On the Pearl Harbor docks in the early morning, soldiers dressed in Pacific Army uniforms were everywhere, carrying guns on their backs and climbing the gangway, and not forgetting to look at the machine guns, cannons, and ammunition boxes that were being hoisted from the ship at the same time.

Nearby, there were even some local reporters who asked the soldiers questions, and all the soldiers who were asked reported a destination, reinforcements to the Ryukyus!

This scene made Thomas, who had just arrived from the United States, scratch his head, although the whole world knew that Young Master Li would declare war on Yuben in more than two months, but there was no need to make such a big fanfare, right? For fear that others don't know that he wants to fight him, although Hawaii now says that he is pitiful, but he is not afraid of other countries reporting to him?

However, he didn't pursue this kind of thing too much, because at this moment, only he knew in this world that even if he was defeated this time, even a warship in the navy would not survive, and Young Master Li also had the ability to turn over the book immediately!

Because the iron ore mines in the Great Lakes were finally sold half a month ago, and Morgan, who was bent on entering the steel industry, finally did not resist the temptation and bought all the iron mines in his hands, including the Great Lakes, at a sky-high price of 200 million US dollars.

Two hundred million dollars!

Thomas is still fascinated by the thought of this number, and when it became known to the American media, almost everyone was stunned by the largest single acquisition in history, and almost all the streets talked about it along the way.

Within half a year, the astronomical reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, and then the deal with Morgan, pushed him to the pinnacle of this era and appeared on the front pages of various newspapers.

However, there was one thing that was very strange to him, he sent a telegram to Li Mo as early as after the peace treaty was signed, but he got "I know, get ready for cash." The nine-word reply made him unable to guess what this magical boy who knew about spells was paying attention to, and he also knew that Li Mo might be short of money recently, so he specially rushed to Hawaii, hoping to get some inspiration.

After he arrived at the former royal palace Honolulu villa by car, a black line suddenly appeared on his forehead, because it was almost noon, Young Master Li got up for breakfast, and the corners of his mouth were still twitching vigorously during the meal, as if he was crazy!

Double Fly Hawaii!

The dream of more than 100 years finally came true, when he got up from the fat pile of fat powder crisp chest in the morning, Li Mo himself was in a trance, he didn't expect that the great cause of double flying would be completed after he was injured, so he once again threw himself into that feeling of inextricability.

No wonder the emperors of all dynasties and dynasties were reluctant to go to the early dynasty, who could get up from the pile of pink fat and jade without a little perseverance, and even the news of Anzhou transferred from Lushun was thrown aside, and even the waist bones were still a little sore at the moment.

"Dear Li, don't you think such a fanfare transfer of troops will reveal the secret?"

Thomas's anxious look made Li Mo, who was humbled in his mouth, laugh dumbly, and it could be seen that this outstanding Jewish young man who was the first to be trained by himself had completely forgotten his God and became his own believer, so he was concerned with this kind of large-scale troop transfer, and it could be seen that he really cared about himself.

However, there are some things that he can't say directly, and he can't tell him that all the soldiers have arrived are fake news, and even the reporter's interview is a cover-up, and the destination of the Third Division's transfer this time is not Lushun, but Guam, right? It's not that I'm afraid that this guy will betray himself, but I'm afraid that if he says something wrong, it won't be good.

"Thomas, don't worry, I can't win it, and I can't win this battle." Li Mo smiled slightly, and after thanking him, he asked, "Do you know why?" ”

Seeing that Li Mo was so confident, Thomas thought that it was because the funds obtained from this sale gave him the greatest guarantee, and he couldn't help but be complacent and proud: "Of course, 200 million US dollars, I am afraid that I will not be able to raise enough money to continue to fight with you in my life!" ”

Before hearing the praise, the president of Thomas Mining, who had just been named one of the richest people in the United States, seemed to have become a small clerk who had just completed a big order and was asking the boss for credit in an attempt to get more bonuses. ”

Of course, the big boss would not accept this kind of shameless suggestion, and all his good feelings for this guy just now were thrown into the Pacific Ocean, and he said with white eyes and disdain: "I said Thomas, you are also super rich now, five percent of the shares, is it really important?" ”

"Important, of course important!" Thomas jumped all at once: "God, do you know how many five percent of the shares you have in your name?" Canadian Gold Mines, Australian Gold Mines, Thomas Mining, Media Asia Petroleum, Chilean Copper, Australian Mining Companies, Global Power Services Companies that collect AC royalties from people, and more. ”

Looking at Thomas crossing his fingers and counting the various companies under the name of Master Li, even Li Mo himself was a little dizzy, he really hadn't calculated how many industries he had, but one thing was already clear, if Master Li thought he was second in this world, then no one would dare to call him first.

Quite simply, under the circle of Australia, the future South Seas and the Middle East, the three major oil-producing regions, after the cars have begun to enter the market in a steady stream, it is enough to knock out any rich man, even the richest Sixth Empire, the British royal family and the Russian royal family, within ten years!

Since being on that broken ship eight years ago, Li Mo knows better than anyone that if he wants to do something big in the late Qing Dynasty and before World War I, even if he gives you all the money of the Qing political axe, a dreadnought-class will cost two million pounds, not including the super dreadnought battleship that later swelled to nearly ten million pounds, this is simply a money-burning game.

Farming, hoeing and digging out?

Running a business? Knock out the steel plate one by one?

Even if he gives another twenty years, Young Master Li is not qualified to participate in this game, so he needs to take the lead in another field, that is, the huge international capital market!

Only by making money from the international market can we supplement our weakness of lack of accumulation and heritage, and strengthen ourselves in the fastest time! That's why he supported Thomas, and used the knowledge of geography and mineral deposits in later generations to get the East Texas Oil Company, which successfully entered the game circle.

But did you really get into the game? If they really entered, would Britain and the United States dare to support this book so blatantly? Li Mo smiled and shook his head, he hadn't entered the stream yet.

Thinking of this, he immediately interrupted Thomas, who was still breaking his fingers, and said with a smile: "Thomas, don't count, if I tell you that you haven't started in this capital game, believe it or not?" ”

"Didn't get started!" Thomas was about to jump on the table: "Lee, are you right?" I'm here! ”

"You're nothing!" Li Mo rolled his eyes and said excitedly, and after whispering a few words to Du Dazhuang, he said: "Do you think that being able to do business with Rockefeller and Morgan and make a lot of money is real business?" No, I'm telling you, it's just small business, and there are bigger businesses in the world! ”

Bigger business!

Thomas's eyes were straight, he couldn't believe his ears, 200 million US dollars was still considered a small business in Li Mo's eyes, so what should a bigger business be?

In his shock, Du Dazhuang had already brought a box, Li Mo carefully opened the box and took out something like a thick notebook and handed it to Thomas: "Take a look for yourself." ”

Thomas quickly opened the notebook, only to find that there was a set of beautifully printed banknotes with a blue background that had never been seen before, from the smallest one cent to the largest five dollars, a total of seven new banknotes.

"What is this?"

"The banknotes I'm going to issue."

Li Mo said the answer, in fact, he had been thinking about the issue of paper money for a long time, but although he had the basic financial knowledge brought by later generations, it was still not enough to help him establish a complete and reliable financial system, because what he needed was not to open a small bank, but to need a huge financial system that could support him and complete the entire strategic concept in the future.

If he rushes into the game, the bankers who are eyeing the world will never give up on this new continent, so this is also something he has been hesitating about.

The last time in the Canadian enclosure, the mysterious Rothschild family appeared once, and then he curiously asked Duan Fei to check, but was stunned by the terrible information, the Sixth Reich in this novel is really worthy of its name, and it has actually controlled the financial industry of many European countries and has become a veritable European creditor!

According to incomplete statistics, as of now, the Rothschild family has only a thousand tons of gold reserves, which is actually more than the total number of young master Li after digging and cheating, and using the memories of his previous life to steal the biggest pirate treasure! Only less than the British National Reserves, it is a veritable private gold warehouse!

When these information and materials were put in front of Young Master Li, he was also a little breathless, especially when he learned that the Rothschilds had actually entered the European oil industry in 1886 and were still the largest creditors of Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, which made him feel the crisis! Because Young Master Li has also set his goal on oil, if he doesn't get rid of this hidden danger, he will always be a little worried.

So he needs a well-thought-out financial system to support his ideas, but the problem is that he can't consult others in this regard, for example, the Sixth Reich is strong, but can you ask people to help you build a financial system? Therefore, this matter must be solved by itself, because the Qing political axe has not been in contact with the foreign financial system for a short time, there is no such talent, and the social status of overseas Chinese is low, and they cannot enter this kind of high-end circle at all, so Honolulu is still using the pound sterling as the settlement unit, which has been delayed until now.

It is very dangerous to use other countries' currencies as settlement instruments, but with the recent experience of several pilot banks established or acquired in Switzerland, Taiwan and Australia, and the arrival of Liang Dunyan, the finance minister, he finally has the opportunity to test the unpredictable international financial market!

One cent, five cents, tens, twenty cents, fifty cents, one dollar and five dollars.

Seven grades, seven different patterns but obviously belong to a series of banknotes, in addition to the unique base system, but also the first use of special paper and ink, but also the use of his later anti-counterfeiting knowledge, added watermarks, micro-engraving and metal security wire and other technologies, and even specially Yanjing City's glaze workshop, invited a few fake masters to give advice.

Of course, in addition to the banknotes themselves, Li Mo cares more about the means of paper money, no matter what era it is, issuing currency is the biggest business!

But Thomas, who was holding the new coin that Li Mo was about to issue and took it home to collect, was still a little puzzled and asked, "Li, what does this have to do with the big business you said?" ”

Li Mo blinked, put away this set of the most valuable banknotes after he crossed over, and smiled: "Thomas, this is the big business I want to introduce to you, currency!" ”

"Currency?" Thomas was a little confused by Li Mo's big business on the left and big business on the right, and currency is also a transaction? In the gold standard, the issuance of money was strictly controlled, how much gold you have in reserve, how much money can be issued, and the amount must be controlled so as not to cause inflation, but what is heard today? Currency has actually become a business?

"Thomas, let me ask you, if you were given a ton of gold to issue banknotes, how much would you actually earn?"

"Nothing can be earned, because gold must be equivalent to currency, and they are freely convertible between them"

"No, you're wrong." Li Mo shook his head: "You earned a ton of gold!" Because after you issue the banknote, the gold is still in your hand! ”

"But."

"No, but!"

Young Master Li really interrupted Thomas, who was 100,000 why: "I know what you want to say, do you think that if you issue a ton of gold banknotes and put them on the market, then those people can take the banknotes and exchange the gold back, which is equivalent to making nothing, but losing the money from printing banknotes, right?" ”

Thomas nodded, he wondered, isn't this exactly the freely convertible gold standard policy currently used by countries? Does he think he doesn't even know this?!

Li Mo carefully handed the box to Du Dazhuang, looked back at Thomas who was full of doubts and puzzles, and lowered his voice: "Thomas, if one day you find that paper money can no longer be exchanged with gold after it is issued, what should you do?" ”

"Can't redeem!"

Thomas got up suddenly, as if he saw something incredible, his eyes were about to pop out, who would dare to use non-convertible currency?

"Thomas, I've got a lot of silver ready for you to ship to the United States at once, exchange it for dollars and then for gold, and then exchange all the dollars in your hand for gold!"

"Remember! Be dispersed and carried out in secret, and no one else will know that you are the one who caused this run. ”

"Why?" Thomas looked at Li Mo, a little incomprehensible, it was okay to convert the dollars in his hand into gold, maybe this was because he needed gold as a reserve to issue banknotes, but the exchange of silver was not so simple!

You must know that although the United States is still a gold and silver double standard, but gold and silver can not be exchanged, must be exchanged into paper money first, and there is a certain premium in the exchange, if you take silver to exchange for dollars, in exchange for gold, it will shrink significantly, no one wants to do such a loss-making transaction!

"Go, the silver is already on the ship, no matter what means you use, turn it all into gold, don't care about the loss!" Li Mo waved his hand, and the corners of his lips curled suddenly: "Remember what I asked George to tell you?" I want you to be the god of the United States, I need to control the currency of the United States! ”

"What!"

Two days later, Thomas and Liang Dunyan, who got all the plans, waited for the eyes that had turned green, and quietly left Hawaii with a freighter full of silver, in order to avoid people's eyes, they first diverted to Mexico, and then dispersed through the Caribbean countries before entering the United States, and in order to serve the copper mine, Li Mo invested in Chile in the name of Thomas The Bank of America also quietly set up an office in New York.

No one could have imagined that these two seemingly unrelated things would trigger a major reshuffle of international capital.

On March 1, 1897, there was a gold run in the United States!

When this news was placed in front of Li Mo's desk through the airwaves, he knew that this financial game was already quietly unfolding according to his idea!

Three days later, Li Mo announced the establishment of a central bank, and at the same time took out the 500 tons of gold accumulated over the years to exchange a large number of jewels fished out of the sea off Florida in the hands of the Government Council, which made many people sigh at Master Li's ability to collect money, but also secretly admired his mind, because this is a disproportionate transaction at all, and the value of those jewels cannot exceed one-tenth!

Originally, Li Mo didn't even want jewelry, but Li Enfu insisted on the deal as a political axe compensation for his contribution to Young Master Li. Finally, after adding the 50 tonnes of gold that the Government Council has raised over the past few years, the issuance of a total of S$550 million has begun at the exchange ratio of one dollar to one gram of gold.

At the same time, the self-trained economic experts who came back from financial institutions and banks around the world also took Master Li's plan and quietly began to sketch out the new monetary system after the issuance of paper money, and in order to ensure the smooth transformation of finance within the control area, Li Mo also promised that the complex dual system of pounds and silver would continue to be maintained for another year in the land under control.

At the same time, an institution that enveloped the three northeastern provinces and Honolulu of the Ryukyus, and was unified to the outside world as the Xinhua Government Council, was quietly unveiled in Lushun, which represents that the political structure and transfer have been quietly completed.

Although there is still a year from the announcement of the issuance of banknotes to the actual use of the only settlement currency, and the Xinhua political axe has not yet been publicized with great fanfare, but the full 550 million paper funds have made the dry government council full of vitality all of a sudden.

So much so that Li Enfu, the first president of the Xinhua Government Council, excitedly patted the table to start more than a dozen major projects that had to be postponed due to lack of funds, and the construction of railways and highways was started across the board.

After getting the 30 million US dollars left by Thomas, Li Mo officially took over the most expensive Dalian Bay and Huludao Shipbuilding Group projects in his private name and established the North Industries Group, which also represents the official start of construction of the world's largest single heavy industry group after being delayed due to financial problems!

The reason why he made a series of large-scale arrangements for economic adjustment before declaring war seems to be because Li Mo knows better than anyone else that no matter what conspiracies and schemes there are in the war, in the final analysis, it is still a game to burn money!

The 550 million blue dollars that are being printed are the last glimmering blade that pierces the hope of this war!

(To be continued)