Wang Maoru looked at Zhang Zuolin's pair of bright little eyes, his heart was bright and transparent, Zhang Zuolin This is a move to abandon the pawn and protect the car, and the army is bound to carry out large-scale personnel adjustments next year, with Zhang Xueliang's character and temperament, it is really not suitable for the requirements of Wang Maoru's army. What Wang Maoru asks for is an army that is absolutely loyal to the honor of the country, an army with itself as the core, and all hidden dangers will be dismantled one by one, including Zhang Zuolin's forces.

Zhang Zuolin's choice to let Zhang Xueliang enter politics at this time actually saved his future and saved him from becoming a victim in next year's personnel adjustment. There was no Guo Songling's rebellion in this time and space, and there was no chance for Zhang Xueliang to turn the tide, and in several military operations in Shaanxi, Zhang Xueliang's performance was not satisfactory, and later he also learned to smoke opium and make female stars, which made Zhang Zuolin angry enough. In fact, Xiao Zhang's righteousness is righteous, but he is by no means as shrewd and long-term as Zhang Zuolin, otherwise 918 will not appear in the future, and the Northeast will not be lost so quickly.

Keeping an officer with only personal righteousness and impulse is a massacre of soldiers.

It is impossible for Wang Maoru to let such a person be the commander of the army, that is a very irresponsible thing for his own army, Zhang Xueliang's prodigal nature, it is better to be a son of the Republic of China, learn from Yuan Kewen, the son of Tsing Yi, and engage in the cultural industry, isn't it also like a fish in water?

Since Lao Zhang proposed it, Wang Maoru took the initiative to think of a job that was very suitable for Xiao Zhang, so he smiled and said: "Seventh brother, I hope that Xiao Liuzi will go out more to increase his knowledge, and according to his chic temperament, it would be good if he went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Chinese Ambassador to Mexico Wang Jizeng's term of office expired in June this year, and arrangements have been made for him to return to China to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's just that I don't know if Xiao Liuzi dares to be the plenipotentiary ambassador of Mexico, you must know that there is a headache in Mexico. Even Mexico followed the example of the United States in implementing the Chinese Exclusion Act, where Chinese people need the protection of the Chinese government. Xiaoliuzi was born in the military, so I considered this. ”

Zhang Zuolin thought for a while, and hesitated a little, let Xiao Liuzi go to Mexico? It was a little too far, and the plane began to descend, and he said, "It's okay." It saves him from pulling and pulling with some indiscriminate little stars. If he didn't have the courage, he wouldn't be my son Zhang Zuolin. ”

After returning from the 11th Group Army, Wang Maoru was about to face another headache. Or the year-end financial report. Previously, Wang Maoru postponed Fang Hongxin's report, but sooner or later this matter will have to be faced, the government with a fiscal deficit, every financial report is a bloody injury.

Finance Minister Fang Hongxin is not in a hurry this time. He knew that Wang Maoru was unwilling to see him. But he had to see him, leisurely waiting for Wang Maoru to summon him. After Wang Maoru returned to the presidential palace, he was asked to come to see him. Fang Hongxin came to the presidential palace slowly, took out a thick dozen materials, sat down in front of Wang Maoru, and said: "This is the total financial income and financial expenditure of the government of the Republic of China in the previous year. ”

Wang Maoru said with a bitter face: "This thick book, I have to read it for a few days and nights to finish it." Explain it to me. I don't need to go into too much detail. It's too detailed for your Ministry of Finance, you don't want to exhaust me as a president, do you? He smiled wryly and said, "The sum of the revenue." The total amount of fiscal expenditures, the financial situation of the 12 ministries, and the financial review of the provincial governments. ”

Fang Hongxin immediately said: "Well, the main sources of China's fiscal revenue this year are related to taxes, land taxes, railways, commercial taxes and the sale of resources. The total fiscal balance for this year was 730 million silver dollars, the fiscal expenditure was 840 million yuan, and the fiscal deficit was 110 million silver dollars. Considering that China uses paper money, the depreciation of paper money and inflation, the finances of the Republic of China for 12 years are really bad. ”

"It's only one hundred million silver dollars, so little." Wang Maoru was happy.

Fang Hongxin said: "You must know that in the early years of the Republic of China, the Beiyang government had a fiscal deficit of 100 million yuan, so it had to borrow from foreign banks. Fortunately, we borrowed money from domestic banks, which is equivalent to handing over money from the left hand to the right hand, but we still need to use gold and silver when making external payments. Moreover, now that the international silver price has fallen, governments around the world have announced a gold-standard monetary policy, which is a severe blow to our country. ”

Wang Maoru paused and said, "You mean that my country is going to carry out currency reform?" ”

"Monetary reform must be implemented." Fang Hongxin said, "It's just not appropriate to do it now, what needs to be done now is to control the smuggling of silver into the country." ”

In fact, since the end of the European War, countries have announced that they will abandon the silver standard and adopt the gold standard because of the lack of silver, so that the countries on the silver standard have been inflated. The central government's fiscal revenue rose by 100 million silver dollars a year, and a large part of it was also due to the fact that nearly half of the countries announced that they would abandon the silver standard, resulting in a large amount of silver being smuggled into China.

Fang Hongxin said: "If you don't control the smuggling of silver, next year's fiscal revenue will definitely be more than this year, but the people are living more hard, and it will deviate from your China's policy of no hunger." ”

Wang Maoru smiled bitterly and asked, "Is there no way for your Ministry of Finance?" ”

Fang Hongxin gritted his teeth and said: "There is a way to harm others and not to yourself, which may cause opposition in the country, and may also have an impact on the current exchange rate." ”

"How?"

"Adjust the ratio of the silver dollar to the renminbi to huàn." Fang Hongxin said, "To ensure the strength of the renminbi, from the beginning of the Republic of China, the ratio of the renminbi to the silver dollar to huàn has been adjusted from 1:1 to 1:2." Forced devaluation, state storage, in response to the inflow of world silver. It's just that in this way, China's exports will decrease and imports will increase. ”

Wang Maoru said: "Do you estimate how much damage this will cause to China's exports? ”

Fang Hongxin said: "The results have not yet been estimated, but most of China's exports are original, such as rare earths, silk, etc., for these commodities Western countries are necessities, so even if they are reduced, they will not be reduced too much." Moreover, China has been a self-sufficient country since ancient times, and I believe that the stability of domestic demand is far more important than the increase in exports. First of all, we must solve the domestic economic problems, otherwise our country will become a deformed country where the country is rich and the people are poor, the government makes a lot of money in its hands, and the people are starving to death. ”

Wang Maoru nodded in support and said, "Okay, your Ministry of Finance will carry out unified planning and implementation, and at the same time, I will ask the customs and border defense to deploy to strictly prevent silver smuggling." For smuggled silver, all must be confiscated, and for the appearance of ** elements in the customs, the family joint sitting system is implemented. I can't make money for my family, and if I commit something, my family will have the attitude that he violates the law and cares about me. ”

Fang Hongxin was not concerned about the punishment, he saw that Wang Maoru was slightly annoyed, and said with relief: "There were many wonderful highlights of last year's finances, such as arms sales, and the sales of foreign arms were as high as 30 million silver dollars, and just the arms sales in Iran, Afghanistan and other countries have greatly accelerated the upgrading of our army. Most of the obsolete weapons were sold to the ** armed forces of neighboring countries, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, East India, West India, North Korea and other places. The international sales of our Min-9 standard rifles and Min-9 tanks are also excellent, and China's leading industrial enterprises are rising in the international arms market. Of course, 36% of the defense budget is too large, and I ask the president to cut it. ”

Wang Maoru smiled bitterly: "When I was the Minister of Defense, you used this thing to card me, and now you are still using this thing to card me?" ”

Fang Hongxin stubbornly said: "The development of the country cannot be prioritized by the army, and we in China are not a military government. ”

"But the army has handed over the General Administration of Anti-Smoking, the Railway Corporation." Wang Maoru said

Fang Hongxin shook his head and said: "President, sooner or later, the black trade of the General Administration of Anti-Smoking will be banned, although China has banned opium and sold opium abroad, but after all, opium is the death of our nation." ”

"You're right." Wang Maoru said, "It's my fault, I used to be a warlord, and I only thought about making money by the means." ”

Fang Hongxin smiled and didn't answer, the success of the warlord Wang Maoru was naturally inseparable from the opium business at that time, but now it is not so easy to get out. "At that time, the export of opium will cease and the performance of the General Anti-Smoking Directorate will be greatly reduced," he said. The topic ended here, Fang Hongxin said at this time, "As for the Railway Corporation, it is indeed a big head, but it can't make too much money in the hands of the army. It is a good thing to hand it over, because the railroad will have to be replaced in fifteen years, and many railways will have to replace the tracks in a few years, and then the railway will not be profitable. And in the thirteenth year of the Republic of China, if there was no war around China, there would be no need for so much financial budget. Don't forget, you promised 5% of your education budget! ”

Wang Maoru smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, let me think about it, you can discuss it with various departments and prepare next year's national budget." I, the great president, am really poor. ”

Seeing his sad face, Fang Hongxin smiled and said, "President, look at everything, isn't there a lot of windfall this year, such as the sale of medicines and folk medicinal materials, these are all ways to increase the wealth of the people." It can be seen that the government is poor this year, but the people are rich, the workers are rich, and everyone has a good year. ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "What you said is true, it is good if the people are rich, the country is poor and the people are rich, and I, the president, are facing such a big problem as soon as I come up." ”

Fang Hongxin suddenly thought of a question and said: "Today, several banks have reported that some large conglomerates are transferring wealth to foreign countries, and they also ask the president to pay attention to it." ”

Wang Maoru said angrily: "I made money at home and transferred it abroad, and I really fucking when the whole world is unimpeded." In this way, we need to improve the Chinese customs, and after the year I will propose a tax bill, immigration tax, and immigrants from abroad need to pay 60% of their personal assets as national welfare. ”

Fang Hongxin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Can this work?" There are a lot of tax evaders. ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "I have long wanted to rectify this group of bastards who make money from Chinese people and spend it on foreigners." "But in my heart, I said that it is not the present, or the time and space where I once lived.