Rio de Janeiro, Renaissance Palace.
"Dear His Majesty Pedro III, this is Professor Thompson.
Professor Thompson, possessing profound knowledge, is the deputy dean of Queen's College, Oxford University, and is an outstanding economist and social reformer in the UK.
He has made outstanding contributions in Ireland and British India. He has rich experience in politics and economy. I think he can help the current Kingdom of Brazil."
Tangning listened to the introduction by British Ambassador Cameron and looked at the old man in front of her.
His hair is all gray, but he is in good spirits. He is dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and is holding a civilized stick. He looks polite and has an extraordinary temperament.
This Professor Thompson is dressed in a classic British gentleman style.
Although Professor Thompson is old, his eyes are still shrewd and shrewd, and his aura of profound knowledge exudes from the inside out.
"Hello! Mr. Professor Thompson.
You are welcome to come to Brazil from Oxford University in the UK to support Brazil's construction."
Tangning welcomed the old gentleman on the surface, but she was feeling worried in her heart.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, it is my honor to serve you!" Thompson returned politely.
The British support Brazil is very sincere.
The current British government is working hard to send a large number of talents to Brazil to train Brazil and help Brazil rise.
This Professor Thompson is an outstanding elite in the UK. This is what he did when he came to Brazil.
However, Tang Ning doesn't actually welcome people of this political and economic type because they don't meet Brazil's needs.
Europe in this era is free capitalism and advocates free economic freedom. Although these people come to Brazil to help sincerely, in Tang Ning's view, it is easy for them to repay the favor and end up helping.
Tangning, who has insights beyond his time, does not need others to teach him about politics and economics.
In her previous life, Tang Ning had a doctorate in economics and anthropology from the famous Sorbonne University, and a master's degree in sociology.
In terms of political economy, there is no need to be taught by people of this era. Even Keynes is not qualified.
It's not that Tang Ning doesn't need talents in politics and economics, but he doesn't need talents that involve the country's macroeconomic direction.
What Tangning needs is practical skills such as customs, accounting, cashier, disciplinary inspection, etc. These are really helpful to Brazil.
After a brief moment of politeness, the three of them got down to business.
Professor Thompson, first enter the role.
He confidently said to Tangning: "Your Majesty! This time, I came to Brazil to serve you and help you govern the country.
I have more than 40 years of accumulated knowledge and practical experience in politics and economics. There are few people in Europe who are better than me. The current Brazilian political and economic model has big problems and needs to be changed. I can help you in this regard.
”
Thompson follows the classic political and economic model. He believes that Adam Smith is the truth and does not approve of Brazil's current national capital path.
What are you really afraid of? What’s coming!
Sure enough, this professor came here with the intention of using his own knowledge to bring Brazil's crooked capitalism, which is now considered by the European mainstream, onto the right track.
You have good intentions, but you are not helping me!
The sincerity is touching, but Tangning will definitely refuse this kind of help.
"Dear Professor Thompson, the current political and economic model is very suitable for Brazil and does not need to be changed."
"Your Majesty, your understanding is wrong!"
Professor Thompson refuted this statement and said to Tangning sadly.
"The current state of Brazil is not in line with the objective political and economic model. For the sake of development, it is too eager for quick success and quick profit. Sooner or later, it will collapse."
Thompson's main task this time is to correct Brazil's mistakes and change Brazil's current abnormal model.
Judging from his experience, Brazil is now on a crooked path and will easily collapse. By then, there will be no country in the American continent to check and balance the United States.
The United States has a population of 85 million, a developed industry, a prosperous economy, and its strength is getting stronger. It is already a great threat to challenge the status of the United Kingdom.
As an elite of the British Empire, Thompson understood very well that at this time, Britain needed to support another force in the Americas.
Brazil has a huge territory and a population of 30 million. Even if it is supported, there is still a gap with the United States. However, as the support of the United Kingdom, it is very qualified to balance the United States.
As long as Brazil can protect South America from American penetration and create some trouble for the United States in Central America and the Caribbean, it will have overfulfilled its mission.
"Your Majesty, Brazil is too backward, too lacking in talents, and in great need of development, which has affected your perception and made a wrong judgment.
The so-called state capitalism is basically a train heading for the cliff, and it’s not too late to change it.”
Professor Thompson is really here to serve the rise of Brazil. Now he is earnestly persuading the Brazilian king in front of him.
"Dear His Majesty Pedro III, you have to believe me.
I have rich political and economic knowledge and practical experience, and will chart a qualified path for Brazil.
It will take a long time to follow the path I planned, but as long as Brazil follows this path, it is destined to rise.
The current Brazilian government has made many mistakes. The most wrong thing it has done and what needs to be changed the most is to cancel economic intervention.
Government intervention in the economy is against the path of Adam Smith. Your Majesty, you can take a serious look at "The Wealth of Nations" and you will find that the so-called state capitalism is fundamentally wrong.
Perhaps state capitalism and government intervention in the economy will temporarily bring wealth to Brazil, but this comes at a cost and will collapse sooner or later."
Thompson kept talking and was also observing the situation of the Brazilian king. When he found that Pedro III was indifferent, he became more and more excited.
"Your Majesty the King, economic matters must be allowed to take their own course and be handled by an invisible hand without the need for government intervention.
The current Brazilian government controls the economy and runs its own businesses. What kind of behavior is this? This is endangering the country’s economic foundation and digging its own grave.
No one..."
Looking at Professor Thompson, he looked like a Confucian who could not be taught, but he was expressing his theories more and more impassionedly, hoping that he could turn back his prodigal son.
Tangning decisively called a halt!
"Professor, please stop for a moment. Don't get too excited. This is not good for your health."
This professor is too excited. If he talks any more, it will be bad for his health.
Tangning, I don't know if he has any hidden health problems, but it's better to be safe and not give him a chance to have problems.
At such an old age, Tangning was really afraid that something would happen to him in her palace, which would not be good for anyone.
"Professor Thompson is really knowledgeable and I am very educated.
It’s just that I still have things to do now. When I’m free, I’ll summon the professor and we’ll discuss it slowly.”
Professor Thompson was talking about a lot of outdated stuff. Tangning couldn't stand it any longer, so she politely ended the meeting.
Adam Smith, the old liberal economics is simply outdated.
If Thompson was talking about neoliberal economics and Keynesianism, Downing might still be able to listen, but he really has no interest in listening to the same old talk anymore.
You old man, go back and I won’t see you again!
This chapter has been completed!