Chapter 1220: Stop the evil trend (first update, please subscribe)
Genting Highlands.
As we all know, this is the most famous wealthy area in Chang'an. The people who live here are either rich or noble, or they are scholars and students.
Here is the best university in Nanyang. Nanyang University is located in Genting Plateau. Compared with the scorching heat in Chang'an, the highest temperature here is only 27 degrees all year round.
In the evening, you can even feel a bit of autumn coolness here.
On the campus of Nanyang University, in addition to the students rushing back and forth, more students are playing sports on the sports field.
On the trail between the green spaces, Wei Tingsheng and the middle-aged man were walking and chatting. As a well-known economist in Nanyang, in the past few years, he has been teaching economics at the university while doing research. Leading the Nanyang economy.
“Actually, sometimes, we think about the problem too complicatedly. We always discuss one question, which is why Nanyang does this.”
“Maybe it is to stimulate consumption. "
The middle-aged man said:
“After coming here, what I heard most was “stimulating consumption”, which is to promote economic development by stimulating consumption.”
“The prerequisite for consumption is to make money in the hands of the people.”< br>
The middle-aged man nodded and said.
“Yes, that’s why Nanyang will use various ways to increase people’s income.”
“Yes, this is the so-called “cause”.”
Wei Tingsheng, an economist who once participated in the International Monetary Fund negotiations and won Tangshan's top four status, mentioned "cause" and said:
"But is this really the cause? "
His rhetorical question made the middle-aged man stunned. His eyes behind the black-rimmed glasses were full of confusion and he said:
"Professor Wei means that this is not "because of..." "Really?"
Looking at the middle-aged man, Wei Tingsheng said:
"Actually, the real reason is very simple - why don't they do it?"
Wei Tingsheng's rhetorical question made the middle-aged man's expression become more confused. When he frowned, he heard him continue. Said:
“Diligence is the greatest virtue of our nation, but in fact this kind of diligence is forced by the external environment. For thousands of years, farmers have farmed and worked hard, just like cattle and horses, and have to bear heavy taxes, Farm rents eventually left them with barely enough food to survive. Later, workers worked hard in factories, earned hard-earned money, and suffered from illnesses. The wages were barely enough to survive. Hard work is a good quality, but the purpose of hard work is not. To live like an ox or a horse?
Is this the purpose of hard work?”
The middle-aged man shook his head and said:
"Of course hard work is to make life better."
"Yes, but why in most periods of time, people cannot change their lives no matter how hard they work?"
After raising this question, Wei Tingsheng said:
"Years ago, your Excellency once said that since the Qin Dynasty, all dynasties have governed the people. To put it bluntly, they have all used the rules in Shang Jun's book to govern the people. Five skills: Weaken the people, impoverish the people, tire the people, humiliate the people, and fool the people. Among them, those who have been best at it in the past are the poor, which means to make the people struggle on the poverty line and make the people "have no money at home". This is actually a kind of artificial shaping. The state of poverty, through exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes, makes everyone rush for life and no longer able to think about anything else."
When Wei Tingsheng was talking, the middle-aged man followed him silently. The reason why he did so. I came here just to learn more about Nanyang from this well-known scholar.
"In the end, only the poor, numb and violent people were left. But, is this what life should be like?"
The middle-aged man did not speak, but pursed his lips silently.
"That's why Your Excellency said - what we are trying to do is to make this world what it should be..."
Looking at the students in the distance, Wei Tingsheng said:
“Every hard-working person can get rewards corresponding to his efforts. Diligence is a citizen’s virtue, but allowing hard-working people to get the fruits of their labor corresponding to their efforts is The ethics of the governor!
Instead of using various calculations to make the people run around for life all day long, living like cattle and horses, like slaves,
Well, yes, that's it - this is the real reason - just to restore the world to its normal state. How he should have been! ”
This is what the world itself looks like.
“The reason why we work hard is to make the world a better place! ”
Recalling Li Yian’s New Year’s speech that he saw in the newspaper, the middle-aged man nodded slightly. At this moment, he finally understood what “better” meant.
It means letting people be human beings, not slaves or cattle and horses! Inadvertently, a thought flashed in the middle-aged man's heart:
"Actually, there may be a real Kang living deep in his heart..."
But then, he said:
"Although this is what should be done, our current situation is very special, and can even be said to be completely different, so..."
As for now, we can only suffer for the people first!
The middle-aged man thought silently. However, he still visited Nanyang University with great interest, but he did not go to meet those international students. After all, those people may not necessarily treat him well.
Two days later, after visiting Chang'an, the middle-aged man took the high-speed train to Taiping with his entourage. Taiping is the energy industry center of Nanyang. Although there is a large oil field with an annual output of more than 10 million tons, However, due to production restrictions and other reasons, the current annual oil production is only two to three million tons, which is to maintain the level of technological research and development.
But this is not important. What is more important is that Taiping is also the largest petrochemical industry center in the world. Although Kuching's petrochemical industry is developed, it cannot be compared with Taiping in terms of scale and technology.
Nanyang Petroleum, KJT Chemical...almost all famous chemical companies are located in Taiping. The various petrochemical products produced by those companies have long been sold around the world, especially various plastics - — Nanyang is the first to use plastics in industrial consumption on a large scale.
Therefore, Taiping is still worth visiting.
When he visited Taiping, Li Yian, who was in the "Daming Palace", just responded lightly after receiving the report.
"I know, let him visit whatever he wants to see, and there is no need to deliberately receive it."
Then Li Yian asked again.
"How's it going? How's the negotiation going in Cuba?"
The reason why Li Yian asked this was because on October 14 last year, Castro of Cuba announced the transformation of national wealth and the comprehensive nationalization of banks, industry and commerce. Everything owned by American businesses was nationalized.
At the same time, domestic private assets were also nationalized. It was fine to confiscate sugar cane plantations and sugar mills controlled by large American consortiums, but Tang Qiao's assets were also confiscated by them. This kind of thing is simply unforgivable. After all, Tang Qiao in Cuba all came to Cuba as "indentured laborers" , said to be laborers, but in fact they are slaves. These people have never exploited Cubans. They have accumulated wealth after years of hard work and accumulation.
“Although they agreed to the freedom of expatriates to leave, they prohibited the expatriates from carrying property. According to the conditions proposed by the other party when we negotiated with them, expatriates were only allowed to carry property worth no more than 100 pesos, and they were not allowed to carry gold. , precious metals such as silver. They said that the wealth was obtained by Tang Qiao and belonged to all Cubans!"
Li Guoren's answer made Li Yian break his guard and cursed loudly.
“Fucking, fart! How did the Cuban Tang people get there? Who knows better than Castro? He was a laborer and a slave. It can be said that every peso that the Cuban Tang people saved was It’s their hard-earned money, and he will turn into a Cuban when he opens his mouth,”
After scolding angrily, Li Yi'an asked:
"Does he think Nanyang will let them exploit those compatriots so unscrupulously? He is overthinking! Does he really think Nanyang will not take any action?"
Looking at the furious Excellency, Li Guoren immediately understood that you were really angry this time!
So he reminded:
"Your Excellency, that is the backyard of the United States. If we take action, we must take the attitude of the United States into consideration."
"What happened to the backyard of the United States?"
Frowning his brows, Li Yian snorted:
"The United States does not dare to protect the property of American citizens. We in Nanyang will not allow any country to do this. The world cannot be like this when they confiscate the property of foreign nationals for no reason. Is there any royal law when they confiscate other countries’ properties so unscrupulously?”
In fact, what Li Yi’an cares about has never been the royal law, but the core of Nanyang. Benefits - overseas investment!
"Guoren, now Nanyang is investing more and more abroad, whether it is oil in the Middle East, lithium mines in South America, iron ores in Australia and Brazil, or farms in Africa, to put it bluntly, they have all been " "Nationalization" risk.
They opened their mouths and said - this is the product of imperialist invasion, and then nationalized our investment, then the losses suffered by Nanyang will be unimaginable.
Not just companies, but also our citizens. Don’t forget, our citizens are not just employees of the company, they are also shareholders of the company. A large part of overseas investment is national pension and even medical insurance. Fund, the safety of these investments is related to the interests of all citizens! "
Explaining the importance of "overseas investment" earnestly, Li Yian said.
"If we cannot defend it, then all the people will be harmed, so, no matter what, we We must never allow the evil trend of "nationalization" to spread all over the world. We must strike hard and severely crack down on this evil trend. We must never allow any country to blow this trend. If the Americans cannot bring order to the chaos, then..."
Taking a deep breath, Li Yian said:
"Then let us seek justice for them. Well...where is our aircraft carrier?"
While asking this question, Li Yian's eyes involuntarily fell on the calendar on his desk - —April 15, 1961.
Something big should happen in these two days!
(End of this chapter)