Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1432 Terrace (Fifteen)

"'Desert Conquest Operation', alas, another trick played by the Ministry of the Army..." In an office of the Hai'an County Government, Cai Huaze crossed his legs, threw a document on the table, and thought helplessly: "Let's go It’s just that I don’t want to disarm, but how is this possible? Even if four battalions are transferred to Patagonia, the white shirts will still join forces with the Navy to disarm, at most it will be less. Well, is it possible that this is another A means of bargaining? Speaking of which, what is the bottom line for the amount of disarmament that the Army can accept this time, three thousand, four thousand or five thousand?"

Thinking of this, Cai Huaze rang the bell, and asked his secretary to call the leaders of the County Agriculture Bureau, Industry Bureau, Materials Bureau, Commerce Bureau, Finance Bureau, Transportation Bureau, and Security Corps to his office for a meeting. If the leaders were absent, their deputy would replace them. In short, people from these departments have to come here to discuss the next step of the work plan-the Army's implementation of the "Desert Conquest Operation", which is going to eat people, not only Indians, but also the four counties in Northern Patagonia. Villages and towns are also eaten, but what they eat is money, food and materials.

Yes, you heard that right!The military actions taken by the central government and the Joint Staff Headquarters, according to the usual practice, often require some bloodshed at the local level, such as selling some supplies at a low price to the logistics officials of the military department, such as enlisting personnel to serve as masters, such as "seconding" the local treasury Materials (often this will become a bad debt), etc., in short, a lot of mess.

It is conceivable how helpless and resistant the local government will be when encountering these things. After all, it is not easy to get money out of the pocket, not to mention that the local government is generally dominated by civilian officials.What they prefer is that the executive committee and the military department cover all the war expenses, and then purchase materials locally to prosper the local economy, even if the war is fought for them.To put it bluntly, people are selfish, and they only want to enjoy the benefits without taking responsibility. This is what the northern Patagonia region is thinking at the moment.

Cai Huaze was originally from Qiu Ba, and most of his contacts were army officials.However, since entering the National People's Congress and stepping up to the throne of Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Patagonia Region step by step, Cai's buttocks have been a bit off. After all, he is now an official of the local administrative system. , although the most friends are still the officials of the military system, but the intersection with the civil service system has gradually begun to increase, and considering some factors of interest, it is normal for his current political orientation to gradually change—— —But in any case, at least in the eyes of most people at present, he still has a strong army color. The veteran families in the political arena will not really trust him, and the veteran military leaders in the army still shout at him, so This time the Ministry of the Army wants to cause trouble on the Patagonian Terrace, and he, Cai Huaze, must cooperate unconditionally, otherwise he may not be a human being inside and outside.

The county officials rushed over quickly one after another. When the head of the county security team was the last to arrive at the office, Cai Huaze nodded and asked the secretary to close the door, and then said directly: "The Ministry of the Army may have to We have a large number of people mobilized to carry out missions on the ground. Our county (Cai Huaze is also the county magistrate of Hai’an County) currently has more than 200 people in the security team, and at least two-thirds of them have to be transferred. Things about transportation must also be done well! Anyway, that’s how it is, and you all know it now, so let’s talk about your views, one by one.”

Cai Huaze has been in charge of Hai'an County for many years, and now he is very familiar with the affairs of the officialdom. He speaks and acts like an old bureaucrat. Many times, people have to admire his learning ability.When the officials below heard what he said, none of them seemed too surprised. After all, soldiers have come to the Taiwan area by boat one after another recently. , this group of officials is clear.

"County magistrate, let me talk first." Seeing that everyone was thinking, the director of the material bureau stood up and was the first to speak: "Our county's population is currently in the early 1s. Sequence. According to regulations, our county will need to supply 200 tons of wheat this time, even if the cost price is calculated, it will cost more than 4500 yuan. In addition, the expenditures for fish, meat, sugar, tobacco, wine, tea, clothing, and livestock fodder , the total sum will not be less than 7500 yuan, and counting other miscellaneous expenses, there will be no more than 6000 yuan in cash this year, I am afraid it will be difficult to fool it, and it may be more than that."

The words of the director of supplies made everyone a little commotion.The fiscal expenditure of 5000 yuan, to be honest, even on the east coast, some inland counties may not be able to raise it in a short period of time, because this is really not a small amount of money.Moreover, this is thanks to the "land finance" in recent years. You must know that the annual fiscal revenue of an inland agricultural county along the Southwest Railway was only this figure.However, after the central government handed over a considerable part (40%) of the "cultivated land transfer fee" (that is, the cost for farmers to buy land) to the local governments, and the fiscal revenue of all regions and counties has exploded, many inland counties The fiscal revenue has only barely reached the level of 5 to 30 yuan, and the money is often settled at the beginning of the year. You have to ask them to use more than [-]% of the county's fiscal revenue for other things in the middle , I'm sorry, I really can't raise it for a while.

Hai'an County currently has a population of just over 3. Last year, the income from farmland transfer fees was about [-] yuan, which is about the average level among the counties on the east coast.However, this county has individual advantages, which are incomparable to many places, that is, they also have a lot of income from other taxes. After all, this county has many seafood processing workshops, and the marine industry (ship repair, hoop Barrels, rope making, sail weaving, etc.), the wool textile industry also has a certain scale, and the second ceramic factory and Chuangji Investment Company also invested a lot of money here, which gave the Hai'an county government an extremely broad tax source.

Especially the Second Ceramics Factory and Chuangji Investment Company. The ceramics and porcelain produced by the former are sold all over the country. Recently, they have begun to sell to Peru, New Spain, New Courland, Brazil and other places, although the price is far lower than that of Porcelain produced in the Ming Dynasty, but the profit margin is not low, so the tax paid to the national tax and local tax is very large, and the regional administrative office also has shares in this enterprise, and the annual dividends are also quite a lot, so The contribution of this enterprise to the fiscal creation at the regional and county levels is quite large.

Chuangji Investment Company is almost in the same situation. Although the regional and county governments have no shares, their huge investment of more than 10 yuan along the Chubut River has greatly stimulated the local economy. Small, after all, many things need to be purchased locally.Of course, although the profit margins created by the orchards and farms invested by Chuangji Investment Company are not as good as those of the Second Porcelain Factory, they gradually began to sell local fresh fruit, dried fruit, and canned fruit, as well as alfalfa, grain, hops, Commodities such as flax have also brought considerable profits to the company, and the growth rate of profits is also increasing year by year, which means that the amount of taxes will also increase.

Therefore, the annual fiscal revenue of Haian County is about 8 yuan, and the expenditure of 5000 yuan accounts for almost 20%, which is quite a large proportion!If the county wants to make up for this expenditure, I don’t know how long it will take to get it done, and because a lot of money has been sent to lower-level units in advance—such as the transportation bureau to purchase ships, the agriculture bureau to purchase fruit tree seedlings and breeding sheep, and the industrial bureau Training technicians, recruiting talents for the commercial bureau, etc. - now there is not much money and goods left on hand, so maybe I have to borrow money from companies such as the Hai'an Branch of the National Grain Reserve Depot. Two years of planning and development of the local economy, so it is no wonder that there was a commotion just now-it is always difficult to get money out of your pocket!

"This money can't be lost. Not only the county has to spend, but the regional administrative offices also have to spend, but it's just a little less. Director Lin, your material department should check the inventory as soon as possible, and purchase the insufficient goods as soon as possible. Don't miss the big deal "Cai Huaze raised his voice and said, "Director Hao of the Finance Bureau, you also have to come up with a plan. You must think about where the money will come from, and it won't affect the overall situation. By the way, teachers' salaries cannot be embezzled. Take your money..."

"Understood, the county magistrate." The material director and the finance director nodded at the same time and said.

Purchasing supplies is a lucrative business. The two directors looked at each other. I heard that the two young masters of Deputy Commissioner Cai are running a tea farm in the Hejian area, and they also sell some beer and wine. Then come to talk about business and make friends. The son of the county magistrate is also good.You know, their immediate boss is one of the members of the Founders' Council (commonly known as the National People's Congress), and I don't know how many people are rushing to hug their thighs.

"In addition, Commander Gao, how is the county security team doing? Will it be able to fight? This time, it is estimated that the higher-ups will transfer the security team from this county and the neighboring Yancheng County to help in the battle. The three counties of Jincheng, Xuanwu, and Daliang have not been established for a long time, and the situation is complicated. , the security regiment is not a large scale, and it is estimated that it will not be transferred. Therefore, our Hai'an County Security Regiment must deploy at least 800 people to go into battle. Regarding these tasks, you have to be mentally prepared in advance. I don’t want to see our people making jokes outside. In the past few days, you have to find a way to call people from all townships and villages to the county. I think Let's see how they are doing..." After all, Cai Huaze was born in Qiu Ba, and he is still very concerned about the construction of military power, so he proposed to inspect the troops.

Gao, the head of the county security team, immediately stood at attention when he heard the words, and said that he would start to do it right away, so that the county magistrate would not be disappointed.Next, Cai Huaze talked with several other officials about the logistics and distribution of teachers. They said that as long as the number of people is controlled reasonably and the funds are in place, it should not have any major impact on the daily work of the county.

"...Finally, I would like to remind everyone that although it is important to cooperate with the Ministry of the Army to launch the 'Desert Conquest Operation', we should also see that it will not be launched in the first half of this year, so we should not ignore the economic construction. On the one hand, this is related to the well-being of more than 1 people in the county, so it should not be ignored." After finishing his talk, Cai Huaze reminded everyone in a concluding tone, and he continued: "The county has established three economic development strategies. What is a horse-drawn cart? First, the orchard industry in the oasis of the Chubut River is the most important thing; second is the ceramic factory. There are several rich high-quality kaolin resources in Baitao Township of this county, which must be fully utilized , You must know that the market for ceramics is quite large, and the profit margin is not low. Well, the road from Hai'an Port to Baitao Township needs to be repaired. This financial port needs to list a plan; thirdly, wool Textile industry, the hinterland of the county has a vast area of ​​grassland, which is very suitable for the breeding and growth of sheep. Like other places in Patagonia, the woolen textile industry is also one of the industries that the county focuses on. The income is also very good, it is worth it Go big and go high.”

"Only when the economy is well developed and tax revenue is increased, our finances will not be as stretched as they are now, and ordinary people can benefit from economic development and improve their living standards." Cai Huaze finally concluded: "That's enough , I don’t want to talk nonsense anymore, let’s hold the meeting here, you all hurry up to arrange and work for me, hurry up!”

Hearing that Deputy Commissioner Cai issued an order to evict the guests, all the officials dispersed immediately and went down to make arrangements.

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