The strongest peasant city

Chapter 1726 Negotiations
Harding turned his head to look at Hong Tao, and said with a smile: "I was very moved after listening to Mr. Hong's speech on TV today, so I want to talk to Mr. Hong. Hehe."

"In that case, then I won't hinder you!" Gao Yuanyuan made a gesture to leave, and Levins frowned and said with a smile: "Miss Gao Yuanyuan is the Chinese government's ambassador to M, and she is good friends with Mr. Hong, there is nothing in the way." If it's in the way, why don't you all chat together, it happens that our Mr. President also wants to hear the opinions of the Huaxia government on the election of country M." After finishing speaking, Levins winked at Harding.

Harding understood, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Miss Gao Yuanyuan, you are welcome, please sit down!"

"Sister-in-law, since Mr. President doesn't mind, why are you embarrassed? Sit down!" Hong Tao said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law?" Hearing Hong Tao's address to Gao Yuanyuan, Levins, who had studied Chinese culture quite a bit, immediately became suspicious.He also knows that in Huaxia, the relationship between two people who call a woman "sister-in-law" is not just as simple as a better friendship in private!
I saw doubts on Levins' face, but neither Hong Tao nor Gao Yuanyuan wanted to explain to him. Hong Tao asked the secretary to bring four cups of high-quality coffee, and said to Harding with a smile, "What's the matter with Mr. President's presence?" To enlighten me ah.

Harding hurriedly said with a smile: "Hong Xian was wrong this time, I came here to ask Mr. Hong for advice.

Hong Tao pretended to be surprised, and said, "Mr. President, you are not kidding me, are you? What can you ask me for advice? Mr. Levins sitting next to you is your A think tank has always been known as a "smart fox" in the political circles of country M! If even he can't help you, I, Hong, can't even help you, hehe."

Levins smiled modestly and said, "It's rare that Mr. Hong thinks of me so much, but it's a pity that even I can't help Mr. President this time.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Hong Tao asked.

Harding let out a long sigh, made a bored look, and said to Hong Tao: "Mr. Hong, the problem you stated in your TV speech today is actually a problem that has troubled us for a long time. It cannot be lowered, because the house price is too high, and the people who cannot afford a house are definitely not only the Chinese in M, most of the common people in M ​​country are also facing the same predicament, we have been trying to find a good way to To alleviate this contradiction, it is a pity that we have made a lot of efforts, but in the end they all ended in failure! Therefore, today I came here to learn from Mr. Hong to see if Mr. Hong has any good ways to solve this problem. .

Hong Tao smiled slightly, and said quietly: "Mr. President, do you know why you have taken so many wrong actions, but all of them ended in failure?"

"Please enlighten me, Mr. Hong!" Regardless of whether Harding was sincere or not, Harding's face was full of seriousness and sincerity at this time, with an expression of wanting to listen to Hong Tao's remorse.

Hong Tao smiled and said: "It's actually very simple! It's because the government of country M is not determined enough, and the measures to suppress housing prices are often only half implemented, and they have to be abolished halfway because of pressure from all sides! Over time, those real estate Businessmen are naturally confident and become more greedy! And the more greedy they are, the higher the housing prices in country M will be. Now the housing market in country M is already full of a lot of bubbles. If it is not resolutely rectified, once the bubble bursts in the future, The consequences will be disastrous!
Harding turned his head to look at Levins, and Levins nodded lightly. What Hong Tao said was the truth, and Levins fully grasped the information.

"According to Mr. Hong, the housing market in country M has reached the point where it must be rectified?" Harding asked quietly, frowning.

Hong Tao shook his head and said: "Although I am an overseas Chinese living in M ​​with a green card from country M, I am not a real citizen of country M after all, and I also have a house to live in. No matter how far the housing market in country M develops, it has nothing to do with me. Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this matter, but the overseas Chinese in M ​​must trust me, support me, and let me be the president of the Chinese Federation, so I have to think about their interests. Therefore, I I hope you don’t blame me, Mr. President. Whoever can lower the housing prices in country M and let the overseas Chinese in the Chinese Federation have a house to live in, then I will support whoever! And whoever does nothing, let the housing prices in country M If it continues to rise, then I will naturally oppose him, and I will spare no effort to firmly oppose him!

"That is to say, if I can't lower the housing prices in country M, then Mr. Hong and the Chinese Federation will also oppose me?" Harding asked with a slight frown.

Hong Tao nodded without thinking, and said: "Although I don't want to, if the matter develops to this point, I have no other choice! At that time, I would like to ask Mr. Harding to forgive me a lot.

Hong Tao had already made it very clear, Levins turned to look at Gao Yuanyuan, and asked, "Miss Gao Yuanyuan, you are the Chinese ambassador, please tell us the position of the Chinese government.

Gao Yuanyuan smiled slightly, and said: "Whether the housing prices in country M will fall or continue to rise, this is the internal affairs of country M, and our Chinese government will not interfere. But Mr. Levins asked about the attitude of our Chinese government, so I can do that." Let me talk about it. Although the overseas Chinese in M ​​are no longer Chinese in the strict sense, they are Chinese after all, and they are relatives of our Chinese people. Our Chinese government cannot just watch them suffer and suffer! Therefore, we The attitude of the Huaxia government coincides with that of Mr. Hong!
Both Hong Tao and Gao Yuanyuan were very resolute. Harding nodded without saying anything, and said, "I understand! Our government of country M has always attached great importance to the diplomatic cooperation with country M. In order not to disappoint your government, Let alone disappoint the tens of thousands of overseas Chinese in the Chinese Federation, I will try my best to resolutely suppress the housing price!

After hearing Harding's words, Hong Tao and Gao Yuanyuan looked at each other and smiled, Hong Tao nodded and said: "If Mr. President can really make such a determination, and let us see your actions, of course I will continue to support you!

Harding nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Then what should I do specifically? Today, Mr. Hong explained the problem very thoroughly in his TV speech. I think Mr. Hong must have thought of suppressing housing prices in country M." I would like to ask Mr. Hong for his advice on how to deal with it!

Hong Tao chuckled lightly, and said, "As long as you have the determination and are not afraid of resistance from all sides, it is really easy to lower the house price! Even if I don't need to say it, I think Mr. President must know it well! Now M country The reason why home prices are so high is not because of the market, but because of the greedy real estate developers behind the scenes manipulating the hype. If you want real estate developers to stop, you have to get them out of the real estate market obediently. The fastest and most effective way is to cut off their capital chain, so that they have no money to speculate! Therefore, I suggest that you propose a proposal to raise the loan interest rate of banks, raise the loan threshold of real estate developers, and adopt austerity measures. The monetary policy will make those real estate developers suffer!

Harding turned his head to look at Levins, his eyes full of questions.Levins thought for a while and said: "Mr. Hong, raising the bank's loan interest rate is not a trivial matter, and it will have an impact on the market and fiscal policy of country M in every way, so I hope you can give Mr. President a little Time to think about it, and then give you an answer!

Hong Tao nodded, and said: "It should be! However, the election between Mr. Harding and McKinley has already begun. If McKinley put forward this proposal that is beneficial to the people of country M immediately To be the first, that would be a great disadvantage to Mr. Harding!

Harding chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Hong. Even if McKinley thought about it, he wouldn't have the courage. Even if he insisted on coming, he wouldn't pass. Hong Tao chuckled three times, and said: "Whether it will be passed or not, as long as he raises it, it is a gesture.Even if he fails, he is still a fighter and a hero in the eyes of the people of country M!I am no exception.So how to do nuclear production, Mr. Harding, it is better to make a decision early!

Harding frowned and nodded, "Of course! I will take concrete actions as soon as possible!
Hong Tao smiled and said: "Then we will wait and see! Mr. Harding, this opportunity is rare, you should grasp it well.

Harding smiled and said, "Definitely!" After speaking, he looked at Levins and said, "Levins, we have already wasted a lot of Mr. Hong's precious time, I think we should leave, right?"

Levins stood up and said, "Yeah, we have to hurry back and try to draft the proposal as soon as possible!

"Both of you are busy people, and it's inconvenient for me to stay with you for a long time. Please go ahead!" Hong Tao and Gao Yuanyuan personally got up and sent them out of the office with great enthusiasm, which made both Harding and Levins feel this Once was right.After sending the two away, Hong Tao took a long breath and said to Gao Yuanyuan, "It's really tiring to smile at people you hate!
Gao Yuanyuan chuckled lightly and said, "It's worth being tired. Just look at the expressions on Harding and Levins, and you'll know how successful our play is today. The two must think now that we and Ha The biggest gap that Ding saw was the housing prices in country M. As long as the housing prices in country M are lowered, we will support him [-]%!
"Let him have a few days of spring and autumn dreams! When the housing prices come down and the subprime mortgage crisis in country M breaks out, Harding's government will immediately suffer unanimous attacks from all walks of life in country M, and they will be devastated when the time comes. , exhausted! But sister-in-law, I think that Levins seems to be very difficult, is he a capable person, will he be fooled by us?" Hong Tao asked Gao Yuanyuan worriedly.

Gao Yuanyuan shook her head, and said slowly: "Levins has quite a high reputation and prestige in the political circles of country M. He didn't get it by luck. I don't know if he will be fooled by us, but I'm sure that Harding, who has always been arrogant, condescended to come to your office to find you today. He must have been instigated by him. As long as Levins also feels that your Chinese Federation has something to do with Harding's election If there is a big impact, then our plan is very likely to be successful. Let's take a look, there should be news in a day or two!

(End of this chapter)