Qiao Yu, like most people of this era, believes that if all unequal treaties are abolished, the country will be completely independent. However, the implementation situation is far from being as simple as imagined. Starting from 1840, the great powers have relied on their privileges to dominate the land of China.
It has been rampant for seventy or eighty years.
During this period, the great powers grabbed China's wealth and dragged China into the world market. However, if you want to develop China's resources, you must make upfront investment, including railways, ports and other facilities. Most of these are
The great powers built it on the basis of government funding.
When Qiao Yu abolished the unequal treaties, most of them had been recovered, but there was still a large amount of private investment from the great powers that could not be recovered, including land, mines, real estate, etc., especially in the most open big cities like Shanghai.
In addition to the leased land, a large number of commercial areas and prime locations are controlled by Western consortium capital. Even if China becomes independent, it can still rely on these facilities to gain wealth.
Cities are symbols of modern civilization and areas where wealth gathers, and central commercial areas are the most dazzling diamonds. These are the core assets of a country and are of extraordinary importance to the development of a country. These areas are occupied by foreign capital.
If it is controlled, the harm to the development of the country can be imagined.
"President, we have done some statistics on this issue earlier, and just calculated a rough figure. We have at least 10 trillion in national property controlled in the hands of foreign investors, including real estate in various open cities, real estate
, factories, schools, libraries, parks, zoos, etc. In addition, more than 60% of the known mines are in the hands of foreigners. Most of these properties are controlled in the name of private individuals or companies. However,
According to our analysis, only a few of them are purely private investments, and more than 80% of them are controlled by Western consortiums. They can obtain unlimited benefits by virtue of their control of these assets, and China invests in its own land.
, develop your own resources, but still hand over the majority of the profits to the consortium, it is simply the height of lies!"
Wei Ruolan briefly introduced the situation to Qiao Yu. As the governor of China's central bank, his main mission is to maintain China's financial security and protect China's development. How could he do so when such a huge core asset is controlled by a great power?
Don't be anxious, don't be angry!
Zhang Taiyan, who was standing beside him, also had his hair and beard bald, and slapped the table hard, "President, if the Japanese had not bombarded Shanghai and destroyed most of it, we might not have noticed this problem. Most of the foreign markets in Shanghai are imported from abroad.
We took back the concession property, but we did not take back the wealth. I suggest that the government immediately pass a decree to nationalize all these properties, or sell them to China. We must not allow foreigners to take advantage!"
"Mr. Taiyan, this is not just a matter of taking advantage, but also has a more sinister intention. The Western Jewish consortium can use this wealth to manipulate China's economy. They can not only make profits from China's development, but also prevent China from going beyond their control."
, how to use it all depends on their thoughts!"
Wei Ruolan pointed out the greater harm, and Qiao Yu gradually straightened things out and understood the mystery. In the future, many developing countries will encounter something called the middle-income trap. In addition,
There is also a more familiar name, that is shearing!
Since World War II, many developing countries have fallen into this trap. Even a country as big as Brazil cannot escape it. Later economists have summarized countless reasons, but in Qiao Yu's view, the essential problem is one, that is, a huge country.
The core assets are controlled by the consortium.
When a country is developing economically, business is booming, real estate prices are rising, and the demand for raw materials continues to increase, the wealth in the hands of the consortium will expand exponentially. When the country develops to a certain point, it will exceed the control capabilities of the consortium, and things will happen.
reverse.
These consortiums can control the prices of some raw materials and hinder economic development. In addition, they control real estate in major cities. When a country wants to significantly improve infrastructure and push the economy to a higher level, they will use agents to enter and exit.
Yes, under the guise of entry rights and the sanctity of private property, it is hindering economic construction.
However, after World War II, many countries in the world had a democratic system, and everything had to be subject to the arrangements of the votes. Therefore, many issues would remain undecided for a long time. For example, India in later generations is a typical representative!
The power of these consortiums has not yet been mobilized. The reason is that China is not fat enough. After a certain level, they will shear the sheep without hesitation. Zhang Taiyan was thinking about this issue along the way. He knew the huge harm of this situation, but
I haven't thought of a good solution either.
Regarding Zhang Taiyan's claim of confiscation, both Qiao Yu and Wei Ruolan shook their heads. Wei Ruolan said: "Mr. Taiyan, forcibly confiscating private property is against the principles of the Constitution, and the amount is such a huge amount. Western consortiums will never do it."
If we just sit back and wait for death, if we continue to be ruthless, we will become the public enemy of the world like the Soviet Union!"
Why has the Soviet Union been hated by all the great powers since its founding? In addition to the superficial reasons, it is also because the Soviet Union has implemented a very terrible policy, that is, public ownership. All foreign properties are confiscated, which is naturally offending.
The Jewish consortium that actually owns these properties.
Moreover, the Soviet Union also provided a good example and idea for other colonial countries. It may not be able to defeat them when playing with financial groups and capital, but it can use its administrative power to deal with them. Power is the mortal enemy of capital!
In fact, in the early days of the founding of the Soviet Union, more than 40% of the officials were Jewish. Perhaps it is precisely because they were all Jewish that we know where the fate of Jewish people is! As long as private ownership is implemented, property ownership must be respected.
If you don’t have the right, you can’t take action on these properties!
Because these properties do not fall into the hands of the state, they can only be handed over to private individuals. Anyone who dares to accept these properties will face the risk of arrest and prosecution as long as they go abroad, because they have violated other people's private property, and the state only
He is the only one not prosecuted.
The essence of the so-called "freedom" promoted by the West is the freedom of capital, the freedom of consortiums, and respect for so-called private property. However, the huge wealth of these consortiums is mostly ill-gotten gains, so how can it be sacred and inviolable?
, is nothing more than an excuse for ruthless deprivation!
Later China also followed the path of the Soviet Union and resolutely implemented the public ownership system. Judging from the current situation, there is no doubt that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It effectively ensured that the country's core assets were not deprived of its core assets and laid the foundation for its subsequent economic development.
A solid foundation.
After thinking about it, Qiao Yu was also undecided, "President Wei, how do you think we should recover these core properties?"
Wei Ruolan said with a wry smile: "President, if you ask me, the most direct way is to implement comprehensive public ownership, just like the Soviet Union did. However, there are also great hidden dangers in doing so. We not only have to confiscate foreign assets, but also
The country’s assets will be confiscated together, and it will also face being isolated and hostile by countries around the world, which is very detrimental to economic development!”
As early as after the Washington Conference, there was a consensus to impose restrictions on rising countries. However, the great powers are all interest animals, and the blockade is not strict. Moreover, with Germany as a reliable partner, China can still obtain advanced technology.
However, once China offends the power of conglomerates and these predators push for sanctions against China behind the scenes, things will become very troublesome. After all, the power of the government in the Western world is secondary. What is really fatal is the power of consortiums.
Qiao Yu thought about it again and again, and then said: "Our national conditions are different from those of the Soviet Union, and it is impossible to completely imitate them. However, this matter must be put on the agenda. The country's core assets must not be left aside. Nothing is difficult in the world. As long as we find a breakthrough, things will be done."
It has become much easier. President Wei, I will leave this task to you. Organize a group of outstanding experts to come up with a feasible plan. This problem must be solved within three to five years. If you have no way, I will
It’s just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils!”
When Qiao Yu said this, Wei Ruolan and Zhang Taiyan also understood Qiao Yu's plan. If there is really no other way, they can only take the road of public ownership. Even if there are disadvantages, they can't care about it for the time being!
Although the Chinese government has set its sights on how to seize post-war benefits, in fact the war has not really ended yet, and Japan has not accepted any discussion.
But now Japan is just a stubborn duck with a tough mouth. All sea and land have failed. Domestic strategic resources have been exhausted. Even if they still want to fight, the national treasury has long been empty. And with Japan's failure, war bonds have become worthless.
Value, Japan has lost the possibility of obtaining funds from the financial market.
Perhaps the only reason why Japan chose to support it was because of the issue of face, especially since Emperor Hirohito simply could not accept the reality that he had suffered a huge defeat just after he ascended the throne. Of course, this was just a struggle.
Qiao Yu did not want to prolong the war. China launched an attack on Japan from three aspects. Zhang Zuolin commanded the Sixth Army to storm the front line of the Outer Xing'an Mountains. China and Japan basically followed the boundaries drawn by the watersheds of the mountains.
The order Lao Zhang got this time was to seize several important highlands in the Japanese hands, firmly control the commanding heights, and form an upper and lower advantage. Lao Zhang was not very satisfied with this task. He had been waiting for several months.
, I was a little discouraged to get such a mission, but I couldn't shirk it, so I poured all my resentment on Riben, and commanded the troops to storm Riben's defense line!
In addition, on the Korean front, Shi Yi and Long Yun jointly commanded the army to launch large-scale air raids and artillery bombardments on Japan's positions, consuming Japan's strength.
But the most terrible thing was the sea blockade, and then the Akagi and Hosho were destroyed. Although Japan's combined fleet still had a few battleships, without air power, these warships were living targets and they did not dare to go to sea to fight.
Japan does not dare to go to sea. This is an opportunity for the Chinese navy to show off its capabilities. China has chosen the next target, which is Tanegashima, located in the southern part of Japan's Kyushu Island. The first European rifle flowed to Japan from here.
In later generations, this was also an important Japanese aviation base.
However, at this time, this place became the first target of attack by the Chinese Navy, and it was also used as a sea base to further strangle Japan. The Chinese aircraft carrier task force with the starting point as the core appeared in the outer waters of Tanegashima.
A wave of more than forty planes headed toward Tanegashima.