Beiyang reactionaries

In Gansu, it was because of the frequent wars and instability in the late Qing Dynasty, so people fled Gansu, resulting in wasteland everywhere in Gansu.[-]% to [-]% of the land in Gansu is unclaimed land, which has been confiscated by the government.In Shaanxi and Henan, the cultivated land is degraded because there are no water conservancy facilities.

However, under several years of governance, the wasteland in these places has quickly turned into cultivated land again.

But the cultivated land continued to increase, but the agricultural population did not increase.Who will do the farming at that time.Although the population will continue to increase in the future, the number of young and middle-aged people needed by industry will also increase exponentially.

"That's why, Prime Minister, it is impossible to rely entirely on manpower for farming."

"What does Biao Lao mean?"

"In a short period of time, it is impossible for us to popularize agricultural mechanization. But we can popularize helpers such as cattle. With cattle, the number of fields that each person can cultivate will increase a lot. Now except for some areas with developed agriculture, Most farmers plow the land by hand. If they use oxen, the arable land they can cultivate will be greatly increased. With the help of oxen, an adult can plow more than ten mu of land without any major problems.”

"Cows?"

"Yes."

"How popular?"

"Lease or loan. Build large-scale cattle breeding bases. Hulunbeier, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Shaanxi are all good places to raise cattle. Then lease the cattle to farmers. You can even cooperate with banks to sell cattle in the form of loans. Give it to some farmers, and then let them repay the loan slowly. Now only government agencies have the money and ability to support and develop such animal husbandry.”

Cattle.

At present, it is really a luxury for many farmers.

Even for some wealthy self-cultivators in the Jiangnan area, it is impossible for them to have a farming ox in their hands. It can be seen that the farming ox is scarce.If we vigorously develop cattle?

However, the construction of a cattle breeding base does not know the growth cycle of cattle and how much it will cost.

So Duan Xun said: "Cousin, this way. Your Ministry of Agriculture should make a good plan, especially the matter of the cattle breeding base. Cattle raising is also a technical job. Talk to the bank and make a detailed report. plan."

"it is good."

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Trembling.

Duan Xun is like this now.

There are many things to do, and all aspects must be developed.But the government is not omnipotent. It has limited energy, limited strength, and most importantly, limited funds.

If there is more investment in one aspect, the other must be a decrease in investment.

This is impossible.

What is the current bulk of government finances?

Military spending, industrial investment, and infrastructure investment account for [-]% to [-]% of government finances.The rest of the money goes to pay the salaries of government workers.It also needs to invest in agriculture, education, and medical care.

Recently, the government is going to launch a large-scale "literacy campaign", how many departments will participate, how many people will be mobilized, and how much money will be invested.

The fiscal deficit is serious.

At present, the government's work is focused on industry, and Duan Xun is worried about affecting food production.Therefore, we must also pay attention to the issue of agriculture, which made Duan Xun dare not relax at all.

Money, money.

After all, there is still a lack of money.

Although paper currency is being strongly promoted at present, when there is a shortage of money, you can print a little more.But that's the case, but Duan Xun is not a lunatic, not a fool.How could they wantonly print banknotes just for the sake of momentary pleasure.

The legal currency currently promoted by the Republic of China is a credit currency linked to the government's credit, and it is time to establish credit.If serious inflation occurs, it will hit the credibility of the fiat currency at once.

The consequences can be very serious.

"Keep the public property?"

"Yes."

Domestic affairs are dizzy, and negotiations with the United Kingdom are not going well.

On the issue of the concession, Britain is still stubbornly resisting, and is unwilling to simply cancel the concession.What the British mean is that the concession can be cancelled, but the British public property in the concession cannot be returned to the Chinese government. British citizens still have the original power in the concession, and the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry should continue to exist.Regarding the management of the concession after the withdrawal of the concession, the Chinese government should discuss it with the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.Britain suffered heavy losses in the First World War, and it was already very difficult to maintain its hegemony in the world.

In the Far East, its strength has dropped sharply.

It is currently in the stage of strategic contraction.

But in the face of China, it still has a superior attitude.Regardless of the war between China and Japan, the United Kingdom still looks down on China and does not think that China has much qualifications to negotiate with itself.It seems that Britain agreed to abolish the concession as a charity to China.

Although the British envoy to China has sent telegrams to London several times to inform China of the changes.But the elders in London still look down on China.

Stand tall when negotiating.

"What do you think?"

"I think it's acceptable."

Yang Yongtai spoke.

"Prime Minister, for us now, it is the best thing to take back the domestic concession as soon as possible. Recently, domestic public opinion has continued to rise, and the voice of 'anti-imperialism' is also very high. Although the government has tried its best to appease public opinion, but The public opinion has not subsided. The hostility towards the concession is getting worse and worse. If we don’t solve the problem in the concession as soon as possible, maybe those students will cause trouble. If the trouble is too big, it will definitely affect the relationship between our country and the big powers At this time, if we quarrel too seriously with the foreign powers, it will not be beneficial to us. To make some concessions in some aspects and resolve the concession issue as soon as possible, I think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

concession.

If you want to get benefits, you must first learn to make concessions.

After all, China is not the United States.

The United States was already the world's largest industrial country ten years ago, but China is still an agricultural country in comparison.Although industry has developed somewhat, it is still at the bottom.

It doesn't do any good to have relations with great powers that are too rigid.

Especially if there is a stalemate with the United Kingdom, it will increase the pressure on China on the international stage.In particular, if the "British-Japanese alliance" reappears, the pressure on China will increase dramatically.

The current domestic public opinion is surging, in order to appease the public opinion and increase the prestige of the government, the problem of the concession should also be resolved as soon as possible.

"Prime Minister, I also think that appropriate concessions are necessary. But concessions should have a bottom line."

Dai Kan answered.

"Although the public properties are all Chinese assets, they were only plundered by them. But the matter has come to this point. There is no need for us to stand in a stalemate with the UK for these public properties. Since they are unwilling to return them, there is no need for us to continue to ask for them. Compared with For the abolition of the concession, these are all trivial details."

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded.

Yes.

Although the British scoundrels regard the things they plundered as their own and do not want to return them to China.But these are really minutiae.

Take it if you want it.