Chapter 245 The sharp edge of money shines

On the Pearl Harbor pier in the early morning, there were soldiers in Pacific military uniforms. While climbing the gangway with guns on their backs, they did not forget to look at the machine guns, cannons and ammunition boxes hanging on the ship at the same time.

Next to

, there were even some local reporters asking the soldiers again. All the soldiers who were asked reported a destination to reinforce Ryukyu!

This scene made Thomas, who just came from the United States, scratch his head. Although the whole world knows that Master Li will declare war on Japan in more than two months, there is no need to make such a big fanfare, right? He is afraid that others don't know that he is going to fight Japan. Although there are few people in Hawaii today, he is not afraid that other countries will inform Japan?

However, he did not pursue this kind of thing too much, because only he knows in the world at this moment. Even if it is completely defeated this time, even a naval warship cannot survive. Master Li also has the ability to turn over the cost immediately!

Because the iron ore of the Great Lakes was finally sold half a month ago, Morgan, who was determined to enter the steel industry, surpassing Carnegie, finally couldn't stand ** and bought all the iron mines in his hands, including the Great Lakes, at a sky-high price of 200 million US dollars.

200 million US dollars!

Thomas is still fascinated by this number. When this number was known by the American media, almost everyone was stunned by the largest single acquisition in history, and almost all the streets were talking about it all the way.

In half a year, first the astronomical reserves of the Gulf of Mexico, and then this deal with Morgan, pushed him to the peak of this era and appeared on the front page of various newspapers.

But he was very strange. He sent a telegram to Li Mo as early as the signing of the peace contract, but he got "I know, get the cash ready." The nine-word reply made him unable to figure out what the magic teenager was paying attention to. In addition, he also knew that Li Mo might be short of money recently, so he specially came to Hawaii, hoping to get some inspiration.

When he rushed to the former royal palace and Honolulu villa by car, a black line suddenly appeared on his forehead. Because it was almost noon, Master Li got up for breakfast, and the corners of his mouth were still twitching during the meal, as if he were crazy!

Double flight to Hawaii!

More than a hundred years of dream has finally come true. When he got up from the paste pile of powdered breasts in the morning, Li Mo himself was a little in a trance. He didn't expect that Shuangfei's career would be completed after his injury, so he once again threw himself into that feeling of incomparable.

No wonder the emperor Yanjing of all dynasties did not want to go to the early morning. Who could get up from the powdered jade pile without any perseverance? Even the news of Anzhou transferred from Lushun was thrown away. At this moment, even his waist was still a little sore.

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

Thomas's anxious look made Li Mo, who was hooked in his mouth, laugh. It can be seen that his first excellent Jewish young man who came out of ** has completely forgotten his God and has become his own believer, so it is related to this kind of fanfare of troop transfer. It can be seen that he is indeed really concerned. Myself.

However, he can't say something directly. He can't tell him that all the soldiers have arrived with fake news. Even the reporter's interview is a blindfold. 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 me, but that if he spills a leak, it's not good.

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

Seeing that Li Mo was so confident, Thomas thought that the funds from this sale gave him the greatest guarantee, and he couldn't help but be complacent and said, "Of course, 200 million dollars, I'm afraid I can't raise so much money to continue to fight with you in my life!"

I didn't wait to hear the praise. The president of Thomas Mining, who had just been rated as 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 trying to get more bonuses with his boss. He didn't change his last name and rubbed his hands: "Li, can you give me more than 5% of the shares this time?"

Of course, the big boss will not accept this shameless suggestion. Just now, he threw all his good feelings for this guy into the Pacific Ocean and said contemptuously, "Thomas, you are also a super rich now. Is 5% of the shares really important?"

"Important, of course it's important!" Thomas jumped up and said, "God, do you know how much 5% of your shares are? Canadian Gold Mine, Australian Gold Mine, Thomas Mining, Huanya Oil Company, Chile Copper Company, Australian Mining Company, Global Power Service Company that collects AC patent fees from others, and others.

Looking at Thomas breaking his fingers and counting all kinds of companies under Master Li's name, even Li Mo himself was a little dizzy. He really didn't calculate how many industries he had, but one thing was very clear. If Master Li thought he was the second in the world, then no one dared to be the first.

It's very simple. Under the circle of Australia, the three major oil-producing regions of the future Nanyang and the Middle East, after cars have begun to enter the market, it is enough to bring down any rich man, even the richest sixth empire, the British royal family and the Russian royal family in ten years!

Li Mo knows better than anyone else from the broken ship in the past eight years. He wants to do something big in the era before the First World War in the end of the Qing Dynasty. Even if he can't give you the family of the Qing Zheng Axe, it costs two million pounds for a dreadnaught class, not including a super-dreadnought battleship that later inflated into a nearly 10 million pounds. This It's a money-burning game.

Farming, digging out one hoe at a time?

Do you want to run an industry? A piece of steel plate knocked out?

Even if it is given another 20 years, 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 make up for our lack of accumulation and background and strengthen ourselves in the fastest time! That's why he supported Thomas and used his knowledge of geographical deposits in later generations to get the East Texas Petroleum Company, which successfully entered the game circle.

But have you really entered this game circle? If it really enters, will Britain and the United States dare to support Japan so blatantly? Li Mo shook his head with a smile. 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 got started in this capital game, do you believe it or not?"

"I'm not getting started!" Thomas was about to jump on the table: "Li, are you right? I am!"

"You are nothing!" Li Mo turned his eyes and excitedly. After whispering a few words to Du Dazhuang, he said, "Do you think it's a real business to make a lot of money by doing business with Rockefeller and Morgan? No, I tell you, these are just small businesses. 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 actually regarded as a small business in Li Mo's eyes. So what should be the bigger business?

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: "Look at it yourself."

Thomas quickly opened the notebook and found that it was neatly arranged with a set of beautifully printed banknotes, with a blue background color that had never been seen before, from the smallest one point to the maximum face value of five yuan, a total of seven new-style notes.

"What is this?"

"The banknotes I'm going to issue."

Li Mo said the answer. In fact, he has been considering issuing paper money for a long time, but although he has the basic financial knowledge brought by future generations, it is still not enough to help him establish a complete and reliable financial system, because what he needs is not to open a small bank, but to be able to support him and complete it. The huge financial system of the whole strategic concept.

If he rushes to the horse, the covetous bankers in the world will never give up this new continent, so this is also something he has been hesitating about.

Last time in the Canadian enclosure, the mysterious Rothschild family appeared once. Later, he curiously asked Duan Fei to investigate, but was stunned by a terrible piece of intelligence. The Sixth Empire in this novel really lives up to its name. It has controlled the financial industry of many European countries and became worthy of its name. The big European creditors!

According to incomplete statistics, up to now, the Rothschild family's gold reserves alone have reached thousands of tons, which is even more than Master Li's total amount after digging and cheating, and using the memory of his previous life to steal the largest pirate treasure! It is only less than the British national reserve, and it is a veritable private gold warehouse!

When these intelligences and materials were put in front of Master Li, he was also a little out of breath, especially when he learned that the Rothschild family had actually entered the European oil industry in 1886 and was the largest creditor of Rockefeller's standard oil company, which made him feel a crisis! Because Master Li has also focused on oil, if he doesn't remove this hidden danger, he will always be a little worried.

So he needs a meticulous financial system to support his ideas, but the problem is that he can't consult others in this regard, such as the powerful Sixth Empire, but can you ask someone to help you build a financial system? Therefore, this matter must be solved by itself. Because the Qingzheng axe has been in contact with the foreign financial system for a short time, there is no such talent at all. In addition, the social status of overseas Chinese is low, and they can't enter this highest-end circle at all. Therefore, Honolulu is still using the pound as a settlement unit, which has been delayed until now.

It is very dangerous to use other currencies as settlement tools. However, recently, with the more and more experience of several pilot banks established or acquired by Switzerland, Taiwan and Australia, coupled with the arrival of Liang Dunyan, the finance Minister, he finally has the opportunity to test the water. The unpredictable international financial market!

One point, five points, ten points, twenty points, fifty points, one yuan and five yuan.

Seven levels, seven different patterns but obviously belong to a series of banknotes. In addition to the unique binary system, it also uses special paper and ink for the first time, and also makes use of his later anti-counterfeiting banknote knowledge, adding watermark, micro-engraving and metal anti-counterfeiting wire and other technologies. It is even specially invited to the glazed workshop in Yanjing City. Several fake masters came to give advice.

Of course, in addition to the paper money itself, Li Mo is more concerned about the means of paper money. No matter what era it is, issuing money is the biggest business!

But holding the new coins that Li Mo was going to issue, Thomas, who took them home and collected them, still didn't understand and asked, "Li, what does this have to do with the big business you mentioned?"

Li Mo blinked his eyes and put away the most valuable banknotes after his time travel. He smiled and said, "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 and a big business. Is currency also a business? In the era of the gold standard, the issuance of currency was strictly controlled. How much gold reserves do you have to issue how much currency, and you must also control the amount to avoid inflation, but what have you heard now? Has money become a business?

"Thomas, I ask you, if you are given a ton of gold to issue banknotes, how much can you actually earn?"

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

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

"But."

"No, but!"

Master Li really interrupted Thomas, who had 100,000 reasons: "I know what you want to say. You think you have issued a ton of gold notes to the market, so those people can take paper money and exchange gold back, which is equivalent to making nothing, but losing the money for printing paper money, right?"

Thomas nodded. He was surprised. Isn't this the free exchange gold standard policy currently used by various 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 puzzled and puzzled, and lowered his voice: "Thomas, if one day you find that you can't exchange money with gold after being issued, what should you do?"

"Unable to redeem!"

Thomas suddenly got up, as if he saw something incredible, and his eyes were about to stare out. Who dares to use the non-revocable currency?

"Thomas, I have prepared a large amount of silver. You can immediately ship these silver to the United States, convert it into US dollars, and then exchange it into gold. In addition, convert all the US dollars in your hand into gold!"

"Remember! The secret should be dispersed, and you can't let others know that you have triggered this run.

"Why?" Thomas looked at Li Mo and didn't quite understand. It's okay to exchange the US dollars in his hand into gold. Maybe it's because he needs gold as a reserve to issue banknotes, but silver exchange is not so simple!

You should know that although the United States is still a double standard system of gold and silver, gold and silver cannot be exchanged. You have to exchange it into paper money first, and there is also a certain premium in the exchange. If you exchange silver for US dollars and exchange it into gold, it will shrink significantly. No one is willing to do such a loss business!

"Go ahead, 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 suddenly bent the corners of his lips: "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 got all the plans, waiting for the green eyes, and quietly left Hawaii with a cargo ship full of silver. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, they first turned to Mexico, and then dispersed transshipment through Caribbean countries before entering the United States. In those years, they served for the copper mine. The Bank of America, which Li Mo invested and opened in Chile in the name of Thomas, also quietly set up an office in New York.

No one expected that these two seemingly unrelated things triggered a major reshuffle of international capital.

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

When the news was placed in front of Li Mo's desk by radio, he knew that it had been quietly opened according to his idea in this financial game!

Three days later, Li Mo announced the establishment of the Central Bank. At the same time, he took out the 500 tons of gold he had accumulated over the years to exchange for a large amount of jewelry from off the coast of Florida in the House of Councillors, which made many people lament that when Master Li's ability to accumulate wealth, they also secretly admired his mind, because it was a disproportionate deal. No matter how valuable those jewelry are, they can't exceed one-tenth!

Originally, Li Mo didn't even want jewelry, but Li Enfu insisted on this deal as a political compensation for his contribution to Master Li. Finally, after adding the 50 tons of gold raised by the State Council in recent years, it began to issue a total of 550 million new coins at the exchange rate of one yuan containing one gram of gold.

At the same time, the self-trained economic experts who returned from financial institutions and banks around the world also quietly began to outline the new monetary system after the issuance of paper money with Master Li's plan. In order to ensure the smooth conversion of finance within the control, Li Mo also agreed to the complex pound on the land under control. The double system with silver will continue for another year.

At the same time, an institution that covers the three northeastern provinces and Ryukyu Honolulu, and is collectively known as the Xinhua State Council, was quietly unveiled in Lushun, which means that the political framework and transfer have been quietly completed. It is waiting for an opportunity!

Although there is still a year between the announcement of the issuance of paper money and the actual use of it as the only settlement currency, and the Xinhua political axe has not yet been publicized, the amount of 550 million paper funds has suddenly full of vitality.

So much so that Li Enfu, the first president of the Xinhua State 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 began on the whole line.

After receiving the 30 million dollars left by Thomas, Li Mo officially took over the project of the most expensive Dalian Bay and Huludao Shipbuilding Group in a private name and established the Northern Industrial Group, which also represents the largest single heavy industry group in the world. After the delay due to financial problems, the construction officially started!

The reason why he made a series of large-scale deployments in economic adjustment before the declaration of war on Japan seems to be that Li Mo knows from anyone that no matter what conspiracy there is in the war, it is still a game that burns money in the end!

The 500 million blue new yuan that is constantly being printed is the last cold blade that breaks Japan's expectations for this war!

(to be continued)