"Isn't Mu Yi's original approach a bit extreme? Why did she have to go to Peiping to find the young marshal? All she had to do was send a telegram." Lu Ming said in confusion.
"Nonsense, would the young marshal believe such a big thing if I send a telegram? He might think that someone is trying to sow discord between him and the Japanese. The Zhang family and his son made their fortune from the Japanese. Unless Mu Yi launches a surprise attack on the Northeast by the Japanese
Only when the original plan is put on his desk will he believe it." Sheng Youde shook his head.
Lu Ming nodded. Sheng Youde was right. This kind of thing is too shocking. There is no real evidence and it is difficult for ordinary people to believe it.
"To be honest, if I didn't have this original document, I wouldn't believe that the Japanese are so crazy. You have to know that life in Japan is very difficult now, and they are still thinking about war? It's really crazy." Sheng Youde pondered.
"Perhaps it is because we can no longer survive that we launch a war. Only by plundering the resources and wealth of neighboring countries and even many countries can we survive the economic crisis," Lu Ming said.
"Well, you have seen this clearly. It is indeed the case. This is their wishful thinking, passing the crisis to others, but this is a dream." Sheng Youde praised.
"This is not what I think, but what my American teacher Mr. Frank said."
Lu Ming explained Frank's theory about the source of the two major wars in the world.
"Germany and Japan, this estimate is correct. Do you know why I rarely talk about Japan? Because it is the lice on the monk's head, it is obvious. It is inevitable that they will launch a war with us. It is only a matter of time, but Europe will not
Same, the situation is more complicated." Sheng Youde fell into deep thought.
"If a war breaks out in Europe, will it be detrimental to us?" Lu Ming asked.
"Well, it should be said that it is not good for us. Then the European powers will not be able to devote their energy to restricting Japan. But whether Germany will launch a second war depends on how countries such as Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union respond. If they respond well, the war will be
It won't happen. If we don't respond well, this war will be bigger than the last one and more destructive to the world." Sheng Youde said with some worry.
"Old man, are you so worried about Europe because you have transferred a lot of wealth to Europe?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
"No, my main wealth is in the United States, because there is no sign of war in the short term. Britain, France, and Germany are just the places where I do business." Sheng Youde said frankly.
"By the way, old man, I have always had a question and I wanted to ask you for advice." Lu Ming said.
"Say it."
"Do you think this global economic crisis is man-made?" Lu Ming asked.
"Why do you think so?" Sheng Youde asked in surprise.
"I think so, for example, giant businessmen like you, or top financiers, bankers, and bosses of multinational companies in the United States, you all should know what went wrong in the process of economic development, right?" Lu Ming
Throw the first question.
"Of course I know. This is the basic rule. Otherwise, why would we invest?" Sheng Youde replied.
"Then since we know what consequences these problems will cause, why not deal with and eliminate them in time and let the economic development get on the normal track, but let these problems continue to accumulate, and finally the stock market crashed, triggering a large-scale financial crisis, leading to the global economy
Production is paralyzed." Lu Ming said following his train of thought.
"Then why do you think governments, financiers, and bankers don't do this?" Sheng Youde wanted to test him.
"This is what I can't figure out the most. Even the emerging Soviet government can prevent the economic crisis from happening. Why can't the governments of major European and American powers fail?" Lu Ming asked seriously.
"I can tell you that in European and American countries, the government cannot control the economic direction. Free economy is the basic feature of capitalism, and financial crisis is also a way of detoxifying the capitalist economy." Sheng Youde gave a limited explanation.
"I think it is these capital giants, financiers, bankers and multinational company bosses, who want to take advantage of the economic crisis to reap the benefits of the world, just like the rich shops in the market, running all the shops on the street bankrupt.
, let others close the door, and then pocket all the benefits that this street can generate.”
"You are only seeing the superficial phenomenon when you think so. The purpose of capital is monopoly, which is somewhat similar to what you said. But fundamentally speaking, it is a contradiction between local organization and overall anarchy." Sheng Youde did not continue.
Go deeper.
"My metaphor may not be appropriate, but I can't think of a better metaphor. Anyway, these people are actually controlling the development of the global economy. Those so-called inherent problems are just created by them.
In the end, it triggered an economic crisis, and then took this opportunity to plunder the wealth of the world into his own pocket." Lu Ming said thoughtfully.
"Is this also your teacher Frank's theory?" Sheng Youde asked.
"No, I just made this up on my own." Lu Ming said with some embarrassment.
Discussing economics in front of Sheng Youde is indeed like wielding a machete in front of Guan Gong's gate or selling the Three-Character Scripture in front of Confucius' temple.
"Well, it seems that I made a mistake in sending you to study law. You should study economics, just like Mu Yi, but the practice of economics is more important. I didn't even go to college for a day, and I wouldn't be where I am today.
It's done." Sheng Youde smiled appreciatively.
"I think this is more cruel exploitation. It doesn't make you earn less, but makes you go from nothing to nothing, and then raise your hands to surrender." This thought came to Lu Ming's mind.
"According to ordinary people's understanding, in the global economic crisis, both the rich and the poor, as well as the governments of various countries, have all been hit, and no one has been spared. Why would you think of someone profiting from it?" Sheng Youde asked.
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"I always feel that there is an invisible hand controlling this. The economic crisis is not like a war. What is lost in a war is visible wealth. For example, guns and bullets are made with money, and buildings and materials are destroyed in the war.
They are all valuable. You can almost calculate how much it costs to fight a war. But the economic crisis..." Lu Ming was searching for how to express it.
"Do you think it is not a war if there is no smoke in the capital market?" Sheng Youde continued to ask.
"Yes, there was no gunshot, and there was no smoke. It was just that the numbers on the stock market returned to zero, and all the wealth in people's names was gone. This is wrong. The wealth must still be there, but the accounts have been changed.
, was transferred to someone else's name, and the profiteers should be the top financiers and bankers like you." Lu Ming said slowly while thinking.
"Very good, you are half right." Sheng Youde smiled.
"Is it just half?" Lu Ming said with some dissatisfaction.
"Half of it is good. Not many people in the world can think of this half. In addition, you think that various governments can solve the problems that caused the economic crisis. This is half wrong. The governments of capitalist countries cannot do it because they
It's just an administrative unit and cannot actually manage finance." Sheng Youde picked up the thermos and prepared to refill the cup with tea.
Seeing this, Lu Ming snatched the thermos from Sheng Youde, refilled the tea for him, and said, "Then can you understand that financiers and bankers do not create wealth, but they are in charge of the distribution of wealth."
"You just said that the emerging Soviet government was able to avoid the economic crisis because they did not have financiers and bankers in the country, and the national administrative agencies played this role." Sheng Youde explained.
"Oh, according to what you said, the economic crisis is also a means of redistributing wealth. So the economic crisis is also a kind of plunder, which is more cruel than war and kills people without blood." Lu Ming frowned.
"What is the code of wealth? Most people only see the growth and decrease of tangible assets and cannot see the change of a concept. You will understand later." Sheng Youde took a sip of tea.
"In short, the richer people are, the more greedy they are and the more they want to occupy more wealth. This is also a weakness of human nature. However, war can sometimes make people more sober and understand the big issues." Lu Ming returned to the topic.
"I'm very happy that you can view the world this way. Sheng Di is completely different from you. You have to remember that the human spirit is the most important. It is better to die standing than to live kneeling! Greed of life and greed for money are the same.
It makes sense." Sheng Youde looked tired, his voice was a little hoarse, but his mood was very high.