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Part One Russo-Japanese War Chapter 312 Imagine

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    Let's imagine.

    If China is the only overlord in the world, China can manufacture the most advanced products in the world, especially the military industry. The Chinese yuan is the best hard currency in the world. China has the world's largest financial consortium and has the world's best  It has the largest number of universities, the best national education in the world, the largest high-quality population in the world, the largest territory and the richest land resources in the world.

    So, what will happen to the world?

    What about China?

    What is China going to do?

    This is a very important question.

    The most important thing is not how to achieve China¡¯s goal of becoming a world hegemon, but how to maintain this position in the long term.

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    The empire has been paying close attention to the progress of the Soviet-German war.

    This is destined to be a German war. Even if Germany adopts the risky strategy of dividing its forces into two fronts to attack, the Soviet Red Army still cannot effectively resist the German steel torrent offensive. It is worth noting that the main tanks of both sides are almost exactly the same, especially in the middle.  Between the heavy No. 4 tank and the T34, both sides made extensive reference to the technical data of the MBT30 tank provided by the Chinese Army in their design.

    In order to completely overwhelm the opponent's tanks, Germany is developing new tanks based on the No. 4 tank, and has absorbed the Chinese Army's concept of main battle tanks, trying to construct the combat parameters and maneuverability of medium tanks based on the protective power of heavy tanks.  It is expected to use one main tank to completely defeat all the opponent's models. In fact, the work carried out by Germany is to make up for some key designs of the MBT30 tank that China failed to provide, especially the V-type diesel engine used in the MBT30 tank.

    The Soviet Union, which was at a disadvantage in the war, received secret assistance from the Empire's Central Military Intelligence Department.  Obtained more detailed information about the MBT30 tank and made new improvements to the T34 tank accordingly.

    ? Same.  The empire is also seizing the time to develop the MBT40 tank, and has increased the mass production scale of the MBT35 main battle tank, an improved version of the MBT33 tank. According to the existing plan, the MBT35 main battle tank will be more likely to be used by the Empire in the future.  The main tank for three years, while the MBT40 tank will not officially enter service until at least around 1942.

    The Imperial Central Military Department is indeed planning a final plan for a decisive battle with Nazi Germany. According to this concept and demand, the Empire needs to ensure that it has more than 14,000 MBT35 tanks after the end of the Soviet-German War, that is, in the second half of 1941.

    This huge plan allows the empire to take advantage of the Sino-Japanese War.  Rapidly expanding the number of tanks in the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Air Force's J-6\6B jet fighters are also accelerating production. According to the best plan of the Central Military Department, before declaring war with Germany, the Imperial Air Force will install at least 4,000 aircraft.  The J-6 series of fighters, plus the J-4\5 series of fighters and other combat aircraft, the Imperial Air Force will ensure that it has more than 25,000 aircraft before the war.

    The Imperial Navy also has a special plan.  To this end, the Empire is accelerating its search for suitable naval bases in Brazil and West Africa. The Empire and Belgium have signed a secret military cooperation plan to establish an Atlantic naval base in the Congo. Once China and Germany declare war, the Imperial Navy will directly intervene in the Atlantic Ocean as needed.  .  Implement a large-scale blockade war against the German Navy.

    In this Sino-German war with an outbreak probability of over 70%, the Imperial Navy will not play a big role. The Empire will mainly intervene in the Balkans from the Middle East through Eurasia, and directly intervene in the German-Polish Alliance from Russia.  In this way, we can advance rapidly through the air-land battle.

    Once the war begins, the Imperial Central Defense Force will not slowly encroach on Japan as it did against Japan.  The Reich would only advance with a faster hyper-Blitzkrieg than Germany.

    The empire does not need to prove its military strength by defeating Germany. The empire only wants to curb the expansion of Nazi Germany. The empire will never allow the birth of a new Germany in Europe that can challenge the empire's territory and strength.

    As long as Nazi Germany attempts to create a new empire comparable to the Chinese Empire through war and conquest, a Sino-German war will never be avoided.

    Therefore, the empire is very concerned about the ongoing Soviet-German war.

    The Central Military Intelligence Department provided the Soviet Union with a large amount of military intelligence and some very important technical assistance, and even material assistance. In exchange, the Central Military Intelligence Department dispatched a large number of military intelligence officers to the Soviet battlefield to closely collect everything related to Nazi Germany.  Military intelligence to prepare for any new war that may break out.

    For this purpose, the Ministry of Military Intelligence set up the Military Intelligence Department III, which was responsible for collecting military intelligence on Nazi Germany and doing everything possible to decipher the German military telegram code.

    Regarding Nazi Germany¡¯s ongoing large-scale massacre and its crazy nuclear weapons development program, the Ministry of Military Intelligence has received reliable verification. After confirming Germany¡¯s nuclear weapons program, the empire has one more necessity.??The reason for launching war against Germany - the absolute prohibition of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from possessing nuclear weapons.

    After returning to Beijing, Song Biao would spend half an hour alone every day to listen to the latest intelligence statistics from the Ministry of Military Intelligence on the Soviet-German War and Nazi Germany.

    In the past few days, the Military Intelligence Department is considering a special action plan.

    In order to prevent Nazi Germany from obtaining heavy water from Norway, the Military Intelligence Department planned to cooperate with Soviet spy organizations to secretly destroy Norwegian hydropower stations and heavy water refining plants.

    Norway¡¯s counterintelligence work against the Soviet Union is very strict, which means that it is difficult to achieve the goal just by counting on the Soviet Union to act.

    As the Minister of Military Intelligence, Zhang Jun conducted a series of in-depth investigations. In the end, he concluded that the Military Intelligence Department must do it itself.

    At the briefing meeting that afternoon, Zhang Jun submitted the action plan drawn up by the General Intelligence Department to the emperor, and made his own analysis of both action plans.

    Song Biao did not rush to answer and asked Zhang Jun to keep both plans and give him some time to weigh them.

    After Zhang Jun left, Song Biao put on his reading glasses and studied both plans carefully. He was also undecided whether he should take action or simply support the Soviet action.  This in itself is a difficult question to decide.

    The Soviets had few spies in Norway and were unable to obtain sufficient numbers of agents.  There is no suitable opportunity for action.

    A bigger worry for the Soviet Union is that once it is discovered by Norway, it will anger Norway and make Norway declare war on the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union cannot take this risk. Similarly, if the imperial operation fails, Sino-German relations will also break down in advance.

    After further studying the two action plans submitted by the General Intelligence Department, Song Biao decided to veto both plans.  But how to do it, he still lacks a suitable countermeasure for the time being.

    In any case, the Ministry of Military Intelligence has warned the Norwegian government through special channels, and with funding from the Far East Consortium, it is trying to acquire the largest hydroelectric power plant in Northern Europe and its affiliated heavy water refinery.

    If refused, the Empire would have no choice but to blow up the heavy water refinery, whether by Soviet agents.  It would be the British agents who would take action, even if the Ministry of Military Intelligence took action directly, that would be the last resort.

    There is enough intelligence to prove that the Germans have not yet discovered a more suitable process for chemically refining heavy water, but they are already conducting relevant theoretical research and experiments. If Germany, like the Empire, finds a suitable method, it will be a disaster.

    The Ministry of Military Intelligence suspects a German Ph.D. who once served as a professor of chemistry at the Central Polytechnic University.  Before returning to China, he may have obtained some relevant information from the Central Polytechnic University. A secret investigation is currently underway. Once the matter is confirmed, the Military Intelligence Department will begin to arrange a secret assassination operation.

    It is absolutely impossible for the Reich to allow Nazi Germany to complete the development of nuclear weapons. This is the bottom line of the Reich.  In fact, the empire did not want the United States to complete this plan.  Military Intelligence is secretly monitoring the United States, and if necessary, the Empire will take action in the United States.

    "If it is difficult to prevent the United States from possessing nuclear weapons, Song Biao at least hopes that the United States will not achieve this goal before 1945, and the empire must ensure at all costs that the empire's nuclear deterrence has a far superior advantage over the United States.

    Shortly after Zhang Jun left, the Chief of General Staff of the Central Military Department, Jiang Fangzhen, also entered the General Office of the Central Palace with the latest information about the Sino-Japanese War. When he saw him walking in, Song Biao put down his glasses and signaled that he would accompany him.  The first-class chamberlain Jiang Shoulin changed the tea and brewed a new pot of green tea.

    Six steps away from the emperor, in the center of the phoenix picture specially marked on the carpet, Jiang Fangzhen stopped and bowed in salute, saying: "Your Majesty, the Northeastern Defense Force has captured Busan."

    Song Biao nodded slightly.

    He already knew the battle report from the Central Secrecy Bureau as soon as possible.

    After sitting down, Jiang Fangzhen sat in front of the emperor's royal table, opened the briefcase in his hand, took out the latest military summary and submitted it to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, regarding Lieutenant General Wei Lihuang's transfer order to return to China, are you sure?  Do you need a new discussion?¡±

    Song Biao put on his glasses again and browsed the latest military intelligence summary of the Central Military Department. While reading, he rejected Jiang Fangzhen's proposal and said: "He can be allowed to return to China and transferred to the Northwest Defense Staff Bureau as the Chief of Staff, and let him cooperate with Zhao Tingzhu in the follow-up  Let¡¯s make preparations!¡±

    Jiang Fangzhen nodded slightly and asked, "Then we still need to transfer General Cai E back to the military headquarters?"

    Song Biao thought carefully for a moment, put aside the summary of general information, and replied to Jiang Fangzhen: "I think this time period is quite appropriate. During the inspection of the Korean battlefield, I discussed this issue with Cai E. He principled  The commander-in-chief did not refuse to return to serve in the Central Military Department, and his proposed successor alsoThey are thinking the same thing, and it is the right time to transfer Chen Wu to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Defense Force.  The battle that follows is not difficult to fight. In fact, I think it will probably become more cruel and bloody. This is something we all recognize. It is the most suitable to replace Chen Baozi at this time. Cai E left him  It¡¯s not a mess, Chen Baozi and Liu Gengyun have been partners for decades.  "

    Jiang Fangzhen agreed: "The emperor had far-reaching concerns. It turned out that he had planned long ago that he wanted Chen Wu to serve as the commander-in-chief."

    Song Biao did not deny it, saying: "As long as Chen Wu does not underestimate the enemy, he is still good at fighting Japan. Chen Wu is an expert in mountain warfare, especially large-scale mountain warfare like Japan's. He said at the Central Military Headquarters that he is an expert in mountain warfare.  If you are second in combat, then I am afraid no one dares to say that you are first.¡±

    Jiang Fangzhen continued to agree: "The Emperor is wise."

    Song Biao said: "I know you are worried that Cai E is not feeling well. After all, he has gone through the most difficult time, but in the end he took the palace but gave it to others. I don't think Cai E has such thoughts. He is a person. Let's  I still understand him very well, and he¡¯s not such a stingy person.¡±

    Jiang Fangzhen said: "Cai E is definitely not such a stingy person. It's just that as an army general, he has just made great achievements, and he is transferred back to the country to serve as the commander of the Central Military Region. Even if Cai E doesn't say anything, others will probably do the same.  Criticism.¡±

    Song Biao snorted and said, "Let him serve as the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Forces Headquarters and concurrently the commander of the Central Military Region."

    Jiang Fangzhen nodded in agreement.

    Song Biao sighed and said: "Actually, the position of commander of the Central Military Region is more important. To defend the capital, the responsibility is heavier than Mount Tai."

    Jiang Fangzhen didn¡¯t answer anything.

    In the position of commander of the Central Military Region, the Song Emperor basically only used five people in the past few decades, Zhao Tingzhu, Zhang Xiaohuai, Zhang Yahu, Han Chunlin, Jiang Zuobin, and Zhao Tingzhu was replaced three times.

    Song Biao transferred Cai E back to China this time mainly to make way for Chen Wu, and also hoped that Chen Wu would have all the conditions in place.  Give him a hard fight and a good fight.

    After all, Cai E's return to China to serve as the commander of the Central Military Region is a temporary arrangement. After the war, if Fu Zuoyi has the opportunity to make meritorious service, he can still hold this position. If Fu Zuoyi cannot.  There are many others who could fill this role.

    Huang Baitao and Xue Yue are both better candidates.

    Song Biao was not worried. The weight of the commander of the Central Military Region was different during the war phase and the post-war peace phase. At that time, there were many options to choose from, unlike now where he can only choose the most reliable senior generals.  Choose one.  Prevent any eventuality.

    In order to deal with the Sino-Japanese War and the possible outbreak of the Sino-German War.  Most of the elite troops of the Central Military Region have been dispatched. The newly transferred troops to the Central Military Region are not absolutely reliable. Although the possibility of mutiny and military coup is still very low, they are at least not as absolutely reliable as before, so Cai is still needed.  Senior army generals like E and Zhang Xiaohuai were in charge.

    That¡¯s what the military is like.

    In many cases, seniority and reputation are still very important things. They determine whether a general's words are effective.

    After handling some work of the military department in the afternoon, around 4 p.m., the Song Emperor temporarily stopped working and went to Cizheng Garden to have afternoon tea, which was usually a plate of peanuts, almonds, nuts and several biscuits, or a bowl of  Almond black sesame paste, paired with a cup of Keemun black tea.

    This time period is generally allocated to the central cabinet, but usually we cannot talk about too important things. We will arrange for the heads of organizations such as the Central Economic Commission and the Education Committee to come over, or the Congress will send people to report on some work.

    On the Economic Committee, Chen Qimei retired last year due to physical discomfort. The temporary replacement as Vice Minister was Liao Zhongkai. Liao Zhongkai was also a good candidate. He had previously served as governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and served as deputy finance minister in the Ministry of Finance for two years.  He has served as Vice Chairman of the Central National Economic Commission for several years.

    According to Care Weijun's idea, he wanted to elect Finance Minister Liu Dajun as the deputy prime minister. However, Liu Dajun's political qualifications were insufficient and there was not much support within the party. Liao Zhongkai's situation was relatively complicated. He had always been a Democratic Party in the early days, and he was a Democratic Party member.  He was elected as the governor of Zhejiang Province. After Sun Yixian's death, he joined the Restoration Party because of his disagreement with Song Jiaoren. This man had a good reputation and good abilities.

    Gu Weijun failed to pass the test when he recommended Liu Dajun, so he had to recommend Yang Zhaolin. Yang Zhaolin refused the appointment. With no other choice, Gu Weijun chose Liao Zhongkai. He also hoped that Liao Zhongkai could have better communication with the Democratic Party in the next cabinet government, which would be beneficial to governance.  .

    Song Biao does not interfere in this matter. As far as he is concerned, it is not a bad thing for Liao Zhongkai to serve as deputy prime minister. In fact, he is better than??I am optimistic about Chen Jin. Chen Jin is now the First Vice Minister of Finance and concurrently serves as the Director of the General Office of the Central Economic Commission.

    After arriving at Cizheng Garden, Song Biao rested for a while and waited for about 20 minutes. Under the arrangement of Jiang Shoulin, Liao Zhongkai and Chen Jin entered Cizheng Garden to meet the emperor.

    The weather was quite hot at this time. Song Biao was drinking afternoon tea in the waterside corridor to escape the heat. Liao Zhongkai and Chen Jin walked along the corridor and came up to pay their respects. Because Chen Jin, the son-in-law, was present, Song Biao did not follow the instructions.  Give them a seat as a rule.

    This was the first time that Liao Zhongkai met with the emperor under such circumstances. He was not the emperor's favorite choice, and he really did not expect to be given the privilege of sitting down. He respectfully handed over the Seventh Five-Year Plan re-planned by the Central Economic Commission.  Submit it.

    This one is different from the one submitted by Gu Weijun on behalf of the Central Cabinet. The one submitted by Gu Weijun is the general case.  This part of the Central Economic Commission is a division, specifically planning work in the economic field.  The planning is more detailed and involves more work related to finance and finance.

    Song Biao is more concerned about the gold reserves of the Central Reserve Bureau at this stage. The empire is different from Britain and France. The empire has huge domestic industrial production capacity and rich mineral resources, so it rarely needs external procurement in a state of war.

    Even under the premise of the rapid expansion of the imperial industry, the empire also exported military equipment to the Soviet Union and Germany in exchange for Soviet and German gold reserves.

    With the expansion of the empire's gold industry.  Especially with the expansion of gold production in Central Asia such as Uzbekistan, the empire's annual gold production accounts for about 1/3 of the world's gold production, and the empire's annual increase in gold reserves accounts for 1/2 of the world's gold production.

    The empire is still the world's largest foreign trade surplus country. Coupled with its control and leadership over Asia, the empire's ability to absorb gold reserves is destined to be far stronger than that of Britain and the United States.

    Song Biao looked through the seventh five-year financial and economic plan. The first goal is to ensure that the empire's economy continues to maintain an annual economic growth rate of more than 5.5% during the seventh five-year plan. The gold reserve must be maintained after the end of the seventh five-year plan.  Reaching a scale of 7750 tons.

    With the empire¡¯s economic aggregate surpassing that of the United States for ten years.  The empire has increasingly demanded the establishment of global financial leadership. The empire must have more world-class banking giants to support the development of the empire's financial industry. To support this, the most important thing is to maintain China's strong position and maintain  The strength of the empire's gold reserves.

    Although in the past few years, the empire has been taking advantage of the tense war situation to continuously sell silver reserves.  But over the next ten years the Empire would remain the world's largest reserve of silver.

    With the support of the empire, Spain, Mexico, Chile and other countries with a large economic proportion in the Americas successively ended the silver standard during the Great Depression, and world silver prices fell sharply in 1936.  The world silver price is only 1/42 of gold, setting a new record for the world's lowest silver price.  During this period, the Imperial Central Reserve also took the opportunity to continue setting new records for the empire's silver reserves.

    The empire¡¯s silver reserves have always been sold at high prices and attracted at low prices. The most beneficial situation for the empire is to stabilize the price of silver at 1/30 of gold. If this is the price, the total value of the empire¡¯s silver reserves will be basically equivalent to the gold reserves.

    This is the way the world is. The poorer the government, the poorer it is, and the richer the government, the richer it gets.

    The empire is definitely the richest central government in the world. The current world situation is very unstable. The Soviet Union and Germany are selling gold reserves in exchange for war resources. They are unable to talk about government investment. However, the imperial government has strong financial resources and a high degree of credit.  It sells bonds at home and abroad to raise military expenditures without affecting the central government's fiscal expenditures as much as possible, while taking advantage of the war situation to sell silver reserves that have been absorbed at low prices in the past decade or so.

    The current silver exchange rate has returned to the high price stage of 1/22. According to this price, the empire only needs to sell 1/4 of the central silver reserves, which is enough to ensure that the empire has sufficient military expenditures to finish the Sino-Japanese War.

    Of course, silver reserves are indeed not important now. The key lies in gold reserves. In such a big era, whether China's financial industry can dominate will depend on China's total gold reserves.

    The Chinese yuan is currently the three major international currencies in the world. With the establishment of the Asian Union and the development of China's economy, as well as the high reserve ratio of the Chinese yuan, the Chinese yuan has actually left the British pound and the US dollar by a large margin. It is well-deserved.  The world's largest international currency.

    This benefit gives China¡¯s banking industry an absolute advantage in international operations.

    Far Eastern Bank, Credit Agricole, China Commercial Bank, CITIC International Bank, Jiangnan Bank, Nanyang Bank, Bank of China, China Fortis Bank, United Bank of China, Agricultural Credit Bank of China, Asia International Bank, Nanyang Commercial Bank, Bank of Shanghai in  All over the worldA giant bank.

    Especially the Far Eastern Bank, as the central holding bank of the Far Eastern Consortium, it owns companies around the world such as Amundi, China Commercial Bank, Nanyang Bank, Bank of America, Banco Nacional de Mexico, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Spanish International Bank, Swiss Commerzbank, etc.  Controlling stakes in more than forty international or regional banks.

    The cooperation between these banks has actually pushed China further into the world's financial hegemony.

    The circulation of the Chinese yuan as the world currency and its large reserves overseas have also played a huge role in fueling the expansion of the Chinese economy and central debt.  The gold reserves of countries like the Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, and Sweden are seriously insufficient to guarantee the issuance of national currency, so they can only hold large amounts of Chinese yuan as foreign exchange reserves.  As a currency other than m2, these Chinese yuan will inevitably flow to China to purchase Chinese government bonds, or they will flow into the ASEAN market as national credit investment.

    The richer a country is, the better it will develop, especially a country like China that controls the world's financial hegemony.

    The central government can sell a large amount of treasury bonds for domestic infrastructure construction, investment in education and scientific research, and maintain the stability of the central government's finances. The additional surplus of currency also allows Chinese companies to receive more credit support, which is conducive to their expansion and development.  .

    simply put.  The current international status of China is much harder than that of the US dollar during World War II. A very important foundation is the existence of the Asian League. The entire Asian League is the natural foundation of China, and the Asian League controls the oil output in the Middle East. This is also  Forced to force world oil trade to be settled in Chinese yuan.

    Song Biao spent half an hour carefully reading the "Central Economic and Financial Seventh Five-Year Plan" submitted by the Central Economic Commission. Based on some of his previous suggestions to Gu Weijun, this plan has been significantly changed.  To re-raise the status of electrified railways, more financial expenditures will continue to be given to ensure the development of railway construction and power installed capacity.

    Because education expenditure clearly accounts for 1/4 of the empire's central finance, this is a fixed proportion and absolutely impossible to change. As a result, with the expansion of new railway and power infrastructure plans.  The total expenditure of the central government will continue to increase during the Seventh Five-Year Plan period. This increase is about 5%-7% higher than originally expected, which is about 3.5 billion yuan more expenditure every year.

    Considering that military expenditure also accounts for 1/4 of the central government's fiscal budget, this is equivalent to forcing the central government to continue to maintain a total national debt of 7 billion yuan every year.

    Song Biao put the plan together and put it aside.  At this time, Liao Zhongkai and Chen Jin were given seats and waited for them to sit down.  Song Biao and Chen Jin asked: "Given the central financial situation, this amount of national debt should be acceptable, right?"

    Chen Jin nodded and said: "There is no problem at all, but if military expenditures continue to expand in the future, the central government's finances will be really tight."

    Song Biao hesitated and said: "That's what happens in the future, let's talk about it later!"

    Chen Jinze said: "Precaution in advance may be a better choice. When the gold reserves cannot be moved, it is appropriate to continue to speed up the sale of part of the central trust assets and reserve about 10 billion yuan of reserve funds for call at any time. That may  A little more robust.¡±

    Song Biao thought about it briefly and told Chen Jin, "You can be directly responsible for this matter."

    Chen Jin¡¯s living environment is quite special and there are many sources of information. In fact, he is one of the few ministers in the cabinet who knows that the empire may go to war with Germany. Liao Zhongkai may not be very clear about this aspect.

    Song Biao asked Liao Zhongkai at this time: "What do you think of this seventh five-year plan?"

    Liao Zhongkai thought deeply for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that this plan is more relaxed than the previous two times, with fewer rigid regulations on quantity, and the central government's positive intervention in the empire's economy has also been greatly reduced. The only thing that remains is the infrastructure.  Investment in the railway sector remains at its original intensity."

    Song Biao could hear what Liao Zhongkai meant. The consensus in the country now is that the imperial central government should reduce its positive intervention in the economy, especially reducing commercial investment in national infrastructure.

    According to the original intention of Liao Zhongkai and Gu Weijun, the empire¡¯s investment in the railway field should be reduced and the market should be allowed to develop freely, which is equivalent to promoting economic progress through the commercial construction of highways and the development of the automobile industry.

    This idea was good, but after the Song Emperor expressed his stance, the two of them hurriedly made a 90-degree turn.

    Song Biao has Song Biao¡¯s thoughts, and his thoughts do make sense.

    The empire has too many people. If the automobile industry is allowed to develop, the country will be under great pressure.

    Song Biao doesn¡¯t want to explain too much to Liao Zhongkai, at least it¡¯s not a good opportunity yet., he just warned: "You have gone too far. I think what the automobile industry needs is controlled development, not restrictive development. It must be controllable, and it must not only give the market enough room for development, but also focus on  The demand of the international market does not allow unlimited expansion in the country, but it does not mean that the foreign market cannot be expanded. The export policy of the automobile industry must be encouraged. Regarding this issue, I suggest that more seminars can be held before the plan is formulated.  Ask for more opinions. Secondly, regarding the railway industry, it is not necessarily necessary to come up with large-scale national investment policies. It is the right idea for the central government to reduce stimulus and intervention in the economy. However, in terms of macro-control, through taxation and  With other supportive policies, we can still effectively ensure the progress of the railway industry."

    Liao Zhongkai did not dare to argue and could only nod.

    Chen Jinze said: "Your Majesty, regarding the railway industry, I think there are two points that need to be treated with caution. First, if you rely too much on the market and corporate investment and construction, it will be difficult to effectively guarantee low prices for railway operations; second, if you rely too much on the market and corporate investment and construction;  Second, railway investment is a type of high investment and long-term returns, and the investment scale is too large. It is unbearable for ordinary enterprises, and in the long run, the long-term returns are not very high. Therefore, if the empire wants to promote the development of the railway industry,  In addition to higher subsidies, construction costs remain high. Lines with relatively low yields should still be directly invested by the government."

    Song Biao did not deny the two issues mentioned by Chen Jin. He nodded in agreement and said: "What you said makes sense, about the railway and automobile issues. You still need to do more research and don't rush to finalize the Seventh Five-Year Plan. Time  There is still some. Don¡¯t be anxious, the central government would rather delay this matter more slowly and be cautious rather than rushing.¡±

    Liao Zhongkai and Chen Jin both agreed.

    Song Biao and Liao Zhongkai were still not familiar with each other, and they didn¡¯t have much to say, so they asked Liao Zhongkai to go back first. He left Chen Jin behind and wanted to hear Chen Jin¡¯s opinions on the automobile industry.

    After Liao Zhongkai left, Chen Jin continued to stay here to accompany the emperor.

    Chen Jin thought carefully for a moment, and then replied to Song Biao: "As for the automobile industry, I think we have to look at the pros and cons. Everything has pros and cons. This is the most obvious thing. On the one hand, the automobile industry can stimulate the national economy.  On the other hand, the development of the industry will indeed put great pressure on the government's infrastructure and urban transportation. It is just that it cannot be seen at this stage, but with the long-term development of the industry, it will definitely be seen in the future. Just now  In terms of stages, I think that in the controlled development that the emperor is considering, we should first focus on development rather than control, but this kind of control needs to be based on long-term and gradual regulation."

    Song Biao was not in a hurry to answer. He thought carefully for a while and asked Chen Jin: "You mean there is no obvious pressure at this stage, so there is no need to rush to emphasize control?"

    Chen Jin said: "Yes, there are no obvious disadvantages yet, but in Shanghai, due to the relatively large number of cars, there is already a certain amount of traffic pressure. I have read the local Seventh Five-Year Plan submitted by Shanghai, and there are about  More than 40 streets need to be expanded and renovated, including many main roads, and the reasons are all related to cars. The cost in this area will be very high. I have reminded Shanghai that since they want to expand and renovate, they must be forward-looking.  , the expansion must be completed at one time, do not repeat construction, let alone wait ten years before expanding.¡±

    Song Biao agreed: "Your idea is right."

    Chen Jinze said: "Except for Shanghai, other cities currently do not have this problem, including Beijing and Tianjin. Because the subway is being built relatively quickly, there does not seem to be such pressure in Sinian. In addition, in the automobile industry, the number of cars is so high.  Although the proportion is large, it is not enough to represent the entire automobile industry. For example, agricultural vehicles, buses, trucks, and engineering vehicles are all part of the automobile industry. Should we be targeted in our view of controllable development?  Which part needs more development and support also needs targeted discussion."

    Song Biao thought for a while and said: "Your considerations in this regard are still very comprehensive. Well, regarding how the automobile industry and the railway industry should develop in the Seventh Five-Year Plan and in the longer term, you have specifically re-established  A working group will conduct research and strive to come up with a relatively stable and comprehensive draft opinion before October."

    Chen Jin nodded and said, "I will obey the holy edict."

    Although Song Biao made it clear that he asked Chen Jin to investigate, he still had his own thoughts to express, so he continued to discuss these two issues with Chen Jin.

    Song Biao's hope is to support more the development of public transportation, intercity railways and urban light rail. However, for the central government, supporting the automobile industry is obviously more conducive to economic development. How to find this balance is very difficult.  work.

    If we want to promote great progress in railway construction, we must still rely on state-owned investment as the main body.??If private railway companies are to be the mainstay, how the state will provide subsidies and support according to policies may require more ideas and experiments, including what extent the subsidy amount needs to be.

    Song Biao and Chen Jin discussed these two issues for a long time. Generally speaking, the two people have the same idea. They not only hope to promote economic development, but also hope to reduce the pressure on urban construction and infrastructure as much as possible.

    Relying on investment to promote economic development is already a relatively backward method for the empire. The gains outweigh the losses. The empire needs to stimulate the flow of capital into scientific research instead of infrastructure. There are indeed too many things to weigh.

    The development of an empire has many possibilities. Any policy or direction will have various unpredictable impacts on the empire.

    The UK was once the world's most famous automobile power, the world's leading military industrial power, and the world's most powerful aviation power. However, different policies, especially the strong pursuit of financial power, have made the UK  Eventually all these advantages were lost.

    There is no policy in this world that can make an empire undisputedly the strongest in all aspects. For the empire, maintaining the leading edge of an industrial power is the most important goal of the empire. First of all, it must  Ensure the empire's absolute leading position in the industrial field, followed by the empire's financial status, and finally the empire's sustainable development space.

    Song Biao¡¯s understanding of this is very clear.
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