Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2075 New Stage

"Minister Wang, I'm here to see you." In the special ward of Ping'an Memorial Hospital, Huang Hanhua, deputy minister of finance, minister of taxation, and deputy director of the State Administration of Precious Metals, put down the gift in his hand and sat down gently. In front of Wang Yan's hospital bed, he said with a smile on his face.

From Huang Hanhua's title, it can be seen that he is now the second in charge of finance and financial affairs on the east coast, which can be described as a high position and weight.And if one considers that Wang Yan, the head of the family in name, is too ill to take care of things, and time is running out, Huang Hanhua is actually the number one in fact.Perhaps next year, he will be upheld by the Founders Council and become one of the nine members of the executive committee, officially replacing Wang Yan.

"Xiao Huang, I was very optimistic about you when the national tax reform meeting was held in Wanghailou. Sure enough, you have been doing everything smoothly and your business is booming these years, which makes me very gratified. I am already over 80, and I have seen everything in my life. I have enjoyed everything. I am tired and lonely. Many old brothers have left before me. They are happy. At least they don’t have to be exhausted by such a big mess. Actually, I have no culture. Contributed to such a wild place like Australia, I have been fighting with people all my life, and the old brothers think highly of me in managing finances and finances, but I really can’t hold on. I often dream recently, dreaming that the one who left first The old brothers called me to drink, I am so happy. I know I am coming soon, you don’t need to be sad, people will have this day, I have lived more than 80 years in my life, it is already a miracle, I am satisfied. I think back then, Not long after we landed, several old brothers died one after another, and one of them was hit in the chest by lead bullets, which was a painful death. From this perspective, I am much happier than them.” Wang Yan With the help of the nurse, he sat up straight and looked at Huang Hanhua, who was almost 50 years old, but still a "little yellow" in his eyes, said.

"This country is our common cause. Life has been in a hurry for decades. If you don't bring it with you, you don't take it with you. Gold and silver wealth are not worth mentioning to me. The only thing I care about is whether the future of this country will be good. Does anyone else remember me, Wang Yan? I’ve heard about some things, and you’re under a lot of pressure, I understand. But some things shouldn’t be too extreme. Is it worth killing chickens and eggs for millions of dollars? I don’t care about anything now, I just care about whether the career we created in the past can continue well. Some young people in the parliament are bluffing, and their appearance is ugly, so you don’t care about them. They think that I am lying in bed all day On the hospital bed, I can’t do it, hehe. They were still playing with mud when I finished killing hundreds of people in Australia. I really thought it would be the opposite? It’s going to be too much. I wrote to a few retired old brothers, can they Tell them to shut up tomorrow. But I don't want to do that, I watched many of those children grow up, and some of them were entrusted to me by old brothers who have passed away, I don't want to do that."

"Let me just say that everything should be done in moderation and not too much. You cannot sell railways, banks, basic heavy industries, and transportation businesses. All businesses that involve the national economy and the people's livelihood and the vital interests of a large number of people cannot be sold. Others Yes, such as textiles, fishing, construction, etc., you can do it according to what you see, and I can’t control so much. In short, you have to grasp one point, the state-owned economy and the private economy should develop in parallel, and you can’t be partial. Our ancestors 2000 I knew years ago that balance is king."

Wang Yan vaguely remembered that in his original time and space in Italy, the new Prime Minister Prodi who came to power in the late 80s wanted to sell state-owned enterprises, including the famous Alfa Romeo car company.The Agnelli family, which owns the Fiat Group, is undoubtedly the most suitable successor, but they don't want to buy it because Agnelli believes that the state-owned economy and the private economy should develop in parallel and maintain a balance.The new prime minister insisted on selling, and the American Ford company came to compete. In order to prevent this company from falling into the hands of foreign capital, the Agnelli family bid 12 billion US dollars to win Alfa Romeo.

Wang Yan thinks that the Agnelli family is really a veteran family with great wisdom.They are rooted in Italy. Although they have assets in many parts of the world, they understand that the future of Italy's development is deeply tied to them. , focusing on the longer-term future.

On this point, Wang Yan felt that the people on the east coast should also learn a lesson. Those little fellows in the Founders Council should understand that the country's development is good or bad, which is the basis for their existing wealth and privileges to be maintained.A country is like an ocean rich in fishery resources. Overfishing may lead to huge wealth in the immediate future, but in the long run it will only deplete fishery resources.In the end, everyone gets nothing. On the contrary, social contradictions accumulate rapidly, public dissatisfaction increases day by day, and revolution is just around the corner.

State-owned enterprises that are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood still need to be preserved, because they are an important tool for the government to collect money.Without these, the financial strength of the government will inevitably decline rapidly, so how can we promote technological progress, build infrastructure, popularize primary education, and improve medical and health standards?All of the above are important means to appease the people and eliminate dissatisfaction. Without money, none of these can go on!

Not to mention, in this world of great controversy, it is a critical moment when we need to concentrate our efforts on doing big things, deploying locations around the world as quickly as possible, expanding our power, and seeking greater benefits for future generations.At this point, what is the meaning of self-restricting the government's financial resources?The Dutch East India Company did not rely on government investment, but how competitive were they?In order not to affect commercial income, the 17-member committee in Amsterdam made peace with the United Kingdom and planned to give up some land and interests.If it weren't for Batavia's two consecutive governors who refused to obey the orders of the parent company and insisted on going to war with Britain, their territory in the East Indies would probably be half as large as it is now.

The colonial policy implemented by the Eastern Republic is different from other countries.They don't quite agree with the Dutch East India Company's practice of a small amount of immigration and mainly grabbing economic benefits. They are more like a literal approach, that is, a really large number of immigrants settled in the past and operated industries, and at the same time accompanied by inhumane atrocities against indigenous peoples.To put it bluntly, this is to open up living space for the people of the country, and to spread genes, culture and other things.Compared with the Dutch, this method of colonization has huge resistance and extremely high costs.

Undoubtedly, it is unrealistic to rely solely on private individuals to pay for this kind of cost. Maybe, like the British North American colony, countless colonial companies or colonization groups went bankrupt, and the progress of colonization was slow.In order to improve the success rate and speed of colonization, the government can only pay the huge upfront cost, which requires the state to maintain a very high income level. Not only the tax revenue should be high, but also the state-controlled public business and public property income should also be High, the combination of the two can ensure that the government's financial resources are maintained at a very high level.Otherwise, do you rely on additional taxes to maintain the current pace of expansion?That was really difficult.

"Minister Wang, I understand. What state-owned enterprises need now is more supervision, while at the same time improving work efficiency and reducing unnecessary waste, rather than simply selling them off. I am wondering whether to remove the audit department from Independence from the taxation system, a separate General Audit Bureau will be established to cooperate with the soon-to-be-established General Administration of Public Assets Management to audit and supervise these enterprises. Those with unqualified skills, those with deep habits in the government office, and those who dawdle will not be allowed after the contract expires. Then renew the contract to purify the operating environment of these enterprises and better serve the national economy." Huang Hanhua understood Wang Yan's thoughts in an instant, and immediately nodded in agreement: "However, for some markets, the competition is already very sufficient, and the benefits It is time to let go of the state-owned enterprises that have encountered major landslides or even run into difficulties. As far as I know, with the rise of local small brick factories, small lime kilns and various logging farms in recent years, the benefits of state-owned construction material companies have been greatly increased. It’s not as good as before, it’s better to sell part of the shares while there is still some value, and exchange some funds to pay the bills to the Spaniards. Well, I don’t mean to sell out, but to sell part of the shares. The state still retains control, but must Implement modern company management, establish a board of directors, and let shareholders send staff to participate in the company's daily management, so as to supervise those old men who have had too many good days. After all, it is not the time to make money while lying down. I hope they can Get touched."

In fact, building materials companies are just a microcosm of state-owned enterprises in fully competitive industries today, and they are in the same situation as well-known state-owned department stores.With the rapid development of transportation on the east coast, the circulation speed of materials and personnel has greatly increased. With the strong competition from Sun Chunyang South Store, this company is also going downhill, and the trend is very obvious.

Taking last year (1688) as an example, due to various factors including the establishment of outlets, the department store’s operating costs were frighteningly high, but its operating income declined rapidly, and its profits were greatly eroded.At the end of the year, their biggest single source of profit turned out to be the dividends from the 25% stake in Sun Chunyang Nanhuo Store, which made people laugh and cry.

With the establishment of the General Administration of Public Assets, the profitability of state-owned department stores will further decline after the 25% of the shares are divested.At this time, a decision must be made, and it is imperative to introduce strategic investors.Otherwise, in the foreseeable future, maybe ten years, maybe 15 years, this established company will fall into an end that no one wants to see.While there is still value and the appearance is still glamorous, sell some of the shares quickly!

"You can handle these at your own discretion, and don't report to me. The country's development has entered a new stage, and what should happen will always happen. Some things can't be stopped, there is no way." Wang Yan gently Nodding his head, he said approvingly.

And after talking so much, Wang Yan seemed a little tired, so he signaled the nurse to let him lie down, and let Huang Hanhua do his own thing.Huang Hanhua said a few more polite words, then left the ward and went to the Ping An Weaving Factory in the city center. He still had a lot of things to deal with.

On August 8, Huang Hanhua returned to Dongfang County, the capital, and reported the results of this period at a regular meeting of the Executive Committee.At the same time, he also expressed his own point of view, that is, how to grasp the scale in this matter of selling state-owned enterprise shares to raise funds.

On September 9, Li Qing, a member of the Executive Committee in charge of diplomacy and foreign trade, summoned Pablo, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the East Coast.In this meeting, Li Qing did not hold back, but put forward the opinions of the East Bank to the Spaniards, that is, to buy out the Central Valley to the south of the Boundary River and the Pampa Plain to the east of the Yanbu Railway at a price of 2 million to purchase the Pampa Plain west of the Yanbu Railway at a price of 100 million yuan; to purchase the entire Chaco Plain at a price of 250 million yuan.In addition, if the Spaniards are willing, the East Coast Republic also wants to lease the central valley north of the Boundary River and south of the Valdivia River. The lease period is 250 years, and the annual rent is 100 yuan, which can be paid in one go for ten years.

To be honest, the Valencia native Hidalgo was intimidated by the East Coast appetite.He froze for half a minute without any diplomatic literacy, and then directly took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his sweat, not knowing what to say for a while.

Li Qing kindly invited him to have a cup of afternoon tea, and explained in detail the reasons why the East Bank bought these lands (fabricated, of course) and the positive significance to the Kingdom of Spain.In particular, he pointed out that the Kingdom of Spain suffered a poor grain harvest last year, and that the drought in southern Andalusia, Granada and other places has not been effectively alleviated this year.The poor harvests for two consecutive years have basically emptied the food stocks in the church and government warehouses. If the drought does not ease next year, many people will starve to death.Coincidentally, the east coast has had a bumper harvest of grain for two consecutive years, and all kinds of food in the warehouse are piled up like mountains. If the Kingdom of Spain is willing, they can sell grain to the Iberian Peninsula at a low price, as much as they can!

In addition, Li Qing also pointed out that as Louis XIV's army won successive victories in the German region, he is likely to transfer the main force to the Southern Netherlands region that he has coveted for many years in the next step, and take these ten rich provinces into his pocket. .If the Kingdom of Spain does not want to avoid disgrace, it has no choice but to reorganize its army and fight the French to the death.And wars have always been very expensive, and if there are not hundreds of millions, I am afraid that they will not be able to get it.

Ambassador Pablo listened absently to Li Qing's reasons, but he was still thinking in his heart that this person from the east coast really has a big appetite and a lot of courage. Without Chaco and Pampa, the Buenos Aires prosecutor There is no need for the trial court; without Chaco and Pampa, Paraguay can only communicate with the Chalcas trial court district through narrow lanes; Fei sailed to Seville.Who will bear the consequences?

Pablo seemed to see a huge trap waiting for him to jump off.He was frustrated and scared. He really didn't want to take this huge blame. He had only been an ambassador for a few days, and he still wanted to continue living in this colorful world on the east coast.

However, Pablo is also very clear that this kind of important matter must be reported to the superior, and it is up to the Madrid court to decide.Therefore, he just drank tea with Li Qing with an ugly face, expressed his opinion, and then stumbled away from the East Coast Ministry of Foreign Affairs and returned to the embassy to write a letter.

This is really an innocent disaster!

"The Rise of South America through 1630" AD1689-Discover China

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