C2433 The more the argument, the more clear it becomes

It seemed like a shameful treaty, but there was actually a very deep layer of economics behind it. The scholars of the Song Dynasty were not idiots, they had long understood the logic behind it.

Firstly, they were very clear on the fact that the Song Dynasty's economic might was outstanding, and there was no need for the imperial government to waste any time. Just the commoners and merchants could easily wipe out all the wealth of the surrounding nations.

There was no way to make all the people at that time completely dependent on the economy of the Song Dynasty, since there were no rivals for the products of the Song Dynasty on the international market.

Against this background, several million was simply nothing. It was very easy to earn several times that amount. It was nothing more than earning from the imperial government and then returning back to the common people.

If the commoners were rich, the imperial government would naturally not be so poor.

More importantly, through an economic supplement policy such as the currency, the minority countries such as Liaoning, which are plagued by severe trade deficits, do not have to face an economic meltdown.

At the end of the day, this was just a plan. At the moment when the trade deficit was about to collapse, he was going to inject a shot of heart-strengthening drug to keep the business game going.

As long as business and trade do not break down, the ethnic minorities will be able to live on and still enjoy the necessities of life in the Central Plains.

When life became less difficult, the desire for war and plundering became less apparent, and the threat of war naturally dropped to the lowest level.

The third benefit was that when the threat of war was gone, there was no need for Song Dynasty to maintain too many troops at the border and reduce the number of troops. Every year, they would save more than just a few million coins, or maybe even tens of millions of Real Gold and Silver.

They had to do the accounts like this, not because their brains were so crazy that they insisted on getting the Qi Dan people of Liaoning Country to commit genocide in order to feel refreshed!

There were many examples that Xiao Letian could not mention too much about, because many things had not happened before in this world, such as two world wars.

Those who studied history knew that the United States and Germany were enemies of each other in the two world wars, and they also engaged in very bitter fighting. But after the war, Germany's economic recovery depended entirely on American financial aid.

After World War I, Germany received more than 20 billion gold mark loans from the US and UK through the Dawes Plan, of which the US accounted for 70%, but it paid only 11 billion gold mark as compensation.

The capital from the America has given a boost to the moribund German economy, allowing it to recover and develop rapidly, laying the foundation for its political re-entry into the ranks of the western powers and further freeing itself from the restraints of the Peace of the Versailles.

After World War II? That was the famous Marshall Plan, with more than $13 billion going to Europe, and Germany also receiving a lot of U.S. aid.

Despite having fought to the death on the battlefield and lost millions of soldiers on both sides, the hatred between the citizens had already reached its peak. Would the American parents, whose children had died under the guns of the Nazis, be willing to pay for the economic recovery of their enemies?

In the eyes of narrow-minded nationalists, what else could be but a traitor and a traitor?

But the progress of human history does not work with the likes and dislikes of these narrow-minded nationalist, the economic realm naturally has its own rules.

Leaving aside the so-called humanitarianism and the strategic balance of the big powers, just from a commercial perspective, this seemingly foolish act of the US as an enemy actually has a very clever strategic intent.

If you want to sell American goods to the whole world, you first have to make sure that your buyers have money in their hands.

Only when money flows can business flourish and both sides get benefits!

Helping the entire European economy to recover would, on the one hand, lay the foundation for a dollar hegemony and, on the other hand, allow the recovery of the European economy so that private business could continue.

This was a game of mutual benefit and mutual benefit. It was likely that the narrow-minded nationalist would never be able to comprehend this realm.

In the hearts of these narrow-minded people, watching the non-humankind starve to death was the happiest thing in the world. The genocide was the deepest part of their brain.

This was the truth that was proven by blood in the history of mankind. Nationalism flourished most during the Second World War, and after the Second World War, nationalism was suppressed.

What really replaces nationalism? It was actually a class!

When humans no longer used their blood, skin color, language, or words to classify themselves, when humans chose to classify us with their own classes, true, even more fanatical power erupted.

It was a storm even more violent than racism, and it shook the entire human society as it swept across the globe.

Xiao Letian had seen this kind of storm before, so he was very clear that the extreme nationalism that Xiang Ying had chosen was only this strong.

Xiao Letian softly sighed as he looked at Xiang Ying, "Actually, sometimes it is not possible to completely separate factions in accordance to the national borders and national territories. It can't be said that this is your territory on the map, but it's not my territory at all.

"You can pretend that the concept of an economy replaces the concept of a country and the concept of a national territory. If you think like this and regard a huge economy as a country, then you will understand what I mean!"

"The Han Chinese dominated the economies of the Central Plains, and their surroundings affected countless dependent economies, just like the rich and poor in Jiangnan. Why would the country use the wealth in the wealthy areas to subsidise poor and backward areas?"

"Why does the wealth of the Chinese people often invest in ethnic minority areas at the border?"

"Think about it! If you understand the principle of an economic pump, and if you understand who is the economic subordinate of whom, you may not be so narrow-minded about the relationship between the primary and secondary! "

"Xiang Ying! I have already said everything I can think of, and I have also made clear the truth. Whether you can comprehend it or not, that is your problem! "

"Fortunately, you came to me today and turned yourself in, which means you still have my master in your eyes, and your fanatical thoughts still have a trace of reason …"

"I have to admit that what you said before made sense. You said that I wouldn't punish you, and that what you said was very true. I'm not an idiot, so I have to admit that my officers planned this assassination in front of the whole world!"

"And I agree that ideas cannot be killed! The army is such an environment, and it's easy to be brainwashed by the fanatical thoughts of militarism.

"The army needs a little bit of iron and blood. If they become lambs, who will protect their country?"

Hearing the Head of the Guards's words, Xiang Ying's pale white face more or less turned red, but when he said the last few words, Xiang Ying almost fainted on the spot.

"But, guilt must be punished! You, Xiang Ying, don't have any special privileges either... "

"Wang Junlan! Remember every single word that I am about to say, record down my final decision to punish Xiang Ying! "