Chapter 495 Industrial Planning
Now that Xu Jie has played all the hole cards, all that remains is to wait slowly for the Russians' reply, and this game is betting that the Russians will succumb to Beiyang for the sake of a military port and a large piece of land in the Far East. If the Russians don't agree, Xu Jie will have to consider Beiyang sending troops to occupy Hokkaido! Xu Jie thought very clearly, Japan must not regain Hokkaido! It's a matter of principle!
Now Xu Jie has more important things to do, that is, how to build a complete industrial system for Huaxia! A country without a strong industry is a weak country, even if you have a vast territory and you have a large population, but a country with a weak industry will still be regarded as a sick man! What's more, in the next 5 years or so, the nascent China will need to experience another big war!
"Northeast China and North China will be the core industrial areas of heavy industry and munitions industry in the next five years, these two areas have a large number of coal and iron ore, which is convenient for factories to take local materials, and it is an area where Beiyang has been controlled for a long time and the industrial system is relatively perfect. Anshan, Shenyang and other places will serve as important industrial bases and material transit centers, while the Heilongjiang area will serve as an important material reserve and supply base for front-line troops. ”
Since the northern seas were already safe, even if the Russians still maintained a part of their naval strength in Muroran Port, they could not pose a serious threat to the more powerful Chinese navy, so Xu Jie decided to convert some military ports in the north to military and civilian use, so as to facilitate the communication between the north and the south and increase the material throughput capacity of the ports around the Bohai Bay. Create a good opportunity for the next step of industrial development.
For the South. Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan and Jiangsu will be the second important industrial base in China, of which Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan have been operated by Liu Mingchuan for five years. Zhangzhidong's Hubei also has some belongings, although the latter is extremely inefficient, but it can also be integrated. The industry here will be dominated by shipbuilding and light industry.
Needless to say, shipbuilding is self-explanatory. The largest shipyard in the Republic was the Jiangnan Shipyard on Changxing Island in Shanghai! Since the Changxing Island shipyard in later generations has the ability to build aircraft carriers, Xu Jie naturally does not mind building the largest shipyard in China in Shanghai, although Dalian is good, but the production capacity is limited, Xu Jie needs not only warships, but also a large number of civilian ships, for a long time. Huaxia does not have the financial resources to build a transportation network across the country, so Xu Jie must put shipping in a very important position!
If heavy industry is a symbol of a country's strength. It is the basis of a country's defense against foreign enemies, then light industry is a country's money bag. If the living standards of the common people are to be improved and to enjoy a better material life, then light industry must be developed. Fortunately, the various textile industries in the south are relatively developed. The introduction of industrialization on this basis will inevitably achieve good results, so Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan and Jiangsu and Shanghai will become the money bag and important shipbuilding base for the future development of China!
As the earliest area in China to open up, the basic conditions of the Liangguang region are also relatively good, and the first special economic zone of the Republic of China in later generations also started in Liangguang, and people in Liangguang generally like to go out, and overseas Chinese also have a lot of investment in Liangguang. Therefore, the two Guangxi will develop as an important area for China's international trade in the future. Finance and foreign trade will become the main body. And the industrial side will also be centered on this, of course. The shipbuilding industry must also be developed, and shipping is necessary before the formation of an industrial system that connects the north and the south.
In addition to the above three regions, Xu Jie must also develop industries in places such as Lanzhou and Sichuan. As the central region, although they do not have the same sea route as the eastern region to communicate, the physical distance and complex terrain hinder their communication with other regions, but the radiation and driving role of these two regions is not small, Xu Jie's requirements for these regions are very simple, self-sufficiency is the most basic requirement, industry is mainly light industry, appropriate development of heavy industry.
As for the Xinjiang region, the environment here is relatively complicated, and the ethnic problem is serious, Zuo Zongtang did not completely pacify Xinjiang, and after the defeat of the Russians in the northeast, it is very likely that they will start to attack Xinjiang. However, Xinjiang is far away, coupled with extremely inconvenient transportation, so if you want to stabilize the situation in Xinjiang, then Xinjiang must have a certain hematopoietic capacity, not to make everything obedient, but to stabilize the situation. Therefore, Xinjiang's industry is also dominated by military industry, but it is not heavy on weight rather than quality. At the same time, it also develops special light industries such as wool textile to improve the people's living standards and stabilize the people's hearts.
The plan is good, but it will take a lot of money to implement it. The civilian light industry can still rely on the government's policies to guide and support, and use private capital to set up light industry, but the funds needed for heavy industry, arms manufacturing, and heavy chemical industry can only be raised by the government itself, so what should we do if there is no money? Then you can only borrow money, and it is a good way to directly find foreign loans, but no matter which country the loan, it is essentially a sugar-coated shell.
Therefore, Xu Jie tried not to borrow from foreign governments, but put the main direction of financing to the people, in fact, the people of the Qing country still have strong financial resources, not to say how blessed the people of the Qing country are, but the Chinese like to save money for emergencies, this kind of prudent financial management heart allows the people to have a large amount of liquidity, so how to use this fund has become a top priority, and what is the most attractive to the people at present? That's the land, of course! When you break into the eastern part of the country, it is largely because of the lack of land resources in the area of Shandong Zhili.
And the Northeast Armed Guards happened to have obtained a large amount of land from Russia, and if they sold these lands, they would definitely be able to obtain a lot of money. On the other hand, ordinary people are concerned about security, if the government can establish a pension insurance similar to that of later generations, then it can also concentrate a part of the funds from the private sector to operate, and these two jobs alone can obtain considerable funds.
What if there is not enough left? Xu Jie also thought about it. Issuance of bonds in the financial markets of London, Paris and the United States. And it is tied to huge orders. Huaxia's national strength is weak and weak, and it is really difficult for you to develop rapidly in a short period of time by relying on your own strength. Therefore, it is necessary to import a large amount of equipment and technology from foreign countries. Want to come in? Of course, you can, but in addition to the quality, you also need to "show your kindness." And this goodwill is the purchase of bonds from the Chinese government.
In this way, the basic industrial plan has been basically finalized, and the rest needs to be implemented. Before the implementation, I have to communicate with Li Hongzhang and these old people. In order to start work as soon as possible, Xu Jie desperately hoped that the negotiations with the Russians could be resolved as soon as possible.
Thank you for the reward of Brother Kongchen and Big Belly Nengrong~~~~. Thank you very much (to be continued.) )