"Danchu, now that the new dynasty has just been established, there will naturally be a lot of money to spend. Wait until next year, and we will formulate the budget for that year based on the reserves of the treasury and the fiscal revenue for that year. Then we will live within our means."
"And starting from next year, our economic situation will be better, and the people who have migrated out will be able to be self-sufficient. I believe that there will be less wars by then. This year I plan to send 100,000 militiamen to build farms in the Western Regions, so that
If there is output next year, there will be no need to transport food over long distances."
Dong Shuheng's words greatly relieved Yan Danchu's pessimism. Different perspectives lead to different ways of looking at problems.
In Dong Shuheng's eyes, the country is always developing in a good direction.
In Yan Danchu's view, the national treasury must keep some spare funds, as unexpected situations of this kind will always occur in a huge country.
When the time comes, to solve the problem, we still need to be able to come up with money.
After staying in Hube for a long time, the word he knows best is to prepare for a rainy day.
"President, my intention is to reduce the total expenditure this year to less than 100 million yuan."
"Otherwise, if such silver dollars flow into the market, prices will inevitably rise. As you said, our new dynasty has just been established, and the domestic economy is still very fragile."
"In the past, everyone tightened their belts and lived a life, but now suddenly so many silver dollars appear, it is always a bit at a loss."
Dong Shuheng nodded. Although there was a lot of money among the people of the Qing Dynasty in the past, much of it did not enter the circulation field.
If one to two billion Chinese dollars is really used as Dong Shuheng planned, then the money will inevitably enter the circulation field.
When people have silver dollars in their hands, they must buy things.
But can the current domestic production capacity meet such consumption?
Most of this consumption is food. After people have money, the first thing they think of is buying food. Everyone is afraid of hunger.
By then, China's current method of stabilizing food prices by sending large amounts of food will definitely not be able to sustain it.
Although the food supply in Nanyang is still sufficient, it cannot support the people from buying.
Moreover, China now needs a large amount of food to be invested in war and immigration work.
Zuo Jigao's men originally had six divisions with more than 50,000 people. Now Dong Shuheng transferred four more divisions.
These ten divisions are all regular troops. There are also some auxiliary troops.
There are now more than 100,000 troops entering the Western Regions. All their supplies have to be transported across thousands of kilometers from Shaanxi and Gansu. How much food is consumed during this transportation process?
Dong Shuheng couldn't even imagine this number.
But the Western Region cannot be given up. If we give up now, it will be difficult to take it back in the future.
Now among the three major border regions, Mobei has been pacified, and the southwest plateau is not a big problem. The group of great lamas there still want the Central Plains to ensure their safety. The original Manchu minister stationed in the plateau has also expressed his loyalty to China.
Dong Shuheng asked Peng Yulin to form a plateau division in western Sichuan. When the time comes, he can directly drive over and completely suppress the opponent.
In the south of the plateau, the British forces have not yet penetrated into the northernmost part of India, and there is no need to worry about conflicts with the British there yet.
Dong Shuheng must hold the several vassal states south of the Himalayas in his own hands.
At that time, by being condescending to India, Dong Shuheng would have grasped the shortcomings of the British.
At present, the only thing to worry about is the Western Region, which the Russians have always coveted.
Now China is at war with Tsarist Russia again. If Dong Shuheng were the Tsar, he would definitely send troops to invade the Western Regions. This is still where China's shortcomings lie.
Dong Shuheng believed that the Tsar would definitely think of this.
Then he has to prepare for the worst.
"Dan Chu, you are right, I did not think carefully."
If you can think of the issue of inflation, it is obvious that Yan Danchu has recently put a lot of effort into some economics books previously published by the Renaissance Army.
People like him, who have more than ten years of experience working in the household department, can easily understand this knowledge.
He only needs to contact his previous work practice to draw inferences and understand the problem.
"Danchu, it seems that we still need to increase production capacity. If every province can set up large-scale enterprises like Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we don't have to worry about not being able to spend the money." Dong Shuheng sighed.
Dong Shuheng is not yet capable of setting up factories and enterprises for all people with just one order.
Yan Danchu seemed to have noticed Dong Shuheng's incompetence. Since he raised this issue, it was because he had already thought about it. He had an idea that could solve this problem at this time.
"President, if you let local wealthy households abandon their land and go directly to set up factories, this won't happen all at once. It needs to be guided slowly. But we can do it ourselves."
"I have seen an article "On the Possibility of Establishing Township Collective Enterprises" written by the President last year. The collective factory model mentioned in it is very good. Now there are hundreds of wastes waiting to be developed in various places, and a large number of them have been launched in various places.
The project will definitely require a lot of construction materials."
"We can issue a guiding document to local governments, allowing local governments to raise their own funds and partner with wealthy households to establish factories and enterprises."
"Xiaguan gave an analogy. Now there are several railways to be built around Xinjing. The steel factory that produces the rails must be a state-owned enterprise. But sleepers and stones can be produced by small enterprises."
"Then is it possible to set up some quarries in Xinjing and the surrounding Hebei areas? In addition, cement factories and brick kiln factories can support local development."
"There is abundant wood outside the customs, so is it possible to set up some sleeper factories?"
As a former Manchu and Qing official, Yan Danchu had a relatively deep understanding of the original practices of the Chinese government.
It can be seen that he has put great effort into his current work.
"Haha, Danchu, you have taken care of all the matters of the Ministry of Commerce. Your suggestion is very good. It can indeed quickly increase domestic production capacity. The most important thing is that it does not require much government investment."
"Thank you, President. You originally proposed these ideas. However, this model of public-private cooperation to establish local enterprises must be strengthened. Otherwise, some local governments will price the forests and land they control at too low a price. This is cheap.
Those rich households." Yan Danchu was always able to consider defeat before he could win.
Dong Shuheng has also thought about the possibility he mentioned, which is inevitable in the early stages of economic development.
Dong Shuheng felt that there was no way to completely avoid this, but as Yan Danchu said, the probability of these things must be minimized.
Dong Shuheng chatted with Yan Danchu for a while before letting him go. Chatting with his subordinates can sometimes create sparks.
This was of great help to Dong Shuheng in governing the country. After all, he was only a twenty-year-old boy and it was inevitable that he would not think well.
If it weren't for a bunch of old guys helping him check things out, there's no telling how many problems would have occurred.
After seeing off Yan Danchu, Dong Shuheng's morning's work was basically over.
It was already lunch time. He couldn't work like a machine and had to give himself some time to rest.
Dong Shuheng always insists on eating together as a family when conditions permit. He does not want to alienate his family because of his increase in power.
At this moment, Atsuki, who had just sent documents to the attendant's room, came back.
She is now wearing the attire of a female official in the presidential palace, with a bun on her head and only a simple hairpin, looking very energetic.
"Du Ji, have you missed your father these days?" Dong Shuheng said with a smile. Listening to this tone, those who didn't know thought Dong Shuheng was Du Ji's elder!
Du Ji had already adapted to Dong Shuheng's somewhat old-fashioned way of speaking.
"Well, I'm a little concerned, but I just received a letter from my father. He said everything is going well over there." Duji nodded in response.
"Your father has done a great job this time, but he has to work hard. I am going to leave him in Mobei Town for the time being. The people in the military are all young and vigorous, and there must be a steady one at the front."
Dong Shuheng prepared to reopen the Protectorate of Mobei and established the Protectorate of Mobei in Mobei, which would govern the three tribes of Khalkha, the municipality of Ulyasutai, the province of Khovd and the province of Tangnu-Ulianghai.
Khovd and Tangnu Ulianghai threatened to rebel against General Ulyasutai this time. Dong Shuheng took advantage of the situation to take back the power of the two and directly took back the direct jurisdiction of the Chinese government.
These two places are not as dry and barren as eastern Mobei.
Because of the Altai Mountains in the south, these two places have abundant rainfall, forming a large number of lakes and rivers. Some farms and pastures can be built here.
Moreover, these two places are border areas, and it will be safer if they are under direct jurisdiction.
The level of the Protectorate is one level higher than that of the provinces. It is a temporary management organization that mainly plays the role of coordination and overall planning.
Before the telegram was passed, Dong Shuheng had no way to directly manage such a large place. At this time, it would undoubtedly be more efficient to have a capable and trustworthy official from the DPRK and Central Committee sitting at the front.
This was Dong Shuheng's original intention to reset the Duhufu. But his Duhufu was not the same concept as the historical Duhufu.
Dong Shuheng's Protectorate has greater power over local management. Currently, Mobei is divided into six regions, and the three Khan tribes that still have autonomy have also been weakened a lot.
With the arrival of Qi Bin's report, the Chinese government's arrangements for Mobei were quickly implemented.
Along with the appointment documents, a group of civil affairs officials set out. Not only the three recovered areas, but also the three Khan tribes had to accept civil affairs officials from the Chinese government.
In the future, King Khan will not be able to kill his herdsmen at will. This is not an empty talk, because they must also accept the jurisdiction of Chinese laws.
The main tasks of civil affairs officers are to guide local administrative work, develop agricultural and animal husbandry production, and prepare herders' household registrations. At the same time, judicial institutions are also established to resolve disputes and try cases.
At the same time, Qi Bin applied for the formation of five ranger regiments. He recruited elites from various tribes in Mobei to join the rangers.
On the one hand, this is to strengthen the protective power of Mobei. On the other hand, it can also weaken the strength of these Khan tribes again.
Once the rangers are recruited, they will be included in the management of the Chinese army. They can exchange their military merits for pastures. They can use military pay to support their families.
In this way, they no longer have to rely on their original leaders. After being in the Renaissance Army for a long time, they will inevitably gradually turn to China.
Another reason is that the Tsarist Russian army has begun to invade the Tangnu Ulianghai area, and some tribes have even been exterminated.
Because the main force of Tangnu Ulianghai had been recruited by Qingru before, they now had no ability to resist the small invasion from Tsarist Russia.
At present, Qi Bin does not know whether this is a prelude to a large-scale invasion by Tsarist Russia.
The 1st Cavalry Brigade has already arrived to patrol the upper reaches of the Ob River to check the strength of the Tsarist Russian army.
As time goes by, the weather in the north becomes warmer across the board, and a new round of conflict between the Renaissance Army and the Tsarist Russian Army is about to begin.
Dong Shuheng was worried about this, and this time he was even more cruel and approved the establishment of five ranger regiments at once.
The equipment of the Rangers has been prepared for a long time. For the Renaissance Army, which is initially industrialized, the efficiency of producing these cold weapons is very high.
At the same time, Dong Shuheng also ordered Cai Shusen to form the third cavalry brigade in Monan Grassland, and Lin Wei to form the fourth cavalry brigade in Chita.
Dong Shuheng already felt that his north was a little empty.
Only cavalry can effectively guard such a vast land.
Of course, another way is to build railways.
But the railway to Mobei will definitely not be built in a day or two.
It may take five or even ten years before the Chinese railway can reach Mobei.
Dong Shuheng and Du Ji chatted for a while about Qi Bin, and then invited her to have dinner at home.
After all, her status was different. If Dong Shuheng didn't take her back, she would have no choice but to eat in the canteen with those female officers.
Dong Shuheng and his family usually dine at Xiyanglou, and Dong Shuheng likes the spacious restaurant here.
There are currently seven members in Dong Shuheng's family, and of course this number will increase soon.
The three pregnant women have someone to take care of them, so Dong Shuheng doesn't have to worry about this.
My mother still held Dong Hua while eating, and sometimes fed him some complementary food.
Lu Feiyan, the mother of the child, was not jealous of her mother-in-law at all. On the contrary, she was happy and free, minding her own meals, and sometimes chatting with Yang Ximei about work matters.
Seeing Du Ji coming, Wei Yuzhen quickly called her to sit next to her.
The cook in the Presidential Palace is still the same fat cook. Dong Shuheng did not retain any of the original chefs in the palace, and all of them were dismissed. It is easy for these people to find assistants after they leave the palace.
Many big restaurants will make a fortune to hire these royal chefs to serve as chefs. Their cooking may not necessarily be delicious, but restaurants value their reputation.
However, Dong Shuheng's move greatly moved the fat cook.
There were a total of seven adults dining at lunch today, and the little baby Dong Hua can be ignored.
A total of ten dishes were cooked in the kitchen. The fat cook knew that Dong Shuheng did not like waste, so the quantity of dishes was calculated according to the number of people.
At the dinner table, the three pregnant women no longer eat as politely as before. After becoming pregnant, their appetites increased greatly, and they could no longer eat as leisurely as before.
At the dinner table, Dong's mother Chen always went to see Du Ji.
She knew this Japanese girl. Although she looked like a Chinese girl, her actions were different.
Especially the action of eating seems a bit pretentious.
Du Ji seemed to have noticed that Mrs. Chen was looking at her, and her pretty face turned red.
Dong Shuheng quickly smoothed things over and said, "Mother, do you think Atsushi's eating posture is strange? This is the dining etiquette of the Japanese royal family."
Du Ji was trained to be sent to the University since she was a child. She has learned this set of etiquette for a long time, and she cannot change it all at once.
At this moment, everyone looked at Du Ji, and suddenly they felt that there was something like this.
"Sister Atsushi, you must tell me about the great secrets of Japan when you have time. I wonder if it is as full of stories as our palace." Wei Yuzhen seemed to be quite interested in Japanese history and culture.
Mrs. Chen was wondering if it would be difficult for her son to have children and raise children if he married this Japanese woman. This woman's body was really thin.
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