Chapter 20, the fuse
Ferdinand stopped the Cabinet's death bill with a righteous face.
What are you kidding, there are two of one, Bulgaria's financial gap is not a few million, but hundreds of millions of leva.
If they were all transferred to the peasants, Ferdinand would have thought that countless bankrupt peasants would rise up and set off a scene of revolution overthrowing the government.
As for falling out with the cabinet over this, Ferdinand couldn't care less. The lesser of the two powers, compared with the peasant uprising, the cabinet is obviously a soft persimmon.
Ferdinand still knows a lot about the Stamm cabinet. In terms of political brutality, he can be called a novice, and there is a way to deal with them Ferdinand.
Out of the palace, Minister of Economy Michael said worriedly: "Your Excellency, the Grand Duke has vetoed the tax increase bill, what should we do?" ”
"What to do! In that case, then there is no need for us to be polite to him. Ferdinand's throne is still up to us, it's a big deal! Interior Minister Younas said angrily
"What!" Everyone's faces changed in unison
Stam Bolov said angrily: "God! Younas, you idiot, shut up! Don't talk nonsense, do you think it's a child playing at home, you can change people at will! Are you trying to kill us? ”
Younas, who knew that he was in trouble, turned pale, and he knew that if today's incident got out, he would be finished. As soon as the matter of the previous Grand Duke passed, Sofia was bleeding like a river, and he looked at everyone for help!
Wilson, who usually has a good relationship with Younas, came out and played a round and said, "Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about that idiot of Younas, what should we do next?" ”
After a moment of silence, Stam said: "According to Bulgarian law, we can still convene a national assembly now, and as long as the parliament passes, the Grand Duke will not jump out and veto it again!" ”
Everyone was shocked, their faces changed slightly, and finally they nodded. Everyone knows that bypassing the king and directly using the parliament to pass bills is equivalent to setting up the king.
It is no longer possible for them to gain Ferdinand's support in this cabinet, and they will definitely have trouble in the future.
Sure enough, as Ferdinand expected. The Stamm cabinet did not rest on their laurels, and after Ferdinand's veto, they went straight to the National Assembly.
It was intended to use the Liberal Party's advantage in the National Assembly to force through the tax increase bill, and at the same time to undermine Ferdinand's prestige.
On April 28, 1888, the National Assembly was reconvened in Bulgaria. On behalf of the Cabinet of Ministers, Stam Bolov submitted the Bill on Additional Agricultural Taxes to the National Assembly.
However, Ferdinand, who had expected it earlier, naturally would not do nothing. Before the Diet convened, the controversy between him and the cabinet had already spread.
Will the opposition party that received the news make the Stam cabinet wish? Ferdinand didn't know.
However, it is certain that public opinion is already on its side, and once the bill is passed, the cabinet will definitely be scolded bloody.
Knowing that today's parliament will definitely be very lively, Ferdinand will naturally not attend the meeting, he just hides behind and watches the play, if he jumps out directly, it will undoubtedly surrender his identity.
Looking at the noisy Congress, Stam felt irritated for no reason. To be able to become the prime minister of a country from the son of a shoemaker is naturally not a fool.
It is certain that he will be scolded for raising agricultural taxes, and he has been prepared in advance. For the sake of Bulgaria's industrialization, carrying a little infamy, Stam does not care.
But looking at the current chaotic Congress, he wondered if these people could lead Bulgaria to revival!
Stam, who is also the speaker, said angrily: "Quiet, okay, don't say much, let's start voting directly!" ”
Unexpectedly, this move caused strong dissatisfaction among the Conservative Party and democrats. According to normal procedure, bills should be debated before they are voted on.
Stam was in a bad mood, so he skipped this link directly, and after submitting the bill for clarification, he directly voted on it, depriving them of their right to speak.
Angry Conservative MPs simply withdrew from the vote in protest.
Not surprisingly, the Liberals occupy seven tiers of parliament, and passing resolutions is naturally not a problem.
Now that the biggest opposition in Parliament, Conservative MPs, simply withdrew from the vote, then it should be passed by a high vote!
The result was unexpected and regretted by Conservative MPs. The resolution was adopted by 26 votes in favour, with 55 abstentions and 18 against.
The scene was an embarrassment for the Stam Cabinet, who was so unpopular with them, with less than 30 percent support. If the Conservatives don't withdraw, then the Liberal-controlled parliament will have to veto their proposal today.
It is conceivable that a political battle around the cabinet is about to begin.
If Ferdinand had been here, he could have told Stam that he was thinking too much.
Most of the Bulgarian parliamentarians are foreign students, and they are the most swayed by public opinion when they are young and vigorous.
And a large part of them are feudal landlords, and their families will definitely not tell them how the land came from.
Coming out to oppose the proposal was just out of instinct, not really dissatisfied with the cabinet.
Ferdinand, who received the results, knew that the Stamm cabinet was about to make a stupid move, which might be the fuse of the police government!
Since he couldn't stop it, Ferdinand naturally took advantage of the trend and tried to maximize his interests.
At the very least, Ferdinand's intelligence organization has already begun to act. Several newspapers have been secretly acquired, and they are shouting for Ferdinand.
Taking advantage of everyone's lack of reaction, he brushed up a wave of prestige, at least in the hearts of most people, Ferdinand, who opposed the tyrannical expropriation, was a benevolent king.
Ferdinand's gaze had now gone beyond Sofia and into the vast countryside.
As early as last year, Ferdinand sent people to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to recruit agricultural experts, and then ordered the Ministry of Agriculture to conduct a preliminary investigation.
His plan for the development of agriculture was drawn up by these experts, and in order to ensure its success, Ferdinand lowered the standards.
As early as a thousand years ago, during the Warring States period, farmers realized that they could use fertilizer to improve the soil. Early farmers applied compost and animal manure to their farmland.
Scientists in the 19th century discovered the important role of nitrogen. Farmers began buying sodium nitrate, found in Chile's natural sediments, and applying it to their fields.
However, Bulgaria's agriculture in general is still behind the times, the use of chemical fertilizers is very irrational, and the yield per mu is less than two-thirds of that of Western Europe.
The water conservancy project is even more of a mess, and it basically depends on the sky for food. If Bulgaria is not a country with superior climatic conditions and a vast and sparsely populated area, it is estimated that it will have a headache for food.
Ferdinand is no longer a second-year teenager, and he doesn't plan to solve the problem at once, he is ready to pick Rong Yi first.
First of all, let the agricultural experts compile the rational use of chemical fertilizers. Then it was handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, and it was promoted to the bottom, and the results were first obtained, and then continued to go deeper.