Chapter 48 Capital Plutocratic State

Birds of a feather flock together. With the same three views, they came together to face the same force. With the full cooperation of the three parties, the first phase of joint research and development came to an end.

The gentle breeze drifting from a distance passed through the branches and made a rustling sound, making a noise in the hearts of the four of them. They sat on the long-lost grass and looked at the lights rising in the city, dispersed in the hazy night. , wiped away the stars.

"What do you think is shrouded in the sky?" Chen Zhang's words broke the balance of the night. He looked at the three people and continued: "Understanding the nature of this problem will help us truly understand the forces we are facing."

Lin Sen looked at the full moon covered by floating clouds and said: "Capital, plutocrats, and the government are sometimes the same. In a capitalist society, big capital is the plutocrats, and big plutocrats are the government."

Chen Zhang nodded in agreement and said: "Comparing the word government to Chinese and Western countries, it is not completely consistent in reality. The general public, without considering the differences in different countries and different social systems, generally refers to the government. For officials.”

Cao Xuefei asked in confusion: "Western countries are capitalist. Capitalism literally means serving capital. If it serves the people, then it should be more appropriately called peopleism?"

Zhou Zhiqi asked with the same confusion: "In the public opinion messages passed to me, they all advocate that our country's government should learn from the governments of Western countries and transform into a service-oriented government, so that it can better serve the people. I always feel that There is something wrong with this sentence, and I can’t explain why.”

Lin Sen replied: "In our definition of the word government, government refers to the country's organs for governance and social management. The focus is on whose hands the governing power is. Just like Western democratic elections, on the surface it is the people By becoming the master of the house through voting rights, politicians are actually recruited into the government to exercise their right to serve the society through the funding of the chaebol. These hired officials are equivalent to the housekeepers hired by the chaebol, and naturally serve the chaebol. This is the Western service model The true meaning of government.”

Zhou Zhiqi asked again: "When our country's government functions transform into service-oriented governments like those in Western countries, does it mean that we are moving towards a capitalist system?"

"Yes. Chinese and Western people have different interpretations of this service type. We think it is serving us, but it is actually serving me."

Zhou Zhiqi then asked: "Why does the rule of Western countries fall into the hands of plutocrats?"

Lin Sen explained: "This has to start with the development process of capitalism. From the 15th to the 17th century, Europe entered the Age of Discovery. European pirates expanded colonies, traded, sold slaves, burned, killed, and plundered all over the world. The more resources these pirates plundered around the world, the stronger the armed forces they hired became stronger. With the development of global trade, pirates gradually took control of the country's financial and military power, and then overthrew the feudal rule and took control of the political power. So , a social system based on private ownership of the means of production, the capitalist system emerged and replaced the feudal system. These pirates emerged as trade plutocrats due to the Age of Discovery, and then the oil plutocrats, steel plutocrats, etc. emerged due to the Industrial Revolution. , financial plutocrats, military-industrial plutocrats, etc. that have emerged due to the technological revolution have emerged one after another. As the times change, the dominance of Western countries has continued to be inherited among these plutocratic families."

Chen Zhang took over Lin Sen’s topic and concluded: “So, our country’s government has been sitting at the negotiation table with the stewards of Western plutocrats, while our country’s enterprises have been in the same arena with the rulers of Western countries. If you don't realize this mismatch of roles, you will always be at a disadvantage. Now do you understand the forces we are facing?"