In the past two years of the Orr War, the international influence of the Daheng Empire has been further enhanced. Recently, trade negotiations with ordinary countries have been much smoother!
However, the improvement in strength has also made the Kingdom of Krul feel threatened. After the Orr War, some manufacturers of the Kingdom of Krul have successively responded to the Daheng Empire due to factors such as supply exceeding demand, too many orders, and rising raw material costs.
Some of the high-end machinery and equipment that many companies are looking to purchase have seen significant price increases!
"They are definitely not a normal price increase. If it is only a few percentage points, or even a half price increase, it is within the normal range, but they are doubling the price increase, and they are targeting our export tariffs on high-end machinery and equipment.
, an increase of at least 80%!”
"Last year, an electroplating equipment cost only 180,000 hengyuan. Now they ask for 360,000 hengyuan. Not to mention the price has doubled, and the export tariff has also increased significantly. That's all, they also said
There are so many orders that we need to pay an 80% deposit before we can queue up for production, and it will take two years before delivery."
"At the same time, we have also noticed that they are only raising prices for some equipment that has no competitors in the international market, such as top-tech five-thousand-ton hydraulic presses, ultra-high-precision processing machine tools and other equipment that cannot be produced by the Valia Empire and other countries!
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"While countries such as the Varia Empire have equipment of similar products, they have basically maintained the original price and export tariffs!"
After receiving reports from various companies about this situation, the empire's top officials knew that the Kingdom of Krul had begun to shrink its exports of high-end technology equipment to the empire and began to suppress the industrial development of the empire.
This shows what?
Foreign Minister Jiang Wanye said: "The Kruls have already regarded the empire as a major threat. Otherwise, they would not have imposed export restrictions on high-end equipment against us. Before us, only the Valia Empire could receive this treatment.
There are three empires, the Kyle Empire and the Garfia Empire, and now we are the fourth!"
In response to the Krul Kingdom's restrictions on the export of high-end equipment, the empire naturally needs to respond. It is difficult to counterattack in trade, because the Daheng Empire exports some basic products to the Krul Kingdom, relying on low prices.
Only with a pricing strategy can we enter the market of the Kingdom of Krul. If the Daheng people themselves are willing to die, other countries will probably be happy to accept the market share of the Daheng Empire!
Naturally, it is even more inappropriate militarily. The peaceful development of the empire is now the most important thing, and there will be no war unless there is a critical moment.
The only countermeasure is to restrict the import of some luxury accessories and other products from the Kingdom of Krul. However, the tariffs on these products are already very high, and the restrictions are of little use.
At the imperial cabinet meeting, Lin Ziran gave instructions regarding this change: "In terms of the development of high-end industries, especially high-end equipment, we must walk on multiple legs!"
"Kruel's purchasing channels must be maintained as much as possible. The price is as high as possible. It's better than them not selling at all!"
"Secondly, we also need to strive to find alternative suppliers in countries such as Valia and Kokel. Their industrial strength is not bad. Although they are not as good as the Kruls in some areas, in certain areas,
They can still compete with the Kruls or even surpass them."
"If we encounter trouble with direct procurement, then we can also use some unconventional channels, such as importing in the name of a third country to bypass these export restrictions. You can consider the specific measures and come up with them. Their machinery companies are also
Enterprises also need orders and profits. It is impossible not to sell them, otherwise they will go bankrupt. If they are arranged properly, it is very possible to bypass restrictions!"
"Last and most important!"
Having said this, Lin Ziran looked around at the many senior officials present, and finally said in a very serious tone: "Both history and the present tell us that people must be self-reliant and the country must be self-sufficient."
"If we don't want to be choked by others, the best way is to have it ourselves!"
"What's yours is the most reliable and the safest!"
"All departments, especially the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Defense Industry, the Royal Academy of Sciences and other departments and institutions, must attach great importance to the development of science and technology in the field of basic materials, the research and development of high-end equipment!"
"The R&D funds for core projects must be guaranteed. No matter what, we must have Daheng's own high-end materials and equipment!"
At the end of the imperial meeting, Lin Ziran used a long speech to emphasize the importance and urgency of independent research and development and independent production, requiring all departments, institutions, and enterprises to attach great importance to it.
During the meeting, Lin Ziran personally decided on a national key project plan.
For R&D projects listed as national key projects, special R&D funding subsidies will be provided, and the subsidy funds will be jointly funded by the central finance and local finance.
At the same time, the National Asset Management Commission and the Royal Asset Management Commission are required to focus on investing in high-tech R&D and production!
Financial management agencies should further supervise the capital transfer of major state-owned banks!
Good steel should be used on the cutting edge, and limited funds should be used on key projects!
I heard that Dongdingzhou Commercial Bank provided a large amount of funds to private securities companies some time ago, so that Dongzhou Precision Machinery had no way to fund its expansion. In the end, the Royal Bank transferred a sum of funds to solve their urgent need.
Commercial banks issue loans to make money, which is inevitable and in line with objective laws.
However, as a wholly-owned bank under the National Asset Management Commission, its position must be on the side of the country and the people.
The hard-earned money of the people of Daheng must be used on the most important and urgent key projects for the country and the people. This money should not be loaned to factories, nor used for research and development, production, or development of the local economy.
Instead, it was used to lend money to private securities companies and invest in the stock market. This is a serious political mistake.
It is not just a problem of poor risk control, but also a problem of improper buttocks.
At the end of the meeting, Lin Ziran casually mentioned the example of Dongzhou Commercial Bank in order to emphasize the use of funds and the political consciousness of the financial industry and even the entire National Asset Management Commission.
As for the problems of Dongzhou Commercial Bank itself, they have been dealt with long ago, and every one of the management has been arrested.
Releasing funds to private securities companies for securities speculation is a serious violation of the Reichsbank Management Act. The Reichsbank Act clearly stipulates that loans are prohibited from being used for speculative operations such as stocks and futures.
But this is nothing. At most, it is just an illegal operation, and it will not cause the entire management to be blamed and sent to prison for reflection.
The key is that there is something wrong with their political consciousness.
Dongzhou Commercial Bank is the third largest state-owned bank in Dongding Prefecture. What is the purpose of its establishment? It is to raise funds to develop local industry and commerce, and to provide loans to local industries to develop local industries. This is their only mission.
, making money or not is not the point at all.
Dongzhou Commercial Bank has made huge profits every year since its establishment. However, it is difficult for the local industry to obtain the loans needed for development. It has not deposited money for several years. Even Dongdingzhou Precision Machinery, a key national enterprise, has difficulty obtaining loans!
What is the use of such a bank?
As a result, the management of Dongzhou Commercial Bank were collectively sent to prison to reflect.
In a royal meeting, apart from talking about walking on multiple legs in the first ten minutes, the remaining two hours or so were spent talking about independent research and development, from policies to funding and other aspects of guarantees.
Lin Ziran requires all relevant institutions to pay great attention to it.
This will be a nationwide battle. If you win, you will be able to cross the threshold, and the Daheng Empire will truly become a first-class industrial power.
If not, then you can only rely on your current capital and slowly wait until death. In this era of faster and faster technological development, you will gradually fall behind and be eliminated.
After a high-level industrial development meeting in front of the imperial court, the Daheng Empire also quickly adjusted many policies, and many departments successively introduced their own support policies.
For example, tax reduction and tax policies have been implemented for enterprises in high-tech industries, and international key scientific research projects have been established. For projects listed among them, whether they are research institutions directly under the government, research structures affiliated with universities, or R&D projects of state-owned enterprises
, even private capital R&D projects, as long as they meet the conditions, can apply for national key scientific research projects, thereby receiving special R&D funding support.
At the same time, major universities have once again expanded the enrollment scale of science and engineering departments, and major famous universities are recruiting more graduate students and doctoral students to cultivate more scientific research talents.
At the same time, we have also increased the number of government-sponsored overseas students, and also encouraged some self-financed overseas students.
Anyway, there is no need to worry that Daheng people will not come if they go to study abroad.
The efficiency rate of Daheng’s international students returning home after studying abroad is over 99%.
On the one hand, foreigners generally do not have a good sense of Daheng people, and they will be generally boycotted in school and employment.
Many foreigners think that Daheng people are barbarians who only know how to fight and kill.
Of course, this also has something to do with Daheng people themselves. Even if they are international students who study abroad, even if they endure it in order to integrate into the local area, they will still show some mentality to a greater or lesser extent.
That is the yearning for external expansion!
There is no way, this kind of thing has been deeply ingrained in the traditional culture of Daheng people for thousands of years, and you can't change it even if you want to!
Although the Daheng Empire has begun to reverse this mentality in public opinion and cultural education in recent years, the reversal is only about land expansion, but the focus of expansion is on economic interests. What is advocated is that Daheng needs to be more
Many countries have opened their markets to Daheng so that Daheng's factories can obtain sufficient raw materials and markets.
Of course, another big factor is that the living conditions in Daheng are now generally better than in other countries.
It’s okay to suffer for a few years in order to learn advanced knowledge, but after graduation, you don’t want to live a good life at home and have to suffer abroad. Isn’t that stupid?