Rimi projected on the wall of the garden, red bricks and green tiles, look at the tip of the Bu is very eye-catching, there are two states, the flowers blooming in the garden match, this is the early summer scenery in the garden of the president's residence.

It was now more than one o'clock in the afternoon, the temperature was already very high, Zhao Bei was wearing a shirt and a pair of pants, and a straw hat on his head, walking on the path of this garden, holding a flower scissors in his hand. But that's just for show, and it's not up to him, the president, to do the pruning work.

Zhao Bei is not a fan at the moment. He was walking in this garden, and he was accompanied by another person. It was Wang Yongjiang, vice minister of finance, and the two chatted while walking, and the topic of conversation was still financial issues.

As a large country with a vast territory, China is now on the fast track of economic development, and the economy is the most important of all the affairs of the central government, and the financial problem is the most important.

The most important of the financial problems is the issue of people's livelihood, followed by the issue of industrial investment, the former of which requires the allocation of funds from the Ministry of Finance because of floods and droughts in various places. The latter, because the heavy industry projects and large-scale infrastructure investment projects under the auspices of the central government also need to be funded by the Ministry of Finance, which adds up. The current Ministry of Finance is indeed struggling, and coupled with those additional military spending, even if Wang Yongjiang is obedient, he has to study with Mr. President how the money of the Ministry of Finance should be spent. Where can we be more generous, where we must be more frugal, now, the chief financial officer Xiong Xiling is the central steward, Wang Yongjiang is the second steward, and he is also a rising political star

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Yesterday, the Ministry of Finance's meeting on financial consolidation has officially ended, and a new financial plan has been drawn up.

At present, the European War still does not see any signs of ending, but as a landlocked country in Europe with enemies on all sides, Germany is at the end of its strong crossbow, and defeat is only a matter of time. At present, the war in Europe has exhausted the European countries, and the factories of various countries are busy manufacturing arms and ammunition, and they cannot take care of the production of civilian industrial products, and this situation is very conducive to the development of China's light industry, so the Ministry of Finance believes that it is necessary to increase investment in light industry, and at the same time appropriately reduce a number of heavy industry projects that have been overinvested.

Now, there are several large steel plants under construction in the northeast and southwest regions, and these private capital have been able to cope with the future domestic market and international market demand. The investment in the steel mills will not be recouped quickly, which will strain the central finances, so the Ministry of Finance thinks it is wise to cut those steel projects now.

On the other hand, the funds from these heavy industry projects can be redirected to light industry, or to basic investment projects, such as small water conservancy facilities. Agricultural irrigation facilities, the country is people-oriented, the people take food as the sky, as long as the agricultural exhibition, the country will maintain stability. If the European war ends, the Ministry of Finance believes that the exhibition of China's industry will immediately slow down, and there may even be a considerable number of small enterprises going bankrupt, at that time, workers will be unemployed, and graduates of technical schools will not be able to find suitable jobs, so the small Ministry of Finance believes that the current center seems to be in advance of the layout. According to the new financial plan formulated by the Ministry of Finance, in the next two years, China will concentrate its financial resources on improving the construction of rural agricultural infrastructure, increase investment in agricultural technology and the construction of agricultural technical schools, and strengthen the policy of immigration.

In addition to negotiating with the Ministry of Heavy Industry and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the issue of light industry and agriculture, the Ministry of Finance intends to further strengthen the supervision of the financial industry, which is what the President has instructed and which is what the financial industry needs at present, but this issue is not easy to deal with, which involves the interests of too many people. It's okay for you to invest in them, but if you want to limit their earnings, you're going to offend a lot of people. This issue needs to be intervened by the center, and the Ministry of Finance does not count its own words. ”

Wang Yongjiang's words were clear and hierarchical, and he was not afraid that Zhao Bei would not approve of this. New financial package.

To be honest, Zhao Bei is also aware of the current problem of overheated investment in heavy industry, especially in the steel industry. The war in Europe has caused international steel prices to soar several times. Now, as long as there is a little spare money in the hand, the rich people are concerned about the investment in steel and shipbuilding, and the Ministry of Finance chooses to decisively withdraw from this steel "catch" at this time. "This really proves the ability of the Ministry of Finance, but also the ability of Wang Yongjiang.

Considering that Wang Yongjiang is not a time-traveler of history. It is impossible to know the future trend of steel prices in advance, so Zhao Bei is even more impressed by this person's ability, and he insists that he has chosen a good financial master.

Zhao Bei is well aware that in history, when the First World War ended, the world's industry entered a period of depression almost immediately, considering the spending power of the majority of the Chinese people today. So. Once there is a storm in the international market. Domestic industrial enterprises, which mainly face foreign markets, are bound to suffer from depressions, so the Ministry of Finance is correct in taking precautions and must be prepared in advance to deal with industrial depressions.

One of the main purposes of Zhao Bei's Nanyang War and his concern about the situation in Russia was to cope with the coming world economic depression. He hopes to be able to control the economic pressure in the country through emigration. Avoid violent political turmoil as much as possible.

It is precisely for this reason that in the current talks between the representatives of the Sumatra and Java Chinese self-government and the central government, Zhao Bei will focus on the issue of immigration to the South Seas, as for other issues, in his opinion, they are not important, as long as he can grasp the situation in the South Seas, the world economic depression will not deal a fatal blow to China. "Very good, your Ministry of Finance has seen far ahead, I am very satisfied and relieved, you let it go. The center will give you strong support, don't forget, I am the president, and my word is the law. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Bei looked at the gate of the garden and saw an adjutant of the attendant's room coming, so he stopped.

The adjutant of the attendant room walked up to Zhao Bei and saluted.

"Report to the President, the delegations from Sumatra and Java have arrived and have had lunch, and Chief Tang asks you to come and meet them."

"I'll be over soon."

Zhao Bei nodded, took the adjutant away, and then handed the flower scissors in his hand to a guard who was with him, and said a few words to Wang Yongjiang.

"Regarding the matter of the political committee, since Wang Zhanyuan and Lu Yongxiang stepped down, there were rumors that I would promote you to be a political commissar Xiao It is true that I also had this idea, but now it seems. It's better for you to concentrate on studying finances, and you don't need the hat of a political commissar. After Zhang Jiao served as the seventh political commissar, the military Qiu hoped to maintain the rule of "half civil and military in the political marriage", so you can give up the remaining quota of the political commissar to the soldiers. ”

This is a tact, Wang Yongjiang can understand Zhao Bei's cautious position, indeed, the attitude of the military must also be taken into account, this is the correct way for a qualified state leader, and the political commissar sounds very powerful, but Wang Yongjiang knows that it is just a group of advisers in front of the president, although the status is respectful, but it is not as good as guiding the country in the Ministry of Finance to have a sense of achievement, so he fully agrees with Zhao Bei's decision.

"Please rest assured that I will do a good job in the Ministry of Finance, share worries for the president, and share worries for the center.

Wang Yongjiang immediately expressed his position, then took his leave and walked out of the garden with an adjutant.

Zhao Bei walked to the pavilion, and in the pavilion, he saw his wife Cui Yi leaning on the railing to teach her son to recite Tang poems. So he deliberately stood there and tested his son for a few words, and after a few minutes of grinding, he changed into a republican outfit. I rushed to the State Guesthouse of the Presidential Palace, intending to meet with the Chinese representatives from the Nanyang Islands.

Zhao Bei rushed to the state guesthouse, first shook hands with the delegates one by one, and then talked about the problem and talked to everyone for a while, considering that everyone traveled all the way, the journey was tiring, it was inconvenient to talk for a long time, and the formal talks would not be held until a few days later, so the small talks in the state guesthouse did not last long, half an hour later, Tang Shaoyi led these Nanyang Chinese representatives to the hotel booked for them by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to stay, as for Zhao Bei, he rushed to his presidential office on time and began the afternoon work.

However, Zhao Bei didn't work for long, and Tang Shaoyi shook his words to the office and asked to visit the president.

Soon, Tang Shaoyi rushed to the office, met Zhao Bei, and went straight to the point.

"When I was talking with the Nanyang Chinese delegation just now. It is difficult for Hu Hanmin to ask directly, so he specially asked me to ask the president what the president's plan is for the future status of the Nanyang Alliance. I also discussed this topic with the President a few days ago, and now I still insist that since there are many Chinese in Nanyang, why should the President not try to establish a constitution in Sumatra and Java? A Nanyang Alliance and a Nanyang Association will be reorganized in the future, and there will be two existing political parties, and isn't this the best practice of the two-party system? The center of our country can use Sumatra and Java as a "testing ground" for constitutionalism, and it can also draw valuable lessons from constitutionalism in the future, after all. The political subjects there are also Chinese. ”

Seeing Tang Shaoyi's anxious look. Zhao Bei smiled faintly, what idea did the other party have. He knew very well, and he also knew that if he did not agree with Tang Shaoyi's "suggestion". The chief minister Tang may submit his resignation again. The last time they discussed this. Tang Shaoyi didn't reveal this meaning.

"Shaochuan, sit down and say something. When Zhang Jizhi talked to me the day before yesterday, he also talked about this "Nanyang Experimental Field." Things, it seems. At present, there are many people in China who are in favor of this proposal? ”

Zhao Bei motioned for Tang Shaoyi to sit on the sand, then stood up, and paced back and forth in front of Tang Shaoyi with his hands behind his back.

"As for the issue of the Nanyang Alliance, you have already told me about their quid pro quo, to be honest, I am not actually interested in their quid pro quo, the Alliance's power in the country has long since disappeared, and it would be strange if they could make any waves in the country.

But then again, after all, the League has contributed to the anti-Qing revolution, and it cannot be wiped out. As long as they stay abroad honestly and don't return home to make trouble, I can tolerate them, and even agree to their participation in the politics of Sumatra and Java, as for that constitutional "testing ground." I've thought about it, and I've decided to accept your opinion, but I also have a problem. In exchange, as long as the leadership of the League agrees to this, I can approve the League to engage in a political game in Nanyang in which the two parties take turns to sit in the bank. ”

"Oh? The president agreed to this proposal? I wonder what the president's quid pro quo is? ”

When Tang Shaoyi heard Zhao Bei's words, she couldn't help but frown, and hurriedly asked Zhao Bei about the exchange conditions.

"I hope that the Nanyang Alliance will be led by Huang Xing. In other words, Huang Xing is the party leader. Zhao Bei immediately came up with his conditions.

"Isn't Huang Xing recuperating in the United States? Moreover, he is a high-ranking cadre of the United Front. I'm afraid it's not suitable to be the leader of the Nanyang Alliance. ”

Tang Shaoyi was stunned for a moment, and her brows furrowed.

"Huang Xing took a telegram back to China some time ago. Tell me. He has finished his recuperation in the United States. The symptoms of liver disease have lessened and I can go back to work. If he is willing to lead the League. I can approve his withdrawal from the United Front. And Huang Xing was the "Big Three" of the Alliance back then. One of them, in terms of prestige, is not inferior to others and is good friends with Xiong Chengji and Hu Hanmin, I think. With Huang Xing as the leader of the Nanyang Alliance, at least some members of the League will support him. So there is no question of not having roots. More importantly, Huang Xing has always believed that constitutionalism is the best form of government, and now, isn't it in line with his ideal that he should lead the Nanyang Alliance to participate in the two-party competition in the Nanyang region? ”

Zhao Bei's words came out, Tang Shaoyi nodded again and again, he just realized, this president is far more far-reaching than he thought, on the one hand, he can conduct a constitutional experiment in Nanyang, and on the other hand, he can also avoid the tail not falling off, after all, Huang Xing does not approve of anti-Zhao.

"Okay, I'll reply to Hu Hanmin, I hope the Nanyang Alliance will respond as soon as possible." Tang Shaoyi hurriedly said goodbye and went to the hotel to meet Hu Hanmin.

Sending Tang Shaoyi downstairs to the commander's hall, looking at Tang Shaoyi's car in the distance, a smile hung on the corner of Zhao Bei's mouth.

The reason why Zhao Bei decided to accept Tang Shaoyi's suggestion of "Constitutional Experimental Field" was not for any other reason, he just wanted to control the situation in the Nanyang region more steadily, although the Nanyang Chinese Association is known as the small united front "is currently only Zhao Beima is looking forward, but the problem is that Zhao Bei is very clear that the Nanyang Chinese Association is just using his prestige, and the people who play politics in this world have never had friends from He Yuan, nor have they had eternal enemies, Nanyang is too far away, and it is not easy to control the situation there remotely, so, Sumatra and Java cannot be decided by the Nanyang Chinese Association, but must also be mixed with some sand, and in the current situation, the best sand is the Nanyang Alliance.

As long as the alliance is there, the Nanyang Chinese Association must hug Zhao Bei's thighs tightly, because the alliance will hug the British thighs, and only by hugging Zhao Bei's thighs can the Nanyang Chinese Associations hold power, and with the current strength of the alliance, it is difficult to replace the Nanyang Chinese Associations in Sumatra and Java in a short period of time.

As for proposing Huang Xing to be the new party leader of the Nanyang Alliance, this is actually just a cover for Zhao Bei. Lest others perceive his true intentions, as for whether Huang Xing can really master the current Nanyang Alliance, Zhao Bei is actually not sure, after all, this alliance is very different from the previous alliance, and Huang Xing may not agree to go to Nanyang Webbing to make this trip to troubled waters.

In a word, no one can take advantage of the "mad president", and Zhao Bei will not allow anyone to interfere with his strategy. Yi Xunshu is a fine notch mixed with different body clams