Beiyang reactionaries

China is a big country with a large area and a large population.The current population of China is larger than that of the United States, Japan, Britain, France, and Germany combined.Even if the Soviet Union and Italy are added, it is still not as large as China's population.Under such circumstances, as long as China starts to develop, it will easily surpass European countries in number.

Just look at Japan.

After Japan defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], Japan developed rapidly.After defeating Russia in the Russo-Japanese War, it became one of the world powers.

But so what.

When China's politics became stable and the country began to develop, in just a few years, most of China's industrial and agricultural data easily surpassed that of Japan, and even soon became a crushing trend.

This is the difference between a big country and a small country.

But the quantity has caught up, but the quality is not enough.The gap in China's industrial technology is still very obvious.This gap will exist for many years, Duan Xun is very clear about this.It is estimated that China will need to work hard for about 30 years before it can match the technological level of European and American countries.

So Duan Xun is not in a hurry.

First fill in some gaps and increase China's industrial output.Technical things, you can take your time.So upon hearing Liang Huankui's words, he nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right. The plan has been revised very well. Who is in charge of this import?"

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"Who is going to be responsible for the import."

Duan Xun has fully understood the specific content of the second five-year plan.Duan Xun raised his head and asked after looking at the details of the thick second five-year plan.

Who will be responsible for these imported machinery and equipment.

"Prime Minister, the Economic and Development Commission has decided to ask Minister of Heavy Industry Ren Hongjun to take people to the United States to participate in negotiations with major American factories and be responsible for the import from the United States this time. Ask the consulate to assist Minister Ren Hongjun."

Wang Yongjiang immediately told Duan Xun the choice of the Economic Development Committee.Hearing Wang Yongjiang's words, Duan Xun turned his head to look at Ren Hongjun who was sitting behind and beside him.

Because of the second five-year plan that is going on today, there are various departments involved.Especially the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Heavy Industry, the Ministry of Light Industry, the Ministry of Chemical Industry, and the Ministry of Energy Industry all participated in this meeting.Mainly because if Duan Xun and others have questions, they need to give explanations at any time.

Ren Hongjun, the Minister of Heavy Industry, also participated and sat in the back corner.

"Minister."

"Prime Minister."

Hearing Duan Xun calling him, Ren Hongjun immediately stood up.

Duan Xun and Ren Hongjun have known each other for more than ten years.When Duan Xun was still in Sichuan, he built the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant, and the commander in chief was Ren Hongjun.Although the Japanese loans used at that time were Japanese technology and Japanese machinery and equipment, Ren Hongjun contributed a lot to the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant.

From that time on, Ren Hongjun was the general who developed heavy industry under Duan Xun.It is also one of the models that Duan Xun trusts very much, from a scholar to a government official.

Later, in China's steel industry, Ren Hongjun was in charge of the establishment of many large steel factories.It can be said that Ren Hongjun has made great contributions to the development of China's iron and steel industry to its current scale.Therefore, Ren Hongjun is currently serving as the Minister of Heavy Industry.

Ren Hongjun is a top student in chemistry.

When he was young, he studied chemistry in Japan, and participated in the anti-Qing revolution while studying chemistry.After the Revolution of [-], he also studied chemical physics at Cornell University in the United States, and finally studied chemical engineering at Columbia University.After returning to China, because of building the iron and steel industry, and the Ministry of Heavy Industry is also responsible for large-scale equipment manufacturing and machinery industry.So he started studying mechanical design again.

He is a true scholar.

Strong professional ability, as a scholar, but has excellent coordination and organizational skills.Not only the current China Heavy Industry, Ren Hongjun has made great contributions.That is, at present, many scientific organizations in China, including scientific magazines and scientific newspapers, were recruited by Ren Hongjun using his previous contacts when they were first established in the early years, and they were all supported by Ren Hongjun with his own salary.Many of those organizations are now incorporated into the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering.

It can be seen that Ren Hongjun's status in the Chinese scientific community.

Most of the large projects of the Economic and Development Commission this time require the purchase of machinery and equipment from the United States.We need to find someone who understands technology and is familiar with the United States.And this person also needs to have a certain level, only in this way can he be the person in charge.

Ren Hongjun is the most suitable.

He has professional ability, sufficient leadership ability, and his level is not low. The 43-year-old Minister of Heavy Industry is currently one of the most promising young senior officials in China.

"Since it is decided to let you go, you should go to work boldly and don't be shy. The domestic plan is a domestic plan, and it cannot be completely perfect. Sometimes the plan does not change quickly. After you arrive in the United States, you may see a better one. project, and see better opportunities. It is possible that some factories will close down suddenly, and their machinery and equipment will be sold at a low price. If you find that these machinery and equipment are of great benefit to the country, then quickly contact the country and tell them Such a situation in China. Don’t hesitate to change the original plan quickly.”

Frontline generals must have autonomy.

If the hands and feet of the frontline generals are tied, then the role of the frontline generals will be completely lost.Therefore, Duan Xun gave Ren Hongjun a certain degree of autonomy, so that he should not be confined within the framework of the planned plan.

"Yes."

"Premier Wang (Wang Yongjiang), Prime Minister Liang (Liang Huankui), you are sitting in the country, and you have first-hand information than other ministers in the United States. Therefore, both of you must communicate well. Although this plan has been formulated, it should not be implemented mechanically. Of course, since it's a plan, don't change it arbitrarily unless there are special circumstances. Both of you should take care of this matter yourself."

"Yes."

The Great Depression was a disaster for America.

But for China, it's a gold rush.Now the United States is full of gold, they have so many bankrupt companies, they have so many machines and equipment.That is gold for China.

If it cost ten yuan to buy something before, it didn't even cost five yuan in the past.Some machinery and equipment can be brought back at the price of scrap iron.Because of this, everyone actually doesn't know what the situation in the United States is.The news we know now is the news from the consulate.

Ren Hongjun took a large team to the United States, maybe he found better things in the United States.If a good thing is found, it will be wasted if it cannot be taken down due to the restrictions of the domestic plan.Therefore, there must be good cooperation between domestic and foreign countries.Sometimes when you see something good, you can contact the country immediately, and the two sides can discuss a better way.

Anyway, it must not be wasted.

"Also, going to the United States is not just for the machines and equipment. The economic crisis is bound to be accompanied by a large number of unemployed people. There must be many skilled and knowledgeable people among them. And our country lacks these people the most, so go to After arriving in the United States, get in touch with these people. As long as they are really skilled and knowledgeable people, we welcome them in China. As long as their conditions are not too excessive, we can agree to them. Let people come and talk about it first.”

It doesn't matter if they are cheated or caught, as long as they are allowed to come to China first.

"Prime Minister, we have already prepared for this. This time, the team following Minister Ren to the United States included representatives from the university and some factory representatives. Their task is to find a way to introduce the talents and talents needed by the university from the United States. Talent that industry needs."

Liang Huankui reported immediately.

Duan Xun nodded.

China's education foundation is still too poor.Although during the First Five-Year Plan, a new education policy was formulated.Build a large number of technical secondary schools and technical schools, and use this method to train a large number of teachers and technicians.However, compared with such a large number of key projects in the Second Second Five-Year Plan, the number of technical personnel trained is still far from enough.

Especially senior technical personnel, China is even more lacking.If a large number of senior technical personnel can be imported from the United States, it will have huge benefits for the improvement of China's industrial technology.

"That's good. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we must seize it."

"Yes."

"What about Europe?"

The Great Depression in the United States was very powerful, and the whole of Europe began to be affected.The industrial output of the United States fell by 50%, and the industrial output of Britain, France and Germany also fell by more than 30%.

For example, in the United Kingdom, the unemployment rate alone has reached 30%.For example, the number of unemployed people in Germany has reached 600 million, how many people are there in the whole of Germany.One tenth of the population has been laid off. You can imagine the current situation in Germany.

The whole world is affected.

It should be said that the entire world has no experience of facing such a Great Depression, so they didn't know how to deal with it for a while.The governments of European and American countries are very slow to respond.

When the economic crisis hits, there is no good solution.

As a result, European and American capitalists, in order to survive the Great Depression, began to look for new markets around the world.Historically, the Soviet Union bought almost half of the machinery and equipment sold in Europe.For European and American capitalists at that time, they would not consider whether the Soviet Union was a socialist country.

They only think of one.

live.