Chapter 90: Xu Qing's New Deal
After Xu Qing became the general adviser, he immediately began to formulate this French economic recovery plan, which is currently restoring the French economy, in fact, it is still beneficial to Xu Qing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Xu Qing also doesn't want France to go bankrupt immediately, because if France falls into long-term civil strife, it will cheapen Prussia and Britain, so Xu Qing also needs France to recover. Although Xu Qing knew that he would be an enemy of France in the future, but in the future, they will still be "friends" in the short term.
"The current economic crisis in France is mainly due to poor harvests. The grain harvest failed, and the purchasing power of the peasants for industrial products declined. Industrial products are then unsalable, resulting in the closure of industrial factory owners. The closure of factories will also implicate various financial aristocrats. This is the biggest problem with the French economic crisis. ”
"We want to solve the problem, but we can only start from several aspects. Among them, the financial problems have been carried out through the acquisition of debt and debt-to-equity swaps by Anglo-Chinese Bank, and the financial debts can be alleviated to a large extent. Industrial factories can take the opportunity to travel lightly, providing the basis for the resumption of production in the future. ”
However, the root cause of this problem is actually the failure of ordinary farmers' agricultural products, which causes food famine and lack of food and clothing for French farmers. We want to solve the problem of selling industrial products, on the one hand, we can go outward, that is, we can sell part of it to the British, that is, we can target the Crimean War between Britain and Russia. ”
"However, the other part is that we still have to solve through France's domestic demand. Promoting domestic demand is the most important foundation for industrial recovery. ”
Xu Qing introduced the current situation in France, and those French experts nodded one after another, and the current situation in France is also the same, which is very bad. In fact, all this is because of the failure of the agricultural harvest, and then this caused a series of vicious problems. At present, Xu Qing has solved the financial debt through the guarantee of Yinghua Group, and has solved part of the problem from the top. However, if the peasant problem is not solved, that is, the problem of the peasants, who occupy the vast majority of the peasants in France, cannot be solved, then everything will still be a symptom rather than a cure.
"Our agriculture in France has failed to harvest, and these days there have been many natural disasters, and French citizens need relief. However, our relief funds are obviously insufficient, and if we continue to distribute them, it will obviously not be enough! A French livelihood expert replied.
Xu Qing took the initiative to stand up and said: "Regarding this point, I think we can plan in advance and let the French government go and transport back a batch of guano from the colony in advance. This guano is a very good fertilizer, which can increase the production capacity of farmers a lot, which is conducive to the recovery of French agriculture in the future. ”
"As for the next step, you can appoint some agricultural experts to guide farmers in farming and maintaining yields."
Xu Qing's method is the method adopted by Louis Napoleon in the original history, and this method solves the problem of agricultural production to a certain extent. However, this is only a palliative treatment, not a root cause, and the real problem of Xu Qing next.
"The most important thing is to restore employment for the population. In particular, France has a large number of workers who do not have sufficient technical ability, and if they cannot get employment, it will inevitably make them dissatisfied, so the solution to their employment is to work for cash. In the future, the government will not give out relief except for the elderly and those who are unable to work. Everything is a cash-for-work, and the government can raise funds to hire workers who lack specialized labor skills to do all kinds of low-skilled jobs. For example, civil engineering, but also various types of infrastructure. roads, bridges, all kinds of construction work. ”
"And in times of economic crisis, these excellent labor force population, they are not high, and we can hire a large number of high-quality labor at the lowest price. These laborers can build roads, bridges, and water conservancy facilities, which will also help agriculture to resume production in the future and resist natural disasters. And these facilities will have an amazing effect on the recovery of the French economy in the future. So that we get through the economic crisis, and that's very easy. ”
"As for our government's spending, it will flow into the factories through the consumption of those people, and then drive the sales of the factories, and then part of it will flow back to the government through taxes and so on."
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Xu Qing began to introduce his own idea, if later generations of politicians and historians saw this "Xu Qing New Deal", they would definitely scold Xu Qing for plagiarism. This is a complete copy of Roosevelt's New Deal during the economic crisis in the United States in the later generations, and this is a shameful plagiarism. But Xu Qing doesn't mind, anyway, this thing is used for use, this is not bad.
"Awesome!" "This Mr. Xu Qing is really amazing!" "That's right, that's amazing!" "Amazing, really amazing, I'll see it!" ……
Many financiers, financial scientists, and entrepreneurs have been thinking about this Xu Qing's new deal, which is a very good method. To the great admiration of these French experts, although there are still many concrete improvements to be made in the idea of this new deal, this is the best way to solve this crisis at present.
Not only can it absorb the employment of many workers, but also allow French workers to return to work and have a stable income. As for the government, it can save a large amount of relief money and take advantage of the opportunity to hire a large number of cheap labor after the cash-for-work relief. The construction of water conservancy facilities and other infrastructure facilities has played an irreplaceable role in the future development of agricultural production and commercial development and economic recovery.
Even the country's cash-for-work disaster relief funds can be returned to the government through taxes and other means, and factories and enterprises can also take the opportunity to resume production and obtain a part of the profits, and it is inevitable that those workers will return to stable employment. So everyone feels very new and shocked by this method, and this method is really suitable for the current situation.
"Experts, I am only responsible for putting forward a general plan, and the specific situation still needs you to gradually improve it in combination with the specific actual situation of this France, and operate it according to the actual situation, which is your business. I'm a foreigner, I don't know much about the specifics of France, I'm just in charge of providing a strategy with a high vision, and you can implement it! Xu Qing said.
"Mr. Xu Qing, we will definitely improve!" Consultants from all walks of life agreed.
Those consultants in various industries have also suddenly opened up, and after Xu Qing proposed this method, it is enough to make them feel suddenly enlightened. Although Xu Qing only proposed a strategy, he had already found a specific solution direction for them. As long as the direction is right, there will be no problem at all.
"Mr. Xu Qing, did you come up with these?" Someone asked.
Xu Qing took the initiative to say modestly: "I only came up with a part, but the method of cash-for-work was first used by Fan Zhongyan, a famous prime minister during the Great Song Dynasty in China, who was born about a thousand years ago. At that time, when a natural disaster hit a place, he not only did not save, but mobilized those wealthy people to build buildings, and even took the initiative to build various civil buildings for the government. At that time, he was accused of waste, but he replied with a cash-for-work payment. Since then, cash-for-work has become one of the most important ways to solve disasters. ”
"Of course, I also look at the world from the shoulders of giants. I combined the methods of Fan Zhongyan, the prime minister of China more than 1,000 years ago, and then combined with the actual situation in France, and used financial means and some economic means to solve various problems together, which is indeed more comprehensive than Fan Zhongyan in those years, because I have integrated finance and public finance. ”
Those French advisers praised one after another: "I didn't expect that in distant China, a thousand years ago, there were such excellent politicians." This Fan Zhongyan is an excellent politician, really an excellent economist and politician. China's civilization is really amazing. ”
These are consultants, all experts and scholars in various industries, the latest and academic, so they are not so hypocritical, and there is no scruple in praise. Of course, it would not raise much political problem to praise a distant country that has no direct conflict of interest.
After Xu Qing solved the overall plan, he also handed it over to these consultants from various industries below to gradually improve. Xu Qing knew that he was actually just a person who provided strategies, and he was not responsible for the specific planning and improvement. First of all, he doesn't really understand the social situation in France, so he doesn't rush to meddle in specific affairs. The so-called high-level leader must also have the demeanor of a high-level leader, and do not easily meddle in the specific affairs of the grassroots below.
First of all, you don't necessarily know the grassroots very well, and it may not be good to meddle rashly. And if you meddle casually, it will make the grassroots people dissatisfied, although they won't say anything, but they will be dissatisfied if they go.
Of course, Xu Qing, as a politician, is also very aware that from decision-making to implementation, he is not so taken for granted. Although Xu Qing can clone this method of Roosevelt's New Deal, he must not directly and completely copy it. This is France, and it's not the twentieth century, so if you copy it completely, you will fall into the trap of dogmatism.
The so-called southern orange and northern orange, different times and different places, if not adjusted according to the actual situation, it will also cause problems with the same policy of shipbuilding. This Roosevelt's New Deal cannot be directly copied, Xu Qing only provides a strategy, and the specific situation is improved by French experts in various industries, combined with the actual situation in France, so as to achieve as seamless docking as possible.
However, Xu Qing also knows that no matter how perfect those experts are, the credit is their own. Because the strategic plan of this plan was put forward by Xu Qing, and this concept is Xu Qing's, those consultants in various industries are only specific implementers, and they are not qualified to compete with decision-makers.
"Also, we must ease the class contradictions in France next. In particular, the class contradictions in France in the past were too serious, and the factory entrepreneurs were squeezed by the financial aristocracy with usury, while the factory owners again passed on this pressure to the workers and peasants. Such a layer of transfer will inevitably bring about the dilemma of exhausting the fish. ”
"So if we want to restore normal order, we must link the contradictions between all classes, so as to ensure that everyone has a stable job, and then can get a stable income, and will not be overly exploited and oppressed."
Xu Qing took the initiative to introduce at the meeting that why France has such frequent revolutions is actually an important factor in over-oppressing the people. The aristocracy and the capitalists were too oppressed, which would inevitably provoke a revolt in France. Otherwise, why the Paris public society took place in France is not an absolute accident, and the class oppression in France is actually very serious.
When solving economic problems, it is also necessary to achieve a certain degree of difficulty. Therefore, this must also be closely followed by the alleviation of class contradictions in France, so that the road to long-term stability is achieved.
"Louis, in the name of the Provisional Government of France, go and gather the factory owners. In particular, those factory owners who have implemented the debt-to-equity swap agreement with our Yinghua Group must come in person. Even if we want to get the opportunity to swap debts into equity, we must rush to the scene as soon as possible to discuss future issues together. ”
Louis quickly agreed to this approach, and Louis Bonaparte did not know how serious the class oppression in France had reached at the present time. At this time, the whole of France is watching how they solve this economic problem, and the people's livelihood is the most important thing.
As the head of government, Louis Bonaparte knew very well that the French economy was on the verge of collapse, and that the outbreak of the French Revolution was inevitable once the economy collapsed. If he can't solve the economic problems and satisfy the vast majority of the French, then he, let alone the restoration of the emperor, will definitely rush to the point where he is responsible and be ousted.
Therefore, in order to restore, Louis Bonaparte could not "be generous" to others and sacrifice the interests of some French factory owners and capitalists, of course, this is actually beneficial to the factory owners and capitalists, and they should not refuse excessively.
Soon, the French Provisional Government, headed by Louis Bonaparte, summoned the factory owners near Paris to a meeting. Even all the factories of the Xu Qing Yinghua Group's debt-to-equity swap must attend this meeting.
This meeting is also an important part of Xu Qing's new policy, but at present, many factory owners in France are troubled by debt, and I hope Xu Qing will engage in this debt-to-equity swap! So Xu Qing, the big money owner, invited, you don't dare not come. Coupled with Louis Bonaparte's status as chairman of the government, it also brought many people over, and for a time the business owners of the industrial manufacturing industry near Paris came to discuss important things about how to solve the economic crisis in France next.
If this crisis is not resolved, the peasants, the workers, the factory owners, the financiers, the politicians, all of them will be unlucky. Everyone is a grasshopper on a rope!