Zhou Hexuan, Song Ziwen and Fan Heyan were sitting quietly in the hotel room.
Zhou Hexuan's face looked very bad, and Song Ziwen was not much better.
For the first time, Song Ziwen asked Zhou Hexuan for a cigarette, and looked at Fan Heyan with a puff of smoke: "Tell me, you must know what is going on in the country."
Fan Heyan smiled awkwardly and said: "Mr. Song, Mr. Zhou, don't worry. The matter has been successfully resolved. We are all heroes and will definitely be praised when we return to China."
"Tell me directly, what's going on!" Zhou Hexuan was impatient.
Only then did Fan Heyan solve the mystery: "Minister Kong's American adviser, Mr. Young, has reached a secret agreement with Mr. Bu Kai, the assistant of the U.S. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, to exchange Chinese silver for U.S. dollars and U.S. loans, so that the Chinese currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar.
.In this way, the problems between the two countries will be perfectly solved. Chairman Chiang also agrees with this plan."
Song Ziwen said dissatisfied: "Why didn't you tell us?"
Fan Heyan said: "It's a secret agreement."
Song Ziwen suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "If this is really possible, it would be a good idea."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "It's really that simple. There is no need to sign any secret agreement, let alone cancel the formal negotiations between the two countries, just for fear that the United States will go back on its word again."
"Mr. Zhou, please rest assured," Fan Heyan said confidently. "The main reason why this matter is not resolved through formal negotiations is that President Roosevelt is under too much pressure and must bypass Congress."
Zhou Hexuan asked Song Ziwen: "Brother Song, what do you think?"
Song Ziwen nodded and said: "If it is indeed possible to exchange silver for US dollars and US dollar loans, then it is feasible."
Fan He said: "Does Mr. Zhou have a different opinion?"
"Haha, it's feasible? It's feasible!" Zhou Hexuan did not hide his anger, "If Roosevelt was sincere, he would have received us in person long ago. Why go through a big detour and let the assistant of the US Treasury Secretary and the Chinese Finance Minister
Consultants negotiate in secret? And they negotiate via telegram. Can such a big matter be solved by telegram?"
Song Ziwen frowned and said, "I think this solution can solve the problem. Could anything else go wrong?"
Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Roosevelt was unwilling to solve China's silver crisis for two reasons. First, the political kidnapping of the Silver Group; second, Japan's 'Tianyu Statement'. The secret agreement to exchange silver for US dollars perfectly bypassed
These two problems. First of all, the Silver Group is very happy that the United States is importing silver from China, which will inevitably lead to another increase in silver prices. Secondly, after China sells silver, it may be able to obtain U.S. dollars, but credit loans will definitely be delayed again and again. By that time,
, China has been unable to collect the deposit, and it has not even been able to obtain the commitment to peg its legal currency to the US dollar. China's currency reform will inevitably fail. In this way, Roosevelt curried favor with the Silver Group and did not offend Japan. Only China was completely deceived!"
Song Ziwen was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he immediately thought about the conspiracy, and even more so the consequences of Kong Xiangxi's export of silver to the United States. China was already tightening its monetary policy, but once it exported silver in a big way, the financial market collapsed. I don't know how many factories needed to
Followed by closure.
"Roosevelt's skills are really amazing!" Song Ziwen was lying on the sofa. He had nothing to say except sighing.
Zhou Hexuan was so angry that he yelled: "Are Chang Kaishen and Kong Xiangxi full of shit? They can't even see such a simple trap!"
Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but lose his temper. He had said well at the beginning that he would involve all three countries, Britain, the United States and Japan. But now, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly changed his mind and swallowed the bait thrown by the Americans.
Fan Heyan was a little dull when he heard it, and said weakly: "Let's not end the matter. Let's not think of Roosevelt as a conspiracy villain."
Zhou Hexuan was so angry that he laughed: "If Roosevelt were a gentleman, he would have been swallowed up by the big American conglomerates long ago."
Song Ziwen thought about it carefully and said: "There is no room for maneuver in the matter. At least we can find a solution from the British side."
"It's useless," Zhou Hexuan said helplessly, "Chang Kaishen has swallowed Roosevelt's bait. Before Roosevelt cheated, Nanjing would definitely refuse to cooperate with the British. Roosevelt's move killed four birds with one stone and knocked Japan out of the water.
, Britain, China and the Silver Group are all scheming. This lame guy is really treacherous!"
Fan Heyan didn't speak anymore. He felt that his brain was not enough. The world was too dangerous and there were deceitful villains everywhere.
Song Ziwen stood up suddenly: "No, I must send a telegram to the Chairman and explain the matter clearly to him!"
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Nanjing.
"Chairman, urgent call from the United States!"
Chang Kaishen finished reading the telegram in silence, and quickly frowned. He was a suspicious character, and he quickly realized that he had been cheated. Before the silver transaction was carried out, it was too late to regret it.
However, Chang Kaishen’s gambler’s mentality is at work again!
He didn't want to offend the United States, and at the same time he had some luck. Perhaps Roosevelt would not regret cheating. If all goes well, exchanging Chinese silver for U.S. dollars and U.S. dollar credit to complete China's currency reform would be the most perfect and fastest solution.
method.
Chang Kaishen called his attendant secretary and sent a reply to Song Ziwen: "Don't worry about it, Ziwen. I have already considered everything. You must cooperate in the United States."
After the telegram was sent, Chang Kaishen felt that the Americans were unreliable, so he called Zhang Qun and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to continue negotiating with the British, but not to make promises easily.
Chang Kaishen's calculation is very good. If the Americans don't cheat, they will cooperate with the Americans. If the Americans don't admit their mistakes, then they will cooperate with the British. This is foolproof and everyone will be happy.
The problem is that the silver transaction between China and the United States has been delayed for several months. Without Roosevelt's cheating, China's economy will not be able to sustain itself. When it comes to cooperation with the British, the day lily will be completely cold.
Chang Kaishen seemed to be aware of this problem and quickly called Kong Xiangxi. He asked Kong Xiangxi not to rush to transport the silver out, but to put the silver in a bank in Shanghai after the transaction. On the one hand, it could stabilize the financial market and on the other hand, it could warn the United States.
guy.
Our Chairman Chiang Kai-shek is really a genius. He has considered all aspects of the problem, but unfortunately it is all irrelevant and does not touch on the core key points at all.
Kong Xiangxi also beat his chest loudly and promised not to let the Americans get the advantage in vain. He also proposed remedial measures, saying that if the silver reserves were insufficient after selling the silver to the United States, he could ask the British to buy silver again, so that he could
Financial stability is achieved.
Two gifted children!
Their solution will bankrupt at least one-third of the factories in Shanghai and Tianjin, because the most critical months of currency reform have been wasted.
Zhou Hexuan did so many things in the United States, and they were all in vain.
After all, I still can't beat Roosevelt, especially with pig teammates.
