"My friend, what do you think of the Pahlavi king?" After a moment of silence, Muhammad Ahmed suddenly asked Chen Geng. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Huh? You ask me? He nodded himself with his backhand, and Chen Geng was a little surprised.

"Yes." Muhammad Ahmed nodded solemnly, his expression showing that he was serious about the issue.

"This ...... I'm a foreigner, so I can't judge your former king, right? Chen Geng excused himself.

Chen Geng's attitude made Muhammad Ahmed's eyes light up, could it be that he really knew something about the Pahlavi king? hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, just say it." ”

What's going on? Why are you so excited about the Pahlavi shaking? Chen Geng couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Speaking of which, in order to make better money in Iran, Chen Geng still made a lot of hard work to understand the customs and history of Iran, and the period of the Pahlavi Shah was the focus of his understanding, no way, in the early 60s, Iran's per capita national income was only 200 US dollars, but by the mid-70s, Iran's per capita national income had exceeded 2000 US dollars.

That's $2,000 in the '70s, and that's a scary number.

Of course, the fate of the Pahlavi king was not good, and after the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Pahlavi was forced into exile in the United States, and died of illness the following year - the huge contrast between the two sides is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

But there is a question, what does Muhammad Ahmad mean by asking himself this question? Could it be that his family is still connected to the widow of the Pahlavi shahover, who is in exile? As soon as this conjecture came out, Chen Geng's heart suddenly thumped: if this is really the case, then the fun will be great; But on the other hand, if Mohammed Ahmed is the current Iranian government to test his attitude towards the exile clique of the Pahlavi Shah, if he does not say yes, then the fun will be greater.

After pondering for a while, Chen Gengcai finally spoke: "I don't know much about the Pahlavi king, it's just some one-sided information, so what I said may be wrong or not accurate enough, if there is something wrong with what I said, I hope you don't mind." ”

"Of course, of course," said Mohammed Ahmed, waving his hand repeatedly, indicating that he could understand: "Frankly, you know something about the Pahlavi king, which is beyond my expectations, just say." ”

"Then I'll just say it," after another deep groan, Chen Geng said: "First of all, it must be admitted that Shah Pahlavi has indeed made a lot of contributions to Iran and the Iranian people, and the data I have seen show that from the mid-50s to the mid-60s, Iran's average annual GDP growth rate exceeded 7%, from the mid-60s to the mid-70s, Iran's average annual GDP growth rate exceeded 8%, and in 1963, Iran's per capita national income was only 200 US dollars. By the mid-70s, it had reached more than 2000 dollars, and the life of the Iranian people had greatly improved, and the standard of living had been greatly improved, which was a very great achievement and a testament to the abilities of the Pahlavi shahs. ”

"What else? What else? Hearing that Chen Geng's evaluation of the Pahlavi king was so high, Muhammad Ahmed's face turned a little red with excitement.

"And then there's oil, and I think Shah Pahlavi has contributed more to Iran in terms of oil!" Chen Gengdao: "Before the Pahlavi king, most of Iran's oil revenues flowed into the wallets of Western companies, in order to maintain their oil monopoly in Iran, Western governments even did not hesitate to subvert the Iranian regime, for example, in 1953, when Iran's then Prime Minister Mossadegh tried to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian oil company (later known as British Petroleum Corporation, referred to as BP), it caused dissatisfaction in the United Kingdom, and the British MI6 screenwriter and the CIA master jointly planned a coup d'état, and Mossadegh was forced to step down.

But what Prime Minister Mossadegh didn't do, the Pahlavi Shah did, which is remarkable. ”

"Yes, yes, His Majesty is really wise and remarkable!" Listening to Chen Geng, a foreigner, talk about the glorious past of the Pahlavi king, Muhammad Ahmed's face turned red with excitement, his left fist kept smashing on the palm of his right palm, and he said loudly and excitedly, and the anxious Mohammed Ahmed even said "His Majesty the King".

Hearing the words "His Majesty the King" that Mohammed Ahmed couldn't help but say, Chen Geng was reassured, and continued: "There is also a substantial increase in the price of OPEC oil, which will not only benefit the Iranian people, but also benefit the entire Arab world, if I remember correctly, in 1963, Iran's oil revenues were $550 million, which had increased to $1.2 billion in 1970-1971, $5 billion in 1973-1974 and $20 billion in 1975. ”

"My dear brother, what you said is so good, His Majesty the King is definitely a wise monarch!" Muhammad Ahmed's face was full of excitement and regret: "Is there anything else?" Is there anything else? ”

That expression is almost like the kind of "honor" that a child hears when others say how powerful the adults in his family are.

Now it's okay, in the mouth of Muhammad Ahmed, I have risen from "dear friend" to "dear brother", Chen Geng grinned, don't you just want me to praise the Pahlavi king, then I will praise two more words.

"Also," Chen Geng nodded, and said: "There is also the fact that the Pahlavi king attaches great importance to the construction of national defense, and there is a joke that does not respect the Pahlavi king very much: the Pahlavi king is particularly infatuated with advanced weapons, and other men will be excited when they watch "Playboy", and the Pahlavi king can reach a climax by reading a pamphlet introducing new weapons.

Relying on its huge oil revenues, Iran has purchased a large amount of advanced Western weapons and equipment, including Britain's advanced "Chivoltan" tanks, the most advanced "Long Sword" surface-to-air missile system, and the United States' F-14 fighter jets, CH-47 and MH-53 helicopters, and other weapons.

Of course, the Pahlavi kings spent more money on domestic investment than on military investment, first in the construction of railways, roads, dams, and then in education and health care. In general, it can be considered that during the reign of the Pahlavi shah, the Iranian economy was booming, and the sources I have read say that from the early 60s to the mid-70s, the average annual growth rate of output in the non-oil sector in Iran was 8.6%, which is remarkable, even higher than the average annual GDP growth rate of 8%.

In addition, the Pahlavi kings also did a lot in domestic affairs, such as implementing land reform, privatizing state-owned enterprises, nationalizing forests, giving women the right to vote, allowing workers to share in profits, and sending a large number of young people to the countryside to teach farmers to read and write...... If these measures can be persisted in, Iran's national prosperity and people's strength will be just around the corner. I remember Shah Pahlavi said something that roughly means 'economic growth drives modernization, this is the only way for Iran to become rich and strong', and I think this is very true, he did it, and Iran developed in this way......"

Muhammad Ahmed's eyes are terrifying!

He hadn't heard such a pertinent assessment of the Pahlavi Shah in Iran, and in Iran, with the fall of the Pahlavi Shah, and with the full operation of the propaganda apparatus, the entire Iranian society has gradually converged on the view of the Pahlavi Shah: the Pahlavi Shah is an arrogant and arrogant bastard who has no regard for the interests of the Iranian people for the sake of enjoyment, which is why he was ousted by the angry people.

Speaking from the heart, the reason why the Pahlavi king was ousted from power will of course have his own reasons, but what he did for the country should not be erased, for example, in the era of the Pahlavi king, Iran's coal, steel, machinery industry production increased significantly, and a group of middle class rose, and this middle class formed the backbone of Iranian society.

At the same time, during the period of Shah Pahlavi, Iran has gradually developed into one of the most powerful countries in the Middle East, among the OPEC member states, Iran's oil production was once more than that of Saudi Arabia. The United States even hailed Iran as "the anti-Soviet bastion of the Middle East", but it is really embarrassing that such an Iranian hero, his widow and children are living a life of exile abroad......

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After settling Chen Geng's group, Muhammad Ahmed appeared in a small conference room of the hotel, where the elder of the Ahmad family, Grand Mullah Rexiti of Chakhbahar City, was present.

They look like they've been waiting here for a while.

"What did he say?" Grand Mullah Resiti asked Muhammad Ahmed eagerly.

"He has a high opinion of His Majesty," Mohammad Ahmed respectfully recounted Chen Geng's views on the Pahlavi king.

"That's really what he said?" The mullah stood up sharply and said eagerly.

She was so excited that Gula Rexiti even brought down her chair.

"Yes, that's exactly what he said." Muhammad Ahmad solemnly said: "I swear to the Prophet Muhammad that I have not spoken a lie. ”

Ghura Rexiti looked at the patriarch of the Ahmed family with red eyes, and her voice trembled with excitement: "Saint Muhammad, we can finally help Her Majesty the Queen." (To be continued.) )