svetikya Chapter 257: Unexpected news, adding insult to injury
Chapter 257: Unexpected news, adding insult to injury
This has made the situation even worse for China, which was already suffering from widespread disasters across the country.
These grains, various meat products, egg products, vegetables, fruits and other supplies that were originally stored in granaries in various regions began to be transported to the north in an orderly manner, one train car at a time.
In order to repay the debt, the Chinese people can only tighten their belts and pay off the debt.
But this is just a drop in the bucket for the huge debt, because the amount owed is not small, close to 10 billion.
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It happened to be the weekend, and He Yuzhu came to the Hao family and chatted with his father-in-law about this matter in the study.
"Dad, have you heard? Recently, the higher-ups have asked our provinces, cities, and counties to hand over all the food and supplies in stock to repay the Soviet Union's debt."
Hao Jinlong nodded when he heard what He Yuzhu said.
"Yes, we received the notice a long time ago. It's not that we have no other choice. We borrowed money from them to buy so much equipment during the Korean War. Now that the relationship between the two countries is not good, we naturally have to pay it back in advance."
He Yuzhu heard this and changed the subject.
"Dad, having said that, isn't it adding insult to injury for the Su Kingdom to ask us to repay the debt at this time? Look at how difficult it is for China right now.
Besides, without these stored grains, I am afraid there will be a food shortage, and we won’t even have a place to dispatch them.”
Hao Jinlong understood this truth, and he sighed.
"Zhu Zi, everyone understands this, but there is no other way. The country is in crisis. If we refuse to return the money, the Su Kingdom will not let us go. Have you forgotten that they have a "big killer" in their hands?"
When He Yuzhu heard the news, he fell silent. He understood what the "big killer" his father-in-law was talking about.
After all, without that thing, we can't get hard for a moment.
Then He Yuzhu changed the subject
"Dad, what should we do next? Are we just going to watch these people suffer?"
Upon hearing this, Hao Jinlong said calmly,
"Zhu Zi, the most urgent thing is that we must find a way to ensure this year's autumn harvest. This is the key point. As for the repayment of the loan, it is not something that people of our level can worry about."
He Yuzhu sighed helplessly again when he heard what Hao Jinlong said.
"Dad, can't we use some gold to offset it?"
When Hao Jinlong heard that He Yuzhu was still thinking about this question, he rolled his eyes at him.
"Zhu Zi, why do you suddenly have such an idea? There is indeed a gold mine that has been discovered, and it is in Hoh Xil.
However, our current production is limited, and the equipment and technology we use are all provided by the Soviet Union. Ultimately, we have to blame that bald guy back then. If he hadn't taken away all of China's gold and silver, we wouldn't be so poor.
Although our New China has undergone certain changes and improvements after 10 years of development, it cannot withstand natural disasters and man-made calamities.
I can only say that there is still a long way to go, and we must continue to work hard to contribute to the cause of New China."
After hearing Hao Jinlong's answer, He Yuzhu did not want to dwell on this issue too much, because he knew that the current problem of China's debt could not be changed unless a large amount of gold and silver could be found to repay it or a large amount of agricultural and sideline products could be used to offset it.
However, it is unrealistic to use agricultural and sideline products to offset this. Even if Andong City can achieve a good harvest as expected this year, and the breeding bases in Andong County under his control can successfully complete their breeding plans, these are just a drop in the bucket and are not enough to repay the debts.
In addition, various disasters are happening all over China now, and the local people are living in dire straits.
The food supply and allocation of various materials in various places have become tight, and even daily food, clothing and daily necessities have become a problem.
Ordinary people all over the country began to live frugally, and even government officials like them began to tighten their belts.
In the past, with He Yuzhu's salary, it was easy to eat braised pork, but now it is a bit difficult because the supply has become less. Now you can't just rely on tickets to buy things, you need certain channels.
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That night, He Yuzhu rejected Hao Chunlan's request for intimacy, which made the latter dissatisfied. She immediately asked in a low voice,
"Yuzhu, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly not interested? You weren't like this before. Don't you like me anymore? Or do you have someone else out there?"
Facing Hao Chunlan's questioning, He Yuzhu immediately defended himself, "Wife, don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm not interested or don't like you. In my heart, you are unique, and I will treat you well all my life.
It’s just that I’m really not in a good state or mood today, because you know that many things happened today, all of which involve the people’s livelihood issues in China.
As the secretary of the Andong County Party Committee, I am concerned about the safety of the entire county, so I am a little worried about the food and clothing problems of the people in our county. When I think of this, I feel depressed. "
After hearing He Yuzhu's explanation, Hao Chunlan suddenly realized what was going on and immediately changed the subject.
"Yuzhu, if that's the case, let's go to bed early today."
He Yuzhu nodded upon hearing this.
"Well, okay, Chunlan, I will make it up to you next time."
Then the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.
He Yuzhu thought a lot that night.
He Yuzhu's mind is now full of thoughts on how to solve China's debt dilemma.
Suddenly he thought of something. He remembered that he seemed to have obtained a treasure map, or to be more precise, an advance map.
This is the mysterious map left behind in the north when Marshal Zhang entered the Pass. It is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. Putting the three maps together, you can find the treasures left behind by Marshal Zhang in the north. According to folk rumors, there are dozens of tons of gold here, which is very valuable, and even a large amount of munitions.
These were the capital that Marshal Zhang used when he attempted to return to the north and make a comeback, and they were also the family property accumulated by the Zhang family over decades.
As soon as He Yuzhu thought of this, he came up with a solution. He planned to look for the whereabouts of the treasure.
The next morning, He Yuzhu hurriedly left the Hao family and returned to Andong County, and immediately called his personal secretary Yuan Hao over.
When Yuan Hao arrived at the county party secretary's office, he saw He Yuzhu working there and immediately asked him,
"Secretary He, you're looking for me?"