Chapter 1034: Prosperous Hangzhou
Realizing that Zhennan Pass’s defense was getting stronger and stronger, Major General Xino had to choose to retreat. After losing the spirit of the initial attack, the Gallic army had to defend on the spot and waited until the Japanese army in the north made a breakthrough before cooperating. Both the Japanese and Gallic countries were thinking of letting the other side make a breakthrough first, so they temporarily fell into silence in both north and south directions. In the Western Special Zone, neither the Japanese and Gallic countries declared war, and the two sides fell into an embarrassing state of disagreement.
The borders between Beiji Province and western Guangdong Province are both in a high state of alert for heavy troops to defend. They seem to be peaceful and peaceful, and they are back to the world, but in the eastern part of Hualan Kingdom, there is a bloody storm. After using the Wenhai Ship incident to clear all the strength of the Hualan Communist Party from the army, Jiang Ruiyuan finally showed his fangs to choose people and eat them.
As early as after the Wenhai Ship Incident, in order to control the newly controlled areas, the military government in eastern Guangdong moved the entire government headquarters to Hanxia and began to transform the military government into a democratic government. It seemed that the democratic republican idea of the Congress Party was about to be reached, and the revolution seemed to be about to succeed, but in fact it was just a smokescreen for Jiang Ruiyuan to paralyze the left and the Communist Party of China. He sent all the revolutionary elders to the distant Hanxia, and Jiang Ruiyuan had no force to restrain him. He himself strengthened his control over the army in eastern Guangdong and began to actively prepare and plan a **.
After Sun Wenhai's death, Chiang Ruiyuan implemented the policy of abandoning the Red Army and began to contact the Japanese government. Being able to dig out the corners of Hualan Kingdom is a timely rain for Japan, which has been suppressed by the Western Special Administrative Region. After Chiang Ruiyuan took the initiative to contact, the Japanese Minister of the Hierrorist Finance Department even came to Hualan Kingdom in person and held secret talks with Chiang Ruiyuan.
In order to get strong support from Japan, Jiang Ruiyuan completely lost his human nature. He even took the initiative to propose: "I understand the major political and economic relationship between Mingbei and Japan. The Japanese left blood in the Uro War and had emotional problems. I think the Mingbei issue must be considered in special consideration. I appreciate the speech of the former foreign minister of the Coin. If Japan correctly evaluates our ideology and struggle, I am willing to shake hands with Japan."
Shortly after the two had a secret talk, Chiang Ruiyuan expressed his willingness to reconsider the conflict between the two countries and even resumed various rights and interests of the Japanese government in Hualan, which were taken back by the former Hualan government due to the Chinese-Japanese war, and even was willing to continue to pay the unpaid Boxer indemnity.
With the written guarantee issued by Jiang Ruiyuan, Japan paid a large amount of loans to Jiang Ruiyuan through the Zhengjin Bank. This money was included in the Yanjin Bank, and Chiang Ruiyuan was allowed to withdraw at any time. With this huge amount of money, Chiang Ruiyuan began to recruit soldiers, bribe all parties to command troops, and gathered a large number of right-wing factions of the Congress party to take action at any time.
After entering April 1927, Jiang Ruiyuan was ready to do everything and was ready to do it at any time. Everything was in place, and the east wind came soon. The breakthrough was soon chosen in Hangzhou City, Ninghai Province. After the establishment of the Republic of China, Zhao Shouhong began to rely on Guanghai City, the sea outlet, to export more and more industrial products in Zhongchuan Province.
Although the Western Special Administrative Region later had new ports in the Gulf of Aden and Jainiyang in Kokang Province, due to the exponential increase in industrial capacity and the low cost of shipping in Longjiang, Guanghai City was becoming more and more prosperous. Relying on the radiation effect of the economy, Hangzhou City, which is only a few hundred kilometers away from Guanghai City, quickly developed due to its geographical advantages.
Although Hangzhou City was originally quite prosperous, it relied on its mulberry silkworm weaving ability. However, with the crazy expansion of Japan's raw silk industry, several major Japanese companies quickly relied on unfair price competition to annex most of the silk weaving industries near Hangzhou, causing a significant reduction in the domestic raw silk production of Hualan.
Although Zhao Shouhong fought back and replaced raw silk with nylon, which caused a considerable turmoil in Japan's economy, it also completely destroyed Hangzhou's raw silk industry. If this continues to develop, Hangzhou City will slowly sink, but the hardworking Hangzhou people quickly found new profit growth points.
Because Guanghai City was built into a material distribution center for the Western Special Zone, a large number of imported and exported goods were circulated here, many of which were sent to all parts of the country. However, the Western Special Zone was stricter in and out, and many merchants were turned away. Seeing that countless goods in Guanghai City were difficult to buy. Some flexible merchants discovered business opportunities. They had commercial concessions to enter the Western Special Zone, so they were able to purchase almost unlimited products from Guanghai City.
They also do not conduct long-distance transportation. In order to save transportation costs, they simply sell them in Hangzhou, near the special zone. These products are of better quality than such products in the Western Mainland, and their prices are reduced by almost half due to Hualanguo's low labor force and shorter transportation routes, so the products are very popular.
Because of the emergence of these commercial activities, Hangzhou City gradually flourished again. The hardworking Hangzhou people quickly built a large number of material distribution markets and inns in the city, attracting more businessmen to do business here. Later, the business of Guangming Group in Guanghai City gradually expanded, and they began to release downstream industries to the public. Making accessories for Guangming Group has also become a very profitable business.
The residents of Hangzhou City soon discovered business opportunities and soon established a large number of small factories in the area near Hangzhou. These Hangzhou people who had money because of trade began to invest their funds in factories, using cheaper local labor to produce some unimportant small accessories for Guangming Group.
Although these things are not profitable, they are favorable because Guangming Group Company has a huge demand and never mortgages to downstream companies. They are all good reputation for cash on delivery, which makes small factories flourish. By 1927, more than a thousand small factories had been established inside and outside Hangzhou City, becoming the largest industrial base for Guangming Group Company outside the Western Special Zone.
The prosperity of industry has created a large number of industrial workers. After more than ten years of development, there have been more than 100,000 industrial workers here. It is precisely with the existence of these workers that the Hualan Communist Party has a breeding ground for development. The cruel exploitation of workers by capitalists pushed them into the ranks of active participation in the revolution. After the Northern Expedition Army attacked the Zhili Army, the workers' organizations here also responded actively. Under the leadership of the Hualan Communist Party, they destroyed the rear transportation hub, burned grain and ammunition warehouses, and dealt a major blow to the Zhili Army.
After the Northern Expedition Army invaded Ningjiang Province, the workers in Hangzhou even launched an armed uprising in response to the entry of the Northern Expedition Army. It can be said that among all the major cities in the country, the Hualan Communist Party’s foundation in Hangzhou is the best, and the party organization here is the most complete. Each factory even formed a worker picket team to deal with the possible counterattack of the warlord troops.
Chapter completed!