v5 Chapter 2： , 5 years to catch up with France-rely on lying to win

Celebration banquets have become the norm in Europe recently. Whether it is a large country such as Britain and France, or a small country such as Portugal and Belgium, they are all engaged in activities one after another to divert the attention of the people.

After all, many people have died in this world war. Except for the two unlucky people in Italy and Germany, even the Austro-Hungarian Empire is engaged in activities to activate the civil atmosphere.

Fortunately, this is the European continent, and there is no such thing as "the city is full of alum, and every family is still crying".

Bulgaria is no exception. Ferdinand has been busy conferring nobility recently. In order to show his importance, he personally presided over the conferment ceremony of all the nobles. Of course, this was done collectively, according to the duke-marque-earl- The order of Viscount-Baron-Knight went all the way down.

If you come one by one, it is estimated that Ferdinand will be able to finish it in his lifetime! The last lord was simply omitted, and the false nobles in Europe were worthless!

After the nobles were sealed, the next step was naturally to award the title. This time Ferdinand was generous enough to seal out five marshals, more than 20 generals, more than 120 lieutenants, and more than 500 major generals. .

Then with a big wave, all of these people over fifty years old all entered the military committee and began their semi-retirement career, while the young officers continued to serve in the army.

In addition to the high prestige of these five marshals, Ferdinand could not let them retire directly, and once again let them assume their original positions, namely:

Secretary of the Navy: Petrov

Secretary of the Army: Popov

Secretary of Defense: Dante Christophe

Minister of War: Andrei Braskoff

Chief of General Staff: Imya Dimityev

Anyway, they all confessed from a high level, and they all said goodbye to Bingquan. If not surprising, they will never have the opportunity to lead soldiers to fight in their lifetimes, and they can even announce their retirement even after another term.

In this regard, Ferdinand is very patient. On the surface, these Bulgarian generals have outstanding meritorious service and high prestige in the army, but their actual influence on the army has been very low.

After many years of leaving the frontline troops, there is no chance to train a direct line! Now that they have all become famous, it is time to leave the opportunity to young people.

It is worth mentioning that so far, several marshals have submitted applications for retirement to Ferdinand, but they were rejected by the good-faced man.

After all, it is now the professional placement of the army. If the old guys like them are not allowed to go out to thunder, I don't know if the young officers behind can be able to shout? Anyway, Ferdinand didn't plan to take the risk, and he would be ashamed if some jokes were made later.

Let these veterans go out, relying on their prestige, should be enough to suppress all disharmonious voices, at least to suppress the radicals in the army.

After all, under the current military system in Bulgaria, it is easy to have radical ideas in the army, or in any army in this era, it is easy to have radical ideas.

The emergence of radicals in the army is not terrible. The emergence of radicals is still a manifestation of the vitality of an army. Without a radical army, there is no hope! After all, an army that is not combatable can count on their combat effectiveness?

The scary thing is that the army cannot suppress the radicals. The most representative one is the Japanese Army. This weird army directly regards the coup as a daily activity. Many grassroots military officers regard the government as a national thief!

Of course, most of this is caused by the game of interest groups behind it. Otherwise, if the high-level military can work together, how can it be impossible to suppress the few grass-roots officers below?

In this regard, Ferdinand does not need to worry. For such energetic grassroots officers, it is best to find something to do for them. In his opinion, an army produces a mess of ideas, which is very big. The reason is too idle!

As long as I'm busy, who is still thinking about it? Is there still nothing to do in Bulgaria? Are there so many rebels in the colonies that need to be eliminated? If you want to vent, vent to them!

These nomads are not so easy to deal with. If even some colonial problems cannot be solved immediately, they dare to force Ferdinand to retire them!

Anyway, there may be a shortage of people in Bulgaria now, but there will be no shortage of people who want to be soldiers. The fame will be gained immediately, but now Bulgaria's best way out!

It is impossible to complete the professional placement work and the division of military service fields in a short time, at least this year it will be impossible to complete this task.

Involving the division of millions of military fields and the movement of tens of millions of people, Ferdinand believed that the resettlement task could be completed in 1918, and the government could be considered highly efficient!

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After returning from the Paris Peace Conference, Constantine compiled the information and made a comprehensive report to Ferdinand. It also includes first-hand information on the contradictions between countries, the mainstream contradictions in the world today, and the relationship between Bulgaria and other countries.

Constantine Zou frowned and said: "Your Majesty, our debt sales are very unsatisfactory. The consortium's quotation is far from our previous expectations. I am afraid that the transaction will not be possible in the short term!"

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, I think there will be a turning point soon! The contradiction between the British and the Americans will not intensify for a while, but the war between the British and American consortiums may not be intensified. It's not far!

The mainstream currency in the world today is still the British pound, but now the world’s economic leader is the Americans. If American consortia do not want to be subject to the British pound and be sheared, they will initiate a currency war to replace the British pound with the U.S. dollar!

The world war that just ended happened to give the Americans enough confidence. They just made a fortune. How could it be so willing to let John Bull take it back in vain? "

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy added: "Your Majesty is right. Judging from the intelligence we have collected, Americans are preparing to implement the US dollar internationalization strategy. Once this plan is launched, they will use US dollars and pounds to grab the market!

And the credits we are selling now can just promote the circulation of the US dollar. As long as the Americans eat our credits, Bulgaria will have to hold a lot of US dollars. At that time, it will be difficult for us to settle without US dollars!

According to the analysis of our experts, they believe that the Americans may sell a batch of debts to the Germans in the near future for the Germans to use to repay their debts.

After all, in the world war that just ended, many countries owed American debts. For example, we, even if we get the indemnity paid by Germany, we still have to repay the debts of the Americans. The profits gained in the war were presented once.

At the same time, the blood transfusion for the Germans was completed. After all, for the Germans, American capital is pure capital inflow. This money can be used directly to pay off debts, or to expand industrial production, using the industrial products produced. Pay the debt! "

Okay, I'm a little dizzy. Ferdinand is only a little familiar with economic terms. It seems a very common loan at the time, but it was a game between the US dollar and the British pound at the time!

To put it simply, the Americans help the Germans issue bonds. It is not that these bonds are bought by Americans. Instead, Wall Street sells them on the global market and uses global capital to buy German bonds and let Germany People raised funds.

In fact, a large part of this fund was flowed out from victorious countries such as Britain and France. The Americans used high interest rates to induce capital from Britain and France and other countries to buy German debt.

For the Germans, this is capital inflow. They took the money to repay their international debts, and the Americans settled their debts. The outflow of capital from Britain and France exacerbated the Great Depression in the domestic economy. This is the famous Dawes plan for later generations!

The Americans have had this plan for a long time. It is only a component of the dollar currency war. It also includes a series of combination punches such as the silver war, the depreciation of the dollar, and the change of the gold standard. In history, the British have been confused. , And finally lost the pound's financial dominance.

I know, I know, but Ferdinand can’t do anything. It’s no problem to get a share of Bulgaria’s current economic size. If he jumps out to play a hegemony for the dollar and the pound, it’s strange that he won’t be broke!

The choice before him is to help the Americans or the British? After all, Bulgaria is now also an important part of today's world economy. Whether it is preferential settlement in pound sterling or settlement in US dollar, it is related to the direction of this currency war!

After understanding all of this, Constantine sighed slightly. He had just experienced the glory of the "Big Three" and was about to become a spectator in a war. This was not so pleasant.

After a moment of silence, Constantine recovered and said confidently: "Your Majesty, there is no need for us to participate in the currency war between the Americans and the British. After all, virtual wealth is all virtual and real. Industry is the strong root of a country!

What we have to do now is to further promote industrialization. After we have completed the development of the Asia Minor Peninsula, Bulgaria will be the largest industrial power on the European continent, and it will be time for us to play! "

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction. It is true that currency hegemony means wealth and also the soft power of a country, but industry is the hard power of a country.

If Bulgaria now has American industrial strength, Ferdinand will definitely jump out and become the hegemon of the British pk world.

However, the reality is that Bulgaria's industrial strength is only about one-fifth and sixth of that of the Americans, and Ferdinand can only choose to continue to work hard.

Ferdinand replied: "Well! The cabinet will come up with a new five-year plan as soon as possible. No, this is a ten-year plan. The core of our development is still the Balkan Peninsula first, then Asia Minor, and again Syria, Pakistan, and Iraq. , Persian Gulf!

I ask you to complete the comprehensive coverage of the rail and road network in the Balkans within five years, and achieve a total industrial volume exceeding the French!

Within ten years, complete coverage of the railway and road network of Asia Minor Peninsula, and connect the main arterial roads in Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf!

We must also promote the electrification revolution, build a batch of long-term hydropower stations, and reduce our energy consumption. Before 1930, I hope that our hydroelectric power generation can reach 35 percent of the total power generation!

At the same time, we must further accelerate the development of our heavy industry and strive to double within ten years. The government must continue to encourage the development of physical manufacturing. We must surpass the British in total industrial volume within ten years!

From now on, Bulgaria’s new round of development slogan is "five years to overtake France, ten years to overtake England"! "

After thinking for a while, Constantine reminded: "Your Majesty, we don't need to catch up with France in five years. Due to the world war, our total industry has actually surpassed the French!"

Ferdinand nodded in embarrassment. He suddenly forgot that due to the World War, the 10 provinces in the northeastern part of the French were occupied by the Germans shortly after the war. The occupied area was originally an important mining, metallurgical and textile center. In the proportion of national industrial output, steel accounted for 63%, iron 81%, coal 74%, woolen fabric 81%, and sugar 76%; it fell for two and a half years and was isolated from French economic life, and the local industry was directly abolished.

After the end of the World War, the total industrial output of the French was actually less than the six floors in 1914. However, the total industrial output of Bulgaria has increased by 15% compared with 1914. This is an increase and a decrease. In fact, the total industrial output of Bulgaria at this stage has surpassed that of France.

Of course, the total amount of the French industry can theoretically recover within two years, but in fact everyone knows the integrity of the capitalists. In order to maximize the benefits, there are cheap German industrial products from UU Reading The influx of people, God knows when they can restore production!

History seems to be 1929, the French economy has surpassed 1913, the French are still celebrating!

If this efficiency were to be placed in Bulgaria, Ferdinand would have pulled out all the cabinets a long time ago. Therefore, the slogan of "five years to catch up with France" should not be shouted. It is already a win!

Not only the French are like this, in fact, John Bull is not much better. After the end of the world war, their industrial development speed is also fast, and they are simply waiting for the latecomers to surpass them!

All Bulgaria wants to become Europe's number one industrial power, and there is only one real competitor, that is, the Germans who are still lying dead. Britain and France have already abandoned their martial arts!

And the powerful Soviet Union in history hasn't even appeared. Whether they can unify the Russian Empire is a big question mark, at least now European countries will not give them this opportunity!

If even the German who is still lying dead can't match, Ferdinand doesn't need to be confused! The Germans are passively developing industry, and Bulgaria is actively developing industry. If they can't surpass them, then there is really a problem!

Ferdinand smiled slightly, concealed his embarrassment, and decisively chose to divert his attention: "Really? It seems that our goal is one step closer. From now on, the French are no longer our competitors, and the British are no longer our competitors. It can only be counted as half, everyone should focus on the Americans!"

This goal is very powerful. At least in the short term, Ferdinand does not see Bulgaria’s hope of surpassing the Americans. However, since it is a long-term goal, it must be a little bigger. A goal that is too easy to achieve is not challenging!

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