.Chapter 78 Extensive mobilization

After returning to the General Staff, Mu Haoyang not only had to argue with Qi Kaiwei, but also had to deal with more important things.

On December 2, on the third day of taking office as Minister of War, Mu Haoyang received hundreds of entrepreneurs and business managers from all over the country at the meeting place arranged temporarily, and then played his first card as Minister of War: During the war, major enterprises must focus on ensuring output and shall not affect industrial production capacity in any name such as defaulting payments, and comply with the unified arrangements of government industrial planning.

In order to enhance "persuasion", Mu Haoyang also hinted that these industrial giants: whoever is disobedient will be eliminated.

Although entrepreneurs raised some questions at the meeting, such as if the government procurement funds are not in place, enterprises will not be able to pay workers' wages in time, be unable to purchase industrial raw materials and industrial equipment, and be unable to complete government orders on time, on the most basic issues, these top Chinese private capital have given answers that satisfy Mu Haoyang, that is, as long as the enterprises are still operating normally, they will do their best to cooperate with the country's war policies, spare no effort to support the military's combat operations, and fulfill their basic obligations.

Of course, the problems that exist must be solved.

The next day, Mu Haoyang went to meet Huang Hanlin and then went to find Du Xiaolei.

In terms of industrial mobilization, Huang Hanlin has given instructions that government control can be carried out when necessary, that is, no longer operated in the market economy model, and government allocation and regulation are used as a living. However, Du Xiaolei felt that this is not necessary for the time being, because there are still many means that are not useful.

The most important method is to provide guaranteed loans by the government.

According to Du Xiaolei, after the government's credit limit is used up, the issuance of currency can be increased, and it is the government's turn to control it in the end.

Of course, Mu Haoyang is not very clear about these issues.

He only needs one result: during the war, industrial production must not be affected by other factors, and the supply of the army must be guaranteed.

Obviously, Du Xiaolei's reply did not disappoint him.

According to the information released after the war, at the end of 2052, China's economic system had already entered the track of war, and the Chinese government played a crucial role in it. Not to mention, the guarantee measures introduced by Du Xiaolei in mid-December ensured the survival of hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises. These small and medium-sized enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in manufacturing, are an indispensable part of China's industrial system and even an important part of the military system. For example, during the war, a Zhejiang electronics company transferred to Jiangxi produced several key components of the inertial navigation instrument, accounting for 60% of the total output during the war. When the war broke out, the company had only more than 100 employees, and by the end of the war, there were more than 3,000 employees.

To a certain extent, Mu Haoyang made the greatest contribution to China's war so quickly.

You should know that as early as 2038, when the global natural disasters ended, Mu Haoyang began to formulate a national war planning project. Although his work was mainly concentrated in the military field and in the early stages, it must have been dealing with industry. According to Zhou Yusheng, Li Mingyang and Ma Mingtao and others, when Mu Haoyang formulated a war plan, the first thing he did was to survey the industry and then divide the levels based on military demand to determine the importance of various industries. The things he did were mobilization standards during wartime.

Of course, this is not his credit alone.

Mu Haoyang is only responsible for formulating the overall plan, implementing it in details, and implementing it in specific implementation, and is still responsible for all departments of the State Council led by Du Xiaolei.

After stabilizing domestic entrepreneurs, Mu Haoyang also took action against neighboring countries through his influence.

According to the information disclosed after the war, on December 7, Mu Haoyang, as the Minister of War, met with military officers in China from Pakistan, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, as the Minister of War. For the first time, he proposed to these allies that they should be synchronized with China in industrial production, and China would provide comprehensive security guarantees.

After that, Mu Haoyang also met with Indian military representatives alone and put forward the same view.

Although it was not until April 2053, when Du Xiaolei held the "Summit of Governments of Allied States" in Beijing that the Chinese government formally proposed an economic integration plan and began to integrate the economic power of the Allied States and re-plan the group's industrial production capacity, Mu Haoyang's previous actions were equivalent to greeting the Allied States in advance, laying the foundation for Du Xiaolei's success at the Summit of Governments.

At that time, the most important thing was India, which was second only to China in the group.

Although after the end of the Second Indian Ocean War, India suddenly fell into one of the poorest countries in the world, and in the following years, the EU did not help India carry out post-war reconstruction as promised. Instead, it used the reconstruction to gain a lot of benefits from India, but with its huge population size, relatively vast territory and rich natural resources, India still has the strength that cannot be underestimated.

In the past seven years, India has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Not to mention, by the outbreak of the war, India's compulsory education penetration rate had reached 95%, while before the outbreak of the Second Indian Ocean War, only 60%. In addition, the medical facilities enjoyed by India per 10,000 people also increased from less than one to five. According to the national census conducted by India in 2050, the average life expectancy had increased to 58 years old and returned to the level before the Second Indian Ocean War. In terms of living environment, India's per capita living area increased from 2.3 square meters to 4.7 square meters, and the per capita daily calories intake increased from 1,800 calories to 2,700 calories, basically getting rid of poverty.

Of course, these rough statistics do not fully illustrate the changes in India.

According to statistics conducted by international institutions in 2050, India's Gini coefficient was 4.2, and it was as high as 5.8 before the outbreak of the Second Indian Ocean War.

This data shows that the gap between the rich and the poor in India has narrowed significantly in the five years after the Second Indian Ocean War.

The impact of this is that Indian society gradually becomes stable.

There is no doubt that stability is the basis of economic development, while a higher level of education is the driving force of economic development.

By the outbreak of the war, India had basically recovered the trauma of the Second Indian Ocean War and became the industrial country with the largest output value in South Asia.

Of course, this does not indicate that India is a developed industrial country.

Like China at the time, India also chose a similar method on the road of industrialization, namely, first developing light industry to improve the living standards of its citizens, and after completing the basic accumulation, it will steadily develop heavy industry, and finally advance to high-end industries.

For Indians, this means getting more job opportunities and a better living environment.

For China, this means being able to make full use of India's human resources and obtain a huge market and a factory with huge production capacity.

In fact, this is the war dividend that China has gained in the Second Indian Ocean War.

By the time the war broke out, India was China's largest trading partner, exporting trillions of goods to China every year and importing trillions of products from China at the same time. The goods exported to India to China are mainly textiles, shoes, ready-to-wear, ecological agricultural products, furniture and decorations, while the goods exported to India are mainly industrial machines, automobiles, aircraft, high-end electronic products, new ships and factory agricultural products.

Frequent bilateral trade exchanges have integrated India into regional economies with China as the core.

What is commendable is that in such a short period of time, India not only established a light industrial system, but also achieved considerable achievements in the heavy industry.

According to information disclosed after the war, India's steel production reached 47 million tons in the year after the war broke out.

Although this is nothing compared to a real industrial power, in the same year, China's steel production was 800 million tons, the United States was 200 million tons, Russia was 1700 million tons, the European Union was 2400 million tons, and even Brazil and South Africa exceeded 100 million tons. But in terms of vertical comparison, this achievement is very impressive. You must know that before the outbreak of the Second Indian Ocean War, India's steel production was only 50 million tons.

In a sense, India's achievements in the heavy industry have greatly improved its status.

You should know that during the war, heavy industry was crucial.

Not to mention, by 2054, China's steel production exceeded 500 million tons, but the actual demand was as high as 580 million tons. This year, India's steel production reached 100 million tons. In other words, India's steel production just filled the demand gap.

In fact, the real importance of India is still in its light industry.

Of course, Mu Haoyang did not realize this. As the Chief of Staff, all he cared about was how much help India's heavy industry could provide to China's war machines.

According to the information disclosed after the war, the biggest contributor to China's ability to maintain domestic stability during the war was India. To be precise, India's light industry, because it is the large number of light industrial products from India that ensure that China has sufficient supply of daily necessities throughout the war. The daily needs of the people are not affected negatively, but have improved compared with before the outbreak of the war. It is also because of the sufficient supply of daily necessities that China's social environment can remain stable during the war and do its best to make military investments.

Fortunately, Mu Haoyang knew the importance of India, regardless of whether its starting point was correct.

It is precisely because Mu Haoyang has such a clear understanding that shortly after the outbreak of the war, China took the lead in taking action in regional economies.

You should know that the United States did not conduct extensive mobilization work within regional economies until the end of 2053.

It can be seen from this that Huang Hanlin's appointment of Mu Haoyang as Minister of War was by no means a whim decision.

With Mu Haoyang's ability, he is not only an excellent fleet commander, but also an excellent war manager.
Chapter completed!