Chapter 1302 Weighing the Importance of Employment Issues
Things are going well, at least the richest man Wang is unlikely to miss such an opportunity. Moreover, Tony is also very confident in his ability.
To be the richest man in the country opposite, it is not only the means of doing business, but also the art of scheming. Such a person must be very intelligent and capable. As long as he is willing, he will definitely be able to stir up a huge wave in this puddle. And at that time, as long as he has his own cooperation, it will not be a problem for him to take those two companies at all.
Of course, if he really makes any moves at that time, then he will definitely be bombarded by public opinion and public opinion. Because after all, no matter what, it's an American company, and as the president, he has a bad ass and helps an outsider deal with his own people, not to mention that those capitalists don't agree, even the people probably won't agree.
But, even if they didn't say yes, Tony decided to do it. Because this is the only way to deal with those capitalists. Because only in this way can he curb the complicity of those capitalists.
That's right, if he wants to find capital to control the news media as a channel for his voice, he does have many other options. Whether it is the rich people in Europe or the local tycoons in the Middle East, it is a good choice. They have money, and they don't attract much resentment at home. At the very least, the vast majority of people would be more happy to see Europeans buy these two companies than a Chinese person doing such a thing.
Why this is the case, the reasons inside are more complicated. And the main point is the difference between institutions and races.
Needless to say, the different systems on both sides make them congenitally hostile to the opposite side when they follow the capitalist line. As for racial discrimination? There is a lot to be particular about.
Racial discrimination cannot be said to be the norm, but it is inevitable. In the past, when the United States was strong, racial discrimination was definitely shouted at by everyone. This is not only because the slogan of Americans is democracy and freedom, but also because they will always have a sense of superiority psychologically. Just as civilized people will always spit on those uncivilized habits, as Americans who think highly of themselves, they will naturally regard the bad habit of racial discrimination as the object of their daily attacks.
But that was in the past, when America dominated the planet. And now, the shattered United States can't hold up their self-confidence. They had already fallen from the clouds, so naturally, they could not look at such a problem with a very high self-esteem as they had done before.
They will become sensitive, they will become vulnerable. It's like a balloon that has been filled up. If no one pokes them, they can fly in the air, and if someone pokes their fragile skin, they can explode in no time. And at that time, who cares about racial discrimination or non-discrimination.
This is the current situation in the United States, and those Chinese are the needle that pierces their skin. If it were those white people, they would still be able to bluff themselves in a way that deceived themselves, and continued their dream of being a superpower, high above. But if it were Chinese, they would be forced to wake up from this dream immediately.
Think about the feeling of being woken up from a sweet dream, the anger is absolutely crazy. And under this madness, any racial discrimination will definitely not be a matter of concern to them. They will oppose for the sake of opposition, and they will attack all possible targets. Or even something more excessive.
It stands to reason that as the president of the United States, since Tony knew that such a situation would happen, he should not even provoke them. However, Tony has his own considerations. And in his consideration, Chinese companies are the only ones he can trust.
The reason is simple, because they are not linked to the capitalists, they have a more powerful presence behind them, and that presence makes it absolutely impossible for these companies to be associated with anyone else without their permission. It's not a good thing for business, but it's a good thing for Tony. Because he can be sure that these Chinese companies will not stab him in the back at the most critical time.
In the case of European capital, those Middle Eastern tycoons, Tony is not sure if he will sell himself to those conglomerates in the blink of an eye after a phone call. It's never impossible. For the sake of profit, there is nothing these bastards cannot do. And if your plan is leaked in advance, then everything will turn into a disaster.
Tony can't afford to take such a risk, so he has to find the safest partner to work with. Under this premise, the richest man in China is naturally his only choice. Although this will inevitably lead to such and such consequences, in comparison, this kind of consequences is already fully bearable by him.
In order to solve the problem of the mouthpiece of public opinion, Tony can be described as painstaking. As far as the current situation is concerned, once his plan succeeds, those media and public opinion will completely lose their threat to him. He was very sure of this, so he put aside his concerns for the time being and began to think about other issues.
The second way the conglomerates can deal with him is to encourage those laid-off employees through layoffs.
This trick is easy to say, but the harm is extremely great. Because the number of people that the consortium can agitate is absolutely staggering. They can cut millions of people across the United States if they want to. And if these millions of people are in turmoil, it is enough to have a devastating impact on the entire society and even the rule of the Stark government.
It's no joke. In the final analysis, the government is also an official organization to make life better for its own people. One of the basic functions of a government is to ensure that its citizens are employed at a certain rate. If people don't have jobs, they don't have the capital to sustain themselves. And if they can't even maintain their normal lives, do you think they will happily accept the rule of a government?
What's more, Tony can be sure that when those consortia use this trick against him, they will definitely include a sentence in the dismissal letter, because of the current government's policy. These words were enough to burn the anger of the people on him. On the premise of losing their jobs, those people don't care who is behind all this. They will only vent their grievances to all targets in a frenzy, and the government is undoubtedly a better punching bag than those private companies.
It is not a matter of a day or two that Americans are accustomed to taking advantage of the government. When they took all their grievances out on the government, when the millions of unemployed people took to the streets with their families and their friends and relatives to start denouncing the Stark government. Those conglomerates will definitely secretly encourage them to overthrow the current government and leave the Stark government with no place in the United States.
At that point, the Stark government had only two options. First, follow the constitutional process and step back at the demands of the people. And if that's the case, then it means that all of Tony's efforts will end in failure. He will be hung with the name of a loser and thoroughly remembered in the history of the United States. This is something he cannot accept.
And the second is that the Stark government uses heavy-handed means to directly suppress these voices from the people. This is even more impossible. Let's not talk about what would have become of the Stark government if it had done so. Even those military forces alone will never allow them to do so. After all, armies are also made up of people. When this fluctuation spreads throughout the United States, who can be sure that the American GIs who form the basis of the military will choose to follow them?
Even if they were willing to take orders from the Stark government and begin a forceful crackdown on the people. The end result will certainly not be rosy.
You know, the U.S. Constitution stipulates that people have the right to defend their freedom with guns. If someone instigates the populace to think that this repression is an infringement on their freedom, it may turn into a war between the people and the government. The consortium is behind the scenes, making the people and the government fight each other, no matter what the outcome, even if the final winner is the Stark government, Tony will never accept such a thing. So at the end of the day, there's really only one choice.
That is, before the consortium uses such a method, this possibility will be completely eliminated.
That's what Tony's previous layout was for. That's where he used huge sums of money to buy big brick-and-mortar companies. Only when he has those large entities in his hands can he not worry about the use of such means by the consortium forces.
Because he knows very well that the people will riot only because they don't have a stable job, and as long as they can be provided with a stable job, they will be crazy and can't get along with the government.
And to solve the problem of work, the physical enterprise is the best way. There is a world of difference between the manpower required to get a factory up and running and the huge manpower demand for a virtual project. And as long as he has these large entities in his hands, he can embezzle a large number of unemployed people in society when the consortium uses this trick. In this way, the ambition of the consortium will be cut off from the foundation.
This is a desperate plan, because he can not only solve the problem of unemployment, but also throw the contradictions of the people back on those capitals in this way. The government has given them jobs, and of course they wonder why they are unemployed. And as long as it is well guided, this pot will fall on the consortium forces, and at that time, as long as you use drastic means, everything will be a foregone conclusion.
That's Tony's plan. And now, this plan has entered a critical moment.