Chapter 931: Everything Brought by Oil (9)
Several policies introduced by the Nationalist government soon quelled the resentment that had just emerged in society.
As it has been said, the common people are short-sighted, and usually they cannot see things that are too long-term, but only some immediate benefits.
Therefore, when they found that with the emergence of the oil field, they had many benefits out of thin air, and their resentment was quickly quelled.
Of course, it is not surprising that the people would be like this, after all, Yan Shao's support among the people was already very high, and now with the victory in the European war, the success of the Russian strategy and the end of the Washington Conference, it has reached a point of prosperity.
Even if Yan Shao really made some mistakes, considering Yan Shao's past achievements, these people would choose to forgive Yan Shao.
What's more, Yan Shao has also given them a lot of benefits right now?!
That's right, it looks like a free lunch, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, it can only be regarded as a small favor. But for ordinary families, if they can skip one lunch, then they can save a lot of money in a month.
After all, during this period, many families only had two meals, and there were not many three-meals.
In other words, after the lunch meal, the family only needs to provide dinner, and this can indeed reduce a lot of burden. What's more, the government has made it clear that this is just the beginning, and that the government will be responsible for providing a certain amount of breakfast...
In this way, the people naturally have no dissatisfaction.
Ultimately. It is not them, after all, who really go to Europe and the Middle East to fight hard, but the soldiers in the Wehrmacht.
Nor are they the ones who shed their blood and died in Europe and the Middle East. Although this practice of exchanging human blood for oil is indeed easily offensive, but...
It's not the same with benefits!
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As mentioned earlier, the attitude of the people will change so quickly, which is not surprising to some people, because the people are relatively short-sighted and fickle. What really frustrates them is. The attitude of the army has also changed rapidly.
With the promulgation of the new policy, the resentment that had already pervaded the army was quickly quelled.
The reason is also very simple. Since he is a soldier, he will definitely be a little mentally prepared to go to the battlefield to shed blood and sacrifice. If they don't even have this bit of psychological preparation, they can only say that they are not here to be soldiers in the army, but to travel!
Therefore. Naturally, I was mentally prepared. The reason why they have resentment. On the one hand, it is because they feel that it is somewhat worthless to do this, at least they don't know why they do it, and on the other hand, it is also because Yan Shao's prestige in the army has always been very high, and many soldiers regard Yan Shao as the only faith, even a few points stronger than religion.
In this case, Yan Shao suddenly came so suddenly, which was naturally a little difficult for many soldiers to accept.
However, the grievances of the military are actually relatively easy to solve. That is, just let them see the value of their sacrifices.
And now, they see it!
The national interest is higher than one qiΔ. What is the national interest? I'm afraid there are many explanations that can be used, but one thing is certain: most of the time, these explanations are correct.
Then, let the people live a good life, which is definitely a correct interpretation of national interests.
And to let the people live a good life, so that all children can go to school, and learning with peace of mind is definitely one of them.
In fact, soldiers are also educated and educated in the army, as has been said in the past. After all, it is a soldier in the new era, even if it can't be like the special forces of later generations, can drive, tank, plane, helicopter or even something, at least read and read, you have to understand, because in that case, you can understand reason, understand a lot of truthsββββββ say that the emperor of later generations is also powerful enough, and can fly fighter jets and other things, it is simply omnipotent, is the KGB in this world so powerful?
Of course, as I get older, my muscles have begun to relax, but I believe that Emperor Pu in his prime should be in good shape.
As I said earlier, reading and reading can make sense, at least let them understand a lot of truth.
Let them understand what the country and the nation are, or what interests are, and so on, and understand many issues. Of course, it is also because of this relationship, so when they know that they are likely to go to Europe and the Middle East to fight for some black liquid, to shed blood for Europeans, their thinking will be a little confused, if it is still the kind of thinking in the past, maybe there will be no big problemββββββ the soldiers of the old period are only responsible for taking money to fight, in their concept, since they have taken other people's money, then they have the obligation to fight for others.
Of course, in the case of this concept, there is usually a high probability of desertion, and the army at that time often does not pay the full salary, because it is all paid, then the soldier should flee. Maybe he took the gun with him when he left.
In later generations, many companies always like to let employees keep some deposits, usually for this reasonββββββ of course, it is usually because these companies are not very good, because good companies are people rush in, and they will never worry about the problem that employees will run away.
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As I said before, it was because the army also began to teach soldiers to read and write, and even read newspapers and books. Sometimes, there will be officers who will come to the stage to talk about some big truths and so on, and some will even explain the international situationββββββ of course, there are also some radicals or officers with strong nationalism, who will take this opportunity to brainwash the soldiers.
It is precisely because the soldiers began to understand the reason that there was confusion. If, on the other hand, they are still as ignorant as they used to be, and are only responsible for taking money to fight. Maybe there won't be so many problems.
Of course, it is very likely that there will be an escape, and the reason why there will be so many overseers in later generations is also because of this relationship.
But on the battlefield, it's really hard to say that there will be water that is not afraid, after all, bullets fly overhead, how many people can not be afraid...
It's also because of this relationship. So basically there will be deserters in many wars, but some wars are not expected to exist. For example, in Normandy, because even if you want to escape. For the coalition forces that landed at that time, there was also no place to escape.
However, it was precisely because the soldiers understood that they were relieved when they found that their sacrifice was not completely meaningless. Because they found. His own sacrifice made his country better. As for why the government didn't tell them the truth at the time? This is also very understandableββββββ if you sue everyone, isn't it equivalent to suing the Americans and the British, is there oil in Kuwait? In this way, even if the war is won in the end, the British and Americans may not agree to give it to China!
As for why the government denied it later, it was very simple, and it was always impossible to tell the British, and they already knew it. Just keep treating each other as idiots, right? ββββββAlthough the Nationalist government has been slapping the British in the face for some time now, it is a very subtle kind after all. Even if the British feel unhappy, there is no way, after all, the British can not stand up and tell the world that the Chinese have slapped themselves in the face. At the end of the day, the British still want to save face.
But if you really say it directly, you are eating Guoguo in the face.
Although Britain is not as good as it used to be, the British are still the most powerful in the world anyway. Even the United States is now somewhat inferior to Britainββββββ which means that there is no arms race, but a direct war.
Therefore, if you can, even if you slap your face, it's better to hit it secretly, at least it's safer. What's more, the current contradiction between China and the United Kingdom, after all, has not yet reached the point where it needs to tear its face.
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Although all of the above is indeed the main reason for the reduction of resentment in the army, the main reason is probably the government's improvement in the treatment of military personnel.
In the past, the treatment of military personnel has not been improved in the slightest for seven years, which has already made many soldiers dissatisfied. It's just that the income of the army at that time was quite high-tech, and they also knew that the army did not have money at the moment, so they didn't say anything. But even so, there was still a high-level military who proposed that the army should be responsible for doing businessββββββ in that person's mouth, since the country's military spending is currently tight, then the army can do business and then support itself.
In this way, the burden on the state can be reduced, and at the same time, the treatment of military personnel can be improved.
However, it is not to mention that this proposal was indeed approved by many people, but it was opposed by Yan Shao, Jiang Baili, and Cai Ye and others who were far away in Yekaterinburg.
The reason why Yan Shao opposed it was very simple, because he was well aware of the dangers of military business.
The duty of a soldier is to defend the country, more precisely, to obey the orders of the government, and then carry out the task according to the government's orders, no matter what the task is and what the object of the task is.
For the government, the army does not need its own mind, it only needs to carry out every task, no matter how unreasonable it is.
However, can an army in business still be called an army?
Similarly, is a soldier in business a soldier? Not to mention that after having its own interests, the army will inevitably have its own mind. In the same way, after doing business, will the army really still have combat effectiveness? I'm afraid it's more likely that corruption is rampant...
It was also because of this relationship that although the cabinet at that time, especially the Ministry of Finance, was very interested in this proposal, the entire proposal was rejected by Yan Shao.
After all, when Yan Shao was in the future, he had already seen what the consequences of a soldier's business would be.
As for Jiang Baili and Cai Yi, most of them are also because of this reason, at least not to mention anything else, they are still very clear about the weakening of the army's combat effectiveness in the army's business. So although they are also in favor of letting the military do side jobs. For example, raising chickens, pigs, or being responsible for reclamation, to support yourself as much as possible, but it's better to do business.
But that's exactly what happened. When the army's treatment was improved, especially after they realized that their own treatment was improved entirely because of the oil in the Middle East, the army's resentment naturally began to dissipate.
After all, this means that their efforts are not really meaningless. At least the qiΔ they have now is entirely due to their original struggle. Now there are only a few people who are still struggling with why the government didn't tell them the truth about the matter in the first place.
But now. It's definitely not a big deal.
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In fact, the development of Kuwait's oil fields is definitely a great joy for the whole country. Like I said before. There are so many places to spend money in this country, so although the country's fiscal revenue is increasing every year, in fact, the fiscal situation is very tight every year, and it can even be said that there is a deficit every year. It's just for one reason or another. Therefore, the finances of the whole country have not collapsedββββββ at least in this, the Yushi Group and the Yushi Bank have definitely played a great role, and it can even be said that a considerable part of the financial revenue of the national government is obtained through the GuΓ² Yushi Group.
And whenever there is a financial crisis in the government of the national society, it is the Yushi Bank that helps ββββββ naturally, which also leads to the fact that the government is now in arrears more and more, but anyway, there are more debts to worry about, and now Li Liang and Fu Xiuming are also a little broken. Anyway, I owe enough money, and I don't mind delaying any more arrears.
What's more, even if it really can't be on. They also don't believe that Yan Shao will really force the country to pay back. Of course, they will never fail to pay it back, because it involves the credibility of a country, and if the credibility of a country goes bankrupt, then the future of the country may also...
"The problem has finally been solved..."
In Yan Shao's bedroom, looking at Yan Shao, who had just come back, Elaline poured Yan Shao a glass of water and breathed a sigh of relief on the side.
Recently, Eleno has been worried about the recent situation, after all, this time the situation is different from the past, in the past, the people and the army of this country have supported Yan Shao. So even if there were any political opponents who jumped out to make a stir, it was different.
This time it was the people and the army who targeted Yan Shao, although it was only a small part of it, but even if it was only such a small part, if one was not handled properly, it might also cause trouble.
It was also because of this that after learning that Yan Shao's problem was finally solved, neither Elanor nor the others could help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, I said there would be no problem...", Yan Shao took a sip of the water cup from Elaino's hand, and put the cup down and continued. But this time those guys are also smart, and they know that it's better to go with the flow than to add fuel to the fire, otherwise, the problem will be solved better..."
Yan Shao is naturally talking about those who oppose him within the government, as well as those in various governments.
In fact, Yan Shao has been looking forward to the actions of these people, and the former can allow Yan Shao to find more enemies. Although Yan Shao may not take any action, this kind of person must be included in the monitoring, as for the latter...
Foreigners intervened!
Only one sentence is needed to completely reverse the resentment not long ago, because Yan Shao knows very well the way the people think. That's our own family, and it has nothing to do with outsiders, especially those who don't have a good relationship with us in the first place.
If a person who didn't have a good relationship with him suddenly jumped out to be courteous, or even had to help, there was only one reasonββββββ this guy didn't have a good heart.
The reason why Soviet Russia has not developed much in China is also because of this relationship, after all, Soviet Russia can be said to be the biggest enemy of the current Kuomintang-Socialist Government. Of course, this mortal enemy is only on the surface, and in fact the common people do not know about the complicated relations between the government and Soviet Russia in private. However, even so, the Chinese people still vaguely regarded Soviet Russia as an enemy country, and in this case, something that came from Soviet Russia. Naturally, they are unlikely to accept it.
It's a pity that they are quite smart this time, and it is definitely much better to know that this matter will go naturally than to add fuel to the fire. Although Yan Shao had already ordered the Special Affairs Bureau to monitor on the sidelines. As long as the slightest foreign force is involved, they will make the matter public and solve the current problem at a time, but this time these people are smart enough to...
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"yes." Hearing Yan Shao say this, Elaline also nodded in agreement.
Although French, after living in China for more than a decade, Elano has begun to think of herself as a Chinese. Although he still has a deep affection for France. But without involving France, Elano has always thought as a Chinese.
So for her, sometimes she is even discussing something that harms the interests of the European and American powers in China. Actually, there is nothing.
"But what are you going to do next?"
"What else can I do..."Yan Shao smiled, and after wrapping his arms around Elino's waist, he sat on the sofa with her. The most important thing now is nothing else, but hard work. Right now, we have a lot of land, people, and other resources. It is not inferior to Britain and the United States at all, but our country's actual national strength is inferior to that of Britain and the United States, why? It is because our industry is not as good as these two countries, so the main task next is to work hard to improve our internal skills, and strive to use the fastest time to make China's industry catch up with Britain and the United States, especially the United States..."Saying this, Yan Shao pursed his lips. "This is our worst enemy..."
"Americans?" Heard Yan Shao say this. Elaline looked somewhat puzzled. "But isn't American isolationism very strict? It shouldn't affect anything, right? β
Yushi Group's business in the United States is very deep, so Elanor has an unusually good understanding of the situation in the United States. This is especially true of the current isolationism in the United States. In fact, the recent war in Europe has indeed frightened everyone, especially the Americans, and the tragic casualties of the United States in Europe have made the Americans reluctant to get involved in matters related to Europe or other countries. Especially since the current incumbent is still Wilson...
Although the Wilson administration's so-called Wilson Fourteen seems somewhat hypocritical, Wilson himself is not an expansionist.
And if the U.S. government really intends to stick to isolationism, as it has done in the past, it is difficult to say what problems it will cause China in the future. After all, the United States is too far away from China, and between the two countries, it can even be said that there is a whole Pacific Ocean, such a large distance, it can already isolate many thingsββββββ at least at this stage, Yan Shao has absolutely no interest in crossing the entire Pacific Ocean to teach the United States a lesson, and the Americans are also not interested in crossing the Pacific Ocean to run to China itself to fight a full-scale war with China.
Such a war would mean nothing to either China or the United States.
But now, Yan Shao has told SΓΉ Elano that the Americans are China's biggest enemies in the future, which will inevitably make her a little unbelievable.
At least to the best of her knowledge, there is absolutely no way for the U.S. government to extricate itself from isolationism anytime soon.
Seeing that Elano seemed to be a little disbelieving, Yan Shao explained with a slight smile.
"Yes, the current United States is indeed isolationist, but don't forget that even if it is isolationism, there will be a day when it will be canceled. Just as when we set up a military government in Anhui, no one would have imagined that we would abolish the agricultural tax that had lasted for thousands of years, and the so-called isolationism is nothing compared to that. β
Moreover, no matter how strict the isolationism of the United States is, will the US government continue to maintain its current attitude when its own interests are violated? I am afraid that this may not be, and for a long time to come, the liberation of Southeast Asia will be our most important task, and you know this, and this includes the Philippines and Guam, which the Americans currently own..."
"We may be patient with Southeast Asia, for example, French Indochina, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Burma, and the Malay Peninsula, but if we do it to the Philippines, the situation will be a little different..."
"So, in a short period of time, at least we have to have the ability to fight all the Western countries in Southeast Asia, including Britain and the United States. To be honest, it's a lot of pressure, but luckily, we have the advantage of distance and geography, and in a way we can even call it a home war, so even if we deal with both the United Kingdom and the United States, it won't be too much of a problem..."
Yan Shao's words were very straightforward, and there was not much concealment, of course, this was also because Yan Shao felt that there was no need to conceal it at all. Because Yan Shao made it very clear to Elaline a long time ago, that is, he would definitely take back the colonies owned by the French in Indochina, but other than that, he did not intend to infringe on any interests of the French.
The reason is simple, because France is the only European country that has the potential to ally with China. And the interests of the French in Southeast Asia are not particularly much.
Naturally, if he could, Yan Shao still hoped to avoid armed conflict with the French as much as possible.
Sorry, but it will be changed to 0-0 in the next moment
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