Chapter 42 The twenty-eighth plan to go up the house and take out the ladder

Fake it for the sake of it, instigate it before it, cut off its support, fall into death, encounter poison, and be in an improper position. Deliberately showing a point of profit, luring the enemy into a desperate situation, cutting off its reinforcements or supporting troops, causing them all to die, and encounter the catastrophe of destruction, it is because of insatiable greed. To instigate is to lure it with benefits. If only benefits are used to lure it without opening the door of convenience, the enemy will still hesitate to move forward. Therefore, any method of "taking the ladder from the house" must first set up the ladder, or show that There is a ladder for easy access to the house.

It is tempting to climb a tall building, and then remove the ladder, making it impossible to advance or retreat, so you have to submit. Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi climbed the tall building together, and Liu Qi secretly pulled the ladder away, so that Zhuge Liang could not go up to the sky or down to the ground, so he had to point out the example of "Shen Sheng died inside, and Chong Er was safe outside", Liu Qi suddenly realized, So he asked his father Liu Mai to send him to Jiangxia to avoid his stepmother and save his life. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji wanted to be named Niu Xianke, but Zhang Jiuling, the prime minister, objected, so he asked Li Linfu to go with him to persuade the emperor. Li Linfu immediately agreed, but the two met the emperor.Zhang Jiuling tried his best to state his opinion, but Li Linfu didn't say a word. Instead, he quietly told the emperor that Zhang Jiuling was not good at using his talents. Tang Xuanzong dismissed Zhang Jiuling's post as prime minister in a rage.

When Chiang Kai-shek ruled China, he used warlords extensively and used all kinds of tyrants to entrust them with heavy responsibilities and high-ranking officials. However, after fleeing to Taiwan, he dismissed all his former cronies and confidantes from their posts one by one; Wei Lihuang Forced to flee abroad, Liu Zhi dismissed from office, Bai Chongxi was under surveillance until his death, Chen Lifu fled to the United States to raise "Laikexiang" chickens for entertainment, the Kuomintang's world became the world of Chiang Kai-shek, and it was for Chiang Ching-kuo to come to power in the future paved the way.

The application of going up the house and pulling ladders in the economic field also shows treacherous characteristics, such as tearing up contracts, withdrawing experts, withdrawing funds, and refusing loans.Make you unable to go down, powerless to go up.The other party took the opportunity to rob and cause others to suffer losses, thereby destroying others. In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor II of Qin was debauched and promiscuous, and Zhao Gao helped the tyrant to abuse the tyrant, and the people lived in dire straits. Prime Minister Li Sili tried to remonstrate with Emperor Qin II, but it didn't work. On the contrary, he was hated by Zhao Gao.For this reason, Zhao Gao decided to use the strategy of going upstairs and pulling the ladder.Put Li Si, who was admonishing, to death, so as to realize his dream of becoming the prime minister.

One day, Li Si was ill, and Zhao Gao pretended to visit him. When the two talked about Qin II, Zhao Gao sighed and said: "There are many thieves in the east of Hangu Pass, but the emperor took a large number of people from there to serve in corvee and make meritorious deeds." A Fang Gong, this is not good for the country!" Li Si said: "As ministers, we should start from the country and society, and do good things for the emperor." Zhao Gao quickly praised Li Si: "You are a veteran of the three dynasties, you are highly respected, and you are in a high position as the prime minister. You dare to disobey your face and persuade the emperor, but why don't you persuade the emperor on this matter?"

Li Stalin pondered: "Why don't I want to persuade the emperor, but in recent years, the emperor doesn't even care about government affairs, and lives in the deep palace. How can I have the opportunity to meet him?" Zhao Gao pretended to be sympathetic, and said: "Although I am waiting on the emperor's side, the emperor doesn't listen to me at all, he only listens to your prime minister, I will wait carefully, and when the emperor is free, I will definitely inform you to enter the palace to ask for an audience. " Li Si said: "It all depends on Mr. Zhao's kindness. You and I should fulfill our responsibilities as ministers for the great Qin Dynasty. Please, Mr. Zhao, summon the old man to meet the emperor when the opportunity arises!"

But after Zhao Gao left the prime minister's mansion, there was no news. Seeing that the military situation at the border was urgent, Li Si couldn't sleep at night, and asked to see King Qin every day at the gate of the palace. In the deep palace, Emperor Qin Er Shi was drunk with hazy eyes, embraced a beautiful woman, and drank heavily. Zhao Gao waited beside him, enjoying himself with the second emperor. Qin Ershi was drunk, stepped off the dragon bed, entered the dance floor, and danced with Gong'e. Just as Emperor Qin II was enjoying himself, Zhao Gao asked someone to inform Li Si, and told Li Si that the emperor is free now, and the prime minister should hurry up to see him.

Li Si, who was outside the palace gate, was very happy to receive this message, and hurriedly handed the memorial to the guards in brocade clothes at the palace gate, asking to see Qin Ershi. Qin Ershi, who had finished dancing to a song, was hugging a stunning beauty and drinking heavily. Hearing Li Si begging to see him, he was very annoyed, "Prime Minister really defeated my elegance, see you!" Jin Yiwei's ten generals returned the memorial to Li Si, and Li Si looked up to the sky and sighed: "God, what are you doing, the country is at stake!" Then he rushed to the palace to ask for an audience.

Qin Ershi was furious when he heard that Li Si broke into the palace to ask for an audience.Zhao Gao saw it in his eyes and was delighted in his heart. He hurried forward and whispered to Qin Ershi: "Your Majesty, Li Si's visit was not kind. I have long heard that Li Cheng is dissatisfied with the emperor. He thinks that the emperor is not as diligent in governing as the former emperor." , do not know the way of governing the country, curse me that the Great Qin is doomed!" Qin Ershi was very angry: "This Li Si, I and the late emperor treated him well, how dare he commit such a crime, curse me!"

Zhao Gao took the opportunity to slander and said: "Just now he was yelling outside the palace gate that the Great Qin was in danger. He really deceived the people with his evil words and had a rebellious heart!" Qin Ershi took the case and said, "If that's the case, what's the use of waiting for the prime minister?" Zhao Gao hurriedly called the Jin Yiwei of the palace gate in, and asked, "What did the prime minister shout just now?" The guard in brocade clothes replied: "The emperor didn't see the prime minister. Prime Minister Li was very anxious. He looked up to the sky and sighed that the great Qin Dynasty was at stake."

When Qin Ershi heard the words, he immediately delivered an order: "Come here, arrest Li Si, who committed the riot, and put him in the prison!" The Jinyi guards led the order to go out of the palace to arrest Li Si, put him in the prison, and then beheaded him. After Zhao Gao's plan of going up to the house and pulling the ladder succeeded, he was named prime minister by Qin II soon after. In 1927, representatives from the Ning, Han, and Shanghai parties of the Kuomintang held an interim joint meeting of the Central Executive Supervision Committee in Nanjing, and decided to establish a special committee of the Kuomintang to reorganize the National Government and the Central Military Commission of the Kuomintang. Chiang Kai-shek was forced to go to the field by the Wang and Guangxi cliques, and lost power for a while.In order to make a comeback, Chiang Kai-shek traveled east to Japan on September 29 to seek foreign aid. In the Cherry Blossom Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Chiang Kai-shek, who is in a robe and jacket, stepped out of the car in good spirits, and came to attend the grand welcome reception held by the Japanese government for him. Under the banner of the blue sky, white sun and the sun, Chiang Kai-shek, Minister of State Affairs Tabuchi and Minister of Intelligence Komura frequently raised their arms to celebrate the "long-lasting friendship between China and Japan".Military and political dignitaries and celebrities from all walks of life also toasted, wishing the "East Asian friendship" as long as Japan's Mount Fuji. The next day, at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office, Chiang Kai-shek held secret talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka, Minister of War Yoshinori Kawa, Chief of Staff Kanai Norzo, Deputy Chief of Staff Minamijiro and others. Chiang Kai-shek leaned back on the high chair, looked at the teacup on the table, and murmured: "The purpose of my trip to Japan is threefold: one is to consolidate the goodwill and friendship between China and Japan; the other is to ask the Japanese government to support my regime; Your country has loaned 40 million yuan to further strengthen the economic cooperation between China and Japan." Prime Minister Tanaka sat on the chair, straightened his tie with his hands, and said to Chiang Kai-shek with a smile: "Your Excellency, Chairman, is visiting Japan. His Majesty the Emperor and even our government welcome it very hard. What the Chairman said just now is very important, and our government should do our best. Meet your country’s requirements. At the same time, our government also asks the chairman to pay attention. First of all, we have made it clear that we are determined to be resolutely anti-communist, which cannot be changed. Then, we also ask the chairman to consider the special rights and interests of the Japanese government in Manchuria.” "As for Japan's special rights and interests in the Manchuria area of ​​our country, I think it can be considered completely." Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment, "This will be after I unify China, I think. It won't take long." "Of course, of course." Prime Minister Tanaka said very happily. The results of the secret talks between the two parties reached a consensus.1. Chiang Kai-shek admitted that Japan has special rights and interests in Manchuria, China; 2. Chiang Kai-shek firmly opposed the Communist Party to the end; 3. The Japanese government supported Chiang Kai-shek’s regime; 4. Japan loaned 40 million yuan to Chiang Kai-shek. The secret agreement for the talks was divided into two copies, and Chiang Kai-shek and the Japanese government each held one copy as evidence for future negotiations.After the signing was completed, Chiang Kai-shek took a huge sum of money and boarded a special plane to return to China in order to make a comeback. Since then, the Japanese government approached Chiang many times, and Chiang Kai-shek always said: "I am talking about the unification of China before considering Japan's special rights in Manchuria. Unification of China is a prerequisite." Signed by others, it is inconvenient to publish. On the eve of the "September 18th" incident in 1931, the anger of the young Japanese soldiers was already deep. If Jiang tried to push back, a small number of soldiers might release the secret documents.In order to review the overall policy toward China, the Japanese cabinet once called the so-called "Oriental Conference" to threaten Chiang Kai-shek. As a last resort, Chiang Kai-shek agreed to send representatives from Japan to Nanjing for secret business, but made a statement.The documents he held were lost in Shanghai, and he wanted Japanese to bring the original documents he signed to China. On October 4th, 18th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese government sent Soffuri Sadao, Minister to China, as a special envoy and arrived in Shanghai. At the Shanghai airport, the Japanese envoy received a grand welcome from the Shanghai government. The mayor of Shanghai held the Japanese envoy's hand and said: "I have been appointed by Chairman Chiang to welcome you. Please accept the respect from all walks of life in Shanghai to you." The envoys presented flowers, and one person took the envoy's arm and drove to the city by car. In Shanghai Jin Jiang Hotel, a grand welcome reception was held. Celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai attended the reception, and courtesans took turns toasting and presenting flowers to the envoy and his party. "Cheers to the friendship between China and Japan!" "To the common prosperity of East Asia, cheers!" "To the health and longevity of His Majesty the Emperor and Generalissimo Chiang, cheers!" In the singing and dancing, the banquet is over. The Japanese envoy, who was very drunk, came to the station and continued to march towards Nanjing. Halfway through the car journey, all the envoys were drunk, and the Nanjing secret agents took the opportunity to steal the secret documents. The next morning, the envoy and his party woke up drunk and went to the Japanese embassy to pack up and prepare to call on Chiang Kai-shek. "Envoy, it's broken!" Kobayashi Mitsunobu, who was in charge of keeping the sealed box, shouted. The envoy hurried over, "What's going on?" "The secret document is gone!" Kobayashi Guang's voice changed. "What?" The envoy was shocked. "Look at this box." Xiao Lin took the sealed box. The three locks on the airtight box had been pried open, the lead seal was gone, and the seal with the seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also torn off. The envoy opened the box, but the inside was empty. "Ah!" The special envoy's face changed suddenly, "Quickly search, don't say anything." The result was nothing, so I had to report to the country, and the country called back: "Negotiations continue as usual." The Japanese envoy negotiated with Chiang Kai-shek for several days, but of course there was no result. Special Envoy Sadao Zoffiri returned to Japan on November 29. He felt that he could not communicate with him, so he committed suicide by shooting himself at the Hakoyo Onsen Hotel. Since then, the Japanese side has stopped mentioning the secret case with Chiang. On June 6, 1976, an oak coffin was placed in the central hall of the luxurious Sutton Palace in London, and the world's richest man—Joan Paul Getty was lying tiredly in the coffin.The tight lips still seal off the complex inner world.The slightly opened blue eyes still seem to see through everything facing the indifferent life. Getty is rich and stingy, and his inheritance of 6 billion US dollars makes all his children and grandchildren rich, but he set up a payphone for the guests and staff in Sutton Palace. He has parents, children and grandchildren, but he is extremely lonely. Almost all are fighting mercilessly with their loved ones.He has many lovers, and he has gifts for everyone, but he does not have a wife and daughter who will stay together for life. He married 5 times and divorced 5 times.He is the supreme monarch in the huge oil kingdom, but he has not been in charge of the company's headquarters for 20 years, using wandering management as a meticulous remote control.He is feared by competitors, but makes them unable to tell what kind of person he is. In 1892, at a lawyer's home in Minneapolis, George held his newborn son in his arms, looked at his tired wife, and said happily: "Our son, let's call him Gertie!" The child's mother smiled Nodding his head, George, who is in his 40s, looked at his son's red face and was so happy that he didn't know what to do. 20 years later, Getty entered Oxford University. He was very lonely, poor in academics, and wandered around. His father made great efforts to make him study hard, but Getty was still doing nothing. He asked his father for his limited funds back, and came to Gersa alone to start his oil adventure.He focused on areas that major companies had neglected.Sure enough, he found two large landless lands, and after successfully making several land lease transactions, he founded several small oil companies. Before the calendar turned over to 1906, the 24-year-old Getty was already a hundred-year-old millionaire. In 1930, Getty's father, George, the richest man in Los Angeles, died. Looking at his father in the coffin, Getty was annoyed.George wrote in his will: "The inheritance of 10 million US dollars belongs to Getty's mother Sarah. Two-thirds of the family company's equity is supervised by a committee headed by Sarah, and the company's chairman is taken over by Getty." Dee was very annoyed at the limited management rights left to him by his father. He was determined to get rid of the domination and oppression of the US super oil company, and formed a series of operations from crude oil extraction to refining, transportation, and sales. He secretly mistrusted himself. father. In order to realize the dream of an oil empire, Getty implemented a ruthless plan to withdraw the ladder from the employees. He instructed that all workers should be fired on the grounds of lack of funds.When the workers had no means of living, he "pretended to instigate them before", hired the workers back with extremely low wages, and forced them to work hard.He used the remaining value of bloody exploitation to attack the next target again.Finally, at the end of 1931, he took control of the Pacific Oil Company in one fell swoop, when he was 39 years old. On the highway leading from the airport to the city, tall coconut trees flew past the car windows, and Gerty sat in his luxury Altec and drove to the palace to meet the King of Saudi Arabia. Looking at the tropical jungle outside the car window, Getty was carefully planning his grand plan again.After World War II, the U.S. economy developed rapidly, and the demand for oil rose sharply. However, the two major domestic oil producing areas, Texas and Oklahoma, have been divided up by major companies.Even the oil-producing areas in the Middle East have been divided up by the world's "seven sisters" of oil.At this time, Getty set his sights on the barren desert of 2,200 square kilometers west of the Persian Gulf. It is bordered by Kuwait in the north and Saudi Arabia in the south. It is a "neutral zone" with blurred borders.It was only because of the uncertainty of oil production that the world's major oil companies did not vigorously compete for the right to exploit. At this time, Getty looked at his suitcase, which contained the most authoritative geologist in the United States. Getty also took this judgment as a bet and fought for the mining rights without hesitation. Before he came to Saudi Arabia, his think tank had already worked out a complete set of plans for him to withdraw from the house. The car drove into the palace, and the court attendant led Getty into the inner hall. The king received Getty very warmly. Getty asked the king to allow him to exploit oil: "I can give the king a deposit of 8 million U.S. dollars first, and then pay the Saudi government 9.5 million U.S. dollars in cash. In the future, regardless of whether oil can be mined on this land, I will pay to the king every year." Your country has 1 million U.S. dollars. If oil is extracted, I will pay one and a half times as much as his company’s mining fee per barrel.” Getty took the first step, that is, “Before it’s faked, it’s instigated.” The King of Saudi Arabia smiled and said: "I am very interested in Mr. Gedi's plan, but as for who my country allows to mine, we are still weighing it before deciding." "Dear Your Highness," Getty said with a smile, "I have another plan dedicated to the Saudi people. I am willing to build some permanent social facilities for the people of your country, and I can also train technical personnel as a basis for my cooperation with Saudi Arabia. The sincerity of your country's friendship." At this time, Getty took the second step of "breaking their support and putting them to death" against other competitors. The king was very happy, "Mr. Getty, please visit my beautiful country. As for your request, I think I will get a satisfactory answer." At the end of 1948, the government of Saudi Arabia officially notified that Getty was awarded the victory in the protracted battle for mining rights. The ambitious Getty immediately made a plan to become the richest man in the world by the end of the 1950s. Greed makes people crazy, and madness makes people take risks. Drilling in the desert has been drilling for 3 years, but no oil has been seen. The failure reports made Getty restless. . Beside the high drilling well, Gerty lay on his back on the scorching sand in his overalls, his face covered with grease, his clothes were drenched in sweat, and the only sound in his ears was the rumble of the drilling rig. "How deep has the well been drilled?" Gerty asked. The bearded director raised his teacup and took a sip of water, saying, "We have drilled 3,480 feet." Gerty sat up, punched the sand beside him, and shouted, "Keep drilling!" At this time, a driller jumped off the drilling platform and ran towards this side, shouting: "Oil! Oil is out!" In 1953, the American "Happiness" magazine broke the big news: "Getty made a great and historic discovery in the neutral zone! His sixth well finally saw an oil-bearing sand layer at a depth of 3,482 feet!" Getty's stock jumped from $23 to $47 that month, more than doubling his wealth in an instant. Since then, Getty's crude oil has poured into the United States continuously.He expanded refineries, gas stations, and purchased supertankers, becoming a real oil magnate. In October 1957, Getty, who has always been silent, suddenly announced to the world in "Happiness" magazine that his personal net wealth had reached 1 billion US dollars, surpassing the famous Rockefeller family, DuPont family and Kennedy. , Daniel, Ludwig and other families. He finally realized his dream of being the richest man in the world.It also marked a successful end to the more than 20-year-long plan to remove the ladder from the house.