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On the 1st of April 1857, Vézé, the governor of the Photovoltaic Governor-General, personally escorted a group of people onto a ship. Maintaining a cold peace with the British was a good thing. The matter of going to London was easily settled. At this time, Uncle Ma was in London, England. It was easy to find him. Moreover, Vézé spared no effort to hire a clipper. He only hoped to arrive in London as soon as possible. He wanted to move Uncle Ma and reason with him. With the golden bullet and the prospect of the future of the revolution as bait, Uncle Ma persuaded Engels to come to China to guide the revolution.
Engels was the son of a big German capitalist who came from an industrial background. Uncle Ma could continue his theoretical research in London. Engels had rich practical experience. If he could guide the revolution, it would be easier for him to communicate with Vézé. What China needed now was industrialization, not a simple revolution of ideals. Teachers who insisted that matter was primary and consciousness was secondary and that productivity determined the relations of production did not believe that communism could be established in an agricultural country out of thin air.
Of course, Vézé wasn't stupid enough to only send envoys. This time, he sent a large group of visitors to England. Vézé prayed in his heart as he watched the officials and generals of the Photovoltaic Governor's Office board the ship in the name of visiting. First, he prayed that these people would not encounter any danger on the way, and that they would be able to arrive in England without a hitch so that they could take a good look at the situation in England, the number one industrial country in the world. Secondly, he hoped that he could bring in talented people to reduce the pressure on Vézé in terms of theoretical construction.
Watching this group of people leave Guangzhou City, Vézé once again prayed in his heart, "God bless me!" He almost drew a cross on his chest. This was the tradition of the Chinese. Even if they didn't believe in God, they couldn't help but pray to something in the dark when they encountered something they couldn't guarantee. Although when they prayed, they didn't believe it at all.
After releasing the hope of the future, Vézé returned to reality. The Central Committee of the Restoration Society was holding a plenary meeting, and there was no end to the debate. Lin Asheng, a "veteran cadre" in the Liberation Army who was almost as qualified as Wei Changrong, found Vézé in private and complained, "Commander-in-chief, when has the budget ever been approved? Why do you have to talk about this budget in public? Now, they didn't even know what the budget was. They only heard that money was allocated to each department, and they started jumping up and down. Now, there are people looking for me every day. I'm not in charge of logistics now. I'm in charge of the work of the Political and Legal Committee, but there are still people looking for me every day. I can only close my door and see people outside the political and legal committee. Even my guards are scolded for looking down on me! "
In theory, the Commander-in-Chief's Office had always had a budget policy, but the implementation was not very serious. When they were in Anhui, the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, constantly asked Vézé for food and money, while Vézé led his troops everywhere to fight. At that time, he really had to prepare as much money and food as possible to avoid all kinds of unexpected situations.
Listening to Lin Asheng's complaints, Vézé showed a sympathetic smile. The wartime "Holy Treasury System" finally allowed everyone to not starve and not be short of money. Although the logistics department was a department that was scolded, Lin Asheng, as the logistics minister of the Liberation Army, established his position in such a difficult time. But after arriving in Guangdong, when Vézé asked who was willing to work in the Political and Legal Committee, Lin Asheng volunteered and almost abandoned his position as the logistics minister. Now, it seemed that Lin Asheng had indeed had enough.
Vézé comforted Lin Asheng, "Old Lin, the budget system itself has to be a transparent system. Why do we have to collect so much money and food? Where does the money and food we receive go to? Why do the various departments distribute more and less? Transparency will certainly lead to controversy, but everyone knows what they are fighting for, and there are system restrictions. If it becomes a black box, with my temper, how many people do you think I will kill? "
Although Vézé was smiling and talking to Lin Asheng, Lin Asheng would never think that Vézé's final statement of wanting to kill people was just to scare him. When Lin Asheng was the logistics minister, it wasn't that he didn't think that someone tried to do something and was executed. Therefore, he couldn't help but say, "Commander-in-chief, why are you doing this? As long as you are strict, it doesn't have to be like this. "
Vézé was still smiling. "Old Lin, what's the use of me being strict? What can I do alone? If there is no system, who will be in charge? Who doesn't want to earn more money? This is a good idea. If I were in charge, I would only be in charge of everyone and let everyone do things according to the system. Otherwise, why would I be in charge of others? "
After arriving in Guangdong, the first year wasn't easy either. They fought and pacified the place. It wasn't until the war with the British that the British realized how powerful they were that Guangdong had truly entered a period of peace. Regardless of whether the various departments had realized that they had entered a period of peace, Vézé had already determined that there would not be a large-scale war in the short term. If they didn't take advantage of this opportunity to set up a budget system, many things would become worse in the future.
Seeing that Vézé had already made his position clear, Lin Asheng no longer complained. He said, "Commander-in-chief, we are currently calculating the number of people on our side, but how are we going to pay them? Are they all going to be paid by the province or what? "
"Old Lin, it's not that I don't trust you. Have you set up the construction of the human resources department? "Vézé asked.
Lin Asheng smiled bitterly. "Commander-in-chief, don't worry. I've also been in charge of logistics before. If I only listen to those bastards, I won't even know how I died. I've been doing the work of checking and management. However, I think that it will indeed save a lot of trouble if the province pays them uniformly. It's just that … "
Vézé continued Lin Asheng's words. "It's just that the reaction speed is too slow. If there's an additional person, just the paperwork alone will take a long time to complete. The human resources and financial systems aren't so easy to set up, and after they're set up, they won't be so easy to change. "
Lin Asheng nodded repeatedly after hearing this. What Vézé said was exactly what Lin Asheng had deeply felt. Construction was hard work, and maintenance might be more troublesome than construction.
Vézé continued, "I've already decided to set up a budget system. Right now, everyone is like a child. When they see something new and hear that they can get a share of the money, they will naturally join in on the fun. After a while, this enthusiasm will pass, and they will be well-behaved."
At the Central Committee, Vézé gave a more detailed introduction to his budget system. First, it was naturally the "three decisions": setting up positions, setting up personnel, and setting up responsibilities. All departments had to come up with their relevant positions, the number of personnel, and the responsibility system for the personnel. Then, in the budget, these personnel would be calculated and paid on time.
"Commander-in-chief, the troops can be determined first. We are always the first to report. Let's give out the money first! " Wei Changrong was still very interested in fighting for this "jackpot," so he spoke directly.
"Giving out money is a big deal. The key is what kind of money to give out." Vézé laughed.
Except for a few members of the Standing Committee, the Central Committee members all heard the problem in these words. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Vézé's face. Vézé first waved to the secretary, then said to everyone, "Comrade Li Youcai, please give a scientific explanation."
Li Youcai, as his name suggested, was the current finance minister of the Commander-in-Chief's Office. He stood up and gave a simple scientific explanation about China's currency. In China's history, the main system was the system of making money, which was commonly known as copper coins. Because copper coins were custom-made and the value of the coins was relatively small, they were very stable. Gold and silver involved the problem of purity, and because the value of the coins was relatively large, it was not easy to exchange. Therefore, it was very troublesome to circulate.
At this time, the secretaries had already moved a large display board, on which hung a lot of silver and copper coins of different sizes and thicknesses. Li Youcai also explained the details of the copper coins, which was the so-called big and small coins. Because the copper coins also involved the problem of the copper content, it was very troublesome. For the copper coins of the past, the so-called big and small coins appeared again. Of course, because a large number of foreign currencies entered China, there were now a lot of so-called "Yingyang" Mexican silver dollars in China.
After talking about the history of currency, Li Youcai introduced the history of the Liberation Army's own currency.
The Liberation Army had a special ticket system since a few years ago, and because the internal circulation of "coins" was convenient, they could also deposit money in the "bank" through passbooks. Therefore, everyone liked it very much. Of course, there were also cases of people in the Liberation Army stealing the coins of their colleagues. Because the amount was relatively large, they were executed. During the war, military law was used, and stealing the money of one's own brothers was particularly hated, so the punishment was quite severe.
It was precisely because of this experience that the Liberation Army had a high degree of recognition of the currency. After arriving in Guangdong, the Liberation Army began to set up supply and marketing cooperatives for the people in the Commander-in-Chief's Office. After the coins had more choices to buy goods, the internal recognition of the currency increased.
"Commander-in-Chief has said before that currency is equivalent exchange. Therefore, we need to have our own set of currencies. And now, we have samples of these currencies. "After Li Youcai finished speaking, he opened the other boxes. There were dozens of gold, silver, and copper coins in the boxes. There were also some coins.
Li Youcai introduced, "These are six sets of currencies. Each set contains three types of coins, gold, silver, and copper. Let's not talk about the copper coins. Our gold and silver coins can't be damaged, which means that they can't be used the same way as silver, which can be broken in half. Moreover, the value of the coins is equivalent to the same metal coins, and you can use the coins to exchange for metal coins at the bank. "
"Then doesn't everyone want to use metal coins, and no one will use the coins?" A Central Committee member immediately asked.
"That's right. Therefore, our supply and marketing cooperatives, as well as some other organizations, only accept the coins. We don't want the metal coins! This way, people will be forced to use the coins. " Li Youcai replied, "I have to make it clear to everyone, this does not mean that the coins can't be used. The value of the coins is how much it is marked on the coins. If it is marked 10 yuan, then it will be used as 10 yuan. The reason why we use the coins is because we don't have that much gold, silver, and copper. If we don't use the coins, our money supply will not be able to hold up. Of course, this is also a very complicated economic theory. Is everyone interested in listening? "
Almost all the Central Committee members shook their heads. Li Youcai had already expected this situation. He smiled and said, "Our Ministry of Finance has a special lecture. If everyone is interested, you can go and listen. We will give everyone a copy of the lecture schedule. Then, please take a good look at the new currency and choose the best one. This will be our currency in the future! "
The set of coins was placed on a plate, and everyone picked it up to take a look. The casting of these coins was really good. Not only were the patterns very clear, there was also a raised edge on the outer ring, and there were also small bumps on the outer edge. These were all to prevent the making of coins, or to use the "scissors hand" method to accumulate metal scraps to collect the precious metals.
Finally, the set of coins passed the Central Committee's election. Vézé smiled bitterly in his heart, the people's eyes were really bright. The set of coins had the most craftsmanship, the most complicated patterns, the heaviest weight, and the highest amount of precious metals. Vézé didn't give any hints, but the Central Committee members all chose this set of coins.
Vézé picked up the silver coins in the set of coins, it was very thick, and it was very heavy. He blew on the silver coins, and placed it next to his ear. The silver coins were still buzzing. He said to the Secretary, "Alright, for the record, this is it!"
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