"Hanbo, what do you think of things in the Southwest?"
When Chang Yinhuai heard this, he was suddenly stunned. Zhang Tinglan had rarely discussed government affairs with him, and now he suddenly asked, maybe there was something going on.
"Vice President, in my opinion, there are two words to describe the Southwest, one is chaos and the other is poverty. The poorer it is, the more chaotic it is, and the more chaotic it is, the poorer it is."
Zhang Tinglan smiled and nodded: "It was bloody. The southwest is geographically remote and the power of Beiyang cannot be reached. Therefore, it has become the fortress of the Kuomintang against Beiyang. Fighting against Beiyang, there are also internal melees. In short, the war continues and the people suffer.
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"Vice President, do you intend to interfere in the Southwest?"
Zhang Tinglan nodded: "In the big chess game of China, the southwest is at the corner with the weakest control. If it is not solved quickly, there will be endless troubles. But there is no suitable candidate yet. I don't know if Hanbo has any.
If I’m interested, I’ll work in Southwest China for a few years.”
Chang Yinhuai stood up hastily and fearfully, sweating on his forehead, and said tremblingly: "Vice President, in my humble position, I know that the work of the Investigation Bureau has not been done well, but I ask the Vice President to give me a chance, and I promise to make up for it.
Loophole."
Chang Yinhuai was indeed a little frightened. The Zhizhi Army had rebelled, and his Special Investigation Bureau had not obtained any information. Wherever it was placed, it was a huge omission. Now that Zhang Tinglan mentioned this, was he trying to get him?
Has it been replaced?
"Hanbo, don't worry. To be fair, would you like to continue to be in charge of the intelligence department, or would you rather be a high-ranking official?"
After being together for so long, Chang Yinhuai also knew Zhang Tinglan very well. From his words, Chang Yinhuai had already read the firm meaning. He could only lower his head and said: "It all depends on the arrangement of the vice president."
Zhang Tinglan smiled and said: "Hanbo, I feel that letting you simply manage the intelligence department is a bit overkill. Moreover, the situation in the southwest is complicated. There are still a bunch of local emperors. It is impossible to send troops there. It is also very difficult to send civilian officials there. After thinking about it, you are the only one.
Most suitable. Don't worry, as long as you achieve results in the Southwest, you will be able to rise to the top, and the administrative system is far broader than the intelligence system. As long as you work hard, I will give you the position of deputy prime minister within five years."
"Vice President, since you said so, I will promise to get things done." Chang Yinhuai's face finally regained a trace of calmness.
"Well, you should have this confidence. I will first appoint you as the Supervisor of the Southwest Railway to take charge of the construction of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway. The people of Sichuan have been waiting for this railway for many years. This also triggered a road protection movement, and finally even overturned it.
Manchu Qing. If you use this as an entry point, no one in Sichuan's warlords dares to openly oppose it. Otherwise, you will be working against tens of millions of people in Sichuan. Then you will be assigned a fast mobile division, which is nominally called the Road Construction Protection Team, and all of them will be assigned to you.
You command and what to do, it all depends on you to strategize."
Zhang Tinglan also made this arrangement carefully. The local emperors in the southwest must be cleared out. However, the road in the southwest is difficult, and after several wars, the people are very xenophobic. Entering Sichuan hastily will probably arouse a collective boycott by the Sichuan warlords, which will not be beautiful.
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Therefore, Zhang Tinglan's strategy is to boil the frog in warm water. First insert the power, and then divide and disintegrate. However, Zhang Tinglan's boiled frog is a boiled frog with real money, not a certain man's dove occupying the magpie's nest.
The construction of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway is quite difficult. The investment is also very staggering. If you want to build it, you must not only invest, but also mobilize the support of the local people in Sichuan, recruit workers, and purchase materials. In short, this railway is built with money.
Zhang Tinglan smiled and said to Chang Yinhuai: "The railway is a good fulcrum. If used to its advantage, it can leverage the situation in Sichuan. To build the railway, we need to recruit workers and purchase materials, and the money will flow into the society.
Nourish the people and businessmen of Sichuan. When they have money, our goods will also come in, and economic and trade exchanges will become more and more intensive. As long as we control more and more people's pockets, we will not worry about being unable to win Sichuan."
"Vice President, you have shown me the way. It is indeed true. After the railway between Outer Mongolia and Northwest China was built, a large number of people benefited. Our foothold has been firmly established, and it is just right in the southwest.
We can refer to the practices in the northwest.”
Zhang Tinglan also nodded with satisfaction. It is true that Chang Yinhuai's talent in internal affairs is far superior to that of intelligence. At that time, there was no suitable candidate, so he had to rush to the shelves. Now he has more talents, and he can just make Chang Yinhuai the best.
Yinhuai was transferred to the southwest so that he could show his talents.
The train stopped in Hanyang. Zhang Tinglan had just got off the train. Tan Yankai took the lead and brought dignitaries from the two lakes to greet him personally. In addition, Wang Yongjiang was also waiting here. Since Zhang Tinglan handed over the Yangtze River Basin to Wang Yongjiang, he first went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang
After going around in a circle, he went upstream again and reached the third town of Wuhan. This time he came to greet him in person.
After the meeting, after a few words of greeting, Zhang Tinglan smiled and said to the dignitaries from the two provinces who came over: "Thirty years ago, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, founded the Hanyang Iron Works here, which became the foundation of China's steel industry.
The beginning of Wuhan also created the status of the three towns of Wuhan as an industrial center. Steel is the backbone of a country. Zhang Zhidong can see this and is willing to invest. Now it seems quite remarkable. However, over the years, the Hanyang Railway has
Due to various reasons, the business has been poor, and this must be corrected. When I come here this time, I will increase investment in the two lakes to make this industrial center prosperous again."
Investment is not just an empty talk, but real money, and he is obedient. Zhang Tinglan has positioned the two lakes as industrial centers. This is the same treatment as the three eastern provinces, which means that a large amount of investment will definitely follow.
If the tendency reaches this point, countless people will benefit from it. All these people will cheer and the scene will be extremely lively.
Zhang Tinglan was taken to the former Governor's Mansion. He met with some dignitaries one after another and gave them kind words to persuade them. Everyone was harmonious. Until the evening, Zhang Tinglan invited Wang Yongjiang and boarded a boat from Guishan to Heshan.
, chatting while watching the sunset.
This area is the focus of Zhang Zhidong's investment. There are Hanyang Iron Works, Hubei Gun Factory, and Gang Pharmaceutical Factory. It stretches for ten miles and is a complete industrial zone. No matter how much controversy there is about Zhang Zhidong in later generations, he is said to be a money man.
Tu, but in Zhang Tinglan's view, it is great to know how to develop heavy industry. It doesn't matter if you pay some tuition fees at the beginning.
"Mr. Minyuan, you have walked around the Yangtze River. I wonder if you have any clues in your mind?"
Wang Yongjiang sighed: "Yes, there are, but there are still too many problems discovered. If any one of them is not handled well, it will easily cause our investment to be in vain."
"Is it that serious?"
"It's very serious. Hubei may be a little better. What's really worrying is Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They were the first areas to be opened up and the powers were the first to penetrate deeply. There are a large number of compradors. At the same time, the financial industry is very developed and speculation is prevalent. These two factors play an important role in industrial development.
It's always a big trouble."
Developing industry is not an easy task. It requires a lot of basic investment and the training of corresponding talents. The early investment is very staggering, and many of the things produced are garbage, and the quality is not comparable to foreign products. This has caused investment in industry
, the investment is huge, the return is relatively late, and there are certain risks.
But acting as a comprador is different. You directly represent foreign goods, without the troublesome production process, and the capital turnover is very fast. You can live a relatively comfortable life relying on the money distributed by foreigners.
"As soon as this person found an easy way to make money, he was unwilling to work more. I have investigated some wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It stands to reason that when their wealth has accumulated to a certain level, they should invest in industry and earn more.
Profits, but the actual information is not like this. They all invested their money in the financial market, buying stocks, or directly handing it over to foreign banks for investment. I have also calculated that when investing in industry, when it is good, the profit is only 10% a year.
, it may even be lower, but investing in finance is different. You can get a few percent profit in half a month or even a few days."
Listening to Wang Yongjiang's words, Zhang Tinglan also frowned: "Mr. Minyuan, are you saying that it will be difficult to introduce capital from Jiangsu and Zhejiang into industry simply by relying on guidance?"
"It's difficult, at least most people won't do it, but taking tough measures will cause a backlash, so I'm not sure."
Zhang Tinglan also knows something about the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols, and knows how many weird things there are. For example, the assets of the four major families led by a certain father-in-law reached the GDP of China in two years at that time, and a certain father-in-law's wife even dared to donate the entire country.
The money to buy the plane is put in the bank to earn interest.
It is really difficult for such a group of people to really calm down and work hard in industry. They are delicate and expensive, and it is impossible to go back.
Zhang Tinglan thought for a while and said: "This is also expected. For the time being, we will try to encourage some businessmen who are interested in developing industry to invest. We will provide preferential policies. For the time being, the focus of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is still on light industry. As for heavy industry, it is mainly invested in the three towns of Wuhan."
Wang Yongjiang nodded: "That's all. But I have a bigger worry. I'm afraid that once large-scale investment occurs, it will cause instability in the entire country."
"How do you say this?"
"China is too big, and regional development is unbalanced. However, our foundation is weak. We can only focus on investing in certain areas and cannot benefit other areas. However, once certain areas develop, prices will rise and inflation will occur, which can
The people of the country must bear the responsibility. In addition, the development of industry will increase the flow of people and destabilize the people. The Japanese are so patient. After the Meiji Restoration, there were so many rural riots. I am really afraid that the gap between the rich and the poor in China will be even wider.
It’s even more difficult to deal with.”
Zhang Tinglan heard this and thought of later generations. In fact, it was also the case. Fortunately, the country had an industrial foundation at that time, but now most people do not have enough to eat and cannot survive. If things go wrong, China may be in war.
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Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan said: "The only solution for now is to carry out land reform quickly so that the people have land and ideas. This way we will not push people to a dead end and we will have room for detours."