Chapter 398 Girl

After a round, Yannick left the grocery store, walked a little further, and stopped in front of a bookstore window.

There were all kinds of new books hanging in the window, many of which were books he "wrote". After looking for a while, Yannick walked into the bookstore. The owner, who was sorting books in front of the bookshelf, saw a few "unfriendly" burly men coming in, and seemed a little flustered and asked nervously. "Are you here to buy books?"

The owner spoke in Dutch, of course, but Yannick didn't understand Dutch, so Reinhard on the side asked according to the instructions just now. "Boss, what is the best-selling book here?"

The boss walked to the bookshelf near the door and pointed to a row of books on the top. "The books here are all selling very well. If you want to say the best-selling ones, these comics are the best-selling ones." Yannick saw various comic books on the bookshelf, such as "Tom and Jerry", "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck", "Superman", etc., which were all produced by the comic studio under the name of the German "Zeus" company.

A few years ago, Yannick asked Goebbels to gather a group of cartoonists and set up a comic studio, plagiarizing all kinds of famous American comics in the original time and space.

He casually took out a copy of "Tom and Jerry" and looked at the price; 3 marks.

The current minimum wage for German workers is 200 Reichsmarks per month, and the wages of workers in these occupied areas are slightly lower; if converted into the purchasing power of later generations, it is about 3,000 yuan per month to buy a comic book for 20 yuan.

Is it expensive?

Maybe some people think it is expensive, and some people think it is acceptable.

Yannick silently put the book back on the bookshelf, walked out of the bookstore, and instructed Reinhard. "Please write it down for me, and tell Goebbels after you go back that the price of these comic books will be reduced by 50%. It doesn't matter if there is no profit, I want every child in the occupied area to be able to afford these comic books."

"Yes, sir." Seeing a trace of doubt flashing across Reinhard's face, Yannick asked casually. "Reinhard, have you ever heard of 'The highest good is like water'?"

"No, Your Highness." Reinhard shook his head blankly.

The highest good is like water, which comes from Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching Chapter 8": The highest good is like water. Water is good at benefiting all things and does not compete. It stays in places that people hate, so it is close to Tao. Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind to others, be trustworthy, be good at governing, be capable in doing things, and act at the right time. Only because it does not compete, there is no blame. Lao Tzu, more than 500 years ago, realized the supreme goodness of water.

"Nothing in the world is softer than water, but nothing can overcome it when it attacks the strong." Also from the 78th chapter of "Tao Te Ching", the idiom "dripping water wears away a stone" also tells that water is soft on the outside and hard on the inside, and has resilience. Water is the softest and the hardest.

In ancient times, when Wu and Yue were fighting, Wu Zixu of Wu said that the terrain of Yue was the same as ours, both of which were water towns. If we attacked Yue, we could take their boats and eat their food, but attacking Qi would do us no good.

This reflects a problem, which is how to rule after occupation.

As the saying goes, the best is like water. You can't be impatient for quick success and instant benefits when ruling; you should be like water, assimilate it with culture and become one with it.

Or you can say this: what can really invade a country and capture a city is not the army, but culture; the rule of a holy world is smooth with culture.

Yannick smiled and said. "Let me tell you this, the real trouble of rulers of all dynasties is not how to capture cities and territories, but how to govern after occupying a place, to govern the land he occupied by force. Continue to use force? Of course not. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that 'You can gain the world on horseback, but you can't rule the world on horseback'. If you continue to use force, it is very likely to evolve into tyranny, and the people will naturally resist with force. If you want to truly occupy a country, you must destroy and assimilate it from the perspective of culture and national identity, and instill new universal values ​​from the youth."

Reinhard bowed his head slightly and said respectfully. "Your Highness is wise."

Yannick shook his head disapprovingly and asked. "How is GSP's work going?"

"Very smooth, Your Highness."

Yannick said very seriously. "We have taken the first step of a thousand-year foundation. I don't want to see some bad guys or idiots let our efforts fall short. Especially those greedy businessmen, they can do anything for profit; we must keep a close eye on them. If they really do something out of line, I will be happy to send his whole family to a concentration camp to continue serving the empire." The greed of businessmen is innate and endless; if they are not restrained, they can sell out the country.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Continue to stroll forward, finally came to the KFC at the corner, and saw a thin little girl standing at the door of KFC selling newspapers, her tender face was red in the cold wind.

"Sir, buy a newspaper!" Seeing Yannick coming over, the little girl stretched out her hand to him and handed him a newspaper. The big eyes are so clear and pure, there is no trace of distracting thoughts in the innocent eyes, as bright as the cold stars in the dark night; Yannick fell in love with this innocence and clarity at first sight.

Yannick pointed to the door of KFC. "Little sister, it's so cold, why don't you stay inside?"

The little girl blinked her clear eyes, with a trace of confusion and helplessness on her face. Yannick guessed that she didn't understand his German. Her German just now was not very good, and it could be said that it was awkward. Although he didn't understand Dutch, she should understand English. So he repeated it in English.

The little girl understood now, rubbed her clothes a little embarrassedly, and replied in English. "I'm afraid of disturbing others."

“…” Seeing her patched coat, Yannick nodded thoughtfully. “Let’s go, brother will treat you to delicious food.”

“!!” The little girl subconsciously took a step back, her eyes became a little cautious.

Yannick smiled. “Don’t worry, brother is not a bad person.”

The little girl frowned, looking unbelieving. “But good people don’t stick fake beards.”

“…” Yannick touched his fake beard and glanced at Reinhard, who looked a little embarrassed. “Well, since there is a reason, I’m curious how you can tell?”

The little girl said timidly. “I have seen all kinds of fake beards when I was studying ballet in the theater, and your fake beard is very similar to the ones I have seen.”

“So that’s the case.” Yannick showed a look of sudden enlightenment. “But I am indeed not a bad person, and I know you.”

The little girl opened her mouth in surprise. “Do you know me?”

Yannick nodded very affirmatively. "Your name is Ada Van Sinstra, but that's not your real name. Your real name is Audrey Kathryn Ruston, right?"