Jonas feigned excitement and said, "That's great, we can tell Mr. Cuscodio that we're doing the investigation together." ”

"Of course!" the two men looked at each other, and there was a tacit understanding, and they both laughed.

"Come on in, it's too cold outside. Have you had dinner?"

Kostler wiped the soles of his feet, went into the house, and said without the slightest politeness: "I want a cup of hot tea, I feel like ice all over my body after a day of freezing in Zurich today." ”

"You go upstairs first, I'll find the kettle. ”

Because Europe has not built oriental-style iron pots since ancient times, they did not have the habit of eating stir-fried vegetables and drinking hot water.

More than a hundred years ago, Europeans had at most a fireplace and a clay pot in their home.

The fireplace is used for barbecue, and the crockpot is used to cook soup, and this is their cooking belongings.

Only a very small number of wealthy people could afford to buy an iron pot and build a wood-burning stove. The heirloom of many nobles is an iron pot from the East.

So, don't say that Europeans don't know steaming, cooking, and frying because of their different eating habits, just because they don't have this condition.

The bread they eat needs to be exchanged for wheat at the bakery in the town, and the bread that is changed once must be eaten for at least ten days and half a month, so there are often reports of using black bread as a weapon and even killing people.

After the gradual development of Europe, they already have the conditions to pursue a better life.

At this time, the most developed Italian cuisine at that time was the most abundant, so Italian cuisine became the mother of European cuisine.

The eating habits of European countries have been influenced by Italian cuisine, and only the British, who are across the strait, still nibble on their dark dishes.

Since then, European cuisine has gradually become richer, but habits have been formed.

In addition to drinking tea and coffee, Europeans do not drink hot water.

Even a woman who has just given birth to a child in confinement, an elderly person in her seventies and eighties, a child of a few years old, in the ice and snow, is thirsty with cold water.

The black tea that Kostler wants to drink is not a natural Chinese black tea, but a British-style black tea with lemon and milk in it. And his favorite flavor is also jam.

Reminiscing about Kostler's hobbies, Jonas prepared various materials, served them on a plate, and went to the third floor.

Kostler was not found when he entered the door, and Jonas knew that he must have gone to talk to Yannick.

Although several of their best friends think that Yannick is the Great Demon King, unlike Jonas who is a little scared, Kostler and Dinah both admire Yannick a little.

Yannick, on the other hand, was harsh with Jonas and much gentler with Kostler and Dinah.

Jonas didn't want to join in the fun, and if he had been before, he would have even been angry that Kostler was too close to Yannick.

Now, of course, he will not be angry, he will only think that Jonas was too naïve in the past.

Plugging the kettle into the electric boiling water and preparing the ingredients for making tea, Jonas opened the bag that Kostler had brought.

There were a few books in the bag, a folder, and he pulled out the folder, which was a form of various supplies that he and Kostler had made together, and the space at the back was waiting for them to fill in the price they had investigated.

This kind of market price survey is an extracurricular activity that Luo Shi College arranges for students every year, the purpose of which is to let these rich children, royal families and nobles understand the people's feelings and not decouple from society.

In addition, through the comparison of prices over the years, students are also required to write an essay focusing on the main social factors that affect the rise and fall of prices.

The 50s and 70s were three decades of vigorous development in Europe, and although there were several political and economic crises in between, the overall trend of development has been steadily upward.

However, after the 80s, from 80 to 82, the economy of the whole of Europe suffered a serious crisis, and the GDP was stagnant for three consecutive years.

Affected by this, on the surface, the economic trend in Europe is good, but the level of people's consumption is on a downward trend.

Because GDP does not reflect a country's economic development, Roshi College requires students to use GPI, or "True Development Index", as the standard for their dissertation.

For those of them who are high school students, this essay is a little too difficult.

GDP in terms of national economic development, GPI in terms of people's benefits, are very complex topics, the two complement each other, but sometimes they are opposites, and it is not possible for high school students to thoroughly understand the relationship between the two.

To put it simply, it is impossible to write a clear thesis without making a financial model for an economics major.

And high school students, of course, don't have the ability to model.

Of course, the school's requirements are not high, but students are required to investigate the prices of goods in one place, and then investigate the income of one place, so as to compare whether the consumption level of the people last year and this year is rising or falling.

As long as the comparison can be clear and reasonable, this extracurricular assignment will be completed.

The water boiled, Jonas made a pot of black tea, and then added some extra milk and jam to Kostler's quilt. After thinking about it, he added a cup of tea to the cup he had prepared for himself, and placed two pieces of toffee next to it, ready to give to Yannick.

Placing the two cups of milk tea on the tray, Jonas picked it up and walked to the master bedroom on the corner of the main house, which belonged to Yannick.

Each floor of the main house has a floor area of about 1,000 square meters, with more than 20 large and small rooms.

Jonas accounted for five, as well as four rooms with bathrooms and four rooms belonging to Jonas's uncles and aunts. The remaining nearly ten rooms, all of which belong to Yannick.

Around the corner of the house, there is a heating room and an emergency evacuation room, and after that, it is the world that belongs to Yannick.

In the small living room, Yannick and Kostler sat on the sofa, and in front of them sat a newspaper at the beginning of the month, which contained the economic statistics of Switzerland for '82.

Yannick is also analyzing the impact of the financial crisis on European countries from the perspective of international relations, economic environment, and unemployment.

Kostler listened attentively until Jonas came to him. "Jonas, Uncle Yannick is so knowledgeable, my dad never told me so plain. ”

Jonas said deliberately: "My opinion is just the opposite, in Uncle Lecob, I can feel the same care as my father, but in front of the Great Demon King, there is only repression and contempt. ”

Yannick pursed his lips, not minding his son of describing himself as the Great Demon King.

Jonas placed the tray on the table, handed him the Kostler generation, and delivered another glass to Yannick.

He looked at Jonas with some surprise, reached out and took the black tea before saying, "I thought you prepared it for yourself." ”

Jonas shrugged his shoulders and said, "It was supposed to be like this, but I don't want to drink black tea tonight." ”

"Don't shrug your shoulders. Only hippies, yuppies would make such vulgar gestures in public. ”

Jonas ignored him, turned around and sat down next to Kostler, cocking his legs. "But I like it. ”

Yannick looked at Jonas's cocked legs, looked back at Kostler and said, "Look, this is the main reason for the disharmony in this family. ”

Kostler smiled and said, "Uncle Yannick, on the outside, Jonas has always looked like a real gentleman. ”

"Okay. It seems that this is deliberately aimed at me. Yannick took a sip of black tea and put down his cup. "So let's pick up where we left off. ”

"Of course. Kostler also lowered his glass, put his knees together and made a listening gesture. "If the crisis in the West stems from the decline in demand, then the economic model of the East never causes a crisis, does this mean that the economic model of the East is superior?"

"......I have been to the Soviet Union many times, and in fact their planned economy, despite its natural superiority in concentrating power, has always been at the expense of the people's standard of living. Take, for example, the gross exploitation of the surplus value of workers......

For example, the average monthly salary of their ordinary workers is about 150 rubles, although in the foreign exchange market it is equivalent to 300 dollars, which does not seem to be much different, but in the Soviet Union, many goods beyond the basic subsistence guarantee were very expensive.

In Europe, a Volkswagen car cost only five thousand dollars, but in the Soviet Union, a Lada car was sold for five thousand rubles, more than ten thousand dollars.

So, a European's salary for a year can buy a car, but for the Soviets, it takes five years......"

Jonas interjected: "I don't think the exploitation of surplus value is true. ”

Yannick was noncommittal and said, "Tell me your reason......"

"In the West, the exploitation of the surplus value of the workers goes into the pockets of the capitalists, so it can be called exploitation. But in the Soviet Union, this surplus value was controlled by the state, and then the state concentrated its resources, used this surplus value to create more wealth, and carried out infrastructure construction, which was equivalent to returning it to the people.

You also said that consumption beyond the basic subsistence guarantee is high, that is, although the income of the Soviets is lower, there is no problem in ensuring basic living needs. Then there is nothing wrong with their country making better use of its resources while it is still in the period of development. ”

Yannick nodded and said, "Very good, you can clearly see the difference between the Soviet system and the Western system, which means that you have studied carefully."

This is a very complex issue, because it involves various aspects such as political structure, economic structure, scientific and technological competition, and international competition.

If I compare only in terms of the superiority of the system, I am not belittling the Soviet Union, praising the idea of Europe, I am only answering Kostler's question from the point of view that the Soviet model was superior. So, am I wrong in my answer?"

Although he didn't want to admit it, Jonas still said frankly according to his original character: "No, you are right. ”