Chapter 649 Economic Warfare (II)

Zou Tingbi was able to stand out among so many financiers in China. It is impossible to do without some skills, and although the significance of the president's support is more crucial, if he does not have some means himself, he will not extend his financial tentacles to the South Seas region in just a few years.

Seeing Zou Tingbi come up with such a crooked idea, Xiong Xiling and Liang Shiyi were a little surprised, they really didn't expect that this financial industry tycoon would be so domineering, this time, not only to hit Japan's financial industry, but even may even intend to take this opportunity to further expand his financial kingdom, use the blow to Japan's banking industry in China to strengthen the strength of his Zhonglian Bank, and further integrate China's financial industry.

Zou Tingbi's China United Financial Bank is now the largest in China. The business scope of the private bank has been expanded to the areas inhabited by overseas Chinese in Nanyang, which is of course the reason for his powerful means, but without the support of the president, he would not have been able to achieve such an achievement, this point, Xiong Xiling and Liang Shiyi are very clear in their hearts, and their dissatisfaction also comes from this, in their opinion, if the president orders the transfer of those official deposits deposited in the China United Bank to the salt industry bank under their control, it will rely on the current strength of the salt industry bank. It will only do better than Zou Tingbi's China United Bank.

Now, Zou Tingbi seems to have the determination to take the opportunity of this Sino-Japanese war to dominate China's financial industry, so Xiong Xiling and Liang Shiyi will naturally not let him succeed easily, otherwise, how will the Yanye Bank be in the future?

Xiong Xiling glanced at Liang Shiyi, and Liang Shiyi understood, so he first raised objections.

"President Junjian. In my opinion, if the 'operation' is not done well, it is very likely that both sides will lose; first, it may lead to the dissatisfaction of the foreign powers and affect China's action in issuing public bonds in foreign countries; second, it may cause unnecessary losses to China's depositors; if the Bank of Japan closes its 'doors' and closes its business because of a run, once the depositors are unable to withdraw the money deposited in the Bank of Japan, they will inevitably become violently emotional, and if they are not handled well, it will be a civil uprising. ”

Seeing Liang Shiyi stand up against it, Zou Tingbi was not surprised, but he obviously also had a way to deal with it, so when Liang Shiyi finished speaking, Zou Tingbi immediately came up with his solution.

"Mr. Liang's worries are not unreasonable, but since I dare to propose this method, I naturally have a contingency plan. If the Bank of Japan refuses to allow depositors to withdraw their deposits, it will undoubtedly be a slap in the face. The Japanese bankers will not fail to see the credit of the Japanese financial sector in the near future, and the loans they have lent to Chinese companies will not be recovered, and they will not be so stupid as to destroy their credibility.

Taking a step back, even if the Japanese bankers are really so stupid, Zou has a way to deal with it, and he can guarantee that there will be no civil unrest; once the Japanese bank in China closes its business and the depositors are unable to withdraw their deposits, our China United Financial Bank can provide Chinese depositors who are unable to withdraw their deposits with a reciprocal mortgage of the principal of the deposits, and the deposits will be transferred to the China United Bank, which cannot be withdrawn within a certain number of years, but the interest can be withdrawn every year, so that the people's grievances can be minimized. Of course, this contingency must not be used as a last resort, and it must not leak a little bit of information in advance, otherwise, it will be a wedding dress for others. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Bei couldn't help it, and he stood up. Curious inquiry.

"Mr. Zou, listen to your tone, in the past few years, your bank has made a lot of money for you, and you are actually confident that you can carry off the debts owed by the Bank of Japan to depositors?"

In fact, Zou hasn't finished speaking. Although the Bank of Japan has carried off the debts owed to depositors, it has also also carried down the loans issued by the Bank of Japan to the enterprises, in other words, the creditors of the enterprises have changed, and in the future, the enterprises will directly repay the loans to the Bank of China. However, this needs to be presided over by the center, otherwise, this method will not work. ”

"You want to take over the Japanese Bank in China? However, this will not have a significant impact on the Japanese economy. Liang Shiyi was very surprised.

"That's why I said this is a contingency strategy, and you can't use it until you have to." Zou Tingbi nodded.

Hearing this, Zhao Bei understood it, and this further affirmed his judgment just now, this Boss Zou, while catering to the will of the center to fight an economic war with the Japanese, did not forget to benefit himself, he is determined to take this opportunity to dominate half of China's financial industry, and his 'mysterious' dream of China's financial hegemon has not yet woken up.

No business, no 'treacherous'.

Zhao Bei looked at Xiong Xiling and Liang Shiyi, and saw that the two of them were unhappy, he understood the feelings of these two very well, indeed, as the nominal central bank, Yanye Bank is now completely suppressed by the China United Bank, but this bank is the most important financial institution of the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Finance certainly does not want anyone to compete with him.

Let's be honest. Zhao Bei's aggressiveness towards the current China Union Bank As a traverser, he is very aware of the power of the modern financial industry, which must be controlled in his own hands, and now, the major shareholder of the China Union Bank is Zou Tingbi, although this person has always bowed to Zhao Bei, but after all, this relies on a pure combination of interests, which is not reliable, so, in the long run, the Salt Bank should indeed become a veritable central bank, and the China Union Bank must fully accept the supervision and management of the Salt Bank, just like other small banks.

Although Zou Tingbi is a speculator, after all, there is no merit and hard work, and others cannot be asked to say that the president likes to unload the mill and kill donkeys, which is not conducive to the president's recruitment of talents.

On the other hand, Zou Tingbi's proposal is indeed very feasible, and if it can affect Japan's financial stability by cracking down on Japan's banking industry, Zhao Bei would not mind giving it a try.

"Your comments are very good, and the Ministry of Finance's economic warfare plan is in order. Although Mr. Zou's economic warfare plan is a bit risky, it is also feasible, so let's leave the draft plan with me and let me study it carefully, and tomorrow morning, you come over again, and we will formally deploy this economic warfare, with military defeat on the one hand and economic defeat on the other, and a two-pronged approach. Japan will certainly not be able to hold out for long, and war is about to break out in Europe, and Britain and France are too busy to give Japan full support. ”

Zhao Bei's idea is certain, even if the "Imperial Conference" of this economic war is over, Xiong Xiling and Liang Shiyi said goodbye first, and the two left the presidential palace and returned to the Ministry of Finance, intending to continue to prepare for the foreign issuance plan of public bonds.

But before the two of them could start working, an adjutant came over from the presidential palace and asked Liang Shiyi to rush back to the presidential palace.

Liang Shiyi returned to the president's office in a daze, at this time, Zou Tingbi had already left, and the president was the only one in the office.

"The president called me over, what did he order?" Liang Shiyi asked.

"Actually, it's nothing, I just want to ask, how is the development of your salt bank in Nanyang?" Zhao Bei said.

"Don't dare to deceive the president, the development of the Salt Industry Bank in Nanyang is not smooth, although there are many patriots among the overseas Chinese, but compared with Mr. Zou's China United Financial Bank, the foundation of the Salt Industry Bank in Nanyang is still too shallow, the Salt Industry Bank is developed from the Qing Dynasty Bank and the 'Communications' Bank in the past, the bureaucratic atmosphere is too heavy, not as flexible as the 'private' bank, and the policies formulated are often not as flexible as the 'private' bank, so it naturally falls behind in the competition. In addition, the China Union Bank also has the right to issue currency, which is equivalent to achieving the same status as the Salt Industry Bank, in the Nanyang side, many overseas Chinese regard the China Union Bank as the central bank, and the Salt Industry Bank is easily misunderstood by overseas Chinese as a special 'door' bank used to develop the salt industry because of its name. ”

Zhao Bei nodded, stood up, paced back and forth in front of the desk with his hands behind his back for a few steps, and then stopped and asked Liang Shiyi.

"In your opinion. If the central government now withdraws the currency issuance rights of the China United Financial Bank, will it have an impact on China's financial stability? ”

The president's decision was very sudden, and Liang Shiyi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately woke up.

Now the Salt Bank and the China Union Bank have the right to issue currency, both under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, the Salt Bank is the central bank, and it is natural to have the right to issue currency, and the Bank of China is only a 'private' bank, the reason why it has the right to issue currency is completely a problem left over from history, Xiong Xiling and Liang Shiyi have long said to the president to cancel the right to issue currency, especially the right to issue paper money, but this matter has been delayed until now, and now, it seems that the president has made up his mind to take back the right to issue currency from the Bank of China.

Liang Shiyi pondered for a while and decided to adopt a more prudent method, so he said: "In my opinion, now that the Sino-Japanese war has started, it is not appropriate to do it in one step, and we can take a two-step approach, the first step is to withdraw the right to issue banknotes from the Central Union Bank, but retain the right to issue silver dollars, and the second step is to abolish the silver dollar under the pretext of abolishing the silver dollar, and revoke the right to issue silver dollars from the Central Bank, so that the status of the central bank of the Salt Industry Bank will be truly established." ”

"Since you don't think there's a problem, then the matter will be 'handed over' to the Ministry of Finance. I have already knocked on the side with Zou Tingbi just now, and he should not blatantly oppose it. In addition, you can consider uniting with the US consortium for your move to sell Japanese public bonds, and I just got angry with US Minister to China John Stade, who seems to be very interested in this plan, because the US consortium has always been at odds with the Japanese consortium, and the US consortium has a lot of money, and with their involvement, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. ”

"I have taken note of the President's words, and as soon as I get back, I will consult the matter with Mr. Minister of the United States. However, in my opinion, the key is whether our army can continue to seize the initiative on the battlefield, and the more successful our army is, the closer the period of bankruptcy of Japan's political and public debts. ”

Seeing that Liang Shiyi still seemed to be a little worried about the development of the war, Zhao Bei smiled, took out a telegram from the 'drawer' drawer, and 'handed it' to Liang Shiyi.

"General Liang's office does not have to worry about the development of the war, all the officers and men of the Chinese army will never disappoint the expectations of the people, they will fight the Japanese invaders in the sky, sea and land, and will win the final victory. This is a telegram that has just been taken from the front line, and at present our army's land offensive is progressing smoothly, and it is believed that it will not be long before good news will come from the front again. Now the soldiers on the front line are fighting bloodily, and those of us who are standing in the rear cannot stand still, and sometimes, the work in the rear is not easier than the war on the front line, at this moment, we are all soldiers! ”