Wang Mingshan, the governor of the central bank, returned to China from Europe on a cruise ship, and as soon as he entered the Strait of Malacca, he entered China's internal waters. Malacca and the South China Sea are China's internal waters, and this is a very happy thing that China has been shouting about in the international community recently. Internal waters are very different from the territorial sea, and there is an international practice of innocent passage in the territorial sea, and there is no such problem in internal waters. No foreign vessel or individual can enter the internal waters without China's consent. Once entered, it is illegal entry.

China's shouting is not to prevent any foreign ships from passing through the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, but to let the world know that the Pacific Ocean is China's one-third of an acre of land, and no one wants to sail freely on this water without passing through China.

However, these demands did not matter at this time, and after China seized hegemony in the western Pacific, few countries could afford to enter the western Pacific militarily. The British Grand Fleet was strong enough, but they also had to work hard to get around Africa, then they had to break China's Indian Ocean Fleet, and then avoid the artillery of the fortresses in the South China Sea, and they were isolated and fearful in the South China Sea. This fear did not mean that the Chinese fleet should be feared, but that God would not let the British fleet fail mechanically. In the event of a major failure, the British fleet would have to wait for its hands in the western Pacific. In this vast sea, apart from the cities of China, there are no ports capable of repairing ships of more than 10,000 tons.

China's demands, no matter how excessive they may seem, are simply demands that correspond to power based on the realities of the moment. Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean do not have the capacity to repair large ships, nor does India. Since Britain does not have the capability to support long-term warfare at sea, it is not to blame China for sending such a message. If you're not convinced, then call it.

Of course, this is the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wang Mingshan is not interested in meddlers. The biggest feeling of his trip to Europe is that the ancients were honest and did not deceive me. Travel thousands of miles and read thousands of miles. As long as you have the desire to learn in your heart, and you know that learning and life are processes, then you can naturally see a lot of things.

Just as when a cruise ship passes through Malaya, a British colony at the southern tip of the Indochina Peninsula, all you can see is the rubber forests on the slopes of the mountains. The vast majority of these rubber plantations are "Sino-British joint ventures". Seven years ago, after the Chinese "local militias" and thousands of Japanese who were in charge of killing and burying them, they killed nearly 10,000 Malay local colonial troops, and then forced the British into the barracks and the governor's palace with rifles and cannons. Dozens of electric horns and gramophones blocked the door, and they cursed the British in English for three days and three nights. In the end, the two sides signed a cooperation agreement, and Malaya became a world-famous rubber producer.

It is said that the British were exhausted during the negotiations, after all, they could not live in peace for three days and three nights, and no one could stand it. However, when the agreement was reached, the British also implemented it very seriously.

If it was before, Wang Mingshan would have thought that this was the shamelessness of the British, but now he doesn't see it that way. After arriving in the Netherlands, Wang Mingshan came into contact with a lot of people, and the Netherlands was also rich in his ancestors, and the Dutch Bank was the first in the world to create what Uncle Ma called "capital and credit". The local banks had created complete credit for business operations, and if they had no money to fight the war, they could go to the Dutch bank and use the post-war loot as collateral in the contract. If you don't have money for the slave trader, you can go to an ABN AMRO bank and use the profits earned after the slave hunt as collateral in the contract.

Uncle Ma made it clear in his magnum opus that it is capital and credit that run the capitalist system. This credit is the credit of capital operation, what you do to buy and sell, and then from what buy and sell to get profits to return investors. After Wang Mingshan learned about this, it was really like an enlightenment, and many things he didn't understand suddenly became clear.

As Governor Visé said, "Capitalism is not a demon born with a bad conscience, for whom the exploitation of child labour, the death of factories, the slave trade, the sale of drugs, the waging of wars, the plundering of other countries, is merely a business." Capitalists carefully choose what to invest, and then go through relatively scientific operations to obtain returns. These commercial actions fall squarely into the category of rationality, not the arbitrariness of the hot-blooded aftermath. ”

In the past, Wang Mingshan knew a lot, but because he had no actual contact, he had a realm understanding. Now he finally understood after coming into contact with a group of brilliant European capitalists. Business is business. This is not a personal emotion, it is an action that is faithful to the philosophy of capital operation. Even from the perspective of human humanity, those businesses are unconscionable and detrimental to future generations. From the point of view of the two major driving forces of the capitalist system, money and credit, it is a sophisticated business operation, and it is a brilliant choice that is pure to the point of being terrifying.

It is nothing for the British Malay Governor to be scolded for three days and three nights, after all, in such a situation where the soldiers are at the door and their lives are in danger in the blink of an eye, the British Governor not only did not lose the colony, but also got 30% of the profits, which can be described as a great success in commercial operations. China did not take much because the rubber forests on the Malay Peninsula, which occupy more than 60% of the arable land, were painstakingly carved out by laborers led by China. In those years, Britain "leased" a large number of Malay locals to Japanese lackeys under the command of China, which could be regarded as playing a role in the development of productive forces.

Although the overall brutality of the operation can only be described as a loss of conscience, as the British themselves attacked the Great Triangle trade, "there are two ounces of human flesh in every pound of sugar". When Mr. Du was popular in the world, no one thought that each rubber tree that produced Mr. Du absorbed a few grams of nutrients from the local Malayan natives buried below.

Two thousand years ago, Zigong asked, "How can you be described as a man?" Zi said: "It is shameful to do oneself, to make it to the Quartet, and not to dishonor the king's life, which can be described as a gentleman." ”

Said: "Dare to ask second." He said: "The clan is called filial piety, and the township party is called Yiyan." ”

Said: "Dare to ask second." He said: "Words must be believed, deeds must be fruitful, and you are a villain!" Or it can be secondary. ”

According to this standard, the British Malay Governor is a first-class "scholar" who "works in all directions and does not dishonor the king's order". And the capitalist is also "true to his word, decisive in his deeds, and a villain!" or can it be secondary" such a low-end level of "scholars".

Wang Mingshan has always felt that the Europeans are only relying on advanced weapons, and when they don't have this kind of support, they are just a bubble of shit in front of Huaxia. China's oustering of the Europeans from the Western Pacific in a very short period of time is a clear proof of this thinking. Many people, including Wang Mingshan, also have this attitude. Now Wang Mingshan doesn't think so, the Europeans have been able to dominate the world for hundreds of years, it is indeed not luck, but reasonable. Just as Uncle Ma criticized the capitalist system again, he also used a brilliant pen and vigorously praised the revolutionary nature of the capitalist system at great length. At least compared with the feudal system, there is no doubt about the advanced nature of the capitalist system.

With a breakthrough in thinking, Wang Mingshan gained a lot even on the way back. He re-read the classic theoretical works that were almost dusty in the reading hall on the cruise ship, and felt that the harvest was incomparable. A lot of things that are known but don't know why are now outlined and integrated.

got off the boat with a cheerful mood and pace, and saw that not only his wife and children came to greet him, but also his sister, nieces and nephews, Wang Mingshan's mood was even better.

However, when Wang Mingshan's sister said after arriving home, "Brother, can you send some ties to the bank on the other side of the river." Wang Mingshan's mood was a lot lower. Gu Dahe is now Wang Mingshan's brother-in-law, no matter how much misfortune Wang Mingshan's sister Wang Mingxiu has suffered, but she is Wang Mingshan's sister after all. Gu Dahe is married to Wang Mingshan's sister, and now he is the vice president of Jiangxi Industrial and Commercial Bank.

For example, in the management of the province, not only the power of the province is not large, but the judiciary and banks belong to the central government, not to the local government. No matter how many "notes" the provincial cadres approve, or even what kind of threats they make, they will not be able to get money from the bank as they please. China also has its own commercial credit, and when investing in serious trading, it must be done in accordance with serious trading. Once you sign the contract and get the money, you have to do things according to the contract to use the funds.

The call for the banking industry to be "loosened" has been heard for many years, and when Wang Mingshan heard that his sister had also become a lobbyist, he knew that something was definitely wrong.