Beiyang reactionaries

171 Industrial development 2

"General, what about your industrial advancement plan?"

Ren Hongjun carefully read the industrial classification written by Duan Xun, and after hearing Duan Xun's words that he must develop industry, he asked Duan Xun about his industrial development plan.Ren Hongjun was Sun Yat-sen's secretary in his early years, when Sun Yat-sen had just become the interim president of the Republic of China in Nanjing.

Sun Yat-sen is also a person who advocates "saving the country by industry".

It should be said that there were many big businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who surrounded Sun Yat-sen at that time, and they all supported the idea of ​​"saving the country by industry".Therefore, although the government work was a mess at that time, there were also many groundbreaking documents.

A lot of political programs, business documents, and educational development plans of the Republic of China have come out.Many of them are documents that appeared for the first time in Chinese history, and they are very valuable.

It is definitely worth studying in the modern history of China.

In industry, or in industry, there have been plans.As Sun Yat-sen's secretary, Ren Hongjun also participated in the industrial development plan at that time.

But at that time, no one had ever written such a detailed industrial classification and made a clear definition of industry.Ren Hongjun has studied in the United States for many years, and he has truly seen the strength of an industrial country and the development of American industry.In terms of industrial strength, not to mention China, even Japan is far behind the United States.Look at so many cars on the streets of the United States, look at the warships at the docks in the United States, and look at the factories that can be seen everywhere in the United States.Moreover, Ren Hongjun himself studied chemistry, and his understanding of industry far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Ren Hongjun understands the importance of industry better than anyone else.Before returning to China, I also thought that China should develop industry, but where to start and how to develop industry are still relatively chaotic.But seeing this document from Duan Xun shocked Ren Hongjun greatly.

Ren Hongjun opposed Duan Xun's risky approach, but he supported Duan Xun's determination to develop industries.It's just that Ren Hongjun really wants to know what plans Duan Xun has for developing China's industry.

It was just a whim, but there was really a careful plan.

If it was just a whim, in order to satisfy some of his preferences, then Ren Hongjun would have to reconsider whether to continue working under Duan Xun.But if Duan Xun really has a meticulous plan, then Ren Hongjun will definitely help Duan Xun with all his strength.

Because in China at present, many people know that industry needs to be developed.However, there are very few people who are really willing to develop industry and invest funds in industry.The same is true for current Chinese rulers Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui.

"From easy to difficult. We are short of money and technology. This is the reality before us. Talking about problems out of reality, talking about plans are all castles in the air, and they are all unrealistic nonsense. Any plan must be based on reality. So we start with what we can do."

"The first method is to fully support the development of private capital in the field of light industry. Make Chongqing the most developed industrial city in the southwest region, and even the entire central and western region. The development of light industry and commerce will also drive the development of a large number of other industries. , mainly because it can create a large amount of tax revenue and a large number of jobs for us. With this money, we will develop infrastructure in Chongqing, such as railways, roads, power plants, waterworks, etc. The development of these infrastructures , it will require the supporting development of other industries. Such as steel mills, coal mines, cable factories, light bulb factories, and cement factories. This is a cycle of development. The development of the United Kingdom began with the textile industry. The textile industry was developed first, and the textile industry The industry has driven the machine manufacturing industry, the power plant, and the transportation construction."

"However, this development model will take a long time. At present, foreign industrial powers have a history of industrial development for hundreds of years. If it is a peaceful age, this development model is not a problem. But at present, China is facing internal and external troubles. There is no time for such slow development."

"So on the basis of supporting this development model, I have drawn up a more aggressive development model. The method of exchanging our resources for foreign capital and technology. China is rich in resources, not to mention many things that have not yet been explored. I just say What we have known so far. For example, we have abundant coal resources, and abundant coal reserves have been found in many places in Chongqing. Now there is a great demand for coal at home and abroad, especially Japan's demand for coal is very high. And Iron deposits with abundant reserves were discovered in Huili and Xichang. There are tin mines in Gejiu area of ​​Yunnan, rich antimony mines in Anhua and Xinhua areas of Hunan, and tungsten mines in Chenzhou area of ​​Hunan Province. These are the current international minerals that are in great demand in the world. My plan is to mine these resources on a large scale, and then exchange these resources for foreign capital and technical support. And in order to quickly mine these resources, we can also reach a similar agreement with foreign capital. Let’s first Use their money and technology to mine these resources, and then use low-priced resources to repay the money. This method is used to quickly establish a mining company. And use the money from selling these resources to first establish several steel factories and military factories. Purpose There is only one, first get rid of the control of Western powers in terms of military equipment."

"Then there are power plants, coal chemical industry, oil exploration, oil extraction, petrochemical industry, and finally the concentration of the country's capital and technical strength into the equipment manufacturing industry. When the day comes when we can build all the machines we need, we will The country's industry has had a preliminary development."

"Of course, this is just a generalization. The development of industry is the development of a system, which requires our government to make the most stringent plan. And even if it is a radical development model, it needs to be formulated according to our own situation. Based on the current situation of our country As far as the situation is concerned, it will take at least 20 years to initially complete the industrial system, and it may take 30 years."

20 years.

This is Duan Xun's very optimistic estimate.

If Duan Xun's current position is in Beijing, then Duan Xun believes that there is no problem in completing the initial industrialization in 20 years.But now China is still at war, and Duan Xun is still far away from that position in Beijing.

20 years is really just an optimistic estimate.Duan Xun thinks that it will take at least 30 years for China to have the industrial capabilities of the United States.

But even so, several people present were very surprised. 20 years, 20 years is too long for them.Especially when Sun Yat-sen and the others were in Nanjing, they wished to complete a big step in a few years and become a world power in ten years.

However, although Duan Xun said 20 years, Ren Hongjun did not underestimate Duan Xun, but felt that what he said was more realistic.Because of Ren Hongjun's age and Ren Hongjun's major, it is determined that Ren Hongjun is no longer at the age of enthusiasm.

"General, do you want to use the model of the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant to establish a few mining companies as soon as possible?"

Yang Boqian asked Duan Xun cautiously.

Yang Boqian is a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and has seen countless speculators in the United States.Especially in the United States where the stock market is developed, there are a lot of people who operate capital.He used to think that Duan Xun was a soldier who was trapped by the Japanese capital operation.

But after Duan Xun's explanation, Yang Boqian knew that Japan wanted to trap Duan Xun in capital operations.Similarly, due to lack of funds, Duan Xun also wants to play capital operations, and wants to borrow chickens to lay eggs.

Calculate each other.

It depends on who is stronger in the end and who traps whom.

"Yes."

Duan Xun nodded, and then said: "Jifu (Yang Boqian), you should be very clear about our current capital situation. It is simply unrealistic for us to establish a mining enterprise in a short period of time. Because we don't have so much capital to invest in these industries , and there is no technology in this area. In this case, we can only borrow foreign capital. These foreign capitals have been eyeing our resources for a long time, but they have been restrained because of the loud opposition from the people in recent years. If there is If the opportunity allows them to get their hands on China's resources, then they will never give up. And even if they can't get our hands on our resources, the resources we use to pay back the money are below the market price, so they can make money as soon as they change hands. Lend us money for mining , they can collect interest, resell our resources, and have the opportunity to get their hands on our resources, they must be very willing. If they can use foreign capital to build a series of mining companies in a short period of time, it will definitely be beneficial to the industrial development of our country A huge boost."

"General, they will be willing. Because this is a sure-fire deal."

Yang Boqian replied.

For foreign capital, there is no consideration at all for investing in such a project.After Duan Xun borrowed money, he had to pay high interest.Moreover, the resources used to repay the money are all lower than the market price, so you can make money by changing hands.

And if Duan Xun still can't pay back the money in the end, he can only use these mining companies to pay off the debt.

Where can I find such a good thing.

"Jifu, so this kind of thing requires a professional like you. You have to calculate the most reasonable cooperation conditions for me, and see how we can minimize the loss and have the opportunity to pay back the money quickly. And then those businesses completely become our own businesses.”

"Yes."

Yang Boqian immediately accepted the order.

Because Yang Boqian quickly calculated Duan Xun's thoughts in his mind, in Yang Boqian's view, there are still many possibilities for manipulation.Although in this process, foreign capital has made a lot of money.But if there is no foreign capital, with Duan Xun's current economic strength, it is unknown when and when these resources will be exploited.But with foreign capital, especially the mobilization of capital from many powerful foreign countries, Duan Xun can borrow hundreds of millions of funds from them in a short period of time.

And Yang Boqian believes that as long as the plan is proper, the risk can be controlled within safety.

Very challenging.

But Yang Boqian is willing to give it a try.If successful, China's industry will be able to rise to a higher level.Of course, the risk is very high. If it fails, China's great resources will fall into the hands of foreigners.

"General, then whose money are we mainly borrowing from?"

While calculating, Yang Boqian asked Duan Xun.

"Japan or the United States. In the current world, only Japan and the United States have the ability to lend us money. Although Britain and France are still in charge of the world, they have no extra money at all when the European War hit them. They returned money after the war. We need to restore our war wounds first, so where can we give it to us? The United States has money, but they don’t know where to invest it. Japan wants to control China’s economic lifeline, so let’s see who wins in the end .”

Japan and the United States.

These are the two countries where Duan Xun introduced capital.Of course, for now, only the United States and Japan have extra money to invest in Duan Xun.

"Brother Xinye, Governor Wang, what do you think?"

"can."

"Start mining with the best-selling minerals in the international market."

Both agree.

adventure?

Nothing is risky.Some things seem risky, but the rewards are also amazing.

"I am going to set up an industrial development committee to formulate industrial development plans. I will personally serve as the director of the industrial development committee, Fu Lao (Song Yuren) and Mr. Xingfu (Liang Huankui) as deputy directors. Invite Weng Wenhao, director of the resource committee, Ding Director Wen Jiangding, Mr. Ren (Ren Hongjun), Ji Fu (Yang Boqian) and Zuofu (Lu Zuofu) all participated. Then some experts in this field were invited to discuss and formulate five-year and ten-year plans. Many of my thoughts It's just my personal opinion, there are definitely many flaws. So more experts are needed to help us improve the plan."

"Fu Lao (Song Yuren), Mr. Xingfu (Liang Huankui) and I are very busy at the moment. Please pay more attention to the establishment of the Industrial Development Committee."

"it is good."