Chapter 387 Income and Expenditure

"The specific number is still unclear. Some are similar to the construction of the Northeast Army. While cutting the army in large quantities, the firepower is increased, and the training of soldiers and officers is also increased. With the current military-industrial foundation of the Soviet Union, the construction of the army should not exceed that of the Northeast Army. After Yan Baohang summarized the information collected, it was generally speculated that the Soviet Union may have cut the army to less than one million." Wenshan said.

"If the news is true, Yan Baohang is really a rare talent." Ye Chong said. "I think it is possible to dismiss the army to less than one million, and I think it is possible, Brother Baili thinks."

"Well, I also feel that it is closer to the fact. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union fought east and west, and fought south and north. It is understandable that there are more troops. However, after the enemy was eliminated, it was still under the bankruptcy of the economy. It was unreasonable. No leader would do such a thing regardless of whether he had or did not have any experience. Germany's current military governance philosophy is to build a small number of strong army. Improve the military education system and focus on inculcating traditional military ideas. In addition, in Beihu (Lake Baikal)

In the war, the Soviets suffered a crushing defeat by the more and the less. They should have learned lessons and knew that they could not win if there were too many people. With these reasons, Yan Baohang's speculation that the Soviet Union had disarmament to less than one million was tenable. " Jiang Fangzhen said, "But if it was really laid off below one million, the security factor in Beihu would have increased a lot." In fact, at this time in history, the Soviet Union had laid off more than 5.5 million during the founding period to 500,000. Now with Ye Zhong's threat, he had to retain more than hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Well, in the short term, it is good news, and in the long term, it is bad news." Ye Chong smiled, "But it is not only the Soviets who will make progress. Our Northeast Army is also running forward. Then it depends on who will run faster."

"Why did you hear that the Soviet Union is disarmament?" As the few people were talking, Wang Yongjiang leaned his head at the door and said.

"Oh, Brother Wang Minyuan, eavesdropping on military secrets, but it was handled by law." Ye Chong laughed when he saw Wang Yongjiang's appearance.

"  I am eager to be relaxed." Wang Yongjiang smiled discontently.

"It is estimated that the pace of military expansion will stop next year. The current military expenditure is a little larger." Ye Chong said.

Jiang Fangzhen said, "Northeast has been expanded to the 38th Division, and there are 7 mixed brigades in Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shandong. Shi Congbin has 1 division, plus Xingshuai's Guard Division, and 7 mixed brigades. Three ** Cavalry Brigades have been broken up into 6 ** Cavalry regiments. But the force is the same as before. It is just the system has been broken up. In addition, the heavy artillery brigade has also been expanded to 4. Tank Teaching Brigade 1 and 2, a total of 144 Kulun-style tanks. Air Force

In the past two years, the total number of bombers has reached 328. If the arsenal is added, the navy's expenditure has reached 637,467 people. The annual military expenditure has reached 189 million yuan. Now the military expenditure in the entire Republic of China is only more than 200 million yuan." Jiang Fangzhen said. "This does not include the 137 million yen that Xingshuai had previously taken. In the other three years, all of them will be changed to adapted divisions. At that time, the number of troops and military expenditures will be further increased."

In fact, the civil service fee of more than 200 million is just a conservative number. For example, Cao Kun and Wu Peifu's more than 300,000 troops were raised by themselves. This money was not counted as central government expenditures.

"The army is really a gold-swalking beast." Ye Chong shivered when he heard it. The army of more than 600,000 was full of heroism when he looked at the military formation. But after hearing these cold numbers, he knew what the price he had to pay while supporting the huge army.

"How is the fiscal revenue this year?" Ye Chong looked at Wang Yongjiang and said.

"  The taxes under Xingshuai's rule are mainly in the following aspects. The total tax revenue of each province and district is more than 274.23 million yuan. The railway revenue this year is more than 53.47 million yuan. In terms of tariffs, it is mainly sea cucumber power, Dalian and Huludao, with more than 27.56 million yuan a year. Northeast Bank and other government-controlled enterprises have more than 67.94 million yuan a year."

Britain nominally controlled the customs of the Republic of China, but in fact there were many places that could not be controlled. For example, if the sea cucumber power was taken back, it was impossible to invite Britain to come and control it. For example, Dalian, Lushun, the Japanese used to occupy the Northeast, so it was naturally impossible to fly to Britain. In fact, after the Fengtian-Japanese War, the tariffs in the Northeast were fully grasped in their own hands.

"In addition, Fuxin Gold Mine, Mohe Yanzhigou Gold Mine, Fengcheng Gold Mine, and newly recovered Mongolian provinces, Outer Xing'anling and Beihu Special Zone gold mines can increase the reserves of 16.4 tons of gold to the Northeast every year. In addition to the income from the silver mine, there is a profit of more than 24.3 million yuan per year. These gold and silver are used as reserves to issue Northeast notes."

"How many gold and silver reserves are there in the Northeast at present?" Ye Chong asked.

"  The total amount of gold mining over the past decade has reached more than 89.7 tons.                                                                                                                  �

"There are silver circulating in the Republic of China. Due to the issuance of Northeast Notes, the silver on the Northeast and Northwest markets have been recycled one after another. The reserves on silver are more, with more than 147.52 million taels. That is 7,346 tons. Fengtian Commercial Bank and other money banks are probably not much smaller than this number."

Ye Chong was quite satisfied with hearing such data. In the 1960s and 1970s, because Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan and was looted by Japan during the War of Resistance Against Japan, a country's gold reserves were only a few hundred tons. But now the Northeast has such strength. Moreover, the output of gold mines has only increased in the past two years. In the future, gold reserves grew at least 16 tons or even higher every year. There is no shortage of silver mines. Overall, the monetary system of the Northeast is still very stable.

"In addition, the funds allocated to the Northeast one after another, and the tax paid is deducted, the Northeast can obtain more than 37.52 million yuan in subsidies from the Central Committee every year." Wang Yongjiang said.

"Above all, the annual disposable income of Northeast China is RMB 485.02 million, and the military expenditure of RMB 189 million accounts for 39 million in total income, government expenses of RMB 29.1 million in fiscal revenue, accounting for 50 million in fiscal revenue. Including education funds such as technical schools, universities, primary schools, normal schools, and dispatched students, as well as the allocation of each laboratory account for RMB 13.63.05 million in fiscal revenue."

"Repaid various domestic and foreign debts, accounting for 7.1 million yuan. The low-interest loans provided to Northeast energy enterprises and the cost of developing four new special zones of immigration and development is 87.5 million yuan, accounting for 19.1 million yuan of fiscal revenue."

"The annual railway construction expenditure for 12 provinces and 4 special zones is 113 million yuan. It is planned to convert Nanman Road into wide rails. It is also planned to build railways of more than 1,600 kilometers and roads of more than multiples each year. The expenditure in other aspects is 23.1 million yuan."

"The total expenditure above is more than 539.25 million yuan. There is a deficit of more than 54.23 million yuan per year. In addition, some railways in the Northeast and the equity of the official enterprise are used as collateral. The annual loan amount is planned to be 60 million US dollars to fill the deficit."

"The disposable income is more than the central government, and the expenditure on education will be nearly ten times that of the central government. Military expenditure is almost the same. It is not easy for the Northeast to have the current situation." Jiang Fangzhen sighed, "The real essence of the Northeast is in the three eastern provinces, including Recha and Chahar. If there are taxes on the south coast of the Yangtze River, what is the difficulty of becoming the last powers?"

"The Republic of China is not without money. A country with such a large population and so many people, even if the industrial foundation is poor, the annual output is amazing. It is only the war between warlords and a large amount of tax revenue has been put into personal pockets, which will make the central government's finances difficult. In addition, the unequal treaties signed with the great powers since the late Qing Dynasty have caused a large amount of property loss. Military expenditure and domestic and foreign debt compensation alone account for 70 to 80% of the total annual income. What else can I do if I have that little money left?" Ye Chong shook his head and said. The problems left over from history have overwhelmed the central government. How can I enter a virtuous cycle like the current Northeast?

"The new division-level first-level troops will no longer be expanded next year. The General Staff will mainly rectify the current troops into adapted divisions according to Germany's suggestions. The main focus is to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops."

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In the Beijing Eschi Hotel, two white men sat together, shaking the golden transparent wine in the cup.

"Do you see if the disarmament order issued by the Chinese Army will be successfully implemented?" Sir Mak, the British Minister to China, took the lead in speaking out.

"China is too chaotic and has too many troops. Warlords are rampant. The turbulent political situation has seriously affected the circulation of goods." Schulman, the US ambassador to China, said, "Our measures to disarmament in my country are supported. Only by reducing conflicts between local warlords and maintaining stability in the market can commercial activities flourish. Although it is a great thing to lay off troops, it is not so easy to implement. Local governors regard the army as their survival and the fundamental reason for exploiting the people. If they want to cut off their military power, they are undoubtedly violating their most fundamental interests. Perhaps an unprecedented war is about to break out in China."

"The central government supported by Ye Chong, who wanted to abolish local troops, the biggest resistance was Cao Kun, the Zhili warlord, second only to Ye Chong. As far as I know, Wu Peifu, under Cao Kun, was a general with outstanding military talents. His army had stronger combat power than Duan Qirui's Ding**, and had more troops. Once a war exploded, its scale would exceed the Zhili War in 1920." Ma Kelei said, "In order to fight Ye Chong, Cao Kun and Wu Peifu have had a lot of contact with the Japanese consuls. I think, should we do something about the future battle that determines China's direction?"

In recent years, the United States has provided more than US$100 million in loans to the Northeast, and the United Kingdom has also provided Ye Zhong with a considerable amount of loans. As the creditor of the Northeast, it also has greater commercial interests in the Northeast. Britain and the United States are unwilling to see the Northeast defeat.

"Overall, Ye Chong still has a great discount. Ye Chong owns more than half of the entire China, and has the central government's voice. The combat power of the Northeast Army must be greater than that of the Zhi army. As long as the Japanese do not directly send troops to interfere this time, the Zhi army's defeat is foreseeable." Ma Ke said. "Maybe Ye Chong will become the second Yuan Shikai and let China complete unification again. The difference is that Ye Chong is more open-minded than Yuan Shikai and will not make the mistake of becoming emperor again."

"Well, the 12 provinces under Ye Chong's rule, four new special zones, especially the Northeast, have formed a large-scale automobile, aviation, and chemical industry. Cao Kun and Wu Peifu's Zhili rule only control three provinces. They are still old warlords, without an industrial foundation, and rely mainly on Lijin, railways and agricultural taxes. I think we must make a choice as soon as possible and suppress Japan's excessive actions." Shurman said.

The central government has taken the banner of disarmament in various provinces and reduced the burden on the people. It looks very glamorous on the outside. The people of various provinces are suffering from warlord melee. Especially in areas that have suffered from military disasters, they hate the army that cannot protect the country and the people. There are still many people supporting the central policies, but they are not local power-oriented factions.

Wu Peifu even played his strengths and first launched a public opinion war, accusing Ye Chong of holding the most troops for the Republic of China, manipulating the central government behind the scenes, and according to the national finance for himself, he must first lay off the Northeast Army. In addition, he criticized Ye De for dividing the Outer Xing'anling, Dongzhou and other special zones to divide a large number of concessions to foreigners. More than 100,000 square kilometers north of the special zone were handed over to Japan to manage. All Japan's rights to garrison, mining and other local interests were exposed, which made public opinion across the country agitated.

Newspapers in various places have reported that Ye Chong divided the sphere of influence to Japan, and many people have been scolded for harming the country and the people, and have sold their territory.

With Ye Chong's literary level that is not even a half-baked person, if you want to scold Wu Peifu, you must at least wait until you reincarnate in the next life to see if there is hope.

However, it is not necessary to go bare-handed in everything. The Northeast is not a vegetarian. Now, several major battles in the Northeast over the past few years have been put forward. First, they have reclaimed Zhongdong Road, then Nanman Road, and abolished the Japanese concessions in Fengtian and other places, then recovered Outer Mongolia, and then built four special zones including Dongzhou and Outer Xing'anling. In fact, in addition to Outer Mongolia, more than 900,000 square kilometers of land were added to the Republic of China.

As soon as these facts were revealed, the craze incited by Wu Peifu immediately cooled down a lot. Although some people with a fever still did not understand Ye Chong's approach to introducing the Japanese army after defeating the Soviet army. But they were always a little sensible.

Regarding domestic disarmament, the Northeast Army has an average of 12 provinces and 4 new special zones. Each place has less than 40,000 people. This number is lower than most provinces of the Republic of China. The Zhi army of Cao Kun and Wu Peifu is in Hebei, Henan and Hubei, and each province has an average of more than 100,000. Sichuan, where the warlords fight, has more than 400,000. These are inland provinces, and there is no need to take into account Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia, Beihu Special Zone and other places like the Northeast Army.

There are no gorgeous words, only simple and easy-to-understand numbers, facts. But it is easier to convince others.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Northeast Army, on average, has less than 40,000 people in a province or special zone, which is indeed not many. However, the total number of more than 600,000 people is like a huge stone, which makes Cao Kun, Wu Peifu and others almost breathless. And some other warlords who are outside the Zhi-Feng system are even more shocked. Not only that, even Japan is also afraid. Compared with the last two years of the Feng-Japanese War, the Northeast Army has expanded by nearly twice.

No one doubts the combat power of the Northeast Army, that is because the Northeast Army has always performed strongly on the battlefield.

Unlike the past, the Central Committee's attitude was quite tough this time. Given the increasing power of the Central Committee, the naval fleet that went south to participate in the Law Protection War in the early years was in vain because Sun Yat-sen was unable to provide sufficient supplies and military expenses, which led to an irreconcilable conflict between the Navy and Sun Yat-sen. The Navy also had to make a living, and the expenses were much greater than those of the Army. Sun Yat-sen raised the army in Guangdong and Guangxi. They were a little stretched. When encountering war, they were pieced together, and there were 200,000 yuan here and 300,000 yuan there. Naturally, they could not take into account the navy. So most of the navy returned north and renamed the Bohai Fleet by the Central Committee. The navy was controlled by the Central Committee and could naturally be used by the Northeast.

As time goes by, the 12th year of the Republic of China has become history.

In the new year, the situation in the north that had been stabilized has once again become undercurrents and unpredictable.

"Xingshuai, Lenin is gone!" Ye Chong, who had just arrived at the office, received the news.

"When did it happen?" Ye Chong was stunned, and then asked Jiang Fangzhen.

"Last night at 18:50." Jiang Fangzhen said, "It seems that the political situation of the Soviet Union is getting unstable again. It's a pity that such a talented person."

"   People have birth, old age, sickness and death. What should come will always come. Maybe it will be our turn tomorrow." Ye Chong didn't feel much.

"Xingshuai is in full swing in the spring and autumn, what are the bad things to say?" Guo Qikai hurriedly said. These old teams are still a bit superstitious in the words of later generations.

The reality that cannot be explained scientifically is called superstition by later generations. In fact, it is a bit biased. Many emperors in ancient times believed in Feng Shui, fortune telling, Taoism, Buddhism, etc. were quite respected. Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, and others had more or less contact with some superstitious figures mentioned by later generations, such as Chen Tuan. These things have existed for thousands of years, and there are always some truths. It is the Republic of China, and now there are such people around Duan Qirui and Wu Peifu.

Whether it is Li Shimin, Zhao Kuangyin, some emperors, generals, Duan Qirui, Wu Peifu, these powerful characters are not brainless. On the contrary, they are much smarter than most people and have extremely stubborn personalities. If you want to fool them, don’t say whether you have the courage, even if you have the courage and don’t show your skills, these people will believe you?

Don’t think that some magicians in the world can fool them. In fact, people like Li Shimin, Zhao Kuangyin, Duan Qirui, and Wu Peifu are more determined than most people, have a clearer mind, and have seen more worlds.

If you think that some scammers can fool so many people, it can only be said that some experts in later generations underestimated the wisdom of the ancients too much. There must be scammers in the world, but culture that can be passed down for thousands of years must have its advantages.


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