Chapter 174: War in the Eyes of the People

Compared to several wars in the past. It is different from the people of the country who were stunned by India's war excellence, and there is no shock and surprise during the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, no omissions and positivity during the East China Sea War, no anger and relaxation during the South China Sea War, no high-spirited and majestic during the Peninsula War, and no fanaticism and madness during the Japanese War.

As the saying goes, a long illness becomes a cure.

In a short period of time, the Republic has experienced several wars, large and small, with a frequency and intensity that can only be compared with the United States at the beginning of the Blade Century to the beginning of the Fierce Era. Although no one denies the tremendous achievements made by the Republic during this year, and no one denies the tremendous improvement in the living standards of the people of the Republic during this year, in a short period of time, the Republic has become the country with the strongest comprehensive national strength, the per capita GDP has increased by seven times in dollar terms, the average real disposable income of the people has increased by a factor of two, the proportion of national consumption in the country's GDP has increased to the gills, and the proportion of the tertiary industry has increased to the base, in addition to the increasingly serious problem of population aging, The Republic has completed the path that Western countries need to modernize in the year of the sword, even in the year of strength; However, no one denies that the problem of population ageing is the most serious problem facing the Republic, and it is also the only problem that cannot be solved by superficial means such as science and technology, industrial productivity, and financial capital.

To solve the problem of population aging, three conditions must be met. The first is policies to stimulate population growth. The second is a peaceful and stable internal and external environment, and the third is sufficient time.

When reflecting on the war, the scholars who led the folk theory invariably mentioned the issue of population aging.

Policies to stimulate population growth are not a big deal. As early as the reign of Ji Jieguo, the Republic adjusted the long-standing family planning policy, first encouraging qualified couples to raise a second child; During the reign of Zhao Rundong, the conditions for childbirth were liberalized again. It not only encourages qualified couples to raise a third child, but also provides financial subsidies and welfare guarantees for families raising a second child; After Wang Yuanqing came to power, although he did not continue to relax the restrictions on the "three children", he reduced the burden of ordinary families raising the second and third children by raising the birth welfare guarantee, the level of compulsory education, and reforming the higher education system, so that more families could afford to raise the second and third children.

The key is the latter prerequisite: a peaceful and stable internal and external environment and sufficient time.

Wang Yuanqing was elected as the state president for the second time, and in his inaugural speech, he clearly mentioned that the problem of population aging in the republic can only be alleviated in the past years at the earliest and fundamentally solved in the past years; During this period. The Republic must not only adhere to the basic national policy of building a country through science and technology, actively promote scientific and technological progress, raise the level of productive forces, and enhance industrial competitiveness, but also need a stable domestic environment and a peaceful surrounding environment.

This seemingly simple sentence actually sums up the path of the Republic before the year.

Adhering to the basic national policy of building the country through science and technology was not put forward by Wang Yuanqing, as early as when Ji Youguo was in power, the republic put the science and technology exhibition in an important position in the national exhibition. The basic technologies of the "power revolution" such as composite batteries, guided motors, controllable fusion reactors, and long-distance power transmission technology were all achieved during the reign of Kiyo Kook and were widely used in the production field. The "industrial restructuring" that promoted the development of the Republic was also determined during the reign of Ji Youguo, and the foundation was laid.

According to the views of some folk scholars, although Wang Yuanqing's achievements in some aspects have surpassed Ji Youguo. For example, to promote political reform, such as to completely eradicate the threat of Japan, but fundamentally speaking, Wang Yuanqing's achievements are based on the achievements of Ji Yuanqing, and without the foundation laid by Ji Guo, Wang Yuanqing would not have achieved such brilliant achievements.

Some scholars believe that Wang Yuanqing's reform actions are in essence a natural continuation of Ji Youguo's reform policies. In terms of political reform, which has attracted much attention and much controversy, political reform is imperative as the social economy grows, the people's living standards improve steadily, and the political demand for democracy, freedom, and equality gradually increases. Even if Wang Yuanqing does not mention political reform, or even if future national leaders do not mention political reform, at some point, the will of the people will override the government's control and force the government to carry out political reform. Wang Yuanqing took the initiative to carry out political reform, but in fact grasped the initiative in reform, rather than passively carrying out reform under the pressure of public opinion.

Wang Yuanqing just did the right thing at the right time. Unlike Ji Youguo, who pointed out the direction of the Republic in a pioneering way. In other words, even if there is no Wang Yuanqing, sooner or later someone will complete the reform feat that Ji Youguo did not complete.

This is true for political reform, and it is also true for the nation of science and technology.

Although in the eyes of the vast majority of people, Zhao Rundong is a veritable transitional leader, and his main task is to digest the fruits of reform left by Ji Fangguo and let the country grow in a peaceful and stable environment, but in the eyes of some people, Wang Yuanqing is also a transitional leader, and the main task is also to digest the fruits of reform left by Ji Jieguo and create an internal and external environment that is more conducive to the development of the Republic. When the strength of the republic reaches a higher level, and the quantitative change causes the qualitative change, a leader like Ji Youguo will definitely be needed to lead the republic to the pinnacle of glory.

Regardless of whether these arguments stand up or not, the fact is that as long as the policy of building the country through science and technology is adhered to, the economic development of the Republic will not encounter major problems

Of course. A stable internal environment is not just an economic issue.

In fact. The economy itself is not a problem that can be considered alone, politics, diplomacy, military, culture, and values all have an impact on the economy. Although the economy is the key factor in stabilizing the domestic environment, it is absolutely impossible to achieve the goal by economic means alone.

Many people are concerned about the economic impact of the war.

Although in the eyes of the vast majority of people, because they have experienced many large-scale wars in 2o years, the people of the republic are very capable of withstanding wars, far more than the people of the United States and other Western countries, few people see that the continuous war has changed the attitude of the people of the republic towards war. In addition, the income of the people of the Republic has been growing above the growth rate of the gross national product for many years, but after deducting inflation, the real income of the people of the Republic has not increased by a factor of several times, but only by a double time. Although this is still far higher than that of the Western countries, and even more than all the large economies, the people of some republics believe that their incomes would have increased considerably without continuous wars. In other words, the war took away the wealth that belonged to the people.

In order to cater to the appetite of the people of the republic, some Western news media have also exaggerated in vain rumors, believing that without continuous war, the economy of the republic would have been better developed, and the income of the people of the republic would have increased several times, and the republic would have become the richest country in the world long ago.

Is this really the case?

No economist supports the views of the Western news media, and even some Western economists admit that although the war had an impact on the economic concubinage of the republic, most of the effects were short-term and temporary, and that in the long run, the war brought very large benefits to the republic.

In the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, the Republic used about 100 million yuan of war expenditure to obtain a huge field of Pakistan's population and tens of millions of cheap laborers, and then through the establishment of the "China-South Asian Economic Community", it obtained a huge market and hundreds of millions of labor force with a population of India excluding India, which found a source for the trillions of capital in the Republic and laid the foundation for the republic's industrial restructuring. In addition to a huge market with a population of Yi and hundreds of millions of cheap labor, the Republic of China also obtained extremely valuable resources, which provided a huge impetus for the "electric revolution" and laid the foundation for the exhibition of domestic high-tech enterprises. In the Korean Peninsula War, the Republic not only eliminated the immediate threat, but also reaped huge rewards by helping Korea to rebuild after the war. For example, after eliminating the Japanese threat, the Republic's defense spending could at least be reduced, and after obtaining the right to garrison the Ryukyu Islands, the areas along the eastern coast of the Republic were secured, and the transfer of a large number of military facilities to the outside world provided a broader space for economic development.

No country will fight a war without profit.

Of course, the benefits of war are often "delayed", for example, after the end of the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, it was not until around the regimental year that the national capitalists of the republic began to enter the South Asian market in a big way. It was not until that year that South Asia became the main supplier of primary commodities to the Republic.

People think only about short-term interests, while national leaders think about long-term interests.

From another point of view, if the United States were not allowed to build an impregnable wall around the republic, even if the republic could achieve brilliant achievements in the economic exhibition, what would the people of the republic gain, and would the exhibition be sustainable?

Admittedly, the war in India did have an impact on the economic development of the republic.

Because it was a regular war, after the start of the war, the Republic carried out a primary war mobilization, recruiting retired soldiers who retired from the beginning of the year between the beginning of the year of the blade and the beginning of the year of Izushi, and who were between the years of the old and the ugly years old. Although according to the standards set by the State Department, applicants for re-service must undergo a comprehensive medical examination and physical fitness test. Only when all the requirements are met can they serve again, and the total number of recruits is not more than Tian Wan, and the recruitment targets are mainly retired soldiers and junior officers of the army, but the recruitment of Tian Wan 10,000 people, and they are the main labor force of Tian Wan society, still has a serious impact on social production. You must know that at the beginning of the year, the total population of the republic has dropped to a non-working population. The main labor force in society is less than 300 million women aged to O years old and men aged ugly to strong years. Among them, the main male labor force is only Hongyi, and the male prime-age labor population who has fallen to the age of Wu is only Wangdaowan, so it can be calculated that the recruited soldiers account for the total labor force of the society and account for the proportion of the main labor force, because this means that every Wu O family has been conscripted. From an economic point of view, the price of labor in the old factories rises for every decrease in the labor force that belongs to the production of necessities, which will be beneficial to the citizens who have not been drafted, but will inevitably lead to serious inflation

In fact, the republic did give birth to inflation.

On the day of the outbreak of the war, the basic prices of living in the Republic were raised, and the prices of the basic industrial products, which were mainly imported, were raised.

Severe inflation has long made the people of the republic feel the pressure of war.

What's more, for the republic, which has entered an aging society, the rapid rise in prices will inevitably lead to a chain reaction. Because this is war-induced inflation, it cannot be regulated by normal means such as raising interest rates. At the end of August, the General Assembly formally adopted a bill on the use of the Strategic Reserve. By providing more supplies to the market, inflation caused by the shortage of goods caused by the war was suppressed.

Thankfully. The republic has long established a well-developed system of strategic reserves.

Because strategic reserves are very important, they can only stabilize prices in the short term.

Exactly. When Pei Chengyi proposed to speed up the war process and strive to end the Dabangmo military operation before the Spring Festival of the phenol year, Wang Yuanqing spared no effort to support it. The actual situation is that among the many necessary strategic materials for knives, only the most important blade can last for about half a year, and the other ones can only last for half a year. Although by expanding imports, opening up new sources of resources, using financial means to absorb excessive liquidity in the market, etc. It can help to stabilize prices, but these are not long-term strategies, and only by ending the war as soon as possible can the economy of the republic return to normal.

From the point of view of stabilizing the domestic economy, Wang Yuanqing transferred Yan Jingyu back to the central government, and broke the original practice and made Yan Jingyu the premier of the State Council, which was what he valued was Yan Jingyu's ability to manage the economy. Let's be honest. Gu Weimin is a good accountant, but what he doesn't see is a helmsman in charge of the economy.

Because government regulation has worked, most of the population does not think that the republic's economy is in trouble.

In fact. The vast majority of the people are concerned about the external outcome of the war.

To be exact. That is, whether there is a need to fight this war, how much impact this war will have on the future development of the republic, and how much impact it will have on the world pattern. To sum up, it is whether this war can lead to a more peaceful surrounding environment for the republic.

The attitude of the people towards the war accurately reflects the will of the people.

In other words, the fact that the people are not opposed to the war shows that the majority of the population believes that the war will make a positive contribution to the maintenance of peace and stability in the surrounding areas. The public began to reflect on the war, indicating that the majority of the population disagreed with certain war decisions. The public's interest in India's post-war political system shows that most of the population is more concerned about how to turn the benefits of war into economic benefits and how to obtain substantial benefits through war.

No doubt. The majority of the population hopes that the republic will reap substantial benefits.

It is not difficult to imagine that the vast majority of the population believes that the republic should exert sustained and effective influence in India.

To be exact. It is to control the post-war political system of India and use the status of the occupying army to obtain economic benefits.

There is nothing wrong with the people's thoughts, after all, the people can only see the immediate benefits. Of course, in the "universal style." In the online debate, the vast majority of scholars believe that there should be no excessive interference in India's internal affairs. Instead of playing the role of savior in India, the Indians should be allowed to determine India's future, give the Indian people freedom, democracy and equal rights, and lead India on the path of peaceful development by positive and effective means. It can be seen that the views of scholars are completely opposite to those of the public, and for those who are good at studying policy, they see exactly what Wang Yuanqing thinks.

In the face of talented politicians, public opinion cannot be violated, but can also be guided.

As the discussion was in full swing, the Republican news media, which had previously been focusing on the course of the war, began to focus on news related to the discussion of the war and the post-war issues in India by the people of the Republic. Of course, there is not much war news to report until the adjustment of the deployment of troops is completed. With the mainstream media joining. "What benefits did the war bring to the republic, and how much did the war affect the world. How should the post-war Republic of India be dealt with, whether or not to take a tough stance on post-war issues? And so on became the main topics of discussion among the people of the Republic after dinner. Although the vast majority of ordinary people do not have the opportunity to appear on TV, online media provides a platform for everyone to express their opinions. In just a few days. There were more than 10,000 posts related to "post-war issues" in several major online media outlets in the Republic, and hundreds of millions of posts. In random interviews conducted by reporters, even some peasants living in remote areas began to pay attention to the issue of war and had different opinions about it. For example, a farmer in Sichuan said in an interview: I hope the war will end as soon as possible and the state will relax its grain export policy. His family's grain will be able to be sold at a good price.

What kind of benefits can the war bring to the republic? Beaters have a billion different opinions.

For Pei Chengyi, who commanded this war, he still has no opinion, because the war is not over yet, and it is not even time to talk about the end.

The war is not over yet, so what is the point of discussing post-war issues?