Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 485 There is only one way to save the country!
"There are too many types of taxes in the country nowadays, including land tax, customs duty, business tax, slaughter tax, tooth tax, teahouse tax, and taxes on cotton yarn, matches, cement, and beer. There are too many types.

Taxes from the Qing Dynasty, warlords, and the Republic of China were all piled up together without any systematic sorting.

If you don’t sort out taxes and adopt a progressive tax system, fiscal revenue will not increase.”

Before Song Ziwen came, Bao Guowei had already done a lot of research and could talk about these things very clearly.

"Bao Bingwen really knows everything." Song Ziwen was stunned for a moment, then said with emotion.

But he changed the subject.

"But Bingwen said it lightly. Fiscal and tax reform is not that easy. It is extremely difficult to implement the details.

Improving the efficiency of tax collection and administration is almost impossible.”

Didn’t T.V. Soong want to charge more?

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just that I can’t.

On the one hand, local warlords were powerful and it was common for them to withhold tax revenue. Although the Nationalist government nominally held the legitimacy, in reality many warlords within their jurisdiction would not obey orders at all.

On the other hand, Chiang Kai-shek’s base was in the southern capital compradors. It was basically impossible to touch these people’s cake. Even the Song family was a vested interest here.

How can it be promoted?

"It's nothing but short-sightedness." Bao Guowei curled his lips. "Don't you, the Chang, Song, Kong, and Chen families, understand the principle of draining the pond to catch fish?
Even if it is for one's own long-term interests, giving up some profits is still a good deal.

In the long run, fiscal and tax reforms are definitely beneficial to everyone.

If you force the lower-class people into a corner, will you have a good life?"

Facing Bao Guowei's accountability, Song Ziwen's lips moved for a moment, but he did not refute in the end.

He sighed and said, "This is also a helpless move."

As a top student at Harvard University, how could he not know the reason?

He was unwilling to do it, on the one hand because he didn't want to admit it, and on the other hand because this kind of thing was not something he could decide alone.

Song Ziwen said unconvincedly: "Bingwen, don't underestimate us. In fact, the government is already preparing to implement financial reforms."

He was obviously dissatisfied with Bao Guowei's criticism of the national government and the four major families.

Bao Guowei smiled and said, "Your reform, do you mean that silver will be nationalized, the silver standard will be abolished, and the legal currency system will be adopted?"

"What's wrong with you?" Song Ziwen was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the next plan would appear exactly as it was in Bao Guowei's mouth.

You know, the legal tender system will be issued five years later, and now this system is just an idea within the government, and it can be said to be a top-secret plan.

Bao Guowei actually
"Is this a difficult thing?" Bao Guowei said as a matter of course. "The domestic monetary system has been in chaos for a long time. In addition, the economic depression in recent years has caused Western countries to abandon the gold standard in order to shift the crisis. They have bought silver at high prices, causing domestic silver outflows and financial tightening. It doesn't seem to be a crisis at the moment, but in the future, the silver standard will inevitably be unsustainable."

"I didn't expect Bingwen to be so proficient." Song Ziwen was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Who graduated from Harvard University?

He used to not take it seriously, but now he believes that the rumors in Europe are true and not just hype.

After thinking about it, Song Ziwen realized that he was a man who could bend and stretch himself, so he immediately stood up and bowed respectfully and said.

"Brother Bingwen, please give me some advice!"

Bao Guowei smiled and thought that anyone who could sit in Song Ziwen's position would not be a fool.

When I think about how the other person just came in, I find it quite funny.

But perhaps this is the way these people survive?

Bao Guowei's intention to help is not ambiguous, and he continues with the above discussion.

"The implementation of the legal tender system is a good policy, but it depends on how it is implemented. One is to unify the right to issue currency and achieve relative centralization of the right to issue currency. Another is to abolish silver and sever the connection between currency and silver. It is required that all grain taxes, levies, public and private payments must be settled in legal tender. Another is to establish a connection between legal tender and the British pound and the US dollar, so that it can be stable."

Every statement made by Bao Guowei was so clear and concise that Song Ziwen almost listened to it with his ears popping out.

This was much more systematic than he had imagined.

Many of these ideas are at the level of professional national economic and financial policies.

For a moment, Song Ziwen looked at Bao Guowei with an increasingly strange look in his eyes.

Is this person really a genius?
Next, some old-fashioned measures were mentioned, and Bao Guowei broke them down and explained them roughly to the other party.

Such as what.

“Give preferential subsidies to national industries to improve their competitiveness.”

"Promote land reform and abolish unreasonable land rents and miscellaneous taxes."

"We should cooperate with some emerging countries to achieve trade diversification, take the initiative in diplomacy, and make more friends internationally."

These things may seem like clichés, but in fact, they are indispensable for a country's economic development.

Bao Guowei gave a brief discussion on this in combination with the economic concepts of later generations.

As Song Ziwen listened, his eyes gradually brightened.

The most important thing is the person who operates it.

Speaking of the latter, Bao Guowei twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Song Ziwen meaningfully.

“All the ideas above must be based on one principle, which is to coordinate the cooperation of various forces.

The economic base determines the superstructure, and the superstructure reacts on the economic base.”

He even quoted Marx's theories.

“To put it simply, if the government cannot reach cooperation with various domestic forces within a short period of time and develop together.

Then all the above is just empty talk.

And with the support of other forces, we can rely on it to implement any policy.”

As he spoke, Bao Guowei returned to the original topic.

But this is indeed the answer that cannot be avoided.

Song Ziwen originally wanted to take out his notebook and write down every detail of what happened.

But when he got here, he immediately looked embarrassed.

Obviously, he understood Chiang Kai-shek and the interests of the four major families.

Cooperation?

This is simply difficult to do.

The most difficult thing in the world is to make the vested interests give up the benefits that are already within their reach.

Even if he gets this benefit, it will not be good for his future.

Song Ziwen sighed and said: "It's too idealistic."

He then changed the subject.

"But I am very interested in Brother Bingwen's currency policy. It is much more detailed than I imagined. Your economic level is definitely much higher than the rumors outside."

Bao Guowei looked at the other party speechlessly.

Aren't you the one who has been clamoring that I am a parallel importer in terms of economics?

Persuading cooperation was just an attempt on his part.

He knew it would be difficult to convince T.V. Soong, and even more difficult to sway Chiang Kai-shek.

But, always give it a try.

After thinking about Bao Guowei's brilliant argument, Song Ziwen couldn't help but feel emotional.

At this moment, he spoke from the bottom of his heart. "I wonder if Bingwen is interested in going to Jinling. Your economic level is very high. If you go to Jinling, there will definitely be a place for you in the financial department."

"Then join you in plundering the people's wealth?" Bao Guowei asked back.

"Uh~" Song Ziwen was suddenly stuck. The other party was choking him to death.

But he continued.

"It's not just for yourself, but also for the future of the nation. Although the government has some shortcomings and unreasonable aspects, it is still working hard for this country, isn't it?"

Song Ziwen knew that the other party was patriotic, and hoped to rely on this to get Bao Guowei's help.

But Bao Guowei obviously didn't buy it at all.

"When Mr. Chiang Kai-shek is able to unite everyone and work together, I will go to Nanjing and do my best."

Bao Guowei's smile was very official. He was not a fool. After going to Nanjing, he would not only be controlled by Chiang Kai-shek, but all his contributions would probably become the wedding dress for Chiang's dictatorship, right?
By being able to put forward those theories, Bao Guowei has done his best.

"Pity."

Song Ziwen sighed, not knowing what to say.

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The other party's words were tantamount to a rejection.

Bao Guowei was unable to do what Chiang Kai-shek asked of him, and Chiang Kai-shek was unable to do what the other party asked of him.

But Song Ziwen still admired the young man in front of him. There were too few talented economists in the country nowadays, and it was really rare for such a genius to emerge. You know, in the financial department led by Song Ziwen, it was too difficult to find capable economists in the country.

After all, many Chinese students studying abroad either choose to study science and engineering or literature and philosophy, and there are very few students studying economics.

Before leaving, Song Ziwen left his contact information and stated that if they had any financial issues in the future, the two could communicate with each other.

Bao Guowei laughed it off. Whether he would help Song Ziwen or not would depend on the situation.

Song Ziwen originally wanted to recruit Bao Guowei during this trip, but he didn't expect to be tricked by the other party.

When he walked to the gate of Zhang Mansion, he felt that something was wrong.

But it was also okay, at least he did not go back empty-handed. The economic and financial policy views he learned from Bao Guowei were already something he could report to Chiang Kai-shek.

In the evening, Song Ziwen did not stay in Suzhou. He took the overnight train and headed back to Nanjing, eager to return home.

Working overtime during the Chinese New Year holiday is really unpleasant, but it is not without gain along the way.

After all, this special train from Jinling had one carriage that was empty when it came, but was full when it returned.

He bought a truckload of New Year's goods.

As for the people's livelihood sufferings that he had just discussed with Bao Guowei, Song Ziwen had long forgotten about them.

Once on the special train, he enjoyed the treatment of a presidential suite, nestling in the leather sofa with a bottle of wine at hand.

I had just laid down when I caught a glimpse of a dozen magazines and newspapers in the corner.

I talked about economics with Bao Guowei today, and he seemed to be interested in learning more about the US economic situation.

The secretary would place the latest European and American political and economic newspapers on the table every day, but he had been busy with social engagements recently and had no time to read them.

After thinking for a while, Song Ziwen took out the latest copy of "Hua Xia Jie Daily" from the shelf.

When he was studying at Harvard University, The Wall Street Journal was an important channel for him to understand the operation of finance and economics.

This is not a purely academic economics magazine, but it can be said to be one of the most authoritative business and financial media in the world.

Many of the most cutting-edge economic policies and theories in the United States today will appear on it.

There are also articles analyzing the current economic situation.

The US economy is clearly still in a downturn, and many of the previous articles above do not seem very optimistic.

However, there was a trend that caught Song Ziwen's attention.

That is, a name "BAO" began to appear in many articles.

This is obviously not an English name like Bob, but a nickname for Bao Guowei.

After the trip to the UK, the British highly praised Bao Guowei's economics, and under the guidance of Keynes, the British authorities decisively implemented a vigorous plan.

It now seems that this economic theory, which is somewhat biased towards socialism, is surprisingly effective.

This has caused many scholars in the Western world to feel a sense of crisis.

Song Ziwen frowned. He had thought that Bao Guowei's influence was limited to popular science, but now it seems that it is extremely great.

No wonder Chiang Kai-shek spared no effort to get himself to find Bao Guowei.

Now it seems that this kid is indeed
Thinking of this, Song Ziwen's eyes suddenly froze.

Because he saw a paragraph.

"Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, the Governor of New York State, said that Pao Economics is the only way to solve the current economic crisis in the United States."

Song Ziwen's expression suddenly froze.

Not only the British, but even the Americans have such high regard for Bao Guowei?

Are this guy's economic policies really that attractive?

And it seems that Roosevelt is a strong contender for the next president!

He has an extraordinary influence in American politics.

If the United States and the United Kingdom, the two world giants, both follow Bao Guowei's economic theories.

What kind of situation will that be?
For a moment, Song Ziwen couldn't help feeling a little jealous.

If I had Bao Guowei's brains, I would definitely immigrate to the United States and become the helmsman of the American economy. What a wonderful thing that would be!

But Bao Guowei seems to not care about these at all.

After a moment of emotion and thinking, Song Ziwen called his secretary.

"What are your orders, sir?"

Song Ziwen folded the newspaper, handed it to his secretary and said with a smile.

"When the train arrives at the next station, ask someone to deliver this document to Mr. Bao Bingwen and also pass on a message for me.

Just say that T.V. Soong congratulated him on his achievement.”

The next day, when Bao Guowei got the newspaper and saw the name Roosevelt, he was a little surprised.

However, he did not take this matter to heart. Bao's economics was originally derived from the "New Deal" and was combined with many mature economic theories of later generations.

It would be a surprise if it didn’t have such an influence.

But Bao Guowei hasn't been paying much attention to anything lately.

After intense discussions among all parties, his wedding with Zhang Nianyue was finally put on the agenda.

After several days of haggling, the wedding was finally held in Chinese style, but countless red tape was cut out, leaving only some streamlined necessary steps.

It is worth mentioning that a few days before the wedding, Bao Guowei even came up with a unique proposal.

The location was set in the Hangzhou Library where the two people first met.

Revisiting the old place, both of them were naturally filled with emotion.

Zhang Nianyue seemed to have fulfilled her dream. In the presence of students from Zhicheng Middle School and former friends, she accepted Bao Guowei's proposal.

The wedding day.

The whole city of Hangzhou was in a state of excitement.

(End of this chapter)