MTL - Red Alert 1895-Chapter 969 List of trade treatment (below)
?According to this trade treatment list, in fact, it divides other countries into different grades. The grades of these countries are determined according to the relationship between them, and even different countries have different trade quotas and even different additional conditions. As for the first-class countries, that is, countries with very close relations, very good relations between the two sides, and very good relations with China. Basically, there will be no quota restrictions in these countries, and almost any businessman who is willing to do business can do so. Of course, tariffs will also be adjusted as appropriate, and tariffs will not be completely liberalized because of this.
Because Wang Guorui is very aware of the means of those businessmen, Wang Guorui knows that once a gap is opened in terms of tariffs, the consequences will be disastrous. Wang Guorui’s tariff is absolutely unmovable, and this tariff can be adjusted at any time according to the trade scale and production capacity of the other country, and this first-class country does not have many additional conditions, so this will allow them to enter The Chinese market comes to trade, and there is no quota. Other countries also have quotas, so this is an advantage.
The first-class countries are the best countries, while the second-class countries belong to the allies. The third class is potential allies, and the fourth class is ordinary countries, the kind that have no enmity or grievances, but the relationship is not very good. As for the fifth class, that is, hostile countries. Of course, if a country goes to war, for example, a country like the United States is not even the fifth class, and it directly refuses to do trade.
"Mr. Zhu Erdian, everyone knows how the relationship between your British Empire and us is. But this British Empire is too productive. If you completely let your businessmen come in, I am afraid that our domestic enterprises will go bankrupt. At that time, where else would we go for porridge?" Wang Guorui replied.
Zhu Erdian continued to criticize: "You are trade protectionism!"
"Hei, I am a trade protectionist, what can you do with me? If you dare, bite me!" Wang Guorui scolded.
Zhu Erdian cursed in his heart; "This guy is completely a hooligan, how can he have the style of being the lord of a country? Why did Britain go to war against the Manchu Qing? Wasn't it just to let China open the country? In this Manchu Qing era in China, We closed our doors to the outside world. Back then, we valued China, a market of 400 million people, so we did not hesitate to start a war? During our "commercial war", it was a pity that we were not able to open the door to the Qing Dynasty. Now we have to do so, but Man Qing fell, but unexpectedly met a guy who is more cunning than Man Qing."
Zhu Erdian has a deep understanding of why Britain launched the so-called "Opium War". The first Opium War was called the "Commercial War" in Britain. For the British, the Opium War was not for the so-called opium. They actually launched this war to open the door to China, and then used it as an opportunity to start full-scale trade. Although China named it the Opium War, people think that the war was started to protect the interests of opium merchants. But in fact, this is not the case. What the British need is not just opium, but to use this Humen to sell cigarettes as an excuse, and then take the opportunity to go to war to force China to open the country.
After China opened its doors, a large number of British goods can enter the Chinese market. An economy with a population of 400 million is enough to make them eat a lot. Who wouldn't be jealous? The population of 400 million is almost a number that the entire population of Europe may not necessarily have. Even if any industry eats one-tenth or even one-thousandth of a percent, it is enough to nourish a company for decades. With the Chinese market, the UK can almost solve the employment problem of the entire population, and it is almost impossible to have unemployment. Maybe even the British family can't eat it. After all, the population of 400 million is too much, and the situation in the UK back then can't eat it! Moreover, capitalists are working hard for this big cake. As colonists, foreign wars are either for resources or for markets.
As for the war with China, the earliest purpose was for the market, and later for resources. The British were very keen on opening up the Chinese market, and even used Humen's sale of cigarettes as an excuse to start a war. Back then, they really hoped that the Chinese market would be open, and their territorial demands were not large. But now they have met someone they both love and hate. What they like is that Wang Guorui is not as decadent as the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the past, but opens the country to a limited extent. But their headache is that Wang Guorui is powerful and smart. Not only is Wang Guorui powerful, he is not afraid of them going to war, let alone their blackmail and intimidation. But on the other hand, Wang Guorui is also very shrewd, knowing that China's most important means at present is the market, and anyone wants to take a bite of China's huge market.
Although China is willing to open its doors, it does so in a targeted manner. Wang Guorui was different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He completely closed the country and was almost unwilling to open the country. And Wang Guorui is willing to open the door to the country, but it is really targeted~www.novelbuddy.com~Using this huge Chinese market as a condition, it is planned to target European countries. In this way, it can be said that it is holding a carrot on the heads of European countries. Although it is very sweet, it seems that I can't eat it even if I want to eat it.
"Free trade, you should know that I don't believe in this? Don't use any excuses for free trade to prevaricate me. This method is clear to me. Set up trade barriers, then increase tariffs in a targeted manner, and even implement quotas, licenses, etc. These are all things I learned from you Westerners. Hmph, everyone plays like this, and no one should call the elder brother the second brother!" Wang Guorui said.
This kind of trade protectionism, in fact, is also what Wang Guorui learned from the Americans. When the economic crisis comes, the Americans will first "close the country" and implement trade protectionism to protect their own enterprises to the maximum extent by avoiding importing various products from foreign countries.
On the other hand, China also suffered from this kind of harm during the financial crisis. The Yankees started trade protection, and those Chinese companies that depended on exports for a living were unlucky, and then a lot of them went bankrupt! However, it was also the financial crisis that forced China to gradually increase domestic demand in later generations, which forced many companies to give up their dependence on exports and develop their own patented technologies.
