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    In 1923, the second election of the Republic of China came. Song Jiaoren won with an absolute advantage and was successfully re-elected as president. In the past four years, the Republic of China has been going smoothly and its economy has achieved great development.  Especially the economic prosperity gave Song Jiaoren a high prestige.  The economy of the Republic of China is basically growing at a rate of more than 20% every year, and has generally reached an annual growth rate of 25%.  With the rapid growth of the economy, the monopoly of consortia has emerged.  Railways, highways, sea and air shipping are developing rapidly, and investment is basically everywhere.  A large amount of infrastructure has been built.  Therefore, the people have great trust in Song Jiaoren and won the election again with an absolute advantage. This victory also allowed Song Jiaoren to be president for another four years.  Song Jiaoren¡¯s successful re-election also means that the economy of the Republic of China will continue to grow for four years.  This year, the total economic volume of the Republic of China has exceeded 350 billion Yanhuang coins. According to an annual growth rate of 25%, it only takes 3 years for the total economic volume to exceed 600 billion Yanhuang coins.  At this time, the U.S. economy still has not exceeded 100 billion US dollars, but has barely touched the 100 billion threshold. This is mainly because the occupation of the international market by the Republic of China has had a great impact on the U.S. economy.  Especially in terms of steel exports, although the Republic of China also imported U.S. steel before, because China's steel products have occupied the international market, U.S. steel exports to other countries have dropped significantly.  ¡°Coupled with Europe¡¯s large imports of Chinese goods, Europe¡¯s old industrial system has been suppressed.  A large number of Chinese goods have also poured into the United States, and these Chinese goods have also occupied many American markets.  The products of China and its affiliated countries are raging around the world, causing the living space of American industry to be continuously squeezed.  But what makes the United States better than Europe is that its domestic market protection policies have been introduced one after another.  The U.S. government has successfully blocked many products from China and its affiliated countries through tax cuts and consortia raising shipping costs.  This gave American domestic industry a chance to breathe.  ¡°But it¡¯s not that easy for American industrial goods to be sold outside the Americas and around the world.  It would be naive to think that this would kill the U.S. economy.  There are also consortiums in the United States, and they can also play bubble economy.  After several years of industrial adjustment, American consortiums also began to stimulate economic bubbles and began to continuously lend to the outside world, and the American economy also began to enter a stage of prosperity.  "But what worries the United States is the problem in Europe. If it is finished, then Africa and India will not be a problem, and they will inevitably be controlled by the Chinese.  By then the American continent will be isolated.  ??It is obviously impossible for those small countries in South America to be of the same mind as the United States. When South America returns to the Chinese, the North American continent will be equivalent to being surrounded by the world.  "Damn the Chinese. They make it impossible for us in the United States to develop our economy with peace of mind." President Wilson cursed in the office and then signed a document.  "The Army Expansion Plan of the United States of America" ??was released, and this plan was included in the U.S. defense white paper this year.  After discussions with Britain, France and Germany, the United States decided at the end of this year to establish a huge army with a strength of 4 million troops.  ¡®It¡¯s really damned.  The United States has never had such a large military.  ¡¯ Wilson murmured in a low voice, feeling very uneasy. He didn¡¯t know what the people would think after knowing this plan.  But Wilson knew better that if he could not please the financial group, he would definitely lose the next election.  In this case, just follow the consortium's wishes.  Then he will definitely be re-elected in the next election.  Four million, the United States has never maintained an army of such a large size during non-war periods in its history.  This is a standing army, not a mobilization for war.  In addition to the 4 million standing army of the United States.  Britain will establish a standing army of 1.2 million people, France will establish a standing army of 1.3 million people, Germany will establish a standing army of 800,000 people, adding up to an army of 6.3 million people, and Italy will establish a standing army of 700,000 people.  That adds up to 7 million.  In addition, Belgium, Spain and other countries can also gather a scale of almost 7.5 million.  In this way, European and American countries have no fewer standing armies than the Third World Alliance.  The armies of the Third World Alliance are not concentrated together, so the armies of European and American countries can also be dispersed.  If China concentrates its forces, they will also have enough time to concentrate their forces.  "According to the plan, if China has a tendency to attack the European continent, such as mobilizing troops to the Polish border, then the United States and the United Kingdom will respond urgently and also mobilize troops to the Polish border. And prepare for mobilization on a certain scale." This plan is very   out of necessity.  If the European and American army systems are built according to the plan, then Britain, France, the United States and Germany will all??A lot of labor is invested in the military, which hinders economic development.  ?The economic development speed of Europe and the United States is already not as fast as that of the Republic of China. If the population is constrained by the military, then the economic development will obviously be even slower.  But Britain, France and the United States have no choice but to do this.  ¡°Not doing so means the loss of world hegemony and even liquidation.  Only Germany is free from pressure, because the possibility of the Republic of China liquidating Germany is very small.  Moreover, Germany can easily defect to the Republic of China and will be one of the winners when the time comes.  Therefore, Germany is not too active in the establishment of this defense system, but through the establishment of this defense system, Germany can get rid of the shackles of the Treaty of Versailles and establish its own army system again. Therefore, although Germany is not active in the establishment of a defense system, it can rebuild Germany  The Army is very active.  France also has doubts about this defense system. Why should the Germans reorganize their army?  You must know that France's biggest enemy is not the Chinese who are still invisible, but the German devils.  However, France has also truly felt the threat from China. In addition, France is a country controlled by the Rothschild Consortium. France has not formed a nationalist consortium until after World War II because of the Rothschild Consortium.  Weakness, so the French formed a national consortium.  Therefore, the French only questioned but did not firmly oppose it, so Germany also joined this so-called defense system.  It can be said that this defense system is full of loopholes.  Because the military system of the Third World Alliance constructed by the Republic of China is dispersed.  But at least Europe needs to be attacked, which is enough to solve many problems before the United States supports Europe.  And the biggest loophole lies in Germany.  Once a war breaks out, Germany will bear the brunt. Even if the Republic of China cannot defeat Britain and France, there is absolutely no problem in destroying a small Germany.  The Germans are also aware of this problem, and the two sides have a basis for cooperation before, so it is impossible for the Germans to truly integrate into this defense system, and they are also likely to betray the enemy.  If the United States establishes a standing army with a strength of 4 million, plus the navy and air force, the strength will be at least 5 million.  It is equivalent to restoring the mobilization intensity during World War I, so it is equivalent to one person in 20 people in the US population joining the army.  And those who join the army are the labor force, the main force of construction.  There are 5 million less labor force.  Not only will there be less things that the United States can build, but it will also shrink the U.S. market to a certain extent.  At the same time, in order to build up the military, the U.S. government has to increase taxes, which will reduce the income of the American people and the national living standards will continue to decline.  It¡¯s just that the United States has no choice.  Unless China disarms.  Britain and France also had the same problem. The First World War had killed and injured a large number of labor forces in both countries. Now was the time to restore the economy. However, they had to maintain a larger army and navy, which had a huge impact on the finances of Britain and France.  It's a huge burden to say the least.  Therefore, Britain and France also urgently hope that China will disarm.  It's a pity that the last time they played in the League of Nations, China didn't play with them anymore, and the game ended before they could recruit anyone.  The United States at the end of 1923.  The United States has extended invitations to China, the United Kingdom, and France, and the United States will hold a four-nation summit in Washington.  The purpose of this four-nation talk is to disarmament.  If the goal cannot be achieved, then Europe and the United States will have no choice but to start an arms race with the Republic of China.  As for Germany.  It is a defeated country, although it intends to win over the European defense system.  But he was not qualified to attend the meeting.  The same is true for Japan and Russia. They are not qualified. Both of these countries have now been reduced to existences dominated and controlled by the Republic of China.  After receiving the invitation, Song Jiaoren agreed to attend the meeting, but the time was postponed to March next year because it was already the end of the year and the Republic of China was engaged in budget and other work, so naturally he could not leave.  At the end of the year, this is the busiest time for the Chinese people and government.  The consortium, military, and administration are all formulating the development direction for the new year and discussing whether adjustments are needed.  This adjustment is a model with the consortium as the core and the military and administration as the cooperation.  At the consortium¡¯s meeting, the consortium¡¯s think tank analyzed the current world situation and believed that the Republic of China has a great chance of seizing world hegemony and has great advantages.  And believes that even if we launch a war now, we can seize world hegemony.  However, it was not adopted. The internal construction of the Republic of China has not yet been completed. Obviously, it is unwise to spread the stall to the world now.  First of all, the infrastructure of the Republic of China is not strong enough. Once it enters a period of all-out war, it will be difficult to mobilize the labor force.Moreover, if the people have no reserves, life will not be so easy during the war.  At the same time, the Republic of China does not have a complete reserve force, and the reserve force is not large enough, which also limits its war capabilities.  The most important thing is that the consortium has not yet completed internal harvesting.  "Our purpose at the four-nation summit next year is to further put Europe and the United States in a dilemma. We want to guide Europe and the United States toward military competition, thereby slowing down their economic development. We, on the other hand, maintain a certain military scale and focus our main efforts on  In terms of internal construction, this is the route set by the think tank.  In terms of the army, the strength of the Republic of China is a very normal number. After all, the population and technology are there.  But if Europe and the United States are like the Republic of China, their economic development will be severely restricted.  As for the navy, it is obvious that Europe and the United States have fallen into a trap. They are building a large number of battleships.  But the Republic of China just made a false shot.  "But what we need to pay attention to is whether we will be at a disadvantage in the navy after the naval arms race begins. Once the navy is at a disadvantage, we will be very passive." A member of a consortium think tank said with doubts.  "We don't need to worry about this, the Navy will naturally solve it." Zhou Ziyue replied calmly. The Navy's construction of aircraft carriers is top secret, and only the top executives of the consortium know about it.  "Then we should follow this route and put as much resources into internal construction as possible. The first is to increase labor enthusiasm, and the second is to further popularize advanced productivity." Then the consortium further determined the production technologies that need to be studied next year.  , as well as production technologies that need to be popularized. The emergence of these advanced production technologies generally relies on consortiums to transform them into productive forces. Private individuals do not have the financial resources.  On the other side, the fiscal revenue of the Republic of China has accumulated to 32 billion yuan.  The fiscal budget for 1924 was 38 billion yuan.  With such a large financial budget, it is obvious that all fields have become abundant.  The military allocation is 3.5 billion yuan, equivalent to 7 billion silver dollars in the past.  Ten years ago, there was not so much cash in China.  But now there is, and it is less than one-tenth of the fiscal revenue.  The Ministry of Education received an allocation of 6 billion.  It is still a major expenditure in the fiscal budget.  Of the remaining 28.5 billion yuan, 18 billion yuan was invested in urban construction and infrastructure construction, while other health, administration, and scientific research divided up the remaining 8.5 billion yuan.  Although the finances of the Republic of China are extremely abundant, the Republic of China obviously does not have the habit of spending money for the sake of spending money like the U.S. government.  ?This is a special period.  Economic prosperity.  Therefore, the fiscal revenue is high, so the most expenditure is also on construction.  Education and scientific research are still fundamental. Although we have not received any more money due to the surge in fiscal revenue, such allocations are very stable.  However, in terms of appropriation, the Republic of China deliberately exaggerated military expenditures.  In the announced budget plan, the military received an allocation of 6 billion yuan.  At a regular press conference, a reporter asked: "Many international media have accused the Republic of China of expanding its armaments and destroying world peace. What does the Republic of China think of this?" Yi Ruizhi smiled calmly and said: "  This is nothing more than nonsense. Our Republic of China is a peace-loving country, but we must protect the security of our land and maritime interests. The current scale of our armed forces is very normal. The scale of sea, land and air forces is strictly based on population.  However, many countries in Europe and the United States intend to expand their armed forces, and the military strength of some countries has exceeded one percent of the population. This is a very dangerous trend. " "However, there are rumors that the Republic of China will launch a large-scale attack on Europe.  , is this true?¡± Another reporter asked, this question was boring, so Yi Ruizhi also responded boringly: ¡°It¡¯s just a rumor. Our Republic of China is a very peace-loving country and will not provoke war for no reason.¡±  The answer is the essence of snake oil. If you say it, it means you haven't said it, because troubles can be caused or they may happen unexpectedly.  "So what attitude will the Republic of China adopt in the upcoming four-nation summit?" "We, the Republic of China, will negotiate with the heads of other countries in an attitude of safeguarding world peace and stability, and try to avoid world tension as much as possible." But  , after the Spring Festival this year, after Song Jiaoren took a cruise ship to Washington, the United States, it seemed that things did not develop according to Yi Ruizhi's answer.  This year¡¯s Spring Festival of the Republic of China is the most expensive year among previous Spring Festivals, and the end of the year is also the busiest.  Many customers choose to start work on decoration and furniture installation at the end of the year. As a result, there is not enough workers and labor costs continue to rise.  ? ?Railway lines and highway lines across the country are busy, and a large amount of goods are transported to various cities for sale.  Cars, houses, electrical appliances, and clothing are the mainstream commodities consumed at the end of the year.  This is also a major phenomenon in the consumer market of the Republic of China. People like to save money for large purchases at the end of the year.  Because the government promotes consumption, coupled with the existence of the welfare security system, and people's optimism about the economic situation, a lot of consumption is credit.  Especially the consumption on cars is increasing. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? and and many people buy a car first and then a house, because after buying a car, they can buy a villa to live in the suburbs.  The construction cost of wooden villas in the suburbs is low, they are comfortable to live in and the houses are beautiful.  In other words, cars are needed to commute to and from get off work, cars are affordable, and gas prices are relatively low as incomes increase.  This concept is also strongly promoted by the government, because cars can enhance war potential, but houses cannot.  The Republic of China is rushing to get people to live in houses and buy cars and electrical appliances as quickly as possible.  Then it shifted from people's livelihood construction to military construction.  If you can live in a villa in the suburbs, there is no need to build so many commercial housing.  Commercial housing is built higher, so the cost is higher.  Song Jiaoren arrived in Washington in March. British Prime Minister George and French Prime Minister Raymond also arrived in Washington, waiting for Song Jiaoren's arrival with their host Wilson.  Song Jiaoren arrived in Washington and received a very warm welcome, and the standard of hospitality was extremely high.  The United States obviously does not dare to neglect the Chinese president in this regard. Although the real power is in the hands of the Chinese consortium, the president is equivalent to the spokesperson and the face of the Republic of China.  With the attention of the whole world, the four-nation summit was officially held in Washington.  As the host, Wilson first proposed that all countries should reduce their military forces. Song Jiaoren touched his mustache to express his support.  It seems to be going well.  But then Wilson proposed that China and the United States each maintain the size of their armies at 2 million troops, and Britain and France maintained their army strength at 1 million. Song Jiaoren turned his back on the spot and vetoed: "This proposal is very unfair.  , I believe that in order to maintain world peace, adjustments should be made in terms of population ratio. The total strength of the army, navy and air force of the Republic of China only accounts for one percent of the population. The whole world should build its military according to this standard.  The expenditure should not exceed 1% of a country's total economy. "No, no, no, it's not fair to us." British Prime Minister George said it was okay.  If we really carry out disarmament in accordance with the Chinese proposal, wouldn't it be equivalent to Britain and France disarming themselves? It would be equivalent to a bitch who took off half of their clothes to lure others.  Raymond also quickly objected.  Song Jiaoren looked at the three spokesmen of the European and American powers calmly. He knew that the reason why these three guys opposed was because they had a guilty conscience.  Robbers always have a guilty conscience.  When the countries that the bandits bullied in the past rise up, they are frightened.  A guilty conscience and fear make them very sensitive.
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