Chapter 207 Unconsciously Change History
At this moment, Zhou Ming felt that his breathing had almost stopped and his heart was heavy, because if it was really like he thought, then his gambling practice not only helped him win high political bonuses, but also influenced the world situation through some domestic behaviors, allowing the decisive battle between the Eastern and Western camps to arrive early in history.
This idea made Zhou Ming a little scared, because if his relationship really made history deviate from his original trajectory, wouldn’t the memories of his previous life be useless?
However, this idea was just a moment of trouble. Then Zhou Ming threw this idea out of his mind. Not to mention that history has its own huge inertia, he could only let some things slightly deviate from the trajectory at most, but it is almost impossible to completely reverse history. Just like now, although he has already made history deviate from the original trajectory, wouldn’t the things that should happen still happen like in the previous life? At most, it is just that time is ahead.
And even if history has changed fundamentally due to its own reasons, it doesn’t matter. I am no longer the self in my previous life, but a great person who has truly changed history! No matter how history changes, I will definitely have a way to deal with it!
Zhou Ming suddenly felt sufficient confidence when he thought of this.
The change in Zhou Ming's eyes surprised Yang Dingguo, who had been observing him on the other side. Although Yang Dingguo didn't know what Zhou Ming was thinking, the look just now and the confidence supported by the eyes reminded him of the look of the great man when the reactionaries launched a large-scale attack on the revolutionary base in a cave a long time ago.
Yang Dingguo exhaled and asked Zhou Ming: "I seemed to be a little surprised by this news when I looked at you?"
Zhou Ming nodded honestly and said, "I was very surprised, because in my expectation, this matter shouldn't have been so early."
"Why?" Yang Dingguo asked curiously.
"The world is a game of chess. My experience of meeting that foreign girl at Yanda proves that the arrangement of foreign hostile forces for our country has not been complete. Since the chess is a little different, there is no reason to launch a general attack in such a hurry. Anyway, the Cold War has been fighting for more than half a century, and I don't care about the past or two years. The leaders of Western countries will not be so unsustainable."
Zhou Ming continued: "Now that they are so anxious to take action, if I am not wrong, it should be that our anti-traitors' actions here have made Western countries realize the danger. They are afraid that their arrangements for so many years or even half a century have failed, so they are so anxious."
"Excellent judgment!" Yang Dingguo praised, "Comrade Zhou Ming, my thoughts are the same as you, so what changes do you think will happen in Eastern Europe next?"
Faced with this problem, Zhou Ming focused on his mind and shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, because things have changed, and no one knows whether Western countries will make any adjustments."
"It doesn't matter. This kind of thing was unpredictable. You can say it boldly and rest assuredly, even if you say it wrong, it's nothing." Yang Dingguo encouraged Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming said: "Thank you, Mr. Yang, if you let the speculation, Hungary will undergo a regime change like Poland, the Berlin Wall will be overthrown, East Germany will be merged into West Germany to achieve German reunification, Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia will continue to break out in liberal revolutions, either overthrow their respective regimes, or split. In any case, the entire Eastern Europe will change the world. Although the Soviet Union still maintains the appearance of a superpower on the surface, it is actually broken into pieces. In the end, the Soviet Union will disintegrate into independent countries one by one."
If Zhou Ming said this in front of Yang Dingguo and Du Zhongyuan yesterday, then they would definitely joke that Zhou Ming was a fantasy. After all, for those old people who have come from the revolutionary era in the past, the Soviet Union had a great influence on them. In their hearts, the Soviet Union was the big brother of the socialist camp in the world, and a big stone pressing on the motherland. It was also a superpower that competed with the entire West. How could he easily disintegrate?
However, now, after Zhou Ming had predicted the situation in Poland as if he had obtained accurate information in advance, Zhou Ming's next words must be taken seriously.
Yang Dingguo lit another cigarette: "How long do you think Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union can last during this upheaval?"
"Unless a very politically gifted genius can be produced within the Soviet Union, it will not exceed three years at most, and the Soviet Union will disintegrate in two years." Zhou Ming thought for a moment and added, "Even if such a genius can appear in the Soviet Union, the economy within the Soviet Union has been hollowed out and the people's lives are extremely difficult. This is a problem accumulated over a long period of time and cannot be solved by a single person, so no one can save the outcome of the Soviet Union."
Yang Dingguo took a heavy puff of cigarette: "Is it only so short for two years and three years?"
"Although it's only two or three years, I don't think you need to worry about this. Western countries will not immediately turn the guns to deal with us," said Zhou Ming.
This made Yang Dingguo raise his eyebrows, and his eyes flashed with hope and asked Zhou Ming: "How do you say this?"
"First of all, the Soviet Union is a superpower that dominated the world for more than half a century. As the saying goes, a centipede is dead but not dead. Even if the Soviet Union disintegrates, there are so many high-end weapons and so many nuclear warheads. These cannot help but make Western countries afraid. In addition, the wealth accumulated by the entire Soviet country in more than half a century can also make Western countries envious. In short, whether it is fear or greed, Western countries will definitely focus on the body of this superpower in the next few years and have no time to take care of others."
"Secondly," Zhou Ming continued, "Americans are authentic capitalists. They only talk about interests no matter what they do. They will never do things without interests."
"Our country is at least a nuclear power. The Americans and the entire Western countries will never risk going to war and have a quarrel with us. At most, they will only do small tricks secretly like they did in Eastern Europe. As long as we guard against this, they will have no choice."
As soon as Zhou Ming finished speaking, Du Zhongyuan said happily: "Well said!"
Compared to Du Zhongyuan's excitement, although Yang Dingguo did not do this, he also extinguished the cigarette that he had just lit for a while in the ashtray, and then lit another one again. It is not difficult to see from this small move that Mr. Yang was absolutely uneasy at this time.
"Comrade Zhou Ming, then what do you think we should do?" Yang Dingguo asked.
Du Zhongyuan glanced at Yang Dingguo because he keenly noticed that Yang Dingguo was no longer calling him Comrade Zhou Ming, but calling him Comrade. Although it was just a word difference, the meaning of the representation was very different.
Mr. Yang would never make such a mistake. He would shout like this. It must be because he already agreed with Zhou Ming's ability.
Zhou Ming also noticed this difference, but Zhou Ming did not care about it. He replied to Yang Ding Guodao: "Old Yang, I think what we have to do is very simple, it is to integrate into this world."
"Integrate into this world?" Yang Dingguo and Du Zhongyuan said in unison.
Zhou Ming nodded and said, "That's right, as we said in the mall, the best way to resolve competitors is to join forces with competitors, you have me and I have you, so there will be no competitive relationship."
"The reason why Western countries dare to mess with the entire Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union so unscrupulously is that the entire Warsaw Pact camp is completely separated from the world. No matter how chaotic they are, it will not have any negative effects on Western countries and even the entire world. On the contrary, solving competitors will still be of great benefit to their development, so they can do it with confidence and boldness." Zhou Ming said.
"Fortunately, the central government has implemented reform and opening up, which is the opportunity for us to integrate into this world."
Zhou Ming flattered Yang Dingguo very much, and then continued: "As long as we continue to deepen reform and opening up, actively open our country's doors, reform our economic system, and connect our economy with the world's economy, once our country is in chaos, Western countries and even the whole world will be in trouble, then we will be considered safe."
Du Zhongyuan thought for a while and said, "I agree with Comrade Zhou Ming, but what if Western countries try to hurt the enemy by hurting one thousand and causing trouble to us?"
"If it is a feudal country or a militarist dictatorship, it may do this, but it is absolutely impossible for those Western countries." Zhou Ming said firmly, "Chairman Yang Lao Du, I said just now that Americans are genuine capitalists. They will only fight for interests, and they will not fight without interests. Their political system determines their way of thinking. Perhaps a leader will be dizzy, but a group of people will never do it. Even if someone wants to do it, others will help us to pull those people back."
After hearing Zhou Ming's explanation, Yang Dingguo and Du Zhongyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Dingguo smiled and said, "It seems that the reform and opening up we decided to save ourselves by chance."
Zhou Mingze shook his head and said, "I don't think this is the case. I only know that Mr. Yang and the central government want to reform and open up. Their original intention is to let the people of the whole country live a prosperous life."
Yang Dingguo nodded and said, "Yes! Poverty is not socialism, and wealth is not capitalism. No matter what system it is, it is ultimately necessary for the people to live a good life."
"No matter whether it is white cats or black cats, the one who catches mice is a good cat." Zhou Ming helped Yang Dingguo add his famous saying.
Yang Dingguo laughed: "That's right, that's what it said."
After talking about the most important thing, Yang Dingguo sucked two more cigarettes, and then told Zhou Ming something: "Comrade Zhou Ming, I think there is something I can tell you. At the just-concluded Second Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, Comrade Dong Zhen was removed from all positions inside and outside the party."
This news caused Zhou Ming's thinking to explode in an instant: I made a big fork, what's the point? I changed history unknowingly?
Chapter completed!