As for Lu Ming being the vice president of Fuxing News Agency and also serving as a reporter at the same time, not only did everyone in the agency not think he was unusual, but they were all envious of him.
There were also people in the government and the military of the Republic of China who served as special correspondents for the Central Daily News or as special writers for newspapers and magazines.
But being a special correspondent for a major American news organization, the Washington Post, is still a scorpion's shit - the only one.
"President, being a reporter is a prestigious job in itself, and you can make a lot of money a month, right?" Liu Qiwen returned to the serious topic.
"It's not a lot, but at least it's several times more than when I was the president." Lu Ming said while lying on his back on the office chair with his feet on the table.
"That's right, the US dollars you earned are delicious." Liu Qiwen said with a smile.
In the eyes of the Chinese at that time, the U.S. dollar was higher than the silver dollar. In fact, they were the same, except that China had been implementing a silver-standard currency system for more than a thousand years, while countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States had been implementing a gold-standard currency system.
In China, gold has never been able to enter the currency circulation system. In the currency circulation system, copper and silver are the real currencies. Gold is only used as currency reserves or for large-scale transactions. This is also because China’s gold reserves are too small.
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Countries such as Europe and the United States implemented a gold standard currency system, and the currency status of silver was very low. Therefore, from the late Ming Dynasty to the middle and late Qing Dynasty, China was able to earn massive amounts of silver from Europe by relying on tea, porcelain and silk.
From the seventeenth century to the first half of the eighteenth century, about three-quarters of the world's silver flowed directly into China.
At the beginning of the British Industrial Revolution, silver became an industrial product in short supply and was used in large quantities, so the British began dumping opium to China in exchange for a large amount of silver, and the Opium War broke out.
Although the world's silver reserves are much higher than gold reserves, silver is still only an industrial raw material in Europe and the United States and has not entered the currency circulation field.
Only China and some Asian countries continue to adhere to the silver and brass monetary system.
The reason why Chinese people at that time believed that the U.S. dollar had a higher status than the silver dollar was that, first, Britain and the United States were world powers that China could not match, and second, the U.S. dollar and the British pound corresponded to real gold.
There is no doubt that gold is more valuable than silver in the eyes of any country at any time.
"Why are you interested in the U.S. dollar? Do you want to speculate in the U.S. dollar?" Lu Ming put his feet down from his desk and asked with a sip of tea.
"You are really good at joking. How much do you think you can get with my small salary?" Liu Qiwen said and gave him a charming big eye roll.
Liu Qiwen is a very thoughtful and independent girl, or it can be said that she is very ambitious.
She could have followed Kang Ze to Jiangxi, but she insisted on staying and working as Lu Ming's secretary.
She was betting on Lu Ming, thinking that following Lu Ming would have a better future than following Kang Ze.
The first thing that makes Liu Qiwen extraordinary is that she doesn't have any wishful thinking that Lu Ming will fall in love with her, but she believes that men are lustful and no man will reject a beautiful and smart woman.
She believed that as long as she worked hard, she would become Lu Ming's lover sooner or later, and she only hoped to achieve this goal.
Although there have been private rumors in the club that Lu Ming not only has a fiancée, but also a very beautiful lover, who was placed by Lu Ming as a manager at Sheng's Enterprise, which of course refers to Du Juan.
Since Lu Ming can have one lover, of course he can have a second one. As Lu Ming's personal secretary, she has a close relationship. If she doesn't get Yue first, it will be a loss.
What's more, Liu Qiwen thinks she is pretty and delicious, and she must not be any worse than the Du Juan whom she has never met.
Compared with the status of vice president of Fuxing Society, Liu Qiwen values Lu Ming Diamond's status as Wang Laowu more.
What's wrong with having a partner? You're not married yet, and you still have freedom.
Moreover, he is still an American citizen and a reporter for a major foreign newspaper. After following Lu Ming, he can at least pretend to be an American citizen.
Of course, this is just her idea. Even without these reasons, she still likes to have sex with Lu Ming, not for anything else, just because Lu Ming is more humane, unlike Kang Ze, who is not only harsh, but also harsh, and all his subordinates are screwed by him.
It's like an office robot.
"President, what does a U.S. dollar look like? I haven't seen it before." Liu Qiwen asked with her eyes shining.
"You've never seen U.S. dollars? It's impossible, right?" Lu Ming didn't believe it.
In Shanghai, although everyone uses silver dollars and copper plates, U.S. dollars, pounds, and yen are used directly according to the quoted prices on that day, without the need for exchange.
Of course, it is limited to a few currencies. If it is French franc, German mark, or Soviet ruble, you need to go to the bank to exchange it for silver dollars before you can use it, unless you are shopping in a commercial bank opened in Shanghai in these countries.
Lu Ming took out his wallet, took out two hundred-dollar bills, and handed them to Liu Qiwen.
"Ah, this is the U.S. dollar. The printing is so beautiful." Liu Qiwen took it and looked at it carefully.
"Money is money, it has nothing to do with being beautiful or not." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"We women are different from you men. We just like beautiful things. U.S. dollars are beautiful, unlike our silver dollars, which have an ugly big head printed on them. Are they stupid?" Liu Qiwen said with a pout.
Lu Ming laughed. Although Yuan Xiangcheng was ugly, he was also a romantic figure in the later years of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that he had a specialty that could make women fall in love with him.
Yuan Datou not only had many aunts and wives, but also many lovers. His premature death was probably related to this.
"By the way, I heard that our government will also implement a legal currency system. From now on, silver dollars will no longer be used, and legal currency will be used uniformly." Liu Qiwen said as she returned the two U.S. dollars to Lu Ming.
"Since you haven't seen it, just keep it as a souvenir." Lu Ming said generously.
"President, are you going to give me this money?" Liu Qiwen was a little surprised, and she was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.
"What's here? It's just two hundred dollars. Since you like it, I'll give it to you." Lu Ming waved his hand.
All the U.S. dollars he had had been donated to the 19th Route Army, and he had earned several thousand U.S. dollars in the past two months, which he rarely used. He took some out and occasionally used them in the restaurant of the Press Club.
"That's great, thank you very much. I'm going to find a photo frame to hang it on the wall and look at it every day." Liu Qiwen said happily.
Lu Ming looked at her with a smile. He also liked this girl. She was very smart and considerate. She could be the talkative in the office.
Comparatively speaking, Du Juan's temperament is not lovable, but that kind of innate sadness makes Lu Ming feel a sense of love and affection.
Du Juan is too stubborn and has a strong personality. As long as he sees something clearly, he will pounce on it like a moth to a flame, ignoring everything.
Lu Ming was sometimes worried about her, so he kept asking Sheng Muyi. At first, Sheng Muyi was willing to tell him about Du Juan's situation.
Later, Lu Ming asked too many questions, and Sheng Muyi got angry at him, saying that since you are worried, just take it home and raise it yourself. Why hide it? Is Mr. Ye a good dragon?
These words made Lu Ming "sweat profusely", unable to raise his head, and wanted to slap himself twice.
After all, Sheng Muyi takes great care of Du Juan, taking care of her like a sister from life to work.
However, neither Lu Ming nor Sheng Muyi could convince Du Juan to move out of the house she rented, even though the factory had bought her another apartment.
Last time Lu Ming sent Du Juan home, it seemed that she had something to say, but she never said it.
On the one hand, this forbearance shows that Du Juan can live independently without him, on the other hand, it also shows that some changes are taking place in her inner world.
Financial independence is the prerequisite, and emotional dependence is a woman's true belonging. Lu Ming knows this very well.
But for some reason, Lu Ming hesitated and hesitated. He wanted Du Juan to be completely independent, but he was also a little worried about it, at least for now, when she hadn't found her emotional belonging.
Lu Ming could not completely let go of Du Juan for a while.
As for what Liu Qiwen said about the Republic of China government's desire to reform the currency value and use banknotes to represent silver dollars and banknotes, Lu Ming certainly knew about it.
This matter has been brewing for a long time by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China, and it is not a recent news.
The banknotes that the Republic of China government wanted to issue were called legal tender. One yuan of legal tender was exchanged for one silver dollar. The original intention was to gradually replace the silver dollar from the monetary system.