"It's not just that simple! It should be said that it is to avoid the excessive flow of local capital to overseas provinces and colonies, not to avoid the flow of local capital to overseas provinces and colonies! ”

Shaking his head, Zhu Yifeng corrected his son's opinion.

Twenty years ago, he instructed Hurd and others to study and formulate an extremely complex tariff system, which is different from the tariffs of any country in history.

Even now, many people have not understood the purpose of such a complex tariff system internally. In fact, the purpose of this is very simple, that is, for trade protection, in order to protect the local industry.

"Now, whether it's Britain or France or Russia, business owners tend to invest in the colonies, so why would they prefer to invest in the colonies rather than in their own country?"

His father's rhetorical question made Zhu Fenghai answer immediately.

"Because the cost of production in the colonies is lower! They can make more profits, produce in the colonies, be closer to the raw material industry, and produce at a lower cost, so that the native population can get the same product at a lower cost......"

Suddenly, Zhu Fenghai thought of the appeals of the civilian politicians in the Imperial Council and the Overseas Provinces and Colonies in the past few years, calling on the empire to liberalize tariffs and promote tariff reductions within the empire, so as to promote trade within the empire. On whose side are they calling on, of course, on the position of the rich!

"Got it?"

The son's epiphany paused and made Zhu Yifeng ask rhetorically.

"Got it!"

"It's good to get it!"

Nodding, Zhu Yifeng continued.

"Compared with the empire and the overseas provinces, the production costs of labor and land in the colonies are lower, and there are no restrictions such as the Imperial Worker Protection Act and welfare, if entrepreneurs invest in the colonies, then their costs can be reduced to a minimum, but now domestic entrepreneurs will invest overseas, but they are only limited to some special industries, otherwise the specific regional tariffs of the local and overseas provinces will increase his costs, resulting in their costs being much higher than those invested in the home or some overseas provinces. What would happen if, now, we liberalize the internal tariffs within the empire? ”

Glancing into the distance and thinking of another world, China as the "factory of the world", Zhu Yifeng continued.

"Domestic business owners, will immediately move the factory overseas, just like more than ten years ago, the customs decided to reduce the cotton yarn tariffs in the four provinces of the East China Sea, as well as North Korea and Vietnam, now 60% of the domestic yarn mills have moved to these areas, because the production cost there is lower, the salary of a female worker in a yarn factory in the local area is 48 yuan, and there is only 17 yuan - 20 yuan, if it is the Philippines, Guawa? The top breaking day is 10 yuan, how much has the labor cost been reduced? How can you not attract those business owners to the past? ”

"Father, there seems to be nothing wrong with this, if our yarn mills continue to produce locally, then it will be difficult to have sufficient market competitiveness, if it is not for the cost reduction, then in Africa, North American provinces, large-scale yarn smuggling, even will continue until now, now the local industry is upgrading, such as spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing, even garments, of course, there is nothing wrong with the relocation of factories such as paper to overseas provinces."

Zhu Fenghai said with some incomprehension.

"There's nothing wrong with it, now it's spinning, then weaving, then printing and dyeing, then garments, and finally the whole textile industry moving out of the country, well, it's normal, these are labor-intensive labor, the increase in labor costs, so that the cost of products is constantly increasing, moving to areas with lower labor costs or overseas provinces, and even colonies are nothing. And then what? Well, compared to the high cost of domestic papermaking and the pollution caused to the local area, how good is papermaking in colonies like Java and Sumatra? The rainforests there have been reclaimed as eucalyptus plantations, and these eucalyptus trees are still left with a lot of leftover materials after being made into boards and exported to China, plus pulp manufacturing requires a lot of chemicals, so as early as 20 years ago, domestic pulp mills have set up factories there, and now? Many papermakers want to produce nearby, and then export to domestic and overseas provinces, colonies, this is the paper industry, and then there is the metallurgical industry, the iron ore from Australia is transported to the mainland, not closer to the colonies in Southeast Asia, and the production cost is lower there, can we consider setting up factories there, as well as shipbuilding, machinery manufacturing, almost every industry, they need to face a problem in the country, that is, the increase in labor costs leads to the increase in production costs, when the labor costs in China are high, Overseas provinces, colonies, will prompt them to move factories there, of course, this needs to solve one problem, that is, tariffs! ”

Zhu Yifeng, who had already stopped, looked at his son and asked,

"What happens if civilian politicians promise to lower tariffs, for example, under the pretext of free trade, under the pretext of making life more affordable for people, and they keep lowering tariffs, and domestic companies keep moving factories outside of their country? The local area will face the crisis of deindustrialization! ”

This is precisely the trap of globalization in later generations, and it can be said that it is the so-called globalization that has led the Western world into the crisis of deindustrialization, and the advocates of globalization are precisely those ordinary people and the rich.

"Father, how is this possible? If there are no factories in the country, perhaps if there are fewer factories, there will be fewer natural exports, in which case what will the country use to import goods? ”

For Zhu Fenghai, who has never experienced globalization and has not witnessed the heavy blow of "deindustrialization" to the Western world, he naturally cannot understand all this.

"Paper money, don't forget, within the empire, although the overseas provinces and colonies have regional currencies, however, the Chinese dollar is in circulation, and the bonds of the empire are also strong, and the Chinese dollar is also strong in the world, maybe one day, the Chinese dollar will abolish the gold content and become a credit currency, when the time comes, we can issue paper money, we can take the Chinese dollar printed by the banknote printing factory to buy goods overseas, and those companies will accept the Chinese dollar and find their central bank to exchange it for local currency. The local government uses Chinese dollars to invest in Chinese government bonds and capital markets. In this way, Huayuan has completed the repatriation, so that Huayuan's purchasing power can maintain a stable level. Isn't that great? …… We can enjoy the convenience of this way, the local factories are closed, there is no problem, and the supply of goods in the market is still sufficient. We also have the service-oriented tertiary industry, and the financial industry, but ...... Slowly, you will find that the products around you are no longer domestic goods, and the domestic unemployment rate is increasing, what should I do at this time? ”

Although his father did not explain further, Zhu Fenghai had already thought of this possibility, after all, capital is profit-seeking, and the relocation of many industries such as spinning and paper paddle production is all showing the profit-seeking nature of capital, it seems that industrial upgrading can explain everything, but the industry will be continuous, forever upgraded, and will always need so much labor?

"At this time, when the unemployment in the country increases, politicians can continue to advocate welfare, increase investment in social welfare, where does the money come from, one is to tax, to whom? Factory? The factory has moved abroad, the rich? The rich are the providers of campaign finance for politicians, and as for tariffs? They finally lowered the tariffs, is it possible to increase them again? After all, those enterprises are the so-called overseas assets of their own countries. At this time, the government needs to increase the issuance of bonds, but what will be used to repay the debt in the end? Or is it still dependent on taxes, and from whom are they taxed? It is the local middle class, which is the object of taxation, they will continue to squeeze the middle class by imposing personal income tax, which will lead to many middle classes on the verge of bankruptcy, and the deindustrialization of the country has also inverted the closure of a large number of enterprises, which has caused a large number of people to lose their jobs, these people need to rely on social welfare to survive, and they are the vote base of civilian politicians! In order to get votes, civilian politicians continue to raise their welfare, buy votes with welfare, issue more bonds in order to pay expenses, and at the same time levy more taxes on the middle class, as for taxing the rich, most of the capital of the rich is abroad at this time, and they also have a group of lawyers and accountants to help them evade taxes, and at that time, the whole country will fall into this vicious circle, and this vicious circle will eventually drag down the whole country! ”

Thinking of the kind of strange circle that the superpower on the other side of the ocean fell into in the future, Zhu Yifeng sighed helplessly, the so-called "white left" has never been the mainstream, and the reason why the "white left" will become the mainstream is only because some people need to make them the mainstream.

"If this happens, it can, it can be re-industrialized, after all, science and technology are still there, and as long as there is time, there must be room for redemption......"

Zhu Fenghai's rebuttal was a little lacking, and he could imagine the pressure he would face when someone tried to redeem it when it all became a reality.

"It's hard to return!"

After giving these four words, Zhu Yifeng said in an affirmative tone.

When the domestic capital community fully benefits from this kind of "globalization and free trade", a huge interest group will never allow others to change all this, they will do everything possible to prevent others from changing, for them, interests are the most important thing! And the civilian politicians are their help to achieve this goal, because that caused the civilian politicians, really demagoguery, well, I remember Xia Weiyi's counselor, Sun Dixiang, well, isn't it called a typical example of personal struggle by some newspapers? He came from a poor family, but he became a councilor in the Imperial Council. Compared to aristocratic politicians, such a person is naturally close to the middle and lower classes, and in the eyes of the middle and lower classes, he is their person, but, don't forget, who is his campaign funder? Is it ordinary people? Of course not! Didn't he also support the reduction of tariffs on some exports from North American provinces and the reduction of tariffs on domestic imports? Is he really for the "well-being of the populace of the empire"? Is it so that the 60,000,000 people of the empire can enjoy good quality and cheap goods? ”

Shaking his head, Zhu Yifeng sneered.

Of course not, because the interest groups behind him, his supporters, demanded that they do so, and they must repay their financiers, of course, "in the name of the people"! ”

When mentioning "in the name of the people", Zhu Yifeng sneered, in history, he had seen too many people under the "banner of the people", but there was never a so-called people, only one person.

"Civilian politicians will do this, and aristocratic politicians will do the same, father, how many people in the House of Nobles are not rich, and how many are not invested?"

His son's question made Zhu Yifeng look back at him, just look at him, and spit out a sentence after a moment of silence.

"At least they don't need to think about the ballots! And their origins dictate that they are more willing to manipulate others than to be manipulated by others! Of course, more importantly...... They don't need astronomical sums of money to prove themselves, their titles, are status in themselves. Don't forget that a nobleman who is dedicated to earning money is not a qualified nobleman! Perhaps, they are not the best choice, but their existence is a kind of constraint for the common people and the nouveau riche, and it is a powerful constraint, they have natural political power and wealth! They despise the importance of votes and the pursuit of wealth by businessmen, which is the fundamental reason why they can become constraints! Of course ......"

Suddenly, Zhu Yifeng's words stopped, looked at his son who was over fifty years old and had gray sideburns, and patted him on the shoulder. "All of this I have said is just an opinion that my father has formed over the past few decades, don't you...... Let's listen to it, as for the future, no one can say! No one could have predicted! ”

In his son's surprise, Zhu Yifeng said solemnly.

As a monarch, the state is "one's own", but, on the other hand, it also means that the monarch must "love his people", which is the responsibility of the monarch, and it also means that the monarch is the patriarch. This status determines that the monarch can never share the world with his people, just as in every family, the father does not run the family with the son, a qualified parent, he will listen to the son, but he will decide the family affairs with his wife. And who is the wife of the sovereign? ”

Then, Zhu Yifeng didn't say anything, he just walked silently, walking towards his bedroom, while Zhu Fenghai followed him, always following behind him, and finally, when the two people separated, Zhu Yifeng looked back at his son and said.

"Okay, go to the banquet, remember what I said, and remember the laboratory you used to go to when you were a child, maybe one day, you will need that laboratory!"

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