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Chapter 719 Cabinet Meeting (Part )

Kallen's point of view can be said to be refreshing, and from the perspective of feasibility, it is indeed possible to achieve and has practical significance.

However, building a colony undoubtedly means a huge investment, as well as an initial investment that will take a long time to see a return on investment.

If it was the heyday of the empire, this would not be a problem. Even if money was used, a profitable trading system could be built in the colonies.

However, given the empire's financial situation, which has only just begun to improve, the treasury really cannot afford to spend the money to build colonies.

Because of this, the Minister of Finance spoke right after Kallen and said, “Although Deputy Prime Minister Kafka’s idea is good, I’m afraid the treasury cannot afford the money.

In order to rebuild the trade system between the hub and the colonies, we need projects that require small investments, have quick returns, and can be effective in a short period of time without causing too much loss. "

"Such a project is almost the most ideal. Where can we find such a project with small investment and quick return?" But at the same time, some people think that although the Chancellor's idea is good, it is unrealistic: "And if there is such a project, why not do it in the North instead of in the colonies?"

The main purpose of the empire building colonies was plunder.

Although some colonies do focus more on construction, that is only for the purpose of better controlling more colonies.

Compared with this, the empire itself is more worthy of attention.

Therefore, if there really is a project that requires a small investment, has a quick return, can be effective in a short period of time, and does not cause much loss, it can be placed directly in the North. At the very least, it can be placed in the New World colonies nearby.

This will not only promote development, but also build a relatively stable and smooth trading system.

There is no need to worry that doing so will cause supply and demand problems. The North and the New World together are a land that is even more vast than the Old World. It has enough volume to accommodate an entire industrial system and a matching trade system.

To put it more bluntly and simply, the Victoria Empire actually does not have much interest in colonies now, and is more concerned with its own development.

To an empire, colonies are actually a group of burdens that only eat but do not work.

"That's not the case. The Empire really doesn't have much demand for colonies right now. But with the implementation of the economic development plan, the Empire's finances are gradually improving, and there will still be demand for colonies in the future." Some people remained neutral and still cast their votes.

Faced with this answer, some people agreed, while others scoffed.

"I think we should be down-to-earth and build up the northern border first. Once we have enough money, we can consider other things." The conservative cabinet members proposed a relatively conservative plan.

Although this approach is conservative, it is safe.

Once the basic foundation is stabilized, expansion will become much easier.

But relatively speaking, this approach would take too long to show results, and the North has already begun to take shape, both in terms of financial conditions and industrial development, and has reached a level that can promote colonial construction.

The only problem is that the current imperial finances cannot afford to promote the construction of colonies. At least in the short term, the current imperial finances are not enough to afford the construction of colonies.

Listening to the heated speeches of the cabinet members, Perfectcot understood their views on the matter.

Perfect knows much more about the current financial situation in the North than these cabinet members, and she actually has her own ideas.

It's just that before putting forward her own ideas, she wants to hear what other people think and suggest.

After listening to everyone's opinions and suggestions, Perfect said: "Given the current financial situation of the empire, it is affordable to build a new industrial chain in the colonies.

However, the payback period of this investment will be relatively long, and the initial investment and burden will be heavier.

Therefore, in order to better build such a trade system, it is more appropriate to build a two-way circulation trade system. "

"A two-way trade system? Your Excellency Regent, do you mean that while the North and the Empire's core gain benefits, the colonies themselves can also gain benefits from trade?" The Minister of Commerce was very interested in the theory proposed by Perfectcot, so he asked, "Then how can we build such a two-way trade system?"

To put it simply, two-way circulation is normal trade.

The relationship between the North, as the hub, and the colonies is not one of plunder and being plundered, but rather a trade chain under the same trade system that can bring benefits to both sides.

Perfect did not want to restart the plunder of colonies, but hoped to make the original pie bigger through trade with the colonies, thereby generating more demand and making the economy grow like a snowball.

After all, only when both parties can make money can the business between the two parties continue, and the pie can be continuously made bigger, so that both parties can obtain sufficient benefits.

So she replied: "Among the colonies that the empire acquired before, a small part was for territory, and most of them were for plundering local resources. This is too much of a drain on resources, and it is not what I want.

But the colonies mainly produce resources, while the North mainly produces finished products. The relationship between the two was established in the colonial era, and I have no intention of overturning it for the time being.

However, we can optimize the existing system, using industrial products produced in the North to exchange for more resources from the colonies, while also allowing the colonies themselves to have a certain production capacity.

In this way, a more stable trade chain can be established between the colonies and the North, and a two-way trade system can be established. "

The essence of Perfectoc's approach is the new economic system that the original world re-established after overthrowing the old colonial system.

Although it still does not break away from the essential relationship between plunderer and plundered, it is indeed relatively less exploitative than the plunder under the old colonial system.

After all, it was an upgrade from physical plunder to economic plunder. Although it was still exploitation relatively speaking, it at least objectively made the local people live better. At the same time, it also enabled the originally primitive and backward indigenous people in the colonies to gain certain improvements and development.

Just like what Perfectoct had done in the North, although the indigenous people of the North were still exploited, at least they survived this doomsday winter instead of freezing to death.

(End of this chapter)