Chapter 562: Financial War (Part II)
The yen has depreciated! It's almost wasted paper! Let's exchange your money for dollars or other hard currency! If you don't change it, it's too late!!
All the people who got the news were first stunned, and then intuitively didn't want to believe it, but looking at the money in their hands, they couldn't help but be a little suspicious, after all, all this is too weird. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info ran to the bank.
The bank's door was ajar and half closed, and a group of soldiers stood guard outside, and a loudspeaker kept shouting, "Due to the bank's internal problems, the yen exchange business is suspended, and the storage will not be affected." "The Japanese people outside the bank asked each other in some panic, is there really something wrong with the yen, and does His Majesty the Emperor need our support? - I have to say that the Japanese people at this time really supported the Japanese emperor and the cabinet government from top to bottom, so war is never a matter of a few people, and the citizens of any of the countries concerned cannot escape from this whirlpool, nor can they escape the responsibility of being responsible for it!
The common people can be stopped from exchanging money, but those big businessmen have stopped, especially those Western businessmen who have signed contracts with Japan, many of these people signed yen contracts at that time, which is good, the yen fell by half overnight, and I don't know when it will fall to a head, where can this business be done, and they have asked to tear up the contract and sign it again according to the dollar.
Naturally, the Japanese company is not willing to suffer losses, and the current foreign exchange is not yesterday's price compared to the yen, so isn't it a big loss for the Japanese side?
Just when the two sides stared at each other, someone shouted, "Look! Look! There are cargo ships that have lost something at sea! ”
In Tokyo Bay, a large steamer was constantly pouring something on the sea, and someone looked at it with a telescope and exclaimed, "It looks like it's all scrap steel!" ”
Scrap steel, this is a huge deal between the United States and Japan, looking at the American ship, constantly dumping scrap steel into the open sea, the Japanese Navy is in the eyes, anxious in the heart, all eager to take their trouser pockets to scoop up the scrap steel that fell into the sea.
This is just the beginning, and then, another American ship stopped next to this ship, and it also began to fall, this time not steel, but oil, there is no talk of environmental pollution in this era, but watching nearly 10,000 tons of oil kept pouring into the sea, everyone was silent.
In the economic crisis more than ten years ago, the Western world was one side of the common people who had no jobs and no money to eat, while constantly pouring the milk and corn produced into the river, to put it bluntly, it was just a way for businessmen to stop losses.
And now, these ships are doing this in order to send two messages to the outside world - 1. If we can't make money, we are willing to ruin part of the goods to raise the price. 2. We don't have any confidence in the Japanese economy anymore.
Because they are all American ships, the Japanese military did not dare to start easily for a while, but what they didn't expect was that soon, the sabotage spread from the American ships, and a large number of cargo ships temporarily increased their prices at the port, as long as the Japanese side did not agree, they would destroy the goods and leave without saying a word, you know, just yesterday, the highest futures of various materials on Wall Street have risen by one-third, and these people are really not afraid of this small loss!
- The Imperial Council
"Smack!" Hideki Tojo roared and said, "Conspiracy! This is a conspiracy against the Empire! It's the United States, it must be the Americans! ”
"The key to the problem now is how to deal with this matter, as of now, the other side has not stopped, and a large number of yen sales have begun in Hong Kong, and the same is true in Southeast Asia, at sea, those capitalists are destroying production materials, and there are also their shadows in the country, and... Maybe some people in the country see the huge benefits and join in! Minister of Commerce and Industry Nobusuke Kishi said.
"Hoya-kun! Is there nothing we can do to stop each other? I'm going to fight back! Fight back!! The Minister of the Navy, Shigetaro Shimada, knocked on the table and shouted, as a soldier, he really couldn't stand the feeling of being beaten blindly.
"I'm sorry..."He Wu Xingxuan stood up and bowed his head and said, "The empire's foreign exchange is about to bottom out, if the European banks open their doors, if this is the case, then the empire will be extremely dangerous, as for the price of goods.... The other party seems to have thrown all the money scraped from us into the futures market, and many forces have seen the benefits, the other party's power is much greater than ours, especially the American consortium has also joined in, they don't value these resources, unlike us, they have to buy! ”
Although Japan has obtained a large number of colonies in China, it is still extremely lacking in resources, especially the strategic materials oil, rubber, and even iron and steel still need to import a large number of raw materials, otherwise there is no rice, the Japanese army is still preparing to continue the war against Southeast Asia at this time, where will stop the consumption of resources, among the major countries in the world, it can be said that Japan is the most lacking in resources.
In fact, China is also lacking, but fortunately, China is a country with light infantry as the main force, the industrial strength is weak, the consumption is small, and at the same time there is American support, which is much better than isolated Japan.
"If it continues, what will be the worst-case scenario?" Hideki Tojo asked.
He Wu Xingxuan took a breath and said, "According to our calculations, the depreciation of the yen this time is actually without any basis, but it still cannot be recovered in a short period of time, if the other party continues to attack with such strength, the depreciation of the yen may eventually reach more than 100%, in addition, the empire's foreign exchange reserves will also be completely squeezed out.... As for the price of goods, it is difficult to estimate. ”
Everyone was silent.
"Let's go to war!" Hideki Tojo stood up and said, "This is the economic war of the Americans, economically, we are too weak, only the war of real swords and guns is what we are good at and the Americans are afraid of!" I'm afraid that the purpose of the Americans this time is to make us lose the ability to fight, but we must tell those Americans in the spirit of bushido! The outcome of the war can only be decided by the bayonet! And not that they can end it with a wave of dollars on Wall Street! ”
There is no way to find the mastermind behind the scenes, and Hideki Tojo can only throw this pot on the back of the United States, and it is indeed the first yen selling behavior started by the United States.
"Go to war!" The Minister of the Navy, Shigetaro Shimada, exclaimed excitedly, "Use our warships and artillery to snatch back the wealth that the Americans have stolen from us!" ”
"Go to war!!" Minister of State Suzuki Sadachi also agreed, "The resources that the empire reserves now can go to war, if it continues, the resources of the empire's reserves will be slowly exhausted, and in the end, if it really loses its combat capability, it is better to sit back and wait for the oppression of the other party, it is better to ensure the growth of national strength." War! Occupy Southeast Asia so that we don't have any more headaches for resources! ”
"Go to war!"
"Go to war!!"
Everyone shouted, in the case of a sharp depreciation of the yen, the Japanese cabinet is very clear about Japan's current situation, only by starting a war as soon as possible can the contradiction of currency depreciation be transferred out, and then the war with Britain and the United States has already begun, why do you need dollars, why do you want to buy supplies, just grab it.
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Hirohito looked at Hideki Tojo, who bowed his head respectfully, and asked, "Do you have to go to war?" ”
Hideki Tojo immediately replied, "The United States has launched an unprecedented economic war against our country, and now there is still a glimmer of life in the war, if there is no war... Our country will be slowly hanged by the US dollar. ”
Hirohito nodded, indeed, most of the money Japan collected from China was transferred to various weapons, and many of the raw materials for these weapons came from the United States, so it can be said that the Americans used the wealth that Japan stole from China to provide strategic materials to Japan, and it is absolutely impossible to say that Japan has no idea at all.
"Is it possible to win, then?" Hirohito asked again.
"Soldiers use their lives, ancestors bless, and natural success!" Hideki Tojo said a word of nonsense firmly.
"This is really a last resort, not my original wish." Hirohito closed his eyes, tried hard to let himself shed a tear, waved his hand and said, "In this case, it must be done!" ”
"Hey!" After Hideki Tojo got permission, he walked out excitedly.
When Hideki Tojo returned to the military headquarters, the military headquarters was already crowded with dense people, who were looking forward to the results brought by Hideki Tojo, and when they saw Hideki Tojo coming in, they immediately surrounded him.
"Tojo-sama, what did Your Majesty say?"
"Tojo-kun, how's it going?"
Hideki Tojo smiled and shook his head silently, until he walked to the second floor, when he looked back at the crowded Japanese officers and said, "Everyone! Let's fight hard! ”
"Hooray!!"
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!!"
Although Hideki Tojo didn't say anything, these elites in the Japanese army heard the subtext of Hideki Tojo, and the war was about to begin!
- Washington
"In the past two days, my country's currency has been maliciously sold, and the first malicious sell-off is from your country, we hope that your country can value the friendship between you and me, and arrest it as soon as possible!" The Japanese ambassador, Nomura, said to Hull with some weakness, as if he did not have much confidence in this matter.
At this time, the yen had fallen to 100 US dollars to 1983 yen, and the yen completely collapsed, creating a world economic spectacle. And everyone knows that this is not the final result, and the depreciation of the yen is just a move from the fast lane to the slow lane.
After receiving the credentials, Hull said to Nomura, "Japan has no idea about this matter, Japan is the world's largest economic power, and all economic dynamics are often the first to be reflected in China, and your currency is not recognized by the people of the world, so perhaps you should find a reason for it, such as worrying about your country's accession to the Axis." ”
Nomura frowned, didn't say anything, bowed his head and left.
The secretary next to Hull saw it and said angrily, "What a yellow-skinned monkey who doesn't know how to be polite!" ”
Hull smiled and shook his head and said, "They will come to beg us, they are still fighting in China, but there is no oil, no rubber, no steel, what if they don't buy it from us?" Oh! By the way, they don't even have money now. ”
"Hahaha," all the Americans in the room burst out laughing.
Hull laughed and said, "Let's go, Mr. President is still waiting for us." ”
After Roosevelt read Japan's national letter, he shook his head and said, "Japan doesn't talk about this matter, I also want to find out, this time the other party is fortunately coming to Japan, if it is against us, we will not feel good." ”
Hull nodded and said, "Indeed, I am now afraid to think of so many people waving yen and asking to exchange dollars, and the most feared thing in the financial industry is a run." At that time, it was because of the run that countless banks closed down. ”
Roosevelt hummed and said, "Although the biggest victim this time is Japan, we in the United States have actually suffered a lot of damage, in fact, I doubt that the yen in the hands of those people is real or fake, but even the Japanese government can't judge that those yen are fake... I can only believe that they are real. ”
Hull asked, "How's Hoover's investigation?"
Roosevelt took out the report in the drawer and handed it to Hull and said, "The other party's anti-investigation ability is very strong, Hoover found several companies, but those people said that the boss was a Japanese, and only after finding out that the Japanese was a fool at all, he didn't know anything, those companies were not newly established, they had a history of several years, which shows that the other party laid out very early... And we found an interesting word in the end, and we don't know if it's true or false. ”
Hull looked at the end of the report, a picture of a piece of paper that had been burned to the point that was left, and the words on that paper were words that Hull had never heard of before - the Sage Society!
Hull shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand, and changed the subject and said, "Mr. President, how do you see the future of Japan?" ”
Roosevelt thought for a moment and said, "At first, I thought that Japan would start a war in Southeast Asia in the next year, but now after such an incident, Japan can either stop or speed up, how do you judge?" ”
Hull immediately replied, "I think Japan will pause for a moment, the war is not going to end in a few days, they have to deal with the new economic situation." ”
Although Roosevelt felt that something was wrong in his heart, he still nodded and said, "I hope what you said is correct." ”
On the other side, Jiang Cheng endured the incessant shouting of Gallagher in his head, and at the same time accompanied Situ Meitang to play Go, Situ Meitang shook his head after seeing Jiang Cheng fall and said, "High! The virtuous nephew is really smart, this time Japan is afraid that he will vomit three liters of blood. ”
Jiang Cheng looked at He Ankang, who was still counting the numbers next to him, and said, "Maybe, I don't know what our final income is, but I think our fleet shouldn't be paid for by ourselves." ”
Situ Meitang smiled and touched his beard and said, "The ancients borrowed a knife to kill people, your trick is more ruthless than borrowing a knife to kill, and Zhuge Kongming's grass boat borrowed arrows back then, economic warfare!" Haha, an eye-opener! What an eye-opener! ”
He Ankang stood up at this time, and said to Jiang Cheng excitedly, "Owner! The statistics are out! What a victory! What a victory!! ”