"Haha, brat."

After putting all the gold, silver and jewelry back into the warehouse and receiving a notice from the superiors to send someone to take over immediately, Wang Luo was picked up by a jeep and taken directly to the Operations Department. As soon as he got off the car, Commander Liu, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, strode over to greet him with relevant personnel.

"Uncle Liu, uncles and aunts, I have successfully completed my mission and am now back to hand over."

Wang Luo, who had taken off his military uniform, was no longer a temporary soldier, so he just bowed to them as a junior.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. You've been gone for a few months and there's been no news. Everyone was worried. The day before yesterday, your master and your sister Yueyue called to ask about you. Although they didn't say much, they still care about you. It's hard for you. Come on, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk."

Holding Wang Luo's hand, they entered a meeting room with everyone's help.

"Let me tell you about the Acrobatics Country. I heard that they inherited all the industrial bases built by John Bull there. In addition, they have always had good relations with the West and have not been blocked by various parties like us. We caught them off guard in this battle, but they moved too quickly, and with the force of the sword on their backs, they ran away before we could test anything. It was so shocking that I almost lost my teeth. I have never seen such a bad army."

After renewing the conversation, Commander Liu changed the subject directly. He did not mention a word about Wang Luo's stealing treasures from the Acrobatics Kingdom. This was confidential, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better. There was no need to write a report on the matter. Anyway, the things had already reached their own country, so it didn't matter whether a report was written or not. It was best to put it into practice.

In the Operations Department, what everyone is most concerned about is the domestic situation of the Acrobatics Country, its industrial development, folk customs, whether the people support them, etc., but they don't know much, and can only get relevant information from the little intelligence collected. Wang Luo happened to have been in the Acrobatics Country for a few months, and his understanding is more reliable, so he wanted to ask, and also provide some understanding for any future wars. After all, wars are fought based on comprehensive national strength and national foundation, as well as national support rate.

"How should I put it? I don't think this country has much future. At least in the future, if our country continues to develop and its military equipment continues to be updated, they will not pose a threat to us, even if they have the so-called industrial base and the open support of the West."

"Ah, why?"

Everyone was confused and puzzled.

"The first and most important point is their so-called caste system. If it is not abolished, it will always affect their development. The main feature is the inherent inequality of different social classes. In a country with hundreds of millions of people, almost 7 to 80 percent of them can only be at the lowest level of society. This will not stimulate the demographic dividend, let alone struggle and development. This is very obvious.

Its social system has not been broken, and it has not formed its own independent economic system. There are still many problems left by colonization, and it still plays a huge role in social management. The poor at the bottom of their society are still equivalent to serfs, and religion is rampant. Given the nature of its suzerain country, it would be strange if it didn't bury a lot of landmines.

So we can see now that the old monk is also using the power of religion to pull one group to fight another, demonizing a small group of people and uniting the majority. Otherwise, he might not be able to do anything. As for the lower castes, he doesn't even care about them, because they make up the majority of their population. But this method still has its limitations. When it really touches the interests of large groups, it doesn't work. For example, agricultural development and military reforms are basically extremely difficult and ultimately come to nothing.

The grassroots governance capacity of the Acrobatic Country is very poor. Although each village has a village chief, they have almost no knowledge of the basic data of the village, such as how many people, how many households, how much land, etc. So sometimes we have no way to see the figures they have compiled, and we just let it go as it happens.

Back to industry, the early industrialization of the Acrobatic Kingdom was actually established under the rule of the colonial master. It formed a relatively unified plan according to the requirements of the colonial master. After independence, the road to industrialization was very difficult. Because they are not a unified country, it has many states, just like the states of the United States, and each state has its own requirements for the United States.

In our country, the state can make a unified plan, and divide the industrial projects into different regions to carry out the projects. But this kind of thing does not work in the Acrobatics Country. Each state will ask the state, since you have given it to other states, we also want it here, which makes it impossible to form a planned whole. In addition, there are tariffs and competition between states, so it is impossible to form a scale. Since it cannot form a scale, its industrial road will be difficult to move forward.

If your industrialization fails to develop, there will be no way to absorb a large number of employed people, and thus the original social structure cannot be effectively changed. Population is no longer a resource for the country, but a burden, and these people will continue to reproduce new populations in peacetime. Because agricultural countries have poor infrastructure and poor populations, the more this is the case, the more they need to have more children to ensure the survival rate of their offspring. This phenomenon is also very common in the animal world. For example, animals that do not need to take care of their children basically rely on having more children to ensure the survival of their offspring. Animals that can take care of their children basically have a low fertility rate. It seems that these animals are also endangered. What the hell, it seems that we should really increase the birth rate of the population.

These large numbers of people gradually became landless farmers who needed to rent land to survive. Their land was not nationalized like ours, but privately owned. However, due to the large number of people, land resources were relatively scarce, and as land owners, they would rent the land to those with the strongest production capacity. In other words, the landlords would rent the land to the middle and rich peasants, not the poor peasants we imagined. Then these people could only integrate into the slums in the city.

In short, if they want to change, they will have to face many, many problems, such as education, agriculture, industry, land, population, etc. Even if the country wants to change, it will affect a large part of the people in power, just like Wang Anshi's reform in the Northern Song Dynasty, which made the country more and more chaotic and ultimately failed. "

Wang Luo analyzed in detail to Commander Liu and everyone present what he saw and heard when he went to the Acrobatics Kingdom, as well as what he saw and heard in later generations and his own analysis. The recorder on the side also wrote down everything Wang Luo said and formed a file to facilitate research by relevant units.

"I didn't expect this country to be so rotten. I thought our country was already poor enough, but in comparison, at least we can unite and work together. Sooner or later, we will catch up. But it seems that there is no hope for Acrobatics Country, even with the support of the West."

An uncle curled his lips and said with disdain.

"That's what we said, but we are sailing against the current. If we don't move forward, we will fall behind. We should not look down on anyone. We should do our own things well first. We must not be proud. We have experienced being beaten for falling behind. We have also dreamed of the beautiful country of the Celestial Empire. We can no longer be immersed in the glory of history. We must look forward."

Commander Liu made a pertinent speech.

. . . . . .

They had lunch in the office cafeteria at noon. In the afternoon, everyone discussed the shortcomings of this operation, the use of weapons, strategic and tactical issues, etc. It was not until around four o'clock in the afternoon that the serviceman pushed open the door and came over. He whispered a few words in Commander Liu's ear, and Commander Liu nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, that's it for today's review. If you have any good suggestions, please submit them together with the report. Let's adjourn the meeting. Wang Luo, stay a moment and come with me." Everyone took their folders and said goodbye and left.

"Let's go. Zulong wants to treat you to a meal. He said this before he left. You're back today, so why not have it tonight? After dinner, you can go home to see your family and have a rest. You've been living in fear outside for many days. It's not easy."

The service officer took Wang Luo and Commander Liu straight to Zulong's home. When they arrived at the destination, they were allowed in without any inspection. Zulong was already waiting for their arrival at the door. When he saw them come in, he strode over to greet them and stretched out his hand from a distance. Although he had seen them many times before, he couldn't help but be excited.

"Welcome back our hero behind enemy lines."

"I just wandered behind enemy lines and did some sneaky things. Compared to the soldiers on the front line who fought the enemy with real weapons, I can't call myself a hero."

Wang Luo quickly shook his head and rejected the hero's statement.

"You are being modest. Isn't the division of labor different? With your action, many domestic financial problems will be solved. Besides, what is stealing? Didn't Mengchangjun in ancient times get away with stealing? They are all heroes, just different types of heroes. Come on, come into the house and have tea. The food will have to wait for a while. The weather is too cold. Don't let our heroes get frozen. Let's chat casually first."

Zulong enthusiastically pulled Wang Luo into the house and personally poured him tea.

Dinner was a simple meal of four dishes and one soup, including scrambled eggs, braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, a plate of chili peppers, and a seaweed egg drop soup. It was a simple meal, and the topic then returned to the issue of the wealth that Wang Luo brought.

"This batch of wealth is too huge. There are dozens of tons of gold alone, and with all kinds of gems and cash, it is equivalent to several billion US dollars. Our country is poor, but all walks of life can make ends meet. You brought this wealth back to China, which has helped our country a lot. I should thank you, and the country should also thank you. Tell me what you want. We can't let you, a person who has contributed, get nothing. There should be rewards for merit and punishments for faults."

"Uncle, I'm not being modest. I don't need much right now. I have enough food and drink. Besides, it's my duty to contribute to the country. If you ask me to set some conditions, I hope that this wealth can be used to improve the national economy and people's livelihood. I can buy some things for the country's scientific research departments, education departments, and our soldiers. Compared to the country, I am nothing. I don't want the reward this time.

I have another thing to tell you. When I came back from the Acrobatics Country, I passed by Hong Kong Island and set up a group company for the country. The main person in charge is still Lou Bancheng. This man knows his limits and has his own unique insights and abilities in business.

It's just that he encountered some minor trouble this time, but it didn't cause any trouble to us, so I went to help solve it. The society over in Hong Kong Island was a little crazy, and they were the ones who were looking for trouble with Lou Bancheng.

This won't work. Isn't this just stealing food from us? I'll just go and put them in order. We'll have their help in the future. External funds and important technical equipment will all come to us, and we don't have to do it in secret like before!"

Wang Luo recounted in detail everything he did during his trip to Hong Kong Island.

"Okay, okay. I didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise. This way we will have a suitable window to the outside world, and the country will have less trouble."

"Uncle, then you won't blame me for getting involved with these people?"

"How could I blame you? I can't thank you enough. We are all descendants of the Dragon Country. Who doesn't want to live a good life? These people are also suffering people. As long as they don't do anything illegal, we can unite. It seems that you have put my book to good use. Make more friends and fewer enemies. Grasp it well, and these may become a help to our country in the future."

It has to be said that Zulong has a long-term perspective. After the subsequent reform and opening up, these people who were reconquered by Wang Luo, through the link of Qinghongmen, led to large-scale investment by overseas expatriates, promoted economic development, and set a good example.

After eating and chatting, and taking some books and food and drink from Zulong, he was sent back home.

"Third uncle!"

As soon as Wang Luo, who was carrying a lot of bags, entered the room, he saw Yan Bugui wandering at the door and quickly greeted him.

"Xiao Luo, it's Xiao Luo who's back! What have you been doing during this period of time?"

Yan Bugui quickly grabbed Wang Luo's hand and looked left and right.

"I had a mission and went out of town. How are you doing recently? Have you gone fishing with my master?"

"Stop talking. Since you left, your master has been sighing all day and has no enthusiasm for fishing. I feel it's boring now. Apart from occasionally exchanging bait for food and drink, I haven't gone fishing much! Hurry up and go back to see your master. He will be relieved to see you back!" (End of this chapter)

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