Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

The United States stopped the fixed exchange rate system of dollar exchange for gold, which marked the disintegration of the dollar-centered monetary system after the war.

However, after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, the U.S. dollar did not collapse. On the contrary, because the U.S. dollar was decoupled from gold, the U.S. dollar was accepted by more countries.

What is the reason?

Here, there is only one reason, that is, the United States has found an alternative to gold 'oil'.

Compared with gold, which can only be used simply as currency, oil has a wider range of uses. After human beings enter modern industry, oil has more and more uses. The economic development of any industrial country cannot do without oil resources.

The Middle East war broke out in [-]. The impact of the war caused a global oil shortage, which led to a rise in global oil prices and a worldwide energy crisis.

Since then, the United States has actively promoted the petrodollar plan.

The United States first reached an "unshakable" agreement with Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer. Saudi Arabia relies on the strong military power of the United States to ensure its own national security, while Saudi Arabia has made it clear that the US dollar will be the only pricing currency for oil.

One of the two seeks protection, the other needs to stabilize the dollar.

It hit it off and started the journey of embarrassment.

The outbreak of the Middle East war has prompted the US dollar to be closely linked to oil, and an invisible equal sign has been drawn between the two. Any country that wants to conduct oil transactions must have sufficient US dollar reserves.

Compared with gold, the dollar is linked to oil, which is the real reliance for the United States to move towards hegemony.

The rights and obligations of the import and export of gold are relatively equal. According to the theoretical basis, a country can only print as much domestic currency as there is gold, and even if there is an excess, it will not exceed too much.

But petrodollars are different. As long as the U.S. military is strong enough to protect oil-producing countries, no matter how many U.S. dollars it prints, there will be no problem.

As for why.

it's actually really easy.

Because of modern industry, oil is the most indispensable energy source for the development of an important industrial economy. Petroleum dollars are bound together so that the United States will not be affected by its own finances under any circumstances.

In later generations, the United States has a fiscal deficit of 10,000+ billion US dollars, and owes money to people all over the world, but its domestic economy still has not collapsed.

Conversely, the more owed, the better the economy develops.

If it weren't for the sudden rise of the inland, the speed of the rise would be so fast that countries around the world would have no time to react.

Countries want to challenge the United States' petrodollar and replace the dollar with other currencies, which is undoubtedly nonsense.

From this point, it is not difficult to see how important the petrodollar is to the United States. There are many profitable industries in the world. It is obviously not a good choice to compete with Uncle Sam for cheese.

Chapter 648 The Bold Blue Beauty

next morning

The sky was gray and bright, and it was rare that it began to rain lightly outside the house.

The gloomy sky, on the eve of dawn, seemed a bit depressing.

Such weather is very rare in Saudi Arabia. In most cases, in addition to heat, there are more sandstorms here.

On rainy days, there are not many times throughout the year.

However, this kind of weather is somewhat similar to the situation facing Saudi Arabia today.

Hearing the sound of raindrops falling on the ground outside, Yang Chen woke up from his sleep. After nearly a year of martial arts practice, Yang Chen now only needs to sleep for five hours a day to be full of energy for the whole day.

In other words, with his current body, even if he works non-stop for more than ten hours a day, he will not feel tired.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible for him to work continuously for more than ten hours, even if he is in a hurry by plane.

Maybe it was affected by the weather, between the alternation of hot and cold, listening to the sound of rain outside like a lullaby, Yang Chen actually didn't want to get up.

'It's been a long time since I felt this way'

You know, before he was reborn, he slept every day until he woke up naturally. Sometimes when the lazy cancer came up, he could even lie in bed all day without getting up.

However, it is impossible for this situation to happen to him now.

In the past, he always heard people say that rich people also have troubles. He didn't believe it at first, but after experiencing it himself, he finally understood this sentence.

It's rare to have the idea of ​​being lazy, Yang Chen didn't force himself, he squinted his eyes slightly, half asleep and half awake, and continued to lie on the bed.

Soon, in a daze, he fell asleep again.

next door

The sky had just cleared, and a ray of sunlight streamed in through the window.

The blue beauty woke up from her sleep, rubbed her sleepy eyes, sat on the big soft bed for a while, then walked leisurely towards the bathroom.

Soon, there was a shower sound in the bathroom.

After washing, the blue beauty came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, walked barefoot on the soft blanket, and walked towards the window sill.

from top to bottom

"Huh?" The blue beauty gave a light snort.

Seeing that there was no figure of Yang Chen downstairs, I was a little surprised.

Turning his head and glanced at the ancient clock on the wall, according to Yang Chen's habits, he should be practicing boxing at this time.

After thinking about it, Lan Meiren walked towards the door, she wanted to confirm whether Yang Chen got up or not.

Barefoot, stepping on the soft and slippery carpet, the blue beauty opened the door and walked towards the next room without knocking. She gently pushed the door open and looked inside with her neck raised.

Seeing that there was no movement inside, the blue beauty walked into the room in a ghostly manner. After entering the room, she found that Yang Chen was still sleeping on the bed. Curious for a moment, she continued to walk forward.

Ever since she met Yang Chen, Lan Meiren found that her life had completely changed. The more she knew, the more she became more and more curious about Yang Chen, the boss who usually treated her indifferently.

Once a woman becomes interested in a man, it is the beginning of her downfall. The blue beauty, who originally planned to leave after a month of work, actually kept procrastinating.

Not only that, in order to be a qualified secretary, she has been cramming and learning all kinds of knowledge during the time when Yang Chen went to the inland to celebrate the new year.

Even during the Chinese New Year, she only went home once, and spent the rest of her time studying hard in the secretary's office, because she was the accompanying secretary personally appointed by Yang Chen, so those people in the secretary's office did not dare to hide it.

As long as there is something that Lan Meiren doesn't understand, everyone will teach it seriously, patiently and responsibly.

Gradually, not only did Lan Meiren no longer feel disgusted with being Yang Chen's secretary, but her interest became more and more intense.

Approaching the bed, looking at the face exposed outside the quilt, like a knife-cut face with sharp water chestnuts, for some reason, Lan Meiren's heart beat faster.

In addition, the whole person seems to be possessed by a little devil, and his bold personality, which has been suppressed all the time, has actually thought of playing a prank.

Before meeting Yang Chen, she had always been fearless. Even in school, she dared to talk back to the respected principal, with a very rebellious personality.