In April 1992, the Da Maojia market was a bit bad.
The aid provided by the West only lasted three months, and the dazzling market suddenly hit the stop button. The supply of goods was in short supply without warning, and the shelves became empty again.
The reason is simple: no money.
Shock therapy had only been carried out for three months, and Gaidar could no longer play his tricks. But this man did not intend to give up. He still wanted to implement his own policies and believed that market turmoil was a process of reform.
Fiscal austerity means cutting off all projects that the government can cut, including military spending.
Increase the tax rate and all consumer goods will be subject to a 28% value-added tax. This is almost comparable to Zhou Qingfeng’s ‘black market tax’.
Issuing additional currency, the amount of currency issued in 1992 was twenty times that of 1991. Turn on the money printing press and print money like crazy. This is just the beginning.
Who knows how this economist became such a genius? He made all the mistakes he could.
Zhou Qingfeng didn't care.
‘Holy Light’ worked hard to supply the Mao market during these three months. Because Mao allowed free exchange of foreign exchange, all the money spent by Mao during this period was foreign exchange aid from the West, and the exchange rate of the ruble against the U.S. dollar was quite stable.
Therefore, ‘Holy Light’ earns only US dollars from sales. Although the price of second-hand home appliances is not high, ordinary textiles cannot be sold at high prices either.
But quantity is better than quantity.
This is a transportation volume of 20,000 to 30,000 tons per month, which is quite an achievement.
When Ma Qianshan was worried about where the group could get hundreds of millions of foreign exchange, the branch of the Holy Light in Damao desperately exchanged the rubles it earned into U.S. dollars, converting a total of more than 300 million.
The first batch of Western loans to Mao amounted to only a few billion dollars.
There are still a large number of rubles that cannot be exchanged, because the bank's daily exchange quota is limited, and only those oligarchs can exchange unlimited amounts. So the 'Holy Light' can only rush to purchase spot goods.
In short, by the beginning of April, 'Holy Light' only had a very small amount of rubles in cash, plus a large amount of goods stored for shipment.
At this time, there are still several years before China joins the WTO, but ‘Holy Light’ has allowed many domestic manufacturers to taste the sweetness of international trade. Many textile industries are working overtime during the New Year, working hard to produce and deliver goods.
One month's profit is equal to that of the past year.
In addition, at least thousands of companies across the country are working hard to produce. From program-controlled switches to small cutlery and porcelain, the market is booming.
Wait until April for the feast to end.
Zhou Qingfeng demanded that the group return to barter trade again. This was true not only of the Great Mao, but also of the Er Mao, and even the entire trade in Eastern Europe.
A man-made disaster has struck. In early April, consumer goods prices soared more than 60 times compared to the end of last year.
The common people in Da Mao were stunned. This was equivalent to the depreciation of the money in their hands to one-sixtieth of its original value. In the past, goods could not be purchased for two yuan, but now they have to spend a hundred yuan.
Zhou Qingfeng returned to Moscow from Zaporozhye at this time. The most important thing for him was to assure all employees of the Damao branch of "Holy Light" - don't panic, starting from this month, the company will pay everyone their wages in US dollars.
From the branch manager to the logistics driver, everyone who works for "Holy Light" is guaranteed. The mood in the branch quickly stabilized, and hundreds of employees breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, if you have a job, you will have a life!
But what about outside the branch?
How miserable!
The exchange rate of the domestic soft currency against the U.S. dollar fell from 4.00 points in 1991 to 5.00 points in 1992, and will fall to 8.00 points in 1994.
Such a "small" change in the exchange rate forced Zhou Qingfeng to spend money desperately. If he didn't spend money, he would wait for the currency to depreciate.
Brother Gaidar caused the price of consumer goods to skyrocket by more than sixty times. It was lucky that he was not torn apart by the big-haired people - Uncle Zhou would definitely be furious if he found that the money in his hand suddenly turned into waste paper.
Fortunately, 'Holy Light' didn't have many rubles in his hand.
The temperature in Moscow in April is still fluctuating around zero, which is still quite cold. However, the number of drunkards in the city has suddenly increased sharply. When driving on the streets, you will find a lot of homeless people wandering around in the streets.
The police had to patrol all day long, especially at night to save drunkards who were drunk outside to prevent them from freezing to death. But even so, the number of people who died in accidents increased greatly, and public security deteriorated instantly.
Everyone is confused and don't know what to do?
When I heard that Zhou Qingfeng had returned to Moscow, the first person who came to see him was Minister Chuikov. This old man, who had been corrupted by power and money, seemed to have collapsed suddenly, with sunken eye sockets, dim vision, and a darkened face.
"President Zhou, we need as much goods as possible now to stabilize prices." Cuikov ignored his minister's demeanor and rushed into Zhou Qingfeng's office with his secretary.
The secretary was so beautiful that she turned pale with beauty.
"Please sit down, Lord Chuikov. Have a drink of water." Zhou Qingfeng poured the minister a glass of water himself and flicked his fingers. "We are friends, and I will definitely help you."
Chuikov took the cup and drank it all in one breath.
In the arcane vision, the old man who was about to run out of energy gradually calmed down. After drinking some holy water, he felt his eyelids drooping and fell down in front of Zhou Qingfeng, sleeping on the sofa.
Considering that it is not easy to cultivate an ally, and Cuikov has always been very cooperative with the 'Holy Light', Zhou Qingfeng still gave the opponent several healing spells to restore his lost vitality.
Maozi collapses too quickly, so fast that it is completely against the interests of flower growers.
When the common enemy disappeared, the Eagle Sauce family became dominant, and the whole world was poisoned by it. It didn't become rampant thirty years later, it was like this thirty years ago.
The Holy Mothers in Europe are no longer a threat. They are gesticulating everywhere in Nanshan, arrogant and extremely annoying. You must know that when Mao Zi was still there, China-Europe relations were not bad.
Especially the next operation of "Drunkard" is too tricky.
Chuikov came at noon and slept until nightfall. I don’t know what he has been doing recently, but he was very tired anyway. His secretary followed Zhou Qingfeng’s office and tried to wake him up, but Zhou Qingfeng stopped him.
"Let him sleep. Only when he is well rested can he work well."
Zhou Qingfeng is working in the office, handling the chores accumulated in recent months. Although He Yulan is the boss, there are many details that deserve adjustment.
Different from Lin Wan's management style, Yu Lan likes to take the grassroots route. She uses the "harmony" style in Da Mao's family, hoping to replicate the success in China.
Is the effect..., so-so.
Da Mao is already an industrialized country, and the concept of "rural areas surrounding cities" is not so applicable here. For example, after losing the black land plains of Ermao, its agriculture is not developed, and it can only be said to have huge potential.
Damao's heavy industry is huge but not advanced, and its light industry is in a mess. There are too many areas that need improvement.
Chuikov didn't wake up until around ten o'clock at night. When he opened his eyes, he was very confused. It took him a long time to remember why he was in Zhou Qingfeng's office.
"Zhou, I need your help, otherwise you will lose me as an ally." After a good sleep, the minister finally returned to his normal thinking and his tone became calm.
Zhou Qingfeng also didn’t like to cooperate with a fool who was in a hurry to seek medical treatment. After signing the document in hand, he smiled and said: "There are still many places where we can cooperate, so of course I will not give up such a good ally like you."