Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1152 Economic Development and Army Construction

"This..." Xu Shichang didn't expect Kang Youwei, a military layman, to be able to see the changes in the situation in the United States, and he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute.

"Okay! Stop arguing. You are all in charge of various key departments of the empire, and each has its own difficulties and reasons for priority development. I have listened to it for a long time, and have also considered the various reasons you said. , I will make an assignment next." Guan Xuqing said while sitting on the dragon chair, and everyone present was in awe when he heard the emperor's words.

"Let's talk about the focus of the discussion first and last, whether to focus on military affairs or production this year. Let's talk about the focus. What is the focus? It is the financial, material and human resources of the empire."

"There are so many financial resources. Just now, the Minister of Finance also said that the empire now controls an unprecedentedly large territory. The annual investment in the construction of industrial bases in the west of the empire and Siberia is tens of billions, as well as India's food production investment and the foundation of the Middle East. The construction of facilities will add up to more than 300 billion. Now there is another America that is full of holes, and the investment in that region is at least 500 billion. Money is needed everywhere. Except for hydropower projects and thermal power projects, there is also China. The basic expenditure of the big federal education is indispensable, and there are more than 700 billion left after the fixed construction investment. Everyone is staring at this money, although now everyone is only fighting for the military and production. Subdivided, there are culture, finance, overseas investment, people's income, and the hundreds of billions of yuan in loans we allocated to South America and African countries have not been repaid, etc. Although the empire has achieved unprecedented development and financial strength It has also been greatly improved, but considering the vast territory of the empire and the population of more than one billion, it is sometimes a bit stretched." Xiong Xiling, the vice premier of the empire, expressed his helplessness.

"There are not many funds available, and good steel must be used wisely. Go back and make an agreement with Shaochuan. The most profitable funds will be given priority in two years. In military terms, last year's Sino-US war was used. A lot of money has been lost, but there is no way to do it, but this year the army will expand again, and the scale will also be 600 people per battalion, but the time will be after August this year, and the funds will be borne by the army itself. As for how to get the money, it will be kept secret for the time being. .”

"Then let's focus on the next item, material resources. In the past, everyone relied on the sky for material resources. They waited for the money to be used, spent it when they had money, and spent it if they had no money. This made everyone form a habit. This is not good, I hope We save money and create more alternative materials to reduce the consumption of materials. For example, there is no need to buy the pH test paper used by chemical factories now. Workers can make simple test paper by themselves. The requirements for them are higher during production, and the effect of foreign test paper can be fully achieved. The army has done a good job in this regard, and many soldiers are reluctant to discard the worn-out training uniforms, and continue to wear them for training after patching them. Even if it is so rotten that it cannot be repaired, the soldiers will take it apart and use it as a rag or a mop. In this regard, I hope everyone can learn from the army and send you the eight words 'self-reliance, hard work'."

"As for the last point of focus, manpower. Due to the growing sentiment of hatred and anti-Chinese in Europe, it is difficult for trade and talent exchanges. It is difficult and rare for us to invite excellent technicians and engineers from outside. Focusing on the talents cultivated by the empire itself, this is also the reality that we are relatively helpless at present. I said just now that the army will expand its strength by another 100 million this year, but I will only recruit 50 troops for the army in schools The rest of the army has to find a way to recruit stragglers from society, untrained white men and young people of the right age. You want to do it yourself. As long as you ensure the combat effectiveness and unity of the new troops, how can you do it? Figure it out for yourself."

"Finally, let me tell you that this year will not be a year of peace. The Sino-US war is over, and the empire needs to recuperate for the time being, but European countries have begun to eye the empire. No! It should be getting worse. Politically, everyone should pay attention to the situation. In order not to suffer undue losses to the hard-earned things, the military must step up combat readiness and training.”

Christmas is coming. For the people of the empire, Christmas is not as important as the Chinese people of later generations. In this era, for the people of the country, Christmas is nothing more than one more hygiene, the factory has a day off, and the As far as the festival fee is concerned, Chinese people nowadays still pay attention to the traditional Chinese festival Spring Festival.As for Christmas?Many people don't even know what it is!
However, in stores in Chinese cities and in rural bazaars, some flavors of Chinese New Year have begun to appear. Merchants have begun to prepare to order New Year's goods, and some New Year's goods have also begun to be placed on the shelves. According to the calendar, February NO.14 It's New Year's Eve, but if you miss this best time to make money, I believe any businessman will give themselves a few mouths.

In the army, the logistics department is not only working hard to ensure the supply of various materials ahead, but also trying to find ways to deliver New Year's materials to the front line, so that these soldiers who are far away from home can have a happy New Year.

When soldiers choose this profession to serve the country, they are doomed that they cannot return to their families to celebrate the holidays like other people, but this does not matter, the army is a big family, and you will not feel lonely in this big family .Here, especially those soldiers who fought on the front line, each of them is a brother who eats in a trench with a helmet lunch box. Being able to celebrate the New Year with these brothers will not make you too homesick.

The logistics department is working hard to deliver all kinds of materials to the front line, and the front-line combatants also hope to give the soldiers a better condition during the Chinese New Year. Although there are still people who need someone to stand guard and perform duties on the [-]th, no one wants to be in the reunion Going to fight in those days, and being able to have a relatively peaceful festival is what these officers and generals desire most now.

Many Chinese immigrants have appeared in Siberia, and due to years of construction and adaptation, the Chinese elements here have gradually become the mainstream color in this land.At the same time, as the Chinese army with a good tradition of being close to the people, it will be a very memorable thing to celebrate the festival with Chinese immigrants on this land.

Similarly, people from many industries who cannot spend the holidays with their families, such as communications, postal services, construction, transportation, police, and many factories cannot stop production for the New Year. With the development of the times and the progress of society, the number of industries increases. More and more people are unable to return to their loved ones to enjoy the festive season, and some people even have to spend this festival alone at work, but for them, choosing this job is doomed Their special working hours are destined to dedicate themselves to the right to enjoy this special moment and ensure that others can spend this happy time. This is their special dedication required by the particularity of the industry.

Guan Xuqing returned to the study, opened the file on the desktop, and carefully read the confidential information and documents annotated.Since he has already delegated various powers, there are actually not many things that Guan Xuqing needs to deal with in terms of the party, military, and government.But even the aggregated reports of the results of these things can reach a jaw-dropping volume.

Fortunately, Liang Qichao and others have helped him complete a lot of basic work, otherwise Guan Xuqing would definitely die of exhaustion in front of the desk.

What Guan Xuqing is concerned about now is reports on Siberia's industry, commerce, and transportation construction.

Wang Shanglai reported: Minister of Industry Yang Rui handed over the sign to see him.Guan Xuqing stretched his waist and said "Xuan" is not very hard work, Yang Rui brought a few followers, a grinder and a few packages.

Guan Xuqing signaled to open the contents of the package.

"Your Majesty, what do you want these steel needles for?" Yang Rui opened the package with his own hands, and there were some needles and threads inside, as well as some photos and materials.

"Sometimes the industrial development of a country does not necessarily depend on what kind of high-tech weapons it can display, nor does it necessarily depend on how many heavy tanks or large ships it can produce. Sometimes, crude steel Thick iron and some small needles and threads can also reflect the country's basic industry. Come, take these needles and thread this bundle of thread into them." Guan Xuqing did not directly explain his intentions to Yang Rui.

"Take a good needle, and I will show you a demonstration!" Guan Xuqing fixed more than ten needles on a machine, and rolled two thread ends onto a rotating wheel. The supporting shaft of the rotating wheel was a spring, and the elastic Tighten the thread slightly.

"Start!" As soon as Guan Xuqing started the machine, the wheel began to rotate left and right continuously, and the end of the thread continued to move repeatedly on the needle eye. Thin until broken.

"This is a needle produced in the Soviet Union. The thread will break after 83 turns." Guan Xuqing looked at the counter on the wheel, recorded the data, put the next needle with thread into the machine, and repeated. follow the action just now.

"The needles produced in the UK, samples from five manufacturers' products, broke the thread after an average of 71 turns.

"Needles produced in France, the samples come from five manufacturers' products, with an average of 130 six-turn broken threads."

"The needles produced in Germany, the samples come from five manufacturers' products, and the thread breaks after an average of [-] turns."

"Needles produced in China, the samples are from seven manufacturers, with an average of 160 second-turn breaks."

(End of this chapter)