Chapter 717: Poison Plan (continued)

He Ya Xingyi is not simple, he is a financial expert favored by Konoe Fumima. After the Lugou Bridge Incident, Japan's economy shifted to a wartime system and concentrated all its financial resources to meet the huge war expenditures. As the Tibetan minister, He Wu Xingyi desperately amassed wealth at home with one hand, and stretched out to North China with the other hand, and the pseudo-China United Reserve Bank founded by Wang Kemin and others was the result of his instructions. After his single-handedly planning, the Japanese government and the chaebol established the "North China Development Joint Stock Company" in June l938. Under the false sign of a joint venture of Japanese capitalists, they seized into their own hands the mines, coal, iron and steel, power generation, transportation, salt, textiles, flour, and other important economic entities in North China. The North China Iron Mine, which accounted for more than half of China's iron ore reserves at that time, and the Datong Coal Mine, which produced the largest amount of coal in North China, became Japan's pocket. In just two years, the capital of the North China Development Co., Ltd. soared from 350 million yen to 550 million yen.

Naoki Hoshino and Koki Kaya came to see Sugi Sugimoto on the instructions of Japanese Prime Minister Kiichiro Hiranuma, and their mission was to help the North China Front Army and the puppet Provisional Government of the Republic of China solve the financial crisis. This was because the military expenditure of the North China Front was staggering, and the Japanese economy was overwhelmed.

Since the Eighth Route Army attacked and occupied Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan, Japan's financial system in North China was basically destroyed, and the supplies of the North China Front could only be transferred from the mainland, Northeast China, and Central China. Among them, the Kwantung Army and the puppet Manchukuo took on considerable weight. In this regard, Shanshan Yuan scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously. But he is a soldier, not an economist, and he is at a loss as to how to boost North China's economy.

After the greetings, Naoki Hoshino proposed that it was urgent to solve the problem of military spending on the North China Front and the funding of the puppet Republic of China's provisional government at all levels and the security army, otherwise the war in North China would completely collapse the economy of the Japanese Empire.

Wang Kemin was so frightened that he couldn't stop apologizing, saying that he had caused trouble to His Majesty the Emperor, Prime Minister Konoe and Prime Minister Hiranuma, and Mr. Hoshino. But in the final analysis, it was not the fault of the North China Front, nor was it the fault of the provisional government of the Republic of China, it was all Liu Yimin's fault. This guy is purely a hooligan, a scoundrel, a bandit, a robber, and he fights to grab money, factory equipment, materials, arms, and food. He robbed the banks of the Japanese Empire, the supplies of the Imperial Army, the expatriates, and the economy of North China. Now Tianjin and Qingdao, the two most important industrial cities in North China, have been snatched up by Liu Yimin, and even food supply has become a problem. It greatly damaged the image of the Great Japanese Empire in the minds of the people. Now, don't say that the circulation area of the joint bills issued by the China United Reserve Bank is extremely xiǎo, even the circulation area of military bills and yen in North China is not large, on the contrary, the RMB issued by the ** is becoming more and more popular. If this continues, the government will be closed.

What Wang Kemin said is not to be heard, but it is the truth. If the situation weren't so serious, Kiichiro Hiranuma wouldn't have let Naoki Hoshino and Koki Kaya come to see Sugi Moto.

After listening to Wang Kemin's words, Naoki Hoshino pretended to be deep and stopped speaking.

Shanshan Yuan knew that Naoki Hoshino must have a good move, so he nodded and said: "Hoshino-kun, you are a great talent in economics, Prime Minister Hiranuma asked you to come, there must be a way." Tell me about it! ”

Naoki Hoshino then said, "There is a way. Along the way, I thought that there were two ways to solve the financial crisis in North China. One is to feed the war with poison, and the other is to pay heavy taxes. ”

Sugi Moto nodded and motioned for Naoki Hoshino to continue.

I heard Naoki Hoshino say: "In recent years, the profits and taxes paid by Manchuria's opium jiāo Yi to the country every year have been growing rapidly, reaching 300 million yen last year and 400 million yen this year. If North China can catch up, it will be able to return 500 million yen to the domestic treasury in addition to military and government expenditures. ”

Saying this, Shanshan Yuan and Wang Kemin were both energetic, their eyes were shining with green light, and it seemed that hundreds of millions of yen were shaking in front of them, waiting for them to go!

Naoki Hoshino continued, "On November 12 last year, the Japanese Empire decisively severed ties with the World Anti-Smoking Organization, and lifted all the shackles of our war against drugs. This year, I plan to grow opium to 200 hectares in Shenyang, 400 hectares in Siping, 400 hectares in Jilin, 800 hectares in Neiméng, and 1,000 hectares in Rehe, so as to further expand sales channels and increase sales revenue. The same can be done in North China. In the future, the opium we produce will not only be supplied to Manchuria, North China, Central China, and South China, but can even be sold to Southeast Asia, making huge profits for the Japanese Empire. As for the production and sale of opium, I had negotiated with the Mitsui Foundation and the Mitsubishi Foundation before I came, and they had to sign an "Agreement on the Importing Regions of Opium and the Partition of Opium Trafficking Areas," stipulating that Mitsubishi would handle the supply of opium to Manchukuo, Mitsui would handle the supply of opium to Central China and South China, and North China would be divided between the two companies. The two of them take 20% of their profits every year to finance government expenses. Mitsubishi's 20% profit in Manchuria, jiāo to Manchukuo. Mitsui's 20% profit in central China, jiāo to Nanjing's Restoration New Deal fǔ. 20% of the profits from opium sales in North China by the two consortia were given to the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. With this money, it is completely possible to guarantee the military expenses and daily expenses of the government. ”

Wang Kemin calculated in his heart that North China has a larger population than Northeast China, and it is more convenient to sell to Central China. Last year, Tohoku handed over 300 million yen to the Japanese government, and according to this amount, 20 percent is 60 million yen. With this money, everything is settled.

Wang Kemin couldn't wait to say to Shanshanyuan: "Your Excellency, commander, please allow North China to learn from Manchuria and grow, manufacture, and sell opium on a large scale. ”

Shanshan Yuan smiled and said, "Wang Jun, when did the Great Japanese Empire prohibit the cultivation and sale of opium in North China?" Yours, you can do it. Mine, great support! ”

Wang Kemin hurriedly bowed, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you, Your Excellency Commander, thank you, Your Excellency Hoshino!" ”

Naoki Hoshino gave a thumbs up, praised Wang Kemin for his great intelligence, and said that it was really a very pleasant thing to discuss solutions to the problem with smart people like Wang Jun.

Wang Kemin, a dog man, is incorruptible and shameless to the point of no return, and as soon as the master gives him a little face, he opens a dyeing workshop. I saw that this dog man Jiān bowed to Naoki Hoshino again and thanked him, and said that several of his xiǎo concubines could play and sing, and they could also cook delicious meals, so please Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency Hoshino, and Your Excellency He Ya must come to the Humble House, taste the cooking skills of the xiǎo concubines, and appreciate the exquisite skills of the xiǎo concubines.

Saying this, Shanshan Yuan can't wait to go now. He had already tasted it once last time, and he knew the taste very well, and he still felt the fragrance on his fingers when he thought about it. However, the army is attacking the Jilu border together, and the military affairs are busy, so it seems a little inappropriate to go to the soft fragrance and warm yù to hug it now. Besides, I made an appointment with the famous American NV writer Lin Fumiko in Japan at night, and when she slept with her, she waited for the most famous talent in Japan to sleep, this kind of blessing is not something that ordinary people can have, and I don't know how much higher it is than going to Wang Kemin's concubine to spend physical strength!

Seeing that Shanshan Yuanmu lùyín was evil, and the corners of his mouth were almost salivating, Naoki Hoshino and Heya Xingyi immediately understood the meaning of visiting Wang Kemin's house. It's just that these two guys are both outstanding economic talents in Japan, and they are not as anxious as warlords like Sugi Sugimoto.

I heard Naoki Hoshino say again: "The second way is to open up tax sources. Establish a fiscal and taxation system in the areas occupied by the imperial army to prevent the loss of tax sources. There are many mines in North China, salt production, and a large tobacco market, which are all tax sources. If we take Dalian as an example, last year the national tax alone collected 17.45 million yen, and this year we plan to exceed 30 million yen. If you add the local tax, it will reach 30 million yen for the whole of last year and 60 million yen this year. Beiping, Tianjin, and Qingdao are all larger and more populous than Dalian, and it is not that there is no source of taxation, but that there is no serious collection of taxes. With the addition of Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, and Henan, the tax revenue in North China should be very considerable. ”

He wasn't right. Without waiting for Wang Kemin to answer, Shanshan Yuan said: "Hoshino-kun, the situation in North China is different from that in Manchuria. Manchuria was stable in public order and industrial and agricultural production was in good order. The Tuba Road in North China is extremely cunning, Beiping, Shijiazhuang, and Kaifeng are a little better, Tianjin, Qingdao, Jinan, and Taiyuan have all been emptied by Liu Yimin, and the industrial base is gone. Now Tianjin and Qingdao have recovered, but they are far from the pre-war level. If it weren't for Liu Yimin's crazy looting, and if it weren't for the Tuba Road to clear the wilderness, North China would not have been so difficult. ”

Naoki Hoshino was stunned and stopped talking.

He Ya Xingyi appeared, and he heard the old devil say: "There is still a way." 1. Establish more banks, make it compulsory to use joint coupons in occupied areas, and collect all the silver dollars of the Chinese and exchange them for joint coupons. Whoever dares to use the renminbi of the Eighth Route Army and the fiat currency of Chiang Kai-shek's government will be killed. 2. Issuing a large number of paper money to destroy the financial economy of Chiang Kai-shek and the rear of the Eighth Route Army. 3. Printing a large number of counterfeit banknotes in renminbi and fiat currency, undermining the credibility of fiat currency and renminbi. Fourth, the monopoly of grain, cotton, minerals, tobacco, and salt was implemented, and the merchants of the Great Japanese Empire were responsible for purchasing and selling. Fifth, after the grain monopoly, the military should first be satisfied. The urban population is rationed with three taels of food per person per day, and all of them are rationed with miscellaneous grains. 6. Send labor to Manchuria and the mainland to ensure that the production capacity of the country and Manchuria continues to increase. As long as these six points are achieved, we will be able to open sources and reduce expenditures and stabilize supply. In a word, build an industrial Japan and develop an agricultural China. Combining China's resources with Japan's industrial level, Greater Japan will be invincible. ”

Shanshan Yuan couldn't help but applaud, and shouted yo Xi in a continuous voice.

After all, Wang Kemin is the head of the puppet Republic of China Provisional Government, and Hewu Xingyi can mention everything else, that is, grain, cotton, minerals, tobacco, and salt are monopolized and unified by the merchants of the Great Japanese Empire to purchase and sell, he feels that it is inappropriate, this is tantamount to giving all the economic rights in North China to the Japanese, so what does the Provisional Government of the Republic of China do? It won't be for him to drink the northwest wind, right? Another city dweller is rationed 3 taels of food a day, which seems to be a little too little, and that will make most people starve to death. If there are no people, who will the government manage?

Wang Kemin said boldly: "Your Excellency He Wu, you can do anything else, we will study it carefully and resolutely implement it." It's just that this monopoly of grain, cotton, minerals, tobacco, and salt can be managed by the provisional government of the Republic of China? Again, city dwellers are provided with three taels of miscellaneous grains per person per day, which seems to be a bit less. The faces of the starving dead and the imperial army were also gloomy. ”

Before he finished speaking, He Wu Xingyi slapped his hand on the coffee table, scolded "Baga", stood up and pointed at Wang Kemin and scolded: "You also served as the finance minister of Beiyang Zhengfǔ, look at what you have managed North China into?" Asking for money but no money, asking for food but no food, the Japanese army crossed the ocean to protect the Chinese people from the oppression of Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship, and as a result, the soldiers of the imperial army could not even eat enough, and had to transfer food from the mainland, Manchukuo, and Central China. Yours, your conscience is greatly broken! Great disloyalty to the Great Japanese Empire, great disloyalty to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

After all, Wang Kemin is the number one Han Jiān in North China who was single-handedly supported by the North China Front, and it is not easy to find such a Han Jiān. The North China Front has not thought of finding a powerful faction with high prestige like Yan Xishan to replace Wang Kemin, but the problem is that people do not do it. Even Beiyang warlords like Cao Kun, Wu Peifu, and Duan Qirui, who have long since stepped down, don't do it. Not everyone wants to be a Han jiān.

He Wu Xingyi scolded Wang Kemin like a child, and Shanshan Yuan was unhappy. There is a saying in China that it depends on the owner to beat a dog! Wang Kemin is a dog, and Shanshanyuan is the owner. Shanshan Yuan felt that he could beat and scold Wang Kemin, and He Wu Xingyi could also do it, but it was best not to do it in front of him. scolded Wang Kemin for not managing North China well, doesn't it mean that he Shanshanyuan is incompetent?

Sugi Sugimoto coughed and said slowly, "Hoshino-kun and Kaya-kun's methods are very good. The use of poison to feed the war was supervised by Wang Jun to implement the government as soon as possible, and the larger the opium cultivation area, the better. It is necessary to contact Mitsui and Mitsubishi as soon as possible and ask them to set up factories and sales points in North China, and this matter must be profitable this year. Running banks, expanding the issuance of banknotes, and transporting laborers are also supervised by Wang Jun. The printing of legal tender and RMB counterfeit banknotes is carried out by the Xingya Academy. The building of the fiscal and taxation system cannot be neglected, and now that the imperial army is attacking the border areas of Hebei and Shandong, the public security situation in central Hebei, southern Hebei, and western Hebei will soon be improved, and these places are all very wealthy, and large-scale taxation is required. As for the monopoly of grain, cotton, minerals, tobacco, and salt, He Wujun and Xingyayuan and Wang Jun's provisional government fǔ carefully studied it again, and first tried it out in Jilubian to see what the effect was. In general, it is necessary to organize the implementation under the guidance of the opinions of Hoshino-kun and Kaya-kun."

Speaking of this, Shanshan Yuan pretended to be a gentleman, and said elegantly: "Everyone, the warriors of the imperial army are encircling and suppressing the main force of Tubalu on the border of Jilu, should we drink a glass of red wine first and cheer for our warriors?" ”

With this said, several devil men stopped discussing for the time being, and followed Shanshan Yuan to the restaurant.

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