After listening to Anderson's introduction, Li Sanjie and others also felt a lot of emotion, in all fairness, Anderson and others have indeed made considerable achievements in the United States, and now they are far beyond their status in the old time and space, this is still because Anderson and others are considered elites in the old time and space, and the current American society is also extremely open, suitable for the development of adventurers.

However, compared with the East China government, the achievements of Anderson and others are still far inferior, and Bi Jing's current East China government can actually be regarded as a country, and can be on an equal footing with Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia, Japan and other countries. This also shows that at least in this era, the difficulty of wearing alone is quite large, and the East China government has completely relied on collective strength to develop to this point.

Only then did Li Sanjie say, "Mr. Anderson, how do you plan to cooperate with us?" ”

At this time, the two sides had been talking for more than an hour, and Anderson waited for Li Sanjie to say this, so he was in good spirits and said: "We have already thought of the way of cooperation, which is divided into general cooperation and in-depth cooperation. The general cooperation is very simple, we have companies in the United States, you are also developing foreign trade, we can cooperate, and now we have some channels in the United States, you are the government, so you can carry out some transactions that are not suitable for the table, for example, you need machinery and equipment, technology, and we need arms and weapons, and we may need some advanced technology in the future, which can be completely interoperable. In other normal trade, we just want to provide some facilitation. ”

Li Sanjie thought about it for a while and thought that Anderson's proposal was acceptable to the East China government, after all, it was also beneficial to the East China government, but he did not answer directly, and said: "Then what kind of cooperation is in-depth cooperation?"

Anderson said: "That is to support each other, although we are now squeezed into the upper class of the United States, but in the upper class, we can only be regarded as the bottom category, far from reaching the ability to influence American politics and society, and at this level, it is very difficult to go further, Bi Jing is going up to compete with the consortium, we have now been threatened by several large corporations, so we need the help of a strong force." And in this era, you are the only ones who can help us, and who have great strength. ”

When Li Sanjie heard this, he understood a little, because in the old time and space, the economic lifeline of the United States was controlled by a monopoly group formed by a combination of huge banks and huge enterprises controlled by a very small number of financial oligarchs, and they were usually composed of one or several families, which could also be called a consortium. In terms of personal wealth alone, the head of the consortium may not be able to surpass the individual billionaires such as Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, Buffett, and Soros, but the overall wealth of the consortium is far greater than that of these individual billionaires, after all, the property of the consortium is not the personal assets of the head of the consortium.

In this era, capitalism in Europe and the United States has developed to the stage of monopoly, and four of the ten major American consortia in the old time and space have been formally formed at this time, namely: the Rockefeller Consortium, the Morgan Consortium, the Boston Consortium, and the Mellon Consortium; the other three have also formed the prototype of the consortium, namely: the DuPont Consortium, the Cleveland Consortium, and the Chicago Consortium, while the other three consortia were formed by taking advantage of the favorable conditions after the Second World War and the innovation of energy science and technology.

It can be said that the current seven self-established and soon-to-be-formed consortia have completely monopolized the economic, political, scientific, technological, and cultural fields of the United States, and Anderson and others can amass a large amount of wealth in a short period of time and squeeze into the upper class society of the United States, but after all, the foundation is too weak, and now they have basically touched the ceiling of development. And if you want to go further, you can either accumulate technology and occupy the market with peace of mind. Merging other enterprises and expanding their own wealth, but this not only takes time, but in the process of development, it will inevitably be squeezed by the competition of the big consortia, and even some extraordinary means, after all, the big conglomerates will not compete with you fairly; or it is to attract the investment and equity participation of the big consortia and merge into the big conglomerate, so there is also the danger of being completely annexed by the big conglomerate, even if it is not swallowed up by the big conglomerate, but it is also reduced to a subordinate of the large conglomerate, although it may still have a certain degree of autonomy, but it is still subject to others.

Li Sanjie pondered for a while before he said, "Then what good is it to help you to our East China government?"

Anderson said: " Of course, although in this era, the United States may not reach the height of the old time and space, but the United States still has all the conditions to become a superpower, in terms of development potential, the United States far surpasses Britain and France and other countries, and the only countries that can compare with the United States are Russia and China, and the current United States is still a developing country, the domestic political power has not yet taken shape, and there are still a lot of opportunities, so if you support us in the United States to squeeze into the top, then you can get a supporting force in the future American society, which is absolutely beneficial to you, just like this Far East war, Russia has France as an allyJapan has Britain as an ally, and you are the only one who fights alone, and as a result, although you won the war, it still did not go well in this negotiation, and both Japan and Russia refused to pay you war reparations, but if you had the support of the United States, then the situation would be very different. ”

Li Sanjie said: "There is no personal friendship between national interests, and when the interests of the two countries conflict, how can you ensure China's interests, and how can you guarantee that if we support you to squeeze into the top level of the United States, support you to enter the Congress, the Cabinet, and even become the president of the United States, we will not kick us away." ”

Anderson said: "This question is very good, first of all, in this era, China and the United States want to become superpowers, it will take a long time, and first of all, it will take a long time to break the hegemony of the United Kingdom, so I don't think that before breaking the hegemony of the United Kingdom, China and the United States will have structural contradictions, so the secondary contradictions, even the contradictions like the dominance of the Pacific are not negotiable, in the old time and space, you don't have a famous saying,' The Pacific Ocean is big enough to accommodate both China and the United States' At least for a long time, China and the United States have considerable room for cooperation, not confrontation, and when China and the United States become superpowers, it is not too late to compete; in addition, while you help us, you can also develop your own power in the United States, and we will also provide you with some help, so that even after we squeeze into the top of the United States, you will have enough power in the United States, and there is no need to worry that we will kick you away. ”

Li Sanjie thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Anderson, you were an American in the old time and space, and you were also an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, so your loyalty to the United States must have been assessed, but according to what you just said, it can be regarded as treason? I want to know what explanation you have for this." ”

Anderson said: " You asked very well, my loyalty to the United States is unquestionable, but it is the United States of the old time and space, and the United States of this era has no special meaning for me, you may find it difficult to understand this mentality of mine, because China is a country with a long history, and it can also be regarded as the only country in human history that has not appeared cultural and local ethnic faults, so you have very special feelings for your own country and nation, in your opinion, any era in Chinese history is your own country, but the dynasty is different。 In this era, although you do not identify with the Qing Dynasty, you still regard China in this era as your motherland, and the Chinese as your own compatriots. ”

"But the United States is a young country, and even in the old time, the United States was less than 300 years old, not even as long as a Chinese dynasty. And the United States is still a country of immigrants, without its own native nation, in the old time and space, I was a family of immigrants, my grandfather was a Spaniard, immigrated to Argentina in the 60s of the 20th century, and my father in the 90s of the 20th century, took me to immigrate to the United States to settle, at that time I was only 10 years old, although I grew up in the United States, and also identified with the United States as my motherland, willing to fight for the interests of the United States, even sacrificed, but it is difficult for me to bring this feeling to this era, because the United States in this era is just a strange country for me, this mentality is similar to when I first immigrated to the United States at the age of 10Maybe in 20 years I will emotionally accept the America of this era, but that is not the America of now, and now I can only fight for my own personal future. The situation with my other companions was similar. I don't know if you can accept my explanation like this. ”

Li Sanjie thought about it, Anderson's explanation is at least theoretically reasonable, of course, I don't know if it's true or not, but as for whether to cooperate with Anderson, it is decided by China, and Li Sanjie doesn't need to worry about it, and this time I got so much information, it can be regarded as a big gain, so he said: "Okay, Mr. Anderson, I have understood what you mean, I will report truthfully as in China, as for whether to cooperate with you, it can only be decided by China." ”

Anderson was naturally able to understand this, so he said, "Well, I'm waiting for your news." ”

Li Sanjie said: "Then how do we get in touch." ”

Anderson said: "This is easy to do, I can leave a letter at the front desk of the hotel, as long as you inform the front desk and let them remember my name, and all my letters will be forwarded to you." ”

Li Sanjie's heart moved, and he said, "Is Thomas Anderson your real name?"

"In this day and age, that's my real name," Anderson said. ”