Chapter 164: New Territory (Part II)
When Anderkos heard the words of the staff member named Miller, his steps became hurried, but he did not forget to ask. "Do you know what Mayor Chacks is looking for me?"
"I don't know, but it looks like it's urgent."
Hearing this Miller's nonsense, Andcos walked briskly to the mayor's office on the right side of the third floor.
"Click~click~click."
"Come in."
As Andcos knocked, a familiar voice made him push the door in.
Anders walked in and saw Mayor Chacks sitting behind his desk, signing his name on a document.
Chakes is of medium height, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he has a Chinese face, and he has an air of non-self-esteem just by looking at him.
"Mayor, are you looking for me?"
As soon as Andcos entered, he whispered to Mayor Chaks.
"Yes."
Mayor Chacks put down the pen in his hand, stood up and moved his somewhat sore neck, and spoke to Andrécos. "You know Ponokov, right?"
Andkos, of course, knew about Ponokov, the day he came to the port city of Varna. Ponokov's full name is Nietsek Scherva Ponokov. He was born into an ordinary family in Varna, and his father supported the family by running his own small grocery store. His father was very modern and knew that no matter how hard he was, he couldn't be bitter about his child, so he sent him to school early. Ponokov also lived up to his father's expectations, doing well in school and gaining business experience by helping out at the family's grocery store after school.
Of course, the biggest help to him was marrying the daughter of a local businessman at the age of 21. This marriage allowed him to get 50,000 leva of development funds from his father-in-law, and then he relied on Varna, the largest port in Bulgaria, as a trading merchant, selling all kinds of Bulgarian goods to merchants from other countries, and with a good reputation and reputation, he became the largest export trader in Varna, and then he invested heavily in factories and made a lot of money in the production of various commodities needed in Bulgaria. There are nearly 1,000 people who work in his factory all year round, and they are all very famous people in Bulgaria.
"Who else in Varna doesn't know him? Now he had people from the Bulgarian government in his family at all times, lobbying him to move to Thessaloniki, and I heard that he had agreed. ”
In the face of the famous Ponokov, Andekos, of course, knew, and at the same time said what he knew.
Mayor Chacks was pleased with the secretary's performance, and he took out a cigar and took a puff. "Now it's a bit of a new situation."
"What's the situation?"
"Now he is reluctant to move away, saying that he does not want to leave the place where he was born."
Andekos, as the secretary of the mayor of Chaks, still knows some things by virtue of the advantage of being close to the water and getting the first month, you must know that this Ponokov is not so clean, and every businessman who does big business in this era is not a good person. He alone knew that there were three or four murders involving this Ponokov. I don't believe in the excuse of being reluctant to move out of my birthplace, and I guess it's about the same as not wanting to give up his property in Varna.
"So do we need to do something?"
Andekos, who has been the mayor's secretary for many years, still knows his habits, and it is estimated that he needs to do something through him to let the big businessman know that Romania does not need him now.
Now the Romanian government intends to expel Bulgarian influence in this new territory for its own convenience, and Ponokov, the largest industrialist in Varna, is on their list of expulsions. However, in order to reduce the discontent of the local civilians, it is not easy for Romania to do something radical in this new territory to cause ethnic antagonism in the new territory. Therefore, Romania has always cooperated with the Bulgarian government's personnel who remained in the area to try to get them to move.
Facing his own secretary, Mayor Chacks did not play dumb riddles. "Yes, I'm going to ask you to give this Mr. Ponokov a hint that we don't want him to stay in Varna."
"Leave it to me."
Androkos knew what he had to do, and in the years he had spent with Mayor Chacks, he had learned a lot, and he still knew how to give hints.
On Knibix Street in Varna, there is a 5,000-square-meter manor house, which is the home of Ponokov, which the mayor of Chacks and the secretary Andekos talked about. In this very baroque building, Ponokov has just sent off representatives of the Bulgarian government.
He sat on the couch tired, thinking about his family's future choices. After he revealed that he wanted to stay, the Bulgarian government kept sending people to consult with him. The general meaning is that he will be able to sell his property in Varna and move to the newly occupied Macedonian region of Bulgaria to develop, and it will also give him good policy facilities.
However, he is still a little unwilling, and the main problem is that his property in Varna cannot be sold at a good price, and it can even be said that it is not too cheap. Take his most lucrative textile mill now, for example, he spent 1.16 million leva on the factory, and the Romanians were only willing to bid 700,000 levots. You must know that this is a new factory that he has only built for less than two years, and it will take six months and three times to get the money, which is also the most helpless place for him. Now it was not only in Varna, but also in the newly occupied territories of Romania, and the price that came to negotiate the purchase was surprisingly consistent, which gave him a headache.
"Father, otherwise we won't sell our own business."
His 21-year-old son, Sardorf, walked into the office and said angrily when he saw Ponokov with a dejected face.
Seeing his son's attitude, Ponokov was also secretly sad, he was still too young and lacked social experience. As an old fritter, Ponokov knew through the quotations of those Romanians that they were bound to win their industry in Varna, otherwise they would not have been so insistent on this price issue, and they must have their confidence in it, so the attitude of the Varna government would be their support.
"We're looking."
Facing his son, Ponokov still said with a tired face.
Seeing that his father was still waiting for him, Saldorf showed the impetuosity that a young man should have.
"Father, it's not a way to do this. Now the new Romanian government clearly wants to get rid of us, or else we will mobilize the workers to march in the streets and make a big deal about it. If they don't let us get better, then don't let us go. ”
Seeing his son's bad idea, Ponokov didn't know what to say, and estimated that he wouldn't get a penny at any point. Now I can get back more than half of my property.
Ponokov, who was about to scold his son, was at the door when the voice of the butler sounded at the door. "There's a government guy named Andrecos asking to see me."
Ponokov swallowed what he was about to say, he still knew about the secretary of the mayor of Chaks. He said to the butler through the door. "Tell him to wait a minute, and I'll be right out."
After he finished speaking to the housekeeper, he tidied up his appearance and spoke to his son. "Alright Saldorf, let go of your stupid thoughts, and I'll see what the Romanians have to say to me."
After saying that, he walked out of the office, looking at his father, who was dismissive of his own ideas, and Saldorf did not know where he had said something wrong.
"Hello Mr. Andercos, I wonder if there is anything you need to use me for this time?"
Ponokov walked to the living room and asked with a smile on his face as soon as he saw Anderkos.
In the face of Ponokov's overtures, Andekos knew that it was not for himself, but for the mayor of Chaks behind him, but it did not affect his mood. I saw him say with a smile on his face. "There is something that needs Mr. Ponokov's support."
Originally, it was just a polite remark, but when he heard that the mayor's secretary in front of him really had something to use himself, Ponokov was really a little puzzled, you must know that in the face of all kinds of Bulgarian co-optation, the Romanian side has always ignored them Bulgarians, and he also knows the reason.
In the face of this sudden news, Ponokov still asked with a smile. "I don't know what can be done to Mr. Anderkos himself."
In the face of Ponokov's inquiry, Andekos said with a mouth full of trains. "Now the number of workers is increasing everywhere, and various union disputes have occurred from time to time, including the eight-hour work week in the United States. In Europe, we, the Romanian government, intend to take the lead in implementing this initiative to reduce the number of disputes. This time, we plan to try it in Varna and Ruse first to see how it works, so I would like Mr. Ponokov to support our work. ”
After hearing Anderkos's words clearly, Ponokov's smile gradually disappeared, if it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him represented the Romanian government, another person dared to say this in front of him, and he could be thrown into the sea to feed the fish. You must know that 10 hours of work is common in Europe now, and 10 hours in the Balkans is considered a conscientious entrepreneur. And everywhere in the Balkans there is an 11-12 hour workday, even 14 hours. Ponokov also followed the crowd and implemented it for 12 hours at the factory.
Ponokov looked at Andekos in front of him and asked with a serious face. "Mr. Andcos, you're sure you're not joking."
"Absolutely not, our government is already discussing the plan."
Andekos continued to run the train, and he was not afraid that he would go to the government to confirm that if it really didn't work, Mayor Chacks could transfer him back to the country.
Ponokov said with a serious face and a cold tone. "Okay, I got it."
After saying that, he reflexively left, completely ignoring his feelings, and Andekos was not angry about this, and left Ponokov's house on his own.
Ponokov, Varna's largest industrialist, then announced that he would move his family to Thessaloniki and sell his entire estate in Varna. Under his leadership, other Bulgarian businessmen who were still hesitant in the region sold their properties and moved to Bulgaria. The Romanian side also took the property left by these people at a low price.
According to later statistics, during this period of three months, Bulgarian businessmen sold assets worth 74.2 million lei in this territory ceded to Romania. Most of them were immovable property such as factories, equipment and houses that could not be taken away, and the Romanian side spent only half of the money to buy these assets. Although it is not possible to compare with other Balkan countries, it is also an aspect of Romania's planned emptying of new territories by local Bulgarian merchants to provide Romanian domestic capital.
PS Steamed buns haven't been written for a few days.,Let everyone worry.,It should have been written yesterday.,But because I haven't written for a few days, it's stuck.,And then the steamed bun looks at other things to find inspiration.,The result is too good-looking to stop the car to drag it to today.,I'm sorry book friends.。