For Baldwin, he had indeed achieved his life goal.
When the car arrived at Baldwin's house, Xu Yun and Lin Ge couldn't help but gasp in amazement again. The place he lived in was definitely a rich man's house in the rich district. No one else's house in the rich district could be compared to his.
This was not to say that they did not have the money to build a better house than him. People in this kind of place did not lack money to build a house. This showed that Baldwin's position here was supreme, and no one dared to surpass him. Therefore, everyone was well-behaved, and no one dared to mess around.
This was a symbol of status, a symbol of status.
Baldwin's status in Columbus was no small matter. This was not due to him, but because of the country's chaotic history and related leadership.
Normally, there were many rights in a reasonable society, but these rights could not be used casually by anyone.
The right of violence could only be managed by the relevant departments of the government. It could not be used casually by anyone.
The right of wealth was shared by the government and society. When the people had money, the country would be rich. When the country was rich, the people would have money to earn.
As for the right of speech, it was owned by independent institutions and people who had nothing to do with the right of wealth.
People could have the right of wealth, the right of speech, and all the rights they should enjoy, but the prerequisite was that they had to abide by the rules. The prerequisite was that they had to understand what rights they could not use casually.
Baldwin, on the other hand, was different. He now had the power of violence, the power of wealth, and the power of speech combined into one. His criminal empire could do anything he wanted, even involving violence and murder. After Baldwin became rich, he monopolized the business and eliminated competition. Then, he used all kinds of fake charity, intimidation, and intimidation to bribe reporters. He even bought the media to control the right to speak!
Therefore, he had all kinds of rights, and his position was high.
Baldwin was playing with hierarchy in this society.
Hundreds of years ago, it was the traditional hierarchical society in Europe that began to spread around the world. Everyone could see the rules behind it.
The system was very simple: What is mine is mine, and what is yours is mine! My land is mine, and your land is mine. My wealth is mine, and your wealth is mine. My body is mine, and your body is mine. Even your posterity, everything you have, is mine. Everything is mine! Everything is mine! Everything is mine! Everything is mine! Everything is mine! Everything is mine!
Because of this, the ruler was nobler than the ruled.
However, this old colonization method eventually failed all over the world. This was also an inevitable phenomenon. The oppressed would resist sooner or later, and the noble colonists who always wanted to occupy other people's resources would fight and kill each other for resources. It was a dog-eat-dog situation.
However, behind this failure, there was a country that designed a brand new imperial model.
This was the current financial colonial empire, the United States Empire. This model was truly formed after the US dollar and gold were separated. Its symbol was globalization, accompanied by the powerful military force of the United States Empire.
Baldwin had learned this method to establish his own criminal empire. He used drug crimes to earn large amounts of US dollars, and his symbol was nationalization. At the same time, he expanded his influence with various armed mercenaries. He knew the importance of military force.
Of course, there was one difference. Baldwin would occupy some land by force. This was different from the American Empire. As everyone knew, before the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, the American Empire mainly made money through exports, and Baldwin also made money through exports. He exported drugs.
After World War II, the industrial systems of various countries were destroyed, and the United States was the only manufacturing power in the world at that time.
Baldwin, on the other hand, quietly became stronger after the global drug trafficking crisis, and he almost became the world's biggest drug lord.
This was a different approach to the same goal.
There was a problem with making money through reliable trade. When the world's products were produced by only one company, others did indeed need your products, but what would others use in exchange?
Trade was supposed to be mutually beneficial. When monopoly developed to the point where only you had everything, and others had nothing, trade died.
In the period after World War II, the world economy was in a similar situation. Therefore, in order to maintain trade, the United States had to let other countries that were destroyed by the war develop their industries. This was equivalent to giving up a part of the United States Empire's manufacturing market, allowing them to turn around and earn some money from the United States Empire. This was the purpose of the Marshall Plan.
Baldwin was the same. He could not let the world's drug lords become useless, and he was the only one left. Of course, he was not worried about the lack of trade. He was worried that all the blame would be directed at him.
Therefore, over the years, Baldwin had helped other places that were suitable for drug plants to grow.
It was precisely because of Baldwin's secret help that the dying drug industry in some places was revived. The Asian Golden Triangle must have something to do with him. Otherwise, there would not be so many new drugs entering Hua Xia from that area.
Of course, the United States Empire's original plan was quickly challenged. Once the industrial bases of other countries recovered, it quickly created competition with the United States Empire. The United States Empire's position as the world's number one was almost lost, and its position as the dominant power was increasingly threatened.
The model of a financial colonial empire was established after this. The difference between it and the old colonialism was that although the production of products was transferred to others, it could use financial means to own the wealth created by others.
The simple explanation was that the US dollar was a piece of paper. When it could be linked to gold, the person who received the US dollar could exchange it for gold. As long as gold was still recognized by people, this method could be implemented.
However, gold was limited, and the United States Empire's gold reserves were limited as well. This caused the US dollar to be limited and could not be used recklessly. However, once the US dollar was unlinked from gold, the United States Empire could use its political status and economic strength to establish the US dollar as the world's currency. At this time, the US dollar was an IOU.
The United States Empire used IOU to take products from other countries in the market. The US dollar IOU had nothing to do with gold. It was purely related to the national credit of the United States Empire.
Baldwin did not have such a huge power, but he could use his position in the drug industry to create a rule that could also control the market. Then, he used this rule to control the five major drug lords in South America. He was now playing the game of IOU, and then used this game to profit. Then, he began to transform in the United States. New York's shopping malls, cinemas, various commercial buildings, and so on … These were all things that Baldwin bleached.
In this way, Baldwin's position was stabilized, and he became a person with "status."
On the surface, he was completely different from other drug lords. He was no longer a drug lord, but an upright businessman, a rich man of a large consortium.
Then, the rich man of this consortium discovered a new world, that is, money laundering. Relying on his strong market control and his major industries in New York, he could easily launder money that came from improper sources.
In this way, not only were the five major drug lords unable to leave him, but they also had to be respectful to him. Rotten and greedy guys from all over the world found him and used him to transfer the stolen money to the United States Empire.
Baldwin's social status rose higher and higher, and he earned more and more money. He was very grateful to the American Empire for inspiring him with a series of sanctimonious and shameless methods on the international stage. It allowed him to apply what he learned in his own life.
It was because of this series of sanctimonious and shameless despicable methods that Baldwin was where he was today. Otherwise, how could Baldwin be where he was today? At best, he could only be a drug lord who only relied on drug trafficking to make money. He would not have such a high social status.
Baldwin's huge villa was close to the mountain park. At a glance, it was beautiful. His house occupied at least fifty to sixty acres of land! The Forbidden City was only a little more than a thousand acres. Back then, the entire royal family lived there!
Baldwin's huge villa of fifty to sixty acres was lived by him, the leader of a criminal empire!
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