Chapter 128 Harvest Begins
"Prepare to throw away all Japanese bonds. I think many people should be flocking to Japanese bonds now. The Japanese have been struggling for more than a year and finally won. At this time, they naturally have to buy some. Do you think so, Laura?" Ruprecht said with a sip of tea.
"So you set a trap for them. When the war is over, Japan will receive a large amount of compensation, so the bonds can naturally be cashed out. In fact, Japan may only barely maintain the situation of non-bankruptcy. The repayment of the previous batch of bonds may also be achieved through borrowing again." Laura replied.
"So, what are your trump card against Japan? How much compensation can Japan get?"
"100 million taels of silver may be more, but that's about it." Ruprecht stretched out a finger. In history, the Japanese initially asked for 300 million taels of silver. Of course, this number was a big talk from the lion, and the final implementation was only 200 million taels. And now Ruprecht proposed 100 million taels of silver has been carefully considered, because this number is the bottom line that Japan accepts!
No one knows how much famine was caused by Japan's war, but in addition to the war funds that Japan saved with its own funds before the war, the 100 million taels of compensation was basically enough to make up for the loopholes in the war. In other words, from an economic perspective, Japan's war should be in vain!
"We must also seize the silver matter. After the negotiations begin, I will make some noise first. We will not reject the Japanese proposals on compensation at the beginning. You must seize the time to operate." Ruprecht reminded.
"I have always been unable to understand why the Three Kingdoms did not completely overwhelm Japan this time? Or why didn't Russia take the opportunity to take action? Directly use force to solve the problem?" Laura said in confusion.
"Because Germany and France did not have the intention of fighting with the British in the Far East! Even Russia's attitude is not very firm. They just want to curb Japan and completely destroy this emerging country. Russia will pay a great price. Everyone knows that if Japan is finished, Russia will be the well-deserved overlord of the Far East. This result cannot be accepted by the United States, Britain, France and neither the United States, Britain, France nor we! Japan cannot live well or die. This is everyone's consensus!"
"You just trust me so much? You know, if some of the decisions can be sold, they may be worth tens of millions of marks." Laura said half-seriously and half-jokingly. A smile appeared on her cold and arrogant face, which was also a friendly expression.
"If these news can be spread, then I will just find a piece of cheese to kill you." Ruprecht said disapprovingly. There is a saying in Europe that the king has the most secrets. Although Ruprecht himself is not the king, he has also begun to establish some organizations to deal with shameful things with the factory he has established and the system in his hands. Well, after all, it is a distrust of history's intelligence and secret agencies.
"Are we going to fight against Japan to the end? After all, they are victorious countries. If there is a shortage of funds in time, they can still gain huge commercial advantages in the Qing Dynasty. It is said that they want to include Liaodong and Taiwan south of Shengjing into their territory, which is equivalent to allowing the country to gain nearly one-third of its territory! They have markets and raw materials, and they can still persist even if they lack funds." Count Laura analyzed this matter from the perspective of a businessman.
"I want colonial and economic benefits? Have they asked me?" Ruprecht sneered. "Tu Sen! I'm not only going to eat this fat Japanese meat. If you don't believe it, just look at it. The Japanese products may not be as good as before the war in the future! Do you believe it?"
"It's hard to understand political matters." Laura said without comment. "But your forced Japan like this has exceeded the general economic scope. You are suppressing Japan in all aspects. If compensation is for yourself, opening up ports can be understood, so what about the colonial aspects? If you come from the Russian perspective, maybe I can understand, but you are now German."
"This is not something you can understand." Ruprecht's answer was very sloppy, because in addition to the reasons of his previous life, Japan was still the key point for him to leverage history! And for this plan, he did not prepare very well.
"Your Highness, the letter from Your Highness to the princess recently asked me to pay attention to some special things. Don't you want to know?" Laura said jokingly.
"As long as you know what to do, we are just having a normal communication. After all, there are many connections with the Russians recently." Ruprecht said pretending to be careless.
"But in this financial battle, what does it mean to accept her joining? Doing so will reduce our profits." Laura said in a difficult manner.
"This is investment. Do you understand investment? Please read it and reply. My dad doesn't care about this." Ruprecht said with some dissatisfaction.
When the Qing-Japan War finally stopped and the two sides decided to negotiate in Los Angeles, the United States, all those holding Japanese bonds or other financial derivatives were finally relieved. Japan finally won, and the Japanese bonds in their hands could finally turn into real money. These people who still hold bonds were both proud and proud. Do they know how difficult this money came!
The Qing Dynasty was such a huge country. Although it suffered repeated defeats, it was also a great power. What's more, it even tied in the Qing and French War. Is Japan OK? When Japan issued war bonds under various names, many people were not optimistic about Japan's prospects. Only a small number of people with sharp vision could see Japan's sharpness and the weakness of the Far East power.
Everything started with the script designed by the Japanese, but there was a problem with this script at the beginning! The Japanese actually dared to attack the Germans! And Germany, a country that has always appeared in the Far East, has shown its sharp fangs this time! Just one warship defeated a Japanese squadron!
With the sinking of two Japanese warships, all those holding Japanese bonds felt the arrival of doomsday! Germany seemed to be not planning to be good anymore. At that time, the Germans had 4 armored cruisers in the Far East! Then, when the Japanese gritted their teeth and handed over the compensation, the matter was still unclear, because it was still doubtful whether Japan, which was seriously injured, had the confidence to fight.
Most people began to shake and threw out Japanese bonds, but smart people were still waiting because they found that most of these bonds and futures were absorbed by some inexplicable forces, which means that some big investors were still quite confident in Japan. So, these smart people began to endure, holding a large number of bonds every day, waiting for them to turn into gold or blank paper!
They endured and waited, and finally one day, the war was over and Japan won, everything was moving in a good direction, and the cost and effort they had paid seemed to be rewarded?
At this time, the Japanese government issued bonds again, and merchants who already knew the outcome of the war were naturally willing to subscribe to these high-quality industries. In places where people were not paying attention, some real financial tycoons began to sell out their positions. Now, for them, they can stop in the Japanese bond project!
Chapter completed!