Chapter 112: The Little Devil's Way Out
After meeting Kotaro Hashimoto, Liu Wei went to find Mobei Wolf.
At this time, the gray-backed jackal also rushed back.
"The people were sent away, and there was no trouble." The gray-backed jackal has been busy all day, and it has long been exhausted. "The news has also been received, Lao Li agreed to let you stay, but you must report the situation to him in time, and you must not be brutal. What needs to be done next is related to the country's major strategy, and we must not make mistakes. ”
"What's the big strategy?" Mobei Wolf asked.
"I haven't reached that level yet, you want to know, go ask Lao Li yourself." The gray-backed jackal replied very simply, and then said to Liu Wei, "Lao Li also mentioned that we must be prepared for the aftermath. He handled the periphery for us and arranged the response action, but when necessary, he had to use Zhang Jinnan as a shield. ”
Liu Wei nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of the gray-backed jackal.
"There's nothing else, Lao Li asked us to wait for instructions."
After the gray-backed jackal finished speaking, Liu Wei spoke: "Kotaro Hashimoto talked to me and asked me to take over the Hashimoto family, and also mentioned the matter of the 'alliance', hoping that I can play an active role." ”
"What positive effect does it have to promote diplomatic relations?" Mobei Wolf sneered.
"He told you about the Alliance?" The gray-backed jackal did not find it absurd, but very surprised.
"Sort of, tell me what I should have told me."
"What the hell is this old guy trying to do?" The Greyback Jackal hesitated for a moment, then said, "He must be using you, maybe he has some ulterior secrets." ”
"He's dying, what's the secret?"
"Are you sure?"
Liu Wei nodded and said: "As the saying goes, when a bird is dying, its song is also mourning, and when a person is dying, its words are also good." Although Yasutaro Hashimoto had doubts about our motives, I don't think he lied to me, at least about the 'alliance', he was telling the truth. ”
The gray-backed jackal nodded thoughtfully and said, "If that's the case, the trouble will be even greater." ”
"What's the trouble?" Mobei Wolf didn't joke anymore.
"Think about it, since you came to Yuben, who have been unlucky?" The gray-backed jackal glanced at the two of them and said, "First the Taketen, Kondo, and Ogata families of the Funasha family, then the Kurushima family of Hiroshima, then the Kawasaki family, and now the Iwasaki family. As far as I know, these families are all members of the 'Alliance', except for the Kawasaki family, everyone else is 'conservative'. ”
"It was our idea to deal with the Kawasaki family, and Kantaro didn't know it."
The gray-backed jackal nodded and said, "In other words, the 'Young Zhuang Sect' led by him has become the biggest beneficiary, and you are the tools in his hands. ”
Liu Wei smiled and waited for the gray-backed jackal to continue.
"I have been in this for more than ten years, and it was not until a few years ago that Lao Li asked me to participate in the operation against the 'Alliance'." The gray-backed jackal sighed and said, "A few months later, the global financial crisis broke out, and Ben was hit much harder than we did, even more than the United States. Before the global financial crisis erupted, the economy had already improved. Affected by the fluctuation of the US dollar exchange rate, the export enterprises of this country have suffered heavy losses. This was followed by a massive increase in the issuance of banknotes, first hundreds of billions of dollars in bailout funds, and then successive rounds of quantitative easing. Like us, in order to stabilize the domestic financial market and revitalize export enterprises, the authorities have had to lower interest rates and start the money printing press. ”
"In other words, the problem is very serious."
"It's very serious, more serious than anyone could have imagined." The gray-backed jackal shook his head with a wry smile and said, "When the financial crisis broke out, everyone was optimistic, thinking that as long as the world's major economies joined forces, the crisis would pass in two to three years. It is a pity that this financial crisis, which was run by an American consortium, will not pass easily. The crisis will continue without the fall of a few powers. It now seems that the impact of the crisis will not dissipate even in 2020. For countries other than the United States, the only way is to hold on and let others fall first. ”
"The Yankees don't even count their allies, do they?" Mobei Wolf's eyes widened.
"This is a war without gunpowder, and the allies are a piece of. During the administration of George W. Bush, he made so many famous people, the Yankees owed a lot of debts, and all the major consortia were implicated. If you don't recover your losses from the outside, you can only pay for them yourself, and American voters are not stupid, they all have guns in their hands. In the event of chaos at home, no matter how strong the United States is, the capital accumulated by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War will be exhausted within 20 years, and even if the United States can secure the position of the leader, it will have to pay a heavy price. Rather than struggling for one's life before dying, it is better to establish a new international order while the sky is in the middle of the day. If it is done, the position of the global boss will be stable for at least a hundred years! ”
Saying this, Mobei Wolf also understood.
"In order to fill the loophole, the Yankees will not let go of any fat pig, but there are only a few powerful countries in the world. Russia has a vast territory, rich resources, and a small population, and it has no overseas markets, so it can be self-sufficient, otherwise it would not have stayed outside the WTO. Besides, Lao Maozi has the second largest military strength in the world, and the Yankees have to weigh the idea of fighting polar bears. Europe has long been united, and although there are serious differences in political, foreign and military policy, it has long since laid a solid foundation economically. At most, the Yankees are forcing Europe to do some blood, suppress the euro, and maintain the international status of the dollar. As long as there are no problems with Germany, France and Italy, especially Germany, which has withstood this round of shock, Europe will not be affected too much. Among the developed countries, the more powerful ones are left. Although several emerging economies, including ours, have also suffered a lot of losses, they are still far less powerful than developed countries. In the past few years, the United States has clearly forced us to appreciate our currency and hit our export enterprises, but in fact it has taken this opportunity to make our enterprises suffer more losses, plunder the overseas markets of our enterprises, and make our enterprises pay for the United States. ”
"According to you, Ben's problem is worse than ours?"
The gray-backed jackal nodded and said, "If that's not the case, does the Ming Cook Party have a chance to come to power?" ”
Liu Wei frowned, waiting for the gray-backed jackal to continue.
"Although we are much worse than this in terms of national construction, we are a sovereign country, and we are a big country recognized by the international community. Not only is it not a permanent member of the UN Security Council, but even the most basic sovereignty is incomplete. If it weren't for the fact that in the last 20 years or so, China's rapid economic development has stimulated the economy in disguise, and the capital accumulated during the Cold War would have been spent long ago. Not to mention, if it were not for China's huge automobile consumer market, the 'brakegate incident' directed by the American consortium a few years ago would have been enough to bankrupt Toyota. The problem is that as the crisis continues, we also need to find a way out. It is an inevitable choice to revitalize national enterprises and consolidate the domestic market. Just because you don't do it now doesn't mean you won't do it in a few years. Like us, several other countries with larger markets will try to save themselves. On this day, the damage suffered by the company will be immeasurable. ”
"So Ben had to try to save himself."
"Ben has no choice." The gray-backed jackal nodded, and said, "It's just that there are two completely different views on the ways and means of saving yourself. One is to intensify cooperation with neighboring countries, improve the competitiveness of the enterprise, and consolidate the overseas market through political, diplomatic and other means. As long as the United States can be forced to make concessions, it will not only be able to tide over the difficulties, but also be able to break free from the shackles of the United States. The other is to base ourselves on the domestic market, expand domestic demand, and maintain the most important basic industries at the expense of some overseas markets. In the final analysis, the problem facing the company is sluggish domestic demand, and the productivity far exceeds the digestion capacity of the domestic market, and we must find a way to solve this problem, create enough employment opportunities, provide jobs for the vast majority of the people, and maintain domestic stability. There are only two solutions, one is export, and the other is self-selling. For a long time, the former method has been used, and the excess capacity is absorbed by the global market. But now, if no miracle happens, I basically can't go on. The problem is that the domestic market is very limited, and it is not self-sufficient in resources. If exports cannot be revitalized, the industrial chain will be destroyed, the balance of payments of the country will also be destroyed, and the country will only go bankrupt in the end. In the long run, there is little solution to this problem. As long as the global economy is sluggish, countries that rely heavily on exports, such as Ben, will be the biggest victims. In the short term, however, there is still a solution. ”
"Reinvigorate your armament!" Liu Wei directly said the point.
"The problem is that it is not a hundred years ago now, and even if Ben vigorously develops armaments, it will not be possible to launch a foreign war as it did back then."
Glancing at the Mobei wolf, the gray-backed jackal said: "That being said, a strong army can improve the international status of the company and help keep the overseas market." ”
"The key is whether this momentum can be controlled, and whether the strong people will go astray."
Indeed, if the shackles are broken and militarism rises rapidly, it will not be the United States that will be hurt first, but the neighboring countries. This is also something that we must consider. ”
"What does this have to do with the 'Alliance'?" Mobei Wolf asked.
"It is the 'conservatives' led by the six major conglomerates who adhere to the latter view. Although it cannot be said that these six major consortia are all controlled by militarists, from the perspective of practical interests, only by reviving armaments can the common people of Yuben pay for this crisis and safeguard the interests of the conglomerates to the greatest extent. Stimulated by national rejuvenation and national strength, nationalism can easily occupy the market in the country, and the people will willingly pay for it. Even from the standpoint of this politician, there are great benefits to doing so, at least to maintain domestic stability. ”
"In this way, the 'Young Zhuang faction' led by Yasutaro is doing its best to prevent Yumoto from going to the point of no return."
The grayback jackal nodded and said, "It's really possible, that's why he pinned his hopes on you and tried every means to use you to deal with the 'conservatives'." In this way, the 'Young Zhuang faction' will be able to shift the responsibility to you, and then come to power justifiably. ”
Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully and said, "You'd better tell Lao Li and ask us what to do next." ”
The gray-backed jackal smiled and said that he would definitely contact Li Tingxuan.
Seeing that the time was not early, Liu Wei didn't talk nonsense, and went back to sleep after arranging a place for the gray-backed jackal.
(To be continued)