"Dear bearded Moore, the girl with you is very beautiful." Uncle Ma held his amber pipe and teased Uncle En.
Uncle En didn't say anything. His broad forehead, thick and beautiful beard, and the temperament of a real university scholar and famous entrepreneur were very popular with women. Uncle En, in turn, joked with Uncle Ma, "Dear Karl, I believe you are shocked by the behavior of the real big reactionaries. As you said in the manifesto, the most reactionary is often more able to push society forward than the most revolutionary. "
Uncle Ma knew what Uncle En was joking about. The luxury of this trip was unparalleled. A beautiful cruise with a pleasant itinerary. Because there were so many people participating in this meeting, China was not worried that Uncle Ma's appearance would cause any problems. It was even very likely that no one would recognize Uncle Ma. Taking a vacation in such an environment was indeed very relaxing. Three generations of Uncle Ma's family, including his son-in-law and daughter-in-law, all boarded the ship, and they were very happy.
Uncle Ma had never been a materialistic person. He smiled and said, "The standard of reactionary or not is determined by the step that stops moving forward. And we have already discussed last time that what determines Vézé is where he ends, not where he starts. But I am very doubtful about one thing. Is Vézé really from a very poor family as the information says? As far as I can see, this person has the style of an emperor. " After saying this, Uncle Ma deliberated for a moment and added, "The real style of an emperor."
Uncle En could understand Uncle Ma's words. The decorations on these cruise ships could be described as luxurious, but every place was very useful. Nowadays, the European aristocracy had reached the point where the useless was luxurious and the nauseating was interesting. On the contrary, the form of usefulness shown on China's cruise ships was the real aristocratic style. There was nothing meaningless on this ship, just like the way Vézé and China did things for a long time.
After chatting for a while, Uncle En returned to the main topic, "Karl, the development of productivity has pushed society to this point. It is indeed a worthwhile trip to be able to see the effects of such technological progress with my own eyes."
Uncle Ma nodded slightly. "From now on, currency and capital can become a string of zeros in the account. Capital could circulate around the world at an unprecedented speed, forming closer relationships throughout the world. Vézé has indeed read my book very carefully. This time, he probably wants to challenge the financial order of the UK. "
Uncle En completely agreed with Uncle Ma's point of view. So far, the direction of China's efforts was to enter the financial system of the Atlantic coast through cooperation in the field of wireless. According to Uncle En's observation, the British would not be able to stop this operation. The British financial industry had the largest system in the world and the largest number of outlets. These investments, which cost a huge amount of money, resources, and manpower, once made the British financial industry unshakable, but the radio was the lever that leveraged the British financial advantage.
There was no need for the inefficient means that the United Kingdom had. Many means of communication could be completely replaced by radio. The British monopolized the cable telegraphs in many areas, which could no longer prevent other banks from communicating by radio. The time difference between messages from different countries was getting smaller and smaller. The British financial industry would certainly not be complacent, but if they still clung to their "ancient advantage", the banking industry that had adopted the new technology would in a very short time occupy its present advantage.
"Production and the exchange of the products that accompany it are the basis of all social systems. In every society that has ever appeared in history, the distribution of products and the division of society into classes or ranks that accompanies it, is determined by what is produced, how it is produced, and how it is exchanged. Therefore, the ultimate cause of all social changes and political changes should not be found in men's minds, in men's growing awareness of eternal truth and justice, but in the changes in the mode of production and exchange; not in the philosophy of the age concerned, but in the economics of the age concerned. The growing awareness of the unreasonableness and unfairness of the existing social system, of the "transformation of reason into nonsense, of happiness into misery," is only a symptom of the quiet changes that have taken place in the mode of production and exchange. The social system that was suited to the earlier economic conditions is no longer compatible with these changes. At the same time, it also shows that the means used to eliminate the evils that have already appeared must also exist in the changed relations of production in a more or less developed form. These means should not be understood from the mind, but from the ready-made material facts of production through the mind. "Uncle En summarized China's actions.
This summary made Uncle Ma nod repeatedly, and his eyes were a little brighter. "If Vézé is a real materialist, or as others say, a theorist, then I am looking forward to how he will implement his ideas in the second half after his excellent foreshadowing in the first half. The British probably can't respond immediately. "
"Oh?" Uncle En was very interested in the meaning of Uncle Ma's words.
"If I were the leader of the British, I would probably send the navy to demonstrate the power of the British Empire. This time, China's action is so unexpected, even if it is not a wise move, at least there should be a response first. "Uncle Ma explained his thoughts. After that, Uncle Ma pointed to the faint silhouette of the four medium-sized warships that could be seen from the comfortable open-air deck seats of the cruise ship. "China is not unprepared for this. According to the previous newspaper reports. China has already shown their naval power, and if the British try to do the same, the power will be greatly reduced. "
"It was the British fleet that made the pound, and then they relied on gold to gild the outside." Uncle En agreed with Uncle Ma's words, but he frowned slightly. "Carl, I have a question. As you said, Vézé's background is very strange. If he was born in a poor family, no matter how much class consciousness and awakening he has, it is impossible to have such a deep understanding and operation of finance. And based on the previous situation of China, Vézé is not a learner, nor a master, he is a pure pioneer. Can a pioneer operate finance so skillfully? Can he have knowledge of the actual operation of finance? "
This question made Uncle Ma also ponder. Uncle Ma did not believe in ghosts and gods. He did not think that Vézé was some kind of unknown creature in human skin. Then from the perspective of a normal human, only by going through a lot can one accumulate experience. Find the suitable parts from various existing tools, and then put them together into tools. This is the common trait of human beings.
But what Vézé showed was completely different. He seemed to have seen through something, and then consciously created these things, and then used these newly created things to draw a larger, more advanced future. This was not a behavior that a normal human should have, or it was not a normal behavior at all.
"Where on earth did he learn all this from? This is really a mystery. "Uncle Ma said to Uncle En.
However, the discussion did not continue. At this time, many people on the deck were looking at the distant view with rented binoculars. Near Uncle Ma and Uncle En's conversation, someone shouted, "A British Fleet is on the sea!"
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