Chapter O34 General Secretary

When Yang Zhen walked out of the Xiao family villa in Quanshan and Xiao Qi was on the same white Zhengfeng Type 3 car, he was still shocked in his mind, and his boyfriend Xiao Qi, who never showed his dew at school, turned out to be the only son of Xiao Chen, the current vice president of the country!

In Yang Zhen's previous understanding, Xiao Qi was certainly an excellent boy, but his family conditions were probably at most an upper-middle level, not as good as the daughter of her medium-sized private enterprise boss, and even a few days ago, she asked Xiao Qi half-jokingly and half-seriously, whether she was going to continue studying after graduation in the future, or to work in her father's company with her.

Now it seems that this is a big joke!

Yang Zhen's face flushed, and he remembered that when he saw Vice Chairman Xiao just now, he actually said in a ghostly manner, "Is Vice Chairman Xiao going to be the general secretary soon?" "Such stupid words, I'm afraid that I will be a stupid girl in the Xiao family in the future...... Alas, I don't know if there will be a future. With the conditions of Chairman Xiao's family, how could Xiao Qi really be with him, he often dreamed of marrying him, and he loved him for a lifetime, and now it seems that it is really Nanke's dream.

Xiao Qi naturally knew that Yang Zhen would definitely not be able to calm down at this time, so he leaned over with a smile, gently hugged her body, and whispered, "Did you see my father, you can't believe me?" ”

Yang Zhen's body suddenly trembled slightly, biting his lip tightly, but he didn't say a word.

Xiao Qi gently pulled her beautiful face, calmly looked her eyes, and said: "Don't think that I am from a family like this, so I can only passively wait for a political marriage without half love, let me tell you, as early as when I was in high school, I had a sincere conversation with my father, and he said at that time that he would not interfere with my love and marriage, which is his promise to me as a father." Yang Zhen, my father will not promise easily, and he will not regret his promise, there is no doubt about this. ”

Yang Zhen is a strong girl, but in the face of such a huge contrast, she still has some hesitation: "But, but the gap between our two families is so big, I'm afraid that I won't be able to integrate into your family in the future...... and families. ”

Xiao Qi smiled, hugged Yang Zhen's hand a little tighter, and said, "Do you remember how you answered when you asked my dad just now if he was about to become the general secretary?" ”

Yang Zhen's expression was slightly dazed, and then nodded: "Vice Chairman Xiao said Pu Songling's half of a self-exhortation, 'Hard-working people, the sky does not bear, lie on the salary and taste the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu'." ”

Xiao Qi nodded, his face gradually became serious, he was silent for a moment, and said: "There are some things that should not be said in terms of my identity, but today I have to mention to you: Originally, according to some unwritten agreements, this term really should not be taken over by my father, this is a common agreement between factions, and the pressure and countermeasures in the politics of the two factions are really so big that you can't imagine it, but in the end, it ...... You'll see the results in a few days. So, I think my father's answer to you today is not only a review of himself, but also a guide to you. ”

Yang Zhen looked at Xiao Qi's clear eyes and nodded unconsciously, but suddenly he was a little scared, and said, "Xiao Qi, Vice Chairman Xiao's casual words have such deep intentions, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid I'm too stupid, and he will think I'm too superficial in the future. ”

Xiao Qi shook his head: "It doesn't matter if you call him Vice Chairman Xiao in front of others, in front of me, you just need to say 'your father'...... For you and me, he is just my father, not Vice Chairman Xiao. As for whether he has a deep meaning in what he says, of course, I also admit that it is indeed very likely that every sentence he says has his deep meaning, but you also have to remember that although you should respect him, you do not need to change yourself for the meaning of his father-in-law. ”

Yang Zhen was a little shocked and asked, "You're not afraid of Xiao ...... Your father? ”

Xiao Qi smiled: "Why should I be afraid of him? ”

Yang Zhen was stunned, but he didn't know how to answer this sentence.

Xiao Qi said with a straight face: "I'm not afraid of him, but I respect him and love him more." He is a mountain that shelters me from the wind and rain, but my life cannot be hidden behind him, in his shadow forever, I have to climb over him, even over him...... That's what my life is all about, and maybe it's what he expects from me the most. ”

"Probably?" Yang Zhen asked suspiciously.

Xiao Qi laughed, pressed the key to start the Zhengfeng III sedan, hit the train, hung it in D gear, lightly kicked the accelerator, and the car slowly drove out.

"I don't know what he wants from me. As for talking about him, in fact, I'm just guessing, after all...... From now on, it seems to be too difficult. ”

Yang Zhenqi said: "What does your father want you to do, didn't he tell you?" ”

Xiao Qi said while driving: "No." He never said, 'What are you going to do?' he usually used other methods to let me know what I should do. As for life, he never talked to me in detail, but only influenced me subtly in his usual ways. ”

Yang Zhen was even more curious: "How does it affect?" When she said this, she suddenly wanted to make a joke: "Let you develop the idea of 'serving the people' from an early age?" ”

Xiao Qi was stunned and laughed heartily. Yang Zhen also smiled.

But unexpectedly, after Xiao Qi smiled, he said with a straight face: "This can be regarded as one of them, but not completely." ”

Yang Zhen was a little surprised: "Oh? "Yes.

Xiao Qishen said: "What he usually teaches by word and deed, it is not an exaggeration to say 'serving the people'. But there are many more than that, such as the realization of personal value. It's just that everyone's personal value is different, for example, my father is the leader of the country, and he may want to lead our country to prosperity and strength; Your father is an entrepreneur, and he probably wants to make the business bigger and stronger. My mom is an expert in scientific research, and she probably wants to build all kinds of systems that are stronger and more perfect. Your mom is a doctor, and she probably wants to cure more patients...... But in essence, as long as we move towards the ideal that is beneficial to social progress, it is the right way to realize personal value. My dad didn't ask me if I wanted to go into politics or not, but I think I couldn't be wrong about him wanting me to be a person who is worthy of my heart and good for society. ”

"Worthy of one's heart and beneficial to society?" Yang Zhen nodded, and suddenly felt that he looked at Vice Chairman Xiao from an ordinary point of view, he was really too self-conscious, how could Vice Chairman Xiao's open-mindedness be what an ordinary little woman could do?

"Your father has no requirements for you to enter politics or not, but doesn't your family have any requirements either?" Yang Zhen couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Qi nodded with a smile and admitted calmly: "Of course, there are requirements for me in the family. ”

Yang Zhen couldn't help but be a little nervous: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

Xiao Qi smiled: "What am I going to do?" I am not averse to politics. Isn't it true that entering politics can realize the value of life? ”

Yang Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then pouted: "After a long time, you still plan to enter politics, I thought you were going to rebel, and you had to do something else." ”

Xiao Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Rebellious? I haven't experienced this kind of childish mentality, but I was quickly pulled back to the right path by my father......" he said, a little distracted for a moment.

"Look at the road!" Yang Zhenjiao snorted: "What do you think, so distracted? ”

Xiao Qi smiled: "Look, I'm very careful when driving." When I was going to learn to drive, my dad said that when it comes to driving, it's 'holding the reincarnation disc in your hand and stepping on the ghost gate'. So I've always been very careful. ”

Yang Zhen nodded, and suddenly glanced back at the Xiao family villa in Yù Quanshan that gradually disappeared in the shade, and asked quietly: "The party congress is about to start, your father...... It will definitely get its way. ”

Xiao Qi didn't understand Yang Zhen's state of mind when he said this, he just nodded casually and replied, "Of course, my father has been in the officialdom for thirty years, and he has never been defeated." ”——

In the villa of the Xiao family in Quanshan, under the chandelier in the living room, Xiao Chen is holding a book of internal materials to read carefully, which is a piece of information on the exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB and the analysis of the Chinese economy, which analyzes in detail the examples of the United States using the exchange rate over the years to obtain the economic benefits of all countries in the world, including China, and finally concludes that the only way to get China free from the economic exploitation of the United States is to let the RMB replace the US dollar as the world currency.

Of course, Xiao Chen has a deep study of the economy, and letting the RMB replace the US dollar is naturally what he thinks, but this matter is by no means as simple as inviting guests to dinner, and all aspects involved are too big, not only requiring strong national strength, smart political skills, but also some political opportunities.

In the early twenties of the twentieth century, when Europe had not yet recovered from the wounds of the two world wars, the major cities of the United States were flourishing, Americans were spending money, they were attending proms, buying cars, collecting private spirits, speculating in stocks, and enjoying the heyday of prosperity since the founding of the United States of America.

The world war completely changed the world economy and pattern, Germany, Italy, and Japan were devastated, and the industrial countries such as Britain and France were also devastated, in contrast, the United States benefited from the war and became the most powerful country in the global economy at that time.

The GDP of the United States accounted for about 48% of the world's GDP at that time, almost half of the world's products were made in the United States, and the trade volume accounted for about one-third of the global trade, so it was very, very powerful, absolutely outstanding. Between 1859 and 1918, the total industrial output of the United States rose from less than $200 million to $84o, gold reserves rose from 17% to 59% of the world's total reserves, and trade rose from 4% to 39.2%.

At this time, the United States tried to replace Britain as the world hegemon with a strong force, and Britain did not intend to give up, although the war weakened Britain's economic strength, but at that time, about 4o% of international trade was still settled in pounds, London is still an important financial center in the world, when the dollar proposed to become the world's currency, the only thing to compete with it is the pound sterling.

In order to compete for dominance in the post-war international monetary system, there are deep contradictions between Britain and the United States, and politicians and scholars of both countries are deliberately trying to improve their financial status and improve their own monetary status, and they have designed various programs to achieve this goal.

The British plan was drafted by the British economist John Maynard Keynes, who proposed the creation of a World Bank and a sovereign currency, a theory that made him the most outstanding economist in economic history, but at that time, Keynes's proposal met with strong opposition from the United States, and the American economist Wright proposed that the dollar should be established as the main world currency.

Keynes put forward such a plan, of course, there was also an attempt to defend British interests, because he had seen that it was impossible for Britain to maintain the hegemony of the British pound back then, and Britain, because of the war, because of the continuous outflow of gold, his gold reserves were no longer enough to support a large currency, so he preemptively put forward a saying, then let's make a unified currency.

However, when Keynes's plan was brought to Roosevelt, Roosevelt vetoed it, and Roosevelt believed that the world currency plan was not in the interests of our dollar and the United States, so he rejected Keynes's plan. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt began to preach on various occasions the benefits of the White Plan in promoting world trade. Franklin. Roosevelt said, "This great nation is going to play an even more important role, and he is so dazzling, and he will continue to revive and prosper." ”

With a confident voice, Roosevelt conveyed a kind of domineering and power to all countries in the world. In 1944, the United States took the lead in convening a conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to discuss how to rebuild the postwar international monetary system. The two sides of the argument remain the United States and the United Kingdom.

At that time, the United States was in such a powerful position, and it wanted to be a so-called hegemon in the world, while Britain, as an old imperialist, was certainly not willing to give up its vested interests and rights all at once. After fierce bargaining, the participating countries finally chose the Wright plan under the leadership of the US government, and the US dollar replaced the British pound as the core of the international monetary system, and the US dollar was pegged to gold, an ounce of gold was equal to 35 US dollars, and other currencies formed a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. At this point, the US dollar initially established its hegemony in the international monetary system.

However, now, Huaxia No. 1 does not have the absolute economic advantage when the US dollar replaced the British pound, but does not have the political advantages and opportunities after World War II at that time, so although Xiao Chen is interested in this idea, he rationally thinks that it is unlikely. The huge lack of objective conditions, no matter how wise the political means, can not change the overall situation of the world.