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Chapter 844 Sharp Contrast

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    This year, Japan experienced an unprecedented financial crisis, and banks went bankrupt due to runs.  Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo issued an emergency order, announcing that banks across the country would suspend currency exchange for three weeks, and the Bank of Japan would issue 2.2 billion yen in extraordinary loans to major banks, and the government would provide a subsidy of 700 million yen to help monopolize finance.  Capital has weathered the storm.

    Finally, the government revised the Banking Law, raising the capital threshold for opening banks to 1 million yen, forcing the acceleration of the integration of the banking industry, causing a large number of small and medium-sized banks to go bankrupt or be annexed by large banks during the financial crisis, while Mitsui  The five major banks such as Bank of Japan and Mitsubishi took advantage of the opportunity and grew rapidly, with their total capital reaching 1/3 of the total capital of the Bank of Japan.

    The monopoly capitalists relied on the power of the government to form a financial oligarchy, which became a "blessing in disguise" during the financial crisis and continued to grow.  This is reminiscent of the 2007 U.S. financial crisis, when the U.S. government spared no effort to save several "too big to fail" banks, including Goldman Sachs.

    But, you can¡¯t always rely on government relief to tide over the difficulties, right?  The government also points to these banking companies to open up new paths for the country.  From 1920 to 1921, 1923, and this time, Japan had three economic crises in seven years in the 1920s, which made Japan's knowledgeable people worried.  Compared with the prosperity of China's economy, what will happen if things continue like this?

    You must know that China's GDP was already higher than Japan's, even in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China when people were struggling to make ends meet.

    The reason why the world thinks that China is weak or that the great powers are free to bully China is because the huge production is consumed by the huge population, and there are few things that can be truly exchanged. In political economy, they are called commodities.  .  Coupled with the backwardness of China's modern transportation, basically one place versus one country in every direction, how can it be undefeated?

    However, when the People's Party vigorously promotes the development of modern industry and modern transportation, especially the rapid development of new things such as machinery and electronics that can increase efficiency tenfold or a hundredfold, it will be able to effectively improve the results of workers and farmers in a short period of time.  One order of magnitude.

    The accumulation of industrial products increased on a geometric basis, especially in the early days, when several three-year plans revived China.

    Once the rolling traffic moves, this accelerated development trend is inevitable.  The "Planning Commission" established by the People's Party can use the power of the state to coordinate and guide the orderly development of various industries, making it less likely to make mistakes in its direction.  In this way, fiscal revenue will be the same as Japan's in the first year, more than half of it in the next year, and it will be at the same level again in the next year, doubling in three years.

    This does not take into account the fact that many long-term investments cannot be converted into output value within a few years.  For example, railways, large-scale water conservancy projects, research institutes and universities, etc., it will take several years, ten years, or decades for their achievements to be truly beneficial to the people.

    At this moment, at that moment, China¡¯s power has gradually emerged on the international stage.

    Taking stock of 1927, careful foreign observers, especially Japanese "China experts", gradually understood the fact that China's rise in Asia was no longer dependent on will, although she had been keeping a low profile and focusing on construction since reunification.

    Politically, the government headed by Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Hanqing has firmly controlled the situation. At the central and local levels, no force, no organization, no group, no one can threaten the authority of the Zhang family and his son.  At the same time, the People's Party has taken root in various places and received heartfelt support in a series of events. The number of members of the People's Party has exploded to 5 million, and this momentum is still accelerating.

    The Kuomintang, which was originally able to compete with the People's Party in Congress, was severely weakened by a qualification review and was completely defeated in Congress.  And without a ruling foundation, its chances of making a comeback in the political arena are getting slimmer and slimmer.

    Because a series of wrong policies led to a great rout within the party, Wang Jingwei could no longer raise his head.  At the plenum of the Kuomintang Central Committee held shortly afterwards, Hu Hanmin was elected as the chairman of the Kuomintang with a high vote, Liao Zhongkai served as the first vice chairman, and Kong Xiangxi was a dark horse and successfully served as the second vice chairman of the party.  .

    Next, it depends on how the People¡¯s Party divides itself and defeats the party one by one.  In fact, even if the People's Party does not move it, it will be difficult for it to continue to exert influence.

    Economically, the country is prosperous, and everyone from top to bottom is engaged in construction, industry, railways, and water conservancy projects. Ancient China is exuding new vitality. Many foreign observers call this phenomenon "Chinese-style American speed," which is intended to refer to the United States.  Great development during the 1880-1890 period.

    After this period of accumulation, China's economic aggregate has exceeded Japan's three times, and its fiscal revenue that year reached a new high of 4.3 billion yuan, more than twice Japan's during the same period; the proportion of modern industry in the gross national product has reached 4%, together with  Modern commerce, modern transportation industry, total proportionIt has exceeded Japan by about 1%.

    Don¡¯t underestimate this 1%. It expresses a very clear signal: China¡¯s economy has surpassed Japan not only in terms of total volume, but also in terms of the total industrial and commercial volume that reflects the country¡¯s strength.  If there were a ranking of comprehensive national strength at this time, China would be ranked ahead of Japan. Observers from Europe and the United States were stunned to see the rapid development of China and the high degree of coordination in the development of various industries.

    The only shortcoming is that as early as 1918, Japan's industrial output value rose to 56.8%, while agricultural output dropped to 35.1%. Japan has transformed from an agricultural country to an industrial country. However, in terms of the proportion of light and heavy industries within the industrial sector, light industry still occupies a dominant position.

    Due to the development of shipbuilding, machinery, chemicals and other industries, the proportion of heavy and chemical industries is also increasing.  As for China, due to its long-term backwardness, industrial production accounts for less than 10% of the national economy, and it is still a backward agricultural country.

    However, in terms of the steel industry, energy industry, and basic agriculture that reflect the industrial potential, China is much higher than Japan: with China's rich iron ore resources, China's steel output continues to widen the gap with Japan, reaching 357  10,000 tons, more than four times the 853,000 tons produced by Japan in the same period, and also exceeding the output of France, a major European country, during the same period.

    With the help of the Soviet Union, various synthetic steel companies have sprung up, which has brought the quality of China's steel to a higher level. In addition, China's coal seems to be inexhaustible, and large coal mines have been "discovered" one after another in Shanxi.  This gives China sufficient power to support it and makes Japan, across the sea, salivate.

    In terms of diplomacy and national strategy, Zhang Hanqing led the country on a smooth path to rapid development with a sensitivity far beyond that of politicians from other countries at the same time.  He insisted on his consistent position, that is, to stay away from Britain and France, to be friendly with the Soviet Union and Germany, and to move closer to the United States.

    Although the U.S. military has not yet reached the pinnacle it later reached, Zhang Hanqing believes that with its strong industrial strength, as long as the U.S. is willing and in accordance with historical development, it will be a matter of time for the United States to win the crown.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Efforts will eventually be rewarded.  After years of hard work, the United States has finally come to believe that in Asia, China is a natural and good "neighbor" of the United States that has no hostile relations and is committed to creating a good atmosphere. China is far more comparable to Japan, which is bent on expanding in Asia. Even if it is not an ally, it is far more powerful than Japan.  It will also be an important assistant in the future.

    Therefore, China turned a blind eye to the ¡°collusion¡± between China and Germany in the military industry, and did not make the US factor a possible stepping stone in the rise of China¡¯s military.

    In terms of military affairs, Zhang Hanqing took advantage of the fact that mainland China had no internal enemies and established good relations with the Soviet Union in the north. The British-occupied colonies in India and Myanmar in the southwest, and French Vietnam and Laos in Southeast Asia were all easing conflicts. Japan was in a  It is a good time for peace during the chaotic period of China policy. It wisely "responded to the call of the West", refined its troops and reduced its administration, and achieved good results.

    At the end of the campaign in the southwest region, all 36 armies of the Army were decisively restructured and reduced.  In addition to focusing on the development of the five main armies, the remaining 31 armies have been significantly reduced.

    Like Germany, each army retains its backbone and only retains a partial quota of 2 divisions (the numbers are retained, and the rest are converted into reserves), in order to achieve the purpose of using limited military expenditures to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops and save costs to support national economic construction.

    Of course, most of the troops that have been reduced are soldiers from various warlord factions who have been reorganized or surrendered before - Zhang Hanqing still has the shadow of the faction in his heart - borrowing Mao Zedong's famous saying, the so-called "There is no party outside the party.  The idea of ??an emperor, the lack of factions in the party, and all kinds of strange things¡± are no longer a boast.

    Now, due to changes in Japan, especially to defend a country as big as China, it is necessary to appropriately increase national defense capabilities.  Under Zhang Hanqing's decision, the Chinese Army once again conducted full recruitment after three years.

    According to the arrangements of the General Mobilization Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, the provincial defense mobilization departments, municipal defense mobilization bureaus, and county military service bureaus have begun large-scale recruitment of new soldiers.  The new batch of soldiers, due to strict selection, are of higher quality and do not have the same factional views as before, so they are also more loyal.

    With the country's financial situation rising steadily, three consecutive years of military investment have finally borne fruit: the existing 144 corps and division artillery regiments of the People's Army have achieved vehicle towing, that is, preliminary motorization.

    As a mechanized automobile, Tianjin Dodge Automobile Factory has developed into a large automobile factory with an annual output of hundreds of thousands, but demand still exceeds supply.  New automobile factories built in Wuhan, Guangzhou, Jilin, Chongqing and other places have been put into production one after another to meet the growing demand.  In this regard, Zhang Hanqing's thoughts left Japan far behind.

    It is a huge difference compared to the fact that Japan is still using mules and horses. Since Japan relies on the sea to rejuvenate its country, in order to effectively build a large fleet that can compete with Britain and the United States in the Pacific, the cost is that the entire country's military industry is tilted towards the navy, which makes the army no longer  There are also insufficient resources allocated.  This also made Japan a first-rate navy and a third-rate army in the history of World War II.

    Strictly speaking, it is actually considered third-rate and a half: until World War II, the Japanese Army still used the number of horses to distinguish divisions A, B, C, and D, and gave priority to ensuring the supply of horses for the main force, that is, division A.  In the use of new artillery, it has been delayed because it requires more horses to be towed. The reason is that it is too heavy and requires too many horses!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Not enough resources are allocated.  This also made Japan a first-rate navy and a third-rate army in the history of World War II.

    Strictly speaking, it is actually considered third-rate and a half: until World War II, the Japanese Army still used the number of horses to distinguish divisions A, B, C, and D, and gave priority to ensuring the supply of horses for the main force, that is, division A.  In the use of new artillery, it has been delayed because it requires more horses to be towed. The reason is that it is too heavy and requires too many horses!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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