China is not a country rich in gold and silver, so money shortages often occur, which is the so-called deflation. This is not a good thing for the economy. In a healthy finance, moderate inflation should be maintained, so that
It can encourage people to increase consumption and investment, otherwise they would keep their money in their hands and watch it depreciate.
"In the past, when finance was not unified, if there was a large-scale devaluation, people would switch to other currencies or even hold foreign currencies directly to maintain value. But now after financial unification, only Chinese dollars are allowed to circulate in the market. We have solved this problem
If the inflation increases, all ordinary people will foot the bill, causing currency devaluation."
"Brother Minyuan, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this!" When Tang Shaoyi heard that the currency issue was being discussed, she couldn't help but come over and said with a frown: "The people don't have much money in their hands. If the value is depreciating, how can they?
It’s not like I can’t survive!”
Wang Yongjiang waved his hand: "Brother Shaochuan, this account cannot be calculated like this. Of course, the common people will suffer a little loss, but those who have huge deposits will lose more, which forces them to take out the funds.
To invest. Investment requires hiring workers and purchasing materials, and these funds will still flow back to the people. As long as the people's income increases at a rate that slightly exceeds the inflation rate, the people's income will continue to increase. How can it be considered exploitation?
Where are the people!"
When Tang Shaoyi heard this, he nodded slightly: "Brother Minyuan is indeed a master of financial management, and his knowledge is different."
"There is one more thing that needs attention!" Zhang Tinglan also added: "One more point, after the abolition of the two to the Yuan, we must put an end to direct gold and silver transactions in the market as soon as possible. I heard that there are many landowners in the Central Plains and northwest, who use their savings to
All the gold and silver are buried underground. This is a miser and is of no use to the country!"
"Yeah." Tang Shaoyi also said: "When the currency is unified, there is an additional stipulation that if you actively exchange gold and silver within a certain period of time, you can get 10% more funds. If it is overdue, you will have to exchange it at 30%.
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"This is a good method." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "In the future, policies should also be formulated with some flexibility. Don't just give rigid orders. They must be handed in, and if they are not handed in, they will be beheaded. Say less. The government must be good at leveraging interests. If you obey, you will be rewarded.
Eat, and if you don’t obey, you’ll get slapped.”
Several people laughed loudly as they talked. By this time, Yan Xishan had already finished eating. He also came to the table.
"Vice President, Prime Minister, Mr. Minyuan, I have a bit of a problem. Would you like to ask for some guidance?"
"You're welcome, Baichuan. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"When Councilor Chu and I were engaged in land reform in Henan, we met a lot of landowners. Some people were indeed interested in investing in industry and commerce, and had tried to enter industry. But they knew nothing about modern operations, such as machines, finance, finance, and markets.
.These are completely unfamiliar. Even if they are willing, they dare not invest, so most of them choose to invest in government-run enterprises. However, the number of government enterprises is also limited, and it is impossible to utilize all the capital, which is also embarrassing.
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The issues Yan Xishan and Zhang Tinglan discussed were exactly two aspects. Zhang Tinglan and the others wanted to use inflation to force those who didn’t want to invest to invest. But Yan Xishan was thinking about how people who wanted to invest could find the market.
Ideas must have a direction and a path.
Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but said: "Didn't the government set up training courses? Isn't it effective?"
Yan Xishan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "It would be nonsense to say there is no such thing, but to be honest, the effect is really limited. Some of the teaching staff we have selected are entrepreneurs, and some are just teachers with a broader vision. The conditions for setting up factories are different in different places.
, it’s not easy to find a way out quickly, and those who simply don’t understand business and talk nonsense will probably only be a disservice.”
When Zhang Tinglan heard this, her face became a little ugly. Yan Xishan's words reminded Zhang Tinglan of a phenomenon in later generations. Teach others to succeed, and you will succeed; teach others to get rich, and you will get rich.
Although Zhang Tinglan proposed to hold training courses, how can a group of people who are confused themselves point out a clear path? There is a huge difference between a small peasant economy and a market economy. If you want to cross it in one step, it is still difficult.
It's too big and can't be achieved overnight.
Wang Yongjiang couldn't help but said: "Indeed, this is an important issue. On the one hand, we lack financial investment, but on the other hand, we can't find investment channels. It's like the blood vessels are blocked, and the circulation is not smooth, but it is fatal."
"But entrepreneurs can't be cultivated in a day or two. You have to work hard, break out, and find a way." Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but said: "The government can help a little, but mainly you have to rely on yourself.
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Everyone couldn't help but lowered their heads and thought, and had no idea for the moment. Zhang Tinglan pondered for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "I have another idea. Since I don't have a suitable one, I might as well bring it in from outside!"
At this time, Li Yuanhong also came over and couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid this won't work. If we let all those foreigners in, wouldn't we open the door to the thieves?"
"Of course not foreigners."
"Then who else?" Tang Shaoyi also frowned, and then his eyes lit up: "Idiot, do you mean to use overseas Chinese?"
"That's right." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "The Nanyang Chinese left their hometowns hundreds of years ago and went to work. Many of them have been in business for several generations. Under those conditions, many of them established their own factories.
The plantation has become a wealthy businessman in Nanyang. If the country can provide them with better development space and allow these people to return to the country to invest, I am sure that it will be effective quickly. With them as role models, more people can be inspired!
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Using overseas Chinese to invest and set up factories is a mature experience of later generations. In the early days of opening up, it was these Chinese businessmen who returned to China to invest.
And now there is a good opportunity. Behind the scenes, Zhang Tinglan instigated the independence of the Chinese in Nanyang, which caused the conflict to become more and more serious. Both Britain and the Netherlands had serious distrust of Chinese businessmen, often censored them, and looked for trouble everywhere. Many of them
The business space for Chinese businessmen is getting smaller and smaller. At this time, the country has opened a door for them. Most of these people will return home enthusiastically.
Hearing Zhang Tinglan come up with this idea, Wang Yongjiang couldn't help but said teasingly: "I can't learn it even after reading Houhei. Why does it feel a bit like the mending pot method?"
Zhang Tinglan thought about it and realized that this made sense. He was the one who caused the Nanyang incident, and ended up opening the door again to bring back Chinese businessmen. This was similar to the tinker who deliberately widened the rift.
"Anyway, as long as everyone is happy, that's a good idea." Zhang Tinglan said: "Let overseas Chinese return to China to invest. There is also a problem, that is, most of them are from Guangdong and Fujian. Even if they invest, they will mostly invest in their hometowns.
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Wang Yongjiang said with a smile: "Then it depends on the guidance. Another point is that the infrastructure must keep up. The Guangdong-Han Railway must be built quickly. In addition, the coastal railway from Hangzhou south to Fuzhou and then to Guangzhou must be speeded up.
It needs to be built so that all the southeastern provinces will be connected together!"
As soon as the railway issue came up, Tang Shaoyi hurriedly said: "Hurry back to the conference room, just in time to deploy the first five-year plan."
Everyone gathered together again. Wang Yongjiang compiled the development plan for the three eastern provinces. Although it was fully implemented for five years and had to be adjusted due to the unification of the country, he also accumulated rich experience. According to the new plan, starting from 1924
, until the end of 1928. As China’s first Five-Year Plan period.
During this period, China will double its major industrial products, including steel production to 5 million tons. In 2023, the steel production in the three northeastern provinces reached 650,000 tons, nearly 100,000 tons more than expected.
Including the output in other areas of the country, the total is only about 800,000 tons. To reach 5 million tons, it will have to increase more than four times. This is a quite astonishing amount, but Zhang Tinglan is still very confident about this goal.
Since entering the customs, Zhang Tinglan has started to build steel plants in Beijing, Tangshan and other places. In addition, the expansion of Hanyang Iron Plant is also in progress. After the completion of land reform in Henan, there is also a large amount of funds, so steel plants are also being built.
These steel plants will basically be completed within three years, and by then China's steel output will reach about 2 million tons.
Moreover, due to the development of Mushan Iron Mine, China and Italy signed an agreement to cooperate between China and Italy to build a crude steel production base in China and then transport the steel ingots to Europe for sale.
At the same time, Germany has also joined in. China will introduce German technology to comprehensively upgrade the steel companies in the three northeastern provinces. If successfully completed, the output of Anshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. will exceed 1 million tons. Adding Benxi and other steel plants, Dongbei Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. alone will
The output of the three provinces can exceed 3 million tons within 5 years.
After the expansion, the output of Hanyang Iron Works will exceed 500,000 tons. In fact, for the steel industry, it is not so much growth in 5 years, but 7 years. Investment has been increasing since 22, but it is only in these 5 years.
Harvest period.
According to records, the Soviet Union's steel output in 1930 was 5.764 million tons, and Japan's was 2.289 million tons during the same period. These two countries are China's current main threats. If China's steel output reaches 5 million tons in 2028, it will basically be the same as the Soviet Union.
, more than twice that of Japan.
Now war is a battle of steel. Basically, those with more steel are better than those with less steel. With these steels, China will have sufficient confidence to face the Soviet Union. It can also be said that Japan has completely lost the ability to defeat China.
possible.
And based on the current situation, China should be able to complete the three five-year plans before World War II. By then, the steel output will exceed at least 20 million tons. In other words, China will become a big country comparable to the Soviet Union and Germany. Of course, it will be better than the Soviet Union.
There is still a big gap from the United States.
But China also has enough strength. At least it has the strength to enjoy the fruits of victory. If it can develop faster, it can even change the direction of the world.
The world cannot always be dominated by the Anglo-Saxons. The ancient empire that has ruled the world for thousands of years will return to the top of the world after taking a nap.
In addition to steel, coal must exceed 100 million tons and power generation capacity must exceed 30 billion kWh. In terms of oil, the Yanchang Mine and Yumen Mine must be fully developed to ensure that the oil self-sufficiency rate reaches 70%. In addition, the search for oil must be strengthened
efforts to achieve self-sufficiency.
In addition to these major industrial products, Zhang Tinglan also requires that the annual output of chemical fertilizers be increased by 300,000 tons to ensure increased and stable agricultural production.
In terms of transportation, we need to build the Guangdong-Hankou Railway and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, which will completely connect the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and create the most important transportation artery between the north and the south. At the same time, we need to build the Sichuan-Hankou Railway and the Ning-Hankou Railway, along the
A parallel railway will be built along the Yangtze River. Together with the railway on the southeastern coast and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway, a railway network running through the north and south of China will begin to take shape. China's railway mileage will exceed 30,000 kilometers, and major provincial capital cities are basically the same as trains.
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In terms of agriculture, taking the land reform in the Central Plains as an opportunity, it is necessary to overhaul farmland water conservancy facilities, build reservoirs, irrigation ditches, and dig more deep wells. For these tasks, we must mobilize land-owning farmers to volunteer as much as possible. After all, the government has limited funds and cannot invest too much money.
, we can only use the unpaid labor of farmers.
In terms of education, it is necessary to basically establish three years of compulsory education. Later generations will have nine years of compulsory education. The current finance is really unaffordable, so it can only be limited to three years, which is to ensure that students complete junior primary school.
Various aspects were involved, and the meeting lasted for three days in a row before each task was clarified. However, in addition to these obvious things, Zhang Tinglan also had two secret goals. The first was to completely solve the problems in Southwest China and Guangdong and Guangxi.
, to unify the country. The second is to create the first aircraft carrier battle group to give China the power to intervene at sea.
A unified China, with a certain amount of maritime power, can freely operate in Nanyang, and can even support Xu Shuzheng and others to directly raise the banner of rebellion, without having to hide as now.
The current era is still promising. After all, there are no restrictions on nuclear weapons. China has a population of more than 400 million, and its military resources will almost never be exhausted. Even compared with polar bears, it has a fourfold advantage.
As long as there are bordering areas, there is absolutely no way to stop the rolling torrent of China. After five years of hard work in practicing internal skills, and then when it comes time to restore China's sphere of influence, Zhang Tinglan has secretly made up his mind.
The first five-year plan has finally been compiled and passed by the parliament. In five years, the central financial plan has invested a total of 1.5 billion yuan. Adding local funds and private capital, the total investment will be more than 5 billion.
This does not include the voluntary labor of farmers, and the total amount of investment is absolutely unprecedented. However, it is not easy to realize such a large investment. The central government has to spend an average of 300 million yuan a year.
In the Beiyang era, the government's annual fiscal revenue was only 80 million. Now China has taken back various powers, carried out land reform, increased tax sources, and developed industry and commerce, which contributes a large amount of tax revenue every year, but the total fiscal revenue is only
It is about 600 million yuan. In five years, it will be difficult to reach 1 billion yuan. It is absolutely impossible to invest 300 million yuan.
"My humble opinion is that the only solution for now is to borrow money and issue bonds domestically, preferably in Europe and the United States, to borrow money for construction!"
Wang Yongjiang, Tang Shaoyi, and Wang Shuhan, who had just become the governor of the central bank, jointly proposed this suggestion.
