Bulgarian Empire

Since 1888, Bulgaria has launched a five-year plan, and the railway is the top priority. Whether it was the Stam government era or the Ferdinand era, no matter how the domestic situation changed, it did not interfere with the normal construction of the railway.

In order to ensure the smooth completion of the railway plan and to save costs, during the Stam period, criminals began to be sent to the construction site as coolies.

Stam’s cabinet allowed the police to run rampant, initially to crack down on competitors, and later to raise funds, and it did not mean to find a group of cheap labor.

With the launch of the rehabilitation work, many false and injustice cases during the Stam period have been clearly investigated, and a large number of innocent people have been released. The railway project is now facing the dilemma of lack of labor.

Although Bulgaria is not a large area, it is a fact that it is sparsely populated. Although a large number of farmers went bankrupt before, but due to the advancement of industrialization, it has been digested almost.

In some cases, few people are willing to repair the railway, even though the railway workers are paid better.

But the railway project in the late 19th century was equivalent to the death project, and work-related accidents were normal. Even if someone is forced to make a living, they can't do it, and if there is a chance, they will find another way to make a living.

Now Constantine is worried, there are not enough workers, even if he has sent all the criminals to the construction site, the shortage of personnel is still serious!

In an era when there was no machinery and it was all carried on the shoulders, coolies were indispensable. In order to complete the project on time, the engineers gave a staggering number of at least 50,000 laborers.

When this number was reported, Constantine was dumbfounded, which meant that there was still a shortage of 40,000 laborers.

There are only over three million people in Bulgaria now, and it is almost impossible to make so many railway workers. Since there is no way, it can only continue to report.

Chekov, who was on duty in the cabinet, welcomed an uninvited guest. Konstantin came, and he also brought the engineer with him.

Seeing that Konstantin and his party were at a loss, Chekov asked in confusion, "Konstantin, what's going on?"

Constantine didn't care about the family, he went straight to the topic, and said, "Mr. Chekov, I came to you today mainly for the railway problem."

Chekov asked seriously: "What happened to the railway project?"

"No!" Constantine said with certainty

Chekov let go of his dangling heart and said, "God bless it, it'll be fine!"

"But it's more serious than that!" Konstantin's next sentence confused Chekov again.

"What's the matter?" Chekov asked

"Let the engineer tell you!" Constantine said embarrassedly

Chekov said depressedly: "Well, whoever said it is the same!"

Chief Engineer Lauren Holman said with a stern face: "Dear Mr. Chekov, the railway project is going well now, but we are in big trouble!"

After hearing this, Chekov was even more puzzled. Since everything went well, what trouble could there be? Immediately asked, "What's the big trouble?"

Lauren Holman replied rigidly: "We don't have enough labor!"

Chekov was relieved and asked, "How much is missing?"

Lauren Holman said calmly: "To ensure the smooth completion, at least 43,000 laborers are needed, and the project budget needs to be increased by 50%!"

"What? How is this possible? This is too far from the original plan?" Chekov said in disbelief

"Mr. Chekov, please believe in our professionalism! These are the results calculated by our technicians after actual measurements!" Lauren Holman said cautiously

Chekov still couldn't believe it, and asked suspiciously: "Sorry, Mr. Lauren, I'm not questioning your professionalism, but the gap is too big!"

"For this, I can only say sorry. At that time, we underestimated the traffic environment in Bulgaria,

While building the railway, we had to invest a lot of manpower to build the road first, and the construction difficulty of the Rila Mountains was beyond imagination! ” Lauren Holman explained

After listening to Lauren's words, Chekov's face suddenly changed color, he knew that this was really a big trouble, a big trouble beyond the cabinet's ability to solve.

I saw Chekov smiled bitterly and said: "God bless! Konstantin, you really brought a big trouble!"

"Chekov, I don't want to either!" Konstantin said embarrassedly

This trouble is too big, as big as whether the five-year plan can be completed, and it is also an important factor in whether the temporary cabinet can be turned into a regular one.

After thinking about it, Chekov decided to report to Ferdinand. He is now not optimistic that the railway plan can be successfully completed. With the current situation in Bulgaria, it is impossible to gather so many workers in a short period of time.

Ferdinand, who had just been free, was enjoying the dance in the palace. Several beautiful girls are performing to their heart's content, and the costumes are all designed by Ferdinand himself.

Clear and transparent, with choppy waves on the top, and long legs that are brushed on the bottom, it is full of temptation and beautiful, and Ferdinand doesn't mind coming to a daytime prostitution if he is interested.

Not that Ferdinand had just caught a dancer and was about to go further. Suddenly Alice walked in and said shyly: "Your Excellency, Mr. Chekov and Mr. Konstantin, by the way, they also brought three strangers with them!"

Ferdinand said a little unhappily: "I see, I'll go right away!" After saying that, Ferdinand let go of the woman in his arms, looked at the shy Alice, and suddenly smiled wickedly, which scared Alice quickly. just run.

The single dog life in the previous life was very decent just after crossing Ferdinand, but it was soon corrupted by the noble life. Although it has not yet reached the point of promiscuity, at least Ferdinand, who was afraid of getting sick, did not participate in the no-cover meeting of the nobles, and of course there was no shortage of women around him.

Thinking that there was still business, Ferdinand decided to let Alice go first, and strode towards the main hall.

Seeing Chekov and others, Ferdinand, who was in a bad mood, did not give them a chance to speak. Because Lauren Holman was invited by Ferdinand at the beginning, so I met once, so I knew what was going on as soon as I saw him. Ask directly: "You are all here, but what's wrong with the railway project?"

Seeing that Ferdinand was in a bad mood, Chekov didn't dare to sell anything, and immediately said: "God bless, the railway project is going well, but now we are short of labor!"

"Oh!" Ferdinand responded, waiting for the following. The lack of labor for building railways is commonplace, and there is nothing surprising, but it is not normal to come to him for such a small problem.

Chekov thought about it for a while, and then he continued: "According to engineer Lauren's calculations, we now need at least 43,000 laborers to complete the project on schedule!"

After listening to this data, Ferdinand said in disbelief: "What? You kid me! Do you need so many laborers?"