Chapter 61: The Fiscal Crisis

Since the development of the cadet army, a mature military system has been formed, and the establishment of officers in charge of ideological work is a treasure that the cadet army has been able to develop rapidly without being centrifugal up and down. It can be said that it is precisely because of the existence of these officers in charge of ideological work that the commanding officers can devote themselves wholeheartedly to training and commanding operations, and from this aspect alone, the establishment of such officers is necessary.

When the Political Department was first established, many people were still waiting to see Ji Xingwen's jokes, thinking that he must have offended Ouyang Yun and was marginalized, but as those company guides and regimental political directors played a role in the grassroots company, they realized that Ji Xingwen was promoted instead of demoted. The Political Department of the Cadet Army is responsible for the ideological work of all troops, and all political work officers belong to the leadership of Ji Xingwen, and although the status of these officers is lower than that of the military commanders, they are the most popular among the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level.

In the eyes of the superiors, the soldiers are more like their personal wealth, and they are the capital through which they can be promoted and make a fortune. There may be commanders who get along well with the soldiers, but compared with the system of the cadet army, the energy it can exert is completely incomparable.

Chiang's upbringing in China's political and military circles was also a process in which he bribed and subjugated officers and politicians of other factions through various tricks. Since Lao Chiang came to power, there are definitely not a few people who oppose him, but no one has been able to succeed. To put it bluntly, although Chen Jitang and others are the kings of one party, or have left brilliant achievements in the history of the development of the national government, once they are right with Lao Jiang, they will all be defeated and lost, and they have no power to fight back at all.

Lao Jiang is good at digging other people's corners, which also causes his own walls to be not firmly rooted, which is his weakness. Li Tieshu's words opened a window for everyone, making them realize that the seemingly powerful Central Army is not monolithic, at least it is much inferior to the cohesion of the current student army. If you do what Li Tieshu said, maybe you can really get miraculous results.

Li Hansoul finally spoke, as the current spokesperson of the old Cantonese system, he can represent the opinions of the vast majority of Cantonese people. He said: "I think this is a good idea, and it can be regarded as a lesson to the highest authorities, so that he can know that China is not surnamed Jiang now." The hand of the highest authorities is powerful, and the reason why Chairman Chen failed at the beginning was because he did not gather the low-level of the old Cantonese system. This is not the case, and if the supreme authorities still hope to defeat us, then we will let him taste it. Commander-in-Chief, if you really want to do this, there is a question I would like to draw your attention to. ”

There is no comparison between the current Xuebing Army and the Cantonese system at that time. The military system of the original Cantonese system was the same as that of the current Central Army, which only recognized officials and not soldiers. In the current Cadet Army, even if some middle and high-level officers can't resist the temptation, Ouyang Yun has enough reason to believe that no more than one-fifth of them are willing to go with them. These fifths of the people are still bought by each other because of their secular relationships or interests, and their relationship will not be too strong.

Ouyang Yun has always trusted Li Hansoul, this trust was based on his performance of his people in that time and space at first, and then as the two sides worked together for a longer time and their feelings thickened, as the Scholar Army developed stronger and stronger, a tacit understanding gradually developed between the two people, and they already had a strong relationship like a partner. No matter what the rest of the Cantonese family thought, Ouyang Yun had reason to believe that unless he died or did something that everyone was angry about, Li Hansoul would never betray himself and the Xuebing Army. He looked at Li Hansoul and said, "Please speak." ”

"The issue of preparation. At the current level of our cadet army, we can only absorb troops below the division level, but we must take into account what if there are army-level or even group armies willing to join us? The reason why many people are willing to change their banners to the top authorities is that they can be promoted to official positions and make a fortune immediately, and as long as the establishment is in place, they will be able to seek benefits by eating empty salaries or replacing equipment. This is not the same as the source of income for our cadet officers, and our income can only be reflected in the long run. However, these people will not look at the long-term, they have just joined, and they are rushing to make money in our student army, just to make a profit. Many people must still have the intention of changing banners to us today and then returning to the Central Army. We can ignore this, they all know that as long as they join the Cadet Army, with our ability to control the troops, we can quickly make the soldiers identify with us and master the troops. But what if we let his mom join us? This promotion is one of the best means. In this way, one of our weaknesses is revealed, we ourselves are the size of the group army, how can we give them a higher position? After Li Hansoul said this, he looked at Ouyang Yun quietly.

Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly, he suddenly remembered that there were many such examples in the Republic of China, some people were originally very low-level, just because they controlled some officers, and as a result, they changed banners in the warlord melee, and as a result, the officers became bigger and bigger, and at the last time, they were able to achieve the rank of commander or even commander with the strength of a regiment. This may be a strange scene unique to the Republic of China.

He thought for a moment and said, "The formation of our cadet army has now reached its peak, and we must take into account our financial affordability. It's not easy to get promoted, once it's opened, there are too many sequelae, I think, it's better to buy it with money. Mr. Jiang, what do you think? How much money can we afford to do this with our current financial capabilities? ”

Everyone looked at Jiang Shuren, the god of wealth of the student army, how much money did he have left?

Although Jiang Shuren has always been engaged in politics, he also has some understanding of the military deception during the national period. When Li Tieshu first brought it up, he was calculating. Now seeing Ouyang Yun calling his name, he smiled bitterly: "I can't take out a penny." Originally, there were millions left, but you fought a war on the border of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Taiwan. Ladies and gentlemen, do you know how much money these two wars costed? It's nearly ten million, hey, this is the opening of the Xuebing Military Bank, you can print some more banknotes in moderation, otherwise-" At this, he shook his head with a wry smile.

In fact, it is money that is fought in wars, and this is a truth that everyone here understands. However, nearly 10 million were used in just two battles, which was still beyond everyone's expectations. Li Hansoul personally led the team to the front line, and he asked: "Mr. Jiang, why are there so many, you are not wrong, right?" ”

Jiang Shuren said to him: "Niu John and Diana didn't come today, they have specific data there. Maverick and Dai have been busy during this time, and they have to find a way to recover the used reserves to eliminate the hidden dangers in the market. Hey, ladies and gentlemen, don't look at the superficial scenery of the student army, it's actually difficult. Next month's military salary, there is still a difference of more than 300,000 yuan, and I don't know what way to make it up. ”

The current president of Xuebingjun Bank is Niu John, and about this appointment, Jiang Shuren did not look for Ouyang Yun at the beginning. John Niu was too young, and so was the assistant Diana. These two people were a little too young, so Jiang Shuren didn't believe that they could take on such a heavy responsibility at all. And it turns out that John Niu is very competent for this job, he is simply a genius in finance, and just the set of student army banknotes made by him and Diana himself made Jiang Shuren have nothing to say.

There are 13 kinds of banknotes, which are 100 yuan, 50 yuan, 20 yuan, 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 2 yuan, 1 yuan, 5 jiao, 2 jiao, 1 jiao, 5 cents, 2 cents, and 1 cent. This set of Xuebing coins, which were entirely denominated in the renminbi of later generations, was met with the same silent resistance as other banknotes of the period. However, the difference between the Xuebing coin and other banknotes of this period is that it is well-made and has a sound anti-counterfeiting mark, so after the Xuebing Army first issued a compulsory military salary, it began to circulate rapidly, and now it has replaced the position of the silver dollar, and even began to circulate in other parts of China.

The Cadet Army Bank is actually the central bank of the Cadet Military Government, and it is said that the rank of John Niu is eligible to participate in such meetings. However, because this person was too young and too young, his qualifications were too shallow, and Ouyang Yun intended to let him command the currency war in the future, he felt that it was better to let him appear less publicly, so he did not invite him to this meeting.

Jiang Shuren has not complained on this occasion once or twice, and the theme he wants to express every time is about cutting soldiers' salaries. The average soldier of the Cadet Corps is paid five yuan a month, which is even higher than that of the average government worker, and has now become a major burden on the government's finances. Think about it, the regular army alone is nearly 200,000 people, plus other types of troops, and counting the salaries of generals, it will cost more than 2 million yuan per month to pay salaries alone. Originally, with the earning power of the cadet army, there was no problem in distributing this amount of money. But there is a premise for this, and that is that there can be no war. Once the loss of ammunition and equipment in the war is not to mention, if there are more soldiers sacrificed, the student army will be in danger of bankruptcy. The payment of pensions is closely related to salaries. It is the practice of the government of the Republic of China that the payment of pensions is generally 50 to 200 times the monthly salary, and according to this standard, the pension of every student soldier who died in battle has reached 250 or even 1,000 yuan. If you take the sacrifice of 1,000 people in a battle, then this pension is also a remarkable number. In this battle at the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, more than 5,000 students were killed in the battle alone, and the pension of these 5,000 people alone amounted to 1.5 million to 6 million. In fact, once this money had to be taken out in one go, the military junta went bankrupt.