In less than a month, except for some large capital enterprises with strong backgrounds, the rest of the factories and facilities in the entire Ruhr area were sold out by Germans, British, French and Americans. It can be said that the Chinese government moved nearly half of the Ruhr area back to Asia in one go during this feast. Although it paid a lot of price for it, this price was only a small part of the gain.

The Germans who obtained a large amount of supplies during the sale have overcome the temporary difficulties. Of course, many sober Germans have accused the Chinese government of this "take advantage of the fire" behavior, but these voices were quickly drowned in the wave of praise for the "help" of the Chinese people. Moreover, the Chinese government also gave the German Provisional Government a decent attitude, that is, the Chinese diplomatic mission, the head of the Chinese government, Cao Rulin, together with the Central Bank President Yang Du and the German Provisional Government, signed an agreement to ensure that after the political situation in Germany is stable,

The Chinese government will provide a long-term interest-free loan to the German government, with the amount of up to US$100 million. This loan will be invested in industry, agriculture and infrastructure as a fund to rebuild Germany. Of course, this agreement is confidential. No one of the parties except the signing of the agreement. With this condition, the German government will turn a blind eye to the Chinese behavior. Anyway, even if German things are left, they will be divided up by Britain, France and the United States. It would be better to hand them over to the Chinese who are willing to pay a lot of money.

100 million US dollars is a huge amount in this era. Of course, it cannot be obtained by the fiscal revenue of the Chinese government. But Fang Zida had long been prepared. Capital operation is his specialty, backed by the huge gold reserves of the Central Bank of the Russian Empire, and the joint financial operations of the central bank and several major consortiums in the United States, so this money does not require funding from the central government, but cleverly passes the risks through empty-handed means.

What's more, this nominal interest-free loan is not really interest-free. In later generations, from the 1980s to the late 1990s, the Japanese government did not do these things under the banner of "helping China". Not only did it recover higher profits than interest-bearing loans, but it also plundered a large amount of technology in China in this way, and also took the opportunity to make Japan's industrial products occupy most of the market. With such a good method, why wouldn't Fang Zida be used to borrow it?

No matter how much you have, you will eventually sell it out, not to mention that it is not only the Germans who are selling it. Allied countries are also busy rushing to make time and make a fortune. After the war, Germany was in a depressed state, and the money exchanged for factories and equipment could not make Germany's economic and social order improve too much, but it just delays this situation.

What's more, the sale of large numbers of factories and facilities also caused a large number of skilled German workers to be unemployed, and their survival was destined when the income funds were gradually consumed. In this case, the Chinese government quickly proposed the recruitment intention to the German Provisional Government and the Ruhr areas.

The transport of a large number of factories and facilities cannot play their full role with China's weak industrial foundation and personnel quality. What the Chinese government lacks at present are these skilled workers, technicians, engineers, managers, etc. After consideration, the German provisional government agreed to the Chinese government's request. After the Chinese government's official public recruitment began, the Germans who flocked to the public were almost slashed the threshold.

Although the Chinese recruitment of ordinary workers is not high, compared with the European income before the war and even during the war, it was only half of that at that time. But even this is the case, countless people still snatch each competitive position. You should know that the German economy has completely collapsed, and the German currency mark has almost become waste paper. Ordinary people's income a day cannot afford a loaf of bread. Most people are struggling on the brink of life and death. In this case, it has surprised the Germans so much that the Chinese can offer such a "high price".

What's more, the Chinese government also claimed that as long as the hired personnel were hired, they would pay 10 silver dollars to resettlement fees on the spot. If there were skilled German workers who went to China, the Chinese government would also provide them with free shipping tickets, accommodation, and food along the way, and place them at work. If their families still have a skill, the Chinese government would arrange other jobs for them to ensure their life in China.

Compared with Europe, although China is backward, it also has the benefit of being backward, that is, its prices are low and the happiness index is higher than that of income. After inquiring about China's income and actual consumption, some Germans who originally wanted to go to China alone quickly changed their minds and asked to take their families with them.

Of course, the Chinese government does not target all Germans recruited. During the recruitment process, the Chinese government divides the ranks according to the importance of its personnel. For example, compared with an engineer, an engineer is of course the first priority, and ordinary workers will be considered after solving the families of his higher-level personnel. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, this hierarchy system is strictly confidential internally. Under Fang Zida's instructions, all government personnel who are recruiting in Europe issued a closure order and must not be disclosed to the outside world.

In addition to these people, Fang Zida also gave Yang Du a list of recruitment while secretly recruiting a group of middle and lower-level officers and non-commissioned officers of the German Wehrmacht, as well as some scientists who were willing to come to China to live.

The recruitment of officers was progressing smoothly. Except for senior officers who had to bear the responsibility for war due to defeat, they were all under surveillance and residence by the Allies before formally signing the agreement after surrender. However, the strictness of middle and lower-level officers was not so strict. In Germany, a large number of ordinary officers became worse than civilians. Except for some officers who were aristocratic, general civilian officers had no support for the army, and their survival had become the most difficult member of the Germans.

In just one month, the Chinese government admitted a total of 14,273 engineers, technicians, skilled workers and factory managers in the recruitment process. In addition to their families, the total number has reached more than 50,000. This group of people will be towed, boarding Chinese cargo ships from Hamburg, and ride the wind and waves under simple conditions to the east where they are about to arrive.

In addition to the more than 50,000 people, 2,941 people were willing to go to China for the recruitment of middle and lower-level officers. This number is very small compared to the number of officers in the entire German Wehrmacht, but it has already made the Chinese government overjoyed. Unfortunately, the recruitment of those scientists was difficult. Yang Du worked hard to recruit 146 scientists who were willing to go to China. These are not steep scientists. Many of them were just under their mentors not long after graduation.

Working scientists are just scientists. After all, scientists are members of all countries at any time. The first thing they guarantee is the most difficult time for the people. Moreover, China is a backward country. Even if some scientists want to escape Germany, they will first consider Britain and the United States. Only some young people who have difficulty living in life, have low scientific achievements, are not famous, and have no way. Or they only choose to go to China as assistants not long after their debut.

The Chinese government delegation seized the time on the European continent, and Fang Zida, who was in the capital, was not idle either. When he received a telegram from Yang Du and Cao Rulin, he suppressed his excitement and wandered around the house for a long time, and then recruited personnel to assign specific jobs.

According to Fang Zida's idea, except for some basic industries that were transported back from Germany, the remaining heavy industries will build four industrial cities in Zhili, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest regions. These four major industrial cities will become the foundation for China's future development.

This kind of site selection was decided by Fang Zida after careful consideration. Although southeastern China is the most developed region, this place is not suitable from the perspective of geography. The main reason is that China's coastline is too long and the country is weak. Once a war breaks out, the safety of these factories cannot be guaranteed.

Industrial cities can be set up inland. Except for the convenient transportation in the Northeast region, other places, especially the southwest and northwest regions, are not as good as coastal areas in terms of transportation and living conditions. Fortunately, with the support of Fang Zida, the Ministry of Transport has accelerated railway construction work in the past two years. According to the process, the railway lines in the northwest and southwest regions may be opened to traffic next year, which will solve the transportation problem. Moreover, although the northwest and southwest regions are backward, they are also rich in mineral resources. Fang Zida is also prepared for this and everything will be carried out in an orderly manner.

The new construction of four industrial cities can not only solve the backward situation of China's basic industry, but also drive the economic development of surrounding areas. Someone once said, "China's problem is mainly the problem of land." This sentence makes sense but also has some aspects that are lost. At first, Fang Zida thought that the land contradictions during the Republic of China were very deep, but after serving as the president of the Central Bank, he specially commissioned relevant departments and used bank resources to investigate the land situation. In fact, the problem of land contradictions in China has not reached the level of jiliè, although the public has supported it.

There are a large number of landlords, but most of these landlords rely on their own hard work to get rich. Moreover, under the influence of Chinese traditional culture, ordinary tin households, long-term workers and short-term workers rely on their labor for their due remuneration, just like workers working in later enterprises. In some places, tin households, long-term workers and short-term workers are not low, and the remuneration earned for landlords can fully meet their survival requirements, unless they are some people who are commonly known as "idle men" and "second-rate men" in the countryside who are lazy and hateful to work have lost their family property and cannot survive. Generally speaking, as long as they work hard, they will not have to worry about life.
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