Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 74: 2-5 Plan

In 1892, the situation in Europe was mainly stable as the Russian Empire' had moved its strategy eastward. There are only two small events of international note.

First, the Austrians made the world's first successful automatic pistol - Schnberger-Laumann 1892, which was supplied by the magazine and loaded with the help of gunpowder gas energy.

Second, the Communist Manifesto was published in the Polish region, and communist ideas began to spread.

Compared to what Bulgaria will discuss next, these things are almost negligible.

The new government generally carried over the "First Five-Year Plan" drawn up during the Stambolov era.

It proposed more than three hundred projects, half of which Ferdinand cut as unrealistic, and another fifty or so were revised in their targets.

Since the state had enough money after the raid, by the end of 1891, they had completed more than forty tasks. Basically, the rest of the tasks would all be completed by the end of 1892.

The people who traverse are the main ones who love to play around, and Ferdinand cannot stay idle or keep his men idle.

Later research data shows that corruption and procrastination will follow once the bureaucrats are idle. On the contrary, the government will be more honest and efficient if they start early and work late every day.

The "1st Five-Year Plan" will be completed ahead of schedule, and you want to celebrate? Ferdinand said, no problem, let's discuss the 2nd Five-Year Plan first, and then celebrate later. No? Are you unpatriotic? How dare you hinder the development of Bulgaria and get out of here!

Under the influence of Ferdinand's firm attitude, the Bulgarian government came up with a "Second Five-Year Plan" very efficiently.

In addition, Ferdinand now convened a meeting on state policy, but also to signal to the outside world that the new Bulgarian cabinet has been selected and ordered.

The outline of future development is in front of you. You can't change the general halfway! Wouldn't that be a drag? It's totally unacceptable to the Bulgarian public right now!

After using economic means to control public opinion, Ferdinand began to boil the frog in warm water. After a few years, the Bulgarian folk thought was led by Ferdinand unknowingly.

In the past, the idea of liberal democracy and party politics prevailed before the development of the industry. Now it has changed to giving priority to the development of productivity and the industrialization of the country, followed by achieving liberal democracy.

The media slogan has also become 'bread instead of freedom', which, combined with the fact that the population's standard of living has really improved in the last two years, is quickly accepted by Bulgarians.

"In the last two years, the work of the government is evident to all, which cannot be separated from the efforts of everyone here. On behalf of Bulgaria, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their efforts!"

Ferdinand's words were greeted with thunderous applause. It was genuine! Ferdinand could be sure. After all, it is praised, applauding for themselves.

"Among them, Mr. Konstantin has performed particularly well. He has presided over the government with great devotion and remarkable results. At this time, I hereby appoint Konstantin Stoilov as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria's interim cabinet!" Before the start of the National Assembly, Ferdinand dropped a heavy bomb.

The crowd was stunned, and then once again, there was thunderous applause. When Konstantin became prime minister, they prepared the crowd for the news they had previously spread. Few Bulgarian governments can compete with him now.

The most highly advantaged Chekhov, who was partial to political sensitivity and had few political ambitions, withdrew himself.

And then there is the former Minister of Agriculture named Yakov, who is also qualified enough, and this is even odder. His interest in scientific research is much stronger than in politics, and now he basically stays in the laboratory.

No one else is worth mentioning, and basically, no one can shake Konstantin's position. A former prime minister, Stambolov, is resting far away in Vienna, but nobody in Bulgaria is expected to welcome him back.

Even so, Konstantin was thrilled that he was thus stepping on the pinnacle of power. He looked at Ferdinand gratefully, not knowing what to say for a while.

Ferdinand smiled, relieved him, and said, "Well, it is now up to our Prime Minister to present what has been achieved in the First Five-Year Plan and the basic situation of the unfinished projects."

At the detour of Ferdinand, Konstantin had regained his composure from the excitement, adjusted his mind, and said in a spirited manner.

"On January 5, 1888, the Bulgarian National Assembly adopted the First Five Plan, and history will remember this moment, which set off the beginning of Bulgaria's industrialization!"

"It has taken four years since 1888 to come to this point. After the hard work and struggle of all Bulgarian people, we have achieved a stage victory!"

"First of all, in education, back in 1890, we finished the task. We built from scratch the first university in Bulgaria, with more than 1,500 students enrolled in it as well as the first graduates, who are about to go out into society. We established eight higher education schools, with up to 13,000 students enrolled in them. We also build thirty-six new secondary schools, with a total of more than 50,000 students enrolled in secondary schools nationwide; and eighty-three new elementary schools, with a total of more than 110,000 students enrolled in primary schools nationwide."

"In terms of transportation, by the end of 1891, we had built 987 kilometers of railroads and 8,658 kilometers of roads. In other words, today, under normal circumstances, we have already closed the goal of 1,000 kilometers of railroads!"

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After a half-hour of dazzling talk, Konstantin only gave a general overview of the "First Five-Year Plan" results.

Of course, this is Ferdinand's revised version of the First Five-Year Plan. Bulgaria can now declare its success to the outside world in terms of results. In many areas, it is already ahead of schedule or beyond.

All these data, which everyone knew in advance, but still could not help but be excited. Ferdinand is an exception, probably because he saw more in his previous life. He is not sensitive to these data and did not feel anything remarkable.

Compared to the "First Five-Year Plan", the "Second Five-Year Plan" is the real problem. Once completed, Bulgaria is also a rising industrial country. The total industrial output will exceed Sweden and enter the top ten in Europe.

After a pause, Ferdinand saw the crowd had eased up from the excitement and spoke, "Well, let the past be the past! Only by looking to the future can Bulgaria develop better. Now it's time for us to consider the 'Second Five-Year Plan', the draft of which you have all seen in advance, so let's start now on the issue of feasibility and conduct a debate!"

The first is military reform, which we had mentioned in the 'First Five-Year Plan' and was delayed due to unexpected factors...