Chapter 495: The Third Reason
Sean did not stay in Sarawa, and after instructing all parties on the phone to keep it secret and not to do anything for the time being, he quietly went to Hong Kong Island, and took a special plane from Hong Kong Island to return to the United States.
Before returning to the United States, Sean called Neil and quietly ordered something.
Immediately after returning to Thailand, Neil began to prepare, and a few days later, a cargo ship departed from the Mediterranean Sea and headed for Southeast Asia.
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Flying back to New York, Sean didn't go to the first place to run errands, making money to enjoy life.
Returning to Kashima, accompanying the women and accompanying the children, the only problem is that it is a bit of a waste.
After a few days of rest, Sean set off again and headed straight for Washington.
didn't go to the white house, Sean went directly to the house with Lao Buyue.
After a meal, Bush's light meal, Lao Bu took Sean to the study, and there was Xiaobu by his side.
After a while of greetings, they chatted about Sean's recent movements, and the two expressed their incomprehension of Sean's sudden fanfare to the United Kingdom to buy a football club.
The United States is very developed in terms of sports, and the four major ball games have almost divided up all sports fans, and there is no soil for football to survive.
"It's just an entry point to grow my business in Europe, just like every year when the president of the United States hosts the NBA champions at the White House, I need an image that is close to the ordinary people of Europe, and football has a monopoly on most sports fans in Europe." Sean explained casually.
Bush and his son smiled lightly: Really, I don't believe it!
"That's the case, what are you buying up the TV station in Northern Ireland for?" Boo scoffed, "I think you're just ill-intentioned, always trying to stir up the division of Northern Ireland."
"Chips, chips, media people's affairs, how can they be called ill-intentioned." Sean was serious, and then the room was filled with a cheerful air when it came to the incomprehensible words of 'ratings, 'coverage,' and so on.
"Speaking of this split, Uncle Bush, what do you think about petrodollar policy?" Sean abruptly changed the subject.
Lao Bu has an old man's subway mobile phone face, what does the split have to do with petrodollars?
As like as an apple to an oyster!
"Ahem." Sean coughed lightly, and also felt that this was a bit strange, so he said directly: "Europe has been engaged in alliances, breaking down economic barriers, and not responding to pressure from the United States and emerging Asia in a holistic way, the European exchange rate mechanism is just the beginning, and we all know that they are laying the foundation for the common European currency."
"And a little 'euro', when it is born, they will be the first to aim at the dollar, this generation, uncle, do you agree?"
Lao Bu's face was straight, his brows furrowed, and he nodded after thinking about it.
The global currency market is so large, and if the euro wants to make a difference, it must start with the dollar, which currently accounts for the largest share of the world's currency reserves.
Of course, the pound sterling is also indispensable, otherwise the UK would not have to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
"So, what's the best way to cut meat off the dollar?" Sean didn't wait for Lao Bu to answer this time, well, mainly because Lao Bu couldn't answer......
"The best thing to do is to start with the oil settlement currency!"
Lao Bu sat up straight and stared straight at Sean, the petrodollar is the national policy of the United States, whoever dares to destroy the petrodollar is the enemy of the United States, the kind that never stops!
"What message did you receive?" Lao Bu asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, I received some messages, and I verified them!" Sean nodded, "It's very simple, Europe itself doesn't produce oil, and Europe is a big consumer of oil, well, Europe lacks everything, take Germany as an example, before World War I, they wanted to build a railway from the Middle East, across Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula to Europe."
"During World War II, they even thought about building an oil transportation pipeline, and even after so many years after the end of World War II, they never gave up."
Sean looked at Lao Bu, "Right?"
Lao Bu nodded, thought about it, and said with a solemn face: "You mean, now the European countries are planning again
The idea of building an oil pipeline?"
"Isn't that a matter of course, if Uncle Bush were Europe's talker, wouldn't you want to build such a pipeline?" Sean asked rhetorically.
Lao Bu tried to empathize, and couldn't help but nod his head, "If it were me, I would also build a pipeline, purely by sea, which is costly, and needs to go from the Persian Gulf to the Strait of Hormuz to the Arabian Sea to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the Red Sea to the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar to the Atlantic Ocean to the western part of Europe......
After saying it in one breath, the old cloth chief let out a sigh, "My God, it's too far, too far, if any strait is choked by the neck, Europe will fall into an energy crisis."
"So...... Sean spread his hands, "If the construction of such an oil transportation pipeline not only ensures the supply of energy, but also strengthens the economic exchanges between the Middle East and the Balkans and Europe, by the way, the settlement currency will be exchanged for euros, isn't it a matter of course!"
In fact, in any case, the oil transportation pipeline from the Middle East to Europe, the natural gas transportation pipeline is the most convenient, far more convenient than the transportation from Lao Maozi.
It is also true that Europe has been trying to build, but ......
「NO,NO,NO!」 Lao Bu waved his hand violently, "This is absolutely not good, it has not been able to destroy the settlement of the dollar in the oil field, are they trying to start a war!"
"They don't mind starting a war if they have to, what do you think, Uncle Bush." Sean smiled, "Especially at a time when the Soviet Union was already showing its decline."
Not only did the war start, but it started in the near future, yes 2 years later, well, maybe less than 2 years, after all, it's already June.
Gee!
When Sean said this, Lao Bu's eyes involuntarily fell on the map on the wall.
After a few rounds of looking back and forth between Europe and the Middle East, it finally fell to the Balkans, and muttered: "USSR, USSR, USSR......"
Xiaobu frowned, looked at his pensive father, and then looked at Sean with a determined face, his head was confused, why didn't he understand what this had to do with the Soviet Union?
Reaching out and poking Sean, Xiaobu raised an eyebrow.
Sean whispered, "The Soviet Union was the banner of socialism, but now the Soviet Union is ......."
As he spoke, Sean shook his head, "If the Soviet Union has fallen, it means that the flag has fallen and the foundation has fallen, so can these socialist countries in Eastern Europe still hold on?"
"Yugoslavia, which previously served as a barrier separating the Middle East from Europe, will inevitably fall into weakness, and at this time, because of the antagonism in the political system, both Europe and the United States will start to dismember them, so that there will be less and less red on the map."
"For Europe, this is an opportunity, once Yugoslavia is finished, whether it is divided into several countries, it will eventually be influenced by Europe and join the big European family, which is a geographical inevitability."
"At that time, there will be no geographical barrier between the Middle East and Europe, and there will be basic conditions for the construction of oil pipelines."
"Yes!" Lao Bu frowned, "From a political point of view, we must not allow Yugoslavia to continue to exist, but from an economic point of view, we cannot let Europe get out of control."
"What are your plans this time?" Lao Bu looked at Sean.
"My plan is to separate the horses first!" Sean stood up, walked over to the map, and slapped Sarawak on the face.
Boo:???
Junior:???
Isn't this jumpy too strong, does it have anything to do with what I just said?
"Of course it does!" Sean saw the confusion between the two of them, and said with a smile: "Uncle Bush, it is obvious that the events in the Balkans are impossible to control, and we have not completed the layout in advance, so why not preemptively lay out the layout from where we can control it."
"There are three main oil-producing regions in the world, the Middle East, South America and Southeast Asia."
"Of course, the best development is in the Middle East, which we all know, South America is very close to us, and it is naturally under our control, so we don't have to worry about anything, but what about Southeast Asia
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"Yes, most of the oil in Southeast Asia is dominated by offshore oil fields, but its reserves are extremely rich, especially in this region." As he spoke, Sean drew a line along the coast of Sarawak. "Muddy was first developed, and it's been in development for decades."
"And the U.S. influence in Southeast Asia is too small, if there is no umbrella."
"Who is the most influential here?"
"It's England, it's Holland, it's Spain, it's France, it's Germany!"
"I have three reasons, we have to separate Sarawak." Sean held up three fingers, "First, the control of oil resources I am talking about, even if it has not yet been developed, only by bringing it under control can we ensure the control of oil production, price and settlement currency, and our opponent is Britain and Europe."
The two agreed on this reason.
Sean didn't mention the north, and now the north still exports oil, who would have thought that it would become a major consumer of oil in a few decades.
"Second, the economy, from the perspective of the global economy, Asia is an emerging market, but also the fastest growing market, there is no one, a huge population base, low labor costs, abundant resources, convenient sea transportation and other factors are destined to be a wonderful land."
"If you pay attention to the rich list, you will find that the wealth of the rich in Southeast Asia has grown rapidly recently, and they are rapidly occupying the Forbes list, while the United States, the economy is sluggish, and Uncle Bush should feel it very deeply."
As soon as Sean said, Lao Bu sighed helplessly, he is really not good at economic problems.
"From the data, we found that those indigenous families in Southeast Asia are very fond of sending their descendants to the UK or Europe to study, and I think the two of you know very well how influential studying is."
Take World War II as an example: In the Second Historical Archives of N Beijing, there is a "Record of Students of the Chinese Students Studying in Japan Alumni Association" compiled and printed in June 41, this ordinary student directory has a total of 693 people, He De He can, all of them are Han women!
Sean said this, Lao Bu's brows immediately furrowed, in the history of the United States, it also likes to invite people from some countries to study in the United States, and the treatment given is particularly good.
Not to mention that it's all free, there are also high subsidies, and if you send it back after completing your studies, you will be a hardcore American supporter.
Of course, this set was also learned from the Europeans, well, to be precise, with the British Empire.
With the traditional arts of the British Empire, in terms of PUA little brother, it is really awesome!
"I'm telling you, these Southeast Asian tycoons, especially these indigenous tycoons, are getting rich!" Sean suddenly smiled and said, "Unlike those black ghosts in Africa, students in Southeast Asia are especially afraid that people will look down on their natives, so it is *** generous to spend money."
"We need emerging markets in Southeast Asia, we need to expand our presence here, we need them to embrace American ideas, we need them to buy American products, we need them to come to the United States to consume, and from an economic point of view, we need to do it."
The logic of the West is different from that of the Easterners.
In the eyes of the Chinese, it is necessary to make friends with you, express friendly relations, and then come little by little.
In the eyes of Westerners......
What if he doesn't want to buy my goods?
Hit him!
What if he doesn't want to accept my thoughts?
Beat him up!
What if he doesn't want to come to me to spend?
Beat him, beat him, fucking beat him!
Of course, this set of power theories has indeed been verified by history......
Whether it is the colonial period or modern society, notebooks and sticks are ready-made examples.
Therefore, Sean's statement is completely logical when it comes to both of them, or when they say it to Congress in the future.
So, there are so many reasons to split Malaysia, occupy oil-producing areas, lay a solid petrodollar foundation, occupy emerging markets, and stimulate the tourism and education industries, then there are enough reasons to do it to Southeast Asians!
Hearing this, Lao Bu has already been said to have moved 8 percent, but he is still there
I'd like to hear about the third reason.
"Third." Sean raised three fingers and suddenly showed a meaningful smile, "The new Sarawak, lack of talent, lack of technology, lack of capital, lack of international support, as a person who is committed to helping the development of backward areas, has ideals, morals, culture and love, Sean and Mr. Xiao Bu are willing to represent the world's largest country and help the people of Sarawak pursue a better, happier and freer life."
Lao Bu smiled helplessly and shook his head, Xiao Bu didn't need to control it, laughed, reached out and patted Sean on the shoulder, "Ideal, moral, cultured, and loving are words that are used to call you, although there is a bit of a problem, but I will make up for your shortcomings, so, it's not bad."
"Bush, I think you're going to be a president like Uncle Bush one day, because you're shameless enough." Sean glanced at the cloth.
"Hey, are you saying my father is shameless!" Xiaobu coughed lightly and pretended to be angry.
"Look." Sean spread his hands, "Each reason for success is different, Uncle Bush defeated his opponent because he was sincere to others, and he defeated his opponent with his rich experience in government for many years, but you played right and wrong in order to provoke the relationship between me and Uncle Bush, which shows how shameless you are!"
"Fake!" Xiaobu raised a middle finger, he really couldn't say it.
It's a pity not to go into politics!
"What are your plans?" Boo gently poked Sean with his arm.
Before Sean could answer, Lao Bu stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, you two brothers let's talk, it's not early, I'm going to rest, I'm not as good as you love young people."
"Okay, Uncle Bush said it was funny, with your body, it's not easy to be 100 years old!" Sean smiled and complimented.
Lao Bu opened the door with a smile and walked out, and when it was time to talk about interests, it was not convenient for him to appear here.
It's too red and fruitful, and it doesn't match his identity as the president of the United States.
If the previous two reasons said that the old cloth was moved 8 percent, then the third reason said that the rest was moved.
92 into!
That's 100 percent.
This is not to say that the dignified US president is shallow-eyed, you should replace it with Rockefeller, replace it with the Morgan family, and pay attention to interests and motives in doing things!
This matter is beneficial to the United States, can consolidate US hegemony in the world, can consolidate the position of the US dollar, can stimulate the US economy, and is also beneficial to the Bush family, so why not?
This kind of advantage is not only in terms of money, but also in terms of being deeply tied to the next generation of leaders of the most deep-rooted big family in the United States, and it plays a key role in the transition of the Bush family from a political family to a capitalist family.
Lao Bu could not find a reason to object.
Politics is the power of the crowd, this power does not really belong to oneself, he can make the family prosperous for a while, but it cannot support it forever, you can make Rockefeller bow his head when you are in power, but how long is this time?
4 years?
8 years?
And after that?
Under capitalism, only the power of capital itself is the most rooted.
Sooner or later, the political family will have to change into a capitalist family, and no matter how glamorous Clinton is when he is on the stage, it will be the same when he leaves office.
Everyone just started on a different runway, and the final end point is the same, becoming a shareholder in the United States, so that the family will prosper forever.
This point is clear to Lao Bu, clear to Xiao Bu, and even more clear to Sean for so many years in the American system.
An iron-clad family, a flowing president!
If you compare these presidents of the United States, you will find that after the other presidents go into the wilderness, they will have the halo of the original president, and the only exception is the founding of the country.
The abundant capital allows him to still be comfortable in the face of difficulties.
When Lao Bu went out, Sean talked to Xiao Bu about how to provide 'love, help' in the process of Sarawak's nation-building.
"There is no one of the most lucrative industries, oil."
Sean slapped the table, "Of course, this doesn't mean that we can't meddle in other industries, it's a country, Xiaobu, there aren't too many industries that can be intervened, and it's hundreds of millions of profits just by casually."
"Of course, most of them I don't look down on, and you don't like them."
"No, I do!" Boo grabbed Sean's arm.
"No, you can't!"
"No, I do!