President Ronald Reagan woke up in a good mood today, and the White House political adviser briefed him on progress made since the tax law reform began last year. Pen Fun Court www.biquge.info millions of low-income people are exempt from taxes, which is very favorable to him in recent polls.

This is his last term, and seven years of work have proven to be President Reagan outstanding president. In terms of opposing the Soviet Union and expanding America's international influence, Reagan was arguably the most important president in the Cold War. It was during his tenure that the Soviet Union's expansionist dynamics were completely curtailed and even on the verge of collapse.

Domestically, President Reagan's seven-year term has been the longest period of peace in U.S. history, without recessions and depressions. With the passage of tax cuts for low-income people and increased welfare, lower government spending, and suppressing inflation, the U.S. economy is at its best, as if poverty had moved away from the great United States.

First Lady Nancy specially prepared her favorite "victory" tie for President Reagan, which opened today at the University of California, a library named after him. Such treatment is also very happy for Reagan. President Reagan, who is about to end his term, the only thing that can make him feel is "fame".

The end of the presidency is the time to put a final verdict on Reagan. He aspires to be able to maintain his near-perfect record at the end of his tenure.

For Reagan, this last year or so was like a long march that had seen Jinggang Mountain, and he had to stand on the last shift.

At half past nine, Reagan's Air Force One slowly landed on the airport in Oakland. Mr. President is in California, and key figures such as the president, vice president, and trustee of the University of California, Berkeley, not to mention, the leading figures of Oakland, and even the power figures of San Francisco.

The F.B.I. cordoned off part of the airport, Oakland City Police officers blocked several blocks where Mr. President was scheduled to pass, and Secret Service agents were on standby. But of course, such a scene will never appear in the lens of a reporter.

"Mr. President, it's an honor to meet you. I'm Michael Heimer, president of the University of California, Berkeley. ”

Standing under the gangway of Air Force One, when President Reagan walked down slowly, there was a warm and enthusiastic applause all around. As the protagonist of this event, Michael Heimer of Berkeley stood in the first place.

"Mike, of course, I'm glad to meet you. Reagan took Michael Heimer's hand cordially and shook it vigorously: "As the president of the United States, I want to express my gratitude to the University of California for its contributions to the progress of science and technology. ”

Michaelheimer's face was like a chrysanthemum. The University of California is a public university, and although the president does not directly influence the work of the Department of Education, the praise from the President of the United States is undoubtedly a huge benefit to his career.

And for Reagan, a library named after him at Berkeley will undoubtedly keep many of him in memory of him after he said goodbye to the presidency. As for the library sponsor who seemed to suffer the most in this incident, it is a matter of heaven that Mr. Devan Weston had worked hard among a dozen competitors to get this opportunity!

Reagan shook the crowd from the beginning of the crowd to the back one by one. Lengthy bureaucratic ceremonies cannot be avoided even by the president. Many people's names, Reagan simply went in the left ear and went out in the right ear. However, on the surface, he still has to show the appearance of "oh oh, I have heard the name for a long time, and I finally see it today". Fortunately, he is also a Hollywood star, and his acting skills are really higher than Schwarzenegger, who will also be the governor of California in the future.

After nearly half an hour of events, Reagan finally reached the end of the line, and a mild-mannered Chinese professor stood in front of him.

Nagabayashi Tian, vice chancellor for research at UC Berkeley, Martin Berlin Chair Professor. Tian Changlin introduced himself, Reagan shook his hand indifferently, nodded slightly and walked towards the presidential car.

However, just as Reagan was about to step into the presidential car, James Baker, who had always been shrewd and composed, "rushed" out of Air Force One in a hurry.

"Mr. President, emergency. ”

James Baker is arguably Reagan's most trusted person. As a campaign adviser to Reagan's two campaigns, former White House chief of staff and current US Treasury secretary, James Baker was Reagan's first aide to power.

When he says the word "emergency", something really has happened.

Reagan stood in front of the open car door and waited quietly for James Baker for two seconds, which softened his expression, but a piece of news broke that caught Reagan off guard.

"The Dow Jones stock market crashed, and within half an hour of opening, the Dow Jones index had fallen by 10%, and the U.S. economy was facing a severe crisis. ”

Reagan was in a daze for two minutes before he was relieved by the news that James Baker had brought.

God, in half an hour, the market value of the US stock market has evaporated by 10%? Reflected at the national level, this is not a stock market crash, this is a massacre......

Reagan could imagine that in just half an hour, I am afraid that the rooftops of New York will already be in short supply.

"Back to ...... Back to Washington. Reagan's voice sounded bitter.

"Mr. President, what about the University of Berkeley Library?" asked Reagan's secretary.

"Cancel, now is not the time. With that, Reagan, in a look of shock and suspicion, turned around and walked back to Air Force One without saying a word.

Air Force One, known as the White House that flies, will certainly not be an ordinary airliner structure. There is no shortage of decision-makers and decision-making environments, and there is no shortage of information from all over the world.

When Reagan returned to Air Force One, the meetings on Air Force One were filled with his cabinet members and staff.

Interior Secretary Hoddle, Commerce Secretary Calvin Veritti, Secretary of State George Schultz, Donald Reagan, who shares the president's surname, and Treasury Secretary James Baker. Any one of them, when put outside, is a well-known person. However, at this moment, they all showed a restless look.

"Mr. President has arrived. James Baker pushed open the wooden door of the Air Force One conference room, and then Reagan, who was already wrinkled, walked in.

"What the hell is going on? The Dow Jones index fell by 10% in half an hour, what is wrong with the United States?" Reagan's face was full of disbelief, and he sat down without even drinking saliva, and then glared: "Gentlemen, are you sure that the situation is true, it's not that you think today is April 1st?"

"Mr. President, it is a pity that the message is correct. Donald Reagan, the current White House chief of staff, shook his head and turned the computer monitor on the conference table.

The Dow Jones stock market index is a K-line, and it is still bottoming out at this time. In the half hour since the market opened, the Dow Jones stock index has become like a cliff. On the other side of the monitor, the stock list of the Dow Jones stock market is full of red.

"Could that be a temporary technical adjustment that will rebound soon?" Reagan still holds out a glimmer of hope.

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy, and we hope that a miracle like this will happen. But Mr. President, the odds are low. ”

Reagan suppressed the anger in his heart and asked with difficulty: "So why? What laws did we enact that had a huge impact on the stock market without knowing it, or did we have some serious negative news? There has to be a reason, right? Find the reason, we can solve this damn problem!"

"I'm sorry Mr. President, but we can't find the reason for this yet. James Baker shook his head and put a table on the table: "This is a briefing on the major events of the US economy in the last week, we have not carried out a single major reform measure, and the data of the US economy, although the growth has slowed down, still maintains a fairly stable trend." If it hadn't been so sudden, your economic adviser would have already delivered the analysis to your desk. ”

Gentlemen, you are the most elite group of people in the United States, with the most extensive and accurate information, and you told me that there was no reason for such a big thing?"

"Actually, I don't think what Secretary James said is entirely correct......"

Donald Reagan hesitated, glanced at James Baker, and muttered, "On Wall Street, there were actually some rumors that were a month ago -- well, it seems to be related to this stock market crash. ”

"Mr. Donald, that's just nonsense, the president's decision-making should not be interfered with by such unconfirmed and ridiculous news!" James Baker reacted somewhat violently, even standing up to express his protest feelings.

"Donald, talk about it. Reagan didn't care about James Baker's words, he had been president of the United States for more than eight years, and he believed he could tell what was true and what was ridiculous.

"Uh-" Donald was a little hesitant, and only after a while did he say, "Secretary James is right, although this rumor has been circulating on Wall Street for a month, I suggest that Mr. President should not be too gullible. “

Seeing that Reagan was a little impatient, Donald Reagan had to swallow and say, "In early September, a Chinese came to the United States. This person's name, Mr. President doesn't know if he's heard of it, his name is Hu Wenhai. ”

"Hu Wenhai, Hu Wenhai......" Reagan thought for a moment, frowned, and said: "It seems that there are some impressions, and it has something to do with DuPont?"

"Definitely. Donald nodded: "The technology of DuPont's rechargeable battery, which DuPont is vigorously promoting this year, was acquired from the new technology company established by Hu Wenhai in China. The total amount of the deal is said to be more than $10 billion. In addition to lithium battery technology, Hu Wenhai also invented IGCT technology, which has a great influence in the semiconductor industry. Many well-known IT companies in China have certain business dealings with him. It is said that this person's wealth has probably reached the level of the richest man in the world. ”

"What does this stock market crash have to do with this Hu Wenhai?" Reagan asked curiously.

Donald gritted his teeth and said: "In early September, Hu Wenhai went from China to New York and met with Zhao Xicheng, a Chinese businessman. Not long after, a rumor circulated on Wall Street that Chinese were raising money to block the U.S. stock market. ”

"Donald, are you saying that this Dow Jones stock market crash was caused by this Chinese?" Reagan laughed angrily: "This is the funniest joke I've ever heard, and it's not even funny at all!"

"That's right, Mr. President. Donald Reagan nodded: "Most people take this rumor as a joke, but the problem is that a month later, an unexplained stock market crash broke out." To be honest, I don't believe or want to believe that this matter has anything to do with this Chinese, but after all, he is too coincidental, right? Behind the coincidence in the financial industry, there are always reasons for not coincidental. ”

Donald and Reagan looked at each other for a moment, without flinching in their eyes. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the world-renowned Bank of Merrill Lynch, and as Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. Unlike Reagan, a poor boy from Illinois, who shared the same surname, Donald Reagan was the real elite of the country.

In the professional field of finance, Donald Reagan has an overwhelming psychological advantage and say over Ronald Reagan. Even Reagan, as president, could not ignore his opinion.

President Reagan, a little irritated by Donald's staring, stood up and walked around the not-so-spacious conference room.

Donald withdrew his gaze and looked at James Baker and the other cabinet members in the room, as if asking for advice. At this moment, the captain's voice suddenly sounded on the radio of Air Force One, alerting the plane and entering the runway to take off.

"Call John Otto, I want the most detailed information about this Hu Wenhai!"

President Reagan sat back in his seat and fastened his seatbelt. Before the plane took off, the order was delivered through Air Force One's communications line to FBI Director John Otto.

The take-off of Air Force One was smooth and smooth, but it was still too bumpy in Reagan's opinion. It was as if he was on a roller coaster, and he was a little worried about whether Air Force One would fall after climbing to the highest point.

During his ten-year term, Reagan undoubtedly wrote a satisfactory answer to the examination paper of the president of the United States. Economic prosperity, international expansion, and the end of the Cold War at the dawn. During his tenure, the U.S. economy has grown by leaps and bounds, and there has never been an economic crisis.

Seeing that there is still more than a year to go before he can step down perfectly, Reagan is the time to suffer the most from gains and losses. At this time, such a serious stock market crash occurred, and he would not be willing to let such a big flaw appear on his perfect answer sheet anyway.

"Mr. President, the information has been received. ”

The plane was en route to Washington when Air Force One received a report from the FBI. Obviously, Hu Wenhai's information does not need to be specially sorted out in the FBI, and there is already a special corresponding database.

The director of the FBI, Mr. John Otto, is obviously not a person who cannot work, and he not only collected information about Hu Wenhai in the United States, but also coordinated the CIA in such a short period of time, and obtained some of Hu Wenhai's information internationally and in China.

When a thick stack of papers was placed on the conference table, President Reagan and everyone were dumbfounded.

Fortunately, Director John Otto, as he has shown, always works to get ahead of the leader. In addition to the complex specifics, a three-page summary is attached, as well as an investigation of his actions in the crash.

"This Chinese Hu Wenhai is indeed sniping at the US stock market as he said!" Donald flipped through the investigation report and quickly found the information he wanted: "He has been quietly selling the Dow Jones stock index since October, and the cumulative transaction amount is as high as five billion US dollars." With a principal amount of $1 billion, Citibank and East West Bank provided a one-to-five financial leverage......"

Since last week, he has been in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, and London to go all out to short the world's major stock market indexes, using $3 billion in funds and leveraging more than $10 billion in funds. ”

"Mr. President, although it is unbelievable, I think the stock market crash may have something to do with this person named Hu Wenhai. ”

The FBI report was not only in the hands of Donald, but President Reagan even read the report in his own hands in a short period of time and frowned deeply.

"Donald, if I understand you correctly, are you saying that the Dow Jones stock index, the backbone of the U.S. stock market, suddenly collapsed under a Chinese and a half billion dollar attack? Did you know that the Dow Jones stock market evaporated by 10%...... No, now the Dow Jones index has fallen by 15%. The great United States of America, with its powerful financial system and trillions of dollars in assets, should be completely defeated and crushed by such an insignificant attack? Are you kidding me?"

"Donald, you're an expert in finance. Can you judge that five billion dollars could cause such damage?" said Reagan, almost in a voice.

Donald moved his lips, was silent for a long time, and shook his head: "Mr. President, from a professional point of view, I would never believe that such a thing would happen. But the problem is, in reality it has already happened. Five times financial leverage, judging from Hu Wenhai's past experience, this person is definitely not a fool or a psychopath. He entered the market two weeks ago to short sell the Dow Jones stock index, just in time to use up his five billion capital, and two weeks later the US stock market crashed. If an ordinary person does this, it can still be regarded as good luck. But the scale of funds has reached the level of 5 billion, and if he hadn't known that a stock market crash would break out today, he would not have been able to explain the reason why he was so ingenious in the global layout. ”

Donald's words may be bizarre, but when you think about it, there seems to be some truth. If not, it really can't explain why the richest man in the world, who is neither stupid nor crazy, would achieve such an ingenious layout.

Two weeks was used to short sell the Dow Jones stock index, and 5 billion was exactly all invested. The global layout is 3 billion US dollars, and the amount of funds at the level of 10 billion US dollars is also completed in one week. When he finished laying out and betting all the chips in his hand, the stock market crash broke out on Monday of the third week.

Although there is no direct evidence, any human being with the slightest ability to "intuition" and "association" can think of the stock market crash and his actions together.

"No, Mr. Donald, and all of you. Reagan's face was grim, as if he was a cold-blooded commander standing on the battlefield: "I must ask you! Control you! Deprive you of your minds, and we must not allow Hu Wenhai to create the terrible idea of a stock market crash to take root in your minds, and you can't have the slightest idea of this kind of thought!"

After reading the information in hand and listening to Donald's words, Reagan was firm in his thoughts.

Although he did not come from the elite of Wall Street, and although he lacked financial expertise, he was an actor who came from Hollywood, where the human mind was deeply studied. He may not understand finance and economics, but he understands the human heart.

"The great American economy must not be knocked down by a single Chinese, let alone threatened by this ridiculous amount of money. If we admit this fact, then not only will the United States fall from the altar, but even the liberal system that we pride ourselves on will be threatened, and our founding will cease to exist at all. Because that would be tantamount to acknowledging that God no longer bless America, that our free economic system has no advantages, that our economy would be so fragile. ”

"The United States can be threatened, and it can even fail. But it can only be threatened by powerful enemies, and can only be defeated temporarily by powerful enemies. Our great America must not fail on such ridiculous grounds!"

Reagan looked around at his cabinet and said in a harsh and harsh tone: "Gentlemen, do you understand what I said?"

"Mr. President is right!" Donald was the first to stand up and said with a serious expression: "This Hu Wenhai should have just sensed the opportunity of the stock market crash and pressed all his chips with a gambler's mentality. His power will never threaten the United States, and with or without his presence, it will not be possible to avoid the occurrence of this stock market crash. There must be deep-seated reasons for the cause of the stock market crash, and it is irresponsible to put the reason on Hu Wenhai!"

"Good, that's it. President Reagan sat down satisfied.

But after a while, he seemed to have some inexplicable worries, and took Hu Wenhai's information in his hand again.

"This Hu Wenhai threatened the U.S. stock market because Hughes interfered in the trilateral joint development project between China and Iraq and Kuwait?"

President Reagan pointed to the contents of the report and asked Secretary of State George Schultz.

George Schultz nodded: "Yes, according to the CIA's intelligence, this project of cooperation between the three countries to develop a defense system for important places is behind Hu Wenhai's promotion. ”

"Oh......"

President Reagan pondered for a long time and said with some hesitation: "Although this stock market crash has nothing to do with Hu Wenhai, it is ......."

"However, it is better to inform the Kuwaiti embassy to stop putting pressure on Kuwait!" (To be continued.) )