The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

With the matter of maritime escort, it is logical for Xingchen Security Company to purchase patrol speedboats, helicopters and other equipment.

Li Ming can make adequate preparations step by step for possible conflicts that may occur in Western Australia in the future.

The special forces are trained by themselves, and Li Ming has already planned to recruit ordinary army combatants directly from the country.

With hundreds of millions of well-trained militiamen, he doesn't have to worry about a shortage of soldiers.

The "Militia Military Training Manual" published since 59 is not a bottom-of-the-box secret book. It is printed in large quantities and distributed to everyone to learn and practice.

During this period, casualties in various places were relatively heavy, which was also closely related to this aspect.

All of them are good at fighting, capable of causing the greatest and most efficient damage.

Many strange and practical weapons were created.

It’s not appropriate to go into details.

As long as we are willing, we have always been full of martial virtue.

What a vast ocean!
Of course, these plans behind Australia were just what Li Ming had planned in his mind, and he didn't even tell Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu.

Huang Fuyi and other subordinates just thought that Li Ming acted cautiously.

After last month's group fight, these subordinates believed that the support of force was needed, and they also admired Director Li's foresight in setting up a security company when the company was founded.

As for people outside of Xingchen Company, Maritime Escort, they felt it was natural after hearing it.

Yan Dong, who wears a goatee, has seen a lot of the world. "Many of the pirates in Southeast Asia are actually officers and soldiers of nearby countries."

"There are many islands there and the waterways are particularly developed."

"They are familiar with the terrain, and it is easy to move the boat around. They hide it in a few clicks and no one can find it."

"And your Xingchen Security Company may not be able to beat them."

Huang Fuyi is very confident about this, "We, Director Li, have already made response arrangements, and the security company is looking for legal ways to upgrade weapons and equipment."

"As long as our weapons are better than theirs and our training is better, we can make them come back."

"It's a pity that the port city has many restrictions on military weapons, otherwise we would just deploy them in the port city."

Goatee Yan Dong put down his tea cup, "The security in Hong Kong City is already chaotic enough. If there were no restrictions on weapons, Hong Kong City would be completely in chaos."

Manager Tang then said, "It's better to have limits."

Boss Sun also said: "Yes, it's not good to use a knife, let alone a gun. It's better to have restrictions."

The strong make the rules, the weak follow the rules and use them to protect their own interests.

The rules may be very unfair and may even lead to exploitation, but what ordinary people fear most is the lack of rules.

Lou Xiao'e didn't pay attention to the small things in Hong Kong City. She paid attention to the big things, which were really big things.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is being held in India. This is the second session.

Starting as early as February 2, and lasting nearly two months, developed and developing countries sat down to negotiate the general rules of world trade.

Developing economies need the markets of developed economies, want more export quotas and tariff concessions, and unite to negotiate with developed countries.

Xingchen Company has more and more import and export business, and it also needs a market. The impact of import and export tariffs on the company's profits is also increasing.

Changes in international economic and financial policies, as well as changes in the economic policies of major powers, are things that Star Company needs to pay more and more attention to.

night.

Small world desert oasis cabin.

On the big bed, the three of them were recuperating.

Lou Xiao'e lay on Li Ming's chest with her eyes closed, "We need to set up a team to track this information, otherwise no one can provide me with reliable advice."

"Some people are still disrupting the situation with China's pound, China's franc and China's dollar are both very unstable, not to mention Spain's peseta and Italy's lira."

"Newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong City now have many articles discussing Western financial issues, saying they are similar to the world economic crisis of 1929."

"Some people even say that Ou Mei has an old tradition of launching a war to find a way out of a crisis. Now we have to consider whether a world war will break out."

Qin Huairu was lying next to her, with only a blanket covering her body. She seemed to be listening to a book from heaven, her beautiful big eyes full of ignorance.

Regarding finance, Li Ming also had limited knowledge, "Let's set up an economic research institute in Hong Kong City."

Lou Xiao'e has already inquired, "This kind of research institute can only support 10 to 8 researchers, and it can't even afford 200 million Hong Kong dollars a year."

Qin Huairu said in surprise: "The salary of a researcher must be so high!"

Lou Xiao'e explained: "The bulk of the expenditure is not the researcher's salary, but the cost of holding meetings."

"There are no competent economic experts in Hong Kong City, and their understanding of Ou Mei is very limited. We need to invite Ou Mei's economic experts for a meeting and discussion."

Not wanting his woman to work too hard, Li Ming said softly: "Let's start a family. HK$200 million is just over US$30."

"Changes in economic and financial policies have caused our foreign exchange losses to exceed US$30."

"Besides, holding such a meeting can also strengthen our personal relationships in Ou Mei."

Lou Xiao'e held down her groping hand with her backhand, "Contacts? If Ou Mei's politicians are included in this, it won't be a matter of 30 US dollars."

"We need Ou Mei Branch to first understand the local market conditions. With this information, Hong Kong City can make an executable budget plan."

This person refused to touch, so Li Ming stretched out his other hand to Qin Huairu next to him, "Although money is not an issue, it is not cost-effective for us to pay it all ourselves."

“We didn’t have enough resources to invite capable people in the early stage.”

"First set up a research institute, and then bring in big banks such as HSBC and IWC. They have many resources and hold several economic forums together to build a reputation."

"We will invite specific people to come to Hong Kong City to attend meetings and have fun later."

Qin Huairu let him do whatever he wanted, "Is the specific person someone we want to have a good relationship with?"

It was soft and flexible. Li Ming was very satisfied and said patiently: "Yes. Seminars are also a way of paying bribes."

"In the future, we will invite a group of economists and prominent politicians to Hong Kong City every month to participate in salon forums, and mix in the politicians to be invited. They will collect money very safely."

Lower-level politicians with limited influence and progressive aspirations will prioritize campaign funding. Only with sufficient campaign funding can they be elected to higher offices.

Politicians who have reached a certain level and become influential will not only care about campaign funds, but they will also consider a good life after losing the election or retiring.

Certain individuals or companies sponsor certain conferences, and the organizers invite certain people to give speeches based on the requirements of the sponsoring company.

Speeches cannot be given in vain. Through such changes, the money of certain individuals or companies has entered the pockets of certain people reasonably and legally.

In this method of giving and accepting bribes, suspicious points can only be discovered by looking back when the politicians' income is particularly large or a long time has passed.

Although they know there is something fishy, ​​ordinary people have no choice but to curse because of the presumption of innocence.

"Do all politicians in Oumei collect money like this? People in Hong Kong City all collect money directly!" Qin Huairu had heard Li Ming and Lou Xiao'e's complaints about Hong Kong City.

Lou Xiao'e answered: "This method of sending money has been around for a long time. In recent years, transportation has become more and more convenient, and it has become more and more common in Ou Mei."

"Hong Kong City is a colony of Ying State. The people of Hong Kong City want to take care of corruption, but they have no right to do so."

"The local people in Yingguo have the right to take charge, but they are too lazy to take care of it. The governor of Hong Kong is only a medium-sized position in their series. They only care about whether colonies like Hong Kong City can return profits to the mainland on time."

"In this way, no one will care about it, and the people in Hong Kong City will be spared the trouble of a hand. They will directly collect money and do things."

Qin Huairu concluded: "I can't control what I want to control, and I don't want to control what I can."

"Then they are really free as officials in the port city."

Seeing her man having so much fun, Lou Xiao'e's hands were eager to try, "Yes, that's it."

"After all the trouble last year, I will definitely not feel so comfortable again in the future."

Qin Huairu glanced at her and warned her not to move, "Then we need to build a research institute in advance, so that it will be more convenient to invite officials from the port city in the future."

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile: "People in Hong Kong City don't need to go to such trouble. There are usually ways to make contacts and make connections."

Li Ming patted Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu knew that he was too far away, so she moved her body, got closer and asked, "What about Ou Mei's? Can't our branch there be like the one in Hong Kong City?"

Li Ming took advantage of the situation and hugged her: "The Yingguo guys in Hong Kong City are all sent here, not selected. They have different ways of dealing with each other."

"There are mainly two types of people who can come to the meeting, one is retired people, and the other is people who lost the election."

"Retired people are mainly used to build relationships and identify those who have lost the election and have hope of making a comeback, so that we can issue appropriate invitations."

"People who lose the election have more freedom and no government salary. They also need more news topics and make friends and build relationships. They are more willing to participate in various forums."

"Inviting those who have failed to come to Hong Kong City can provide help in times of need. Inviting retired people is to show those in positions that taking care of us now will benefit them in the future."

Lou Xiao'e added: "Mainly, our Xingchen Company is a foreign enterprise to the country of Ou Mei."

"There are a lot of restrictions on providing campaign funds, and we don't have the means to cast a wide net in dealing with the local area."

"Although the economic situation in various countries is not good, our business is still developing rapidly. Now we need to establish a good relationship and build a network to avoid being directly robbed by them."

Qin Huairu was surprised again and said: "Robbing us? Are you stealing it openly?"

Lou Xiao'e explained: "There are laws and regulations that require us to sell our business and authorize us. It seems legal, but in fact it is robbery."

"If we weren't afraid that they would rob us, all our funds in Ou Mei would be used to buy gold to preserve the value."

Lou Xiao'e's worry is not unnecessary. Ou Mei started out as a robber. He believes in the law of the jungle and the strong, and he has never given up his habit of robbery.

It’s not too much to be on the defensive. Even if you don’t rob but just freeze the funds, a company that is developing normally can be destroyed.

In fact, this is also true, because there are examples of sudden and sharp depreciation of the pound, and countries with serious international balance of payments problems also have great pressure to depreciate the US dollar.

Investors in the market have been selling US dollars to buy gold on a large scale, and the 'gold pool' spearheaded by Magnesium has been supplying gold to the private market in large quantities.

The country's gold inventory is under great pressure, so the country's Congress voted on February 2 to abolish the 21% gold reserve requirement for issuing U.S. banknotes, hoping to stabilize the market by releasing $25 billion in gold reserves.

However, because of such a policy, the U.S. dollar has actually depreciated relative to gold.

More and more people are selling US dollars for gold. More than 1 million US dollars of gold are redeemed every day. The 'gold warehouse' cannot cope with the continuous rush to buy gold.

On March 3, US$13 million in gold was lost in one day, and the Federal Reserve really issued a warning that the country would close the gold market and prepare to overturn the situation.

On March 3, US$14 million in gold was lost in one day. In order to avoid greater losses, the Magnesium State asked the Ying State to close the gold market on March 4, and most of the gold markets in Xiou also stopped trading.

The turmoil in the financial market will inevitably have a backlash on the economy. Finance ministers, central bank governors and others from various countries have held meetings for half a month.

Some negotiation and compromise.

The Magnesium Kingdom disbanded with the "gold general treasury" established by the Ying Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Holland, Pelisse, and Swiss.

Gold trading implements a 'dual price mechanism'. The country will still sell gold to the monetary authorities of various countries at a price of US$35 per ounce, and the private market for investors and industrial needs will determine the price based on demand. (Easy to understand, similar to our two-track price system in the 1s)

The country has taken financial measures to improve its international balance of payments, increase domestic tax rates and reduce fiscal expenditures.

Countries agreed to keep existing exchange rates unchanged.

The International Monetary Fund issues Special Drawing Rights, forming 'paper gold' to stabilize the balance of payments deficits of various countries.

On April 4, the gold market reopened.

On the surface, it seems that Magnesium has successfully ended a gold redemption crisis.

However, the country's domestic productivity has stagnated, and competition in the global commodity market has intensified. The country's economic crisis has not been lifted, but it has just breathed a sigh of relief after the infusion.

This is another very significant turning point.

Keynesian economics is no longer a one-man show. The economic theories of the monetary school and the supply school have come to the forefront, and a new economic order has begun to be constructed.

'New economics' argued that trade protection and government-directed programs were economically ineffective.

The 'new view' is that developing countries should open their markets to other countries and should focus on exports.

The 'new proposition' emphasizes eliminating state-owned companies, reducing obstruction to business activities, and signing free trade agreements through trade negotiations.

Export companies and companies with multinational businesses like Li Ming's Xingchen Company will definitely support this.

Let other countries open their doors, use their production and technological advantages to dump products into new markets, obtain new profits, and transfer funds without restrictions.

Such a great thing is very much in line with the needs of transnational monopoly capital.

Of course, no matter how open-minded we are who believe in the golden mean, we cannot fully accept such economics.

In Li Ming's era, that was even more impossible.

4 month 10 day.

Beijing.

Li Ming is in a meeting to study an article, "The Dawn in Furong Country". (End of chapter)