This is of course not to say that silver is useless, it just withdraws from the currency circulation system and is stored as a currency reserve.
The benchmark for the new legal currency is the U.S. dollar, which means that the Republic of China government will implement a gold standard system financially.
It is said that the Republic of China government has been negotiating with the U.S. government to borrow 200 million U.S. dollars from the U.S. as reserves and then issue legal currency, so that the currency anchor of the legal currency will be the U.S. dollar.
Lu Ming is not optimistic about this currency reform. The government's fiscal policy is swinging up and down, which is a headache and a pain in the ass. Such reforms will most likely be abandoned halfway.
In terms of reform measures, they are half-baked and lack long-term planning.
First of all, the amount of currency issuance of 200 million US dollars is too small, and it is destined to be implemented only in the Jiangnan area. In other provinces, silver coins and copper coins are estimated to dominate.
The popularity of multiple currencies in a country is inherently unreliable.
Secondly, the government's issuance of currency requires not only strong government credit, but also sufficient currency reserves and a complete heavy metal exchange system. This is also an inherent shortcoming of the Republic of China government.
However, Lu Ming is not very interested in these. He has no shortage of silver dollars or legal tender anyway. He has an endless supply of U.S. dollars.
Kenta Eikichi kept reminding him to buy gold and store it, but he was never interested.
If a person is not short of money and not greedy for money, then gold bars, silver dollars and the like are just a series of numbers to him, not even a decoration.
Lu Ming is such a person.
However, he had already asked Sheng's Bank to buy a box of gold bars for him, and planned to sell them to him at a low price when Qiantian wanted to buy gold, as a favor to him.
Lu Ming's monthly salary has now increased to one thousand U.S. dollars, five hundred U.S. dollars paid by Teacher Frank, and five hundred U.S. dollars paid by the "Washington Post", plus the income from the Shanghai Observation column, even in the United States, he has
It can be considered a high-income group.
Now Sheng Youde still gives him a salary of 20,000 silver dollars every year, and without him having to do anything, he regards it as his dividend as a shareholder of Sheng Enterprises.
Lu Ming also has another dual identity, the chief legal advisor of Sheng Enterprises and the personal plenipotentiary representative of Sheng Youde. However, since joining the Lanyi Club, Sheng Youde has never allowed him to do things for the company, which is also his protection.
However, in terms of status, Lu Ming is already one person below ten thousand people in Sheng's Enterprise. Even Sheng Muyi can only exercise management power over the enterprise, but does not have the power to make administrative decisions, let alone fully represent her father.
"Have the people in the club stabilized after the new president took office?" Lu Ming asked intentionally or unintentionally.
"That's almost it. The candidate for the director of the Sixth Division has not been decided yet. Many people are eyeing this position. I wonder if the president has a suitable candidate in mind?" Liu Qiwen asked.
"This is a matter decided by the Nanjing headquarters, and it is not something I should consider." Lu Ming said with his hands behind his head.
"Then you haven't decided on the position of Vice President Huang yet. The Nanjing headquarters must also ask for your opinion." Liu Qiwen said with a smile.
"That's not what I decided. I just recommended it. It's mainly up to Vice President Huang to fight for it and Nanjing decides." Of course, Lu Ming couldn't admit that this matter had anything to do with him, even though everyone knew that Huang Yanning became the vice president.
It's because of his relationship.
"President, I know the weight of your words, so you don't have to be humble with me. I'm your secretary." Liu Qiwen started acting coquettishly again.
"Don't move. Are you trying to recommend someone by saying this?" Lu Ming asked with some vigilance.
"How dare I? If a little guy like me gets involved in such a big thing, aren't I looking for death?" Liu Qiwen curled her lips and said.
Lu Ming nodded. Although this girl could be seen to be a little scheming, she was still self-aware.
This kind of thing is not something that can be easily handled. This is not a matter of selecting the director, but a matter of factional disputes within the agency, and even involves high-level officials in Nanjing.
Lu Ming didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he should let Weng Bailing and Nanjing make the decision. Anyway, no matter who came up, they couldn't shake his position.
As long as there are people everywhere, the famous Huangpu Clan is not monolithic. There are also large and small factions and disputes.
Although Lu Ming did not intervene, he had been observing, preparing to take action at the appropriate time. He would fight for what should be won and suppress what should be suppressed, but now was not a good opportunity to take action.
Lu Ming laughed when he thought of this. Last night, Sheng Youde reminded him to be careful of Weng Bailing, saying that this person was very insidious.
In fact, few people in this company are upright, and no truly upright person can do this job.
Lu Ming was originally an upright person, but now he has learned to be insidious. Being upright in this sinister den is tantamount to swimming naked.
It is difficult for a person to learn well, but it is easy for a person to learn bad.
Lu Ming poked his head with his index and middle fingers together.
But there is nothing we can do about it. It is not easy to survive in this building. Achievements at work alone are not enough. Relationships are the most important achievement.
Still in this building, within the Republic of China government, the fight was not so gentle, it was simply a fight of life and death.
The two factions of Mr. Jiang and Mr. Wang basically used all other tactics except using the army to fight. Besides the two factions, there was the financial faction represented by Sheng Youde.
Lu Ming happened to be Sheng Youde's plenipotentiary representative, so it was impossible for him to stay out of the matter. Sooner or later, things would come to him, and he knew this very well.
There are also two factions in the financial field, one is the international financial faction represented by Sheng Youde, and the other is the local financial faction represented by Song and Kong. The battle is equally fierce.
However, the battle between the two factions has nothing to do with Lu Ming for the time being. He has not yet risen to this level. It is a battlefield where Sheng Youde personally fights.
"By the way, I've seen your file. You and President Weng are fellow villagers, right? Why don't you become his personal secretary? It's not like a fellow countryman will burst into tears when he meets a fellow countryman. If you become his personal secretary,
He will take care of you." Lu Ming said with concern.
"What's wrong? Sir, you dislike me and want to kick me away, don't you?" Liu Qiwen's eyes suddenly turned red, and she was about to cry with grievance.
"Hey, why are you crying? I'm just joking with you. I'm just curious. Don't cry. I'll buy you candy later." Lu Ming said hurriedly. He hated girls crying the most.
, especially beautiful girls.
Liu Qiwen was laughed at by him and said with a sigh: "To tell you the truth, Chief Weng doesn't like me."
As he spoke, Liu Qiwen came over and sat on his desk, lowered her head and whispered: "The secretary chosen by Chief Weng is someone who wants to sleep with him. The former data clerk of the Sixth Branch..."
"Fucking shameless." Lu Ming cursed in a low voice.
Lu Ming sincerely despises people who use their power to take advantage of girls. This approach is not as good as that of the romantic Shanghai Kuo Shao. If they buy it directly with money, they can still have an explanation, at least they will not treat girls badly.
He originally thought that Weng Bailing was a good person, but now Weng Bailing was immediately downgraded in his heart.
"Whatever this is, it's all consensual, and no one forces it on anyone. Many people are eager to do it. Doesn't it mean that the president doesn't have any requirements in this regard?" Liu Qiwen teased.
"Secretly, no one will know." Liu Qiwen's face flushed, and the light in her eyes was even more charming.
"Secretary Liu." Lu Ming suddenly said loudly.
"Here we go!" Liu Qiwen jumped off the table and stood at attention.
"Work honestly and don't tease your superiors." Lu Ming said seriously.
"Yes, sir..." Liu Qiwen burst into laughter.
She didn't go any further, but returned to her desk and sat down, smiling in her heart.
It is said that a man steals a woman, separated by a mountain, and a woman steals a man, separated by a layer of paper. She has now taken the initiative to remove this layer of paper, and is waiting for Lu Ming to take action.
Of course she also knew that Lu Ming was a veteran in the Fengyue field and was not the kind of person who would easily hand over his gun without killing anyone.
If Lu Ming was the kind of sentimental person, he might have attacked her long ago without her seducing him.
The more this happened, the more precious she felt that Lu Ming was. If she could seduce him, she would have real support for her whole life.