1890 King of Southeast Asia

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On the last day of May 1899, Nanhua's agricultural product strategy entered the implementation stage, and Liu Yiming, who had freed up his hands, made an appointment with Sam.

"Sam, you seem to be very busy recently, want one?" Liu Yiming took out a box of cigars.

"Oh! The best Cuban cigars, a rare delicacy..." Sam took one and smelled it.

"Thank you generous Mr. Theodore, what are you busy with recently?" Liu Yiming also lit one, although he didn't smoke.

"Coordinate our trade. To be honest, although Mr. Mellon is a businessman, the president should give him an award for the foundation he laid." Sam blew a smoke ring.

Liu Yiming curled his lips: "Mr. Mellon is a good man. He will not choose to resist because of our identity. It is precisely because of this that South America is now the second largest import and export trading country."

"Yes! This is one of the wisest things the United States did in the 19th century. Mr. President, why did you come to me today?" Sam sat up straight and asked.

"It's also for trade. Two years ago, the cars produced by Nanhua have been shipped to the United States. In the past two years, it has also gained a lot of reputation. But recently I heard that the United States has increased the import tariffs on automobile products?" Liu Yiming said seriously.

In 1899, the United States increased the import tariffs on multiple commodities and lifted trade restrictions on Cuba. Liu Yiming can understand all these. To stabilize the colony, if you can't beat it, you can pay some money. Without the Spanish exploitation, the price has dropped a lot.

However, in the new round of tariff increases, the tariff on mechanical products has increased by 38%, which has already built a barrier.

"We are not targeting cars, let alone Nanhua, but for domestic development needs. You know, our soldiers are still using old rifles in the war.

In order to adjust the industrial structure, the government plans to upgrade the state-owned arsenals and some enterprises and implement subsidies.

In order to prevent accidents, we have increased the tariffs on all mechanical products in the same proportion. The plan is to cancel it after three years. There is no intention to target Nanhua at all." Sam finished speaking in one breath, explaining that there is no intention to target Nanhua.

Smoke rose between the two, and neither of them could see each other's face clearly.

"This year, Nanhua has received a total of 70,000 passenger vehicles and 120,000 engineering or agricultural vehicle orders from the United States. In addition, our direct sales stores have sold tens of thousands of cars. The sudden tariff issue is very annoying." Liu Yiming smiled.

"We will actively look for solutions to the problem. I hope Mr. Yuan will give us some time." Sam said sincerely.

Liu Yiming's face twitched, "To be honest, I hope the United States will fulfill its obligations under the South American Treaty and give Nanhua corresponding treatment."

"But the treaty we signed does not specify the types of products. At present, Sino-US trade is mainly based on agricultural products and light industrial products. This has also formed inertia in China. It will be difficult for Congress to pass it." Sam shook his head.

"Well, if that's the case, there's nothing we can do. We can't make things difficult for my American friends, right?

By the way, I almost forgot the main thing. Because of the development of the colonies and the impact of the war, Nanhua will also enter a period of adjustment. The energy will be adjusted from industrial development to agricultural production. The number of imported American machines this year should shrink to a certain extent. I hope you understand." Liu Yiming thought for a while and said.

Sam glanced at Liu Yiming, said nothing, nodded, and smoked silently.

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On June 1, Liu Yiming urgently notified the heads of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Production and Construction Corps, and multiple departments to hold an emergency strategic meeting.

In the No. 1 conference room of Zhangtai Palace, more than a dozen people sat together. Liu Yiming picked up the information and spoke.

"The Americans are going to break the contract. Among our various export products, except for stockings and medicines, all others have more or less encountered tariff barriers." Liu Yiming first put out a large picture.

The picture shows the export volume of various commodities between Nanhua and the United States last month. Most products have decreased year-on-year, and stockings have emerged as a dark horse and increased sharply.

"Have the Americans overcome the difficulties in engine manufacturing?" The Minister of Industry was somewhat incredulous. It took Nanhua three years to produce qualified products with the design drawings.

"Reverse engineering, our overseas students have purchased and disassembled American cars that were newly launched this year. The engines are exactly the same as ours, but the reliability is not very good and the performance is also worse." Lin Anmin thought of the reaction of the Chinese Embassy in the United States.

This matter has been reported a long time ago, but no one cares. Your product is poor and expensive, how much impact can it cause.

"What about patents? Aren't they shouting about patents all day long!" The Minister of Industry said in disbelief.

"Their prosecutors are still collecting evidence, but now it seems that something is wrong." Lin Anmin finally reacted.

When he got the news, he casually said to report to the local government, and the subsequent response was that evidence was being collected.

"Well, others are both contestants and referees, and you still want him to treat them fairly?" Liu Yiming stopped them from delving into this issue.

"Starting this year, the United States has reduced our sugar import share and given it to Cuba, but has increased rubber imports. We should have thought of this earlier.

How are the preparations for mechanization and assembly line production of cars?" Liu Yiming asked the Minister of Industry.

This thing has been prepared, but Liu Yiming has not been used arbitrarily. Although the military production and oil heavy chemical industry are using it, this is a confidential area. The militians are patrolling in the most peripherals. They are police officers and soldiers.

The assembly line will greatly improve productivity, but it is not good for the training of engineers. If it is not for the United States to play this set, Liu Yiming will not play like this.

"The plant is already ready. Workers can allocate them directly from the automotive factory. From the automobile one, two, and three factories, 3,000 skilled workers can be allocated. In addition, 6,000 apprentices can support normal operation."

He did not say the specific output, and only market demand and raw material supply were always limited to the output of assembly lines.

"Starting production passenger cars. Since he is engaged in tariff barriers, I will make low prices dumping and disgusting him." Liu Yiming decided.

The type is the improvement of the BMW passenger cars. Because South China pays attention to standardization to facilitate production and maintenance, the biggest improvement of improved models is to reduce the number of parts, a large number of stamping parts, and simplify the site.

For example, the shell, the large -frame parts, are all integrated stamping and forming, and then the last screw is sufficient. To this end, South China has manufactured a thousand -ton -level large stamping tool machine and started mass production.

"This is a trivial matter. The problem is not big. There are still a few points. You need to cooperate with all departments to complete. You can remember." Liu Yiming took out his small book and began to explain his policy.

"First, the mechanization of agricultural and rural areas is the first to be the brunt.

Other, for the past three years, the area of ​​rice planting is 20 million hectares to ensure that the food output is sufficient in domestic use. "

Nanhua's rice planting is not concentrated. A village is an extensive planting of 35,000 acres, and the output is average.

At present, rice planting area is about 10 million hectares, plus other zero scattered crops, South China with 2.2 million square kilometers of territory, grain crops (including various types of fruits) planting area Essence

The rations can guarantee that life is okay with fisheries and animal husbandry, but the development of industry is not enough. So in the past few years, South China ’s largest imported goods have changed from machines to food and meat.

"In this case, the plan for planting crops will be much slower." Minister of Agriculture said happily.

In his opinion, the area of ​​grain planting is really too small now, and it is not enough to resist the disaster. However, the entire country's plan needs to develop fisheries.

"It's okay, take your time, don't worry." Liu Yiming nodded.

When the peak of the rubber stocks was the operation of a group of leather bag companies, and then registered several large rubber forests to go public for the four major financial centers.

(London, New York, Paris, Shanghai)

"These things are slowly coming. Now it is the most important thing. Americans will not do so for a few dollars. It must have thought for us. We have to win others." Liu Yiming followed up.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Commerce sent people to form two teams. One is responsible for going to the UK to discuss the problems of commercial cooperation and agricultural product imports, meat, food, feed, economic crops, etc.

The other branch went to DIE Qing. The first is that they are open and developed in the northeast.

The second is to discuss several industries such as the integration of silk weaving, tung oil, and pigs. We guarantee that the average price of this year is the minimum acquisition price. We do channel vendors, but all production must meet our rules.

If they do not agree, they can use technology to change, rifle production line, machine gun production line, full set of steel equipment, artillery production technology. "In case, Liu Yiming was going to pull Die to pull the chariot. The importance of the two countries, the culture of the same source, and the importance of South China will be greatly improved.

"In the end, because of the adjustment of the industrial structure, all agricultural products were imported because of national security considerations. In short, I don't want to have food outside the market." This is Liu Yiming's countermeasures.

What is a plan? Of course, as in the past few years, we earn money from the United Kingdom, and then buy American food, meat, cotton.

Now go to the British to buy cotton meat, it is more expensive, at least there are backs, and it also adapts to the current policy of holding the British thighs.

As for whether Britain will restrict South China for security considerations? Yes, it will definitely.

But it is not the moment, and limitation does not mean not doing business.

Immediately, the British war, and I had to hold Tsarist Russia. Britain had no energy. When Tsarist Russia was held, British and German confrontation had reached a certain degree. South China also had a certain strength. At most, it would still draw South China.