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

In the office, Xie Zhiyu was very enthusiastic.

"Alande, if you're willing to give, give. If you're not, get out! From the moment I swam out of the Yangtze River, I was determined to get my revenge! The defeat of the Magic City wasn't our fault, but the result of our friendly forces' collapse! Today, Xie has 2 elite soldiers under his command, and the government and people are united. This is the perfect time to avenge our humiliation! Just wait and see, within a month, I will be able to complete the fortress! Bao'an's defenses will be impregnable!"

Alande smiled awkwardly, but he was actually overjoyed! He proposed conditional military assistance, but Xie Zhiyu flatly refused.

Alande's conditions were simple: Xie Zhiyu must hold on to Bao'an, not evacuate at will, and make peace unilaterally.

Anyone with a little military knowledge can see that the foreigner wants Xie Zhiyu to take the bullet for him, because if he wants to attack Hong Kong, he must first take Baoan!

Xie Zhiyu pointed at the door and shouted,

"Alande, you are not welcome here, please leave immediately!"

The corners of the ghost's mouth twitched!

I raised the price and you can bargain on the spot. Why do you kick me out just because you disagree?

This is not the quality a qualified politician should have!

Alande rubbed his brows and realized that the person sitting opposite him was a pure soldier, not a politician!

This can be seen from his governance methods.

Catch the thief and whip him!

Catch the corrupt officials and shoot them immediately once confirmed!

Those who bully others will be sent to dredge the river, or be hung on the flagpole!

If you evade taxes, Xie Zhiyu will hold you accountable with a bayonet.

The county government doesn’t have much jurisdiction, but as long as it is in the area under its jurisdiction, no one dares to mess with it!

No matter how powerful the comprador class and foreigners are, they can only behave themselves here with their tails between their legs.

Foreigners always judge people through cracks in the door, but they are always honest at the port and dare not act rashly. If you provoke Xie Zhiyu, he will really cross the line and slap you in the face!

Alande felt like a scholar who was unable to explain himself to a soldier. He hesitated for a moment, and Xie Zhiyu impatiently drove him away.

"Why don't you leave yet!"

Alande was a man of honor, so he couldn't stay any longer and had to leave!

As soon as he left the county government, Alande's mouth curved up. Even if no aid was given to Bao'an County, they would still fight to the death!

A belligerent Xie Zhiyu is obviously in line with the interests of the gentleman country.

However, Hu Zhenhua is a big problem. If he is not given sufficient assistance, Xie Zhiyu might be transferred.

After Alande returned to report, the foreigners held a meeting and decided not to participate. They weren't stupid and were afraid of being involved in the controversy.

……

After Hu Zhenhua had traveled around the county, he returned home and just as he was walking up the stairs, he heard An Lan's voice.

"If a man complains about a woman spending too much money, he's either a cheapskate or incompetent! Only if we spend more money will they have the motivation to make money!"

As soon as the words fell, Han Xue's voice rang out.

"Sister Lan, you look so radiant, you must have fallen into a honey pot! Even the four major families can't compare to what you eat and use! I don't know how many people envy you."

An Lan chuckled, waved his hand casually, and said modestly,

"We are a small family, and we dare not compete with the four great families. Zhenhua makes money easily, so I must be frugal and manage my family well."

Hu Zhenhua was very pleased. While he was in a daze, he heard several women discussing milk bath!

If it were a prosperous time, I wouldn’t care, but now many people are still starving. You are actually wasting milk. This is absolutely intolerable!

Hu Zhenhua called in Xie Lan, the housekeeper, to inquire about the family's expenses. When he opened the accounts, his blood pressure soared! In just a few months, the family had spent over 1300 million RMB!

Banquets of all sizes, social interactions, helping relatives and friends, purchasing food... the many reasons for spending money are dizzying.

Hu Zhenhua rubbed his eyebrows and asked weakly,

"Sister Lan, if I want to cut down on our household expenses, where do you think I should start?"

“You can’t cut it!”

Hu Zhenhua was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and asked,

"why?"

"Because that money should be spent. You can't just look at the expenses and ignore the income. The things in Jinxiu Palace were all acquired through socializing. That's one reason. Secondly, sir, you are the boss of a major international conglomerate. You have to have the proper pomp and circumstance. If you miss even one thing, people will say Hu Zhenhua is no longer capable!"

Lao Hu suddenly remembered a movie he had seen, and how similar his own situation was to Boss Du's. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't refute it.

"Sister Lan, go get busy first!"

Hu Zhenhua flipped through the account book slowly. The more he looked, the more uncomfortable he felt. It is true that while the rich have wine and meat, there are people freezing to death on the streets!

More than 1300 million!

How many antiques can be collected? Those cultural relics will be placed in the future...

Saving money seems to be something ingrained in the Chinese people's DNA. Even though Hu Zhenhua is already a billionaire, he still can't change his habit of saving money.

This is the same as a rich landlord digging a cellar to hide gold ingots!

Hu Zhenhua thought about it for a long time and finally figured out what Xie Lan said was wrong: "Just live your own life, why bother about what others think of you? Do I really have to beg for food just because others think I'm a poor Korean?"

To save face and suffer the consequences!

At the dinner table, Hu Zhenhua looked at the table full of dishes and fell into deep thought. In order not to waste food, he began to eat with his mouth open.

Even though the food was stuck in his throat, he still didn't stop.

Wang Cuicui couldn't bear it any longer and tried to persuade him.

"Sir, don't force yourself if you can't finish it! This isn't Sinan Lane. We're a wealthy family now, so we don't need a bite!"

She reached out and took Lao Hu's chopsticks, put them aside, and gently stroked Lao Hu's chest to help him swallow.

There’s a full table of food, but at least 2/3 is left!

Hu Zhenhua was half lying down, it was more comfortable this way!

An Lan used a silk scarf to wipe the corners of Lao Hu's mouth and said,

"Zhenhua, why are you doing this?"

"I just can't stand waste! Put all these dishes in the refrigerator and eat them tomorrow!"

An Lan's brows jumped, and he quickly persuaded,

"This is so unhealthy. Otherwise, let's treat everyone to a Zheluo meal!"

Zheluo refers to a hodgepodge of leftover food.

In the old society, wealthy families often had a lot of leftover food because of the abundance of dishes. In order to avoid waste and to spread their reputation for benevolence and righteousness, they would specifically find some poor people to eat the leftover food!

This is called eating from a basket!

Those who eat Zheluo are usually one or several fixed people.

As the saying goes, a peck of rice is a token of gratitude, a peck of rice is a grudge. Some people who have been eating from a basket for a long time will complain if the quality of their food declines. When there is a famine and the host has no leftovers to provide, some people will even kill the host in anger!

After all, Hu Zhenhua had received modern education and could not accept giving leftovers to others, so he rejected An Lan's proposal.

"No! No one is inferior to anyone else. Why should others eat your leftovers?"

An Lan was interrupted and felt unhappy, so he said,

"What's wrong with leftovers? Our leftovers are better than the ones in the restaurant!"

"One thing at a time..."

Wang Cuicui saw that they were about to quarrel, so she tried to stop them and told Xie Lan to

"Sister Lan, starting tomorrow, the meals will be rationed. Don't make too much!"

"Yes!"

Hu Zhenhua burped and added,

"Not only must we ration our food, but we must also reduce the amount of food we eat. Starting tomorrow, our family will implement the Clean Your Plate Campaign. I don't care what you eat, but you can't waste it! Anyone who wastes will be subject to economic sanctions!"

An Lan suddenly jumped up and shouted,

"If you do this, there will only be one result, and that is you won't be able to eat enough!"

Hu Zhenhua didn't care at all and said in a firm tone,

“Only when you don’t have enough to eat can you understand what it feels like to be hungry all the time!”

An Lan felt that Hu Zhenhua was targeting her, so she picked up the soup bowl on the table and smashed it to pieces, yelling,

"I won't listen to your stinky rules! I'm not broke, if you piss me off, I'll give you some special treatment!"

Hu Zhenhua was enraged and slammed the table. When he moved slightly, he felt that the food in his stomach was about to burst out. In order not to waste it, he quickly concentrated and calmed his breathing, thus suppressing the urge to vomit.

Old Hu half-lay down again, and said in a much softer tone,

"I'm doing this for your own good! Hunger is good for your health!"

"Nonsense! If it's good for your health, wouldn't poor people live longer?"

Hu Zhenhua burped again before explaining,

“Scientific research shows that…”

Hu Zhenhua is not talking nonsense. Hunger is really good for health. This is because of the body's autophagy function!

During autophagy, cells encapsulate their internal "junk" components, such as damaged organelles and misfolded proteins, to form autophagosomes. These autophagosomes then fuse with lysosomes, where enzymes break down these "junk" components, producing small molecules (such as amino acids) that can be reused by the cell.

This function helps cells cope with various stresses. For example, when nutrients are scarce, autophagy breaks down non-essential components to obtain nutrients. At the same time, autophagy can also eliminate pathogens in cells, play a role in immune defense, and prevent the aggregation of misfolded proteins from causing damage to cells.

After Hu Zhenhua's explanation, An Lan fell into self-doubt!