On July 19 and 20, 1956, the United States and Britain announced the withdrawal of aid to the Aswan Dam. In response to the US decision, Egyptian President Nasser said excitedly: "This is not a simple action to cancel loans, this is an attack on a regime." On July 24, Nasser reaffirmed that "we will not tolerate the domination of power and the dollar," and he vowed that Egypt would never be dominated by Washington. Nasser's retaliation was on July 26 by announcing the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company.

The purpose of Deng Feng and Li Dawei was to take advantage of the "Eisenhower Doctrine" of the United States to enter the Middle East and take advantage of the weakness of Britain and France to intervene in the oil-producing areas of the Arabian Peninsula ruled by them when conditions permitted. Loans were granted to the governors and chiefs of the region, of course, on the premise that the land was used as collateral and the principal and interest of the loans were repaid with oil.

In the case of Li Dawei and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State George W. Shortly after the McKay talks, the People's Bank of China, in the name of the Shannan Special Economic Zone Joint Stock Bank, sent dozens of "loan officers" who graduated from China's oil exploration major to the five countries with the highest oil reserves in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with a top-secret map of the distribution of oil fields in the Middle East in the future. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, Tehran, the capital of the Kingdom of Iran, and other regions have established branches of the Bank of Shannan Special Zone in various places. China's petroleum sector, in the name of the Shannan Special Economic Development Corporation, has also moved into the Arabian Peninsula to acquire land in the name of agricultural development and real estate development. Later generations of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, now uneducated and British colonies, had extensive contact and friendship with their sheikhs, and then bought ownership of the undiscovered future oil fields from them. Of course, it is necessary to symbolize that the surname first planted a few acres of vegetables on the acquired land, and on the desert where vegetables could not be grown, a few houses should be built and a few sections of roads should be built to show ownership and supervise them. When they were buying up the undiscovered oil fields in the area, Chinese oil extractors began to move into the area. Of course, it also brings benefits to the locals, increasing their employment and regional tax revenue.

This was followed by a move into Africa. I bought the land first and was not in a hurry to exploit it, and the domestic oil fields were sealed first.

China has put the annual trade surplus of foreign exchange, and does not buy any country's treasury bonds like SB. Rather, it is used to acquire a large number of foreign mines that have not yet been mined, and to participate in the mines that have been mined abroad. But this kind of acquisition is by no means as fanfare as in later generations, the kind of "poor people get rich" mentality of lest the world do not know that they are rich, regardless of the price, but everything is quietly and orderly, and it is carried out year by year. This has accumulated a large amount of overseas assets for China

At the beginning of 1957, when Deng Feng returned to Yanjing to report to the supreme chief on the situation of the Shannan Special Economic Zone, he talked about China's rise and the third industrial revolution. In this way, it misleads the country and the people, harms others and harms oneself. ”

"It's totally necessary. Let comrades learn more about the general trend of world development. Zhou Enlai agreed and said: "Chairman, it will be set for tomorrow afternoon in Zhongnanhai Huairen Hall." ”

The supreme chief smiled and said to Deng Feng, "Immortal, it's not easy for you to come back, so prepare well, and focus on the problems of the Soviet Union and the future development trend." ”

Deng Feng also felt that it was necessary to give these leaders who could decide China's fate a popular science lecture on the pros and cons of the Soviet development model and the third industrial revolution, which would have a certain guiding significance for China's future development. So he accepted the task, and after the meeting, he studied the content of the lecture with Zhou Enlai.

"As our great leader said, some classes have triumphed, some classes have been eliminated, this is history, this is the history of thousands of years of civilization, the story of the rise and fall of great powers in history, leaving behind their own unique development paths and lessons, enlightening us today and influencing the future...... This is really a special classroom. Deng Feng faced the more than 30 people who were here to listen to his lectures, and they were responsible for the leadership of the republic. He could feel the weight of the all-round rise of the Chinese nation and the great cause of the rejuvenation of the motherland in people's hearts from the silence of the audience's listening and contemplation.

"In 1917, Soviet power was born after the October Revolution. In exploring the road to socialism, which had never been practiced before, Comrade Lenin promptly adjusted the wartime policy to the New Economic Policy in accordance with the needs of the actual situation in the Soviet Union at that time, which protected the peasants and also attracted foreign investors such as Hammer and Ford. The Soviet economy gradually recovered. After Lenin's death, in the international environment of the imperialist blockade and the threat of war, Stalin decided to speed up the process of industrialization, began to implement a planned economy, giving priority to the development of heavy industry. With the completion of the two five-year plans, the Soviet Union became an industrial power, which amazed the countries of Europe and the United States in the midst of economic crisis. In a relatively short period of time, the light of the Soviet Union's industrialization achievements overshadowed the shortcomings of the Soviet Union's highly centralized command-based planned economic model. The Second World War, which soon followed, tested the fruits of industrialization. The might of the new industrial zone of the Soviet Union and the great sacrifices of the Soviet people enabled it to win the war and at the same time win the rightful status of a great power. As an unprecedented and great practice, the Soviet Union provided all mankind with unprecedented experience and lessons. However, as we see today, there were many serious problems in the development of the Soviet Union, such as a serious imbalance in the ratio of industry and agriculture and the proportion of light and heavy industry, on the one hand, the standard of living of the people did not grow in line with economic growth, which undermined the productive life of the workers. On the other hand, a new privileged class of bureaucrats has emerged, and new interest groups formed by their collusion with each other have appropriated the wealth of society without compensation through power. Profligate consumption of property belonging to the whole people. Deng Feng looked at these people who decided the fate of the republic and said: "With regard to the brand-new social development model that has no experience to draw on, how to overcome these shortcomings on the road of China's socialist development is worthy of deep consideration by every comrade here." The Soviet Union did not solve this problem, so that, 69 years after the founding of the state, capitalism was fully restored, and the first socialist state founded by Lenin was completely dissolved. And this was done not by imperialist subversion, but by the privileged layers of the bureaucracy within the CPSU. ”

These "students" who listened to the lecture were shocked by the content of Deng Feng's lecture and couldn't close their mouths. Is it possible that such a powerful USSR would collapse? That's what most of the students thought. They can't help but turn their gaze to the Supreme Chief and the Prime Minister. Only a handful of them, including the Supreme Chief and the Prime Minister, knew about the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and had seen the footage provided by the base.

The supreme chief glanced at the leaders with a look of astonishment in power and said, "Bunkers are often the easiest to attack from within, and those enemies who have infiltrated our party, the political axe, and the army who claim to be [***] people are the most terrible enemies." A few imperialisms are nothing, and "dozens of imperialisms are not afraid." But the problem is, we can't afford to have an accident internally. Now, there are two places in the world where there is a problem, one of which is "Poland and Hungary are in trouble", and some comrades think that this is a bad thing. However, bad things can also be turned into good things. All failures, unlucky things, under certain conditions, will produce good results. Whether it is Poland or Hungary, since there is a fire, it always has to burn. Is it better to burn it, or not to burn it? Paper can't hold the fire, now it's burning, it's good to burn. So many hidden counter-revolutionaries in Hungary have been exposed at this time. ”

Deng Feng looked at the venue that had gradually calmed down and said, "Everyone here has a deep understanding of history. There is no eternal power in the world, nor is there a so-called regime that will remain strong forever for generations. As the saying goes, 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi. This is the inevitable law of history. The rise of a great power depends on science and technology, and the contest between countries is, in the final analysis, a contest of the quality of the people and a contest of talents. Throughout history, civilizations have died out one after another. The reason for the total victory and decline of these civilizations, without exception, was not murder, but suicide. With the continuous progress of human society, those who came after gradually lost the spirit of upwardness, the courage to challenge, and the vitality of innovation, and were finally eliminated by history. In the process of socialist development, some problems still need to be constantly explored and perfected, and socialism exists as an advanced social form, and its future is bright, and the road of development is tortuous.

This has been proven by China's rapid development, and in the Korean War in 1950, we won a position on an equal footing with the rest of the world. We liberated Taiwan, quelled the counter-revolutionary rebellion in Tibet Province for the purpose of splitting the country, safeguarded national unity, repelled Indian aggression, and established the Shannan Special Economic Zone. The People's Republic of China is gradually growing. Under the leadership and impetus of the CPC Central Committee headed by the Supreme Leader and the Central People's Political Axe, remarkable achievements have been made in the seven years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The base has brought unprecedented advanced technological achievements in the history of human development, quickly completed the industrial revolution in China, and took the lead in entering the information age and marching towards the third scientific and technological revolution at an unimaginable speed. It has provided a steady stream of impetus for China's rapid development. New China, a young country, is already at the forefront of the third scientific and technological revolution. It will lead the trend of the development of the entire world economy. ”

The "students" listened quietly and kept recording, Deng Feng slowed down his speech and continued: "Summing up the reason why our new China has been one step ahead in the second scientific and technological revolution in the past few years on the basis of being poor and white, and waiting to be rebuilt. The main reasons for this are: First, we have a socialist system dominated by the socialist planned economy and supplemented by the commodity economy, which provides a political system guarantee for China's rapid development and can mobilize the strength of the whole country in major projects. Second, the base brings advanced science and technology, which makes China far ahead of the world in the fields of aerospace, nuclear technology, semiconductor technology, and microelectronics applications. Objectively, it provides a broad market for China's primary electronic products in the world. China's leadership in the information revolution and high-tech fields has enabled the country to continue to develop. Third, the transfer of patents and patented technologies and the surplus in import and export trade have brought a steady stream of capital to China. Another point is that the large-scale development and construction of all walks of life across the country has expanded the demand for products. ”

Deng Feng summed up the conditions for the rise of a country and said: "Throughout the history of the world, the key factor for the rise of a great power is by no means determined by a single factor, but there are the following common factors that deserve the attention of our comrades: first, it is necessary to establish a political and economic system suited to its own national conditions, and to be good at learning but never simply imitate the path of other countries; second, it is necessary to form a unified will throughout the country, that is, to work together; Third, the nation must have a strong cohesive force; Fourth, it is necessary to attach importance to the prosperity of ideology and culture, as well as to science and education.

I believe that the current Cold War mentality of the Soviet Union and the United States is completely inconsistent with the trend of today's social development, and they belong to a certain camp based on a certain ideology, so that they cannot adapt to the development trend of global integration in the information society. I'll talk about this later in the Third Industrial Revolution. Our main task in the future will be to expand the possession of global resources to meet the growing material and cultural needs of our people, to safeguard our core interests from being infringed upon, and to strengthen the influence of our Chinese civilization.

"Comrade Deng Feng, please explain to comrades what the three and third scientific and technological revolutions are." Premier Zhou Enlai, who was sitting next to Deng Feng, reminded Deng Feng very carefully.

"Good!" Deng Feng nodded and said: "I mentioned many times in the lecture that the third industrial science and technology revolution, the so-called third industrial science and technology revolution, is another major leap in the field of science and technology in the history of human civilization after the steam technology revolution and the electric power technology revolution. It is mainly marked by the extensive application of atomic energy, electronic computers, and space technology, and involves an information control technology revolution in many fields, such as information technology, new energy technology, new material technology, biotechnology, space technology, and marine technology. Some of you have seen by now. This scientific and technological revolution has not only greatly promoted the changes in the socio-economic, political, and cultural fields of mankind, but also affected the way of life and thinking of human beings, so that human social life and human modernization have developed to a higher realm. It is in this sense that the third scientific and technological revolution is by far the largest and most far-reaching scientific and technological revolution in human history. ”

"Yes! For example, now that we are commanding wars, we are completely out of our original model. The enemy situation and my feelings appear very vividly on the big screen of the TV. Even if you do a good job of camouflage, you will be detected by infrared devices. A Mr. Peng said with deep feelings.

Deng Feng looked at Mr. Peng's triumphant appearance and said: "It is an important feature of the third scientific and technological revolution to lead the military to lead the people, to take the lead in military technology and then to drive civilian technology. War is the catalyst of the scientific and technological revolution, and without the impetus of war and military needs, many scientific and technological achievements would never be transformed into products so quickly. War has made many science and technology applied to military forms and become tools of war. In this respect, wartime economy is the most efficient. ”

Deng Feng took a sip of water and continued: "The third scientific and technological revolution also has a great impact on economic development: it has caused changes in various elements of productivity, so that labor productivity has been significantly improved; The entire economic structure has undergone major changes, which not only strengthened the trend of dematerialization of the industrial structure and the intellectualization of the production process, but also caused changes in the economic layout of various countries and the structure of the world economy. In addition, the third scientific and technological revolution has developed management into a real science with its rich content. ”

Comrade Chen Yun stopped recording and raised his head and said: "Now the development speed of science and technology itself is getting faster and faster, and the structure of scientific and technological products is becoming more and more complex and sophisticated; The speed at which science and technology are transformed into productive forces is getting faster and faster; The content is extremely rich, and the socialization trend of science and technology has been greatly enhanced; The new technological capabilities formed have greatly improved labor productivity, and over the past few years, have had an unprecedentedly tremendous and profound impact on China's economic development. However, we also feel that there is a growing shortage of high-quality personnel, and we need to continue to increase investment in education. Shenyang's Silicon Valley will also expand, and there will be eggs, and Blue Sky University of Science and Technology will also expand, and more eggs will be laid. ”

Deng Feng nodded approvingly and said that the third scientific and technological revolution first arose in China, and objectively speaking, there are certain congenital deficiencies. This is manifested in two aspects: one is due to China's lack of a solid material foundation, and the other is the lack of sufficient scientific and technological personnel. However, the superior socialist system and the vigorous and progressive national creative spirit of this era of burning passion have made up for this congenital shortcoming. Our party and government have attached great importance to science, technology, and education, and have actively adopted various measures to promote the development of science, technology, and education, thus directly contributing to the rise of the third scientific and technological revolution in China. It is necessary to continuously increase investment in education and scientific research.

The supreme chief said to Chen Yun: "You can study the issue of laying eggs with the prime minister." Then he turned his head and motioned for Deng Feng to continue.

"The third scientific and technological revolution has not only brought about the modernization of things, but also caused changes in the way of work and lifestyle. The invention and widespread use of electronic computers in the third scientific and technological revolution, as well as the formation of various 'man-machine control systems', have made it possible to realize the automation of production, office automation and family life. Human society will enter another era of more advanced automation from the era of mechanization and electrification; The development of space technology and marine technology indicates that human society has entered a new era of land, sea and air that is far from being bound to the surface of the earth. Advances in genetic recombinant technology, structural chemistry and molecular engineering have enabled human beings to gain the creativity to actively create new organisms and new life, marking that mankind is moving step by step from the 'kingdom of necessity' to the 'kingdom of freedom'."

Liu Yalou interjected: "The third scientific and technological revolution has brought about great changes in the way of work and lifestyle, and now the combat of airplanes and warships is more like playing video games, and before you see the enemy, the enemy will be finished, and electronic computers are really good things." He picked up the phone on the table and said, "And this phone is so handy"

Deng Feng looked at Liu Yalou, who had been recording with a computer notebook, and said, "This is just the beginning. ”

Deng Feng looked at the transcript of the speech on his laptop on the table, and then said: "The third scientific and technological revolution has a greater impact on capitalism, and it promotes the transition of capitalism from general monopoly to state monopoly. Since the third scientific and technological revolution has greatly promoted the development of the social productive forces and continuously raised the degree of socialization of production, the original private monopoly has been unable to meet the needs of the rapid development of the productive forces, and thus it is urgent to demand the full development of the state monopoly and the comprehensive intervention of the state in the economy. The third scientific and technological revolution has raised the level of world productivity and accelerated the development of the world economy. It has promoted the development of international trade, the changes in world monetary and financial relations and the international flow of factors of production; It has promoted the development of transnational corporations and international economic integration, and has caused changes in the structure and economic strategy of the world economy. Not only that, but the third scientific and technological revolution will also have a profound impact on international relations. On the one hand, it has exacerbated the imbalance in the development of capitalist countries and brought about new changes in the international status of capitalist countries. On the other hand, it gives the socialist countries a strong impetus in the struggle against the capitalist countries of the West. At the same time, the third scientific and technological revolution has widened the gap between the rich and the poor worldwide and promoted changes in social relations of production worldwide.

On the one hand, the development of the scientific and technological revolution has expanded the field of human activities to transform nature, improved the ability of human beings to fight against nature, and thus advanced the material and spiritual civilization of human society to a new height that no one could have imagined before. On the other hand, it has also brought about a series of thorny social problems, such as the deterioration of the ecological environment, the excessive consumption of natural resources and energy, and the threat of nuclear disaster. Therefore, the leading comrades present here must pay attention to this issue. This is the key to the expansion of the world's resources to meet the growing material and cultural needs of our people, as well as the issue of environmental protection in the process of our economic construction. Leave a green water and green mountains to our children and grandchildren. ”

Deng Feng finally said: "Now China has achieved an absolute leading position in the information revolution and high-tech fields. This requires all of us here to have a historical vision and strategic wisdom, and to seize this rare historical opportunity and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the self-confidence and wisdom of a rising nation. “

(To be continued)