Beiyang reactionaries

But 1926 was quiet.

Not only in politics, but also in public opinion.Since the establishment of the Propaganda Department, Duan Xun has also strengthened the supervision of public opinion and eliminated a large number of small newspapers with no qualifications.Then there was a rectification of newspapers across the country.

Although it is not enough to completely suppress public opinion, when the newspapers under the government and the newspapers under the People's Party do not object, there will be no big waves of public opinion.Because among the current newspapers in China, the most combative ones are either government newspapers or the original party newspapers.For example, the party newspaper "Minbao" of the Kuomintang back then had a very powerful fighting capacity.Only after the merger of the People's Party and the Kuomintang, "Min Bao" became the party newspaper of the People's Party.Therefore, with Duan Xun's annexation of the Kuomintang and the enactment of the "Political Party Act", he began to supervise those political parties.

The biggest bill in it is that the finances of political parties must be disclosed, and they are not allowed to accept funding from foreign governments and foreign groups.This is a fatal blow to many Chinese political parties.Because the main financial source of those political parties is the support of foreign governments and foreign organizations.Now this has interrupted the income of many political parties.

Therefore, the party newspapers that used to be relatively sharp were almost wiped out.Newspapers cannot be run properly without money.Therefore, the current national party newspapers are mainly People's Party newspapers.The decision now made by the Provisional Senate is most favorable to the People's Party, which holds executive power.Of course, the People's Party newspaper is advocating how good the Congressional Election Act is.

There is not much disturbance in politics, nor is there any disturbance in public opinion.The only unstable place is the Korean peninsula.After the spring thaw, war broke out again on the Korean peninsula.

Beginning in March, the Korean Independence Army and the Japanese army fought for several months.

Japan is in a hurry.They want to settle the North Korean issue as soon as possible.Because the issue of the Korean peninsula drags on for a day, it is a huge burden for Japan.Now Japan is no longer able to plunder resources from the Korean Peninsula, or even collect taxes normally from the Korean Peninsula.The Korean peninsula has become a huge burden on Japan, putting Japan under great financial pressure.But the problem is that the Japanese army has always been unable to solve the Korean Independence Army, which dragged on the issue of the Korean Peninsula for a year and has not been resolved.Now the strength of the Korean Independence Army is getting stronger and stronger, its number is also increasing, and it is also occupying more and more places.Half of North Korea's northern territory is controlled by the Korean Independence Army, including those places bordering China.Every day, students from the southern part of the Korean peninsula go to the north to join the Korean Independence Army.

After a year of adaptation on the Chinese side, the Northeast Military Region has gotten used to it, or it is a real exercise for them.Now the Northeast Military Region already knows how to raise supplies and how to deliver supplies to the Korean Independence Army, and has very rich experience in logistics supply.Including China's artillery units also take turns to participate in the battle to accumulate combat experience.

Although China's current fiscal deficit is still in deficit, its fiscal revenue has increased significantly.There are still no major problems in dealing with the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and they are very calm.

Therefore, all the work of the government is now on development.Because of the issue on the Korean Peninsula, Sino-Japanese relations have been at a relatively ambiguous stage.Although Bei Yihui only traveled between China and Japan, the relationship between China and Japan has not improved significantly.However, after entering June, Japan suddenly had frequent contacts with China.

At the beginning, it was to discuss trade issues, and later escalated to discuss the issue of the Korean Peninsula and the issue of the armies of both sides.

First, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce and Japan talked for a while, mainly on trade issues.Everything has been handed over to Wang Yongjiang.Then because of the Korean Peninsula and military issues, China and Japan also began to have frequent contacts.Both Dai Kan and Wang Yongjiang had contact with the Japanese representative, and they reported the matter to Duan Xun after they had some clues.

"Prime Minister Wang, what do you think?"

Duan Xun first flipped through the trade negotiation documents between China and Japan, and asked Wang Yongjiang.

"This trade package is good for us."

Wang Yongjiang nodded and said: "Prime Minister, although German products are good and cheaper than British and American products. But even if they are cheaper than British and American products, they are not much cheaper. But Japanese products are completely different. Their The price is much cheaper than that of European and American countries, most of which are one-third cheaper than European and American products, and some are even only half the price. And Japan is very close to us, so we can save a lot of money on shipping costs. Of course, because of the distance The reason is that there are few orders in Japanese industry, so the speed will be much faster. Our cooperation with Germany will take at least one year from the time we place an order to the arrival of the goods. Some things take longer, maybe It takes two years. But there is no such problem in doing business with Japan, and many things can be received in a few months."

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

At present, there are two transportation channels for trade between China and Germany.One is by sea, with cargo ships going halfway around the world to Europe.The current shipping speed is not very fast. It takes at least four months for Chinese goods to go to Germany.In many cases, for one reason or another, it takes half a year for the goods to be delivered once.

Starting from placing an order, the German side prepares, then installs the things, and finally moves to China.This trip takes a long time, often a year.Sometimes even more than a year.

The other is land transportation, taking the Soviet Union's Siberian Railway.This road is relatively fast, and the goods can be delivered in about three months.Half of the trade goods between China and Germany go through this channel.However, the cost of land transportation is also more expensive than that of sea transportation, and the transportation capacity of the Siberian Railway is limited.In many cases, it is not a problem of transportation time, but the time required to wait in line for transportation.However, since the prosperity of Sino-German trade, Harbin has been developing faster and faster, and it has become one of the most prosperous cities in Northeast China in just two years.Because Harbin has become a transit point for Sino-German trade in the Northeast.

Here is now a collection of financial institutions, trade institutions, and a growing population.China's goods exported to Germany are concentrated in Harbin, where they are loaded on trains and take the Siberian Railway.Similarly, the goods from Germany entering China also came to Harbin to be unloaded, then sorted in Harbin, and transported to the customs by using the Beijing-Harbin Railway.

So whether it is by air or by land, the transportation alone takes a long time.

But doing business with Japan, there is no such problem.China and Japan are very close, and it doesn’t take a month to ship by sea.Moreover, Japanese industry is currently very depressed, and many factories are out of business.If you receive an order from China, you must rush to work as soon as possible, so it doesn't take much time.

Doing business with Japan in terms of time is definitely very cost-effective, and it will not delay things on China's side.

"I have done calculations. If we adopt the model of cooperation with Japan in the construction of steel plants, generators and machine tools, including the import of telephone and telegraph machines, at least 3000 million yuan can be saved every year."

"3000 million?"

"Yes, this is calculated based on last year's data. With the increase of our construction experience, the speed of industrial construction is getting faster and faster. In addition, after we have given up a lot of power to local governments, local governments will build power plants, mines, etc. The enthusiasm of the factory and some other factories has soared. Imports have also soared. The installed capacity of generators required for the construction of power plants this year has exceeded 20.00% compared with last year. This is not counting some small power plants invested by private capital. If Adding these together, it exceeds 30.00% of last year. And starting from this year, the auto factories in Wuhan will accept orders, which will greatly increase the demand for machine tools. I want to do business with Japan according to the current situation, and the annual savings There will be more and more money.”

"kindness."

There are also economic benefits.

China also has its own generator factory and its own machine tool factory.However, the annual output is limited and cannot meet the current domestic construction needs at all.A large number of generators, machine tools, and other telegraph and telephone equipment also need to be imported.What are agricultural products and raw materials? They are things with very low added value and low profits.However, industrial products are high value-added and highly profitable industries.

China exports so many things, and the money it earns is limited.But each of those things that are imported is very expensive.Generators, machine tools, telegraph and telephone equipment are too expensive for China.But for construction, these things must be imported.

A large amount of foreign exchange is spent every year.

Doing business with Japan, Japanese products are much cheaper than those of European and American countries.Can save a lot of money.Of course, Japan, as a post-development imperialism, is definitely inferior to European and American countries in terms of technology.

But now China is in the stage of large-scale construction, and it doesn't matter if the quality is poor.

"And Prime Minister, Japan's industrial development is also good for us. Japan has always been the country that imported the most resources from my country, but the collapse of the Japanese economy and the sluggish industry have also affected my country's exports to Japan. After all, my country's current exports are mainly resources. , The recovery of Japanese industry will increase the import of resources, which will have many benefits for improving our country’s trade.”

"So you're in favor of this trade agreement?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun nodded, turned to Dai Kan and said, "Prime Minister Dai, what do you think of Japan's proposed Korean peninsula armistice proposal and naval limitation treaty?"

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"Premier Dai, what do you think of Japan's proposal for an armistice on the Korean peninsula and the naval limitation treaty?"

"You can talk."

Dai Kan nodded.

It may be because he has been in a high position for a long time, and he also serves as the second in command of a political strongman group like Duan Xun.Therefore, Dai Kan people are becoming more and more stable and dignified.

On the outside, he has always cherished words like gold.

However, when certain things require him to express his opinion and make a decision, he never backs down or hesitates.On the contrary, every time he makes a decision, he is very decisive and expresses his opinion very directly.

"Let's talk about the Korean Peninsula first. Japan is under pressure, and we are also under pressure. Prime Minister, since the conflict broke out on the Korean Peninsula, our military expenditure has increased by 2 million yuan for the war on the Korean Peninsula. And now the daily expenditure is a large sum. Numbers. At present, the scale of the war on the Korean Peninsula is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of troops of the Korean Independence Army exceeds 15. It is not only a large amount of weapons and ammunition, but also a large amount of daily logistics. If it continues this year , the military expenditure will increase, and it may exceed 3 million yuan, or even more. Prime Minister, this is not a small amount, and it will also put a lot of financial pressure on us. With 30 million or [-] million funds, it is completely possible to build an annual output of more than [-] million yuan. A steel plant with a capacity of [-] tons."

"Money matters are small things."

Duan Xun shook his head.

Indeed, the logistics of the war on the Korean peninsula are all in China's responsibility.The weapons and ammunition of the army and the logistics needed by the army are not small amounts.Every day so many supplies enter the Korean peninsula, all of which are spent on Chinese money.The annual military expenditure increases by an additional 2 million yuan, and this year it will spend even more.

Moreover, the number of the Korean Independence Army is increasing, and a large number of refugees from the Korean Peninsula have flowed into China. Not to mention the financial pressure on the central government, the financial pressure on the Fengtian Provincial Government is also great.

But Duan Xun didn't care much.

When Duan Xun started the war on the Korean peninsula, he didn't consider the issue of money.The main purpose is to pull Japan into the mud pit of the Korean Peninsula.Judging from the current situation, this strategy has been very successful.The Korean peninsula was in turmoil, and Japan failed to plunder the supplies of the Korean peninsula.A staggering amount of money has also been spent to stabilize the situation on the Korean peninsula.

Over the past year, Japan's losses on the Korean Peninsula, military expenditures, and previous and subsequent losses have totaled more than 20 billion yen.And without the resources of the Korean Peninsula, Japan spends tens of millions more every year to purchase resources.Japan's finances are already very bad, and so many losses have dealt a great blow to the Japanese economy.

Very satisfied with the result.

Duan Xun is very satisfied with the current results.Japan is obviously under a lot of pressure, otherwise it would not have taken the initiative to propose an armistice with China.

"Prime Minister, let's not talk about money. From the perspective of strategic situation, as long as the Japanese army is compressed to the southern part of the Korean peninsula, the security of our country's northeast will be greatly increased. It can be said that a thorn hanging in our country's northeast has already Pull out half of it. And now that the war has ceased, the Korean Independence Army can stabilize the northern part of the Korean peninsula, and then restore the economy, restore stability, and continue to develop, which can also reduce our burden. Compared with the Korean peninsula, which has already become troubled, Japan is on the Korean peninsula. It is not easy to restore the original rule in the southern part of the country. If we have any problems with Japan in the future, we can let the Korean Independence Army provoke a war on the Korean peninsula. That is to say, if the current situation is a truce, strategically speaking, we will occupy The advantage. The future war and peace are in our hands."

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

This is the real height.The Korean Independence Army's control of the northern part of the Korean peninsula is a good thing for the Northeast.Because the threat from Japan has been reduced by half.