The First Warlord of the Republic of China

In 1923, the second election of the Republic of China came. Song Jiaoren won with an absolute advantage and was 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 basically grows at a rate of more than 20% every year, and generally reaches an annual growth rate of 25%.

With the rapid growth of the economy, the monopoly of the consortium.Railways, roads, sea and air transportation are developing rapidly, and investment is basically everywhere.

A large amount of infrastructure has been built.

Therefore, the people trusted Song Jiaoren very much, and won the election again with an absolute advantage. This victory also allowed Song Jiaoren to be the president for another four years.

Song Jiaoren's successful re-election also means that the ROC's economy will continue to grow for four years.This year, the total economic volume of the Republic of China has exceeded 3500 billion Yanhuang coins. According to the annual growth rate of 25%, it only takes three years for the total economic volume to exceed 3 billion Yanhuang coins.

At this time, the U.S. economy has still not broken through 1000 billion U.S. dollars, but barely touched the 1000 billion threshold. This is mainly because the occupation of the international market by the Republic of China has dealt a great blow to the U.S. economy.

Especially in terms of steel exports, although the Republic of China was also importing American steel before, because Chinese steel products have occupied the international market, the US's steel exports to other countries have dropped significantly.

Coupled with Europe's large import of Chinese goods, the old European industrial system has been suppressed.A large number of Chinese goods have also poured into the United States.These Chinese goods have also encroached on many American markets.

Commodities from China and its vassal countries are wreaking havoc across the world, squeezing the living space of American industry.But the situation in the United States is better than that in Europe is that the United States' domestic market protection policies have been released one after another.The US government passed tax cuts.And the way the consortium raised freight rates successfully blocked many products from China and its affiliated countries, giving the American domestic industry a breathing space.

However, it is not so easy for American industrial products to break out of the Americas and sell to the world.It would be naive to think that this could kill the US economy.

The United States also has consortiums, and they can also play the bubble economy.

After several years of industrial adjustment, the American consortium also began to stimulate the economic bubble.Started to continue to lend abroad, and the US economy began to enter a stage of prosperity.

But what troubles the United States is the problem in Europe, if it is over.Then Africa and India will not be a problem, they will inevitably be controlled by the Chinese, and the American continent will be isolated by then.

It is obviously impossible for those small countries in South America to be of one mind with the United States. At that time, South America will turn to the Chinese.The North American continent is equivalent to being surrounded by the world.

"Damn Chinese. Let us America not develop our economy with peace of mind." President Wilson cursed in his office before signing a document.

The "United States of America Army Expansion Plan" was introduced, and this plan was included in the US defense white paper this year.

After discussions with Britain, France and Germany, the United States decided at the end of the year to set up a huge army with 400 million troops.

'Damn it, the United States has never had such a large army. Wilson muttered in a low voice, feeling very disturbed, wondering what the public would think when they knew about the plan.

But Wilson knew better.If he can't please the consortium, then the next election will definitely be lost.In this situation.As long as you follow the wishes of the consortium, you will definitely be re-elected in the next election.

400 million, there is indeed no such large-scale army in non-war periods in the history of the United States.This is a standing army, not a mobilization for war.

In addition to the 400 million standing army in the United States, Britain will establish a standing army of 120 million, France will establish a standing army of 130 million, Germany will establish a standing army of 80, adding up to 630 million troops, and Italy will establish a standing army of 70, adding up to 700 million. Ten thousand.In addition, countries such as Belgium and Spain can also gather a scale of about 750 million. In this way, the standing armies of European and American countries are no less than those of the Third World Alliance.

The Army of the Third World Alliance is not centralized, so the armies of European and American countries can also be dispersed.If China concentrates its forces, they also have enough time to concentrate their forces.

"According to the plan, if China has the 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 a certain scale of mobilization."

This plan is very... imperative.

If the European and American army systems are built according to the plan, Britain, France, the United States, and Germany will all invest a lot of labor in the military, thus hindering economic development.

Originally, the economic development speed of Europe and the United States has been inferior to that of the Republic of China. If the population is restrained by the military, then obviously the economic development will be even slower.

But Britain, France and the United States have no choice but to do so.

Otherwise, it means the loss of world hegemony, and even liquidation.Only Germany has no pressure, because the possibility of the ROC liquidating Germany is very small.Moreover, Germany can easily turn to the Republic of China, and it will be one of the victors at that time.

So Germany is not too active about this defense system, but Germany can get rid of the shackles of the Treaty of Versailles through the establishment of this defense system, 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 the army?You must know that the biggest enemy of France is not the Chinese who are temporarily invisible, but the German devils.

However, France also really 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 weakness of the Rothschild consortium, the French formed the national consortium.

Therefore, the French only questioned it, 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 although the military system of the Third World Alliance built by the Republic of China is scattered, at least it needs to attack Europe, which is enough to solve many problems before the United States supports Europe.And the biggest loophole lies in Germany.

Once the war starts, Germany will bear the brunt. Even if the Republic of China cannot kill Britain and France, there is absolutely no problem in destroying a small Germany.

The Germans also know the problem.In addition, 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 likely to renege on the battle.

If the United States establishes a standing army with a strength of 400 million.Including the Navy and the Air Force, the military strength is at least 500 million, which is equivalent to restoring the mobilization efforts during World War I. Therefore, it is equivalent to 20 out of 1 people in the US population enlisting in the army.

And those who join the army are still laborers.It is the main force of construction.

500 million less labor force.Not only will there be fewer things that the United States can build, but it will also shrink the American market to a certain extent.

At the same time, for military construction, the U.S. government has to increase taxes, which will reduce the income of the American people, and the national standard of living will continue to decline.

It's just that the US has no choice but to disarm China.

The same problem exists in Britain and France. The First World War has killed and injured a large number of labor forces in the two countries. Now is the time to restore the economy.The result is to maintain a larger army, as well as a navy.It is a huge burden on the finances of Britain and France.

Therefore, Britain and France also urgently hope that China will disarm. It is a pity that the last time the League of Nations was held, China did not play with them, and they left before they made a move.

At the end of 1923, the United States sent invitations to China, Britain, and France, and the United States would hold a summit meeting of the four countries in Washington.

The purpose of the four-nation talks this time is to disarm.

If the goal cannot be achieved, then Europe and the United States can only 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, it is not qualified to attend this meeting.

The same is true for Japan and Russia, neither of which is qualified. These two countries have now been reduced to existences dominated and controlled by the Republic of China.

After Song Jiaoren received the invitation, he 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 working on budget and other work, so naturally it was impossible to leave.

At the end of the year, this is the busiest time for the civil, political and political circles of China.

The consortium, the military, and the administration are all formulating the development direction for the new year and discussing whether adjustments are necessary.This adjustment is a model in which the consortium is the core and the military and administration are the coordinators.

At the meeting of the consortium, the think tank of the consortium analyzed the current world situation and believed that the Republic of China had a great chance of seizing world hegemony and had great advantages.

He also believes that even if a war is launched now, it can seize world hegemony.However, it has not been adopted, and 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 the period of all-out war, it will be difficult to mobilize the advantages of labor force. Moreover, the common people have no reserves, and life will not be so easy during the war.At the same time, the Republic of China did not have a complete reserve force, and the scale of the reserve force was not large enough, which also limited its war capabilities.

Most importantly, the consortium has not yet completed its internal harvest.

"Next year's four-nation summit meeting, our purpose is to further put Europe and the United States in a dilemma. We will guide Europe and the United States to military competition, thereby slowing down their economic development. And we will maintain a certain military scale and focus on On the internal construction."

This is the line drawn 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 technology is there.But if Europe and the United States are like the Republic of China, then their economic development will be severely restricted.

As far as the navy is concerned, Europe and the United States are obviously caught in the trap. They are building a large number of battleships.And the ROC just feinted.

"But we should pay attention to whether we will be at a disadvantage in the navy after the naval arms race begins. Once the navy is at a disadvantage, then we will be very passive." Some members of the consortium think tank said with doubts.

"We don't need to worry about this, the navy will solve it naturally." Zhou Ziyue replied calmly, the navy's construction of aircraft carriers is top secret.Only the top executives of the consortium know.

"Then we follow this line, we should put resources into internal construction as much as possible, one is to increase labor enthusiasm, and the other is to further popularize advanced productivity."

Then the consortium further determined the production technology that needs to be researched next year, and the production technology that needs to be popularized. The emergence of these advanced production technologies is generally transformed into productivity by the consortium.Private individuals do not have the financial resources.

On the other hand, the total fiscal revenue of the Republic of China is 320 billion yuan.In 1924, the budget was 380 billion yuan.

So much for the budget.Obviously let the fields become sufficient.

The military appropriation is 35 billion yuan, which is equivalent to 70 billion silver dollars in the past. Ten years ago, the whole of China did not have so much cash.

But now there is.And it's only less than one-tenth of the fiscal revenue.The Ministry of Education received 60 billion allocations.It is still a major expenditure in the budget.

Of the remaining 285 billion yuan, 180 billion yuan was invested in urban construction and infrastructure construction, and other health, administration, and scientific research divided up the remaining 85 billion yuan.

Although the finances are extremely ample, the Republic of China obviously does not have the habit of spending money for the sake of spending like the US government.

Now is a special period, the economy is booming.Therefore, the fiscal revenue is high, so the most expenditure is also on construction.Education and scientific research are fundamental.Although he didn't get any more money due to the sharp increase in fiscal revenue, such appropriations are very stable.

But in appropriation.However, the Republic of China deliberately exaggerated military expenditures. In the announced budget plan, the military received an allocation of 60 billion yuan.

At a regular press conference, a reporter asked: "There are many international media accusing the Republic of China of expanding its arms and undermining world peace. What is the opinion of the Republic of China?"

Yi Ruizhi smiled lightly and said: "This is just nonsense. Our Republic of China is a peace-loving country, but we must protect our land interests and maritime interests. The current scale of our Republic of China's armed forces is very Normally, the scale of sea, land and air is strictly based on the level of [-]% of the population. However, many countries in Europe and the United States intend to expand their armaments, and the military strength of some countries has exceeded [-]% of the population, which is a very dangerous trend.”

"However, there are rumors that the Republic of China will attack Europe on a large scale, is this true?" Another reporter asked, this question is very boring, so Yi Ruizhi also replied boringly: "It is purely a rumor, our Republic of China is very peace-loving The country will not provoke wars for no reason."

This answer is deeply rooted in the essence of panacea, and what is said is equal to what is not said, because incidents can be made, and they may also happen suddenly.

"Then what attitude will the Republic of China adopt at the forthcoming four-nation summit meeting?"

"We, the Republic of China, will uphold the attitude of maintaining world peace and stability to negotiate with the heads of other countries, and try to avoid tension in the world as much as possible."

However, after the Spring Festival of this year, when Song Jiaoren took a cruise ship to Washington, USA, it seemed that he did not develop according to Yi Ruizhi's answer.

This year's Spring Festival in the Republic of China is the most expensive year in previous Spring Festivals, and the end of the year is also the busiest.

For decoration and furniture installation, many customers choose to start construction at the end of the year. As a result, there are not enough workers and labor costs continue to rise.

All railway lines and highway lines across the country are busy, and a large amount of goods are transported to various cities for sale.At the end of the year, cars, houses, electrical appliances, and clothing are the mainstream commodities for consumption.

This is also a major phenomenon in the consumer market in the Republic of China. People like to save money for large consumption at the end of the year.

Because the government advocates consumption, coupled with the existence of the welfare system and people's optimism about the economic situation, a lot of consumption is credit.

Especially the consumption on the car is increasing.

Moreover, the concept of ordinary people in the Republic of China has begun to change. Many people buy a car before buying a house, because after buying a car, they can buy a villa in the suburbs to live in.

The construction cost of wooden villas in the suburbs is low, and they are comfortable to live in, and the houses are also beautiful.That is to say, a car is needed for commuting to and from get off work. Cars are affordable, and the price of gasoline appears to be relatively low as income increases.

This concept is also strongly advocated by the government, because cars can enhance the potential for war, but houses cannot.The Republic of China is in a hurry to get the common people to live in houses and buy cars and electrical appliances as quickly as possible.Then it shifted from livelihood construction to military construction.

If you can live in villas in the suburbs, you don't need to build so many commercial houses.Commercial housing is built relatively high, so the cost is relatively high.

Song Jiaoren arrived in Washington in March, British Prime Minister George and French Prime Minister Raymond also arrived in Washington, and the host Wilson was waiting for Song Jiaoren's arrival.

When Song Jiaoren arrived in Washington, he received a very warm welcome with a very high standard of hospitality.The United States obviously dare not 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.

The summit meeting of the four countries was formally held in Washington DC under the attention of the whole world.

As the host, Wilson first proposed that all countries should reduce their military. Song Jiaoren stroked his mustache to express his support.

It looks like it went well.

But then Wilson proposed that China and the United States should maintain their armies at 200 million troops, while Britain and France should maintain their armies at 100 million. Song Jiaoren turned his face on the spot and vetoed: "This proposal is very unfair. , I think that in order to maintain world peace, we should adjust the proportion of the population. The total strength of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China is only one percent of the population. The whole world should build its military according to this standard. In addition, in terms of military expenditure Spending should not exceed 1% of a country's total economic output."

"No, no, no, it's not fair to us." When British Prime Minister George heard this, it was fine.If the disarmament is really carried out according to the Chinese proposal, wouldn't it mean that Britain and France disarmed themselves, or that they stripped half of their clothes to lure others into the whore.

Raymond also quickly objected.

Song Jiaoren looked at these three spokespersons of European and American powers calmly. He knew that the reason why these three guys objected was because they were guilty.

Robbers are always guilty.

When the country that the robbers bullied in the past rises, they are terrified.Guilt and fear make them very sensitive. (to be continued..)