Chapter 400: The Ruhr Crisis
Although this technological blockade agreement has not been made public, it has become the consensus of all the powers, in fact, it is already very reluctant to accept this to become a member of the great powers, if China squeezes in again, with China's size, once the industrialization is completed, I am afraid that the resources and markets needed are beyond imagination, the world area is so large, you eat more, I will eat less, and China joins, I am afraid that it is not how much to eat, but some people will completely lose the qualification to enjoy resources, so the main United States, Britain, said, it is very normal for France and other countries to reach this agreement!
"Prime Minister, even if the great powers carry out a technological blockade against China, there is no need to worry too much, our main partner is still Germany, and Germany surpasses the United States and Britain and other countries in the field of military technology, there is no point in them blocking or not, I am afraid that if the blockade is made, we can make better things!"
"Mr. Huizi, we still can't be too optimistic, after all, our current military and technical exchanges with Germany are still sneaky, and many heavy equipment transactions will be restricted by Britain and France, and they, as the victorious country, can still control Germany!"
Yang Du smiled slightly, and said: "Prime Minister, I think the current international relations will not last long, the order led by the United States, Britain, France, and other countries excludes the three major powers, Germany, Russia, and China, without the participation of these three major powers, this international order is not perfect at all, and the United States has not joined the so-called League of Nations, and the United States and Britain and other countries are full of internal contradictions, this order will not last long!" ”
Qiao Yu agrees with Yang Du's judgment very much, it is true that in the newly determined international relations, the defeated Germany has been completely trampled under its feet, without any right to speak, the red Russia is excluded, and China, which has just gained reading power, is only maintaining reading power, and the most powerful United States has not joined the League of Nations controlled by Britain and France, without these four countries, the new international order is simply a joke, vulnerable!
"Prime Minister, I think there can only be one major war in one or two decades, China should also make plans early, I think China might as well form an alliance with Germany, in the war that just ended, Germany is almost a country fighting with the world, and almost won, if a big war breaks out again, China also has enough strength to participate, Germany will most likely be able to win, and at that time China will naturally be able to bring all the Asian regions under its control, so that China will be able to revive hopefully!"
Yang Du's views represent the views of many Chinese upper-class figures, it can be said that from the beginning of the formation of the Sichuan system, Germany is the great power that has the most exchanges with the Sichuan system, and there are no longer a few pro-German elements in China, but Qiao Yu does not agree with this idea, all the powers are a virtue, China and Germany are just using each other, and China does not need to be in the fire for Germany at all!
"Mr. Huizi, now Europe is the center of the world, and Germany is the center of Europe, this strategic position is not only an advantage, but also a noose, if Germany wants to become strong, the first step is to annex the surrounding small countries, followed by France and Russia, then Britain, and finally the United States! It can be said that every step is a hurdle, even if Germany can win in the early stage, but waiting for them will be a much larger enemy, it is simply against the world, in my opinion, Germany has no ability to win at all, China and Germany tied together, the most stupid! ”
"Chancellor, although Germany is not in a good position, but with the addition of China, the situation is completely different, and the more embarrassed Germany is, the greater the return we will get from investing in Germany, isn't it worth betting?"
Qiao Yu shook his head again and again, "Mr. Huizi, governing the country is different from investment and gambling, we can't learn to play gambling on the fortune of the country, China is a big country, as long as we follow the steps, sooner or later we will be able to become the world's top power, and a unified Europe is not a good thing, we can't cultivate a more powerful enemy!" ”
Qiao Yu is very clear about the possible outbreak of World War II in the future, even if Germany and China are combined, they are not necessarily the opponents of the alliance of the United States, Britain and Russia, and if China and Germany form an alliance, then it will definitely fall to the side of the United States and Britain, and it will inevitably become China and Germany to challenge the whole world!
China needs Germany to break the international order, but it can't take risks with Germany, smash the glorious mission of the old era and hand it over to the mustache, and China just pick up the benefits!
The Washington Conference finally ended, the Chinese delegation returned with honors, and the media across the country began to report on a large scale the news of China's withdrawal Chinese of foreign privileges.
This change in international status can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, what really makes Qiao Yu happy is the change in China's domestic economy, China through the establishment of steel, machinery, food, textile, coal, military and other industries in the First World War, from the late World War I to the present, during this period of time and the establishment of automobile, electricity, petrochemical, aviation, shipbuilding, electronics, chemical and other industries, the stall has been rolled out, China is getting closer and closer to having a complete industrial system!
This kind of huge change may not be clear to people now, but Qiao Yu is very clear about the importance of the industrial system, only with the industrial system, China can really become a world-class power, but it is not easy to establish an industrial system!
The most basic requirement is to have enough labor, but also to have enough resources, only a large enough scene, to be able to accommodate these industrial enterprises, this alone will exclude most countries in the world, of course, these two points are not difficult for China, in addition to the need is continuous investment, heavy industry enterprises in the initial investment are very huge, and the effect is very slow, there is no strong organization to promote high accumulation, can not do this at all, this is also a lot of so-called ** in later generations The reason why the country is not able to develop industry!
After these basic conditions are met, the rest needs to wait for the opportunity, and the rising countries will inevitably learn from their predecessors experience and technology, but if these predecessors do not encounter difficulties, they will not easily pass on their housekeeping skills.
Now half of China's industrial system was obtained from Britain and France with the help of World War I, and the other was obtained from Germany before and after the war, especially after the war, Germany was more generous, not only handed over good technology to China, but also experimented with new technologies and studied new processes in China as much as possible, this time it should be entirely attributed to the cruel treatment of Germany by Britain and France, and Germany lost 10% of its territory and 12% of its population in World War I, which can be described as a heavy loss, especially the denzig estuary in East Prussia also fell into the hands of Poland. So that the territory of Germany was divided into two parts!
This humiliation was unforgettable for Germany, so Germany held back its strength to take revenge completely, and they transferred important military industries to China, firstly, to preserve Germany's vitality, and secondly, Germany also hoped to arm the huge China as much as possible, and then let China shake the British and French colonial order.
Relying on Germany's industrial transfer, China's industrial system has been rapidly improved, but now there is still a fatal problem, that is, China's family foundation has been empty!
Jiang Yonggui, the Minister of Finance, and Wei Ruolan, the governor of the Central Bank, found Qiao Yu, and Jiang Yonggui was the first to speak.
"Prime Minister, I'm here to report to you on the economic situation!" Jiang Yonggui said: "Premier, this year, the total income of our workers and peasants can reach about 9 billion yuan, which is equivalent to more than 80 percent of the capital, but our agriculture accounts for about 70 percent of the total, and the economy is completely opposite to us, they are industry occupies more than 60 percent, so our economic strength is still far behind the capital, but our economic development speed is much faster than that of the capital, and it is expected that within five years, our industrial output value will be able to catch up with the capital, and the total output value of industry and agriculture will be able to surpass the capitalThis is a tremendous achievement of our economic construction, and it deserves to be affirmed.
According to the budget, our total fiscal revenue will reach 750 million Chinese dollars, but our expenditure will reach more than 830 million yuan, a shortfall of 80 million yuan, accounting for more than 10 percent of fiscal revenue. ”
For such a huge fiscal deficit, Qiao Yu is also a headache, you must know that the financial deficit of the United States in later generations is not so high, and it will have to be paid by the whole world, now China does not have this ability, but if it does not engage in deficit finance, how can China carry out large-scale construction!
"Minister Jiang, is there anything that can be cut down in the current fiscal expenditure?"
Jiang Yonggui shook his head: "Prime Minister, among these expenditures, 90 million are compulsory education expenditures, which have already been passed in the Congress, and the remaining military expenditures are nearly 70 million, including the development of the navy, the support of military enterprises, the construction of new national defense lines, the construction of permanent fortifications, and the support of military enterprises, which are all indispensable!" There are also 220 million yuan for infrastructure construction, including railways, highways, waterways, and urban renovation in major cities, and so on, in addition to 60 million yuan for resettlement, 80 million yuan for river control, and 43 million yuan for administrative expenses, do you see which one can be cut down? ”
When Qiao Yu heard this, he was also helpless for a while, it is true that any item cannot be reduced, on the contrary, he still hopes to increase it significantly, but the financial difficulties are indeed in front of him.
"Prime Minister, see if we can raise the agricultural tax, now the lives of the common people have almost recovered!"
Jiang Yonggui asked tentatively, if the budget cannot be reduced, then we can only find a way to increase it, and the tax increase for the peasants has become the best choice, this is the society has people who speak for various interest groups, but there are almost no people who speak for the peasants, so in the eyes of many rulers, the peasants are the best objects to give what they want!
Qiao Yu shook his head firmly and said: "Reducing agricultural taxes is an established policy, and I have promised the people of the whole country that China's industrialization cannot be completed by simply depriving the peasants!" ”
Only when the distribution of social wealth is reasonable, can the state ensure stability to the greatest extent, and enriching the people and rich peasants is an inevitable choice, but if we do not get wealth from the peasants, how can we make up for the financial gap?
Qiao Yu looked at Wei Ruolan, "President Wei, what do you think of making a fortune from the international financial market?" ”
(To be continued)