Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

In Chongming, Hu Zhenhua had been wandering among the workers for the entire morning.

In the afternoon, he continued to wander around.

During the visit, Lao Hu frequently made golden remarks, like a veteran Communist Party member.

He even improvised a song called "We Workers Are Powerful."

At the Second-Hand World, Hu Zhenhua met his old acquaintance Xu Youcai. He was still the same, wearing patched old clothes and always had a smile on his face. The only change was that he had a briefcase under his arm.

Hu Zhenhua actually admired him a little.

Having worked as an "intermediary" for so long, he didn't make any profit from it. He even rarely accepted cigarettes and local specialties given by his fellow villagers.

This is a pure person.

At this moment, Xu Youcai was listening to a white man chattering away, with an interpreter beside him.

Hu Zhenhua understood it after just two glances.

What others introduced was the luncheon meat production equipment.

Xu Youcai is no longer the confused boy he used to be. The large amount of purchases has greatly broadened his horizons.

In the past, he would have said: Fresh meat tastes better, this stuff is useless!

Now, his view has changed to: existence has its reason.

Especially for people like him who often go out, there is a strong demand for luncheon meat and canned food.

The two sides talked for less than three minutes before shaking hands. Judging from the smiles on their faces, they must have reached an agreement.

Hu Zhenhua was very curious. Chongming Development Bank had run out of funds. How would they pay for the goods?

"Hello, Uncle Xu!"

Xu Youcai saw Hu Zhenhua and waved his hand quickly, then solemnly introduced him to the people behind him.

"Fellow villagers, this is the Boss Hu Zhenhua I often talk about. He provided our loan!"

Behind Old Xu, there were about thirty to fifty people. Most of them were very shy, and only a few came to greet and shake hands with Hu Zhenhua!

Hu Zhenhua looked at the foreigners and reporters around him, and something in his mind moved. He said loudly,

"Fellow villagers, I'm Hu Zhenhua, a businessman dedicated to developing national industry! Welcome to Chongming. TA Group's mission is to achieve common prosperity, which is why I'm willing to lend you money. I hope you can use your own hands to create a better life. Perhaps the next time we meet, everyone will be wearing new clothes!"

Xu Youcai said cheerfully,

"Xiaowangzhuang has already become wealthy. Our sugar-making business is booming!"

"Okay!"

Hu Zhenhua nodded slightly and said loudly,

"When I first met Uncle Xu, he was worried that doing business was capitalism. Perhaps most of you share this concern, but what I want to say is that doing business is not exclusive to the capitalist world; socialism can also exist!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally quiet villagers suddenly started whispering to each other.

Hu Zhenhua didn't give them any response and continued,

"Where is the advancement of socialism manifested? It manifests itself in the fact that we have everything that capitalism has, and we also have everything that capitalism doesn't have! If you think that everything that capitalism has is bad, you're completely wrong. The ship was invented by capitalism, so how can we say it's bad? The lollipop was also invented by me, a capitalist, so how can you say it's not sweet?"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in the crowd interrupted Lao Hu.

"Mr. Hu, whether it's a ship or a lollipop, they're just objects, not systems!"

Hu Zhenhua immediately looked at him with a higher opinion. His logic was so clear, which showed that he was definitely a public official in Jiangbei.

"What's your name sir?"

“Andy Hui!”

"Mr. Xu, since you mentioned the system, let's talk about it! Capitalism is represented by the market economy, while socialism is represented by the planned economy. Let's take Xiaowangzhuang as an example. Is Xiaowangzhuang a market economy or a planned economy?"

After a moment of silence, Andy Hui said calmly,

“It’s a market economy, isn’t it?”

Hu Zhenhua slapped his thigh and shouted,

"Well! Since Xiaowangzhuang practices a market economy, why hasn't it become capitalist?"

Andy Hui immediately replied,

“Because he’s small!”

Hu Zhenhua gave encouragement with applause,

"That's right! As long as the government and the army are socialist, no matter how many small princely villages there are, the nature of the country will not change!"

Hu Zhenhua changed the subject and said,

"Mr. Xu, you just said that Xiaowangzhuang has a market economy. That's correct, but I want to tell you that Xiaowangzhuang has a market economy with socialist characteristics!"

"Perhaps this sounds a bit confusing, but it's the truth! The biggest difference between socialism and capitalism isn't the market economy or the planned economy, but the distribution process! Take the sugar factory in Xiaowang Village, for example. Its ownership and year-end profits belong to all the villagers, right, Uncle Xu?"

Xu Youcai was confused by the previous words, but he understood this sentence and immediately nodded and replied,

"That's right, we will distribute the profits to all villagers at the end of the year!"

Hu Zhenhua showed an expression that said, "Look, Xiaowangzhuang is socialist, right?" and continued,

"If the profits from the sugar mill go to a very small number of people, you can say it's capitalism!"

Lao Hu's voice rose a few decibels.

"So, Xiaowangzhuang is socialism with Chinese characteristics!"

Hu Zhenhua changed the subject.

"Whether it's a market economy or a planned economy, they're both merely means of allocating resources. Doesn't capitalism have a planned economy? I can responsibly tell you, it does! For example, during the Great Depression of the 30s, President Roosevelt of the United States pulled the economy back from the brink of collapse through large-scale infrastructure investment. The United States also implements a large-scale planned economy, so why hasn't it become socialist?"

Hu Zhenhua looked at Andy Hui, expecting his answer, but the latter shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Hu Zhenhua immediately gave the answer.

"Because the means of production and profits in the United States are controlled by capitalists! By the same token, if we control the means of production and profits in the hands of the people, then the nature of the country will not change!"

He paused and continued,

"Let me take the example of the Xiaowangzhuang sugar factory. If one day, Xu Youcai needed to import capital and technology to expand, and he sold 20% of his shares to a capitalist, Mr. Xu, would the nature of the sugar factory change?"

This is the concept of shareholding management. Xu Zhian immediately replied,

“Nothing has changed, because the folks still hold the controlling position.”

Hu Zhenhua shouted again,

"Well! If we expand Xiaowangzhuang to cover the entire country, would the nature of socialism change?"

Andy Hui hesitated.

In philosophy, quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

The Xiaowangzhuang model is more than just a simple magnification.

Hu Zhenhua was not in a hurry and waited quietly. Taking advantage of this gap, he shifted his gaze to the white people's faces and found that they looked confused.

Yesterday, Lao Hu was a "fighter for the free world", but today he has suddenly transformed into a theoretical master of communism.

After five or six minutes, Xu Zhian finally spoke.

"Theoretically speaking, the nature of the country has not changed!"

Hu Zhenhua nodded and smiled.

"There's a gap between theory and reality, so my prescription is this: the state should control key industries, such as mining, farmland, military industry, telecommunications, energy and chemical industry, and pharmaceuticals. Other sectors, such as light industries like sugar production, clothing, and snack foods, should allow private capital to participate freely. my country has a lot of work to do, and we need to mobilize some of the resources we can to improve people's living standards!"

Old Hu changed the subject and continued,

"Our TA company is also part of China and is willing to contribute to improving the quality of life of the people. If there are any places that want us to invest, TA company will do its best to help even if it is short of money!"

The white people suddenly understood.

It turns out the fox's tail is here.

Wright, the boss of Wright Trading, immediately said,

"As long as policies allow, we are willing to invest!"

"We at Anton Machinery are also willing to invest."

……

After a bunch of monsters and demons started shouting, Hu Zhenhua pressed his hands together.

"I won't disturb your transactions any longer. Goodbye!"