Chapter 977 - Dry Ticket Big!
At 9 a.m. on March 21, 2011, Brazilian President James Babbitt made a televised speech without warning, saying that the Brazilian government would invest heavily in projects to improve people's livelihood. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThese include road construction, public health, health care, slum infrastructure, telecommunications in remote areas...
James Babbitt is so happy that the people in Brazil don't buy it at all, and even listen to it as a piece of news, and don't expect the government to be so kind. But those opposition parties in Brazil are boiling in an instant, this Babbitt is full of guns, and now he is talking nonsense in front of the national TV audience, and if he doesn't honor it, it's not to smear the government's image~
And it will definitely not be cashed in, how can these people come up with so much money from the treasury that the Brazilian government can use, these people know better than anyone else?
To the surprise of those parties, however, a $5 billion construction fund arrived at the end of his televised address, and a project team called the South American Development and Reform Commission (SCRD) was set up at the same time. The leader of this project team is Babbitt, and the deputy leader is Fang Yuanshan!~
At this time, the attack on Babbitt was all extinguished, and no one dared to jump out and sing the opposite tone at this time.
One of the biggest characteristics of a party rather than a rogue group is that they all have their own political aspirations, and no matter what their party's program is, the core value of which is to seek a happy and stable life for the Brazilian people. This general direction will never change~
Under this general direction, each party will have its own platform of governance, and the Brazilian people will support them through various propaganda means.
If, on the other hand, I built this party to get promoted and get rich, so that others would treat me as a lord and not serve the Brazilian people, then you can get out. The grumpy Brazilian people can't get enough of them to shoot you on your way off work~
To sum up, it can be seen that no matter what party you are, if you can bring a huge investment to Brazil and change the infrastructure of Brazil's livelihood, other parties will be on your side. After all, not every party or member really wants to get promoted and make a fortune, and there are a large number of people who really want Brazil to be a better place.
Under such circumstances, Babbitt "explained" that the Yuanshan Group had invested heavily in improving Brazil's infrastructure, and who could he support if such a president did not support it? To put it mildly, even if the previous president, Lula Sisle, stood up at this time, he would definitely not have the same status as Babbitt in the eyes of those parties. This is the power of money!~
Babbitt's prestige among the people may not have been raised at this time, but now he speaks in Congress with a simple amount of words, as can be seen in a vote on national policy the next day: 75 percent support, 20 percent abstentions, and less than 5 percent of people voted against it.
James Babbitt completely gained a firm foothold with the total investment of 100 billion US dollars promised by Fang Yuanshan~
And what about Fang Yuanshan? He is not a helpful philanthropist, and he spends so much money just to help Brazil embark on the road to prosperity and strength! First of all, 100 billion yuan is impossible, and he doesn't have that much money. The reason why the total investment is the total investment is that it is invested in batches, and when the project generates profits, he does not collect and invest in development again, which is also the total investment.
In addition to large investment and slow cost recovery, basic livelihood construction also has a characteristic, that is, it takes a long time to build. A road, a bridge, and a telecommunications facility can be completed in three or two years, and no one can say what accidents can occur in such a long period of time.
But there's still one word to say about it: money.
Yuanshan Group still has a huge investment project in the Barranquilla port on the Colombian side, and now Brazil has to invest a huge amount of development funds, so he thinks of where to get some money to make up for it.
The gem and gold mines owned by the Yuanshan Group are now his biggest cash cows, generating huge profits every day. But now is the time when he needs a lot of money, and the gems and gold can't be counted on in the short term.
"Vale... The Mysterious Organization... Weapons... Diamond.. Bank... β
Fang Yuanshan, who was sitting on the sofa, kept muttering to himself. A person's head exploded when he thought about it, and finally shouted to the door: "Yuan Gaoyang, you come in." β
Yuan Gaoyang, who was pestled outside the chairman's office like a telephone pole, ran in after hearing his words, and said with a smile: "Boss, do you have any bad ideas again?"
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He was speechless for a moment, rolled his eyes and said, "Help me think of something, how can you make a lot of money." β
After finishing speaking, he said: "Don't talk about those who buy companies and then develop slowly." I'm talking about low-cost, quick-looking solutions. Of course, it's better to have no capital in business. β
Yuan Gaoyang was immediately happy when he heard this, and laughed: "Boss, there are more of these." However, if you want to say that there is no cost and quick results, you can only borrow a little from the bank. β
"Borrowing from the bank?"
He paused for a moment and waited for his reaction to react before saying, "Wow, you kid won't let me grab the silver, will you?"
"It's not like the boss you said you want to get quick results, this is the fastest way. β
He rolled his eyes again and said, "I found that your kid doesn't have a good brain, so you can't think of something creative?"
"It's not like the boss said you want no cost. The business that makes money is nothing more than finance, communication and energy, and the rest does not match your identity as the boss!~"
"The sycophants are good, but they still don't solve my problems. β
Yuan Gaoyang moved forward, his body returned to seriousness, and he leaned his head and said, "Boss, my proposal is not casual nonsense. You should have heard of Barclays, which has been headquartered in London for more than 300 years, was the first bank in the world to have an ATM, and now has total assets of Β£1.5 trillion. Boss, do you think there's anything wrong with borrowing some money to spend it?"
"But... β
"I know, your identity is different now, doing something like this really makes your face disgraced, if you can't put it down, forget it~"
"But ... β
"I know, the security system over there is more advanced, if you feel unsure, let's think of the rest of the way~"
"What if... β
A smile appeared on Yuan Gaoyang's face, and he followed: "This kind of thing can't be determined by guessing alone, there must be conclusive evidence. And now God knows that there is also a boss you know, I don't know anything~"
"Over there... β
Yuan Gaoyang was like a roundworm in his stomach, and as soon as his words came out, Yuan Gaoyang continued: "Actually, paper money has no value, in the turbulent times, they are just a pile of waste paper, and it is too hard to wipe the fart." As the headquarters of Barclays Bank, which has a history of 300 years, what they are really valuable is not those banknotes, but all kinds of rare treasures and masterpieces. β
"Are you sure?"
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Seeing his boss with a weird smile, Yuan Gaoyang shuddered, then stood up and left the room with a smile.
The entire Yuanshan Group, including Annie, didn't know how much gold reserves Fang Yuanshan had now, this was a secret, and no one would tell him this secret until his ultimate goal was accomplished.
In the Bretton Woods system, which was established after World War II, the U.S. dollar was directly pegged to gold, and the currencies of various countries were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and could be exchanged for gold at the official price of $35 an ounce. Under this system, New York gradually became a global gold trading center. In addition, it is not easy to transport and reserve gold, so in order to save the trouble of trading and reserves, countries are also willing to store gold in the United States.
Since the 70s of the twentieth century, after the decoupling of gold from the US dollar, the monetary function of gold has also weakened, but it still maintains a certain monetary function. At present, gold still occupies a very important position in many countries, including the international reserve centers of major Western countries.
Among them, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the official gold reserve center of the world and the trading center of global gold. It is known as the world's largest "gold treasure house", preserving 5,000-7,000 tons of gold from more than 80 central banks and international organizations in the world, including Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Finland, Venezuela and other countries, and even China has some gold reserves here.
Having said all this, the importance of gold is irreplaceable. According to Chief Engineer Norman, the South Ferris Ridge underground is estimated to be 6,000-8,000 tons of gold. After removing the gold sold to the Brazilian government, there will be no less than 5,000 tons of gold left for trading. And these 5,000 tons of gold are absolutely immovable!~
Just think about the idea in his heart for a while, and think about Yuan Gaoyang's proposal for a while, and in the end, it was the "evil idea" that defeated the idea, and he decided to do a big deal! However, the specific place has not yet been decided, and Barclay is not the best choice in his opinion.
At present, more than 160,000 tons of gold have been mined from the entire planet, divided into four categories: jewelry, about 50.5%, private investment, about 18.7%, reserve assets of central banks, about 17.4%, and industrial, chemical, electronic use, etc., about 13.4%.
Among them, private storage investment and jewelry account for nearly 70% of the volume, and this 70% of the volume is incomplete statistics, private wear, family storage only accounts for less than 40%, and the remaining 30% is nowhere to be found? The answer is in the Swiss bank!~
After a hundred years of vicissitudes, those well-known consortium bosses in history, the leaders of big power organizations, family heirs, etc., they are gone, but a large amount of wealth has been retained. They don't have any private money other than the fixed assets, where does it go? It's in the Swiss bank.
As a permanent neutral country, the unique advantages of Swiss banks are unparalleled, two world wars, countries are busy grabbing land, "usury", but Swiss banks are silently developing and growing behind the scenes, helping customers keep diamonds, antiques, famous paintings, gold, jade, etc., and then people die, but the money remains in Swiss banks.
What should I do with these precious things in the end? Anyway, it can't be cheap, Swiss banks~
After weighing it in his heart, he got up and left the office...
(To be continued.) )