Chanrad sat on the edge of the negotiation table, grabbing a pen and writing and drawing on the paper casually. He was very leisurely, and even had time to study the mediocre note paper in his hand. This should be produced by the New York Brotherhood.
, was sold all the way to Cuba, and now is being brought to Mexico.
This is international trade!
Chanrad felt a little emotion in his heart. As an economist, he had been in deep misery for a long time in the end of the world. In the era when swords and guns were king, he made a living by hiding in the cellar of his country house and eating potatoes.
He survived until David Lawrence took control of the entire state of New York.
Listening to the news of the pacification of New York on the radio, Chanrad, who was tired of eating potatoes, couldn't wait to run out and surrender to Lord Lawrence, and said that he was still very useful as an economist.
Fortunately, Mr. Lawrence was not a simple fool. He was eager for talents and accepted Chanrad as his important policy advisor. Chanrad also worked hard to repay David Lawrence's trust. The New York Brotherhood was
The economic success is attributed to Chanrad.
In addition to assisting Lord Lawrence in ruling the territory, Chanrad was also one of Angelina Lawrence's teachers. It was he and many other senior American intellectuals who trained Angie. Within two years, Angie transformed from a high-IQ but ordinary girl to
A real little princess.
Nowadays, the intellectual circles in North America are very fond of Anji. Everyone is happy to see a beautiful, intelligent, friendly little princess who agrees with their own values. And this time Anji came to Mexico for negotiations, it was also her formal contact with politics.
A journey to test the waters.
David Lawrence was worried that his daughter was not mature enough, so he specially entrusted Chanrad to accompany her. Judging from yesterday's negotiation performance, Chanrad gave Angie an A+. The little princess was really outstanding.
As for the other party in the negotiation, the commander of the Hugo Army was also young, but he was obviously no match for Anji. Chanrad felt that this guy named Victor Hugo was touted by everyone? His performance
It can only be described as a mess, no..., a ball of shit!
On the other hand, there is another Miss Lena Fox who deserves attention. She is as good as Angie. She is also an elite cultivated by the American upper class and a leader in the American values and education system. In contrast, the regiment commander
It's really not worth mentioning.
After yesterday's negotiation ended, Chanrad discussed with Anji for a long time. Both of them discussed how to deal with Miss Fox. They felt that tomorrow's negotiating opponent must be the shrewd and capable Minister of the Interior of the Aurora Corps. In addition to
No one can compete with Angie.
Unexpectedly, when I looked at it today, Miss Fox didn't come at all, and the 'shit' army commander was back again. Chanrad was laughing in his heart, thinking that the next negotiation would be a complete victory, without any suspense.
However, as soon as the domineering Uncle Zhou appeared, he directly declared that yesterday's negotiation process was invalid, and put forward new conditions and demanded renegotiation.
"Steel, cement, textiles, fertilizers, glass products, coal chemicals. Oh... that's right! And paper products." Zhou Qingfeng saw the note in Chanrad's hand and casually added an item,
"I need you to completely open the market."
Anji, who was originally full of momentum and high-spirited, was suddenly stunned. The previous pace of negotiations had always been within her control or knowledge, but now that Zhou Qingfeng came back, he completely overturned the original negotiation framework.
"Of course, in return and as trade compensation, we will also open our market to you. For example, we are extremely thirsty for high-tech products.
I know that the industrial system has not been restored yet, and many products are difficult to produce. But it doesn't matter. The production lines, production equipment and scientific and technological data before the catastrophe, and even the cooperation of high-tech talents can all be used as part of trade compensation.
I think our two sides are very complementary economically and can solve many problems. I believe there are still many valuable things in North America."
Zhou Qingfeng's words made Anji feel at a loss. She didn't know what to say, so she had to turn her head to look at Chanrad at the corner of the negotiation table and ask her teacher for help.
But Chanrad felt a fear in his heart at this moment, a fear of being hit by the flood of cheap products from flower growers. He stood up almost reflexively and refused: "No, we cannot agree to this request, absolutely not."
There is a joke that has been circulating for a long time in the past, saying, "Flower growers organize tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people to produce hundreds of millions of pairs of jeans, and only get a Boeing passenger plane when they are shipped to the United States." This is used to criticize the flower growers for being behind in technology.
, with a low industrial chain, you can only eat the scraps left by others.
It cannot be said that this view is wrong, but behind this phenomenon is the fact that flower growers have developed a textile industry by relying on meager profits and even government export tax rebate subsidies, which has also provided employment for tens of millions of people and solved the problem of many people at the bottom.
people's life problems.
There was no way. Back then, we were poor, ignorant, and had no capital. We had almost nothing. If we didn’t start from the bottom, what else could we do if we started from a small amount of money? If we expected pie to fall from the sky, someone would have to throw it from the sky.
ah!
Correspondingly, the American Boeing Company is making a lot of money. People in the United States can buy daily necessities at very cheap prices, and Americans can live very easily. But the deeper level is that the American textile industry is finished. A large number of
The people at the bottom have no jobs.
Of course, the U.S. textile industry was finished long ago, and flower growers just stole business from other countries.
Chanrad is an economist. When he heard Zhou Qingfeng's request for "tariff-free and no trade barriers," his heart was about to jump out of his throat. A terrible word popped out of his mind... dumping!
Flower growers have always been the target of various anti-dumping investigations. The reason is that the Chinese are too hard-working. As long as the Chinese can produce anything, it is destined to become a cabbage price. It is a good thing that Western companies sell gold pimples at gold prices.
Just gone and never to come back.
I think back then, flower growers were so hungry for steel that they simply wanted as much steel as they could get. They shouted every day, "Catch up with the Premier League and the United States," wishing they could eat it and become fat in one go.
As a result, when it was really "catching up with the Premier League and the United States" that it would surpass the earth, and Tangshan City's underreported production exceeded that of the United States, the elders of the central government began to suffer from the explosion of production capacity. The result of vicious competition is that no one can survive and is forced to
To produce capacity.
Zhou Qingfeng looked sideways at Chanrad who objected, smiled disdainfully at Anji and asked, "Who is this...?"
"This is Mr. Chanrad, my father's economic advisor and my economics teacher." Anji gave a brief introduction, hiding her embarrassment at being frightened by Zhou Qingfeng's conditions.
"Oh..." Zhou Qingfeng just said "hehe" and said to Anji: "I know this kind of thing is very important, but I think North America is in urgent need of various cheap products to rebuild society. For example, steel is very important.
It’s just the steel industry in North America…”
Hahaha..., the infrastructure of the United States was lagging behind before the catastrophe, and after the catastrophe, various infrastructures are in urgent need of reconstruction. Cement and steel are indispensable for reconstruction. This thing requires a large amount, so it cannot be too expensive.
But the steel industry in the United States is over long ago. Pittsburgh was once the steel capital of the world, but in the last century it began to switch to medical and financial industries. Detroit used to be the city of automobiles, and now it's actually bankrupt. A city is bankrupt!
It is very troublesome to rebuild heavy industries such as steel. There is a huge demand for funds, technology, and talents. The investment cycle is extremely long and the returns are extremely slow. The American elite still thinks that they can make money quickly by playing finance.
Chanrad is shouting right now, but the rust states around the Great Lakes will be shouting loudly - by the time you think we are still useful, we will be dead decades ago!
Zhou Qingfeng said hehe... "You are against using it for nothing!"