Lost and Spy

Chapter 1030 Forced Public Bonds

In April 1939, the national government began to issue construction bonds.

这次建设公债总值为法币6亿元。面值为10000、5000、1000、100元四种，年息六厘，每年付息两次。

Only interest will be paid for the first two years after issuance, and the principal will be repaid twice a year after two years, and will be repaid in 25 years.

In the same month, with the consent of the Ministry of Finance of the Nationalist Government, Kong Xiangxi and the Chairman, the Shanghai District of the Military Control Bureau began to issue patriotic bonds in Shanghai.

The so-called "patriotic bonds" are actually construction bonds, but the interest is only 2%, and the interest is paid once a year.The total amount is [-] million French currency.

Of course, this was proposed by Shanghai District Mayor Meng Shaoyuan.

The construction bonds were reissued in Shanghai to raise more funds for the country. At the same time, the annual interest rate was reduced from [-]% to [-]%, and each interest payment was reduced from twice to once, which could greatly reduce the financial burden of the national government.

And Meng Shaoyuan's request was that he would withdraw one-tenth of the successfully issued public bonds as the activity funds of the Shanghai area, that is, 2000 million French currency.

Compared with the issuance of 2 million more French currency and the return from reducing interest rates, the 2000 million French currency is nothing.

Kong Xiangxi readily agreed to Shanghai's request.

This can enrich the treasury of the national government; second, it can be regarded as a return to Meng Shaoyuan.

It's just that those businessmen in Shanghai, especially the traitor businessmen, are really out of luck.

Just held a so-called business conference, and was exploited by Haoyitong.

Then, they were forced to showdown on patriotic bonds.

Not buying?

You do not buy try!
First put a big hat on you for being unpatriotic.

Of course, it is not patriotic not to buy patriotic bonds.

Then, those spies stay at your house every day, threatening and intimidating, making your wife and children worry every day.

This is nothing, the most excessive thing is that after the business conference, in order to maintain the operation of the factory company, they had to ask Meng Shaoyuan... no, they had to borrow usury...loans from the Shanghai District of the Military Control Bureau...the businessmen.

As long as you show the slightest thought that you don't want to buy patriotic bonds, you will be forced to sell the factory, the company, the real estate and the car to pay back the money on the spot.

Do you dare not buy it?

The strange thing is that there are not only traitor businessmen in Shanghai, but also honest patriotic businessmen.

For example, the chairman and vice chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce brought many businessmen with a sense of justice to Meng Shaoyuan and offered to buy a large amount of patriotic bonds.

As for the interest or something, it doesn't matter.

But the problem is, Meng Shaoyuan showed embarrassment: "It's gone."

Gone?

What do you mean?
2 million yuan, all of which will be issued in one go?

"Boss Meng, stop joking with us. How can the 2 million yuan be issued so quickly? Boss Meng thinks that the interest rate is too low, and he is afraid that we will suffer. We are all Chinese. Even if there is no interest, we are willing to subscribe."

After everyone said that, what else could he, Boss Meng, do?
But why does he have a painful expression on his face after being cut by a knife?
……

"Your beloved general, Meng Shaoyuan, is cheating him to death."

Seeing that there was still some time before the meeting, Kong Xiangxi smiled and said to Dai Li: "He must have sold all the patriotic bonds to those traitor businessmen. If the Anti-Japanese War is won, just put a hat on others. Are these traitors still Do you dare to ask the national government for money? The annual interest is definitely not something to think about."

Dai Li also smiled: "What he is most afraid of now is patriotic businessmen buying patriotic bonds, because there is no way to renege on it. Minister Kong, my love will be in Shanghai, and I have helped the National Government raise 8000 million and [-] yuan by myself. Tens of thousands of funds, most of which still do not need to be repaid, do you think it will be given to our Military Control Bureau to increase funds every month?"

"No money, no money." Kong Xiangxi shook his head again and again: "Money is used everywhere, and there are holes everywhere. I just wait for the money to fill these holes. Meng Shaoyuan made 2000 million yuan in Shanghai and asked for money. I asked him where to go." .”

"Ask him? This monkey boy is a miser!"

"That has nothing to do with me!"

……

"Exchange the legal currency in our hands into US dollars and British pounds." Meng Shaoyuan couldn't wait to call Wu Jingyi in after seeing off those truly patriotic businessmen.

Beginning in 1939, it was the inflation acceleration stage of the legal currency.

Fortunately, the hyperinflation phase of fiat currency is still three years away.

The purchasing power of one hundred French coins in 1939 was not as exaggerated as the so-called only one pig, but could still buy a big cow.

One hundred French currency is enough to cover a month's basic living expenses for a family of five in Shanghai.

However, compared with the 50 yuan before the Anti-Japanese War, it has doubled!
Wu Jingyi also saw all these.

She still really admired District Chief Meng.

Although this young master has a thick skin and flaws, he is too accurate in judging people and things.

He had already started to exchange a large amount of legal currency into US dollars, British pounds and silver dollars, which was expected early on that the legal currency would depreciate.

"By the way, that Boss Wu Liancai came here yesterday and wanted to ask us to borrow [-] oceans for a turnaround." Wu Jingyi remembered at this moment.

"How many patriotic bonds did he subscribe for?"

"Being forced to subscribe for 50 yuan, he really couldn't turn over his funds."

"It's only 50? When will I sell the 50 million?" Meng Shaoyuan looked unhappy: "If you ask him to add another 30, you really don't have the money to use the real estate as collateral. His garden house is worth a lot. [-] oceans!"

"What I mean is that it's okay to force him to buy patriotic bonds, but he doesn't borrow the money. What he received this time was business from the Japanese, and he had to ask a Japanese trading company to buy raw materials. It's tantamount to doing business with the Japanese. "

"Borrow, why not?" Meng Shaoyuan glared, "You can't kill Wu Liancai, can you? This is one of our cash cows. We have to support him to continue the factory. The bigger his business is, the more money we will make in the future." more and more."

This is a vampire.

Wu Jingyi smiled inwardly.

More than half of Wu Liancai's hard-earned money had to be used to repay the interest on the money lent to him by the Military Control Bureau, and God knows when the rest would be cheated by this young master Meng again.

And you keep saying that you can't kill people?

Young master Meng is going to suck all the other party's blood alive.

"Well, I'll call him to get the money later." Wu Jingyi said casually, "I heard that Ji Yunqing is selling his garden house in the French Concession, worth 35."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled.

Ji Yunqing's finances are in trouble.

After those drugs were hijacked, not only Ji Yunqing, but even Li Shiqun suffered heavy losses.

It is said that Li Shiqun is forcing Ji Yunqing to pay back the money.

Let you dog eat dog.

and many more.

Meng Shaoyuan blinked suddenly: "I suddenly want to buy Ji Yunqing's house."

"you?"

Wu Jingyi was startled, and then realized: "Are you planning to put Ji Yunqing to death again?"

(End of this chapter)