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    The Woolworth Building, built in 1910, is 230 meters high and has 55 floors. It was once the tallest skyscraper in the United States and the world.  It witnessed the most prosperous years in the early twentieth century, and also witnessed the tragic avalanche stock market crash more than a year ago.  But even during the Great Depression, construction of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building began one after another, giving people a vague sense of the unyielding spirit in the deepest parts of the United States.

    Today, this building witnessed another picture.

    Since midnight last night, tens of thousands of engineers and technicians who came from all over the United States surrounded the building, and the queue stretched from the door to Fifth Avenue a few kilometers away.  Everyone was dressed carefully in suits and leather shoes, and their thick resumes were neatly bound. Then they looked at the bilingual signboard of the "China-US Talent and Technology Exchange Conference" at the entrance of the building, waiting to dive in with their dreams in mind.

    Among the people who went in first, some cursed and some shook their heads in disappointment, but this did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm.  Because when another water conservancy engineer held up a five-year work contract with a monthly salary of 2,000 US dollars, rushed out of the building and hugged his long-awaited wife, shouting and jumping, any hesitation and hesitation became a joke.

    Although there are rumors that the Chinese president has brought big orders and that they will open more markets, most people don¡¯t want to suffer like this anymore. They need money, a new life, and an escape from the economic crisis!  Now, China and the Soviet Union are the only two countries that can afford the price, and the price of the former is more than double that of the latter.

    The reason why it is so popular is not only the "Chinese style" brought by Yang Qiu, but also the weakness and helplessness of the US government.  Under the economic crisis, they could only turn a blind eye to poaching by China and the Soviet Union.  However, the U.S. government still pays close attention to high-end talents. For example, von Karman, whom Yang Qiu most hoped to hire, was eventually poached by the United States due to cultural differences and other factors.

    In the building, hundreds of international students and overseas Chinese representatives who came from all over the United States were already on the ground. Leng Jie and others who followed Yang Qiu could not hold back anymore. They either joined the process of selecting talents or began to communicate with them.  American companies discuss purchasing plans.  Everyone is sweating profusely, but while everyone is busy, they will inadvertently glance at a small conference room in the corner of the third floor, then smile at each other and continue working.

    In the conference room, Yang Qiu, who had come to attend the opening ceremony, was leaning on a swivel chair. Next to him, Yan Xishan, who had gone to the United States earlier, and Wang Chonghui, the new ambassador to the United States, were smiling. Bei Zuyi, who had participated in the entire project, was leading his management team to report this to everyone.  The results of a period of work.

    "So far, this wave of crisis has caused losses of approximately 200 billion in the United States. Thirty percent of factories have shut down and gone bankrupt, 30% are on the verge of shutdown, and the remaining 40% are still barely surviving. The biggest impact is  The serious ones are steel, oil, shipping, manufacturing and agriculture. The operating rate of the former is less than 50%, while the latter has reduced production by about 40 million tons due to a sharp decline in purchasing power! The shipping industry is completely paralyzed, and the number of ships for sale has increased from 200 before the economic crisis to  Now there are 8,600 ships! Agriculture has been completely paralyzed, and the U.S. government even needs to import food from the Soviet Union to maintain it." Beizuyi looked excited when he spoke. The avalanche-like decline of the U.S. economy allowed him to see the possibility of catching up with the most developed countries in the world.  The two explosions thrown by Yang Qiu made him even more impressed.  He continued: "The Soviets' purchases have also been temporarily stopped because the bait we threw out is too attractive, so the prices of various commodities are rebounding very quickly now. It is estimated that we will have to wait and see for a while." "Great, this can curb  Soviet development.

    " Yan Xishan couldn't help but applaud when he heard that the Soviet Union had suspended procurement. After all, Moscow's economic growth data in the past few years has been too scary. If the momentum can be curbed, the northwest will be more stable for a few more years.

    But there was not much happiness on Beizuyi's face and he said: "Don't be too happy too early. Although in the short term the price increase will cause the Soviet Union to consume a lot of its ungenerous reserves, in the long term we will not be able to prevent them from getting what they want to buy. After all, this  The economic crisis in Poland is too deep, and we cannot save it with our small amount. After our purchase list is announced, the prices of ordinary machines that the Soviet Union most urgently needs will fall back to their original levels, and may even be even lower. Besides, even if you buy them here,  No, they can also obtain it through Germany and France. Even the United Kingdom has recently begun to increase exports to the Soviet Union, and the situation of having both sides will not change for the time being." Yang Qiu did not expect to hurt the foundation of the Soviet Union by raising prices, and asked: "Talent  How's the introduction going?" This office has been rented for several months and has been carefully inspected hundreds of times by Secret Service agents and intelligence agencies. Even though Director Hoover, who has the same name as the President of the United States, is so powerful and has imperfect technological means,  In this era, it is difficult to do anything, so everyone can speak freely without worrying about leaking secrets.

    Speaking of talent introduction, Bei Zuyi's cheeks turned a little red: "You just saw it. In addition to here, the four recruitment sites in Chicago and Boston are already full. In addition to the on-site recruitment, more than a dozen letters are sent every day.  Sacks! Even the embassy has people sending them to inquire about positions and wages.

    ?What makes us most happy is that Europe, which had not made much progress before, has also reported back a lot of news, especially from countries such as Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. Many people have contacted our local embassies and offices, and have previously reported to famous scientists  The number of responses to invitations sent by academics and scholars has increased by more than ten times.

    There are no problems with recruitment and work arrangements, because most of the German technical personnel in the early Rhineland Plan have returned home, and the contracts of the second batch of technical workers and experts recruited from Germany will also expire this year and next.  In addition, many of the Russian refugees who were taken in also set out to return to the Soviet Union, and most of those who were unwilling to become nationals came to the United States or returned to Europe.  Now that the domestic reform has come to an end, I expect that the reversal will be achieved early next year, so there will be enough gaps to accommodate this group of American technicians.  "

    Although Bei Zuyi is still young, he has matured a lot after experiencing so many things, and his actions are steady and reasonable. This is why Yang Qiu can rest assured that the central bank will leave it to him.  After all the reports were finished, Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows with sharp eyes: "Songsun, did you get the results of what I asked you to bring you last time?" This sentence had no beginning or end and made Bei Zuyi put it away suddenly.  He opened his mouth and glanced around, wanting to speak but stopping.  When Wang Chonghui and several officials saw his expression, they knew that there was a confidential matter to discuss, and they quickly stood up to leave.  Soon, only Yang Qiu, Gu Weijun and Yan Xishan were left in the room. However, Bei Zuyi surprisingly kept a young man in his twenties, seventy-eight years old, with messy hair, thin body and thick eyes.  Seeing him, Yang Qiu couldn't help but think of the super players in later generations who played computer games for days and nights.

    "This is Gu Yuwen. Minister Zhang sent him to the United States three years ago to help me. He helped me a lot during the economic crisis. He was also the first person to analyze the economic countermeasures you gave me. He might as well let him speak.  "It can be seen that both Bei Zuyi and former Finance Minister Zhang Wenjing attach great importance to Gu Yu, who has hair like a chicken coop

    His article, character and family background must have been investigated by the Intelligence Department, otherwise it would be impossible to join such a top-secret operation.  So Yang Qiu nodded simply: "Okay, let's talk."

    Gu Yuwen was as nervous as Bei Zuyi five years ago. He hurriedly took out the economic plan Yang Qiu had brought to Bei Zuyi from his bag, scratched his hair and said, "President, I have read the entire plan. If we follow this,  Although I dare not say that the listed economic countermeasures will be implemented immediately, it is not a fantasy to restore the United States within three to five years." "Oh? What plan can fill the 200 billion hole in three to five years?" Yan Xishan and Gu Weijun both looked at it in surprise.  Xiang Yangqiu didn't understand what he meant. Did he really want to save the United States?

    In fact, the rescue plan that Gu Yuwen came up with at this moment was the Roosevelt New Deal that Yang Qiu had pirated in advance.  There is no need to confirm whether it is effective or not. The reason why he took it out for Bei Zuyi and others to study was not to save the United States, but to find ways to prevent the smooth implementation of the New Deal through reverse deduction and to set up obstacles in advance.

    So he didn¡¯t have time to explain more and asked directly: ¡°Is there any way?¡±

    "There is no way. The core of this economic plan is actually very simple, which is to completely abolish the gold standard and replace gold with credit. In this way, depreciation or appreciation can be artificially controlled, and the contradiction between exports and deflation can be promoted." Perhaps he has entered the role.  , Gu Yuwen's nervousness gradually disappeared, and when he talked about economic issues, an incomprehensible brilliance flashed behind his lenses.  The voice was much louder: "In other words, if you want to destroy this plan, you only need to concentrate your firepower on gold."

    "Then what would you do if it were you?"

    "It's very simple." Gu Yuwen and Yang Qiu looked at each other and said: "Since the person who made the plan wants to cut off the gold standard, he must first forcibly fix the gold price and forcibly purchase private gold, just like our country, which completely bans trading! If it were me  , I will simply raise the gold price before then. As long as the gold price remains high, even if this plan is introduced, it will offend the vital interests of many people and require several times the recovery of funds! "The conversation between the two people was like a heavenly book.  Gu Weijun and Yan Xishan were puzzled, so they had to quietly pull Bei Zuyi to ask the reason.

    After asking for more information, I found out that Yang Qiu had handed over a rescue plan to Bei Zuyi and his team as early as "years ago" and requested that the plan be reversely deduced to find ways to destroy and contain it early.

    Yang Qiu frowned and continued to ask: "Raising gold prices requires cash and liquidity. Now the whole world is short of liquidity. Even if you want to speculate in gold, you have no money. Secondly, more than half of the world's gold has become US Treasury bonds.  All this gold is locked in the national treasury and cannot be used. In the economic crisis, I am afraid that no one will sell private gold. How can it be speculated?"

    Gu Yuwen suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, and for some reason this smile made him look a little sinister.  But he didn't feel it himself. On the contrary, he was very proud. Even the freckles on his nose seemed to be shining. He said: "It is not difficult to increase liquidity, as long as the government bonds are freely convertible! Take the United States as an example. Countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and Italy are all  holdThere are a lot of U.S. Treasury bonds, including my country and Japan. Together with other countries and private investors, tens of billions of liquidity can be squeezed out from overseas alone!  There are still 1,000 in the United States

    If all the 100 billion treasury bonds are released, there will be 150 billion US dollars of liquidity!  "

    "Wait!" Gu Weijun, who already understood the general situation, quickly raised his hand: "So many national debts have been released, and the U.S. treasury will be emptied! Many of them are gold bonds! And releasing so much money at once, wouldn't it help?  Has the United States solved its economic crisis?¡±

    Gu Yuwen shook his finger, took out a crumpled cigarette case from his pocket, and lit one without caring about everyone else. He took two deep puffs before saying: "It's not that simple. The gold belongs to the United States, and they can pay with gold.  You can also pay in U.S. dollars. If it were me, I would announce that we can only exchange U.S. dollars, and then, as an excuse to boost exports, legislate to require that U.S. dollars exchanged for national debt must be used to purchase U.S. goods. In this case, even if the money is exchanged, it will only save the United States.  Can¡¯t save other countries!¡±

    "What's the difference?" Gu Weijun was even more confused.

    Gu Yuwen smiled and said: "The problem is that this kind of exchange that seems free but is actually not free is what Britain and France don't want to see. They would rather hold on to tens of billions than sell off to purchase American goods. So I predict  , only 50 billion can be released at most. Although 50 billion seems like a lot, after more than a year of painful decline, how much of this money will be invested in long-cycle manufacturing once it circulates? From another perspective, if we  Now that you have money, what should you do first? Pay off the loan first, and then preserve the value! In today¡¯s environment, if you want to preserve the value, you can only buy gold! Buy silver!

    Buy real estate!  So the final result is that the banking industry will improve first, the manufacturing industry will be slightly better, but the value of gold and real estate will soar several times!  In this way, whoever wants to cut off the gold standard adopted by the United States in the future will have to face a high price unless he is willing to accept several times the loss or declare war on the United States!  "

    Yang Qiu was already familiar with Roosevelt's New Deal a few years later. It forcibly fixed gold and silver prices, banned all exchange transactions and completely cut off the gold standard. It used manual intervention to control the currency, devaluing the U.S. dollar by 40% overnight, and at the same time increasing expenditures to  Relief for work, etc.  It can be said that it was this plan that saved the United States, and the entire plan was interconnected. As long as there was a problem in one link, the effectiveness of the New Deal would be greatly reduced.

    The method adopted by Gu Yuwen is to destroy the gold standard and first release national debt to increase liquidity.  And as he said, even if money comes out under the general environment, most people will not invest in long-cycle manufacturing, and will definitely find ways to preserve value first.  It¡¯s no wonder that the price of gold worth tens of billions of dollars is not outrageous!  When Roosevelt came to power and implemented the New Deal, he would find that the price of gold was already ridiculously high. If he wanted to cut off the gold standard, he would either artificially declare the price of gold to depreciate, or spend several times the price to recycle it.

    The question is, after all the 50 billion treasury bonds that can be released have been released, how much money does he have left to recycle gold to increase liquidity?

    "But what's the benefit of doing this? We can't take advantage of the price increase to sell all the gold and silver in the treasury, right?"

    "There is no benefit." Gu Yuwen looked at Yang Qiu, put out the cigarette butt and said: "Our country is still our country, and the United States will be better than it is now, but in the long run there will be many disadvantages. As for Britain and France, they are in serious trouble! Now the whole world wants U.S. national debt  It can be freely converted, so that they can sell dollars to recover funds and save their own economies. If the United States restricts the exchange of dollars and the purchase of American goods, the manufacturing industries of the five countries of Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Italy will face a squeeze on the dollar. The final result is  Panic devaluation of the Chinese currency and plummeting stock prices!¡±

    "Is it necessary for the United States to plunge Europe into a slump when it is half dead?" Yan Xishan was puzzled.

    Don¡¯t say he doesn¡¯t understand, in fact, even Gu Yuwen doesn¡¯t understand why Yang Qiu asked him to deduce this plan, and he also uses the current world economy as the background. Is this a secret bailout plan of the United States?

    Yang Qiu stood up slowly, walked to the window and looked at the queue of people downstairs, and took a deep breath: "According to your deduction, how confident are you?"

    This sentence made Gu Yuwen return to his nervous and timid appearance. He bit his lip and thought for a long time before saying: "To be honest with the president, I am actually not sure about this deduction myself. But one thing is for sure, if we really do this  , the old forces like Britain and France will be ten times more difficult than they are now!"

    ¡°That¡¯s okay!¡±

    Yang Qiu waved his hand fiercely and said in a firm tone: "To do things, you don't necessarily need to get a lot of benefits right now! What I want is not today and tomorrow, but the future! History has told us that any emerging force that wants to rise must only break the old  There is no second way outside the world framework! For hundreds of years, Europe has been the center of the old framework. If we want to truly rise, we must first let the basket of peaches in Europe be completely rotten and spoiled!"

    ¡°Until, they can¡¯t spend any morego!  "

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