Chapter 39 The Ten-Year Plan
The situation in the United States has come to an end for the time being, and it is not a matter of time for the states to establish their own states.
According to the information from the Americas, there is now a pocket kingdom in the United States, and the small villages of thousands of children and 800 people are quite independent, but everyone has no time to pay attention to these children's games!
Ferdinand paid the most attention to the independent Kingdom of Texas and the Kingdom of Arisga, which have become independent countries, and the Gotha family is also one of the top families in the European world, so it is natural that it has also entered the candidate list.
However, because of the special national conditions of the United States, it is estimated that there will be no results for a while, and Ferdinand is at most secretly pushing his hands, and it is better to go into battle shirtless, and it is not easy to sit firmly on the throne if he is not right!
In addition to these, the biggest event is the division of the US Navy, 28 capital ships, eight battle cruisers are the focus of everyone's partition, and those who are eligible to participate in the division of the spoils of the capital ships are of course all the great powers, and it is enough for small countries to divide a few cruisers or destroyers.
The British Empire was still as domineering as ever, and directly took away seventeen dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers, and the rest were Bulgaria, France, Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire to divide the spoils.
Of course, the British can take so much, there is also Ferdinand's behind-the-scenes driving force, the navy is an aristocratic service, the capital ships of the Royal Navy have increased by nearly half, and of course this military expenditure will also increase!
The Navy's military spending has increased dramatically, and it will inevitably crowd out the funds of other departments, such as the army and air force, and their military spending will be reduced.
At the same time, with so many battleships present, the course of aircraft carriers for the British will also be interrupted! John Bull's funding is also limited and it is impossible to invest it everywhere.
Although the three kingdoms of the Americas were rich, they could not bring a return to the British government in the short term because of the war.
With a bunch of warships that are about to become obsolete, dragging down the development process of the British, Ferdinand, of course, will not refuse.
The distribution of the remaining warships was also very smooth, and Nicholas II, who was short of money, said that he could not afford to raise a large navy, so they didn't want the warships, and they could just discount them; The finances of Austria-Hungary were not much better, and there were no overseas colonies, so wouldn't it be a waste to have a large navy?
Both asked for a discount, and the rest was left to France, and Ferdinand was not interested in building a large navy, so he took two battle cruisers and four dreadnoughts, and left the rest to the French.
The discount demanded by the Russians and Austria-Hungary was naturally borne by the French, and they were creditors anyway, so they could pay off part of the debt at will.
Regaining the title of the world's second naval power is the key, and how can the proud French tolerate being crushed by the Japanese?
Arms race? Naturally, it doesn't exist, and without the-stirring stick of the United States, who would dare to provoke an arms race in this era?
The navy of the British has once again returned to the era of the two great powers, namely: the strength of the Royal Navy > the sum of the strength of the world's naval powers, which ranks second + third.
The world is too peaceful, of course, we must develop the economy! Otherwise, when everyone is done, they will have to do things with each other again, and now there is no one to help Bulgaria!
On August 12, 1921, the outline of the first "Ten-Year Plan" was submitted to the National Assembly for review.
The 10-year plan includes industry, agriculture, education, medical care, military, transportation, and so on, with a total planned investment of up to 100 billion leva, of which 40 billion leva is direct government investment and 60 billion leva is private capital investment.
Involved in national key projects: 192 and 321 sub-key projects!
This kind of large-scale spending can only be done by Bulgaria, and other countries have not known how many governments have changed in ten years, so how can the policy be continued?
Don't look at the large amount of investment, half of which has been smashed on transportation, railways and highways are two gold-swallowing beasts, of which railways are fully invested by the government, and highways allow private capital to intervene.
In order to encourage private capital to invest in transportation construction, the government is responsible for solving the land problem and exempting the relevant taxes, but the roads built by the capitalists cannot be tolled, and can only be profited through gas stations.
Of course, if this is the case, it will be too cheap. The government also gave the country roads to the capitalists who built the highways, and they were built in accordance with Bulgarian traffic management standards.
This criterion is limited to the Balkans, and the rest of the region only needs to build the main roads!
Ferdinand personally attended this meeting, because of the strange nature of the Bulgarian parliament, the speaker of the parliament rotates, so this speaker is equal to nothing, and the presiding officer is the secretary general of the assembly, Rolex Totle, presided.
Everything was done according to Bulgarian rules, without a word of nonsense, and after Ferdinand signaled the meeting to begin, Rolex Torode stepped onto the podium.
"The first submission of Bulgaria's 10-year plan to Parliament is now underway, and all relevant information has been sent to all the parliamentarians, who must have already seen it.
Once again, I will enforce parliamentary discipline and ask members to speak in areas of expertise in which they are proficient, and to listen to others if they do not know.
In this meeting, there are no personal attacks, no disturbing the order of the venue, and no discussion of issues unrelated to the topic! ”
This is the characteristic of the Bulgarian parliament, which is completely different from the Western parliament, which emphasizes professionalism and discipline, and the arguments can only be fought by the relevant people, if you don't know anything, then just listen, and finally you can vote.
The problem of violence in the meeting hall has existed in history, and it has not existed since Ferdinand came to power, and those who dare to challenge the order are deprived of their parliamentary status on the grounds that they are not qualified to serve as members of parliament because of their poor moral cultivation.
After a pause, seeing that there were no objections, Rolex Totel continued: "Now proceed to the first item, the discussion of the Great Industrial Plan of the Ten-Year Plan, submitted by the Ministry of Industry.
1. The government will invest 3 billion leva (about 120 million pounds) to build 10 new industrial bases across the country, improve infrastructure and attract enterprises;
2. Ten years of investment of one billion leva (about 40 million pounds) to build five large steel plants, including steel mills, coke plants, rolling mills, ironworks, mining plants and other ancillary facilities, is expected to produce 10 million tons of steel per year after it is put into operation; (There is no restriction on the source of investment capital, and private capital and foreign capital are welcome to participate)
3. Invest 1.2 billion leva (about 48 million pounds) in 10 years to build 40 large power plants, half of which are hydropower plants and half of thermal power plants, with an estimated daily power generation capacity of 200 million kilowatt hours after they are put into operation; (No restriction on the source of capital)
4. Invest 200 million leva to increase coal production, including upgrading excavation machinery, improving mining technology, etc., and the annual growth rate of coal output shall not be lower than the domestic demand; (No restriction on the source of capital)
5. The government invests 500 million leva to promote the upgrading of the shipbuilding industry and rewards enterprises that promote technological innovation, and the specific standards are determined according to the actual situation;
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There are 128 articles in total, but the industries that require government investment are much less than in the previous five-year plan, and many industries are supported by the government, rather than shirtless.
In this respect, this is also a big progress, the foundation of the industrial base has been laid, all that remains is the upgrading and expansion of industrial technology, and the functions of the Bulgarian government are gradually back on track!
The total investment in the 128 industrial plans is as high as 15.8 billion leva, but the investment in many places is no longer mandatory for the government to invest in person, and private capital can also enter, which greatly reduces the financial pressure.
At the beginning of the questioning, a parliamentarian who worked at the steel mill asked: "Dear Mr. Lauren, I would like to ask if Bulgaria really needs so much steel?"
Last year, the total steel production of Bulgaria was 5.86 million tons, and this year it may exceed 6.5 million tons. ”
Industry Secretary Lauren Holman replied with a smile: "This is a question that many people may ask, and I can tell you clearly - yes!"
This has something to do with our industrial upgrading, the government's big railway plan behind it, as well as the development of the shipbuilding industry and the development of the automobile industry, which cannot meet the demand at our current natural growth rate of steel.
I'll give you an example, now our shipyard has an annual output of 500,000 tons of ships, not to mention the annual growth rate, just put into operation three large shipyards, will be officially put into operation next year, the production capacity of these three shipyards alone is one million tons, which means that our steel demand for shipbuilding industry alone will increase by one million tons next year!
There is also the automobile industry, at present, our domestic tractors, agricultural vehicles, the growth rate is also very fast, the annual growth rate is as high as 43%, the growth rate of household cars is also 21%, the demand for steel in the automobile industry is not a small number.
The growth rate of our steel has not caught up with the consumption of the domestic market, so the government has increased investment! ”
After receiving a satisfactory answer, the councillor sat down directly and handed over the opportunity to ask questions to others.
The host, Rolex Totel, said, "If you still have questions, please raise your hand." ”
Soon someone raised their hands again, and according to the convention, whoever raised their hand first was the first to ask questions, and each person could abstain from asking a question once they had the opportunity. If you want to ask a second question, you can only ask again after someone else has finished asking!
Rolex Totel opened his mouth and said, "Third row from left to right, second gentleman, please ask questions!" ”
The middle-aged man asked suspiciously: "Dear Mr. Lauren, in terms of investment cost, the investment in hydropower plants is obviously higher than that of thermal power plants. ”
Industry Secretary Lauren Holman replied with a smile: "This involves the dual issue of energy and environmental protection, let's start with energy!"
Now thermal power plants mainly use coal to generate electricity, and a small part of them use diesel to generate electricity, diesel comes from oil, but whether it is coal or oil, it is a non-renewable resource, our generation has used them up, what will happen to our children and grandchildren?
Ordinary people may say that this is unfounded, we in Bulgaria are not short of these things, but as a government we have to take these issues into account, and be able to save a little is a little bit!
From the perspective of environmental protection, the damage to nature caused by thermal power plants is much greater than that of hydropower plants, which does not need to be explained, and everyone knows that it is not a good thing by looking at the thick black smoke of thermal power plants.
Therefore, the Ministry of Industry has integrated the factors of economy, energy, and environmental protection to formulate the development of this hydropower plant and thermal power plant.
And this is only temporary, in the future, if the country's economy allows, we may gradually let hydropower replace thermal power, this process is very long, it may take 50 or even 100 years! ”
Lauren Holman responded with a round of applause. This generation of Bulgarians has a strong sense of social responsibility, and this kind of plan that can integrate the present and future of the country is very much in line with everyone's appetite!
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