90. Preparatory Meeting for the Establishment of Shanghai Commune (II)

PS: Oh oh oh, this book actually rushed to 45th on the monthly ticket list, and Lao Lao Wang is about to burn!

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When Chen Duxiu put forward the concept of "pulling out seedlings to help them grow," the Red Army generals, who were still quite complacent and proud, suddenly became a little sluggish.

-- No matter how confident they may be in the face of outsiders, the unprecedented victory they have now achieved is entirely the result of external assistance. If it weren't for these comrades from the future who disturbed history, the Red Tenth Army would have been starving and freezing in circles among the mountains of southern Anhui, step by step towards its final destruction; And Chen Duxiu should still be in prison in Nanjing, and he was not released until the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.

In contrast, the glorious victory of planting the red flag on Shanghai Tang today is like an illusory dream, and it doesn't feel real.

In this way, when the space-time gate connecting the two shijie finally disappears, the comrades from the future return to their time, and the remaining Workers' and Peasants' Red Army must also rely on their own liliang to defend the fruits of victory, will they really stand the test?

It's a pity that from Fang Zhimin onwards, almost none of the leaders of the Red Tenth Army have the courage to pat their chests and pack tickets.

At the same time, Chen Duxiu's speech continued.

“…… In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), our party once had a jihua, that is, with the help of the revolutionary upsurge of the whole country, through the armed insurrection in the central cities, first strive for the first victory of one province and several provinces. And then radiate the flame of revolution to the whole country......

It is a pity that at that time, the weakness of our party was not enough to support such a grand strategy. And the rule of the reactionary government of the Kuomintang is far more solid than our party originally imagined. However, with the capture of Shanghai by our army, which completely destroyed the economic cornerstone of Chiang Kai-shek's reactionary regime and greatly shook the authority of the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, this grand strategy was possible!

If we can use Shanghai as a fulcrum, we can leverage Zhejiang and Jiangsu, the two most elite and wealthy provinces in South China. Then at least the general trend of the victory of the revolution in South China will be like the Bolsheviks in Soviet Russia who seized St. Petersburg and Moscow in those years, and it will no longer be able to be contained and reversed!

Of course. Even after we have won the first victories in one province and several provinces, we will inevitably continue to encounter brutal wars, not only civil wars for the destruction of reactionary shili, but also international wars against all imperialist oppression. In this regard. We have to mentally prepare in advance.

On the other hand. Under the circumstance that we have successfully occupied Shanghai, the largest city in the country, it will be difficult to follow the route of "encircling the city from the countryside." China is a huge powder keg at the moment, and the establishment of the Shanghai Commune is tantamount to lighting the fuse. The first victory of one province and several provinces is only the beginning of the national victory, and it only indicates that the national revolution has entered a more intense stage of struggle, and there will never be any situation of "separation" and "partial security" -- if you advance, you will sweep the world in one fell swoop, and if you retreat, you will die without a place to be buried, and Shanghai is not a place where you can divide it!

Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty once wrote in a poem. Go to the poor place of the water, and sit and watch the clouds rise. So. In difficult times, our comrades must see the achievements, see the light, and enhance our courage. On the contrary, when we enter one victory after another, we must do the opposite, we must see the problems, we must see the shadows, and we must keep our vigilance! Therefore, I hope that you will not only see the current achievements and advantages, but also think more about our shortcomings and shortcomings...... That's all I have to say, thank you for your careful listening. ”

“…… Since we are going to discuss the shortcomings and shortcomings, I would like to issue a very serious warning to you! ”

The next person to speak was Zhang Youyi, the former president of the Shanghai Women's Commercial Bank, who was scheduled to become president of the Shanghai Soviet Bank, and she was seen waving a stack of reports and shouting almost angrily, "...... I'm not good at what to say about merit and virtue, and I don't know how to say your Bolshevik flatters, so I'll tell the truth -- comrades, the real question you need to consider now is not at all to win the 'first victory in one province and several provinces,' but how to stabilize the boiling Shanghai Beach!

You must know that in these banks in Shanghai, there are not only the people's fat and ointment looted by warlords and corrupt officials, but also the hard-earned money of countless ordinary people! Now that you have robbed and burned them like this, except for those dilapidated and destitute households who have no food to live in, all the citizens of Shanghai have been tossed into the proletariat by you! Now that they are all angry, how can they support you?! ”

-- Obviously, the huge amount of gold and silver treasures stolen by the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army from the banks in Shanghai was of course not the bank's own assets, but the savings of countless depositors, large and small, and once the banks were seized and destroyed, one can imagine how many people would lose their life savings.

We have to admit that the seizure of the banks and stock exchanges in Shanghai and the complete destruction of the enemy's financial system are indeed very powerful, but the side effects caused by this are also quite serious -- the various riots and grievances caused by this plan in the Kuomintang-ruled areas have also appeared in Shanghai Tang, which is controlled by the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and it seems that the situation is even more serious.

“…… From the time the Red Army occupied Shanghai on 26 December to today's 30 December, the price of banknotes fell faster than a girl's change of face, and in just four days, the banknotes of the major banks were completely turned into waste paper, and the market was trading with foreign currency and silver dollars, mixed with a small amount of Jin and Cantonese bills...... I would like to know what kind of policies you want to adopt to stabilize the people's morale, and how do you plan to restore Shanghai's industrial production and economic circulation? ”

“…… Ms. Youyi Zhang, I admit that the financial and social issues you are considering are important and reasonable, but we actually have a complete response. It's just that you need to use your subordinates to implement ......" Wang Qiu raised his eyebrows and replied calmly.

“…… First of all, we are ready to rely on your Shanghai Women's Bank marketing network and professionals to set up 20 foreign currency exchange points throughout Shanghai, and at the exchange rate of the previous week, collect the Kuomintang banknotes in their hands from all Shanghai citizens and exchange them into francs, US dollars, pounds sterling and Japanese yen, so as to reduce their real losses and eliminate their prejudice and resentment against our party. Of course, there should be a limit on the amount of exchange so as not to be used by the capitalists.

Second, after the formal establishment of the Shanghai Commune, in order to strengthen social surveillance and clean up enemy agents, we are preparing to establish a system of household registration and identity cards for all people in Shanghai as soon as possible, and all Shanghai citizens, regardless of adults and children, who come to the relevant departments to apply for identity cards, will each be given 100 yen, 100 pounds, and 100 US dollars in foreign banknotes, so as to make up for the losses they may suffer in the process of raiding the bank. If it is those who have not opened an account in the bank to deposit money, then it should be regarded as a big red envelope specially awarded to them to celebrate the establishment of the Shanghai Commune......"

Speaking of this, Wang Qiu couldn't help but smile, "...... We don't have much else in the Red Army, and this banknote is definitely as much as it wants......"

And the traversers and Red Army generals who heard this couldn't help but roll their eyes in unison.

“…… Although it is an opportunistic trick, it can barely make do. But this only temporarily eased social contradictions. The next words...... You don't really plan to use foreign currency as local currency? Zhang Youyi touched her chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "...... That would be tantamount to putting the power of currency in the hands of outsiders, which can be called a loss of power and humiliation of the country...... Although you printed all these foreign currencies yourself, they give a very bad impression to the general Chinese, and everyone will think that you are puppets manipulated by foreign shili......"

“…… Don't worry about that, of course we'll have to use Chinese own coins Chinese......"

Wang Qiu replied, "...... Once the Shanghai Commune was formed, it issued its own banknotes and coins, and there was absolutely no problem in this regard. ”

“…… Doesn't have any problems? Hehe! What a big talker! Zhang Youyi rolled her eyes and sneered, "...... What about reserves? You have shipped all the gold and silver, and what should the Soviet government's banknotes be used as reserves? You can't just issue the kind of empty notes that can't be exchanged! Then it will become the treasure money of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu! No one wants to use it at all! ”

-- Before World War II, there was no such thing as air-to-air electronic money, and even the credit money that was common in later generations was not the mainstream. At that time, the dollar, the pound sterling, and the franc had to be strictly regulated in terms of gold content, and each banknote could be exchanged for a certain number of gold and silver coins from the bank.

“…… Well, in order to pay for the huge expenses of the revolutionary war, the Shanghai Commune, which was about to be established, really couldn't come up with too much real money. Regarding Zhang Youyi's questioning, Wang Qiu behaved calmly, "...... But who has stipulated that paper money must be guaranteed by gold and silver? ”

He casually took out a small bag of things from his briefcase and threw it on the conference table, "...... It's a little bulky with this thing, but the actual effect is the same! The ancient Roman Empire really used it to pay its soldiers, and it was even more popular than gold and silver coins! ”

Zhang Youyi reached out and grabbed the paper bag, looked down carefully, "...... This is...... Table salt? Oh, my God! You're going to issue salt stamps?! ”

“…… That's right. Wang Qiu nodded, "...... One dollar Soviet coin is worth a pound of refined salt, and there must still be people willing to ask for such a banknote. (To be continued......)