Lu Zhengxiang, Gu Weijun and others went to Europe to negotiate with full of thoughts, while Qiao Yu had to face a new situation, that is, the war in Europe was over, the huge orders were all canceled, weapons and military supplies were all needed, food supplies were also decreasing, China's exports suddenly fell by more than half, and the Spanish flu came with a terrible depression, which is not good news for everyone.

The United States also has this situation, but their domestic market is still relatively large, even the book is far more than China, most of the southwest industry was forced by Qiao Yu through the First World War, after the end of the First World War, after the disappearance of foreign demand, there is a risk of being beaten back to its original shape in an instant, which is also the biggest problem facing the Sichuan system at present.

Jiang Yonggui, Minister of Finance, Qian Moyin, Minister of Trade, Wei Ruolan, President of Southwest Bank, and others found Qiao Yu together to discuss countermeasures, and it was Qian Moyin who was the first to speak.

"Junzuo, with the end of the European war, a large number of orders were canceled, although we have obtained some liquidated damages, but it is still far from the extent of the loss, now there are more than 300 million pounds of goods accumulated, causing serious stagnation, if you can't sell the product quickly, we are about to usher in a huge wave of unemployment, and a greater risk will follow, that is, Britain and France will withdraw a large number of expert technicians, our product quality will also decline, and it must take a certain amount of time to recover, The economy of the entire southwest has now reached the brink of being very dangerous, and we must come up with sufficient measures, otherwise the achievements of industrial construction will be ruined! ”

Jiang Yonggui's face was also very haggard, obviously under great pressure, although Qiao Yu had reminded everyone in advance to pay attention to the difficulties brought about by the end of the war, in fact, the industrial circles in the southwest were also making adjustments, but the industry that prospered by the war was still too fragile, and its ability to resist risks was too weak.

"Junzuo, there are more than two million professional workers in Sichuan, there are more migrant workers, and there are more than one million laborers in Europe, these people need to arrange jobs for them, if there is no job, these workers will not be as peaceful as the peasants, in fact, there have been several demonstrations in Sichuan, production has stopped, the society seems to have stopped the flow of blood, and it will be a dead end in the long run!"

"Minister Jiang, don't talk about the difficulties, I also know very well, I want to know if you have any solutions, you can't just come to me to complain!"

"Jun Zuo is no wonder, we are also forced to be a little tight, a stomach of bitter water, we have also formulated a plan, the prosperity of the southwest is brought about by the war, we might as well let the war continue, we can maintain the prosperity situation, now the great powers are already brewing how to intervene in the Russian revolution, in the Far East it must be China and this as the main force, as long as we can continue to fight against Russia, our products can be sold, everything will be fine!"

Jiang Yonggui's proposal really makes some sense, the surname Suo will continue to maintain the war, and the southwest will still prosper, obviously Qian Moyin and Wei Ruolan also agree with this point of view, Qiao Yu shook his head slightly: "Although this method is good, it is not advisable, interfering in Russia is different from providing supplies for the Entente, and the European war is far away from us, and at this time, if it acts as the main force of the intervention army, it must be Beiyang and Russia at war, you know better than me the ability of Beiyang, even if they are fully supplemented, it is still a question whether they can compete with Russia, If we lose, we will lose ourselves, so the intervention of Russia can only be limited, simply put, our goal is to regain the lost territory, and the rest can use Kolchak's White Russian troops, and it is obviously not advisable to expand the scale of the war! ”

Russia will appear in the world with a new attitude, Qiao Yu is naturally very clear about the threat of China, but now Qiao Yu's main forces are in the southwest, and it is simply beyond the reach of the whip to interfere with Russia, and it is obviously a little difficult to count on Beiyang to do this, Beiyang's army has limited combat effectiveness, and more importantly, the ability to organize and mobilize is also limited, and it is impossible to concentrate forces at all, it is too far worse than the majority party, and even the southwest built by Qiao Yu has no way to compete with the majority party in terms of organizational ability. Therefore, the scale of the intervention in Russia must be controlled, otherwise after falling into an endless war, not only will the industry in the southwest not be able to continue to develop, but it will also be consumed by the already insufficient capital.

Now China has a more vicious enemy, that is, after the nourishment of the First World War, although the rise of Qiao Yu has divided part of the profits, but the book has grown up and has become a strong opponent, and it is also the most vicious enemy of China at present.

Qian Moyin and the others were also a little stupid when they heard that Qiao Yu was only preparing to intervene in Russia to a limited extent, they also knew that the Far East was a bitter cold land, which was not conducive to warfare, but now there was really no other better way, even the great powers were like this, the United States and Yue Ben were enduring the post-war depression, could they only wait for the economic situation to recover by themselves?

"Junzuo, otherwise we will overthrow Beiyang, right?" Wei Ruolan is worthy of being born in finance, and she really has a hint of ruthlessness, since it is difficult to deal with Russia, then it is just a war to attack the people at home.

"It's easy to deal with Beiyang, but it's very difficult to govern the world, do we have enough talents and officials now, no! Once Beiyang is overthrown, we still have to rely on the original local forces to stabilize the situation, once these people are integrated into our regime, it will become extremely difficult to carry out reforms, and we still need enough time now, and Beiyang and we are both Chinese, it is better to be peaceful reunification, even if we want to fight, we must control the scale, we must control the scale and time, and avoid harming the people!

However, I think this proposal gives us a new way of thinking, we do need to expand our power, expand the market, not necessarily military expansion, but economic expansion, let our economic power expand out, I am ready to follow the original plan to develop Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the two lakes and two Guangzhou, overhaul the railway, build power stations, encourage industrial and commercial development, so that the southwest of the industrial products have a new market! ”

Now Liangguang is already in Qiao Yu's hands, and Xia Douyin and Tan Yanmin of Lianghu also rely on Qiao Yu's forces, although they do not necessarily support the entry of capital from the southwest, but they have no way to stop it, which is indeed a very good way.

"Junzuo, I think we can include Shaanxi and Gansu as well, so that our power can expand faster!" Qian Moyin put forward another suggestion, and everyone applauded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although this kind of economic expansion can help us get rid of the current crisis, but this is not a fundamental way, economic expansion will bring opposition from other local factions, and this is undoubtedly moving the interests of the great powers, we will definitely encounter some opposition, to solve the current economic problems is to increase our consumption power, only if we have a strong consumption power, can we get out of the predicament!"

The economy is very complicated, but it is also very simple, that is, to solve the problem of production and consumption, now the industry in the southwest has solved the problem of production, but consumption is dependent on Europe, what to do now is to transfer consumption to the southwest, so that the Chinese people can afford to consume goods, so that the crisis will be naturally resolved.

But it's easy to say, it's hard to do, although Sichuan has been through Qiao Yu's efforts for many years, people's livelihood has improved greatly, but it is basically to solve the problem of eating, and those who live a little better can build a house, don't think about the rest, the people who really have the ability to consume are still all concentrated in the city, but some people who benefit from industrial development have enough ability to carry out large-scale consumption.

"Junzuo, expanding consumption is certainly the key to solving the problem, but our people are still relatively poor, especially the peasants, who account for more than eighty percent of the total population, they are unable to consume, and it is difficult to make them rich in a short period of time!" Jiang Yonggui said the difficulty, Qian Moyin and Wei Ruolan also agreed, and felt that the difficulty was indeed great.

"Three, things have to be done in difficulties, we must let all the people enjoy the fruits of economic development, not just citizens, once the gap between urban and rural areas becomes two worlds, our regime will definitely be abandoned by the people, and it will be too late to redeem it at that time, there is still a chance, we must take action."

Nowadays, the gap between urban and rural areas in the southwest has reached a considerable point, and the fast-growing cities of Chongqing and Chengdu have faintly surpassed the scenery of Shanghai, which can be regarded as good in the world, but the tragic situation in the countryside is not much stronger than that of Africa.

However, with the popularization of education, the wisdom of the people has been opened, and the common people have seen more, they will definitely find out the problems, especially the Russian revolution has begun to have an impact on the world, and the potential threat is even greater, Qiao Yu has already faintly felt the crisis.

"Junzuo, the situation between urban and rural areas should indeed be changed, and it must take a lot of time to develop the economy step by step, I wonder if Junzuo has any other way?" Qian Moyin asked.

"Land reform!" Spit out these four words from Qiao Yu's mouth, the three people present are all smart and clever people, and immediately know what Qiao Yu is going to do, it is true that the biggest obstacle to China's economic development is the land problem, which is also the most difficult problem to solve, it can be said that now Qiao Yu's rule has presented a unique economic phenomenon, the vast urban areas have established an industrial system, adopted the capitalist mode of production, and the rapid accumulation of wealth, and the tenant system is still retained in the rural areas where the industrial power has not been affectedA small number of landlords controlled a large amount of land, and the peasants could only live on the landlord's land.

Qiao Yu has long implemented the action of reducing rent and interest, and has also lowered the agricultural tax rate several times, so that the peasants can live, but this system that has lasted for thousands of years is still firmly established, and the conservative people are still unwilling to choose to change, although there are also a large number of migrant workers who get more paid by working in the city, but this is only a small part after all.

A large number of peasants are tenant farmers, their income is limited in a year, most of them are barely able to make ends meet, and they cannot afford to buy advanced agricultural machinery and fertilizers, and the output is just tight enough to feed and wear, only by breaking this land relationship can they really be involved in the capitalist market, make them rich, and have sufficient consumption power.

(To be continued)