Chapter 747 Cutting West Germany's Blood

A day passed, and the mayor of West Berlin, Diepgen, with a worried look on his face, reported to several people in the conference room in the government building.

"At 11 o'clock today, the Berlin Wall section at the Brandenburg Gate was opened, and people from both sides can travel freely. When the East Germans checked the passers-by, we also set up sentries to check the passers-by to prevent the infiltration of KGB agents. At the same time, we also got specific statistics." Dipgen was very worried. He looked at the people in front of him, German Chancellor Helmut, US President Reagan, US Secretary of State George and others, and his heart was full of complaints. Damn, such a big thing, no one notified in advance, and now it has turned out like this!

"Well, how many East Germans don't want to return to West Germany?" At this time, Helmut was still confident. Since the establishment of the Berlin Wall, he has always seen people from East Germany trying to escape to West Germany, but no West Germans want to escape to East Germany. Now, with this passage opened, there should be many East Germans who will never return, right?

"According to today's statistics, by 7 p.m., when the gates were closed, a total of 2,300 West Germans had walked across the Berlin Wall and reached the other side. Of these, 1,800 returned before the gates were closed, and 500 West Germans stayed in East Germany and did not return. As for the East Germans, 863 people came to West Germany, and 742 returned."

Because many West Germans fled into East Germany when the door was first opened, this data is only approximate and not accurate. However, they have detailed records of people who came from East Germany.

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"So few?" Reagan was also moved. In order to protect his safety, they left the place after the gate was opened. After that, newspapers all over the world were announcing Reagan's great victory. After Reagan's shouting, the Berlin Wall was forced to open the passage. Freedom and democracy will win!

However, this result surprised everyone. How could this be possible?

"Yes, apart from those who stayed overnight to see their families, we estimate that half of the approximately 500 people stranded in East Germany will choose to stay." Dipgen continued: "The situation on the first day did not make us optimistic. What's more important is that the pockets of the more than 1,800 people who returned were almost empty."

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Pockets empty? Hearing this, Helmut asked: "What's going on?"

"They spent money in East Germany. Most of the consumer goods were electronic products, such as personal computers, Walkmans, game consoles, etc. The prices there were much lower than ours, so when they entered East Germany and found out how cheap the electronic products were, they all started to buy them like crazy. It is said that those who went there later could no longer buy the electronic products because they were out of stock. We have predicted that tomorrow, the flow of people will increase sharply. Maybe tens of thousands of people will go to East Germany to shop on Taobao. These electronic products are their favorites." Dipgen said: "The East Germans must have made preparations in advance and dug a pit for us to jump in. It is estimated that tonight, the cheap electronic products from East Germany will spread all over Germany. We have increased the police force in advance to prevent congestion and accidents at the passage of the Brandenburg Gate tomorrow."

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Damn it! Hearing this, Helmut was finally moved. This was simply cutting West Germany's blood!

West Germany has a developed economy and is the pride of Western Europe in terms of industry. However, in terms of the electronics industry, West Germany has shortcomings. They cannot compare with the United States or the island countries.

When the Soviet Union occupied the island country, it took the island country's electronic technology. Moreover, taking advantage of the Soviet Union's planned economy, the country invested a large amount of money and advanced the electronic technology by several decades! The West's electronic advantage over the Soviet Union completely disappeared!

In order to sanction the island countries that defected to the Eastern Bloc, the entire NATO imposed high tariffs on the products of the island countries and at the same time protected domestic electronic companies. This allowed Germany's electronics industry to develop further. However, there is still a gap with the island countries. The electronic products of the island countries that entered their own markets are still selling well despite the high tariffs imposed on them, which is an example.

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This time, the opening of the Berlin Wall allowed cheap electronic products from the East to occupy their market! From now on, their electronics industry will suffer a serious impact from the East! This harm cannot be overstated!

Although he had not seen it in person, Helmut could imagine the excitement on the faces of his own people as they walked across the Berlin Wall carrying heavy computers! For ordinary people, they only care about the cost-effectiveness of goods and will never care about national interests!

What should we do? The best way is to hold a meeting immediately and draft a new law to impose a consumption tax on cheap electronic products purchased by civilians from East Germany! Only by making up the price difference can we stop this kind of action!

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However, if we do this, our government will lose all its credibility!

Thinking of this, Helmut could not help but look at the person who had been confidently stating that after the passage through the Berlin Wall was opened, the Soviets had lost all face and that his side had won another great victory. He also claimed that NATO could only fight against the East if it united under a system led by the United States. In the blink of an eye, he was slapped in the face.

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Originally, in a few months, Helmut would step down and his term as prime minister would be coming to an end. Who could have thought that such a big event would happen at this moment!

"President Reagan, what suggestions do you have regarding the current situation?" Helmut asked.

As the main culprit, Reagan must now give Germany an explanation! Originally, he had to come to the Berlin Wall to give a speech, thinking that he could divert the crisis. Who knew that things would take another dramatic turn!

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"Chancellor Helmut, don't be nervous. Can such a small matter stump us?" Reagan said, "We can sell electronic products at the same price as East Germany. Wouldn't that turn the situation around? Do we still need to discuss this little trick of commercial competition?"

Faced with Reagan's answer, Helmut was finally speechless. Dipgen beside him couldn't help but explain: "The problem is that the price of electronic products in East Germany is now lower than our cost. If we compete, won't our companies lose money?"