Chapter 202: The Break (I)
"Haoyu (Murong Hanzi), have they all been arranged?"
The sedan drove towards Zhang Yuan, the cavalry almost completely blocked the sunlight outside the window, and Yang Qiu in the car held the Far East economic survey report that Hanger gave him and carefully studied it (). It is ridiculous to say that this report was actually completed by the Wall Street American-Asian Association in two years, but he himself spent all his efforts to find a few more detailed Qing government investigation reports on the country's industry, commerce, and economy.
Murong Han put on his glasses, Wenxiu's cheeks were a little flushed, and he could see that he was very excited to participate in this kind of national core meeting for the first time, and introduced: "Mr. Binglin has reached an agreement with Beiyang and the Kuomintang on various issues, except for the need for you to decide on the United Party to join the coalition government, the rest of the topics have been negotiated." ”
The appearance of any important negotiations and other leaders has almost been completed, and the follow-up is nothing more than an announcement. This time, without exception, when all the issues have actually been completed and the signing takes effect, Yang Qiu can put more thought into the future.
His mind had even moved beyond the War of Unification and began to turn to post-war national and economic reconstruction.
This report gave him a general idea of the country's economic situation, and the United States believed that China's total economic output could account for between 7 and 10 percent of the world's total, and although the vast majority of it was raw material exports, its income in 190 still reached 33.5 billion taels of silver, which was converted into silver or about yen. This income level is comparable to that of Japan, but the population is nine times that of Japan. Although there is a big problem in this statistics, that is, there are more taxes and miscellaneous taxes and centi, but from the earliest three provinces, the actual tax revenue should be able to be equal or exceed some after the tax reform reduces the exploitation of the intermediate links, in addition, due to the indemnity of Gengzi year, the vast majority of the customs are controlled by Britain and France, and cannot set tariffs independently, so according to the United States estimates, tariffs are uniformly set at 5% tongue, which alone will pass at least two huge amounts every year.
If this money is added, then the annual fiscal revenue should reach 4 taels, which is about 6.8 billion silver oceans or southwest people's dollars, which is equivalent to about 3 US dollars. Basically, it can be counted at the level of "Africa".
Of course, if it were just these numbers, the USA would have retreated, and population and resource utilization are two words that are repeatedly mentioned in this report. According to Wall Street's calculation method, an increase of 1 yuan in income or consumption per person in the population of 4 means that the state will increase its fiscal revenue by about 60 million, and China's current resource utilization rate is only 10% of that of the United States, and according to the American algorithm, every 10% increase in national fiscal revenue will double ().
Therefore, the USA believes that the Far East has great potential to be tapped and that if there is a strong government that uses more rational and scientific means to develop industry and commerce, and at the same time promotes agriculture, the annual growth rate will far exceed that of the United States (with a low base, the growth ratio will be very high).
Of course, Wall Street is also in their own interest, and for them, the increase in the purchasing power of Chinese citizens means that they can sell more goods, and they are even optimistic that if China consumes $0 per person in the United States in ten years, it will be $100 million! That's 13 times the current U.S. national product! And that's not counting the population growth rate in a decade! Therefore, Wall Street is the most active organization advocating the recognition of the government of the Republic of China by all countries in the world, but it is a pity that the current United States is still an absolutely deformed dwarf, and its voice in the Far East is even inferior to that of small countries such as Japan and Belgium.
Hangel's intention of giving Yang Qiu this thing is also obvious, that is, to persuade him to carry out more active economic reforms and open more markets in exchange for loans. However, in Yang Qiu's view, the United States' idea is a bit too radical, even if he can unify the country, it will be difficult to get back all the tariff autonomy, because this involves the interests of the world's number one power, which is also the most conservative Britain, so at most it can only get back the northern and southwestern tariffs that have little loss to the United Kingdom, and the southeastern tariffs, which account for nearly half of the country, are important and cannot see the possibility of independent pricing in the short term.
Still, he saw hope, and he saw the responsibility on his shoulders that was enough to crush anyone! In the parallel world, China's economy accounted for about 98% of the world in the Xinhai year, but it dropped to less than 1 when the People's Republic of China was founded, and the population in the Xinhai year was 4, and it was still 4 at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
History has eloquently proved how important stability is, and that even the worst reunification is better than the best division! You should have the courage to take on this responsibility.
As a latecomer, if you are content to make money for pleasure, it will be a failure, if you develop in the mode of a warlord, it will also fail, and even more if you want to become a leader, you must have the vision of a great power (). This is just like the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in history, before the chairman shook hands with the chairman, the whole world only regarded him as a warlord! It is only when you are involved in the management of the country that you can be recognized by the international community as a person who is qualified to be a national leader.
Moreover, if you want to become the leader of the founding of the country, you also need to assume greater and more responsibilities, and you must not break the established rules, if you start a war against Beiyang today without any reason, then others can do the same in the future. If you are the president for a lifetime, then you will be a lifelong "emperor" after another strongman appears in the future, even if you can't be a lifetime, you will be an invisible "emperor" for a lifetime by paving the way, promoting and so on before stepping down! So one. Yang Qiu pushed the car door and looked at Yuan Shikai, who was already waiting at the door, and the corners of his mouth slowly hooked. Not only did he have to find a reason today, but for the first time, he didn't want to use a military salute to meet this person. He needs a handshake!
Along the taxi. The soldiers used their bodies to separate the safe passage, Yang Qiu's arms swayed slightly, his steps were steady and swift, and when he walked in front of Yuan Shikai, he stretched out his hand beyond everyone's expectations: "Yang Qiu has seen the president." ”
At that moment, the world was still.
Zhu Erdian, who was accompanying Yuan Shikai, had his pupils slightly dilated, American Minister Jia Leheng, Wall Street bank representatives Stade and Hanger looked at each other and smiled, and German Minister Klauz had a happy face. Song Jiaoren, Wu Tingfang and Cai Yuanpei were stunned, Zhang Taiyan and Zhang Xiaozhun smiled confidently, and Murong Han and Gu Weijun were only proud. Liang Shiyi's stupid Yang Shiqi was angry, and the most exciting thing was Yuan Shikai! The short winter melon itself is a head shorter, and the big head on the stubby neck needs to be raised slightly to observe him, and his eyes are full of different colors, and his mouth is even more open in surprise, and even the anger of the Adam's apple squirming can be seen.
No one had ever asked him to do this, and since he stepped into the center of this country, he had never seen anyone come up like this and want to shake hands with him, neither calling him a lowly position, nor a subordinate official, just calling himself by his name, and then Zhong made a move!!
Even foreigners will bend down and salute first!
But the young man in front of him didn't mean to bend down at all.
There is no doubt that this move annoyed all the Beiyang families, and Yuan Shikai unconsciously rose in anger and vigilance in his heart, but fortunately, he knew how to forbear, so he kept telling himself that he needed to be patient ()! As long as he endures for another two months, after all the Japanese loans and ordnance are all in place, he will no longer need to look up at him!
"Haha a boy is a hero, this is the true color of the men of my generation, and Chenhua is not an ordinary person." No matter how witty he was, no matter how much praise he disguised, he couldn't avoid the big hand that reached out.
The two hands slowly clasped together, although the time was extremely short, the clever Dai Tianqiu still quickly captured this moment.
When the famous Wall Street Journal bought the American rights to use the photos for dollars and published them on the front page, the commentators even accompanied them with the phrase "The young and the powerful, the rights of the Far East are about to be handed over."
Time Magazine, published a month later, did not hesitate to put this photo on the cover, and it was accompanied by a photo of Yang Qiu wearing a new military uniform and reviewing the military salute, and the title printed under the cover was. "Astonishing young Chinese, self-confidence, hard work, courage to sacrifice, and fearless of the powerful, he has become one of the most promising people to unify China!"
The picture of the German reporter is obviously more in line with the aesthetics of the Germans, because he chose to shoot Yang Qiu's slender, tall and capable back, in front of the back are two chubby but stunned and surprised faces, one big fat man is naturally Yuan Shikai, and the other is Zhu Erdian, the number one enemy of the German Far East who supports him, the photo is not accompanied by a title, but every German understands the meaning.
At the moment of great changes in the Far East, De Wei, who was struggling to catch up, took a one-0 lead!
As a senior diplomat, Wu Tingfang knew best what such a handshake meant, and even couldn't help but push Song Jiaoren: "Escape to the first day of junior high school. Why don't you shake hands too? Song Jiaoren shook his head with a wry smile in his heart, he could shake hands, but he knew that he would definitely not be able to achieve that kind of free and easy, and it was better to do things honestly in the next negotiations than to be photographed nervous and cramped by reporters.
After the slight change in his face in an instant, Yuan Shikai's face returned to ruddy, his voice was loud, he deliberately left Yang Qiu, who made himself ugly, and pulled Song Jiaoren as if he was intimate, if it weren't for the intelligence from many aspects to determine that he was so angry that he lay on the bed for a month, Yang Qiu even wanted to go back and remove Fang Rui.
"What a handshake that surprised me." Zhu Erdian walked up to Yang Qiu in front of Jia Leheng, looked at him with a smile and asked in a standard Beijing accent, "Should I be called a commander or an envoy." ”
"Your Excellency, I would like you to call Chenhua directly."
Before the talks, Yang Qiu knew that Zhu Erdian would attend, so he was not surprised to see this figure who influenced the direction of Chinese history, with a kind smile, a fat figure, and a completely Chinese-style dress. However, at this time, Yang Qiu did not give him the opportunity to put forward these four points, because he deliberately suppressed the time of entering Tibet, and was only slightly deterred by the two-front encirclement posture of Xikang and Yunnan, because he knew very well that in two years, he would have a lot of time to completely solve the entire Tibet problem, and even use this to influence the British Far East policy!
Of course, this move is one. You need to walk slowly.
Zhu Erdian squinted his eyes, he was also quietly looking at this one that had brought him countless troubles and caused a huge loophole in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and even Whitehall asked the young man who was worried that the Far East would be lost many times, and nodded slowly: "I like this name." ”
"Thank you for your appreciation, in fact I am very fond of England, I dreamed of becoming General Nelson before I became a soldier, and I still remember his words." Yang Qiu didn't let go of his eyes at all, and repeated the pride in a whisper: "England needs everyone to do their duty." ”
Zhu Erdian was not moved at all, still with that indifferent look: "Thank you Chenhua for the compliment, Sir Nelson is the pride of England, he has inspired a generation of young people." It's a pity that one. Chenhua did not study the navy. ”
"yes, in fact, I can't even afford a cruiser right now."
"But your army is already entering Tibet and Nanqin." Zhu Erdian did not give an inch: "I think Chenhua should restrain the actions of the army so as not to cause unnecessary conflicts." ”
Yang Qiu nodded in agreement: "Thank you for the reminder, I will definitely tell the soldiers to ensure that the interests of your country are not damaged." ”
Zhu Erdian also saw the significance of the handshake just now, and knew that it was impossible for Britain to withdraw from Europe to the Far East to fight an unknown war, as a diplomatic and political leader in China for many years, he understood that this was a good opportunity to repair the relationship between the two, and deliberately frowned: "I know that there are some small misunderstandings between the British Empire and Chenhua, but please understand our concerns about Germany and the United States after entering the Yangtze River, we think that if Germany and the United States are allowed to enter the Yangtze River or even the southwest, it will even cause some unfriendly conflicts. And this would seriously damage the interests of the British Empire ()! ”
Yang Qiu knew that he would say this, and he had already said confidently: "Please forgive me, I don't think that this will lose the interests of your country, on the contrary, because of the competition between countries and the promotion of commercial development in the southwest, your country's interests in the southwest have not only not decreased, but have been greatly increased." According to our statistics, in the past year, the total amount of transactions between Southwest China and your country has even increased by 10 percent compared to the Xinhai year, which is a profit worth millions. ”
Yang Qiu didn't tell a lie, after he moved into the southwest to introduce Germany and the United States, it seemed that he had carved up the part of the interests that originally belonged to the United Kingdom, but in fact, because of the implementation of the reform tax, the improvement of government efficiency and industrial and commercial transformation, the development of railways and highways and other measures, after reducing the cost of intermediate circulation links, Britain's profits in the southwest did increase a lot, although it did not get a large order similar to that obtained by Germany and the United States, the southwest government also purchased millions of machines and equipment from British businessmen, and Guizhou is in the implementation of the tobacco planting plan, It was also Jardine Matheson that obtained the right to purchase tobacco seeds in South America, which alone brought in a commercial profit worth 100,000 pounds.
Zhu Erdian looked at him again, but this did not alleviate his concerns, and the short-term prosperity could not compensate for the long-term weakening after the German-American intervention, so he still insisted on his opinion. Yang Qiu didn't argue with him, but suddenly leaned in and lowered his voice: "Your Excellency, Honorable Minister, in fact, I don't think you should be staring at the southwest, maybe in the north, your country has lost a big contract!" ”
This sentence made Zhu Erdian rarely moved, and when he just wanted to ask clearly, Yang Qiu had already caught up with Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren in stride, looking at his background, he suddenly felt a little bad in his old and spicy nature. He's reminding? Definitely a reminder! But what is the reminder? North, North One. After repeating it several times, his face gradually became ugly, and he immediately called for an assistant.
"To investigate the recent actions of the Japanese minister, I need to know a. What have they done during this time! ”。!。