"It's an enviable life. I once had a dream of traveling around the world. Especially every time at night, before going to sleep, when I think that our life is only about 30,000 days, this idea appears in my mind more than once.

in my mind."

"Hahaha, if you want to do it, just do it! It's not that difficult, is it?"

Hearing that Carter understood his thoughts and expressed the same hobbies, Jim seemed very happy. He reached for the bottle of white wine, poured a glass for Carter and himself, and then...

"Hiss~ This wine... is so spicy! Sheite, how do you drink this kind of thing? Don't you feel choked?"

After taking a sip of wine, Rogers' face instantly turned red and his expression looked extremely painful.

"No, this wine is quite tasty when sipped."

Carter smacked his mouth, feeling that Jim's reaction was a bit exaggerated.

"Forget it, I can't stand the taste. It looks the same as vodka, but... I'd better change it. If you don't mind, I'll get a beer. Do you want it?"

"That's all I need."

After changing the drinks and sitting down again, Rogers looked at Carter, who was taking a sip of white wine, and asked a little strangely:

"I heard from Julie that you speak Chinese very well, and you also like eating Chinese food. Do you have a good impression of that country?"

"Well, I don't object to this. China's future potential is very huge in my eyes, but now it is still an unexplored virgin land."

Looking up at Jim, Carter did not hide his inclination at all. Because this was not a big problem. When the Soviet Union sent troops to Afghanistan, some American families hung Afghan flags in solidarity with Afghanistan on their doorsteps...

Although Carter felt that this kind of support was useless, through this scene, Carter knew that here, he could not hide his own tendencies at all. Especially when facing people like Jim, it was profitable for them.

That's the most important thing. Emmm, maybe for Jim, this requirement will be a little higher. For example, he wants to make money while standing...

"Oh? Can you tell me more specifically? You know, we currently have very little access to information about China, especially their business."

As expected, after hearing Carter's blunt speech, Jim was curious about the reason why he was very optimistic about China.

"Of course it's convenient, but it doesn't really matter. Firstly, it's a matter of national characteristics, and secondly, it's a matter of system. It's easy to talk about national characteristics. I've seen a lot of their history. This nation is very good at creating things in history."

"Perhaps it is due to geographical location. China, a country in the ancient civilization, had a different development trajectory from ours. Our American civilization originated from Europe, and Europe basically originated from Greece, which is adjacent to the Mediterranean and is three blocks away from Europe, Asia and Africa.

The mainland is not far away.”

"Such an environment destined our ancestors to be full of desire for exploration. When their own production capacity was insufficient, it was a normal choice to choose to conduct commercial exchanges with other regions."

Chewing meat skewers in his mouth, Carter spoke his thoughts calmly:

"But China is different. They are blocked by the Himalayas to the south, the Kunlun Mountains to the west, the sea to the east, and the barren, icy Siberia to the north."

"Such a geographical environment allowed their civilization to have a relatively fixed territory from beginning to end. It can even be said that they were more independent than us. When a unified classical empire was formed on that land, looking around, the production capacity of the small countries around them

It's not as good as them. The demand for foreign exchange is very low, or in other words, the small countries around them need to rely on them. At that time, China was the unique hegemon in East Asia, or in other words, Asia."

"The emperors of ancient China did not lack the spirit of exploration. They just crossed the Kunlun Mountains and saw the desert Gobi. Crossing the Himalayas, they saw the jungles ravaged by disease. Together with some indigenous mountain people, they headed east to Japan.

, and further east is the Pacific Ocean... The control power of the classical empire was not enough for them to control such a large territory. So for thousands of years, the territory of ancient China has been relatively stable from beginning to end."

"Without the possibility of outward expansion, the emperors of ancient China mostly focused on the inside. Strengthening internal management, strengthening internal production capabilities, creative capabilities, etc."

"Chinese people are accustomed to obeying unified ideas and are extremely creative. But we all know that centralization is always more efficient than decentralization. Just like the development speed of a family or a sole proprietorship, it is usually higher than that of some listed companies.

It is the same as a company where shareholders are scattered and the chairman does not have absolute control."

"I think I understand what you mean!"

Jim nodded, putting aside the subjective concept issues and looking at efficiency from an objective perspective. A group with only one voice commanding, when working towards the same goal, can unleash far more energy than the inefficient parliamentary system.

For example, in the operation process of building street lights in China, the government planning bureau makes a plan on which road should be built with street lights! Then after internal discussion, after approval, the application for funding is issued, and then the bidding information is released, and soon

It can be done. But in the United States, if you want to build a street light...

You have to make a plan first and get it discussed and approved by the parliament before you can get the funds. Then, the trouble starts...

This person thinks it is unnecessary to repair it, and the other person thinks that building street lights takes up his land, etc. A bunch of trivial things will come up. If you want to promote the plan smoothly, you must also make the plan seem to satisfy most people.

This plan can only be implemented if there are interests.

As described in "The Crowd", "As soon as people join a group, their IQ is seriously reduced. In order to gain recognition, individuals are willing to abandon right and wrong and use their IQ in exchange for a sense of belonging that makes people feel safe."

This street light may seem useless at the moment. But it may illuminate the city, gradually liberate consumption at night, increase the vitality and attraction of the city, and make the city better in the next ten or twenty years.

...

It's just that no one wants to see this!

Most of the plans of a wise man remain at planning. Once he does not master the method of "giving the group illusions" to rule the group, he is destined to have difficulty in promoting the progress of a project. And even if he masters this method, during execution,

How much energy, time and money will be wasted?

"Are you trying to say that once China starts exerting force, they will develop very quickly under efficient enforcement with coercive force? Well...theoretically, this may exist."

Jim touched his chin. While understanding Carter's thoughts, he also marveled at Carter's boldness:

"But you should not ignore the problem of practical foundation. China's industrial foundation is too weak. The urbanization process is not enough. There is not enough urban population. Where can factories recruit enough suitable workers? There are also equipment, scientific research, basic education, etc.

In other aspects, they are too behind!"

"You should be able to tell that the higher the unit output value of today's factories, the higher the quality requirements for workers! And most of the factories that really make money and make big money are like this."
Chapter completed!