In most cases, the biggest loss caused by war to a country is economic losses. In severe cases, it may even lead to a serious regression in the country's economy. Judging from previous examples, whether in ancient times or in modern times, fighting is a waste of money and money.

In most cases, the biggest loss caused by war to a country is economic losses. If it is serious, it will even lead to a serious regression in the country's economy. Judging from previous examples, whether in ancient times or in modern times, fighting is a waste of money and money. There is a saying that "the country will perish even if it is a big war."

However, the United States is an isolated case. After World War II , the United States has always been in a state of war, but it seems that it is becoming richer and richer by fighting the war. At the beginning of Korean War , China's economy was sluggish and war expenses were difficult to support.

But surprisingly, due to the outbreak of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, my country not only did not experience a fiscal deficit, but instead changed the economic downturn and even showed a growth momentum. Obviously, my country's economic development is not the same as the United States, so why do you say so?

How the United States makes a fortune by war

Looking at the history of war in this century, the United States is the only country to profit from war and eventually become the hegemony of the world. Since , the fight against , the United States seems to have realized that war money is a great source of improvement in the country's economy.

At that time, the United States did not participate in the war because it was far away from the continental region, but instead carried out arms business with both sides in the war with the attitude of neutral country . Undoubtedly, this is the smartest decision. It was not until the war was coming to an end that the United States declared war on Germany and qualified as a victorious country at a relatively small price.

It was through this war that the United States also tasted the sweetness in the war. This war brought unprecedented development of the United States' economy, with the total industrial output value increasing by 1.6 times. The United States has also become a capital exporter, becoming the number one economic power in the world of capitalism .

In September 1939, World War II broke out. Of course, the happiest thing was the United States, because it could make another big profit from it. In this war, the United States once again used the old routine to purchase arms and weapons and strategic materials from both sides through "neutral legislation".

The United States not only did not suffer damage, but instead made a fortune through the war and its economic strength became stronger. By 1945, the total industrial output value of the United States had already accounted for 60% of the output value of all capitalist countries, one-third of the foreign trade volume, and three-quarters of the gold reserves of , which also laid the foundation for the United States' hegemony.

After the end of World War II, relying on its early accumulation, the United States has become the only country in the world that has not lost a large amount of manpower and production capacity due to war. Therefore, the United States has risen rapidly among countries around the world. This also explains what it means to "a fisherman wins profit when fighting with a snipe and a clam."

If the United States wants to develop, war becomes their economic source for development. In war, they can not only obtain economic benefits, but also political and military benefits.

After that, they launched a series of wars, launched the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and colluded with other Western countries to fight the Russian socialist country , led by the Soviet Union, for more than 40 years.

However, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States has become the only superpower in the world, and his behavior has become even more rampant in order to seek his hegemony. In the past decade, under the banner of peace, they have intervened in other countries' internal affairs. They believe that the things in the world are what they should take care of, and even claim to be "world police". Behind this, they are actually seeking the position of world hegemony.

From NATO bombing Yugoslavia , the United States under the guise of "humanitarianism" strengthened NATO's interference.

Of course, the most fundamental idea of ​​the United States to launch a war is economic interests, and then to consolidate hegemony.

In the Gulf War , the United States initially bears 60% of the expenses, and then Kuwait and other countries compensate them 90%, and the United States provided the Gulf War arms, so the United States also made a profit in this battle.

The United States needs to develop, so war needs to stimulate the domestic economy. With the end of the Cold War, industrial products were oversupplied and traditional industries declined, and the United States' arms, steel, oil and other industries were sluggish. The economic prosperity in recent years is maintained by the continued surge in the stock market.

There are highs and lows in the stock market, and the stock market is not stable for a long time. Even a word from others will affect the US stock market, so they can only passively wait or seek new economic growth sectors.

In the end, the United States once again chose to stimulate the economy through war, so its determination to attack Yugoslavia became stronger and stronger, in order to stimulate the arms industry, steel industry and traditional processing industry.

As expected, under a series of operations in the United States, the US stock market stabilized at a high level, and the world oil price also went from $9 a barrel at the beginning to $14 a barrel later.

Not only that, when NATO pours bombs into Yugoslavia , the profits of , the US military-industrial enterprise will generally increase by about 10%, and the stocks soar by more than 20%. Obviously, the United States' military strength and its special position in the world's arms trade make him the biggest winner.

According to statistics, the United States' military expenditure in 1999 was US$276.2 billion, accounting for one-third of the national military expenditure, ranking first in the world. The United States also produces more than 60% of the world's arms, and its arms exports account for about half of the global arms trade. Through these, it can also be seen that among the weapons exporters, the United States has reaffirmed its position as hegemony.

However, due to the forced force of the war, international capital has also poured into the United States to seek safe havens, which has also promoted the sustained growth of the US economy and kept the US stock market high.

Since the United States has developed its country through war, how did China promote development through the Korean War? In fact, my country's development model is very different from that of the United States.

Korean War stimulates people's enthusiasm for resisting war

As a country dominated by peace, it is obviously impossible to learn from the United States' routine to provoke wars everywhere to develop the domestic economy.

So, how did our country develop its economy in the Korean War? Here, we have to mention the powerful strength of our people across the country.

When the Chinese People's Volunteer Army sacrificed their lives on the front line of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, a vigorous mass movement to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea was also launched in the country. This movement not only supported the battle of Volunteer Army , but also promoted the national economic recovery work and other work.

On October 26, 1950, a craze for resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea was set off nationwide. The masses boycotted the actions of the United States in various forms such as parades and rallies, and expressed their support for the support of the volunteer army.

November 4 The Communist Party of China , the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang and the China Democratic League, and 11 democratic parties and groups issued a joint declaration, pushing the movement to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea to a climax.

At everyone's unanimous call, industrial and commercial people from major cities across the country held meetings for the Resistance and Aid Korea, formulated patriotic conventions, and ensured efforts to increase production, communicate materials, and ensure supply, contributing their own strength to the Resistance and Aid Korea.

In the campaign to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses across the country was inspired. After the founding of New China, the country has just recovered and the people's living standards are still very low. However, since the national war of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, many people have been frugal and actively donating. As of May 1952, the total amount of donations made by people across the country to donate aircraft can be estimated to be purchased by 3,710 fighter jets.

In the long-term revolution, the Chinese people have shown unprecedented unity.

In this regard, Chairman Mao was also confident in the war to fight against the U.S. aggression. He believed that bad things turned into good things, the enemy was approaching, and the country was in trouble, it often awakened the people and promoted the accelerated development of various revolutionary undertakings. Facts have proved that Chairman Mao’s foresight was very correct.

Under the movement to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, the national economy has not only not been delayed but also showed vigorous vitality.

At the same time, before the fourth battle of our army was over, the first Chinese People's Condolences Group to North Korea and 575 art workers from nine sub-groups came to North Korea under the leadership of Liao Chengzhi and met Kim Il-sung, Peng Dehuai and all the personnel of the Volunteer Army Command.

Liao Chengzhi looked at them and said enthusiastically: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Peng! Thank you for your hard work, comrades of the Volunteer Army! You fight well, the people of the motherland have sent us to the front line to visit you."

That night, the Volunteer Army Command held a welcome meeting for them, and only cadres above the division came and were full. Everyone also performed a small program, which also made the soldiers of the entire Volunteer Army very happy.

Starting from April 30, the People's Condolences Group of the Motherland and various branches came to the front line to express condolences and performed condolence performances. During this period, condolences were also given to each cadre and soldier, including enamel cups, cigarettes and silk handkerchiefs, as well as letters of condolences written by people from all over the country. This also greatly encouraged all the commanders and fighters.

Although there have been many mass movements in China's history, there has never been a magnificent movement like the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses has risen unprecedentedly.

In order to support the soldiers of the Volunteer Army, on June 1, 1951, the Chinese People's Federation of Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aiding Korea issued a call to launch a donation campaign, and it was enthusiastically supported by the people of the whole country.

As of the end of 1952, in just one year, the people of the whole country donated a total of RMB 556.5 million. Based on a single aircraft, 3,710 fighter jets can be purchased.

Henan Opera Actor Chang Xiangyu and his "Xiangyu Opera Club" performed more than 170 charity performances in six provinces in half a year from 8 musical instruments in 1951, donating all the income from the charity performance to a fighter jet.

Therefore, Chang Xiangyu is also called a patriotic artist for the people of our country, but she said modestly: "The comrades ahead tried their best to shed blood to defend our happy life. We only donated one plane to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. What is this?"

At the same time, the people of Xiangtan also donated the "Mao Zedong" fighter jet, and Beijing women donated the "Beijing Women" fighter jet. Shandong Province even donated the "Shandong Air Force Detachment" with more than 120 aircraft.

Count all this in detail. Without the support of the people of the whole country, it would be difficult to win the victory of the Korean War and promote the development of domestic economy and construction without the support of the people of the whole country. This is our loveliest people, this is the power of the Chinese people, and this is the most essential difference between us and the American invaders.

Resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea effectively promote the domestic economy

In fact, when deciding to send troops to North Korea, everyone's biggest concern was that they were worried about the long-term war and the recovery of the domestic economy. Chairman Mao also made sufficient preparations for the possible adverse impact of this war on domestic construction. Until the first half of 1951, he expressed concern about whether our country could have a war of attrition about the long-term expansion of the Korean War.

Such concerns are not groundless. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, my country's economy was very difficult. In 1949, the national total industrial and agricultural output value only accounted for 17%. In 1949, the national per capita national income of US$27 was even less than half of India's per capita income. However, facing the dual pressure of the domestic economy and the Korean War, in order to strive for a fundamental improvement in the domestic fiscal and economic situation, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to restore the national economy in three years, and also adjusted the proportion of military expenditure.

In order to ensure the military expenditure and material supply in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and make up for the fiscal deficit, the Party and the government have taken a series of economic measures.

The first is to freeze deposits in the short term to stabilize prices, with a term of one month. The second is to address the serious shortage of cotton yarn and cotton cloth for military supplies and daily necessities, and decided to purchase cotton yarn and cotton cloth by the state-owned flower gauze company to control the gauze market. This move also effectively ensures the needs of the front line of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea and the supply of the domestic market.

Third, it is to increase taxes, and the agricultural tax increases revenue by one tenth, and the minimum tax rate has also increased from 3% to 5%.

The fourth is to reduce other expenditures other than military expenditures.

Fifth, establish an economic accounting system and use the minimum materials and funds to complete the tasks of the national plan. Sixth, pay attention to clearing the distribution channels of urban and rural commodity and developing urban and rural material exchanges.

At the same time, the US embargo and blockade on my country have also promoted the recovery of the national economy. First, my country has cleared out the economic power of imperialism in China and switched to the trade of capitalist countries with a "first in and then out" trade method, which has also allowed my country to take the initiative in foreign trade and strive for the import of favorable materials.

Secondly, the focus of foreign trade is shifted to the Soviet Union and Eastern European people's democratic countries. At the same time, the Soviet Union also provided China with the first batch of 50 large-scale engineering projects.

Again, actively carry out trade with capitalist countries and vigorously develop trade relations with American allies such as the United Kingdom and Japan.

During this period, the victory of the Party and government leaders in the ban and blockade struggle also enabled Sino-foreign trade to be carried out through various channels, not only imported combat materials and equipment needed for national construction for my country, but also exported our products to foreign countries, promoting the recovery of the national economy.

From February 14 to 16, 1951, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo, and Chairman Mao proposed the idea of ​​"three-year preparations, ten-year plans".

In July 1951, when negotiations began in the Korean War, the preparations for domestic economic construction were further strengthened. On November 3, at the government meeting, Zhou Enlai pointed out: "War victory, price stability, and construction" was taken as the requirement of 1952. After that, Chairman Mao expanded these words to "fight, stabilize, and build."

However, unexpectedly, in more than a year, under the correct leadership of Chairman Mao and the Central Committee, resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea not only did not affect the recovery of the economy and other undertakings, but the recovery of the national economy and the national fiscal situation had improved, and even important progress was made.

The total output value of industrial and agricultural industry increased by 19% over the previous year, and with the significant increase in war costs, the fiscal budget not only did not show a deficit, but instead had a slight balance of income and expenditure since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

This also shows that domestic economic construction and recovery have moved forward instead. The state can not only support the consumption of long-term wars, but also provide a continuous material basis for winning.

And the ability of my country's economy to achieve such improvement is also inseparable from the support of hundreds of millions of people in our country.

In order to support the resistance to U.S. aggression and aid Korea and large-scale economic construction, the Party and the government launched the production and saving campaign . The people actively responded to the call and devoted themselves to the vigorous movement to increase production and save money, which greatly stimulated their patriotic enthusiasm and collectivism, and promoted the rapid development of various domestic construction undertakings, which Chairman Mao did not expect.

According to statistics from the Central Financial Committee in November 1952, the total value of national production and savings has reached 3.17 billion yuan. Among them, the gross output value was 1.16 billion yuan, the cost reduction of production and infrastructure was saved by 1.37 billion yuan, and the working capital was saved by 640 million yuan. The increase in production and saving movement has increased labor productivity, reduced production costs, and promoted the recovery and development of the national economy. Such achievements as

also make the country and the people of the whole country more confident in winning.

Early in 1952, the domestic situation showed a good scene. The United States seeks peace from China, the domestic situation is stable, and people's living standards are improved. More importantly, the state expenditure of for national economic construction has exceeded military expenditure. This number has extraordinary significance for China. This is also the first time that China has seen in more than 100 years since the Opium War in 1840.

This also shows that my country's economy is not only stable, but also repairs the trauma of the Hundred Years' War. Large-scale economic construction is about to begin. More importantly, the first five-year plan formulated by Premier Zhou is about to be implemented.

If the Korean War continues to fight, it will not only not affect the country, but it will also have many benefits. Even Chairman Mao said confidently: "Strive for peace, and you are not afraid of delaying it." "If you continue to fight like this, you will definitely kill the enemy."

Summary:

Although our country was a poor country at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the outbreak of the Korean War also gave our country the opportunity to turn things around. It not only defended the security of the country and safeguarded the national dignity, but also won a relatively stable and peaceful environment for the domestic economy.

Among them, Chairman Mao, Zhou Enlai, the Party and the government, and the people of the whole country were united in a clear manner, and the ambitions of the wolf are obvious.

And the despicable and shameful behavior of the United States using war to stimulate the economy also forms a sharp contrast with our country's practices, and the wolf's ambitions are obvious.