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During the flight time of more than two hours, Mu Guoxing and Daniel were talking about economic issues on the surface, but in fact they were trying to figure out the bottom line of each other. It could also be said to be a battle of wits and courage.

Through this conversation, Mu Guoxing understood that the main purpose of Daniel's visit to Huaxia this time was to discuss the economy with Huaxia on a case-by-case basis, and to use the excuse of helping the world tide over the difficulties to ask the Huaxia government to abandon its plan to continue selling U.S. debt. The banner played is also very high-sounding: if the Chinese government can help the United States recover its economy, then the world economy will also recover, which is very good for maintaining world peace.

Daniel also understands Mu Guoxing's bottom line. If Huaxia no longer sells U.S. debt, the U.S. government must come up with something practical. Simply talking about the economy is not enough, and it cannot satisfy Huaxia's interests. Will give up continuing to suppress the US economy.

"Mr. Vice Premier, I would like to know what exactly does the Huaxia government need from the United States to help us? Or what does Huaxia want to gain from this temporary victory in the battle with the United States?"

Mu Guoxing did not answer Daniel's question directly, but brought the topic to macroeconomics again: "Mr. No one can do without anyone. Huaxia’s products need the big market of Europe and the United States, and American products also need Huaxia’s market with a population of more than one billion. In this regard, we need to strengthen cooperation between countries. Sanctions alone are No, the current facts have proved this point.”

Of course Daniel understood what Mu Guoxing meant by this sentence. The United States initially launched an anti-dumping investigation on 34 kinds of Chinese products, and then Huaxia launched retaliation against 43 kinds of American products.Now the relationship between the two countries is in a mess, and the loss of China, a big market for American products, is even worse.In particular, Huaxia postponed indefinitely the contract to purchase 110 aircraft from Boeing, which put Boeing, a giant, on the verge of bankruptcy. Although the U.S. government urgently injected [-] billion into Boeing, who We all know that the [-] billion is like transfusing a little blood to a leukemia patient. It can only delay his death, but it cannot cure him.

Mu Guoxing also said: "The U.S. government is addicted to borrowing, and our government has repeatedly reminded U.S. leaders to get rid of their debt addiction and ensure the safety of the financial market, especially the safety of national debt. Ignore it, which led to the current serious consequences. In the process of economic development, any country will inevitably have debts, but to control such debts at a reasonable level, economic development must be used as an Guaranteed, the U.S. economy has been in a severe decline for many years, why dare to continue to borrow money?"

Mu Guoxing looked at Daniel: "I think this is another reason for the political problems in the United States. Doesn't the United States rely on the backing of a strong military force? On the surface, it is under the banner of anti-terrorism, stationed in various parts of the world, especially in Asia. With so many armies and so many terrorists in Asia, do you need to fight them? Can’t Asia’s affairs be solved if Asians are difficult to deal with? Do you have to rely on the United States, the world’s police, to intervene?”

Before Daniel could speak, Mu Guoxing said: "According to domestic media reports, more than half of the U.S. military spending is spent on stationing troops overseas every year. The U.S. government is carrying such a heavy burden. The domestic economic situation is very serious. In a bad situation, you can only rely on borrowing to survive. This has formed a vicious circle. The Cold War thinking guides the United States to station a large number of troops overseas, and the overseas troops will consume a large amount of US military expenditure. Borrowing debts, if you want to borrow debts smoothly, you need strong military support, this chain should be able to operate normally without accidents, but once there is a break, the disaster it will bring is also huge."

Daniel fully understands that Mu Guoxing is now implying that if the United States wants to prevent Huaxia from continuing to sell U.S. debt, first of all, the U.S. government must stop wielding the big stick of economic sanctions against China, and reduce the number of troops stationed overseas, especially not in China. Troops are stationed in Asia, and the meaning of Mu Guoxing's words is also very clear. Asia's affairs can be resolved by Asians themselves, and there is no need for the United States to point fingers.

When Daniel was thinking about it, he heard Mu Guoxing say again: "The Chinese nation loves peace and opposes war, but once war comes, we will not be afraid. The history of China for thousands of years has fully proved this point. Our nation We hope to coexist peacefully with the people of all countries in the world, and we only hope that Western countries can no longer view us with colored glasses, and truly treat us as a partner or an equal friend."

Speaking of this, Mu Guoxing emphasized his tone: "However, what have some Western countries headed by the United States done to us? Not only did they criticize us on human rights issues, but they also violated China's core interests several times. The United States On the one hand, the government recognizes that Taiwan is a part of China, and on the other hand, it sells weapons to them. The South China Sea has been China’s territory since ancient times, but the US government insists on putting a stick in the middle, instructing and condoning those small countries to provoke our bottom line. Under such circumstances, how can I ask which country can not rise up and resist?"

Mu Guoxing's words were resounding, and it was only at this time that Daniel understood what Offegus and him meant when he said that Vice Premier Mu was a very powerful person. It seems that Huaxia's words were not false at all, goodbye for three days When you look at him with admiration, the deputy prime minister in front of you is no longer the young college student he was back then.

Mu Guoxing continued: "Japan was a defeated country in World War II. The Diaoyu Islands have been China's territory since ancient times. It was only because of the deliberate actions of the US government that there was a big difference between China and Japan on this small island. Japan The common defense treaty signed with the United States has been repeatedly used to oppress our country, and the despicable methods are rarely seen in the world."

Mu Guoxing was a little excited, took a sip from his teacup, and continued: "Not long after the maritime self-defense counterattack we launched against the Philippines, the US government announced that it would mobilize two aircraft carriers to fight in accordance with the US-Philippines Security Treaty. The group sailed to the South China Sea under the banner of maintaining the free passage of international waterways. In fact, they wanted to cheer up the Philippines, support some small countries that have island disputes with our country, and further engage in friction with us. The US government can take this opportunity to oppress Huaxia bowed its head. This behavior of the U.S. government is already a declaration of war against China. May I ask, which country in the world can tolerate such humiliation? Fortunately, our country has made some progress in military technology in the past few years. The conspiracy of the United States, otherwise, will the United States organize another eight-nation coalition to invade China?"

Daniel was taken aback. To be honest, he had not thought about these issues, but he was not as thorough as Mu Guoxing. Daniel also knew that Mu Guoxing was telling the truth. These were facts made by the US government. , at this moment, he cannot tolerate any denials.

But as chairman of the Federal Reserve, he has to say something.Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.

"Mr. Deputy Prime Minister, did your speech just now be a bit too serious? The world has entered a highly civilized society, and no country will start a war lightly, especially China and the United States are nuclear powers. Once a war breaks out, the consequences will be serious." Not only the two countries, but the whole world can’t afford it.”

Text 570 Chapter [-] The Balance of Terror

Mu Guoxing looked at Daniel carefully, and smiled contemptuously: "Mr. Daniel, in terms of military technology alone, China may still be inferior to the United States in some areas, but China is by no means inferior to some weapons such as nuclear weapons." How much is the difference between the United States. Once two nuclear powers go to war, what is the difference between destroying each other ten times and destroying each other once? This is just a matter of numbers, and there is no essential difference. If someone threatens to use nuclear weapons against China, we We will also resolutely stay with us to the end, we will never make the slightest concession on the core interests of the country, for the sake of our sovereignty and territorial integrity, the more than one billion Chinese people will not hesitate to shed the last drop of blood."

Daniel stared at Mu Guoxing dumbfounded. Before his visit to China, Ofegus told Daniel that Mu Guoxing was a very strong man with a strong hand. Although Daniel was also mentally prepared, he did not expect that Mu Guoxing would It is so strong that it does not hesitate to fight a nuclear war with the United States for the sake of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Daniel, who was born in a Jewish family, is an economist, but at the same time he is a pacifist. In his mind, peace is the most important thing. What a beautiful sight it is to struggle to survive.It is not surprising that Daniel has this idea, because the tragic experience he experienced in his childhood is unforgettable. His parents died in a fascist concentration camp.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Daniel is very disgusted with the power politics of the US government. Therefore, during Bowman's tenure, Daniel not only did not help him, but also used his strong influence to set many restrictions on the US government financially. Now that Mu Guoxing showed unusual toughness, Daniel naturally felt a little uncomfortable.

But for some of Mu Guoxing's views, Daniel also believes that there is nothing substantively wrong. On issues related to territory and sovereignty, the head of state of any country will not make any concessions. This is a state-to-state exchange. The biggest principle is that the US government wants to touch the fundamental interests of China, and of course China must rise up and fight.

Daniel is now more and more aware of the wisdom of the Chinese people. With limited nuclear deterrence capabilities, the US government dare not act rashly.What Mu Guoxing said is also very correct. Once a nuclear war breaks out between the two countries, is there any difference between destroying each other ten times and destroying one time?

Although Daniel is only an economist and does not have any in-depth research on military issues, according to public reports in the US news media, he also knows that the US has a huge nuclear arsenal. When developing these nuclear weapons, the US government also A lot of money has been spent, and until now, a considerable amount of money is still spent on daily maintenance every year.This means that the U.S. government spent ten times as much money as China to maintain a terrifying balance with China.

Thinking of this, Daniel felt more and more the stupidity of domestic politicians. Is it necessary to spend such money?It took ten times as much money as China to make a tie with others. The question is, does the United States have ten times the national strength of China?the answer is negative.At this time, Daniel became more and more determined to support Orpheus to drastically cut military spending when he came to power.We must also learn from China's four-two-handed method to protect the security of the United States with a small, limited, and elite military force.

"Mr. Vice Premier, I'm just an economist. I can't do anything politically, but I will convey China's demands to the US government."

Mu Guoxing smiled: "Mr. Daniel, don't rush to answer any of my questions now, please make a decision after you visit Huaxia."

Mu Guoxing's special plane landed smoothly at a military airport in Dongfang City. There was no grand welcome scene, let alone a grand welcome ceremony. Everything seemed so natural.Only the three steps, one post and five steps and one post at the airport showed the special status of the characters on the special plane today.

Cheng Yifan, secretary of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee, walked into the special plane, and followed Mu Guoxing after 15 minutes.As for what the two of them talked about on the plane, it would naturally not be known by outsiders. From this point, it can be seen that Mu Guoxing still attaches great importance to Cheng Yifan, the proud old subordinate of the No. [-] chief.

For today's scene, Mu Guoxing is still very satisfied, thinking that the Dongfang Municipal Committee has indeed kept everything simple.

In the small conference room of the Municipal Party Committee, Mu Guoxing met with the main leaders of the four major teams of Dongfang City and listened to their work reports.Mu Guoxing learned from the report that Dongfang City has strictly implemented various policies formulated by the central government, especially attaching great importance to people's livelihood. The happiness index of the masses and the satisfaction with officials are also gradually increasing.

Although the real estate rectification work of the central government caused the economy of some places to decline to varying degrees, the economy of Dongfang City not only did not have this situation, but had a small increase compared with the same period last year, which was mainly due to high-tech technology promotion and application, as well as the overall development of the real economy.

The city's real estate construction and sales not only did not shrink, but also increased to a certain extent, especially the construction of small houses and affordable houses.The city's real estate sales have increased by [-]% compared to last year. In Chen Yifan's words, Dongfang City has truly realized small profits but quick turnover in the real estate market.

Now Dongfang City is strengthening the construction of the cadre team in accordance with the unified deployment of the central government. The city's rectification of naked officials has basically ended. Because of learning the advanced experience of Guangnan, Dongfang City has also implemented the activity of cadres going to the countryside three times. The relationship has been further improved, and the overall quality of cadres has also been greatly improved.

Mu Guoxing said in his concluding speech: "Comrades, your report just now is very good. I personally think that Dongfang City has done a good job in various tasks. First of all, you have strictly implemented the various policies of the central government. It is a manifestation of your strong organizational discipline and high ideological awareness. Secondly, you have vigorously strengthened the construction of the cadre team, carried out the "three trips for cadres to the countryside", and closely linked the relationship between the cadres and the masses. This is the fundamental manifestation of your efforts to build a harmonious society. Third, you pay attention to people's livelihood, vigorously promote the construction of small-sized and affordable housing, so that ordinary people can own their own homes, and the momentum of rising prices has been initially curbed and gradually declined. The interests of the people are put first."

When talking about the research work in Dongfang City, Mu Guoxing said: "I came to Dongfang City for research this time with the entrustment of the No. [-] chief. I only came for three purposes. One is to take a look at What achievements have been made in the construction of the cadre team, this can be said to be a check. The second is to find out how the people's livelihood work is doing, and whether most of the people are satisfied. The third is that there is still a lot to do. An important task is to be entrusted to you, the central government is preparing to build Dongfang City into the financial center of our country, preparing for the next global strategy implemented by the central government."

Most of the main leaders of the four major teams in Dongfang City met Mu Guoxing for the first time, but this did not mean that they did not understand Mu Guoxing. Xinghe No. [-] and No. [-] have formed an iron triangle in the Standing Committee of the Politburo.Of course, they also know that Mu Guoxing's current position as the deputy prime minister is only a transition, and it is possible to reach the top in the next general election.

Facing such a powerful person, none of the leaders of the four major teams in Dongfang City would dare to slack off. They know that the No. [-] chief attaches great importance to the work of people's livelihood. To be criticized, the hat on the head of the heavy one is dangerous.

Hearing that Chief No. [-] put the mega-project of the financial center in Dongfang City, all the cadres were overjoyed at this moment. You must know that once the financial center is completed, it will mean a lot of money.

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Text two thousand 570 chapter seven financial center

In terms of rank, Chen Yifan, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Dongfang City, is a member of the Politburo and a well-known deputy at the national level. Just because the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee is of a high rank, the ranks of the cadres below are not low.Pao-shu_bar () Under normal circumstances, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee in other provinces is at the deputy ministerial level, but in Dongfang City, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and the executive deputy mayor are at the ministerial level. Status is very important.

Like all provinces and cities, when superior leaders came to inspect the work, a welcome banquet would be held locally, but the welcome banquet in Dongfang City was unique.Although the welcome banquet was accompanied by the main leaders of the four major teams, the standard of the banquet was not high.It was called a welcome banquet, but in fact it was just a simple meal for everyone. Four simple dishes of two meat and two vegetables, plus a seaweed and egg drop soup, worth at most two hundred yuan.

However, this banquet also has a very special aspect. As long as one dish on the table is finished, the waiter will immediately remove the empty plate and bring another one. There are always four dishes and one soup on the table.

Seeing this, Mu Guoxing smiled. This is another way of having policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. However, this practice in Dongfang City makes it impossible for anyone to say anything. The central government stipulates that there are four dishes and one soup. You can't let people stare at empty plates without a full stomach.

Although the dishes are not very rich, it does not mean that the atmosphere at the banquet is not lively. There has been a saying in China since ancient times that no banquet is complete without wine, and a little wine is still required.But Dongfang City is also very special in this aspect. There is neither high-end liquor such as Moutai Wuliangye, nor expensive red wine from abroad. There is only rice wine, a local specialty of Dongfang City. People who don't know how to drink will not get drunk at all.

At this time, Mu Guoxing's approachable side is shown, no matter whether it is the secretary or the mayor, as long as he is attending today's banquet, he will not refuse anyone who comes to toast, drink it all around, Mu Guoxing Not only was he able to accurately remember everyone's name, but he could also tell what position this person held, which made the leaders of the four major teams in Dongfang City amazed.

Mu Guoxing stayed in a small villa area on the back hill of the People's Park. The scenery here is extremely beautiful. Although it is already mid-winter in the north, the temperature in Dongfang City is still suitable, and there are green trees everywhere. .

The decoration of the two-story small villa building is very simple, highlighting the simple and practical features. According to Cheng Yifan's introduction, this small villa area is mainly used to receive the heads of the central government. The small building where Mu Guoxing is staying is the last time he came Where you lived while inspecting work.

The staff left after making tea, and Mu Guoxing said with a smile: "This time, Federal Reserve Chairman Daniel and I came to Dongfang City on the same plane. The main purpose is to learn about Dongfang City's economic development and financial market conditions. You don't have to do it deliberately." Prepare something that can let him know something real without violating the principle of confidentiality."

Mu Guoxing took a sip of tea and said: "The purpose of Daniel's visit this time is also very clear. He wants us to give up or suspend the continued sale of US debt. He is the chairman of the Federal Reserve and has no power to decide the policy direction of the US government. He came here to touch the cards of the Chinese government for the U.S. government, or to prepare for the visit of senior leaders of the U.S. government to China.”

Cheng Yifan and Han Kai listened carefully, they knew that Mu Guoxing was going to get to the point next.

"This time we hurt the US government, and they had to sit at the negotiating table and discuss the world situation with us on an equal footing. Of course, we have to take this opportunity to strive for the best interests of the country. Considering Dongfang City's unique The central government has decided to build Dongfang City into the financial center of the country and the world, to be precise, to build a financial market on the same level as Wall Street in the United States, and we still have a lot of work to do in this regard.”

Cheng Yifan and Han Kai looked at each other, and at the same time felt a heavy burden on their shoulders.The establishment of Dongfang City as a world financial center will undoubtedly bring a major development opportunity to Dongfang City's economy. This is the trust of the central government in Dongfang City. You must know that such a great thing is something that other provinces and cities dream of.

Good things are good things, but the pressure brought about is also very high. There is nothing to worry about in terms of hardware facilities. The key is that there is still a big gap in terms of software and talents compared with Western countries.Although Dongfang City also has the largest securities market in the country, there are still obvious deficiencies in financial experience.

Mu Guoxing seemed to see the worries of the two people, smiled and said: "This time I brought a huge team of experts, you can also say that I have summoned all the top financial experts in our country. In the construction At the same time as the financial center, you should do more research and research, and you can also go out to learn advanced experience from Western countries. While acquiring their advanced experience, you must pay attention to digesting and absorbing it, and you must not blindly copy it. We want to build a Chinese-style The central government will also give preference to the financial management system. In short, the central government’s requirement is that this financial center only allows success but not failure, allows mistakes, and never allows you to rest on your laurels. The central government will fully support you.”

Speaking of this, Mu Guoxing took a stack of materials from Zheng Wei: "This is Mr. Wu Daozhi's idea of ​​establishing a financial center. I have read it and think it is very good. I leave it as a reference for you."

Both Cheng Yifan and Han Kai understood the meaning of Mu Guoxing's words, that is, to build this financial center at all costs, even allowing mistakes to be made.It can be seen that the determination of the central government is unprecedented in previous leadership groups.