Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2915: Concealing evil intentions
Perhaps he had drunk a bit too much, because Yang Xiaotao didn't see Kate at the afternoon meeting. However, out of respect, Yang Xiaotao still asked Xiaowei to keep watch in Kate's room.

What if something happens?

After the meeting started, Yang Xiaotao saw the doctor take out a stack of prepared speech drafts and then look very serious.

In contrast, Qing Lao had only a blank sheet of paper in front of him, and his expression was very calm.

Yang Xiaotao sat at the end of the room; his purpose in attending the meeting was to listen carefully.

In such a formal setting, it wasn't his turn to speak.

Soon, the two began a direct confrontation, and Yang Xiaotao witnessed firsthand the power of language, the art of verbal sparring, and the relentless determination to stand his ground.

The meeting was briefly paused in the evening for everyone to have dinner.

Perhaps the clashes at the meeting left both sides feeling somewhat heavy-hearted, which is why dinner was rather somber.

After lunch, we rested for an hour, and then the meeting continued.

The content of this meeting was more serious, with both sides arguing their points forcefully. Sometimes, they would have to debate for a long time over a single sentence, which also exhausted their respective secretaries.

It wasn't until midnight that it finally ended.

He then had Yu Zecheng and Tong Xiaolong escort the people back to the hotel, while Qing Lao led Yang Xiaotao and the others back to the arranged meeting room to prepare for a meeting and discussion.

"Xiao Yang, you did a great job tonight."

"They've successfully built a closer relationship; that's a good start."

Mr. Xu started talking with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao quickly waved his hand, "Commander, please don't tease me."

"If the other party hadn't come up to greet me, I wouldn't have wanted to show off like this."

Everyone laughed upon hearing this, and then Yang Xiaotao continued, "Besides, I don't think that just by saying a few words to him about reminiscing about the past, we can become true friends."

"It's all just an act; these people have a lot more to say than what they're really doing."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Ye nodded in agreement.

"Xiao Yang is right. He wasn't fooled by the other party's tricks, which is commendable."

Yang Xiaotao immediately clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Elder Ye. Elder Ye shook his head speechlessly, then said seriously, "The other party came prepared!"

"You seem to know us very well from your words; you've clearly done your homework!"

Old Qing put down his teacup, nodded, and said, "We're not afraid that they're prepared."

"On the contrary, the more they know, the better for us!"

"As long as the overall situation is fine, everything else is trivial!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded in agreement. In today's international environment, to achieve stable development, one must seek a stable development framework. Only with a framework can one consider the details within it!
"I think the other side is very interested in what the leader said about the four poles of the world!"

Old Master Ye spoke again, and everyone nodded once more.

Yang Xiaotao nodded as well.

The so-called four poles are the United States of America, European countries, and the Third World represented by China.

Of course, in Yang Xiaotao's subconscious, the future should only be polarized.

Perhaps because of his arrival, in the end, only one person will stand at the very top of this world.

However, Qing Lao's theory of the four poles has been recognized by the other party.

After all, that's the current situation: they compete with each other yet coexist.

Without opponents, one will also lose the motivation to move forward.

Of course, what Yang Xiaotao didn't know was that Qing Lao's original plan was to include the five extremes, and he intended to include Japan as well, since Japan's economic strength was not bad.

However, Japan has been plagued by misfortune in recent years, with constant disasters, political instability, and economic setbacks, resulting in a situation where the Japanese economy is now far worse than before.

Even domestic economic experts have assessed that Japan's economy has now regressed to the level of the early 1950s.

Even if we use real estate to stimulate economic development now, it is impossible to restore the economic momentum of the golden age in a short period of time.

Even the most optimistic estimate is that it will take at least ten years for Japan to recover to its pre-pandemic economic level.

And who knows what will happen in the next ten years?

It's important to know that China's economy is also developing rapidly.

Not only do the nine ministries have ten-year plans, but the country also has a ten-year plan.

However, this plan encompassed the plans of all nine ministries, making it an even larger and more magnificent blueprint.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Qing Lao decided to remove the Japanese islands.

Now it seems that the United States has no opposition to this four-polarity theory, which means that Japan is dispensable to them!

"The other side is focusing more on the economy."

"We need to pay attention to this!"

After Yang Xiaotao and the others had finished speaking, they then began to offer their opinions.

Old Qing nodded. Many economic matters are invisible and intangible, yet they truly affect all aspects of life.

"I suspect they will strengthen their economic cooperation with us, but they won't give it away for free; there will definitely be rice and sand in it."

"All we have to do is eat the rice that's delivered and then throw away the sand!"

"This is a long-term task, and everyone should remind their comrades not to be blinded by sugar-coated bullets!"

After Elder Qing finished speaking, everyone nodded.

After analyzing the content of today's meeting, everyone prepared to leave and rest.

Just then, a knock came at the door, and Tong Xiaolong walked in from outside and said to Elder Qing, "Chief, the other party has come downstairs and refused to let us follow."

After he finished speaking, Qing Lao and the others stood up.

"what's the situation?"

Tong Xiaolong shook his head.

After a moment of silence, Old Ye said, "They might need a quiet environment!"

After saying that, Yang Xiaotao immediately snorted coldly, "You're judging a gentleman by your own petty standards!"

Old Qing understood their intentions and waved his hand, "Don't worry about what they say. Xiao Long, just protect the area. Let them do whatever they want!"

Tong Xiaolong nodded and left, and Elder Qing said again, "Go back and rest!"

"I have things to do tomorrow, don't overthink it!"

Everyone nodded, and Yang Xiaotao followed Elder Ye back to his residence.

Yu Zecheng was still out on a mission at this time, so Yang Xiaotao was the only one in the house.

Without much thought, Yang Xiaotao sent Xiao Wei out to find the United States and the others.

Since the other party is already judging a gentleman by his own petty standards, he doesn't mind being the petty person himself.

Outside the hotel, next to the garden.

The night is dark and the cold wind is howling.

A group of people dressed in black surrounded a 20-meter radius around them.

The attendees then surrounded the doctor, their expressions serious.

"Kate, are you sober now?"

The doctor spoke first, his tone unfriendly.

Kate smiled nonchalantly. "Doctor, do you think I get drunk that easily?"

Upon hearing this, the doctor laughed, and those around him also chuckled softly.

"So, Mr. Kate, what have you discovered?"

Kate nodded.

"Doctor, I spent the entire afternoon in the guest room, reading a lot of materials about this place."

"I suddenly discovered something terrifying."

The doctor's expression turned serious. "What is it?"

"culture!"

Kate said earnestly, "It's the culture they've passed down."

"Compared to our pitifully short history of a century or so, they possess a much richer and more diverse culture." "This is something that not only we, but any other country or nation in the world cannot match."

"Therefore, I personally believe that to understand a country, you must understand its culture!"

"These cultures are formed from various aspects!"

"Just like the drinking culture we just witnessed, like the peanut oil they use for their meals, like their hospitality practices..."

Kate's expression grew even more serious as she spoke.

While he was speaking, Xiao Wei had already landed on the lush green holly beside him and quietly relayed her voice to Yang Xiaotao.

Lying in bed, Yang Xiaotao listened to Xiao Wei's lifelike voice and became even more wary of Kate.

One second someone is hugging you, drinking and calling you brother, and the next second they're stabbing you in the back.

After Kate finished speaking, everyone around her fell silent.

Culture, heritage—talking about that in the United States is a joke. Nobody wants to talk about it because there's really nothing to say.

After a long silence, the doctor's expression returned to calm, and he looked up at Kate. "I have always firmly believed in one principle: culture is built on an economic and material foundation."

"If you discuss with a beggar which outfit looks good at a fashion show, they won't care, because they only have one piece of clothing to wear."

Similarly, people won't be interested in discussing what to eat for dinner with someone who can't afford to eat!

"But if this beggar suddenly received a check for a million dollars and became a rich man, he would start to care about his clothes and his own taste."

"Similarly, if a starving person who can't get enough to eat suddenly gets a meal voucher for free meals for life, he will want to eat better and more!"

"But in essence, they are still beggars, still people who can't get enough to eat!"

"The difference is that their external environment has changed!"

At this point, the doctor revealed a confident smile.

“We can’t change their culture, but we can influence their daily lives.”

For example…

The doctor looked at Kate, who smiled confidently and continued, "For example, the lard they eat, and the peanut oil they eat..."

"For example, when they accept our machines, they need to follow our technical standards..."

"For example, their cheap labor, vast market, and abundant resources..."

Kate lowered her voice, but those around her could clearly hear the smile in her voice.

In contrast, the doctor's gaze was unfathomable.

Because he suddenly remembered a file he had read.

Those were top-secret files shown to him by his superiors when he first came into contact with these countries across the Pacific.

The only two words that impressed him the most were those on it.

Castrate!

The so-called emasculation is to make male individuals in a species feminine.

It means to make the males in the tribe lose their fighting spirit and that martial spirit.

Now, this secret policy has yielded significant results on the Japanese islands.

At least there are no more so-called ronin on the streets, and the crime rate of fighting and brawling has decreased significantly.

Most teenagers dye their hair, perm their hair, sing and dance, and even regard being a pretty boy as a social mainstream and a fashion.

Do such a male understand what responsibility and courage are?

Moreover, in his view, this emasculation plan not only removes males from the race, but also eliminates the excellent qualities of females, such as heroism, strength, and fortitude.

After they lose all of this, they become females who can't even open a bottle cap!
Turn into an affected and pretentious female!
A mother who only knows how to be pretentious will raise a child who is born lacking in masculinity!
This is the most important!
The doctor's gaze suddenly became profound.

This is a nation with a profound cultural heritage.

But the cherry blossom trees on the Japanese islands are also very old.

Cherry blossoms are fine, and so is this place.

But thinking of Kosaka Castle not long ago, the Doctor frowned again. The renovation wasn't thorough enough!
We still need to work harder!

"Kate, draft a report on this matter later!"

The doctor spoke casually, then looked at everyone present, "It's too early to talk about these things now!"

"What we need to do is to get on the same page with the owners here, at least in terms of attitude."

"You must understand, our mission is to make the Pacific Ocean peaceful!"

After he finished speaking, everyone present chuckled softly.

Then, the gentleman dispersed in the cold wind.

A gust of wind blew by, and many people shivered before heading back to their lodgings together.

In the hotel, Yang Xiaotao suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with deep apprehension, while his fists clenched tightly.

What I was thinking was, "Man has no intention of harming tiger, but tiger has the intention of harming man!"
My thought is that your strength is the original sin!

My thought is, if you do the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth!

With his fist clenched tightly, Yang Xiaotao felt it was necessary to find something for the United States to do!

……

The meeting began as scheduled the following morning after breakfast.

The meeting proceeded quickly in the morning.

The main point is to unify the narrative and announce the details of the meeting to the public.

Of course, once this announcement is released, the world will probably be in an uproar again.

I just don't know who among those who broke down are.

After finalizing a series of announcements, around noon, Yang Xiaotao overheard the other party discussing economic cooperation.

Perhaps the most important announcement has been agreed upon, and both Professor Qing and the Doctor have smiles on their faces.

The conversation became more casual.

"We have discovered that your country has made tremendous progress in science and technology, economy and even agriculture."

"However, there are still some shortcomings, so we are willing to show our sincerity and work together to promote mutual progress!"

The doctor spoke generously, and Professor Qing nodded, "Your country's advanced science and technology are world-renowned, and we greatly admire that!"

"In particular, your achievements in space exploration, especially the moon landing, represent a significant step forward for people around the world!"

"We naturally hope to receive your assistance and would be deeply grateful..."

The old man spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, and the doctor laughed, then nodded to Kate beside him.

The latter immediately took out a document from his briefcase, placed it on the table with both hands, and the doctor smiled as he took it and handed it to Professor Qing.

"These are some projects we have prepared that may be of help to you!"

Mr. Qing looked at the thick document, smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your sincerity, we will consider it carefully."

Then, the morning meeting ended, and Qing Lao saw the person off again.

When the group returned to the conference room, Qing Lao handed the document to Yang Xiaotao, saying, "Take a look and see if there are any problems."

Yang Xiaotao had already figured out the other party's plans through Xiao Wei, so he naturally understood the intentions behind the contents of this document.

But he also knew that even if the other party had a price to pay, he still had to accept the offer.

The difference is that during digestion, any impurities must be removed.

Yang Xiaotao took the document and started flipping through it.

The document contains many items, including agriculture, chemical industry, medical care, machinery and military industry, with several or even more than a dozen sub-items under each area.

Among them, Yang Xiaotao paid special attention to several special projects, such as the technical support for nuclear power plants, one of which has a total capacity of over five million.

And machine tools, this time they've finally brought out the mother machine.

There are also engines used in the military industry.

Especially for ship gas engines, we'd love to have experts provide hands-on instruction on these projects.

However, upon closer inspection, these technologies all have one thing in common.

That means we must meet the standards of the United States. Just as they said, if we use their standards, we become their subordinates.