Chapter 9 Borrowing money to do things
The progress of society is like a car driving on the road, China's car has just started, the road is not too easy to walk, bumps are inevitable. If you stop, you won't be bumpy, but as a driver, Yang Xiaolin knows that he must drive forward, and he can only drive at the fastest speed.
In the days that followed, the main focus of the Chinese side was on the matter of land reform, and the facts proved that autocracy is indeed more suitable for the present China than democracy to a certain extent.
And the affairs of the banks were also very smooth, and the government used administrative means to make the newspapers not mention the large number of foreign capital when they reported on the new national bank, and when the money and means were in place, the land reform was quickly spread throughout the country.
All the troubles in this world are because of money, and when the British and French are willing to lend money to China, the trouble seems to be gone. In just over a month, Britain and France returned a large amount of war reparations from the Qing Dynasty, and also provided China with a low-interest loan of 40 million francs and 30 million pounds sterling for China's dismantling of troops and the construction of infrastructure projects.
These sums of money really made life much easier in China all of a sudden, and the Chinese side could buy the full amount of land from the landlords and sell it to the peasants. When the money was concentrated in the hands of the landlords, the Chinese side contracted out some infrastructure construction projects for them, on the one hand, so that they could learn to operate, and on the other hand, to let the money flow.
Bridges, roads, and railways began to be built in various places, especially in the city of Beijing, and when the Prime Minister's Cabinet proposed to build three ring roads, businessmen immediately contracted the project.
The British are not fools either. They gave money to China so that China could listen to them, and if Yang Xiaolin used the money for military purposes, they would not give you money again in the future. Just as they give money to Russia, Russia will deploy a large number of troops on the European border, even if Nicholas II and China are passive, the Russians can only fight China with one arm, and his other arm must be placed in Europe, and military pressure on Germany must be maintained.
Judging from the situation in the past month, Mr. Sadaoyi and Mr. Bao Wo both feel that Yang Dagui is still talking, and this guy seems to be really satisfied in military affairs. After the victory in the war against Russia, the Chinese troops were mainly engaged in disarmament and military ranking.
Even on the issue of developing the navy, Yang Xiaolin was not too active, and Sa Daoyi urged him twice, saying that Britain could now help China establish a training base in Nansha at any time, but Yang Dagui said wait and wait until China has some money. This attitude really makes gentlemen think that China has made economic development the center of gravity, and the military has taken a back seat.
The gentlemen didn't notice Yang Xiaolin's actions in the school at all, and in their opinion, they organized children to participate in military training. At most, it can be regarded as a kind of bittersweet education for Yang to fight ghosts, what can those children do? Teach them to shoot and they will be able to go to war? Don't say that gentlemen don't believe it, even the parents of those children don't believe it.
Clubs have been slowly established in various places, but now most clubs do not have a single member. The children are still young. If you want to play, you don't have any money, and adults are busy with life, who has time to run to you and shoot a few shots?
The Japanese side conducted a special investigation of Chinese clubs, and in the investigation report, the Japanese side came to a conclusion. China's practice of accommodating veterans is completely wrong, and the veterans who opened clubs now largely rely on government handouts to survive, and the Chinese seem to have no hobby to participate in these interest programs. Perhaps in the near future, these soldiers will change careers.
After the investigation report was made to the end of the report, Japanese intelligence personnel also analyzed that if it could, the Japanese Government should support and encourage China's erroneous policy, as Russia did, so that China would think that this path was correct and keep going.
When China comes to the end and finds that this road is not working, the soldiers she has placed in this way will be extremely dissatisfied with the government, and these people will become a destabilizing factor on the Chinese side.
When Huang Bao put the Japanese report in front of Yang Xiaolin and showed it to him, a smile appeared on the corner of Yang Xiaolin's mouth. Little Japan is very shrewd, and he knows that this club will definitely lose money, and the veterans who run the club will not make money. I think the Russians, Britain and France can also see this, but they don't tell themselves, they are all supporting themselves to continue to go, this world is really bad.
Fortunately, he is not a good person.
Can clubs make money? When the mustache implemented this system across the country, he simply put money into it! Commander Yang's first step is to build these institutions all over the country, and the second step is to start tilting here in terms of policy, the state will support these projects, those retired soldiers don't have to think about making money, I will repair the equipment for you, I will give you the operation fund, I promise to let you live without worry!
Also, where do the members come from?
At the end of this summer vacation, Yang Xiaolin will ask schools across the country to mobilize primary and secondary school students to join this kind of club, and all members will be free of charge if they do not charge money.
Can China afford this money? If you look at this as a hobby for the kids, then the money really can't afford it. But you must know that Yang Xiaolin is not looking for hobbies for children, he is training his own troops, training Chinese soldiers in six or seven years!
At present, there are more than 30 million registered students in primary and secondary schools across the country, of which more than 20 million are boys, especially in middle schools. Because the Chinese tradition is not to send girls to school.
What are the benefits of training these children? The first is because they are young, they are just a blank sheet of paper, and whatever they draw on them, they grow up to be. I tell them that the interests of the country and the nation are above life, and when they grow up, they are willing to fight for the country and the nation.
Second, they are literate. Now they are primary and secondary school students, and in six or seven years they will be college students or even international students, and there is no doubt that their cultural quality will be higher than that of the current Chinese troops.
Third, if Yang Xiaolin suddenly recruits 20 million volunteers for training, then China's surrounding situation will soon become tense, and the external economic environment will definitely deteriorate. Moreover, the guns, ammunition, food, grass and salaries of the 2,000 troops, which is an astronomical amount, will weigh heavily on the car that has just started, making it more difficult for the car to go.
Children don't need military pay, usually physical education classes practice once a day, winter and summer vacations to come to two intensive training, plus the club organizes various activities in the future, six or seven years of continuous training, the effect is much stronger than when you go to the army for two years. And some of the children who perform well will also be selected to study in military schools and become professional soldiers in the future.
In this way, money is saved, not only a large sum of money, but gentlemen are also willing to pay for help, just like the United States and Britain continued to lend to mustaches later, if you can use other people's money, don't spend your own.
Maybe in three or four years they will see that something is not right, but by then it will be too late.
China also has a considerable income, and that is the order for weapons from all over the world. War is always the best platform for displaying weapons, and in this Sino-Russian war, Western countries found that China was not only in a leading position in the world in light weapons, but also that their kind of artillery had attracted the attention of all countries in the world.
China's Shenzhou-1 was like a dragon, and their light artillery performed quite well in this battle, and the fast movement and accuracy of shooting surprised Western countries.
What makes them even more fond is that the damage rate of weapons made by the Chinese on the battlefield is unbelievably low. There is a story that happened on the battlefield, two rifles one was made by Russia, the other was made by the Chinese, a grenade exploded next to it, the Russian's gun was blown to pieces, and the Chinese rifle was only damaged by the butt, and the soldier could still play in his hand!
Just after the end of the war and the return of normal Sino-British relations, the order snowflakes floated on Commander Yang's table, especially some small European countries, such as Belgium and Romania, were very interested in Chinese weapons.
Of course, Yang Xiaolin will sell it to them, and when the weapons are produced, they cannot be placed in the warehouse, they will either be used to fight the war, or they will be sold to others to fight.
After reading the report of the Japanese intelligence officers to Tokyo, he was concerned about only one question, that is, how much money did little Japan intend to pay to support his "wrong" operation?
On the one hand, they believe that if they want to gain an internationally recognized hegemonic position in Asia, they must have good relations with China, and they also know that if China and Japan become hostile, both sides will be dealt a blow. But on the other hand, they are very angry at the treaty between us and Britain, France, and the United States, and they are clearly aware that China is not only a partner of Japan in becoming the hegemon of Asia, but also a stumbling block.
This is the case, Japan wants to dominate Asia, and China is an obstacle that he cannot bypass. This is also the reason why the British and the French have developed relations with China.
Yang Xiaolin also believes that if we want to break out of Asia, the first thing we want to kill should be Japan! Naogami Matsubara is about to come to peace talks with China, and in this negotiation both sides will avoid some elements of war, at least Yang Xiaolin will do, and the reason why he has not yet built Nansha with the British is because he is afraid of provoking Japan too much. Now is not the time to go to war with Japan, and it is still the same sentence, fighting Russia because it will not be able to kill Russia at once. And to keep peace with Japan is to find an opportunity to kill him at once! Once the war between China and Japan starts again, it will definitely be a battle of life and death. (To be continued......)