When Soros heard Simon's question, his eyes instantly narrowed, then quickly returned to normal, and said slowly: "Simon, this is not easy."
Simon still had a relaxed posture, with his legs crossed, and he was not surprised by some of Soros's immediate feedback. The old man has defeated the pound and swept through Southeast Asia. As a standard hunter, and from the standpoint of the current Americans, it is impossible that he has not considered the issue of the euro, the US dollar’s biggest rival. Therefore, the other party’s answer is worth saying, Instead of wondering why Simon asked this question, he just said 'it's not easy'.
Smiling, Simon said: "George, of course I understand that this matter is not easy, but some things have to be done. It just so happens that I am a very patient person. In 10 or 20 years, as long as I can do it, If it becomes one thing, I won’t find it long.”
When Soros heard this, he showed some obvious emotion. He was born in 1930 and is exactly 70 years old this year. Even if he refuses to accept his old age, he has to admit that he does not have a few 10 or 20 years to squander, and the young man in front of him, When you are in your early 30s, and considering the continuous advancement of technology, it is difficult to say what the future will be like.
Shaking his head slightly, Soros put aside these things for the time being and returned to his own business. He said: "If you want to destroy the euro, it is difficult for a pure external force to succeed. This has been proved by the federation's series of operations last year. We The many cards played in succession have only restrained the excessive growth of the euro."
Simon agrees: "Fortresses are always easier to breach from the inside."
After subconsciously speaking these words, Simon had an inexplicable flash of inspiration, and his thoughts briefly flew to the east again. However, he quickly put it away and turned to the problem at hand.
"Lenin's words happened to be a footnote to the collapse of the Soviet Union." Soros obviously also had an association. He said casually and returned to the topic: "European integration has always been a slightly forward-looking country in Europe. This is something that leaders all hope for. However, just as many attempts at unification in European history have failed, it is now even more impossible for Europe to become one under the constraints of established international rules. The reason is also very simple, because of interests. Every country and every nation has its own different interests and demands."
Simon said: "It happens that regarding this matter and human nature, I have always had a very adherent rule here, which is called, one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink."
Soros understood instantly and asked with a smile: "Another fable from the East?"
"yes."
"Very appropriate," Soros confirmed, then continued: "As you just said, taking advantage of Europe's internal contradictions with sufficient operating time is the key to destroying the euro."
When the old man said this, he had obviously thought deeply about it. Simon just nodded slightly and continued to act like he was all ears.
Soros gathered his thoughts for a moment and then continued: "Within Europe, when it comes to economic issues, the biggest contradiction is the serious imbalance of economic development among countries. Different economic conditions must use different currencies if they want to maintain good development. Policy. For example, in Germany and France, the current economic situation is improving in the context of the current global economic recovery. Therefore, a stronger monetary policy is needed to pursue currency appreciation and attract more capital inflows, thereby enhancing the country's comprehensive strength and promoting Further development of the economy. Let’s talk about countries such as Italy and Spain. The economies of these countries are currently quite good under the general trend, but they are not yet up to the level of Germany and France. Therefore, they need to continue to maintain a weak monetary policy and pursue currency devaluation. loose, reduce labor costs in one's own country, and stimulate exports. This fundamental contradiction can be bridged in the short term because the overall economic situation in the world is pretty good. However, in the long run, the contradiction will only become more and more profound. It gets more and more sharp and eventually breaks out. Simon, what do you think we should do about this problem?"
Listening to the old man's somewhat academic inquiry, Simon said without hesitation: "We should help more European countries join the EU and the Eurozone, especially those countries that have not met the standards."
Soros was a little surprised. After thinking about the identity of the young man opposite him, he felt relieved and nodded: "That's right."
In fact, Simon mainly thought of Goldman Sachs's help in Greece's false accounting to join the Eurozone. At this time, combined with Soros's argument, it immediately hit the mark.
It's all a routine.
Thinking this, Simon asked: "Is there any more?"
"Of course," Soros continued: "Also, since European integration is to be implemented, it is inevitable that the issue of transfer payments between strong countries and weak countries will be involved. For our federation as a whole, the national finances If the economically strong states and counties collect more taxes and subsidize the economically backward states and counties, the people will not have much backlash, because we are a whole. However, for Europe, if the Germans and the French know that their countries are in order to maintain The EU as a whole has to use its own finances to directly or indirectly subsidize other weak countries. In the short term, it will not matter. In the long term, especially when they encounter cyclical economic downturns, their own lives will be affected, and resentment will only accumulate. Eventually it broke out."
Simon did not need to wait for Soros to ask this time, and said: "What we have to do is to continue to exaggerate this unfair transfer payment through political means and force the strong countries to give up this disguised subsidy. Once the strong countries give up, the weak countries will get If there are no benefits, and have to accommodate the overall euro monetary policy, it will also create deeper and deeper resentment, which will eventually break out, then split, and then be destroyed."
Soros showed an expression of admiration, and without the need for Simon to ask, he took the initiative: "Finally, it is to make proper use of geostrategy, such as the Balkan powder keg."
Simon nodded again in approval. Needless to say, the Federation had already used it once last year, during the Kosovo War, which caused the euro exchange rate to plummet.
However, after Soros finished speaking, Simon thought about it for a moment, and then said: "George, what you just said, well, I think, can all be called destructive thinking, with the purpose of direct destruction. In addition, I just happened to be thinking about it recently. Regarding matters in Eastern Europe, I think we can also adopt some indirect strategies using constructive thinking."
Soros was curious: "Tell me?"
Simon said: "Eastern Europe, and even Russia, has a huge population of hundreds of millions. This is both a potential market and a large amount of cheap labor. Because of its geographical advantages, these resources have been slowly being absorbed by Western Europe. I think we should not If we continue to let this digestion go, we should take the initiative to compete for these resources. After all, the resources of this planet are limited. The more we get, the less we will leave for Western European countries. It just so happens that the development of most Western European countries, They have basically reached their own extreme, and if they want to continue, they must expand outward. Once this outward expansion is strongly hindered, they can only continue to consume their own resources until these resources are exhausted or even collapse."
Soros showed a thoughtful expression: "Simon, do you mean that we should take the initiative to build Eastern Europe with greater intensity?"
"yes."
"Huh, haven't we been doing this all these years, especially when you were in Ukraine?"
Simon shook his head: "Not enough, far from enough."
In the past few years, what has the West, including Western Europe and North America, mainly done in Eastern Europe
Frankly speaking, economic support is pitiful compared to the help North America provided to Western Europe after World War II. Most of the actions are just exporting political forms, and cooperating internally and externally with the oligarchs of Eastern European countries to predatoryly purchase large assets left by the former Soviet Union at low prices.
Soros considered it for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Simon, I think you are thinking too simply. You just said that geographically, Western Europe has a natural advantage over North America. So, how can you be sure that we will help Eastern Europe develop? After they rise up, they will definitely turn to us instead of Western Europe, which is closer geographically, even ethnically, culturally, etc.?"
Simon was stunned for a moment and wanted to refute, but had to admit that he really ignored this question.
A very critical question.
If it is done improperly, in the future, it is really possible that if you are not careful, you will steal the chicken but lose the rice to make wedding clothes for others.
Like Ukraine, Simon was originally intended to operate as a pilot. However, if Ukraine really develops in the future, it will hit it off with Western Europe, join the European Union, and merge into the Eurozone, then it will not be just a waste of work on its side.
Calculated this way, it is even worse to keep Eastern Europe in a state of tatters and turmoil. Perhaps Western Europe can take advantage of some cheap human resources, but as long as Eastern Europe is bad enough in all aspects, the help to Western Europe will definitely be limited.
After thinking about it for a moment, Simon still firmed up his original idea.
The reason is simple, Eastern Europe is right there.
Eastern Europe may be able to remain turbulent and depressed for a long time, but Western Europe will definitely be able to develop as long as there is a chance.
Therefore, the key to the matter is control.
While investing in the competition for various resources in Eastern Europe, North America must also carry out all-round penetration control of Eastern Europe to prevent Eastern Europe from breaking away and turning to the more geographically closer embrace of Western Europe.
Moreover, politics is one aspect, and economics is also more important.
Before investing, careful planning must be carried out to ensure that Eastern Europe's resources can be robbed without allowing this region to truly harden its wings. Even if some Eastern European countries show signs of defection, they must have sufficient countermeasures.
The choice of industries to support is critical.
The first thing Simon immediately thought of was the OEM industry.
Labor-intensive, low-end of the industrial chain, at critical moments, if you want to transfer, there is a lot of room for maneuver.
Additionally, there are bindings.
Related industries must be tied to North America and rely as little as possible on Western Europe.
After thinking about it this way, and extending it a little bit, it is actually the same in Southeast Asia.
What if one day in the future, after the support is put in place, Asia becomes integrated again, that would be really uncomfortable.
In short, detailed actuarial planning is required.
In the club cafe next to the golf course, Simon continued to chat with Soros while thinking about it. After more than half an hour, Soros stood up to leave.
The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
Although Soros, who originally wanted to inquire about Simon's intentions in Southeast Asia, failed to get an answer, he got another plan from the young tycoon, which they can implement together. Simon also got a general idea of dealing with the euro from the old man, and then, naturally, it was implemented.
There will definitely be no results in the short term, but compared to the past, Simon feels that as long as the purpose this time is clear enough and the matter is completed within twenty years, it should not be a big problem. As for twenty years later, there will be another big change.
After sending Soros away, Simon also left the golf course here.
It was already evening.
I rushed to the nearby Guofeng Art Troupe in another part of East Hampton and choreographed a few good dances during this time.
At about eight o'clock in the evening, Chen Qing, who had just landed in New York and rushed here, entered the private theater where the Guofeng Art Troupe was stationed. The first thing she saw was the singing and dancing on the stage.
After waving her hand to Shirley who came up to her, Chen Qing walked towards her boss's special seat on the sofa. The man hugged her as usual.
After a little bit of identification, I found that the few girls on the periphery were girls from the Chinese style art troupe, and the two nestled next to my boss were the two sisters nicknamed "Xiangxiang Ruanruan" by the man.
Simon also quickly saw Chen Qing, and casually put the girl on his left into his lap, motioned for the girl to sit down, and continued to look at the stage.
Chen Qing came over and sat down, feeling a little crowded, and glanced at Yu Xuannio, who was next to her on the other side. The girl did not dare to have any objections, and showed an aggrieved expression. She was reluctant, but she still got up and left obediently.
Then he looked to the other side.
The man is holding an older sister or younger sister, Xiangxiang. She is wearing a thin pink midriff-baring vest and a similarly pink mini-pleated skirt. Her fair body is slender and petite, with a pair of bare feet, curled up next to her boss. In his arms, he looked more and more like a cat. Seeing Chen Qing looking at her, the little girl felt confident after her scar had healed. She even glared back at her, which made Chen Qing laugh. She reached out unceremoniously and pinched her hard.
Hearing the painful cry of the girl in his arms, Simon looked away and saw the little girl showing his strangled arm with tears in his eyes. He glared at Nizi next to him and protectively changed the position of the kitten in his arms and moved it to the other side. .
Chen Qing didn't want to make any excuses and would discuss it in private.
Because the girl changed her position, and when she glanced over again, she noticed something written on one side of her thigh. Curiously, she moved closer to look at it. It turned out to be an ancient saying: Heaven and earth are furnaces, and creation is work.
Of course Chen Qing knows the other half. If this girl doesn't have it, it should be on another girl's lap: Yin and Yang are charcoal, and all things are copper.
Heaven and earth are furnaces, creation is work; Yin and Yang are charcoal, and all things are copper.
A majestic ancient sentence.
After contacting her boss about his recent series of frequent moves, Chen Qing quickly understood why he had this sentence. Turning nature into work and rebuking Fang Qiu is probably the ultimate pursuit of all powerful people.