After talking with He Rui, Rockefeller felt that Chinese government officials would test him again, but he did not. Instead, other tycoons listened to Prescott Bush's exchanges with the Chinese government every night. Three days later, railway tycoon Samuel said that he wanted to set up a business office in China.

After hearing this suggestion, Rockefeller felt that he might be thinking too long. Judging from the current situation, setting up a Chinese office first is a very pragmatic choice. But even though he understands, Rockefeller is still not interested. His industries are basically concentrated in heavy industry, and even if he sets up ten offices, it will not help reduce the risk of investment in China.

In the past few days, Rockefeller talked with Coolidge Jr., trying to understand China's political and cultural traditions through Coolidge Jr. Rockefeller believes that if Coolidge Jr. is indeed Chinese cultural tradition, this is an enlightened and responsible absolute monarchy. As for Rockefeller's impression of He Rui, He Rui is an excellent politician and the leader of a modern industrial country, and has no similarity to the monarch.

He Rui has a deep understanding of politics and economy, is well aware of the country's priority issues at different stages, is very familiar with the negative consequences of the policies he adopts, and makes arrangements in advance.

In general, Rockefeller was very confused by his understanding of He Rui. If Rockefeller invested in China, he would definitely make money, and it would be a very generous profit. However, all Rockefeller could make is to make money in the fields that He Rui allowed. If Rockefeller had other ideas, He Rui had countless ways to make the Rockefeller consortium's investment in China wiped out.

Rockefeller does not like to make money, but he doesn't like this feeling very much. Although the US government can put a lot of pressure on the Rockefeller consortium, it still has to rely on the Rockefeller consortium after all. But no matter how Rockefeller invests in China, as long as He Rui is still there, the Rockefeller family will not be able to get more. Rockefeller found that he has never hated the centralization system so much. This disgust is not about politics, but personal emotions.

Even after the antitrust law, President Roosevelt, who split the oil companies through the antitrust law, made Rockefeller discover that the US president was just like this. However, the He Rui government is another kind of existence, and its power is much stronger than the US federal government, but when using power, it will inevitably be much more effective than the US federal government.

"Gentlemen, I have completed my diplomatic mission and am ready to return home."

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Prescott Bush's words interrupted Rockefeller's thoughts, and the first thought that Rockefeller immediately came up with was whether to return home with Bush.

However, a group of tycoons were more interested in Bush's diplomatic purpose and asked how Bush's diplomatic mission was completed. Bush replied with relief: "President Coolidge appreciates China's action to liberate the colony. The US government will continue to pay attention to China's development in the process of gaining governance of the colony. At the same time, he hopes to sign an agreement with Assam and Upper Myanmar."

When the tycoons heard this, many people smiled with some ridiculous smiles. This ridicule was not directed at China. China recognized the sovereignty of Assam and Upper Myanmar. From a legal perspective, the United States could establish diplomatic relations with the two regions. China now has the administration and diplomacy of these two regions, and the United States certainly hopes to gain the power to enter these two regions. At least it must have an impact first.

Sure enough, as these tycoons expected, Bush replied: "The Chinese government said that after China and the United States sign various relations agreements, China will arrange for the United States to establish equal and mutually beneficial diplomatic relations with these two regions according to the Sino-US agreement."

"This seems to be a very good answer. Mr. Bush, has China mentioned the Philippines issue?" Samuel asked with interest.

Bush shook his head, "The Chinese government has not taken the initiative to mention the Philippines at all. When I asked what kind of relationship China hopes to establish with the Philippines, China said that this will be part of the Sino-US investment agreement."

Samuel thought China would take the opportunity to say something, but when she heard that the Chinese government was so cautious, Samuel didn't know how to evaluate it. After thinking for a while, Samuel asked tentatively: "Is China not in a hurry to sign a comprehensive relations agreement with the United States?"

Prescott Bush also felt the same way. But no matter how he tried, all Chinese departments that talked to him said that "the agreement between China and the United States is a very serious matter." Prescott Bush later tried to determine how the Chinese government was preparing to advance negotiations with the United States. China said that "it will continue to promote it after the US election." This part of the exchange cannot be shared with the tycoons. If it is said, Prescott Bush will have to be in trouble.

After the chat, Prescott Bush stood up and said goodbye. Back in his room, Prescott Bush opened the wine cabinet and took out the brandy and poured it on himself. The result of the US election was released in November, and the current Secretary of Commerce Hoover could undoubtedly win the election. Hoover attached great importance to opening up the Chinese market. When Bush returned to Washington, it was indeed a very suitable time to bring back China's commitment to "continue to promote Sino-US relations after the US election."

Sipping brandy, Prescott Bush felt a golden avenue waiting for him. Although the steel tycoon is an extremely high existence for ordinary Americans, it is nothing compared to the powerhouses in Washington. If the Bush family can go further, they must first become senators or ministers. Only after political accumulation can they open the door to core power.

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Thinking that his child might become Governor Bush or even President Bush, Prescott Bush picked up the wine glass, drank the brandy in one go, and then poured another glass. Just as he was about to pick up the wine glass, he heard the knock on the door, and Prescott Bush did not let the servant open the door. His excitement made Bush stand up and walk to the door with a light step.

The person who came was Rockefeller. After entering the room, Rockefeller closed the door casually and said, "Dear Prescott, will you meet the Chinese official again?"

"Yes." Bush became alert.

Rockefeller took out a letter, "Can you please hand this letter to the Chinese official? I want to see Mr. Chairman again."

Bush did not accept the letter immediately. Although this request was not excessive, Rockefeller's request for Bush to submit the letter was enough to prove that Rockefeller did not establish a friendly private relationship with He Rui.

Rockefeller saw through Bush's thoughts at a glance, and he smiled and said, "Please rest assured, I will submit a request for a meeting to Chairman He's office. The reason I asked you to bring me the message is because I have not yet determined whether to invest according to the scale expected by Mr. Chairman. But I still want to see Mr. Chairman again and make the final confirmation of my own ideas."

The purpose of Prescott Bush bringing these tycoons to China is naturally to expect them to invest in China and make a fortune. If the cooperation between the two parties is successful, the Bush family will establish a good relationship with China, the East Asian country of talks, which will have long-term interests for the Bush family. Although Bush felt that Rockefeller was too arrogant, he still took the letter and said that he would hand it over to Chinese official staff.

When Rockefeller returned to his room, he intuitively thought that He Rui would see him again. But this time, Rockefeller must make up his mind. Either invest in China in large quantities, or he will no longer consider investing in China in his lifetime.

Of course, if He Rui refuses to see Rockefeller again, Rockefeller can leave China immediately, which will not be a loss for Rockefeller.

Foreign Minister Li Shiguang was obviously angry when he took the letter to meet He Rui. After He Rui finished reading the letter, Li Shiguang said angrily: "This Rockefeller is too arrogant!"

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It doesn't matter to He Rui. Historically, the Rockefeller Consortium's evaluation in the United States was quite negative, but this did not affect the Rockefeller Consortium's standing still in the 21st century. Moreover, He Rui did not regard Rockefeller as an amazing person. If he just met again, he could get tens of millions of dollars in investment and get investment from the world's best oil company in the heavy industry. He Rui felt that it was completely valuable to spend some time talking to this man who was in a state of uneasiness.

Looking at the angry Li Shiguang, He Rui advised: "Minister He, if Rockefeller came to see me in his personal name, I would not have time to provide psychological counseling for an old foreign man. However, Rockefeller is now a 'walking representative of funds and technical skills', so what if I see you again?"

When Li Shiguang heard He Rui treat Rockefeller this way, he immediately improved a lot. Thinking about He Rui's words, he had no intention of taking American tycoons seriously. If Rockefeller was just a tool man, his demeanor and calmness were really different. When he realized the gap between himself and He Rui, Li Shiguang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Rockefeller saw He Rui again in a teahouse. The faint tea fragrance made Rockefeller feel involuntarily relax. He Rui first drank a round of kung fu tea with Rockefeller before asking: "I wonder what other questions Mr. Rockefeller has?"

"Mr. Chairman, are you really a Communist?" Rockefeller asked straightforwardly.

Secretary He Rui's hand stopped above the teapot. After hearing He Rui's natural answer, "Of course I am a Communist Party", the secretary continued to make tea as if he had received some signal.

"According to the Communist philosophy I have heard of, what Mr. Chairman pursues is the dictatorship of the proletariat. Is it right?"

"Of course, how could the Communist Party not pursue the dictatorship of the proletariat?"

"Then what you are doing now is to accumulate strength to destroy an evil capitalist representative like me?" Rockefeller said, staring at He Rui. If it were another leader, Rockefeller probably wouldn't ask that, but the person opposite was He Rui, and Rockefeller was not afraid. People like He Rui should be able to withstand such sharp problems.

Sure enough, He Rui didn't look angry at all. Rockefeller saw He Rui's eyes just lowered for a moment, and then looked over again, "Mr. Rockefeller, you said you are the representative of capitalism, so I have to ask first, is the capitalism you represent authentic? Is he familiar with it?"

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Rockefeller was stunned. Over the years, he has been called an evil capitalist, a representative of the evil side of capitalism. This is the first time someone asked whether Rockefeller is qualified to be a representative of capitalism. Various emotions are intertwined in Rockefeller's heart, and one of the feelings is... grievance.

Rockefeller felt that he only cared about ‘freedom’. As for capitalism or socialism, Rockefeller actually didn’t care. So Rockefeller never expected that it was a man who claimed to be a Communist Party who seemed to see through this point, and this feeling even made Rockefeller feel a bit inconsistent.

Before Rockefeller could straighten out his ideas, He Rui continued: "In my opinion, what you need is the freedom to make money and the protection of private property. The capitalist system recognizes the legitimacy of private property, but does the socialist system not recognize it? If you invest in China, you only need to consider two things. The first is to abide by Chinese laws. In China, rich people or poor people will be tried by the law as long as they commit crimes, and everyone is equal before the law. The second thing is business. The buyer and seller determine the commercial contract through commercial negotiations, and the buyer and seller faithfully perform the contract. If there are illegal problems during the execution of the contract, there will naturally be a court to solve it. Not only foreign companies, but also Chinese companies."

"…this doesn't explain why you call yourself a Communist." Rockefeller found the clearest question from a slightly confused way of thinking.

"The core concept of communism, the development of productivity is the fundamental driving force for promoting social progress. Marxism is an economics, and the socialist system is a tool for promoting social progress. At this stage, China's goal is to develop productivity, ensure the bottom line of society, and allow this bottom line to continue to improve."

"This seems to be no different from the program of the US presidential election." Rockefeller felt that he seemed to have caught He Rui's logical problem.

"The program of the US presidential election is just a saying. The socialist system really needs to implement these things. Let me give you an example. Have you seen beggars on the streets of China?"

"It seems that I haven't seen it." Rockefeller just took a car to wander around the capital in a flash these days, without paying attention to these details.

"There are no beggars at this stage, but there will be them in the future. But the future beggars are professional beggars, who use asking for money to make a living. The income of that kind of professional beggar is probably more than that of ordinary people. The beggars I mean are beggars who beg for food to survive. Through land reform, the people of our country have been assigned the means of production and can obtain food that does not starve to death through farming. So the previous beggars disappeared."

"...Are you boasting about the superiority of the socialist system?" Rockefeller felt that He Rui would not be so superficial.

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"At this stage, we can only ensure that the people will not starve to death. When natural disasters are encountered, the people in the affected areas can receive free relief food. After the disaster is over, if the people in the affected areas lose their production tools during natural disasters, they can also obtain production tools to ensure that they still have the ability to continue to work and produce. The people also have the right to receive education. China's compulsory education forces school-age children to receive five years of basic education. If adults want to continue to go to school, they will also get the right to continue to receive education. We are cooperating with Germany in the field of education, and Germany's institutional construction in this regard is of great reference value."

"So what role can foreign investment play in China?" Rockefeller asked with interest.

"Foreign investment can quickly improve China's industrial level. We will have money to build a pension system and medical insurance system covering China. Although the early coverage will definitely not be high and the security will be limited. However, with the development of China's industry, the pension system and medical insurance system will definitely cover all people in China."

When Rockefeller heard such a national security system, he felt very resistant. However, Rockefeller did not use the kind of social security that is popular in Europe and the United States to sarcastically. He thought about it and said: "Then you need to establish a highly professional government."

"Yes, we must establish a highly professional and efficient government. In order to build such a government, we must develop productivity and create more effective equipment to improve efficiency and accuracy. Otherwise, with the current technology and the construction of such a social management system, the manpower and material resources consumed will directly crush society."

"...Mr. Chairman, among the scholars I have met who tend toward socialism, no one dares to admit that the current level of social productivity is not enough to achieve a comprehensive social security system." Speaking of this, an idea suddenly emerged, which made Rockefeller smile, "I am actually willing to believe that you are really a Communist. If I were to imagine what a Communist would look like, it would probably be like you."

He Rui didn't care whether the old man Rockefeller was complimenting or sighing. Some things must be said first, "Mr. Rockefeller, after listening to my next words, you will probably change your opinion."

Rockefeller looked at He Rui's expression and was ready to face terrible conditions. In Rockefeller's life experience, the more scholars he is, the more he can plan to be unhealthy. Although He Rui does not have the unique sense of showing off his knowledge, Rockefeller believes that He Rui's knowledge is deeper than those scholars who claim to be economists. In other words, those scholars will raise opportunities for unhealthy, and He Rui is likely not a human being.

"In China, competition is bound to be sufficient. Our laws, such as trusts, cartels, syndicates and other monopoly organizations, are all illegal in China. Once such behavior occurs, they will be punished for the crime of breaking market rules. If Mr. Rockefeller decides to invest in China, a considerable number of operating companies you are used to will violate Chinese laws."

Rockefeller raised his eyebrows, and he began to believe that He Rui was not alarmist. However, after experiencing the (old) Roosevelt's antitrust law split, Rockefeller did not think that the antitrust proposed by He Rui was terrible. However, Rockefeller still asked: "Why do socialist countries accept full competition? Isn't this a characteristic of the so-called capitalist system?"

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"So I asked you earlier, is the capitalism you believe in serious? Is it mature?" He Rui smiled as he repeated the previous question.

"…I remember what you asked before was ‘authentic’ rather than ‘serious’.” Rockefeller has a good memory.

"I personally prefer to use the word serious." He Rui replied with a smile on his face.

Rockefeller didn't want to make this joke, and the old man said with a serious expression: "Do you think full competition can promote productivity development? Disordered competition will greatly increase the risks of the company."

"Is it more important to be the competitiveness of an enterprise or the interests of shareholders more important? Of course, capitalists hope that the interests of shareholders are the most important. But in the view of the Chinese government, the competitiveness of an enterprise is more important. In a fully competitive market environment, competitive enterprises can naturally survive better. This is the market operation model we are looking forward to. I really want to hear a saying in the United States that no matter how great a thief is, when he starts to divide the spoils, even if he only divides a copper plate, it is no different from ordinary little thieves. Mr. Rockefeller, the socialist system does not respect profiteering."

Since He Rui said this, Rockefeller did not give in. "Mr. Chairman, China has many monopoly state-owned enterprises."

"Yes. In areas that concern the national economy and people's livelihood, we must limit profits to reduce the cost of living for the people. This is the purpose of allowing state-owned enterprises in these areas. But this is not absolute. If private enterprises can also accept the same profit margin, we will also agree to private enterprises entering these areas."

According to the Rockefeller Consortium's investigation into China, it seems that this is true. China has carried out a lot of infrastructure construction, and the government has invested a lot, but the fees are not high. You should know that the United States is an old player in roads and other toll projects. It is very experienced in these tolls.

After talking about this, Rockefeller felt that he had roughly understood He Rui's governance ideas. So Rockefeller asked the last question he thought, "Is your cabinet members firmly support your policies, right?"

He Rui smiled and replied: "I am not the one who formulated these policies. All policies need to be fully discussed at the meeting before they will be passed."

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Seeing He Rui's expression, Rockefeller felt a little like seeing a big big wolf smiling. The confidence and calmness were not pretended. He picked up the teacup and drank it all. Rockefeller stood up and replied, "This is really a very good conversation. Thank you for giving me such time. Mr. Chairman, this is the most memorable conversation in my life."

He Rui also stood up and stretched out his hand to Rockefeller, "I have also gotten a lot of experiences from Mr. Rockefeller that I have never thought of before."

Rockefeller took the rented car and the secretary and driver asked, "Sir, are we going back to the hotel?"

Rockefeller wanted to go back to the hotel, but remembered He Rui's description of beggars and said, "Walk on the street, especially in places where beggars are prone to beggars. I want to see if China really eliminates beggars."

The secretary was a little puzzled, but he did not refuse. The car started and drove onto the street. As China, like the United States, the steering wheel was the left rudder and drove on the right. Although Rockefeller's secretary drove in a foreign country, he did not feel uncomfortable. In this state, the car was not driving quickly, and the secretary even had some time to look around and look for beggars on the street.

After turning around for more than an hour, the dashboard of the car showed that it was necessary to refuel, but still no beggar was seen. The secretary asked in confusion: "Sir, has China driven all the beggars away?"

Rockefeller did not answer. It was impossible to drive all the beggars away. It seemed that He Rui was not joking. As China's land reform solved the problem of hunger among the Chinese people, the beggar disappeared temporarily.

Lighting the cigar and rolling down the window glass. Rockefeller thought that if he invested in China, it would also have some promotional effect on the birth of professional beggars.
Chapter completed!