While He Yuzhu was busy writing his script and dating, he did not know that the gold he donated and the letter had caused a huge uproar.
In a conference room in a heavily guarded compound, a meeting of the highest level was being held. The attendees were people who had often heard of it in the newspapers. The content of the meeting was about the anonymous donation of ten thousand tons of gold and the letter. This was not the first time a meeting was held on this matter.
This huge sum of money stunned many people. You have to know that our country's gold reserves are only 155.5 tons. The United States, which is said to have three-quarters of the world's gold reserves, only has 21,682.4 tons of gold reserves in this era.
Although the global economic crisis in the 1930s caused the "gold standard" to completely collapse, gold was still used as an international currency in international transactions. The 10,000 tons of gold that flew in was tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow in the early days of the founding of the country.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our modern industry and agricultural technology were relatively backward. The output value of modern industry only accounted for about 17% of the total industrial and agricultural output value. In order to improve the country's industrial system, we had to spend a lot of money to import technology and equipment. However, at this time, our country's foreign exchange reserves were only 102 million US dollars (60 years of figures).
The future generations have heard that our foreign exchange reserves are trillions of US dollars. However, in this era, for the 102 million US dollars of foreign exchange, our ancestors and fathers had no choice but to scrimp and save, even tightening their belts to export food in exchange for foreign exchange.
The leadership studied and compared the British, American, and Western capital. He was in charge of the industrial process of the country and the Southeast Asian countries. He decided to learn from the Southeast Asian countries and start with heavy industry first. The advantage of this was that it would take a short time.
However, compared to the developed countries in Europe and the United States, which first developed light industry, carried out primitive capital accumulation, and then developed heavy industry, they needed more foreign exchange to import technology and equipment.
Moreover, the western countries led by the United States have imposed their rule on us. It was isolated in governance, blocked in economy, and contained in military affairs.
From the beginning of our founding, from the limited economic embargoes to the final full embargoes, we had to think of ways to break the blockade while mainly relying on some countries in the same camp to import technology and equipment.
However, we can't just rely on one side. We have to think of a way to make full use of the contradictions between the western countries and the greedy nature of the capitalists to pry open the blockade. After all, the difference is that we have money now.
The old ancestor had said it well,'With money, you can make the ghost push the millstone'.
Old Ma once said that if the capital had a 50% profit, it would take risks. If there was a 100% profit, it would dare to trample on all the laws of the world. If there was a 300% profit, it would dare to commit any crime, even risking being hanged.
In the past, there was the incident of the Japanese company's violation of the ban. In the "Universal Transmission Incident", the country of Se obtained four sets of the most advanced industrial technology products, the "five-axis simultaneous control machine tool mother bed". This showed that money could solve many problems.
The impact was huge in at least two aspects. One was the 156 aid projects from the Se countries to China. The funds invested in industrial projects in China amounted to tens of billions of rubles, and most of the funds were free aid or low-interest loans.
If we have the money, can't we have 256 or even 500 projects?
If we have the money, can we complete these projects before the two countries become enemies?
On the other hand, perhaps many people did not notice that England was the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with China. In January 1950, England recognized China. Hua. Country. After the Korean War, the United States imposed a total ban on China, while the United States advocated improving relations with China and developing trade between the two countries.
The United Kingdom and the United States had differences in trade with China. In 1949, the United Kingdom threatened England to impose an economic blockade on China in exchange for economic assistance.
England had agreed to a limited ban on strategic materials, but England had rejected the United States 'request for gasoline products, mining equipment, power equipment, basic transportation equipment, and smelting equipment.
During the Korean War, the United States was hurt by our country and was furious. They imposed a comprehensive blockade on our country. As for England, due to the serious trauma it suffered in World War II, its economy declined. It urgently needed to rely on trade to recover its vitality. It also coveted our country's huge market and had a disagreement with the United States.
After the Korean War, England was even more dissatisfied with the United States 'insistence on the blockade and embargoes against China. Our country did indeed use the contradictions and differences between the Western countries to achieve certain results. However, the fundamental purpose of England and other Western countries supporting trade with China was to make money.
If we were to use the golden hammer now, these western countries might not do anything to us in front of the United States. In private, they might be begging for mercy. They might not be willing to sell atomic bombs, but if the Japanese were to sell five-axis machine tools, they would definitely not sell any high-precision equipment.
In addition, gold is an international currency. With gold, we don't have to tighten our belts to export food. We also have the capital to import food during the famine.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to accumulate capital for the realization of the industrial process as soon as possible, our country began to export grain on a large scale. The export volume soared from 1.22 million tons in 500 to 2 million tons in 510. By the middle and late 1950s, China's annual average export volume had been higher than 2 million tons. These were all saved up by our grandparents who tightened their belts.
Now that he had 10,000 tons of gold, he didn't have to consider using food to exchange for foreign exchange. After all, selling gold and silver for foreign exchange was the most direct and fastest way.
Now, what he had to consider was the question of which industries needed to allocate the funds. After all, it was impossible to sell a large amount of gold at once. He had to control the annual gold shipment.
In the 1950s, 100 tons of gold could be exchanged for about 140 million US dollars. However, the annual sale of about 400 tons of gold had little impact on the international market.
400 tons of gold was worth 560 million US dollars. In the future, this figure was not big. Many domestic bosses were worth more than 560 million US dollars, but in 2055, China's total trade export was only 4.87 billion US dollars, total import was 6.11 billion US dollars, and the trade deficit was 320 million US dollars.
In addition, the price of gold in 2055 was about 40 USD per ounce, and in January 2021, it was 1956.16 USD per ounce, a difference of 49 times. 400 tons of gold was equivalent to 27.4 billion USD in the future.
In this era, all industries were in decline. Every industry needed more advanced technology and equipment. The problem now was how to use the limited funds in key areas. This also tested the wisdom of the leaders.
However, no matter which aspect it was used on, it would inevitably reduce food export. In order to deal with the possible famine, it was even possible to import food. No matter what, it would make the lives of the people in the country better.
As for the letter that reminded them of the famine, due to the lack of statistics, it was impossible to determine whether it was true or not. The leadership gathered a group of scientists to analyze it, but they could not reach a consensus.
After all, there were different reasons for the droughts over the years. Moreover, all kinds of theories made sense. In fact, the real reason might not even be understood. This was also the reason why He Yuzhu dared to make up stories.
However, our people have always been prepared for danger in times of peace and war. The leadership suggested that we should increase our food reserves and request all regions to actively do a good job in monitoring and predicting the weather. We should also make disaster relief plans so that we can respond in time once a disaster is discovered.
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