Bulgarian Empire

Half a month later, the Ten-Year Plan was finally approved by the Congress. Ferdinand's good mood didn't last long, and the Ministry of Finance submitted a report on the world economy.

To be precise, it is a European economic report. With the division of the United States, the world economy is now mainly based on the European continent.

The aftermath of the world war finally manifested. The reason for the economic recession of European countries was not because of the loss of a large number of people due to the war, which caused a shortage of labor and triggered an economic crisis.

In fact, whether it is the British or the French, the number of unemployed people is rising sharply. It can only be said that cheap industrial products are not so easy to use.

Under the impact of German industrial and commercial products, many British and French enterprises engaged in processing and manufacturing were forced to close down. According to the speculation of the Ministry of Finance, the number of unemployed people in Britain will increase by one million in 1921!

The French will be even worse, their unemployment will increase more rapidly than the British, at least 1.3 million!

With so many unemployed people, the consequences are undoubtedly very serious. Under normal circumstances, the government should take measures to curb the economic crisis.

It's a pity that a large number of German and Italian debts have now been transferred to the consortium. It is impossible for them to give up the interests they have already obtained for the sake of the national interest.

The British and French governments can only think of other ways to solve the crisis. For example, the French intend to expel the Italians and Germans in their territory. At the Paris Peace Conference, they obtained a part of the territory of Germany and Italy, and there are seven or eight million non-French people on it.

Of course, this is just an idea. Does the French government still want to digest this part of the population? Moreover, expulsion of these people is likely to lead to unpredictable consequences.

Some people also proposed to exile these people to the colonies, by reducing the local population, to offset the crisis brought about by the Great Depression, and to ensure the employment of the French.

The British are not idle either. They are still able to release floods in the Commonwealth. The capitalists also sell some of these cheap goods into the three kingdoms of the Americas, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India and other regions.

Looking at the countermeasures of Britain and France, Ferdinand was a little speechless. Anyway, it was their own fault. It has been four years since the end of the World War. The industrial strength of Britain and France has almost stagnated, with annual growth less than one percent.

Knowing that this is a restorative growth, Ferdinand wonders if they are already preparing to play de-industrialization!

After thinking for a while, Ferdinand asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think of Britain and France's countermeasures?"

Constantine said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, the economic policies of Britain and France are very negative, and they seem to really believe the nonsense of letting the market regulate the economy!

It's just that their countermeasures may cause changes in the international situation. I am worried about Germany and Italy. Now the two countries have huge foreign debts, and the domestic livelihood of the people has been suppressed to the limit.

The problem is that the two countries are still food importing countries, and they are not able to export many industrial and commercial products every year. If the price continues to fall, their foreign exchange may not be enough to import industrial raw materials, let alone food!

Unless Britain and France are willing to reduce the amount of compensation paid by Germany and Italy, their economies will collapse in a short time! "

Ferdinand nodded. He remembered that in 1921 in history, various countries reduced the amount of compensation paid by the Germans once, but this time and space was actually wiped out by him.

The Great Depression in Europe, also because of the joint war against the United States, consumed a lot of supplies and received part of the indemnity, which successfully transferred part of the crisis from Europe to the American continent.

Now Americans are busy building an independent country, and more than a dozen kingdoms are still in preparation, and everyone has temporarily ignored the impact of the economic crisis.

Once order returned to normal, a large number of militias were disbanded and returned home, and most people were out of work, economic crisis will be staged in these nascent kingdoms.

Ferdinand said worriedly: "Well, the situation is probably more serious than this,

Except for the European continent, the economic situation of the whole world is not ideal. Unless the governments of various countries can forcefully suppress the virtual economy and invest funds in industries like us, this crisis is inevitable! "

Fortunately, the European continent has just finished the world war, and everyone has no idea of ​​​​making troubles. The outbreak of the economic crisis will cause chaos, but it is decided not to trigger a war immediately.

It's hard to say about the American continent. Under everyone's joint efforts to instigate, the newly independent American countries are already full of conflicts.

1. Several states in the south (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana) formed the Kingdom of South America, which seemed to restore the plantation economy again.

2. The states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho on the Pacific coast also jointly formed the North Pacific Kingdom.

3. California united with Nevada and Utah to form the Kingdom of the South Pacific.

4. Montana and Wyoming unite to form the United Kingdom of Montana.

5. Arizona joined with Colorado and New Mexico to form the Southwest Kingdom.

6. Texas and Oklahoma unite to form the United Kingdom of Germany and Russia. The name is very domineering. Fortunately, it is only the union of two American states. If Germany and Russia unite, it is estimated that the whole world will explode The pot is gone.

6. Minnesota united with South Dakota and North Dakota to form the United Kingdom of Dakota.

7. Missouri, Kansas, Nong Iowa, and Nebraska, these four states united to form the United Kingdom of the Middle.

8. The six states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts (Massachusetts), Rhode Island, and Connecticut jointly formed the Kingdom of New England.

9. New York State, Pennsylvania State, New Jersey State, Delaware State, Maryland State, Virginia State, West Virginia State, and Washington DC, jointly form the Atlantic Kingdom.

10. The four states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida combined to form the Kingdom of North America.

11. Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin in the Great Lakes region formed the Great Lakes Commonwealth.

12. Ariska became an independent state and established the Kingdom of Ariska.

13. The Hawaiian Islands will also establish an independent country and form the Kingdom of Hawaii.

It was originally planned that Britain, France and France would carve up Hawaii, but unfortunately Ferdinand's attitude has not been positive, and the interest of the French is limited. Obviously, the two countries do not intend to invest heavily in places thousands of miles away from the mainland.

Seeing this, the British simply made Hawaii independent. The three kingdoms on the east coast were enough for them to work on, and they didn't have that much energy to control Hawaii.

There is no doubt that, except for the three who are concurrently held by George V, these new kingdoms are all vacant. According to the American practice, they will not be able to elect a king within two or three years.

The armies of various countries have withdrawn from the Americas one after another. It is easy to split a country, but it is difficult to reunify it.

The division of the United States this time is mostly based on religious beliefs, ethnic distribution, geographical environment, and other factors, and the British are the chief directors this time.

Creating conflicts seems to be John Bull's innate talent. Now that many people in the kingdom have confronted each other, I have to say that Bull is really good at this aspect.

With the emergence of tariffs, this situation will be even worse. Coastal countries will become richer, and inland countries will become poorer. As the gap between rich and poor increases, the conflicts between countries will become more difficult to reconcile in the future!

Constantine thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, do we want to intervene? The current international situation is not conducive to the development of our economy. Bulgaria also needs a stable world in the next ten years!"

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, "I think the British should be more worried?

Their problems are bigger than ours. The domestic unemployment problem needs to be solved urgently. The three kingdoms in the Americas are not so easy to digest. It seems that their colonies are not peaceful either!

With so many problems, the London government is now probably catching up. If the international environment is not peaceful, their position as the world's hegemon will be unstable! "

Foreign Minister Megev suddenly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the three kingdoms of the Atlantic Ocean are fighting for power with the London government, diverting most of the energy of the British.

There is also the Colonial Independence Movement. Affected by the October Revolution, the Communist Party Manifesto has now spread all over the world. Chaos has occurred in many areas controlled by the British. The most troublesome thing for the London government is India! "

Constantine asked with interest: "Is there an uprising in India?"

Megev immediately replied: "No, it's just that there have been a large number of strike movements, and now their main leader is the Congress Party, and there is a guy named Gandhi who has created a movement called 'Non-violent Non-Cooperation'! "

Constantine asked suspiciously: "Non-violent non-cooperation? What is this? Could it be that he is calling on Indians not to do business with the British?"

Ferdinand was also surprised. He did not expect the "Non-violent Non-Cooperation Movement" to start so early, but it is impossible to expect India to cause trouble for Britain.

Unless there is another Indian uprising, such a movement cannot shake the statistical foundation of the British!

Megev explained: "This is a new idea that has just emerged. The Indians believe that as long as they do not cooperate with the British, do not work for the British, do not pay taxes to the British, and finally have no benefits, the British will leave by yourself.

They think this is the best way to avoid casualties and expel the colonists, so this idea has just been proposed, and it has been supported by the Indian people! "

Constantine thought for a while and said: "The world is so big, there are so many wonders! Such a genius idea, no one can think of it!

But if the Indians can really hold on for a while, it will be uncomfortable for the British! "

Ferdinand suddenly said: "It's useless, if it is done with real knives and guns, now is the weakest period for the British, maybe they can really gain independence.

Non-violence and non-cooperation, as long as the British buy some people, people's hearts will be scattered, and if they can't work together, this idea will be abolished!

The most important thing in India is people. The big deal is that the factory will fire all the strikers and recruit new ones. They won't last long!

Now it depends on the ability of the Moscow government to export revolution. If they work hard, they may be able to mobilize the resistance spirit of the Indians! "

Megeve thought for a while and said: "Yes, Your Majesty! At present, some people have cooperated with the British, and they have reached an agreement with the capitalists. They work half a day, or every other day, and go to strike demonstrations at other times. !

Government employees are even more bizarre. They have to finish what they are supposed to do every day, and then go to participate in the non-violent non-cooperation movement! "

Constantine said in surprise, "That's okay too?"

Ferdinand said with a wry smile, "They want to eat too!

With so many people participating in the non-violent non-cooperation movement, what is their life going to do? Does the Congress Party still have the ability to support them?

It may be possible to persist for a month or two. After a long time, ordinary people are forced to make a living and must cooperate with the British unless they can find other jobs! "

Ferdinand finally understood why the Indians had been able to make a fuss about the non-violent non-cooperation movement for so long.

Historically, from March 1919 to February 1922, millions of people went on strike for nearly three years. How did they persist? Why can the British tolerate their troubles? And there has been no major chaos in India in three years?

The working class at the beginning of the 20th century did not have much savings, and they were able to go on strike for three years without starving to death. At that time, no working class in any country in the world had such wealth.

And it is even more impossible for the British factories in India not to go bankrupt on a large scale in the event of a general strike!

Constantine rubbed his forehead, and said rascally: "Well, I can't understand the Indians, but it has nothing to do with us. They are forbidden by the British. Whoever touches them will fight with their lives! So now we Just do nothing and wait for Britain to come to your door?"

Ferdinand shook his head and said, "No, we have to do one thing, first provide the Germans with one million tons of food, this is our original promise!"

Then everyone laughed. It is true that Bulgaria and Germany also have an agreement. In order to attract German scientists and technicians, it is natural that the German government must cooperate, and the price is one million tons of grain per year.

In order to allow these people to work with peace of mind, Bulgaria has never discounted one million tons of food aid every year, which is why Germany has been able to persist until now.

Megev said in a difficult way: "Your Majesty, is it necessary for us to deliver in advance? You know, there are still more than three months to go this year. Is there any need for such a hurry?"

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter, we can allow the Germans to pay in advance, as long as they are full, they will have the strength to produce more industrial products, and then hit the British and French markets more powerfully!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can negotiate with the Weimar government to see if we can increase the number of talents introduced, and we can provide more food aid. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can discuss this with them as appropriate! "

Like the Dawes plan of the United States, Bulgaria has also formulated a plan for Britain and France, which is the food aid plan for Germany, and it is also a talent introduction plan for Germany!

That is: while introducing German technical personnel, provide food aid to Germany, try to maintain the quality of German society, and use cheap industrial and commercial products produced by Germans to impact British and French industries.

Of course, there are similar plans for Italy, but the Italians don't seem to buy it very much. They are not as active in the production of industrial products as the Germans, but they have made a lot of achievements in the field of luxury goods!

Megeve thought for a while and said, "Yes! But Your Majesty, this may arouse the vigilance of Britain and France. We are not sure whether they will interfere!"

Ferdinand said without hesitation: "As long as people come to Bulgaria, what if they want to interfere?

We feed Germany, keep German society stable, they have plenty of cheap stuff to use, what's wrong with that?

Even if the British and French governments want to interfere, they have to pass the domestic consortium first. Are these consortiums still waiting for German industrial products to make money? Do politicians dare to cut off people's wealth? "

The best strategy is always a conspiracy! Even if they know that Bulgaria's actions are malicious, the capitalists will still cooperate with their actions for their own interests!

Historically, American economic assistance to Germany has been much exaggerated than this. It is simply rearming Germany and challenging the world again!

But Bulgaria's food plan is much less harmful. At most, it only hits the industries of Britain and France, and it is far from breaking the world order?

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