When Japan is bleak and rainy, the northeast is shining brightly.

In November, it was already cold and cold in the northeast, but the atmosphere was very warm in the Liaoyang headquarters.

The preparations for the last National Founding Conference of the Northeast Republic are underway in a tense and orderly manner.

Generally, the members participating in the meeting propose plans and hand them over to the chairman of the meeting Zhang Qian to release them, and then everyone votes.

Several resolutions have been successfully passed before, and the list of national system, political system, heads of state and ministers of various departments has been determined.

The national system adopts a republic

The political system implements the separation of powers

The head of state is expected to be appointed as president

The government departments are temporarily planned to be the Ministry of Customs, Finance, Education, Finance, Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Security and the top ten military departments

After that, we entered the discussion of various sub-items. The real hard time has arrived. Although there have been a long consultation, the contradictions still cannot be resolved.

The first thing to discuss is the issue of customs tariff rates. "Customs implement high tariff barriers and temporarily formulate and implement a 65% high tariff system."

The Ministry of Customs has no objection, and the Ministry of Industry hopes that the higher the tax rate, the better, so naturally there is no objection. Only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will face foreign governments directly, and they will inevitably be under extremely heavy pressure and put forward opposition.

"If our country implements such high tariffs, the European and American powers will inevitably put pressure on us to impose economic sanctions on me or use force to threaten me. Have you thought of a countermeasure now?"

Zhao Gang had a long mental plan:

"In diplomacy, they have always been the policy of excluding France and Italy by pro-Germany and Russia. They are given national treatment, Russian sub-national treatment, most-favored-nation treatment in the United States and Britain, and other countries are all universally favored-nation treatment. They are encouraged to invest in heavy industries in the Northeast, use Germany to carry out large-scale loans, and promote our country's economic development."

"After this differentiation, Europe will not be able to form a political system to deal with us, and the risks we take are not great?"

"There is another point, I don't object to suppressing the United States and Britain. However, I just snatched a piece of fat under the nose of the UK and immediately put on a hostile face. I don't think the British will give up."

"We are not afraid of the British. The Far East fleet of the British is not our opponent?"

"What about other fleets? What about the Atlantic Fleet? What about the Mediterranean Fleet? What about the Indian Ocean Fleet? How can any two fleets be merged? Do you still have such confidence in Simon Tan?"

"this……."

"So I think it should be a distinction, and release enough goodwill to paralyze the British."

Zhao Gang waved his hand and expressed his opinion, "I have a way to make the British have no time to take care of us within five years?"

Hearing Zhao Gang's words, everyone didn't believe it and asked:

"President Zhao, can you tell me what you think?"

"Minister Tang, this cannot be said, but I am absolutely sure..."

"President Zhao, I think it is impossible to be absolutely sure. We cannot bend the fate of the country on a vain promise. Can you give this proof period?"

Zhao Gangya clenched tightly, but he didn't dare to lose his etiquette in front of his father-in-law, and replied respectfully:

“In a year, you can see the effect.”

"A year has been too long and the pressure on diplomacy is too great. Can it be completed within half a year?"

Tang Shaoyi is indeed a negotiator, and he cut it all at once.

"No more nonsense, nine months. If you don't have a deal, do you want me to implement the presidential privilege and forcefully approve it."

"Eight months, or you can exercise the Special Administrative Region. But four times a year later, you have to cherish it."

After the two foxes looked at each other for a while, they learned his bottom line from the other party's fiery eyes, and reached an agreement in disappointment.

Next is the issue of education:

"Education Implements the Nine-Year Compulsory Education Law."

The first thing that jumped out is Finance Minister Liang Shiyi

"Minister Zhang, I calculated that according to the current proportion of children of appropriate age, 2 million taels of silver are required every year. However, my country's population will increase significantly in the past five years, and by then it will reach about 10 million people. When children of appropriate age reach 1 million, the cost will reach 10 million. This is not the highest cost. After nine years of compulsory education, the largest increase will be achieved. 3 million students will spend 30 million taels of silver every year. Moreover, when the population in the Northeast reaches the same level as the population density of the Qing Dynasty, the Northeast will have 40 million people, and the total number of people in school is 10 million taels of silver per year."

"I ask you, the Northeast has reached 40 million people, and in these thirty years, the total expenditure of education will reach 1.5 billion taels of silver, an average of 50 million taels per year. Can our finances support such a terrible expenditure?"

"No, even if we do our best to achieve all our fiscal revenue, we will not be able to reach this number."

Zhao Gang was a little surprised. He originally thought that education was a profitable industry, but he didn't expect it to be a money-burning machine. The Northeast Republic currently has little income. In a year, it can earn up to 15 million taels of silver, which has already surprised Zhao Gang. It seems that education cannot continue like this. Zhao Gang turned to ask Liang Shiyi:

"How much silver is there in our treasury at present?"

Liang Shiyi said without thinking, and said directly:

"110 million taels, of which the 40 million US dollars purchased from the steel mill are equivalent to 50 million taels of silver, plus the tax collected this time of 60 million taels."

Liang Shiyi said this, her face was already full of smiles.

Zhao Gang asked again: "If it is changed to a 6-year system, how much is the cost?"

Liang Shiyi calculated for a few minutes and gave a number: "Average annual average of 32 million."

Zhao Gang thought about it again: "Then this regulation is that anyone who is not a citizen of the Northeast Republic will not enjoy compulsory education. Only by living in the Northeast for five years can you obtain citizenship."

Liang Shiyi calculated for a while and concluded: "The average annual average is 17 million."

"What if I implement half-army and half-reading?"

Zhao Gang added the experience of his previous life. After Zhao Gang's explanation, Liang Shiyi finally understood the meaning of half-army and half-reading, and began to make a nervous calculation.

"If you implement half-military and half-reading, you will need about 9.5 million taels of silver every year. However, 10.5 million is spent on military expenses, and the total cost has not been reduced, but has increased."

In Zhao Gang's plan, these trained students will become the main source of future wars and replace those old-style armies. In the face of the historical tide, those who are not suitable for it must be eliminated.

"This is no problem. All education and defense funds can be included in the treasury."

None of the ministers objected, education is necessary.

The next proposal is about finance, the issue is
Chapter completed!