Chapter Seventy-Five: Zhou Enlai's Interview
On a summer afternoon, the blue sky and warm sunshine are just remembered for a day of red maples and golden clouds, and from time to time there are white clouds flowing from the sea-like sky like marshmallows, the feeling of summer is hot and passionate all the time.
In the distant mountains, the workers look like ants carrying wood, under the sky, incomparably small, hard work, just in exchange for a subsistence survival, what is the purpose of this life?
Throughout the ages, countless ordinary people have lived a mediocre life, and many people have nothing left, just become a small part in the entire human society, and finally the parts are aging and replaced by new parts, and the ownership of the aging parts can only be refined.
People should find happiness and meaning in an ordinary and short life, so as not to waste their lives.
People always have to look forward to something.
So what did Hitler expect?
Hitler had little to look forward to, if anything, his immediate task: to make the refugees live in peace.
Looking at the busy labor in the distance, Zhou Enlai also expressed his expectations: "We in China must also become rich and strong, everyone can afford to eat, everyone can afford to live in a house, and everyone can afford to see a disease." ”
"It's still relatively easy to eat and housing, but it's a little difficult for everyone to afford to get sick, and neither the United Kingdom nor Switzerland, which has better welfare for the people, can afford to let civilians see a doctor for free." On the shady hillside, Hitler and Zhou Enlai each shared a chair and looked at the lush scenery of the Bavarian forest mountains.
"There must be a day when a weak and impoverished China will surely become an ideal country under the efforts of our generations of people, which is impossible now and will be possible in the future. Alright, Mr. Hitler, let's start our interview. Zhou Enlai took out his notebook and began to interview Hitler seriously: "The first question is, why do you want to help German refugees. ”
"It's a good question to answer because I'm German and Germans should help each other and get along with each other. Also, it's not just me who is helping refugees in Germany, many companies are helping refugees, such as Daimler AG, Deutsche Bank, Opel AG, Bayer AG and other companies, all of which have funded me a lot of money, and I am just a representative appointed by the government to help the refugees. Hitler sat down and replied that he had already interviewed this question before, so he answered it with ease.
"But your efforts are still admirable." Zhou Enlai nodded slightly to Hitler as a sign of respect.
"Let me tell you a story, it was something I met in Munich, I met a begging soldier at the station......"
Hitler told Zhou Enlai what he had seen and heard in Munich, and even though he did not know much about the honor of German soldiers, Zhou Enlai also felt heartache and anger when he heard it: "Such a thing is indeed a tragedy. ”
Hitler said: "The strength of a country is not only based on military and economic strength, but also on the happiness and sense of belonging of its citizens, and my ideal is that all Germans can live a good life." ”
"That's right, a government that can make a good life for its people is a good government." Zhou Enlai thought for a while and asked: "With all due respect, part of the reason why the military wife in Munich went to work as a prostitute was that she couldn't support her family, and the main reason why she couldn't support her family was that there was a sick grandmother and a daughter who was studying, these two people were the real cause of her bankruptcy, you helped a lot of refugees, but for this part of the people who are facing such problems as military wives, these people face high medical expenses and education costs, which will still lead to bankruptcy." ”
Zhou Enlai was right when he said that the issue of education, especially medical care, is one of the important factors that lead to the bankruptcy of a family, and Hitler's actions seem as if they did not solve these two problems.
Hitler nodded and replied: "Yes, most of the people I have helped are unemployed workers, and I have not helped anyone who is facing medical problems and education problems, but I have helped the unemployed workers, indirectly promoted the employment rate of the country, so that the unemployed workers have jobs and wages to support their families, and the economy will improve, and at the same time, the state will reduce the relief funds for unemployed workers to support the cause of education, and the problem of education can be solved." The key is the medical problem, not only for me, not only for us in Germany, I think it is a difficult problem for any country in the world, just imagine, a member of an ordinary family is seriously ill, it needs to spend tens of thousands of marks of money, such a large amount of money, will inevitably lead to the bankruptcy of a family, let the state intervene, if it is a few dozens of families can help, but there are so many seriously ill people, how can a country help. ”
"Disaster falls from the sky, is there no way?" Zhou Enlai sighed and fell into deep thought.
Hitler laughed: "I have set up an insurance company, in alliance with the state, which should help seriously ill citizens and greatly reduce the burden." In addition, it is a good move to open public charity hospitals, all of which are non-profit-oriented, open finances, cheap medicines, and regulated by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Finance. ”
Zhou Enlai stood up and thought: "I temporarily have a bit of an immature idea, that is, the whole country participates in the insurance security plan, only needs a few meals of meal money, from the salary or pay it yourself, the state manages the funds paid by the people, and uses this money for investment and construction, if anyone is sick, the state will subsidize or insure their medical expenses, which can give the people some help." ”
"That's a good idea." Hitler blinked and felt that it could still be implemented in Germany, but he still pointed out the loophole: "What if the government collapses, or if the government fails to invest and cannot come up with the money?" ”
Zhou Enlai's head turned quickly, and he suddenly found a solution: "You can legislate to use state-owned fixed assets as collateral, and at the same time popularize knowledge to the people, so that all citizens know what state-owned assets their medical security funds are mortgaged by, no matter what government comes to power, we must ensure the normal operation of the medical security system, and if the investment fails, the government must be responsible for it, and the government will subsidize the money." ”
This is a very good solution, Hitler could not find a hole for the time being, and even if there was a hole, he could sew it up, he said: "I will tell the government this idea, and the government should improve the plan and make it mature." ”
Zhou Enlai patted his forehead: "I was interviewing you, and I actually discussed medical issues with you." Well, let me interview you, what do you think of the economic situation in Germany, in fact, after the armistice of the world war, the economies of Britain and France, as the victorious countries, deteriorated, and the economy of Germany was much better after the darkest period, what do you think of the economic measures of the German government? ”
"As long as the Treaty of Versailles is thrown away, Germany will still not be able to recover, and only by breaking the Treaty of Versailles can Germany rise again." As Hitler spoke, something suddenly came to mind: "Hey, by the way, I heard that there are many Chinese students studying in France? How's it going? ”
"There are a lot of Chinese students studying in France." Zhou Enlai put away the notebook, although he was surprised that he asked this, but he still replied: "There are about 2,000 people, from the activities initiated by Cai Yuanpei, Li Shizeng, Wu Zhihui and others a few years ago, I am a frugal student sent to France a few months ago. ”
Hitler cheered up: "What about the situation? I love China very much, and Gu Shunzhang, your country's vice minister of foreign affairs and ambassador of the League of Nations, is my friend, and I tell me to take good care of Chinese students. ”
Gu Shunzhang was a friend of Hitler?
For Gu Shunzhang, Zhou Enlai is also very respectful, refusing to sign the Versailles Peace Treaty, supporting the backbone of the Chinese, since Hitler is Gu Shunzhang's friend, and feels that Hitler is a trustworthy person, Zhou Enlai no longer conceals: "The situation of the students is not very good, originally went to universities all over France, but because of the economic deterioration, many students cannot afford to study, most of them go to the factory to work, rely on meager maintenance to survive, life is extremely difficult, Several students were mentally ill, and some even committed suicide. Moreover, many of our students believe in Marxism, believing that Marxism can save China, and the French government is taboo against the Bolsheviks, afraid of revolution, and tries to repatriate the students, so the situation of the students is not very good now, and many students cannot hold on and return to China. ”
As Zhou Enlai spoke, Hitler's eyes lit up.