Chapter 549: The Great Bubble of the American Railroad!
Li Mengyang has studied the economic bubble, he has read books on this aspect, and if you want to talk about this bubble, this thing is ......
Anyway, now the outside media, that is, the European side, can be regarded as having an opportunity, so naturally they will launch a large-scale attack on the Pacific Rim Federation.
Most of the railroad companies in the United States are going to fail, and these guys are very concerned about the status of these railroad companies at this time, and they are also related to the workers on the railroad, anyway, they are a pair of sympathetic feet.
In other words, Our Lady is actually from Europe......
Having said that, the purpose of this attack is actually very hidden very deep, and ordinary people can't see it, that is, in view of the current situation, Europe's real money is pouring into the Pacific Rim Federation, in fact, the first stop must be the United States, and if something goes wrong with the economy of the United States, will these owners of real money not add up?
Create a panic of investment in order to achieve the goal of low or no outflow of funds from Europe.
In the end, it's all about money, and since there is such a powerful goal, money!
So, the European side is really full of firepower, so whoever it is, as long as you come out and scold the railroad of the Pacific Rim Federation, well, I'll make headlines for you!
So, this problem is a bit more serious, because what can be done if it is not handled well?
What will Li Mengyang do?
July 1882, Leland. Stanford, as well as Carnegie, and a few other railroad bigwigs, who traveled thousands of miles from the United States. Crossing the Pacific Ocean to the ancient country of the East.
"Wow!"
"This is really the supreme in the world!"
"It's too big! There is such a big building! β
These foreigners. Although now everyone is a citizen of the Pacific Rim Federation. But when I saw the Forbidden City in the imperial capital, I was dumbfounded, because this imperial palace was simply unparalleled!
It's like a hillbilly entering the city...... In fact, it is normal, to say that on this earth, we Chinese are actually the longest ahead of the world, and our family is the thickest.
"Ladies and gentlemen, don't delay." Li Mengyang, who saw all this, didn't say it. With a big wave of his hand, hurry up.
βALL-HAIL-LEEοΌβ The railway tycoons, that is, the rich people of Yishui, hurriedly shouted slogans.
What for?
Have a meeting!
Coming all the way here, it's definitely not a tourist, and now we just want to study a countermeasure, that is, to solve the current bubble problem of the American railroad.
"Your Majesty!" In the Taihe Palace, everyone sat in rows, Li Mengyang naturally sat firmly on the dragon chair, and the first one rushed to speak. Leland, of course. Stanford, you know. It must be this guy who speaks, he has followed Li Mengyang for the longest time, and everyone here knows this.
Just listen to Leland. Stanford said: "The current American railroad problem, I have summarized a few points, to be honest, there are simply too many problems, first of all, that is, duplicate construction, this problem is simply too serious, in fact, I mentioned it to His Majesty when I was in California, but now, it is simply madness......
Stanford began to talk about this, but in fact, it can be seen more as squirting!
It's these peers who sprayed him......
In fact, there is indeed this reason, that is, as long as it seems to be clear, the United States has built too many railroads and invested too much, so the competition between various railroad companies is naturally vicious.
You must know that on the issue of railways, it is a historical problem for Li Mengyang, that is, before he became the emperor, the railway construction in the United States was already very hot, very hot, and the bubble actually existed.
When Li Mengyang was developing California, he didn't see this problem, but he couldn't do it, because he still needed railways, and his strength at that time was average, so of course he couldn't completely grasp the railroad in his own hands, that is, to realize state-run.
Moreover, in order to develop the railway, Li Mengyang also invested in these railway tycoons and made long-term low-interest loans, which gave a lot of benefits anyway.
Later, things were similar, Li Mengyang became the emperor of the United States, and in order to rule more steadily, he could only give these railway tycoons more benefits, because they still had to rely on them to build, and I, the United States, still needed a lot of railways to strengthen its rule. So, it's no wonder that there is no bubble!
It must be overheated investment, repeated construction, and then malicious price competition, which is logical.
Will Li Mengyang not see it? Of course he could see it, but he didn't do anything......
ββ¦β¦ Your Majesty! I'm really buying! These guys are not idle all day long, they are fighting a price war with me, and now the ticket price by train is cheaper than paper, and there is no profit at all! Therefore, Your Majesty, I beg you to issue a decree to crack down on this act of malicious competition! And we must plan the railway we build again! β
In the end, Stanford was like a cry of blood, tears and tears......
"......Shhh
"What? It's obviously Mr. Stanford, you fight the price war first! β
"That's right! You guy jumped first! β
Li Mengyang didn't react yet, but these railway tycoons couldn't listen to it anymore.
In fact, this thing is very normal, and it is not too normal to start first in business competition, and you can't tell who comes first and who comes last......
"Alright, alright." Li Mengyang had no choice but to wave his hand on the dragon chair.
"......" stopped talking.
These people are all railway tycoons, don't look at the company's loss of money now, but these people are not small characters, one overlord, but in front of Li Mengyang, these guys don't dare to make a mistake.
Nothing else, the emperor in front of him is too powerful, just the Pacific Rim Federation, which is the largest country in human history, and this emperor is only over 49 years old this year!
Therefore, the whole world can ignore it, but Li Mengyang, the emperor, no one dares to despise him.
"I know what you're talking about." Li Mengyang said simply, in fact, he already has a score in his heart.
Why didn't he care about it in the first place?
How simple it was, he knew there was such a day, and now ......
"Gentlemen, in the final analysis, everyone is trying to make money, and now you are losing money, and I also know the specific situation, the deficit here is calculated in 100 million New Tang Yuan, you are not distressed, I am distressed......"
Li Mengyang is telling the truth, the current New Tang Yuan is still used together with the previous dollar, because he has to get it back step by step, but however, he is really distressed, because these railway companies also have his money.
Actually, although he didn't care much about the railway, but in this industry before, he, the emperor, also put a lot of loans, so he had a big relationship with him, but now, Li Mengyang's method is ......
"I have a proposal here, that is, since everyone's life is not having a good time, then we might as well join forces!"
United?
This is really weird!
You know, these current railway tycoons are like bulls when they meet, and they can't wait to kill each other, so how can they unite?
But if you think about it on the other hand, if you unite and everyone becomes a family, then can you avoid competition?
If there is no competition, then naturally there will be no malicious competition.
The whole logic sounds simple, but this thing is ......
It seems that this is the realization of complete monopoly, so what is here...... These businessmen are not stupid, they all know that it is strange if His Majesty the Emperor does not get benefits.
I only heard Li Mengyang continue: "On this point, then everyone is a leader in the business world, of course, we understand that such integration requires a huge cost, and if you join forces yourself, then this is a big problem, and I am afraid that you will not be able to coordinate the conflict of interest between each other." So, as the Emperor of the Pacific Rim Federation, of course I can't watch you go to the abyss, so, so let's have a public-private partnership? β
Public-private partnership?!
When Li Mengyang said this concept, he explained it simply, and everyone understood.
That is to say, Li Mengyang invested in the purchase of the shares of these railway companies, and then your company belongs to the Pacific Rim Federation, so it will be convenient for everyone to join forces, yes, they are all a family.
But......
"Your Majesty! That doesn't seem right! β
"Your Majesty, if that is the case...... Can we make a decision, or do we follow Mr. Stanford's words? β
"Your Majesty! Isn't this persecuting us? β
These tycoons are not stupid, they are all very subtle!
To put it simply, as far as Li Mengyang, the emperor, came forward, he came to buy everyone's shares, of course, Li Mengyang said before, he won't buy them all, he will leave some to everyone, he only needs 51%.
To put it bluntly, you can completely control your company, and then everyone joins forces, but this investment situation is ......
You must know that Li Mengyang's central bank has loans to these railway companies, and the railway companies are closely related to the steel companies.
Although there are many steel companies in the United States area, that is, there are private companies in this industry, but the most are state-owned.
And the current railway company is not in good shape, they still need the goods of the steel company, that is to say, most of these people owe money to the steel company, that is, the money owed to Li Mengyang!
Therefore, after a simple thought, it is clear that Li Mengyang, the emperor, his calculation is that he doesn't have to spend any money at all, and then he can get a controlling stake in all railway companies in the United States!
It's a robbery! (To be continued.) )