Rebirth of the Evil Life

Mr. Wen's drunken eyes flashed slightly and he glanced at Lin Feng.

"You really want to know?" Mr. Wen asked.

Lin Feng nodded. Lin Feng has always been curious about China's current attitude. In the past few years, Lin Feng has traveled around the world and interacted with political figures from various countries, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he is a friend of. Both sides fought several times. Of course, basically every time Lin Feng defeated the experienced Putin by relying on his youth and vigour. As for Putin, from the perspective of the Russian nation, he is a president worthy of the love of the Russian nation.

First, he changed Russia's economic decline, causing Russia's GDP to decline rapidly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Especially in 1999, Russia's total GDP was only US$195 billion. For a superpower whose GDP once reached the second place in the world and whose total GDP exceeded 2 trillion, this is extremely scary. But then, with Putin's drastic reforms, Russia's economy grew year by year. By last year, Russia's total GDP had reached US$732.8 billion. Although it could only rank 13th in the world, its per capita GDP had reached US$5,129. . This is more than many countries. This is Putin's credit.

Second, Putin’s strong foreign policy. Regardless of whether the opponent is an American, a Japanese, or a European country, Putin always stands firmly on the side of safeguarding Russia. Especially when it comes to territorial disputes, Putin will not give in.

Looking at Putin, and then looking at his own country, Lin Feng feels a little sad. No matter how strong you are outside, you are still a human being after all. Without the support of the country, this person's power is limited after all. Of course, if Lin Feng can grow into a behemoth like g23, that's another story. But this road is not easy to walk, there are too many foreign enemies. If it weren’t for this year’s food crisis. As well as the upcoming subprime mortgage crisis, Lin Feng is not sure that he can catch up with g23 in this life. And in this, Lin Feng did not ask the country to support him from behind. At least this country cannot be so weak.

South Korea faces territorial disputes with Japan. They dare to send troops there, but this country is so empty-handed in protesting against the Diaoyu Islands. This is really a bit embarrassing. It also makes people angry. Therefore, Lin Feng wanted to find out.

"Xiao Lin, over the past five thousand years, what do you think the center of the world has been like?" Mr. Wen poured Lin Feng a glass of wine. Ask slowly.

"Well, for the past five thousand years, China has always been at the center of the world, reaching its peak in the Song Dynasty. Of course, this only refers to the economy. In terms of force, the Tang Dynasty was at its peak. But with the Industrial Revolution, the center of the world has arrived Europe and the United Kingdom. With the end of World War II, the center of the world has been the United States, and it remains so until now." Lin Feng thought for a moment and said briefly.

"Yes, basically it is correct. Let's not talk about ancient times. Let's talk about modern times. Since the Industrial Revolution. After Britain became the most powerful country in the world - the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, there were a total of five most powerful countries in the world. , and these five most powerful countries have all encountered challenges from other countries, but the five most powerful countries have defended their title of the most powerful country!" Mr. Wen put down his wine glass.

"In 1776, Watt invented the steam engine and officially entered industrialization. Britain entered the industrial revolution. Its economic and military strength became increasingly stronger, and eventually it became the world's most powerful country at that time, known as the empire on which the sun never sets. At that time, the French were under the leadership of Napoleon. , became increasingly powerful, and in order to avenge the humiliation of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, Napoleon began his journey across Europe. The allied forces of Austria, Britain, Russia and other countries were defeated by Napoleon in the end. , encountered severe cold weather and suffered a disastrous defeat. In the end, France’s attempt to challenge Britain’s status as the world’s largest power ended in failure,” Mr. Wen said with emotion.

Lin Feng nodded. Lin Feng still admired Napoleon. Because he used France as a small country to challenge the whole of Europe, and almost defeated all the European coalition forces, including the United Kingdom, which was so beaten that they cowered in the British Isles and did not dare to come out. Although the defeat in Russia was due to the severe cold, it was not the last defeat in Napoleon's career. In fact, the best example of the book "The Count of Monte Cristo" is Napoleon himself.

After the First French Empire founded by Napoleon collapsed due to the severe cold in Russia, he himself was deprived of the throne and exiled to the island of Elba. But a few years later, Napoleon bravely escaped from Elba and led 700 soldiers to complete a counterattack. All French officers, soldiers, and ministers would defect as soon as they came before Napoleon. Instead, it became Napoleon's army. Napoleon once again created a dynasty and took revenge. But after that, because he promised not to be independent but to have a parliamentary system, he was betrayed by the domestic parliament at the Battle of Waterloo and ultimately lost. The Battle of Waterloo also became Napoleon's last battle.

What a pity for a generation of military marshals!

"Xiao Lin, why did Napoleon fail? At that time, France's military strength was the best in the world, and Napoleon's genius was only talented. Why did he fail?" Mr. Wen asked. Without waiting for Lin Feng's answer, Mr. Wen gave the answer, " Because France's economic strength was the third in Europe at that time, and its total GDP was less than half of the United Kingdom, which had the largest economic strength in Europe at that time. Although it had excellent military command skills and the strongest army, there were economic reasons. It was impossible for him to fight a protracted war. Therefore, Napoleon failed not because of the betrayal of the parliament, but because he had no money to support the war. "

Lin Feng was thoughtful.

"After Napoleon, the German Empire began to rise. With the tenacity and unity of the German people, the German Empire rose rapidly and launched the First World War. At that time, Germany's military strength was still first and its economy was second in the world. But in the end, It was still defeated by the European coalition. Although there was assistance from the United States, the German Empire's defeat was still due to one thing - economy. At that time, Britain, which had the largest economic power, relied on its strong economic strength to fully suppress Germany. It dominated the outcome of this battle," Mr. Wen said.

"After World War I, the United States took over the title of the world's most powerful country from Britain. Although Britain was first in military strength at that time, the United States had surpassed Britain in economic strength, especially during World War II. The economic aggregate of the United States was equal to that of the entire Europe. At this time, the rise of Hitler launched a world war. He hoped that with the world's largest army at the time, he could sweep Europe. In the end, he was defeated steadily by the British and American coalition forces. Like Napoleon, he was defeated by the severe cold in Russia. But even if it was summer, Hitler's army would still be defeated because his economy could not afford to fight for a long time, but the United States could support it with its strong economic strength. They fought for a long time. Therefore, Germany's defeat still stems from the economy," Mr. Wen said.

Lin Feng nodded. If you think about it carefully, this is indeed the case. Even if Hitler defeated Russia at that time, so what. You have ruled Europe, and you want to restore productivity to the devastated Europe. Is it possible within three to five years? What's more, this is when everything goes well. In fact, even if European countries were ruled by Hitler, there were rebellions everywhere, and Hitler's rule was not stable. It would be difficult to suppress these rebel forces without more than ten years. Then it will take several years to restore the economy. After more than ten years of hard work, even if the United States does not attack you, the U.S. economy will probably still overwhelm Europe as a whole. In a resource war, Germany is no match. So there is only destruction.

"After World War II, the United States was undoubtedly the world's most powerful country. Even the United Kingdom could only surrender, but at this time the Soviet Union rose and became the world's second most powerful country. At its peak, the military numbered more than 12 million, but at its peak, the Soviet Union Its total GDP was only 65% ​​of that of the United States, and as its economic system became rigid, the gap with the United States became wider and wider. In the end, the United States did not rely on war, but relied on the "Star Wars" plan to bring down the Soviet Union. Its disintegration. This is another example of a failed challenge, only this time it is more obvious, it is entirely an economic war!" said Mr. Wen.

"Of course, after this, there was the last war to challenge world hegemony, and that was Japan. After World War II, Japan relied on the support of the United States and its economy developed rapidly. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japan's economy had seemingly Surpassing the United States. It was prosperous, and the price of land in Tokyo surpassed that of the entire United States. But as a result, the flashy economic boom bubble burst, and Japan's economy plummeted. Although it still retained the title of the world's second largest economy, it has gradually become more and more similar to the United States. It is no longer qualified to challenge the United States. This time, the economic warfare used by the United States is even more obvious!" Mr. Wen said.

Lin Feng fell into deep thought.

"Now, who is the country that the world thinks is most capable of challenging the United States? China is us. But in fact, if we rashly challenge the United States, the world's most powerful country today, like France, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Japan, What is our result? The United States does not need to use aircraft and cannons at all, and it will eventually cause us to fail. Their economy is too strong, and our economy is too weak. If we want to challenge powerful countries, we must do it. Only by comprehensively surpassing the opponent economically can we be qualified to challenge. Otherwise, we will end up with Napoleon and Hitler. But before that, we can only pretend.

Pretend to be weak and let the strong relax their vigilance. This is the survival of the weak. Otherwise, it will be destroyed by the strong before it becomes strong! To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.

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