When will I have a long tassel?

"Mayor Wang, the quality of the machine tools exported by you in Fengpu Town is of poor quality, which has seriously damaged the interests of foreign users. These users have no way to complain, and they have vented their anger on all domestic machine tools, which has led to the reputation of Chinese machine tools and even all Chinese products abroad. They have all been seriously affected. Do you know about this?"

Wang Zijie asked in a deep voice.

Wang Bingsen shook his head subconsciously, thought for a moment, nodded again, and said: "I have heard a little bit about this. Professor Wang, you know that I majored in economics and don't know much about machine tools.

"I heard that although the quality of these machine tools produced by Fengpu is not as good as that of regular large companies like Mr. Tang, they can still be used in backward areas in Africa. After all, African companies are not very well-funded, so formal They may not be able to afford big brand machine tools.”

"You mean, as long as your technical level is just a little bit higher than that of Africans, you can make money from them with peace of mind without having to raise higher requirements?" Wang Zijie asked.

Wang Bingsen remained silent. Wang Zijie's words were obviously reprimanding him, but Wang Bingsen didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.

If you have better technology than others, you can do whatever you want. This is what Westerners do in Africa. Back then, China's own technological level was low and Westerners did the same thing when they sold their products to China.

Many books have recorded such things. People dare to charge tens of thousands of dollars for the equipment China introduced from the West just to replace a single part. And when we master this technology ourselves, people will immediately lower the price, possibly even to free.

After all, isn’t the purpose of developing technology just to steal other people’s wool? This can be regarded as an international practice.

Westerners can harvest it, why can’t we? We have always said that we should be in line with international standards. Isn’t that what we are trying to do?

Wang Zijie saw what Wang Bingsen was thinking. He sighed and said, "Mayor Wang, this is what I said at the beginning. Not only do you not have a strong sense of law, you also don't have a strong sense of politics. You are a first-level government official. Policies should have a deeper understanding. Tell me, what is the purpose of our country’s Belt and Road Initiative?”

"In order to compete with Western countries for the market." Wang Bingsen blurted out. He is indeed a master of economics, and he still likes to think about some national affairs on weekdays. This was his view on this issue, so when Wang Zijie asked it, he answered it without even thinking about it.

"wrong!"

Wang Zijie said sharply. He glanced at the cadres of Fengpu Town present and said:

"Everyone, please remember that the ultimate goal of China's Belt and Road Initiative is to reshape the global governance system and free the world from the Western-led jungle law and move towards the goal of common prosperity and universal unity. We do not engage in colonization, nor do we engage in colonialism. What we have to do is help underdeveloped areas get rid of poverty.

"The concept of global village was first proposed by Westerners, but they did not truly practice the ideal of global village. But we are different from them. We know that only when all countries prosper together can the world be harmonious. If there are still 70 people on the earth, % of the population is in poverty, and it is impossible for this world to be harmonious."

"This..." Wang Bingsen was a little confused for a moment. He looked at Wang Zijie with suspicious eyes, not knowing whether what the other party said was true or false.

Of course Wang Bingsen has heard of these principles Wang Zijie said. This is what is said in newspapers and on TV. But Wang Bingsen felt that he was a smart man and could tactfully see that these truths were just for others to hear and were not the country's true thoughts.

During his undergraduate and master's degrees, he received classic Western economic theoretical education. Smith, the originator of Western economics, believed that people are selfish, everyone is for themselves, and God is for everyone. The same is true for relations between countries. The colonization of developing countries by Western countries is natural and in line with economic principles. So, now that China is strong, shouldn’t it learn from the West?

Because of this understanding, when he knew that the inferior machine tools produced in Fengpu Town were sold overseas, he did not feel any guilt at all. We didn’t cheat the Chinese, we only cheated users from backward countries. Is there anything wrong?

"Mayor Wang, do you think Professor Wang's words are a high-profile statement?" Tang Zifeng spoke with a smile, revealing what Wang Bingsen was thinking.

"No, no, how could I think so..." Wang Bingsen concealed his denial, but he didn't mean it. His confidence in speaking was naturally a bit weak.

Tang Zifeng said: "This is not surprising, because you have been brainwashed by the Western power theory. You think that the weak should eat the strong, and bullying the strong and supporting the weak is hypocritical, right?"

Wang Bingsen didn't speak, obviously acquiescing. He was somewhat dissatisfied with Tang Zifeng's claim that he had been brainwashed. He felt that Westerners' theories were correct and that he had been enlightened, not brainwashed. But he didn't dare to argue with Tang Zifeng, because he knew that Tang Zifeng had a higher status than him, and he couldn't speak out if he didn't accept it, so he could only stay silent.

Tang Zifeng smiled and said: "I said you have been brainwashed by Westerners. You must be unconvinced. Let me tell you, Westerners don't know anything. When Chinese people talk about the world, Westerners are still talking about hair on trees. . They don’t understand that harmonious coexistence is the highest state. They always think that if they can grab something or steal something, they will make a big deal.

"It's no wonder that Westerners have no history, they have never thought about things beyond 10 years, and they believe in not caring about the floods after they die.

"Since the beginning of the great voyage, they have been plundering Africa and Asia, accumulating wealth by plundering, and living a luxurious and luxurious life. But when the wealth of Africa and Asia has been plundered, and they can no longer provide for them, their good life I can't survive anymore.

"Look at the world today. With such a high level of science and technology, everyone could live a good life. But the actual situation is that billions of people live in poverty. Where these poor people gather , often becomes the source of chaos in the world, and both Europe and the United States are threatened.

"In the past decade or so, the United States has been mired in an anti-terrorism whirlpool, and Europe has been mired in a refugee crisis, all because they messed up. Europe and the United States have such strong technology, such strong economic strength, and countless political and economic elites, but they have Don’t you think it’s a failure when things are messed up?”

"But……"

Wang Bingsen wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. Tang Zifeng's words could be said to have subverted Wang Bingsen's three views, but he had to admit that what Tang Zifeng said was reasonable and he could not refute it.

Wang Bingsen is just a mayor, but he still wants to be a football captain. He has indeed thought about the matter on this blue ball very seriously, and often feels confused.

Whether it is Europe or the United States, both the government and the private sector are very concerned about poor countries. Have you ever seen that European and American artists do some kind of performance art all day long? They all care about children in poor countries, shootings, and the status of women. The level of their performance is so high. There are also billionaires like Gates and Musk who have donated billions of dollars to Africa, established countless foundations, and even donated their wives to be the head of the foundation. They show off their love in such a big way.

The same is true for Western children. Water purification books that can filter dirty water and footballs that can generate electricity were all invented by Western children. That is called true love.

But...it's useless!

Africa is still getting poorer, dozens of percent of children in South Asia are still malnourished, and Latin America is still full of slums. While celebrities are taking photos of a few little African girls wearing new clothes, hundreds of thousands or millions of African children are suffering from hunger.

As a grassroots official in China, Wang Bingsen knows many stories about poverty alleviation in China. There are no loving water purification books or loving power generation footballs in these stories, but they have real results.

Western countries are richer than China, and their poverty alleviation measures are more than a hundred times higher than those of the Chinese government, but why have they not achieved even 1% effect? ​​Isn't this a strange thing?

Could it be that Westerners are really wrong?

Wang Bingsen suddenly thought of a terrible conclusion.

Westerners are wrong and Western theories are wrong. How is this possible?

"Nothing is impossible." Tang Zifeng said.

He saw the other party's wavering from Wang Bingsen's face, and he also knew what Wang Bingsen was thinking. Western political science and economic theories are not without merit. It can even be said that these theories are still very outstanding, and they all come from the minds of some great thinkers.

Tang Zifeng himself had systematically studied these theories. If he hadn't had the height of a time traveler, he might have become a loyal believer in these theories.

China actually has its own ideological system. But in modern times, China's science and technology fell behind, and the country was opened by the powerful ships and guns of the West, and fell into poverty and war. In order to seek ways to save the country, generations of far-sighted people have introduced various Western theories and enriched China's thinking. However, it is inevitable that some will not adapt to foreign ideas.

As China's national power increases, the Chinese people begin to become more and more confident, and their attitude towards Western theories gradually changes from looking up to looking down upon them, and there are even signs of turning towards looking down on them. The Chinese have begun to realize that there are many essential flaws in Western theories, which are related to the short history of the West. Compared with the wisdom accumulated by China's 5,000-year civilization, those Western ideas are too narrow.

"The era when Westerners dominated the world has passed, and the future era belongs to China. What China can contribute to the world is more advanced global governance ideas. Our goal is to achieve harmony and win-win in the world."

Tang Zifeng said solemnly to everyone.

I recommend a very enjoyable academic article: "The Hammer of Technology" by A Bucket of Pudding. It is very professional and interesting. I accidentally clicked on it yesterday and read the latest chapter in one breath. It is indeed good... Of course, the author once I treated Chengzi to a seafood dinner in Changsha, which also needs explanation.