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    The Wuhan Suppressor General took the lead in launching an attack on the People's Liberation Army west of Tongbai Mountain. The 18th Army was naturally regarded as the vanguard of the 12th Corps, led by Hu Congjun, starting from the vicinity of Zhumadian and Suiping, along the road leading from Zhumadian  On both sides of the highway in Nanyang, passing through Shahedian, Niuti Street and other places, they formed several columns and invaded westward; after arriving near Chunshui Town, they turned southwest and went straight to Biyang and Tanghe.

    When the troops set off, the autumn rain was coming, and the road was muddy and difficult to travel. Following the 18th Army was the Third Rapid Column. The movement along the way was smooth, and no trace of the People's Liberation Army was found.  At this time, this area had been occupied by the Communist Party and established a liberated area. Although it did not last long, when the local people saw the arrival of the national army, they shunned it as if they were seeing evil spirits. This made Hu Congjun and Yang Tao  There was a lot of suspicion with Zhang Xian and others.  Even when camping in a certain town, the cook went to buy vegetables from the local people. These people did not recognize the gold yuan coupons issued in the Kuomintang-controlled area. Even the legal currency that had been circulated in the past could not be used unless using Guangyang, Dayang, and Yingyang.  Waiting for hard currency such as silver dollars.  But unexpectedly, Zhang Xian discovered that the locals also used banknotes issued by the Communist Party, which surprised everyone.

    In fact, when it comes to the currency reform in August, not only the common people are angry, but also the soldiers of the national army are also very angry at this time.

    Because the government¡¯s fiscal deficit has increased year after year, the legal currency has depreciated sharply, prices have skyrocketed, and inflation has reached a vicious cycle at this time. In desperation, the National Government finally decided to issue a standard currency to save the economy from collapse.  On August 19, the National Government issued the "Financial and Economic Emergency Order" by presidential order, stipulating that from now on, gold yuan bonds will be used as the standard currency, and the total issuance limit is 2 billion yuan. It is limited to 3 million yuan in legal currency before November 20.  The ratio of 1 Yuan to gold yuan notes and 300,000 Yuan of Northeast Circulation Notes to 1 Yuan of Gold Notes. Redeem the issued legal tender and Northeast Circulation Notes. Redeem all gold, silver, silver coins and foreign currency notes owned by the people within a time limit. Register and manage the deposits of the people of the country within a time limit.  foreign exchange assets abroad.  At the same time as the issuance of bank gold yuan bonds, the government also announced the "Measures for the Issuance of Gold Yuan Bonds", "Measures for the Treatment of Gold and Silver Foreign Currency Owned by the People", "Measures for the Registration and Management of Foreign Exchange Assets Deposited Abroad by the People of the Republic of China", "Measures for Financial Rectification and Strengthening Economic Control" and other regulations  , stipulates that private holdings of gold, silver, and foreign exchange are prohibited.  All private holders are limited to redeeming them into gold yuan certificates before September 30th, otherwise they will be confiscated.  And the national price level was frozen on August 19.

    In the early days of the issuance of gold yuan coupons, under the threat of confiscation laws, most urban petty bourgeois people obeyed the decree and exchanged their accumulated gold and silver foreign currency into gold yuan coupons.  At the same time, the Kuomintang government tried to freeze prices, forcing merchants by decree to supply goods at the prices before August 19, and prohibiting price increases or hoarding.  Under the pressure of the government, the capitalists were forced to exchange part of their assets into gold yuan notes even though they were unwilling to do so.

    The initial results were very obvious. In order to better support this financial reform, President Chiang sent economic supervisors to major cities to supervise the issuance of gold yuan coupons, and asked his son Chiang Ching-kuo to personally go to Shanghai, the national economic center, to supervise the process.  In Shanghai, Chiang Ching-kuo imprisoned and even shot some capitalists who disobeyed government orders as a warning to others.  Du Yuesheng's son Du Weiping was also imprisoned for hoarding.  Chiang Ching-kuo's severe "tiger attack" in Shanghai once slightly gained the people's confidence in gold yuan coupons.

    But then Chiang Ching-kuo investigated a company, but it was owned by Kong Lingkan, the son of Kong Xiangxi. Under the pressure of Soong Meiling, Chiang Ching-kuo had to release him, and Chiang Ching-kuo resigned because of the matter. Price control ultimately failed.  By this time, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to sigh, regarding the corruption within the Kuomintang, "If we fight, the party will perish; if we don't fight, the country will perish!"

    The failure of the gold yuan bond policy eventually triggered domestic financial chaos. The market collapsed, inflation worsened, and the National Government was unable to control it.  The people most affected by this storm were the petty bourgeoisie in the cities. They did not have the financial strength and resources of the big capitalists to protect their only property, and they were not as derogable as the rural farmers or the proletariat. In the early days of the issuance of gold yuan notes or  They were forced, or out of trust in the government, to exchange their accumulated property for gold coupons.  Those who suffer the most from hyperinflation are left with nothing.  These people are actually a middle force worth winning over. Although the Kuomintang government collected hundreds of millions of dollars in gold and silver foreign exchange from the private sector through the issuance of gold yuan notes, it also lost the support of the class in the country that should be most inclined to them: the urban people.  Trust and support.

    The golden yuan coupon storm caused the Kuomintang to lose all the remaining public support and morale in half of the country!

    In the national army, the pay and silver bills were also changed from legal currency to gold yuan coupons. When the soldiers took the gold yuan coupons to buy things, they naturally were not recognized by the local people.It is no wonder that the national army was retreating steadily on the battlefield.

    Seeing that Zhang Xian was silent for a long time, Hu Congjun couldn't help but ask: "What, Zhang Xian, do you have any thoughts?"

    Zhang Xian nodded and replied: "Yes!"

    ¡°Haha, if you have any ideas, it¡¯s okay to discuss them with us!¡± Yang Tao said with a smile from the side.

    Zhang Xian, however, gave a wry smile and said to his two superiors: "What Wuhan Central China Suppression General! What Xuzhou Suppression General, what's the use of having so many? I think it's better to merge these two Suppression Generals at this time and call them one unified name."  The Central Plains Suppression General is facing the communist army in the entire Central Plains region. In this way, we don¡¯t have to fight for your troops or my troops. We are all under unified command, and it will be much easier to mobilize!"

    Hu Congjun looked at Zhang Xian in surprise and told him honestly: "Zhang Xian, do you know? Bai Chongxi also proposed your plan in public at the review meeting in Nanjing, and many people supported it, but in the end it was rejected  The old man vetoed it!"

    "Why?" Zhang Xian asked.

    "Is there any need to think about it?" Yang Tao said: "If the Central China Suppression General and the Xuzhou Suppression General merged, then it would be impossible for Liu Zhi, the Xuzhou Suppression Chief, to be the commander-in-chief after the merger.  The only one who holds the position is Bai Chongxi. The old man was afraid that Bai Chongxi would have too much power, and since he was not a close confidant of his, he was afraid that he would not be able to control it, so he did not agree."

    "That's it!" Zhang Xian stopped asking. Thinking about it, it must be the case.

    As they walked, the three of them finally saw an old shoe repairman at a street corner. The old man was about to pack up his stall and prepare to go home. Hu Congjun immediately came over, sat in front of him, and asked him: "  Old man, do you want to repair your shoes?"

    The old man raised his head and glanced at the person in front of him, then at the two officers behind him who were wearing yellow tweed uniforms, and nodded, looking calm and composed.

    Hu Congjun took off his leather shoes and handed them to the shoe repairman. Because he had walked a lot, the soles of these leather shoes had obviously worn away a large piece and needed to be padded.

    Zhang Xian and Yang Tao knew that Hu Congjun was here in the name of repairing shoes, but in fact he just wanted to chat with the old man.

    From the old man¡¯s words, everyone knew that Tanghe City had indeed been occupied by the main force of the Communist Army, but in the days before the arrival of the 18th Army, none of the People¡¯s Liberation Army here knew where they had withdrawn.  Hu Congjun knew that it was impossible to get more news about the People's Liberation Army from this shoe repairman, so he changed the topic and asked about the customs and customs here.

    ¡°Old man, has the Communist Party also carried out any land reform in Tanghe?¡± Hu Congjun asked.

    The shoe repairman raised his eyes and glanced at him, obviously unwilling to talk nonsense, he just said: "I don't know!"

    Hu Congjun smiled, turned to Zhang Xian and Yang Tao and said, "Haha, land reform is of course a rural matter. People living in this county will certainly not know about it. Look at the question I asked!"

    Yang Tao was very smart. He took out a cigarette and offered one to the old man. The shoe repairman was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't help but take it and accepted the cigarette that Commander Yang lit for him.

    While smoking this cigarette, the old man¡¯s words became more obvious.

    "I found that no one here recognizes gold yuan coupons! No one even accepts legal tender, but the banknotes issued by the Communist Party can circulate. What's going on?" Hu Congjun asked the old man. In fact, this was what Yang Tao and Zhang Xian were thinking.  of a mystery.

    The old man smiled and said: "Who would use that golden yuan coupon? When we first said we were going to use it, everyone used up all the French currency in their hands and rushed to buy things. The golden yuan coupon has long been worthless!"

    ??Everyone has experienced what the old man said, so they believe it to be true. Zhang Xian took the lead and asked: "Then how can you people here trust the currency issued by the Communist Party?"

    The shoe repairman glanced at him and was attracted by this young and handsome officer. He couldn't help but stare at him for a while, making Zhang Xian feel a little embarrassed. He smiled at him to hide his embarrassment.

    The old man withdrew his gaze and said while repairing his shoes: "In the beginning, they also used that kind of banknotes to buy things from us. We didn't recognize that kind of money because we were afraid that it would not be able to maintain its value or circulate. But their money  The cadre carried several sacks of Guangyang and stood on the street, knocking the Guangyang loudly. Everyone came to watch. A young man took the lead and exchanged their money. They immediately collected the banknotes and exchanged them.  Gave it to Guangyang. Then someone else used their money to exchange for Guangyang, and they all exchanged it. Haha, after doing this several times, everyone is happy to use that kind of money!"

    After hearing what the shoe repairman said, the three people couldn't help but look at each other, but they looked at each other in confusion. No wonder the common people would escape wherever the national army went, and this golden yuan coupon was also the culprit.  However, the three people had to admire the Communist Party's method of winning people's hearts.

    Before leaving, Hu Congjun graciously gave the shoe repairman an ocean without asking him for change. This made the old man who had set up a stall here and still had no money, very happy.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?The three people couldn't help but look at each other, but they looked at each other. No wonder the people would escape wherever the national army went, and this golden yuan coupon was also the culprit.  However, the three people had to admire the Communist Party's method of winning people's hearts.

    Before leaving, Hu Congjun graciously gave the shoe repairman an ocean without asking him for change. This made the old man who had set up a stall here and still had no money, very happy.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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