Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York, is not a single building, but a complex of 19 commercial buildings. The ground floors of the major buildings are interconnected. Many well-known companies have their own independent buildings in Rockefeller Center. Since the design was completed in 1928, even the Great Depression could not stop the Rockefeller Foundation from continuing to push this project forward.

By January 21, 1932, these skyscrapers had basically taken shape. From east to west, they occupied three blocks from 48th Street to 51st Street. From south to north, they spanned three longitudinal blocks from Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue.

The evening sun could still illuminate the tops of these buildings. The largest of them was the General Electric Building, 259 meters high with 69 floors. Rockefeller, who had just finished his trip to China and Saudi Arabia, was leading Morgan, General Electric representatives, Carnegie, and others into the Rockefeller Building, which was under construction. The ground floor of the building was quite dim in the evening. Walking through piles of construction materials, the shadowy atmosphere was somewhat eerie.

J.P. Morgan looked at Rockefeller, who was leading the way calmly like a king, and couldn't help but crack a joke, "Where will you lead us in the end?"

Rockefeller answered without turning his head, "Please rest assured, definitely not the *Titanic*."

J.P. Morgan laughed loudly, and the other tycoons had to chuckle a few times to show that they still had the capacity to appreciate Rockefeller's humor at this moment. However, in New York, where vicious crimes were rising one after another, such a construction site was a high-incidence area for various criminal transactions. Looking at those thick concrete walls and thick concrete pillars, those among the tycoons who didn't understand architecture couldn't help but suspect whether bodies had already been poured into them.

If it were a chaotic cement foundation, that might be possible. But high-rise buildings have very high requirements for reinforced concrete, so bodies certainly cannot be poured inside. If that were really done, it would definitely cause problems with the load-bearing structure.

But the current situation of the US economy indeed gave rise to all kinds of ominous imaginations, because the group knew quite a few bankers. In the past year, many of their banker friends had evaporated silently. No one knew where they went, and even their families didn't dare to look for their whereabouts.

Taking the elevator from the first floor to the top floor, and walking along the passage to the observation deck on the top floor of the Rockefeller Building, all uneasy feelings were dispelled by the fiery red sun. The tops of the buildings, which looked shadowy from the street, were dyed gold by the setting sun, like towering thrones. The tycoons stood in the center of these thrones, looking down at Manhattan, the essence of New York. On the broad and straight streets, the crowds were as tiny as ants. The financial center of the United States was gradually being shrouded by night right under their feet.

Some tycoons had a fear of heights and retreated to the center after just a few glances. Others looked down at the commanding scenery with great interest, feeling broad-minded. Not until the red sun began to sink into the horizon did Rockefeller invite the crowd of tycoons to the floor below the observation deck. The room here had been simply tidied up. Although the walls hadn't been painted, at least the glass had been installed. Carpets were laid on the rough concrete floor, and the large chandeliers overhead were filled with candles. The long table under the chandelier was surrounded by chairs. Rockefeller invited everyone to take their seats. As soon as the door opened, waiters walked in carrying silver trays filled with food and served dishes to everyone.

Since there were Jews among the tycoons, the meats were beef, mutton, venison, and poultry. The fish dishes also selected fish with scales and fins. This group of tycoons had all fought their way up on their own, so this environment was not uncomfortable for them in the slightest. Instead, the sumptuous dinner made many people ready to gorge themselves.

As the host of this banquet, Rockefeller stood up. "Gentlemen, everyone knows that I have very good cooperation with the Chinese government, so someone gave me the nickname 'Communist'. I thought I would be the sole owner of this nickname, but I didn't expect that I would have the honor of sharing this honor with Mr. Franklin Roosevelt."

A relaxed laughter came from the tycoons. In recent years, countries and American companies that cooperated with China had made a fortune. For capitalists, as long as they could get such huge profits, they didn't care at all about being called "Communists". If the profits were a bit higher, capitalists wouldn't mind calling themselves "staunch Communists".

After the laughter ended, Rockefeller continued: "Gentlemen, some people think that I refuse to share the opportunities God has given me, so I am not a staunch Christian. Well then, I will share one thing with you all. After careful calculation, the Chinese government believes that China can provide employment opportunities for about 1 million to 1.5 million American workers. And this requires the United States to provide China with a credit line of 1 billion US dollars."

As soon as this was said, the temporary banquet venue immediately fell silent. According to the joint communiqué of the Four-Power Conference a few days ago, the United States' willingness to provide loan credit to China proved that this matter was basically set in stone. And the employment figure of 1-1.5 million American workers proposed by Rockefeller was a very important piece of inside information.

In this silence, the corners of Rockefeller's mouth turned up slightly, pulling out a smile, and he immediately said: "Gentlemen, I suggest you invest in the West Coast. The West Coast has resources and the population is also very suitable. If the economies of the West Coast states are driven up, it will be enough to provide 1-1.5 million jobs. I wonder what views you gentlemen have."

Americans are religious, and tycoons especially need to get a lifestyle and spiritual comfort from religion. California is an important oil producing area in the United States. Rockefeller suggested that the tycoons invest in the US West Coast and gave everyone a reason. The tycoons felt at this moment that Rockefeller was indeed a "Christian" with a spirit of sharing.

The most economically developed region in the United States now is undoubtedly the Great Lakes region, where a large number of cities and factories are gathered. The industrial population numbers in the tens of millions. Even if China's procurement from the United States can drive 1-1.5 million jobs, it is just a drop in the bucket for the Great Lakes region.

But if the tycoons invest in the West, the industrial population of the core cities in the West is about 5 million. Among them, a large number of people are already engaged in mining, petroleum, and other industries, which are not the objects of China's procurement. As long as the machinery processing and other industries can obtain 1 million jobs, it will be enough to make the economy of the West prosperous. As for the economy of the East, that is the job of the US federal government. Capitalists have absolutely no obligation to serve the overall US economy.

Rockefeller watched as the tycoons began to whisper to each other. He felt that if he let everyone go on talking like this, the food would get cold, so he raised his glass. The tycoons stopped talking and looked at Rockefeller. Rockefeller said to everyone: "Before dinner starts, everyone please note, there are no Communists here." Amidst a burst of laughter, Rockefeller raised the red wine that was as red as blood and said in French: *"Bon appétit!"*

Soon, under the bright candlelight of the chandeliers, the tycoons ate, drank, and chatted. In the shadows downstairs, sporadic light gunshots could be heard from time to time, and occasionally Chicago Typewriters joined in the sins of New York after nightfall. But these completely failed to affect the mood of the tycoons. Downstairs, private armies and bodyguards could completely ensure the safety of these people; it was absolutely impossible for anyone to sneak in and start a massacre.

Moreover, what the tycoons were discussing was a brand-new commercial layout. Rockefeller had huge investments in the West, but other tycoons might not necessarily have them, for example, the steel tycoon Carnegie whose main business was concentrated in the Great Lakes region. But the equipment processing industry needs a large amount of steel. Limited by transportation capacity and size, many parts required for production are not easy to transport. Then, for Carnegie to build steel plants in the West to provide raw materials for companies like General Electric is one of the most basic industrial chains.

Each tycoon either had their own specialty industry, money, or connections. At this relaxed dinner party, everyone exchanged and discussed with each other. A prototype industrial chain with a scale of at least hundreds of millions of dollars was formed just like that. The heads of various enterprises and banks were the decision-makers, and the specific details would naturally be solved by the heads of various departments of their subordinate enterprises.

The banquet lasted until late at night, and the tycoons felt that today's meeting was very valuable. Just as they were considering taking their leave, J.P. Morgan stood up, "Gentlemen, you may or may not have heard. There is now a rumor in the financial market that in order to complete the loan, the United States will transport a shipment of gold to China."

The tycoons were stunned. Even tycoons who were not in the banking industry knew that this was indeed a rumor. If someone took some gold jewelry or even a few gold bars out of the United States to China, this would not be strange. After all, when going to distant China, it is understandable to have a few gold bars on hand to deal with emergencies. But what J.P. Morgan was talking about was the large-scale transportation of gold, which was unreasonable economically.

And J.P. Morgan continued: "If you receive any news related to this, especially knowing who is planning this behind the scenes, please share this news."

The tycoons felt they understood J.P. Morgan's meaning and expressed their support one after another. In fact, everyone might not really make their own efforts for this, but everyone also knew that J.P. Morgan didn't expect anyone to really exert effort. The reason for saying this was that J.P. Morgan had decided to take action and hoped that everyone would not intervene.

In the night, the convoy composed of private armies and bodyguards sent the tycoons to the hotel. Although this long convoy attracted the attention of many night walkers, no one dared to come forward to do anything. Just such a long convoy was enough to let the people of the dark world know that rushing forward rashly would only mean hitting a wall with their heads. Money can be robbed at any time, but there is only one life.

At this time, it was 1:30 PM in China. He Rui, the President of the Party School who had finished his working lunch, was preparing to give a lecture to the Advanced Class of the Central Party School. The course had already been prepared: *The Global Economic Fracture Zones Caused by the Response of Major World Countries to the Economic Crisis*.

Just when He Rui wanted to relax his mind, his secretary had already presented a schedule. The special envoys of various countries in China, in addition to attending the collective meeting, all requested to meet with He Rui alone. He Rui felt a little puzzled, "Shouldn't this be arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

The secretary answered cautiously: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to ask for the Chairman's opinion. They believe that if the Chairman meets with the Saudi Arabian envoy delegation, the diplomatic departments of other countries will feel frustrated. Maybe they will do something. Especially Britain."

He Rui could understand the helplessness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For hundreds of years, and even 100 years later, European and American countries have played their robber nature to the fullest. In European and American culture, they must first express to other countries "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree. If you want to pass through here, leave money to buy passage," and then participate in negotiations.

Since Europe and America all follow robber logic, and because of the overall division of Europe, making it easy for countries to disrupt communication lines or exert pressure on regions not so far away, this method appears very effective.

But in Chinese culture, this is a strong hostility. Even if the threat is forced to be accepted, revenge will be taken whenever there is an opportunity. It's just that the current China does not yet have the ability to project military power over long distances, and China's oil cooperation with Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with France. So the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to consider making some compromises.

He Rui decisively said to the secretary: "Except for meeting the Saudi envoy, I will not meet anyone else alone. If any country causes some destruction because of this, then we will fight back frontally."

The secretary hurried away with the order. He Rui's mood, which he had wanted to relax, was also made somewhat unhappy by this matter. Even if France is unhappy, it will not cause destruction. because the greater the attraction of the Chinese market, the more beneficial it is to France. But Britain is different. Since the Chinese government is still supporting the Franc, even if Britain has received some support and China is willing to provide a market to drive about 500,000 jobs for Britain, Britain is only barely surviving the worst situation. Compared with Britain's 3.5-4 million unemployed workers, 500,000 is indeed not much.

Then Britain has every reason to use some means to cause trouble on the oil transport line from Saudi Arabia to China. The Indian Ocean is now controlled by Britain, and the Sino-Japanese Combined Fleet is probably unable to break through the Strait of Malacca, so it cannot provide escorts.

As long as China makes a move, it can only start border friction with British India. Although doing so can indeed force Britain to negotiate with China, getting into such a state with Britain, He Rui is not sure if there will be the possibility of Britain inciting its other forces on the Arabian Peninsula to launch attacks on Saudi Arabia later.

However, the biggest problem at the moment is that China cannot admit defeat no matter what. Facing robbers, only by hacking at them first can the robbers understand that they must pay a considerable cost. Only then is negotiation possible. Seek peace through struggle and peace survives; seek peace through compromise and peace perishes.

Calming his mood, it was time for class. He Rui walked into the classroom, stepped onto the podium, and looked at the eager eyes of the young cadres. He Rui's mood improved immediately, and he began today's course.

"Students, what we are talking about today is what is happening right now, the global economic fracture zones caused by the response of major world countries to the economic crisis. Through the analysis of the results that reality will bring, students will have a deeper understanding of the definitions between national policy, policy, and the content of execution. Thereby allowing students to understand how to distinguish between national policy and policy."

The students in the classroom had heard many of He Rui's courses and were accustomed to He Rui's teaching mode of mainly explaining methodology. Soon, the premise content was finished. Due to the excessive harshness of the Treaty of Versailles, Lenin once publicly condemned: "It reduces Germany to the status of a colony, to a state of poverty, starvation, ruin, and lack of rights. This treaty binds them for generations to come in a way that no civilized nation has ever been treated."

French Marshal Foch also believed that the conditions were overly harsh, and this harshness was based on the foundation of not destroying Germany's industrial capacity at all, so Germany had the ability to retaliate against France in 20 years.

"Students, based on such facts, can we consider that Marshal Foch's prediction that war will inevitably break out between France and Germany is valid? Then is the factor of this war the hatred between Germany and France, or are there other reasons?"

The students of the Central Party School came to learn methodology. If they couldn't reach such a level, they would probably hardly be qualified to listen to He Rui's personal teaching. Immediately, a student spoke up, "Teacher, hatred can make the probability of conflict breaking out greater. Then how should we view this hatred?"

"For a major power like China, we must define war more seriously. Hatred can make the probability of conflict breaking out greater, but hatred may not necessarily make the probability of war greater. We must define conflict and war more precisely. For example, France entered the Rhineland region of Germany. If fighting broke out between Germany and France, should this fighting be classified as war or conflict?"

The student answered immediately: "Please teacher, state the definition directly."

He Rui continued to ask: "If Germany's goal is to drive France out of the Rhineland, is its purpose for the economy or out of hatred?"

The students immediately divided into two factions. He Rui asked the students to raise their hands. He found that those who thought it was conflict, those who thought it was war, or those who had no opinion of their own each accounted for one-third. He Rui then said: "France entered the Rhineland region, and the German economy was hugely affected. And what was the purpose of the strikes Germany started in the Rhineland region? I will tell everyone a specific detail about this matter. After France entered the Rhineland, it required German enterprises in the Rhineland region to operate at full capacity. Because according to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to use the coal and machinery equipment produced in the Rhineland region to pay debts to France."

Hearing this, the students of the Advanced Class of the Party School suddenly realized the truth. Especially those who thought war had nothing to do with the economy were suddenly enlightened. their view was because they did not possess enough information. They did not understand the fundamental purpose of France's invasion of the Rhineland.

Seeing that the students had figured out where the problem lay, He Rui continued, "Therefore, what breaks out out of anger is conflict. But the war we define must have a clear economic purpose. Therefore, our national policy must be a national strategy formulated around one or several economic purposes. And the country's policy is the plan adopted to realize this economic policy."

The student from before asked somewhat unwillingly: "If China launches a war, is our war purpose economic? And is it only economic goals?"

He Rui answered calmly: "That is correct, it must be so. If we raise an army out of anger, it shows that our government's view of politics is very unserious."