Chapter 719 Cabinet Meeting·Part 2
Karen's point of view can be said to be refreshing, and in terms of feasibility, it is indeed possible and practical.
Just building a colony undoubtedly means a lot of investment, and it takes a long time to see the return on the upfront investment.
If the empire was at its peak, this wouldn't be a problem. Even with piles of money, a profitable trading system could be built in the colonies.
However, for the empire's financial situation, which has just improved now, the national treasury really cannot come up with the money to build colonies.
Because of this, the Finance Minister spoke immediately after Kallen: "Although Deputy Prime Minister Kafka's idea is very good, I'm afraid the national treasury will not be able to come up with the money.
If we want to rebuild the trade system between the hub and the colonies, what we need right now is a project with small investment, quick return, and can be effective in a short period of time while not losing much money. ”
"Such a project can almost be said to be the most ideal. Where can we find such a project with small investment and quick return?" But similarly, some people think that although the Chancellor's idea is good, it is also unrealistic: "And it is really possible. For such a project, why not do it in the north instead of going to the colonies? ”
The main purpose of empire building colonies is to plunder.
Although some colonies do focus more on construction, that is just to better control more colonies.
Compared with this, the empire itself is more worthy of attention.
Therefore, if there is a project that requires small investment, quick return, can produce results in a short period of time, and does not suffer a big loss, it can be placed directly in the northern border. If not, it can also be placed in the New World colony next to it.
This will not only promote development, but also build a relatively stable and smooth trading system.
Don't worry that this will cause supply and demand problems. The Northern Territory and the New Continent together are a land that is vaster than the Old World. It has enough volume to accommodate an entire industrial system and a matching trade system.
To put it more bluntly and simply, the Victoria Empire actually doesn't have much interest in colonies now, and is more focused on its own development.
To the empire, the colonies were actually a group of burdens that only ate but did not work.
"That cannot be said. The empire does not have any demand for colonies now. However, with the implementation of the economic development plan, the empire's finances are gradually improving, and there will still be demand for colonies in the future." Some people remained neutral and still voted. One's own vote.
Faced with this answer, some people agree with it, while others sneer at it.
"I think we should be down-to-earth and build the northern border first, and then consider other things when we have the financial resources." Cabinet members who tend to be conservative put forward a relatively conservative plan.
Although this approach is conservative, it is more reliable.
After stabilizing the basic market, it will become much easier to expand.
But relatively speaking, the results of this are too slow, and the Northern Territory is now beginning to take shape. Both its financial situation and industrial development have reached a level that can promote colonial construction.
The only problem is to promote colonial construction, which is not affordable for the current imperial finances. At least in the short term, the current imperial finances are not enough to finance the construction of colonies.
Listening to the fierce speeches of the cabinet members, Purficott finally understood their views on this matter.
Purficott knows much more about the current financial situation in the North than these cabinet members, and she actually has her own set of ideas.
It's just that before throwing out her own ideas, she wants to hear other people's ideas and suggestions.
After listening to everyone's opinions and suggestions, Purficott said: "Based on the current financial situation of the empire, it is affordable to build a new industrial chain in the colonies.
However, the return period of this investment will be longer, and the initial investment and burden will be heavier.
Therefore, in order to better build such a trade system, it is more appropriate to build a two-way circular trade system. ”
"A two-way cyclical trade system? Lord Regent, do you mean that while the northern border and the empire center can benefit, the colonies themselves can also benefit from trade?" The Minister of Industry and Commerce was very impressed by this theory put forward by Purficott. Interested, he asked: "How can we build such a two-way circulation trading system?"
A two-way cycle is, to put it bluntly, normal trade.
As the hub, the relationship between the northern border and the colonies is not one of plundering and being plundered, but a trade chain under the same trading system, which can bring benefits to both parties.
Purficott does not want to restart the plunder of the colonies, but hopes to make the original cake bigger through trade with the colonies, thereby generating more demand and making the economy snowball like a snowball.
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After all, only when both parties make money can the business between the two parties continue, and the cake continue to grow, so that both parties can obtain sufficient benefits.
So she replied: "Among the colonies acquired by the empire before, only a very small part were for territory, and most of them were for plundering local resources. This would be too exhausting and not what I want.
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However, the colonies mainly produce resources, while the north mainly produces finished products. The relationship between the two has been established in the colonial era, and I have no intention of overturning it for the time being.
However, we can optimize the original system and use the industrial products produced in the north to exchange for more resources from the colonies, while also allowing the colonies themselves to have certain production capabilities.
In this way, a more stable trade chain can be built between the colonies and the northern border, and a two-way circular trade system can be built. ”
The essence of Purficott's approach is the new economic system re-established by the original world after overthrowing the old colonial system.
Although it is still not divorced from the essential relationship between plunder and the plundered, it is indeed less harsh than the plunder of the old colonial system.
After all, it has upgraded from physical plunder to economic plunder. Although it is still exploiting relatively speaking, it at least objectively makes the local people live a better life. At the same time, it can also allow the originally primitive and backward indigenous people in the colony to obtain certain improvements and improvements. develop.
Just like Purficott did when he was in the north, although the indigenous people in the north are still being squeezed, at least they survived this final winter instead of freezing to death.
(End of chapter)