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Many members of the Central Committee imitated Vézé. They picked up the coins and blew at them. Then, they put them close to their ears and listened to the sound of the coins. They all felt quite good. The silver coins were indeed beautiful. They didn't have the softness of silver products. Whether it was the hardness of the silver coins or the intricate words and patterns on the coins, they were completely different from the coarse feel of traditional coins.
"Our currency also has a reserve function. Things like gold and silver are ultimately limited. So, what exactly to use as a reserve is a big problem. " Finance Minister Li Youcai said, "Therefore, other than being able to exchange for gold and silver, the currency must also be able to be used to buy other things. According to the commander-in-chief's instructions, the Ministry of Finance linked the currency to the rice. One silver dollar is equivalent to a hundred copper coins. You can buy ten catties of rice from a rice shop. "
It was too difficult for these members of the Standing Committee who had no concept of currency to understand coinage and seigniorage. On the other hand, it was easier for them to understand the value of the currency through direct exchange with America. After listening to the exchange rate of silver dollars to rice, everyone immediately felt that the purchasing power of silver dollars was more important. In this day and age, one silver tael could be exchanged for a thousand copper coins. In reality, let alone a thousand copper coins, it was common for one thousand two hundred copper coins to be exchanged. Even more expensive, two thousand copper coins had been exchanged before. According to the purchase price of rice, everyone felt that one tael of silver was equivalent to ten silver dollars.
Of course, this wasn't what everyone was concerned about. They were concerned about how everyone's salary would be calculated. Li Youcai continued, "So, according to this standard, because the army's meals are provided by the country, a soldier's salary is about five yuan a month."
The food and clothing of the P troops are all paid by the state. As long as there is no special need, the five yuan can completely fall into their own pocket. Five yuan was equivalent to 50 catties of rice. It wasn't much, but it wasn't little either. In 12 months a year, that would be 600 catties of rice. That was equivalent to the income of two mu of land.
Based on this calculation, the rest of the salary could be set. The various departments in the Photovoltaic Governor's Office basically provided clothing. Including these expenses, it was a very large expenditure. In order to calculate this, the Ministry of Finance almost vomited blood. If the department in charge of this was like this, there was no need to mention those who had never considered these issues. The Central Committee members were also confused by the large amount of data and all kinds of expenses.
Finally, someone raised a question that many people were concerned about. "That is to say, the Ministry of Finance will calculate the amount of money first according to the currency and regulations, and the departments have no actual control over it. They are just the ones who give out money?"
Li Youcai answered neatly, "That's right. The departments don't actually have the power to control the money. The money has been calculated long ago. They just pay the money according to the rules."
After getting a clear answer, many people had disappointed looks on their faces. They had originally thought that they could control a large amount of money, but according to the rules, the money had nothing to do with the heads of the various departments. They were just handling it. The difference between the right to handle and the right to control was like the difference between heaven and earth.
The members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had received a lot of training. They knew that the control methods of the organization were basically personnel and financial power. Currently, the personnel power was in the hands of the Organization Department, and the financial power was in the hands of the Ministry of Finance. The other departments were just handling affairs, and there was no way for them to have any independent power. The Central Committee members were basically from the Liberation Army. They were very clear that the treatment of all levels of the Liberation Army was completely open, and the pay was also open. When soldiers received their pay, they stood in line to receive their pay. In this way, who dared to embezzle the pay of the army? It was a capital crime.
Looking at the deep frown on many people's faces, Vézé had a very dark idea. Everyone wanted to control a lot of money. On the one hand, they could do things, and on the other hand, they could get some money out of their pockets. Now the expressions of these brothers didn't look like they were trying to understand the financial budget system. It was estimated that many people were thinking about their own interests.
Vézé could understand this mentality, but he knew that it wouldn't work. Just as he was thinking about such a dark problem, someone stood up and asked, "What kind of unit is this forging workshop? Why is the monthly salary of their official workers reached 40 yuan?"
As soon as this question was raised, many people were shocked. An ordinary soldier's salary was only 5 yuan. Why could a worker get more than half a year's salary of a soldier in a month? This was indeed a shocking thing.
When Vézé heard this question, he was happy in his heart. "This is a good question. I'll take everyone to visit this forging workshop."
It was true that steel could be used after coming out of the furnace, but that method might be suitable for iron such as white iron. In order to produce uniform quality and high-quality steel products, the steel needed to be forged. The key point of forging was the forging equipment and temperature control. In shipbuilding, these were the key points of the key points. Without large equipment, it was impossible to forge large parts. Temperature control was even more so. If the temperature could not be controlled more accurately, the quality of the forged products would naturally not be good.
Forging had a very long history in China. Burning red iron and using a hammer to hammer it, this was the true forging process. However, the scale and size of this forging could be imagined. Small parts could still be done this way, but if the size was large, it definitely wouldn't work.
In the forging workshop of the Liberation Army factory, everyone wore sunglasses and wrapped in thick overalls. The forging metal pillars taken out of the furnace were dark red and could only be removed by machines. In this era, there was no sensing equipment. The workers used a special long iron pole to push a large metal clamp around one end of the pillar-shaped object. A capstan driven by a steam engine lifted the frame and dragged it to a huge forging frame to fix it. Then a sledgehammer driven by a steam engine fell from above. Both were made of metal. Although the workers wore earplugs, when they hit, not only did it produce a loud noise, but it also caused a huge vibration. Vézé was a little better. He had seen bigger scenes in modern shipbuilding and endured harsh tests. But the other members of the Standing Committee only stayed in the workshop for ten minutes, and they were already covered in sweat. Some people even began to feel dizzy.
The industry of this era, and even in the decades after, the heavy industry was such a hellish working environment. High temperature, noise, dust, smoke, these environments that already had a great impact on the body were actually trivial. As long as the cooperation was not good and the work was delayed, the temperature of the heated metal would drop below the appropriate temperature, and then it would be reheated. In this environment, it was easy for weak human bodies to begin to lose their mobility, and the result of this was injury. The metal parts were processed from 800 degrees. In a high-temperature environment, it was easy to be permanently disabled or even die after being injured.
The workers in the forging workshop were all physically strong, and they would not work for more than two hours at a time. Before each work, they had to take a few days to carry out various specialized training, and the daily training was also a compulsory course. Their salary was nearly twice as high as that of other workshops, and the training time was also much longer than that of other workshops.
The Standing Committee endured such a terrible environment and watched the huge hammer hit the metal parts. The metal parts began to gradually shorten, and the originally neat surface became very ugly. The workshop was filled with loud sounds, and the officers watched the iron pillars gradually turn from dark red to a normal color as they were hit. The sound of the impact also became particularly harsh.
As these iron pillars were transported out of the workshop, the Standing Committee also followed them to the next workshop. Everyone still wanted to talk, and they couldn't help but raise their voices. The loud noise in the workshop just now had affected everyone's hearing. If they didn't raise their voices, everyone felt that they couldn't hear each other.
The metal parts were sent to the metalworking workshop for processing, and the same lathe driven by the steam engine began to bore the metal pillars. In the past, the casting of cannons was directly poured into the mold, but the latest field artillery of the Liberation Army used drilling technology. This was a very "traditional" field three-inch cannon, which was roughly equivalent to a 24-pound smoothbore cannon. It was very famous in the American Civil War. Because of its durability and durability, it would not explode, and was greatly welcomed by the northern army.
After the Liberation Army's military department took out a sample cannon, it was also greatly welcomed by the Liberation Army. This rifled cannon had a large caliber and fierce firepower. According to everyone's memories, the power of this cannon was no less than that of the British steamships. Therefore, some people complained why there was no such weapon in the battle on Foshan.
Vézé organized the officers to visit the new production workshop, and after seeing the hellish environment, the Standing Committee shut up. The huge factory could not be built in a day, and the huge equipment could not be obtained in a day. The Liberation Army was imitating the steam engine. Until now, the steam engine had been imported from overseas. If it hadn't been for the budget earlier, it would have been impossible to build such a factory. Most of the people in the Standing Committee actually only saw the surface problems. The deeper problem was that if the Military Governor Vaize had not taken out the design drawings of the forging workshop in advance, many of the equipment would have been produced long ago, and the Liberation Army would not have seen the forged artillery so early. In fact, the Commander-in-Chief Vézé had also taken on the role of engineer, and the responsibility of the core design engineer. For such a person to appear, any industrial country would need a long period of accumulation.
After visiting the latest artillery factory, Vézé said to a group of subordinates whose ears were still buzzing, "Let's go visit the farm tool manufacturing factory. Everyone, feel it again." Recalling the experience just now, the expressions of the officers in the Standing Committee changed. Everyone felt that they were already like thunder on the battlefield, but compared to these factories, the terrifying scene on the battlefield did not seem so shocking.
After being mentally prepared, after visiting the farm tool manufacturing factory, the officers felt that compared to the terrifying forging workshop, the farm tool manufacturing factory could only be described as a gentle breeze and a gentle rain. Even though the sound of the white iron farm tools being sharpened was very ear-piercing, compared to the thunderous sound of the forging workshop, the sound of the sharpening was at most "listening to the croaking of frogs."
Looking at the officers with different expressions on their faces, Wei Ze said, "The military industry is like this. It goes through a lot of tempering, and the civilian industry is much simpler. I've already said that the British have been in the industry for decades, and their technology and accumulation are much deeper than ours. It is unrealistic to completely surpass them in a short period of time. If we want to surpass them, we have to work extra hard. This will take time! "
After saying that, Vézé shouted, "Do you understand!"
"Understood!" The officers replied in unison.
"Alright, the new round of military academy training is about to begin. Everyone, make your preparations. Not long after, many of you will be reporting to the military academy!" Seeing that he had managed to subdue this bunch of fellows, Wei Ze revealed the true purpose of this trip. Although it was military training on the surface, Vézé also had plans to make personnel changes. Some bastards made Vézé very dissatisfied, so he had to keep this group of people in the military school and train them hard.
The current industrial strength of the Liberation Army was only at the level of forging metal parts the size of a 3-inch cannon. Vézé used the highest level to scare these people and show his "hawk" attitude. This was the only way.
Just as Vézé was about to end the meeting, the Minister of Finance, Li Youcai, suggested in a low voice, "Commander-in-chief, should we let everyone visit the telegram system?"
"Yes! Yes! We must go! "Vézé nodded repeatedly.
After the Commander-in-Chief's Office had set up a cable telegram network, the significance of this telegram network could not be overemphasized. As a 21st-century talent, after Vézé personally commanded the construction of the cable telegram network, he discovered that the development of technology was indeed a legacy. As a 21st-century engineering student, Vézé naturally could not avoid the very traditional job of "repairing computers." There were also girls who would call Vézé and say that they did not know how to install wireless routers and needed Vézé's help.
The telegram network consisted of signal transmission, signal relay amplification, and signal reception. With the development of modern electronic technology, these were all automatically completed by machines. The cable telegram network could actually be regarded as a network composed of manpower. First of all, it was also distributed in a network. At least Vézé had this concept, so the telegram network was distributed in a network.
Even if a wire wrapped in rubber was used to transmit electrical signals, there was still the problem of signal weakening. Therefore, many nodes had to be set up for "signal relay amplification," which meant that the signal relay operator would send the signal again.
The operator at each node had two types of signals. One was the call signal, which was used to determine whether the operator at the next station was free. After confirming that the operator at the next node was free, the signal would begin to be transmitted. After receiving the signal, the operator would return the received signal. After receiving the signal, the operator would send the signal to the next station.
This was the work of the telegram stations that were only responsible for signal relay. In various cities and towns, which could be regarded as routers or terminal nodes, the signal would either be sent from there or sent from there to there. After receiving the signal, it would be translated into complete text and then delivered to the destination.
This spiderweb-like network was not complicated enough, but it had already begun to take shape. With the telegram system, the Commander-in-Chief's Office could be considered to be truly connected. Many messages that could be transmitted over a distance of more than a few hundred kilometers could be sent in a day and night instead of a few days of travel. Of course, one could imagine the investment of such a system.
Vézé took everyone on a tour to let them experience the "frontiers" of the information age. At the same time, they could also deepen the importance of the financial budget. In the era led by the Commander-in-Chief's Office, these products could not have appeared without a budget.
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