Chapter Seventy-Four The Finale - The People's Interests (1)
After all, it's still a problem caused by the word "money".
Over the past decade, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which has the helmsman of the Communist Alliance, has not only ridden the wind and waves in the ocean of the modern economy, but also has achieved various real results.
In the ancient land of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which is proud of its agricultural power, the seeds of modern industrial economy have taken root and begun to grow vigorously.
Relying on advanced science and production technology, modern industries such as steel, coal, textiles, shipbuilding, and machinery manufacturing are developing extremely rapidly.
In addition, there is a newer petrochemical industry that has also begun to lead the way in which young seedlings are arched on this land.
Under the leadership of Benzelus, who is the dean of the School of Science and Technology of Shanghai Oriental University and the director of the Chemistry Institute of Shanghai Oriental Industrial Research Institute, a major breakthrough has been made in the research of synthetic fibers.
As the leading synthetic fiber material, nylon and its products have begun to make a brilliant debut. In the near future, polyester will follow and walk out of the laboratory with great enthusiasm.
And the world-class war that is in full swing is just like an excellent lubricant, adding countless vitality to the booming modern industry of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The rise of industry, coupled with the government's continuous and huge investment in basic agricultural facilities such as water conservancy, has also promoted the great development of agriculture, which is the cornerstone of people's livelihood...
What a thriving scene!
Unfortunately, behind this prosperous scene, there are also concerns that disturb some leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government.
Because whether it is the rise of modern industry or the development of agriculture, except for the appropriate formulation of government policies, financial support must be provided.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the financial resources of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should be said to be quite strong.
With the gradual improvement of railways, highways, shipping and other transportation facilities, the flow of goods has become smoother and smoother. The domestic trade of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has become increasingly prosperous and the people's income has continued to increase.
At the same time, the huge overseas export trade also brought a lot of money to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government.
Especially now that the outbreak of this world war has even made the export trade of the already extremely popular Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government, it was like pouring a basin of hot oil, which made the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government tremble at the beginning.
However, the problem arose.
Because as the war in front of us became increasingly violent, although the export trade of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government was rolling and increasing, the money that could be recovered was getting worse day by day.
It's very simple. Every hand that allies who were constantly opening their mouths to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government had already been tortured by the increasingly tragic war, and they were tortured dryly, and there was almost no trace of water.
To lend, a large amount of foreign lending to the outside world in order to assume the due responsibility, the originally bulging pockets of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom began to gradually fade away.
Although the pockets in the waist are not so dry that they are really empty, the economy that has to continue to develop rapidly in the country and the unwavering guarantee of the living standards of the people across the country have made the "God of Wealth" who always like to prepare for the future, turn a word of "expanding wealth" into the hot words that are now the favorite to talk about.
After all, it is hard to cook without rice. As the number one leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yang Xiuqing will naturally become a loyal fan of this hot word.
Temporarily reducing the various subsidies given to agriculture, in addition to reducing the salaries of government workers again, it can also begin to reduce the salaries of employees of industrial and mining enterprises across the country...
Similar to the idea that some experts in the National Finance Committee proposed by them will touch the basic interests of the majority of the people and will hurt the feelings of the people. Yang Xiuqing knew that it would be OK if it just flashed in his head, but it would never be done.
After choosing, he finally selected several items among the various channels for opening up wealth discussed by the National Finance and Economics Commission:
Increase tax revenue; reduce government spending; widely promote voluntary labor and conscious dedication...
But what Yang Xiuqing didn't expect was that even though it was just a temporary helplessness, it should not be considered a very bad thing. Before he could actually get it on the table for formal consultations, just as the tone was revealed, it caused an uproar among the officials of the State Council and major committees.
I put up my ears and listened carefully, and the arguments turned out to be mixed.
What made Yang Xiuqing even more depressed was that he had not yet grasped the correct way to open up wealth. The person who reached out to ask him for real money jumped out again.
This is the second thing, the center is still money, and it is real money.
During the National Industrial Development Promotion Conference held at the end of last year, the representatives of the Southern Shipbuilding Group, who attended the meeting, proposed that the window for the increase in the salary of corporate employees should be immediately reopened. Once this suggestion was put forward, although it did not cause greater echo, it still caused harmony among representatives of companies such as the Yangtze River Shipping Group and Southeast Energy Group.
Since 1868, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government, which adheres to the concept of small government and large society, also carried out a large-scale integration of the enterprises directly under the central government and some provincial enterprises in order to reasonably allocate resources and stimulate the subjective initiative of large enterprises to the greatest extent.
For example, the original twenty large and medium-sized shipyards were integrated into three major shipbuilding groups located in Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou, directly under the jurisdiction of the National Transportation Development Commission.
The same is true for Yangtze River Shipping. It was reintegrated. Its headquarters is located in Shanghai. Together with Qingdao's Northern Shipping, Alaska's Pacific Shipping, Hainan's Southern Ocean Shipping and Lanfang's Pan-Asia Shipping, it has become one of the five major shipping giants under the National Marine Development Management Committee.
Southeast Energy Group is integrated, with its headquarters in Fuzhou, together with Northwest Energy Group in Yili, Northwest Energy Group in Datong, Northeast Energy Group in Shenyang, Southwest Energy Group in Chengdu, Zhongyuan Energy Group in Luoyang and South Energy Group in Hongdu (Nanchang), and has become a six-bar banner under the National Energy Development and Management Commission, specializing in the mining and processing of coal, oil and other resources.
Obviously, whether it is shipbuilding in the south, Yangtze River shipping and Southeast energy, they are all powerful characters who can make the earth shake three times with just one stomp (to be continued...)
Chapter completed!