Chapter 546 I Can Lend You $100 Million!

Ye Luo stayed in Yokohama for three more days.

That night, Ye Luo went to the meeting alone and talked at length with Hamaguchi Yuyuki and Oda Tomokoshi until late at night. He only came out of the mayor's mansion at two or three in the morning, which was a pain for Shi Jianqiao and the others who stayed outside and were always concerned about Ye Luo's safety.

However, seeing Ye Luo being sent out with a smile, Shi Jianqiao felt much more at ease. He felt that he was worthy of being the second young master. He could turn danger into disaster and turn danger into safety every time. It seemed that nothing could trouble him.

In fact, Ye Luo himself was worried, fearing that the conditions he offered were too excessive and would directly anger Yuyuki Hamaguchi, who would then start a fight with him at the mayor's residence.

Although the probability of this happening was extremely low, Ye Luo also made preparations.

If he is really that stubborn, Ye Luo is not afraid to risk his life here, he has plenty of backup plans.

Fortunately, Hamaguchi Yuyuki is a rare decent politician, not as radical as those militarists. After rational analysis, he agreed to his proposal and waited for three days to see the situation.

When he returned to his residence that day, Ye Luo briefly explained the matter to Shi Jianqiao and a group of curious subordinates.

They didn't understand business. Even if they were spread out, they were as big as a bucket and had no idea what Ye Luo's operation meant.

If Xu Wenqiang were here, he might be able to see Ye Luo's intentions. Unfortunately, he has already gone to a German military school for further study.

"After all, isn't the second young master doing business with the Japanese and even helping them tide over difficulties?" Shi Jianqiao was not very happy.

She can't understand the content of the business, but she can understand the superficial situation of things.

Japan is now in an economic crisis due to the US stock market bubble, and the Prime Minister and Cabinet are still trying to use the gold standard system to restore the economy.

However, their gold cannot flow out.

But just at this moment, Ye Luo fell from the sky.

No matter how high he raises the price, he is still helping the Japanese solve their problems.

Shi Jianqiao felt that this was the case, and then began to worry that as the business grew bigger and bigger, the second young master gradually forgot his roots, and might have forgotten that he was Chinese and the Japanese were enemies.

"They are now crazy about flowing out gold to stabilize the gold standard system, and then revitalize their monetary system. When this period passes, the Great Depression can be successfully overcome. The deflation at this stage is only temporary, and Ku Yiku does not know People, in a few years, they will think of themselves. This is what Hamaguchi Yuyuki thinks."

Ye Luo didn't explain much, just said with a smile,

"Indeed, by collecting their gold, I am helping them revitalize their economy. But if the matter is really that simple, just for some gold and some profits, is it necessary for me to come to Japan specially and discuss business with them in person? For such a small matter, Pai If Jianqiao does it, he can do it well."

Shi Jianqiao's face turned red when he was ridiculed for no reason, but he could not refute him.

But I felt a little more at ease.

At least the second young master felt enlightened, and he would never take advantage of the Japanese.

After the minor conflict has passed.

In the past three days, Ye Luo took them to wander around Yokohama City, looking at the increasingly depressed scene, and waiting for Hamaguchi Yuki's reply.

It’s not the third day yet.

At the dinner party the next day, the extremely anxious Oda Tomohiro visited Ye Luo and tried his best to invite him to a dance held at the mayor's residence.

Ye Luo found Shi Jianqiao as his female companion.

When we arrived at the mayor's residence, we saw a bunch of Japanese business giants.

The situation was as he expected. These large consortiums in Japan not only had difficulties with capital turnover, but were also on the verge of bankruptcy.

The bursting of the U.S. stock market bubble plunged the United States into a huge economic crisis that even Hoover had not anticipated.

Now Hoover has only one mouth left in his body that is still hard.

He issued declarations every day to encourage the people, saying that the economic crisis would soon pass, the national economy was recovering, and everything was moving in a good direction.

In fact, folk nursery rhymes say that it was Hoover who sounded the death knell for the first time. Countless people died due to the economic crisis. Even the suicide helpline had to open multiple lines to prevent someone from committing suicide without being able to get through. .

As the big brother of these countries, the United States will naturally divert trouble and transfer the crisis to other younger countries.

No continent such as Asia, Europe, and Africa was spared, and one of its loyal younger brothers, Japan, was even more miserable. The domestic economy was implicated to the brink of collapse, no less than the bubble economy era decades later.

Part of the business of these large consortiums comes from domestic, and part of it comes from foreign trade orders such as the United States. Now the foreign trade orders have completely disappeared, the domestic economy is in recession, and every company has negative returns. Now, whoever owns more companies will die faster.

Therefore, within three days, when I heard that someone was willing to lend him funds, the leaders of several consortiums immediately united and asked Hamaguchi Yuyuki to hold a banquet to invite Ye Luo, and they came to talk in person.

Controller of the Mitsubishi Corporation and head of the Iwasaki family;

The controller of the Sumitomo Foundation and the head of the Sumitomo family.

Countless consortium leaders came over to toast and greet Shi Jianqiao, who was dazzled. He really couldn't understand why the Japanese who were at war with the second young master during the Republic of China were like his old friends here, wanting to hug each other to express intimacy. meaning.

"100 million US dollars, this is the total amount of funds I can provide you." Ye Luo stretched out a finger, which instantly silenced the entire banquet hall.

According to the current exchange rate, 100 million U.S. dollars is equivalent to 200 million yen and 500 million oceans.

At this time, the price of gold is that 1 yen can buy 0.75 grams of pure gold.

US$100 million means they have to pay 150 tons of gold.

They haven't managed to trade away this much gold since returning to the gold standard!

However, according to Ye Luo, they want to get the 100 million US dollars in life-saving money and get double the price, that is, 300 tons of gold!

Japan's current annual gold output is about 80 tons, but the total amount of gold held in warehouses exceeds 600 tons. If nearly half of the inventory can be removed at once, it will double the stability of the monetary system and double the degree of deflation. !

This is a benefit of predictability.

If this doubled space is successfully obtained, not only the national economy, but also consortiums like them can survive!

Hamaguchi Yuyuki was also stunned.

He knew that Ye Luo was rich, maybe very rich, but he didn't expect that he could give out 100 million US dollars in liquidity just by opening his mouth!

Compared with this 100 million.

The previously mentioned purchase of goods three times, the purchase of shares at 50% of the price, and the doubling of loan interest are nothing!

The banquet instantly became more lively.

More and more consortium leaders gathered around.

They know that whoever can establish a good relationship with Ye Luo now can get more of the $100 million into his own pocket.

As for gold, it is the stock in the national treasury and the hard-earned money of the Japanese people. What does it have to do with their consortium?

Ye Luo looked at them with a smile, like looking at lambs for slaughter.

He remembered it clearly.

At the end of 1929, Hamaguchi restored the gold standard system and lifted the ban on gold export transactions, hoping to stabilize the domestic monetary system and survive the economic depression crisis.

Unexpectedly, the bubble crisis in the United States turned this difficulty into a hell mode. After learning that Japan had lifted its gold ban, countless overseas capitals entered the market and began to squeeze Japan's gold, causing most of its official gold reserves to flow out in a short period of time. A run soon ensued, which eventually forced the Japanese government to announce its departure from the gold standard in December 1931: gold exports were again banned, and Japanese banknotes could no longer be exchanged for gold coins.

After that, Japanese gold coins were quickly withdrawn from circulation, and Japanese banknotes became irredeemable credit notes.

And the initiator of all this is Franklin, who will once again be a witness to this business!

Now they are laughing as the gold flows out, and later they will cry and beg Ye Luo to return the gold to them! (End of chapter)