Beiyang reactionaries

At present, the populations of Heilongjiang, Guangxi, and Yunnan are relatively large.But the population of the three provinces is only above 1000 million, less than 2000 million.It is a sparsely populated province in China.

As for places like Xinjiang, Tibet, Mongolia, and Tangnu Ulianghai, the populations are even more pitifully small.A place as big as Outer Mongolia has a combined population of less than 100 million.And among the population of less than 100 million, about 20 are still members of the Construction Corps.If it weren't for the Construction Corps to go to Outer Mongolia, plus field troops, and supporting government staff at all levels, schools, etc., Outer Mongolia's original population would be less than 60.

The area of ​​Tangnu Wulianghai is not small, with a full area of ​​17 square kilometers.It is one and a half times the area of ​​Jiangsu Province.But the population is less than 20.If it weren't for the establishment of a province in Tangnu Wulianghai, Tangnu Wulianghai's population would be [-].

The current population of Tibet is only about 200 million, and the population of Xinjiang is not large, so far it is only more than 700 million.This is also the result of the government encouraging inland populations to immigrate to Xinjiang.Moreover, among the population of Xinjiang, there are more than 60 soldiers of the Construction Corps and their families.

That's what's happening on the frontier.

Moreover, the border areas not only have a small population, but the population is mainly concentrated in one or two cities.For example, the population of Outer Mongolia is concentrated in Kulun, the population of Tangnu Ulianghai is concentrated in Kizyl, the population of Tibet is concentrated in Lhasa, and the population of Xinjiang is concentrated in Dihua (Urumqi) and Yili.Therefore, some of the remaining cities have too few populations and poor economies, so they are not qualified to build telegraph offices at all.It is basically difficult to have any business if a telegraph office is built there.It is better to build telegraph offices in some counties in the Mainland.Because the so-called cities in the border areas have not as many populations as some counties in the interior, and the economy is not as developed as the counties in the interior.

But now prepare for war.

No matter whether it is cost or not, no matter whether it can make money or not, there is no business.Therefore, the general post office can only be built differently from the previous construction ideas, and cities in the border areas have also begun to lay telegraph offices.

But still the same.

The telegraph office is very important, especially in the frontier areas, the telegraph office is even more important.Plus the telegraph offices in the border areas don't make money.That's why the General Post Office is willing to hand over the management of the Border Telegraph Bureau to the military.

"In addition to building telegraph offices in frontier cities, telephone lines have also been laid between major cities, and the development of telephones has begun. Like telegraph offices, telephone offices are located in frontier cities and can accept the dual leadership of the military and local governments at the same time. Such communication Confidentiality can be guaranteed."

All calls now go through telephone exchanges.

Unless it is a dedicated line, otherwise there is no direct call.All the calls go to the telephone exchange first, and then tell the operator the number you want.Wait for the operator to connect before the call can be made.

Therefore, the telephone exchange is the easiest place to leak information.

If it's a private call, it's fine, but if it's a government call, or even a military call, it's a big problem, because there will be a lot of secrets leaked out.So the military and government agencies have their own lines.However, it is impossible for the military and government agencies to use dedicated lines. China is not yet so luxurious that they can use dedicated lines casually.

In this way, the government's control over the telephone exchange is relatively strict.In the past, all telephone exchanges in China were established by foreign businessmen. There was a telephone office in Shanghai as early as 50 years ago.However, since Duan Xun entered Beijing, the "Communications Act" passed by the Congress has severely controlled China's communications.Foreign businessmen are not allowed to control departments such as telegraph bureaus and telephone bureaus.

Including some telegraph and telephone bureaus have private investment, but they are not allowed to intervene in the control of the most core positions.Because this is the easiest place to leak information.

Duan Xun nodded as he listened to the report from the General Post Office.

Duan Xun is still very satisfied with the cooperation of the following units.What Duan Xun is most worried about is that these people are violating the decisions made by the Prime Minister's office meeting.After all, the judgment of the prime minister's office meeting is confidential and will never be disclosed.You can't tell the people below that the highest level of China speculates that there will be a world war, so it is making military preparations.How could such a thing spread.

Since I didn't say that, the ministries and commissions below might not understand.Investing in frontier areas, the rate of return on investment is too low.Many departments don't like it.For them, China does not yet have the luxury to invest heavily in frontier cities.

But now their plan still followed the decision of the prime minister's office meeting, which made Duan Xun very happy.

But in the same way, Duan Xun frowned and said to Wang Yongjiang: "Prime Minister Wang, have you calculated the finances and debts? Although it is not as good as the Second Five-Year Plan, from the current point of view, the investment in the Third Five-Year Plan is not low."

"Prime Minister, the Economic and Development Commission has made detailed calculations on the investment in the Third Five-Year Plan, as well as government debts, taxation, and import and export. In fact, since the beginning of this year, my country's exports have greatly improved, and the world's raw material prices It is also slowly recovering. Judging from the current situation, although our government’s external and domestic debts are huge, there will be no problem. As for the funds needed for the third five-year plan, a batch of funds will be released every year, and Some national bonds are issued every year to make up for the lack of finances. The specific situation will be submitted to the Prime Minister for review after sorting out."

"kindness."

Duan Xun understood what Wang Yongjiang meant.

As far as the current situation is concerned, although the third five-year plan has less investment than the second five-year plan, it is still not a small amount.After all, it is so easy to carry out transportation and communication construction in border areas.Given China's current financial situation, it is barely enough.However, during the Second Five-Year Plan period, China had a lot of foreign and domestic debts, and there was a lot of money to be repaid every year.In addition, starting from 1935, China wanted to increase its military spending significantly, which seriously affected the investment in the Third Five-Year Plan.

Therefore, China can only continue to follow the old path of borrowing.

The way to borrow new debts and repay old debts.Duan Xun and Wang Yongjiang both had the same meaning, that is, to maintain this way first, and wait for the changes in the current situation.In fact, after China's Second Five-Year Plan, the economy has already experienced serious problems.

Industrial output soared, but market growth was limited.It can only rely on large government investment to absorb these production.However, the government's finances are limited, and the only way to make large investments is to borrow continuously.But borrowing money requires repayment, which means that the more debt you borrow, the greater the pressure on your finances.Because the interest is increasing rapidly every year.When the day comes when the money cannot be repaid, China's finances will collapse.In fact, China's finances are already in danger.

The same is true for currencies.

Although China's currency is not a world currency, it does not circulate in the world.But when the legal currency was issued, China's currency was linked to gold and silver.Later, it was slowly linked to foreign exchange and the US dollar.Of course China has never said that China's currency is linked to them, but the reality is that it is linked to them.At that time, the general situation was that one dollar was exchanged for three yuan, the Chinese legal currency.

However, as China promoted the First Five-Year Plan and the Second Five-Year Plan and printed a large amount of money, the amount of base currency rose sharply.China's fiscal revenue, from less than 30 billion ten years ago, exceeded 1933 billion in 200.It is because of the large increase in the base currency in the market.

Moreover, the drying up of China's foreign exchange during the Second Five-Year Plan has made China's currency increasingly priceless.But it's not that there is no price in China, but that it is completely useless abroad.At the beginning, although the big powers did not recognize the Chinese currency as a world currency, some merchants still used it.But now, the international credibility of the Chinese currency is getting lower and lower, and the depreciation rate is getting faster and faster.Now one US dollar in exchange for Chinese currency has become 4.7 yuan.This is the problem with the Chinese currency.

How does China rely on loans from European and American financial institutions?

It is relying on being able to export a large amount of goods every year, and mortgage these things to obtain loans.As it is now, if we continue to increase the supply of base money, not only will domestic inflation continue, but the currency will depreciate more and more internationally.

But there is no way. Although the economy has a big problem now, China can only persist.And continue to expand the base money supply to increase investment and delay the outbreak of the crisis.

What are you waiting for?

war.

In fact, it is impossible for any country to completely eliminate the crisis of the Great Depression.Even Roosevelt's New Economic Deal could not completely bring the United States back to normal.We were able to get out of the crisis because of war, because of World War II.

The same is true for China.

Both Duan Xun and Wang Yongjiang are betting on the outbreak of a world war.As long as war breaks out, the so-called economic crisis is nothing.

"Commander Yu, is there anything else you want to add?"

"Prime Minister, I have finished reporting on the transportation plan. The Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications, the General Administration of Civil Aviation, and the General Post Office will, in accordance with the decision of the Prime Minister's Office Meeting, vigorously improve the transportation and communication of border provinces during the period of the Three Five-Year Plan."

"it is good."

"This is the judgment of the Prime Minister's Office."

The third five-year plan meeting lasted three days.

It all revolves around how to build the frontier.Because of the decision of the Prime Minister's Office Meeting, the following plans are all based on the spirit of the Prime Minister's Office Meeting.After the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications, the General Administration of Civil Aviation, and the General Post Office, the Ministry of Electric Power will also focus on the border areas in the next five-year plan.

The power of the whole country is very obvious at this time.

If it is driven by profit, if you want to build a border area, you don't know when it will be.Because China's border areas have poor transportation and poor economy, and there are not many economic benefits.

Fortunately, China is a nationwide system.

Duan Xun made a decision at the prime minister's office meeting, and then all departments had to revolve around this decision.A large amount of government funds would rather lose money than flow into border areas in large quantities.When the third five-year plan is completed, China's frontier areas will be able to reach a new level in terms of transportation and communication.

Duan Xun is quite satisfied with the decision of the meeting.

After the meeting ended, Duan Xun immediately held a military meeting.Of course, it is called a military meeting, but it is actually a small-scale meeting.A meeting attended by only a few military commissars.

Duan Xun, Minister of the Military Department, Chen Yi, Vice Minister of the Military Department, Xu Yongchang, Chief of the General Staff of the Military Department, Xiong Kewu, Minister of Military Affairs, Yang Jie, Secretary General of the Military Department, Fang Dingying, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Qin Guoyong, Deputy Minister of the Military Department and Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Deputy Commander of the Navy Simultaneously served as Shen Honglie, director of the Third Bureau of the Navy, and Han Linchun, director of the Military Equipment Department.

In addition to them, Li Jishen, commander-in-chief of the Construction Corps, also attended the meeting.

Sa Zhenbing had quit the military department because of his age.The Deputy Minister of the Military Department who succeeded Sa Zhenbing was Chen Yi, the former Minister of Academic Affairs.Because Duan Xun doesn't need a strong deputy minister.What Duan Xun needs is a deputy minister who has the ability to handle daily affairs, but does not need to be tyrannical.Chen Yi is very suitable for this condition.

Chen Yi's ability in military affairs is excellent, and she is also good at handling daily affairs.But Chen Yi joined Duan Xun's team later, and there are not many direct descendants in the army.It is very suitable to be the deputy minister.

In the third five-year plan, Duan Xun will vigorously develop the army, so of course he will not hide from these people.Because the development of the army requires the cooperation of these people.Therefore, Duan Xun announced the judgment of the Prime Minister's office meeting.

Except for a few people, many people are sitting upright.

Because Duan Xun's judgment surprised everyone.After all, Duan Xun is judging that there will be a world war in the future, which is no small matter.But some people are excited.