Chapter 194: Still Lack of Money
In the Russo-Russian War, the battlefield was located in the northeast of China, and Wang Lin had no ability or opportunity to intervene in this war before. But now, Wang Lin has become the emperor of the Chinese Empire, the lord of a country, and it can be said that Wang Lin has the absolute right and ability to intervene in this war between the two countries that took place in China.
Wang Lin's surname naturally makes him no longer yelling at the beginning, he will only connive at you to continue to go deeper, and come out when the time is right, but at that time, it will not be over with you scolding two sentences, but will slap you to death.
Just like Sun Wen's matter, Wang Lin originally had more opportunities and more reasons to destroy them, but so what? You can destroy a person, a group, but can you destroy a thought? No matter what others think, at least Wang Lin believes that in order to solve this kind of thing, some special means must be used.
Fortunately, Sun Wen was anxious to cash out, and he happened to be caught by Wang Lin, smashed the entire alliance in one fell swoop, and deeply transplanted the evil deeds of the republican group into the hearts of the people, it can be said that Wang Lin's goal has been achieved.
After watching Long Yuhui, Yan Bing, and Li Yanqiu leave, Wang Lin thought deeply again.
Because of the fact that Sun Wen was completely eliminated before, the current control area of the Wehrmacht is only inside the pass, and as for the outside of the pass, only some intelligence personnel are secretly operating, and they cannot participate in any large-scale battles.
Logistics, fighting a war is logistics, Wang Lin has materials, piles of ammunition, enough to wipe out all the forces of Russia and Russia, but how will it be transported? How to transport this large number of materials to the Northeast? And how to hide this batch of supplies and tens of thousands of troops from the world?
It's okay for the Red Guard to say that it is an infantry, scatter the troops, and then quietly run over, but what about the armored division? Not to mention the huge T26, it is a problem to say how to transport these 500 or so T26s to the Northeast.
It was only now that Wang Lin discovered that it was not so easy for this emperor to do, but the emperor also had the benefits of the emperor, at least Wang Lin could leave this matter to his staff officers to solve, they knew much more about the transportation and lurking of troops than himself.
The emperor, to put it bluntly, is just to light a lamp for the people below and guide them in the direction.
Soon, Wang Lin moved from the question of how to transport these troops to the affairs of the country in the future. Just after the founding of the People's Republic of China, at first because of the need to cut off Sun Wen's financial route, he had to take back all the funds for all the projects, and at the same time as the arrest of Sun Wen and his gang yesterday, those who themselves were re-issued, Rao is so, and Wang Lin still feels the pressure of a shortage of funds.
To tell the truth, if the new country is built according to the blueprint in Wang Lin's heart, the amount of money that needs to be spent will never be small, and it is impossible to accomplish it with Wang Lin's current strength. Even if there is a supplement to the former Qing treasury and the property of the aristocracy, it is still not enough.
Just four railways through the country are enough for Wang Lin to have a headache, if it is all plains, it is good to say, along the way just lay railways, but on the way not only to erect hundreds of large and small bridges, but also to dig a lot of caves and tunnels, but these are difficult to make Wang Lin a headache.
At the beginning of the founding of a new country, the amount of money needed is often huge, and at the same time, Wang Lin has to raise nearly a million troops to maintain domestic stability, and the number of troops will only increase in the future, not decrease. Even in elite troops, it has to have a certain number, doesn't it?
Money, money, money, now Wang Lin has only one word in his mind, and he searches all the projects about profiteering in his head, not for anything else, just to be able to make the most money, so as to support the development of this emerging empire.
"Your Majesty, Premier Li is here." Yang Zhiping walked into Wang Lin's office lightly, bowed his head slightly, and said.
"Let him in!" Hearing Yang Zhiping's words, Wang Lin sobered up from his contemplation, if he wanted to make money, he had to rely on practical actions, no matter how much he thought about it, he was just yy in his heart.
"See the emperor!" After Li Ping followed Yang Zhiping into the office, he paid homage to Wang Lin with a courtesy surname.
In the past, when Wang Lin was not the emperor, they were not so restrained, although Wang Lin had repeatedly told him that he could save those trivial worship procedures and so on. But about the majesty of the royal family, even if Wang Lin had already spoken, they still didn't dare to be too presumptuous, in front of Wang Lin, in addition to omitting the kneeling salute, they still did the usual etiquette.
"How's it going?" Wang Lin shook his head gently, he was in a high position, and he couldn't help it, until now Wang Lin completely understood why those leaders in high positions would be extra cautious in their behavior, not because they were afraid that their opponents would seize their handles, but because they were afraid that one of their subconscious actions or unintentional actions would make the people below misunderstand their meaning.
In order to please the leader, in addition to doing a good job on the surface, being able to make a fool of yourself is also the most important skill about your career. A seemingly unintentional action of your own, the people below may think that it is not easy for you to say it clearly, so you have to hint that they do it, with the hint of the leader, who will stand there stupidly and do not move? Which one is not broken out of the head as soon as possible?
This situation is like corruption [***], it cannot be said that it is the fault of the upper echelons, but they are not without a little responsibility, and it will take a long time to rectify this problem if it is to be completely solved.
"Back to the emperor, the current situation is generally good, the various projects have gradually begun to recover, among which the No. 1 project is the most popular among the people, after the completion of this project, not only to facilitate their travel, but also to bring them a certain amount of economic income before completion, many people are now already breaking their heads and want to enter the construction team." Li Ping replied with a wry smile. Project No. 1 is the four large railways that run through the country, and the preliminary works along the way are all completed by local people recruited by local political axes, of course, for the sake of safety, their task is only to level the ground and carry supplies. Immediately, Li Ping continued with some embarrassment:
"It's just that there is a problem with our funds, and if the follow-up funds are still not available after three months, I am afraid that the No. 1 project will be forced to stop in the fifth month."
Wang Lin frowned slightly, revealing a wry smile. The railway is indeed a big money-burner, but Wang Lin really didn't expect that the cost of building a railway is so large, and 10 million yuan of funds can only be invested for a few months.
You must know that the purchasing power of money now, one dollar is enough to resist a hundred yuan in later generations, and the exchange rate between Xinhua dollar and the pound is only 0.8 to 1.
"Hey! I will find a way to deal with money, and the railway project must not be stopped, which is related to the economic development of the country in the future. Wang Lin sighed deeply, he used to have so much money, and he only knew how to spend it, but now he felt again that his little money was still not enough.
Wang Lin used to have 100 million pounds before, but part of this 100 million pounds was used for military spending, and the other part was distributed to various provinces, so that they could use the money to help local poor families, not to mention good, at least so that they could eat three meals a day without going hungry.
Of course, Wang Lin was not afraid that someone would embezzle this relief money, and Wang Lin even hoped that someone would embezzle this money, which just gave Wang Lin a chance to make an example of the monkey. Every expenditure of money and property has to be approved by the gendarmerie in various places, and the local political axe only plays the role of uploading the list, and only after the approval of the gendarmerie force will they release the funds, and they will reconcile the accounts once a month, if the actual remaining funds do not match the records of the gendarmerie. Congratulations, you'll be under intense scrutiny by the gendarmerie until the whereabouts of the shortfall funds are revealed.
"Your Majesty, if it really doesn't work, can we try to issue treasury bonds?" Li Ping nodded, he, the prime minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is equivalent to the previous prime minister, in addition to the emperor, he is the largest in the whole country, and he is naturally qualified to speak to the emperor or something.
"Now that the people are not rich, I still think it is a bit early to issue government bonds, and besides, we have not yet reached the point where we have to issue government bonds. At present, the business of each new factory is not bad, and the dividends we get from each factory at the end of the year can also support it for a period of time. Wang Lin shook his head and denied Li Ping's idea.
It is not impossible to issue treasury bonds, but the issuance of treasury bonds at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China is not a clear sign that the people have no money for political axes? What's more, the Chinese people today are not as open as later generations, and after more than 200 years of seclusion and seclusion, once they know that they have no money for the political axe, it is almost impossible for them to come up with money to buy treasury bonds.
Maybe they will think like this, since the political axe has no money, why do they have nothing to do with such a big move? If you want to borrow money, you should save it, and the mentality of the Chinese people is like this, and if you want to issue treasury bonds, in Wang Lin's view, it will be impossible for at least ten years.
"How long can that dividend last? At present, there are many new factories in various places, but most of them are still in the trial operation stage, and according to the contract, the output and sales income at this stage belong to those merchants. Besides, they have to treat employees preferentially according to our instructions, so that they will have less in their hands, and I am afraid that we will not get too much by then. Li Ping said a little anxiously, Wang Lin didn't look anxious at all, but it made Li Ping, the prime minister, look a little flustered.
"Hehe, don't worry, I have a project under construction here, which can be completed in about three months, and the first batch of goods can be produced in half a year, which is an absolute profiteering, as long as it can be launched, the profit in the early stage can even reach a hundred times." Wang Lin suddenly remembered his Hualong Military Industry's project under construction, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
(To be continued)