Europa Bank has a quarterly general meeting, and the initial general meeting was held in Cyprus, where the headquarters were held. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info In recent years, the conference has basically been held outside, and it has traveled all the way to Cyprus in the northeast corner of the Mediterranean, which makes this increasingly powerful bank feel uninterested.

It is no coincidence that the centre of European banking is in Switzerland. Bordering major European countries, Switzerland became a permanent neutral country in 1815 because it did not want to be beaten by European countries. For nearly 100 years, no matter how the surrounding countries fought each other, Switzerland stayed out of it. Creating excellent conditions for the Swiss banking sector. However, the Swiss banks are very cold and polite to Europa Bank and have no intention of cooperating.

The annual meeting of the bank in June 1908 was held on a luxury cruise ship of a shipping company controlled by Europa Bank, where the temperature in Europe was relatively low and the cruise ship was swimming in the sunny Mediterranean. Seeing Crete, which nominally belonged to the Minchao, the employees of Europa Bank discussed when the Minchao would officially take control of the island. When they saw the huge island of Sardinia, they sighed, 'If only we could take Sardinia and make it the headquarters of Europabank'.

This idea was immediately appreciated by many comrades in the bank, and Sardinia covers an area of 24,000 square kilometers and is located in the center of the western Mediterranean, across the sea from France, Italy and Spain. The terrain is flat and abundant, and oil brought from the Middle East can be processed into refined products and sold to other countries.

Such a wonderful future did not lead to a long discussion, and the bankers were smart people who knew that now was not the time to cede Italy to the point of reparations. The purpose of regular meetings is to talk and exchange banking business, not to brag about it.

"The Ottoman Empire can no longer count on it, and it is historical inertia, not centripetal force, that keeps the country in its status quo. British policy towards the Ottomans changed since they began to get closer to Germany and Austria. In the past, Britain tried its best to maintain the Ottoman status quo, but now Britain began to support the Ottoman separatist forces with weapons and equipment. ”

The Ottoman Empire itself did not have much to invest in on a large scale, and the discussion about the Ottomans did not last long when Europa Bank decided to shrink its business in the Ottomans, and the topic ended. From Europa's point of view, it is pointless to be located in Asia, Europe and Africa with a long history, a large population, and a rich ethnic group. Investing in the Ottoman Empire is risky and low-profit, and withdrawal is the only choice for capital.

For Italy, Europa Bank is not highly rated. Fortunately, the Republic of China has been cultivating Italy for a long time, and there are many partners with the Republic of China in this country, and a lot of money has been made by adopting the method of holding. The final conclusion is to continue to dig deeper.

When it comes to France, there are divisions within Europa. Some believe that France has something to do, while others believe that France's colonial policy exposes them to great risks. It all started with the return of the people of the Congo Free State to their homeland.

The Belgian colonizers ruled the Congo with brutality, taking indigenous women and children hostage and forcing men to pay taxes. The living conditions in the hostage camps were extremely poor and the mortality rate was high. The Congolese were allowed to redeem the hostages with goods only if they had paid their taxes in full. Under normal circumstances, Congolese residents who fail to meet the tax amount are punished with flogging, cutting off their hands, feet, ears, and even shooting.

In addition to such plunder, the Eastern Province, which was part of the colonial authorities, often sent armed black raiding teams led by whites to break into the villages, burn, kill, loot, and rape. When the raiders returned, in addition to the loot, they often brought a basket of severed and smoked arms as physical evidence to ask for merit and reward from the authorities. Some white colonists were so bored that they used the natives as targets to test their marksmanship.

When the people fought back against such a brutal rule, the force can be imagined. At the beginning of March 1908, more than 10,000 black volunteers led the way with rifles, and 100,000 black people followed with sugarcane knives and artillery and ammunition. After defeating the local white colonists and their black raiders, the returnees gave the sugarcane knives to the black masses who continued to be brutally abused.

Thereupon...... The earth was stained red with blood.

Sugarcane knives are easy to produce and can be used without special training. Uncle Black of the Sugar Cane Knife quickly expanded from 100,000 to 500,000. They are no longer confined to the south and east of the Congo Free State, and angry ranks are pouring west like a tidal wave. By mid-April 1908, the procession that had devoured countless white rulers and their lackeys was met by a converging group from the north. This team is also led by Uncle Black with a rifle, and Uncle Black with a sugar cane knife follows closely. Many of those Sugarcane Knife Uncle Black had a broken hand, and seeing such a familiar severed hand, the two Black Uncle teams quickly merged and marched west together.

By early May, the white rulers of the Congo Free State were cowering in their fortresses in Kinshasa, shivering. The only remaining lands under these rule are the very small areas around and west of Kinshasa, and the rest of the territory is controlled by Uncle Sugarcane.

Belgium, of course, turned to the countries of Europe for help, hoping that they would send troops to help. The first to respond was France, where Uncle Black from Cameroon passed through the French colony and killed all the colonists in his path. The French colonial authorities felt a great panic, and the African sugarcane knife black uncle has been rebelling against the rule of the colonizers, if they do not hurry up to suppress this vote, the sugar cane knife black uncle will definitely 'rebel against the master'.

"I firmly believe that France will be defeated, and the more the Gallic chickens fail, the more they will send people to Africa to suppress them. The more it was suppressed, the more it failed, and when the last drop of French blood was exhausted, Germany could finish off the Gallic chicken with a casual blow. ”

"I don't think France will lose to the armed blacks of Germany, and France is not stupid, and when they suffer heavy losses, won't they immediately return to Europe and deal a fatal blow to Germany?"

"If you look at the agreement of that year, the agreement countries only recognized the actual rule. Most of the land in the East African administrative region was acquired through de facto rule. ”

"When did that happen, and now the whole world has not been divided up and only South America and Africa. It is only in these two places that there is a possibility of changing the status quo more easily, and where the colonial powers are bound to fight. And then the contradiction will come back to Europe for a total settlement! ”

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The young people argued, and at the end of the meeting asked everyone to wait and see. All venture capital investments in response to the current situation in France are the responsibility of the investment department.

After leaving France behind, we will continue to discuss European countries, because Germany has implemented a risky policy in Africa, and Europa Bank believes that even if Germany can get a piece of the Congo Free State, it may not have the ability to continue to develop. What's more, it may not be easy to face French colonists in Central Africa and other places. Germany is also included in the list of destabilizing factors.

As for the Nordic countries, they are not poor, they have a small population, their economy is not active, and they really have no profit on investment. Finally, there is Russia, which has an economic crisis in '06 and has now improved. Stolypin, the Russian prime minister, brutally treated his opponents, hanged, sentenced and exiled. Under such cruel means, the grievances of Russia temporarily dissipated. But from the point of view of the Republic of China, this practice does not look like a long-term appearance.

There is a lack of reliable investment opportunities across Europe, and Europa Bank is depressed. The president finally said with encouragement: "Many industries do not rely on who operates perfectly, but on who persists for a long time." As we expect, the situation in Europe will get worse. At that time, the banks in Europe will definitely fail en masse, and those customers will pounce on us when they see that we are the only ones left. We need to have faith in our judgment. ”

Everyone has no other way but to endure it first.

At the end of the meeting, the head of the Dutch branch went back by boat, and the subordinates on the same ship sighed: "President, if this is the case, when will we be able to make achievements?" We have visited all the customers we can visit, and there will be no sudden crowd of rich people in the Netherlands. ”

The governor smiled bitterly, he was also worried about this matter. Banks are not a place where you don't make mistakes, and you have to account for your performance every year. There are many people in it, and even the most dangerous places can make money. Just like the hemorrhage of European banks caused by the Russian economic crisis, there are a number of Europa bank personnel in Germany and France who have long felt the problem and made a lot of money by selling short. It's just that these people are smart and don't brag about themselves, but use the money they earn to improve the work performance of the current year, and even use it for the next year's work performance.

Seeing the governor's expression, the subordinate lowered his voice and said: "Governor, I know a brother from Beijing, he is from a good background and knows those ministers and the central bank governor very well. If you meet him, he will probably be able to get you a tiao. The central leadership ordered that it should be much easier for you to be promoted to our head office. Would you like to meet? ”

Hearing this, the president couldn't help but be moved. Recently, he has also heard a lot of news about domestic batches of tiaozi, and it is said that some people now specialize in eating this road. "Let me think about it first." The governor said to his subordinates. This subordinate is also from a relatively high cadre family, and the president does not doubt the connections of his subordinates.

When he returned to the Dutch branch, the president finally made up his mind, and he called his subordinates and said, "Contact that friend of yours." ”

Europa Bank is studying Europe, and Europe is also looking at the Minchao. In 1908, there was a wave of price increases in the Republic of China, and the price increase tide did not appear in North America, which was the big granary of the Republic Dynasty and the base of many basic products.

When the British ambassador received an order from home asking whether the Democratic Dynasty was going to annex the Congolese Free State, the British ambassador had just ordered the information he had gathered to be transmitted back to Victoria. The report details the information gathered by the British Embassy and consulates.

Beginning in the middle of 1907, the masses of the people in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and other places were stimulated by the news that "prices will skyrocket several times in an all-round way" and "the renminbi will not be worthless" to buy all kinds of products on the streets. In some cities, the leaders themselves are dizzy and have failed to respond. Some city leaders are quite sober, especially in Nanjing and Shanghai. The leaders of the two cities mobilized the intelligence agencies, and when they heard that the people were going to think that the grain was going to rise, they began to rush to buy it. They ordered major shopping malls and grain supply points to set up big signs on the streets: "Soaring grain prices are rumors" and "Impulsive, regret for life," and next to the signs, bags of rice and noodles were piled up like small mountains, and other oil and other products were also piled up high.

Because the price has not changed, it is again putting on a posture of 'we support you to buy', although the masses still rush to buy, but the panic is calmed.

Some people clamored that the price of grain was going to rise, so they piled up grain. Some people clamored that the price of cloth was going to rise, so they piled up cloth. Some people say that the price of soy sauce is going to rise, and those companies put out a lot of soy sauce on the streets. Later, people even came to grab salt, and the heads of the two cities sold salt on the streets.

The masses have a habit of drifting with the crowd, but after all, some people are very rational, and although most people are not rational enough, they will not lose their rationality. As for the irrational people who rob goods, they always have a limited amount of money in their hands, and after the money is spent, no matter what they say to others, they themselves will never be able to take the lead.

From 1907 to 1908, first in the cities and then in the countryside, the panic of inflation triggered four waves of panic buying. By July 1908, the tide had to be quelled because people had no money in their hands. Prices did not skyrocket as expected, not only did it not improve the government's image, but the people, who felt that they had suffered a lot, were angry that the government had failed to stop the irrational behavior of the people. Based on this anger, all kinds of grievances turned into all kinds of all-out criticism and even criticism of the government.

In a very short period of time, the saying of 'official downfall' has become popular all over the country, and on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Yes, in this irrational rush to buy, the official is the only unit that has made a lot of money. Grain, soy sauce and edible oil, which could only be sold out for a long time, are the only sales channels controlled by the government.

All kinds of attacks spontaneously come out in a variety of ways, and spontaneously become bizarre. The British ambassador was naturally overjoyed by this, and the Republic of China had been showing a stability that the British feared for decades, the relationship between the official and the people was very stable, the people trusted the government, and the government was equally stable.

The most classic example of this is the North American War, if Britain fought against the United States, then all kinds of incitement, all kinds of mobilization. In the end, the Grand Fleet and the hundreds of thousands of mobilized British troops slaughtered North America, and they may have won a series of victories, but they could not conquer the vast territory of the United States.

However, Emperor Wei Ze said, "If the American Huashengton bandits who attacked China do not surrender immediately, they will only perish." When that day comes, don't be unpredictable.'" Then, about 20 million people from the Republic of Korea joined the army and ran thousands of miles away to defeat the United States from North America. This social mobilization has made Britain feel a visceral sense of fear.

Now, the once seemingly indestructible social stability really wanted to be shaken, but it was still shaken when Emperor Wei Ze was alive. In the opinion of the British ambassador, it would be great if the vacillation continued to expand!