Seeing this result, Ferdinand didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
This novelized history of national origins had mainly been concocted to promote the integration of Bulgaria's various ethnic groups.
Unexpectedly, it had also helped Austria-Hungary and Russia to some extent. Compared with Bulgaria, their internal ethnic conflicts were far more severe!
The core ethnic group of the Austro-Hungarian Empire accounted for less than 30 percent of its population; the Russian Empire was not much better, hovering around the 40 percent mark. Both countries needed a theory that could promote ethnic integration!
The novelized history of national origins Ferdinand had put together happened to meet that need, so they simply took it and used it. As for whether it would work, only Heaven knew!
In any case, Ferdinand had no faith in them. With the execution capabilities of the Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empire bureaucracies, trying to instill this theory of close kinship was no different from a fool's dream!
If they could not unify language and writing, then no matter how brilliantly you spun your tale, the barriers between them could not be erased. People would ask: Why is the gap between our cultural inheritances so vast?
When nationalism erupted in the future, things would still go on as they always had!
To Bulgaria, the economic crisis was: "An immediate crisis, and also an opportunity!"
Although the economic crisis had temporarily interrupted Bulgaria's economic development, industries around the world were now being heavily devalued. Many things Bulgaria had previously been unable to afford could now be acquired at low prices.
For example, Ferdinand had previously set his sights on an English shipyard that was struggling to stay afloat. Its asking price had been 1.5 million pounds, with an attitude of take it or leave it. Now, 500,000 pounds was