The journey starts from the Titanic

It can only be said that after ten years of great development, China's industry and commerce have fully grown up, and they are not afraid of competing with foreign capital in various industries.

"The concession has preserved the dignity of foreigners and made them still feel superior, but this geographical isolation is becoming more and more blurred. It cannot be denied the fact that every aspect of this city has been infiltrated and controlled by the Chinese."

Sassoon sighed to Little Kadoorie, "For such a good opportunity, America and China Bank will instigate your allies to enter the British? Maybe it can buy Swire Pacific. I heard that Swire is in better condition than Sassoon. serious."

"Huh? You know about the contact between American China Bank and Swire Pacific?"

Little Kadoorie was a little surprised, smiled slightly, with a confident expression on his face. He did not deny his ambition to Swire Pacific. "It is good to acquire a part of Swire Pacific. If it is not successful, it will not be a big deal. Use the funds to acquire Swire Pacific. Investing in China Shipping Merchants will allow China Shipping China Merchants to seize more of the shipping market and achieve the goal."

Compared with the negotiation on the acquisition of Swire Pacific, America China Bank is preparing to acquire the shares of Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway held by HSBC, which is more important.

The specific step to be achieved depends on the management of the railway company headed by Zhang Jingjiang, who negotiated with HSBC on behalf of the Wuhan government and Bank of America assisted.

Under the supervision of the Tax Police Corps and customs, HSBC is unable to use China's customs tariffs. The financial strength of HSBC alone cannot be used by the Chinese.

When bidding farewell, Sassoon joked: "Although I don't know how American and Chinese Bank has such ample funds, but seeing you have mixed so successfully, this country is rising, I have to consider naturalizing this country."

"Well. Under the economic crisis, the national strength of Western countries is declining. If this country is not too big, there are still many problems in the north. The Chinese will soon regain the concessions, and the Indian patrols of the British Empire will not be able to withstand the modern army armed by the Wuhan Arsenal."

Little Kadoorie nodded, understanding Sassoon's thoughts.

The Jews do not have a motherland, and Sassoon is not a loyal minister of the Queen, and capital such as HSBC Jardines has no loyalty. They have invested heavily in China over the years and have obtained huge profits.

The current difficulties are only due to the preparations made by the US-China consortium. The Wuhan government and several local Chinese consortia have also been prepared for a long time. Under the circumstances of the economic crisis, foreign investment without local support is weak.

"The big boss has the foresight. If he is the reincarnation of Solomon, I also believe it."

Little Kadoorie walked out of the Chinachem Hotel, and at a glance, he saw the pier that seemed a little bit deserted than before, thinking: Europe and the United States will be even more deserted.

Thinking of Situ Nan, the feeling of worship unconsciously surged in my heart. If it weren't for him, American China Bank would have suffered a heavy loss.

It's like now, although several of its pillar companies are under pressure to lose money due to unfavorable exports, American Hua Bank has more than one billion U.S. dollars in capital and can easily adjust the industry and restructure.

Things have to start last year.

The pre-financial crisis meeting was held in New Tangshan, which was a secret meeting.

On the board of directors, Xiao Kadoorie met Chu Fu who had returned from the United States and Thomas Stuart’s representative. After Chu Fu returned from the United States, he became president of American China Bank.

Following the example of Shell Petroleum Corporation, Bank of America adopted a dual-headquarters model. It has its own independent board of directors in South China and China, so this is a joint board of directors.

It turned out that Situ Nan was aware of the serious bubble in the US financial market and a serious economic crisis. In view of the significant trade between South China and the United States, with a trade volume exceeding tens of billions of dollars, the US economic turmoil will definitely affect South China and China. The most important thing is the core of the consortium-American China Bank must be prepared.

The matter was of great importance. Little Kadoorie personally sent electricity to the United States and received a positive answer from Situ Nan. Only then did he believe in Thomas, the plenipotentiary representative of Chu Fu and Situ Nan.

A consensus was quickly reached within the American China Bank, followed by an enlarged consortium meeting, and finally a joint meeting between the consortium and the government.

Wuhan Government Finance Minister Lin Yimin, Nanhua Premier He Wenxiu, Nanhua Finance Yao Hongmin attended this secret meeting, and everyone looked solemn.

Although Situ Nan was absent, his influence on the consortium was still unsubstantiated. His representative Thomas took out a letter and solemnly said: "Everyone, economic development has its ups and downs, spiraling upwards. After World War I The world economy has been prosperous for ten years, and South China and China have also made great progress in industrialization during the ten years, earning countless profits through foreign trade, which in turn compensates for domestic industrial construction.

In particular, South China has made a considerable share of the U.S. auto industry boom by selling bulk goods such as rubber, tin, petroleum, etc. to the United States.

However, the good days are coming to an end!I'm in Manhattan, and I can always feel that a disaster is coming!

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Yes, no one understands this fear better than me. What I fear more is that if we are not prepared, what is waiting for us will be a disaster that is more serious than the economic crisis-the results achieved by the US-China Consortium will be Nothing!

Don’t think that I’m alarmist. The crisis comes not only from within, but also from neighbors in the east. Think about it. Once the US market is lost, the Japanese economy, which was already supportively, will collapse and the country will quickly turn into war.

How will we deal with ourselves then?The western world can't take care of itself, once...the situation will be more serious than that of Jiawu!"

"These are the original words of Mr. William. Of course, he has one more sentence."

After Thomas finished reading the letter, everyone looked solemn, mixed with puzzled doubts, and Thomas looked at it one by one.

Although some people have read the letter, they still feel the situation is grim.

"What else did he say?" He Wenxiu asked.

"You can not believe in the gods, Buddha, Mazu, and God, but please believe me, the King of Dark Night will lead his followers to a brighter future."

Thomas said blankly.Okay, this sounds obedient, a bit religious.

As for the principles of the financial crisis, the data, and the situation on Wall Street, he has done a lot of investigations when he was in the United States, and after discussing with the Bank of America, it has also been recognized by the Bank of America.

Xiao Kadoorie, Chu Fu, and a senior analyst from American and Chinese Bank gave explanations one by one at the meeting.

"Yes, in my heart, he is a god! With supreme wisdom, everyone here is a beneficiary. Think about it. Without him, we will have no family and we will have no ability. Really did not reach the point of amazing talent, but achieved unimaginable achievements, in ancient times, everyone is the founder of the country and has a history!

Most importantly, he did not miss it!"

Lin Yimin said affirmatively and first expressed his support for Situ Nan's resolution.

These words really touched the hearts of these people. Except for the little Kadoorie, most of the big guys who attended the meeting were from the bottom. The United States and China Foundation and the Zhi Gong Party have achieved today's achievements, and half of the credit should be counted on Situ Nan.

He Wenxiu had the deepest feelings. Had it not been for Situ Nan, he would have been buried under the American railroad tracks.

Except for martial arts and strong will, no matter whether they are in politics or military, they are not considered outstanding, but they are favored by fate, and they have obtained too much honor and wealth.

For Situ Nan, he has always trusted him, and this will not affect his status.

"It seems that things are more serious than we thought. He can't attend such an important meeting. Obviously he can't go away. There is something big in the United States!"

After He Wenxiu finished speaking, he nodded to everyone.

Seeing everyone trusting Situ Nan's judgment, Thomas showed a smile on his face: "This is a disaster, but also an opportunity. I think Mr. William will be grateful for your trust and will bring you rich returns."

Hundreds of large companies are involved, which indirectly affects South China’s tens of thousands of companies and countless funds. The US-China Consortium wants to transform is not an easy task. After unifying their thinking, Lin Yimin, Kadoorie, Chu Fu and others acted very decisively. Develop in the direction that Situ Nan expects.

The most direct manifestation is the new Tangshan Shanghai Stock Exchange, the large-scale sale of rubber assets held by the US-China Consortium, and the large-scale purchase of automakers and financial institutions in Europe and the United States, as well as local Chinese businessmen.

There are also U.S.-China companies such as coal mines, ships, and steel. They all went public before 1929 and became constituent stocks of South China and China's Standard & Poor's 1. They quietly dumped their stocks and borrowed funds from the financial market.

Jiang Weiji feels faintly wrong. Although he does not know that the Meihua Department sells a large number of assets, fluctuations in the financial market have affected his coal mine business.

He was puzzled, so he had an idea and ran to Wu Manli to ask for some vague information.

"Recently, the coal transaction volume has increased greatly. Meihua Electric announced the construction of thermal power plants in South China and China. Coal may appreciate in value. Should we buy coal?"

Chen Guofu was recruited by Jiang Weiji. When it came to the business of the two partnerships, he asked Jiang Weiji.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. Will there be any conspiracy in this?" On the other hand, his brother Chen Lifu frowned and retorted, "As far as I know, Meihua Mining Company seems to be selling coal, and the Dutch and Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants are making a lot of Buy Sumatran coal.

There are also two big coal producers, Southern Star Shipping Company and Java Railway Company. Why don't they buy coal from Meihua Mining Company?Isn't this contradictory?"

As a coal mine engineer, he is now the general manager of Chen Ji Coal Mine Company. After Chen Guofu followed Jiang Weiji in politics, he was responsible for the business of the two Jiang and Chen.