Ming Zuo

Chapter 878 Economic Cycle
Bai Xiaoqi specially wrote a report on the situation in Busan and submitted it to Dongzhi (General Command of the Eastern Group Army).

Liu Yiyuan also attached great importance to the related situation.

It's just a matter of great importance, and he can't make decisions on his own.After thinking about it, he simply passed it back to the command headquarters.

No one thought that before the war came, the North Koreans would provide a big problem.

"The old man once read the documents when the Ming Dynasty aided the DPRK, and they were quite critical of the Koreans. If it weren't for the Koreans to hold back, the war would never have dragged on for so long."

Huang Daozhou also echoed Hou Xun's words.

"North Koreans deceive their superiors and conceal their inferiors. Even if they are exposed, they are shameless and don't care."

With the report in his hand, Zuo Menggeng's head was in pain.

"Now it seems that the North Koreans must not be responsible for related work. Otherwise, I don't know how much trouble they will make."

His opinion was unanimously supported by everyone.

After all, there are now more than [-] Xia troops concentrated in Busan, and there is absolutely no loss.

After thinking about it, Wang Yun volunteered.

"Why don't I rush over there. With me in charge, I can guarantee that nothing will go wrong."

Given the chaos in Busan, the dispatch of a cabinet official was clearly necessary.

But sending cabinet officials is not enough.

Zuo Menggeng pointed to the contents of the report and asked: "Now there are more than [-] North Koreans working for us, and more than [-] of them died in just ten days. The rest were amputated due to the cold. There are even seven or eight hundred people. If this continues, these North Koreans will all die before the supplies are transported in place. It is obviously impossible to count on North Korean officials. What should we do? Do you have a plan?"

The situation of North Korean laborers is really miserable.

In order to earn a little money and food for life, they can only work hard in the ice and snow.

Even though Xia Jun soldiers couldn't see their plight, they provided a lot of help.But it is still a drop in the bucket, and they cannot fundamentally change their situation.

It's not that Bai Xiaoqi didn't let North Korean officials come forward to solve this problem.

However, after searching all the warehouses in Busan, I couldn't find a piece of cloth or cotton.The granary is empty, only mice are running.

This is the status quo in North Korea.

The life and death of ordinary people cannot be counted on this country at all.

"It's no wonder that when Japan came to attack, it was able to sweep across the Korean peninsula in a short period of time. How can the people take the country seriously if they treat the people so harshly?"

Huang Zongxi was furious, and obviously he didn't have any good feelings for the upper echelons of North Korea.

"Now is not the time to criticize North Korean politics. We still need to find a way to ensure smooth logistics and transportation."

Yes, even if all these North Korean officials who sucked the flesh and blood of the people were executed, they would still not be able to produce cotton, cloth and grain.Without these things, North Korean laborers obviously cannot last long.

Without the help of these people, and relying on Xia Jun to transport supplies by himself, I'm afraid he won't have to wait for a war, and he will be exhausted.

"The problem of food is still secondary. For this big battle, we have made sufficient preparations. The food on Jeju Island alone is actually enough to last for three to four months."

When Zhang Yan went to the front line, Wang Xiuqin, the deputy minister, rushed back to focus on the work of the logistics department.

She has always had the relevant data in hand, and telling this matter has eased everyone's concerns to some extent.

The issue of food and grass on the battlefield is the most important thing, a matter of life and death.

"That is to say, even if some of these grains and grass are provided to North Korean laborers, it will not affect our combat operations?"

Wang Xiuqin nodded and gave a delightful answer.

"No later than next month, a batch of grain purchased from Guangdong and Guangxi will be shipped over, which can be transferred to Jeju Island."

Shandong has always attached great importance to agricultural production. Not only that, but also through various methods to buy food from other places as much as possible.

Because the price given by Shandong is fair, and it has been conducting business development, the channels for purchasing grain have been laid out logically.

Now that the Taiwan Strait has been opened, merchant ships from Shandong can enter the South China Sea, which also establishes links with Guangdong and Guangxi.

This time fighting in North Korea again, the demand for supplies will be massive.Therefore, the logistics department has been trying every means to raise food and grass, not daring to delay the use of the army.

"The issue of food can be ignored, so what about cotton clothing? In the cold weather, if these North Koreans cannot take measures to keep warm, the damage will still be aggravated."

Wang Xiuqin hastily made a statement.

"The military uniforms must not be moved. According to calculations, the military uniforms provided today are only enough for our army to use in combat. If they are given to the North Koreans, our soldiers will probably be frozen."

Not to mention, some people are really thinking about taking part of the spare military uniforms and providing them to North Korean laborers.

As a result, Wang Xiuqin vetoed the words before he could speak them.

"Then it can only be provided from here."

Hou Xun was helpless, but there was no other way.

Zuo Menggeng also didn't like this plan very much.

He picked up Dongzhi's report and read it several times, and suddenly found something.

"For this battle, we have already paid a lot of costs. If we provide clothes to North Korean laborers for free, this will undoubtedly increase our financial burden. I think we can give clothes, but we can't provide them for free."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing where his thoughts came from.

"North Koreans are so poor that they can't even afford food. If it's not provided for free, can they afford it?"

Zuo Menggeng smiled and showed everyone a set of data on the report.

"Look, according to what Dongzhi said, the North Koreans help us transport materials. As long as they work for a full month, basically everyone can get about six renminbi of silver. That is to say, in order to pay the wages of these workers, Dongzhi will Take out one hundred thousand taels of silver. But think about it, the North Koreans get this money, besides buying the necessary food, where else can they spend it?"

Everyone was stunned, their thoughts scattered.

After a while, everyone's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Where can the North Koreans use the money they have earned?
To be honest, in terms of North Korea's poor resources, even if they have money in their hands, they have no place to spend it.

It's like buying clothes. They really want to buy them, but is there a place to sell them?
Obviously not.

"That is to say, the money is almost useless in the hands of the North Koreans. And they have to work for the army to earn more wages. Should they invest in clothes to keep warm and survive?" Woolen cloth?"

"I understand what Your Highness means."

Guang Jiwu, deputy director of the engineering department, felt that he had learned something.

"Nowadays, for this war, we have been spending money outside without any profit. But in fact, a lot of the money spent will never be recovered. It is a pure loss. And the North Koreans got the money, and There is no place to spend it, and the money becomes useless and wasted. If these North Koreans make money, and ordinary merchants send clothes over here to sell, the money can be transferred from these North Koreans. In this way, although it is only the same money, it has gone through a cycle, benefiting everyone."

Everyone listened carefully, their expressions becoming more and more astonished.

The economy... can it still be done like this?

(End of this chapter)