Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Alvin is a native Bulgarian railway engineer who graduated from the Sofia Railway Technical School and works in the design institute of the railway company.

He's been doing this job for ten years, and now he's on a field trip to the Arabian Peninsula.

No way, this era is limited by technology, designers can't just sit in the office and complete the design, a good railway designer is usually a good prospector.

With a few apprentices and a dozen laborers, he left his comfortable home in Sofia, accompanied by a platoon of soldiers charged with defending them from terrorists.

Since the government asked the military to provide three million laborers, the entire Bulgarian colony has not been peaceful, the large-scale enemy is over, but the slippery fish still exists.

At present, except for the peninsula of Asia Minor, Syria, Jordan and Palestine, which have been cleared, other areas are the hardest hit areas for terrorist activities.

The Arabian Peninsula is still relatively good, and has been taken care of by the government. After the military's dragnet investigation, there is no room for criminals to survive.

"Will move faster, we can rest after exploring this hill today!" Alvin shouted loudly

"Knowing the teacher, I still want to finish my work earlier and go back to vacation!" Will replied

The work of going out for exploration is very hard, and the precise instruments must be operated by Alvin to ensure the accuracy of the data.

In addition to topographic surveys, almost every few hundred meters, they have to conduct a geological survey to determine whether the local area is suitable for railway construction, and to choose the route with the lowest construction cost for the railway as much as possible.

The job is hard, but the pay is also high, almost ten times more than the income of ordinary workers. Alvin spends half of each year sleeping in the wild.

When encountering such a railway plan formulated by the government,

It is also very common to stay outside for a year or two without going home.

As a designer, Alvin's work typically begins with exploration and continues until railroad acceptance is complete.

Many times, when there is a lack of technical personnel on the construction site, he will also make a guest appearance, which is common in Bulgaria.

Without a heart that can endure loneliness, ordinary people can't hold on. Alvin also thought about resigning several times, but for Lev's face, he persisted again and again.

It's hard to find such a high-paying job. People with an annual income of over 10,000 are still rare in Bulgaria.

With this income, his family can live a comfortable life in Sofia, have their own house, and he plans to buy a car.

Now that the price of the car has dropped to 8ooo Lev, as a member of the middle class, he can fully afford this expense.

Of course, this has to wait until the project is completed, because he has already heard that the railway company's outstanding engineer award includes a car. If it happens to hit it, it can save a lot of expenses. !

Taking cars as a reward, this is what Ferdinand came up with. Since the launch of the Great Highway Program, the government has called on the rich to buy cars.

As Bulgaria's largest capitalist, it is natural to take the lead, so the year-end bonus in 1921, most of the rewards for management and technical engineers were turned into cars.

Ferdinand took out more than 80,000 cars at one time, all of them domestically produced.

Of course, domestic products are not of inferior quality. After the end of the World War, Bulgaria's industrial products have completed a technological upgrade, and many of these technologies are selfless dedication of the Germans.

Bulgaria's automobile industry has always been very good. As the largest automobile production base in Europe, it has monopolized the eight-storey automobile market in Eastern Europe. Pioneering is synonymous with Bulgarian automobiles.

Bulgaria is also the largest car user country in Europe. The first capitalists to buy cars, and then the military aristocrats who were in the world war, now it is the turn of the middle class.

The days of mass use of cars by the middle class are not far off, starting with Ferdinand's award of cars.

As the vane of Bulgarian companies, since Ferdinand's industry has opened, other companies will definitely follow suit. The middle class has already been used in cars!

How big is the middle class in Bulgaria today? It was initially estimated that there were two or three million people, but there were still some.

The standard of division is very simple. It is divided according to income: with an annual income of 8,000 to 50,000 leva, all belong to the middle class, and if the annual income exceeds 50,000 leva, that is a rich man.

An asset division: a person whose total assets are between 100,000 leva and 500,000 leva belongs to the middle class, and if he exceeds 500,000 leva, he is a rich man.

According to this standard, all the nobles in Bulgaria are of the rich class, and their total assets are more than 500,000 levs, although many of them have an annual income of less than 50,000 levs.

Instead of family units, what is still popular in Bulgaria is the extended family. Although it is a family, they are essentially separated.

Financial income, daily expenses, and debt are all separate, but everyone still likes to appear as a family.

In the face of such special national conditions, it is obviously unreasonable to divide the gap between the rich and the poor according to family property standards. Many large families have several hundred members.

The gap between the rich and the poor among family members is also very wide, including the rich, the middle class, and the poor.

This is also caused by a unique cultural system. Everyone is accustomed to brothers who clearly settle accounts. Perhaps those who understand Europeans will realize that some people are poor and need relief food, but his brother is a billionaire.

This is not surprising, family love is family love, but people are not obliged to help you. You can't say that you are brothers, you must help!

Even between parents and children, no one finds it strange that the children of billionaires still go to restaurants to serve dishes and work part-time jobs to earn money.

The same is true in Bulgaria. Usually, after the age of sixteen, they have to work hard to earn money to support themselves, and the parenting obligation of parents to their children ends here.

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London

This global financial capital is now lively again. Representatives from more than 20 countries have gathered together. The Royal Fleet is still docked in the port to show the outside world the power of the British Empire!

These countries are all coastal countries, and there are thresholds for participating in this meeting. Can't let a group of six countries participate in the naval arms talks?

They don't even have a port. Even if they want to build a navy, there is no place to put warships?

Is it necessary to limit the navy that stays on paper?

According to this standard, the countries that are really participating in the negotiations this time are Britain, France, Bulgaria, Japan, and then Russia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Chile, Brazil, Argentina...

At the beginning of the meeting, the atmosphere was not very harmonious, the contradictions between the countries were not low, and it was impossible to completely follow the wishes of the British.

"For the peace and stability of the world, we gather today to come up with a reasonable measure to avoid wars due to the disparity in military strength in various regions!" said British Foreign Secretary Gray.

As the younger brother of the British Empire, the Portuguese cooperated very tacitly: "Everyone knows that every war is a tragedy in human history. After so many lessons, it is time for us to reflect on it!

Wonder what plan Gray has to prevent the tragedy from happening again? "

"It's very simple, establish a balance! As long as the military strength of each region reaches a point of balance, then careerists want to start a war, they must think twice before doing it!" Gray said

Looking at the British tricks, everyone is wandering, and apparently no one takes the British words for a while.

Regional military balance is easier said than done!

Is it possible to achieve a military balance between the weak and the strong?

In essence, this is bullshit. The strength of the comprehensive national strength has been determined. The gap in military strength cannot be made up by a simple arms treaty.

Seeing that no one was demolished, Gray was very satisfied. He wanted everyone to cooperate. It is estimated that a small country would sell the face of the British Empire.

"For the long-term stability of human society, I propose that everyone unite to disarmament and reduce the hidden danger of war!" Gray continued.

At this point, some people can't sit still. The French, who claims to be the second most powerful country in the world, jumped out and asked, "Then, Mr. Gray, how will this specific disarmament plan be carried out?"

"We will discuss together a disarmament ratio that everyone can accept, and then we will disarmament at the same time!" Gray replied without changing his face.

Metev smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Gray's proposal is a good one. Let's all carry out disarmament together, and use the saved expenses for the national economy and people's livelihood. It's a good thing for everyone!

But how is this ratio determined? You must know that everyone’s geographical location is different, and the national conditions are also different, so you can’t just cut across the board, right? "

Gray thought for a while and said, "It's better to first determine the amount of armament you keep, and then cut down the excess armament. This is fairer!"

Metev fell into silence. Anyway, the stage has been set up for the British, and it is their own problem to what extent they can finally achieve it.

Suppressing the military status of various countries is also very beneficial to Bulgaria. If we can win ten to twenty years of peace, then Bulgaria in the future will no longer fear any enemies!

Yasushi Uchida, the representative of Japan, knew that this was aimed at them. Since the incident in North America, the British have caused trouble for them intentionally or unintentionally.

"Mr. Gray, how is this standard determined?" Uchida Yasushi asked with concern

"It's better to use the industrial strength of each country as a standard, and how to determine everyone's naval tonnage according to this ratio?" Gray said slowly.

Metev smiled and said, "This is a good proposal, and we in Bulgaria have no objection!"

When Portugal, Spain, and Austria-Hungary followed suit, it would not be a disadvantage for them anyway.

The Frenchman's face was a little embarrassed, but he didn't go against it too radically, and turned his attention to Japan.

Anyway, it is the Japanese who suffer the most. If this standard is used to reduce the army, the Japanese navy will be finished!

Whoever said that their total industrial output was less than half that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, less than one-third of that of the French, less than one-fourth of that of Bulgaria, and less than one-tenth of that of the British.

Yasushi Uchida said quickly: "No, this plan is very unfair to the Empire of Japan!"

The Dutch representative who did not deal with Japan suddenly said: "How unfair, this is considering the actual situation of each country and determining the armament according to everyone's industrial strength, it is very reasonable!

If it doesn't work, then I propose to determine the naval armament according to the economic aggregate of each country, so as to prevent some countries from resorting to military force and making the domestic people's life difficult! "

"This proposal is good. We support it in the French Republic. We can't use military force and increase the burden on the people!"

Before Yasushi Uchida could answer, the French representative had already expressed his approval!

"This proposal is not bad, and we in Bulgaria have no objection. Should Mr. Yasushi Uchida choose one?" Metev said with a slight smile.

Even if it is based on the total economic volume, Japan is still the most disadvantaged party. Now their total economic volume is just over one-third of Bulgaria's, less than half!

The gap between the two countries is less than one-fifth. If the colonies are not counted, the economic aggregates of the two countries on the mainland are almost the same.

"Impossible, these two standards are very disadvantageous to the Great Japanese Empire, we can't accept it!" Uchida Yasushi said angrily.

"How about we disarmament based on the territory that you actually control as a reference standard?

This head office, the larger the colony area that needs to be protected, the more naval warships it needs, this time the actual situation has been taken into account! "Grey said, very dissatisfied.

Yasushi Uchida was so angry that he was speechless. Is this different from the previous two?

It seems that there is, but it is more ruthless for Japan!

The area actually controlled by the British Empire is over 30 million square kilometers; the area actually controlled by the French is also over 12 million square kilometers; the area actually controlled by Bulgaria is also over 10 million square kilometers.

And what about Japan? It is less than one million square kilometers, and the disarmament is carried out according to the proportion. They simply disband the navy. Maybe not even a capital ship can stay.

Naturally, Yasushi Uchida couldn't agree. If he dared to agree, he would definitely ask him to make a plane when he went back to the Navy.

"Impossible, Mr. Gray, if you are going to target the Empire of Japan like this, then we will withdraw from this arms conference!" Uchida Yasushi growled.

Exit the meeting? Is it that easy? Gray sneered and said, "Then what is Mr. Yasushi Uchida's insight, let us hear it?"

Yasushi Uchida began to worry, it seems that no matter what kind of plan, it is very unfavorable to them, and they will suffer no matter what!

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