"Education is the foundation of a country. Some people say that China lags behind the world. It is political backwardness, economic backwardness, and organizational backwardness. But in my opinion, it is ultimately the backwardness of people. It is precisely because of the backwardness of people that we cannot implement mature policies.
In the democratic electoral system, because of human backwardness, we cannot build excellent guns and warships, nor can we truly enter the industrial age. In the long run, we can only let people be their prey. The core of solving this problem is education. Only by developing education can we solve the problem of people's ignorance and backwardness.
Only by meeting the reality can we cultivate enough talents to realize China's modernization and ultimately put China on the road to prosperity. The development of education will be an important goal of the Sichuan government! From now on, Sichuan's education expenditures must not be lower than those of the military
expenditure, and the increase in education expenditure is also higher than that of fiscal expenditure!”
After Qiao Yu finished speaking, the congressmen couldn't help but burst into warm applause. Most of these congressmen were scholars and were very enthusiastic about teaching and educating people. Qiao Yu openly made this promise and paid attention to education. Naturally, everyone
Extremely touched.
The applause stopped for a long time, and Qiao Yu also felt a little excited: "In addition to the above-mentioned main expenditures, 2 million taels will be allocated to support railway construction, 1.3 million taels will be used for water conservancy project construction, and 1.8 million taels will be allocated for water conservancy project construction.
For highway renovation, another 700,000 taels of anti-smoking diversion funds will be set up to ban opium and prevent drugs from continuing to harm the people. The anti-smoking policy inherited from the former Qing Dynasty will continue to be consolidated. At the same time, support for industry and commerce will be increased.
The government has invested 3.2 million taels to support the development of steel, electric power, metallurgy, coal, military industry, and aviation! Since Sichuan is still in turmoil and the Guizhou region is not calm, another 2.5 million taels must be prepared.
Special funds are used to prepare for refugees and respond to war!"
Listening to Qiao Yu's speech, everyone couldn't help but calculate in their minds that more than five million taels of silver would be spent on railways, water conservancy, and highways, and local finances would also have corresponding expenditures.
, but we also know that the actual gap is even greater. Even if we invest 10 million yuan, it may not be enough. However, after calculation, Sichuan's financial gap is more than 4 million taels, and everyone knows that this does not include Sichuan and Han.
If the railway problem is estimated to reach tens of millions, this governor is really good at spending money.
"You must also be aware that there will be a huge gap in the finances, but I think these things must be done now, and they are already the result of efforts to reduce them. For example, water conservancy issues, many of our current canals and dams are
Built in the early Qing Dynasty, it has basically lost its function. In recent years, Sichuan has suffered frequent disasters. We often talk about natural disasters and man-made disasters, but in my opinion, man-made disasters far outweigh natural disasters. If these problems are not solved quickly, the development of Sichuan will be empty talk.
, as for the gap, it can be filled with loans and the issuance of government bonds. Sichuan's current government operation is stable, business is prosperous, and its development potential is huge. This is a huge potential stock. I believe that countless smart businessmen have set their sights on Sichuan.
Above!"
When Qiao Yu said this, everyone suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Since the governor has a right way to make money, why should we worry about it? Then Qiao Yu explained the use of each item in detail for two hours. Finally, the congressman
The vote was passed, and Sichuan's finances for 1912 were finally determined.
Sichuan is considered a very prosperous province, and Qiao Yu can control the huge industrial and commercial groups, so he can spend money so lavishly. However, the difference from the actual gap is still too much. The road to Shu has been difficult to travel since ancient times. If the traffic problem is not solved, it will not be possible at all.
It is impossible to let Sichuan's industry take off, and now it can only develop bit by bit.
"Brother Tang, I have troubled you to worry about the infrastructure. We must lay a good foundation. Sichuan cuisine can usher in great development! There is insufficient funds at the moment, but this is not a reason to give up. I believe that man can conquer nature!"...
Tang Yisheng also felt the heavy burden on his shoulders, "Captain, don't worry, the people of Sichuan are supportive. If the funds are insufficient, there are still a pair of hands. Now some areas near Chengdu have begun to renovate roads and build water conservancy facilities on a large scale. Basically,
They are all voluntary labor of the common people, and they even bring their own lunch. The common people are the most simple and lovely group of people. As long as they are properly guided, I believe there is no difficulty that cannot be solved!"
Tang Yisheng paused and then asked: "Captain, how are we going to solve the problem of the Sichuan-Hankou Road? Pu Dianjun and others have been arresting us for a long time. If they don't solve it, it will be difficult to continue building the Sichuan-Hankou Railway!"
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"Basically everything has been checked. I have confiscated all their property and recovered a total of nearly seven million taels!"
"These turtle boys are really rich!"
"It's all about the people. The Manchu and Qing emperors had not abdicated the throne some time ago, so no final treatment was carried out. After all, if everyone in the world knew that such a bunch of profit-minded bastards were the first to attack the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, it would easily damage the morale of the people. Now that the Qing emperor has abdicated, it will soon be
I will announce the results soon. In addition, I have invited Mr. Zhan Tianyou. Railway construction still depends on experts! A layman can only watch and worry, and Sichuan's railway construction still needs to rely on his plan!"
"Captain, I remembered the mention of experts. Feng Ru wrote me a letter some time ago asking about my situation in Sichuan!"
Feng Ru? This name is too familiar. He was the first person to fly in China. Unfortunately, he died young. But now he is still alive. If he can be invited, Sichuan's aircraft manufacturing industry
There is hope.
"Old Tang, is this Feng Ru who built the airplane? How is he doing now?"
Tang Yisheng had long guessed that Qiao Yu would be interested, and he also deliberately wanted to introduce his friend to Qiao Yu, "Feng Ru is not living a good life now. Building airplanes requires funds and government support. Now
He relies on flying performances to make some money to supplement his income, which is also a bitter experience!"
"I have paid for the money, but if you want you to send a telegram to Feng Ru quickly and ask him to move to Sichuan as soon as possible, I will give my full support. In addition, flight performances are very dangerous. We in China don't have many talents, let alone
Can be easily broken!"
Tang Yisheng naturally knew the dangers of flying. When he heard that a dignified engineer had to make money by acting like an actor, he felt extremely uncomfortable. After getting Qiao Yu's reply, he hurriedly sent a report to Feng Ru and invited him as soon as possible.
This old friend came to Sichuan to work!
Since the Sichuan army entered Guizhou, it has been strictly disciplined and has made no mistakes. With Yang Wicheng's name and the cooperation of the local parties, the advance has been very fast. Liu Xiang and his advance army have already approached Zunyi, which is an important town in northern Guizhou.
, a famous historical and cultural city, there is a regiment of Guizhou Army stationed here. The leader of the regiment is named Wang Wenhua, who is Liu Xianshi's nephew. Ever since they learned that the Sichuan Army assisted Yang Wicheng in entering Guizhou, Liu Xianshi, Ren Kecheng and others were terrified.
Among the three provinces in the southwest, Sichuan is rich, Yunnan is strong, and Guizhou is weak and poor. It is really unable to compete with Sichuan. However, Liu Xianshi also knows that the most important thing now is to block the Sichuan army and strive to allow the Yunnan army to arrive in Guiyang as soon as possible. It is a matter of life and death.
, so Liu Xianshi sent his nephew to Zunyi to guard it.
After Liu Xiang heard these things clearly, he learned that there was a regiment of Guizhou troops in Zunyi, which were also very well-equipped and guarded by Liu Xianshi's nephew Wang Wenhua. The opponent had a numerical advantage and was still holding on to the city. Logically speaking, he should wait until the follow-up troops arrived, but Liu Xianshi
Xiang knew very well that what the Sichuan army needed most now was speed, so he decided to use his own strength to capture Zunyi.
