Beiyang reactionaries

"Although I don't have specific data, I know that this is absolutely impossible to be a small number. At present, the number of primary school students in our country should not be less than [-] million. If all these primary school students are exempted from tuition fees and other tuition and miscellaneous fees, then the money must be reduced. It needs subsidies from the education department. Not to mention anything else, the cost of textbooks used by those students is not a small amount. Hundreds of millions, billions, or even more subsidies, can the education department provide it? Our finances can afford it live?"

Duan Xun shook his head.

At present, primary schools in China implement a five-year system. If there is free compulsory education for five years, it means that all primary schools in China must implement free education.This is not a small amount, and the current Chinese finances cannot afford it.

Not to mention the education sector.

The education sector still needs to build schools every year, because there is still a shortage of schools in many places in China.Not only primary and secondary schools, the Ministry of Education also needs to invest in the construction of universities, which are very large investments.Under such circumstances, how can the education department have so much money to implement five-year free compulsory education.

"However, education is the foundation of a strong country, and free compulsory education does need to be investigated. The span of five years is too large, and now our country's economy is in a transitional stage. This is impossible. But when the economy stabilizes and the situation stabilizes, This aspect should still be promoted. Vice Chairman Dai, ask the Ministry of Education to make a detailed report. The "compulsory education law" for seven-year compulsory education will be introduced. As for the issue of free years, I want to see detailed data. And a feasibility report. Five years is too much of a burden, so it can be reduced to two years, or three years of free compulsory education."

"Yes."

Dai Kan nodded.

The burden of free compulsory education is too great, and China's current finances in seven years must not be able to afford it.In other words, China has too many things to do now, and its financial support for the education sector is limited.Even if it is five years, it is impossible for the Chinese education department to bear it.Therefore, Duan Xun plans to lower the standard and provide free compulsory education for two or three years. Maybe the government can afford it.

"Vice Chairman Yang (Yang Wei), you can also involve those scholars in the education issue. It is easy for them to make suggestions, but there are still many problems in implementation. Let them get specific data, and after investigation, they can propose more feasible ones. plan."

"it is good."

"continue."

"In addition to the education issue, the issue they talk about most now is the issue of corvee. Many people think that corvee is a backward practice of enslaving people and squeezing people's power in the emperor's era. Now that it is a republic, the problem of corvee should not continue to exist. Quite a few Everyone suggested that the government should abolish corvee labor.”

Duan Xun frowned.

It's not that there is anything wrong with Yang Wei's words, but that China has really developed.Whether it is a country, a nation, or an individual, only when the economy develops and food and clothing are solved, can there be room to consider other things.

It is the so-called honesty and etiquette.

Only when the most basic needs are met can people consider other advanced needs.If China is still in the stage of solving food and clothing, then everyone has no energy to think about such things.Obviously, China has really developed a lot, so many people start to think about this aspect.

Duan Xun thought for a while, then looked at Dai Kan.Dai Kan immediately said: "Chairman, the corvee issue is more complicated, and it is also a helpless move for the local government. The local government is short of money, but the local government also needs to build bridges and roads, build reservoirs, participate in tree planting, and many other livelihood projects. .And these projects are different from key government projects like railways. They don’t get much funding at all. The specific situation is that the above requires more, but the allocation is little, or there is no allocation at all. Therefore, the local government simply does not have enough funds to carry out such projects. .So they can only use corvée. Our country can have roads in all counties in a short period of time, and irrigation canals in many places, thanks to corvée."

A poor foundation can only mean that one generation suffers from two generations.

What is China's greatest resource.

Just people.

There are [-] to [-] million young and middle-aged people in China, and together with the women participating in the labor force, there are [-] to [-] million working population.In fact, this is China's greatest wealth and greatest resource.Corvée is China's greatest resource.

And it's a free resource.

It is precisely because of these free resources that China was able to complete a lot of infrastructure construction in a short period of time.

"Can corvée be abolished now?"

"Chairman, it's still quite difficult. It's easy for us to cancel it at the top, as long as we issue a document. But the local government below will be very difficult. Especially the cabinet will mainly invest in the southwest and northwest. The government's investment is not enough. The infrastructure in these areas is already very poor. If the local people are not mobilized and the infrastructure cannot keep up, then the government's investment will not continue. The government hopes that the southwest and northwest will also develop industries, but there is no infrastructure. These plans are castles in the air."

"Vice Chairman Yang (Yang Wei), what do you think?"

Free labor, any level of government loves it.

So is Duan Xun.

But if you like it, Duan Xun still has to consider public opinion and rural development.Moreover, after local governments have tasted the sweetness of free labor, they may use free labor to make money.This is not Duan Xun's purpose.

The reason why Duan Xun has kept the corvee is because China's infrastructure is too poor.Hope to use the huge labor force to improve China's infrastructure.Overall the situation is good.

Over the past 20 years, the use of these labor forces has greatly increased the level of China's infrastructure.Not to mention anything else, basically all counties in China have roads, and they are the kind of roads that cars can run on.And the villages below basically have roads.And nearly one-third of the villages are all roads that can run cars.The remaining two-thirds are dirt roads, but adequate.

If this is government investment, where does the government have so much money.If the government invests in these roads and dirt roads, the investment amount is estimated to be dozens of times the current fiscal revenue.Where does the Chinese government have so much money.

So Duan Xun has always been reluctant.

But today Duan Xun began to understand that China's economy has really developed.Chinese farmers have solved their food and clothing, and began to consider some other issues.If these issues are not addressed, there is a risk of major problems later on.

"Chairman, my idea is that this problem cannot be solved across the board. You can first limit the use of corvee. Corvette can only be used for some public projects, but not for other projects of the local government. And the time of corvee, also There must be a limit. The corvée period of a year cannot exceed half a month. If it exceeds half a month, then wages will be paid. Some economically developed provinces, where corvee is not needed, can take the lead in abolishing corvée and no longer using free labor. After our country has a sufficient economic foundation and the finances can bear more responsibilities, corvee labor will be completely abolished."

"It's a good idea to analyze specific problems in detail."

Duan Xun looked at Dai Kan again, and said: "The cabinet also needs to conduct research on the current situation of corvee in our country, and needs more accurate data. All decisions are most appropriate based on more accurate information. Vice-commissioner Yang Long, some research institutions can also send people down to investigate. Then we will make a plan about corvee.”

"Yes."

"Our country is now in the stage of economic transformation, and we must be cautious in any decision-making. Any economic policy of the cabinet must be cautious, and it must be promoted in some provinces first. After seeing the effect, it will be promoted nationwide."

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"Tianjin is too close to Beijing to be a municipality directly under the central government. It is good as a provincial and ministerial city. This can promote the integration of Beijing and Tianjin and strengthen the cooperative relationship between Beijing and Tianjin."

After World War II is over, there will be no world war for decades to come.

Duan Xun was born as a warlord who used the army to rule Beijing, and he encountered a lot of things afterwards, including this time the Second World War, which all affected Chinese politics.But the next thing China has to do is to vigorously develop the economy and vigorously improve the governance situation in China.In other words, if China wants to transform from a military regime in the early years to a constitutional regime, China's political normalization must continue.In addition, the territory of China has been determined during this war, and it is time to make a more accurate judgment on China's provinces.Therefore, during the meeting of the Supreme Council, many ambiguous things have to be reconfirmed, and there is no room for ambiguity.

The discussion is that China is preparing to establish several central cities and make them municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Such municipalities are completely different in terms of political level.

The mayors of municipalities directly under the central government all need alternate members of the Standing Committee of the People's Party to concurrently serve in person, which will greatly improve the political status of the city.Judging from China's current situation, the higher the political level, the more resources it can get.It is said that the troika of economic development is investment, export and consumption. At present, the main driving force of China's economy is investment and export.Although China has a large population, the consumer market has not fully developed, so economic development mainly relies on investment and exports.

Among investment and export, the proportion of investment is very high.

Among the investments, the government's fixed investment accounts for a large proportion of the total social investment.Regions with a high political level can get more government investment because of the political level of the city itself and the political level of the city leaders.Therefore, it is very important to determine the political level of cities and provinces.Many cities wish they had the same benefits.

So the competition is fierce.

There are also a lot of waiting lists in municipalities.

Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Harbin, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Qingdao, these important cities are all on the waiting list of the municipalities directly under the central government, and many cities are secretly competing.Of course, although there are many waiting lists, only half of them really have a chance.In cities like Qingdao, they are basically accompanied by runners.

Duan Xun was the first to cross out Tianjin.

It's not that Tianjin has any shortcomings, but Tianjin's geographical location determines that he must obey Beijing's interests.Tianjin is too close to Beijing, even if the political level is raised, it can only follow Beijing's baton.For North China to develop, Beijing and Tianjin must cooperate closely.However, if Tianjin's political level is the same as that of Beijing, there will be many problems if the two want to cooperate closely.

After all, why should Tianjin listen to what you say in Beijing?Just because you Beijing is the capital?

Compared with the same political level, Beijing and Tianjin secretly compete, it is better not to choose Tianjin as a municipality directly under the central government, and let Tianjin continue to be a provincial and ministerial city.In this way, Tianjin can be more obedient to Beijing's orders, which will have more benefits for Beijing-Tianjin cooperation.

After all, Tianjin is one of the birthplaces of modern Chinese industry, with strong industrial strength, economic strength, financial strength, and educational strength.Such as Beiyang University, Beiyang School of Law and Politics, Beiyang University of Technology, and Nankai University are all top universities in China.

In particular, Beiyang University is the number one university in science and engineering in China.

"Municipalities still need to consider the radiation effect and drive the surrounding cities to develop together."

"Yes."