Beiyang reactionaries

"Prime Minister Dai, what do you think?"

After listening to Wang Yongjiang's introduction, Duan Xun asked Dai Kan next to him.

Dai Kan put down the documents in his hand, and also put down the pen in his hand, and said: "Prime Minister, I think we should listen to Li Siguang's opinion again. If they are really sure that there is oil in the Sichuan Basin, or that the Sichuan Basin is the most likely to produce oil, then we will focus on finding oil in the Sichuan Basin."

"Prime Minister Dai has no objection?"

Duan Xun was worried.

Because at present, the finances of government agencies are very difficult.In other words, it is not financial difficulties. Compared with that time in the year of 20, the current fiscal revenue is more than [-] times that of that time, and it is [-] times faster.It can be said that the income of the central government or the local government has doubled in recent years.But because the stalls are too big, too many projects are launched.This has led to a sharp increase in fiscal expenditures, making the current financial situation very problematic.

In order to make up for the shortfall, the government issues a lot of national debt every year, plus it prints a lot of money every year to make up for it.Moreover, in the past few years, the Bank of China has begun to exchange a large amount of private gold. As a result, the annual inflation is actually very serious.It's just that it hasn't reached the point of being too serious, and everyone's life is still passable, so they can survive.

Under such circumstances, it is unknown how much money will be spent in a series of major battles, oil exploration, oil extraction, and oil refining.

So Duan Xun worried that Dai Kan would object.

But I didn't expect Dai Kan to be very decisive and directly stated that he should concentrate on exploring the Sichuan Basin.In terms of decisiveness, Dai Kan is really suitable to be the leader.

"Prime Minister, I have also learned about the oil problem after the last time. Not to mention our country's oil problem, our neighbor Japan is even an oil-poor country, and all the oil they need is imported. Japan is a naval power, and its warships and civilian Ships consume an astonishing amount of oil. There is also a high sales volume of private cars in Japan. In the highest year, the annual sales volume reached [-], which is much higher than that in China. Before the annual sales volume of cars in China was only a fraction of that in Japan. Therefore, according to car ownership In terms of volume, there are hundreds of thousands of cars in Japan at present, and there will be millions of cars soon, so the oil consumption is huge. If our country can produce oil, the oil exported every year can create several dollars for our country. Billion, or even more foreign exchange. We have tightened our belts and worked hard for a few years at this stage, not only can we solve our country’s oil shortage situation, but it will also have huge benefits for our finances in the future.”

"Prime Minister Dai made a good point."

Duan Xun nodded repeatedly.

Dai Kan thought too well.It is indeed very difficult for the government to come up with funds at this stage, and it can only be crowded everywhere.Moreover, a lot of national bonds need to be issued, and even loans from banks are required.

But still the same.

Everyone is going through a bit of hardship now, but the future of the oil industry is bright.As long as there is oil, selling it in the future, no matter who it is sold to, will be a large fortune, and it is not a loss-making business.

If it is exported, it can generate amazing foreign exchange earnings every year just by selling it to Japan.It's just that the first few years will be more difficult.

"I agree with Premier Dai's words very much. Let Director Li Siguang organize a meeting, let him give us more clear information, let him tell us the most likely oil areas. Ren Chao, I need to form an oil corps, and I will be affiliated with you first Under the name of the Construction Corps, the Petroleum Corps will be established according to the model of the Construction Corps. Then immediately contact the United States to purchase drilling equipment and oil production equipment. As long as we are sure to find oil in the Sichuan Basin, the Petroleum Corps will be dispatched to organize a big battle. And Not only drilling and oil production, but also the purchase of refining equipment in the future. Moreover, Yanchang Oilfield and Yumen Oilfield are both in the northwest, so I think we should establish special petroleum universities in cities in the northwest to train our petroleum talents.”

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What is needed for industrial development?

science and technology?Production capacity?

These are all factors, but in fact what industrial development needs most is a market, a big market that can support the needs of industrial development.If there is no market for industrial development, there will be many problems in the development, or the development will be restricted.If the industrial products produced cannot be digested by the market, then those factories will have no income.Without income, reproduction cannot be expanded, and capital cannot be invested in the development of industrial technology.

The same is true for the problems encountered in the industrial development of New China.New China invested heavily in the development of heavy industry, but the situation later was that there was no market for the produced industrial products.This is a problem that all post-developing countries must experience, that is, how to develop industry?

This is what Duan Xun is most worried about at this stage.

For the development of industry, China's market is limited, and it is impossible to digest what it produces.

As it stands now, there are a lot of cooperation between China and Germany.In terms of military affairs, China's newly developed artillery, China's beginning to develop submarines, and tanks produced by military factories all cooperate with Germany and use German technology.Also in civilian use, large trucks and tractors are all German technology and German machines.A large number of German experts came to China, and a large number of German machinery and equipment came to China.Not to mention anything else, since Duan Xun entered Beijing and started negotiating with Germany, nearly [-] machine tools were imported from Germany in six years.

In order to complete the cooperation with Germany, China has become Germany's largest partner country in terms of raw material supply.Every year, large quantities of industrial raw materials such as tin ore, antimony ore, and tungsten ore from China are shipped to Germany in large quantities, including soybeans, tung oil, and rubber.China uses these in exchange for German technology, German machinery and equipment, and German technicians to come to China for support.

However, with the technology and machinery, the output did not dare to increase at will.

why?

Who does it sell to?

For example, the tractors produced by the tractor factory jointly established by China and Germany were originally intended for use in agriculture.Hope to use tractors to plow the land to improve the efficiency of plowing.The idea was great, but the resulting tractors simply couldn't find buyers.

Who can afford a tractor in China today?

At present, due to the government's suppression of grain prices, the land prices of those landlords have plummeted, and their income has also plummeted.On the one hand, food prices are still sluggish, but the prices of industrial products are rising rapidly, and inflation is also very strong.Under such circumstances, many landlords know that farming is already a money-losing business.The annual output of farming cannot keep up with the rate of inflation.Ordinary farmers only seek food and clothing, and are not qualified to consider inflation and industrial product prices, so they don't feel deeply.But many lands are more important, but there is no way to get more profits on the land, but they are losing money every year.The price of rural land is getting lower and lower, so many landlords have begun to flee the countryside, or withdraw their funds from rural land.Under such circumstances, it is impossible for them to use tractors.

Even the landowners are like this, other farmers who can afford to buy tractors.Don't say that you can't afford to buy a tractor, you can't even afford the raw materials needed for the tractor.There are two types of tractors today, one is steam tractors that use coal, and the other is tractors that use diesel.

In terms of effect, it is better to use diesel oil, but because China lacks oil, most of the tractors produced in China are steam tractors that use coal.

If tractors are not used in rural areas, who will sell them to?At present, the tractors produced in China can only be used by large organizations and groups like the Construction Corps, and only they can afford to buy them.However, the Construction Corps has just begun to form, and there is a lack of funds in hand, so how can they buy a large number of tractors.How can the tractors produced be sold if there is no place to sell them.If it cannot be sold, where the tractor factory has the money to continue research and development, where the tractor factory has the money to continue production.So up to now, the tractors jointly established by China and Germany have only seen investment but no income.

That's the big problem.

So when Ford and General Motors produce cars, as well as China's own truck factories, Duan Xun is more worried.Worried about not being able to sell.

But I didn't expect the situation to be more optimistic.

The development of the domestic economy and the unification of the market in recent years have greatly increased the demand for passenger and freight transportation.In addition, the price of locally produced cars is much lower than that of imported cars, which also makes many people able to buy them.

The development of the automobile industry has a huge boost to the steel industry, rubber industry, and machinery industry.So the cabinet is very supportive of the auto industry.

In order to vigorously support the development of the automobile industry, the Construction Corps established the Petroleum Corps soon after the meeting, and appointed the former general of Feng Yuxiang's department, and Zhang Zhijiang, who later succeeded Feng Yuxiang's army, as the commander of the Petroleum Corps.

Although Duan Xun put Feng Yuxiang in the cabinet and prevented him from touching the real power.But the generals below him are still very important.Many generals in Feng Yuxiang's department have one characteristic, that is, many of them are extremely brave.They can take the lead in war, and they usually like to respect the equality of officers and soldiers, and like to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. They are all masters who can endure hardships.In this regard, Feng Yuxiang's troops are the most disciplined among the Beiyang Army troops, so Duan Xun attaches great importance to this group of people.Including Song Zheyuan, Zhang Zhijiang, Sun Lianzhong, Sun Liangcheng, Liu Ruming, Han Fuju, Duan Xun did not intend to suppress them.

Therefore, when building the Petroleum Corps this time, when choosing the commander, Zhang Zhijiang was chosen.With the establishment of the Petroleum Corps, Zhang Zhijiang has already started to go to Sichuan with some oil experts, preparing to search for oil in the Sichuan Basin.

When China attached importance to the automobile industry, the Japanese cabinet was also very noisy.

"Tanaka-kun, I am against increasing troops."

The 72-year-old Takahashi is Kiyoshi, an old man in Japanese politics.Among Tanaka Yoshiichi's cabinet, Takahashi is Qing and the most senior and oldest.

Takahashi Shiqing has been criticized a lot.I think he is too lofty, poor in unity, and poor in organizational skills.The relationship with many people is not good, and the temper is relatively big.But no matter how much Takahashi Shiqing criticized him, his ability to manage money and raise money was top-notch.

That's why after Tanaka Yoshiichi became the prime minister, he invited Takahashi Shiqing Dezan to serve as the Minister of Finance of the Ministry of Finance.

"Minister Zang, the issue on the Korean Peninsula must be resolved. If left unchecked, the Korean Peninsula will inevitably bring down the empire. However, our current army on the Korean Peninsula cannot solve the situation in North Korea at all. If we want to completely resolve the issue on the Korean Peninsula, The best way is to increase the number of troops. I talked with Minister Lu about the issue of the Korean peninsula, and Minister Lu’s suggestion was to increase the number of troops by three divisions to completely resolve the North Korean issue. Although the strength of those rebels has increased a lot over the past year, But as long as we increase our troops, we will be able to deal with these people. The Korean peninsula must be firmly in our hands."

The North Korean issue is a headache for the Japanese cabinet.

It has been a year since the two sides fought and stopped.The Japanese army has always been unable to take the positions of the Korean Independence Army.However, the Korean Independence Army, which was unfamiliar with the battle, after fighting the Japanese army for a year, the combat effectiveness of the troops has increased rapidly.

Of course, they were able to hold their positions entirely because they had their backs against China.Not only does the logistics depend on China, but the artillery units of several divisions on the Chinese side have entered North Korea to directly participate in the war, helping the Korean Independence Army to hold their positions.

Fighting and stopping, Japan really can't bear it.

Originally, what is a colony is a raw material base and a market for dumping products.Japan occupied the Korean Peninsula not only as a springboard, but also as a source of raw materials.Minerals from the Korean peninsula, as well as cotton and wool, will be brought to Japan and become Japanese resources.But after the war, not only was Japan unable to plunder resources such as iron ore and coal from the Korean Peninsula, but it had to spend a lot of money to maintain order.Compared with the past, Japan currently loses hundreds of millions of yen on the Korean Peninsula every year.With so much money, Japan really can't fight anymore.

When Tanaka asked everyone's opinions, the army meant to send more troops to solve the North Korean issue.Tanaka Yoshiichi is also inclined to this plan.

But Takahashi Shiqing is firmly against it.

"Tanaka-kun, Prime Minister Tanaka, you should know. As long as China exists, we will not be able to completely pacify the Korean peninsula. Once the situation is unfavorable, those rebels will withdraw to Manchuria. After the repair, they can fight back at any time. Yalu River With a total length of nearly [-] kilometers, it is impossible for us to fortify everywhere. At that time, the funds we need to spend just to guard against these rebels will not be less than the funds we need to fight the war now. And even if we eliminate these rebels, the Chinese government will still You can train more rebel troops in Manchuria. As long as the Chinese government does not let go, the Korean peninsula will never be stabilized, which I believe you also know. And Tanaka-kun, let me ask you, where did we get the money? Because In the banking crisis last year, the government issued special rescue funds in order to rescue those banks and consortiums. The country is already suffering from severe inflation. If we increase our troops again and borrow again, not to mention that our small and medium-sized factories will go bankrupt in large numbers, and the workers in the cities will go bankrupt. It will also go bankrupt, and our countryside will be completely wiped out. At that time, the whole country will be in turmoil, do you really want to see such a situation?"

"Master Zang, I know the situation is not good. But the problems on the Korean peninsula must always be resolved."