Peter Wong Hong-zhejiang Wartime Economy

In December 1937, the Sino-Japanese War had been happened for several months followed Chiang Kai-shek's order, Huang Shaohong Served as the Chairman of the Zhejiang provincial govemment. In order to confront the war and develop the economic, Huang shaohong adopted certain measures in politic, economic, military, and culture.This Article would study the policies in economy which taken by Huang Shaohong,and tryto analysis and evaluate these policies.After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, The economy of Zhejiang faces great trouble, the agricultural depression, the industrial wane, the fiscal and financial system collapsesE,and then Zhejiang should faced Janpan's trade dumping and blockade. According to these difficulties and challenges, Huang shaohong strengthen production and management in industry and agriculture, including the food and local specialty, and reinforced the industrial construction of the wartime; Financially, rectified tax administrative by increasing sources of tax, such as the monopoly of cigarette, at the same time he made the social finance lively; As for economic struggle aspects, on the one hand he strengthened the management of the import and export trades, on the other hand,he paid much pay attention to the enemy's economic blockade. These economic measures demonstrated that the government leaded by Huang shaohong not only concemed the people's livelihood but also placed great emphasis on the coordination between the department and the coordination with the National government. These policies mobilizated the manpower, materiale and financial resources best to lay a solid economic foundation to the victory of the war, Developping the economy effectively, resisted the Japanese invasion of Zhejiang's economy to some extent; It also promoted the prosperity of some cities during the wart time which developed to be the future counter-offensive to recover lost land Of course, these economic policies have some shortcomings and deficiencies during the the course of implementation, but overall, these economic policies maintain Zhejiang's economic development during the wartime to a large extent, and they also provided a financial guarantee to the Sino-Japanese War of Zhejiang.This essay try to combite the study of Huang Shaohong personage and Zhejiang economic research during the wartime through studying the economy policies and the achievements that acquired by Huang shaohong during the war.On one hand,through his economic philosophy and practice, it can makes us realize his contribution toward Zhejiang during the war time, and had a deeper and more comprehensive understanding ofhim,on the other hand,it can make us understand the economic policy's vauleand effectment, so that we can make deeper research about Zhejiang province.