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    In order to fully integrate the industrial economy with the national defense industry and complete industrial accumulation and military industry progress with the least amount of money, Zhang Hanqing imitated later generations and established the "National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Committee", referred to as the "National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Committee", with Jiang Baili as the concurrent chairman, and began to consciously  Support and large-scale production of military products.  This military product focuses on automobiles.

    The impact of World War I on the economic development of imperialist countries was very different.  The economies of the United States and Japan grew rapidly under the stimulus of the war, especially Japan's growth was more significant.  Japan's industrial production increased by 89% in 1919 compared with 1913, with steel production increasing by nearly one and a half times.  The economies of Germany and other Central European countries were greatly damaged by the war.  Germany's steel production was 50% lower than before the war, coal was down 33%, and overall industrial production was cut by 57%.  Due to Germany's defeat in the war, the cession of territory and compensation made the economy more difficult.  The French economy was also severely damaged by the war.  However, due to the recovery of Alsace and Lorraine, the temporary occupation of the German industrial area of ????Saar, and the receipt of a large amount of in-kind compensation from Germany, these are conducive to the recovery and development of the French economy.  Although Britain encountered difficulties in its transition from a wartime economy to a peace economy, these were quickly overcome.

    In this way, from 1919 to 1920, imperialist countries generally experienced a short-term economic prosperity.  Prices soared and credit expanded rapidly. In just one year, prices in the United States, Britain, France, Japan and Italy rose by 30 to 90% respectively.  Due to severe inflation in Germany, prices have increased more than four times.  Stock prices in various countries have risen by 50% to several times.  The growth of production and the rapid rise of commodity prices and stock prices sharpened the contradictions in the reproduction process and soon brought about another economic crisis.  At the end of 1920, the economic crisis swept most capitalist countries.

    The hardest hit by the economic crisis of 1920 was Japan, which had the fastest economic growth during the war.  During the crisis, Japan's total industrial output fell by 48%, steel production fell by 1/2, shipbuilding fell by 88%, and the chemical industry fell by 34%.  The United States was also hit hard. Industrial production fell by 25%, steel production was reduced by half, automobile production fell by 28%, the shipbuilding industry was reduced by 83%, and the scale of infrastructure construction was reduced by 1/3.  This crisis not only affected all imperialist countries except the United States and Japan, but also affected many colonies and dependent countries.

    Some people are happy and some are sad.  Zhang Hanqing welcomed the coming crisis.  In his view, the weakness of major imperialism, especially Japan, is a booster and stimulant for his Northeastern government and China.  Nothing makes a competitive opponent happier than weakening them.  For China, which is in a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, the main problem is low productivity and insufficient production capacity. There is no so-called overproduction problem at all.

    After a great fall there must be a great rise.  Can we take this opportunity to transfer excess foreign production capacity to China, imitating the reform and opening up policies of later generations, which will not only enhance China's industrial strength, but also firmly tie foreign capital to China to contain Japan's expansion in Northeast and North China?  The economic monopoly structure is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

    Of course, transferring surplus production capacity from abroad does not mean that China will be used as a place for foreign dumping.  On the contrary, China urgently needs to earn foreign exchange from exports to support industrial development. Although the gold obtained by "Operation Huang" is a lot, it is shady and difficult to use.  But no matter what, even if you have more money, you cannot spend it casually like the nouveau riche.

    The Fengjun autonomous government's economy is currently in a state of exhaustion in all aspects, but there is no bridle, and there will be no immediate results in the short term in terms of increasing industrial strength.  In this way, when war comes, industry cannot be quickly transformed into military strength, cannot form a fist, and has no deterrent effect.  Otherwise, the expanded economic strength will not only fail to add support to oneself, but may also become the cause of "the crime of possessing a treasure".  Otherwise Lu Xun wrote to the point: "If it is a lion, it is okay to boast about how fat it is; if it is a pig or a sheep, being fat is not a good sign."

    What industry can achieve this effect?  Zhang Hanqing naturally thought of cars.  I remember it was mentioned in a book in my previous life that cars are used as a symbol to judge the industrial strength of a country.  Think about how many joint venture automobile factories China has established in the 20th and 21st centuries in order to catch up with foreign advanced industrial levels.  With the engine, the heart of the car, as the bridle, major processes such as chemical industry, rubber, optics, machinery, electronics, metallurgy, etc. are all important parts of industrial development, and are also an important symbol for assessing the comprehensive development level of all aspects of industry.

    China is very likely to achieve a breakthrough in industry by taking advantage of the opportunity of manufacturing cars.  The construction and use of automobiles requires the consumption of large amounts of oil and steel, which will further stimulate the development of these two pillar industries; the large-scale use of automobiles will promote the manufacturing and transportation industries, which will have a great impact on the national economy.It will have 3,000 cars and 10,000 trucks, and will expand to the direction of cars, eventually reaching a branch factory with an annual output of 100,000 vehicles of various types.

    The Dodge factory therefore had a chance to survive a desperate situation.

    The reason why cars are built is because the consumption power of the dignitaries in concessions such as Shanghai and Tianjin is too strong. It is unreasonable not to make money from them. Moreover, Zhang Hanqing does not want to use a big horse as a means of transportation in the social circle. This is to attract popularity.  Yes, but in the cold weather in the north, it is still windy.  And when exposed to the outside, it seems that the safety factor is not very high.  He has already named the future car¡ª¡ªHongqi

    With the assistance of Lamende, the representative of the new American banking group, the Tianjin Dodge Automobile Factory was officially built.  Zhang Hanqing mobilized nearly a hundred technicians from all over Northeast and North China to work in the factory in an effort to master the manufacturing technology and lay the foundation for later imitation by the Feng clan.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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