After April, Zhao Hong stayed at home to create. In March, he compiled the information and outlines himself into a large pile of manuscripts.

This time he found that since it was not written in the style of a novel, it felt a bit awkward. After all, this was a story explaining why a great country rose, what it did, what were the conditions for its rise, and why it fell, and thus it was concluded that a country must have to rise if it wants to rise.

What to do.

In particular, it is necessary to be forward-looking to China's future development, which is still a bit difficult under such circumstances.

After Zhao Hong collected information, he discovered one thing, that is, Spain was the first to become the hegemon in the world in the West, then the Netherlands, and then England, Germany and France.

The Netherlands is directly known as the sea coachmen, and Spain has an invincible fleet across the Atlantic. Their rise and fall are of great reference.

The reason for the decline of Spain was the feudal system. The influx of large amounts of wealth was not an economic stimulus for feudal countries, but a poison that corroded the decision-making level, eventually leading to the bankruptcy of the national finances.

While they were enjoying a luxurious life with the money they earned from trade, England at the same time had begun to enter a capitalist society, and they basically used every copper they earned to develop industry.

In addition, his own armada was defeated by the British Navy, and it started to go downhill from then on.

The rise of the Netherlands was due to the opening of new shipping routes and the use of unique geographical conditions to operate transshipment trade with the colonies.

In addition, the Netherlands has a very developed shipbuilding industry and actively develops foreign trade. Amsterdam is an important port.

At the end of the 16th century, the Netherlands gradually replaced Spain's maritime dominance and transported goods to many countries.

In the 17th century, the Netherlands monopolized the world's shipping industry and became the world's "sea coachman"

However, in addition to their excellent sailing skills and unique ability to build ships, their other abilities pale in comparison. For example, their own land area is small, there is no room for growth and development, and they are suppressed by various policies issued by the British. This is not good for them in the East and West.

It would be a disaster if only one party could earn the price difference by transporting the goods back and forth.

Over-reliance on the external economy is the fundamental reason for the decline of the Netherlands. It declined due to competition. The basis of the Dutch economic prosperity is commerce, especially the shipping industry, that is, external entrepot trade.

This means that it suffers from insufficient domestic demand, which means its own potential is really limited.

Although their decline is inevitable, the direct cause is still at the hands of the British. Zhao Hong discovered a problem, that is, in the past few hundred years, the British only acted as a troublemaker in Europe, or they were still able to influence the situation.

Shit stick.

In fact, this is also determined by the fact that he is an island country. He will never allow a unified situation on the European continent. This will be a disaster for him.

This is also the reason why great figures like Napoleon will not be able to unify Europe in the future. In the past few hundred years, there were some wild monarchs who planned to unify all the countries in Europe.

After all, this place used to be a unified country, the Roman Empire.

But they all failed one by one.

In addition to their lack of unification ideas, the British government is also responsible for this. It is an island country and its strength has always been one of the best among European countries.

It is difficult for other countries to attack its own territory, which allows them to rarely get involved in the quagmire of war.

As long as the countries on the European continent are provoked to fight, they can directly appear to influence the situation of the war when they are exhausted.

This is similar to the United States during World War I and World War II. After these European countries exhausted all their strength, they struck hard and became one of the two giants in the world.

As for the rise of England, not only did they develop a capitalist system that was more advanced than feudalism, it was also related to their location in the Atlantic Ocean, which was the center of the world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The reason for island countries is that they naturally have navigation advantages. In addition, their land area is also considerable among European countries, which brings favorable conditions for their rise.

Defeating the invincible Spanish fleet, taking the lead in developing industry, and slowly becoming invincible the maritime fleet, these are the capital they have been able to dominate the world for more than two hundred years.

At its peak, they created a colonial system and used blood transfusions from other places to develop. Although this operation was rough, the effect was quite amazing.

The reason for Britain's desolation is also related to the independence of its colonies. In addition, World War I and World War II caused a lot of blood on their homeland, which directly wiped out the wealth accumulated for hundreds of years.

The result was that the United States picked the peach. Since then, their right to speak in the world has been slowly deprived of them. Even their great leader Churchill had no choice but to create an "Iron Curtain" speech.

Continue to carry forward the fine traditions of their ancestors and be a troublemaker.

The effect was also very good. It directly caused Lao Maozi and America to confront each other. The collision between the two levels gave them a certain amount of breathing room, which also caused Lao Maozi to be directly dragged down.

But that's it, the original peak can never be returned.

In the past, their rise was mainly due to the fact that the center of the world was in the Atlantic Ocean. In their European countries, their land was small, and Britain itself was competitive.

But it was different after World War II. The United States and Lao Maozi both had land at the level of tens of millions of square kilometers. This total volume was really different from the past, and it was a super monster after several industrial revolutions.

Countries in Europe can only tremble and rely on their breath.

As for the rise of the United States, it is inseparable from its geographical conditions. This place is a geomantic treasure given by God, and the environment of the entire America is extremely beautiful.

When the Indians lived here in the past, they never had to worry about food.

The reason why they were eliminated was that their survival was too comfortable. Once there was an invasion from outside, they would be directly separated from each other and brought civilized barbarians to this fertile land. Their development speed was unimaginable.

The United States can rise. Their own geographical location is very important. Away from the maelstrom of Europe, they can develop very well, that is, develop insignificantly.

In addition, there are very few wars here, and there has only been one Civil War in the country for hundreds of years, which provides good conditions for the development here.

Coupled with taking advantage of World War I and World War II and reaping the fruits of the first and second industrial revolutions, it has become a behemoth.

When the big brother Ying Lun found out, they were already his younger brothers.

The fact that the United States has the last laugh in the two-level confrontation is related to their very balanced development. Various high technologies have sprung up and will soon be applied to civilian applications and generate economic benefits.

However, Lao Maozi cannot do this. The disadvantages of adopting a completely planned economy are obvious.

Here Zhao Hong will give a detailed explanation of all aspects of the United States, including economy, culture, system, etc.

The last step is to make certain predictions about China becoming a great power, analyze some current situations, and finally predict how China can become a world power.

The above is Zhao Hong's simple summary of this book. As long as all the information is collected, this book will not be too difficult for him to write with his current writing skills.

He spent a lot of effort on these materials and directly used his company's energy to collect this information in libraries around the world.

If he were to collect it by himself, it would be like a monkey year and a horse month!

A lot of precious information cannot be collected easily. Fortunately, DreamWorks has a little respect in Europe and even the world, and Zhao Hong himself also has a certain status in the world literary world.

Adding up these two items, libraries in various countries have to give some face.

Due to the detailed information, Zhao Hong used various words quite accurately when writing, which is not something other writers can do.

He remembered that when CCTV was making this documentary, a team was working on it, and they were just scratching the surface.

The book written by Zhao Hong is even more profound.

The news that DreamWorks is collecting information all over the world cannot be hidden from other people. Many companies are confused and don't know what they are doing.

Now that DreamWorks has developed so much, there are also many spies involved in it. Generally, some of the company's big strategies will be known to others soon.

The fact that everyone in the company was collecting information very seriously made many people pay special attention, thinking that there was another big move.

Toot toot!

"Old man, why are you calling me?"

"Hong Zai, what is your company doing? Why is it collecting information all over the world? It's so mysterious. Can you make some revelations? Is there any news you want to publish in Ming Pao?"

"Old man, what are you talking about? I'm a little confused and I don't understand it."

"You are still pretending that your company is collecting information from libraries around the world!"

"Um, is there such a big movement? I don't want them to just handle it."

"Look, I knew it was your kid who did it. Tell me what happened?"

"This is actually not a big deal. I just want to write a book. I just asked them to collect information for me. I didn't expect it would cause such a big fuss."

"Here, you are really a weirdo in our circle of writers. This is the first time I have heard of this kind of thing. What book is worthy of you spending so much energy on?"

"Oh, this time I'm not writing a novel, but a biography of a great country. I just want to write about the reasons for the rise and decline of each great country..."

"This, this is really an amazing idea. Hong Zai, your plan is just to defeat us old guys! If this thing becomes a thing, you don't know how influential you will be. Alas, you will be full of honors before and after you.

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"Haha, I didn't think about this. In fact, I just wanted to sum up an experience from these countries for reference in my own country."

"Yeah, yeah, it's really amazing. Even the old man can't compare to this patriotic feeling."

…

Mr. Jin couldn't calm down for a long time after he put down the phone. This time he got to know Zhao Hong more deeply during this call. His family structure, thoughts, patriotism, etc. all made him, an old man in his seventies, a little embarrassed.

"The next generation is to be feared, the next generation is to be feared!"

Zhao Hong is the most outstanding young man he has ever seen in his life. There seems to be nothing that this kid can't do. He was shocked to the point of numbness at first.

He always thought that he wouldn't be surprised by anything Zhao Hong did again because he was used to it, but this time he was shocked again.

Writing books has always been something he is proud of. When he heard that Zhao Hong was going to write such a masterpiece, he was a little excited and couldn't express his excitement.

This could be an opportunity to leave a mark in history. This is really a fatal temptation for an old man like him, which makes him want to write a magnificent masterpiece.

But the idea was rejected by him as soon as it entered his mind. He knew his own affairs well and hadn't written anything in almost twenty years. It was hard to say whether he could write anything now.

Besides, generally speaking, writing great works requires too much energy, which makes it impossible for someone who wants to live for a few more years. This is why he slowly withdraws from "Ming Pao".

But he still wanted to jump around for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, he came up with a good idea, that is, to gain popularity, as long as Zhao Hong wrote a paragraph in the preface of this book that he had provided him with such and such help, or that he had provided such and such help to him, or that

A certain idea, this is perfect.

I can't hold back this thought when it pops up, it feels like grass has grown in my heart.

He had secretly made up his mind to take advantage of this wave of popularity. As for how to express this idea in front of Zhao Hong, he still had to study it carefully.
To be continued...