Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 443: Save the British Economy? An Audience with the King!
What role does "Small Island Economics" play?
Bao Guowei, who had just finished recording, didn't know about it. He only knew that the host, Mr. Guy, who was sitting next to him, had a changing expression on his face very frequently.

Finally, when he was about to leave, Bao Guowei could notice the surprised expression on the other person's face.

"Mr. Bao, I think you should be very interested in Marxism-Leninism, right?"

When no one was around, Guy suddenly said this to Bao Guowei.

Bao Guowei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and explained: "I have great enthusiasm for any practical, objective and logical knowledge."

After saying this, Bao Guowei left, leaving Guy with a confused look on his face.

The latter was first shocked by the content of "Island Economics".

In this era, even a country like Britain, which had experienced two industrial revolutions, had countless colonies around the world.

But the lives of the lower-class people are still difficult.

They learn knowledge mainly through word of mouth, or through newspapers, radio, and even newspapers need to be read in pubs, waiting for others to tell them.

Bao Guowei was a pioneer.

Using simple words that ordinary people can understand and a vivid and humorous story, the most advanced economic theories are popularized into the minds of every British citizen.

It's not an easy task, at least in Guy's opinion, to create such a story.

On the one hand, one must have a deep attainment in literature, and on the other hand, one must have a thorough understanding of economics.

The most important thing is that he must have deep empathy with the grassroots workers!
For a moment, Guy stared at the other person's departing figure in a daze.

It’s a pity that the other party is a Chinese. If he was a British, he would definitely be engraved in British history!

When he left, the BBC's senior management did not try to stop Bao Guowei, which was somewhat beyond Bao Guowei's expectations.

Bao Guowei was not a fool. He naturally knew what "Small Island Economics" meant to the British Empire at that time.

At this time, similar popular science books had not yet appeared, and the thinking of the grassroots people was still at an uncivilized stage.

Knowledge like economics, which is common in later generations, can be said to be high-end knowledge in this era and cannot be learned by people other than aristocrats and wealthy people.

Bao Guowei's behavior was like creating a new gap in the original structure.

It gives lower-income citizens more opportunities to learn high-end knowledge and more possibilities to change their destiny.

It is foreseeable that this trend started by myself will be continued by others.

Taking advantage of the popularity, these people may launch "Small Island Politics", "Small Island History", "Small Island Literature" and so on.

This was tantamount to a revolution for traditional capitalist and aristocratic bureaucrats.

It will inevitably affect their original political balance.

But it is not a bad thing for them. "Island Economics" eliminated the knowledge barriers and allowed many aristocrats and capitalists who were originally "unlearned" to understand the underlying structure of economics.

Knowledge is good for most people.

But there is no guarantee. Some people whose short-term interests have been affected are taking risks and want to put Bao Guowei, the instigator, to death!

But fortunately, it seemed that someone came forward to maintain the situation.

But after looking at the guards at the door and seeing their fearful eyes, Bao Guowei knew that he had to advance his departure from the UK.

Following Cao Yanhai into the car, Bao Guowei looked back at the BBC building and touched his stubble.

Suddenly I thought that I seemed like a saboteur.

Why do accidents happen wherever I go?
The next day, the whole of Britain was in an uproar.

Most people listened to the story of "Small Island Economics" the night before. From the story, almost everyone understood the underlying principles of economics and knew why the economic crisis occurred.

The degree of learning may vary from person to person, but it is always possible to form a concept.

Even completely illiterate workers can now comment on the economic crisis.

In the past, this knowledge was locked in ivory towers and placed in libraries.

Public libraries may not prohibit most people from entering, but reading knowledge itself is a threshold.

This story is so important, especially in the midst of an economic crisis, when people are eager to know what is happening around them, why they were fired, and why they can't afford a piece of bread.

Someone had already recorded the stories of "Island Economics" and put them in pubs or on street snack stands.

What's more, some people even recorded it in a booklet and circulated it on the market.

This has never happened before in the UK.

Because no noble scholar would be willing to write a book specifically for the ordinary, dirty people at the bottom of society!

However, the person who did this was actually a Chinese!

For a time, even the Chinese became much friendlier in the eyes of many ordinary British people.

Of course, even more excited are the British capitalists, who see the unlimited business opportunities presented by "Small Island Economics".

Could the popularization of economics affect the interests of capitalism?

What does this have to do with me as a capitalist?
When I, a capitalist, was born into this world, I served only one goal - to make money!
As long as they can make money, they would even sell their own mothers!

Faced with the huge business opportunities brought about by "Small Island Economics", the market, which had been suppressed by the economic depression for a long time, immediately ushered in a small wave of rebound.

Countless capitalists are ready to go, even if they don’t have the copyright to “Island Economics”.

They can also use the knowledge in "Island Economics" to race against time and create the same thing.

Taking advantage of this wave of popularity, who knows how many people will become big capitalists!

Almost everyone can see that "Island Economics" has not only triggered a craze in economics, but also created a huge business opportunity waiting to be discovered!

Early in the morning, businessmen, reporters, and students had surrounded the hotel where Bao Guowei was staying.

Some of them came to Bao Guowei to seek cooperation with "Small Island Economics", some came to get first-hand news, and some came to meet the scholars who they thought were truly great!
The enthusiasm of the students was undoubtedly unprecedented. Many students even took to the streets, wrote Bao Guowei's name on banners, constantly called out his nickname, and regarded him as their spiritual pillar!

"This is a great scholar!" Many students said to the reporter enthusiastically.

Unfortunately, there was no trace of Bao Guowei in the hotel, and the owner did not dare to reveal his whereabouts. After all, this involved the royal family!
Of course, amidst the grand occasion, some people will inevitably have different opinions.

Some newspapers published editorials in today's edition.

"Now that the speculation that Mr. Bao's works were ghostwritten has been confirmed, the literary accomplishments displayed by Mr. Bao in "Island Economics" are completely different from those in "Rural Teacher". The stories in "Island Economics" are full of vulgar colloquial words, and the explanations are almost childish. It really makes people wonder whether the reputation of this scholar from the East that he had previously displayed was a fraud?"

If anyone studies the speculations in the article carefully, they will find that they are full of prejudice and groundless accusations. Even people who know Bao Guowei's deeds will understand that this is simply nonsense.

But this does not affect the fact that some people with ulterior motives are pushing behind the scenes to discredit Bao Guowei.

For the British, it was not just that Bao Guowei had touched their interests, but also that they simply could not allow an Oriental person of a different skin color to surpass them.

For a time, the same press release appeared in major newspapers.

The consciousness of the group is always blind. They are often led by "opinion leaders" and lose their own real thinking.

Therefore, with the release of these press releases, many rumors about Bao Guowei spread among the British people.

What's more, some people say that Bao Guowei is a devil disguised as a scholar, constantly devouring the brains of ordinary people so that he can write different works one after another, with the purpose of destroying the whole of Europe!
Such a ridiculous rumor will inevitably be considered too exaggerated by people of insight.

But even in later Europe, there were still such superstitious people, let alone Britain in 1930.

Of course, given Bao Guowei's status, he doesn't need to respond to these rumors himself.

As long as you have the ability, someone will naturally help you "clarify".

Mr. Keynes, the most authoritative economist in the UK, could no longer bear to watch it.

It is said that this gentleman was furious after reading these reports. He called the relevant newspapers directly and immediately published his own rebuttal article in the newspaper.

".Criticisms of Mr. Bao are hypocritical, biased and irrational. In my research, Bao's story is based on the perspective of macroeconomics. It starts with the primitive fishing activities of the islanders, gradually introduces economic concepts such as tools and capital, and explains the birth of money and the development of the economy. Most importantly, he presents the originally obscure economic concepts in a popular and easy-to-understand way to all listeners.

His "educational" activity was very meaningful. After that night, even the elderly lady who distributed food in the cafeteria could talk to me about economic theories.

For the field of economics, this story will always be remembered in the history of the development of economics, because it has greatly broadened the breadth of economics in a way that goes beyond traditional thinking. I have a vision of the future of economics."

Keynes' speech was obviously more authoritative, and at once countless industry leaders came out to support Bao Guowei.

The craziest of them was George Orwell, the editor of the Daily Worker.

In order to support Bao Guowei, he published five articles in succession, all of which were refutations of relevant issues and analyses of the significance of "Small Island Economics".

In addition, there is the support of the grassroots people for Bao Guowei.

For a time, the public opinion in the market had completely reversed!

However, more excited than the audience and scholars were another group of people.

London Stock Exchange.

In the late 17th century, the British government established the Royal Exchange to buy and sell bonds, and many private stock transactions were conducted in coffee houses.

Later, the open-air trading market was moved indoors, and "Jonathan's Coffee House" became the "London Stock Exchange".

Although Britain's hegemonic position has been challenged by the United States and Germany, it is still an important part of European and even global finance.

Just one day after the release of "Island Economics", the trading market, which had been deserted due to the economic depression, became lively again.

Investors from different classes and backgrounds gathered in the exchange, including aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, the middle class, as well as some ordinary workers and small vendors.

They stared at the transaction prices in the trading area with eager eyes, and from time to time they talked about words such as "island economics", "Mr. Bao", "Eastern mysterious power", etc.

In fact, the stock price fluctuations are not large, but only show an upward trend in some local industries.

But for stock investors who have experienced a long period of decline, this is undoubtedly good news.

Among them was a fat man wearing a top hat and sunglasses, who was closely following the stock movements.

"Mr. Winston! It's up! Our stock has gone up!"

The old butler said excitedly to the gentleman wearing sunglasses in front of him.

Churchill glared at the butler warily, motioning him to speak in a lower voice, and then spoke cheerfully.

"God is fair. He did Bao a favor without thinking, and Bao also did me a favor.

I helped him save his life, and he helped me make back some of the money I lost in stocks.

All in all, he still owes me something.”

"Package?" The old butler seemed puzzled.

Churchill patiently explained: "It was Mr. Bao. It was because of his article "Island Economics" that aroused the confidence of the market and made countless people see business opportunities, which made our stocks regain some vitality."

He said rather whimsically: “It would be great if Bao could give an article on ‘Small Island Economics’ every day.”

After saying this, Churchill's attention shifted back to the stock price. He took off his sunglasses, excitedly touched the old butler next to him and said.

"Hey! Look! It's gone up again! It's gone up again! Haha!"

A year ago, Churchill had just stepped down from the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer and was traveling to the United States when he discovered that American stocks were growing rapidly.

So after returning to China, he was full of confidence and thought that stock trading was a piece of cake.

So he picked a few British stocks that he thought were promising and invested almost all of his savings (said to be nearly half a million pounds).

In this "attempt", Churchill almost lost most of his capital.

Fortunately, the appearance of Bao Guowei brought back to life several stocks that Churchill had not yet withdrawn.

Now, Mr. Churchill has learned some lessons and has gained more financial knowledge. I guess he won't be trapped by the stock market again, right?
While things were going on in Britain, Bao Guowei had already been living in the British Royal Palace for two days under the introduction of Shi Zhaoji.

During these two days, Bao Guowei was still a little nervous, and even thought of several plans on how to get rid of the British's desire to control him.

On the afternoon of the third day, he finally received a summons from the current King George V of the United Kingdom!
(End of this chapter)