Beiyang reactionaries

Dao: "When the science and industry of European, American and Japanese countries developed greatly, we failed to catch up. Compared with European, American and Japanese countries, our country has more illiterates, the enrollment rate is very low, and the popularization of knowledge is too poor. There are many illiterates even in large and medium-sized cities, and many people don’t know what science is. Those marginal villages have serious superstitions, and even the most basic and qualified doctors are not available, and sanitation is even more impossible. This matter really needs to be resolved. Dai Prime Minister, you can talk to President Tang (Tang Erhe) and President Wang Yue to see how to popularize the most basic health knowledge in China. Starting from the eradication of illiteracy, the popularization of education and common sense will make a three-year , Five-year, and ten-year plans must be completed step by step.”

"Ok."

"Commander Yang, do you have any other questions?"

"Have."

Yang Wei nodded and said: "The last question is very important. That is, although the Disaster Relief Committee was established this time, because it is the first time, all departments have worked hard, but there are many problems. One of the biggest problems is that the various departments The power between them is blurred. The jurisdiction of many departments overlaps. If there are too many people in charge, no one will take care of them, and things will be delayed. The more departments in charge, the more difficult things will be done. Therefore, I think that several departments overlap Some powers require clear responsibilities."

"En. Premier Dai, talk to Director Sun (Ministry of Internal Affairs) to see how to define the powers of each department more clearly."

"Yes."

Yang Wei expressed his thoughts.

There are many problems.

And not so much.

After everyone had digested it, Duan Xun said, "Commander Yang, tell me what you think about the retention of the Disaster Relief Committee."

Duan Xun established the Disaster Relief Committee at that time, not only for disaster relief, but also for the purpose of centralizing power and controlling power justifiably.It's just that she didn't expect that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Who knew that Wang Chonghui chose to resign.

Duan Xun became the interim prime minister.

There is no need for disaster relief committees to control power.As the interim cabinet prime minister, Duan Xun has completely controlled the power of the Beijing government, and it is justifiable to control the power of the Beijing government.

"Prime Minister, I think the disaster relief mechanism of the Disaster Relief Committee is necessary. It is not a permanent department, but this mechanism is needed. Not only for disaster relief, but also for any unexpected incidents. This kind of rapid response mechanism is needed. Only in this way can we be able to face some emergencies and respond quickly. Such departments can usually do some drills and make some plans to be prepared.”

"What's more important is that some places should also have such a mechanism. When something happens, they can quickly enter the temporary mechanism. This way, when Beijing has not reacted, they can take the lead in disaster relief."

Duan Xun nodded.

Yang Wei's suggestion is very good.

"This issue can be considered. Let's summarize it first and see what form it should exist. After making a plan for this issue, we will discuss it at the next meeting. Next..."

"Prime Minister."

Yang Yongtai stopped Duan Xun.

Duan Xun looked at him, and Yang Wei smiled and said, "Prime Minister, should the morning meeting be over? After everyone has lunch, the meeting will continue in the afternoon."

"It's about this time. Okay, let's eat first, and everyone can communicate with each other. The meeting will continue in the afternoon."

time flies.

The two topics have not been discussed yet, and several hours have passed, and it is noon.

"Yes."

336 Cabinet meeting 11

For many people, meetings are boring.

Especially when faced with those data, my head hurts after listening too much.Each department is reporting the situation of its own department in 1921, which contains a lot of data.

It sounds very complicated.

Even Duan Xun was dizzy when he heard these data.

The same is true for many cabinet chiefs in front of them, and many of them don't even understand.After all, Duan Xun has been in charge of many things and dealt with them for many years.So although these data are very complicated, they can still be understood.However, many cabinet chiefs among them only take care of their own departments.

This is the first time for them to summarize government reports and listen to reports from various departments.These are also some changes after Duan Xun became the interim cabinet prime minister.

Although many people's heads hurt from hearing this, none of these cabinet chiefs dared to be careless in the slightest.Even if some of the data is not from their department, and some of them don't understand well, they are still very serious.Because such a small-scale cabinet meeting decides major matters related to the future development of the country.

Any decision has the potential to lead to a different future for the country.

Very important.

Everyone knows this, so no one dares to be serious.

As for the government report, the preceding one was done by Dai Kan as the deputy prime minister of the cabinet.Then there is the report of each department for its own department.After the various departments finished speaking, Wang Yongjiang, as the head of the Ministry of Finance, began to report the report of the Ministry of Finance.

"Thanks to the increase in customs duties to 15.00% last year, although the overall import and export volume decreased last year. But the customs surplus we got has more than doubled. Of course, what we got is not all cash, some Many of them were replaced with machinery and equipment.”

"Because of the huge increase in Guanyu, our country's fiscal revenue reached 6000 million yuan last year. However, we cannot use the Guanyu funds at will. We can only use them to repay Japanese loans and purchase Japanese machines. And last year Because of disaster relief, military expansion, investment in railway construction, interest on national debt, interest on loans from various countries, and expansion of government agencies, expenditures have exceeded 2000 million yuan, and the fiscal deficit has expanded to 6000 million yuan."

Hearing this data, everyone took a deep breath.

6000 million.

What scale is this.

这几年财政赤字是不停的扩大。从1920年的4000万，1921年扩大到6000万。在段勋进入北京政府之前，整个北京政府一年的财政收入都没有6000万。

But now the fiscal deficit alone exceeds 6000 million.

"However, last year the government took back Huangzhuang and Eight Banners farmland, confiscated the property of the Restoration Party, and traced the proceeds of corruption. The value is huge. Even if you don't count places such as the Forbidden City and Rehe Palace, other assets total more than 4 million yuan. Only most of them They all belong to fields, real estate, and antique calligraphy and paintings, and these things need to be dealt with separately. There are also gold, oceans, and jewelry, which are about 4000 million, making up for a lot of fiscal deficits."

"Last year, the government borrowed 3000 million yen from Japan. However, the Japanese government has clear regulations on the use of this money, which is used for us to recover Japanese assets in Shandong, build Shandong's transportation, build a large Tangshan Iron and Steel Plant and expand Han The scale of Yeping Company, as well as the investment in the construction of the Beijing-Baotou Railway (from Beijing to Baotou), and the Baotou Coal Mine. This money has generated nearly [-] million interest this year."

Japanese loans.

It was said to be 7000 million yen, but in the end only 7000 million was handed over to the Beijing government, because 5000% was directly withheld by them.But even if it is 3000 million, it is impossible to get all of them, because there are still people who need to get kickbacks.The amount of money that actually went into the hands of the Beijing government was about 2000 million.Of course, nearly [-] million of this money needs to be re-mortgaged to the Bank of Japan, which can be regarded as a guarantee for interest.Therefore, only about [-] million are actually used here in China.

It can be seen that it is very difficult to get a loan in this era.

Why do foreigners like to give loans to China.

It is for this reason.

Among them, 4000 million yuan was used by the Beijing government to recover Japanese assets in Shandong.More than 2000 million yuan has been invested in the construction of railways and highways in Shandong Province.And the construction of a large Tangshan Iron and Steel Plant, supporting iron ore mining, coal mining, power plants, water plants, and surrounding traffic construction requires an investment of more than 5000 million silver dollars.But on the books, it cost more than 500 million.

There is also the expansion of Hanyeping Company.Let the steel production capacity of Hanyeping Company increase from 27 tons to more than 500 tons.It also needs to invest more than [-] million.

As well as the Beijing-Baotou Railway and the mining of Baotou coal mines, they all used Japanese loans.

Japan must not be so kind to help China build so many railways and steel plants.The reason why Japan is willing to give China so many loans is because such loans are of great benefit to Japan.In order to get Japanese loans to build these projects, Duan Xun agreed to a lot of preferential terms from Japan.Including these steel plants and coal plants, they will provide Japan with iron ore, coal mines, and pig iron at low prices.Most of the benefits of these steel plants built with Japanese loans will be taken away by Japan before the Japanese loans are paid off.

As for the industries in Shandong, until China repays the loan, Japan is still responsible for operating these assets.

"President Wang, after talking about last year's fiscal deficit, tell us about this year's financial situation."

The current fiscal deficit of the Beijing government is indeed very serious, but it has not affected the normal operation of the government.What Wang Yongjiang is playing is the practice of subsidizing money.

After all, money is not all at once.