money player

Half past four.

Xian Yaowen came to Qi Weiwen's residence, greeted Zhao Shiying who was guarding the radio station, and went into the kitchen to start cooking dinner.

The gentleman lights the three-burner coal stove and cooks the pork.

The family's vegetable garden has introduced Jinhua Liangtouwu, Taihu pig and Luchuan pig breeds. At the end of last year, several piglets were hybridized between Liangtouwu and Taihu pigs. It was found that the paternal hybrid of Liangtouwu was better than the paternal hybrid of Taihu pig. In order to provide the most direct and reliable evidence for this discovery, while Xian Yaowen was in Hong Kong, one half-year-old piglet was slaughtered for the first taste experiment.

A year later, when the pigs are ready to be marketed, a second taste test will be conducted.

Despite being fed with delicious food and drinks, the piglets only grew to 30 kilograms in half a year. Faced with half a pig's meat, Xian Yaowen found it a bit difficult to take out a few pieces of belly rib meat to make Dongpo pork. He had to take the delicate route and cut the meat into smaller pieces.

Take six pieces of meat, tie them up with cotton thread, put water on the fire, add ginger slices and Huadiao wine, and blanch the meat pieces in cold water.

While you have free time, take a quarter of an early-ripening pumpkin and shred it. Then take sweet potato starch and add water to make a paste. Add the pumpkin shreds and mix well. Add a little salt and MSG and set aside.

When exactly five minutes have passed, take out the meat and rinse it, put oil in the pan, then add rock sugar and stir-fry until it turns amber, then put in the meat and stir-fry until the surface of the meat is evenly coated with sugar color.

Take a large casserole, put ginger slices and scallion knots on the bottom, put the meat pieces neatly into the casserole with the skin facing down, add Huadiao wine, soy sauce, and water to cover the meat, and place the casserole on the coal stove.

Mix gelatin powder with water and set aside.

Peel the mango and take out the mango flesh. Open the coconut and take out the coconut flesh and use a juicer to squeeze out the coconut milk. Reserve a little mango flesh for garnish later and add the rest to the juicer along with milk, sugar and a little lemon juice.

Start the juicer and beat the mixture into a fine puree. Add a little more gelatin powder water, stir evenly by hand, sieve the puree into a glass bowl, sprinkle it with the reserved mango cubes, and put the glass bowl in the freezer.

Wash the snails and set aside to drain; wash the flower crabs, chop them into pieces and set aside; soak the dried lettuce in warm water; slice the smoked beef and set aside...

As the ingredients and condiments were prepared, Xian Yaowen put on an apron and started cooking.

Turn on a new stove, put the semi-finished South China tiger paw and soaked tiger paw mushrooms into a casserole and simmer over low heat.

Due to land reform and reclamation of forests, wild boars and other prey were hunted in large numbers, the food chain was disrupted, and the South China tiger lost its food source. It had to leave the forest and include humans in its daily diet.

This stirred up a hornet's nest. The South China tiger became a public enemy on the same level as bandits. Tiger-hunting teams were spontaneously formed in various places to liquidate the evil South China tigers.

Therefore, Jinzhao Group added tiger business, purchasing tiger skins, tiger bones, tiger meat, tiger specimens, as well as live adult tigers and tiger cubs to make advance preparations for the Tiger Island project.

The Tiger Island Project is a plan to protect tigers. According to the tigers' original living environment, suitable islands will be purchased in various places to build a paradise for tigers, so that the tiger species that are currently facing a catastrophe will not become extinct.

Of course, protection is only a process. In the future, when the tiger population expands to the point where the number has to be controlled, they may be sold. Based on the principle that scarcity makes things valuable, a South China tiger will sell for at least US$10 billion, two for US$30 billion, and a male and a female for at least US$200 billion. It can be paid in cash or in exchange for other things.

This is the way to take advantage of the situation to form a monopoly business, which can be replicated and expanded to other animal fields. There will always be a few animals that can be sold at sky-high prices. Even if he miscalculates and no one is interested, it doesn't matter. Can't he have a hobby that spends money?

Heat oil in a pan on a regular stove, add the whole chili pepper and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the fresh tiger skin that has been cut into strips and stewed, stir-fry and toss to cook an authentic tiger skin chili pepper.

When the heat is almost right, add the bean paste and seasonings, add water and simmer until the sauce thickens.

The dishes were served one after another. When the last dish, the sautéed snails with sauce, was being cooked, Qi Weiwen came back with two groupers in his hands.

"Add a dish of steamed grouper?"

"Didn't you look at the table?"

"I see, there are so many dishes, but it's rare for us to eat together." Qi Weiwen showed the fish in his hand, "This is another fish I caught myself."

"Okay." Xian Yaowen said helplessly, "Can you kill fish?"

"Yes." Qi Weiwen stood by the pool and put the fish into the pool. "Yuan Dequan confessed. 260 million US dollars, 374 million Hong Kong dollars. Let him take a break tonight and interrogate him again tomorrow."

“Are all the dollars in Brazil?”

"Brazil 230 million, 30 cash hidden in the house, found in the living room."

"Where are the Hong Kong dollars? In the bank vault?"

"Yes, there is only 20 yuan in cash and 27 large yellow croakers in the house."

Xian Yaowen closed the pot lid and turned to look at Qi Weiwen. "As soon as Yuan Dequan disappeared, his case would be exposed in a few days. Don't touch the money in the bank vault. Leave it for the police to embezzle. This way, no one will care whether Yuan Dequan is dead or alive."

"I have no intention of touching the money in the vault."

"Yes." Xian Yaowen nodded. "You brought it back. I'll take the big yellow croaker. The $15 and $20 will go into the Mosquito public account. You can decide how to reward the people who contributed. The remaining $15 will be for you personally."

"Just for me, where's Wanqing?"

"Take it from the 230 million. Well, I'm going to take your 15 dollars first. It will be useful in Taipei. I'll transfer the Hong Kong dollars to you in a few days."

"I am not in a hurry."

"If you don't worry, I will hurry up and give it to you. Husband and wife should settle accounts clearly and put things aside."

Qi Weiwen smiled and said, "Does it need to be so clear?"

Xian Yaowen nodded seriously, "Yes."

"It's up to you." Qi Weiwen chuckled and said, "Does the North Point Ligong Restaurant know?"

"The one from Chaozhou Gang?"

"Ligong Restaurant is in the intelligence business."

"Not surprising."

"It's not uncommon, but there are two very capable women, one is White Rose and the other is Chaozhou Aying. I want to recruit them."

"how do you want to do it?"

"Instigated the Dongfuhe and Chaozhou gangs to fight over the North Point territory, and took advantage of the chaos to hack Lin Chengqi to death."

“Why not 14K?”

"The Secret Service sent a special agent, and the nature of 14K has completely changed."

"Oh, speaking of the Bureau of Secrets, Mao Renfeng is such a jerk. He actually plotted against Jinji Trading Company, which pissed me off. I'll send Xiang Yingxin to Taipei to be sold. Let's see if he can still save face."

Qi Weiwen laughed and said, "He and Xiang Yingxin have no feelings for each other."

Xian Yaowen glared at Qi Weiwen and said, "Don't play dumb. Xiang Yingxin is still Mrs. Mao whether she has feelings for her or not."

"I'm not playing dumb. If you do this, you'll be breaking up with Mao Renfeng. Are you sure you can beat him?"

"I can't win against him. A lean camel is bigger than a horse." Xian Yaowen said bluntly, "As long as Mao Renfeng is the director of the Bureau of Secrets, I won't dare to cause trouble to him."

Qi Weiwen rolled his eyes and said, "You're just talking nonsense. How childish."

"I call this self-adjustment." Xian Yaowen lifted the lid of the pot and scooped out the snails. "Rinse the pot and add clean water. Let me cook the fish."

After the two of them changed positions, Xian Yaowen said again: "It's a bit difficult for Cheryl to catch the traitor. Send someone to help her."

"Do I need you to remind me? I've already sent someone there. We've roughly identified the suspect and are just short of evidence."

Xian Yaowen cut a slash on the fish's back while saying, "The evidence must be solid and well-founded to prevent people below from feeling grief over the loss of the rabbit."

"I know who's behind this. What are you going to do?"

"Send the message to the mainland."

Qi Weiwen frowned and said, "He is your old colleague after all. Why are you so cruel?"

"Your colleague, I am cannon fodder. I am not worthy."

"You're still holding a grudge against me for what happened in the past. You're so petty. It's not like you haven't received any rewards. Isn't it enough to have your tuition waived and a job assigned to you?"

"Tsk, the Japanese wanted to send me to Tokyo to study at university. If I had known earlier, I would have just become a rapist and sold you out first."

[Fanjian, a special term during the Anti-Japanese War, refers to people who work for the Japanese in order to have a meal, such as working in the Japanese factories. It is not a big harm, it is mainly a matter of stance. It is different from the traitors who work for the Japanese and directly serve the war of aggression.]
"As soon as you sell it, someone shoots you in the back the next moment. You are just a cannon fodder, but you really think you are a big shot." Qi Weiwen said disdainfully.

"Ha, that's what I said."

The two of them were bickering with each other, while occasionally talking about serious matters.

After the steamed grouper came out of the pot, the six people in the room sat around the dining table.

The four light bulbs were very sharp-eyed and went out one after another after they ate and drank.

Xian Yaowen and his friend went up to the rooftop with a few dishes. Without turning on the lights, they asked the sky for some light and enjoyed their dinner under the stars.

“You have big plans in Taiwan?”

"Not small."

"Can you tell me about it?"

“Currently, the backward agricultural countries/regions in the world, if they have the dream of becoming a strong country/region, will inevitably take the path of industrialization. This is a road of freedom, with no rules on how to walk. They can crawl, roll, walk backwards, or run fast.

But no matter which way we go, we have to pay the toll. Industrialization will not happen overnight. In the process of industrialization, we need to raise funds to promote infrastructure and industrial upgrading.

The best way to raise funds is external plunder. This is what the old European countries did during the Age of Discovery. Now this good thing is no longer available, so we can only choose another reliable way, which is to ask the people for money.

There are many ways to get what they want. They can quietly take away a portion of what all or some of the citizens deserve, and then invest it in industrialization.

Generally, this approach involves blocking external information and false propaganda. First, a portion of the income is taken away from the people. Second, in the early stages of industrialization, the products produced have no external competitiveness and can only be digested internally, and at a medium to high profit. Only in this way can some funds be raised to invest in industrial upgrading, which means that the people have to contribute part of the income.

After being arrested twice, life will naturally not be easy for the people. If they knew that life outside is much better than theirs, the country will easily become unstable.

This method is not very clever, but it is simple and direct. The rulers do not need to think too much. They just need to control the army and propaganda, prevent the people from thinking in the right way, and avoid going astray. The development efficiency will be very high. "

As he spoke, Xian Yaowen took a sip of wine.

Qi Weiwen added, "How can a country guarantee that it will never go astray?"

"That depends on how far we go astray. As long as we keep moving in the general direction, the problem won't be too big. It will just be a slower pace of industrialization and sacrifice one or two more generations. The future is still bright."

"You make it sound so easy. Poverty cannot last for more than three generations. If two generations have lived in poverty, how can there be a third generation?"

Xian Yaowen teased, "You are not as knowledgeable as Lizhen. She knows that happiness is derived from comparison. Everywhere you look, there are poor people. Only a few days are a little better. In that case, poverty is not poverty, but the norm of life. You should live your life as you should.

I work from sunrise to sunset, and I have no entertainment all day long, so I have to find some fun myself. You say that my family is so poor that I can't even afford to turn on the lights, so what fun can I find?"

Qi Weiwen said with a smile: "That kind of fun."

Xian Yaowen clenched his left fist and showed it to Qi Weiwen, "You were right before, I did get a good return. If it weren't for Yaowu and I wearing that layer of skin, plus my fists were strong enough, I would be the only one who could block the passage of ten thousand men in the annual battle for water with the neighboring village. I would be an important fighting force in the village, and the paddy fields at home would never be able to be irrigated.

If the rice doesn't get enough water, the yield won't be guaranteed. The land tax was agreed to be one-tenth of the tax, but now half of the grain has been taken away by apportionment, borrowing, and purchase. Fortunately, the landlord Liu was not ruthless and paid the land tax in proportion, otherwise everyone in the village would have starved to death. "

Qi Weiwen taunted, "If I hadn't been evil, I would have been killed by you."

"Nonsense! Landlord Liu clearly knew that he had committed a grave sin and was afraid of the people's dictatorship, so he fled to Taiwan with his family. He even took the land deed with him. He is such a piece of shit."

Xian Yaowen gnashed his teeth and said, "My childhood sweetheart Xier was given to me by Landlord Liu..."

"Okay, okay, stop making it up."

"Haha." Xian Yaowen waved his hands, "Okay, okay, I'll continue talking seriously. The second way is to borrow, issue government bonds for citizens to subscribe, and then have taxpayers repay them.

The United States almost completed its industrialization construction by relying on national debt. The previous railway development drove the development of steel, coal, and manufacturing industries, and wartime war bonds promoted the upgrading of military industry and technology.

The Great Depression of 1929 was caused by overcapacity, but the United States was very lucky. The outbreak of World War II saved its industry. Civilian industry was transformed into military industry, and workers worked overtime, making huge profits from the world in a few years.

For example, now other countries are having a hard time, but the United States has made a fortune from the war and is steadily carrying out industrial upgrading. However, the crisis of overcapacity has only been temporarily covered up, not solved, and the United States will still face this problem in the future.

The solution to overcapacity can be simply summed up in four words: "expand demand", which includes two aspects: tapping into domestic demand and expanding the international market.

In 1913, the United States introduced personal income tax, which was accompanied by mortgage interest tax deduction and home depreciation tax deduction policies.

In 1934, President Roosevelt implemented the New Deal for economic recovery and established the Federal Housing Administration. Its main function was to provide credit insurance for home loans to middle- and low-income families. For all mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration, the Federal Housing Administration would bear full liability for losses caused by the borrower's inability to repay or the depreciation of the house.

For mortgage holders, FHA-insured mortgages are essentially free of bad debt risk.

In 1938, due to the lack of a continuous supply of mortgage funds, millions of American families were unable to own their own homes or faced the risk of losing their homes. The U.S. government established Fannie Mae to increase the liquidity of mortgage funds and reduce the cost of buying a house.

In 1944, the Veterans' Rights Act was enacted, providing low-interest mortgages to 1600 million veterans with down payments of zero to 5% and interest rates of 2% to 3%, which was only half the market price.

At about the same time, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were promoted, that is, the mortgage interest rate remained unchanged for 30 years, usually 4%, while Europe mostly had floating interest rates. If the future trend of house prices continues to rise, it is very cost-effective to buy a house with a loan.

From the content I listed above, we can basically draw the conclusion that "the United States has been encouraging its citizens to buy houses since the Roosevelt era," which means developing real estate.

There are many benefits to developing real estate. The most direct one is job creation. Building a house requires construction workers, and building materials workers are needed to produce building materials. After the house is built, it has to be slightly decorated before people can move in, which again requires decoration workers.

If you want to live more comfortably, you have to buy or make furniture, and you have to purchase stoves, pots and pans, flush toilets and other miscellaneous items. You also have to purchase home appliances such as radios, laundry machines, bread machines, refrigerators, and televisions. These are all essential for well-off American families, cover many industries, and can create millions of jobs.

Today, the United States has begun to promote suburban development. The poor stay in the city center, and the rich buy houses in the suburbs. This will create demand for commuting tools, such as urban rail transit and private cars.

In 1932, the automobile backlog in the United States reached its peak, with approximately 200 million vehicles in unsold inventory. Once suburbanization develops smoothly, the possibility of another large automobile backlog in the next few years will not be very high.

The rapid development of the automobile industry will directly drive the development of the steel industry, petroleum and refining, rubber industry, glass manufacturing industry, and indirectly drive the development of a series of industries such as highway infrastructure, real estate, retail, finance and insurance, and tourism.

That is to say, the development of real estate can achieve the goal of tapping into domestic demand and accelerating the pace of industrial upgrading, that is, delaying the outbreak of the overcapacity crisis and achieving a change in the debt-taking vehicle, that is, achieving an economic transformation.

The real estate industry is developed on the territory of the country, without interference from foreign forces, and can continue to expand its debt scale in a controllable and stable environment until the scale reaches a critical value that can no longer be expanded. "

“What is this critical value?”

"House prices are so inflated that the public cannot afford them, and the total amount of debt that the public carries through their houses is too high. We cannot allow house prices to continue to rise. We must burst the housing bubble and get rid of the real estate burden.

However, before exposing it, the foundation for the second economic transformation must be built, that is, the channel for debt transfer outward. To put it bluntly, it means letting the citizens of other countries bear the debt pressure that the citizens of our country should bear.

There are two ways to achieve this. One is similar to the annual tribute and protection fees collected by social groups in the Song Dynasty. You give me benefits regularly, and I will help you persuade Xian Yaowen not to bully you. "

Qi Weiwen chuckled and said, "You mean the dollar hegemony?"

"Smart, that's the core." Xian Yaowen praised and then said: "The other way is to expand the international market and dump industrial products, industrial finished products and industrial raw materials abroad.

Industrial upgrading will promote economic development, but will also lead to rising prices and increase national income, which means that the production costs of industrial products will increase and their international competitiveness will decrease.

High-end industrial products, such as those that can only be produced in the United States, have higher profit margins, and the increase in labor costs will have little impact on them. However, the impact on low-end industrial products that can be produced in many countries is relatively large. The bulk of the cost of such industrial products is labor costs. Once the workers' wages increase, it may lead to a complete loss of the market and then the bankruptcy of the company.

For this type of enterprise that will soon lose its competitive advantage, they can either relocate production to countries with lower labor costs, or export technology to allow other countries' industrial systems to integrate into the U.S. industrial system, providing cheap industrial raw materials for U.S. domestic industries, which can then be exported to the national market after secondary processing.

At first glance, the United States' provision of economic and military aid to Taiwan seems to be a disadvantageous deal, but a closer analysis reveals that there are deeper meanings. The most superficial one is that it serves the Cold War strategy. If we look deeper, the United States can gain short-term benefits and long-term structural impacts.

As has already been shown, with the help of US aid, American companies such as Cargill and Continental Grain can obtain stable orders for American wheat, flour and cotton.

For example, Taipower, Taiwan Sugar, Taiwan Cement, and Taiwan Fertilizer, which are all covered by US aid, all need to use US aid funds to purchase machinery and equipment from the United States, which leads to the return of US dollars, and the subsequent use of US standards and reliance on US suppliers for equipment updates.

In addition, by infusing U.S. dollars into Taiwan and strengthening the settlement capacity of the U.S. dollar in Taiwan, U.S. low-interest loans have forced Taiwan to abandon its independent monetary policy, all of which are conducive to the construction of U.S. dollar hegemony.

In general, the United States wants to create a Taiwan that is extremely dependent on the United States economically and militarily. To put it bluntly, it is an obedient dog. "

Qi Weiwen took a sip of wine and asked, "What does this have to do with your investment in Taiwan?"

"Don't worry, I'll get to it soon." Xian Yaowen waved his hand and continued, "But before I get to it, you'd better think about the method of raising funds for industrialization that I mentioned earlier."

Qi Weiwen thought for a moment and said, "You mean to say that the US aid replaced the debt that the Taiwanese had to bear?" (End of this chapter)