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When Zhou Ming was still annoyed by the confession of the beautiful reporter Monica, the Mexican financial crisis planned and initiated by him on the other side had already begun, and the Wall Street Journal later published a special issue of financial events in the 90s, which described it in the most detail. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On July 28, '91, it was a sunny day, and the new president of Mexico announced to the world from the high platform in front of his presidential palace that he had recaptured Panzas City from the Indian Revolutionary Army, and while all Mexicans were celebrating the victory of the government forces, their financial system was quietly collapsing, and the first thing was their currency, the peso.

No one knows exactly when the peso's depreciation began, and perhaps foreign investors began to sell the peso before the Mexican army even set foot in the city of Panzas. It is reported that on the morning of the 28th, the New York Stock Exchange only opened, and the Mexican peso had already fallen by 05%, if the trading in New York was just the beginning, then the subsequent Associated Press news made the peso completely collapse.

Almost at the same time as the Mexican president announced the victory, the Associated Press reporter Monica published an article pointing out that the Mexican government was not fighting the Indians at all, and that the president was just lying to the world. At the same time, Monica also pointed out that the Indian revolution was due to the very cruel treatment of serfs in Mexico, and the Mexican economy was developed at the expense of these low-class people, which was a method of killing chickens and eggs.

The news shocked the world and forced investors to start withdrawing from Mexico, as evidenced by the volatility of the foreign exchange market.

On the same day, the Mexican peso fell sharply by more than 10 percent against the dollar! The next day, the situation was even more serious, and although the Mexican government tried to emphasize to the world that the peso exchange rate would closely follow the dollar and insisted that the peso would not depreciate, it was clear that no investor wanted to believe it, so the peso depreciated by more than 15% the next day.

On the third day, Mexico's foreign exchange reserves were greatly reduced due to the continuous withdrawal of international investment, and the large number of short-term bonds he had issued were also being sold, and the Mexican government was forced to abandon its decade-long policy of keeping up with the dollar.

Mexico's finance minister publicly announced a 15 percent depreciation of the Mexican peso, which was the final decision of the Mexican government, but this decision immediately caused panic in the international market and also intensified the depreciation of the peso; according to statistics, just two hours after the Mexican government announced the depreciation of the peso, the depreciation of the peso reached an astonishing 20 percent, and in three whole days, the depreciation of the Mexican peso exceeded a terrifying 50 percent, which is extremely rare in the history of world finance.

Maybe you don't know much about these simple numbers, but after three days, when you walk on the streets of Mexico City, you can see a lot of people walking down the streets, all with all kinds of boxes and bags in their hands, and a lot of things.

They are all people who have lost their jobs due to company bankruptcy or layoffs, and this is only the hardest hit in the beginning. Later, as the financial crisis intensified, more businesses went bankrupt, and more Mexicans lost their jobs, according to statistics from an international agency at the time, more than 20 million people lost their jobs in the second half of '91, which is more than one-fifth of Mexico's total population.

As a direct result, in the spring of the following year, long lines formed at the doors of the churches, and countless Mexicans came to the churches every day to receive the free food and water provided by the church.

The originally bustling streets will now only have a few

Shops are still open, more are closed, and the streets are full of Mexicans who have to sell their possessions to buy money, perhaps in the past, there were business executives and even bosses, but now they all have only one identity, that is, poverty.

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These are not things that Zhou Ming can manage, because he has more headaches.

"Mr. Zhou Ming, you are really amazing, you know? In just these three days, the collapse of the Mexican peso has earned me nearly two billion dollars in profits, and I think with this money, I can finally repair the entire Buckingham Palace, or not only Buckingham Palace, but also my Windsor Castle and so on. Queen Elisabeth was babbling on the phone, and I could tell she was in a good mood.

She was in a good mood, but Zhou Ming had a little problem here: "Your Majesty, the Mexican government has increased troops to Yutanka's side, as the queen of the United Kingdom, can you think of a way?"

Zhou Ming was helpless to ask Elisabe for help, because when the peso began to depreciate, the Mexican government was like crazy, and frantically ordered the government army to press on the edge of Yutanka.

Just before Zhou Ming called Elisabe, Liu Qiangguo also led an Indian squad to ambush the outpost of the government army, but although Liu Qiangguo fought beautifully in this ambush battle, the Mexican government army did not flinch at all, but continued to increase troops, and even Zhou Ming opened the window to see the warships cruising on the sea, and there was a posture of not giving up if these Indian Revolutionary Army were all annihilated.

However, Zhou Ming will not simply believe that the Mexican government is here for these tens of thousands of Indians, it must be because of the depreciation of the peso, which makes the church organization that dominates Mexico angry, or Jefferson also told the church about himself, so they will kill themselves at all costs.

Now that he is on the small peninsula of Utanka, with the increasing Mexican government forces in front of him, and the warships on the sea behind him, Zhou Ming can only choose to ask Elisabeth for help, after all, Britain is also an old power, and there is another church organization Anglican Church standing behind her, and she has helped her make so much money, she can't say anything if she doesn't want to.

"I'm sorry, Utanka is Mexican territory, even if I'm the Queen of England, I can't interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, can I?" Elisabeth continued, "But Mr. Zhou Ming, since you have helped me earn so much money, then of course I can't be too kind, when the time comes, I will contact a certain merchant ship on the surrounding sea to dock at Utanka Port, Mr. Zhou Ming, you just need to get on the ship, and the Mexican warship will definitely not dare to stop it." ”

Zhou Ming was stunned for a moment when he heard Elisabeth say this, because he could hear Elisabeth just emphasize that there was only one ship, so what she meant was obviously just to save Zhou Ming alone, after all, only one ship could not transport tens of thousands of people anyway. Even if a very large freighter can barely hold so many people, how can food and fresh water be solved? Not to mention so many people, what if there is a contagion?

"Your Majesty, I think I need to remind you that I still have tens of thousands of Indians here. Zhou Ming said.

In response to Zhou Ming's reminder, Elisabe smiled at the time: "Mr. Zhou Ming, you are so cute, don't tell me that you still plan to transport those Indians away?"

"If we don't transport them all, there's a good chance they'll die here. Zhou Ming said, "Your Majesty, when I took these Indians out to revolution, I promised to fight for freedom and equality for them, and no longer let them be exploited and discriminated against

The credibility of the Mexican government is the direct cause of the peso's depreciation, isn't it?"

"So what? they're still Indians after all, aren't they?" asked Elisabeth rhetorically.

"Mr. Zhou Ming, I know that you have a kind heart, you can't bear to watch these Indians being slaughtered by the government army, then you can completely close your eyes and walk away. Elisabeth said, "You must know that now you are the culprit who has disturbed a country and caused heavy losses to the Maronite church, and you are the target of 100,000 Mexican government troops, and it is not easy for me to save you." ”

"Mr. Zhou Ming, you know that there is a distance of thousands of miles from Britain to Mexico, and even if I send warships there now, it will be useless, and besides, I cannot interfere in the internal affairs of another sovereign country, can I? ”

Elisabeth continued: "So I can only pick up you, Mr. Zhou Ming, and of course your bodyguards and the people closest to you, even if you want to take a few hundred people, this is the bottom line, as for the other Indians, I believe that their God will bless them, isn't it?"

Elisabeth also emphasized: "Mr. Zhou Ming, you are a speculator, those Indians are just pawns you use, then the chess pieces can be completely discarded after completing their mission, this is their fate long predestined, not Mr. Zhou Ming's fault, this is also what any great person must face." ”

Speaking of this, Elisabeth paused for a moment before finally saying: "Okay, Mr. Zhou Ming, I have said so much, I think you should also understand, right? Those Indians, let us pray for them, and Mr. Zhou Ming, you, I will immediately contact the nearby British merchant ship to come to the shore to pick you up......

Before Elisabeth could finish her words, Zhou Ming interrupted her and said, "Thank you for Her Majesty's prayers, then please add some more prayers." ”

"What do you mean by that?" asked Elisabe.

"Of course I decided to stay, and I want to fulfill my promise to these Indians. Zhou Ming said.

"Mr. Zhou Ming, this joke is not humorous. Elisabe said, "I think Mr. Zhou Ming, you should understand that if the Mexican government army launches an attack in the future, it is very likely to be very violent, I don't know what the order given by the Mexican government and the Maronite church is, but if it is me, I will not care whether you live or die." ”

Zhou Ming said: "Of course I understand, they will kill me, or even if they don't want to, but on the battlefield, maybe a bullet flying from nowhere can kill me." ”

Elisabeth asked curiously, "So do you want to stay?"

Zhou Ming replied: "Yes, because I can't watch these Indians who were taken away from their homes by me, and who followed me to fight in order to realize their dreams, stayed here and were slaughtered. They will hate my betrayal, and with tens of thousands of unjust souls begging for your life every day, can you still sleep soundly? I don't know what will happen to the others, but I can't do it!"

"Maybe to your majesty, they are just numbers, chess pieces, but for me, I can see them talking to them every day, and they are all living people in front of me!"

Zhou Ming said: "I can't figure out why someone can be so cold-blooded, and can feel at ease when he sees so many people being killed because of his own decision? If this is the coldness of politics, then I'm sorry, I can't do it, because I'm still a person with feelings and blood, and my heart can still beat thumping, I can't be as hard-hearted as you!"

(End of chapter)