Mediterranean Hegemony Road

In May 1910, Ferdinand had just completed his inspection of the Rose Garden. At this time, Bulgaria has formed an industrial chain with an annual output value of up to 1.6 billion leva (£64 million) around roses.

With 470,000 workers in supporting industries, it contributes nearly 100 million leva of tax revenue to Bulgaria's finances every year. The rose industry has become one of the pillar industries of Bulgaria's economy!

Direct products mainly include dried flower buds, dried petals, dried flowers, pickled products, sugar roses, rose sauce, rose dew, rose beverages, rose wine, rose extract, rose essential oil, etc.

Rose products are widely used in the catering industry, cosmetics industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc.

Such as: jelly, toilet water, lotion, vanishing cream, balsam, body lotion, toner, facial mask, facial cleanser, shampoo (shampoo), shampoo, conditioner, soap, hair cream, hair gel, mousse, hair color It is the main ingredient or additive of anti-aging agent, cold ironing liquid, talcum powder, prickly heat powder, drama oil paint, etc.

Including high-end cigarettes, rose essential oil is also used as an additive!

After all, in this era, there are no synthetic flavors and fragrances, and no other large-scale origins compete with Bulgaria, and the demand for rose essential oil in the market is also increasing day by day!

Seeing this, Ferdinand felt a sense of pride. Now the scale of the rose industry chain in Bulgaria has surpassed that of later generations.

Even many rose beverages and rose wines that were not popular in later generations are now spread.

Now rose soda is an indispensable drink in Bulgarian life, and it is also the largest-selling drink on the European continent!

After all, in this era, there is no strong competitor yet. Unlike later generations, the rose drink was suppressed by interest groups as soon as it came out. The market was immediately flooded with a large number of counterfeit goods, which hurt the reputation and could not spread!

In fact, there are many rose wines in later generations, but due to the cost, most of them are only used as additives, such as Yanjing Beer.

However, this era is different. The production cost of roses is much lower now than in later generations, so rose beer was also born. Of course, it is not brewed with rose essential oil, but directly uses rose petals.

As soon as it was born, it was welcomed by the market. In order to expand the Russian market, Bulgaria also developed a high-concentration rose wine.

Simply put, it is vodka brewed with rose flowers to enhance the taste.

In fact, these are useful in this era. In later generations, with the advancement of industrial technology, the rose industry will be hit hard as soon as synthetic fragrances are born!

But this has nothing to do with Ferdinand, at least in the next few decades, this will not happen.

Even if it happens in the future, everyone will be accustomed to using rose products. The big deal is to promote the advantages of the original ecological products!

Anyway, even in the 21st century, the harm of chemical products to the human body still exists, and it is far less reassuring to use original ecological products.

Oh, what makes Ferdinand even more delighted is that his fifth baby is about to be born.

Since she had given birth to four children before, Xenia's experience was already very rich. Even if the child was about to be born, he could still joke with Ferdinand without the original tension.

Of course,

The doctor was still on call 24 hours a day, and Ferdinand had enough personal doctors to work in shifts anyway.

"Dear, do you know? Poor Alexei is sick again, and Nikolai is unlucky enough that his only son has a terrible bleeding disease!" Queen Xenia grumbled incessantly.

Ferdinand nodded. He had heard these words countless times, and he could only sigh that women during pregnancy are always prone to sentimentality.

"Don't worry dear, aren't our children very healthy? You see that little Ferdinand is able to resist guns. He must be a sturdy soldier when he grows up, and even little Caesar is now skinny like a monkey. , jumping up and down everywhere, what's there to worry about?" Ferdinand said half-jokingly.

Queen Xenia was also amused by Ferdinand's joke, and laughed, pretending to be angry, "Then you say that about your son!"

Ferdinand laughed and hid the past. I thought to myself that I can't give you popular science directly, about the root cause of hemorrhagic disease, right? (ie: hemophilia)

In this era, other than him, who knows what the hemorrhagic disease is? If you tell her that the source of this disease comes from Queen Victoria, and that women are carriers of bleeding diseases, they are all sequelae of consanguineous marriages!

If it was spread out, Edward wouldn't fight with him? Princesses of the British royal family, do you want to get married? Anyway, it's all other people's homes that are harmed, and no matter what he does, why bother?

As for confidentiality? how can that be possible? Why is Xenia also from the Russian royal family, and her relationship with Nicholas II is not bad?

Does Nicholas II still lack an heir? As for whether Alexei can grow up, it is a big question mark. Even if he can grow up, it is estimated that he will not live long, and most of them will still be ahead of Nicholas II!

"Tell me, what's the matter with the bleeding disease, and how can it be cured? Why does it keep appearing in the royal family? Is this really what the outside world calls a royal disease? Or is it that God is dissatisfied with the royal family's actions and is a punishment?" Xie Nia looked expectantly at Ferdinand

Ferdinand is feeling bitter now. He was not a doctor in his previous life. Who would have nothing to do when he was full and concerned about how to treat hemophilia?

Looking at Xenia's expectant eyes, Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "My dear, I can't do anything about this problem, since hemorrhagic disease is bleeding, it is natural to need blood!

I think I can make poor Alexei eat a little more blood-enriching food and exercise a little more, and it should have some effect!

Hemorrhagic disease is definitely not a royal disease. In fact, there are also such diseases among the people, but they are relatively rare, and they do not receive as much attention as the royal family, so they are misunderstood as a royal disease by the outside world!

As for God's punishment? That's even more impossible! To know that children are innocent, what did they do wrong? Need God to punish? You must know that God will never wrong people, and only punish sinners if you want to punish them! "

"Oh, then you remember to send a telegram to Nikolai and say that little Alexei is really pitiful! May God bless him!" Xenia said seriously

Regardless of whether what Ferdinand said was true or false, Xenia directly chose to believe it. Ferdinand felt that the sentence "one pregnancy is stupid for three years" is very reasonable. You can see it from Xenia. The IQ seems to have been lowered a lot by giving birth to children one after another.

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Well, Ferdinand actually doesn't know if it's useful or not. Anyway, it's all nonsense, and it's in line with medical principles. Even if it can't be cured, it won't be worse!

While the Ferdinands were chatting, the attendant hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the British royal family just sent a telegram saying that the esteemed King Edward VII passed away today!"

Ferdinand's face changed greatly. Obviously, Edward VII's death made him very sad. After all, in his position, it is a very luxurious thing to want a true friend!

After all, he had experienced strong winds and waves, and Ferdinand quickly reacted. He knew that there were still many things that he needed to deal with.

The death of Edward VII marked the end of the Victorian era, and the domestic and foreign affairs of the United Kingdom may undergo earth-shaking changes. Bulgaria also needs to take countermeasures in advance.

Anyway, Ferdinand didn't think that his successor, George V, could have Edward's skills and could suppress political groups in the country, otherwise the British royal family would not have been forced to give up the Saxe-Coburg dynasty in 1917 and changed the surname to Windsor!

This matter is not as simple as later generations say, which marks the decline of the British royal family's power! A king has been forced to change his surname, isn't this the support of the people?

In Ferdinand's view, this is undoubtedly a very shameful thing for a king. After all, even ordinary people are reluctant to change their surnames easily. For nobles, giving up their original surnames is equivalent to giving up the honor of the family. !

Of course, it is not ruled out that because of the factors of the world war, George V hoped that the British Empire could make concerted efforts to deal with the Germans, and did not want to intensify domestic conflicts, but made a compromise!

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But at least in Bulgaria, no one has dared to ask Ferdinand to change his surname. It is estimated that whoever proposes it will not see the sun tomorrow!

This is not how much he values ​​the honor of the family, the key is the issue of face, as a king, one must never lose face, it will attack his monarchical authority!

Of course, this surname also represents the huge interest group behind. Ferdinand is the king of Bulgaria who got along with this surname, and is one of the sources of his legitimacy of the throne!

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"Sorry, my dear, I have to leave for a while, and I may not be able to see our little baby born!" Ferdinand looked at Queen Xenia apologetically and said

"It doesn't matter, go get busy! This is your responsibility, but unfortunately I can't accompany you on this trip to London!" Xenia said with a smile

In this regard, Xenia is very free and easy. It may be because of her background. She has seen this kind of thing a lot, and she will never cause trouble to Ferdinand.

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