Beiyang reactionaries

I was already a little lost in my heart.Unexpectedly, Duan Xun asked himself to manage a temporary department like the Tariff Management Committee this time.I thought I had done something wrong.

But when Duan Xun saw him in person, he knew he was wrong.

If Duan Xun really hated him, he would never see him in person.Although I have made a lot of contributions, I haven't reached the point where Duan Xun can personally meet him.Duan Xun's gesture has already told Kang Xinru that he still values ​​Kang Xinru.

"Originally this department was called the General Administration of Customs, but it was temporarily changed to the Customs Administration Commission for fear of affecting the great powers. You should understand what I mean."

"Prime Minister, is it true that the rumors that the Prime Minister is currently negotiating to increase the tariff rate are true?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun nodded.

This is no secret, because this negotiation has already started.Duan Xun gave Japan the largest transfer of benefits, saying that the increased customs surplus would be used to repay Japan's indemnities and loans, and to purchase Japanese machinery and equipment.Tell Japan that China's future development must rely heavily on Japan.

It can be said to further strengthen the relationship with Japan.

After thinking about it, Japan believes that this is a good opportunity to further control China's economy, and it is an opportunity to further make China depend on Japan.Therefore, he has verbally agreed to Duan Xun's request and is willing to support China's request during the negotiation.

There's no secret to this sort of thing.

Word has spread outside.

"And there will be results soon. Because I told the British that if the tariff rate cannot be raised, then the government may have no money to pay wages and no money to support the anti-smuggling agency. By then, China's smuggling situation will be very rampant. This is not something I can do. controlling."

Duan Xun told the British directly.

If he does not agree this time, then Duan Xun will let go of the smuggling.Another way of saying it is that Duan Xun would choose to smuggle himself and not go through the customs controlled by the British.

The British are also helpless.

If the Chinese government is determined not to go through customs, it will be a huge blow to customs revenue.It is even possible that China and Japan cooperated in smuggling goods.

This is not good for the UK.

So the negotiations went relatively smoothly.Anyway, the increase in customs revenue is not entirely a bad thing for the great powers.Because they control the customs, they can get more compensation from China.

How do you say that most of the current Chinese customs revenue is still taken away by the big powers.

"However, increasing the tariff rate is only the first step. My goal is to regain the control of the customs within five years. However, the recovery of the customs is not a one-off thing. After the customs is recovered, we must also be able to control it. The customs cannot be recovered. , but we don’t know how to manage the customs ourselves, so it becomes a big joke. Therefore, the customs management committee I established is the prototype of the future General Administration of Customs. You, the leader, are required to be familiar with the customs work process, and then you need to slowly improve this Institutions will be able to smoothly take over the management of customs in the future.”

"Yes."

Kang Xinru understood what Duan Xun meant.

The mood is also very good.Because once you become the director of the General Administration of Customs, your status in China's political arena will be greatly improved.Because customs revenue is high.

At present, it is only the customs, the tariff is less than 20.00%, and it is already a very important income for government agencies.If all the customs revenue can be included in the bosom, maybe half of the government's fiscal revenue will come from the customs.

In this case, customs will be very important.

The status of the General Administration of Customs will also be very high.

"So your work will be very important. You not only need to build an excellent customs management team, but more importantly, you will need to come forward in future negotiations on customs. This time I plan to increase the tariff rate to 15.00%. Next year I will Increase to 20.00%. Once the current world trade protection continues, our tariff rate will continue to increase, reaching an average of about 30.00%. These negotiations must have you come forward.”

"I'll try my best."

"As for the customs revenue, after passing through your account, it will be transferred to the account of the Ministry of Finance immediately. This money is not under your jurisdiction, it is the money of the Ministry of Finance. I want to make this clear to you .The funding your department needs also requires funding from the Ministry of Finance.”

"Prime Minister, I know."

The predecessor of the General Administration of Customs.

This is not a department that manages funds, but a department that is preparing to take over the customs in the future.

"Then you make a plan as soon as possible, and I will personally give you instructions on the required funds, required personnel, etc. Your department is directly under me, and no other department has jurisdiction. Within six months , the general framework will come out.”

"Yes."

Kang Xinru let out a long breath of relief.

Coming to Beijing this time is a real promotion.

But Kang Xinru thought about it, and said, "Prime Minister, there is something I think I should tell you."

"what's up?"

"Since it was reported that the government is trying to increase the tariff rate, many people in the Shanghai business community have started to contact the Yangtze River patrol envoy."

"how?"

Duan Xun also frowned.

The relationship between Duan Xun and the Shanghai business community is quite good.When Duan Xun served as the supervisor of the Southwest Frontier Defense, when he was the supervisor of the border defense, he received a great response every time he issued public bonds in Shanghai.

Those in the Shanghai business community are very supportive of Duan Xun.

The public bonds issued by Duan Xun have been subscribed far more than the Beijing government and other warlords.It is the disaster relief public bonds issued this time, and the situation in Shanghai is very good.The cooperation over the years has also been very good.Many businessmen in Shanghai came to invest in the area ruled by Duan Xun.

Now that Duan Xun is in power, he is the most likely person in China to unify China. These people are not in a hurry to curry favor with themselves, what are they doing with Lu Yongxiang, the inspector of the Yangtze River.

Although Lu Yongxiang's strength has greatly increased, he only controls Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui.

In terms of strength, it is far inferior to Duan Xun.

"Prime Minister, there are many people in Shanghai's business community, and their business is closely related to the tariff rate. Many people's business is to import goods from abroad and sell them domestically. The current low tax rate is very beneficial to them. Moreover, the Prime Minister has purchased a lot from abroad in recent years. Materials, they are also agents. Including the things that many domestic businessmen need, these people act as agents. The profits in the middle are astonishing. But once the tax rate is raised to 15.00%, their business will be greatly affected by then, and the profits will be greatly reduced. Greatly reduced."

"Just for this?"

"Prime Minister, you don't know how much profit there is."

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

I already understood what Kang Xinru meant.

comprador.

What Kang Xinru is talking about is those who do comprador business.They have deep relations with foreign countries, some with Britain, some with France, some with the United States, and of course many people with Japan.

These compradors are responsible for importing anything domestically or purchasing foreign goods.They are the agencies of foreign businessmen in China.If you want to do business with those foreign businessmen, you must go through these compradors.

Many of these compradors have decades of family inheritance, and the accumulated financial strength is amazing.

Politically they rely on foreign powers, and economically they are also dependent on foreign businessmen.Sure enough, these people really cannot be trusted.Now that Duan Xun wanted to increase the tariff rate and harm their interests, he immediately jumped up and started contacting Lu Yongxiang.In the past, they thought that Duan Xun was worth investing in, and that Duan Xun could win.But now that Duan Xun's victory was in sight, he found that it was different from what they asked for, so they could only find another person to support him.

Humph.

Just some clowns.