Beiyang reactionaries

"Wuhan."

Wang Yongjiang did not hesitate.

He gave his answer very directly.

"How to say?"

"Wuhan has the best conditions. First of all, Wuhan's industrial foundation is not worse than Chongqing, and its heavy industry foundation is far better than Shanghai. Compared with Chongqing, Wuhan's traffic conditions are much better than Shanghai's. Wuhan is currently the railway center of our country. Jinghan The railway directly leads to Beijing, the Beijing-Shanghai Railway can directly connect to Shanghai, the Guangdong-Han Railway directly connects to Guangzhou, the Sichuan-Han Railway directly connects to Chongqing and Chengdu, the Hunan-Jiangxi Railway and the Hunan-Gui Railway directly connect to Guiyang and Nanning. And Wuhan is the center city of the Yangtze River. It connects most cities on the Yangtze River. From the current situation, Wuhan can be directly connected to most important cities in the country, and such traffic conditions are unmatched by any other city.”

Wuhan.

At present, it is really one of the most core cities in China.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the foundation laid by Zhang Zhidong back then.Although Zhang Zhidong was the leader of the Qing school, he had many detours in developing Wuhan's industry.So it gets criticized a lot.

However, the industry that Zhang Zhidong built in Wuhan and the education that Wuhan developed are quite good in the whole country.In the history of China's heavy industry and education, Zhang Zhidong is worthy of recognition.

"Let's talk about education. Wuhan's education popularization is among the best in the country. Although in terms of college construction, it cannot compare with Beijing, Shanghai, and Sichuan. But in terms of training skilled workers, Wuhan is not weaker than Sichuan at all. Yes, far more than Beijing and Shanghai. Wuhan has enough technical schools and skilled workers. We have developed aircraft manufacturing plants and shipyards in Wuhan. Although the scale is small, we have also cultivated many supporting industries. In this regard Wuhan has enough experience. If Ford builds a branch factory in Wuhan, then Wuhan has experience and is capable of building a batch of parts factories.”

"Wuhan, Wuhan."

From an emotional point of view, Duan Xun is of course inclined towards Chongqing.

After all, Duan Xun started his career in Sichuan, so he has a natural affection for Sichuan.Moreover, many of Duan Xun's senior officials are from Sichuan.More than half of the government-supported "red-top businessmen" made their fortunes in the southwest.

So when something good happens, whether Duan Xun or a senior government official, Sichuan must be the first thing that comes to mind.In the past few years, the education funds issued by the Ministry of Education have poured into the Southwest in large quantities.

It is actually because of this reason that the strength and reputation of Southwestern universities have become stronger and stronger.

Although a lot of investment into the Southwest does not conform to economic principles.After all, the transportation and infrastructure in the Southwest are not good, and the input and output are quite poor compared with each other.If the same funds flow into other cities, more output will be obtained.But the interests are there. Starting from Duan Xun, many senior officials below hope that the Southwest will develop.

Chongqing is a large city in the southwest, and it is one of the largest cities in China.

The industrial foundation is good, and the government has invested heavily in Chongqing over the years.Chongqing currently has the country's largest steel plant, the largest power plant, the largest chemical plant, the largest sugar refinery, as well as a bicycle factory, a small shipyard, and other mining industries are also very developed.

If you need electricity, you can have electricity, if you need water, you can have water, and the education here can be compared with Beijing and Shanghai.In terms of strength in science and engineering, universities in Beijing and Shanghai are far behind.

In addition, Chongqing is home to local products from the Southwest, making it the largest market for local products in China.

But Wang Yongjiang said so, Wuhan's advantages are even more obvious.

Especially in traffic.

Chongqing is at a disadvantage in terms of transportation.Shipping on the Yangtze River is not available all year round, and there are also great restrictions on tonnage.The only railway outside the province is the Sichuan-Han Railway.

Road construction is also far behind.

In comparison, Wuhan's traffic is so good that people are envious.

It is the national railway center and shipping center, and Wuhan can take [-]-ton ships.Even with the development of national road construction, Wuhan will become a road center.In other words, Wuhan is the transportation center of China.

It has a good industrial foundation and a good educational foundation, and it is also the transportation center of the country.

Where is more suitable than Wuhan.

Duan Xun weighed it, although he was inclined towards Chongqing.But after rational analysis, Duan Xun still chose Wuhan.This is different from infrastructure investment and education investment.

The automobile industry is an important thing for industrial development.

Can't be willful.

"Yes. The truck production line imported from Germany by the Ministry of Commerce is also located in Wuhan. Make Wuhan the automobile city of China. When negotiating with Ford Motor, use Wuhan to negotiate with them. In order to develop the automobile industry, you can specialize in the periphery of Wuhan. Build a new city and expand the scale of Wuhan city."

"Yes."

"Petroleum and rubber are necessary for the development of the automobile industry. We must vigorously develop our own petroleum industry and rubber industry. We must also make adequate plans in this regard."

oil.

At present, there are not many oil fields in China, all of which were discovered in the early years.In recent years, a little investment has been made to expand production.Especially in Yanchang Oilfield, the current daily output is around [-] tons, and the annual output is nearly [-] tons.It looks like a lot, but it's really nothing.Once the auto industry started to develop, even a fraction of that amount of oil would not be enough.

As for natural rubber.

In the past few years, the scale has been expanding, and the output has gradually increased.However, Duan Xun's idea is that China's natural rubber should not only be self-sufficient, but also become an important export material.

Although Southeast Asia is now the world's natural rubber center, China is likely to become the world's largest natural rubber producer.Because the rubber industry in Southeast Asia was developed by those rich in Southeast Asia, but China's rubber industry is promoted by the state.

The planting area and input are completely different.

Southeast Asia is now a colony without a strong government.In China, this is a state action, and natural rubber is planted on a large scale in Hainan, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong.

Duan Xun's goal is very clear.

Increase China's annual natural rubber output to about 20 tons.At that time, China will have enough voice in the natural rubber market.

"it is good."

"Premier Wang, tell the Ministry of Commerce that we must strive for Ford Motor to build a factory in China. And the sooner the better. I hope that next year, Ford Motor will be able to build a factory in China."

"Yes."

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"General Motors?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun attached great importance to the introduction of Ford cars.

Although Duan Xun has always been a little worried about the introduction of foreign capital.But after making a decision, Duan Xun thought about it instead.At this time, the introduction of some foreign capital will promote China's industrialization and the development of China's economy.

So China is very active.

Wu Chaoshu, Chinese Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, personally negotiated with Ford.The Chinese Consulate in the United States has Wu Chaoshu, Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and many other talents under him.

Including diplomacy, law, business, there are talents in all aspects.

Fully introduce Ford Motors.

In comparison, Japan does not pay much attention to the introduction of Ford Motors, nor does it care much.Ford originally wanted to build a factory in Japan, but Japan neither welcomed nor rejected this.Japan's industrial base is better than China's, and their ambitions are even greater.They have been importing American cars over the years, with an annual import volume of more than [-] vehicles.But they are not content with importing American cars.So they have started to develop their own car company.

Of course, Japan is also very poor in the automobile industry at present, with little technical accumulation.But Japan is still very ambitious and regards American cars as their opponents.

Therefore, Japan is not keen on letting Ford set up a factory in Japan.

But Ford did not underestimate Japan.

Because Japan imports at least 2 cars every year, the current car market is far larger than China.So Ford is swinging between China and Japan.