Mediterranean Hegemony Road

One's own strength is the king's way, and it is only a temporary measure to attack the enemy. If Bulgaria itself is not strong enough, even if the British Empire declines, it will not be their turn?

After lighting a fire for the British, Ferdinand once again took his mind back and focused on the country.

The electrification revolution broke out in the last century. The first countries to break out the electrification industrial revolution are Germany, the United States, and Bulgaria, these emerging countries.

With the passage of time, Bulgaria has now been "became" the vanguard of the electrification revolution, rivals Germany and the United States have fallen, and old empires such as Britain and France are very conservative in new technology innovation.

You can make money lying down, so why get up and work hard?

You must know that investing in technological innovation is also risky. History is cruel. It only records the winners, but does not mention more losers.

Judging from the data collected by the government, since the 20th century, more than 95% of all Bulgarian enterprises that have carried out industrial innovation have fallen on the way.

Either the road is wrong and is abandoned by the times, or the funds are insufficient, and the enterprise is finished without waiting for victory.

In the past 20 years, the survival rate of these companies has been less than 3%, and the average life expectancy of innovative companies is less than three years. Bankruptcy is a common occurrence!

On the other hand, ordinary enterprises that just get by and do not pursue have a survival rate as high as 92%, and the average life expectancy of most enterprises is more than 30 years. As long as they do not go the wrong way, they can basically survive forever.

It is not surprising that established imperial capitalists such as Britain and France are not keen on investing in technological innovation. If these companies in emerging countries have the same conditions and are supported by the vast colonial market, it is estimated that no one will take the risk.

However, companies that have succeeded in technological innovation have basically achieved considerable development, and many companies have become unicorns in the industry!

At the beginning of his succession, Ferdinand did not engage in technological innovation. Instead, he learned the experience of Germans and Americans and started a cottage business.

Over time, after the end of the world war, this all changed, and Bulgarian businesses also had to face a choice.

Either follow the mess and make some hard money. The risk is not high but the profit is not high. The Bulgarian colony does not have such a big market.

Either change to an innovative route, increase investment in scientific research, and use technological innovation to obtain high profits.

The former road, which has no future, has been proven to be eliminated by the times sooner or later.

The latter road is not easy to take. Ferdinand has experienced it himself. Investing in scientific research and technological innovation projects, 80% to 90% of the project investment? It's all blown away.

The remaining ten percent of projects that have achieved results can be converted into economic benefits in a short period of time, and less than ten percent, in fact, the success rate is less than one percent!

From 1918 to 1922, in the past four years, he invested 2.5 billion levs in scientific research. The actual economic value generated was barely 2 billion levs, and the investment lost more than 500 million.

Of course, in the long run, these failed projects are not without value, at least a bunch of patented technologies have been added, but due to various factors, they cannot be converted into substantial industrial products.

This is why,

After the First World War, the technological innovation of the world's science and technology gradually transferred from Europe to the United States.

Restricted by the market and funds, except for consortiums, ordinary European companies have been unable to support such high capital investment.

After all, in the field of scientific research, investment and harvest are never proportional.

"Your Majesty, a breakthrough has been made in wireless broadcasting technology!"

The person who came was James, the head of the Royal Bulgarian Academy of Scientific Research, and also the Minister of Agriculture and Cabinet Minister of Bulgaria. Because of his hobbies, he changed his career to do scientific research.

The earliest broadcasting technology was invented by American Nathan Staples in 1902.

On December 24, 1906, around 8 o'clock in the evening on Christmas Eve, Fessenden, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, made a successful broadcast through the 128-meter-high radio tower of the National Electric Company in Blount Rock, Massachusetts. Humanity has entered the age of broadcasting.

However, due to the power of the transmitter, the coverage area that can be carried out is limited, and the anti-interference ability is extremely poor. It is still very difficult to carry out long-distance transmission.

Therefore, the initial broadcasting capability was not much stronger than that of speakers. The earliest transmitters covered less than one kilometer. Until the World War, the broadcasting coverage was not large. One transmitter could cover ten kilometers. At the highest level, it is not yet possible to cover the whole country.

Ferdinand has always attached great importance to the development of broadcasting technology. As soon as the World War ended, he invested 50 million leva, and now he has finally achieved leap-forward development in the research of broadcasting transmission.

"Oh, you have solved the transmission problem?" Ferdinand asked in surprise

"Yes, Your Majesty! In our experiments, we found that if a base station is established in the middle, the frequency of the signal that has been degraded can be amplified again.

After testing, we found that the signal transmitted in Sofia can be transferred to Jerusalem all the way through the base station, but the time delay is a little bit, and the farther the distance is, the worse the received signal quality.

In addition, the anti-interference ability needs to be improved. When encountering special weather, long-distance transmission cannot be achieved. At the same time, it will also be interfered by magnetic fields, which will affect the transmission situation! ' James explained

Ferdinand showed a delighted smile. It was very good that he could solve the problem of long-distance transmission. As for the problem of poor signal and poor anti-interference ability, he had automatically ignored it.

It's good to be able to reach this level. At the beginning of the 20th century, do you still want to reach the level of the 21st century?

"What about the construction cost of the base station?" Ferdinand asked with concern

Although laboratory and industrial production are not the same, it is generally possible to speculate on the cost.

"A base station costs about 10,000 levs, with a radius of ten kilometers. A base station needs to be established. The plain area can be as large as 20 kilometers. The mountain area depends on the specific situation. The test has not been completed in the area with special climatic conditions, and it is still uncertain." James think about it

Ferdinand nodded. He had already begun to consider the issue of covering the whole country. Given that Bulgaria's land area is not several billions, it is impossible to get it.

But after considering the actual situation, he smiled again. Seventy to eighty percent of Bulgaria's territory does not need this thing.

There are no desert people, why do you want to broadcast? African jungle, is it necessary to give news to black uncles? Is it necessary to popularize the law for animals in the primeval forest?

In this way, the main area covered now is the Balkan Peninsula, and then gradually expands to Asia, and finally is the African colony.

In this way, plus the required staff, to build a radio station covering the Balkans in the early stage, the total investment is only one billion lev.

As for the question of profit? You don't have to think about it at all. If it's a big deal, just put your own company's advertisement. Are you afraid of losing money?

As long as the domestic public opinion can be controlled, a mere billion leva is nothing, and Ferdinand is not the owner of poor money, and this business will also be a hugely profitable business in the future!

The most important thing is that the TV has been born, but it is limited by production costs and cannot be mass-produced. Of course, Ferdinand has not planned to put it on the market immediately.

Even if you want to promote it, you must first sell a wave of tape recorders and earn back the money for laying radio and television networks. Then you can directly modify the existing base stations and you will be done.

"Well, you are doing well. Next Friday, I will hold a celebration dinner for you in the palace. Is there any problem?" Ferdinand said with a smile.

What do these scientists want? Is it money? Ferdinand can say with certainty - no!

At least now Bulgarian scientists don't have much interest in money, because they don't have to spend their own money for all their expenses.

Houses, cars, and servants are all distributed by the government or scientific research institutions. All expenses for food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and medical care are fully reimbursed. Under this background, their feelings for money are naturally not that deep!

Instead, they are more obsessed with fame and fortune and are eager to gain social recognition. Otherwise, these people will also engage in scientific research. You must know that doing business is obviously more profitable.

However, businessmen can never become nobles by doing business, and scientists can easily obtain titles after completing scientific inventions, even if they serve enterprises, it is no exception.

It is only the core factor that attracts elite talents in the society to devote themselves to scientific research. Ferdinand knows that scientific research alone will not last long.

Now, having both money and lofty status is the kingly way.

"Yes, Your Majesty! ~~ There is no problem, we will be there on time!" James said excitedly

Every time a major breakthrough is made in scientific research, Ferdinand will hold a celebration banquet. It is also the most beautiful time for these researchers, and many people will even receive titles on the spot.

Naturally, no one would reject such a good thing. There are still very few people who really don’t love fame and fortune. Normal people are full of emotions. How could they not be interested in these things?

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