Chapter 660 Different Routes
Economic development planning, this is an unprecedented new term for the Victoria Empire.
Whether it is for the former Imperial Council or the current cabinet, this is a new thing that they have never been exposed to.
In the past, everyone did not have a complete economic development plan. Although they would make plans for some things, they were usually only for one thing, not for the entire country.
This is the first time for the Victoria Empire to implement an economic development plan for the entire country.
For this matter, Purficott even invited the queen, who was no longer involved in world affairs, to show that she attached great importance to this matter.
"As the first phase of the empire's economic development plan, before formulating the plan, we should first have a comprehensive understanding of the current specific situation of the empire." Purficott placed a document on the table , and other cabinet members also had a copy of the same document in front of them.
This is some data compiled by Purficott in the past few days. Although it is not comprehensive, it is enough to give the cabinet a general understanding of Victoria's current situation.
“I believe everyone has read this document. Based on this document, Victoria’s first phase of economic development plan should be formulated. Everyone should have no objections, right?” Purficott was the first to speak at this time, and he will The right to speak in this meeting was the first to be taken into his own hands.
The cabinet members basically had no objections to Purficott's remarks.
The northern faction headed by Wellington and Karen will not raise any objections to Purficott, which is inconsistent with their basic base and interests.
Although the royalists felt that this would further lose their voice in the cabinet, after carefully studying the economic development planning strategy proposed by Perfectcott, they also believed that it was beneficial to the empire. At the same time, it is also something that will help them consolidate their status and interests.
So the royalists did not raise any objections to this.
Although being led by Purficott will affect their weight in the cabinet, as long as they get enough benefits and interests in the economic development plan, it will be more beneficial to long-term considerations.
Within the royalist party, it was Princess Anne who first proposed this statement. Because she directly represented the royal family, she could greatly influence the royalist party's decision-making.
Of course, she didn't just say it with her mouth, but she laid out the facts.
The empire’s cabinet elections have been confirmed to be held every five years, and even if they are re-elected, they will only last ten years.
This may be a long time for an individual, but it is not a particularly unbearable time for a faction.
Although the northern faction now occupies the cabinet, the royalist party is not completely powerless. It is still hard to say who will win the next election in five years. What will happen in five years No one can say anything.
Exchanging the short-term voice in the cabinet for the longer-term interests of factional development is an account that everyone will settle.
Today's Princess Anne is no longer the former Her Royal Highness who was unwilling to think about political issues, but a qualified politician who has gradually grown up and possesses political thinking.
Although she still behaves a little immature, she cannot compare with those experienced politicians.
And she does not occupy a very important position in the cabinet, but the status of the heir to the imperial throne is enough for everyone to respect her existence.
Not to mention that the queen's reputation and status as heir to the throne were enough to recruit enough senior politicians to assist her. These experienced old people may no longer be qualified for the important task of managing this country due to lack of energy, but their experience and vision are still there, and there is still no problem in teaching and guiding Princess Anne.
Because of this, when Purficott proposed the policy of economic development planning, Princess Anne saw the benefits of this policy under the guidance of those old politicians.
For this reason, she knows how to obtain sufficient benefits for the royalists.
“The economic pillars of the Victoria Empire are mainly concentrated in industry and shipbuilding. It was precisely because the invention of the steam engine drove industrial development that the empire became so powerful, so I suggest the first phase of the economic development plan , we should still focus on industry and shipbuilding,” a royalist cabinet official said.
Although what I said was some very correct nonsense, it was still a good start anyway.
After all, the reason why nonsense is nonsense is that everyone knows that it is what it is, and it doesn’t matter whether it is said or not.
But when you say it, no one can refute it.
"Industry is also divided into industries. Machinery manufacturing and textile industry are two completely different industries. We should have a clearer focus." In tit-for-tat confrontation with the royalists, a cabinet official from the Northern Territory faction also immediately speak.
The Northern Faction naturally knows what the royalists are planning.
It is not news that the nobles hold a large amount of capital in their hands and have close ties with big factory owners and big capitalists. Even those bankers are basically more loyal to the royalists.
Correspondingly, it is easy to understand that the royalists hope to develop industry and use this to gain more capital and voice.
After all, the huge Northern Territory and the Dominions are the base of the Northern Territory faction. This is very disadvantageous for the royalists who have lost the base of the empire. They need to find their own new base.
To a large extent, the two cities of Beloberg and Pripyat can be regarded as the new base of the royalists.
Of course, the premise is that the royalists can gain a firm foothold while these two cities develop, instead of falling to the northern faction just because Purficott throws out some new technologies or benefits.
After all, the nobles and factory owners currently controlled by the North were all from the North from Longton. In a sense, they are all former royalists who were moved by interests. people.
In the further quarrel, both parties naturally made their respective ideas and preferences clear.
The Northern Faction currently focuses on light industry, that is, textiles, leather processing, food and other industrial categories that are relatively involved in daily life.
Although it is also divided into two categories: durable consumer goods and fast-moving consumer goods, in the opinion of the Northern Territory School, this subdivision can be classified into the general category of developing light industry.
The reason why we target light industry is that the northern region currently has little demand for heavy industry. On the contrary, ordinary people at the grassroots level need the development of light industry to meet their daily needs.
But the royalists don’t think so. They still insist on developing heavy industry and advocate using heavy industry as the pillar of the national economy to drive overall economic development.
(End of this chapter)