After Montague Norman entered the negotiation state, there was a smell of no one to enter. He had the cold arrogance of an English gentleman and the aggressiveness of an American banker, like a lion lurking ready to hunt.

Incidentally, although Montague Norman was British, his family bank was an American-style bank, and he himself was deeply influenced by American ideas.

Zhou Hexuan looked calm and light, and said with a smile: "The importance of the Chinese market to the UK must not be repeated by me." Britain is the country that has invested the most and has the most profits in China, and it will lose the most in the event of a collapse of the Chinese market. ”

"How so?" Montague Norman remained unmoved.

Zhou Hexuan said confidently: "After the outbreak of the silver crisis in China, Japan was the most active and took the initiative to propose all-round economic cooperation. The second is the United Kingdom, which expressed its willingness to borrow 20 million pounds to China more than a month ago. I've heard that the British Cabinet has also set up a special 'China Silver Question Committee', is that true? ”

"You're well-informed." Montague Norman could only shrug his shoulders.

In fact, Montague Norman is a member of the "China Silver Question Committee", which has held two meetings in a row from New Year's Day to the present to analyze China's economic situation. In two days, they will hold a third meeting, which shows how desperately they want to "help" China.

Zhou Hexuan said: "It is inevitable that Britain will come to help, and I came this time just to hope that you will do it as soon as possible." ”

Montague Norman asked curiously, "Zhou, you seem to be anxious about this?" ”

"Yes, I'm in a hurry," Zhou Hexuan chose to tell the truth, "China's economy is in a mess, and those in power in China want to take advantage of the opportunity to benefit themselves." China's leader, Chang Kaishen, and Finance Minister Kong Xiangxi, want to use this opportunity to embezzle China's private capital. I was one of the participants who was invited by them, and I could get a lot of benefits, but I didn't want to see my country hurt more......"

Zhou Hexuan told Lao Jiang and others the plan as it was. Montague Norman was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh and said: "The leaders of China are really geniuses, and the plan is so perfect, I must applaud them." ”

"Do you know what that means?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

"This means that the economic situation in China will deteriorate further until it becomes satisfactory to those people," said Montague Norman. Zhou, I would like to thank you for the news you just brought has made me more aware of the situation in China, which is conducive to me to make corresponding arrangements. ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "I know you want to delay time, is Britain afraid of Japan? ”

"Britain is certainly not afraid of Japan, but it must consider international diplomatic implications," said Montague Norman, "and neither Britain nor the United States wants to provoke a violent reaction from Japan." Therefore, our attitude, like that of China's leader, Mr. Chang Kaishen, is that we must let China's economy deteriorate, and when the time comes, Japan will have nothing to say. ”

Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "It's purely superfluous, no matter when you stand up, you have ruined Japan's plan, and Japan will definitely be dissatisfied." Saying that, Zhou Hexuan began to stir up trouble, "Britain can only benefit the United States by doing this." You should know that most of China's leaders are pro-American, and if Britain remains on the sidelines, China will inevitably turn to the United States in the end. In addition, the United States will further expand its market in China and erode Britain's interests in China. Also, if the UK does not act as soon as possible, China is likely to join the dollar system, doesn't the pound want to compete with the dollar? ”

Montague Norman fell into thought, as Zhou Hexuan said, Britain has the most scruples about the United States, and does not look at Japan at all.

The situation today is actually very complicated, the United Kingdom and the United States want to join forces to fight the yen, but the pound and the dollar are competing with each other, which is very much a three-country hegemony. Moreover, at this time, Japan and Britain were already in a confrontation, and only the United States watched from the wall through the "silver deal" and watched the British and Japanese tear apart by using the word "drag".

A world currency war has begun, and Britain is eager to draw China into the pound bloc, so as to restore Britain's power in China and gain greater political and economic benefits.

There is a consensus within the British government that it has decided to come to China's aid.

But the British are divided into two factions. One faction believes that it is necessary to cut through the chaos quickly and stabilize the situation as soon as possible, and this faction is dominated by the financial department; The other faction felt that it was necessary to continue to wait and see, because the situation in the Far East was too complicated, and this faction was dominated by the diplomatic department.

At the helm of the Bank of England, Montague Norman is undoubtedly in a key position, and whichever faction he falls towards, that faction will have the upper hand.

Unfortunately, Montague Norman was a conservative, although he was also a member of the finance department. For the time being, he supported the opinion of the foreign affairs department, saying that it should be done prudently and should not rush to make substantive commitments to China.

After thinking for a moment, Montague Norman said: "Since China's leaders want to delay time, how can you guarantee that China will soon accept British aid?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "It's very simple, as long as there is good news: that is, the British Bank in China will provide loans to China's big enterprises and big banks, which will inevitably disrupt the plans of Chang Kaishen and others, and they will negotiate with the UK in a panic." This is in your favor, otherwise Britain will inevitably make a wedding dress for the United States. ”

Historically, the United States has emerged as a savior and successfully helped China complete currency reform, and China's fiat currency has been pegged to the British pound. However, it was the United States that came out to pick the fruits in the end, and China's fiat currency became pegged to the US dollar, and finally an international monetary system was formed in the Far East, with the US dollar as the main and the British pound as the supplement, to jointly attack the yen.

Therefore, Roosevelt was very powerful, the United States did nothing, dragged the situation with a "silver deal", and made the silver group make a lot of money. Britain and Japan worked hard to create detailed plans, and both countries paid a lot of real money, but the biggest winner became the United States.

Zhou Hexuan kept telling China's "inside story" and helped analyze the plans of the United States. In this way, Montague Norman understood the situation thoroughly, and was not as suspicious as before.

Montague Norman was very depressed to find that everything he had done before was to open the way for the US government, and he, the king of finance, had become Roosevelt's younger brother.

Zhou Hexuan's advantage lies here, he knows the situation in China, he also understands the situation in the United States, and he also knows some future developments. Although Zhou Hexuan's professional knowledge is insufficient, he can provide Montague Norman with a reference and wake the British from his sweet dream.

According to historical development, the Japanese danced the most happily in this Chinese silver crisis, and finally became a complete loser. The British followed, but acted as a trailblazer for the United States. The Americans waited and watched, but in the end they were full of fat.

Now, Montague Norman is a little persuaded by Zhou Hexuan, which will inevitably bring huge variables. At least Britain and the United States will have a good fight, and the United States will enter the game early, and China will get more benefits in it.

"Zhou, you're such a bad lobbyist," Montague Norman laughed, "you shouldn't have told all the cards of China, it can only benefit the British negotiations." ”

Zhou Hexuan also smiled: "So, you were persuaded by me?" ”

"Perhaps." Montague Norman was noncommittal.

As Montague Norman said, Zhou Hexuan's performance this time was very bad, and he did not have the demeanor of a top columnist at all. But he succeeded, and he explained everything and just went with the flow.

Because, the interests of Britain and China, in this case, coincide, and everyone has a common enemy - Japan and the United States.

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