Volume 1 Turbulent Times Chapter 156 Turning Faces
"The little Japanese really thinks....(
m_)" Fang Zida smiled and shook his head, throwing the document in his hand aside. This document was brought by Jiang Zhiqing, and its content was a countermeasure made by the Japanese government against the financial crisis that is happening in Japan.
I don’t know who came up with a bad idea. The Japanese government suddenly announced that the old version of the yen would be invalidated within a specified period of time, and changed it to a new yen to replace the old yen circulation, implementing the amount and proportion of the new and old yen exchange. At the same time, the exchange of the yen in the international currency market was suspended, and the interest rates of major Japanese banks were lowered. The emperor and the cabinet took the lead and called on Japanese citizens to donate gold and silver to the country to enrich the treasury and stabilize the order of Japan’s economic...
As soon as the Japanese government was introduced, it caused a huge uproar in the international community. The old yen plummeted instantly. The consortiums of European and American countries that were taking advantage of the situation in Japan suffered significant losses. According to preliminary estimates, the losses of Britain, France, the United States and other countries alone were as high as nearly 10 million pounds. For a time, the domestic agreement was extremely dissatisfied with the Japanese government's actions that ignored the financial order and insisted on doing things alone, and raised diplomatic protests and negotiations.
The Okuma Cabinet ignored these protests and negotiations and stepped up the exchange of new and old yen internally. The outside world even accused Britain, France, the United States and other countries of being the culprits of the Japanese economic crisis, especially in the presence of a large number of counterfeit Japanese yen in Japan, which is extremely suspicious.
For a time, the alliance was quarreling with Japan. Britain, France and other countries were extremely dissatisfied with this younger brother who was harmful to others and did not benefit themselves. The diplomatic wording became stronger day by day. Although the United States is a neutral country, it also cursed no more than Britain and France at this time. In order to retaliate in a targeted revenge, the US consortium even lobbled Congress and asked the Congress to seal the Japanese government's assets in the United States on the grounds of predatory economic policies against foreign capital, and at the same time carried out a punitive trade blockade to force the Japanese government to submit.
Following the United States, the British government also issued a warning to trade sanctions. Japan is just an island country, with a lack of resources, and the raw materials for the industrial pillar are mostly imported, especially the textile industry, which is the focus of Japan's light industry. More than 90% of the cotton source is in India. As the monarch of India, the British can be said to be a point. But this time the Japanese government was determined to take the lead, letting Britain, France, the United States and other countries threaten them, and ignoring it. It is an attitude of not being afraid of boiling water.
"As soon as the Japanese government took this trick, all countries suffered great losses. Ruiyuan, how much did you lose here?"
Jiang Zhiqing smiled and said proudly: "Reply to the president's words, we have almost no losses when it comes to the loss. This time, we just joined in a fun time. Looking at the thunder, the rain didn't rain at all. If we talk about it, it's thanks to the president's reminder."
"Haha, that's good." Fang Zida nodded. Jiang Zhiqing is a smart person, and he did a good job. As for the losses of the Chinese government, it can almost be said to be negligible to the gains from the previous period. The central bank had gradually reduced its reserves of the yen as it was when Jiang Zhiqing sent people to Japan to disrupt the situation. At the same time, due to the strict implementation of the central bank's foreign exchange management system, domestic private banks can no longer exchange currencies of various countries as they used to, which also avoids the loss of private financial capital. Of course, the Japanese government has made this happen, but compared to the overall situation, this little loss is not worth mentioning at all.
"Little Japan is really cruel." Fang Zida said in his heart. This move by the Japanese government was a hero who cut off his arm. He used the loss of foreign capital to exchange for stability of domestic financial order. To put it simply, doing so is to rob the rich and help the poor. In Fang Zida's memory, it seems that only Jin Erpang from the north had done this tough economic method.
The benefits of the Japanese government doing this are obvious. First, it can cut off the circulation channels of counterfeit banknotes of the old yen and stop the sharp decline in the purchasing power of the yen in Japan, and second, it can stabilize the Japanese economic order as soon as possible. It can protect the capital of Japanese financial institutions, especially banks, and third, by the use of the voiding of the old yen and stopping the exchange of the international currency market, it is equivalent to plundering all the capital of various countries in Japan at once, making up for the huge losses suffered by the Japanese economy in the early stage.
But the disadvantages of doing this are obvious. The Japanese government does this way, which means offending a large number of people regardless of the rules of the game. Among these people are enemies and allies, especially those of the Allies, who are extremely dissatisfied with the Japanese government. It is impossible for the Okuma Cabinet to know the consequences of doing this, but they did this. Do they really think that the reasons for the European war are that the countries of the agreement, including the United States, can’t do anything to Japan?
"What is Japan's reaction to trade sanctions imposed by Britain, France, the United States and other countries?"
Jiang Zhiqing had just returned from Japan, and Fang Zida asked in detail considering this.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Zhiqing said: "I haven't contacted the upper level of the government yet and I don't know much about the reaction of the cabinet. However, the Japanese people applauded these measures of the Japanese government, especially some businesses, students, ronin, etc. They all said that these British, French and American ghosts deserved the crime."
"This is really the case?" Fang Zida asked with a frown slightly.
Jiang Zhiqing nodded and confirmed that it was undoubtedly true. Fang Zida immediately thoughtful and tapped his fingers gently on the table, revealing a solemn expression.
"This time you are in Japan. Have you ever contacted Ruiyuan for the Revolutionary Party?"
"If you go back to the president, Zhiqing will have no contact with them after he has returned to the president's command..." Jiang Zhiqing stood up in a hurry and replied in panic.
Waving his hand, Fang Zida said with joy: "Ruiyuan doesn't have to be nervous. We have a deep connection with the revolutionary party. In addition to different political views, many of the two parties are old friends and old comrades. Even if you contact them, it's not a big deal. Besides, I just want to know the situation of the revolutionary party in Japan now, and there is no other meaning."
Jiang Zhiqing felt relieved after hearing this. He initially thought Fang Zida was beating him. Although Jiang Zhiqing has not occupied a high position since he defected to Fang Zida, he is now a figure, with power and money in his hands, and his life is much better than before. Moreover, with the increasing stability of domestic politics and the vigorous development of the economy, Jiang Zhiqing even understood that the guys who only talked loudly are no longer opponents of the KMT and Beiyang alliance.
"I heard... the revolutionary party is not having a good life now." Jiang Zhiqing said tactfully: "In Japan, the revolutionary party, which was already short of funds, has suffered a lot of losses. It is said that Sun Wen and others have almost lost money for meals, and they are begging grandpa to seek funding everywhere, but who in Japan can take care of them now? And..."
“And what?”
Jiang Zhiqing hesitated for a while and continued, "And some revolutionaries already had the idea of leaving Sun Yat-sen, and they would not hide it from the president. When Zhiqing was in Japan, several old friends came to me and said they had the idea of returning home, but Zhiqing was worried that the president would blame him and did not dare to agree for the time being."
"Oh, who are some people? Ruiyuan, tell me." Fang Zida asked with interest.
Jiang Zhiqing mentioned several names, and Fang Zida nodded after hearing this. He had heard of all these people. They were all veterans of the Tongmenghui back then. Later, Sun Wen fooled them into the revolutionary party. After the Second Revolution, he was afraid that they would want to be arrested in China and never dared to come back.
"You can do these things yourself. These people are all heroes of the Republic of China. If they were not for them, the Qing Dynasty would not have collapsed. As the saying goes, the sea of suffering is boundless. If it is a shore, it is impossible to turn back. People will not make mistakes. As long as they correct, they will be good comrades. Ruiyuan, we should still be concerned about comrades who have taken detours."
Jiang Zhiqing immediately understood and nodded quickly.
After chatting with Jiang Zhiqing for a while, Fang Zida picked up a document and read it. Jiang Zhiqing tactfully asked back. After Jiang Zhiqing left, Fang Zida lit a cigar and sat in a chair and sucked quietly, thinking about the current situation.
Liao Zhongkai is coming back soon. According to the news revealed by Song Jiaoren, Liao Zhongkai's work in Japan was greatly successful. Many people were instigated by Liao Zhongkai. They also persuaded Situ Mei and cut off Zhigong's financial assistance to the revolutionary party. Of course, it was not easy for Liao Zhongkai to persuade Situ Mei. There was no progress in the two months after he arrived in the United States. Although Situ Mei was extremely polite to Liao Zhongkai, she also did not want to fall in love with Sun Wen. She never gave a clear reply to Liao Zhongkai's request to Song Jiaoren.
But accidents often happen inadvertently. Just when Liao Zhongkai thought that this trip to the United States would be a waste of effort, something brought him a turnaround. Sun Wen, who had been having a meal in Japan and lived only by his mouth, suddenly made an unexpected thing that surprised everyone, and was a matter of course, that was to marry the second lady of the Song family who was just in her early twenties.
Sun Yat-sen's move angered a person, who was the father of Miss Song Er, the veteran of Tongmenghui, the spokesperson of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Consortium, and the old friend of the company's Tumei, Song Jiashu. When he learned that Sun-sen and Song were married, Song Charlie was furious. Song Charlie and Sun Yat-sen were old friends for many years, and they had a deep friendship. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party was formed until later, and Song Charlie had always been his biggest economic backing. It can be said that if Song Charlie had not been Song Charlie, Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party would have long since disbanded. For this old friend, although Song Charlie knew that Sun Yat-sen had always liked Luo Li, he had never lacked young beauties around him in his early years. However, in Charlie Song's eyes, although Sun Yat-sen had all kinds of problems, they still maintained friendship and gave great help.
But unexpectedly, this old friend actually attacked his daughter, and didn't know what kind of soup he had given her. The daughter, who has always regarded as the pearl in her hand, was determined to marry the "Uncle Sun" who watched her grow up and grew up. She was so angry that Charlie Song was so angry that he cursed: "The rabbit doesn't eat grass by his nest, I'm useless to help you Sun Yat-sen. You old boy dares to mess with your daughter? It's not a thing!" He published an announcement and declared that he didn't count the severance of his daughter. At the same time, he broke off his friendship with Sun Yat-sen, a guy who was traitorous, and since then he became a friend who became an enemy who shared the same heaven.
Chapter completed!