Chapter 771 The Great Riot in Greece (1)

   "Gentlemen, how are you doing?"

  Zhong Shi picked up the teapot, poured black tea to the people opposite one by one, and then said with a smile, "How about it, is the food here still to your liking?"

  Afram Moras's mouth was full of barbecued meat, he chewed vigorously, and at the same time replied vaguely, "It tastes great, I want to have more!"

  Christodo Samaris was stuffing a piece of chicken roll into his mouth forcefully. After hearing what Zhong Shi said, he immediately put down the chicken roll and clapped his hands, knowing that the conversation was finally about to get to the point.

Georges Lopoulos, the eldest of the three of them, did not have the appetite of the two of them at all. After taking a few bites, he kept drinking black tea while staring at the street outside, not knowing where he was. Think about something.

   This is Istanbul, the capital of Turkey.

  Although it is an independent country, compared with its brothers in the Middle East, Turkey has undergone a high degree of secularization, completely separating religion and political power, and it is no different from ordinary Western countries.

  Zhong Shi decided to meet here. Firstly, it is very close to Greece and the transportation is convenient; secondly, this is not yet an EU country. Compared with other regions, the possibility of his identity being exposed is very low.

  Even so, Zhong Shi still booked the hotel for a week, and replaced all the glass facing the windows with single-sided ones, for fear that someone would take pictures of their meeting.

  Turkey's cooking is world-famous, and it is known as the third gourmet country after China and France. So when you arrive in Turkey, you have to mention food.

Crock pot stew, rotisserie sandwich, Iskander barbecue, chicken wrap, lemon haggis soup, Mediterranean grilled fish, minced beef eggplant, salad and other rich dishes are placed in front of four people like an assembly line, and then served with Turkish black tea and coffee with unique taste constitute a gluttonous feast.

   Several people naturally ate with great joy.

   "Gentlemen, perhaps you should understand the purpose of my calling you here this time."

Zhong Shi lit a cigarette and let out a smoke ring leisurely before he said leisurely, "But I must tell you, this time I will not use anything to coerce you. If you want to leave, you can do whatever you want." !"

  He pointed to the stairs and continued: "Out of this door, we have no relationship anymore."

  The other three were silent, and even Avram Moras stopped chewing and looked at Zhongshi with a puzzled expression.

These three people are the heads of the Greek Labor Federation, the National Association of Public Offices and the Greek Tourist Association. After the last nationwide general strike under the coercion of Zhongshi, they knew very well that they had been on the bell. Stone is a thief.

   Now that Zhong Shi said such a thing, they were naturally surprised. But they wouldn't naively think that they would really be able to draw a clear line with each other as soon as they left now, so they tactfully didn't say anything.

"very good!"

  After half a day, no one said to get up and leave. Zhong Shi nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Gentlemen, I want to tell you some news. Soon, the rating agency will further reduce Greece's credit rating!"

"what?"

  Christodo Samaris exclaimed, "No way, are they going to do this again?"

   "I don't care about any rating agency!"

  Afram Moras was still chewing hard, but replied nonchalantly, "No matter what they do, as long as my salary can be received in time, I can't care so much!"

  Among the three, Georges Lopulos, who was the oldest and calmest, frowned and did not speak.

   They all knew about the last time a rating agency downgraded Greece's national debt. However, it seems that apart from creating a little trouble for the government, it has not had much impact on the lives of ordinary people. So the trade unions they led had a commotion and dispersed. After all, everyone has their own life to live.

  If you do it again now, I'm afraid it's just like this. Although several people have different thoughts, most of them think this way.

   This is the sorrow of the little people. Even if they sit in the position of trade union chairman, they still can't grasp the context of the world economy. They can only listen to Zhong Shi's announcement of a news that may shock the world.

   "Gentlemen, this time is different!"

Zhong Shi smiled wryly, and couldn't help explaining, "Let me use an analogy. The Greek government is a company. Currently, because their credit rating is too low, they cannot borrow money from the market, but they have debts to repay. In this kind of Under normal circumstances, they can only fall into a vicious circle of lower and lower credit and less and less money to borrow."

"In order to avoid falling into this vicious circle, they need to borrow funds from his parent company, that is, the European Union or the IMF, and at the same time, they need to reduce unnecessary expenses to improve their financial situation, so as to increase income and reduce expenditure. Only in this way can the situation be prevented from deteriorating further!"

"what do you mean?"

  Christodo Samaris seemed to understand something. After lowering his head and thinking for a while, he asked, "Will they cut workers' wages and benefits?"

"what?"

Afram Moras, who was struggling with the barbecue on the plate, immediately stopped what he was doing, raised his head and glanced at the clock stone, saw the other party nodded slightly, immediately flew into a rage, and slammed the knife and fork, He said angrily, "These **** actually want to put their ideas on the workers. I will never allow this to happen!"

  He has a serious face. If you were someone who didn't know, you would definitely think that this guy is a selfless guy.

   If the news that the rating agency will lower Greece's credit rating again, the three people's reaction is indifferent, then this news will directly touch their interests, and they will no longer sit idly by. So even Georges Lopulos, who had been silent all this time, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

  Even though there is an ulterior deal between these three people and Zhongshi, the three still represent the interests of the trade union behind them, which is very clear to both parties.

   "This policy is called deflation in economics!"

Zhong Shi continued to explain, "This policy is a normal choice when the country's finances are in trouble. Cutting public expenditure, that is, reducing funds for universal transfer payments such as education and medical care, will naturally reduce the benefits you enjoy. In addition, it is very possible to obtain more financial support through tax increases, so that although the country’s financial situation can be eased, the wealth on hand will shrink to a considerable extent.”

  “Originally there are other ways to go, but the market will not give Greece so much time, so now Greece should soon implement the policies I mentioned above!”

   Tapping on the table, Zhong Shi emphasized emphatically, "You should understand by now that they want to get rid of the trouble they themselves created by exploiting the class you represent."

   "These damned politicians!"

  Afram Moras, who had the most reckless and irritable temper, was furious. With a wave of his hand, he swept all the dishes in front of him to the ground, making a crackling sound.

  After finishing all this, he was still angry and cursed in a low tone like a wounded beast, "As long as I am in power, I will never allow this to happen."

  Christodo Samaris, who was a lawyer, didn't say anything, but a pair of eyes rolled around, obviously thinking about something rapidly.

   "But all of this was made by you."

At this moment, Georgios Lopulos, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "The situation Greece is facing today is all about you so-called international financiers, like you or the newspapers reported some time ago It was created by forces like the Goodman Company in China. Isn’t it?”

  Different from the other two colleagues, the elder Georgios Lopoulos remained calm enough. He did not fall into the trap of the bell stone, but pointed out the key to the facts in a burst of blood.

  After hearing his words, the other two suddenly realized, and looked at Zhong Shi with a hint of unkindness in their eyes.

   "Mr. Lopulos, you have completely mistaken causality!"

After Zhong Shi took a deep look at the other party, he explained calmly, "It's not me, nor the Goodman Company, but the Greek government that created all of today's situation. Oh, yes, it's not just this year. The Greek government, but the joint efforts of Greek governments from all walks of life."

   "How to explain this?"

  Although he knew that Zhong Shi would defend himself, the other party threw the responsibility to the government, which greatly surprised Georges Lopulos, which made him blurt out, "How could this be?"

   Similarly, the other two were also full of confusion. Even the principles of economics that are not difficult to understand are quite esoteric to them.

   "Why not?"

Zhong Shi took a deep breath of cigarette, enjoying the feeling of ecstasy. After a long while, he said leisurely, "Your Greek government has been using debt to develop the economy. The consequence of more and more debt is that if one day the credit collapses They will fall into a situation where they can’t make ends meet or even collapse. The financial crisis in the United States is an opportunity to directly shatter your development model.”

"Even if it's not today, what about tomorrow? What about next year? One day, the accumulated problems will explode." Seeing that several people were a little moved, Zhong Shi continued to work on the railway while it was hot, "Only by breaking out the problems, and then correcting and improving, So that your descendants will not face such a situation again, understand?"

  "At least from this point of view, I don't think what I did is a bad thing, but a good thing that will benefit Greece in the long run! In my hometown, there is a saying that short-term pain is worse than long-term pain. This is the truth."

   "But you still opened this scar, didn't you?"

  Georges Lopulos looked at Zhong Shi helplessly, shook his head and smiled wryly, "But I personally don't have any grudge against you, after all, you are right!"

  Hearing his words, the other two also showed thoughtful expressions on their faces. Indeed, today's situation is definitely not due to Zhong Shi. At best, Zhongshi just found a problem and made it public.

  Even without Zhong Shi and others, there are others who will announce these issues. This is an irrefutable and very cruel fact. It is precisely because of this fact that they cannot speak of resentment towards Zhongshi.

   "So I need you guys to do me a favor!"

  Zhong Shi took out the checkbook from his pocket, wrote three in a hurry, and delivered them to several people respectively, "Perhaps, this is not doing me a favor, but you are doing yourself a favor!"

   "Another nationwide general strike?"

After looking at the amount on it, Afram Moras put the check in his arms with a big face, "Even if you don't tell me, I plan to go on strike when I go back, the government's behavior is really too much! "

  Christodo Samaris hesitated for a moment, but after seeing Avram Moras's actions, he carefully put the check in his arms.

   "I don't need your money!"

There was only one Georges left, Lopulos, seeing that he didn't even look at the number on the check, he pushed back, "Everything I do now is for my union brothers. The money, I It will not be charged."

   Seeing his actions, the other two felt a little embarrassed, neither accepting nor retreating, and fell into a situation of being at a loss for a while.

   "The money is not a lot!"

Zhong Shi did not take back the check, but pushed it back in front of Georges Lopulos, and said flatly, "Mr. Lopulos, I know what you think. But I can also guarantee that the money is not Give it to yourself. You're a man and you have a family to support. Believe me, you'll need it when you need it."

"What do you mean?"

  Georges Lopulos' face suddenly changed, "Are you threatening me?"

   "No, no, no!"

  Zhong Shi shook his head like a rattle, "I didn't mean that. What I want to say is that if things get really bad, at least you have some money to defend yourself and protect your family, don't you?"

   "Is it going to get that serious?"

Hearing Zhong Shi's denial, Georgios Lopoulos finally looked better, but the next moment his face changed again. He stared at Zhong Shi for a while, and saw that the other party's face was very serious, without the slightest sign of embarrassment. As a joke, he pondered for a moment, then picked up the check on the table, flicked it, and repeated, "Will it be that serious?"

  The other two didn't think too much about what he said, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.

   All three of them took the money, so the result is naturally a happy ending for them!

   "Hey, the reward of one million euros is just 'not much money'?"

  Avram Moras still sighed secretly in his heart, "This guy is really rich!"

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