Republic of China game

"It's not a matter of good heart or bad heart, but the hearts of the people. Right now they are competing with Sun Dapao in the south, and since ancient times there has been a saying that 'the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world'. If they really dare to declare that they have reneged on their debts, it will be a matter of people's hearts." Isn’t it all owned by Dapao Sun? The world is still fighting! I think the most dangerous thing is these Japanese banks. They pat their asses and walk away. We really want the whole family to jump into the Yellow River. !"

"Hmph! If they really dare to close the door and renege on their debts, we will fight them! Anyway, we won't survive..."

"Yes! Fight with them! How many ronin are they? There are so many of us, each of us will drown them with our saliva!"

A group of depositors discussed with anger, and the more their emotions got out of control, the louder their voices became.Most of the Japanese ronin "maintaining order" on the side can understand Chinese, but they can't understand. Seeing the expressions of these Chinese people and hearing their cries, they know what happened.But these Japanese ronin don't know how powerful the people are. Facing thousands of angry people, they just sullenly pulled out the samurai swords in their waists...

……

Beijing, Prince's Mansion of Shuncheng County.

Marshal Zhang Zuolin, the vice president of the Republic of China and the de facto owner of Beijing, was just walking around in his study, restlessly.

The news from all over the world is very bad. Almost all the big banks of the Fengbei Beiyang Capital Department are insolvent!It's all closed now.Even the Japanese bank in North Korea in the Northeast has run into a run!Speaking of which, the Bank of North Korea is equivalent to the "Central Bank" on the ground in the Northeast, and its status is a head higher than that of the official "Central Bank" of the three eastern provinces.Although this matter has kept Veteran Zhang in his heart, but now that the "central bank" really collapses... the Northeast's economy will be over!That's hundreds of millions of banknotes turned into waste paper overnight, and the large sums of cash stored in North Korean banks in various banks in the Northeast also disappeared immediately!Naturally, the entire Northeast financial system supported by these banks' bank accounts collapsed in an instant... One can imagine what happened after that with one's toes.

At this time, his waist had already bent down, and his short hair, which was only a little exposed, was completely white.Fifty or so people still have good genes for a long life, but this Feng Jun commander turned out to be an old man at a glance.

Pan Fu's butt was next to a chair at the bottom, his face was pale, and he just looked pitifully at Marshal Zhang.This Jiangbei talent is said to be one of the culprits of this 'financial crisis'. Although he didn't agree with it at first, he finally helped to make suggestions and personally directed everything. As a result... today he came to take the blame. !Although one mouthful of "the crime of humble office deserves ten thousand deaths", but if you really want to die, you still don't want to part with it.I just hope that the commander-in-chief will show kindness and forgive me this time, and I will never do such stupid things like lifting a rock to hit my own feet in the future.

"Xinhang, this matter... don't blame you, it's because I let the ghost bewitched." Zhang Zuolin slowly turned his head, and there was no light in his eyes, as if he was looking at him, and then It seems to be looking at the south in the distance: "... I really don't blame you for this, you didn't approve of it at the time. It's just that this thing has happened now, so you should give me some ideas on how to deal with the aftermath. Don't let it happen." The one in Wuhan saw the joke! We men in the Northeast can’t let a few money kill us, can we?”

Speaking of which, Marshal Zhang's eyes suddenly flashed several times, as if the aura of a generation of heroes has returned: "Xinhang, I have already discussed the current situation with Xiaoliuzi, Yang Linge and the others. Their opinions That is, the financial plate must not be messed up and must not collapse. As long as it can be stabilized, there is still hope for our country. Otherwise... there is only a dead end! And the only way to stabilize the plate is to issue new banknotes, and It’s silver dollar certificates. It’s just...will anyone still believe it? And will the CCP agree to use silver dollar certificates to rescue the market? I want to hear your opinion on this.”

Pan Fu groaned in his heart, the current situation has already collapsed, how could he be saved?However, we still have to bite the bullet and try our best to come up with an idea for the old Zhang family: "Master... the first thing we need to maintain now is not finance, but the stability of the market! There must be no chaos. As long as there is no chaos, this tone will definitely ease the situation." I came here. In fact... the economy on the territory of the Feng Dynasty is still good at the moment. Although it is not as prosperous as the south, the fiscal revenue and trade are also very good. Last year, there was a fiscal surplus, and this year... it can be filled A lot of losses."

"...Secondly, the public opinion must be towards us. We must not sing empty silver dollar certificates like singing empty legal currency. This banknote... is a piece of paper, and you can have as much as you want. The key is to let the ordinary people be able to Believe it! And what do the ordinary people know? Didn’t they read it in the newspaper? Did they hear it from the outside world? As long as the newspaper says silver dollar coupons are good and French currency is bad, we can pass.”

"...The third is to continue to suppress legal currency! We must not allow legal currency to continue to circulate in the northern market! Just like the current situation of legal currency in the south. They have implemented foreign exchange controls and banned the export of gold and silver. But the common people still Legal currency is a treasure, why? Isn’t it because there are no other options? Because legal currency is the only banknote in circulation in the southern market. As long as our silver dollar coupons can do this, we can save the day, and... can live better than before better."

"...As for the CCP, there is no need to worry at all. They also have ambitions for the world. If our Feng Clan collapses, who will the north belong to? How many people do they have at the moment? How many can they take down? Not all of them will belong Sun Dapao? The current three-point world situation is gone. So they can only support us, and even those who have been bewitched by the CCP will support us for the time being."

A talented person is a talented person, and he can figure out a lot of solutions in a single turn of his head, which is more complete than what the Zhang family and his son and Yang Yuting have come up with after staying up all night.

Dashuai Zhang let out a sigh of relief, and his complexion improved slightly: "Xinhang is indeed my Zhuge Liang! It seems that we can survive this test. I have ordered the army to come out to maintain the market, as long as the CCP does not incite The trade unions and peasant associations are fighting with us, and they should be able to maintain it in a short time. Public opinion... the newspapers run by Beiyang and Fengxi Capital can naturally grasp it, and in addition, newspapers that are pro-CCP should also support us. It’s just that the Youth Party and The KMT-related newspapers, I'm afraid... Xinhang, what can you do?"

Pan Fu frowned and shook his head: "This...is difficult. If we send troops to seize it, I'm afraid that the Kuomintang and the Youth Party will fight us! And if we don't fight, it will cause panic. Stability is the first priority right now. Yes. Sigh... If something can happen, it would be nice to divert our attention. Just like the Middle East Road and the Mongolia incident. As long as foreign troubles come... the domestic attention will also be diverted, and it will be easy for us to do something too much."

"Foreign aggression?" Zhang Zuolin suddenly thought of something, and slammed the table: "These little Japanese can give up after losing so much money? They will definitely send troops to grab the money!"

But Pan Fu's face was filled with joy: "Commander, if the Japanese can fight the Kuomintang, we will be relieved. At that time, we only need to hold high the banner of anti-Japanese patriotism and let the Kuomintang fight with them." A lose-lose..."

At this time, Zhang Zuolin had a solemn expression on his face, and he began to pace the room again with his hands behind his back: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Even you can see that the fight between Little Japan and the South is a situation where both sides will suffer... Could it be?" Can’t the Japanese see it? They’re asking for money this time! Their government is backed by chaebols. Now these chaebols have been slaughtered by the Kuomintang and suffered heavy losses. They are eager to find a way to make up for the losses. As for... this I am afraid that no one cares who the loss is recovered from, right?"

"Marshal, what do you mean...the Japanese are going to attack Manchuria!" Pan Fu gasped.

……

Jinan, Shandong, at the gate of the Jinan branch of Yokohama Specie Bank.

The situation here is almost out of control. At least tens of thousands of Chinese holding banknotes of different denominations issued by Zhengjin Bank have surrounded this magnificent bank building.The door of the bank was tightly closed... After a whole morning of running, the Yokohama Specie Bank, one of the eight special banks in Japan, finally couldn't hold on and announced the suspension of withdrawals!This announcement didn't matter, the running crowd, which was originally only a few thousand people, grew into tens of thousands of people in just over an hour!And seeing more and more.Seeing that something was wrong, the manager of the Jinan Branch of Zhengjin Bank hurriedly called the Japanese Consulate and the Shandong Military Governor's Office, asking them to send troops to maintain order.It's just that the Anhui army can't wait for the left, nor can it wait for the right.Instead, there are more and more angry Chinese depositors crowded around the bank!Following that, various gossips spread throughout Jinan City.

"It's not good, it's not good, the Japanese bank is about to run away! The gold, silver, and foreign exchange inside have been quietly transferred away by them!"

"What? Running away? They...wouldn't be so disrespectful, right? Once they run away, who would dare to do business with them in the future?"

"Hey! It's not a matter of reputation or not, but a war is about to start! The news just came from Qingdao that the Japanese are preparing to send troops to attack Shanghai and Wuhan, which are ruled by the Kuomintang, and they want to ask Sun Dapao to recover their losses."

"Ah! Speaking of which...they really made Sun Dapao's people suffer in Shanghai?"

"You don't know until you are old? The Japanese lost more than one billion silver dollars in public bond speculation in Shanghai this time! I heard that their finance minister committed seppuku at home! Do you know about seppuku? It's just cutting the belly with a knife With one knife, what kind of liver, spleen, stomach, and large intestine are all spilled out!"

"But if we want to fight, we have to pay back our money!"

"Hehe, I think this Japanese golden ticket is going to be a waste of paper. Think about it, if they defeat us, how can they give us change? Just write a clause in the contract, and the golden ticket will be invalid. Sun Dapao signed and pledged. We will lose everything!"

"But what if we win?"

"If you win, the money will come even more. Little Japan only has a bigger territory. If it weren't for exploiting us in China, they would be where they are today? If they lose, they will have to get out of China's territory. By then, the poor will be alone." Just, what else can you do with them?"

"Then what should I do? My money is hard-earned money... woo woo..."

"I think...there may be some valuables in this bank building? It's possible that their gold and silver have not been completely removed. How about we flush it?"

"Yes, rush in! Don't let them escape!"

"Rush in!"

"rush!"

"Rush... rush..."

"Ba-hook!"

At this time, there was a crisp gunshot from nowhere.Immediately another voice shouted: "The Japanese are shooting! The Japanese are killing people! They took away our hard-earned money, and they are going to kill people!"

This mysterious gunshot and the roar from an unknown voice finally ignited the anger of tens of thousands of Chinese depositors.Jinan Zhengjin Bank run event finally led to a riot!Those two large iron gates, which looked extremely strong, were pushed down by the angry crowd at this moment.But the bank is already empty!Those Japanese bank managers, employees, and ronin maintaining order are all gone now!It seems that the underground of this bank is connected to other places by a secret passage.

Amidst the chants of "rush in", almost desperate depositors rushed in and removed everything that could be moved.The later depositors who didn't grab anything had no choice but to vent their anger and destroy everything that could be smashed!The whole process lasted a whole afternoon, and even affected the shops and taverns opened by the Japanese in Jinan City.And the Anhui army, which was supposed to maintain the market order in Jinan, did not appear from the beginning to the end!It turns out that these soldiers raised by Duan Qirui are also "making money" this day!

Chapter 0409 Jinan Incident ([-])

When the news that the Jinan Branch of Yokohama Specie Bank was destroyed spread back to Japan and caused an uproar.All factions in China seem to be unaware of the seriousness of the problem, especially the powerful factions in the north.What they are most concerned about right now is how to deal with the aftermath of the financial crisis, or how many silver dollar certificates should be printed to fill the shortfall, and at the same time convince the common people that these silver dollar certificates can really be exchanged for silver dollars.

CCP leader Zhou Enlai's plane landed at Beijing Nanyuan Airport at noon on March 21, and was immediately picked up by Zhang Xueliang, who was waiting there, into the Shuncheng Prince's Mansion in a car.Zhang Zuolin, Chen Jiongming, Pan Fu, Yang Yuting and other leading figures in the north all stood at the gate of the palace in person and respectfully welcomed Zhou Enlai into the glass flower hall in the back garden of the palace.A table of banquets has been set up, full of delicacies from mountains and seas.

"Mr. Zhou, Zhang Yushuai, this is a celebration banquet! Celebrate the joint efforts of the Feng Faction, the CCP, and our Zhigong Party to successfully expel the KMT's legal currency from the north! The next step is to consider how to use the 'China United The Reserve Bank's silver dollar certificates have come to dominate the northern banknote market."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chen Jiongming, chairman of the Zhigong Party and representative of the Anhui Department, picked up his glass and stood up.Celebrating victory solemnly, it doesn't look like he's talking drunk...

Zhou Enlai naturally knew the whole truth from the secret telegram sent to Yan'an by Mao Zemin and Zhang Naiqi.I also know that the few people in front of me are almost all "proletarians".At this time, after hearing Chen Jiongming's words, his bushy eyebrows gradually knit together, and after a little calculation in his mind, he guessed the other party's true intentions.These people must want to use the silver dollar coupons that have not been officially issued to fill the hole for themselves, but...there is also the credibility of the CCP as a guarantee!If something goes wrong, it will cause incalculable losses to the cause of the party!

"Mr. Zhou, we have raised a total of about 4000 million silver dollars by selling fiat currency this time, and we can issue 2000 million silver dollar certificates according to three times the amount. I don't know... what does Mr. Zhou want?" Zhang Zuolin smiled all over his face. , eloquently revealed the plan discussed in advance by the Feng Faction and the Zhi Gong Dang.He glanced at Zhou Enlai, saw that there was no reaction from the other party, and smiled again: "Of course, your party also played an indispensable role in this fight to expel legal currency! So after discussing with Brother Jingcun, I think we should start from the 2000 million yuan. Out of the 1000 million silver dollar certificates, [-] million yuan is proposed to be issued by your party, I don’t know how Mr. Zhou will accept it?”

Sure enough, he guessed right, Zhou Enlai looked serious.In fact, when he was in Yan'an, he, Mao Zedong and others had carefully analyzed the current situation.The most critical issue now is not to let the Feng family collapse!Because it is now a third of the world, and Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang are too strong.If the Feng faction collapses due to the financial crisis, their territory will probably all belong to the Kuomintang!In this way, the situation of the CCP may be... but this time is also a good opportunity for the development of the CCP.

"Shuai Yu." Zhou Enlai looked calm, just looking at Zhang Zuolin peacefully: "Can you guarantee that you can save the collapsed finance in the north with these more than 1 million silver dollar certificates? If the common people don't believe our silver dollar certificates, it's like they don't If you believe in legal currency, do you have any countermeasures?"

"Mr. Zhou, the situation you said is impossible." Pan Fu, the chief steward of the Feng Dynasty, took over the topic: "Actually, the current financial situation in the north is very favorable for us to promote silver dollar certificates. First of all, legal currency Because of the announcement of foreign exchange control, they automatically withdrew. Secondly, the Bank of Korea and Yokohama Specie Bank run by the Japanese also suffered heavy losses in this public bond speculation in Shanghai, and the "golden notes" they issued have also lost their credibility. Thirdly, the banknotes issued by the banks in the north are now discredited, and no one will believe them anymore. The above three points determine that silver dollar notes are the only banknotes that the northern people can choose at present! If they still want to use or hold banknotes ...The silver dollar certificate is the only option."

Zhou Enlai remained calm: "But if they (referring to the Kuomintang) also adopt the same method to run on silver dollar notes, can you deal with it? After all, we only have one-third of the reserve fund."

"Mr. Zhou, don't worry, one-third of the reserve is enough to deal with the situation." Zheng Tieru, the general manager of the United Reserve Bank of China, smiled and replied for Pan Fu: "I am afraid that there is no reserve for banknotes in the world right now. Will it be as high as a third? Even the dollar and the pound can’t do it. We have so much reserves that we can cover any contingencies.”

"But in this legal currency crisis, the Kuomintang's reserves seem to be..." Zhou Enlai hesitated, and asked again.

Zheng Tieru smiled coldly: "The Kuomintang does have a lot of foreign exchange reserves, but they have more foreign trade deficits and foreign debts! And they need to use these foreign exchange to continue to import machinery and equipment from abroad to develop heavy industry. So they are not willing to take out foreign exchange to open up Exchange, our foreign trade in the north has a surplus. Soybeans, coal, and iron ore are exchanged for a large amount of foreign exchange every year, and we don’t have any foreign debts, and we don’t rely on foreign investment. Therefore, we are not afraid of being run on by others... In addition, there are One point is that most of their banks are private. This time, the private Bank of Communications acted as the main force of the run! Big banks ran on their own country’s currency, hehe, this kind of thing is only encountered by the Kuomintang in the world.”

Pan Fu added on the side: "We plan to use this opportunity to have the United Reserve Bank of China come forward to complete all the branches of the five elements of transportation, salt industry, Jincheng, Zhongnan, and mainland on our territory. In this way, in the future, we will be on the ground in the north. The official bank and Bianye Bank of the three eastern provinces of the Feng family, the Beiyang Industrial Bank of the Anhui province, the China Soviet Bank of your party, and the United Reserve Bank of China are the main five major banks. These banks are all controlled by us, naturally It is also impossible to run on our own silver dollar certificates. At the same time, we must prohibit the circulation of legal tender and all currencies issued by commercial banks on our territory. We must turn the silver dollar certificates into the only banknotes!"