The alliance with power to get rich, so that the acquisition of wealth has the original sin, this original sin leads to a vicious circle, with the increase of wealth, the dependence of the big businessmen on power can only become stronger and stronger than the opposite, the businessman's demand for political rights, never like the British businessmen in the birth of the Magna Carta, with a relatively independent power to play with the power holder, can only rely on the power of the nose, or use money to support a certain official for their own benefit. www.biquge.info In this way, an alliance with power will only make businessmen more arrogant, so that "being unkind to the rich" has almost become a label for the public to the rich businessmen, and the power holders use the "edicts" to launch mass movements are often very effective, under the double pressure of power and populism, China's businessmen and business, in the thousand-year-old imperial era, their growth must be deformed and difficult. After the Ming Dynasty settled in Nanjing, Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan, was casually found by Zhu Wuzhang to find a reason to raid his house and confiscate the army is a typical example.

How can the merchant class have a strong sense of social responsibility when it is impossible for them to become an independent political force, and even when their own most basic personal and property rights are not guaranteed? In ancient times, businessmen spent a lot of money for good, most of which were two situations, one was based on the ethics and morality of the acquaintance society to benefit the hometown and obtain the pleasure of honoring the ancestors, so those merchants who were far away from their hometowns in strange societies, deceived and abducted and did everything and became rich, but returned to their hometowns to become a humble gentleman who was willing to give. The second is to please the power, and "donate" under the requirements and hints of power to support the cause of the government, of course, including disaster relief, education and other public welfare undertakings, of course, there are some businessmen who consciously assume social responsibility, but for most businessmen, the element of pleasing the government is stronger.

The excessive control of capital by power has made traditional Chinese businessmen keen to ask the government for a protective "yellow coat". And in such an environment, it is absolutely difficult to appear the "Sixth Empire" of the Chinese!

And the emergence of the "Sixth Reich" is not unrelated to the general environment of Western mercantilism!

Nathan obviously understands these very well, and it is only then that he can say what he just said to Lin Yizhe.

"The emperors of China have always controlled the use of merchants, and they did not want too many people to engage in commerce, they wanted everyone to be peasants and stick to their land. This kind of thinking has not changed much until now. I wondered, what approach do you plan to take to change all this? Nathan asked, smiling.

"Monsieur Viscount, there is an old Chinese saying: 'A strong fortress is often breached from within,' so my starting point is the court, the center of this ancient empire, to carry out reforms in China from top to bottom, to change this physiocratist mentality, and to turn this country into a mercantilist second Song dynasty." Lin Yizhe said.

Hearing Lin Yizhe's answer, Sara immediately understood Lin Yizhe's intention to promote the Chen family to donate money to help repair the Old Summer Palace, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Where are you going to start with the court?" Nathan's eyebrows raised, he leaned forward slightly, his hands crossed, and a focused look on his face.

"As you know, the current Emperor of China, who is still young, is a major state affair presided over by the two mothers of the Emperor of China, the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, and assisted by a cabinet organized by Prince Gong, the uncle of the Emperor. They form the operating center of the empire. What we are doing now is to make them deeply appreciate the benefits of a relatively relaxed business environment for businessmen, whether Chinese or foreign, and to understand the enormous benefits that can be brought by changing the ideology of physiocratism to that of mercantilism. ”

"Dear Lin, to be honest, I personally have no doubt about the enormous influence you can exert over the supreme rulers of the empire." Nathan listened to Lin Yizhe's confident and even very ambitious words, smiled, and said, "But it may not be easy for them to change the traditional concept of 'heavy farming', which has lasted for thousands of years." ”

"It would have been hard to do that a hundred years ago, but in China today, the highest echelons of the empire have no choice." Lin Yizhe smiled confidently.

"Why do they have no choice?" Nathan asked.

"China has just experienced a huge rebellion, the deadliest rebellion in Chinese history and the deadliest war in human history. It reduced China's population from 400 million to 200 million. The economy of China's richest coastal region has been hit hard. Lin Yizhe said, "Russia, on the other hand, took advantage of the fact that the Chinese army was fighting to the death with the rebels and the northern forces were empty, and invaded more than 600,000 square kilometers of land north of Heilongjiang and south of the Outer Khing'an Mountains in China. ”

Listening to Lin Yizhe's narration, Nathan straightened up from his chair, and the expression on his face looked extremely concerned.

"The war has not only caused China to lose a huge amount of people and land, but also caused a large amount of land to be barren and a large number of displaced people who have fled the war. You should understand that the recultivation of the long-abandoned land and the resettlement of the displaced people is in itself a huge bottomless pit of money. Therefore, it has become impossible for China to adhere to the previous policy of physiocratism. "If China wants to restore its national strength and increase its wealth, the most effective way to do its best is to develop industry and commerce, in addition to restoring land and relocating displaced people." This is the most realistic and only option, and there is no other way out. ”

Of course, as you just said, the conservative forces in China are very strong, and the traditional ideas are very strong, but they are not unbreakable. They have a fatal weakness, which is that they are detached from labor, from the people. Although they still hold the right to speak in public opinion, if one day this group of people is not the object of people's yearning and respect, this so-called right to speak will become worthless. And now, it's the best chance to break them. ”

"I think I see what you mean......" Nathan snapped into his eyes.

"Our purpose from the imperial court is to tie the imperial court and the magnates together and form a community of interests, so that these people who pursue interests and wealth understand that to help us increase our wealth is to increase their own wealth." Lin Yizhe continued, "Let them understand that only by giving businessmen a more relaxed environment for engaging in business activities, and giving businessmen a higher social status and more rights, can they get huge benefits." ”

"That's why you got the Chinese merchant family to donate money to the palace to repair the summer palace damaged by the war, right?" Sara said with a smile.

"That's right! The Chinese businessmen who took the lead in serving the royal family have been rewarded by the royal family and have obtained a special official and business status. In the future, they will be able to engage in business in China, and they will surely gain great convenience. Lin Yizhe smiled and nodded, "In this way, the court and the magnates first became the supporters of the merchants, you must know that in China, the demonstration role of the court and the magnates is very large, this is a silent advertisement, which will attract more people to participate in the industry related to the repair of the 'summer palace', and indirectly promote the development of industry and commerce." ”

"I think you're right......" Nathan listened to Lin Yizhe's narration and understood his plan, so he couldn't help but smile slightly, turned to Sara and said, "It's really similar to what I guessed......"

"When the hope of our ancestors was repeatedly denied, didn't we use the same method?"

Hearing Nathan say this, Lin Yizhe immediately understood that he was talking about the founder of the Rothild family, Old Meyer? Amshel? Rothschild's past!

The reason why the old Rothchild created the foundation of the "Sixth Empire" and traced its origin was not to open the door of Archduke Wilhelm of the Duchy of Hanau and obtain the title of "royal supplier"?

From the moment the bronze medal of "royal supplier" personally awarded by Archduke Wilhelm to the old Rothchild at the Frankfurt City Hall was nailed to the lintel, the fate of the Rothchild family has really changed dramatically!

Seeing Nathan's eyes looking at him with a smile, Lin Yizhe suddenly understood.

As the head of the British Rothchild family who is familiar with his family history, Nathan should have known what he wanted to do from the moment he heard from Sara that he had promoted the Chen family and the Pan family to donate money to repair the Old Summer Palace!

He should have seen through his intentions a long time ago!

And Nathan's series of inquiries just now is actually to let himself say all this in person!

"We have an idiom in China called 'Banmen gets an axe,' and I did one such thing just now." Lin Yizhe smiled and said in a humble and sincere tone, "I hope what I said just now will not give you the impression that I am a 'careerist' with bad feet." ”

"Hehe, dear Lin, you are too polite, I know that there is an old saying in China, called 'no business, no adultery', I think I meet the standard of the Chinese 'profiteer'." Nathan laughed. His answer showed that he fully understood the meaning of the Chinese idiom that Lin Yizhe had just said, and replied in a timely manner, "I also hope that you don't think of me as too cunning, I'm just a businessman." Businessmen need to be shrewd and cunning. ”

After listening to Nathan's answer, Lin Yizhe thought that if the evaluation criteria of later history textbooks were used, Rothchild was a standard "profiteer", and he was an out-and-out "careerist", and he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

Isn't the current meeting between him and Nathan a collusion between a living "careerist" and a "profiteer"?

Maybe one day in the future, in the masterpiece of a certain Qingliu celebrity, this meeting between himself and Nathan may be named "collusion between Chinese and foreign reactionary forces"!