I'm afraid that others can't imagine how bitter Liang Shiyi's heart is, Minister of Finance? This is indeed a position of high authority. And basically, if someone in a country's government can be the finance minister, then his status is already very high.

Although in ancient times, people usually encouraged those so-called gentlemen to stay away from money and copper. But in fact, even the ancient people were very aware of the importance of money, after all, if there is no money, it means that there is nothing else. Even the emperors of the Han Dynasty knew that without money, they would not be able to expel the Xiongnu, so the efforts of successive emperors finally expelled the Xiongnu from East Asia, leaving only some of them to submit to the Han Dynasty.

In modern times, the importance of money is even higher, for example, the two Opium Wars, as well as the reparations of the Sino-Japanese War and the Gengzi Incident, if there is no money, how can you pay the foreigners?

In the later Beiyang government, those rulers were more aware of the importance of money.

So although he is a former member of Beiyang, after sitting in the position of Minister of Finance, Liang Shiyi definitely belongs to the number one in the high-ranking position in the Guoshe Government, even those old people who have followed Yan Shao for many years, they will not provoke Liang Shiyi.

However, no matter how beautiful it is on the surface, it can't hide Liang Shiyi's inner pain.

For no other reason, because the money from the treasury is going out so quickly.

That's right, the current government does have a very high part of the fiscal revenue every year, last year it was 600 million yuan, so this year, considering the problem of the European war, it is absolutely not impossible to increase to 7800 million. After all, the so-called European war only started in July and August. In other words, it has only lasted for more than four months so far, and in more than four months, the government has already reaped so many benefits. What if it's a year?

But no matter how much you earn, you can't stand the indiscriminate spending...

Just like the recent Shandong Campaign, although it was only fought for a short time, this time the Kuomintang government was able to win because it was completely suppressed by the Japanese with superior firepower. A large amount of ammunition was wasted on the battlefield, and just such a battle cost the Nationalist government more than 80 million yuan, if not the early end of the war. Maybe after a while, this part of the cost will break 100 million...

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Therefore, as soon as the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold.

Of course, money can be earned because of the war. But it will also be spent because of the war, and the money spent will definitely be more than it is earned. There is no doubt about that.

In addition to the cost of the war, there is also the cost of daily maintenance of the army, which is also a large expense. After all, the Wehrmacht currently has more than 600,000 men. Moreover, it will have to be reorganized into some so-called 1914 infantry division, in which case the number of troops will rise considerably, and in that case, the annual salary alone will be a large expenditure.

In addition, the Wehrmacht has always bullied people with equipment, and equipment is also procured, which is another large amount of expenditure, and it can be said that the army accounted for almost half of last year's expenditure. In contrast, the administrative costs of the government are insignificant.

And in addition to these. Railways and highways are also very expensive, in Yan Shao's insistence, the national government has been spending a lot on transportation, at present there are as many as five or six railways under construction alone, you can imagine how much the annual cost can be, in addition to the so-called highways, that is, four-lane roads paved with gray roads, which is also a huge part of the cost.

In addition, there are other expenses, and recently Yan Shao actually got another 'six-year compulsory education', and the Ministry of Finance, which is already very hard, has to pay an extra 10 million or 20 million every year because of this. Now Liang Shiyi's only good fortune is that Yan Shao once donated 30 million pounds, and he had also borrowed 100 million pounds from the national government before. Otherwise, with the current national government, I am afraid that the finances would have collapsed long ago.

But it is precisely because of this that Liang Shiyi feels aggrieved.

The dignified Minister of Finance actually wants to apply for a loan from a private bank, and all dynasties have never heard of such a Minister of Finance (Tobe Shangshu)...

It's unprecedented for him to be in charge of money...

Moreover, every year, the Ministry of Finance actually has to return a large amount of principal and interest, as well as compensation, and this amount is also more than 100 million. If it weren't for the outbreak of a war in Europe, the Entente and the Allies became a mess, the Ministry of Finance no longer needed to consider the compensation of the Allies, and in addition, because of the defeat of the war, Japan would have to compensate a large amount of money every year, otherwise Liang Shiyi really even had the heart to hang himself―――――― and then again, after following Yan Shao for a while, he also discovered Yan Shao's local tyrant Cheng Dù, so he also thought in his heart that if there was no money, he would make a fortune from Yan Shao.

In this way, the problem of the Ministry of Finance will be solved.

However, how to coax Yan Shao to reduce the principal and interest that needs to be paid, and let Yan Shao continue to take additional loans, this Liang Shiyi didn't expect it, so this can only be said to be an idea for the time being.

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Seeing the expression on Liang Shiyi's face, everyone was also a little speechless.

Obviously, they didn't expect that the expenditure in a year would be so large. After being slightly embarrassed for a while, he could only replace the next person to continue talking.

The next person who came up was Huang Hao, Minister of Industry, who glanced at Liang Shiyi, and Huang Hao began his speech.

"At present, the domestic industrial development is very smooth, such as iron and steel, the growth rate is very large. In addition, the new steel plants in the Northeast and some other regions are also progressing smoothly, as long as there are no accidents, they should all be completed next year, so that with the capacity of the new steel plants, China's steel output will completely surpass other countries, to the point where it is second only to Britain, the United States and Germany..."

As he spoke, Huang Hao showed everyone some numbers, such as the steel output of various countries, as well as the current steel production in China. Although China can have some scale now, it is only the Xiangshan Iron Works in Anhui. There is also the Hanyang Iron Works in Hubei, where the combined steel output of the two iron works has exceeded 2.8 million tons. For the first time, China's steel production capacity surpassed France―――――― although it will surpass, it is entirely because of the war, which led to the collapse of France's steel production...

However, in any case, transcendence is transcendence after all, not to mention that France is still a well-known old power, and it is a very exciting thing for those present to surpass France.

It's just that although he was equally excited, Yan Shao was not as excited as others after hearing the news. On the one hand, because he already knew about the news, on the other hand. And the most important reason is that he doesn't feel anything special about it.

It's nothing to be a little proud, but if you're too proud...

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In the Hereafter. Yan Shao has always remembered one word, per capita...

No matter what it is, no matter how China is developing, as long as it is spread out on a per capita basis. Even many things in China have reached the point of being the first in the world or the second or third in the world. Eventually, it will definitely become the countdown―――――― if not the countdown, it is possible to be in the sixties or seventies or eighty or ninety.

Yan Shao knows very well that the relationship between whether a country is strong or not is not particularly big in many cases and per capita, just like the Soviet Union, the GDP of the Soviet Union during the Cold War in history was even inferior to Japan, but which structure dared to look down on the Soviet Union, which Japan's GDP exceeded that of the Soviet Union, is it the opponent of the Soviet Union?

In other words. In many cases, the per capita meaning is important, but sometimes it is not particularly important.

But for Yan Shao. Although he at least hopes that it is not very big, he still hopes that China's standards can surpass other countries not only in weight, but also in per capita―――――― although this is difficult, but now that Yan Shao has returned, he intends to do this...

So after hearing the news, although I was a little happy in my heart (anyway, this also represents progress), but I was not as happy as others.

In addition to steel, Huang Hao also reported a lot of things. For example, the amount of coal and some other mineral materials that are mined. Because of the 'Seventh Five-Year Project', this kind of mining project is the simplest and easier, so now some of China's coal has basically begun to mine work, and then counting some coal mines in the past, now China's coal production does not dare to say how much it occupies, but it is indeed much higher than in the past, according to preliminary statistics, the current domestic coal mining volume has even reached twice as much as 1911―――――― no way, the number of 1913 is really impossible to count, So I had to continue to use the 1911 one.

In addition to coal, there are textiles and ash and so on ...

Among them, the progress of cotton textile mills and the progress of ash factories are great, after all, the former is the best at making profits, and the latter, considering the current construction of cities everywhere in the country, and a large number of roads, etc., you can imagine how big the sales are.

In particular, Britain and Germany, which are textile powerhouses, are currently in the war phase, and the Americans have basically abandoned the textile industry because they have turned to other industries with greater interests. Now is the most suitable period for the development of the domestic textile industry.

And the ash and so on, because of the domestic demand has made great progress.

The cotton textile industry is also counted, because the original Yushi Group is supported, so although the increase is also not small, it looks a little. However, in the case of the foreign ash industry, the current domestic growth has reached 175% of 1911, and the growth rate is also very amazing

In addition, the amount of power generation has also increased, if it weren't for the bad news from the Ministry of Finance in front of it, it is estimated that everyone present would have been happy, but now...

I'm glad I'm happy, but...

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In addition to steel, coal, etc., Huang Hao also reported some other things, which are basically in a state of growth―――――― it is not surprising, since it can come up, then at least it can be said to be more important. Since it is more important, even if it is not covered by the 'Seventh Five-Year Plan', at least there will be some private investors.

At present, Huang Hao reported that the least one has increased by more than 50%

However, there are some things that are like steel, and the results cannot be seen for the time being. For example, shipbuilding. The people here basically know very well that the largest shipyard in Asia is currently invested by Yan Shao―――――― although this shipyard is still under construction, even Yan Shao himself can't say when it will officially open...

After Huang Hao. Several other departments also appeared one by one, including Tang Shaoyi's Ministry of Education.

According to the Ministry of Education, after the money came down, they began to work in advance. At present, the site selection of the school is being carried out, and there is also the selection of teachers.

After all, when students go to school, they must always have a place to go to school, and it is always difficult to let them go to school in the open air. Besides. The selection of teachers is also very problematic, there is no way, who says that there are too few literate people in the country at present. In addition, there are so many schools to be built this time, and the number of teachers has suddenly become very small. In order to make up a sufficient number of teachers, Tang Shaoyi and his family can be said to have been running west these days, and even went to several of the most famous universities in Beijing. I asked about it after graduation. Whether those who have graduated are interested in becoming teachers, if so, the Ministry of Education will be responsible for arranging ―――――― for the profession of educating people, a considerable number of students are interested, but some have their own ideas, but in any case, the number of teachers is always a huge problem...

"At the same time, although the President personally designed the design of the school. But considering the problem of time, all colleagues in the Ministry of Education think. Things like football fields and basketball courts can be talked about after a while, but the most important thing at the moment is the school building, etc., let the students go to school first, and the rest will be talked about later when there is time..."

This is also the opinion of the Ministry of Education, although Yan Shao has always emphasized the all-round development of the rule of virtue, but in fact, if it is really done according to Yan Shao, whether the students can develop Tang Shaoyi in an all-round way They are not clear, and it is certain that they will waste time. So they thought they should let the students go to school first, and the rest would be done later.

In the face of Tang Shaoyi's words, Yan Shao finally agreed―――――― although he had some regrets, of course he couldn't consider Tang Shaoyi and them, in fact, it was not just a basketball court and a football field, Yan Shao even considered getting some badminton courts and table tennis tables.

If it weren't for the problem of funds, Yan Shao would even plan to let them build an indoor gymnasium―――――― then again, this would be more or less exaggerated.

In any case, the opinions of the Ministry of Education should still be respected, not to mention that Yan Shao knows the importance of education very well, and he does not think it is a big deal for students to play football later. Although Yan Shao has always hoped to revitalize Chinese football, the Chinese fans of his era basically came out of despair, anyway, football in this era is not particularly prosperous, even if it is a little later, it doesn't matter...

Even if it is said that football should start from the baby, a few days later, there will be no big problem...

After the Ministry of Education, the rest is simpler, the army's...

The army's reports are usually the simplest, such as how many more warships have been added, or how many infantry divisions have been converted to the 1914 system. Simple and crude, this is called the army.

But usually after these debriefings, the people in the military will get another bill for military expenses...

For the military, they will never dislike high-quality equipment and well-trained troops. Just like Japan, no matter how bad the domestic economy is, the Japanese Army is still sticking to the expansion plan.

The Wehrmacht will not have this problem, but the army still feels that the current military expenditure is a little less, although there are currently more than 30 divisions, but until now it has not been able to equip all divisions with mortars, and if you want all infantry divisions to enter the 1914 system, you will need a large amount of military spending.

Compared with the army, the requirements of the navy are much smaller, probably because the harvest in Longkou Bay is very rich. But in the same way, after reporting on the current situation of the Navy, the Navy also submitted a request for more military spending, the reason...

First of all, after seeing the power of the submarine force, the navy hopes to be equipped with more submarines, and the more surface ships of sufficient size, the better, and has recently begun to prepare for the construction of 10,000-ton cruisers.

In addition, some time ago, a lot of ships that originally belonged to Japan were salvaged from Longkou Bay, although the ships are currently salvage. But the problem also came out, repaired, and the repair required money. It's not easy to repair some ships that have been sunk to the bottom of the sea for a long time and bring them back into combat effectiveness, so the Navy also needs money...

I looked at the people in the Army, I looked at the people in the Navy ...

Yan Shao didn't mention it for the time being, but looking at Liang Shiyi and the people from the Ministry of Finance, they were about to collapse.

The army and navy people are actually quite embarrassed about this, but since they are here, they are not going to give up...

On the other hand, after coming back to his senses, Liang Shiyi and the people from the Ministry of Finance also quarreled with the people in the military, and the cause was naturally those evil money...

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Just as Yan Shao was having a meeting, riding in a car, Zhu Erdian was also thinking about a task given to him by the London side not long ago, a task that seemed to be easy, but at the same time very difficult...

Seeking the help of China, the Navy's...

The Entente has been coveting the lead ships of the Chinese Navy for a long time, and now they have finally made a move... (To be continued......)