Chapter 102: Even the country dares to rob it! The last straw appears!
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"Why are you in such a hurry?"
"I have something important to do, and this matter has to do with your father and Mr. Lincoln."
Sitting on the train to New York, Fiona was like a happy child, constantly asking this and that.
To be honest, Li Mengyang didn't want to bring Fiona, but this peerless beauty doesn't seem to be able to do without Li Mengyang now, although she always says that the two of them are 'fake', but people are so sticky.
"Can you tell me something? Now the whole country wants to know, not just me. ”
"Hehehe......"
Li Mengyang was really amused, to be honest, Li Mengyang's return to New York this time, on the one hand, was his subjective will, and on the other hand, he really had a mission from Lincoln's side.
"The main thing is to raise money, you know, the situation is very bad right now, so money is a very key factor."
That's right, what Li Mengyang said is not a lie, Lincoln really needs more money to fight this war, because he really underestimated this civil war before, he really thought that it could be done in three months, but now......
Lincoln had just signed an order that he was to call up another hundred thousand recruits for three years!
How much does that cost?
And there is another point, you must know that the one that Li Mengyang came out before, which is also the one that has now been adopted, is to issue paper money, this thing is a treasury bond, a small-denomination treasury bond, but in order to promote this bond well, the premise is to prohibit the direct circulation of gold and silver, so what is the matter......
Now, the country is in the midst of a losing battle!
The national debt is related to the credibility of a country, and how much does the defeat make the credibility fall?
So. The national debt is already in jeopardy at this time!
To put it simply, that is, the prohibition of the circulation of gold and silver is actually taking gold and silver from the hands of ordinary people. That is, you are going to exchange the current gold and silver for treasury bonds, which are paper money. Although this one is not mandatory.
Before that, everyone was easy to talk about, because your reputation in the American Federation is very good, and everyone thought you could win, so we ordinary people bought treasury bonds, and if you didn't let you use gold and silver, you didn't need it, it's nothing, but now. You've lost!
If the Confederation really loses the entire war, will the next government admit it?
Although the South is also issuing its own currency, and I have heard that the printing quality is so bad that I can't speak, but your federal national debt is so dangerous now.
What's more interesting is that the gold and silver collected are actually used as collateral, that is, the real monetary value is on these gold and silver, and the consumption and loss of the previous war are actually all used by the state to trade with the capitalists!
As Minister of Finance. Mr. Chase was a little stingy at first, and he just talked to JP. Morgan about a $400 million Treasury bond, which actually works like this.
JP. Morgan bought the Treasury first. Of course, he doesn't have such a strong strength, he has to unite with Wall Street, but this is equivalent to underwriters, and then sell these Treasury bonds, which is equivalent to retailers, so he naturally has to make some profits from it, which is very normal.
As a result, the price offered by Morgan was 390 million. To put it bluntly, this interest is equivalent to 2.5%. This is already very conscientious at this time, and the current ordinary bank interest is 12% per year. But......
Would a shrewd bank capitalist make so much money?
At this time, the dollar treasury bonds are depreciating wildly!
Defeat, combined with the effects of the economic crisis, is a very normal result. And before that, JP Morgan had already started to short the dollar, of course, there are no related financial products now, but it doesn't matter, just hoard gold and silver, and the same effect.
When the dollar depreciates, gold and silver will appreciate, and at this time, the people's lives will not be able to go on, so they will naturally sell the treasury bonds in their hands, that is, dollar banknotes, so they ......
This money is almost the same as picking it up!
And because of the defeat, the national debt will be increased, because the war will continue to be fought!
Anyway, there are too many Taoists here, and Li Mengyang doesn't particularly understand it, but anyway, he is here to contact JP. Morgan, and in fact, ...... I don't care what you do with JPMorgan Bank, as long as you have a lot of mine.
Feelings: Li Mengyang has begun to dare to rob even a country!
But it's not just about grabbing, it's definitely not just about grabbing.
It should be said that this is what Li Mengyang wants, a qiē and a qiē. And now, he's going to get to work for real!
"It's a shame on the generals of the federal government to lose this big battle when they are superior in numbers! Our athletes are spilling blood on the field, and I really want to rush up and kill the enemy! …… But the most heart-wrenching thing is that these old men, they take our hard-earned money, they don't let us use gold and silver, but they eat and drink spicy food themselves! …… Those noble soldiers, they even had to taste the pastries of Delmonico even in battle! I heard that there is a group of guys who carry a thousand velvet-covered stools in order to have a better rest! …… They are drinking our blood! …… Friends! Gentlemen! Ladies! The newspapers in the South say it's a good time to 'throw tea into the river,' but I would say it's a good time to 'storm the Bastille'! ”
As soon as Li Mengyang returned to New York, he didn't look for any JP Morgan at all, because everyone had already talked about those things, and the young Morgan had already united with the bankers on Wall Street and had already done everything he needed to do, and he just needed to see the results, and Li Mengyang picked up the pen.
In the "New York Evening News", this critical article can be said to be word-for-word, and it is a complaint!
Mr. Mao once said, "Whenever you want to seize power, you always have to create public opinion." To create public opinion for the seizure of power, the first thing is to proclaim the injustice, immorality, and unorthodoxy of the old regime, and to use this as a foreshadowing for the new regime's justice, righteousness, and orthodoxy. ”
How can Li Mengyang not know such respectful teachings?
Li Mengyang turned his pen at this time to attack the federal government at this time in public opinion, and he also cracked down on the righteousness and righteousness of the words, and the crackdown was bright and fair, his article was signed with his own name, and he was not afraid of retaliation at all!
In fact. It can't be helped, because this is an article written in his newspaper, even if it is not written by his own name. Then I can't get rid of it, let's talk about it. Originally, he had been preparing for this for a long time, and he was waiting for this opportunity!
But it's ...... It seems that the method of issuing treasury bonds was coined by Li Mengyang, this ...... Temperance, temperament, sometimes it's just a fragile object.
This article was published in the largest newspaper in the United States. The name Li is almost equivalent to the supreme existence in the hearts of the poor, that is, Bi God and his old man are a little bit closer. Because this newspaper not only gives the good news to the vast number of poor people, but also gives them real benefits.
Yes, if you don't have money, you can sell newspapers, and you don't want newspapers to sell newspapers, this is a job where you can make a living temporarily. Also, Clint. Mr. Li also gives frequent speeches, and what he says really makes sense.
Why are we so poor? Isn't it because those capitalist men are stingy, selfish, and evil!
In the context of the previous book The Condition of the Working Class in England. And "The Condition of the American Working Class," and......
Too much, too much!
As a result, the mood of the vast number of poor people at this time can be imagined. They have been shut to the end of their lives, and the rebellion is just around the corner!
The United States, the country, has gathered all the conditions at this time.
A civil war, a civil war that is not very just, and at the end of the day, this civil war is all about money.
The economic crisis, which had spread before the civil war, was transmitted from Europe, especially Britain. The industrial cities of the North, a large number of unemployed. Comparatively speaking, the South is relatively better. After all, they are mainly agricultural.
And now, the civil war has been lost!
Yes, that's also a condition. Because this creates a new situation.
Financial crisis!
When everything is gathered on the money, then the fig leaf of qiē will no longer exist!
Li Mengyang's "New York Evening News" has become a guiding light for the lower classes, and the core content of this article is already obvious, that is, calling on the people of the lower classes to prepare for revolution!
Throwing tea into the river was a symbol of the American Revolution, and the storming of the Bastille was the beginning of the French Revolution!
So are we ordinary Americans just looking at it like that?
Li Mengyang has achieved the ultimate in the current era ideologically, he only needs to wait now, wait for the blossoming and fruition, and as for the next step, in fact, Li Mengyang still has a hand, and don't forget that he has prepared a lot of things in Rhode Island.
Now, it won't be too long......
"Is your article too radical?" Fiona after seeing Clint. After what Li wrote in the newspaper, she was a little worried, and her words were too powerful, and the kind of incitement at the end, she saw it very clearly anyway.
"Don't be afraid." Li Mengyang is really not afraid, now that he is in New York, he is simply far away from the emperor, and his current power has actually expanded a lot, he is not afraid of those guys in Washington at all.
Besides, in fact, Li Mengyang has been ready for a long time, just waiting for the current opportunity, we are going to do a big ticket!
"But I'm ......" Fiona was really worried, she was now almost physically and mentally in Clint. Lee's body, she knew that she was 'really' in love with him, and it was definitely not 'fake', but at the same time, she also knew very well that maybe Clint . Lee is 'fake' to her, this possibility is extremely high.
"It's okay." Li Mengyang shook his head and smiled, he had to explain, "Look at the New York Tribune, their editor-in-chief, Mr. Greeley, this guy used to preach that 'the South can be separated', but later, he said that Mr. Lincoln should give up Fort Sumter, and then when the Baltimore riots, he would burn down the city of Ba, and then, that is, recently, he also advocated the occupation of Richmond, this guy is simply 'he will be the president'." ”
"Hahaha......" Fiona thought, indeed.
That's right, Li Mengyang is telling the truth, that Greeley is such a guy, more than he Li Mengyang can do, although Li Mengyang has to do something this time......
"Miss, there's an Alain. Mr. Pinkerman came to him, and he said there was something important. ”
Li Mengyang was in the Chase family's manor in New York at this time, because the old salmon had to run on Wall Street often, so he bought this manor...... Now it is natural that Fiona lives, and she naturally often invites Li Mengyang to come over, to be honest, she really wants Li Mengyang not to leave.
"It's so late, what is he doing?" Fiona didn't want to see anything Alain at this time. Pinkerman.
"Or I'll go first." Li Mengyang just pulled out, but not.
"Don't go!" It's all about to keep men, and Fiona's heart is really a little impatient now.
And at this time, suddenly a person pushed the door and came in.
"Fiona! You're in danger right now! "It's Alain. Pinkerman! (To be continued) R580