It wasn't until 5 o'clock in the evening that the fireworks and firecrackers in the city gradually calmed down. Zhao Yi and Lin Hexia also took a rest at this point. This was okay for night owls, but for them who never stayed up late, it was sleepy. no.
The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, they slept until 9:30 in the morning, and then they had to get up because they needed to take Lin Hexia to her parents' house to pay New Year greetings today, and they had to arrive before 11 o'clock.
Although this is not necessarily the rule of Lin Hexia's family, it is the rule of Zhao Yi's hometown. On the first day of the new year, one must go to his wife's natal home to pay New Year's greetings. This is a sign of respect for his wife.
After getting up at 9:30, Zhao Yi quickly cooked some rice noodles and added some leftover vegetables from yesterday. It didn't take long. They finished breakfast at around 10 o'clock.
Then I went to Lin Hexia's parents' house with gifts. The gift I brought this time was relatively ordinary. It was just a souvenir. It was not about the importance of the gift, but about the New Year greeting itself.
The brother-in-law has obviously not returned from Southeast Asia. He is young and has finally been able to be independent. Naturally, he does not want to be restrained at home. Moreover, he is far away in Southeast Asia, so it is easier to find excuses.
Lin Hexia didn't have much to do about this. She just called him and said a few words. On the contrary, her parents didn't particularly care about it. According to their words, "a good man has his ambitions in all directions." As long as he is busy with serious things, he will come here It doesn't matter if you don't come to see them.
The brother-in-law came back to celebrate the New Year. This was the first time that Zhao Yi saw him, his wife and children. Fortunately, he had predicted that this would happen, so he had prepared red envelopes and gifts.
It was the first time he gave his wife a gift. It was naturally not an ordinary gift. Lin Hexia also carefully selected it. It was not only valuable, but also reflected her thoughtfulness.
The child just wrapped a normal-sized red envelope, as well as some children's toys, which were not of much value. Their children were still young, so there was no need to give high-value gifts.
The brother-in-law actually dislikes Zhao Yi. Maybe it’s because his sister followed him for no reason, which makes him angry and hard to heal. But it’s hard to say it openly. After all, it’s Chinese New Year, but it’s okay to just ignore him. Arrived.
Fortunately, the gift chosen by Lin Hexia made his wife happy, and he chatted and laughed with her sister-in-law. By the way, Zhao Yi was also taken care of, which relieved the embarrassment to a certain extent.
Starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhao Yi visited some leaders he knew for three consecutive days, something he would do whenever he was in the capital for so many years.
Although his contribution is obvious to all, his current achievements are also due to the strong support of these leaders, who have cleared many obstacles for him and are relatively tolerant of his behavior.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to get through the current situation in the 1980s. Therefore, maintaining these relationships is actually very important. It is not necessary to be arrogant and arrogant. Especially in our country, dealing with interpersonal relationships is a very important part of work.
However, with his current status, he doesn't need to deliberately maintain it. He only visits during the Chinese New Year, just to walk around. At other times, he will not go casually if there is nothing to do.
In fact, in his heart, he still believes that "the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water". As long as the heart is frank, there is no need to go too far, and only need to move around occasionally.
And his visit this time also has other purposes. It is not just a visit. Next year will be 90 years, and big things will happen in the world. Before that, we can still do many things.
When visiting the old man, he expressed his suggestion, which was to completely solve the cross-strait issue and avoid prolonging the process and causing great trouble to our country.
The old man was very surprised when he heard his suggestion, because he usually does not deal with these issues and gives the impression that he is relatively active in the economic and technological fields.
"Tell me what you think!" the old man asked seriously.
Now that he has said it, he is naturally not embarrassed, because he feels that this year is the year with the best opportunities. If he misses it, he can still succeed, but it will take much more effort than now.
In fact, cross-Strait relations have been greatly eased with the rapid development of my country's economy. Cross-Strait economic exchanges have gradually increased, and it seems that there are great prospects for development.
But as someone who has experienced it, he feels that these are just superficial phenomena, and it is almost impossible to solve the problem through the other party changing his mind, because this is the result of human nature.
No one wants to be a commoner if he can be the king of the mountain. What's more, the king of the mountain is very comfortable in his job, and he won't think about being recruited. Moreover, the conflict between the two in the past cannot be solved with just one sentence. of.
In fact, he is not particularly interested in a country implementing so many systems, but some are caused by historical reasons and cannot be helped. They can only be corrected slowly over time.
But sometimes, you don’t have to think about this aspect blindly. If you can solve the problem once and for all, you should solve it once and for all, rather than considering the difficulty.
"Big events will happen next year. The north is increasingly unable to support itself. They withdrew troops from Afghanistan last year because it was becoming increasingly difficult to launch large-scale military activities.
This also fully shows from the side that there are serious problems in their country, and military operations require huge economic support. If the economy is not good, military operations will naturally be greatly affected.
In fact, the problems they have in the country are not only economic problems, but also political problems. In my opinion, they are already on their deathbed. " Zhao Yi said.
"Oh, tell me more specifically!" the old man said with an interested look.
"In the final analysis, it is a matter of corruption. You also know that my company has a lot of business in the north. Although many businesses are not run by the company itself, the business contacts are relatively frequent and the information is relatively well-informed.
Moreover, Shangtong Trading Company went there a few years ago to carry out commercial activities and trade some trade goods that were in short supply on both sides, and it has already established a firm foothold there.
It is precisely because of frequent contacts and a good understanding of their domestic situation that I came to the conclusion I just made, which also prompted me to make the previous suggestions.
You may not know much about how Shangtong Trading Company has gained a foothold there. In fact, it’s very simple. It’s because of money. As long as you find the right way there, money can make all the difference, and almost nothing can’t be done. . " Zhao Yi said seriously.
When the old man heard what Zhao Yi said, his expression was very cautious. He thought that Shangtong Trading Company relied on its excellent business capabilities to gain a foothold there. After all, this is the core competitiveness of the company.
Moreover, many of the trading products sold by Shangtong Trading Company are relatively scarce products in the north. In the eyes of ordinary people, there is no reason why they cannot gain a foothold. This is a natural thing.
Although the north implements a planned economy, it also needs to conduct necessary external trade. Although they do have a vast land and abundant resources, there are some things that cannot be obtained by having a large land and abundant resources.
In particular, many of the products of his companies are high-tech products. Even agricultural products have high technological content. Many of them are also needed in the north. This is the prerequisite for Shangtong Trading Company to stay there.
Just having the prerequisites does not mean that we will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold. The so-called firm foothold means that we can integrate with the other side and be able to actually solve many problems instead of just settling down.
In fact, Shangtong Trading Company is relatively restrained in operating there. After all, they have always been more disciplined, which is why they can achieve such a large scale today.
"Is it really as serious as you say?" the old man asked.
In fact, on the surface, everyone still acts as if they are serving the country and the public. After all, their system determines this. It is just dirty behind the scenes, but it is not a lot at all.
Therefore, he was not surprised that the old man asked this question. After all, the communication at their level was relatively formal and would not involve too much private matters.
"It can be said that it is rotten from top to bottom. In the first two years, it may have been a private matter, but now it has become semi-public. This is why I judge that there will be big changes there next year.
In fact, their corruption problems had already been buried during the Stalin period, but at that time their overall national power was on the rise, and it would not be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Their bureaucratic privileged class has many privileges:
The first is residence rights. Officials from the central to local levels own one or more villas. Almost all famous places, scenic spots, seasides, and summer resorts are occupied by villas owned by officials of all sizes.
The second is the right of special supply. Party and government agencies at all levels have special internal stores, restaurants, cold storage and other supply networks, and enjoy special supply according to the size of the official position and status.
The third is the right to special education. All children of senior officials have special institutions or systems to train them from kindergarten to university. The sons of senior officials are directly sent to military academies for training.
The fourth is the right of succession. Senior officials of the Special Council of Officials can leave luxurious houses and villas to their children for free for their lifetime enjoyment.
The fifth is the power of special security. The cost spent on senior leaders has reached an uncalculated level.
The sixth is the special power. Officials at the top of the pyramid have an open account in the National Bank, an account from which the owner can withdraw money at will without restrictions.
After years of development, these privileges have penetrated into the marrow of their bureaucratic class. The lives they live and the lives of ordinary people belong to two completely different worlds, and a new exploiting class has been formed.
According to the chairman's words, they are separated from the masses of the people. The dragon-slaying warriors of the past have themselves become evil dragons, and their interests have been separated from the interests of the country and the people.
Under such circumstances, it is only a matter of time that they will be spurned by the people. Moreover, this kind of systemic, large-scale, and established corruption problem is difficult to correct, and no one can do anything about it. " Zhao Yi said.
As long as the privileges are opened, they will be continuously expanded. Because they have power in their hands, the openings will become wider and wider, which will lead to uncontrollable consequences. In order to maintain their existing power and wealth, they may even betray the interests of the country and the people.
This was also the root cause of their disintegration. As for Eagle Sauce, they just gently pushed against the already tilted wall. The real problem still lies with themselves.
In fact, these cases can provide us with good lessons, but these words are not suitable for him to say, but after hearing this, the old man fell into deep thought.
He has previously elaborated on the prevention of domestic corruption and provided many suggestions and opinions, but this was from the perspective of national interests. After all, as a citizen, he has the right to care about national interests and the interests of the people.
The main reason for the problems with the neighbor to the north is that there are problems with organizational construction. He is not a D member, so it is difficult for him to comment on these problems.
However, the interests of our country and the people have been closely integrated with *** to some extent, so he is more concerned about this, hoping to inspire more.
As he said before, if the entire country is on the rise, many problems can be covered up, but a country cannot always be on the rise. There are always plateaus and troughs, and the problems exposed at that time are often very fatal.
That’s why we need to always be on guard against subtle corruption and not turn a blind eye just because of minor corruption problems. Otherwise, if they accumulate, we will gradually lose the support of the people. History has proven the final result countless times.
He is concerned about this, not the change of regime. After all, this is a historical norm. What he does not want to see is the ruin of the country and the displacement of the people in this process.
As the saying goes, "When people prosper, people suffer; when they die, people suffer." The suffering of the former can now be well solved through science and technology, but the suffering of the latter, the more advanced the science and technology, the greater the disaster may be.
In fact, during the Khrushchev period, it was not that corruption was not addressed and a large number of privileges were revoked. As a result, he was ousted and Brezhnev came to power. His tenure was called the Golden Age of Corruption.
Because Brezhnev himself was corrupt, and as the head of a country who took the lead in corruption, how corrupt the country was, we can predict the results of Korbachev's economic reforms.
This is why Korbachev always believed that he was not wrong in disbanding SL, because from his point of view, the country was beyond recovery, and it was not a problem with shock therapy. No therapy actually had any effect on them.
It may seem to us that Korbachev was mainly responsible for their disintegration, because this decision was made by him, but in fact, things often do not happen suddenly at a certain point. They must have accumulated to an irreversible level. This result is inevitable.
The old man remembered what he had told before. Although it happened several years ago, now it seems that it is probably coming true. As for the result, Zhao Yi also told it before.
It's just that after a simple analysis before, he felt that there would be such a result, but he was not sure when it would happen. If the time was too precise, it would reduce the credibility.
It's just that things are close at hand now, and many signs have already appeared. Anyone with a little political experience can see that things have developed to that point, and short-term foresight is still easy to make.
Fortunately, our country's economy is currently booming, and people's living standards have improved linearly. There is no need to worry too much about the fall of the north, which will seriously affect the domestic situation. This old man is sure of this.
It's just that what happened in the north has given our country a wake-up call, or rather it has given our country's Communist Party a wake-up call. Maybe there will be many changes in their development in the future, which is also a good thing.
The old man thought for a long time and did not make any comment on the matter. Instead, he turned around and asked about cross-strait issues. After all, this decision was not a small one. Once he decided to make it, he must prepare it in advance to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
In fact, our country's current military strength is sufficient to solve this problem. Especially in wartime, the potential that can be unleashed is not comparable to that of a small island.
Because our country has all industrial categories, and the technical level is not low. Not to mention that all of them have reached the world's leading level, at least most of them have reached it.
After all, there are a lot of good things flowing out of his hands. Otherwise, why would he be allowed to hold so many shares? It must be that the technical information has this value.
If the level of domestic enterprises is very low, it is estimated that in the past few years, when people's income has increased like a rocket, if a large number of companies were to lose, they would definitely not be able to keep up with the pace of his enterprises.
The main consideration at the government level now should be economic issues, that is, whether it will affect our country's hard-won good economic development situation, thereby slowing down the pace of our country's reform and opening up.
There are also diplomatic issues, but these are not issues that Zhao Yi has to think about. However, he has also made a lot of efforts for this. Through economic and trade relations and foreign investment, our country’s relations with many countries have been greatly improved and improve.
In the final analysis, diplomacy is actually about interests, and among interests, economic interests are the most important part. Politics actually serves the economy, so he is confident that our country will not face particularly great pressure in diplomacy.
The most important pressure actually comes from Yingjiang, but now they are actually a little busy taking care of themselves, and they are still heavily dependent on our country in many aspects, whether it is political or economic.
Politically, they are in a critical period with the north. At this time, they want the situation in other places to be stable. As long as we cut through the mess quickly and settle things in a short time, they may turn a blind eye.
As long as Yingjiang doesn't interfere too much, other countries will follow their lead and probably won't pay too much attention because they don't have the strength to interfere.
Moreover, legally speaking, we are also on one side of the dispute. Maintaining the unity and integrity of the country is what any normal country would do, and outsiders are not allowed to comment.
More importantly, our country's two aircraft carriers will complete their sea trials in April, and related supporting weapons and equipment such as carrier-based aircraft have been prepared for a long time.
It only takes a period of running-in to have a strong deterrent effect on other forces. As for solving the other side, aircraft carriers are not needed. After all, the distance is so far.
"I understand your suggestion. You can come here more often when you have free time." The old man did not answer his question directly or give a positive answer.
However, the following sentence shows that he will actually think about this issue seriously, or that his suggestions are very worth thinking about and very inspiring to him, otherwise he would be asked to come here more often.
When Zhao heard this, he felt confident that even if his suggestion was not adopted, at least it did not arouse the old man's disgust or resentment. After all, his suggestion was a bit inconsistent with the rules.
However, he obviously doesn't want to end in such a hasty manner, but sincerely wants to solve this problem as soon as possible. He doesn't want to drag it out and cause us more trouble.
"Actually, there is a simpler way to solve the cross-strait issue. It is very likely that the problem can be solved without going through a war and without any bloodshed." Zhao Yi thought for a moment and made up his mind before saying.
The old man originally planned to end this topic. Such an important matter cannot be decided in a few words. It must reach a consensus within the government and the military, and more arguments are needed before a decision can be made.
So it doesn't make much sense to start talking about it now, and it's not suitable to have an in-depth conversation with him. If you make suggestions, it's okay given his status, but it's better for him to participate as little as possible in the subsequent matters.
However, his words successfully aroused the interest of the old man. He wanted to know what method Zhao Yi had to solve the problem without any bloodshed. If there was such a method, it would be better.
"Oh, I'm very interested in this. How can you do it without losing any blood?" the old man asked with a smile.
"If it weren't for this special matter, I wouldn't have done this. I still have some power overseas. After all, with so much wealth, if there is no power to protect it, there will probably be nothing left to eat." Zhao Yi Having said this, he glanced at the old man.
What he said is half true and half false. His overseas assets are indeed quite large, but they are not so big that even the dregs are left. Even if there is no force protection, there is still normal business order or the laws of the relevant countries. Protect.
More importantly, most of his overseas assets are financial assets, and fixed assets are also carried out in various ways. He has not exposed himself, so there is no need to be deliberately targeted. It is a normal business transaction.
The main reason why he said this was that he needed to find a reasonable reason, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why he was able to accomplish this.
When the old man heard what he said, he had no doubts. After all, when the asset scale reached a certain level, it was no longer a simple business. All aspects must be considered, otherwise it would not be big.
Seeing the old man nodding, Zhao Yi continued: "I can be very confident that I can directly ask the top leader on the other side to declare surrender, as long as I apply extreme military pressure.
Because without great external military pressure, even if he made this decision, he would not be recognized by the people below and would not be fully implemented. "
When the old man heard what he said, his face showed surprise, and he quickly asked: "How can you guarantee this? You must know that this is not child's play. Even if you are not absolutely sure, you must be at least 70% sure."
"I can't make an absolute guarantee here. After all, accidents are possible in everything, but I think there is still more than 70% certainty. You can pay attention to the Japanese news at the end of March to see how strong they are." Zhao One said. (End of chapter)