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In fact, since the Peiping army pacified the northern half of the Yangtze River, people have come to Peiping to petition, asking Wan Lei to proclaim himself emperor. Some of these petitioners came from Beiping Province, but also from other provinces and regions, which caused a lot of public opinion. Although Wan Lei The harmful effects of the monarchy have been emphasized many times in public and in journals and newspapers, but they still cannot stop these petition groups.b1 3kan.com/b
Those who came to petition at the beginning may still be ignorant of current affairs, and they came after Wan Lei made the statement. They are most likely here to speculate, or even come to sow discord between Wan Lei and Zhong Yuan. .Although Wan Lei dislikes such opportunistic and saboteurs, he can only persuade them to leave with kind words and cannot use violence to expel them.
Although there were occasional disharmonious episodes such as petition groups going north, the founding of the People's Republic of China was still proceeding smoothly and orderly. In mid-November, civilian officials sent to patrol the people in various places returned to Peking one after another to resume their duties, and many of them satisfactorily completed their duties. Having completed our work, the provinces and autonomous regions in Jiangbei are in good public security, and production and life are recovering.
In fact, with the expansion of the Peiping Army's area of control, hundreds of military and political commissars in the Peiping Army have changed their jobs and started working in administration. If nothing else happens, these people will definitely be able to take up major positions in central ministries or at the provincial level and become real The backbone leadership. These people are from the military system and even the elite guard system, and they absolutely support Wan Lei. With them in charge of the central and local governments, they can ensure the absolute smoothness of governance.
Due to the expansion of administrative agencies and teams, administrative expenses are also rising. Officials are paid according to their grades. The president is the first grade, with an annual salary of 5,000 silver dollars, and the prime minister is the first grade, with an annual salary of 4,000 silver dollars. The salary decreases downwards, from nine to nine. He is a first-grade person with an annual salary of fifty silver dollars. Including various public expenditures, the annual administrative expenses are estimated to be six million silver dollars, which is almost the same as the military expenditure.
In order to ensure the balance of fiscal revenue and expenditure, taxation must be reformed, especially commercial tax and tariff reform, which is a top priority, because these two taxes will be the main source of national fiscal revenue, and tax evasion must not occur. .In order to achieve this, while strictly enforcing the law, we must also improve the chamber of commerce regulations to allow major merchants to pay taxes consciously and self-disciplined.
Among many businesses, Huayuan Company and Huihuang Petroleum Company are the most important taxpayers, and the government also holds shares in these two companies, so they are also big profit-makers. This year alone, these two companies paid more than Five million silver dollars.
As for large chambers of commerce and organizations such as the Railway Group Company, the Steel Group Company, and the Forestry Development Association, their profits are very small and they can barely maintain operations. However, they have also provided enough materials for railway development and ship construction, which can be considered a huge contribution.
In this year, commercial taxes, mainly business tax revenue, amounted to 2.7 million silver dollars. There are also various incomes, plus the property seized by the Peking Army from occupying various provinces and regions, all converted into about 1,000 silver dollars. Eight million silver dollars.
According to the current price, one silver dollar can be exchanged for three shi of grain. This means that the actual fiscal revenue this year is about 55 million shi of grain, which is one and a half times the original income of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, even if it is to expand the army and overhaul the river, The embankment was renovated, the railway was overhauled, and nearly two million silver dollars were left.
Naturally, this money would not be left to mold. Wan Lei had already regarded it as funds to encourage provinces to establish industries. Early that morning, he came to the Prime Minister's Office and discussed with Tie Xuan, who had temporary powers as prime minister, a plan to revitalize agriculture, industry and commerce in each province.
The Prime Minister's Office is located to the west of Huayuan, built on Taiye Lake, covering an area of dozens of acres. A six-story building is surrounded by more than a dozen four- and five-story lofts, forming a ring. The central building is The dozen or so lofts surrounding the Prime Minister's Office will be the future offices of various central ministries.
"My dear nephew, I heard that people have come to Beijing to petition in the past two days. There is a strong call for you to ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor." Tie Xuan smiled as soon as they met.
"It's just people who don't understand current affairs making noises. Just ignore them." Wan Lei didn't explain anything. Anyway, he had already made an appointment with all the elders: the "Emperor" would take turns to sit there, so there was no need to worry about Tie Xuan becoming suspicious. .
"My dear nephew, you have made it clear several times that you will not proclaim yourself emperor, but people still come to petition you. I'm afraid there is something else going on here," Tie Xuan said.
"There must be some inside story. First, some people are not confident about the presidential system. It is useless to explain this. It is better to speak with actual results. Second, some people have ulterior motives. Maybe they are pawns sent by the Ming Dynasty. Those who clamor for an imperial system are actually summoning ghosts for the imperial system and stirring up trouble. I have sent Jingzhong Guards to find out whether it is a human being or a ghost." Wan Lei said calmly.
"Since Xian Dao has already planned it, I won't worry about it. However, the monarchy does not need to be implemented, but some necessary etiquette is indispensable, such as offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for blessings. This is a must. There is no nominal emperor now. , who should preside over this heaven-sacrifice ceremony?" Tie Xuan asked again.
"Sacrificing heaven is an important custom of our clan and cannot be abandoned. However, it is best not to link this ceremony with the government. Let's leave the ceremony of worshiping heaven to Chongdao Hall. Taoism is the state religion, and Chongdao Hall is diligent in research and development of technology. He has made great contributions to the country and should be given more honorary status."
"This method is feasible, but the Taoist leader is not a heaven in the traditional sense. I am afraid that the actual etiquette needs to be modified before it can be used."
"There's no need to worry about it. I'll talk to Master Zhang about this later and let them come up with a set of plans first. We think it's almost the same, so that's it. Anyway, this kind of ceremony only has symbolic meaning. If we want to enrich the country and the people, An, we have to rely on technological progress, everything else is imaginary, we can only have peace of mind."
Wan Lei picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then said: "Actually, I am here to talk to you about next year's economic work. The most important thing is how to promote the economic development of Shandong, Anhui, Henan, Hubei and other provinces."
"I have considered these matters and asked the officials below to go to various places to find out. Among them, Shandong and Shanxi have found a large number of gold mining areas, which are suitable for mining; Henan, Hubei, and Anhui are plain areas that mainly develop agricultural production. It can be used as a production base for grain, sugar, oil and cotton to encourage people to diversify cash crops such as cotton, soybeans, rapeseed and sugar beet, and to establish local processing plants to promote local economic development."
"Well, these methods are all good according to local conditions. However, don't plant too many beets and beets, as the economic benefits will be too low. We should encourage the people to grow more grain and cotton. They can eat and clothe themselves first before doing anything else."
"If we don't grow sugar beets and rapeseed, how will we solve the people's growing demand for oil and sugar?" Tie Xuan asked rhetorically. Due to the rapid economic development of Pak Parallel Province, people's incomes have been rising steadily. When you have money, you will naturally spend it on food and drink. Spicy is the daily pursuit of the people.
"We can't just think about being self-sufficient. We must know how to use trade to rationally allocate resources from around the world to maximize benefits. We are not rich in oil and sugar here, but they are in the West. We just need to trade properly. , it’s still not a loss.”
"For example, for cane sugar, we can develop economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries by providing production equipment. They grow sugar cane, and we open factories to squeeze and boil sugar. We can get a big share of the products, so why not do it."
"Another example is oil. Huayuan Company has obtained the seeds of a plant called palm from Arab businessmen and is preparing to plant it on a trial basis in various places in Southeast Asia. Once the trial planting is successful, this high-yielding palm oil can replace lard and soybean oil. , becomes a cheap and healthy cooking oil, and can even be used to produce soap on a large scale."
"In addition, I have sent people to buy a kind of plant seeds called peanuts in southern Yunnan. As long as they are cultivated and selected, they can replace rapeseed and sunflower seeds and become a high-yielding oil crop. So, let's not stick to the past now. Whatever you plant, plant it now, and you must learn to innovate. Even rice, wheat, cotton, etc. that were widely grown in the past must be innovated. We either don’t plant it, or if we want to plant it, we must choose higher quality and higher yields.”
"It turns out that my good nephew has already planned it, so I don't have to worry about it." Tie Xuan said with a smile.
"I have asked Chongdaotang to take care of the introduction of new crops and the selection of excellent crop varieties. What worries me now are the several large factories inside and outside Beiping." Wan Lei frowned, "Especially the steel plants. Paper mills, spinning mills, breweries, etc., these factories consume a lot of water and pollute a lot, so they are really not suitable to stay in the capital."
"Are you going to let these manufacturers move out? These are the first factories to be established, and they are also the largest source of profits and taxes for our city of Beiping. If they move out, many workers will lose their jobs, and it will even affect related industries." Tie Xuan also said. Frowning.
Wan Lei still understands the principle of affecting the whole body. These factories were the first to be established. Many people in the surrounding industries rely on these factories to make a living. If they are relocated, these people's jobs will be destroyed, which is unpopular. However, these factories pollute a lot and are really not suitable to stay in Peiping.
In addition, these factories also consume a lot of water. Staying in Peiping, which is short of water, will increase their production costs, which is not conducive to their development. Compared with other provinces with rich products, Beiping Province does not have the conditions to establish a large-scale light industry base. , if they stay in Peiping, they will go bankrupt sooner or later. It is better to move out and start a new world.
"My plan is this. The steel plant is very important and will not be relocated for the time being. Paper mills, spinning mills, weaving mills and other light industrial plants will all be relocated. Our government will provide part of the compensation funds to encourage factory owners to move their factories to suitable locations. Go where the factory is built."
"As for workers, we are also encouraged to move together. Workers settling in other provinces will be conducive to the promotion of new technologies, and living together will help narrow the economic and cultural differences between places. Therefore, anyone who is willing to move his family to other provinces will be given Certain political preferential treatment, and under the same conditions, their family members will be given priority in selecting officials."
"These methods seem feasible, but I'm afraid you can't rush them, as rushing will be ineffective. It's better to find one or two factories to pilot them first and see the results." Tie Xuan said.
"Okay, let's start with the paper mill first. Later I'll go find Zhao Hongru and see what he thinks. If he agrees, the Zhao family won't have any problems."
"Zhao Hongru knows the general idea best. He must agree. However, he may take the opportunity to ask for more preferential policies, such as the oil exploration rights in Shandong. He has been jealous for a long time. My dear nephew, you must be mentally prepared. There are some gentry now.
If you are dissatisfied with the Yan Chamber of Commerce’s monopoly on business in various provinces, you must consider their feelings at this time." Tie Xuan reminded.
"I have expected this. I will coordinate with the Yan Chamber of Commerce later to try to attract some wealthy businessmen from various provinces to join. We should also share some of the meat we eat with others. This will be conducive to stability, unity, and development."
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