622【Sino-US Folk Culture Friendship Exchange Group】
Zhou Hexuan's trip to the United States was a big one. There were more than 30 people who went with him, claiming to be a "China-US folk culture friendly exchange group." Zhou Hexuan was not only accompanied by Vivien Leigh, but also Meng Xiaodong.
We went there and also invited Mr. Mei Lanfang and his troupe under the banner of artistic exchange.
They first took a train to Shanghai and met up with Song Ziwen and Fan Heyan's team, and then boarded a ship to go to sea together.
"Mr. Song, long time no see!" Zhou Hexuan shook hands with a smile.
Song Ziwen responded in a cold tone: "Hello, Mr. Zhou."
The entire financial system of the Nanjing National Government was founded by Song Ziwen, who was also the founder of the Central Bank. However, when Song Ziwen visited the United States this time, he did so as an ordinary Chinese, and he took all his government official positions.
Resigned.
This is the fourth time that Song Ziwen has resigned since 1928.
When Chang Kaishen raised his troops for the Northern Expedition, Song Ziwen persuaded Chang Kaishen to admit various bonds from different periods. These bonds were issued by various "central governments" and were worth the same as waste paper. They were too uncomfortable to use to wipe their own butts.
Song Ziwen suddenly announced loudly that as long as Chang Kaishen could succeed in the Northern Expedition, all these bonds would be recognized and paid in installments by the government, with some discounts or deferred repayments. Businessmen everywhere were overjoyed - the waste paper could still be redeemed!
So they all supported Chang Kaishen, which made Chang Kaishen's military expenditures available.
It can be said that Chang Kaishen was able to succeed in the Northern Expedition and Song Ziwen made great achievements.
However, Chang Kaishen was very troublesome. He provoked civil wars year after year, which caused the government's fiscal deficit to rise steadily and made Song Ziwen miserable. Not only that, Chang Kaishen often fell out with the business groups and chaebols, causing Song Ziwen to be beaten by businessmen.
He was scolded until his head was bloody.
Every time Chang Kaishen messed up something and caused the Nanjing government's finances to collapse, Song Ziwen would make a fuss and give up his job. Then Chang Kaishen would ask his wife to intervene, persuade his brother-in-law to come back, and continue to wipe his butt.
At the beginning of last year, Song Ziwen went abroad for a visit. Before leaving, he agreed with Chang Kaishen not to issue new bonds this year because he still didn’t know how to fill the big holes in the past. When Song Ziwen returned to China, he suddenly discovered that his mother had only been abroad for a few years.
Why did the central bank end up with so many bad debts again this month?
Song Ziwen was driven crazy and couldn't bear it anymore. He finally broke the table with Chang Kaishen and resigned from most government positions in one fell swoop, retaining only a few sinecures.
Although he resigned, he was a relative after all, and it was impossible for Song Ziwen to really let go.
After the silver craze broke out, Song Ziwen took action again and actively sought financial support from the United States. Unfortunately, the United States ignored him at all and even refused to invite him to visit the United States. It was clear that he did not want to talk about it. Even if Song Ziwen went to the United States voluntarily, he would probably not
Roosevelt could not be seen. At most, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received him.
Now it is Zhou Hexuan who takes action. His main responsibility is to visit Roosevelt in a civilian capacity and to stir up trouble in the United States. Song Ziwen also resigned from his few idle positions and went to the United States to be responsible for negotiations in the professional field.
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The two of them have a clear division of labor. Zhou Hexuan builds momentum and talks, and Song Ziwen talks about cooperation.
Song Ziwen casually introduced: "This is Fan Heyan, deputy secretary-general of the Central Bank."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and shook hands and said: "Hello, Secretary-General Fan!"
"Oh, Mr. Zhou, I have admired you for a long time. I am so lucky to meet you today!" Fan Heyan laughed loudly, and his flattering words did not appear to be flattery, but rather the demeanor of a literary celebrity.
Fan Heyan was not from Song Ziwen, but from Kong Xiangxi's confidant.
After Song Ziwen resigned as Minister of Finance and President of the Central Bank, Kong Xiangxi took over these two official positions. Now that Zhou Hexuan and Song Ziwen were going to the United States to cause trouble, Kong Xiangxi had to get involved, so he sent his confidant Fan Heyan.
To put it bluntly, Fan Heyan was here to beat the drum and gain political achievements for Kong Xiangxi.
But Fan Heyan is indeed not annoying. He is tall and thin, and he carries himself with the demeanor of a celebrity. He is not only an economist, but also a calligrapher, poet, and sponsor of a newspaper. His words in the scene make people feel like spring breeze.
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By the way, the car used by Chang Kaishen and Soong Meiling to get married was borrowed by Fan Heyan from his uncle Zhu Fukang.
Song Ziwen and Fan Heyan chatted with Zhou Hexuan for a few words, and shook hands with Mei Lanfang, Meng Xiaodong, Vivien Leigh and others. After some pleasantries, everyone began to board the ship one after another.
In the evening, on the deck of the ship.
Fan Heyan probed: "Mr. Zhou, I heard that you have a comprehensive plan. I wonder how we can cooperate with it?"
Zhou Hexuan did not answer, but asked Song Ziwen with a smile: "What arrangements does Mr. Song have?"
"It's just a matter of playing it by ear, what other arrangements can be made?" Song Ziwen has no hope for this trip, nor does he believe that the British will come in to help, because he is a professional and knows too much about the inside story of the silver trend.
The more you know, the more pessimistic you become.
In Song Ziwen's view, Zhou Hexuan's daring to take over this mess was purely a layman's ignorance and fearlessness, thinking that with a little fame he could make the British and American powers bow their heads.
Historically, people including Chang Kaishen, Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi dealt with the silver crisis step by step, running around like headless flies, without coming up with a feasible overall strategy. Especially Kong Xiangxi, who was the Minister of Finance.
, almost in a pleading manner, seeking to communicate with the United States time and time again, and actually engaged in the bizarre incident of selling silver to the United States to ease relations while buying silver from the United Kingdom to stabilize finances.
Haha, China was already experiencing silver outflows and tight money, yet it dared to export a large amount of silver to the United States. After selling the silver to the Americans, Kong Xiangxi was worried about China's financial collapse, so he immediately asked the British to buy silver to make up for the leak. What the hell is this operation called?
Perhaps Kong Xiangxi can make a fortune in a three-party transaction, but he is China's Minister of Finance, how can he play like this?
At least Song Ziwen as Finance Minister would never be able to do such nonsense.
By the way, some officials in the U.S. government wanted to invite Soong Ziwen to the United States for negotiations. But this proposal was ultimately rejected. The reason why the Americans refused Soong Ziwen's visit to the U.S. was simple, because Soong Ziwen belonged to the anti-Japanese faction and they were afraid that Soong Ziwen's visit to the U.S. would damage Japan.
US relations.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Roosevelt has been politically kidnapped by the Silver Group. After we arrive in the United States, we should not rush to get in touch with Roosevelt. Instead, we must first build momentum among the people, let the American people pay attention to China, and let the American people think that Sino-US cooperation is beneficial to them.
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"It's not as simple as you think." Song Ziwen couldn't help but want to roll his eyes.
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Sometimes, the simpler things are, the better."
"That's up to you." Song Ziwen was too lazy to talk nonsense.
