The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 450: Become a God with a Book

It was already very late when we returned to the courtyard.

The children have gone to bed.

The monitor was showing the conditions of the children in the two rooms, and they were both sleeping soundly.

Zhu Lin was wearing a set of long-sleeved pajamas and reading a book.

"Are you back?" Zhu Lin put the book aside.

Liu Tao nodded and said, "Yes."

"Would you like something to eat? I'll cook it for you." Zhu Lin stood up.

"No need, let's eat outside!" Liu Tao said, and then picked up Zhu Lin by the waist.

Zhu Lin buried her head in Liu Tao's chest for so many years, but every time this happened, she always felt shy.

It's really that my husband is too avant-garde in this regard.

Liu Tao carried Zhu Lin to the bathroom, turned on the heater, turned on the water, and soon the water came out hot.

"Wow~~"

The water from the shower head sprayed out, splashing drops of water.

More than an hour later, the two came out.

Liu Tao whispered in Zhu Lin's ear. Zhu Lin's face turned slightly red, but she still walked to the closet and took out a light red dress of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women. She put on some light makeup, put on a gold hairpin, and a jewel necklace. She was truly graceful and beautiful.

What a beauty! Zhaojun was even more beautiful than Xi Shi.

I'm afraid even Chang'e is no better than this, and even the Nine Heavens Fairy may not be able to compare to her.

Even though it wasn't the first time Liu Tao had seen it, he couldn't help but drooling, his heart pounding, and his bones and muscles going weak for a moment.

At this time, my waist is no longer sore, my arms no longer hurt, and I feel more energetic.

It turned out to be the right decision to leave behind three sets of costumes of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women as souvenirs.

The two of them quickly got into the role, one playing the emperor's younger brother and the other playing Her Majesty the Queen, and they really got the chance to indulge in the acting fun.

The next day, it was still dawn and after a night's rest, Liu Tao had completely recovered his energy.

Looking outside, it was snowing heavily last night, covering the entire courtyard with a layer of silver.

Get up early and exercise early.

After a fierce battle, Zhu Lin took a nap again. It was not until 8:30 that Zhu Lin had to get up, wash, and put on his down jacket. It was because the child woke up and he had to feed him breakfast.

Liu Tao did not wake up and continued to sleep until about ten o'clock, when he got up to wash.

When Liu Tao came out, Liu Ziyu, the leader of the children, was playing snowball fight with the other children.

By now, Liu Ziyu has finally completed the required courses and passed Tsinghua University's exams, which means he is eligible to graduate early.

Liu Tao went to the study, printed out two test papers and gave them to Liu Ziyu.

"Finish the test and hand it in to me tomorrow night. If you don't even pass the test, forget about the interview." Liu Tao said calmly.

Although he wanted to recruit students, he didn't plan to be too lenient.

"Brother, aren't you afraid that we will read?" Liu Ziyu asked curiously.

Liu Tao curled his lips and said, "It's an open book test. You can go look up the information."

Open-book exams do not mean they are easy. On the contrary, they are sometimes the most difficult. It is difficult to find the answers even if you read books or look up information.

Liu Ziyu took the two test papers and left the courtyard. As far as the school was concerned, they had to hand in the test papers tomorrow night, which meant they only had one day or so. They had to cherish their time.

Liu Tao was playing with the children. This time when he returned to Beijing, the Aerospace Science and Technology Conference alone took up half of his time, leaving him with less time to spend with his children.

Therefore, Liu Tao cherishes the time he spends playing with his children.

During lunch, Zhu Lin talked about the overseas situation of the book "The Future Belongs to China".

Originally, the sales were just so-so, but on September 9, the finance ministers and central bank governors of five countries signed the Plaza Accord, which caused the USD/JPY exchange rate to plummet, with the USD depreciating significantly and the Japanese yen appreciating significantly, which directly made the book "The Future Belongs to China" a hit and sales soared.

In the book "The Future Belongs to China", Liu Tao made predictions about the hidden worries in Japan, which are basically the same as the content of the Plaza Accord, and predicted that this incident will severely damage Japan's economy and future development.

At the same time, the book also makes similar predictions about West Germany.

As a result, the signing of the Plaza Accord confirmed the predictions in "The Future Belongs to China", making the book "The Future Belongs to China" a classic.

"One million copies were sold in Hong Kong, Macau, and Formosa; three million copies were sold in Japan; 100 million copies were sold in the United States; and four million copies were sold in Europe." In just three or four months, more than 300 million copies were sold worldwide. It can be said to be the best-selling book in the world in these few months.

Zhu Lin found it incredible when he thought about it. Even after deducting the taxes required to be paid, the amount that would eventually reach Liu Tao would still be 25 million US dollars.

This kind of shock is very great.

Just thanks to this book, Liu Tao became a multi-millionaire overnight.

"Now many reporters want to interview you, including some mainstream media in Europe and America. They can't contact you, so they come to me." Zhu Lin asked, "Do you want to be interviewed?"

"Forget about the interview. It's a waste of time." Liu Tao waved his hand and said, "I'd rather spend more time with you and the kids."

Liu Tao never thought that the signing of the Plaza Accord would actually affect the book "The Future Belongs to China". It was simply pie in the sky.

As for the royalties from Europe, the United States and other places, Liu Tao had no intention of directly transferring the money back to China into his own pocket.

He plans to establish charitable foundations in these countries and regions and donate all the money to the charitable foundations.

He doesn't want to pay any tax to these countries or regions.

It’s okay for him to pay personal income tax in China, but he doesn’t want to pay it outside.

Then this charitable foundation can sponsor Chinese students studying abroad, or sponsor Southwest Associated University and so on, or even purchase food and transport it back to China in the name of charity.

Some of them use various means and excuses to pay as little tax as possible or even no tax.

As for him personally, the domestic royalties alone, even after deducting personal income tax, are more than he can spend.

Liu Hongying, Chen Lijuan and others found it incredible when they heard it.

Liu Tao wrote a book and his income far exceeded that of Qian Huaqiang, Liu Qi and others.

"If the sales volume could reach this level every year, it would be amazing," Liu Hongying couldn't help but say.

Liu Tao said with a smile: "How is that possible? The sales volume this time is so high, it's just a coincidence. The sales volume will drop sharply next time."

But even so, this book is a long-term success, and every time a major event predicted in the book happens, the sales of the book will increase significantly.

As time goes by, this book will definitely be hailed as a classic.

He was not afraid that Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union would learn something from the book and use it to solve their own problems, because the problems he analyzed were not so easy to solve.

For example, the United States has not been able to answer the question "What is an American" for many years, and he does not believe that the United States will be able to answer it in the next 10 to 20 years.

Some things are open conspiracies, clearly laid out in front of you, but you just can't solve them.

For example, the Soviet Union had an extremely imbalanced relationship between heavy industry and light industry. Didn’t the Soviet Union itself realize this problem? Didn’t the Soviet Union want to solve it?
Liu Tao didn't believe at all that the Soviet Union could solve these problems.

(End of this chapter)