Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 319: Eyes Opened

"I didn't say anything! Can't I just be confused? They can refute it! They keep yelling at us to prove ourselves!" Lin Jingzhe's eyes froze as he said, "They also prove themselves! I'm a big believer in science. Anyway, it's hard to explain now, so why don't you let me speak? I have the freedom to speak too."

"Haha..." Lin Xingzhi smiled indulgently, "You can't be timid when encountering such a thing. The more you argue, the clearer the truth becomes." He frowned and said, "It's just that the current public opinion environment is really a headache."

"I'm not expecting any results, but can't I raise my questions?" Lin Jingzhe said with his peach blossom eyes curved, "He says his, and I say mine."

"As for industrialization, it's not something you can just wish for," Lin Jingzhe snorted. "Establishing an industrial park requires the three links! Can the Americans do that now? They haven't built electricity or roads in years. Industrialization requires large-scale basic education, infrastructure, cheap energy, factories, and machinery. Our own industry is ruined, we can't even make screws, so how can we talk about restarting industrialization? It's wishful thinking."

"The American railways have been around for ages, and they were built by Chinese workers back then! They were built out of profit, driven by the need to make money. They overhauled the railways because the American people needed large-scale infrastructure. The input-output ratio isn't worth it, so forget it." Lin Jingzhe swiped his index finger across his brow and said, "We're the ones who took the initiative to learn, and we have the strongest learning abilities. They haven't considered the harms of moving away from the real economy and toward the virtual economy. They only know how to make quick money playing with finance."

"History is still short!" Lin Xingzhi said with emotion.

"You built your own factory. If you need any spare parts, you can find them online with the model number. You have a rich upstream and downstream industrial chain. Do the Americans have that?" Lin Jingzhe snorted. "They don't."

"The investment in national infrastructure construction has given wings to the economy," Lin Xingzhi said with emotion.

"That's right! Investing abroad is never as comfortable as staying home!" Lin Jingzhe said excitedly, "Electricity, the base stations needed for the internet, the roads, the high-speed rail... these were all built with great effort from our mother."

"Will we see the Americans rebel?" Lin Xingzhi said uncertainly.

"It's unlikely. They don't have the rebellious gene in their bones." Lin Jingzhe chuckled. "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races born with different blood? We've been saying this for over two thousand years. The Americans will only choose to accept it. They think it's their own fault because they didn't work hard enough."

"Ah!" Lin Xingzhi's eyes widened with a look of disbelief.

"Don't disbelieve me! Why do capitalists promote happy education? Isn't it just to prevent people from discovering the true nature of things?" Lin Jingzhe parted his red lips and uttered two words, "Fool!"

"Systematic exploitation from birth to death." Lin Xingzhi said with a deep gaze.

"No one will believe you if you say this." Lin Jingzhe raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Alas..." Lin Xingzhi said with a frustrated look on his face, and sighed again, "American propaganda is really powerful. It deserves to be the best in the world. So many people want to immigrate."

"Why are you sighing?" Lin Jingzhe said with a smile, "It's hard to persuade these damned ghosts with kind words for these respectful blessings. Just leave! It will save us from having to call on others." He teased, "What do you think?"

"My feeling after this investigation is that our country is really good. We absolutely cannot privatize anything, especially education, healthcare, energy, land, national defense, and military industry," Lin Xingzhi said with gritted teeth. "Anyone who mentions privatization again should be hanged from the streetlight right now!"

"Hehe..." Lin Jingzhe chuckled.

"Don't laugh. If everything is privatized, the army will have to pay for troop transportation. Maybe the money will be distributed among the soldiers!" Lin Xingzhi said casually.

Lin Jingzhe's peach blossom eyes turned slightly when he heard this and asked, "Why do you think the US military is trafficking drugs?"

"For money! Why else?" Lin Xingzhi said without thinking.

"American soldiers have to pay rent and buy equipment at their own expense." Lin Jingzhe said with deep eyes.

"What?" Lin Xingzhi's jaw almost dropped in shock. "This is impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible. Even veterans can be crushed with tanks!" Lin Jingzhe snorted coldly. "Such a high military budget is being embezzled, and the soldiers don't get any benefits. Soldiers overseas have to find their own money! Don't forget that being a soldier is a job."

"This isn't the Fubing system. In 'Mulan Joins the Army,' they go to the East Market to buy a horse, the West Market to buy a saddle, the South Market to buy a bridle, and the North Market to buy a long whip," Lin Xingzhi said, dumbfounded. "Under the Fubing system, they even give out land! And if you win, you get spoils of war!" he exclaimed in disbelief. "So much military spending every year! It's outrageous! It really leaves me speechless."

"No matter how much military funds there are, it's not enough for people to be greedy!" Lin Jingzhe snorted.

"What kind of life is this? You're paying for your own service." Lin Xingzhi pursed his lips and said, "This is really eye-opening."

"You can get exemptions from going to college after serving for a few years, and there are also some other policy benefits." Lin Jingzhe said slowly.

"Can you believe this? Even veterans can't guarantee it." Lin Xingzhi rolled his eyes.

"Yes! Everyone says that the pensions for American soldiers killed in action are exceptionally high, but who knows how harsh the criteria are." Lin Jingzhe said with a deep, unfathomable gaze, "They must have received a clear combat mission. If a soldier acts on his own or dies accidentally without receiving orders, he or she does not meet the criteria for death-in-action compensation. Death in an enemy attack during retreat or stationing does not count as death in action. Death must be achieved on the spot in an exchange of fire with the enemy. If a soldier is accidentally killed by a comrade, it does not count. If a soldier is injured in an exchange of fire with the enemy and does not die on the spot but dies afterward due to ineffective rescue, it will not be counted as death in action and will not receive death-in-action compensation."

"Ahem..." Lin Xingzhi's jaw almost dropped in shock.

"I'm not talking nonsense!" Lin Jingzhe said, pursing his lips.

"I know." Lin Xingzhi stopped coughing and said hoarsely, "I remember watching 'Forrest Gump'. He rescued the company commander on the battlefield, but not only didn't he get any thanks, he even hated him." Then he added, "That's too exaggerated!"

"There are even more exaggerated novels that dare not write like this. When American soldiers die in battle overseas, they have to pay shipping fees to transport their bodies back home, and some even use poison in the transportation of their bodies." Lin Jingzhe said with deep eyes.

Lin Xingzhi took a long time to find his voice and said, "It was my comrade who died."

"Yes! So what?" Lin Jingzhe said with deep eyes.

"I need a drink of water to calm my nerves." Lin Xingzhi took a sip of the cold coffee. "This is too crazy."

"In a capitalist society, nothing is impossible." Lin Jingzhe said calmly.