Chapter 4075 Five Powerful Countries

Mr. Wen's drunken eyes slightly dazed, he glanced at Lin Feng.

"Do you really want to know?" Mr. Wen asked.

Lin Feng nodded. Lin Feng has always been curious about China's current attitude. In recent years, Lin Feng has traveled around the world and has communicated with politicians from various countries, especially Russian President Putin, who is even more of a friend. The two sides have fought several times. Of course, basically every time Lin Feng relied on his youth and vigor to win over the experienced Putin. As for Putin, from the perspective of the Russian nation, he is a president worthy of the love of the Russian nation.

First, he changed Russia's economic decline, causing Russia's GDP to decline rapidly after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, especially in 1999, Russia's total GDP was only 195 billion US dollars. For a superpower that once had the second largest GDP in the world and a total GDP of over 2 trillion, this is extremely terrifying. But then, with Putin's drastic reforms, Russia's economy has grown year by year. By last year, Russia's GDP had reached 732.8 billion US dollars. Although it can only rank 13th in the world, its per capita GDP has reached 5,129 US dollars. This is higher than many countries. This is Putin's credit.

Second, Putin's strong foreign policy. Whether the opponent is Americans, Japanese, or European countries, Putin is firmly on the position of defending Russia. Especially when it comes to territorial disputes, Putin will not give in.

Looking at Putin and then looking at his own country, Lin Feng is a little gloomy. No matter how strong he is outside, he is still an individual after all. Without the support of the country, this person's power is ultimately limited. Of course, if Lin Feng can grow into a behemoth like G23, that's another story. But this road is not easy to take, there are too many foreign enemies. If it weren't for this year's food crisis. And the upcoming subprime mortgage crisis, Lin Feng is not sure that he can catch up with G23 in his lifetime. Among them, Lin Feng did not ask the country to back him up, but at least the country should not be so weak.

South Korea dared to send troops to Japan in the territorial dispute, but this country protested the Diaoyu Islands in vain. This is really a bit embarrassing. It also makes people angry. So, Lin Feng wants to ask clearly.

"Xiao Lin, what do you think the center of the world is like in the past five thousand years?" Mr. Wen poured a glass of wine for Lin Feng and asked slowly.

"Well, in the past five thousand years, China has always been at the center of the world and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. Of course, this only refers to the economy. In terms of military power, the Tang Dynasty was at its peak. But with the Industrial Revolution, the center of the world went to Europe and Britain. With the end of World War II, the center of the world went to the United States until now." Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said briefly.

"Yes, basically it is correct. We won't talk about the ancient times, let's talk about the modern times. Since the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the world's strongest country, the British Empire, and there have been five strongest countries in the world. These five strongest countries have encountered challenges from other countries, but the five strongest countries have defended their titles as the strongest countries!" Mr. Wen put down his glass.

"In 1776, Watt invented the steam engine and officially entered the industrialization stage. Britain entered the Industrial Revolution, and its economic and military strength became increasingly strong. It eventually became the world's number one power at that time, known as the British Empire. At that time, the French, led by Napoleon, became increasingly powerful. In order to avenge the previous humiliation (the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France), Napoleon began his journey to become the Great Emperor. He swept across Europe all the way, and the coalition forces of Austria, Britain, Russia and other countries were defeated by Napoleon. In the end, Napoleon encountered severe cold weather and suffered a miserable defeat when he marched eastward to Russia. In the end, France's war to challenge Britain's status as the world's number one power ended in failure." Mr. Wen said with emotion.

Lin Feng nodded. Lin Feng still admired Napoleon very much. Because he challenged the whole of Europe with a small country like France, and almost defeated all the European coalition forces, including Britain, which was forced to shrink in the British Isles and dare not come out. Although he was defeated in Russia due to the severe cold, that was not the last defeat of Napoleon's career. In fact, the best example of the book "The Count of Monte Cristo" is Napoleon himself.

After the First French Empire founded by Napoleon collapsed due to the severe cold in Russia, he was deprived of the throne and exiled to the island of Elba. But a few years later, Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba with a hard life and led 700 soldiers to complete the counterattack. All French officers, soldiers, and ministers turned against Napoleon as long as they came to him. Instead, they became Napoleon's army. Napoleon re-established a dynasty and began to retaliate. But after that, because he promised not to be a monarchy, but a parliamentary system, he was betrayed by the domestic parliament in the Battle of Waterloo and eventually lost. The Battle of Waterloo also became Napoleon's last battle.

It's a pity that he was a military genius!

"Xiao Lin, why did Napoleon fail? France's military strength was the best in the world at that time, and Napoleon was a genius, so why did he fail?" Mr. Wen asked. Before Lin Feng could answer, Mr. Wen gave the answer, "Because France's economic strength was the third in Europe at that time, and its total GDP was less than half of that of Britain, which had the strongest economic strength in Europe at that time. Although he had outstanding military command ability and the strongest army, economic reasons made it impossible for him to fight a protracted war. So, in the end, he failed. Napoleon's failure was not due to the betrayal of Parliament, but to his excessive military spending. He had no money to support him to continue fighting. Fighting to support the war is not the best strategy!"

Lin Feng was thoughtful.

"After Napoleon, the German Empire began to rise. With the tenacity and unity of the German people, the German Empire rose rapidly and launched the First World War. At that time, Germany's military strength was still first and its economy was second in the world. But in the end, It was still defeated by the European coalition. Although there was assistance from the United States, the German Empire's defeat was still due to one thing - economy. At that time, Britain, which had the largest economic power, relied on its strong economic strength to fully suppress Germany. It dominated the outcome of this battle," Mr. Wen said.

"After World War I, the United States took over the title of the world's most powerful country from Britain. Although Britain was first in military strength at that time, the United States had surpassed Britain in economic strength, especially during World War II. The economic aggregate of the United States was equal to that of the entire Europe. At this time, the rise of Hitler launched a world war. He hoped that with the world's largest army at the time, he could sweep Europe. In the end, he was defeated steadily by the British and American coalition forces. Like Napoleon, he was defeated by the severe cold in Russia. But even if it was summer, Hitler's army would still be defeated because his economy could not afford to fight for a long time, but the United States could support it with its strong economic strength. They fought for a long time. Therefore, Germany's defeat still stems from the economy," Mr. Wen said.

Lin Feng nodded. If you think about it carefully, this is indeed the case. Even if Hitler defeated Russia at that time, so what. You have ruled Europe, and you want to restore productivity to the devastated Europe. Is it possible within three to five years? What's more, this is when everything goes well. In fact, even if European countries were ruled by Hitler, there were rebellions everywhere, and Hitler's rule was not stable. It would be difficult to suppress these rebel forces without more than ten years. Then it will take several years to restore the economy. After more than ten years of hard work, even if the United States does not attack you, the U.S. economy will probably still overwhelm Europe as a whole. In a resource war, Germany is no match. So there is only destruction.

"After World War II, the United States was undoubtedly the world's most powerful country. Even the United Kingdom could only surrender, but at this time the Soviet Union rose and became the world's second most powerful country. At its peak, the military numbered more than 12 million, but at its peak, the Soviet Union Its total GDP was only 65% ​​of that of the United States, and as its economic system became rigid, the gap with the United States became wider and wider. In the end, the United States did not rely on war, but relied on the "Star Wars" plan to bring down the Soviet Union. Its disintegration. This is another example of a failed challenge, only this time it is more obvious, it is entirely an economic war!" said Mr. Wen.

"Of course, after this, there was the last war to challenge world hegemony, and that was Japan. After World War II, Japan relied on the support of the United States and its economy developed rapidly. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japan's economy had seemingly Surpassing the United States. It was prosperous, and the price of land in Tokyo surpassed that of the entire United States. But as a result, the flashy economic boom bubble burst, and Japan's economy plummeted. Although it still retained the title of the world's second largest economy, it has gradually become more and more like the United States. It is no longer qualified to challenge the United States. This time, the economic warfare used by the United States is even more obvious!" Mr. Wen said.

Lin Feng fell into deep thought.

"Now, who is the country that the world thinks is most capable of challenging the United States? China is us. But in fact, if we rashly challenge the United States, the world's most powerful country today, like France, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Japan, What is our result? The United States does not need to use aircraft and cannons at all, and it will eventually cause us to fail. Their economy is too strong, and our economy is too weak. If we want to challenge powerful countries, we must do it. Only by comprehensively surpassing our opponents economically can we be qualified to challenge. Otherwise, we will end up with Napoleon and Hitler, but before that, we can only pretend.

Pretend to be weak and let the strong relax their vigilance. This is the survival of the weak. Otherwise, it will be destroyed by the strong before it becomes powerful! To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.

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