Dongyuan City, formerly known as Charleston, was located on the west coast of the North Atlantic Ocean. It was a city in the east of the Min dynasty, and it was six and a half hours away from Crete, the westernmost part of the Min dynasty. Excluding the administrative region of East Africa, this large vacancy was the largest gap in the territory of the Min dynasty. However, six and a half hours was far from enough for the Min dynasty to lose the empire where the sun never set.
In a seaside villa in Dongyuan City, Vézé was listening to the latest report. Before the outbreak of a new round of economic crisis, the Min dynasty had already predicted it. However, forecasters generally believed that France would have a crisis first, but they did not expect that the first domino would be Russia.
The staff briefed them on the latest situation. "The Russians have hyped up the future, and all expectations are not based on investigation, but only on paper. European investors had nowhere to go with their money, so they rushed into the Russia market. After three years of lower actual income than expected, the main force of investors finally couldn't bear it and began to sell … "
Listening to the textbook case, Vézé looked a little thoughtful, which made the reporting comrade a little puzzled. The staff tried to ask, "Commander in Chief, don't you find it strange?"
Vézé replied flatly, "The economic crisis happens once every ten years. It has been like this for hundreds of years. What's so strange about it happening again? "
"But I think the Russians are taking a very similar path to ours." The staff couldn't help but ask.
"Our path?" Vézé was a little puzzled.
The staff quickly explained, "Russia also relies on its vast territory and national policies to drive industrial production. I thought Russia would be able to hold on. "
This made Vézé speechless. The staff's comparison between Russia and the Min dynasty made Vézé unable to understand. Just as the feeling of discomfort rose rapidly, Vézé's mind changed. The comrade who was responsible for reporting to Vézé should not be the scum in everyone's eyes. The young man's question was probably not purely out of impulse.
"Tell me more about your views on the Min dynasty and Russia." Vézé decided to listen carefully.
Both countries started off as agricultural countries. Both countries did not have a long history of industrialization. Both countries developed their industries under the guidance of powerful people. Both countries had vast lands and abundant resources …
These comparisons were listed one by one, and even Wei Ze had to admit that this staff member had put in a lot of effort. He asked, "Little comrade, you probably didn't come up with so many categories of comparison on your own. Can you tell me where your train of thought came from? "
"In the Party School and the Cadre School, there are many courses that discuss the system. One of them is the comparison of different countries," the staff answered excitedly.
"You've mastered it?" Vézé laughed.
"The more I compare, the more I feel that Russia is more similar to our Min dynasty. The works of Russian writers make me feel very much." Speaking of Russian literature, the staff member immediately revealed a kind of heartfelt emotion.
Vézé couldn't understand this emotion. He had also read a lot of Russian literature, and he also admitted that Russian literature was indeed good. However, these literary works, especially the works of Russia before the Soviet Union, couldn't move Vézé at all. It was the Western European literary works that Vézé liked very much.
"Little comrade, in my opinion, there has never been a stable class of yeomen in the history of Russia. The recent liberation of serfs did not really liberate the serfs, but only allowed the rise of the so-called rural commune. This is the essential difference between Russia and the Min dynasty. The people of our Min dynasty were first yeomen farmers. In the development of the yeomen farmers, because of the limitations of private means of production, agricultural joint production began to appear. The means of production are used for production, not for sustenance or to show off moral standards. With such a huge gap in the social foundation, I don't think the essence of the Min dynasty is the same as Russia. "Vézé finished his explanation and wanted to end the discussion.
"But Russia and we have so many similarities …" The staff member instinctively wanted to persuade Vézé.
Vézé waved his hand and forcibly ended the already meaningless conversation, "You have to look at the surface, but you have to look at the essence."
The staff member saw that there was no chance to persuade Vézé, he hurriedly continued his report. "Russia passed Stolypin's reform plan and issued a decree" Supplemental Provisions on the Current Law on Peasants' Land Possession and Use ". Peasants are allowed to withdraw from the village commune. Each peasant can obtain a share of the village commune's land as private property and is allowed to sell it. The land allocated by the village commune to the peasants who withdraw from the commune must be within a lot, so that it can become an independent farm or an exclusive farm. The government, through the Peasants' Bank, provides loans to wealthy peasants for the purchase of land and the establishment of farms. "
Listening to this, Vézé's eyes flashed a glimmer of light. Then he just waved his hand and the staff member in charge of the report put down the document and ended the report. He didn't say anything more. After the staff member left, Vézé picked up the part related to the reform and read it. At least from the contents listed in the document, the purpose of the new reform policy was to create a class of yeomen farmers. This policy wanted to create yeomen farmers who were politically and economically not subject to the aristocracy, nor were they subject to the 'village commune'.
The 'village commune' was very similar to the clans in the countryside of China. When the clans in China were powerful, the elders of the clan could decide the life and death of the members of the clan, and the members of the clan had to rely on the clan that was controlled by the landlord. In Russia, the elders of the clan were the local aristocrats and landlords, and they also had great power. The peasants of Russia also had great obedience to the 'village commune'.
After returning to this era and reading a lot of first-hand information, Vézé finally understood the morality of the countryside of Russia. The pastoral songs of the yeomen farmers were already backward enough, and the pastoral songs of the 'village commune' could probably only be described as a nightmare. Before it was Tolstoy, after it was Solzhenitsyn, they all strongly believed that the 'village commune' represented the conscience of Russia. This was the common view of the 'Russian intellectuals' before the collapse of the Soviet Union. After confirming these facts, Vézé finally understood that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an accident. If nightmares could be the conscience, it would be strange if the Soviet Union didn't collapse.
'Stolypin'. Vézé looked at the words on the paper again. Because this Prime Minister was creating a new history of Russia. For the first time, Vézé seriously remembered the name of a Russian Prime Minister. Russia had a vast land, and if the reform of Prime Minister Stolypin was successful, Russia's system would greatly reduce the difference between Western Europe and Russia. At that time, would the socialist revolution in Russia be successful? Vézé felt that Comrade Lenin might not be able to defeat such a powerful opposition.
The outbreak of the economic crisis in Russia greatly affected Europe, but it did not affect the decision of Italian Marchioness Grace to take her two children to travel to the Min dynasty. Italy was a poor country, and did not have their own cruise to the Min dynasty. Fortunately, England was a powerful country, and every month there was a luxury cruise to China. The route was through the Mediterranean, and through the Suez Canal to China. The ticket was nothing to Marchioness Grace, but it was not easy to get a ticket for this luxury cruise. Marchioness Grace booked a ticket in Italy at the beginning of July, and received the news that there were no seats available. Not giving up, Grace specially sent a telegram to the company's headquarters in England, and received the same reply.
But when the economic crisis broke out, England immediately sent a telegram to Grace, telling her that there were seats available. This made Grace, who was preparing to go to Africa, and then change ships from Africa very happy. Two days later, the ship entered the Red Sea. There were no poor people on this ship, and after two days, they were already used to the environment on the ship. Grace could finally be at ease to let her two children play with the other children. She sat down on a chair under the inflatable castle, and took out a China travel brochure to read, looking up at her children from time to time.
When Grace raised her head to look at her children, an old lady next to her asked, "The father of these two children is Chinese, right?"
"Yes," Grace replied, and then inexplicably felt a little guilty.
"What beautiful children," the old lady praised. After saying that, seeing Grace's somewhat vigilant expression, the old lady smiled and explained, "The two boys playing with your children are my grandchildren."
Seeing the little ones jumping happily on the inflatable toy castle, Grace and the old lady chatted more and more enthusiastically. The old lady was British, and the old man next to her was her husband. Both of them were visiting China for the first time. They chatted about China for a while, and then talked about their respective countries. The old man was a retired bank employee, and when he found out that Grace was actually in the same industry, he immediately became a chatterbox. After talking about the recent shocks in the bank, the old man said proudly, as if he knew the inside story, "The British Empire may be ending its free trade system and starting to implement the 'Imperial Preference' policy. The Germans will no longer be able to take money out of our pockets. "
The Imperial Preference was not an idea that Britain had come up with recently, and it was not an idea that had only been proposed by the upper echelons of Britain until now. Grace had long heard of this idea. Under the rule of the British Empire, imports from different regions would be subject to lower tax rates or exemptions, and imports from other member countries would be subject to high tariffs to prevent other countries from penetrating the British Empire's market.
"Are you sure this will really be implemented this time?" Grace asked the old man.
The old man revealed a somewhat surprised expression. "Little girl, have you really heard of this resolution?"
Grace nodded slightly. As long as there was a fluctuation in the British economy, the Imperial Preference would be brought up. This was not a rare thing in the banking industry. She did not expect to be looked down upon like this, and Grace felt a little unhappy.
"Mom! Mom! A big ship! What a big ship! "Grace's eldest son suddenly stood on the inflatable castle and shouted.
Turning around, Grace saw a gigantic ship appear not too far away. Due to the fact that it only had a draft of eight meters, a cruise ship of over thirty thousand tons could pass through the Suez Canal. There was only one route in the Red Sea. Thus, the closer the two ships got, the clearer they could see it. A cruise ship of thirty thousand tons was already very big, and this cargo ship appeared to be at least twice the size of the cruise ship. At that moment, the huge cruise ship had become a dwarf. No wonder Grace's son was shouting so loudly.
"This ship … it has to be sixty thousand tons, right? It's even bigger than the Titanic! "The old British man muttered as he stared at the huge ship.
The Titanic was a huge cruise ship that had just been launched by Britain. It regularly traveled between Britain's Great Britain and North America. Its standard displacement was forty-six thousand tons, and it caused a sensation throughout Europe the moment it was launched. Grace was not free at that time, so Bu Ran went to Britain to watch the grand launch of the Titanic.
Looking at the huge cargo ship, Grace did not think of the gorgeous Titanic in the pictures. Instead, she thought of Wang Mingshan's son's fleet. Then, Grace came to a realization.
In the past two years, the relationship between her and Wang Mingshan had become increasingly tense. It started when Wang Mingshan's son took Wang Mingshan's money and started his shipping business. Grace was very clear on how much money she had earned from Wang Mingshan. She also knew that she had no reason to use Wang Mingshan's money. According to European tradition, Grace should be grateful to Wang Mingshan.
At that moment, Grace understood that she did not want to be grateful at all. After her previous husband, the Marquis, died, Grace was kicked out of the Marquis's family. From that moment on, Grace had a great fear of relying on others. At that moment, Grace discovered that having money and status wasn't enough to satisfy her.
Unknowingly, Grace stood up. The old man beside her turned to look at Grace in confusion. Then, he shivered. In the blink of an eye, the feeling Grace gave off had completely changed. Previously, she was just an upper-class woman who looked vexed. At this moment, the pressure of the upper class suddenly erupted from Grace's body. She didn't need to say anything. Just by raising her hand, she exuded the charisma of a leader.
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