27. Long live the emperor! (4)
The dictator gives his opinion and orders, and everyone applauds, agrees, and implements them β this is almost the only process of high-level meetings in Alfheim today. In any case, as a living god and the spokesperson of the Mother Goddess on earth, His Excellency the Dictator will never make mistakes and will always be right. Every word he says is full of wisdom, and every order he gives must be carried out unconditionally and resolutely, and if you cannot understand the deep meaning, it can only mean that your faith is not strong enough, and you need to go through both physical and spiritual baptism.
This time, however, the participants couldn't help but mutter: Is it possible to let a group of vested interests consciously withdraw from the stage of history?
In addition to the officials of the Ministry of Finance, there were also many high-ranking military officers who had been involved in the operation of the consortium, and they all dealt with Charlemagne's moths, and some of them tried to pull them into the water. So the participants knew very well how difficult it is to expect a group of greedy animals to give up their mouths and obediently retract to their nests to live their lives. Any move that touches their interests will inevitably be opposed or even counterattacked, and it is obviously unrealistic not to use violent means.
Brunhill thinks further, and in her opinion, these people have been in contact with the consortium for many years, and it is difficult to say whether they have some evidence that could have an impact on Yalfheim's image. With or without it, it is safest to clean up these parasites all at once. Not to mention that these people have amassed huge amounts of wealth by illegal means, and purging them can not only exchange the hearts of ordinary Charlemagne people, but also enrich the treasury of Alfheim, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. All things considered, she would prefer to launch a raid-style purge to settle things before the people reacted.
Her ideas are certainly plausible and pragmatic, but the dictator's eyes are not on the last three or five years, but on the more distant future.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we certainly cannot expect these greedy pigs to suddenly discover their conscience and automatically and consciously retreat from the stage. It's the same as a broom, and the dust doesn't leave on its own. For the sake of long-term peace and stability in the occupied territories, certain people should disappear from the world. However, given the intricateness of this vast network, even if the military is dispatched to carry out the purge, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will slip through the net. At the same time, it will also put pressure on the local security situation. Therefore, although we will not renounce the use of force, force is only an auxiliary measure. This time, we will rely mainly on administrative and economic means to eradicate these maggots all at once. β
"What do you mean ......"
As smart as Brunhill, she already roughly understood what Li Lin was going to do at this time, so she obediently made an appearance of humbly asking for advice.
"Quite simply, we are not dealing with an organization or an individual, nor a government, but a network of black and white interests that are intertwined and entangled because of interests. We have to make sure that we destroy the entire network once and for all, so that there is no chance of a resurgence, while also protecting our image. Then the most appropriate way is obviously to let them go bankrupt and disappear from this world. β
The market is risky and investors should be cautious.
This is a simple truth in any era. Especially for those who do speculation, the story of getting rich overnight and going bankrupt overnight is almost always staged, and there are always people with dreams and ambitions who step on the road to success or become a stepping stone to the success of others. For this group of guys, who are almost indistinguishable from gamblers, people scoff at them on the one hand, and always full of envy and jealousy on the other.
No one sympathizes with a group of lost dogs who have failed to gamble, whether they commit suicide or run away, or are chopped into pieces and thrown into the river by a thug hired by a loan shark. After all, no one will forget that it is precisely because of the hoarding behavior of speculative businessmen that prices have skyrocketed and their lives have become so difficult. For the disgruntled masses of the public, it is undoubtedly a very happy thing for a group of speculators to fail to speculate and lead to bankruptcy.
Therefore, this is an economic war, and material and money are the armies and weapons of both sides, and the winning side will dominate Charlemagne's economy for a long time to come.
The question is, how is Alfheim going to crush this collusive landlord and bankrupt them?
The answer is very simple, materials, massive materials, massive materials that can smash the entire speculative interest group to death.
Buying low and selling high is the basis of commercial profits, speculation to put it bluntly, is to eat materials, shares, land, etc. at a low price, and continue to hoard, causing the price to rise after the shortage of materials in the market, causing panic in the market, setting off a rush to buy, and then throwing out the hoarded things in their hands, so as to seek huge profits. Although there may be some differences in the details, in general, speculation is carried out according to this process.
Therefore, speculation has two unavoidable premises. That is, the object of hoarding is preferably necessities, and at the same time, the funds in hand can buy enough materials to cause panic in the market. There are only these two points, which speculators cannot avoid. Li Lin is also eyeing these two points.
"The amount of materials we have in our hands determines the size of our ability to control the market. Gentlemen, the core of economic behavior is the circulation of goods, and money is nothing but a medium to participate in circulation. Only by mastering the materials can we master the market. When the speculators began to grab the goods, on the one hand, we had to tighten the monetary base, and on the other hand, we had to continue to supply enough materials, especially the grain and gauze that Charlemagne was urgently needed, so that the speculators had to continue to buy materials in order to raise the price, and the funds in their hands were unconsciously drained, and after the funds were exhausted, they would have to borrow from the underground money banks, and pay high interest for this. But as long as the supply of goods is still sufficient, and prices fluctuate slightly, or even none, they cannot make a profit. At the same time, they had to pay daily for the storage of goods and bear the interest of usury. In addition, due to the tightening of the monetary system, they will not be able to choose to support themselves by lending to the banks we control, and will eventually have to choose to sell at a low price to stop the loss, and at that pointβ"
"They can only watch prices plummet, go bankrupt overnight, and then commit suicide before the creditors knock on their door. β
Brunhill's quip caused a burst of laughter, as if he had seen countless Charlemagnes jumping from some relatively high place, or putting ropes around their necks, and the elven dignitaries present smiled happily.
That night, twelve decisive directives were issued to the various departments, which were:
1. The units should expedite the entry and acceptance of Charlemagne's major cities;
2. Each unit entering a city must first take control of the local banks and government vaults. The staff of the Ministry of Finance, who accompanied the troops, were responsible for counting the precious metals and foreign exchange reserves stored in banks and vaults;
3. Taking Charlemagne's major cities as the average price index at the end of the month, we strive to increase prices only 2 times to 2.2 times within the one-month action period;
4. Within half a month after the launch of the operation, 5,000 to 6,000 tons of grain must be transported into Charlemagne every day to meet the demand. The food trading company affiliated to the consortium fully guarantees the loading and unloading, and the railway department guarantees the return of empty trains;
5. The textile companies under the consortium should appropriately adjust the stock of gauze, and the cotton of overseas colonies should be transported more vigorously;
6. From now on, the headquarters and major branches of the consortium bank will suspend all loans except for those approved by special needs. During this period, the loan should be recovered as agreed. When the ban will be lifted, wait for instructions;
7. After the action enters the second stage, the Charlemagne government department is ordered that the major cities should immediately collect several taxes that can play a role in tightening the monetary base, and we must send personnel to supervise the implementation throughout the process;
8. Except for those approved by the Ministry of Finance of China, the Ministry of Finance of all major regions shall be responsible for the funds for industrial and mining investment and acquisition, and the payment shall be suspended from the date of arrival of this order;
9. Military expenditures (excluding warehouse buildings, etc.) should be fully allocated and should not be overstocked. Strictly order the logistics department of the army not to engage in commercial activities;
10. In the local funds, all those that can be delayed for half a month or 20 days shall be extended for half a month or 20 days.
11. Trading companies in various places, except for those who have to deal with door sellers, should not sell a large number of major materials for the time being, and should mobilize major materials from all sides in the main areas, and strive to complete them before entering the second stage; after the second phase is launched, Charlemagne's major cities will sell materials together. In order to understand the state of preparedness and avoid inconsistent timing of the sell-off, all localities are required to report their readiness to the Ministry of Finance so that the date of action can be broadly unified.
12. For speculators, they should take the opportunity to throw cold goods to speculators when they are in a rush to buy, but do not give them the main goods. When the silver is contracted, the price is balanced, and the merchant spits out the main materials, we should take the opportunity to buy them.
All subsequent historians of this period of history, regardless of their position and ethnic origin, have unanimously pointed out that it was these twelve directives that tightened the noose around the necks of Charlemagne's speculative merchants, large landowners, and great nobles. And those who had ropes around their necks, and whose toes barely touched the stool, were still unaware of their situation, and even looked forward with joy to the great wealth that was about to befall them.
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