Bulgarian Empire

"Nicholas II wants a loan?" Ferdinand asked in surprise

Queen Xenia replied affirmatively: "Yes!"

Ferdinand asked with some puzzlement: "Why don't you go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or go directly to the bank?"

Xenia looked at him with very aggrieved eyes, and said after a while: "If it is useful to find them? Will my proud brother find you?"

Ferdinand smiled awkwardly. He remembered that the decision to not provide loans to the Russians had been reported to him by the cabinet. He did not express his position at the time and was approved by default.

"Then what is he going to use as collateral? Let alone mineral resources. These things cannot convince the cabinet. Ten billion levs is not a small amount. The risk of this business is too great!" Fei Di Nan Shrugged says

Queen Xenia nodded and said, "I don't know. You'd better discuss this issue with him in person. It's inconvenient for me to be in the middle!"

Ferdinand nodded. It is true that Queen Xenia's status is inconvenient to intervene in this issue.

"Alright then, let Nicholas send a representative over to discuss the matter. The government will not be able to pass such a large loan!"

Queen Xenia nodded. Everyone knows this issue. International loans in this era are always linked to politics. Large loans without government endorsement are almost impossible to pass.

Unless the royal family is willing to lend its own money to Nicholas II, then no one can control it. This involves the safety of depositors' funds through bank loans, and the government must supervise it.

It is impossible to ask the royal family to lend money directly to Nicholas II. If this is repudiated, who can I ask for reason?

Ferdinand is not stupid, the relationship between the two parties is not suitable for negotiating terms at all, or the Bulgarian government or its bank, it is more appropriate to negotiate terms in a business-like manner, as long as there is enough collateral, Nicholas II It doesn't matter if you can afford the loan or not!

Queen Xenia also knew that as long as Ferdinand did not object in Bulgaria, the possibility of passing the loan would be very high. The non-governmental relations between Bulgaria and Russia have always been very good, and there are many pro-Russian factions in the government. As long as the interests are guaranteed, everyone will not object to this loan!

Since the domestic stock market has not developed, ordinary Bulgarians have no other investment channels other than depositing their money in banks. Therefore, the deposits of the three major banks in Bulgaria exceed any bank in the world!

This is also the most important source of funds for Bulgaria's ten-year plan. Many government-invested projects have been sold to banks by the cabinet.

For example, enterprises within power plants and iron and steel plants, although they bear the name of government investment, at the same time allow private capital to enter the industry, the cabinet naturally does not mind packaging them to the three major banks.

Ferdinand didn't mind approving this loan. There is another important reason. Nicholas II borrowed Lev, and they had to import goods to Bulgaria after getting the loan.

A large number of commodities are exported, which is conducive to the development of domestic industry and commerce. Exporting through its subsidiaries, in essence, the loan has been returned again. The loan of 10 billion levs, in fact, the risk he bears is only half of it, or is smaller!

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The next day, Ferdinand went to the parliament to watch as usual, and the host Rolex Dodd was still there to perform happily. After all, there are not many such opportunities, and there are only a few days in a year. At other times, he is idle. !

"Today's weather is good, so let's start the meeting! Today's topic is health care. You may be familiar with this issue. The 'American flu' that just passed is enough to illustrate the importance of health care!

The Ministry of Health submitted 26 plans this time, involving a total investment of 1.35 billion levs (about 54 million pounds).

Article 1. Establish epidemic prevention stations nationwide. The work of the epidemic prevention stations includes epidemic prevention, infectious disease prevention, and pest control. The total investment is estimated to be 130 million levs;

Article 2. To upgrade the equipment of the Food Safety Supervision Bureau,

Increase the crackdown on unqualified food, with an estimated investment of 85 million levs;

Article 3. Establish a drug supervision bureau to supervise the drugs circulating on the market, and vigorously crack down on counterfeit drugs and substandard drugs flowing into the market, endangering the safety of the people. It is estimated to invest 70 million levs;

Article 4. It is estimated that 100 million levs will be invested in upgrading the equipment of public hospitals;

Article 5. The Ministry of Health has decided to implement life-long free medical care for all retired officers and soldiers. This is an expansion of the free medical treatment for disabled officers and soldiers on the battlefield that we have previously implemented. The estimated investment is 380 million levs;

Article 6. To lay out township hospitals across the country. Within ten years, we will have a hospital in every small town, with an estimated investment of 180 million pounds;

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Question time is up, raise your hand if you have any questions!

Okay, second gentleman in the third row, please ask! "

The man said with some anxiety: "Dear Mr. Carl, has the Ministry of Health considered free medical care for all? You must know that people across the country are facing the problem of difficult and expensive medical treatment. Ordinary people simply cannot afford huge medical expenses. !"

Carl Landsteiner nodded and said: "The Ministry of Health has long considered the question raised by this gentleman, but unfortunately Bulgaria does not yet have the conditions for universal free medical care, and our finances cannot afford the expense.

According to statistics from our Ministry of Health, in the first half of 1921, the national public spent 2.63 billion levs on medical care. This figure also includes many people who gave up treatment. The annual expenditure will not be less than five billion levs!

This number can already make our government declare bankruptcy, so there is no possibility of promotion in the short term! "

The man said unwillingly: "Is there no way? For example, tax increases, our government can solve the funding gap through tax increases!"

Carl Landsteiner said with a wry smile: "Sir, your economics is probably failing. If this tax is distributed equally to everyone, it will be 125 levs per person. On the surface, this number seems small, but in fact Most people can't afford it!

If it is added to the enterprise, after the cost rises sharply, the enterprise will lose its competitiveness in the international arena, and we will face the most serious bankruptcy wave, and the social crisis will be even more serious! "

The man fell into silence, and the venue also fell into silence. It’s not that the government didn’t want to solve it, but that there was no way to solve it. Face-to-face medical treatment is a long-term problem that requires a lot of investment every year. This problem was still a problem in the early 20th century. Unsolvable existence!

The host Rolex Dodd broke the silence and said: "The problem of free medical care for all, we have no way to solve it now, but it does not mean that there will be no way to solve it in the future. This social problem has plagued the world for many years!

However, with the advancement of science and technology, our pharmaceutical cost has also dropped significantly. One day in the future, our country will always be able to solve it. Let's continue our meeting now!

Raise your hand if in doubt!

Gentleman in the penultimate row, please ask! "

The man asked: "Dear Mr. Carl, has the government considered the establishment of a pharmaceutical company by the state to promote it on the market at a par price, thereby reducing the price of medicines and allowing more people to receive treatment?"

Carl Landsteiner thought for a while and said: "Your suggestion is not suitable for implementation. There are two problems that we cannot avoid: the first problem-patents; the second problem is technological progress!

Once the government enters the pharmaceutical market, we will also have to pay patent fees. At the same time, due to the decline in pharmaceutical profits, many companies will lose their enthusiasm for continued investment. If they want to promote technological progress, they can only invest in full from the government. These costs will be shared among Drug prices!

In the end, we will find that the government has invested a large amount of money, but the price of medicines in the market still cannot be lowered, which is completely worth the candle!

And the function of the government is not charity. It is impossible for us to invest too much money in one field!

This world is still a world of the weak and the strong, and the survival of the fittest. Don’t look at the peace in the world now, and I can let go of Nanshan. In fact, international conflicts are still serious, but they are temporarily suppressed!

Preparing for danger in times of peace is what we should do. Remember our ancestors once said: If war comes tomorrow, don't be surprised, don't panic, this is the Balkans! "

Everyone's face darkened. The Balkans have always been the powder kegs of Europe and the most war-prone region in the world. There has been no war in the past thousand years, but on average, it is a region that claims to have wars every week!

It also brought some people's fantasies back to reality. Bulgaria is still not strong enough. Although the enemy has been beaten to the ground, it does not mean that it does not exist!

If the old doesn't go away and the new doesn't come, who can tell what will happen in the future? Ferdinand was also lost in thought. Maybe he was too optimistic. Who is sure that the current international order will not be broken?

At least the colonies are a hidden danger. Of course, without the intervention of the United States and the Soviet Union, the colonial independence movement has not yet begun. If it does not break out in 30 to 50 years, it does not mean that it will never break out. It seems that we should start planning for a rainy day?

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