279 Industrial Salvation Theory

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic of China, industrial salvationists believed that China's poverty situation was mainly caused by the economic aggression and plunder of foreign capitalism.

"I think that in order to resist the economic aggression of foreign powers, we must set up our own industry, develop national industry and commerce, through the revitalization of industry to protect the country, resist the development of foreign capitalist forces, regain lost rights and interests, and achieve national independence and economic prosperity." After seeing Li Xiang's evil spirit all over Li, Li Pingshu forgot a lot of words, but when he heard at the door that Li wanted to revitalize the industry to enrich the people and strengthen the country, and realize the ideal of self-save and protect the country, he still felt that he could introduce some of their theory of saving the country to General Li.

In the eyes of industrialists, the development of industry can enrich the country and strengthen the army, resist economic aggression, and at the same time, it can stabilize the society and consolidate the rule.

Li Pingshu sat in the seat where Huang Jinrong had just sat and said a little awkwardly, "Industry is the lifeline of the country, which is closely related to people's livelihood. The ancients said, "Be honest and know etiquette," that is the truth. Only when the people have enough food and clothing can the country be rich and strong, and only then can there be social stability. Revitalizing the industry is the top priority and the foundation of saving the country!"

The emergence of this view depends on the thinking concept of these bourgeois industrialists and intellectuals who are detached from the old feudal society. Due to the limitations of class, or the inertia of historical feudal thinking, they are afraid that social turmoil will affect their economic interests. The influence of the traditional people-oriented people's livelihood is still there. They believe that solving the problem of people's livelihood is the key to maintaining social stability. In their view, the development of industry can enrich the country and enrich the soldiers, thus solving the people's livelihood problem, stabilizing the society, and finally achieving the goal of strengthening the country and saving the country.

"Revitalizing the industry is a top priority, but it is by no means the foundation of saving the country!" Naturally, Li Xiang would not agree with their extreme concept. He said, "In today's era, although the traditional era of establishing a country by agriculture is no longer suitable for economic development, and the idea of establishing a country with emphasis on agriculture and suppressing business should be completely changed, the relationship between politics and economy is bluntly separated, despises politics, and exaggerates the role of industry. This kind of claim is destined to work, and it is destined to eventually go bankrupt!"

Li Dashuai is really not a pure businessman, and he never forgets to promote his political ideas.

"I'm really sorry, I respect Marshal Li. You said that this claim is doomed to be unworkable and doomed to bankruptcy in the end! I really disagree. Attaching importance to the development of big agriculture and commerce, emphasizing the development of national light and heavy industries, calling for the recovery of road and mining rights and interests, paying attention to the development of industrial education, etc., have played a very good and positive role in promoting the development of China's national capitalism. The emergence of gentry investment in factory opening also proves this. China's national capitalism has developed today. What's wrong with our industry to save the country? Li Pingshu argued with a blush in a hurry. Based on different understandings of modern Western enterprises, industrial rescue theorists put forward different industrial rescue plans and propositions from their own standpoints. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with their ideals. Even if they give up the constitutional revolution, they will not give up the theory of industrial salvation.

Li Xiang smiled gently and asked, "Many of you worked hard to establish industrial factories. Originally, they were well developed. Why were many taken over by foreign banks in the end?"

Li Pingshu suddenly changed color, and Li Xiang's words poked him in pain. Many Chinese enterprises are indeed developing well, and naturally they will expand. Under the situation of poor domestic capital, some foreign banks will come in at this time. The next fate of all enterprises with foreign capital is inevitable losses. Soon they will be insolvent, and the enterprise will naturally be taken over by foreign banks. Management. Such a trap, until a hundred years later, many shrewd enterprises were fooled, not to mention a hundred years ago.

Li Xiang said with a trace of sarcasm: "There is nothing wrong with industry to save the country, but it is undoubtedly unrealistic to regard the development of industry as the only way to save the country, which is the same as the ideal of those nerds who educate and save the country. Education is a long-term project, industry is also a long-term project, and its effectiveness is not visible in a day. I planned a hundred-year plan for education in Hankou and formulated the first five-year plan for the development of Hankou. None of them is short! However, in today's dangerous China, it is impossible to use industry or education as an emergency means to save the country. What's more, in today's semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, it is doubtful whether industry and education can be fully developed. Imperialism will never allow this idea of saving and saving the dead to be fully developed and implemented. This powerfully shows that industrial salvationists cannot achieve their goals under today's historical conditions!"

Li Pingshu was pale when Li Marshal said, and he said timidly, "Let's establish the country with business and work. So it's all a mirror? So what is the foundation of saving the country?

It is not surprising that Li Dashuai is not surprised by the loss of Li Pingshu. Who will let his life's ideals be broken by his own words?

"Revolution! Of course, the revolution will be carried out to the end!" Marshal Li laughed. According to the provisions of the Xinchou Treaty and all other unequal treaties, the imperialist powers tried their best to expand their privileges in China and gradually controlled China's economic lifeline. In terms of commerce and trade, the great powers of various countries have expanded commodity dumping and carried out predatory trade. Some international monopoly organizations have become monopolies of China's import and export trade. Some foreign monopolies have also firmly controlled them by setting up branches at China's trade ports, and Chinese firms act as their underwriting and distributors. The Chinese market. In terms of industrial and mining enterprises, the imperialist powers have plundered mining rights. At that time, the mining rights of the mining areas in Northeast and Shanxi, which China had been identified were controlled by Russia, Japan, Britain, Italy and other countries, and the mining areas operated by the Chinese people themselves were also controlled by various means. The number of factories opened in China by various countries has also increased dramatically. In terms of transportation, after the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, imperialists frantically competed for the right of way. The Dongqing and Nanman railways in the northeast have been directly operated by Russia and Japan respectively, the Jiaoji Railway in Shandong are directly operated by Germans, and the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway is directly operated by the French. In addition, many other railways have also been taken up by the great powers. In terms of shipping industry, China's coastal and inland river shipping industry has long been monopolized by foreign companies, and the degree of monopoly is getting higher and higher.

These Li Pingshu naturally know that this is also the ultimate reason why industrial salvationists raise the banner of "business war". It's just that this "business war", like the previous national wars of the Qing Dynasty, has no hope of victory.

Speaking of this, Marshal Li stood up excitedly and angrily. Nationalism broke out again. He walked around in front of everyone like a little mania. His smile was gone. He shouted, "Only by revolutionary means can the people be rich and the country strong!" On the fundamental question of what means to seek wealth and strength, I have always firmly believed that it is a violent revolution! The "internal chaos" and weakness of Chinese society are caused by the rebellious actions of the Qing government. The crisis of China's partition is also caused by the decadent rule of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing government is the "foreign court". Now this "foreign court" is shifting to Yuan Shikai. Only by overthrowing the rule of the Qing Dynasty by revolutionary means, defeating Yuan Shikai's Beiyang army, not hesitate to go to war with foreign devils, but also take back all the concessions and all the lost land and sovereignty. Only by carrying out the revolution to the end can we revitalize the industry and make China really prosper and strong..."

"Battle with Beiyang? Do you still want to go to war with the great powers?" Li Pingshu and Huang Jinrong finally learned the madness of Li Madman and asked stupidly. From the beginning, they always believed that the revolution would lead to the consequences of "the chaos in the world" and "the subjugation of the country". The top priority is to concentrate social funds and develop capitalism and foreign investment competition, rather than a revolution. If China really has this ability, if the southern civil army really has this ability, will it be forced to the point where the disaster of division is imminent, to the point of peace with Yuan Shikai? They looked at the madman Li in front of them like a fool.

Marshal Li didn't pay attention to their strange eyes at all and replied loudly, "Of course!" How can the revolution be carried out to the end without the Northern Expedition against the Beiyang Army? If you don't deal with foreign devils toughly, how can you recover the lost sovereignty and land? Imperialism is a paper tiger! The military and government of Hankou are tough, and hasn't the Hankou Concession been taken back?

Li Pingshu and Huang Jinrong always felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't find it, because what Li Dashuai said was the truth, and they just nodded numbly.

"The Eastern and Western powers have become imperialism, and imperialism is "expansionism, expansionism, aggressionism" and "robberism." On China's land, the imperialist powers said, "Cut the important land and rent military ports to choke their throats; open mines and build railways to break their muscles and collaterals; borrow debts and ask for money, promote industry and commerce, and anoint their blood; open the door, draw the circle of power, fight fat and eat, and have no scruples." Why did China become the object of oppression and slavery of the world's great powers? Li wanted to ask another question.

Li Pingshu and Huang Jinrong shook their heads together, and the whole conversation had been completely dominated by Marshal Li.

Li Dashuai himself replied: "The root cause is the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government. It was this Qing Dynasty, which surrendered to the outside world, hindered our intellectual and material development, making China's peasants, workers and bourgeoisie under heavy pressure, making China poor and backward, and in a position of being beaten for a long time. Therefore, in my opinion, only by overthrowing the Qing government, overthrowing imperialism, and establishing the Republic of China can we "enrich the country, strengthen national strength, and revitalize diplomatic relations". Without overthrowing the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and establishing the Republic of China by revolutionary means, we cannot "save the dead", "prosperous", and cannot prosper and be prosperous. Under today's conditions, only revolution, or only the establishment of a republican, democratic and independent country can create indispensable prerequisites for the revitalization of industry and the development of the national economy. This is not only It is a political conclusion and a fundamental problem of economic thought.