blackstone code

Chapter 2425

During breakfast, Lynch noticed the noise outside.

Strictly speaking, there is not much difference between Penteo's breakfast and Federation's breakfast, although there are some differences in the cultures of the two countries.

But in terms of diet, the gap is not very big. The only thing that may be different is that there are more steamed whole grains.

It is mainly barley, which is mixed with many kinds of beans, and some of the barley is sprouted.

The person who accompanied Lynch to breakfast this morning was the diplomat who greeted him last night. When he saw Lynch showing some inquiring expressions about the steamed wheat kernels, the diplomat took the initiative to introduce him.

"Mr. Lynch has never eaten steamed wheat kernels?" The diplomat picked up the serving spoon and scooped a spoonful for himself.

It looks like it has been steamed through, giving people a very noodle feeling, just like... steamed potatoes, very noodle.

He picked up a small piece of bread, rubbed a small piece of bread on the steamed wheat kernels, and put it in his mouth.

Lynch shook his head, "I've eaten steamed wheat kernels, but I haven't eaten them like this, and I don't eat them often."

The diplomat swallowed the food in his mouth, and continued to introduce with a smile on his face, "This is actually a tradition that can be traced back 500 years ago."

"In ancient times, materials were scarce. Soldiers not only had a lot of training, but also needed to fight. Their physical strength was exhausted very quickly."

"They need food that is nutritious, filling and resistant to hunger."

"At that time, we often waged wars abroad, so this kind of food had to be easy to carry around, so it was born."

"It is mainly made of barley kernels, steamed together with some other beans and some ground beef. After drying, it will be very hard and easy to carry."

"When eating, you only need to break off a part and throw it into the water for a while, and then you can eat it."

"Sweet, delicious, nutritious and resistant to hunger, it has become the exclusive food of soldiers."

"Seventy percent of the wheat kernels in the whole society are used to feed the soldiers."

"Even in modern times, it is the staple food of our soldiers."

"It may seem ordinary, but for us, it has a very special meaning. It is not just food, but a heritage and a culture!"

"If you're not allergic to beans, give it a try!"

Lynch also made a small spoonful for himself, and instead of rubbing it with bread, he put it directly into his mouth.

Surprisingly, this scoop of solid-looking couscous tastes surprisingly good!

There is a salty salty taste in it, as well as the meaty taste of beef, the special taste from the steamed broth, and the aroma of various grains and beans!
There's even a little sweetness to it!
"It's really good!" Lynch finished the spoonful and expressed his opinion without digging a second spoonful.

Although the taste is good, the texture is not very good, like batter, he prefers to eat things with shapes.

The diplomat smiled reservedly, "Mr. Lynch, what do you think of our current market?"

After the federal delegation arrived at Pengeo, His Majesty the Emperor basically didn't sleep last night.

On the one hand, they are about to face the largest reforms in history. He is still a little worried and can't sleep.

He actually doesn't know what the future will be like, but it's certainly not going to be worse than the present.

He doesn't know how people will judge him in the future, but he believes that everything he does is for Peng Jieao's resurgence.

This is a very complicated emotion. Everything I do is for this country, but I can't be understood by people.

They will even think that he is a person who has betrayed the empire, and they will curse him and abuse him!
On the contrary, those who only speak big words are recognized by people.

This also made him a little confused.

I went to bed very late last night, but got up very early in the morning.

He started to arrange work immediately, and Lynch's side was the result of his arrangement.

Lynch is a very special character. When the Penteo people analyzed the members of the federal mission, Lynch was one of the very few people who were singled out for analysis.

During his tenure as several presidents, he maintained a stable friendship with the most powerful people in the federal government, and more or less influenced the decision-making of the presidential palace.

The federation's decision even has something to do with him!

In addition, many people regard him as the "father of modern economics", so he has a very special significance and status to Penteio.

This is also the reason why diplomats entertained him alone early in the morning.

Lynch put down the knife and fork, picked up the napkin and wiped off the grease from his mouth, thought for a moment, and replied, "A chaotic market."

"I don't know if you have paid attention to the previous market in Gafla. In fact, your two countries are very similar."

"Some important enterprises are all in the hands of nobles or royal families. Your royal family is stronger than Gefra's royal family, and your royal family also owns more industries."

"And this also makes your market less dynamic."

"Without vitality and competitiveness, there is naturally no creativity."

"It's like a pool of stagnant water!"

Both countries have a problem, they are both power-based countries, power comes first, and power is above everything else!
Under such a system, no matter whether it was Gefra in the past or Penteo now, mid-to-high-end enterprises, large enterprises, and industrial enterprises are almost all in the hands of nobles and royal families.

Ordinary people dare to compete with nobles, dare to compete with the royal family?

Of course not!

The privileged class only needs a small trick to make these competitors their nourishment. As time goes by, more people who don't believe in evil eventually go bankrupt, and private capital naturally begins to avoid power capital.

This makes the middle and low-end market relatively healthy, because ordinary capital is mainly concentrated in this field, which is competitive and has research and development capabilities.

However, the mid-to-high-end market lacks competitiveness, and a product can be sold for several years without any changes.

If it wasn't for the pressure of the external war that made them have to update their equipment, maybe they would still use the equipment from the previous war in this war!
But external pressure is never as suitable for a country's development as internal competitiveness.

External pressure is chaotic and disorderly, but internal creativity derived from competitiveness is controllable and orderly.

Diplomats obviously understand this truth. It's not that the radical reformers have done nothing, and they have also done a lot of homework.

They listed many differences between the two countries, and then said the advantages of the federal policy and the disadvantages of the Penteo policy.

The diplomat nodded and continued to ask, "We also understand these problems, and this time we invite you here to solve these problems."

"But I don't think this problem is so easy to solve, like an industrial problem."

"At present, Peng Jieao's heavy industry enterprises are basically in the hands of the royal family and nobles, even if we are willing to let go of this market and introduce ordinary private capital into this field."

"I am also willing to compete with them in an orderly manner, and it is difficult for them to form a force that can spur existing companies in a short period of time."

This is a problem facing the ruling class of Peng Jieao. To put it simply, it is the gap in technology and strength.

Because of the innate monopoly in various aspects, it has created such an embarrassing situation. Even if part of the market is liberalized, there will be no competitors!
A pool of stagnant water is still a pool of stagnant water!
Lynch didn't think too much, and quickly gave an answer, "We can introduce foreign capital, such as federal capital."

"Federation's capital will be very willing to come here to build factories and develop. With the addition of federal capital, competitiveness will be formed."

The diplomat continued to nod. He didn't say the idea was good or bad, but changed the angle of the question, "What if we don't consider introducing too much foreign capital?"

"We want to develop local capital and activate the power of these ordinary capitals. What should we do?"

Lynch stared at the diplomat for a while before saying softly, "Give up this part of the cake."

The diplomat thought seriously for a while, but obviously didn't understand. "I don't quite understand what you mean, Mr. Lynch."

Lynch sat back, crossed his legs, and took out a cigarette.

The servant beside him immediately brought him a lighter.

One, a lighter!
In fact, it is a lighter in the aristocratic style of Peng Jieo. It is a one-foot-long, oval-shaped tray.

The tray is very beautiful, made of silver, with many gems inlaid around it.

On the tray was a thing that looked like a delicate toy. When the servant pressed the switch, the villain made a few moves, then raised the torch in his hand, and the flame ignited the cigarette in Lynch's hand.

It is like a mechanical toy that complicates the function of the lighter, but the result is still the same.

This may be the difference in culture, or the difference in "underground".

There are actually some similar things in Gefla, but not many.

The most complex clocks in Gefla are all kinds of extremely complicated clocks. Here, Lynch doesn't know whether the clocks are complicated, but the lighter is definitely complicated enough!
He said thank you, and the servant leaned behind him and put the lighter back in the middle of the table, and then stood where Lynch couldn't see him, but he could appear at any time.

"To put it simply, this sentence is to sell all the factories in the hands of your nobles to the people."

"It's okay even if you suffer some losses. On the one hand, you have solved the problem of some factories not being able to operate."

"On the other hand, capital from the private sector has directly gained power that can compete with you in all aspects."

“When foreign capital is introduced, a three-party or even multi-party competitive relationship is formed.”

"And what everyone has to do next is to find a way to defeat their opponents!"

"In order to survive and profit, each party must perform exceptionally well."

"With competitiveness, can creativity go far?"

(End of this chapter)