Chapter 252 Internal affairs are complicated
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The number of employees in military industry, coal chemical, steelmaking and other industries has exceeded 5,000, and military industry alone has exceeded 3,000, which does not include the number of workers in private workshops. In addition, the expanded military, the commissioner's office and government personnel from various counties, the yellow-flooded areas, the fugitives in the occupied areas, etc., the entire base area is not sufficient.
If the large areas in eastern Henan were not liberated, holding the "granary" and implementing a series of new economic policies, the money and grain problem was basically resolved. The war will last for a long time, and basically it will be temporary and short-term.
"The increase in income this year is obvious to all. Next year, we must strive to reach 80% of the amount of fertilizer used in arable land. We will exchange grain for fertilizer and settle the settlement after the fall. People can use it without any spare money. The increase in income in one year can be relieved, and they will voluntarily in the future."
"The war affected the price of fields, making the investment promotion of civilian products such as soap, tooth powder, glycerin smoothly. Some enlightened people, Zhu Yuanzhi, Gao Kunshan and others, took the lead in generous donation and selling property. Some landlords are gradually changing their attitudes, exchanging land for shares, or selling land to invest. The first batch of small factories have been completed and produced."
"The implementation of the policy of rent reduction and tax reduction has been implemented in the old district with the assistance of the military, and will be carried out in the new district next year..."
"Mr. Du completed the exploration task of the Yellow River Flood Zone and made a suggestion: the special agency will allocate funds to provide labor for relief, and build a large embankment along the west bank of the Yellow River Flood Zone..."
Yang Tianfeng was still listening attentively, and when he arrived at the dam to repair the embankment, he quickly waved his hand and shook his head, and cried: "Specialized registration to withdraw money? Where did the remaining money come from? I'm afraid this will not be realized for the time being."
Mr. Du went through hard work to investigate the economic conditions of the Yellow River Flood. In the investigation report, in addition to explaining the flood situation and the living conditions of the disaster victims, he also wrote about the political, economic and military situation of the Yellow River Flood, and finally put forward opinions on building the embankment.
If this suggestion is realized, the following benefits will be given: (1) It can prevent large areas of land west of the Yellow River Flood Area from being flooded; (2) It can use labor instead of relief to help disaster victims; (3) It can be used as a river defense fortification, which is conducive to the war of resistance; (4) The embankment can be used as a transportation road, which is conducive to the prosperity of the Yellow River Flood Area economy.
"There is also the painstaking efforts of Mr. Du——" Zong Hui wanted to speak but stopped, feeling a little embarrassed.
Yang Tianfeng thought about it and it seemed that the dike repair was indeed done, but it was several years later.
"It is changed to the government to withdraw funds." Yang Tianfeng touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Xingwen Xi'an General Office, the Yellow River Water Conservancy Committee, the First and Fifth War Zone Chief Command, and the Henan and Anhui Provincial Governments, without the approval of these departments, from Xinzheng Xiu to Jieshou, is that a joke? Now, we must first make our jurisdiction in the Yellow River Flood Zone. If we cannot grow the land, we will raising fish and raising ducks in the pond. If we can reduce the burden, we will reduce it a little."
"I understand." Zong Hui nodded, skipped the report material, and talked about the economic and trade of the base area.
The War of Resistance Against Japan was not a simple military war, but a total war for the Chinese nation. In addition to the competition between the army, weapons, strategic and tactical, economic competition also influenced the final direction of the war.
Unify finance, reduce rent and interest rates, and promote production by self-reliance... During the War of Resistance Against Japan, a series of economic measures implemented in the Anti-Japanese Base Area were closely related to the war. Behind the war, there was actually an economic war without gunfire.
It is not possible for an army to have no fiscal revenue, and it cannot last long just by relying on the items collected from war.
The Commissioner's Office abolished many heavy taxes, implemented new tax policies, added commercial taxes and expanded the scope of collection of goods taxes, and the tax system became increasingly perfect. For example, the collection of progressive agricultural taxes is more scientific and perfect than before, and the formulation of goods taxes has also improved over and over again.
"The preparations for issuing commodity circulation vouchers are close to completion and are expected to start issuance at the end of the year." Zong Hui paused for a moment and added: "If the situation deteriorates beyond the limit, it can also be issued in advance, but it is a bit hasty."
During the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, Japan's money printing machines did not stop, and the forged and produced Chinese currency exceeded 4 billion yuan. In addition, the Japanese army also used the counterfeit regime's banks to print counterfeit banknotes. These counterfeit banknotes, together with the Japanese army's economic blockade, killed the anti-Japanese struggle in the anti-Japanese base areas.
However, the National Government at that time was difficult to achieve fiscal balance. In order to hedge the deficit, the central bank increased the issuance of legal currency, and the endogenous inflation contained in it was inevitable.
At the same time, since the legal currency in the occupied areas was rejected in large quantities and its value was low, the prices calculated in legal currency in the Kuomintang-controlled areas and the occupied areas were different, and arbitrage opportunities arise. Shipping the legal currency in the occupied areas to the Kuomintang-controlled areas to purchase materials, buy and sell them, and make huge profits. Smuggling has led to a greater scarcity of materials in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, further pushing up the inflation level.
In order to control the inflation in the base area as much as possible, using internal currency is one way. However, this is unacceptable to the government. Therefore, Yang Tianfeng adopted another roundabout strategy - issuing circulation vouchers to resist economic invasion and avoid material outflows by replacing currency.
"Since the economic situation is still within our tolerance, try not to be too hasty." Yang Tianfeng thought for a while and sighed helplessly, "Try to print the circulation coupons better, so that they can be used for a longer time. Otherwise, in order to prevent the Japanese from forging, they can only continue to reprint new versions, so that the printing of fake coupons cannot keep up with the update of the real coupons and the printing speed. This is a local method, and it is also troublesome to use!"
Zong Hui finished his work report and left and left. Yang Tianfeng fell into long thoughts.
War is not a simple battle of weapons. If the base area does not have the economic foundation guarantee in this War of Resistance Against Japan, it is difficult to say what the outcome will be. The reason why the economy plays a role in war is to ensure the basic living needs of the military and civilians during the war.
From a higher and farther perspective, Japan did not achieve its military ambition to defeat China, so it wanted to defeat China with currency war. They used the forged and confiscated fiat currencies in the occupied areas to purchase a large amount of military supplies in the international market and control the economic and financial lifeline of the occupied areas.
Maintaining the circulation of fiat currency in the occupied areas and to a certain extent consolidates people's confidence in fiat currency, this undoubtedly plays an important role in maintaining the entire anti-Japanese war economy.
Therefore, Yang Tianfeng cannot use legal currency and does not want to use it. Then he has to make suggestions to maintain the credit of legal currency and fight against the Japanese's currency war.
Objectively speaking, as a kind of credit banknote that was fashionable in his youth, fiat currency has been stormy and stumbled all the way, and despite facing congenital shortcomings and internal and external troubles, it still stubbornly stood firm in the struggle with Japanese puppet currency, which prevented China's economy from completely collapsed.
Chapter completed!