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Park Cishuai hurriedly said: "General Kim's words can fully represent the opinions of the central government of our country. Under the leadership of General Kim, we have the confidence and ability to realize the great cause of the reunification of the motherland."

It seems that Marshal Park is a hard-core supporter of King Kim III. This person is only about 50 years old. Mu Guoxing understands that North Korea is now divided into the conservative faction and the young and strong faction. Kim II is vigorously supporting the young and strong faction. , This is to create conditions for Jin Sanshi's smooth succession. With these people agitating in front of Jin Sanshi every day, it is inevitable that Jin Sanshi will not be moved.You know, the great cause of reunification of the motherland that neither Jin Sanshi's grandfather nor father has completed, if it is completed in the hands of Jin Sanshi, his country will definitely sit more securely.

Mu Guoxing suddenly thought that the important issue of reunification between the North and the South was mentioned in this visit by King Jin III. Was it intentionally arranged by King II?The more Mu Guoxing thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

First of all, this is a test made by King II to China. If China can support them in a unification war, North Korea will act without hesitation.We must know that China is no longer the poor and white state of the last world. Its strong national power makes the United States timid, not to mention South Korea's family fortune, and North Korea's victory is certain.

Another factor is that if Huaxia does not support them in instigating a war, they will at least agree to North Korea's request for assistance as a comfort. If you want to use this matter to test Jin Sanshi, this is someone else's housework.

Thinking of this, Mu Guoxing concluded that Jin Sanshi was bluffing, smiled and said: "There is an old saying in China, which is called eating and clothing and measuring property. I have no doubt that North Korea has this confidence, but once a war breaks out, it will definitely be destroyed." It costs a lot of national power, if the US government intervenes again, how will you deal with it?"

"We believe that the U.S. garrison will definitely withdraw from Asia. Besides, the Central China Central Committee will not sit back and watch the U.S. send troops and remain indifferent, losing our strategic buffer."

Mu Guoxing glanced at Jin III, he already fully understood the small calculation of the Jin family, their upcoming unification war is based on two foundations, the first is that the United States will withdraw its troops from Asia, and the second is that the United States will withdraw its troops from Asia. The second is that if the United States sends troops to intervene, China will definitely send troops for its own interests.

It seems that the policy formulated by the Central Committee of China is still correct. Keeping the US military in Asia can play a role in containing and balancing the forces of all parties. It's a headache.

The Jin family wanted to tie Huaxia firmly to his chariot, forcing Huaxia to follow their orders.Mu Guoxing felt that he had to break the wishful thinking of the Jin family: "General Jin, I disagree with your analysis and judgment of the situation. Why do you think that the United States will withdraw its troops from Asia?"

Now it's Jin III's turn to be surprised: "Isn't Huaxia going to take this opportunity to squeeze the American power out of Asia? The American government will continue to keep its troops stationed in Asia?"

Mu Guoxing smiled: "The US congressional delegation will visit China this time, and the two sides will exchange views on a series of major international issues. As for whether the US garrison will withdraw from Asia, it depends on the results of the negotiations between the two sides. gone."

"China now holds 4000 trillion U.S. debt, which is very beneficial to destroying the U.S. economically. I don't think the U.S. will continue to maintain its military presence in Asia under such pressure."

Mu Guoxing is determined not to be polite to Kim III anymore. Such endless entanglement is useless: "Our country also has many core interests. Whether the United States continues to station troops in Asia depends on whether it is in line with our country's interests. Benefit."

Speaking of this, it means that Mu Guoxing has closed the door. In order not to completely tear up his face with North Korea, at least to be able to stabilize them, Mu Guoxing said: "Before I came, the Chinese Politburo I have comprehensively analyzed the world situation, and believe that the current international situation should still be based on peace, and war is something that no country wants to see, so at present, our country will not support your country to provoke war at this time."

Seeing Jin Sanshi's disappointed look, Mu Guoxing said with a smile: "Of course, Huaxia will continue to support your country's economic construction. Our government will provide 50 tons of food to the North Korean people for free in the near future. And a batch of materials related to the national economy and people's livelihood. This matter will be handled by Qingjiang Province. If your country can give up the development of nuclear weapons, our government can provide you with a squadron of J-1A fighters to increase your country's air defense force , and in terms of modernizing your army,

Text 640 Chapter [-] An Iceberg

"Perhaps, we should not be limited to a certain policy." ***" Secretary of State Michael broke the silence and said, "Any single policy can only have an effect on a certain problem, or a few problems, and cannot fundamentally solve the problems we are facing. problem. Only when several policies are implemented simultaneously can significant effects be achieved.”

Hagen smiled and asked, "Mr. Michael, do you have any good suggestions?"

To be honest, although Hagen dared to contradict the president, he did not dare to contradict Michael.You know, Michael represents more than a dozen of the most influential think tank companies in the world, and also represents large farmers in the United States and the National Federation of Consumers.It was because of the support of these forces that Michael became the most powerful person in the two administrations of Bowman and Ofegus. There is no doubt that Michael's ability has been recognized by the US Senate and House of Representatives and many large consortia .

"What I mean is that we have to be prepared in many ways, and we have to come up with multiple solutions to a problem."

The cabinet members didn't understand what Michael was going to say, but everyone realized that as long as Michael spoke, it meant that he had already considered it maturely.

"Now our main problem is how to develop the economy. In the past, the government had no money to pay for treasury bonds, but judging from the current situation, U.S. treasury bonds are no longer popular. So I think that if we want to lead the U.S. economy To get out of the predicament, we must increase the protection of domestic enterprises and provide them with more government aid and guaranteed loans. In order to stimulate consumption, we must also introduce a series of tax cuts and welfare policies, and we want to do this , we must have money.”

Hagen curled his lips, very disapproving, this is the obvious thing about the lice on the rabbit's head, who doesn't know that what the US government lacks most now is money.

Michael saw the unconvinced look on Hagen's face, smiled and said: "If the US government wants to get rich, it must adopt three strategies at the same time. The first is to develop the real economy and stimulate consumption. The second is to compress the government. Expenditure, the third is to continue to issue national debt."

Hearing this, not only the other cabinet members, but also President Ofergus couldn't understand it. Michael just said that the US national debt is no longer popular. Why is he talking about the issue of national debt now? Isn't this inconsistent?

"Mr. Michael, could you please explain clearly."

"Hehe, Mr. President, I'm going to get to the main point next. It's hard to see results in a short time by developing the real economy and stimulating consumption, and it's even more difficult to reduce government spending. In this regard, we must make targeted measures. For the xìng, step-by-step plan, the only way to continue to issue national debt is the fastest and most short-term effective method."

Michael looked at Finance Minister Laws, smiled and said: "Whether the suggestion I made is correct or not depends on the current financial situation of the US government. Would you like to invite Mr. Laws to introduce us in detail? How bad is the current financial situation?"

As a minister of finance who will continue to serve, Chase is naturally very clear about the financial situation of the US government. Seeing Orpheus nodded to him, he said in frustration: "Gentlemen, our current financial situation is very bad. According to the statistics of the last fiscal year, the fiscal revenue of the government has fallen sharply, only 2000 trillion US dollars, a decrease of 2000% compared with the same period last year, while the fiscal deficit is constantly increasing, breaking through last year [-] billion, which means that the fiscal revenue of the United States absolutely cannot support such a huge expenditure..."

After 15 minutes, Chase finished his speech, and Michael continued: "Gentlemen, in the past, we could live on borrowing, that is to say, borrowing more money to maintain the government's expenses. This part In addition to repaying old debts, the money also needs to maintain the normal operation of the government. Since the Bowman government imposed sanctions on Huaxia last year, it has caused Huaxia's crazy retaliation, coupled with the global financial turmoil caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. The U.S. dollar exchange rate fell sharply. Later, Huaxia sold 2000 billion U.S. debt, and the interest rate of U.S. debt fell to the lowest level in history. Other countries were also frightened and sold U.S. debt one after another. situation."

What Michael said was true, but everyone still couldn’t understand what the purpose of his words was. After a short pause, Michael continued: “If by this time, Bowman can realize the seriousness of the problem, and stop Further confrontation with Huaxia, the two sides sit down and talk, maybe things will not happen in such a bad situation today. Regrettably, instead of doing this, Bowman intensified the confrontation measures with Huaxia, which again It caused China to retaliate more intensely. The foreign debt of more than 4000 billion U.S. dollars, together with the debts of some other countries, totaled nearly [-] trillion yuan, hanging over our heads like a sword of Damos. "

"Mr. Michael, we are very clear about what you said." Deputy Secretary of State Laufel, who had not spoken all this time, couldn't bear it anymore, and said in a chaotic voice, "Please be direct, what exactly do you want to say."

"What I want to say is that politics and economy are inseparable. If we formulate our strategies based on facts, not only will it not help, but it may cause even greater disasters. Now I will return to economics. If we follow last year's Calculated by government expenditures, a fiscal deficit of more than 2000 trillion will be formed this year. If we still want to cut taxes, stimulate consumption, support real enterprises, and repay China’s 2000 billion foreign debts, I have done preliminary calculations. This year The fiscal deficit of the country may reach 4000 trillion."

"4000 billion?" Such a huge number shocked everyone present. This is almost equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the United States for more than half a year. I can't stand it anymore.

"Mr. Laws, is Mr. Daniel's estimate correct?"

Rolls nodded: "I'm afraid so, Mr. President, according to the Ministry of Finance's estimates, if the U.S. government fails to cut spending, this year's fiscal deficit may reach 5000 trillion U.S. dollars."

Hearing this, Ophegus also sighed secretly. The previous presidents left him an extremely powerful time bomb. Although the bomb was detonated in the hands of Bowman, it did not kill Ophegus. , and even allowed him to become the owner of the White House, but the devastation caused by the bomb explosion had to be cleaned up by him, the new owner.

The problem now is that it doesn't matter who lives in the White House, what matters is who has the final say.Just like previous U.S. presidents, Ofergues dared not offend these aides with strong backgrounds, but also had to get their support and assistance, and it was even more impossible to get rid of the control of interest groups.The White House is just a superficially powerful iceberg, and it will melt away soon under the roasting of these few fires.

Ophegus was sighing secretly here, and heard Michael say again: "Let's assume that we will have a deficit of [-] billion in the next fiscal year. Considering this issue from a macro perspective, I think the US government has reached a very dangerous point. In order to get the United States out of the predicament, our administration must unite, abandon all prejudices, and tide over the difficulties together."

Seeing that he has successfully attracted the attention of the cabinet members to himself, Michael said: "My suggestion is also very simple, that is, use all available power on the premise of insisting on implementing the development of the real economy and stimulating consumption. , line and sell U.S. debt.”

The cabinet members looked at Michael dumbfounded. They thought that the Secretary of State might have been frightened by the huge fiscal deficit, and his mind was a little confused. Now the interest rate of U.S. debt is still falling, and various countries are selling and buying. If it cannot be sold, whoever buys U.S. debt at this time is purely crazy.

Michael ignored everyone's astonished gazes, and continued with a smile: "The 4000 trillion fiscal deficit appears to be huge on the surface, but after careful analysis, there are roughly the following major items. One is the huge military expenditure, and the other is It is the overwhelmed medical insurance and education costs, as well as the salaries of government officials. If you want to reduce the deficit, you must start from these two aspects and reduce government spending."

As soon as military expenditures were mentioned, Minister of Defense Chase immediately became nervous. He had also thought that if the government wanted to cut expenditures, it would use military expenditures first. The big arms dealers discussed this matter, and finally reached a relatively unanimous opinion, that is, to allow cuts in military spending, but the range should not be too large, at most 15.00%, any more will affect the fundamentals of American military enterprises .

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Text 640 Chapter Four Joint Response

As soon as military expenditures were mentioned, Minister of Defense Chase immediately became nervous. He had also thought that if the government wanted to cut expenditures, it would use military expenditures first. The big arms dealers discussed this matter, and finally reached a relatively unanimous opinion, that is, to allow cuts in military spending, but the range should not be too large, at most 15.00%, any more will affect the fundamentals of American military enterprises . (_)

"I've also talked to several economic experts." Michael looked at Chase and continued: "The U.S. public military expenditure is 500 billion U.S. dollars, but the actual military expenditure has reached 1000 trillion U.S. dollars. It is obviously a heavy burden for us. Now our relationship with China is in a relatively stable situation. In terms of conventional weapons, China is 20 to [-] years behind our country. During this period, we can take the initiative to improve national relations with Russia , together with Russia to contain China, this can buy us time, as long as there are five years, our country's economy will recover. At that time, we can shift our focus to the military again."

Speaking of this, Michael actually laughed: "I also learned this method from Huaxia. At the beginning of the reform and opening up, they also implemented a strategy of sacrificing the interests of the army. For 20 years, the Huaxia army did not change their equipment. , There is a gap of half a century with the U.S. Army, which is unimaginable to us. But this is the cleverness of China. They skillfully maintain a balance between the former Soviet Union and us. It bought them time to develop. But in the past ten years, relying on its strong national strength, Huaxia has vigorously developed military enterprises and invested a large amount of money in military scientific research departments. In a short period of time, the gap with us has been shortened to In 15 years, even in some aspects, it is far beyond us."

Michael felt a little thirsty, picked up a bottle of water and took a few sips, and said: "Since Huaxia can do this, why can't we keep a low profile and learn from them, keeping a low profile for five to ten years, I My opinion is that to cut military spending by 30.00%, at least 3000 billion yuan should be saved.”

Seeing that Chase wanted to object, Michael hurriedly said: "Mr. Chase, please listen to me. Although the [-] billion is not a lot, if it can be done in other ways, then it is not a small fortune." That’s it, my second suggestion is to lower the standard of social insurance for all and cancel the welfare measures for some wealthy people. According to this preliminary estimate, another [-] billion can be saved. The third suggestion is to increase the number of rich people. If it can be passed by Congress, we can increase another [-] billion."

Ophegus nodded. He knew that what Michael said had indeed caught the root of the problem, but in this way, he would be strongly opposed by the big domestic consortiums.The American people who have been used to enjoying it will never agree, and it is unrealistic to increase taxes for the wealthy population.Without the support of a strong military force, how can we safeguard the interests of the United States overseas?You know, oil is closely linked to the U.S. dollar, and many of those oil-producing countries don't listen to it. This requires the United States to do something in their country from time to time, which requires money even more.

Ophegus sighed softly. Politics and economy are always inseparable. Now the renminbi is about to become the national currency. Although the financial system in the United States is relatively complete, China's economic growth is very strong. The dollar and renminbi Competition is still difficult. God knows what will happen after the renminbi becomes an international currency?

While Ophegus was pondering, Michael was still talking freely: "The second largest item is the money that the United States once lent to some large consortia. This amount of money is about 5000 billion. Do we consider letting these big consortia The consortium has formulated a repayment plan, and according to my estimation, there should be no problem in recovering [-] billion yuan. The sum of these items is enough to deal with the current difficulties."

Michael took another sip of water and continued: "As for the debt to be repaid, besides the [-] billion in China every year, the U.S. debt held by other countries is about [-] billion. We can exchange some interests and let these countries exchange their bond purchases for long-term ones, which is enough to give us a chance to breathe."

None of the cabinet members spoke. Michael paused for a while and said: "This method can only be said to deal with the current difficulties temporarily, but if the US economy is to get out of the predicament, more money is needed to stimulate the economy. My The opinion is that this year, another 6000 billion U.S. debt will be added, and the Fed will be persuaded to buy [-] billion by flooding the dollar. We can get Congress to pass a bill for the remaining [-] billion to be purchased by the rich in the United States. The government is poor, but the rich have a lot of money."

Michael finally finished speaking, and the members of Orpheus' cabinet began to bicker again.These people all represent the interests of the big financial groups. At this time, they naturally have to speak for their own interests. For a while, the cabinet meeting became a bargaining ground.

Ophegus felt helpless for a while. This was just arguing about these things in the cabinet. If it was brought up to Congress, it might be uncertain whether those politicians would use their fists.

In the Kremlin, Russian President Ivanov is also holding a cabinet meeting. They are not discussing economic issues, but discussing how to deal with the new world pattern.

Now that Huaxia and the United States have temporarily turned their hostility into friendship, Huaxia will no longer continue to sell U.S. debt, allowing the U.S. military to stay in Asia, and the U.S. has also made great concessions. They will no longer interfere in Asian affairs. To support China's sovereignty claims, the most important point is that the U.S. government and Congress have surprisingly unified their opinions this time, and they all support the renminbi as a major international currency. These items are not good for Russia anyway. information.