Chapter 806 Holding your breath
Russia has not made plans for Africa, and the changes in Africa are just a natural overflow of Russia's strength.
Compared with Russia in another time and space, Russia in this time and space has not only not been excluded by the international community, but has become the most desirable immigration area for Europeans. These new immigrants have effectively supported Russia's economic development, and population is the primary productive force. This sentence has been verified again in Russia.
The population size of Britain and France is no longer enough to meet the needs of industrial development.
When the Industrial Revolution first began, the British population was between 5 million and 8 million, which was enough to drive the Industrial Revolution.
Before the outbreak of the world war, the population size of Britain and France had already highlighted the crisis. At least 60 million people were needed to meet industrial needs.
With the emergence of new things such as automobiles and airplanes, industry's demand for population has further increased. At least 100 million people are needed to meet the needs of industrial development.
Russia has 180 million people, which gives Russia an advantage in the competition with Britain and France.
Europeans are already surprised by Russia's developments.
But don't be surprised yet.
Next, Russia's advantages will become greater and greater.
In 1926, Russia's total industrial output accounted for nearly one-third of the world's total, and its total import and export volume accounted for about 20%.
With one-fifth of the total import and export volume, one-third of the products are produced, and the entire difference is absorbed by the Russian market. This is Russia's confidence.
The first batch of Russians to fully receive compulsory education graduated last year. Those with excellent grades entered higher education institutions to continue their studies, while those with less-than-stellar grades could at least become qualified industrial workers.
Under normal circumstances, the only way to absorb millions of new industrial workers is to expand production scale.
Russia has taken a different approach, upgrading its industry while opening up new tracks and looking for new economic growth points.
The technology of television is not yet sufficient for industrialization. Refrigerators and washing machines have become common household appliances in Russia. George is still working hard to promote the layout of electricity and strive to make every Russian family have access to electric lights.
This is a more challenging systematic project than compulsory education.
Felix disagrees.
"George, have you ever considered the cost of doing this?"
Felix worries that promoting electricity will bankrupt the Russian government's finances.
It's okay to promote electricity in cities. Although the investment is large and the revenue cycle is long, the benefits will definitely outweigh the disadvantages in the long run.
But the cost and effort involved in extending electricity to every corner of Russia is despairing.
"How did we do it in the first place?"
George had a different understanding of power promotion than Felix.
Felix was confused and didn't understand what George meant at all.
“When we first started, didn’t we start with generators?”
George reminds Felix that promoting electricity is not as difficult as Felix imagined.
Felix was enlightened. If instead of burying electric wire piles, he could sell generators, then it would really be possible.
Russia is too big and too cold. If you bury wire piles, not to mention the cost, the maintenance costs will be disappointing.
But if it is selling generators, Siberian farmers are still willing to pay for them.
Compared with generators, power plants have huge advantages. Therefore, after Russia began to build power plants on a large scale, the Russian generator market began to shrink and was not as good as before.
This is abnormal. Although internal combustion engines have shown advantages in power, steam engines are still widely used in large machinery and equipment.
In-depth research on generators has many benefits, not only to meet the needs of remote areas, but also for export.
Other countries do not have as developed power construction as Russia.
In the UK and France, electricity is now only available in large cities.
"The price of generators is too expensive. We have to find ways to reduce the price of generators."
As long as Felix breaks through the shackles of his thoughts, his thinking will still be very active.
"Expand the scale as much as possible and produce more generators, the cheaper the generators will be."
At this time, George began to talk about the advantages of scale.
Felix left happily, but Prince Carl's son Carl Jr. failed to get what he wanted from George.
After the signing of the trade agreement between the United States and Russia, the United States increased its assistance to Germany. In the first three quarters of this year alone, U.S. investment in Germany exceeded US$2 billion. Karl Jr. hopes that Russia will also increase investment in Germany.
Not only did George not agree, but he also reduced his investment in Germany.
Germany has achieved economic recovery with the help of Russian money.
With the influx of American funds, the speed of Germany's economic recovery has once again accelerated, which made Qiao Zhe suddenly feel that danger was approaching.
The greed of capital has led American companies to invest uncontrollably and produce more and more goods to meet market demand.
The European market is only so big, and the United States and Russia have just reached a balance. Who will sell the goods produced in Germany?
Once the goods produced in Germany can meet the demand of the German market, Germany's demand for American goods and Russian goods will also decrease rapidly.
Russia has a huge domestic market and many allies, so the pressure is still within control.
If American goods cannot be sold, the economy will experience a Great Depression.
Considering the safety of investment in Germany, the Siberian Bank has stopped investing in Germany, which has also led to a change in the attitude of some German politicians towards Russia.
Germany is now a hot commodity. Britain, the United States, and France are all competing to invest in Germany. At this time, Russia is pouring cold water on the German economy. This is not a friendly attitude.
Thinking back to the World War, it was precisely because of the madness of the Russian Empire that Germany failed.
Therefore, more and more people in Germany are demanding a separation from Russia.
This part is dominated by Hebrews.
This can also be explained because the investment of Russian capital affects the interests of the Hebrews. If Russian capital withdraws from Germany, the Hebrews will be able to dominate the German market.
As for the Russians' previous help to Germany, that was God's will and had nothing to do with Russia's goodwill.
George himself could not understand this logic.
But this is the way the Hebrews think.
When Karl Lao visited Russia a few months ago, he revealed to George that the German Junkers aristocratic group already had plans to target the Hebrews.
Judging from the situation in Germany, the implementation of this plan was not smooth.
Within the Juncker aristocracy, there were also serious differences over this decision.
Some Junckers believe that Germany is in a period of rapid development, and targeting the Hebrews at this time may have an impact on Germany's revival.
There is definitely an impact. The Hebrews are too strong in Germany. No matter when they start targeting the Hebrews, it will have an impact on Germany.
The key is to see whether costs and benefits are directly proportional.
"Uncle George, if Russia lends a helping hand, we can achieve our goal faster."
Little Carl was respectful to George, and after the two families got married, their relationship became even closer.
"I have warned your father to be careful of economic overheating, which is very dangerous."
George spoke sincerely. He could understand the mood of the Germans, but he could not accept their radicalism.
The Weimar government's control over the German economy was too weak, much lower than that of Russia.
Russia's economy is led by the state, implemented by enterprises, and supervised by the government. This is the most suitable model for economic development.
The Weimar government, like Britain, France, and the United States, did not intervene too much in the economy and believed too much in the market's regulatory capabilities, which would eventually lead to backlash from the market.
"The situation in Germany is different from that in Russia. My father also wants to dominate the economy like Russia, but this is not possible in Germany."
Carl Jr. is bitter, this is the consequence of liberalizing the capital market.
U.S. loans to Germany are conditional and are designated for use in a certain industry or investment in a certain field. The German government will either accept or reject it.
Due to the agreement between Russia and the United States, American capital transferred part of its productivity to Germany, bypassing the agreement with Russia, and seemed to take advantage.
Germany is not a non-violent and non-cooperative India. It is brooding over the failure of World War I and is holding its breath from top to bottom. Once Germany regains its strength, the tragedy of the world war will happen again.
Old Karl was not stupid. The Weimar government agreed to the Americans' request because it used American capital to restore the economy.
The Morgans are not stupid either, they are also taking advantage of Germany.
Only when Europe falls into chaos can the Americans take advantage.
(End of chapter)