Chapter 311: More valuable than gold are patriots
Year 2001.
Explosions from Manhattan, New York.
A new chapter on the planet has been opened.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon of September 11 European time.
In the master bedroom of a spa villa outside Milan.
Warm fragrant nephrite is in the bosom.
Opening his eyes, Able saw the clock hanging on the wall.
He converted the clock time and knew that it was already about eight to nine o'clock in the morning.
Then what should have happened has happened.
Abel pushed away the big kk Karolina Kokuva who was lying on top of him.
He cautiously stepped on Simmons, for fear of stepping on the Elizabeth angels lying everywhere.
While walking out, he put his hands on his waist, mainly because he was a little numb.
can make him, who has a perverted physique, also show this kind of performance.
Then only the angels swarmed up, relying on group fighting tactics 25vs1, ruthlessly suppressing His Majesty the Great Demon King of Satan.
Tiptoeing, Able walked out of the master bedroom.
Outside the master bedroom, on the platform covered with soft carpets, there are also several angels who have fallen due to "war".
They were all resting, but some were waking up.
No matter how light Abel's movements were, he still accidentally woke up a few.
He looked at the supermodels who were rubbing their eyes, smiled and whispered, "You guys continue to rest, I have something to deal with."
The supermodels who woke up smiled sweetly and nodded to him, and then continued to rest.
Finally, Abel finally got out of the mess of the "battlefield".
He appeared in the living room on the periphery of the villa.
Watch the boss appear here in his pajamas.
Edward and David, who had been waiting here, quickly stood up.
David immediately came to Abel's side and whispered, "Boss, there's something big going on in New York!"
Abel's heart moved, and his heart said Is it finally here?
"What's the big deal?"
David recounted what had happened this morning in New York.
Abel sighed, a sad expression on his face, "How could this happen? That's too bad, that's too bad! Prepare, David, we're going back to New York now!"
David hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Boss, I personally think it's a bit risky to go back to New York now. There is no guarantee that such a thing will not happen a third time."
If I had to do it again, I would have to think about leaving the United States.
Abel thought this in his heart, but his face was awe-inspiring, and he said to Edward and David:
"It was because I knew the danger that I should go back to New York. Although I'm a Texan, New York is also my second home. I'm going back to my hometown, do you see what I mean?"
Seeing the boss actually show this kind of appearance at such a dangerous moment.
Edward and David were surprised, but at the same time they were both a little moved.
「boss。 I see." David said with some shame.
Edward also spoke, "I'll go and get people ready."
Abel nodded expressionlessly, "Go, I'm going back to the United States as soon as possible."
David soon came back to give feedback on the results, which were far from ideal.
"The United States has announced that it has closed all airspace to the outside world. Any commercial and private jet that enters U.S. airspace during this time will be sniped."
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Abel nodded in understanding, turned around and took out his personal phone to turn it on, and dialed out one by one.
By the time he finished and answered the phone, it was already evening in Venice time.
In more than three hours, he made and received hundreds of phone calls.
A large number of people and things were pacified and arranged, and only then did his side quiet down a little.
By this time, Elizabeth's angels had also woken up, and they knew what was happening in New York
things.
Everyone's reaction was very shocked and panicked.
This is normal, in fact, the repercussions caused by the major events of the day are very large.
During the three days of closed airspace in the United States.
The New York Stock Exchange and other U.S. domestic exchanges announced a four-day closure.
On that day, he was originally at an elementary school in Virginia, and the owner of the white house gave a lecture to elementary school students.
He immediately rushed back to the White House and launched a televised speech to the nation that night, declaring a state of emergency in the United States
In the evening of the same day, federal departments at all levels launched an investigation into the incident.
Over the course of two days, at least 1,200 people were secretly detained, arrested, and interrogated by federal authorities.
The Ministry of Justice has also questioned 5,000 suspicious persons.
In the past few days, the American media, which originally liked to question the authorities the most, have also been quiet.
At this moment, there is only one voice left in the Federation.
Originally, in authority, it belonged to the super-small *** little George Bush authorities.
It was also because of this incident that he instantly seized power.
On September 14, the closed airspace of the United States was opened.
Abel's Boeing 747 took off immediately.
Seven hours later, it landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Abel who returned to the United States did nothing, he went straight back to No. 1 13th Road, New York.
In the quiet few days, he didn't even go out except for calling to appease the woman and the subordinate company.
On September 17, the U.S. stock market reopened.
This is despite the fact that before the market opened, the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank each abruptly cut interest rates by 50 percentage points to stabilize confidence and support the stock market.
However, the Dow Jones still fell 7.1% on the same day, and then fell slightly for two consecutive days.
Until September 20.
The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P fell 14.3%, 16.1% and 11.6%, respectively, and U.S. stocks shrank by $1.4 trillion.
Although the white house has injected a lot of money into the stock market.
Panic selling is still inevitable, and major stock indexes continue to fall to their lowest point in three years.
The world's largest stock market fell.
Stock markets in other countries are also struggling to improve, and a sluggish stock market will inevitably affect the confidence of investors and consumers in various countries.
Tokyo stocks fell 4.8 percent, London fell 6.2 percent, Paris fell 11.4 percent and Frankfurt fell 12.3 percent.
The share prices of the most affected airlines fell even more.
Among them, the shares of British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France fell by more than 30%.
The dollar index has been even more furious, from 119.65 previously, to 100.93 on September 20.
This shows that the world's major economic powers' currencies have risen sharply relative to the US dollar.
Typical examples are the Norwegian krone held by Abel in large quantities.
Prior to this incident, the NOK had been hovering around 7.6800 against the US dollar.
That's 7.68 NOK for one dollar.
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After this incident, it ended on September 20.
The exchange rate of the Norwegian krone against the US dollar has become 6.9500.
That's less than 7 NOK, which can be exchanged for one dollar.
The dollar value of 600 billion Norwegian kroner held by Abel also increased from $78.125 billion.
It became $86.33 billion.
Manhattan Island, for example, is home to multinational financial companies.
The business of these companies has been affected to a greater or lesser extent.
Companies with offices in buildings are even more unlucky.
Their business was nearly paralyzed, and a lot of data was lost.
Among the famous companies are Bank of America, Asahi Bank, Deutsche Bank, Morgun
Stanley Financial Corporation, the U.S. Commodity Futures Exchange, etc., etc.
Among them, Wagon Stanley suffered the most losses, because it rented a total of 298,000 square meters of office space in the building, and many of the company's employees did not even have office space.
Of course, it's a very coincidental fact that the EOs and chairmen of these large companies.
None of them had an accident.
These people were either away from the U.S. on business that day, or they were doing business in other parts of the U.S. or working in other parts of Manhattan.
According to internal statistics on Wall Street, the highest position among the missing and dead is a mid-level executive at a U.S. commodity futures exchange.
It's so magical.
The total repayment of the global insurance industry will be between $15 billion and $30 billion.
During the week, AIG, the largest property insurance company in the United States, paid $500 million, and TLIFE, the second-largest life insurer, paid $300 million, and A Financial Insurance Group paid $230 million.
Arguably, apart from airlines, the global insurance industry was the hardest hit by this incident.
NH Reinsurance, Swiss Re, Lloyd's of London, General Re and other companies have all been devastated by the incident.
September 21.
New York has finally restored initial order.
Smith Building, Queens.
Warren Buffett, Sullivenston, Bloomberg and other three shareholders of Smith Capital all appeared in Abel's office on the fourth floor.
An hour later.
In the huge floor-to-ceiling window next to the sofa lounge area in the office, Abel puts his hands in his pockets and looks at Manhattan across the East River in New York.
The skyscrapers there are still there, but the proud twins have been lost in the buildings.
"What a terrible disaster." Abel sighed and turned to look at the three of them, "God bless America."
The three giant crocodiles also involuntarily whispered, "God bless America."
The phrase "God bless America" was shouted by George Bush in the White House that day.
It has become the most shouted sentence on the lips of Americans in the past ten days.
It seems that if you don't shout a few words like this, at this moment, you are not an American.
It's like an American thief.
Under the general trend, even the top rich have to do so.
Abel pretended to shout again.
The three giants also had to read it along.
Like chanting, this is the largest zzzq in the United States at the moment.
Those who don't follow this ZZQ are the biggest enemy of the United States at the moment.
After the "chanting" is completed.
Able raised his hand to look at the time, it was almost noon.
He looked up at the three giants, "Guys, O'Neill's date time has come. It's time for us to go."
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Bloomberg immediately laughed and said, "Oh, that's your date, it's none of my business. Mr. O'Neill didn't invite me."
The four of them have been talking here for more than an hour.
Now it's time to end the show.
Bloomberg left alone.
Warren Buffett and Sullivenston followed Abel's motorvoy from the Smith Building in a car.
After half an hour of driving, the convoy came to a building in Brooklyn.
This building is far away today, and there are many people guarding and arranging it.
It took more than half an hour for the convoy to pass through the inspection of these security personnel.
Finally, the three Abel got out of the car before arriving at the building.
Escorted by some special staff, walk into the building.
After a while.
Together, the three of them appeared in a spacious conference hall in the building.
There were already a lot of people in the conference hall.
Abel glanced over and saw many, many acquaintances.
Like David Komansky, Philip Purcell, Richard Foord, Paulson, and so on
At a glance, dozens or hundreds of people appeared in the conference hall, including almost 70% of Wall Street giants and 80% of American financial giants.
At this time, if a cruising bomb breaks through the overhead building and razes the building to the ground.
Then the U.S. financial community can basically be wiped out.
"It's a big battle."
P Financial Services Group EO and Chairman, Sullivenston whispered to Abel and Warren Buffett.
Abel found Soros in the crowd.
The latter is also looking at him.
The two looked at each other and smiled, looking like they were on good terms.
It's as if the fierce confrontation between the two in USD/NOK didn't happen half a month ago.
Buffett waited for Abel and Soros to say hello, and said softly to Abel:
"Abel, tell me. Is Paul's convening today the meaning of the White House?"
Sullivenston also looked at Abel, and the leader of the P Financial Services Group was also curious about this matter.
On Wall Street, who doesn't know that Abel Smith is the son-in-law of the bush.
Able shrugged, "Actually, I don't know. That one is too busy right now. My father-in-law is not in power. But I think it's still the meaning of a white house. Paul Henry O'Neill doesn't deserve so much attention."
Buffett and Sullivenston saw him say this, and both nodded slightly.
Paul Henry O'Neill, the new finance minister of the White House, and the conflict with the White House and even the ruling party, many people know.
The reason why this also gave him the important position of finance minister was mainly because Paul Henry O'Neill himself was indeed capable.
But no matter how capable he is, in that position, without the support of the White House and the Ruling Party, it is of no use at all.
Paul Henry O'Neill just couldn't figure that out.
As a person who is in charge of the party, he stares at the white house all day long, especially at the commander.
Eventually, in an alternate plane, he would be removed from office next year.
It is precisely because of Paul Henry O'Neill's disagreement with the White House that the American elite knows that Paul Henry O'Neill has little power.
Wall Street itself is not a big treasurer, let alone a treasurer with little power.
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Such a finance minister, if there is no white house to support it.
It would be impossible for so many giant crocodiles to appear here today.
It can be said that two-thirds of the princes of the American financial community have gathered here.
The three of them were chatting quietly, and everyone else in the room was chatting as well.
Half an hour later, Paul Henry O'Neill hurriedly led the crowd to appear.
Out of courtesy, everyone basically stopped discussing and looked at the finance minister, who had just taken office this year.
Paul Henry O'Neill was a typical white elite who wanted to invite Herbert to become Secretary of Defense when he became the owner of the White House.
Paul Henry O'Neill refused at the time, but recommended Dick Cheney instead.
Dick Cheney is the deputy to the current owner of the White House.
This time, after Herbert's son moved into the White House.
Paul Henry O'Neill finally did not refuse the invitation and became the new Treasurer.
As soon as this highly capable finance minister appeared, it was an infectious speech-like line.
But in summary, there is really only one central idea.
That is, the country needs you, the United States needs you, why don't you hurry up and take the money out to support the stock market?
The crocodiles reacted to this by saying nothing, but it was clear that things would not be so easy.
No one would speak, and Paul Henry O'Neill began a roll call.
It is estimated that this guy is really very bad with the white house, hundreds of Wall Street giants, the United States
The financial giants sit here.
Paul Henry O'Neill doesn't order anyone.
The new Dick Cheney was the first to point to the people who were most intimate with the owner of the White House.
"Mr. Abel Smith."
Paul Henry O'Neill said in a loud voice:
"From the end of 1999 to the present. The United States has allowed you to accumulate an astonishing fortune. Now that the country needs you, can't you show something?"
Everyone gloated, and everyone looked at Abel with gloating eyes.
You know, the youngest of the people in this room who can sit is fifty or sixty years old.
The old ones are seventy or eighty years old.
The staff members standing against the wall were young in their thirties.
The only young man sitting was Abel himself.
No matter what they were thinking at the moment, everyone was staring at Abel.
Paul Henry O'Neill looked serious and looked at Abel.
However, to everyone's surprise, Abel stood up directly and said in a clear voice:
"Gold is certainly precious, but the vigorous and brave patriot is even more precious. I am willing to be that vigorous and brave patriot."
"Smiths Capital has gradually converted 600 billion NOK foreign exchange funds into US dollars."
"The money will be invested in the U.S. stock market. I hope that this approach by Smith Capital will be a shot in the arm for the US stock market in the midst of the crash!"
"Mr. O'Neill, what do you think of me doing this?"
Abel's clear voice echoed in the chamber, and everyone, including Paul Henry O'Neill, was stunned.
Only in the morning, Buffett and Sullivenston, who had already discussed with Abel, had calm expressions.
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They knew Abel's plan and agreed with it.
In fact, it is useless not to agree, Abel has an absolute controlling stake in Smith Capital.
The most that the two men and Mr. Bloomberg could do was demand the power to withdraw their shares.
In other aspects, even dividends depend on Abel's meaning.
"Uh" Paul Henry O'Neill probably didn't expect Abel Smith to answer like this.
Because compared to the performance of Abel who will clearly say that he will convert foreign exchange into US dollars and then put the funds into the US stock market.
In doing so, he supported the dollar first and then the US stocks.
The level of support is terrible.
than him.
Among the hundreds of giants present, nearly one-third of them and companies secretly shorted the U.S. stock market during this time.
The other two-thirds watched from the sidelines, choosing to shrink and wait.
There is no one who has clearly rescued the market.
So far, no one has entered the bailout, except for the official.
Abel's direct statement naturally surprised Paul Henry O'Neill.
The new finance minister wanted to say something, but at this time, he saw Buffett next to Abel also standing up.
"Although Berkshire Hathaway has suffered a lot of losses this time." Warren Buffett said:
"But I'm also a patriot. Berkshire Hathaway will follow in the footsteps of Smith Capital and join in the effort to save the U.S. stock market."
Financial Services Group EO stood up.
"So it goes for P."
The joint statement of the three made the audience fall silent.
This chapter was written for three hours, and I wrote deep harmony, and I am sorry for myself for looking forward to it for so long without writing the foreshadowing in front. That's it in the end. I'm not happy with myself, but that's all I can do
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