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"Of course it is recruiting. Mr. Xingfu, after the establishment of the Industrial Department, of course it is necessary to improve the Industrial Department. You can ask me what kind of manpower you want, and I have full authority to meet it. Of course, I hope that Mr. Xingfu can use your The network also recruits elite soldiers and strong generals to the Ministry of Industry. As the so-called gang of three heroes, I hope Mr. Xingfu can have elite soldiers and strong generals to assist you."

"General, then give me some time. I didn't have any preparations before."

"No problem. By the way, Mr. Xingfu, let me introduce you. This is my secretary Lu Zuofu, who is also in charge of industrial affairs. If you need any help, if you can't find me for a while, you can contact me directly. Contact him. Zuofu, learn from Mr. Xingfu."

"Yes."

Lu Zuofu was young.

But it is a passionate ambition, and the ability is really good.Follow Liang Huankui and study hard, and you will be able to use it in the future.Lu Zuofu immediately took a step forward and said, "Mr. Xingfu, please take care of me."

Duan Xun was very happy when Liang Huankui agreed.

With Liang Huankui, the Ministry of Industry will be able to go on a regular basis, unlike the stragglers like now, with a hammer here and a hammer here.With Liang Huankui, Duan Xun could contact industrialists in the Lianghu area through Liang Huankui, and he could also contact the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

They are where the real money is.

As long as the people there show a little money between their fingers, it is enough to feed Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou for several months.After sending Liang Huankui away, Duan Xun smiled and said to Lu Zuofu, "Is working here very different from working in a newspaper?"

"Yes."

"How do you feel? Do you regret coming to my place? When you come to my place, you have to be careful when you speak. It's far less free than being in a newspaper office."

"No."

Journalists and officials are two systems.

When Lu Zuofu was a reporter, he could say whatever he wanted, and he was very free.You are completely free to express your own views and opinions without worrying about too many problems.But after becoming Secretary Duan Xun, it was completely different.

Pay attention to everything you say and do.

After all, Lu Zuofu is now Duan Xun's secretary, representing Duan Xun himself.Some things can be said, some things cannot be said, such a simple truth Lu Zuofu still knows.

"General, I have learned a lot from your side. In the past, when I looked at problems, I only looked at a certain aspect. But after being with the general, I have a completely different perspective on many problems. I have learned a lot."

Lu Zuofu was very sincere.

It really is.

For Duan Xun, many things can see the whole picture.The data is also very detailed, and the height of the station is different, and the things that come to mind are also different.In the past, they just called for "saving the country by industry" and "saving the country by education", but the specific measures only stayed at the level of building some good schools.And how to get local celebrities to pay for things like education.

But after following Duan Xun, it was completely different.

Lu Zuofu clearly saw that the development of education or industry was planned and followed step by step.Looking at problems from Duan Xun's perspective and dealing with them is the big plan and big development.It's completely different from what I thought at the beginning, it's a completely different routine.

"Study hard, you still have a lot to learn. There is no theory in this world that is completely correct and can be applied to all situations. For any theory, you must respect the situation in a place when you go to a place. You young people People learn a lot of knowledge, but they must learn how to apply the knowledge in reality. Our China is a country with a tradition of official standards for thousands of years, and this is the case in China now. Therefore, in China at present, the power of the government is It is very powerful. To promote the development of education and industry, you cannot succeed without the support of the government. I hope you will become a qualified government official and be able to use the power of the government to realize your dreams.”

"Yes, General, I remember."

"Study hard, I have high hopes for you. Talk to Mr. Xingfu, then investigate the current industrial development in Chongqing, and write me a report on Chongqing's industrial development. Of course, you should also consider yourself and write a report on Chongqing's industrial development. Proposal. I let you get in touch with the Ministry of Industry, not just to let you learn from Mr. Xingfu, but to discuss with Mr. Xingfu bravely if you have any opinions of your own."

"Yes."

157 Business meeting 3

"General, it's easy to say, but it's not easy to do."

After everyone left, Wang Yongjiang sighed and told Duan Xun helplessly.

"Governor Wang, I believe in your ability."

"General, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. It's easy to say whatever you want, but where does the money come from. General, do you know? It's been less than a year, less than ten months since the war to protect the law broke out." Time. But do you know how much the army has spent in the past ten months?"

"How many."

"Twenty-four million. General, this is twenty-four million. The combined fiscal revenue of Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in three years is only twenty-four million. And now the army is still spending money all the time. This The 400 million yuan was only paid by us in Sichuan. Adding in the taxes withheld from Yunnan, Guizhou and Xiangxi, we spent more than 400 million yuan in the army alone this year. General, think about it, we In less than a year, 400 million was spent. With so much military expenditure, do you think I still have money in my hand?"

"When the cannon fires, ten thousand taels of gold."

Listening to Wang Yongjiang's words, Duan Xun also sighed.

Normally, Duan Xun's military salary is about 1000 million a year.But with the war, money is spent like water.Even if there is no war and the troops are away, it will cost many times the usual amount.Twenty four million? 400 million?

What kind of number is this.

At present, the annual fiscal revenue of Guizhou and Yunnan provinces is only so much, and the combined current fiscal revenue of these two provinces is less than 4000 million.Sichuan's fiscal revenue has increased a lot in the past two years, but the current annual fiscal revenue can barely reach [-] million.This is also the result of Duan Xun's efforts to rectify Sichuan's finances in the past two years.

But no way.

This is fighting.As long as the war starts, the military expenditure will be several times the normal amount.Especially over the past year, Duan Xun has continued to expand his army and annexed many other troops.You annex other people's troops, all they want is money.If you don't have money to give them, what do you use to annex other people's troops.

Moreover, the front line is still fighting, and no one knows when this war will end.How much it will cost at that time, no one can say.That's why Wang Yongjiang has such a headache.

"General, we have spent too much money for the war. Now where do we have extra money, we use it to build large power plants, large waterworks, and roads. These things require a lot of money. Although I haven’t investigated it, according to the general’s plan to develop Chongqing, Chongqing’s population will exceed one million in a short period of time. In the next few years, it is necessary to increase the population by hundreds of thousands. To solve the needs of such a large population Power plants and water plants require investment not in the hundreds of thousands or millions, but in the millions. General, where do you ask me to get this much money for you?"

"We really don't have any money now?"

"Yes, General, I really don't have any money right now."

Wang Yongjiang spread his hands.

Then he said distressedly: "General, every penny of our provincial government's money is useful now. If the general continues to use it like this, our provincial government will not even be able to pay the salary by the end of the year."

"Is there no other way to solve it?"

"General, it is very difficult to solve in our current situation."

"Can I borrow money?"

Money doesn't just come out of thin air.Given the economic conditions in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible to make money.At present, Sichuan's fiscal revenue can exceed 4000 million, which is already quite powerful.

It is not so easy to go up, you must continue to develop.

Of course there is a way.

That is to issue some additional banknotes.But now China is still on the silver standard. If Duan Xun increases the number of banknotes for temporary benefits, it will cause inflation.Especially what Duan Xun needs now is not a small amount, and the shortfall reaches tens of millions of silver dollars, which will definitely cause serious inflation.At that time, the word-of-mouth and prestige that Duan Xun finally built up in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou will disappear.Duan Xun will not do such a thing that is not worth the candle.

"can."

Although poor, Duan Xun currently controls the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, plus a third of Hunan.Duan Xun is still very confident in controlling such a large territory and a population of 8000 million.

There are also ways to borrow money.

But how to borrow money is also a science.Who to borrow money from and how to borrow money.If you borrow money from a foreigner, you have to sell something.Among them, selling sovereignty is a must.If you don't sell something, why should foreigners lend you money.

"General, we can actually borrow from the banks? Especially the banks in Shanghai, they are very powerful. It is not a big problem for them to borrow a few million or tens of millions."

"How to borrow?"