Chapter 783: The Theory of China's Collapse
On the streets of Beijing, although the weather has turned cold, the cold wind is constantly whistling back and forth on the streets. However, there are still a lot of pedestrians in thick clothes, walking into the very beautifully decorated shops on both sides of the roadββββββ although you don't necessarily have to buy, but look at the head office?
It has to be said that after several years of recuperation and the opportunity of the First World War, the pockets of the Chinese people are obviously much more bulging than before the Xinhai Revolution.
However, it is not a very strange thing, after all, even if you do not mention the establishment of the national government, it is obviously much more work and salary than before the establishment, and a series of tax reductions and exemptions alone have benefited the people of the country a lot...
In fact, since the establishment of the National Government, because of the presence of Yan Shao, a big financier, the policy established by the National Government has been to promote the development of domestic industry and commerce and the consumption of the common people through low taxes...
Without the hundreds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes before the establishment of the government, not only the domestic industry and commerce developed rapidly, but even the consumption power of the people was greatly improved...
Now China, it can be said that it is in a very rare period of development in the past 100 years, and it can even be described as a rich people and a strong countryββββββ of course, but compared with China in the past 100 years, it is certainly not comparable with foreign countries. After all, even now, the per capita wage level of Chinese people has only reached about five yuan per month, just like we all know, since it is per capita, then there are higher than this, and there must be lower than this.
And the per capita income in the United States is also about five dollars, but it is a daily income...
Today, the per capita income in the United States is about $2 a day. Considering the exchange rate of this era, it is more than five yuan a day, and it is at least more than 150 yuan a month...
This can be seen from this. How big is the gap between the two countriesββββββ the per capita income of the United States is almost 30 times higher than that of China.
Of course, if Yan Shao is counted, the per capita level of the Chinese people will definitely increase a lot.
After all, even in the world, there are few assets that can be compared to Yan Shao. After all, today's Yushi Group can be said to have unified the global automotive industry, and many other industries have also been infiltrated...
Considering that today's Yushi Group is completely Yan Shao's personal assets, and is not a joint-stock company at all...
Naturally, things are more interesting...
However, it is precisely for this reason that every time the per capita income is counted in the country. They all habitually exclude Yan Shao. After all, there is such a rich country, and it is a rich and rival country in the real sense of the word, what is the per capita income or something. Exactly like a floating cloud.
Let's put it this way, China's population is about 500 million at the moment.
Excluding the part of the old, weak, sick and disabled, and then excluding the part that does not go out to work at home, the current domestic population with income is about 100 millionββββββ which is different from later generations. In later generations, even some housewives usually went out to work. After all, it is necessary to support a family, but in this era, it is a man's responsibility to support a family. So when it comes to counting this, the number of women is almost excluded, even now. And after excluding the elderly, children and most women who can't work, there are more than 100 million people who can still work...
More than 100 million people...
If it is calculated at 60 yuan per person per year, then it is more than 6 billion yuan a year...
As for Yan Shao, Yushi Group's current annual profit has almost reached more than 2 billion, and because of its monopoly on the global automobile industry. This amount is still rising...
It is conceivable that Yan Shao's income alone. It has almost reached one-third of the country's income, that is, more than 40 million people, how terrifying is this number.
But then again, considering the huge gap between China and the United States, even if you count Yan Shao's part, the gap is definitely very obvious.
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In any case, the gap between China and the United States in this regard is huge, but considering that the United States is basically the world's highest-income country in this era, it seems that it is also ......... It's nothing.
At least even European countries are absolutely unable to compare with the United States in terms of per capita income, there is no doubt about this. In fact, if it were not for this, the United States textiles could not have been limited to the country, rarely exported to the outside world, one of the reasons for this is because the labor cost of the United States is too high, the result is that the export of foreign exports is not much competitiveness at all, can only rely on tariffs to protect the textile industry in the country.
In any case, the living standards of the people in China have always improved a lot, and the cost of living in China is much lower than that in the United States. There is no doubt about this, because in the United States, the rent alone has to pay a huge amount of money every year, almost to the point of being scary, and hundreds of dollars a year is almost commonplace...
On the other hand, although some newspapers in China prefer to report how good life is abroad and how it is coming at home, for ordinary people, the current life is enough to satisfy them.
After all, compared to the frightened life of the past, there is nothing in the current life that makes them unsatisfied...
Naturally, they are actually quite envious of the life in the United States, which is said to earn more than 100 yuan a month...
All in all, at least for the people at this stage, their lives are happy, and this happiness is still growing. After all, before the establishment of the Kuomintang, the money they could earn in a month was only about 3 yuan a month in a place like Shanghai, and if they changed to other areas, it might only be one yuan a month...
Life is hard, you can imagine...
And now, compared to the past, life is different...
Especially not so long ago. News has just come that the Wehrmacht has won a victory in Korea and has succeeded in taking Pyongyang. The strategic attempt of the Japanese army was completely defeated. In this way, the crisis of the National Defense Forces in Korea will naturally be easily resolved.
It can be said that the dawn of victory has risen.
Although...
As for what the army aviation did in Pyongyang, after vaguely knowing something, they couldn't help frowning slightly...
After all, tens of thousands of people were burned to death at one time, and such a thing is inevitable...
It will not be surprising that they will know, although the position of the national government is now very solid. On the other hand, many of the country's concessions have not yet been recovered. The Japanese concession is still good to say, because of the Shandong Campaign that year. The Nationalist government has basically recovered the concessions given to Japan, but the British and other countries have never been able to take them back, and they can only negotiate and find a way...
Today, however, many newspapers in China are located in the concessions. It is difficult for the national government to govern. Coupled with the newspapers run by many foreigners, it is not uncommon for things to spread all over the countryββββββ these foreigners, but they are not too lively at all...
However, it is difficult for the Chinese people to criticize anything, after all, if Pyongyang cannot be taken, then the 17th Army and the 33rd Army near Pyongyang will be in a critical situation. At this time, it is natural that the friends of the dead Dao are not dead and poor, and no matter how many outsiders die, it is also an outsider...
Merely. Just when the Chinese people were still frowning slightly about Pyongyang's affairs, a piece of news came from Europe. But their slightly frowning brows slowly relaxed...
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"Now the Japanese can be said to be stealing chickens and rice..."
Although the weather has turned cold, and the guards guarding the presidential palace around the presidential palace have all suffered from thick winter clothes, even in the cold wind, this building representing the center of power in China still stands on the ground. The majestic architectural style reminds every visitor that this building represents a country with an area of 20 million square kilometers, a population of more than 500 million and a strong army of more than 2 million...
In Yan Shao's presidential office, Foreign Minister Gu Weijun said with a happy smile.
As the foreign minister of the Guoshe government, Gu Weijun naturally can't run around every day. Moreover, the meeting was held in Paris, and it was impossible for him to go to Paris. After all, it's too late just for a long time.
Of course, he could also be transported by guΓ² plane in a rally, just like those materials.
Merely...
To be honest, no one can be sure whether the plane will be able to reach the position smoothly over such a long distance. After all, in this era, although the reliability of aircraft is much higher than that of tanks, it can run tens of thousands of kilometers at a time, which is still something that no aircraft has ever done...
So, even if the information goes up, it's copied anyway, even if it's gone, there are still originals, and you can copy some more at any time, but if you go up...
I'll be free of this...
After all, if something happens, then in the end, you can only copy a coffin and a grave...
Therefore, only materials were there at the beginning, but Gu Weijun, the foreign minister, stayed in Beijing. But even so, Gu Weijun is not worried at all, after all, Zhang Yingze also knows, it's hard to say anything else, but he won't lose to others, and those materials are almost ironclad, as long as they are taken out, the Japanese will have no way to defend them, and now things have confirmed Gu Weijun's conjecture...
"Yes..."Hearing Gu Weijun say this, Yan Shao, who is in his thirties, still looks very young because of proper maintenance, said with a smile. This time, the Japanese are indeed stealing chickens and rice, and the chickens are flying eggs..."Saying this, Yan Shao looked at Tang Li who was sitting beside him and smiled. "This is also thanks to Deputy Director Tang's effective work..."
Hearing Yan Shao say this, the others all looked at Tang Li with a smile, obviously happy to see Tang Li sitting in this position.
However, hearing Yan Shao's words, Tang Li stood up from his position in a panic and said. "Where, this was done when Director Katerina was there, and I just got the director's light..."
Hearing Tang Li say this, Yan Shao smiled and didn't say anything more...
Because she was pregnant, Katerina worked significantly less time than she used to. Although she also values her work, it is clear. She cares more about the child in her belly...
Especially after the passage of time and her belly is getting bigger and bigger, for the sake of herself and the child in her belly. Caterina began to hand over the work to Tang Li. Anyway, Tang Li is also from Yan Shao's side, she is a confidant, and if she is handed over, as long as it is not very long, she can still be trusted...
And it was not without such experience in the past, at least during the Paris Peace Conference, it was impossible for Caterina to continue to be in charge of the affairs of the Special Bureau, and this part of the work had to be left to the people in the country...
And the decision on Yan Shao. The cabinet was very supportive...
The current situation is actually obvious, although Tang Li's relationship with Yan Shao is also very close, but after all, it is not like Caterina's relationship with Yan Shao. So for the cabinet and other high-level officials in the government, Tang Li is actually the best candidate to replace Katarina. After all, the position of the Secret Service Bureau is too sensitive, and if it has always fallen into the hands of Katarina, it is almost equivalent to the fact that the powerful department of the Secret Service Bureau has always been his own family...
Replace it with Tang Li. It's better than in Caterina's hands.
Only Tang Li knows it. This position can't be snatched away by others, she is just replaced, and she is only replaced...
Seeing Tang Li like this, Yan Shao smiled, and everyone present also smiled.
However, just when Yan Shao and everyone were still laughing at the Japanese for inflicting themselves on themselves this time, Tang Li was saying on the side. "President, ladies and gentlemen, according to the information that the Secret Service has just received. This time, the Japanese are indeed stealing chickens and rice, and they are inflicted on themselves. Moreover, because the news has spread all over the world, the reputation of the Japanese has been completely stinky, and the war situation in Korea is not smooth, especially in the case of a three-pronged approach, the Japanese front is even more faintly about to collapse, so from the information we have obtained, it is very likely that the Japanese will make a request for peace talks in the near future..."
This is a piece of information that the Special Affairs Bureau has just obtained, and the Japanese hoped that the pressure of international public opinion would force the Chinese to stop military operations in Korea, at least temporarily, so that they would have more time to calmly adjust their strategy in Korea.
At the same time, if the Chinese government can be put in a black pot, it will be easier for Japan to get help from other countries to fight China in the future.
In the beginning, the plan was indeed relatively smooth.
After all, there is no way to clear up what happened in Pyongyang, and even Yan Shao himself can't deny that something very strict happened in Pyongyang, and the offensive of the army aviation has caused tens of thousands of deaths and injuries in Pyongyang, most of which are supposed to be innocent Pyongyang people...
The problem is that no one thought that Yan Shao would be able to come up with such a trump card in the end...
As mentioned earlier, injuring civilians during the siege of the city is simply a helpless thing. After all, there is no guarantee that any siege battle in this world will not accidentally injure civilians...
But the Japanese are different, if Chinese is just a mistakeββββββ well, this accidental injury seems to be a little worse, and it is undeniable that before the accidental injury, Yan Shao already knew what the consequences would be if he threw an incendiary bomb...
Well, if China's military operation in Pyongyang was just an accidental injury, then the actions of the Japanese against the Korean people were a naked massacre...
This is undeniable, and this has also made China, which had fallen into the upper hand in terms of public opinion, once again stand on the moral high ground. After all, the Chinese side can also explain that it is a helpless move, if it is not even allowed to accidentally injure some people, it seems that there will be no need to fight, and there will be no war or anything in this world, but what is there in the way of those people on ββββββthe Japanese side?
In the end, the goal of the Japanese was indeed achieved, and some people had a bad reputation, but it was not China but Japan...
At this point, it is clear that international public opinion is unlikely to support Japan, and even the British and Americans, who had taken a firm stance, have become cold in their attitude towards the Japanese in this regard.
It's just that because of the wariness of China, it continues to support Japan for the time being...
But even so, they have warned Japan that if the war continues, Japan is likely to lose the whole of Korea this time, which Japan will never accept. Just turning the tide of battle? I really want to, but no one knows how to reverse it...
Although Yama Prefecture Youpeng is very stubborn, he can only admit his defeat, and with his bow, those soldiers in Japan will naturally have nothing...
Merely...
Listening to Tang Li's report, everyone present was very happy, but Gu Weijun on the side frowned and said softly.
"Although we are happy to win, but during this period of time, our country has inevitably expanded too much, will this make the great powers wary of us..."
"That's right..."Jiang Baili also nodded. After this defeat, it is difficult for Japan to be called a threat, although the effect of containment still exists, but Japan alone can no longer contain the development of our country, so considering that there may be conflicts between our country and the great powers in East and Southeast Asia, let alone Britain and the United States, I am afraid that even France will be..."
"yes!" Hearing them say this, after bowing his head slightly, Yan Shao nodded. "I really have to think about this..."
Speaking of this, after bowing his head and pondering for a while, Yan Shao glanced at Tang Li on the side, and suddenly an idea rose in his heart. "You say, if I let the Special Affairs Bureau spread some public opinion around the world, will it have some effect?"
"What public opinion?" Hearing Yan Shao say this, Jiang Baili said with some curiosity.
"It's simple." Yan Shao smiled, which was full of mischief. "The Theory of China's Collapse..." (To be continued......)