Years of the Republic of China 1913

In less than a month, all the factories and facilities in the entire Ruhr area were packaged up and sold by the Germans, British, French and Americans, except for some large capital enterprises with strong backgrounds.It can be said that the Chinese government moved nearly half of the Ruhr area back to Asia in one breath during this feast. Although it paid a lot for this, the price is only a small part compared with the harvest.

The Germans who obtained a large amount of supplies from the sale have overcome the temporary difficulties. Of course, many sober Germans have accused the Chinese government of "taking advantage of the fire" for this, but these voices were quickly drowned out in a large number of praises for the Chinese " In the tide of "help", the Chinese government also gave the German Provisional Government a face, that is, through the Chinese diplomatic mission, Cao Rulin, the head of the Chinese diplomatic mission, and the Central Bank President Yang Du signed an agreement with the German Provisional Government to ensure that the German political situation After stabilization, the Chinese government will provide a long-term interest-free loan to the German government, with an amount of up to US$1 million. This loan will be invested in industry, agriculture and infrastructure as a fund for rebuilding Germany.Of course, this agreement is confidential, except for the two parties who signed the agreement. , France, and the United States carve up, it is better to hand them over to the Chinese who are willing to pay a lot of money.

1 million U.S. dollars is a huge amount in this era, and of course it cannot be paid out with the fiscal revenue of the Chinese government.But Fang Zida has already prepared for it. Capital operation is his specialty. With the huge gold reserves of the Central Bank of the Russian Empire as the backing, coupled with the joint financial operation of the Central Bank and several major consortia in the United States, the money does not need to come from the central bank at all. Instead of appropriating funds in the finances, the risks were skillfully transferred out with empty gloves and white wolves.

What's more, this nominal interest-free loan is not really interest-free.In the late 80s to the end of the 90s.Under the banner of "helping China", the Japanese government did not do these things. Not only did they recover higher profits than interest-bearing loans, but also plundered a lot of technology in China in this way, and took the opportunity to make Japan's industrial products occupy With such a good method, why wouldn't Fang Zida use it to borrow most of the market?

No matter how many things there are, they will eventually be sold out, not to mention that not only the Germans are selling.The countries of the Allied Powers are also in full swing to seize the time to make a big fortune.Post-war Germany was full of depression, and the money exchanged for factories and equipment did not improve the German economic and social order much, but only delayed the situation.

What's more, the sale of a large number of factories and facilities also made a large number of German skilled workers unemployed, and their survival was doomed when the income funds were gradually consumed.Regarding this situation, the Chinese government quickly expressed its intention to recruit to the German Provisional Government and various regions in the Ruhr Area.

The transportation of a large number of factories and facilities cannot play their full role due to China's weak industrial foundation and personnel quality. What the Chinese government is desperately short of is these skilled workers, technicians, engineers, managers, etc.After consideration, the German provisional government agreed to the Chinese government's request.After the Chinese government began to officially open recruitment to the outside world, the swarms of Germans almost knocked down the threshold.

Although the conditions offered by the Chinese for the recruitment of ordinary workers were not high, compared with the European income before the war or even during the war, it was only half of that at that time.But even so, there are still countless people vying for every competitive position. You must know that the German economy has completely collapsed, and the German currency, the mark, has almost become a waste of paper. The daily income of ordinary people cannot even afford a single piece of bread.Most people are struggling on the verge of life and death.Under such circumstances, the Chinese were able to offer such a "high price" to the Germans.

What's more.When recruiting, the Chinese government also claimed that as long as the recruited personnel will be paid 10 silver dollars for resettlement fees on the spot, if there are German skilled workers who go to China with their families, the Chinese government will also provide them with free boat tickets, accommodation, etc. along the way. food and provide them with accommodation at the place of work.If their family members still have skills, the Chinese government will arrange other jobs for them.To guarantee life in China.

Compared with Europe, although China is backward, backwardness also has the advantage of backwardness, that is, the price of goods is low, and the life happiness index is higher compared with income.After inquiring about China's income and actual consumption.Some Germans who originally wanted to go to China alone quickly changed their minds and asked to bring their families with them.

Of course, the Chinese government does not have this requirement for all Germans recruited. During the recruitment process, the Chinese government classifies the personnel according to their importance. In the first place, ordinary workers are considered only after the families of their high-ranking personnel are resolved.In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, this hierarchical system is strictly kept secret internally. Under Fang Zida's instructions, all government personnel who are recruiting in Europe have issued a sealing order and must not disclose it to the outside world.

In addition to these people, Fang Zida also gave Yang Du a list, asking him to secretly recruit a group of mid- and low-level officers and non-commissioned officers of the German Wehrmacht, as well as some scientists who were willing to live in China.

The work of recruiting officers went smoothly, except that the senior officers were more or less responsible for the war due to the defeat. Before the formal agreement after the surrender was signed, these senior officers were all under surveillance by the Allied Powers.But it is not so strict for middle and lower-level officers. When Germany surrendered, a large number of ordinary officers became worse than civilians. Except for some officers who were originally aristocrats, ordinary officers of ordinary origin did not have the backing of the army. The most difficult of all people.

In just one month, the Chinese government recruited a total of 14273 engineers, technicians, skilled workers, and experienced factory managers, including their family members, and the total number has reached more than 5.This group of people, dragging their children along, boarded a Chinese cargo ship from Hamburg, braved the wind and waves under simple conditions, and headed for the east they were about to arrive at.

Excluding these 5 people, 2941 people were willing to go to China for the recruitment of middle and lower-level officers. This number is very small compared with the number of officers in the entire German Wehrmacht, but it has already made the Chinese government overjoyed.It's just a pity that the recruitment of those scientists was a bit difficult. Yang Du worked so hard to recruit 146 scientists who were willing to go to China. These are not top scientists, and many of them just graduated. They are just scientific workers who have been working under their mentors for a long time. After all, scientists are valued by all countries at any time. They are the first to be guaranteed when the people are most difficult, not to mention that China is a backward country. Even if scientists want to escape from Germany, they will first consider countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Only some young people who have difficulties in life, low scientific achievements, little fame, and no way out, or who have just debuted and are still working as assistants will choose go to China.

The Chinese government delegation was in the European continent to hurry up, and Fang Zida in the capital was not idle. When he received the telegrams from Yang Du and Cao Rulin respectively, he restrained his excitement and wandered around the room for a long time, and then called for personnel assignment. specific work.

According to Fang Zida's vision, except for some basic industries in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the factories and facilities rushed back from Germany will build four industrial cities in Zhili, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest regions respectively. These four industrial cities It will become the foundation of China's future development.

Such a location was decided by Fang Zida after careful consideration. Although the southeastern part of China is the most developed region, it is not suitable for this place in terms of geographical location. The main reason is that China's coastline is too long and the country is weak. Once a war breaks out There is simply no way to guarantee the safety of these factories.

Industrial cities can be set inland. Except for the relatively convenient transportation in the northeast region, the rest of the regions, especially the southwest and northwest regions, are far inferior to the coastal regions in terms of transportation and living conditions.Fortunately, with the support of Fang Zida, the Ministry of Communications has accelerated the railway construction work in the past two years. According to the progress, the railway lines in the northwest and southwest regions may be opened to traffic next year, which will solve the transportation problem.Moreover, although the northwest and southwest regions are backward, they are also rich in mineral resources. Fang Zida is also prepared for this, and everything will proceed in an orderly manner.

The new construction of the four industrial cities can not only solve the backward situation of China's basic industries, but also stimulate the economic development of the surrounding areas.Someone once said that "China's problems are mainly land problems." This sentence is both reasonable and lost. At first, Fang Zida also thought that the land conflicts during the Republic of China were very deep. Afterwards, the president of the bank specially commissioned relevant departments and used bank resources to investigate the land situation. In fact, up to now, the land conflict in China has not reached a severe level. Although there are a large number of private landlords, most of these landlords rely on themselves. Work hard to get rich, and under the influence of traditional Chinese culture, ordinary households, long-term workers, and short-term workers are just like workers working in later generations of enterprises, relying on their own labor force in exchange for due remuneration.Even in some places, the income of ten households, long-term workers, and short-term workers is not low, and the remuneration they get from working for the landlord can fully meet their survival requirements, unless some people who are commonly known in the countryside as "idlemen" and "second-raters" are lazy and lazy. Family property alone cannot survive. Generally speaking, as long as you work hard, you will not worry about life.

Of course, this is based on peace. China's population and land ratio is still an important issue. With the development of the industrial base, the land issue will gradually become more acute.Taking precautions, Fang Zida never underestimated this problem. He vigorously developed industry and commerce, trying to separate landlords from the land and invest in industry and commerce, so as to alleviate possible land problems in the future.In addition, while building a new industrial city, Fang Zida also made a preliminary immigration plan, which will carry out immigration in areas with dense population and serious land problems, so as to send a large number of people to the sparsely populated northeast and northwest.It's just that there are still many problems to be solved in this plan. You must know that the plot of Chinese people's love for their hometown is extremely serious. If it is not handled properly, this plan is likely to bring great trouble. (To be continued..)