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The middle-aged man understood that the young tycoon obviously had a different opinion, but he said, "I think this is at least one very important reason."

"It is undeniable, but I don't think this is decisive," Simon shook his head as expected, and said: "The reason why humans have not had a large-scale war in the past half century, in my opinion, is the third technological revolution. The large-scale technological progress of human society that began after World War II, compared with the previous age of steam and electricity, has once again greatly improved the productivity of the entire human society. All kinds of social contradictions that naturally arise with the passage of time. Without these contradictions, there is no need to pass them on. Therefore, even when encountering some very serious international conflicts, such as the one in 1962, the leaders of various countries can conduct rational deal with."

The middle-aged man nodded again, and had to admit that the young tycoon's point of view was very novel, but it seemed... also impossible to refute. But, he can't help but feel, is he digressing?

Simon got up and picked up the coffee pot, refilled a cup for himself, and filled it for the other party. He sat down again, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Vladimir, don't you think I'm digressing?"

The middle-aged man also picked up the coffee and took a sip, and just smiled when he heard this.

Simon leaned back on the sofa chair with a cup in his hand, shook his head and said, "I didn't digress. From the very beginning, I have been discussing the same thing with you. For example, since it is a zero-sum game, why did I choose Western Europe, while Not Eastern Europe, Asia, or Africa?"

The middle-aged man wondered: "Why?"

Simon said: "Because Western Europe is decayed and old, their high social welfare system has consumed a lot of resources in this world, and the slack and slack brought about by high welfare are also doomed to be unable to make much contribution to the advancement of human society. In this case, it just so happens that this world needs someone to make sacrifices. Of course I will choose this group of Western European gentlemen who can only enjoy but cannot contribute. Moreover, because of laziness and slack, because of the long-term high welfare nourishment, the Western European gentlemen It would look very naive and stupid, and it would be easier to deal with."

The middle-aged man paused, then asked: "And then, Simon, I mean, after Xiou... was sacrificed by you?"

"No, not after the sacrifice," Simon still shook his head: "I just said, Vladimir, what I have been talking about is one thing. Back to the topic I just talked about, the technological revolution. The third technological revolution , allowing mankind to enjoy peace for nearly half a century. And now the fourth technological revolution, the information revolution dominated by the Internet, frankly, I don’t think it’s a standard technological revolution, because it doesn’t show fundamental The fundamental change is only a continuation of the third technological revolution. Since it is not a fundamental change, the dividends of the technological revolution will disappear soon, and it is impossible to benefit the world for half a century like the third technological revolution. Then If we want human society to enter another long period of peace due to the outbreak of productivity, we must realize the real fourth, or fifth technological revolution. This is my 3G plan. The question is, how long will the 3G plan take? I can’t be sure, so I need time and I need to ensure that human society will not be destroyed by large-scale conflicts before the fifth technological revolution arrives.”

The middle-aged man quickly made a connection in his mind, and said: "I see, Simon, your plan is to redistribute the resources they occupy by sacrificing the wealthy Western Europe, so as to alleviate social conflicts on a global scale, and to pave the way for another Tech revolutions buy time, right?"

Simon snapped his fingers: "That's right."

The expression of the middle-aged man was somewhat unclear: "I can only say, Simon, you are indeed much more pessimistic about our world than I imagined."

If you are not pessimistic enough, you will not think of sacrificing the interests of some people in exchange for time. This is enough to show that the young tycoon's prediction of the peaceful period that human society can still have is definitely much shorter than many people imagined.

Now, the more realistic question is, what should I do with myself?

Do you really want to agree to the other party?

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man suddenly remembered something, and quickly said: "Simon, you have to understand that the two world wars originated in Western Europe. So, do you think they will be willing to be sacrificed this time?"

"This is not a hundred years ago," Simon said: "At that time, Europe was the center of the world, with a strong economic strength and terrifying productivity that crushed most other countries in the world. Of course, there were more critical military strengths. Now, do you think they still have these? It's just a bunch of cats with their claws cut off."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, hesitated a little, and said again: "Simon, there is another problem. Because of the land connection, Western Europe is Russia's main exporter and our main source of external capital. If Europe declines, I can't think How much can Russia benefit from this?"

Simon said: "This problem is easy to solve."

The middle-aged man asked: "How to solve it?"

Simon raised his hand and pointed to the southeast: "Russia's way out is not in Western Europe, but in China. Heh, speaking of it, if the Soviet Union didn't condescend and just wanted to cultivate China as its vassal, but could use equal If we maintain an alliance relationship, then, with the huge production and consumption capacity brought by China's 1 billion-level population, and the extremely complementary production and consumption relationship between light industry and heavy industry, it is difficult for anyone to say what the current world pattern is. .Unfortunately, you voluntarily gave up all this and forced China to our side."

The middle-aged man was silent again.

Frankly speaking, he hadn't considered this issue before, but when Simon said this, he thought about it for a while, and his heart inevitably felt a little sad.

point. Even if he is full of regrets for his former motherland, it is undeniable that the leaders of those years did make too many mistakes.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man remained calm on the surface, and asked, "Simon, you mentioned Brzezinski just now, do you want Russia to walk with China?"

"It seems that you still don't understand me very well," Simon said, "Vladimir, put it more grandly, what I value is the well-being of our entire human society, the future of our race, not just a certain country Or a certain nation. Moreover, I don’t think the hegemony of the Federation can be maintained for too long. With the current trend, maybe 30 years later, there will be a fundamental change. There is also Western Europe. I said that Western Europe must be sacrificed. It’s not that I want to kill all Western Europeans, and I’m not Hitler. It’s just that those gentlemen who have enjoyed a comfortable life for hundreds of years will no longer be able to live a very comfortable life. Finally, I hope you will walk with China , but it is not the kind of military alliance you imagined, but economic cooperation. Speaking of it, Clinton’s original campaign slogan basically summed up the essence of all problems in the world today: the problem is the economy. The root of all social problems is the economy .So if you deviate from my train of thought and instead of doing business with China, engage in a military alliance, unfortunately, I will immediately drop all support for you and your country!"

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, thought briefly, and said with a promise tone: "As long as my country is not threatened, Simon, I can guarantee that Russia will not conduct unnecessary military actions."

The meaning of these words is very obvious.

Simon is also very satisfied, he will not be so naive as to mean that the other party has really made a formal promise now, and will definitely implement it in the future.

Simon is more convinced that it will be logical.

Through a series of substantive cooperation, push things in the direction you want.