineering majors, which are scarce talents, and it is not easy to place employment! So he asked, "What's the trouble??" ”

Chekov looked at Ferdinand, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Excellency, this is our underestimation. As for the arrangement of college students, they are all compared to returning international students, and we have done relevant surveys before and made arrangements according to their wishes. But just now, the school has sent us new applications from students, and many of them have given up their original administrative positions in the hope of going to the front line to do technical work! ”

After listening to Chekov's explanation, Ferdinand knew the cause and effect, and most likely his speech today stimulated this group of young students, and as soon as his head was hot, he decided to plunge into the tide of national construction. At the same time, he was even more puzzled, "This is a good thing!" Haven't we been advocating? ”

"This~ is mainly because we didn't expect such a change to happen, and we won't be able to get so many suitable positions for a while!" Chekov said in a hurry

"Oh! Got it, it's really troublesome, let me think about it first! Ferdinand said with a headache

If it's normal, it's just a small trouble, some people are placed first, and some people delay it for a few months before they are settled, and it doesn't hurt. The problem now is that Ferdinand just went to pretend to be forced today, and clearly promised everyone to work together in front of all the teachers and students of the school, and he couldn't slap himself in the face!

This is also the reason why Chekov hurriedly came over, in fact, this class of college students is a hot commodity, many departments are making ideas, there are not enough points at all, the list of job placements has long been determined, and it has been sent to the school. Now, due to Ferdinand, many of the previous arrangements have been scrapped.

Ferdinand kept wandering back and forth, and after a moment, suddenly a flash of inspiration gave him an uncertain voice: "Isn't the reserve plan started!" How about just organizing them and training them for three months first?? ”

Chekov said cautiously: "Good! There was a three-month buffer, which was enough for us to take care of the rest of the matter! And now that the national reserve has been activated, sooner or later they will also participate in training, and no one can say anything! ”

This time it was Ferdinand's turn to be dumbfounded, and he didn't expect that Chekov would also support this unreliable proposal. And found a plausible excuse, Bulgaria's reserve program includes this group of university students? Obviously, as long as Ferdinand is not an idiot, it is impossible to send them to the battlefield as cannon fodder, this is his descendant!!

After thinking about it, Ferdinand decided to do just that! In the future, all students will graduate and come to three months of basic training. It not only exercises their bodies, but also hones their willpower, killing two birds with one stone!

"Then it's just popular, from primary school to university, all students must have no less than one month of military training every year, and another three months after graduation!! By the way, patriotic education should also increase the class time, and I have already asked Austria-Hungary experts to compile the teaching materials, you can take a look at them first! Ferdinand made a decision with a wave of his hand

Chekov, who was shocked, was stunned for a while before he reacted, and nodded in a daze.

Then the Bulgarian students fell into blood mold, and what was once a happy holiday turned into painful training. Ferdinand also called it an improvement in the overall quality of students, but in fact it was a complete militarist education.

However, in the 19th century, militarism was not yet notorious, especially in the Balkans, where there were some shadows of militarism in various countries.

Patriotic education, not to mention, loyalty and patriotism were almost one at that time, and Ferdinand's private goods could not be found fault on the bright side!

The students of this era are not pampered by later generations, who are not several, and there are no educators to shout for them. Isn't there less vacation, isn't there more study time, and there is no increase in tuition, what a good thing, parents will not care about their opinions!

Ferdinand knew that because they had not yet fully entered the age of electricity, the tasks of the Bulgarian students were not very heavy now, at least not in the morning and evening self-study in the future. There is not as much content to learn as in later generations, such as the piano, painting, dance, etc., which are still the patents of the aristocracy.

If it weren't for the cost, Ferdinand really wouldn't mind moving his schedule to Bulgaria. After thinking about it, Ferdinand still gave up, electricity in this era is not cheap! The annual electricity bill of Bulgarian universities alone makes the Ministry of Education miserable, and it is only for the power supply of classrooms, laboratories, offices, and other dormitories and canteens.

Even at that time, Bulgarian students were the hardest in the world. Since the beginning of the "Second Five-Year Plan", weekends have been changed to single holidays, winter and summer vacations do not exist, and the longest Christmas holiday is only three days.

The concept in the education industry is "if the quality is not enough, use time to make it!" "Anyway, a little more effort will always have an effect, and it has proven to be very effective. In the past two years, the graduation rate of primary and secondary school students has increased significantly.

At the end of the 19th century, most of the people in Europe lived on black bread, and they could not necessarily eat meat several times a year, so it was good to be able to eat a full meal. Bulgaria has developed well in recent years, and the improvement in the standard of living of the people is limited to being able to fill their stomachs, have more vegetables and fruits on the table, and occasionally eat meat.

Ferdinand knew that if military training was carried out, many children from poor backgrounds would have problems with nutrition. He also knew that the Ministry of Education had long proposed food subsidies, but due to financial difficulties, only some of the high-achieving students could receive the subsidies. So he asked: "Chekov, how much will it cost if we subsidize the food of students from all over the country during military training?" ”

Chekov, who was still pondering, reacted at once, thought for a while, and said: "Your Excellency, there are now more than 364,000 students in the country, and according to the calculation of one month of military training for students and three months of military training for graduates, the annual expenditure is about 500,000 leva if the basic subsidy is given. ”

When he heard the number, he startled Ferdinand, thinking that it would be an astronomical number, but the price quoted by Chekov was much smaller. Needless to say, Ferdinand also knew what was going on, Bulgaria itself was a grain producer, and the unit price of the government's unified procurement was much lower.