Lu Jie's guess was right. This was Old Jiang's plan. Old Jiang wanted to print a large amount of money to support the war. As for the issue of currency, he had no other choice.
Seeing Lu Jie's request, Old Jiang could not help but curse,""Mother Xi Pi, what is the meaning of this Lu Jie? Why can't we use legal currency?"
Old Kong couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Old Jiang's words. As the Minister of Finance, Old Kong understood Old Jiang's plan very well. It would be a ghost if Old Jiang agreed to use French currency.
"Then what should we do? Chairman!" Old Kong asked. He was in charge of the weapons purchase this time, so he could make a fuss about it and get more money.
" You guys do as you see fit." Old Jiang frowned and said," If you don't have that much money, we'll cut the quantity by half!"”
In the early days of the war, Old Jiang was quite rich. After several large-scale battles, he emptied his wallet.
This time, Old Jiang actually used many methods to pay for the firearms. Lu Jie's firearms were also transported to the Jiangsu area by train.
These firearms were produced at zero cost. This time, Lu Jie had earned tens of millions of dollars. Of course, the dollars only accounted for a portion of it. This was the total value of the other items exchanged.
With these tens of millions of yuan, there would be no problem with the post-war construction of Beiping. For this era, the value of this was not low, equivalent to tens of billions of yuan in the future.
Moreover, many expensive and difficult to produce building materials could be exchanged through the mall. As long as he prepared a warehouse, Lu Jie could fill it up in a short time.
The items in the mall were very miscellaneous, but they were also very comprehensive. Other than military weapons and equipment, there was everything else. There were even inflatable dolls used by the US army during World War II. If it weren't for the fact that they were surrounded by the Japanese army, Lu Jie would have taken out stockings and antibiotics to sell for money. This was a very profitable project.
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After Xu Ziqiu gave the order to execute Plan A, it was already six o'clock in the morning. The sky was already slightly bright, and the soldiers were all enjoying this delicious breakfast.
Lu Jie would never mistreat these soldiers in terms of food and drink. They had shed their blood and fought to the death to protect their country. They were all great. In Lu Jie's eyes, they were greater than him.
Breakfast was usually filled with steamed buns and soy milk. For lunch, there were all kinds of canned food, such as canned chicken, canned beef, etc. These were the rations of the US army during World War II. They could be exchanged through the mall. They were free and could be bought as much as they wanted.
It was the same for dinner. If they got tired of it, there was nothing they could do. After all, this was a war. Fortunately, there were many flavors here, so they could last for a long time.
Now, the soldiers felt that eating was the happiest moment. It was unbelievable to them that they could have meat for every meal.
Lu Jie did not owe them any salary. The elite soldiers of the Central Army received a total of 15 yuan per month. The ratio of money to money was one to one. This was also stipulated by the laws of Old Jiang's central government.
Therefore, Lu Jie could not mistreat his soldiers. The salary was set at 15 yuan, which was completely the standard of the Central Army. This money was enough for a family of five to live well. If it was a little harder, it would be enough to feed ten people.
Moreover, there were many dark corners in the Central Army. In fact, it was already a good thing that the officers had a conscience to be able to get half of the money in the hands of the Central Army. One had to know that these military salaries were distributed layer by layer, and they were also exploited layer by layer. How much would there be left?
Moreover, there was also a wartime allowance. The monthly wartime allowance was 5 dollars, which meant that the salary of an ordinary soldier was 20 dollars. It was definitely a high salary for this era.
Lu Jie also sent a large amount of money, not the depreciating French currency.
However, it was still quite inconvenient to carry the ocean on him, and it was even more impossible to exchange it for legal currency. Therefore, something that needed to replace it appeared. Lu Jie felt that this was an opportunity.
Hence, Lu Jie set up a North China Bank as quickly as possible. The first business here was to serve the vast number of soldiers. Everyone could deposit their money there, and they could get a passbook. If they wanted money, they could come here to withdraw it.
In the future, when Lu Jie's credit was established, he could completely issue his own currency. This was also his plan. After all, it was not a problem to always use foreign currency for transactions. The legal currency was a currency that everyone would despise in the future.
If he received one French coin today, he might be able to buy a steamed bun, but tomorrow, he might only be able to exchange it for some steamed bun crumbs. One could imagine how serious the depreciations were.
This time, the 4th Regiment would also participate in the launch of the general attack. Li Hua came to a fellow villager and squatted down. There were still four steamed buns in the basin.
When his fellow countryman saw this, he couldn't help but chuckle and say,"I didn't expect you to have such a big appetite. I'm afraid this is the only place in China that can afford to feed you!”
Li Hua's eyes immediately became moist when he heard that. He said with some sadness,"That's right. Back then, I was chased out by my family because I ate too much. It was only when I came here that I could eat my fill every day. Only an army like this is worth risking my life for!”
"Hurry up and eat. The general attack will start at seven o'clock!”
P.S. Some people say that I'm weak. Is it because the pace is too slow, or is it because I wrote some irrelevant plot or something else? Sometimes, I'm not clear about the situation. I hope that everyone can correct me if they know. I'll definitely change! I'm already picking up the pace! The following tempo would definitely be even faster!
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