Chapter 21 Asleep

"Sir, what General Fan said is that the total investment is 4 billion taels, and the land price is fixed, and now the silver is constantly depreciating, and in the past ten years, the final land price sold is less than five taels and one mu. The current scheme is that if a tenant applies to buy the land he cultivates, the landlord must sell it to the tenant at a specified price. The bank pays about 30% of the down payment, and the remaining 70% is paid by the farmers themselves. As for the part that the bank pays in advance, it will also be repaid by the peasant households in installments over several years, which only needs to pay 1.2 billion taels, and from the bank's point of view, this is only a commercial loan and will not cause losses.

As for the 1.2 billion yuan, there are four places, one is buried by the landlord, the second is deposited in the bank, the third is invested in industry, and the fourth is lent to others or to speculate in stocks. The only thing we really have to worry about is that once they bury the money, it loses its value; The money deposited in the bank is still invested in the construction of the country, but we have to pay them a certain amount of interest; Investing in industry and speculating in stocks is the same, and eventually it returns to the economic cycle, the difference is that the money is not the government-led investment direction, but those landlords who think they can invest whatever they want to make money.

Now that the stock market is hot, and at the same time foreign goods are cut off, and all business is profitable, those who have the ability will use the money to invest in the industry, and those who do not have the ability are likely to invest the money in stocks, so the vast majority of the money is still used for national construction, especially during the war, prices are high, money is not worth much, and those who have money will think about appreciating the money. ”

"The problem is that the market value of the Shanghai Stock Exchange is less than 300 million, so do you have such a company listed? Are there so many shares sold to them? Also, now there is only a stock market in Shanghai, although it is said that you can speculate in stocks by sending a telegram, but how many people can be attracted to speculate in stocks in this one place? Yang Rui questioned. Land reform is extremely cumbersome, and rent reduction is one way. But there are always some people who want to have their own land, and if these people are not satisfied, maybe it will be the source of unrest later.

"Sir. Those companies supported by the Ministry of Industry can be listed, and some people who want to buy a machine and run an industry can also let them go public. Even ......, by the end of the war, steel mills, shipyards, and Tianzihao can also be partially listed......" Zhang Kun's eyes flickered, and he was very uneasy when he looked at Yang Rui.

"Hey...... You kid! "After all, he taught it, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Yang Rui knew what he was going to do." Let me ask you, what if this kind of thing is a foreigner? ”

"Sir. The end of the war, or even before it ended, our country, with the support of the United States, was able to remove those unequal treaties. Zhang Kun is confident about this, "China has won over Russia, Japan, Britain and France and other countries, even if they don't agree, they can't stop this matter." By the time the stock market was harvested, the extraterritoriality factor had no effect. Besides, this is completely fair trading, judging from the previous rubber stock boom, Chinese people speculated on stocks very much. Without restraint, if the stock rises sharply for four or five years in a row, there will be many people who will fall into it by the end of the day. ”

Zhang Kun's thin voice outlined the whole conspiracy - first lend money to the peasants to buy land. Under the influence of public opinion, the landlord knows that the depreciation of silver is strong and can not be put for a long time, and the stock market can make money when entering the market, so he will naturally take the money to copy the stocks, which is also human nature, after all, the stock market is driven by the war in Europe, and the demand is completely real. When the price of the stock rises to the highest, the shares of various companies are released. After cashing out, you can sit back and wait for the stock market to plummet. The stock market is bound to fall sharply. There will be a period of economic depression in the next two or three years after the end of the war, and this sharp drop in the stock market will be the equivalent of the rich being sheared once.

"Sir. This is actually not a bad thing, whether the money is in our hands or in the hands of listed companies, it is all an industry. What we are most afraid of is that the landlords will hide the silver, and the money will be gone. And now that the stock market has soared for several years in a row, that will minimize that. Zhang Kun explained.

"Now the most valuable thing in the country is the railway and the mine, if you really want to do this, you still have to take the railway and the mine to the market, otherwise the market value is not enough, which is equivalent to using the railway and the mine to exchange the arable land in the hands of the landlord. Coal mines are just fine, but it's not a good thing for the railways to be privately controlled. Yang Rui remembers mentioning this plan in Hong Kong a few years ago, and he did not agree to it at the time.

"Sir, this is not to sell the railway to the landlord, but to ......" Zhang Kun was very anxious, he considered the wording, but in the end, he was anxious and said with the original words of the data: "In fact, it is the PPP model, the investment income of the railway is seen by everyone, as long as it can be operated in accordance with the PPP project specifications, then the idle funds of the society can really be used for national construction instead of as before, so that private railway companies only occupy the right of way, and all the shares are taken to eat interest." Sir, this operation will not be limited to railways, municipal, highway, water supply, power grid, shipping, these can be operated in this mode. The country is so big, even if there are 12 billion, I am afraid that there will not be enough to buy it. ”

Zhang Kun spit out a few foreign words in his mouth, ordinary Fan An didn't understand what it was, according to the current official regulations, it is forbidden to use foreign words in writing and speaking, and it is said that this article was personally decided by the prime minister and the Ministry of Rites. However, Yang Rui was not angry after listening to these foreign texts, this is what he brought from later generations, public-rship model, specifically the highway model of later generations, private bosses pay for the construction of highways, and after 30 or 50 years of operation, the highway is returned to the government after making money, so that the government is only responsible for supervision and does not need to contribute; The most important thing is that this right of way is still state. As for the disadvantages, there are many toll booths, and there is a certain collusion between officials and businessmen, especially under the provincial and state governments.

"Yes!" Thinking of the toll booths, Yang Rui wanted to laugh, but he still held back, "But the technical supervision of various projects must be tightened, and the bridge cannot collapse when the last few trucks are a little heavier, and there must be a special team to operate such projects." ”

"That's for sure! That's for sure! Zhang Kun couldn't help but wipe his sweat, he knew that Mr. was strongly opposed to the privatization of the country's key industries, and his mention was a marginal game.

"Don't set the down payment for the purchase of cultivated land too high at first, and the thirty percent you said is appropriate; Dividing the redemption into eight years and ten years is not a problem to reduce the pressure on state funds. Yang Rui said again. But if the landlords accept this model, their money will not be taken and buried, and the proportion of the down payment can be increased appropriately. But it's better not to exceed fifty percent. As for the interest on the loans of peasant households, we are now on the silver standard, but in the future we will change to the gold standard. This requires a comprehensive consideration of the factors of appreciation and depreciation of gold and silver, and does not require making money. A return on investment, or even a slight loss, is acceptable. ”

Yang Rui said while Zhang Kun nodded, in fact, he had already considered these things. Yang Rui didn't know that what he said was nonsense, but he finally said something that Zhang Kun didn't expect, "In the end, it is the martyrs or active military personnel who apply for land purchase priority." Fan An, what are the rewards for military meritorious service now? ”

Fan An is the general political officer, Yang Rui didn't ask the wrong person about this matter, he replied immediately. "My lord, we have discussed it for a long time, and the result of the discussion with the various ministries of the Prime Minister's Office is that in addition to the usual rewards, there are two rewards in kind, one is to reward the walk-behind tractor, and the other is to reward the admission quota of the university hall."

"A walk-behind tractor was built?" After the last inspection of the Shanghai Light Industrial Park and the discussion with Zhu Zhiyao, who was at the Qiuxin Shipyard, Yang Rui remembered that there is no power machinery in the rural areas at all, and animal power and water power are used for irrigation, ploughing, transportation, oil extraction, and rice milling. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture want to push agricultural machinery to drive the development of the machinery industry, but the machine is much more expensive than cattle and horses, and the countryside people do not use this thing. It's overwhelming.

"It's built, but the horsepower is very small compared to the existing tractor, only four horses." Fan An said,

"And how much does it cost? Four hundred taels? Yang Rui remembered that the diesel engine was one hundred taels per horse, four horses was four hundred taels, and the entire tractor was afraid that it would cost more than four hundred and fifty taels.

"Tonghua Diesel Engine Factory has improved the casting process, and also said that the fixed amortization has also been adjusted, and the cost of making this kind of machine in large quantities is less than 40 taels. If you make a small profit, two hundred taels will open your eyes and leave the factory, except for the walk-behind tractor. There are other supporting machinery, it depends on how the soldiers choose. Fan Andao.

"What about the quality?" Yang Rui knows that according to the practice of Tianzihao, fixed cost amortization has a large share in the cost. After all, it was a revolutionary era, and I only thought that I could return to my capital in four or five years.

"The quality is better than the previous machine, this is a reward from the imperial court, and it involves the hearts of the army and the people, and no one dares to have problems." Fan An recalled the words of the general office of the tractor factory, "It's just that the price of steel has risen sharply now, saying that it will rise later, and the price of oil has also risen a little." ”

As soon as Fan An said that the price of steel had risen, Yang Rui smiled, after the merchant ships of various countries returned to China, trade was cut off, and the whole of East Asia, no, it should be said that there are only three places in the whole of Asia where there are steel mills, in addition to the country, the other two are the Japanese that need to rely on the import of Chinese pig iron to operate, and the other is the Indian Tata Steel, this well-known steel company in later generations, is now only a small-scale trial production, and it is expected that its output will not come up until after World War I. That is to say, now the price of steel in Asia is completely manipulated by China, the freight rate has risen so much, the price of steel has increased two or three times, this is still Germany has not started unlimited submarine warfare, if it really sinks hundreds of tons a month, then the price of steel will rise to the sky.

After asking again about the key points of the land redemption plan, Yang Rui handed over the things handed by Fan An to Li Zilong for safekeeping, and then sent them away. It's just that as soon as the two of them turned around and turned around, Fan An blushed and said very crampedly: "Your Excellency's actions yesterday, let the lower officials finally see the true heart of the adults, and the lower officials ......."

He was like this, and Zhang Kun's body next to him was also nervous, and he also blushed and said: "Mr. This move comforts the hearts of the students, and the students' love for Mr. is indescribable." ”

The two of them surprised Yang Rui like this, but he was used to saying with a straight face: "Just get out of the way, I won't eat this set." ”

The two of them were a little embarrassed when they heard this, but Yang Rui didn't hold back in the end, and burst out laughing, so he had to say: "Go out, work hard, and get a certificate of salary at the end of the year if you do a good job." ”

The two of them who finally saw Yang Rui and Dayue also laughed and went out in a gloomy manner. Yang Rui didn't take the next thing, but was a little stunned, yesterday's move seemed reckless to him, but he didn't want the people below to have such a reaction, it was really strange. He didn't know that no matter how much you change the country, it is still a humane society, if you are ruthless and unrighteous to your wife, then no matter how much the people below admire it, they will only be afraid, not love from the heart, and then there is a case like the case of the people's woman suing the Fuxing Society for taking people's lives at the beginning of the country, Yang Rui could have thrown out Zhang Chengyue, the political commissar of Yanzhou, but if he really did this, then who would dare to do things in the future?

The matter of land reform between China and North Korea has been temporarily decided. In the afternoon of the same day, Yang Rui entered Beijing with Joseon Gaozong and Wang Shu Zhu. Because it was Gojong of North Korea, the airship landed in Nanyuan at dawn and waited for several hours before leaving for Beijing under the notice of the Ministry of Rites. This time, the scene is no longer at the level of Li Xiang's visit to Beijing, and Zhang Taiyan especially made the entire welcome ceremony huge. As soon as he entered the Yongdingmen Royal Road, there were crowds of people on both sides, and a battalion of Praetorian Guards was transferred out for review, Li Xi saw this scene and cried bitterly, he couldn't cry all the way, crying all the way, after the west wind gradually moved east, he really found a backer at this time.

Zhu Kuansu had been waiting in the Forbidden City for a long time, and the master of ceremonies who passed the decree specially asked Cheng Ying and Bai Ru to enter the palace for a banquet together, in the whispers of Sheng Shudong. Yang Rui realized that the queen admired the female sniper very much, saying that she also found a gun to practice in Nanhaizi, but a rifle of nearly ten catties is not something that ordinary women can lift.

After the banquet in the palace, he returned to the prime minister's palace with a sense of smugness, and just sat down for a while, Xie Zhangtai and a few people came, accusing Yang Rui of only raising his hand to surrender, and all the rules set by the committee were obeyed and followed, and he also made a promise that he would never do this kind of thing again in the future, so several members of the Standing Committee let it go. However, the committee came over, but Cen Chi came.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister. I am here to say goodbye to you, I am already old, and I ask you to allow me to return to my hometown and enjoy my old age. Cen Chi was dressed in a gray shirt. Carrying a burden, he spoke very seriously, and he looked like he was about to leave.

"Mr. Ren, this is ......" Yang Rui's face changed greatly. Since Cen Chi entered the scene, domestic and foreign affairs have helped a lot. Although Yang Rui is in this society, he does not understand this society, and in the face of the following officials, especially the governors of the provinces, it is not feasible to use the style of later managers to his subordinates. It is also extremely reluctant to use the Fuxing Society, and the only way to clear it is to follow the previous one. Only then can we get to the point, that is, to explain the important things. and take care of everything that should be cared for. In addition, how to unite those landlords who have suffered losses due to rent reduction, how to fight without breaking, and how to fight without reversing, Cen Chi also has a lot of suggestions, which makes many things lacking him, but I didn't expect this person to leave now.

Standing up solemnly and squeezing at Cen Chi, Yang Rui said: "Mr. has something to say, please say it well, if there is anything wrong or wrong with Yang Rui, please forgive me." No one is at fault, and it would be good if he could change it. ”

Yang Rui was solemn, but the latter sentence 'if it can be changed, it is good' made Cen Chi shake his head, and he couldn't help but say: "It turned out, you are the prime minister of a country, and the national war is imminent, but you ...... Ay!!! What should you do if something happens to you? It is very likely that the fortunes of this country will be reversed, and the heads of tens of thousands of martyrs will die in vain after ten years of hard work! ”

Cen Chi said so bluntly, Yang Rui's ears instantly turned red, and the little self-satisfaction that had already dissipated without a trace, as a man, he was a hero for a while, but as the head of a country, he was completely derelict in his duties.

Sweating like rain, Yang Rui had no choice but to slap Cen Chi again, "Please also ask Mr. to teach me to help me, and never return to my hometown." ”

"Hey! The Japanese have been besieged and killed by the revival army, and after this victory, taking Korea to restore Taiwan, it is natural to raise their eyebrows, and wait to remove those unequal treaties. After three years in Beijing, I missed Sangzi very much, and it was time to go back. Cen Chi said that he was depressed in his heart, and the whole person was a lot more relaxed, but he really didn't seem to have any memories of Beijing, and just wanted to return to his hometown.

Seeing Cen Chi insisting on leaving, Yang Rui suddenly smiled bitterly: "As soon as Mr. leaves, I really can't rule this country well, especially the land redemption method discussed before will be launched immediately, in order to benefit hundreds of millions of people, if there is no sir, many interests are unevenly distributed, this country is really going to be in chaos!" Yang Rui looked at Cen Chi's face, saw his eyes rolling, and waved his hand to Li Zilong to send the report quickly, and then complained bitterly: "In today's world, the weak eat the strong, governing the country should be like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, although this war won Japan, but the great powers are still at home, Tsarist Russia in the north, the country is weak and the people are weak, it is very likely that there will be a revolution in the European war, and the strongman heroes will rise up in the chaos, at that time, there will be a strong Russia in the north of our country, Britain and France in the south, and the United States in the east. Then this hundred years will really be delayed. Mr. is superb, he is old and seeks the country, and this is a ......"

Li Zilong handed over the text, Yang Rui whispered two more words in his ear, and then blocked in front of Cen Chi, only sending the thing to Cen Chi's eyes, Cen Chi looked at that thing and hesitated, Juntian's strategy He had offered it before, but after hearing that Yang Rui wanted to fight Japan first, he put this matter down again, and now that the plan has been completed, he really wants to see what his suggestions are changed to under those capable bureaucrats, but he has just said that he has made up his mind, and he can't let go of the face if he compromises now.

The two were embarrassed to grind, Cheng Ying came with Yang Wuming, Yang Wuming's enlightened teacher was Cen Chi, and when he saw him, he made a disciple salute, and then said like a little adult: "The teacher wants to leave, then take Nameless with him." ”

Cheng Ying poured a cup of tea and saluted Cen Chi: "It's Meng Lang this time, or I'm ignorant, if Mr. wants to blame him, blame me first." After this time, the same thing will never happen again. ”

Cheng Ying's tea was admitting his mistake, and Cen Chi had no choice but to take it. As soon as he took it here, Li Zilong next to him took down the burden he was holding, and after drinking such a cup of tea, Yang Rui helped him to discuss the Juntian plan together, but this discussion was only talked about until midnight.

With some tiredness, Yang Rui returned to the backyard, the two flower-like women had been waiting for a long time, when Cheng Ying helped him undress, Han Xianfeng brought hot water for washing his feet, but she didn't serve to the end like before, but said in Yang Rui's ear that she slept with Nameless, and went back to the room.

Han Xianfeng was waiting before, but this time it was Cheng Ying, Yang Rui looked at her busy appearance, and said with a sigh of relief: "Mr. Ren is finally not leaving." ”

"Hmm." Cheng Ying just laughed, didn't speak, and helped the man press his head with his tender hands, exhaling like an orchid.

Yang Rui thought of what she had just said, 'There will never be anything from before', and opened his eyes and said, "Do you really understand why I did this?" ”

"I, I still don't know." Cheng Ying rubbed the man's temples again and again, and when the man heard that he was about to turn his head, he was held down by her again, and then listened to her: "But I know that you really love me, and it is different from Xianfeng." ”

When she said this, Yang Rui suddenly burst out and said: "Hey, you women, you really have long hair and short knowledge, you can only take children to embroider, and you must not engage in politics." ”

"Why, isn't Sister Qiu in politics?" Cheng Ying asked rhetorically.

"Qiu Jin: That's another, although she may not be able to distinguish things clearly, she is very clear about people. A good person does a bad thing, and a good person suddenly becomes a bad person, and she feels it very quickly. Yang Rui enjoyed the woman's massage and couldn't help sighing, "Good people and half-good things are not equal to good results, and good people and half-bad things are not equal to bad results. ”

Yang Rui's words seem to have turned to Sun Wen's side again, after so many years, women have long been disappointed in Sun Wen's people, especially the stabbing of men, as well as Huang Xing's case, which made her blame the old people of Sun Wen's alliance. It's just that the environment and education that she grew up in since she was a child made her very puzzled by the country's mutated constitutional monarchy, and now when she heard the man mention it, she couldn't help but say: "Is it really only like this?" I mean the national body. ”

"The national body?" Yang Rui laughed when he heard this, this was all discussed a few years ago, but at that time the two rarely communicated, this paragraph is to be added, "China has been centralized since the Qin Dynasty, and if the centralized power is good, then the country will be strong, and otherwise, the country will be weak; The democratic republic is something that everyone can talk about and work together to build a country, and if they get along, they will get along, and if they don't, they will disperse.

If the Chinese people can accept that the country is divided into several parts, and Mongolia, the Western Regions, and Tibet are all established, then a democratic republic can be practiced. Is it a democratic republic, and only when we are united can we be together? The places I mentioned are all self-contained, and the language, culture, and ethnicity are very different from those in Kannai, and once the democratic republic is going out immediately, you can't stop it, because the democratic republic focuses on public opinion, and they want to be independent for all the people, and it makes no sense for you to stop people.

Mongolia and Tibet are the powerful arms of our China, and the Yellow Sand Western Regions lead to the infinite treasures......"

Yang Rui's voice became smaller and smaller, but in the end he couldn't hear it, and when he snored, he was already asleep. (To be continued)

PS: Note: The information is from "India Today", p326, Pan Gongzhao, 1947