Beiyang reactionaries

"From the implementation process, the industrial development plan formulated by the Ministry of Industry requires the cooperation of all aspects. It not only includes the major ministries and commissions of the cabinet, but also requires the support of local governments. This is a big project, but whether it is our Ministry of Industry, Or other ministries and commissions, as well as other local governments, have no experience in large-scale cooperation in this area. Everyone usually belongs to different departments, each has their own work, and they are very unfamiliar with each other. Therefore, we must cooperate with each other. In terms of communication, A lot of time will be lost in collaboration. Just coordinating these relationships will waste a lot of unnecessary time.”

"Prime Minister, let me give you an example. The oil factory currently under construction in Fushun needs to invest enough funds, including technicians and workers. But at present, all domestic ministries and commissions are holding on to technicians, and Fengtian and Jilin are very concerned about The workers already have their arrangements, most of them are in Shenyang, Harbin, Changchun, and Dalian. So Fushun is extremely short of needed technicians and workers. We have carried out discussions with various ministries and commissions, as well as the governments of Fengtian and Jilin provinces. There have been many communications, but the progress has been slow. It has seriously slowed down the construction of the Fushun Oil Plant.”

"The same is true for the construction of the mining industry. Many local governments hope that the Ministry of Resources and the Ministry of Industry can release some resource projects and hand them over to local governments for their own mining. They also want to participate in some mining projects led by the Ministry of Industry."

Duan Xun nodded above.

interest.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

The central government, ministries and commissions, and local governments all have their own interests and tasks.The Ministry of Industry is currently one of the most important ministries of the Cabinet as it is the main ministry responsible for industrial planning.

But it doesn't mean that the cabinet attaches great importance to the Ministry of Industry and gives him all support, so he will be able to run amok in China's political arena.After all, other ministries and commissions are not affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry has no right to order them to cooperate.Not to mention local governments.

The local government has its own financial system and personnel system, and it is even a local cannon. Why can the Ministry of Industry do whatever it wants.If you don't give some benefits, don't spit out some benefits, and the local government doesn't cooperate with you, many projects will become very difficult.

"Minister Liang, you mean that if we can resolve these wrangling issues, or shorten the communication time and increase everyone's cooperation, the industrial plan we have formulated can be completed? Is that right?"

"Yes."

Liang Huankui nodded.

Confidently said: "Prime Minister, our Ministry of Industry has made a comprehensive analysis of the first five-year industrial development plan formulated this time. Because it is the first time, we do not have any experience. Therefore, our Ministry of Industry has calculated Based on the data, in fact, the most conservative data was chosen to make the current plan. It should have been overfulfilled.”

Liang Huankui was in politics before becoming a big businessman.

With a lot of experience in politics, I understand better than anyone that as an official, you must not talk too much.Once you talk too much, you will have no steps to go down.

Therefore, when the Ministry of Industry formulated the industrial plan, he did not report the data calculated by his own department.Instead, when making a plan, the calculated data is reduced.The plan was made according to about 80.00% of the calculated data.Just to leave room for myself.

But now even this can't be done, so Liang Huankui is very anxious.

"And, Prime Minister, after these two years, I think we're a bit too dead-on with our plans."

"Tell me."

"Most of our industrial plans are directly under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, and other ministries and commissions are also responsible. This is too restrictive for local governments and does not mobilize their enthusiasm."

Duan Xun did not respond directly.

Some other cabinet members also frowned.Many people in the cabinet are cautious about how to treat local governments.Not to mention the fact that the local government has become bigger and threatened the central government in history.

Just talk about the end of the Qing Dynasty.

How did the local powerful faction grow in the late Qing Dynasty?In fact, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom swept across the country, the Hunan Army began to grow bigger.But they really became a big climate and began to demand more political rights, and they became bigger through the Westernization Movement.During the Westernization Movement, those local powerful factions took advantage of the opportunity of Westernization to gain more and more local strength.

If the rise of the Hunan Army relied on military merits, then the Westernization Movement cultivated a large number of emerging local power factions.

Apart from this worry, Duan Xun has another worry.

That is, once the power is released, local governments will "blow bubbles" in order to flatter the central government.However, what Liang Huankui said is also correct, the local government should not be restricted too much.

It is necessary to fully mobilize the "subjective initiative" of local governments.To pit them against each other, give them some power.

"Minister Liang, please speak carefully."

"Yes."

Liang Huankui continued: "Prime Minister, let me cite the situation of the mining industry. At present, the central government has taken back almost all of the mining industry. As a result, some small-scale mines are in a very difficult situation. For these small and medium-sized mines, the central government cannot Control and responsibility, don't say that there are not enough people, even if there are enough people, it would be a waste of central resources. But because of the tightening of policies, the situation is very difficult for these small and medium mines. Therefore, I would like to say that for such mining bases , can be assigned to the local government, let them mobilize private capital to enter these industries, and activate the local economy. Including some factories, they should be handed over to the local government for their own operation. Mobilizing the vitality of the local government is definitely a very important thing for our industrial construction A big addition. There will be no problem in completing our five-year plan within five years."

Grasp the big and let go of the small.

What Liang Huankui meant was obvious.

Large investment, large bases for industrial construction, and important industries are controlled by the central government.However, some industries that are not considered lifelines, or some industries with small and medium-sized investment, can be fully taken care of by local governments.

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

It was a recognition of Liang Huankui's meaning.So he said: "It was just the opinion of the Ministry of Industry. What other departments have to say."

"Prime Minister, let me say a few words."

Minister of Education Towne and the opening.

"Minister Tang, tell me."

"Prime Minister, when the five-year plan was formulated at the end of 1923, not only the Ministry of Industry formulated the plan, but our Ministry of Education also formulated the five-year development plan for my country's education. But in the past two years, due to the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Commerce, including the sudden For some other things, the plan of our Ministry of Education has changed beyond recognition. I think if this continues, the work of our Ministry of Education cannot be carried out at all.”

Tom and grumble.

At the end of 1923, the Ministry of Education, like other departments, formulated its own development plan.Tang Erhe is an elite talent who has returned from studying abroad.

His plan is mainly to universalize primary education and develop higher education.

But what about the results?

In a mess, the original plan became in a mess.The development plan of university education was stopped, and the cabinet decided to vigorously develop the literacy campaign and secondary education, which was completely different from the original plan.Moreover, various departments are now arbitrarily building their own schools according to their needs, and the Ministry of Education is ignored by them and has no jurisdiction at all.

"Prime Minister, our Ministry of Commerce also has this problem."

Song Hanzhang opened his mouth and said: "At present, our Ministry of Commerce's automobile industrial park project in Wuchang has encountered many problems in this area. At present, we are developing our own auto parts factories, but the factories that are capable of participating are not directly under the Ministry of Military Affairs. A factory directly under the Ministry of Industry. There are many problems in cooperation.”

Although it is not stated clearly, the meaning is very simple.

Each of those factories has its own ownership.At present, the factories with strong industrial strength in China are either military factories controlled by the army, or factories focused on by the Ministry of Industry.It is very difficult for the Ministry of Commerce to communicate with them.It is so difficult to do things across departments, and communication is too difficult.

"I understand what you guys mean. It seems that we need to set up a department to solve these problems."

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"I understand what you guys mean. If we can increase communication and reduce cooperation problems, then our work efficiency can be greatly improved. It seems that we need to set up a department to solve these problems."

Inter-departmental interests, inter-government interests.

Both require balance.

And this balance of interests is an art of political compromise.To balance, there needs to be some departments that can be managed by the cabinet.

"Prime Minister Dai, what do you think?"

"I also think that our cabinet needs such a coordinating department to solve the current difficulties in communication and cooperation between various departments and governments at all levels."

Dai Kan nodded in support of Duan Xun's idea.

In fact, how could Duan Xun casually bring up such a big matter at a cabinet meeting.When the first five-year plan was not going well, Duan Xun had privately exchanged opinions and discussed with Dai Kan, Wang Yongjiang, and Yang Yongtai.