The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 178 Arrived Home
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So should we make a big news?
Huang Zhonghan frowned and fell into deep thought. Old Master Wei beside him did not interrupt. Although they were father-in-law and son-in-law, the Wei family could be said to be a vassal of the Huang family and could not make decisions for his son-in-law.
After a while, the Nanyang Sugar King sighed, shook his head and said, "There's no need for us to break up with the Dutch right now. So..."
Weakness, oh weakness!
If our Master Yuan was present at the scene, he would definitely sigh and shake his head without saying anything.
Capitalism has been extremely cruel since the day it was born, but the bourgeoisie is born with a soft bone disease.
There is no contradiction between the two. Driven by capitalism, the bourgeoisie will do anything to pursue profits, but they also have to consider the key factor of cost.
The early capitalist countries that emerged in Europe were all imperial systems because the bourgeoisie at the time felt that the cost of overthrowing the emperor and the military aristocracy was too high, and it would be better to make peace with them.
Later, capitalism gave rise to nationalism. The bourgeoisie found that establishing a nation-state was much cheaper than maintaining an empire, so a number of republics emerged.
Later, we officially entered the stage of capitalist globalization. The bourgeoisie felt that nation-states were a bit annoying, and pluralism and universal values came onto the historical stage.
Without the motivation of profit, don't expect national capitalists to devote all their energy to slogans such as national liberation, the bloodline of Yanhuang, saving the nation from extinction, etc. After all, people like Tan Kah Kee who ruined their families to help others in need are a minority.
On the contrary, since a large number of national capitalists in the Republic of China period, including Southeast Asian were compradors, their reactionary nature was far greater than their progressive nature.
Huang Zhonghan and his father, Huang Zhixin, the founder of the Huang Group, were, to put it bluntly, compradors of the Dutch Indochina. More precisely, they were beneficiaries of the "Spring of Nations" of 1848.
Indeed, there is nothing new under the sun. The Arab Spring was not the first of its kind. In the mid-19th century, Europe also experienced a major spring.
The Great Revolution, known in history as the "Revolution of 1848", had a wide range of impact and affected so many countries that it can be said to be the largest revolutionary movement in European history.
The first revolution broke out in Sicily, Italy, in January 1848. The subsequent February Revolution in France spread the revolutionary wave to almost all of Europe. The Communist Manifesto was first published in February 1848.
Although most of these revolutions quickly ended in failure, the 1848 Revolution still caused turmoil in the monarchy and aristocracy of various countries, and indirectly led to the unification of Germany and Italy.
The impact of Euro-Abba's Spring is much more far-reaching than that of Allah-Abba's Spring.
The changes in the political situation and public opinion environment in Europe inevitably forced the countries to change their colonial policies.
Therefore, the Dutch had to gradually abandon the strict "forced planting system". Starting from 1870, the Dutch Indonesian authorities implemented a "free policy" and formulated the "Land Law" and "Sugar Law", allowing private capital to operate plantations and sugar industries..
The Huang family father and son seized this opportunity and started their business by contracting the exclusive rights to sell opium, amassing a large fortune...
Honestly, there's really nothing to criticize about this.
Even if you are a time traveler, if you did not travel to the mainland, if you want to get rich quickly, you have to become a pirate in the 17th century, transport black slaves in the 18th century, sell opium in the 19th century, engage in finance in the 20th century, and in the 21st century... trade Bitcoin?
What should be criticized is their inherent weakness!
Even if one is not a master of economics like Yuan Yanshu, but a time traveler who has gone through the nine years of compulsory education in later generations, he or she will definitely remember the truth that "the state is a violent machine that executes the will of the ruling class."
This time traveler also knows a little bit about dragon-slaying techniques. If he had reached Huang Zhonghan's level, he would have established a private army long ago.
What if this guy still had the ambition of "rather be a chicken first than a cow last" and took the initiative to attack the Dutch without waiting for the Dutch to take action?
If they were to be blackmailed by the Dutch, their first reaction would certainly be that whoever takes my money will be killed by me.
However, this Nanyang Sugar King finally endured the Dutch’s punishment and became a British citizen, moving to Singapore.
So even though our Master Yuan helped him connect with the Americans, Huang Zhonghan still couldn't make up his mind.
"So let's take a long-term view on this matter."
"So..." Old Master Wei couldn't help but ask, "Taiyuan, what Hongjian said..."
"Haha..." Huang Zhonghan chuckled and said, "It's rare that my brother-in-law is so eager to help others, so naturally, my son-in-law will return the favor. Moreover, he has such connections in the United States, which can be a way out for my Huang family..."
"Don't worry, father-in-law." The Nanyang Sugar King said confidently, "It just so happens that Zong Yi is in England recently. I asked him to go to New York a few days ago to contact your good son-in-law and my good brother-in-law!"
"Mr. Yuan, you're back?"
"Hey, so-and-so..." Our Master Yuan was so busy that he couldn't even remember the names of the doormen downstairs. He could only casually respond, "Yes, I'm back."
The uncle at the door asked respectfully, "Mr. Yuan, could you please sign for me?"
Yuan Yan suddenly remembered that this guy used to be a bit lukewarm because he was Chinese, but now he is like this...
He understood that this should be the consequence of Einstein publicly admitting that he was his fan.
What he didn't understand was that the consequences of this matter were much more serious than he had imagined... much more serious.
"Of course... let's talk about it later." Our Master Yuan is big on everything... you know, except his big heart, so he responded casually and walked towards the elevator.
The doorman wasn't angry at all. Instead, he attentively opened the elevator door for him. The elevator operator looked at the Chinese man with admiration and said warmly, "Welcome back, Mr. Yuan!"
"HOME, SWEET HOME."
Our Master Yuan felt a sense of familiarity as soon as he entered the river view room. Although he had stayed in high-end hotels along the way, it was not his home after all, and he always felt like he was on a business trip.
"Aww, this place is really..." Ms. Brooks, who shamelessly followed him back, took a look around the 180-square-meter luxurious apartment and frowned slightly. "That 'exquisite' thing."
Yuan Yan immediately understood the hidden meaning behind her words. This billionaire woman was complaining that it was too small.
Seriously, this apartment would cost at least tens of millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of RMB in the future, and this woman still thinks it's not spacious enough?!
