Beiyang reactionaries

"Mr. Weinberg, as long as those people arrive in China, we will pay once every 50 people. And this is just the beginning of cooperation. In the future, our country will have many other businesses in the United States. By then, we will cooperate with other places. There are many. But we hope that your company can speed up the speed. We hope that the first batch of personnel we need will be completed within a year. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to make the second batch of lists and the third batch of lists."

"I know. Mr. Ren, happy cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

1930 was a turning point for China.

Since Duan Xun entered Beijing in 1920, he has gradually completed the unification of government and military orders across the country.And the first five-year plan was carried out, and the accumulation of the most basic industry was completed.This includes the accumulation of wealth, the accumulation of primary industries, and the accumulation of talents.

However, although the development speed is very fast, it is actually planned and step-by-step, which is in line with the steps of industrial development.The rapid development of China's industrial output is mainly based on China's vast land and abundant resources, including natural resources and population resources.Relying on the advantages of a big country, it develops its own industry abruptly.

But after all, the economy has its own laws, and industrial construction also has its own laws.

So step by step is still very steady.

But 1930 was different.Because of the Great Depression in the United States, the cabinet decided to release money to stimulate economic development.Therefore, this year, the Bank of China decided to increase the base money supply by 30 billion, making tens of billions more funds in the country.Moreover, the Bank of China also adjusts the increase in the base currency according to changes in imports and exports and foreign exchange.Immediately, the domestic economy was revived.

Such direct economic stimulus is the most likely to cause bubbles, or it will definitely cause large-scale bubbles.However, although the aftermath of the bubble is great, the economy is most active during the bubble formation stage.The economic bubble stage of any country is the most active when the economy is the most active, and the wealth accumulation in everyone's hands is the fastest.

Private businessmen can feel it most clearly.

The most direct benefit of the increase in the base currency is that the capital supply is greatly increased, and as a result, financing costs are greatly reduced.In the past, they could not find a way to raise funds.Because of China's special economic situation, bank funds will flow into domestic industrial construction.The amount of funds circulating in the private sector is limited, so the financing costs of private businessmen are high and financing difficulties are great.However, the government directly stimulated the economy, and after the currency was released, financing costs were greatly reduced.Banks have excess funds to finance them.

These folk businessmen in China may not have a high degree of education, let alone understand modern economic knowledge.But they are all smart and have a way of doing business.As long as they are given opportunities, policies, and some financial support, they will be able to make their own way.

In 1930, tens of thousands of new companies and factories were newly established in China.

By comparison, the big projects the government is investing in are truly astounding. In 1930, China imported machinery and equipment from the United States alone reached 6.4 million US dollars, imported machinery and equipment from Europe reached 3.3 million US dollars, and imported machinery and equipment from Japan reached 0.78 million US dollars.In total, the machinery and equipment imported by the Chinese government from Europe, the United States and Japan in the whole year exceeded 10 billion US dollars.

Half of the machinery and equipment exported globally are imported from China.

The import of so many machinery and equipment has set off a climax of major construction in China.All kinds of big projects are launched, and those big cities are all kinds of big constructions.

A real great leap forward.

The machinery and equipment imported by China in 1930 was almost equivalent to the total amount of machinery and equipment imported by China during the First Five-Year Plan.We can see the importance of 1930 to China.

Entering 1931, the world economy was still in a downturn without any improvement.

Especially the United States.

The Great Depression in the United States did not get better because of China's participation, and the economy continued to decline.Because although China is huge in size, China is still a late-developing country, and its real market is limited.Compared with the astonishing industrial output of the United States, China's demand can at best give the United States some comfort, and it is impossible to solve the real market problems of the United States.Originally, the largest market for American industrial products was the domestic market, plus the peak export market of US$50 billion.

But the current situation is that US exports have been cut in half, and the domestic market has been cut in half.To truly save the U.S. economy, it is impossible without orders of tens of billions of dollars.

China's annual orders are less than one billion U.S. dollars, and it is impossible to truly solve the crisis of the Great Depression in the United States.In addition, the U.S. government is still at a loss, and there is nothing to do.The result was that the U.S. economy continued to decline and the Great Depression continued to deepen.

As the U.S. economy has not improved, the European economy has also continued to suffer heavy setbacks.In Europe at present, the trend of leftist thought is rampant, which makes European countries feel devastated.

The most proud is the Nazi Party.

As the German economy continues to decline, the Nazi Party's proposition has been supported by more and more German people.The economic downturn in Europe and the United States is a good thing for China.

Because the Great Depression continued, China had the opportunity to import more machinery and equipment and win more technicians.

"So far, we have approved about 600 applicants in the United States. Among them, 117 are special talents, 236 are first-rate talents, and 1901 are second-rate talents. As for Europe, we have approved About 800 applications have been approved. Among them, there are 34 special talents, 113 first-rate talents, and 575 second-rate talents. Among these people, about 30% have already arrived in our country."

XNUM X Year X NUM X Month.

Exactly one year has passed since the last meeting to deal with the Great Depression. The cabinet is meeting again to summarize the previous work.

The results are amazing.

Every piece of data is very amazing, and it is something that could not have been imagined a year ago.It has been a year and a half since the Great Depression broke out in late 1929.

In the past year and a half, the investment scale of the Chinese government was beyond imagination.The government investment in this year and a half exceeded the investment of the Chinese government in the entire First Five-Year Plan.One can imagine how much investment and construction China has made in the past year and a half.

Apart from these, what Duan Xun cares most about is the introduction of talents.

In order to introduce talents, the Chinese government has created talent files.Classification of various talents.Not only are they classified according to their majors, but also their levels.

Special talents, first-rate talents, and second-rate talents.

At present, the technicians in those factories account for the largest share.These people have knowledge, experience, and skills, and they can serve as ordinary technicians in some factories.Although they are not famous figures in history, they are all very outstanding talents.

Compared with them, the technicians classified as special talents, first-rate talents, and second-rate talents by the Chinese government are all senior technicians.Even if they are second-rate talents, they can be the chief engineer in some small and medium-sized factories.

As for special talents and first-class talents, they are all talents introduced for national key construction projects.These people can become the person in charge of these key projects, the chief engineer of key projects.Many of the special talents are university professors in European and American countries.

These talents are invaluable.

Don't say that it is a rare talent for China, even in Europe and the United States.

At present, there are many key investment projects in China. When a project is implemented, there are dozens of supporting factories.Many of these large-scale projects are the first time in China, and there is no experience at all.Therefore, the chief engineers of these large investment and large projects can only invite experts from European and American countries to be responsible.

Such an expert, such a chief engineer, is definitely a baby-level figure.If it weren't for the economic problems in European and American countries this time, such a person could poach one, and that would be something worth celebrating.How can it be the same as now, where dozens or hundreds can be poached.For such talents, in addition to the salaries paid by their universities and factories, the government will also give them additional allowances.It is really because talent is rare.

So listening to this data, Duan Xun nodded slightly.

Still quite satisfied.Therefore, he immediately said: "Our attitude towards talents is that the more the better, especially in the current situation, we can introduce as many talents as we can. Therefore, we must pay attention to these people. Since they have come to our country, they cannot be allowed to leave. House , Salary, including the education of their children, we must help them figure out everything, so that they can work in our country with peace of mind."

"Yes."

"There is also the introduction of talents, which must be a long-term job. For these talents in Europe and the United States, we should establish a file and observe their situation at any time. In order to observe their situation, we can also cooperate with local companies in Europe and the United States. Pay attention to their situation. As long as they have something to do and they show signs of leaving, contact them immediately. This is a big project and a long-term project. I hope that in the second five-year plan, we can introduce about 10 There are about 30 technical personnel. In the next ten years, more than [-] technical personnel will be introduced.”

Duan Xun is very self-aware.

China is huge, and within a few years its industrial output will rank among the world's industrial powers without any problem.As long as the Second Five-Year Plan is successfully completed, China's industrial output can easily surpass that of established imperialists like Britain and France.From a global perspective, there is no doubt that industrial output will be second only to the United States and become the second in the world.But this is only the quantity, just relying on the advantages of a big country.

But in terms of industrial foundation and industrial technology, China is still far away from European and American countries.

Duan Xun believes that it is basically impossible for China's industrial technology to surpass that of European and American countries within 20 years.In some respects, China's industrial technology may be comparable to that of European and American countries, but it is difficult to surpass European and American countries in terms of overall industrial technology.So Duan Xun is not in a hurry, China has the advantage of scale.As long as such advantages of scale are maximized, coupled with the large markets in China and Asia in the future, China's industrial technology will surely be able to match or even surpass European and American powers relying on its advantages in scale and market.

Before that, in order to develop China's industrial technology and narrow the gap with European and American countries, Duan Xun of course tried his best to introduce the technology and technicians from European and American countries.

If there are ready-made technicians, if there are ready-made technologies that are not used, then it is a fool.Introduce their technology, digest their technology, and then innovate.

"continue."

"Prime Minister, this is a telegram from London just received before the meeting. Ambassador Shi Zhaoji signed a 15-year loan contract with a total of 1.3 million pounds in London with a consortium of banks from five countries: Britain, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Belgium. And signed a contract of intent for a loan of 2.2 million pounds in the next three years."

In the current economic crisis, the government should have come forward to stimulate the economy, increase the money supply in the market, and increase the supply of funds.But because of the conservative measures adopted by the European and American governments, the money is quietly lying in financial institutions.

The result was that China and the Soviet Union became intermediaries.

They did what the government was supposed to do to stimulate the economy.China and the Soviet Union borrowed money from European and American financial institutions, and then used the money to place orders for European and American factories.It can be said that without China and the Soviet Union, the current industrial situation in Europe and the United States would be even worse, and the economic situation would be even worse.

"What about the Soviet Union?"