Chapter 89
The next day, Tang Shaoyi took his wife Zheng and two daughters to Tianjin and prepared to take a steamer to the United States.
Before this, Tang Shaoyi went to the Zhili Xinjian Army Yamen to visit Wang Chenhao.
When the subordinate saw his superior, he had to hand over the fold as usual. After Tang Shaoyi hand over the fold, Wang Chenhao was about to summon him but was stopped by Wang Shizhen.
"Sir, Tang Shaoyi is an upright person. This time, the money grabbing plan is a bit unrestrained. My subordinates are worried that he will refuse, so it is not easy for me to come forward directly. It is better for my subordinates to teach him the opportunity in person. It is best if my subordinates can do it. If I can't, I will have time to buffer my subordinates and find another way."
Wang Shizhen is worthy of being Wang Chenhao's right-hand man. He always considers Wang Chenhao's interests and considers it very thoughtfully. If Tang Shaoyi is unwilling to do it, he will be dissatisfied with Wang Shizhen and will not involve Wang Chenhao. Wang Chenhao can also find someone else to avoid having an unhappy relationship with Tang Shaoyi and missing a talent for nothing.
Wang Chenhao understood what Wang Shizhen meant, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, there will be Lao Shizhen."
Wang Shizhen took the order to go out to see Tang Shaoyi, and Wang Chenhao lost his mind to work and was anxiously waiting for the result.
Two hours passed, Wang Chenhao couldn't sit steadily, so he stood up and paced back and forth, and asked Li Guodong to explore the situation from time to time. However, such a thing was secret, and Wang Shizhen also negotiated with Tang Shaoyi behind closed doors, and even those who delivered tea and water were not allowed to approach, so Li Guodong naturally returned in vain.
The morning passed, and when Wang Chenhao couldn't help but go out to find them, he saw Wang Shizhen walking in with a spring breeze on his face.
"How is it done? Is it done?"
Wang Chenhao couldn't wait to come forward to ask, but Wang Shizhen deliberately sold the secret, and then said: "Congratulations, sir!"
"It's done!" Wang Chenhao laughed a few times, and the big stone finally fell into the ground in his heart, saying, "Why Tang Shaoyi has been abroad for a long time, and his thoughts cannot be so old-fashioned. Besides, we are going to steal the money from the foreigners, so he has no reason not to help."
Wang Shizhen didn't argue, but just smiled and said, "Sir, wise."
Then, Wang Shizhen roughly said the content of his conversation with Tang Shaoyi to Wang Chenhao. Tang Shaoyi didn't know that this plan was proposed by Wang Chenhao, and only thought it was the plan of Wang Shizhen and other counselors. Therefore, even if Tang Shaoyi disdained this plan, he would only blame Wang Shizhen and other counselors for giving bad ideas, and would not involve Wang Chenhao.
Wang Chenhao calmed down and praised Wang Shizhen: "Be careful, there is no big mistake, it is better for Shizhen to deal with it. Then I will go to see Tang Shaoyi now?"
Wang Shizhen waved his hand and stopped him, "It is not the best if you go out to see him now. In the opinion of your subordinates, you might as well take your wife to the inn to see Tang Shaoyi's family. Tang Shaoyi is very proud of his face. The adult and his wife will definitely make him grateful and do his best to do his best to do his best to serve the adults."
Wang Chenhao said happily: "Shizhen is worthy of being my uterus in the world, so I will listen to you."
In the afternoon, Wang Chenhao brought Li Youyi and prepared some gifts to the official office together.
"I was busy with official duties in the morning and failed to receive Lord Tang, so I was exhausted by Lord Tang."
"You are polite. I am grateful to the senior official for being promoted to the position of ambassador to the United States. Now I am asking my senior official and my wife to visit him. I am really sorry."
After some politeness, Tang Shaoyi led Wang Chenhao and Li Youyi to sit down. He stood aside and refused to sit down. He called his wife Zheng out to greet the two of them.
The Zheng family was born into a wealthy family in North Korea and met Tang Shaoyi during his work in North Korea. The two were very loving and had two daughters.
"I am Zheng, please pay tribute to Lord Wang and Mrs. Wang, both of you are lucky." Zheng was wearing Hanfu. If he hadn't known the details, he wouldn't have seen that she was a Korean.
Wang Chenhao said the mercy, and Li Youyi looked at her up and down, and smiled: "I heard for a long time that Mr. Tang's wife was from a famous family in North Korea. When I saw Mrs. Tang today, I was indeed a beautiful woman. I was a rare beauty."
Zheng smiled and replied: "My wife is too rewarded. My appearance is less than one ten thousandth of that of my wife, and it is even more difficult to be elegant. However, Lord Wang is famous and talented, and Mrs. Wang is as beautiful as a fairy. She is really a perfect match for a man and a woman."
The humble and polite words were said, but everyone smiled and said nothing.
Li Youyi knew that Wang Chenhao had something to talk to Tang Shaoyi, so she stood up and said to Zheng: "Mrs. Tang is the wife of the minister when she comes to the United States. This social interaction is essential. My sister brought some dresses and jewelry to give to her sister, but she didn't know if it fits, so we sisters go elsewhere to try fittings."
"How did this make it?" Zheng was a little flattered, but she also knew that the men had something to talk about, so she took Li Youyi to another room.
After the two daughters left, Tang Shaoyi gave another humble words of thanks.
With Zhan Tianyou and Wang Shizhen paving the way one after another, Wang Chenhao no longer had to hide it anymore and asked straight to the point: "I believe Shizhen has told you about the situation. I wonder what Shaochuan has to think about it?"
Tang Shaoyi replied respectfully: "When Lord Wang Shizhen told Shaochuan about this plan, it really surprised Shaochuan and was really eye-catching. Shaochuan immediately started to handle the purchase of American Bank bonds after arriving in New York. However, Shaochuan didn't know whether to say it or not?"
Wang Chenhao looked at Tang Shaoyi with a smile, and knew that he would definitely ask questions. If he could not give him a satisfactory answer, Tang Shaoyi's personality would definitely not help Wang Chenhao wholeheartedly.
Regarding Tang Shaoyi, Wang Chenhao knew that in 1953, Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, published the "Memoirs (thememoirs of Horberthoover), which mentioned his friend Tang Shaoyi many times. His evaluation of him was: "He is upright, talented, and has lofty ambitions for China's future."
Just for this evaluation, Wang Chenhao must win this person to his side.
"Shaochuan asks me, I must know everything!"
"Thank you, sir!" Tang Shaoyi asked, "Shaochuan just wants to know how he decided that the stock price of Bank of America bonds would plummet and then soar?"
Wang Chenhao was ready to speak out in his heart, so he analyzed it for him.
"This crisis starts with the Argentine crisis of 1890, which brought the Bahrain Bank back to the mortal world."
Wang Chenhao then talked freely and explained: "The Bahrain crisis occurred in London due to the Argentina financial crisis. The Bahrain crisis in 1890 damaged foreigners' confidence in US dollar securities. The counter-shock caused by the Bahrain crisis formed a crisis in the first half of the 1890s and became an important factor in the sharp decline of the US economic and financial situation. Before that, the United States, which implemented the gold and silver standard, won an important victory in its silver camp, and funny that it was this victory that ultimately killed the US silver standard."
Tang Shaoyi interrupted: "Sir, I mean, in July 1890, the US Congress passed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act."
Wang Chenhao nodded and continued: "The bill stipulates that the US Treasury must purchase silver every month, and the annual purchase volume must reach $50 million. This figure is twice as high as the law stipulated in 1878. Moreover, the silver purchased by the Treasury should be paid in new paper money, namely the US medium-term Treasury bill in 1890. This paper money is completely a currency guaranteed to repay. According to the order of the US Treasury Secretary, gold can be paid in accordance with the order of the US Treasury Secretary, which laid a huge disaster. The holder can ask for gold to be paid in paper money issued with silver as the standard."
Tang Shaoyi thought about it and said: "European countries are basically gold standard. The Bahrain crisis has caused Europeans to throw out silver to cash out American gold. In this way, the gold standard in the US dual standard system will collapse, right?"
Wang Chenhao smiled slightly and it was easy to talk to Tang Shaoyi, and he could understand it at all. Then he said: "That's right! Another condition that led to the gold redemption crisis in 1895 was soon met. The US Congress approved the huge government's fixed expenses. Originally, the US Treasury was no longer able to maintain the balance of revenue and expenditure, which would lead to the US Treasury losing a lot of money, making the holders of banknotes issued with silver as collateral uneasy. They began to ask the Treasury for cashing out banknotes - cashing out with gold. Europeans also began to take advantage of the situation, not only liquidating the US securities they held, but also converting their principal profits into their own currency, which means shipping the gold back to their own country."
Tang Shaoyi nodded, and at this moment he had basically understood. He said: "Gold was run, and the US Bank of America bonds would definitely plummet, and the US government could not let the gold standard collapse, so he would definitely save himself. The adults bought when the US Bank of America bonds fell to the bottom, and bet that the US government would soon recover. The difference may be more than ten times?"
Wang Chenhao smiled and said, "You are almost at the lowest point after you arrive in New York. Just buy them all and wait for the appreciation."
Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "No wonder he calls this plan a money grab plan. Shaochuan has learned it!"
As he said that, Tang Shaoyi bowed a long time, obviously very impressed. Wang Chenhao's answer satisfied him.
Chapter completed!