Qiao Yu nodded. Wang Lingji's analysis was not wrong at all. In fact, every industrial country has a tragic past. The British used sheep-cannibalism to force farmers to work in the cities, and used forced methods to force workers into factories, employing a large number of people.
Child labor will kill a large number of these workers within a few years. The United States and Germany also cried bitter tears at the beginning. The Americans took their families and ran to the west with guns to seize the Indian territory.
In the early days, German products also relied on copycats. The quality of the products was very low. After being sold to the UK and France, they had to be labeled and subjected to discrimination. This primitive accumulation stage was so cruel, and Japan, as a country with limited resources,
The country has to pay even more.
The Japanese have to bear three times the taxes of the Chinese, and at the same time they have to tighten their belts to support a powerful navy. The current Japanese products are also very inferior, and they can only rely on price advantages to compete with Europe and the United States. In this stage of primitive accumulation
, the price that the people have to pay is inestimable, and it is also a time when social problems are erupting intensively. It is not surprising that drugs can be sold in large quantities in Japan.
"Ark, are there still enough raw materials?"
"Commander, the amount of opium in Sichuan Province has dropped to a very low level now, and most of it is used for medicinal purposes. The opium we use to refine morphine is imported from Shaanxi and Yunnan, especially those who grow opium in Yunnan.
The quantity is increasing. After Tang Jiyao came to power, he regarded opium as the most important way to make money and expanded the scope of cultivation wantonly!"
Qiao Yu nodded. Opium has become a life-saving straw for the Yunnan Army. In the original history, Yuntu was also famous. Of course, Yunnan will not be cultivated on a large scale until later, but now Yunnan is much more difficult than in history.
If there are too few, it is understandable that opium is grown in large quantities.
"Ang Ark, after all, drugs are not the way to go. You must control them well and not let them flow into the people in large quantities, and you have to do it secretly, otherwise there will be big trouble!" Wang Lingji nodded in agreement, and then left. As soon as Wang Lingji left,
Someone else walked in, it was Wang Tianhe, the commander of the military police.
"Commander, what you arranged has been done!" Wang Tianhe delivered the two banknotes to Qiao Yu's hands. Qiao Yu took them and looked at them carefully, then nodded and said: "Well done, with Zhen
I’m afraid the money is almost gone!”
"Commander, the anti-counterfeiting of the Japanese yen is very poor. The key is that the Japanese believe that only their own country has the Sanya tree. Using unique paper can naturally achieve the purpose of anti-counterfeiting, but they don't know that there are also such trees in Anhui.
As long as the paper problem is solved, the rest of the typesetting and printing will not be difficult. I hired experts from Northern Europe, and the printed banknotes are more beautiful than real banknotes. Even real experts may not be able to tell the difference!"
"Well, how many can be printed in a year now?"
Wang Tianhe calculated carefully: "The production capacity is not sufficient now. We can temporarily print about 50 million copies per year!"
The current exchange ratio between the Japanese yen and the ocean is almost one to one, and the Japanese yen is slightly more expensive. Tens of millions of counterfeit coins can be printed every year. Even if they can only be used for half, it is still a huge pie, enough for Sichuan to spend a lot of money.
It's been taking a while.
"Very good. I think the main purpose is to print some small denominations and try not to attract Japan's attention!"
"I understand!" Qiao Yu has carefully calculated that morphine plus counterfeit banknotes will definitely bring huge profits of more than tens of millions to Sichuan every year. People will not be rich without external wealth, and horses will not be fat without eating night grass. Sichuan's finances will definitely be stable.
Operation, it can even more quickly launch an economic layout for World War I.
Of course, this is not the right path. The key is to enhance Sichuan's economic strength and increase fiscal revenue through formal means. However, Sichuan is just in its infancy now. If we don't use such extraordinary means, we will only be able to deprive the people crazily and learn from the Soviet Union.
There are many ways to industrialize, but Sichuan as a province obviously cannot do it, and the current administrative situation does not allow this, so we can only use some unscrupulous means...
"Master, I heard that your wedding date is coming soon, I would like to congratulate you first!" After Wang Tianhe reported the official business, he asked about Qiao Yu's marriage with a smile.
With Qiao Yu's current status, his marriage is not a simple matter. Mrs. Bai always urges it. Qiao Yu himself has also considered it. Originally, his father suggested that he marry some old people in Beiyang, such as Xu Shichang, Wang Shizhen and others. However,
In order to maintain his independent status, Qiao Yu did not agree to this suggestion, but firmly chose to marry Lu Wanqing. Mrs. Bai also liked this girl very much. The Qiao and Lu families settled the matter after discussion during the New Year.
Originally the date was set around the Dragon Boat Festival.
Unexpectedly, when the Second Revolution broke out and Qiao Yu led troops to go on an expedition, he naturally had to postpone it and finally set the date for the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, according to Qiao Yu's wishes, the wedding was not planned to be a grand affair, otherwise he would be afraid of going to court because of his identity.
From Yuan Shikai to Sichuan's wealthy businessmen, all the wealthy businessmen would be alarmed. Such a shock would be too great, which is not in line with Qiao Yu's behavior.
The two elders finally reached an agreement and only invited some of their closest relatives and subordinates, but Wang Tianhe was definitely within the scope of the invitation.
"Your wedding banquet is absolutely indispensable, but your wedding is about to be accelerated. I remember that you seem to be one year older than me. What if I don't introduce you to someone right away?"
Wang Tianhe's face showed a rare twist: "Master, you don't need to worry, I have already found one, he is a student from a girls' middle school!"
"That's good, I will also go to your place to have a wedding banquet and officiate your wedding!"
Although Qiao Yu didn't want to make a big deal, everyone who heard the news prepared a generous gift, especially the businessmen in Sichuan Province. They all knew that this patrol envoy was not just the ruler of Sichuan, but also directly controlled the huge
Business resources must be provided with courtesy. A month ago, the Qiao family had a constant stream of guests, all of whom were high-status people. All the people with lower status came to the Fushun Lu family to give gifts, which was considered a twist to save the country.
The moon in the sky is getting rounder and rounder, and the handsome manor is getting more and more lively. Lu Nai also arrived in Chengdu early and is busy with his daughter's wedding. The smile on Lu Nai's face has not weakened these days. He can marry his precious daughter
It was his luck to have such a distinguished son-in-law. In the past few days, no matter how big the officials were when they met Lu Nai, they were always polite and did not dare to be unreasonable at all, which made Lu Nai's vanity reach an unprecedented level of satisfaction.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the decoration in the handsome manor is extremely luxurious. Red lanterns are hung all over the corridors, happy words are plastered everywhere, and there are countless other kinds of exotic flowers and plants, and there are bursts of fragrant breeze.
After blowing, the fragrance of flowers overflowed, and dignitaries were everywhere, gathering in the mansion. They kept talking and laughing, and at the auspicious time, the newlyweds came to the main hall amidst the cheers of everyone, bowed to heaven and earth, and then went back to the main hall.
Gifts were given to the elders of the two families, and then the couple bowed to each other, completing a traditional and sacred ceremony.
Qiao Yu supported Lu Wanqing, who was wearing a hijab, and sent her to the bridal chamber, "Madam, you sit down for a while, I'll go out to socialize!"
After speaking, Qiao Yu gently kissed Lu Wanqing's forehead through the hijab. Although there was a layer of hijab between them, Qiao Yu felt dizzy and almost drunk. He came to this era, had his own foundation, and also had
The people who stayed with each other for the rest of their lives, their previous lives have disappeared like a burst of smoke, and now there is only one patrol envoy in charge of Sichuan!