Chapter 169: The design is ridiculous

As Zhou Ming's words fell, there was an instant burst of laughter in the economics lecture hall. All the students in the lecture hall pointed their fingers at the lecturer on the stage, unable to stop laughing.

'So the famous returnee financial expert has never even read The Wealth of Nations, and is just here to swindle people? So all those returnee doctors are just blowing their own horns, and I always thought that doctors of finance abroad were well-read, and at least they should know what theories they were talking about and which books they were referring to. I never thought they hadn't even read The Wealth of Nations! This doctor is a bit of a joke...'

Facing the mockery of his students below, **'s face suddenly turned as red as a pig's liver. He said with a forced smile, 'What do you know? In the United States, we respect freedom and individual will. Unlike here, where you are forced to read every book and take exams on obscure and difficult subjects, we only need to master the main theoretical knowledge and know how to apply it, and we don't need to remember every word in it.'

**'s defence obviously had no effect, and only made the students laugh even more: 'Ouch, my dear Dr. Zhang, just say you haven't read The Wealth of Nations, would that be okay? Why say so much useless stuff?'

'You're full of shit! Do you know how thick The Wealth of Nations actually is, and how many words it has? Apart from your ** schools, where people just study hard, who in the US memorises every word in The Wealth of Nations? We...'

This time, before ** finished speaking, Zhou Ming reminded him, 'Mr **, as a friendly reminder, the passage I just quoted can be summed up in one common saying, which I think even you, Mr **, must have heard abroad: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Mr **, I can understand you saying you can't remember every word in The Wealth of Nations, but surely you can hear the difference between The Wealth of Nations and The Analects of Confucius?'

If Zhou Ming's previous words were just a kind of humiliation and mockery, then Zhou Ming's reminder was a clear slap in the face.

In **'s opinion, every word Zhou Ming said was like a slap in the face, directly hitting him in the face and causing him to feel a burning pain.

He could also hear that Zhou Ming was calling him a scumbag, too. Although Zhou Ming didn't say anything directly, the meaning of his words was more than clear: what is the difference between The Wealth of Nations and The Analects of Confucius? If The Wealth of Nations is the biblical gem of Western economics, then The Analects of Confucius is undoubtedly the spiritual bible of China over the past two thousand years.

It would be unthinkable for anyone to say that a Christian has never read the Bible, or that a researcher of Chinese culture cannot tell the Analects apart. People would certainly call such a person a hypocrite and a fake researcher. So now a person who boasts of having a doctorate in economics cannot tell the Wealth of Nations apart, and naturally the same is true.

Especially for **, this Chinese person born and raised in the United States, not only is he not familiar with the Wealth of Nations, he can't even tell the Analects apart. What else could this be if not a worthless piece of trash?

**'s eye corner muscles trembled, a sign of his extreme anger. He pointed his finger at Zhou Ming and said, 'We are debating economics now. If you are capable, let's debate the topic of economics head-on!'

Zhou Ming, however, folded his arms: 'I'm sorry, Mr. **, but you haven't even read The Wealth of Nations, so I can't imagine there are any economic issues between us to discuss.'

As Zhou Ming spoke, the students below also mocked him one after the other, saying, 'That's right, Mr. ** from the United States, The Wealth of Nations is the foundation of modern Western economics. If you don't even read it, do you think you know anything about economics? Do we even need to discuss economics with you? We're not in the mood to waste our time.'

'You're all full of shit, all of you!' ** shouted, "You little shits, have you forgotten how I just educated you with the most advanced American financial concepts? Have you forgotten that I'm from a free country, while you're just a bunch of shit in this toxic country?'

**"s words did awaken the students' painful memories, but the awakening was only momentary, because immediately afterwards Zhou Ming said, 'But you haven't even read The Wealth of Nations.'

'That's not the point!"** he hastily denied, "I studied the most authentic economics subjects in the United States. No matter what kind of economics topic you want to discuss with me, I can fight with you for 300 rounds. I can give you a thorough analysis of any financial phenomenon. As long as you dare to debate economics with me, do you still have the guts?'

As soon as **"s words fell, Chen Shu, the class monitor of finance, immediately said, 'But you haven't even read The Wealth of Nations.'

'I said not to dwell on this! It's not that I haven't read The Wealth of Nations, I just don't blindly memorise like you students who are hopeless!

** angrily said to the students below, 'And what if you have read it? You are still ** students in the country of poisoned food, from Yandaxue to Renmin University, and the vice monitor of your finance class, which one of you can debate with me on economic issues? Which one of you can discuss financial phenomena in a deeper way than me? I have challenged so many universities one by one, which one of them can say that they are stable better than me in economics?'

This time, all the students below said together, 'But you haven't even read the Wealth of Nations.'

Hearing this uniform voice, ** felt like he was about to go crazy. He had challenged so many universities in Yanjing over the past few days, and he had never felt so suffocated as he did now. From Zhou Ming to all the students, they all clung to the question about the Wealth of Nations just now, and ** clearly felt that these students were far inferior to him in terms of knowledge reserves and mental responses, but on this issue, it made him feel like he couldn't exert his power.

Zhou Ming looked at **'s expression, which was about to go crazy, shook his head in his heart, and could only say that he was "ill-conceived".

In fact, ** was completely driven crazy by himself. After all, as he himself said, the Wealth of Nations is hundreds of thousands of words long. Unless you are a scholar who really studies this, who can remember every sentence in it? Even a character like Mr. Maita is afraid that he can't do it.

The reason is simple. Apart from the fact that Mr. Maita needs to wage a financial war, the more important reason is that more than two hundred years have passed, and many of the arguments in The Wealth of Nations have changed. Everyone only needs to remember the main points, and there is simply no need to remember every sentence in it.

He actually knew this reasoning, and at the beginning he also said so, but as Zhou Ming mocked him over and over again for not having read The Wealth of Nations, it finally drove him crazy.

At this point, Zhou Ming still had no intention of letting him off the hook. After all, these kinds of 'banana people' not only denied their ancestral roots, but also belittled their own country and nation as much as possible, and mocked their compatriots. Such people were the most infuriating. In the past, Zhou Ming was just a bottom-feeder, and people like this were all big bosses and upper-class people. Zhou Ming had no way of dealing with them, but now the opportunity was right in front of him. Zhou Ming felt sorry for himself if he didn't give him an unforgettable lesson.

So Zhou Ming pretended to be surprised and let out a little yelp: 'Listening to what you just said, Mr. **, you have challenged quite a few universities in Beijing, and not a single one of your classmates in these universities can beat you.'

Facing Zhou Ming's question, ** proudly puffed out his chest: 'Of course, I've returned from the free United States, and economics is my best subject!'

But **'s arrogance only went so far, because Zhou Ming immediately added the next sentence: "Your family knows that you are so cocky at Yanjing?'

'I did all these things here on my own, what would my family do if they knew?'

** said blankly, completely unable to understand the meaning of Zhou Ming's words. However, he immediately reacted when he saw that the students below were all laughing at him secretly. "Zhou Ming, you are scolding me, aren't you?'

**It was better that he didn't ask, but as soon as he did, the students below suddenly burst out laughing, and even Zhou Ming couldn't help laughing, because if you really think about it, this sentence can only be considered a strong mockery, not an insult. **first didn't understand, but then he felt that this was an insult, so it could only be said to be a cultural difference.

Listening to the boos from the students in the audience, **shook with anger. He didn't have much patience, so he exploded quickly.

'Zhou Ming, you son of a bitch, how dare you insult me like that? I'll fight you to the death!'

** said this and then lunged at Zhou Ming with bared teeth and claws, causing all the students to exclaim in alarm. However, in the end ** did not touch Zhou Ming. Just as he was about to make a move, a young man with the same name as him stood in front of him and subdued him with a single grapple.

**'s hands were twisted behind his back, and he screamed in pain, as if he was being slaughtered: "Let me go, it hurts like hell! I'm an American, Zhou Ming, you son of a bitch, if you dare to touch me, I'll find you trouble, I'll go to the embassy and complain about you, just wait and see what happens!'

Facing **"s threats, Zhou Ming said disdainfully, 'Why is Mr. ** starting to threaten and play dirty when he can't argue his way out? I'll tell you what you want to do, just go ahead, as long as you really think it'll work.'

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, Ye Ning, who had been silent until then, immediately walked up to him and said, 'You scoundrel, do you know who our teacher Zhou Ming is? He is the person who fought against the first financial warfare expert in Northern Russia and won. He helped our country make a profit of 100 billion US dollars in the financial market of Northern Russia, which is more than the profit made by the United States. You are lucky to be able to speak to him today. Do you understand?'

After Ye Ning finished speaking, the other students in the finance class echoed, 'That's right, you are so lucky to be able to speak with our teacher Zhou Ming. People like you, our country definitely wants to punish. If you try to threaten Teacher Zhou Ming, you'll be going to jail!'

Hearing the sound of the entire classroom, ** was dumbfounded. He shook his head and said, 'How is this possible? This is impossible. How can a mainland Chinese win a financial battle with the United States? The United States is the freest country and the one that knows the most about finance. You must have made this up. But how do you all know about the financial battle in Northern Russia? This is not scientific, it's impossible!'

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