Beiyang reactionaries
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China's economic policy is to focus on the big and let go of the small.
Basic industries are in the hands of the government.Because the investment in the basic industry is large and the return is slow, it is even impossible for some basic industries to have any return.Therefore, ordinary businessmen will not invest in such fields.The development of these industries is in the plan of the Chinese government.
But for some private enterprises, the government is taking a laissez-faire attitude.
This is Duan Xun's thinking.
Basic industries are the foundation of the national economy, stabilizers, and ballast stones. At least for now, they must be in the hands of the government.This includes most resources, most railways and roads, postal communications, and electricity.As for private enterprises, including enterprises with other ownership systems, Duan Xun is almost laissez-faire with them.The government will not interfere with their operations or production.There are many disadvantages, that is, many enterprises develop barbarously, and there are still many illegal phenomena.
But as long as it's not too much, Duan Xun doesn't care.
Although this kind of barbaric development seems very disorderly, many outstanding entrepreneurs and enterprises can emerge.Waiting for the government to free up its hands, it will sort out these savagely growing enterprises.At this stage, if they are intervened and sorted out, it will affect the vitality of the market.
Also because of this, there are so many enterprises producing various products in China at present.
It is easy to provide daily necessities in Thailand.
"Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome to be serious. There is a way to solve the current trade problems between our two countries."
"Prime Minister Dai, please speak."
"If your country believes in our government and recognizes our currency, then the trade between our two countries can be settled in our currency. After all, bartering is a backward transaction method. There is a currency recognized by both parties, which will be harmful to both parties. There are many benefits to cooperation. Even as long as your country is willing, my country can also give your country a RMB loan as your capital to stabilize the domestic market.”
"This……"
Luang Phibun Songkham hesitated.
It's because they don't quite understand them.Although Thailand is not a colony, but because the east of Thailand is a French colony, and the south and west are British colonies, both the pound and the franc are used in Thailand.
To use these currencies is to have trust in these currencies.
What China means is to let Thailand recognize China's currency.How does this benefit China?Or what exactly does China want to do?What is the use of recognizing China's currency for Thailand?
Luang Phibun Songkham has to consider these things.
In fact, I didn't want to understand.
Luang Phibun Songkham thought for a while, but didn't fully understand.I just think that China should use this method to influence Thailand's finances and intervene in Thailand's economy, just like Britain and France did before.Anyway, those big powers used this method in the past.
In order to maintain its independence, Thailand has more dealings with British and French colonists, so it also understands their routines.But it didn't affect Thailand much.So Luang Phibun Songkham immediately asked: "Prime Minister Dai, if we recognize your country's currency, how much loan will your country give us?"
"That depends on how much your country needs?"
"Five hundred million?"
Luang Phibun Songkham asked tentatively.
Although during the first five-year plan and the second five-year plan, China's currency was overissued, resulting in depreciation.However, with the outbreak of the Second World War, the whole world was in chaos, but China, as a big country, was as stable as Mount Tai and was not involved in the war.As a result, China's currency has strengthened again.
And after the end of the third five-year plan, China has always controlled currency issuance.But even if it is controlled, the increase in exports will lead to an increase in gold reserves, an increase in foreign exchange, and an increase in currency issuance.It's just that the reason for the increase of this currency is the development of China's economy, so in turn it promotes the development of China's economy again.This is a virtuous circle that further stabilizes the credit of the Chinese currency.At the current exchange rate, 2.8 yuan can be exchanged for about one dollar.
5 million yuan, which is about 1.8 million US dollars.
"With such a large loan, I don't know what your country will do?"
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"With such a large loan, I don't know what your country will do?"
Dai Kan was quite surprised to hear the amount proposed by Luang Phibun Songkham.
After all, 5 million yuan is not a small amount, nearly 2 million US dollars.Thailand, a small country with a population of only 2000 million, unexpectedly requires so many loans.The current economic situation in Thailand does not require so much money.With tens of millions of dollars, the domestic prices in Thailand can be stabilized.But Luang Phibun Songkham asked for 5 million yuan.
Of course, I was just surprised that such a small country like Thailand needs so much money.In fact, as the prime minister of the cabinet, Dai Kan has seen money, he has seen big money. Although 5 million yuan is a lot, it is really not a big number.At present, China's annual fiscal revenue exceeds 150 billion US dollars, more than 400 billion yuan.Coupled with the issuance of a large amount of national debt and bank loans, the annual expenditure of the cabinet is staggering.Not to mention anything else, China's current annual military expenditure is 140 billion US dollars, which is almost as high as its fiscal revenue.This is because China did not participate in the war. If China participated in the war, its military expenditure would double.Like the United States, military expenditure jumped from about US$30 billion per year to more than US$200 billion in just six months after the Pearl Harbor incident, and it is still increasing.According to the current situation, it is inevitable that the US military expenditure in 1941 exceeded 400 billion US dollars.This is already higher than the annual fiscal revenue of the United States.
The same is true for Japan.
Japan's military expenditure in 1941 was nearly 40 billion U.S. dollars, more than 1.5 times Japan's fiscal revenue.In order to maintain such military spending, the Japanese government can only borrow money wantonly, and the government debt is already many times the fiscal revenue.
This is not only the case in Japan and the United States, but also in Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union.Military spending is much higher than their fiscal revenue.The government can only issue a large amount of national debt and consume the gold reserves in its hands to maintain the war.
Therefore, Dai Kan is very stable.
"Can we buy some arms?"
"Oh?"
Dai Kan was very interested.
This Thailand is really an ambitious country, even preparing to buy arms.But this is not a big deal.It is not the first time that China has engaged in arms trade.At present, the richest company in China is probably the military factory.Because of a large number of arms transactions, it brings high profits to the military factories.Therefore, Dai Kan said: "I don't know what kind of arms your country wants to buy? How much arms are you going to buy?"
"Our country used to have armored units, but they were all tanks imported from France more than ten years ago. Many of them are no longer usable. We are planning to form a tank division and hope to get help from China."
"Tank division? No problem."
It's the little things.
Originally, this kind of arms trade needed to go through the Materials Committee, get the consent of Li Jishen, and then get the approval of the Supreme Committee.But it's just a tank division, it's too inconspicuous.For a country like China that has tens of thousands of tanks, it is a matter of saying to give Thailand two or three hundred tanks and let them form a tank division.Dai Kan is the second in command in China's political arena, so such a small matter can still be decided.Neither the Materials Committee nor Li Jishen's side, including Duan Xun, would think that Dai Kan took too much care of him just because of this matter.
But Dai Kan still took a high look at Luang Phibun Songkham.
Because Thailand is really ambitious.
A tank division, according to current Chinese standards, will be equipped with 350 to 400 tanks.Such a scale is completely unacceptable to countries such as China, the Soviet Union, and Germany.Because in countries such as China, Soviet Union and Germany, thousands of tanks are dispatched in a battle, and tens of thousands of tanks on both sides are very common.
However, if a tank division is placed in Southeast Asia, it will be a regional overlord, an out-and-out overlord.Not to mention those colonial countries in Southeast Asia, even in front of Japan, three or four hundred tanks are not a small number.At present, Japan's annual tank production is only about [-] vehicles.There are not many tanks in the hands of the Japanese Army, and many heavy tanks are still purchased from China, because Japan basically does not produce heavy tanks.If Thailand has a tank division, even Japan will treat Thailand with caution.
"We also want to form our own air force. We hope to buy some trainer aircraft from China to train pilots, and then sell us some fighter jets and bombers. Let us have two or three air divisions."
"These are easy to talk about. If your country is willing, our country will also send instructors to help you form an air force school."
Dai Kan answered happily.
To form a tank division, but also want to form an air division.I saw the information from Thailand before, saying that Luang Phibun Songkham wanted to build a "big Thailand", and it was not without jokes in my heart.Isn't it a joke that a small Thailand wants to build a "big Thailand"?
But now Dai Kan doesn't think so, this Luang Phibun Songkham is really ambitious.But such ambitions, as long as they do not affect China's interests, China does not care.Because in the eyes of China, Thailand is really too small.Moreover, most people in Thailand believe in Buddhism, which makes their nation less aggressive.Similarly, there are too many Chinese and overseas Chinese in Thailand, which can directly affect Thailand's policies.So Dai Kan was very straightforward and said that there was no problem with these arms.
Luang Phibun Songkham immediately beamed with joy.
After Thailand and Japan cooperated, Japan also supported some weapons and equipment in Thailand.But Japan did not expect much from the Thai army, and did not expect the Thai army to fight.Japan only wants Thailand to borrow, and only wants Thailand to support their logistics.Therefore, for Thailand's arms support, the most is to provide some cannons.For the ambitious Luang Phibun Songkham, this ammunition obviously cannot satisfy him.
Luang Phibun Songkhram did not want to be a puppet government.
Luang Phibun Songkham really wanted to develop the Thai army and improve Thailand's strength.So when I proposed this suggestion to Dai Kan, I was quite hesitant.Hearing Dai Kan's attitude now, of course he is very happy.
"Prime Minister Songkham, these are all negotiable. But I would like to ask, how do you consider transportation? Whether it is the agricultural products of your country to our country, or our daily necessities and arms to your country, there should be transportation channels .”
"The best way is the Mekong."
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