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After the earthquake in 08, the actor sold a sentence to the victims with tears in his eyes: "Yin worries enlighten the saints, how difficult it is to prosper the country." No pop-up window update fast // "It was popular all over the country for a while, and now people are talking about it all the time." As everyone knows, "how difficult" can certainly prosper the country, but more often than not, it is to completely push a crumbling huge empire into the abyss.

The Qing Dynasty is a living example.

At the beginning of 1910, the Qing Empire seemed to have recovered from the heavy blow of the Gengzi Revolution:

Economically, although the government was burdened with the huge burden of Gengzi indemnity, the national capitalist economy maintained an upward trend for six consecutive years from 1903, and all kinds of industry and commerce blossomed everywhere, providing sufficient financial resources for the government to stagger forward.

Politically, after receiving huge indemnities, the foreign powers no longer frequently tossed the old empire of the East; Under the temptation of preparing for the constitution, the support of the people of the whole country for the central government reached the highest peak since the Wuxu Reform. ** Several rebellions by the Armed League have been successfully suppressed, and there have been signs of secession in recent times.

Culturally, a three- or four-year-old child, as a symbol of the empire, as well as the patriarch of Manchuria, the khan of Mongolia, the emperor of the Han people, and the protector of Tibet, is gradually being recognized by the people.

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All of this shows that the Qing Empire is so vibrant, as if it can completely recover as long as it lasts for a few more years, and under the constitutional monarchy, the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people, and the great rejuvenation are within reach.

But not everything went so smoothly in the vast territory of the Qing Dynasty, such as the New Army uprising in Guangzhou, Guangdong, on the first lunar month; In March, there was a rush for rice in Changsha, Hunan; In April, there was a wave of rent resistance in Laiyang, Shandong; In May, a nationwide group petition was held in Congress. Although these local group ** pieces were quickly resolved and did not affect the overall situation of harmony and stability, a few drops of unsightly ink have been sprinkled on the grand blueprint. The first dominoes that really led directly to the fall of the Qing Empire would have fallen in Shanghai in June.

At the end of the wind and the green ping, the green grass that caused the wind was called rubber, and the Shanghainese people called it rubber.

Someone once said: human history, this is very reasonable, stone, bronze, steel, silicon, are the four most important footprints in the process of human evolution. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the new star of the material world was rubber.

Rubber trees grow in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, and the local aborigines have long discovered that cutting the bark of the tree will leak mucus, but it is only useful, and this is the end of the understanding. With the invasion of colonists, rubber trees gradually entered the field of vision of scientists, and soon discovered that rubber has important properties, which can be widely used in rainproof, airtight, shock absorption and so on. Galoshes, raincoats, tires, pistons...... After the advent of a series of rubber products, the demand for rubber also began to increase sharply. However, rubber can only be obtained by refining rubber sap, which is restricted by factors such as growth cycle, climate, and soil, and the scale of rubber production cannot be expanded in a short period of time, and rubber prices are destined to continue to rise in a certain period of time.

Spurred on huge profits, international financial capital has set up rubber companies in Southeast Asia, which is suitable for rubber growth, and has its headquarters in Shanghai, in order to raise funds from the largest financial center in the Far East. In the months between the end of 1909 and the beginning of 1910 alone, there were 122 new rubber companies in Southeast Asia, at least 40 of which were headquartered in Shanghai, many of which were leather bag companies that specialized in swindling money.

Rubber companies headquartered in Shanghai have published them in newspapers and are soliciting money. Influenced by the wave of international financial speculation, Shanghai's rubber stocks are also very popular. The opening price of a stock called "Dipong Rubber Tree Company" on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was 25 taels of silver per share, and after more than a month it rose to 50 taels of silver.

The overnight riches of the people around him aroused people's votes. Fearing that they would lose a great opportunity to make a fortune, Shanghai's wealthy people rushed to buy rubber stocks. Some wives and ladies of wealthy families want to make some foreign money, but they have no cash in their hands, and even change jewelry and sell diamond rings to buy stocks. So much so that the actual price of the stock exceeds several times or even dozens of times the par value.

Originally, Sun Yuanqi didn't pay much attention to this matter, but he and Jimmy cooperated in the production of cars in the future, so they would use tires, and seeing the sharp rise in the price of natural rubber, he started from the usual thinking of scientific researchers, and naturally thought of a question: Can rubber be synthesized?

Soon, synthetic rubber became a key research topic in the Department of Chemistry.

By March and April 1910, the highest stock price of Shanghai rubber stocks was constantly refreshed, and the major newspapers were full of hype. Sun Yuanqi finally began to worry.

Sun Yuanqi didn't know about the situation of the stock market at the end of the Qing Dynasty, but he still heard of the situation in China's stock market a hundred years later. As we all know, China's stock market is the most bizarre in the world, and the stock market has made remarkable achievements in the past 30 years of reform and opening up. During this period, the government's administrative intervention, the black-box operation of the market makers, the insider trading of major shareholders, and the cries of financial predators were rampant, and they could not be linked to the domestic and foreign economic situation at all.

Moreover, it is also a natural principle that the extremes of things must be opposed. The foreign NASDAQ is too far away, regardless of it for the time being, just talk about the 07 and 08 stock market crashes that Sun Yuanqi personally experienced: the Shanghai stock index first rose from more than 2,000 points all the way to 6,000 points, and countless people rejoiced, thinking that the spring of China's stock market has finally come. Who knows that this is not spring, but the warming before the arrival of the harsh winter, and the next thing is to cut in half and cut again, all the way to 1700 points, and the faces of shareholders are green, and there are not one or two who commit suicide by jumping off the building.

Most of the property of Tony and Lilith siblings is in Shanghai, and I don't know if they are involved. You must know that one of the main sources of funding for the University of Economics is the profit of their industry. If they fail, the life of Jingshi University will not be easy. This matter was not clear in the phone calls and telegrams, and at that moment Sun Yuanqi took several telegrams in a row, urging them to enter Beijing quickly.

When the Tony brothers and sisters received the telegram, they didn't know what was happening in Beijing, so they had to quickly leave their work and go straight to Beijing.

As soon as they met, Sun Yuanqi went straight to the point: "Tony, Lilith, have you all bought rubber stocks?" ”

Tony was a little puzzled: "Johnson, you called us here to ask this question?" Or do you want to buy a little too? ”

Lilith was very simple: "Bought a little." In recent months, rubber stocks have been very optimistic, so I bought a little with the funds on hand, and the income is very good! ”

Sun Yuanqi said solemnly: "If you don't buy it, it's the best." If you buy it, get rid of it! ”

Lilith still has a lot of respect for Sun Yuanqi's opinion, and seeing Sun Yuanqi's resolute attitude, she immediately agreed: "Okay, as soon as I go back to Shanghai, I will sell all the rubber stocks in my hand!" ”

Tony was stunned: "Johnson, what news did you get?" ”

He used a large amount of liquidity of the group to buy rubber stocks, and if there was a mistake, he was afraid that it would hurt his muscles and bones. In Tony's view, Sun Yuanqi is not only a high-ranking government official, but also a world-famous scientist, and has close ties with scientific research institutions in various countries, so he may not get any important inside information.

Sun Yuanqi shook his head: "I didn't get any news, I just felt that the situation was wrong." ”

Tony breathed a sigh of relief and said in a relaxed tone, "Johnson, are you overthinking?" According to news reports, in 1908, Britain imported a total of £840,000 of rubber, which increased to £1.41 million last year; We in the United States imported $57 million in rubber in 1908, which increased to $70 million last year. This shows that the rigid demand for rubber is indeed very large, and it is not malicious hype. However, it takes five or six years for rubber trees to be planted and eight to ten years for the late, which is not achieved overnight. In this case, it is understandable that the price of rubber has risen.

According to reports sent back from England, the price of rubber in the London market, which had risen from 2 shillings per pound in 1908 to 10 shillings per pound at the end of 1909, had now reached 12 shillings and 5 pence per pound. London's rubber stocks also rose. A newly formed rubber company issued £1 million in shares, which were sold out in half an hour; The shares issued by another company, initially at £10 per share, rose to £180 per share shortly after the issue.

"Various data indicate that rubber prices will continue to rise for a period of time. Johnson, what do you think is wrong? ”

Reason? Sun Yuanqi really has no reason, it seems that there is no such thing in the history textbooks of later generations, am I worrying about the sky?

Tony said: "Now rubber stocks are not something that can be bought with money!" When Xiangmao issued rubber stocks, the door was blocked by customers, and the queue lasted for two or three kilometers. In order to snap up the stocks, many people fought hard, and as a result, they attracted patrols. Unexpectedly, when the patrol heard about the sale of rubber stocks, they didn't care about handling the case, and they began to queue up to buy them.

"This point in my hand was still made by the major rubber companies when we were doing it in our broadcasting company, and I took the opportunity to exchange it for money. When I bought it, I was 30 taels of silver a share, and after I bought it, the stock rose every day, and now it has risen to more than 90 taels per share. Many people know that I have stocks, and they stare at the door of the company with a checkbook, and sign it as soon as they are willing to sell it. But would I be so naïve? ”

The more Tony said it, the more frightened Sun Yuanqi became: How long can such huge profits last? Even someone as calm as Tony is swoon, let alone the others?

Sun Yuanqi insisted on his own point of view: "The profit income of the two of you is one of the main sources of funding for Jingshi University and many affiliated schools. In order to ensure the smooth development of the school, it is more and more important to have a stable source of funding, which also requires your business to operate soundly rather than engage in stock speculation. In fact, if your business is operating normally, the profits are also very considerable. Isn't it? ”

Tony's face was a little unpleasant, and he spoke unpolitely: "Johnson, you are a great scientist; I, on the other hand, am a successful businessman. Do you know what the difference is between a scientist and a businessman? ”

Sun Yuanqi's attitude also became stern: "Mr. Tony, as the second largest shareholder of the Far East Broadcasting Group, I now formally put forward three suggestions to you:

"First, sell off all the rubber shares that the group had bought;

"Second, use the group's reporters in Nanyang to investigate the actual operation of each rubber company;

"Third, consult relevant economists on the possibility of a collapse in rubber stocks and related consequences, and if necessary, broadcast an early warning message on the China Broadcasting Corporation as soon as possible.

"If you fail to do so in the short term and cause significant losses to the group, I will consider joining forces with some shareholders to raise a motion of no confidence in you on the board of directors."

Sun Yuanqi is not alarmist.

In the Far East Broadcasting Group, Sun Yuanqi alone accounted for 26% of the shares; Lilith's 11% can be regarded as Sun Yuanqi's holding; In addition, Mr. Bergman holds 17% of the shares, making him the third largest shareholder of the company. Although Mr. Bergman is Tony's father, as long as Sun Yuanqi gives him enough sweetness, he doesn't mind hurting his son on this issue at all.

Three people, 54% of the right to speak, is enough to make Tony's position in the Far East Broadcasting Group shaky.

It is clear that the loss of the group's dominance is more intolerable than the profits gained from the loss of rubber stocks. Under the threat of Sun Yuanqi, Tony had to bow his head and give in.

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