blackstone code

Chapter 1115
There is no wind on the quiet lake, and the boat stays quietly in the center of the lake.

Nobody knew they were meeting here...well, that's how I fooled myself, the security committee knew they were meeting here, at least Austin knew about it.

She knows, which means that the Security Committee knows, and the Ministry of National Defense knows, but it doesn't matter. Lynch doesn't care whether those people know or not, because they are also "insiders."

At least in this case, they are their own.

The development of any country requires a lot of funds. To put it bluntly, development is tantamount to spending money.

Only by constantly spending money can a society develop. If the government of a country has no money, then the country cannot talk about development.

Of course, if you have money but the government is unwilling to spend it, it will have the same ending.

The federal government is willing to spend money. In the past few years, the annual budget was more than 30 billion, and this year it has exceeded 50 billion. Maybe it will continue to break through next year or the year after.

This has put a lot of pressure on the federal government's finances. In fact, sometimes the government does business, but many people don't quite understand how the government does business.

In their impression, the government of a country does not seem to have some kind of profit-making department, is it some resources or commodities that the country monopolizes?

Or... some other public-private partnership?
No, people who think like this can only say that their understanding of the world is still at a not-so-high level. In fact, it is very simple for the government to make money. It only needs to use policies and taxes.

What will happen when a country whose main trade is resource export suddenly announces to reduce the quantity of exports, or to cut off the export license of an important resource with great demand?
Quite simply, the prices of these resources will skyrocket in an instant. The greater the social demand for these resources, the faster their prices in the international community will rise.

In fact, this is no different from those rare mines who blow up their own mines. The end result is the same, the supply decreases, the demand remains the same, and the price rises.

Only now, it's up to the state to do it.

The price of scarce resources has risen, and the government has the right to distribute these resources. They can use these "commodities" to negotiate business with other countries, companies, organizations, and individuals.

It's just that instead of selling these "commodities" at bargain prices, they impose special tariffs.

You want it, fine, but you have to pay more taxes, or give me what I want.

This is trade between countries, it looks like... there are not so many bare money relationships, but in fact, countries are also doing business.

Just looking at it from the perspective of a country, those who do business with them are often giant forces, such as other countries.

Of course, these methods of doing business are not limited to resources, but also include technology and other aspects.

This is why it is said that in the futures market, no matter how powerful an institution is or even a banker, its ability to intervene in market behavior is not as good as that of a small country.

After all, compared with countries, there are still some gaps in their influence and economic capabilities.

During the best years of Gaphra, they continued to plunder outwards, and used the plundered wealth to accelerate the development of Gaphra Island, making it one of the most powerful empires in the world.

For any country to develop, it must have money.

The Federation is not afraid to spend money if it has money, but if it can save a little bit, that would be even better.

Suppose the federal government wants to make money to subsidize its heavy budget. What is the best way to do it?

There is no doubt that sniping Baiyin with Lynch will do.

As long as they issue some investigation announcements and announce one or two policies, no matter how high the current price of silver is, they can instantly destroy the price support of silver!
Do you think this is a personal conspiracy?

No, this is an act of state!

Due to Lynch's lobbying, the federal government and the six major banks are now secretly suppressing gold with him, planning to sink to the bottom and absorb it, and then suppress silver and raise gold.

The action of the federal government was not aimed at Baiyin or the Charlie brothers and sisters. It was Lynch who persuaded Mr. Truman to see the value of the Federal Sol as an international settlement currency.

For the Federation... Even if some little people sacrificed, it must be worth it!
With the backing of a country, Lynch didn't care about the "danger" that Mr. Patu said. He even took the initiative to kill those people, and the federal government would protect him.

This is a barbaric era. Even if it is the Federation, even if it is Gefra, they are actually just barbarians with a layer of civilization, and they have not yet fully evolved into civilized humans in a civilized society!
When the federal government sees the interests, people will take off their coats under the influence of this great awareness, and wantonly plunder!

Mr. Patu looked at Lynch with a serious face. He thought for a long time, "Is there anyone else besides you?"

Lynch shook his head, "Not anymore."

After a long thought again, Mr. Patu seemed to have made a decision, but he didn't show it right away.

"Judging from some recent signs, you seem to have a complete plan and started it?"

"I don't deny it..." Lynch took out a cigarette and lit one, "but I won't admit it either."

Mr. Patu looked at this young man, and his rigid and serious expression loosened a little. No one who met such a person could maintain his emotions all the time.

"So... take me one?"

After hearing this, Lynch returned what he had just said to himself, "This is very dangerous, you will be an enemy of the whole world, do you know that?"

"Those big mine owners who don't know how many miners and slaves have killed, those big capitalists, crazy speculators, they will want to kill you!"

Mr. Patu shook his head, and asked with Lynch's statement and attitude just now, "Is it important to make money?"

"And... I'm sure you'll be just as amazing as ever!"

After half an hour, the two parties left the artificial lake from different places. They spent half an hour deepening and confirming the cooperative relationship with each other.

While sitting in the car, Lynch thought about what Mr. Patu said, and couldn't help but scolded "Old Fox" with a smile.

A real old fox.

In fact, Lynch can guess that Mr. Patu has already noticed that the silver should have reached its limit. Even if no one touches it, it will soon have problems.

Some people regard 20 yuan as the end point of silver victory, but people ignore that the end point is often a new starting point, and this is also the starting point of failure.

The output of silver is far greater than that of gold, and more importantly, it is impossible for those big mine owners to keep shipping, for example...Mr. Patu.

Mr. Patu, or the Akiner family also has several silver mines in the Federation, Nagalil and surrounding areas.

Because of the rapid increase in the price of silver and the fact that the Charlie brothers and sisters were actively speculating in silver, everyone hoarded it tacitly.

Now the silver ingots are piled up like a mountain in the warehouse of the Ajiner family!

They have to face a choice. If they don't want to throw out the silver at a high point, then once the silver avalanches, the price of the silver may shrink to one-tenth of its current value, or even less!
Ten times the wealth gap, this is enough to make many people die many times!

Mr. Patou seemed to intend to disobey their "understanding", or rather he didn't want to be the one who couldn't get away, he planned to "foul".

But if he is the only one who fouls, then many people will regard him and the Akiner family as players who do not play by the rules, and they will take revenge on the Akiner family.

Therefore, Mr. Patu urgently needs someone to stand up and become a reason for him to shirk his responsibility.

For example... Lynch started it first!

This reason is not bad, he just saw the crisis of the silver avalanche, so he had to clear the warehouse in order to protect himself, it is not his fault.

This reason is so perfect that he can even reprimand Lynch for "unruly" from the perspective of a "victim", causing him to suffer a huge loss!

Lynch has seen through this from the very beginning, 20 yuan is a dividing line, or 20 yuan is the firing of a starting gun.

Before the gunshots, many people thought too much like Mr. Patu. No one was willing to stand up and become the common enemy with tens of billions of funds. Those blood-lost capitalists and speculators really dared to kill people!
And this has also become a kind of tacit understanding. Those who speculate in silver almost know that silver will collapse, but they just don't say it, and tell the public that silver will continue to rise.

They were all waiting, waiting for the gunshot!
When the gunshots are fired, who can run away and who can't run away depends entirely on God's attitude.

This is gambling, not capitalist behavior!
Mr. Patu is not a gambler, he is a capitalist. What he pursues is to maximize his profits, not to gamble on the heartbeat of that moment!
For Lynch, it doesn't really mean much whether there is Mr. Patu's participation.

With him, the control over the time and speed of the silver crash can be more detailed.

Without him, it is only slightly less accurate, but the general direction will not change.

Since it is the same whether there is one or not, Lynch sold a favor.

Favors are valuable, more valuable than money!

Of course, the prerequisite for this kind of value has something to do with the situation of the parties when using favors.

A scribe who has just entered the city hall may only be able to mobilize... 20 yuan.

But the favor in the hands of Mr. President can influence a country for him!
Back in downtown Bupain, pedestrians on the side of the road were talking about the plunge of gold. Lynch found an open-air cafe on the side of the road and bought a few newspapers.

Almost every newspaper is talking about it, and the sudden plunge in gold is a bit confusing, but it's not unheard of.

Sometimes gold will also fall, but it will rise back soon.

But this time it seems to be different. Many countries have announced that they will give up their gold reserves, which makes the trend of gold keep going down, as if there is no end in sight!
(End of this chapter)