America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 460 Herbert Shrub Smith
Tokyo,
No. 7-1, [-]-chome, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku.

In the chamber of the Neon Capitol.

Hayami Yu lowered his eyes and lowered his head, letting the members of Congress spit wildly.

He didn't say a word during the period, until everyone was tired of scolding, he slowly raised his head, and said slowly:
"Have you finished scolding?? Are you in a better mood??"

Everyone looked at Hayamiyu, who looked like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, and suddenly became angry again
"You idiot!"

"You stupid pig!"

"Your brain is no different from a pig's brain!"

"..."

After everyone pointed at Yu Hayami and cursed for a while, they finally stopped completely.

Hayami Yu said slowly again: "Masters, have you finished cursing this time?"

Everyone was speechless for this guy with a face as tough as a city wall.

Mino Watanuki and the others all stared at Yu Hayami with unkind faces, and wanted to see how he would explain next.

Yu Hayami watched the crowd and finally stopped speaking.

He opened his mouth immediately and said:
"Gentlemen, this time our situation is very serious. Now in our account, we hold a total of 560 million USD/JPY long positions!"

"His-"

Hearing the long position of 560 million lots, everyone in the Neon Congress took a cold breath, their backs were chilly, and they began to sweat.

Everyone was fidgeting, their hearts surged like huge waves, and they looked at Yu Hayami in panic.

At this time, everyone wanted to scold but couldn't, and they all sighed deeply.
"Go on!"

"We need to know how bad the situation is now!"

"Hayami Yuu, finish it all at once!"

Looking at the gangsters who originally supported him, Yu Hayami knew that he was finished at the Neon Bank.

In the future, on the main altar of neon, there is a high probability that there will be no more.

and so……

I'm just looking for a way out for me.

There is a saying in Huaxia that "people don't kill heaven and earth for themselves"!
If they were dedicated to the country, it would not have led to the current situation.

It's not all my fault, it's everyone's fault!

Trying to comfort herself in my heart, Hayami said calmly:
"Gentlemen, now our 560 million USD/JPY long positions are all locked above the 126.000 position. Now USD/JPY may collapse at any time, and our available investment funds are only 230 billion US dollars. "

"If the dollar/yen falls below the 122.000 level, it may directly fall by more than two hundred points and fall below the 120 line."

"If we fall another 200 points, then we will liquidate our positions. Then we will be forced to close our positions by the world's major banks. At that time, the 560 million USD/JPY long positions will be sold out one after another. USD/JPY It will continue to plummet by hundreds of points."

"At that time we will lose more, and we will lose all the money we invested."

"The resulting surge in the yen exchange rate may even have a negative impact on our sluggish exports and foreign trade."

If the USD/JPY goes long, it is actually bad for the yen, that is, the depreciation of the yen.

Because that way, one dollar can be converted into Japanese yen more.

In turn, the dollar/yen goes short, which is bullish for the yen, and the yen appreciates.

There are fewer yen for a dollar and more value for the yen.

As mentioned earlier, the most important thing about a country's currency is not its high value or high exchange rate, but its relative stability.

A currency with an unstable exchange rate can easily attract the coveted international hot money, prone to violent fluctuations, and even affect the national economy and people's livelihood.

Neon is an export-oriented economy, and the yen has appreciated too much, which has a very serious impact on its main economic line.

It will seriously weaken the international competitiveness of neon products.

Although there are some advantages, for example, the appreciation of the yen will make neon cost less when importing.

The problem is that neon itself lacks resources, and it is a pure foreign trade-oriented economy that cannot be purer.

No matter how cheap imports are, if you don’t have any output to exchange for foreign exchange, you can use your head to buy materials from outside.

If the yen appreciates too much and affects foreign trade, it will really affect the economic direction of the entire country.

What Yu Hayami said is exactly what the congressmen are worried about.

This is what happened today, once USD/JPY fell below the 122.000 level.

It is bound to trigger a huge sell-off, and more short sellers outside the market will enter the market and sell down.

The consequences were unimaginable!

"Hayami, did you call all of us today to tell us how bad the situation is?"

Mino Watanuki looked at Yu Hayami gloomily and said.

With a long position of 560 million USD/JPY, there is now 230 billion USD left in available funds.

It seems that there are a lot of available funds, but the market situation is very bad. In fact, it cannot withstand another round of .. plummeting.

Another round will definitely blow up the position.

Then this matter must be exposed, and the people present, apart from their respective mouse warehouses, may even have a profound impact on their future official careers.

"Hayami Yu, what are you going to do now? Tell me what you think first!"

At this moment, Watanuki could only stare at Yu Hayami and asked.

Today they summoned Hayamiyu, the situation is naturally very serious.

I scolded and scolded just now, but the matter has developed to such a point that it is irreparable, and I can only go all the way to the dark.

Minfu Watanuki's words immediately made everyone look at Yu Hayami, wanting to know how to solve this crisis from Yu Hayami.

Hayami Yu looked at the tense and urgent look of the crowd, and he slowly said:
"My lords, this is the end of the matter, we have to find a way to get out of the current predicament first!"

"We have no way out! Because there is an abyss behind us, we can't take a step back. Only by rushing through the swamp in front of us can we have a chance!"

"Tell me, Hayami Yuu, what are you going to do?"

The representative of the constitutional democrats asked immediately:
"Kamei, don't worry, listen to me first!" Yu Hayami said to Kamei, a member of the Constitutional Democrats

"Although we are at a high level and have long positions of 560 million lots of USD/JPY, we have consumed at least 560 million short positions in the market. This also greatly proves the strength of short positions in the market and also We have consumed a lot."

"Although our situation is very bad now, maybe the situation of those short sellers is also very bad, maybe even worse than ours."

"Now it's about who can persist until the end! I believe we will be able to win the final victory!!!"

In the meeting hall, Yu Hayami said impassionedly.

But there was another feeling in his heart, and no one could understand it better than him.

What a predicament they are facing now.

It's like holding a branch on a cliff, which may break at any time.

If possible, Hayami Yu would not want to do it at all.

But now, thinking of the smiles of my wife, my children, my grandchildren.

Hayami Yu crossed his mind, and he once again firmly believed that it was not entirely his fault.

Without the support of this group of people.

If only this group of people were not so selfish and thought about the interests of the country a little bit.

Then he Hayamiyu, there is no way to make things like this.

"Hayami-san, tell me, what are you going to do this time?"

Minfu Mianguan spoke again, and the boss's face softened slightly.

Even when addressing Hayami Yuu, he never called him by his first name, but added "San".

"Hayami Yuu, tell me!"

"Hayami, what are you going to do this time?"

"Let's fight!"

"Fighting, at least one more activity!"

"Yes, maybe we can blow up those short sellers and turn defeat into victory!"

It's the latter that matters.

Only by pulling out the shorts and turning the defeat into a victory, they, the mouse warehouse members who are long, can make up for their losses and even make a lot of money.

As for the failure, Neon Bank may lose hundreds of billions of funds.

Even the national economy will be affected.

Few of the congressmen present could think of it.

As for whether they couldn't think of it, or they didn't want to think about it, or they thought of it and pretended not to think about it.

Then only they know.

Since then, 10 years ago, the bubble was punctured by the American owner and the energy was taken away.

In the whole country of Neon, the vast majority of Neon are actually similar to these congressmen in front of us.

They are all covering their eyes and deceiving themselves.

Hayami Yu looked at the reaction of everyone.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said seriously:
"Everyone, this time we can buy another 250 million long orders!"

"The short sellers in the market have been almost exhausted by us. They are crazily counterattacking us and are dying. Although the USD/JPY is near 123.000, we can sweep the goods at a lower position and buy Get in USD/JPY and pull it up! Let the shorts blow their positions! Don't look at them now that they have a big advantage, they are just paper tigers!"

After finishing speaking, Hayamiyu's face became calm, with a confident look, but only he knew the pain in his heart
Hearing what Hayami Yu said, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Morgan + Rockefeller + Smith.

paper tiger?

Few MPs think so.

But the problem now is that if you don't continue to invest money, you can't pull the dollar/yen up.

Then the money in their pockets will be ruined.

Using the country's money to try to pull up the USD/JPY may fail and may result in more losses.

But... what does that have to do with them?
Neon Bank lost hundreds of billions of dollars, but it's not unbearable!
For MPs, the situation is actually quite simple.

Two options.

One is to stop losses in time. If Neon Bank loses tens of billions of dollars, they must lose millions to tens of millions of dollars.

One is that Neon Bank may lose more.

But their own money, in the process of pulling up the dollar/yen, hopes to arbitrage leave early, or leave the market with as little meat as possible.

This multiple-choice question is not difficult to choose.

"Hayami-san, this method may really work!"

"Hayami-san, let's try! The country is your strong backing."

"I don't believe those rice animals can succeed. Come on, Hayamizu-san!"

"..."

Just now everyone called "Hayamiyu" angrily, but now they have a chance to redeem, and they become Hayami-san again.

Hearing that everyone had spoken, they agreed to their plan.

Hayami Yu suddenly felt overjoyed and dejected at the same time.

He thought to himself:
"These idiots are all maggots of the country! But they can just be used, and maybe they can be used to fight back. Even if it doesn't work, then I have completed the task. I am sorry for myself."

After convincing everyone in the Congress, let the Congress convince the Prime Minister.

Yu Hayami re-stabilized his position.

The special economic action teams under him have a balance of 230 billion U.S. dollars in funds.

It has also been increased, with an additional US$270 billion, for a total of US$500 billion.

Including the previously invested principal and margin, Neon Bank’s total investment in this USD/JPY market exceeded 1000 billion USD for the first time.

This news was quickly learned by people in New York State.

In Kikwit Manor, after David and John Chris received the news.

"boom--"

The head of the Morgan family excitedly hammered on the glass table in front of him.

It hurts, but John Cleese is excited.

"Hey—I didn't expect to be thought of by that guy again."

David whispered.

John Chris said indifferently: "The triangle is more stable. And this is the money of the Neon people, which is enough for us to share."

David nodded slightly, and he looked at John Chris, "I don't know what that guy's expression is now. He escaped, and he was able to share a lot of profits. Chris, I have to say that we have no way to stop him."

"I don't know." John Chris was not interested in knowing either.

All he wanted to do now was reach into the Neon Man's wallet and put those dollar bills that belonged to the Neon Man into his pocket.

As for Abel Smith?
who cares.

John Chris thinks that, at most, it is just one more chair and one more powerful voice in the Fed's Federal Advisory Committee.

No matter what, it was not a matter of life and death for Morgan and Rockefeller.

Unless Abel can gather all the other consortiums together and become a more terrifying existence than Morgan and Rockefeller.

Otherwise, it is just one more of the same kind.

Although this will squeeze some of Morgan's right to speak.

But if there is no way to easily suppress it, it may be possible to do so at a great price.

Compromise is one of the choices capitalists are willing to make.

After all, Abel is in power, and he won't hang them up as street lights...

Abel himself is also a hanging street lamp, so John Chris doesn't think he needs to worry at all.

Look at John Chris' indifferent look.

"Hey--"

David had to sigh again.

The old guy was thinking in his heart at this moment, what the hell was that kid doing at this time.

……

The "kid" David was thinking of.

At this time, he was already at Changi Airport in Singapore, boarded his "Smith" private jet, and set off for India.

Inside the cabin of a luxurious Boeing 747 wide-body airliner that looks like a palace in the sky.

Next to it was little Laura, sleeping.

Abel himself is holding a satellite phone and communicating with his subordinates.

"365 billion US dollars? Continue to hold the position. The time to close the position has not yet come, and we can still maximize profits..."

"Don't stop Smith Media's IPO, but include JP Morgan as one of the IPO institutions..."

"George Prescott Bush went to Pacific Energy? Did Herbert mean it? Well, I don't know what the old man wants to do. Keep an eye on him and let someone take care of him so that his life is not in danger. But eat A bit of misery is always inevitable, and I'm sure the shrubs would love to see . . . "

"I may not go back until June. According to the process, Michael will take over as the rotating CEO of Smith Media..."

"..."

After several phone calls, half an hour has passed.

The plane also crossed the strait and flew into the Indian Ocean.

Holding a somewhat thick satellite phone, he turned it around in his hand.

Abel thought about it and dialed again.

"it's me."

Herbert, who was far away in Texas, received a call from Abel.

He took the satellite phone, walked out of his bedroom, stood on the bedroom balcony, and looked at the beautiful Colorado River in the distance.

The old man replied with a smile: "Well, I heard that you left Singapore. Are you still in the sky now?"

"Yes." Abel said softly, "Herbert, thank you this time."

"Ha ha--"

"This is the first time I've heard you say thank you to me. But I want to say that there is no need to say thank you between us. Because we are a family."

"The belief of the bush is family unity. Abel, you are the husband of little Laura. You are also a member of the big family of the bush. If you help us, you are helping us, so you don't need to say such words."

Listening to Herbert's gentle words, Abel fell silent.

Abel knew that Morgan and Rockefeller could agree to cooperate with him so quickly this time.

In addition to the huge benefits visible to the naked eye.

In fact, the bush family, or Herbert, contributed a lot.

Regardless of the shrub family, it is now one of the representatives of the Texas giants.

When it comes to shrubs, I think they are representatives of the military-industrial complex.

But in fact, in the past, in the generation of Herbert's grandfather.

The shrub family can only be regarded as one of Rockefeller's vassal families.

Herbert's grandfather, Samuel Bush, had been general manager of Rockefeller Oil.

A steel and oil tycoon of the Gilded Age.

Samuel's son Prescott, Herbert's father, although his father-in-law, Otsuki stepped down.

But at that time they were still one of Rockefeller's vassals.

Prescott was able to become a senator, and Rockefeller was one of the many supporters.

To Herbert's generation.

Herbert came to Texas to buy real estate to find oil and start an oil company, and the journey went so smoothly.

In addition to Herbert's own outstanding ability, there is also the shadow of Rockefeller in it.

Even now.

In the oil company of the Bush family, Rockefeller also holds a part of the shares...

It can be said that shrubs have always had a close relationship with Rockefeller.

This is also one of the reasons why Herbert and George were able to take the position.

Precisely because shrubs and Rockefeller have this relationship.

This time, Herbert came forward as an intermediary to help Abel contact Rockefeller.

There is the relationship of Herbert's bush family.

Only Rockefeller and Morgan agreed so readily.

With acquaintances and middlemen, things are always done differently.

Abel's thank you to Herbert refers to this layer of reason.

After listening to Herbert's words in silence.

Abel suddenly said softly: "Herbert, I want to discuss something with you."

"Ok?"

"I want to ask for your opinion."

"whats the matter?"

Abel whispered:

"My first son with Laura Jr. I want to be named Herbert Bush Smith. My first daughter with Laura Jr. I want to be named Barbara Pierce Smith."

This time it was Herbert's turn to be silent.

After a few seconds, the old man said with a smile on the satellite phone:
"Oh, I'm so glad you could do that. I'm sure Barbara will be too."

Both Herbert and Abel knew that the Barbara in his mouth did not refer to George's daughter Barbara Bush.

It was his wife, Barbara Pierce Bush.

"That is all. Good-bye, Herbert."

"Goodbye, Abel."

After hanging up the satellite phone, Abel turned sideways and saw the "sleeping" little Laura with her eyes open, looking at him tenderly.

"You don't object to my self-assertion?"

Abel reached out with a smile and stroked her beautiful face gently.

"Oh, I'd be so glad you could do that."

Little Laura imitated her grandfather's tone and said with a chuckle:
"I'm sure little Barbara will be delighted too."

(End of this chapter)