Chapter 0199 Academic Seminar
I heard that Huang Shuliang and the others went to visit Professor Friedman at ten o'clock in the morning, so after breakfast, Qiao Tianyu went to the room to take a shower and change clothes, changed into clean clothes, and waited at the door of the professor's house with Mr. Brewer early.
After all, it would be rude to visit someone's old professor, but Qiao Tianyu didn't expect to wait for more than an hour, and waited until a quarter past ten before he saw that Dong Gongzi walking over unhurriedly.
However, Dong Gongzi was not shy because of his tardiness, on the contrary, when he found that Professor Friedman had not been able to come to the door to greet him in person, he unhappily muttered "really uneducated", and turned around angrily to leave.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Qiao Tianyu really couldn't cry or laugh, saying that from this Dong Gongzi, it really praised my Huaxia Tianwei: If you don't go out to greet you in person, I will leave in anger!
I'm going to rub it!
Boy, did you know that Mr. Friedman is eighty years old this year?
For you, a fledgling hairy boy, the old man will go out to greet him in person, you are so powerful!
Besides, today you came to ask for advice on behalf of Huaxia, don't make a mistake, okay?
I'm embarrassed to say that people are uneducated, I think you are too educated, right?
I'll wipe Dahuaxia's face, you've lost it!
Fortunately, Huang Shuliang is still a sensible person, he hurriedly stepped forward to grab Dong Gongzi, and persuaded him for a long time, and finally persuaded Dong Gongzi back, but Dong Gongzi hung a dead donkey face, and his face was not happy.
Under the mediation of Mr. Brewer and Huang Shuliang, everyone finally entered Professor Friedman's villa and met the old professor.
Seeing that it was a guest of honor from Huaxia, the old professor was grateful for the courtesy he received in Huaxia, and very enthusiastically dragged the old man to wash the fruit and pour coffee for them, very enthusiastic, and Qiao Tianyu was a little moved.
On the other hand, Dong Gongzi, he has never come out of the unhappiness just now, and since he entered the villa, he has been wearing that dead donkey face, which is really embarrassing and thrown home.
"I said I wouldn't eat it!"
When the old professor enthusiastically stuffed the washed fruit into his hand, he didn't expect that Dong Gongzi suddenly threw the fruit on the table, with an impatient face.
"What's wrong with you?!" Seeing that Dong Gongzi was so snub to his uncle, Mr. Brewer quit and stood up and questioned Dong Gongzi.
"Neil, what are you doing?!'re a guest!" Professor Friedman quickly glared at Mr. Brewer, then changed his smile to Dong Gongzi and Huang Shuliang.
"Two gentlemen, I'm sorry, it's too hot today, let's talk about it quickly. ”
"Today, on behalf of Huaxia, we would like to consult the professor, what kind of route will be followed in the next reform of Huaxia's petroleum and refining market?"
Without any politeness and foreshadowing, Dong Gongzi came up and asked "bluntly".
"Oh, please wait. ”
Professor Friedman did not show any displeasure at Dong Gongzi's rudeness, only to see him walk back to the study, bring a stack of materials and hand them to Dong Gongzi, and said seriously.
"Two gentlemen, since I received a call from the Chinese government three days ago, I knew that I wanted to ask about the reform of the oil market, and in the past three days, I have consulted the relevant materials and written this policy proposal overnight for your reference. ”
"In fact, with regard to economic reform, I have always advocated that we should open up the market as soon as possible, implement a free market policy, and give full play to the role of the invisible hand of the market, so as to guide the flow ......of market resources as efficiently as possible."
"Professor!"
However, what everyone present did not expect was that just as Professor Friedman was explaining his economic policies, Dong Gongzi suddenly interrupted the professor.
"Professor, you have always claimed that you want to open up the market, but can the market be completely opened?"
"The economic crisis of 1929-1933 has long shown that the market is not omnipotent, and if it were not for my grandfather, Professor Keynes, who vigorously promoted ** interventionism, I am afraid that the world would have been ruined in the hands of the market!
Don't forget, Professor Friedman visited China last year, but he was personally received by Comrade ***** Jiang of Huaxia, and Dong Gongzi dared to angrily scold Professor Friedman to his face.
Is he crazy?!
Professor Friedman was also choked by Dong Gongzi, and his body trembled a little, "Are you a student of Professor Keynes?"
"I am not talented, and I have not been able to get the personal transmission of Professor Keynes, and I am a student of Professor Keynes Professor Goud. Dong Gongzi said proudly.
"A student of Professor Keynes. ”
As he spoke, Professor Friedman took out a small pill of blood pressure medicine from the drawer under the guest desk and took it with water, and it seemed that he was indeed very angry this time.
Let's briefly introduce Keynes, Keynes is a British economist, the founder of macroeconomics, and is known as the most famous economist in the world "before World War II".
Keynes was the world's most famous economist before World War II, and Professor Friedman was the world's most famous economist after World War II.
However, the economic views of the two old professors are diametrically opposed, and they are completely polarized.
Professor Friedman advocates liberal economicism, believes that the market is omnipotent, and advocates that all economic activities should be decided by the market, with minimal or even no intervention in economic activities.
Keynes, on the other hand, advocated interventionist economic policies, believed that the market is not omnipotent, and advocated that it should give full play to its role in macroeconomic regulation and control and guide the market to develop in a good direction.
The economic proposition of the two old professors took "World War II" as a watershed, before "World War II" Keynes's ** interventionism occupied a dominant role in the world, and after "World War II", it was Friedman's liberal economicism that ruled the world.
Because of the loss of the dominant power of economic policy, after World War II, Keynes's disciples were unwilling to accept defeat and launched attacks and polemics against liberal economicism again and again.
After Professor Friedman knew that Dong Gongzi was a disciple of Keynes, he understood that this person was not good, and to put it bluntly, he kicked the restaurant, no wonder Dong Gongzi had always been disrespectful to the old professor just now.
If this matter had been placed twenty years ago, no matter how many disciples of Keynes came, Professor Friedman would not refuse to come, and he could argue with the other party for three days and three nights, but now the old professor is in his last years, and he is difficult to take care of, and he really has no strength to compete with him.
But Professor Friedman also knows that since the other party is here to play in the restaurant today, he must have made full preparations, and if he loses this battle, I am afraid that tomorrow the newspapers of the world will publish the news that "Professor Friedman was defeated by the young disciples of Keynes, and the debate of the century in the field of economics will finally be won or lost"!
Now Professor Friedman is really in a dilemma, but it's a pity that none of his senior disciples are present, otherwise he wouldn't let this stinky kid bully!
Just when Professor Friedman didn't know what to do, a voice suddenly came from behind him, "What nonsense!"
Then I saw Qiao Tianyu stand up calmly......