Siheyuan: Since 51

"Okay, I'll take up more of your time then."

Lin Zhiyuan did not refuse and analyzed it in detail.

“The story needs to start with the Xiao Ken family.

Several generations have been doing business in Boston, and behind them are the Maryland consortium, including Locke, Megan...

And behind Xiaoyue is the Texas oil consortium.

In order to win votes in the South, Ken had no choice but to choose Joe as his running mate.

Being pushed to the stage by the consortium, you have to repay the financial backers, right?

Restrict steel, suppress Morgan, and interfere with DuPont's control over General Motors.

Even in October 63, preparations were made to push for tax reform.

How to change it?

Increase Texas oil tax revenue.

Isn't this blatantly helping Locke and suppressing the opponent?

The loss is more than hundreds of millions of US dollars every year.

And Joe is one of the representatives from Texas.

That's why Xiao Ken ate the peanuts for no apparent reason.

As the boss, is the security so bad?

It has to be said that Xiao Ken brought this upon himself.

The first director of the Bureau of Investigation, Hoover, was backed by the steel consortium, and the director of the Bureau of Intelligence, Allen, was backed by Morgan.

All were offended.

Others are biased between donkeys and elephants, but this guy is different. Except for Ma Zhou, he doesn’t distinguish between enemies and friends. "

The old man nodded thoughtfully, "Too many enemies, it's like asking for death."

"Taking turns to be the banker will lead to endless troubles." The gentleman also sighed, commented, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does this have to do with Barry and Xiao Ni?"

Lin Zhiyuan lit up his cigarette and sighed deeply.

“This has to do with the establishment of the beautiful government office.

At first, John Bull managed the country in a rough manner and implemented a feudal system.

After a long time, this group of people didn't want to pay taxes, so they joined together to split up the family business and even had a fight with John Bull.

Win and lose.

The makeshift team borrowed money to fight, so they have to pay it back, right?

The thirteen people got together and decided to set up a household.

However, no one was willing to submit to anyone else, and it was difficult to decide who would be the leader.

Finally, the government office was established, but it had little power, and everyone below had the final say.

The first big problem is to repay the money.

Someone suggested setting up a joint bank and issuing bonds.

Of course, other people are not happy about this. After all, isn't it just taking things out of their pockets in disguise?

After much haggling, they finally reached a compromise and decided to first ban it for 20 years, and then abolish it after the money was paid back.

Unexpectedly, after finally paying off the debt, he had another fight with John Bull.

Well, there’s another famine, so this thing has to be kept.

However, establishing and abolishing things over and over again is not a solution.

As a last resort, another meeting was held to discuss the matter.

Finally, the Federal Reserve was formally established and was largely independent of the government.”

Lin Zhiyuan stopped talking here, stood up, poured tea for the old man and the gentleman, and then returned to his seat.

“After talking about the establishment of the government office, let’s talk about Barry.

Barry has a fireworks complex behind him, he is a military man, and he is also a fanatic.

It has close ties with local forces in Asia, and is not far away from major financial groups in Texas, Maryland, and even other states.

No one can tell if this young man’s performance on stage will become a one-man show like Little Ken’s.

This is not the most critical point, but that his propositions and ideas are problematic.

What kind of operation is this? Walking on the social road in Da Piaoliang?

It may gain support from ordinary people, but the consortium still has the final say.

You good fellow, we pushed you to the stage and wanted you to help make money, but instead you just dug up other people's ancestral graves.

Who can bear it?"

The old man was smoking silently with a serious expression and didn't speak for a long time.

The gentleman took a sip of tea and sighed.

"Zhiyuan, I guess you have guessed it. We have sent people to contact Barry because we are attracted by his ideas."

Lin Zhiyuan spread his hands.

"To be honest, let alone the fact that he has no chance to go on stage, even if he did, he can't be friends with us."

It's not really a setback, but rather a result of having enough confidence.

The old man frowned and blurted out.

"Why? Since we have similar ideas, shouldn't we be in touch with each other more easily?"

"Hey, old man, you take it for granted. Barry increased the power of the unions and even raised the welfare of the people. These measures are just to make Da Piaoliang more united and stable.

After all, he is the representative of the consortium. He is definitely not a fool since he can be so successful in Xiangpai.

If he can't help the consortium from within, he will definitely go outside. He is a fanatic.

There are constant fights in the village, and the fireworks complex and even the big consortium behind them must be making a lot of money, right? "

The gentleman seemed to be thinking about something and had some questions.

"That conflicts with what you just said, that he can't go on stage, right?"

Lin Zhiyuan shook his head.

“There is no conflict. What I just said is that when he comes to power, he will divert the conflict and then win over the big financial groups, and then the big financial groups will suppress the voices of the small financial groups.

But before taking office, no one could ignore the voices of small financial groups. Most financial groups can only make money if they are stable, not if they fight. "

Silence fell in the room.

The old man stood up and paced back and forth, smoking one cigarette after another. The gentleman also rubbed his fingers. It was obvious that both of them were uneasy.

Lin Zhiyuan did not interrupt and just sat quietly.

After about ten minutes, the old man came back to his senses.

"Let's talk about Xiao Ni. I remember that he was a staunch anti-socialist. It seems that in 52, he publicly accused Lao Du of not doing enough to fight against the Mao bear."

Lin Zhiyuan chuckled, and seeing that the old man was about to refill his cigarette, he immediately went over to light it.

"Old man, you also said it was with the Mao Xiong, what does it have to do with us?"

Ask a question and then start talking.

"In 62, Ni published Six Crises, which detailed his career. It is not difficult to find that he was constantly adjusting his ideas.

Last year, Barry and Jokic were competing, and Nick was his deputy. Some of his remarks showed that he had two different attitudes towards the Russian bear and towards us.

I don’t remember the original words, but the general meaning is as follows:

The situation in the village has changed dramatically, and Da Piaoliang's strength and status are declining. At this time of polarization, it is futile to contain and isolate the rabbit. If the relationship between the rabbit and the eagle can be eased, it will be a fatal blow to the bear. "

After saying that, he glanced at the old man and the gentleman.

"The person who spoke out the most firmly against it was Barry. It was precisely because of some friction between the two that the strength of the Elephant Faction was greatly reduced. Xiao Yue continued."

The gentleman thought for a moment and asked again.

"Zhiyuan, we got news from Da Piaoliang that Barry will become the leader of the Elephant Faction, and it's almost certain. Even if we put our faith in Xiao Ni, he won't even have a chance, and it will be useless."

Lin Zhiyuan explained patiently with a smile on his face.

"That was last year, uncle. Think about it, Xiao Yue was clearly representing the Texas Consortium, but why did he do that to South Vietnam?"

After saying that, he asked and answered his own questions.

“Internally, faced with the deficit, soaring unemployment rate, and pressure from the financial groups, it is futile and the only thing we can do is to divert the conflict and win the support of the financial groups behind the fireworks complex.

What’s the difference between this and what I just said about Barry coming to power?

If South Vietnam had delayed for another year or two, Barry would have been affected.

No matter whether it is a donkey or an elephant, no one will support a copy of Xiaoyue.

With Barry in the fold, everything remains the same, but the substitution may bring some changes.

What's more, Xiao Ni advocates stability, is involved with major financial groups, and is good at spending money.

Which financial group can resist taking money from the Federal Reserve into their own pockets?

The old man smoked five cigarettes in a row, turned around and sighed.

"We have fallen into a misconception, thinking that even if there are conflicts within the faction, we must be united in facing the outside world. After Zhiyuan's analysis, Da Piaoliang is simply a mess, with the Zhou royal family on top and a mixed bag of people below."

As he spoke, he looked at the gentleman with a very serious expression.

"Well, trust Zhiyuan again, you go and handle it, and we'll change people and contact Xiaoni in advance. I'll talk to Zhiyuan about something else."