Chapter 114: The Bought Empire

When Meng Yanglong heard this, his face was red and white for a while, which showed that he felt embarrassed.

"North Korea is just one example, and over the years, we have indeed sent a lot of money out, and most of it has been lost. Most of the people we call old friends don't die well!" Cang Hao smiled sarcastically: "We are not responsible for international morality, we should be wronged!"

Meng Yanglong said word by word: "I want to hear your views, not for you to criticize foreign policy!"

"If you want to hear the truth from me, allow me to point out how incompetent and bastard this diplomacy is, and if you don't realize it, there's nothing else to talk about. Cang Hao paused for a moment and continued to say bluntly: "Undertaking international morality and responsibility, a certain process is actually investment, and country M has made a lot of mistakes, but most of them are correct. On the contrary, most investments fail, and only a few barely succeed. โ€

"So you still have a good impression of country M. โ€

"Meng Lao, I have time to inquire about how many of your current and retired colleagues have sent their wives and children to country M. Cang Hao smiled sarcastically: "It's these people who talk about promoting country M, but it's they who show with practical actions that country M is actually reliable, and the difference between me and them is that I can say whatever I think! Yin and yang, some people are good at this, but I won't!"

Meng Yanglong was reluctant to face this topic, so he could only turn the conversation back to the beginning: "But country M has exported a lot of wars after all...... When country M first became independent, it was only thirteen colonies, but they were able to continue to invade and expand through guรฒ, and it became the fifty states it is today, and the territory is second only to ours. โ€

"I would like to say that traditionally, many people think that country M is pursuing imperialism, but it cannot be said that it is wrong. However, the empire of country M is really not invaded, but bought......" Cang Hao knew this history very well, and told Meng Yanglong in detail: "Louisiana was bought from France for fifteen million dollars; East Florida was bought from Spain for the same price; Texas, California and New Mexico were bought from Mexico with more money; and the huge Alaska was bought from Russia for seven million two thousand dollars...... In the past, country M waged wars against Mexico and Canada and invaded some land, but unlike many Chinese people's perception, most of the territory of country M was bought with real money. โ€

Meng Yanglong said with some embarrassment: "This...... I really didn't notice. โ€

"Of course, these transactions may not be fair, and the people of country M bid less than the actual value of the land, but after all, they gave money. Cang Hao's tone became even more sarcastic: "Country E has invaded our three million square kilometers of land, and has not given a penny, and has slaughtered the local Chinese everywhere it goes. But so what, don't many Chinese people today regard Maozi as their own father, and when they saw the former president crying and shouting 'the emperor', they were not so filial to his father. So I don't understand why I hate country M, even if country M is not good, at least it is much better than Lao Maozi, and it has always been worthy of China, and it returned the Gengzi indemnity to establish Peking University, and gave us great help during the Anti-Japanese War...... Among the piles of rotten persimmons, country M is not the worst one. โ€

Meng Yanglong was very dissatisfied: "You are really still pro-American!"

"Yes, I admit it, just like your colleagues at the top. Cang Hao smiled: "In the future, I am also ready to send my wife and children over!"

"That's enough!" Meng Yanglong slapped the table: "Are you telling me that these are deliberately angry with me?"

"Of course not, you are my leader, how can I be willing to be angry with you, just say my true opinion. Cang Hao took out a cigarette and lit it, took a puff and continued: "Some people stay at home and make up some small stories about the destruction of the United States and Japan, nuclear peace of country M, country E, India, nuclear peace of the world, and then wipe out all the races of Little Japan, not to mention, you can sell it for a lot of money on the Internet." There is also a little star, who made a movie about a wolf, with the slogan 'Offend my China, even if it is far away, it will be punished', and it was a big hit at the box office...... Anyone can do this kind of business, and I can brag about this kind of bull B, and I am better at speaking than them, but I don't want to speak against my conscience. I'm here to assure you how patriotic I am, but behind the scenes doing a different set of things, do you think that's fine?"

Meng Yanglong sighed helplessly: "Of course I still hope you tell the truth......"

"Then I'll tell you the truth. Cang Hao said word by word: "My life experience tells me that this world is completely different from what they describe, no country, no nation should be completely destroyed, I believe that most people are kind and peaceful, and there are always a small number of people who have problems." I have been to many countries, and so far I have not found that the majority of the citizens of any country have a deep hatred for us in China. Of course, there is discrimination, and there is prejudice, but it cannot be said to be mainstream, and sometimes we have problems in ourselves that we also need to reflect on. When you look at a certain country or nation on the Internet that is not pleasing to the eye, you will completely destroy the miรจ family, and for example, to Toei, in fact, you yourself are no different from Hideki Tojo. But there are some people who promote cheap populist ideas and attract popularity for themselves by spreading xenophobia, which is no different from Internet Nazis. But there are such a group of people, who don't have a brain yet, and they eat this set very much. But in any case, if I do the same thing as them to make money, I'm harming people at all!"

"You're going too far on the topic, we're talking about country M now!"

"Well, let's use country M as an example to talk about how ridiculous it is to blindly hate......" Taking another puff of cigarette, Cang Hao said slowly: "More than half a century ago, country M conducted a survey on the soldiers who participated in the Pacific War, and these people fought directly against Dongying, and 42 percent of them believed that Dongying should be exterminated after victory, and the other 43 percent thought that the leaders should be punished but not the civilians should be harmed, what do you think?"

Meng Yanglong nodded: "This result should be considered normal." โ€

"If you only look at this one survey, the results seem to be normal, but the abnormal ones are ...... later" Cang Hao flicked his cigarette ash and told with a smile: "In the investigation of the army of country M in the European battlefield during the same period, sixty-one percent of them believe that Dongying should be exterminated, and these people have never fought with Dongying. The proportion of US troops who have received training but have not yet been on the battlefield is even higher, with 67 percent believing that the Dongying clan should be exterminated. โ€

"It's the first time I've heard anything like this. Meng Yanglong was quite surprised: "What does this mean? The more you fight, the more you have feelings?"

"Understanding this wonderful difference also answers the question of why there are wars and genoc......ides," Cang Hao sighed and said earnestly: "Historical experience has proved that strengthening contacts and deepening mutual understanding is an important way to eliminate national and ethnic contradictions. Fighting on the battlefield, although it often kills you to death, is actually a kind of contact at the same time. As a soldier, I am responsible to say that when you see the enemy in front of you, he is a flesh-and-blood life like you, with the same relatives, family and friends, and his own thoughts and feelings, in fact, many times you are not so easy to pull the trigger. This is still the case under the conditions of war, but what about normal times, so this goes back to what I just said, there are no countries and nations that deserve to be hated as a whole, and you can hate some of them, which is normal. The more places you go, the more experience you have, the more you will feel like this. โ€

"Maybe you're right......" Meng Yanglong reminded meaningfully: "But what I'm talking about now is trying to see what you think of country M!"

"Country M has a lot to learn from us, such as undertaking international morality, why do we have a few buddies when people have friends all over the world, it is worth reflecting on!" Cang Hao said word by word: "We ourselves are not without problems!"

Cang Hao's views are not the same as Meng Yanglong's, but Meng Yanglong can't refute them: "What do you want to explain?"

"What I want to say is that Country M offered to help me fight Colonel Song Shuang, and I believe this. But politicians have their own calculations, and that doesn't mean I trust the CIA, and I'm still wary of Mr. K. Cang Hao came directly: "Didn't you come to see me just to talk about Mr. K?"

Meng Yanglong snorted lightly: "You are smart. โ€

"The CIA sent someone to contact me privately, but I can't hide it from your eyes, I don't intend to deny it at all!" Cang Hao said, snuffing out the cigarette butt in the ashtray and lighting a cigarette again: "Huaxia is my motherland, and country M is an example for Huaxia to learn, I definitely don't want a war between these two countries." But if I have to prioritize, of course, the motherland is the most important, and I am afraid that Mr. K will be disappointed in what he wants to do with me. โ€

"But why don't you take the initiative to sue me?"

"If you trust me, you will. If you don't trust me, it's useless for me to explain more. โ€

"Having said that, but ......" Meng Yanglong's gaze was still playful: "The high-level is not monolithic, I only represent one of the views, and I am not without opponents, if someone uses this matter to make a fuss, it will put you and me in a very passive position." โ€

"Isn't it Liu Shuangsheng and Luo Qingwu? Cang Hao smiled nonchalantly: "Since Luo Qingwu stayed in JPZ and refused to come back, then he would just die there!"

"Absolutely not!" Meng Yanglong immediately said: "If you want to design to get rid of Luo Qingwu, it's best to simply dispel this idea, on the contrary, you must also ensure his safety!"