Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Vertical Son Misleads the Country
"I also want to know Lu Dao, why are you resigning the chief's entrustment? Don't repeat the previous set of rhetoric, those can't fool me, and I guess they can't fool the chief, let's say, what is the reason? When the plane stabilized, Zhong Yi finally couldn't hold it anymore, and couldn't help but ask Zhong Shi, who was sitting next to him with his eyes closed.
Zhong Shi took off his blindfold and stared at Zhong Yi stunned for a long time before he suddenly smiled and said, "I don't believe that with your intelligence, you won't be able to guess my scruples?" ”
"But isn't there always such a saying that this Zhuge chief will take up the position of the head of government affairs at the meeting to be held in March next year, if this is really the case, then do we still have to worry about people like Song Ling and others?" Zhong Yi scratched his head and said a little unwillingly.
Zhong Shi nodded and said solemnly: "It's not that it is said, it will definitely be the prime minister." Zhuge Pavilion is a talent for governing the world and is absolutely capable of managing a country. However, you may not know much about politics, and the general affairs of Hong Kong and Macao are not within the scope of his responsibility, and the appointment of Song Ling and others is not completely in his hands. In this way, even if he wants to meddle in Hong Kong's affairs, his influence is extremely limited. ”
Seeing the incredible expression on Zhong Yi's face, Zhong Shi couldn't help but pout, and continued, "Of course, this situation is not absolute. If there are major problems in Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong, high-level officials like Zhuge Pavilion still have a certain right to speak, especially in the economic aspect. ”
"Now we are weak, and it is far from enough to just attach ourselves to a Zhuge Pavilion." Zhong Shi pulled out a business card from his bosom. He said lightly, "Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong have formed an inherent pattern, and if we rashly intervene, we will definitely offend countless interest groups." It's like a person like Song Ling, who already has the consciousness of taking precautions. Did you find that, apart from the two of us, anyone else who showed even the slightest interest in the government's support for Hong Kong was violently attacked by him, regardless of their perception of the Hong Kong market. ”
"No wonder!" Zhong Yi let out a long sigh, and then suddenly realized, "But." This time, we were able to get the contact information of Zhuge Office. It's a form of compensation, right? Zhong Yi changed his words and talked about the business card in Zhong Shi's hand.
This business card was given to them by the director of the office of Zhuge when they were leaving, so that they could contact him at the appropriate time.
According to the configuration of Chinese officialdom. High-level leaders have a corresponding office. The employees inside are naturally the absolute henchmen of the chief. To be able to get such a business card means that he has entered the eyes of the chief, and others have to weigh their own weight if they want to move him.
The director of the office of Zhuge Office is a middle-aged man with a very good eye, and he deliberately delivered the business card in front of Song Ling. Such a move is quite intriguing.
"I'm afraid there's more to it!" Zhong Shi casually played with the business card in his hand and said lightly, "I think the chief has another meaning, that is, my fund should not participate in the attack on Hong Kong, and it must not undermine Hong Kong's stability and prosperity." I think the chief should have understood that the currency crisis in Southeast Asia this time is definitely not an accidental event, and I am afraid that it is an economic purge by international forces in Southeast Asia and even in China, especially when the new Taiwan dollar may announce its abandonment. ”
Zhong Yi also nodded grimly, indicating that he agreed with him.
"But I really don't plan to make a profit in the Hong Kong market, and I've already laid out the bureau." Zhong Shi suddenly smiled, and his tone became relaxed, "And what I said, there is a huge possibility of profits in other regions, is not an empty word. Wait and see, the storm of this currency crisis is far from over. ”
"You mean South Korea?" Zhong Yi thought for a moment and named a country, "According to public information, South Korea's trade deficit is quite serious, and the central bank has frequently intervened, but there should be no big problem in the short term." After all, South Korea is alert enough to the currency crisis, and there is no sign that hedge funds are looking at South Korea. ”
"Wait and see!" Zhong Shi withdrew his business card and put back on his blindfold, ending the conversation.
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Just when Zhong Shi and the others were returning to Hong Kong on a plane, a meeting with a very high level of participation was being held in the Xihai Temple.
Xihai is the place where the country's leaders are concentrated. In addition to the dozens of state organs and departments gathered in this area of only a dozen square kilometers, there are dozens of tall and low buildings around the West Sea, all of which are the core departments of the state. These sectors, together with those in the West Sea mile, develop and sustain the country's policies.
At this time, in a conference room in the West Sea Palace, more than a dozen people were sitting around a large conference table, and near the foot of the wall, there were also dozens of people sitting on the table and chairs, each holding a document in their hands, they were either bowing their heads in twos and threes to discuss, or frowning and thinking hard.
Because it was a royal garden before, the buildings and furnishings here are all ancient patterns, rockeries with strange peaks and mountains, winding corridors, spacious and bright rooms, antique furniture, everything looks very majestic. But the occupants in the room apparently didn't have time to enjoy all of this, and after the initial discussion, they all turned their eyes to the presenter who was seated in the center.
If you often follow politics here, you will be surprised to find that there are almost all the top leaders of many central departments, such as the central bank, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. There were also quite a few people from other departments in attendance, including a few in military uniforms.
"I believe you have already seen the documents in your hands, first of all, let's talk about the source of this news, which was passed on by the deep throat we planted in the United States." Curator Zhuge sighed and said a little helplessly, "Since the incident in the eighties, our network in the United States has almost been swept away, so the current intelligence gathering work can only rely on some peripheral analysis, but now these things are very telling." ”
Speaking of this, he looked up a few times at the several uniformed people sitting at the foot of the wall, and then continued: "These are all passed by the staff of the General Staff, although there is no way to find out the specific content of the meeting, but based on what happened before, we can roughly infer that some of you are in charge of relevant fields, so please talk about your own opinions." ”
Everyone followed Zhuge Pavilion and looked at the uniformed personnel, with a look of admiration on their faces. They knew how many lives they had sacrificed behind the thin pieces of paper in their hands.
After a moment of silence, an old man with a white beard stood up, his body trembling as if he were going to fall at any moment. When Zhuge Pavilion saw it, he hurriedly stopped: "Old Wu, this is our internal meeting, so there is no need to talk about these false courtesies, if there is anything wrong with your old man, I can't afford it, sit down quickly." ”
Wu Lu, an old man surnamed Wu, went to the United States to study in the thirties as a public student, and after completing his studies, he resolutely gave up the privileged environment there and returned to the new government that had just been established. However, due to political reasons and the country's positioning of economic development, he has been useless as a top student. It was not until after the reform and opening up that the country's leadership changed its direction of development, and he was re-emphasized.
At this time, Wu Lu was already an old man close to ninety, but he was in good spirits and sober thinking, and he was currently the main person in charge of the national economic think tank. Based on the fact that a series of economic ideas put forward by him in the fifties and sixties have become the mainstream of current development, and he has decades of experience in the capital operation of Europe and the United States, Zhuge Pavilion specially invited him to participate in this conference this time.
Two staff members hurriedly walked up, supported the old man surnamed Wu left and right, and waited for him to sit down again before exiting the room.
Clearing his throat, Wu Lu said, "Chief Zhuge , since you took out this document, it means that the problem is quite serious. As far as I know, the institutions listed on the list are more or less involved in the current currency crisis in Southeast Asia, and although there is no direct evidence, we can venture to assume that this currency crisis was caused by their deliberate design. ”
As soon as this sentence came out, it immediately caused an uproar. As a result of the economic transformation of the country as a whole, the free-market elite began to be reused, and they took the idea of less or even no government intervention and left the market to be freely deployed, and naturally disdained the so-called conspiracy theories of capital.
In their view, these multinational banks or large financial institutions are not vassals of the government, or even their enemies, because of tax or judicial aspects, these institutions can even go to court with the government for profit. Under the manipulation of this kind of thinking, they naturally do not think that these institutions will be controlled by the government.
"Old Wu, you are too serious!" Soon, the rebuttal stood up, an economist at the central bank, named Liu Huanfei, "These materials do not say anything. Moreover, there are all kinds of problems in Southeast Asian countries, and it is these problems that have led to the occurrence of the currency crisis, which may not be a premeditated act, as you say. ”
He said it quite politely, after all, Wu Lao's qualifications were there, even if he didn't agree with Wu Lu's opinion, he had to maintain corresponding respect.
As soon as Liu Huanfei's words came out, several people immediately nodded in agreement, obviously they thought the same as Liu Huanfei.
Who would have thought that Wu Lu's reaction was extremely fierce, he slammed the table and shouted: "The erector is misleading the country!" After speaking, regardless of his age, he stood up tremblingly, pointed at Liu Huanfei's nose and scolded: "Boy, do you know what a capital war is?" Don't take Keynes, Friedman, or Samuelson too seriously! You must know that what they say is economic theory, but in fact, the operation of the economy in this world has never been separated from the hand of the government! (To be continued......)
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