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Chapter 820 What is your attitude?
Economic crises are not uncommon to people. In fact, people have accumulated rich experience in dealing with economic crises. So when the news of the U.S. stock market crash reached Europe, many people did not know how this economic crisis was different from previous economic crises.

Only George knew how devastating the Great Depression was.

Previous economic crises were named after years, such as the last economic crisis in 1920.

Only this time the economic crisis has been given a separate name.

In the Great Depression of another time and space, Russia was not immune to it and was also dragged into it and suffered greatly.

Russia has been preparing for this economic crisis for many years. It can be said that George has been digging a hole for the Americans since the end of the World War.

"What should we do next?"

Guchkov revered George as a god. If it weren't for George's sobriety, Russia would have collapsed like the United States.

Not right either.

The US is currently experiencing a stock market collapse, which has not yet spread to other industries.

But it will happen soon. If nothing unexpected happens, what will follow will be bank runs, factory bankruptcies, worker layoffs, and a full-scale economic recession.

The counterattack that George had been preparing for was finally going to come in handy.

All along, the Americans thought they were smart and circumvented the agreement with Russia through Britain.

Russia clearly has the ability to fight back, but it did not do so, which is clearly inconsistent with people's memory of Russia.

"Do I need to teach you this——"

George never doubted Guchkov's intelligence. During the Imperial Russian era, Guchkov was the steel king of Russia.

"The Americans took the initiative to undermine the agreement with us, and we no longer need to be bound by it."

Guchkov needed George's consent before he dared to turn against the United States.

The reason why George was called the "Uncrowned Tsar" was not only because of his influence on the Russian military, but also because of the economic strength of the Yuriev family and the Dolgorukov family.

Although the Yuriev family has no involvement in the United States, the Dolgorukov family has a branch in the United States.

If Russia turns against the United States, the interests of the Dolgorukov family will definitely be harmed. Although Guchkov does not think that George will put the interests of the Dolgorukov family above the interests of Russia, this matter still needs to be communicated with George in advance.

"Then add more fire!"

George sneered, saying that Americans who put profit above all else will eventually die of greed.

This father and son from the United States and Britain perfectly illustrate what it means to run away when disaster strikes.

When Britain and the United States cooperated, the relationship was very close.

It can also be described as sticking together for warmth.

Once the Slavs dominated the European continent, the countries established by the Anglo-Slavs would be marginalized.

When the economic crisis broke out, the Americans immediately abandoned Britain and focused on protecting themselves. They dumped goods into Europe at the lowest prices and were no longer willing to distribute the profits to the British. This completely broke the agreement with Russia.

Since the United States has been unjust in the first place, Russia will have nothing to worry about. This is the true spirit of contract.

"In such a large country, is there no sober person?"

Felix felt incredible and didn't understand why Americans were so short-sighted.

The cost of Russian goods is inherently lower than that of American goods. If a price war is launched, American goods will be doomed.

Felix really didn't understand why the Americans dared to break the agreement with the Russians.

"Maybe, but even if there is, it will be swept away by the collective madness."

George has a deep understanding of American selfishness.

There is no need to discuss moral standards for a country that allows its citizens to be subjected to human experiments.

No matter how crazy the mustache guy was, he never experimented on the Germans.

Looking at the United States as a country, it is indeed very powerful.

But the United States is a company, not a country at all.

With George's instructions, Guchkov and Mannerheim split up, one going to France and the other to Germany.

Little Karl was more anxious than Guchkov and came directly to George, hoping that Russia could give Germany greater support.

Last year, U.S. investment in Germany exceeded $20 billion.

In the first nine months of this year, the United States' investment in Germany has exceeded 9 billion US dollars. If it weren't for this incident, the annual investment would definitely exceed that of last year.

Now Germany has not only lost follow-up investment from the United States, but the United States is also going to withdraw funds from Germany, and the German economy will lose momentum.

"You should not rely too much on foreign investment, but should fully explore your own strengths—"

George didn't want Germany to use Russia's money to give blood transfusions to the United States.

To put it bluntly, George would have liked the Weimar government to go bankrupt right now.

"Due to economic reasons, we are no longer able to pay war reparations, let alone repay foreign debts—"

Little Carl's sword is accurate. When the economic crisis hits, I would rather die than let my friends die.

In recent years, Germany has received at least 80 billion marks in investment from Britain, France and the United States.

Many people in Britain, France and the United States are now waiting for Germany's reparations and interest to survive. Germany is cutting off the source of their funds at this time, which is much more ruthless than George's.

George looked at little Carl without saying anything.

Defaulting on debts will have a serious impact on a country's credibility, and may even lead to it being excluded from the world economy. A country of Russia's size has its own system, and even if it is excluded from the world economy, Russia will not completely collapse.

For a country like Germany, which is extremely dependent on the outside world, the consequences would be extremely serious if it were blocked by the world economy.

Just think about how the Germans lost the World War and you will know how serious the consequences are.

"Please don't worry, there is an agreement between Germany and Russia."

The Germans' spirit of contract varies from person to person.

That’s right. As long as Germany clings to Russia, it will not be afraid of blockade even if it offends the whole world.

George was very happy. This child was really sensible.

But George is not wrong. Germany should not rely too much on foreign funds.

It’s not that Germany itself has no money, but that all of Germany’s money is controlled by the Hebrew consortium.

Little Karl did not come here to cry poor, but he hoped that Russia could protect Germany from debt collection by force from Britain, France and the United States when necessary.

Especially France.

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During the last economic crisis, France brazenly sent troops to invade Germany's Ruhr industrial area on the grounds that Germany refused to pay reparations, causing serious impact on the German economy.

Germany didn’t refuse at all, but it just didn’t have the money.

France doesn't care whether Germany has money or not. You are weak, even breathing is wrong.

Germany is an important link for Russia to detonate Britain and the United States. Since Germany is willing to gamble its national credibility, Russia should also be tough.

Whether Europe is in chaos or not, Russia has the final say!

What comforts George is that the United States is now unable to take care of Germany and is in a difficult situation itself.

From October 10 to November 29, in just two weeks, the United States suffered a total loss of 11 billion US dollars due to the stock market crash, which was equivalent to the total expenditure of the United States in the world war.

As in previous economic crises, those smart people who thought they could escape on the eve of the collapse before the crisis broke out began to line up on the rooftop again.

Although the US government has blocked relevant information, according to incomplete statistics, nearly a thousand people committed suicide by jumping off buildings in New York alone.

The bank runs caused by the stock market collapse resulted in widespread bank failures.

At this point, even the most slow-witted people have realized that the damage caused by this economic crisis will probably exceed everyone's expectations.

Hoover, who had been reassuring Americans in the newspapers in September that they need not worry, was helpless in the face of the economic crisis. For two whole weeks, Whitehall did not come up with any effective response policies.

Russia has taken frequent actions. First, it signed trade agreements with Germany and France respectively, providing resources to Germany and France at lower prices to provide a guarantee for the German and French economies.

The Free Trade Alliance then announced that in order to protect the interests of Free Trade Alliance companies, it would impose higher tariffs on goods from countries outside the alliance.

This is understandable. In every economic crisis, countries will increase tariffs to protect their own companies.

But in this extraordinary period, the decision of the Free Trade Alliance has once again dealt a heavy blow to the United States.

In recent years, in order to increase profits, American business owners have been constantly borrowing money from banks, building new factories, and hiring workers, and they are heavily dependent on bank funds.

The large-scale collapse of banks left many factories without funds.

The free trade alliance's increase in tariffs was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The factory can survive as long as it can maintain production.

Once the orders are lost, the company will go bankrupt.

As the leader of the free trade alliance, Russia's factories have not only not closed down, but their orders have increased.

Before the economic crisis, American goods and "British goods" were direct competitors of Russian goods in the European market, and Russian goods were at a disadvantage.

Now that Russian products have regained their advantage with lower prices and better quality, the demand for Russian products in various countries has increased greatly, making the Russian market and the American market two completely different extremes.

The situation in the United States is dire.

The situation in Russia is very intense.

George originally thought that the United States would voluntarily admit defeat and re-divide the European market with Russia.

Unexpectedly, before the Americans took any action, Churchill came to them first.

This is understandable.

After the Imperial Conference, Australia threw itself into the arms of Russia and Canada sought protection from the United States. Britain had lost its two most important overseas markets and sources of raw materials.

When Britain and the United States were in cahoots, the Americans ate meat and the British could at least have some soup.

Now that American goods were gradually withdrawing from the European market, the British were on the verge of not even having soup to drink, so Churchill came directly to George.

"Why are you looking for me for financial problems?"

George was clueless. Russia had clear division of power and responsibilities, and each person had his own job. George would never interfere in areas that were not his place.

"Your Excellency Grand Duke Yuriev, you win!"

Churchill gnashed his teeth.

"Wow! What's that attitude?"

Vasily, who was watching the fun, was furious and asked, "Are you here to beg for mercy or to cause trouble?"

Churchill didn't even look at Vasily, knowing who had the final say here.

(End of this chapter)