Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Kazanlak Rose Valley is 30 kilometers northeast of the center, with an average altitude of 200-400 meters. It is the most suitable place for roses in the world.

The best quality Damascus roses grow here. The warm and humid air from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea in the east, and the Balkan Mountains in the west block the cold air from the north, causing the temperature difference between morning and evening to be larger than that of the center of the Rose Valley.

However, the petals of Damascus roses contain almost no wax, so what should be used to protect the aroma of roses?

In order to protect the fragrance molecules of roses from being evaporated by sunlight and moisture, the natural environment with a greater temperature difference between morning and evening creates more morning dew for roses than ever before.

The more morning dew, the more it can protect the aroma of roses from being lost, so here has always been rich in the world's top rose essential oil.

The processing of rose essential oil has a huge demand for labor. In addition to the large number of workers required for processing, the demand for the number of flower farmers is really huge.

Roses are very delicate. The best picking time is 8:00-10:00 every morning. Only during this time can the best quality roses be collected.

After picking, the roses are sealed to prevent the aroma from volatilizing, and then shipped to the factory to process rose essential oil using the centuries-old distillation method.

Looking at the compiled information, Ferrnz felt more and more headaches. Rose planting is the real intensive cultivation, and at least two to three experienced flower farmers are required to pick each mu of land.

The highest quality rose essential oil requires more than ten tons of high-quality rose petals to extract one kilogram. Even after the new process is adopted, the yield of second-class essential oils is not much higher. (Now it takes three to five thousand catties to extract one catty)

Franz did a rough calculation at first, and now the yield per mu of roses is only three or four hundred kilograms. Even if one kilogram of ordinary rose essential oil is extracted, at least fifteen acres of land must be planted.

If calculated according to the production capacity of 1,000 kilograms of essential oils per harvest, it is 15,000 mu. It doesn't look like much. If it is an ordinary crop, it can be done by dozens of people using mechanized operations.

However, to grow roses, the light flower farmers need 30,000 to 40,000 people. Unlike later generations, there should be no problem with rose harvesting in this era, otherwise the fragrance will be emitted, and no oil will be extracted.

What really troubles Ferrants is that the demand for flower farmers is only so great when they pick them every year, and usually they don't need so much manpower at all.

Hiring so many workers for a long time means that manpower is wasted. If it is a short-term recruitment, where can I find so many experienced workers?

It is also known that rose essential oil makes money, but Bulgaria still does not produce large-scale processing enterprises. This means that the rose industrial park cannot be established in the short term.

"Do you want to split the processing plant? Set up small scattered factories?" Thinking about it, Ferrante shook his head again. If it is done like this, then the processing of rose essential oil will become tasteless.

There was no other way, Ferranz could only honestly explain the situation to Ferdinand.

After listening to Ferrantz's reasons, Ferdinand also felt very troublesome. The 19th century was different from later generations.

In future generations, it can be handed over to farmers for scattered planting, and then centralized processing. Anyway, there is car transportation and hundreds of kilometers of road, and it will not take much effort. And it can be refined by chemical methods, and the loss of a little aroma is acceptable.

Ferdinand didn't even think about the idea that Ferdinand would set up factories in a decentralized way.

To solve the labor problem, it is not impossible, as long as it is enough to find a stable job for the flower farmers. They are usually allowed to go to work as usual, and only during the harvest season are they sent to work part-time for a few days.

Ferdinand's brain was wide open, thinking of a solution: Do you want to study the future and engage in tourism? no! this year,

Which idiot would come to travel!

"Ferranz, see if we can arrange the flower farmers in our other factories, and go to work as usual, but come to help during the rose harvest season!" Ferdinand thought about it and put forward an unreliable suggestion.

"Your Excellency the Grand Duke, I have also considered this issue, but now many of our factories are already full, and even if we want to relocate, it is a drop in the bucket. We can't take the lead in violating labor laws and firing workers at will!" Franz said with a wry smile

"Then, let the workers learn to pick roses. This is even more unreliable!" Ferdinand vetoed it before he finished speaking.

Seeing that Ferdinand was also troubled, Ferrantz suggested: "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, why don't we reduce the scale first! As long as we don't make such a big one at one time, plus the upcoming essential oil processing plant and supporting facilities, within 10,000 people, We can still barely settle it!"

Ferdinand suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Matching!"

"By the way, industrial park, industrial zone!"

Followed, Ferdinand smiled and said, "I have a solution!"

Ferranz looked at Ferdinand with some doubts, and a bad premonition emerged spontaneously. Your Excellency the Grand Duke will not make any big moves!

Looking at the confused Ferdinand, Ferdinand didn't give a shit, and said with a smile, "Ferranz, I plan to build an industrial park. Set up a development zone directly under it, and encourage scattered enterprises in the country to gather together!"

After listening to Ferdinand's words, Ferranz's face became even more ugly, as expected. I thought to myself: This co-authoring is to relocate the factory.

Now there are large-scale factories in Bulgaria, which are basically Ferdinand's industries. encourage? As long as you speak, can you not move?

Seeing Ferranz whose face changed drastically, Ferdinand also knew about this proposal, which was a bit too advanced. Even Franz couldn't understand, let alone others.

Whether others understand it or not, Ferdinand intends to promote it in Bulgaria. Later generations have proved that industrial concentration is conducive to promoting industrial upgrading.

Moreover, the birth of each development zone will drive the development of the local economy and provide a large number of jobs.

Franz asked suspiciously: "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, now our factories are scattered all over the place to reduce costs and facilitate transportation. If they are centralized, the cost will definitely increase! And can this really solve the problems we face? ?"

Ferdinand said in a very positive tone: "Of course! Once the development zone is launched, it is equivalent to building a new city, and the infrastructure alone can provide tens of thousands of jobs. You can now let go of your hands and feet to recruit people, Then set up a construction company and you can place a lot of people!"

Hearing Ferdinand's idea, Ferrantz was instantly dumbfounded, and there is such an operation! Ferrantz's three views have been subverted. In order to process rose essential oil, he has tossed up a new city. Is this the highest state of using power for personal gain?

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When Franz was about to leave, Ferdinand added: "By the way, when you go on a field trip, Franz, take a look by the way, where is the right place to build a development zone?"