Chapter 895: All Europe Assembles!
To anyone's surprise, out of the middle of the gate was the 72nd Prime Minister of the British Empire, John Major, and a number of cabinet ministers.
But what is a little puzzling is that at this time, Prime Minister Major had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, with a slight sense of victory, not as they thought, with a serious expression, a sad brow, and even a mourning exam.
In an instant, a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in the hearts of many reporters.
Everything that happened before really made them completely desperate.
Although from eight o'clock in the morning to now, the exchange rate of the pound is not nothing, before seven and a half o'clock, it fell directly by more than 800 points, falling more than 500 points lower than the 27780 bottom line required by the European exchange rate system.
But it is also falling sharply almost at a rate of more than 200 basis points per hour, and has now fallen to about 265, as if the whole world is staging a massacre of the pound.
It seems that all the people in the world are crouching on the crippled body of the pound, feasting and plundering the wealth that belongs to Britain.
Some people even thought that in the era of Elizabeth I, the scene when Emperor Elizabeth I granted the British East India Company was that it was from the establishment of the East India Company and the issuance of legal plunder warrants that the British Empire began to colonize the world and seize the wealth of the world.
This led to the later British Empire, the empire on which the sun never sets.
At its peak, the British Empire, which together constituted the British Empire and its Dominions, colonies, territories, trusts and protectorates, was the largest country in history and the largest global colonial empire.
It had a population of about 400 to 500 million, accounting for a quarter of the world's population at that time, a territory of more than 36 million square kilometers, a quarter of the world's total land area, and its colony area was equal to 111 times that of the mainland, the economy of the British Empire accounted for 70 percent of the world's economy, and its trade and exports were several times more than that of the rest of the world combined.
However, at this moment it seems that the opposite is true, and now it is the turn of the people of the whole world to plunder the wealth of the British Empire.
This is the so-called feng shui rotation in China, or is good rewarded with good and evil rewarded with evil?
Other reporters, on the other hand, were completely obsessed with the gesture shown by the Prime Minister, believing that it was nothing more than a posturing and a bluff, and that the current situation of the pound's falling exchange rate could not save it unless the Almighty and All-Knowing God appeared.
In their opinion, there is only one thing that Mr. Prime Minister should think about now, and that is how to decently announce the exit from the European exchange rate system.
They even feel that the reason why this meeting has dragged on for so long is because Mr. Prime Minister is unwilling to face reality and is unwilling to throw his face on the ground.
After all, at the current exchange rate of the British pound, the British pound has existed in name only in the European exchange rate system.
Thinking of this, these people's perception of Major is much worse, as a prime minister, for the sake of his own face, let the interests of the country and the people be damaged, this is by no means what a qualified prime minister should do.
Seeing the hostile reporters glaring at him, the smile on Major's lips became even stronger.
He knew the reporters, and he had known them for years, and he knew them.
These people are undoubtedly the previous prime minister, their own admirers, and Margaret Thatcher's supporters.
That's why I've always been dissatisfied with his firm support for joining the European exchange rate system, and even felt that he was a betrayer and betrayed Margaret Thatcher.
At every press conference, he never gave him a good look, and would ask all kinds of tricky questions to take pleasure in seeing him embarrassment.
In fact, he did not feel guilty about replacing Margaret Thatcher as prime minister.
In the face of the increasingly powerful United States, Britain and even the whole of Europe must come together as a whole.
Britain can no longer carry out the policy of glorious isolation, which will only reduce Britain to an inconspicuous corner of the world.
And the European exchange rate system is a key step for Europe to become an intimate and endless whole, so no one can stop it!
If he had been Margaret Thatcher, he would have joined it back in 1979, when the European exchange rate system was just being created, and not until 1990.
However, it doesn't matter, Major smiled.
History will eventually prove who is right!
Moreover, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland and other European countries have just made a statement that has given him great confidence.
The pound is bound to turn around this time!
The European exchange rate system will also be successfully implemented!
He, John Major, will also become the British Empire, the one who will turn the tide!
And no one else.
Major glanced at Sir Norman, who was already irrepressible with joy in his eyes.
Walked firmly to the back of the podium in front of 10 Downing Street.
Major looked around, his eyes swept over the faces of reporters, the camera, and said with a sad and serious expression: "In the past twenty hours, the British Empire has faced a great challenge, and under the manipulation of a group of despicable international financial institutions, the pound exchange rate has experienced an unprecedented ups and downs, but on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen and all the cabinet members of the British Empire, I solemnly declare that we will never give up the pound exchange rate!"
Speaking of which, Major paused, as if to give time for others to react, or to wait for applause.
Many reporters also changed their faces, but they did not expect the final results of the cabinet's negotiations, but they still did not give up.
However, in the next moment, all the reporters adjusted their lenses, because they knew that the real meat drama was coming, whether the pound exchange rate was dead or alive, how much the wealth of the British Empire and its people would be lost, and whether the pound would go or stay in the European exchange rate system depended on the present.
"I now solemnly declare that the Cabinet will do whatever it takes to save the pound, and from this moment on, the interest rate on UK bank deposits will be raised again by 3 from the previous 12 to 15!" said Major in a loud voice.
Although they knew that this time Mei Jie would definitely move seriously, place heavy bets, and never allow such a slap in the face scene this morning to be presented again, they really didn't expect that Mei Jie's chips this time would be so terrifying.
Just one, at all costs, blinded them, let alone raise the deposit rate of 3 again.
What does the interest rate on bank deposits as high as 15 represent?
It represents almost 17 times the deposit rate of German and French banks, which means that you can get 15% in value by doing nothing, just keeping your money in the bank and lying still.
Although he was well aware of the policy that Major had just announced, and that he was one of the participants, Sir Norman still had a feeling of tears in his eyes when he heard it in front of the public again.
Major has really changed this time, really at all costs.
Major had promised him before, as long as he could save the exchange rate of the pound, the UK's foreign exchange reserves would be used by him!
Yes, that's right, whatever he wants!
No restrictions, no need to ask!
Of course, he also knew that the reason why Major did this was more for his own face, he didn't want to be so embarrassed, and he didn't want to be ousted from the position of prime minister.
But it doesn't matter, as long as he can save the pound exchange rate, as long as Major is willing to bleed, he can do nothing.
And this time, the statements of Germany, France and other members of the European exchange rate system are also very pleasantly surprised.
Especially in Germany, the ugly face that had nothing to do with the life of the pound has completely disappeared.
Before, he was almost pleading, but the Bundesbank still refused to let go, unwilling to harm its own interests for Britain and Europe.
Schlesinger, a bitch, was raised by the central bank of their seven countries in the face of the request of the governors of the central banks of their seven countries, and finally lowered the interest rate on bank deposits in 05.
That's enough to do!
Now they finally know that if the pound is defeated, the European exchange rate system will also face disintegration, and as for the imaginary European alliance, it will turn into a moon in a well and a flower in the fog.
"And Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Ireland and other European countries, as well as the presidium of the European exchange rate system, will at the same time reduce their own bank interest rates, use the foreign exchange reserves of each country to absorb the pound, and ensure that the pound exchange rate rises!"
Meijay's voice was not high-pitched this time, but it exploded in everyone's hearts like a thunderclap on the ground!
Everyone looked at Major in disbelief, his face full of wrinkles, bumps, old, and even dark circles.
This time, Major obviously felt that he had won the game, so he didn't even cover up the dark circles under his eyes.
After all, this appearance is easier to please the people.
Of course, this must be accompanied by victory.
Otherwise, his appearance will only become the best illustration of his incompetence.
Sometimes, profit and loss are in this moment, between positive and negative.
If the previous two British Empire's countermeasures were still within their expectations or imagination, then the actions of Germany, France and other countries were completely outside the scope of their thinking and beyond their brains.
Even, they still have a question in their hearts, are they crazy in Germany and France?
Otherwise, how could they sacrifice so much of their own interests to help Britain?
However, now they finally understood why Mei Ming had such a smile on the corner of his mouth when he came.
If they knew that Germany, France, no, it should be said that the whole of Europe were acting together, they would definitely be full of information about the future of the pound.
In the face of the powerful forces gathered by the whole of Europe, even a powerful enemy will be crushed into powder in an instant!
This is an invincible force!
In an instant, many people's original bad feelings about Major suddenly changed a lot.
After all, even if you think about it with your toes, you know that it is definitely not easy to convince Germany, France and other European countries, especially Germany, that have broken bearing heads.
Perhaps, it is good to have a variety of prime ministers in the UK?
And at this moment, Soros, who heard everything that happened at 10 Downing Street, couldn't remain calm at all.