Chapter 820 Tariff War
It's broken, it's really broken!
The gold from the treasury was dropped?
Kou Zhun immediately ordered an investigation. After a busy night, he only checked 10% of them, but found that nearly half of them were fakes made of copper! Fake gold!
That is the national treasury, which contains the family foundation accumulated by the Great Zhou Dynasty over the years.
Chai Rong made a bold statement back then, wanting to build a yard with gold. Now there is really so much gold in the Great Zhou Dynasty! It is more than enough to build a courtyard house!
It is no exaggeration to say that these golds are the confidence of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the ballast of the entire financial market, and there is no mistake at all!
But why would there be problems with the treasury that is strictly guarded?
So gold, who stole it?
Could it be that there are gods and ghosts? Or is it really like folk legends that gold gathers together and can fly to the sky and disappear on its own?
OK!
Kou Zhun began to become superstitious... He sat from dawn until midnight.
"Go and invite Mr. Ye!"
Soon, Ye Xi appeared in the duty room. Kou Zhun briefly introduced the situation and leaned forward and asked, "Senior Brother, what do you think?"
Ye Xi took a deep breath, "Of course, the treasury is not clear from the wind and rain, and is as stable as Mount Tai. It is definitely not something that a thief can do if he can take out gold from it!"
"Senior brother, these people are simply traitors!" Kou Zhun slapped the table in anger and said, "Do you know who did it? Are there any clues?"
Ye Xi shook her head, "I don't know anything at all, but I can give the Prime Minister some advice!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly!" Kou Zhun chose Ye Xi because he believed in Ye Xi's talent and knew that as the eldest son of the champion Hou, he would never have any contact with those who steal the gold from the treasury.
At the critical moment, what he needs to listen to is honest advice, not Li Changling's flattery!
"Prime Minister, as far as I know, gold is the hottest in futures trading, and the amount accounts for 20% of all futures... Although the futures market mainly sells short selling, gold delivery is also required... and futures and spot markets have a deep connection. It is not surprising that some people influence futures through spot and make huge profits!"
One sentence!
Someone secretly took out the gold from the treasury and sold it!
Real money and silver are true wealth.
But with too much gold, it's useless.
Especially the gold in the treasury, as long as the economy of the Great Zhou Dynasty is normal, it will not be used to deposit money for ten, eight years, decades, or even hundreds of years.
Just keep it dry and it is a waste of resources. It’s better to take it out and play a bigger role!
If you sell 10,000 taels of gold in the spot market, you may be able to suppress 10% of the gold price. If you convert it into the futures market, it will be a huge profit of one million or ten million!
Which one is more important is not difficult to measure!
Originally, this was a seamless thing. As long as no one was fleeing to survey the treasury and tossing heavy gold, he could hide the truth. After waiting for a long time, he would not find a partner if he wanted to investigate.
The disappearance of gold is perfectly reflecting the darkness under the light!
The more you guard against it, the more you feel that there is a foolproof place, the more likely it is to have something to happen. It seems that a very healthy person will definitely be a serious illness once he falls down. On the contrary, he will go to the hospital every few days and be safe and sound. Even if there is any disease, he will be solved in advance.
Kou Zhun is like the unlucky guy who never gets sick and will die if he gets sick!
"Gold was stolen, this is a huge case... It must be investigated and explained." Ye Xi was firm, but he also sighed, "It's just that such a big case may not be able to be investigated clearly in a moment or three moments, and time does not wait for anyone!"
Kou Zhun immediately said, "What my senior brother said is very... I invite my senior brother over here for this matter." Kou Zhun laughed dryly, rubbed his hands and said, "The one who came to exchange gold this time is Tianzhu. I know that the senior brother is very familiar with Governor Zhao. Can you ask Governor Zhao to come forward and persuade Governor Zhao to take a momentary delay. When I find out, I will pay him the gold as much as possible. Of course, if he is urgent, I can also allocate it from another place, but no matter what, please don't say it!"
Kou Zhun's fox tail was finally revealed, and he was asking Ye Xi to put pressure on him!
Zhao Er was so angry that he was so angry!
This is how gentlemen can deceive themselves! The bad guys of the surname Kou are sure that Ye Xi is a gentleman and cannot ignore the overall situation... And the Zhao family owes the Ye family too much and dare not give Ye Xi face.
The originally fatal move was easily resolved, which is really amazing!
"I said junior brother, Kou Zhun may not have no idea about this! I guess he had already understood it, maybe he was the one who instigated him!" Zhao Er hummed angrily.
Ye Xi chuckled, "I don't think so. Kou Zhun is different from those people. He is just a little selfish, but he dare not joke about military and national affairs."
"Hmph!" Zhao Er said disdainfully: "He can support finance, indulge wealthy businessmen, allow these people to monopolize the market, harm the public and benefit private... There is nothing he can't do! Junior brother, you are so honest and too kind!"
Facing the accusation, Ye Xi could only smile bitterly. Until he was about to say goodbye and leave, he whispered: "Senior Brother, if we restrain you, we may not move, maybe someone will move!"
Zhao Er was stunned for three seconds, carefully chewing Ye Xi's words, and instantly understood, and couldn't help but give Ye Xi a thumbs up!
OK!
It's a bit like a master!
Of course, Zhao Kuangyi didn't take action in the case of the treasury gold being dropped, but the other party may not believe that Zhao Er could control his hands!
For the purpose of reducing losses, they will definitely sell and cash out and get out of the financial market as soon as possible... In other words, the crisis has entered the countdown!
Zhao Er really wanted to scream and make the storm come more violently!
As Zhao Er thought, the storm was coming... There was nowhere to be revealed that it was because Chaotian issued currency indiscriminately and the reserves were seriously insufficient, and the real money and silver had long disappeared, and the vault was piled with rotten bricks.
Such news is too incredible. At first, everyone just laughed it off. But gradually more and more, more and more, and people can no longer be silent.
Outside the bank, there were crowds of bank runs, and the pressure suddenly fell on the banks... The situation of various banks was also very bad. In the past, the economic situation was too good and the threshold for borrowing was low. They released a large amount of funds from outside. Now, facing the run, they had to withdraw money and deal with the run.
The bank has taken a series of measures, such as increasing the difficulty of borrowing, reducing the amount of loans, and urging loan repayments in advance!
After using a few moves, the market suddenly felt a lot of sadness!
Even the bankers didn't expect that the situation would be so bad!
In the past, most financial players, including many large factories, all rely on loan financing, and they were burdened with huge debt leverage... The breakdown of funds means that the human body's aorta has been cut off. You can imagine what the outcome will be!
Originally, there was money everywhere, flooding my feet. But in a blink of an eye, the money disappeared!
Everyone is looking for money, almost everyone is short of money...
"Bang!"
On the iron tower symbolizing the industrial achievements of the Great Zhou Dynasty, within ten days, fifteen people jumped down to end their lives. The imperial court had to close the iron tower urgently and not be allowed to climb.
But the problem is that if you want to die, you don’t have to go to the iron tower. What kind of loess doesn’t bury people!
"Yesterday alone, Bianshui caught seven corpses, all of which failed stock trading!"
Ye Xi held the back of her head and sighed deeply.
As the deputy prime minister, he didn't have much to do. When the sky collapsed and the earth fell, he still had to trust his own people. Kou Zhun had already called Li Changling to discuss emergency response strategies!
"Kung Kou, the stock market has fallen by 20%, and the futures market has fallen by 30%. Just now, the Governor of Dashi and the Governor of Rome sent a document to withdraw the gold that existed in the Imperial Bank..."
Before Li Changling finished speaking, Kou Zhun slapped the table repeatedly, "Forcing the palace, forcing the palace without any concealment! Didn't they just want to see my joke? Tell them, I'm delusional!"
Li Changling's eyes lit up and was greatly encouraged. He immediately said, "Grandpa Kou, these people are punished by their intentions. I suggest that the governor be withdrawn immediately and replace them with ours. In this way, nothing will be gone!"
"Let it go..." Kou Zhun swallowed the last word, but his anger was uncontrollable and he spread all over Li Changling's head!
"Is it so easy for the governor to change something brainless? They are all heroes and long generals. They arrange them overseas and they also have the intention of banning the governor. Are you afraid of rebellion? "
Li Changling's old face turned red, and it was indeed not yet time.
"The Prime Minister clearly observed that the subordinates did not mean that... I mean whether they could refuse sternly. At this time, they could not agree to their unreasonable request!"
Kou Zhun took a deep breath, "That's natural!" Suddenly, he became angry again, "The stock market collapses severely, and many factories have suffered a lot of losses... The next wave of layoffs will inevitably come, and once workers have no source of livelihood, they will cause trouble. This must be investigated, and the cabinet must come up with the regulations to deal with!"
Li Changling immediately said: "Prime Minister, please rest assured, the cabinet has prepared 10 million!"
Kou Zhun's face turned dark, "What can you do with such a little money? These are millions of people who are unemployed!"
"Prime Minister, if that's the case, there's only a tax increase!"
"You! It's crazy!" Kou Zhun yelled. The situation was already very difficult and he had to increase taxes. Wouldn't that make it worse?
Li Changling hurriedly explained: "The officials are talking about increasing tariffs!"
"tariff?"
"That's right!" Li Changling smiled and said, "Increasing tariffs is a source of wealth... and it can also reduce the competitiveness of overseas products and give local factories a chance to breathe... I think this is a good move! It is also the only move!"
Kou Zhun pondered for a long time. Increased tariffs is not a trivial matter. Didn’t this block the connection between the Great Zhou and overseas territories? For a long time, the cabinet was unwilling to develop overseas territories and was unwilling to break away from control. These two goals are actually contradictory!
Chapter completed!