Chapter 31 Knowledge and Intelligence
Of course, Zhang Jinyang knows what a bond is, he has lived in his past life for sixty or seventy years, and he has never seen or heard of this thing, but he has no feeling for money, it has always been enough, and Jiang Shuyan said such a large sum of money without hesitation, he always felt unsteady-well, his persecution paranoia has been committed again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Well, this is something that is rarely exposed to in China, and it is economics, so we definitely don't have this kind of course. ”
Jiang Shuyan rubbed his cheeks and began to popularize knowledge to Zhang Jinyang.
"Bonds should actually be regarded as a kind of financial contract, which is a creditor's right and debt certificate issued to investors when the government, financial institutions, industrial and commercial enterprises, etc. directly borrow from the society to raise funds, and at the same time promise to pay interest at a certain interest rate and repay the principal according to the agreed conditions. ”
"The essence of a bond is a certificate of debt, like an IOU, which has the force of law. The bond issuer is the debtor, that is, the borrower, that is, the borrower, and the investor, that is, the bond buyer, is the creditor, and the lender is the creditor, and the lender lends money to others. ”
"A bond is a marketable security. Because the interest rate on a bond is usually determined in advance, a bond is a type of fixed-rate security, often referred to as a fixed-income security. In countries and regions with developed financial markets, bonds can be listed and circulated. Domestically, the more typical government bonds are Treasury bills. ”
"What we got this time was bearer bonds. A bearer bond is a bond with a standard form of physical face - like a coin. On the face of the bond, various bond coupon elements such as the face value, interest rate, term, full name of the bond issuer, and the method of repayment of principal and interest are generally printed. It is anonymous, cannot be reported as lost, and can be listed for circulation. The best part is this, once the bond is stolen, this thing is not named, the owner has no way to prove whether he owns it, and no law enforcement agency will open a case for investigation. ”
"What is more important to us here is the maturity of the bond, which refers to the time from the interest date of the bond to the date of repayment of principal and interest. It is the validity period of the bond, and it is useless to exceed the validity period. ”
"These bonds were issued by Osborne Enterprises a year ago, with a five-year maturity and an interest rate of 0.1, which is already very low, and I guess this must have come from a good friend of old Norman, and such a low interest rate is not even comparable to a bank deposit. ”
Jiang Shuyan Balabala talked a lot of things in a row, which made his mouth dry, and he had to take a sip of wine from his wine glass to moisten his throat.
"It doesn't make sense, old Norman is not such a character. He is like a wolf king waiting for a challenge, although he is not in good health, but he is cautious and cunning, insidious and cruel, whether he has friends or not, this kind of approach that looks like he owes a favor to adults is not his style. Yan Zhengxin knew a little about Norman Osborne, and knew that he was in pain, but he still couldn't figure out what was going on.
Norman's lack of money is possible, after all, he has to research therapeutic drugs, and medical research has always been one of the most expensive scientific researches, not to mention that Osborne has other research projects.
"I know a little bit about this. Zhang Jinyang's eyes wandered in the wine glass, thinking about the development route of things, Harry and Peter, two good friends, are still in high school, but when Jiang Shuyan introduced it a few days ago, he said that Peter and Gwen had already confirmed their relationship, so the next thing would not wait too long.
"According to intelligence, Norman took over a mess of the North American Eagle military and participated in a huge plan at the expense of it. This plan has been implemented for many years, and countless funds have been thrown into it, and how many star enterprises are on it. ”
But old Norman was desperate, and his genetic disease drove him crazy, and although it was not a desperate gamble, it was almost like gambling with his life. ”
"What kind of plan, is it so secret, can it be said?", Jiang Shuyan asked curiously, she couldn't think of which one, the only possibility was that she didn't know. This aroused her competitive spirit, she was known as the first "painted skin" in disguise, and no one could beat her except the legendary demon girl. I don't know how many times I've been in and out of government agencies over the years, and I still have plans that I don't know?
"I guess you all know about this plan, even thunderbolt, but you just didn't think of it for a while - the Super Soldier Project. Zhang Jinyang poured wine into the empty wine glass, and looked at the two of them narrowly.
Then he regretted it, Jiang Shuyan's expression in surprise was certainly pleasing to the eye, but Yan Zhengxin's eyes widened again, which was completely unsightly.
"How could it be that? Wasn't that plan stalled because the scientist in charge was killed by a spy? There has been no news for many years, why did it start again?", Jiang Shuyan's face was incredible, she had doubted it before, but the funds required for that project were too huge, and she gave up without finding an unknown huge flow of funds.
"You also said that for how many years, all countries are paying attention to this project, how can it not be a mouthful of any air. Did you hide it from everyone?", Yan Zhengxin didn't believe that there was any plan that could hide it from the people of the world.
And Zhang Jinyang only said one name and made the two people suddenly realize, "McCarthy".
McCarthy's name is said to be thunderous, this fanatic who set off storms and waves within the North American eagle was just a senator, but he controlled the political wind of the entire country at that time, and even the spies he unearthed at that time were dubbed the "McCarthy case".
At that time, the North American eagle was panicked and confused, everyone fell into espionage charges, and even in kindergarten had to implement a "declaration of loyalty" to determine whether the children were loyal to the country (modern scholars consider this to be a false rumor, a slander against opponents).
It is said that even candidates competing for Miss America will have to state their opinion of Karl Marx, and sympathizers will be disqualified.
During those five years, the country was mired in the horror of the "Affidavit of Allegiance", and the "Battle of McCarthy" successfully used the "Winona Project" to dig up 349 spies, including dangerous positions such as Laughlin Corey, a special aide to President Roosevelt.
Jiang Shuyan and Yan Zhengxin nodded, they both knew about the disaster, and it was during that wave that Solomon Adler, who now serves as a consultant for North America at the NSC (National Security Council), was poached by McCarthy from his position as a senior executive in the Eagle Sauce Treasury Department.
"I see, I said, this plan came out of a Steve Rogers, how could it be so silent, this is not the way of those in power, it should be pursued by victory. Yan Zhengxin smiled, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.
"That's not right, such a big project, where does the money come from? I haven't been in the Ministry of Finance, and I don't have relevant information. ”
"How can the Ministry of Finance have, this project is a private project of the military and various enterprises, and the White House probably doesn't know about it. In short, this project is a huge collection of interests, and with Norman's dictatorial and dictatorial character, he will not join it unless he dies. ”
"For so many years, many problems have not been solved, the 'Super Soldier Serum' they copied does not even have one-tenth of the power of the original, but the side effects have not changed at all, not to mention the ultra-high mortality rate, not to mention the eagle sauce, even the old woolly bear that stole the sample cottage can't afford to eat, so it has to be shelved. ”
"So some of them took a different path - exoskeleton armor, intelligent combat robots, high-powered long-range weapons. ”
"Exoskeleton armor, one of the foundations of Osborne's enterprise, the Earth Warrior suit is actually just a simplified version, I heard that there is an empty floating single armed armor with extraordinary power, but unfortunately the cost remains high, and few people care about it. ”
"Intelligent robots, Hammer Industries' EOD Barbie run rampant in the camel's house - although I don't think it's smart at all, it's just a remote-controlled toy. ”
"High-power long-range weapons are the most cost-effective, and everyone knows that Stark Group's missiles are highly sought after all over the world. ”