Chapter 1228 Snowball (Third update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
"Your Majesty, as of now, more than 10 million pounds have been put into the market by bankers from Britain, the United States and other countries."
Standing in front of His Majesty, Hu Xueyan said with some joy.
As the person in charge of the "Falling Eagle Project", he knew very well what market these ten million pounds were invested in. It was clearly those Europeans who gave the gold to Ming Dynasty with money in their hands!
With this amount of funds, let alone defending the "silver standard", it is not impossible to raise the price of silver to 1:16.
But this is not in the interest of the empire. 1:18 is a relatively appropriate critical point. In fact, the actual commercial value of silver is higher than this. Silver holders sell the silver to manufacturers and make it into jewelry and utensils, which can be sold for
Higher price.
Fortunately, silver tableware is not popular here in the Empire, that is, some European nationals only use silver tableware, but now many silver tableware have long been replaced by stainless steel tableware produced by the Empire.
"This is just the beginning!"
After putting down the report, Emperor Zhu Da glanced out the window and said.
"Now the British are very confident. Australia's gold mines, coupled with the gold rush in southern Africa, have given them the illusion of controlling the world's money supply. We are now going to use their illusion to give those bankers
The plan was a heavy blow,"
What is the real trauma?
The battle to defend the silver standard was just a preliminary match. The real heavy blow was the "Southern African Gold Rush". British financial capital invested no more than 100 million pounds there. The empire had already made a lot of money in that investment boom.
The bowl is full.
Now, all we have to do is wait quietly for the hot gold fever to be broken. It won't last long.
"By the way, who are the bankers involved this time?"
Emperor Zhu asked.
"The main thing is the Rothschild family. From London to Paris, to Frankfurt and other places, the Rothschild family are involved in this speculation, and there are also many British dignitaries. It seems that Sassoon is using this
Invest in building up his network."
Hu Xueyan's words made Emperor Zhu raise his eyebrows lightly and smile.
"Relationship network? In the end, it may be a life-threatening network. When the speculation fails, this relationship network will be a life-threatening network. However, the Rothschild family needs to pay attention to it. Ten million pounds..."
Talking to himself, Emperor Zhu Da said regretfully.
"It's a pity that they can't hurt their muscles and bones..."
Perhaps because he has traveled so long, Emperor Zhu Da has no idea about money. Ten million pounds is equivalent to tens of millions of taels of silver. If converted into gold, it would be nearly eighty tons of gold!
In the 21st century, many medium-sized countries do not necessarily have that much gold reserves.
But the human heart!
He is always full of desire for wealth, even as an emperor.
However, it will take at least a few more months to get the money. After all, the plan has only just begun.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing..."
Hu Xueyan looked at His Majesty and said.
"In the past year, we, HSBC and other banks have received remittances of 13 million pounds from southern Africa. This money..."
After a pause, Hu Xueyan looked at His Majesty and asked tentatively.
"If I guess correctly, it should be "special money." This special money is currently deposited in London and Cape Town. Your Majesty, if we withdraw this money and remit it to our country at the appropriate time,
It will definitely cause a small-scale financial crisis in the UK..."
What is a "special offer"?
It is the special funds of the Investigation Department. It does not matter where the money comes from. What is important is that money will explain everything. Therefore, the Investigation Department often cooperates with Imperial Bank, HSBC and some small and medium-sized banks to launder the money.
As the most senior banker in the empire, Hu Xueyan has a certain understanding of the investigation department. It must be useful to put this money in London instead of remitting it to the country.
After staring at Hu Xueyan for a while, Emperor Zhu shook his head and said.
"Don't touch that money for now, I have other uses for that money!"
Thirteen million pounds!
So far, during the two southern African gold rushes, the empire has received in return almost... one hundred tons of gold!
Withdrawing this fund is just to take away a hundred tons of gold and cause a cash shortage in the UK. This is not the goal of Emperor Zhu Da. Compared with the short-term financial crisis caused by the cash crunch, he has a more ambitious plan and
Target!
Once that plan is implemented, it will not only severely damage the British financial economy.
In Emperor Zhu Da's plan, that money was another trump card of the empire!
After Hu Xueyan left, he glanced at the clock and saw that the time was 11 o'clock. Emperor Zhu Da picked up the red phone on the table, which was a direct line to the Investigation Department.
After the call was connected, Emperor Zhu Da briefly asked about the situation in southern Africa. After getting some information, after Qian Zizhuang finished his report, he smiled slightly and said.
"So, everything is going according to plan. Well, the southern African side can come to an end for the time being,"
Emperor Zhu Da said,
"What news has the people we sent to London received recently, and what stage has the "Persian Plan" been implemented at?"
The "Persian Plan" is actually very simple. It is to use "British-owned companies" to discover oil in Persia, and then use Persian oil to lure Russia to send troops to Persia, thus directing Russia's expansion direction to India, which is to completely tear Russia and Britain apart.
fall out.
As early as last year, the Imperial Investigation Department had already implemented this plan, almost at the same time as the "Southern Africa Plan". In fact, the two plans complemented each other.
Even the original intention of implementing the "Southern Africa Plan" was to provide funds for the "Persian Plan". Money can explain everything. After all, funds appearing out of thin air will increase the possibility of exposing the plan, so another plan is needed to cover up a plan.
plan.
But in essence, these plans are all interlocked. They are like snowballs, which will grow bigger and bigger over time. In the end, the snowball will destroy everything.
What does it destroy?
That’s the British economy, and even the American economy!
When they fall into an economic crisis or even a Great Depression, that's when the empire blows its horn!
war!
If you want to win the war, you must use all means to defeat the enemy. Before the two armies really come together, what is needed is constant bloodletting!
bloodletting!
The accumulation of a small amount will eventually turn those seemingly powerful enemies into weak behemoths...
This chapter has been completed!