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    "You're surprised." Scrooge smiled, pointed to a chair next to him and said to Dana, "Dena, sit here." Dana quickly calmed down.  He walked over and sat down on that chair.  She didn't speak, just looked at Scrooge calmly.  At this time, another person walked out of the back room.  "Donald?" Dana stood up.  "Sister Dena, I haven't seen you for a long time." Donald said, "Dad passed away a few months ago. Mom Mom originally wanted to come, but she was also sick and couldn't go out." &n  [^^^Novel]bsp;"Dadwhat disease did mom have? How is she doing now?" Dena asked anxiously.  Donald didn't say nonsense like "You haven't gone back for so many years, but now you think of your parents." Because he knew that the MacDonald family always valued goals and careers more than family ties.  Many.  For example, now that Catherine is seriously ill, Donald does not act like a dutiful son and stays by her side. Instead, he follows Scrooge and runs to Ukraine in one fell swoop for big business.  And when making this decision, Donald himself didn't seem to have much hesitation or ideological struggle.  The level of hesitation was almost the same as when Donald's wet nurse, the old housekeeper of the MacDonald family, passed away a few years ago, when Donald considered whether he should take the time to go to the hospital to see her.  Of course, if saying something like this can really impress Dana and allow him and Scrooge to take the initiative in the subsequent discussion, that would be a good idea.  However, Donald knew that this would not be of any use. The MacDonald family could always distinguish emotions and interests very clearly.  Although Dena is an anomaly, she is also a MacDonald.  "According to the doctor, it is a problem with the blood vessels in the brain." Scrooge replied, "This has reduced her motor ability and consciousness a lot. But now her condition has stabilized and there is no big problem.  Yes, you don¡¯t have to worry too much. Besides, I guess you won¡¯t abandon the revolution at its most critical moment and go back to the United States, right?¡± Dena didn¡¯t answer.  Scrooge smiled again and said: "Donald, Dana, you should all sit down first. We may have a lot of things to talk about in detail." They both sat down again, and Donald sat next to Dana.  .  "Dena, I don't want to beat around the bush with you. It's not interesting. We MacDonalds should be as candid as possible when talking to our own people." Scrooge said, "I have two main purposes for coming here.  , The first one is that we hope to reach some cooperation intentions with the Bolshevik government. Dena, you also know that for many years, our McDonald family has always been interested in Europe, or in other words, we have been interested in outside the Americas.  The socialists maintain goodwill. The reason is of course not noble, and I think you understand. "Yes, MacDonald has always adhered to the principle that there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. Everything is for the benefit of the family.  "Dena whispered.  "Yes, as a big capitalist, we naturally hate other big capitals. For example, Morgan has been our strategic partner for a long time. But the reason why we can cooperate is not because we trust each other, but  It's just that they don't have the power to eat us, and if we want to eat them, we have to pay a very high price, which is probably not worth the loss. And for the time being, we still have a common enemy, the big capital of Europe. But to be honest, a few years ago.  , I was so happy when the old guy finally died. Although I respect him very much, it would be better for the old guy to die." At this point, Scrooge couldn't help but chuckle.  got up.  Apparently, even now, Scrooge was very happy to think that Morgan Sr. was dead.  "Dena, you also know that under market economy conditions, any industrial country needs a product dumping market, because the domestic demand of any industrial country is less than productivity. So, in other words, the United States, or our McDonald family  There is no difference between us and the Germans in this regard. We both need more colonies and more land under the sun. Unfortunately, the earth is too small. "Socialist Russia will not become a colony of any country.  ." Dena's voice was cold.  "Ah, my dear Dana, you are so wary. However, I do not intend to do such a thankless thing." Scrooge laughed, "I know, you capitalists,  Big capitalists, including me, are your biggest enemies. In the long run, this is indeed the case. But dear Dena, you have to know that in capitalist countries, big capitalists are not monolithic, and there are huge differences between them.  It¡¯s so contradictory that in many cases, we hate our own kind far more than we hate you. Therefore, you must be good at uniting all the forces that can be united.?Destroy the enemy who poses the greatest threat to you and is the most dangerous.  For example, the old capitalist countries in Europe now obviously hate you more and pose a greater threat to you.  For example, Denikin was able to attack Ukraine in one go this time, and Donald even estimated that he should be able to successfully capture Kiev.  and thus threatened Moscow and Petersburg.  Why he could do this was, of course, with the excess war materials provided to him by the Allied Powers.  " "Uncle Scrooge, are you planning to dump the remaining war supplies on us?  "Dena asked with a sneer. "No, no, no, if it's just a small business like this, there's no need for me to take action, and it's not even enough to use Donald.  Because we know that the Bolshevik government does not have much hard currency, we still know this.  What we are looking for is cooperation on a strategic level.  Because at least for now, for us, Britain and France are much more hateful than you.  Therefore, we are very willing to support you and use you to hold back the power of Britain and France, and then we will have the opportunity to continue to pursue their colonial ideas.  Dena, if I make it clear like this, you should be able to believe our good intentions, right?  " Dena thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "So, Uncle Scrooge, what kind of cooperation do you want?  " "I know that you currently lack a lot of things, but it is difficult for us to provide you with anything for the time being, because you are still under blockade, and large quantities of supplies cannot be transported in, at least until the blockade against you is lifted.  So what we can help you with at the moment is very limited. We can have weapons, ammunition, and all kinds of medicines. The prices are negotiable, as long as we don¡¯t lose money. But you don¡¯t have to expect too much in terms of quantity.  But I believe that even though Denikin is dancing so vigorously now, he will not be your opponent.  The armies in his hands are just feudal armies composed of animals. As long as you calm down, he will never be your opponent.  Scrooge paused and then said, "After you suppress these guys, you should turn to industrial construction."  " "This is natural.  "Dena nodded in agreement. "But it's not easy.  It is not that easy for late-developing countries to complete industrialization.  If Russia is surrounded by things like China or Ottoman Turkey, of course you can slowly farm at home and slowly climb the technology tree.  It's a pity that there are other industrial powers next to you.  Britain, France and even Germany.  Even though Germany was defeated in the war, its industrial base is still there. If necessary, they will become your nightmare.  So your industrial development must be very fast, very, very fast.  You know, Poland has become independent again, and now it is led by Pi?sudski.  I think you also know what kind of person Pi?sudski is.  said Scrooge. "Humph!"  "Dena snorted softly in her nose. Of course she knew that Pi?sudski was a fanatical nationalist. "The French and British restoration of Poland will definitely not be without cost. Poland will be used to deal with you.  The first tool is that unlike Britain and France, which have been dead on the battlefield for almost a generation, Poland still has enough soldiers.  It is entirely possible to act as an agent of Britain and France to eliminate you.  So my dear Dena, you are in a really precarious position right now.  If your development slows down, armed agents alone will be enough to eliminate you.  Even if you can withstand the attacks of these agents, twenty years later, when a new generation grows up, Britain, France, and even Germany may take action against you on their own. In other words, in the twenty-first century  Within 20 years, you must have enough power to stand alone against the industrial powers of the entire Europe. Otherwise, a new large-scale anti-Napoleonic war will restore the new Bourbon dynasty.  Dana, do you think what I said is right?  " Dena didn't answer, just sat there with a frown. She knew Scrooge was right, but she didn't want to answer, lest Uncle Scrooge get the upper hand. "So, you need a lot of machines and a lot of technology.  , a lot of money.  Europe is full of people who hate you, and you can hardly get this from them.  But as long as you are willing to cooperate with us, you can buy these from the United States, from us.  And we have one more sales market.  You see how great this win-win thing is.  "Scrooge laughed. But Dena did not laugh along. She knew that things were not that good. It could even be said that things were very bad. The Soviet Union must industrialize quickly. Only industrial countries can defeat industrial countries. Only large industrial countries can defeat them.  In order to defeat the large industrial countries. In just twenty years, Soviet Russia must grow into a large industrial country that can stand up to the entire Europe. This is simply a desperate requirement. It is good to import machinery and technology from the United States, but this is not the case.  Money is needed, lots and lots of money, and the reason why backward countries are backward countries is one of the biggest problems.Isn¡¯t it just a lack of hard currency?  "Are you worried about the lack of hard currency?" Scrooge seemed to see what she was thinking, so he said, "This is not a problem. Export resources. Use this to exchange for money. Of course, there is also food, which is also a very important export." "  The prices of these things, especially food, are quite low because of the existence of the United States," Dena said softly.  "As long as the quantity is large," Scrooge said nonchalantly, "You can completely distort the law of value, regardless of whether you lose money or not, and even, when necessary, you can completely ask the entire country to tighten its belts and adopt the minimum  The rationing system even involves exporting food in exchange for machines at the expense of starvation. Because of the food shortage, you will starve to death at most several million people at a time. But if you cannot establish industry as soon as possible, you will face destruction.  As for Russia, it will return to the old path of starving to death every year. Every country's industrialization will kill people, either from starvation or war. Countless British people died of starvation for this.  Indians and Irish; the French lost countless lives in the Napoleonic Wars. We in the United States also lost millions of people in the Civil War, and we also killed millions of people.  Indians and Mexicans. You are no exception, so Dena, I am not worried about your funds."
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