bayedsolid Chapter 521 Dai Pingwei is furious! That shameless scoundrel Zeng Yuanqian!
Chapter 521 Dai Pingwei is furious! That shameless scoundrel Zeng Yuanqian!
Dai Pingwei was utterly speechless.
Zeng Yuanqian, Zeng Yuanqian!
I'm being sarcastic, can't you fucking tell?
You think it's a compliment to say you sympathize with the drug dealers in Tazhai Village?
That's normal, though. You and your father, Zeng Wensheng, are always thinking about aligning with international standards and learning from the West.
Foreigners, unlike Chinese people, are generally not as reserved and subtle in their speech. They prefer to be direct and straightforward rather than beat around the bush.
If you want to learn from and align yourself with the West in everything, then your ideology will naturally be the same as that of Westerners; you'll believe whatever they hear.
Not only did they fail to realize that they were being sarcastic, they also declared with great righteousness that it was all worthwhile, no matter how tired or hard-working, to make China a civilized superpower.
"Look at you, all sanctimonious and arrogant. You must be thinking you're going to do something really great and meaningful!"
"Damn it, there are so many vulnerable groups in society who need justice, but you can't see them, yet you sympathize with and pity heinous drug dealers. Isn't that sick?"
"If you really have such a strong sense of compassion, why don't you go to factories and construction sites to help those hardworking workers who are cheated out of their wages and whose wages are withheld or delayed, and help them defend themselves in court free of charge?"
"Even if we want to promote the rule of law and build a civilized society, shouldn't we first try to improve the legal system, ensure the effective supervision of power, and make society more fair and just?"
"You do nothing about corrupt officials abusing their power for personal gain and using public authority for private purposes; you don't question unscrupulous merchants who cheat and swindle and cut corners in their work; you don't speak up about bullies who monopolize the market and harm the people; instead, you sympathize with drug dealers who shouldn't be publicly tried and executed!"
Dai Pingwei gritted his teeth, barely suppressing his anger.
I constantly warned myself deep down not to act rashly.
A small leak will sink a great ship!
Bringing down Tsang Man-sang is the most important thing!
Only by bringing him down will brainwashed scoundrels like Zeng Yuanqian lose their support, and no matter how much they bark and howl, they won't be able to stir up any waves.
Otherwise, if he were to scold Zeng Yuanqian in a fit of anger, it would only damage their relationship and cause him to lose the Zeng family's trust, which would bring him absolutely no benefit.
Zeng Yuanqian has clearly been completely brainwashed.
He could no longer distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, and had become a complete puppet of other people's thoughts.
Whether you scold him or argue with him, it's difficult to correct his course or reshape his perceptions and values.
Perhaps the more they argue and debate, the more he feels that he is right, correct, and just.
Just like during wartime, some people, without any benefit whatsoever, resolutely defected to the enemy, not only offering advice and strategies to the enemy but also cruelly harming their own compatriots.
These despicable traitors in the eyes of ordinary people are often quite intelligent and emotionally intelligent; they are actually a group of very clever people. However, they do not consider themselves to be traitors.
They were willing to risk their lives for the invaders not because they were tempted by profit, but because they were misled by the invaders' propaganda and thought they were pursuing a noble faith.
This is why they do not see helping the invaders as aiding and abetting evil, cruelly persecuting and poisoning their own compatriots; they see it as a just cause and a necessary sacrifice.
Therefore, it is difficult to reason with someone whose mind is no longer normal, and there is no need to argue or quarrel with them.
Like Zeng Yuanqian, who already felt that the rule of law in the West was better, and that in order to respect humanity, protect life, and protect dignity, drug dealers should not only not be publicly tried, but should also be given lenient sentences to give them a chance to reform.
If you argue with him that heinous drug dealers should be severely punished and executed, he will definitely get furious and call you inhuman, uncivilized, barbaric, and backward, and question whether you still want to be in line with international standards and be accepted by Western civilization.
therefore.
The astute Dai Pingwei anticipated that persuading Zeng Yuanqian to change his mind would negatively impact his own important plans, so he simply chose to remain silent.
At this moment, Zeng Yuanqian suddenly asked:
"Oh right, what has my dad been busy with lately? I wanted to have a good talk with him about the Tazhai Village case on the phone, but he said he was too busy and told me to meet him when I got back!"
"The director has been extremely busy lately. He is involved in discussions on the new round of ministerial reform plans and is also responding to calls from all sectors of society to draft new oil price management measures."
"No, I know about the reform of ministries and departments. To keep up with the times, functional departments do need to be adjusted. But why is the oil and gas price management method changing again? Wasn't it changed just two years ago?"
Dai Pingwei smiled.
"There's no way around it, the economic development of our Dragon Kingdom is just too fast and too fierce. The previous management mechanism is seriously incompatible with the current economic development situation."
“In the past, when our economy was not wealthy, we were still able to export oil. So, it was no problem for the government to set the oil price. Maintaining a low oil price was also beneficial to the development of the national economy.”
"But with the rapid economic development, the demand for oil is increasing day by day. We not only cannot export oil, but we also need to import more and more oil. The pricing mechanism will definitely have to change."
"From referencing a single international market to referencing three international markets, our domestic refined oil prices have begun to adjust accordingly to changes in international oil prices, but problems still exist."
"The biggest problem is that our price adjustment cycle is too long, often only once every one or two months or even several months. Such a long time obviously cannot reflect market changes in a timely and accurate manner."
"Secondly, we have been focusing too much on changes in international oil prices while ignoring the real demand in the domestic market. As a result, the prices we set are either too high or too low, which has misled production and affected sales."
"Finally, there is the asymmetry between crude oil prices and refined oil prices. International crude oil prices fluctuate greatly, while domestic refined oil prices fluctuate less. This creates room for speculation by hoarding and hoarding, which makes it easy for many regions to experience oil shortages."
"A fuel shortage?"
Zeng Yuanqian frowned and asked, "Is it because of the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War that international crude oil prices have risen sharply?"
"That's right!"
Dai Pingwei said with some helplessness:
"Many people thought that this war, which was of unequal strength, would be a one-sided crushing victory, and that the United States and its allies would be able to win quickly and easily."
"Who knew that since the start of the war, their relentless bombardment has not completely broken their fighting spirit. On the contrary, Ilank's several precise sneak attacks have yielded considerable results."
"In order to better resist the invasion, Salam not only called on the whole nation to fight, but also distributed a large number of weapons and ammunition to the people, which will lead to a longer war and continuous surprise attacks after the war."
"As a result, international oil prices have continued to rise, contrary to expectations that the increase would only be short-term. With crude oil prices soaring and domestic refined oil prices remaining stagnant, many companies naturally preferred to halt production and sales..."
Zeng Yuanqian interjected, "But if the price of refined oil is raised significantly, it will have a serious impact on the national economy, right?"
Dai Pingwei nodded.
"Yes, so on one side are oil companies that are unwilling to lose money and have stopped production and sales, and on the other side are ordinary people who are complaining because they can't get fuel. And we don't know when international oil prices will come down. Do you think Director Zeng wouldn't be in a huge mess?"
Zeng Yuanqian let out a long sigh.
"It's all Salam's fault!"
"If he had taken his family and left Iran within a specified period, the war would not have broken out."
"If war doesn't break out and international oil prices don't skyrocket, it won't affect our domestic situation, and my dad won't be so overwhelmed with work!"
This rant truly opened Dai Pingwei's eyes.
What kind of bullshit logic is this?
Wasn't the reason for the outbreak of war that the United States wanted to pursue hegemony?
It was the United States and its allies that brazenly invaded without authorization from the United Nations!
How come the invaded Ilank is actually wrong in your eyes, Zeng Yuanqian?
It's a sovereign nation!
Regardless of whether Salam ruled tyrannically or whether there were weapons of mass destruction within his territory.
What unauthorized reason does the United States and its allies have to force Salam to step down and leave Iran with his family within a specified period?
Even if Salam is unfit to be president, or even guilty and should be tried, it should be resolved internally by the Iranians themselves. What right does the United States have to send troops to intervene?
But now...
In Zeng Yuanqian's eyes, the United States and its allies, as aggressors, did not commit any crime in barbarically interfering in and invading other countries. On the contrary, he felt that Salam was the culprit for the outbreak of war.
According to your logic, Zeng Yuanqian, then in all criminal cases, the victim is at fault. If they had voluntarily handed over their property, they wouldn't have been robbed, cheated, or robbed. If they had actively cooperated with the criminals, they wouldn't have been raped...
Dai Pingwei really wanted to ask Zeng Yuanqian: if someone broke into his house in the middle of the night, intending to seize his house, belongings, wife, and daughter, and demand that he get out immediately, would he willingly cooperate? Would it be his fault if he didn't cooperate?
But Dai Pingwei held back the words he was about to say.
Why argue with a fool who has been severely brainwashed and whose values have been distorted?
Zeng Yuanqian has clearly become a corrupt and degenerate individual who is detached from the masses and reality.
He has completely adopted the Western perspective and judges right and wrong according to Western logic.
Therefore, he can be very saintly, sympathizing with and pitying the drug dealers in Tazhai Village, and fighting for their human rights and dignity.
He could also argue that the invasion launched by the United States and its allies to overthrow Salam's brutal rule was a just act.
Even if Iran is bombed to the point of being ravaged, its people devastated, and its inhabitants impoverished, it doesn't matter, because the local people will gain democracy and freedom.
As for how many innocent civilians would be killed or injured, and how many people would be left homeless and starving, Zeng Yuanqian, who had become a saint, obviously wouldn't consider that much.
"However, on the other hand, our oil pricing mechanism really does need to be changed."
Zeng Yuanqian crossed his legs and, with an air of smugness, said:
"Since we are now vigorously developing a market economy and aligning with the international community, the oil pricing mechanism should also follow the example of developed Western countries and gradually become market-driven."
“In countries like the United States, there is a fully market-based pricing mechanism. Refiners and gas stations can set their own prices as long as they do not violate antitrust laws. And full market competition makes it easier for consumers to enjoy low oil prices.”
"Furthermore, some of their companies can participate in crude oil futures trading to hedge price risks, and the government has hundreds of millions of barrels of strategic oil reserves, which can be released in extreme circumstances to curb excessively rapid increases in oil prices..."
Dai Pingwei knew that whenever the topic of domestic problems came up, Zeng Yuanqian would inevitably launch into a long-winded discussion about how advanced foreign countries were.
Take oil pricing as an example. He only boasts about how good the US market-based pricing mechanism is, but he remains silent about the fact that the biggest disadvantage of this overly flexible pricing mechanism is that prices fluctuate greatly.
Zeng Yuanqian would naturally not mention that for low-income groups and industries heavily reliant on oil, the dramatic fluctuations in oil prices would severely impact their production and lives.
For example, truck drivers and logistics companies have a very high proportion of fuel costs in their daily operating expenses, and fluctuating fuel prices will obviously affect their survival.
As a rapidly developing underdeveloped country, China has countless ordinary people and small and micro enterprises that cannot withstand turmoil. What they need most is stability, not fluctuation.