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    Nanjing in the summer is hot and sweltering. There have never been complaints since the central government established this place. Officials from the north especially do not like the weather. Tang Shaoyi has also lived in the north for a long time, although he stayed in Wuchang for more than half a year.  But it¡¯s mostly autumn and winter. Now that I¡¯ve moved to Nanjing and experienced hot flashes for the first time, I¡¯m shaking my cattail fan even as I talk.

    Although he only has to wait for another year, the power plant supporting the Dangtu Steel Plant will be able to provide electricity to Nanjing. With electricity, he can have electric fans, but this summer still makes him feel hot and unbearable, and it is difficult to calm down in addition to his body. The main reason is that  This is Henan's land reform pilot work by promoting gun bans and suppressing bandits.

    Murong Han, Yang Du, Chen Guofu, and Dai Tianchou were all Yang Qiu's confidants. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance who was responsible for this big move. However, the land involved was too big, and even the conservatives within the National Society felt that  It was a bit over the top, so when I heard that he had returned to Nanjing, he came with Zhang Jizhi to ask Yang Qiu what his plans were.

    "Chen Hua, are Henan's actions too big? I know you are eager to build a good country, but land reform involves too much. It is better to go slow than to rush at this time. It must be legislated first and then implemented slowly  "Tang Shaoyi has good intentions. After studying in the United States for many years, he knows that the biggest problem in the country is land. The over-concentration of land has led to a large number of landlords and gentry getting high returns without taking too much risk. The direct consequence is the conflict between farmers and landlords.  Relations are tense, and in disaster years the displaced people suffer unspeakably, which leads to intense unrest.

    In addition to appearances, people¡¯s yearning for land will also lead to a large accumulation of working capital. Even those pioneers in domestic industry and commerce will never think of expanding production or developing new products as the first thing after getting rich. Instead, they will immediately purchase land.  The most obvious one is Sheng Huaixuan, who spearheaded the Westernization Movement. Han Yeping made tens of millions in profits every year after he succeeded. However, he did not want to expand production or update equipment. Instead, he purchased fields in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. In the end, when the equipment was needed  When it was updated, it had to borrow external debt to survive. If Yang Qiu hadn't appeared, it would have almost destroyed China's largest steel complex.

    When European and American countries were desperately trying to develop industry and commerce, China¡¯s industry had just begun to show its signs and began to be slowly devoured by the land. Ultimately, industrial construction remained at the same level decades after the Westernization Movement.  On the other hand, Japan, although the land problem is more serious than China, the small size of the country has forced many people to completely get rid of their dependence on land and switch to industry and commerce. Instead, over the past few decades, a group of capitalists who rely purely on industry have slowly developed.

    The pursuit of land will lead to a shrinking of industry and commerce, accumulation of funds, and serious social problems. The underlying reasons for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Boxers in the Gengzi Year, and the sound of gunshots in Wuchang are all related to the over-concentration of land in China, and even  The fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is also closely related, but the land issue in the past dynasties has been a double-edged sword, especially now that the number of citizens has exceeded 400 million, the lack of land and the large number of people have become prominent. If it is not handled well and the land reform completely collapses, it will undoubtedly plunge the Republic of China into  turmoil.

    Yang Qiu patiently stated his thoughts. In his opinion, if the Republic of China and the National Society want to gain a firm foothold, they have to think hard about the land issue. Only by benefiting hundreds of millions of farmers can they truly gain a firm foothold.  China is an agricultural country, and it will be impossible to get rid of this title in the next few decades. Even if it develops a huge industry, workers still need to eat and drink. Once it enters the stage of urbanization, it will need to maintain the tranquility of the land, so it must not be done here.  give up.

    However, he also knew that this was a double-edged sword, so he only temporarily conducted pilot projects in Henan and Shaanxi: "Prime Minister and Minister Zhang can rest assured that I have explained this matter. The bandit suppression operation is limited to Henan and Shaanxi provinces, but the collection of guns and  I think it is still necessary to implement nationwide rent and interest reductions as soon as possible. At least the central government will make a gesture and tell the people that the government will find ways to help them."

    After listening to Yang Qiu's detailed explanation, although Tang Shaoyi and Zhang Jizhi still thought it was too hasty, they could not come up with a good solution at the moment, and it could be heard from what he just said that he was clearly putting pressure on Congress and  The government should legislate on the land issue as soon as possible, because his intention is very clear, that is, he wants Henan and Shaanxi to set an example and become a sword hanging over the heads of other provinces. Whoever dares to get too entangled in land legislation in the future will be punished.  Land reform can be carried out directly using the model of the two places.

    Seeing that he promised to only implement it in Shaanxi and Henan, and soon spread it across the country, causing irreparable consequences, the two of them knew that this was to scare the monkeys, so they could only nod their heads: "Since Chen Hua said so, wait until Minister Zhang and I return.  Then we will try to promote legislation as soon as possible to avoid causing nationwide fluctuations."

    The worries on the two people's faces made Yang Qiu well aware of the pressure. After refilling the tea for them, he said: "The Prime Minister and Ministers may as well go further. Land reform is only superficial. How to increase farmers' income and ensure that the people have enough food and clothing?"  Worry is the key. The two lakes and Sichuan mainly produce rice. Yunnan and Guizhou are slowly developing towards cash crops such as cane sugar and tobacco leaves. Guangxi rice, raw silk, and tea are based onThe foundation is very good, and now the rubber industry has been added, so I think we should take advantage of this reform in Henan and Shaanxi to accelerate agricultural development.  "

    Zhang Jizhi is the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and the director of Dasheng Cotton Mill. Although he has not shaken off the small-peasant land mentality in his heart, he is much better than the average pedantic people. In addition, he knows that neither the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party is the opponent of the National Society. Even if the two parties join forces,  It cannot shake the hegemony of the National Society, and rash confrontation will only lead to disaster. It is better to cooperate well and take the opportunity of this reform to improve the agriculture of Henan and Shaanxi, which can also increase the popularity of the Republican Party. He said: "  Henan has a flat terrain and the largest amount of farmland in the country, but the Yellow River has been flooding for many years, and most of the territory is barren dry farmland. It may be difficult to recover from two years of severe disasters."

    Yang Qiu also knows that after thousands of years of cultivation, the land in the Central Plains has become barren, especially the mountains and forests that have been severely damaged and the land has obvious signs of desertification. A big factor in Henan becoming a major food province in the country is the use of chemical fertilizers, but currently he has no  With so many fertilizer resources, the cost of a 100,000-ton synthetic ammonia fertilizer factory, no matter how cheap it is, is still one million US dollars. The first Sichuan fertilizer factory was put into operation in August last year. It currently mainly supplies tobacco leaves and sugar cane cultivation in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.  When necessary, several ammonia fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer plants will place orders at least two years after the equipment arrives and construction begins.

    Therefore, we still had to work hard on crop improvement and mechanized farming. Fortunately, he had already thought of a general countermeasure and said: "To be honest with Minister Zhang, I have called Mr. Hangel and asked him to contact the American Cleveland Consortium on his behalf to prepare for the establishment of a new plant in Henan.  Promote mechanized cotton cultivation.¡±

    The Cleveland Consortium?  Although Zhang Jizhi is the director of Dasheng Cotton Mill and is considered a leading figure in the field of domestic cotton textiles, this is the first time he has heard of the Cleveland Consortium.  But this is not his fault. How many people in China can truly understand Europe and the United States now?  However, Tang Shaoyi had heard of this consortium and was surprised: "Chen Hua is talking about the company that occupies 80% of the cotton market in the United States?"

    "There is no 80% chance now." Yang Qiu said: "After the antitrust act, the Cleveland Consortium was dismembered into several companies. Although there are still internal connections, it is difficult to restore the prosperity of the past in the United States, so they have always wanted to expand overseas markets.  . My idea is to have the government take the lead and form a joint venture with them to establish the Henan Cotton Reclamation Company. Murong Han has promised to invest a total of five pieces of 7 million acres of wasteland in Pingdingshan, Lechuan and other places as shares. I have sent people to check those dry land emperors.  The latest drought-resistant cotton in the United States can be grown, and the required water can be introduced from canals. Moreover, the terrain there is flat and the wasteland is continuous, which can promote mechanical farming and improve planting efficiency. It can also promote the development of our domestic tractors and machinery factories.

    The Cleveland consortium has called back not long ago. The initial intention is that they will provide drought-resistant cotton seeds and management, and we will provide the fields, workers and machinery, and the profits will be divided 50-50.  But I don¡¯t want them to take such a big advantage. I have asked Hangel to convey that they will assist in the construction of two cotton spinning mills with 500,000 spindles and a printing and dyeing factory. Their answer is that they can assist in building the factories, but they must include raw silk in the joint venture.  .  "

    Tang Shaoyi and Zhang Jizhi were both excited and frowned after hearing this. What they are excited about is that if this agreement is really reached, the domestic cotton and textile industry will inevitably reach a new level. This three-factory project alone will add at least 30,000 jobs to Henan.  Jobs can also drive a series of downstream industries including tractors, garment manufacturing, medical veils, etc. What is frowning is that Americans actually have the idea of ????raw silk.  Raw silk is currently the largest source of bulk exports in China after tea. Raw silk exports can net millions of dollars every year. Half of such a large profit must be shared with others. It would be false to say that it doesn't hurt.

    Yang Qiu really wants to reach this agreement. Not to mention that domestic raw silk is mainly exported as raw materials, with very little additional profit. More importantly, if this agreement is reached, it will be able to completely occupy the European and American raw silk market by leveraging the huge sales network of the Cleveland Consortium.  This will suppress Japan's most important raw silk industry, further deepen Sino-US relations and weaken Japan's power in the Asia-Pacific.  But he couldn't act arbitrarily on this matter and needed to consider the balance of interests in all aspects, so he simply left it to Tang Shaoyi and Zhang Jizhi to consider, but he believed that the two of them would definitely not be able to resist the temptation of taking the cotton spinning industry to a new level.

    After chatting for a while about agricultural reforms in the two places, including the introduction of high-quality wheat seeds, soybeans, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other planting industries, Tang Shaoyi turned to the ongoing tariff negotiations. The negotiating delegations headed by John Moen insisted that they must continue to abide by the tariffs.  All the terms in the treaty were ugly, including the payment of indemnities, ensuring the interests of all countries in China, not allowing troops to be stationed in the section between Shanhaiguan and Beijing, not allowing troops to be stationed in Tianjin, and other unequal treaties.

    In this regard, Yang Qiu is the same as the two people who have no way to deal with the land issue. If the country is weak, it will be bullied. If a few of its battleships stop at the Strait of Malacca, these powers will definitely relax, but now they must endure it.  With.

    Thinking of this, he couldn¡¯t help but pinch his eyebrows. Although the country is in name only,Although the government has unified the country, the number of things that are constrained has increased instead of decreasing. When can we truly break free from the shackles and join the competition in the world family?

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