American Manga Dimensional Trader

Saying goodbye to the Chase couple temporarily, Margot took Josie to meet one of the hosts of the reception, John Lebele.

Good evening, my little sweetheart, I'm so glad you can come, you are still so beautiful! The kind-looking old man was very happy to see Margot, and gave Margot a hug.

And beside him, there were two other people, one was seen by Josie, David, who had pestered Margot before, looked at Josie with a bad face.

The other was an old man about the same age as Johann Leibler.

Thank you, Uncle John, by the way, let me introduce, this is Josie, I mentioned it to you. After greeting John, Margot will pull Josie and introduce.

Hello, Mr. Leibler, I'm Josh Kahn, nice to meet you! Josh said neither humble nor arrogant.

Nice young man, have a good time! John looked at it slightly, nodded, and then stretched out his hand.

This reaching out also means that the other party has initially recognized Josie, at least not rejecting it.

Of course, more of it is to give face to Margot, a relatively close junior.

Josie naturally reached out her hand very wisely, and shook the other side respectfully.

By the way, this is lawyer Alonzo Amory, my old partner. After shaking hands, John introduced the old man beside him. As for David?

John is very clear about the temperament of this son. If Margot and David can meet eyes, he will naturally be happy to see it together, but Margot is very clear that he is not interested in David, and he will naturally not ask for it. Not interesting.

Naturally, he would not take the initiative to introduce him, nor would he find fault with Josie for his unpromising son.

Just kidding, how stupid would you be to make trouble for guests at a reception hosted by you?

No matter how poor or status this guest is, and no matter what the final result is, as the host, he will never get a good reputation.

And although David is a playboy, he understands this truth. No matter how bad Josie's eyes are, he doesn't come up to provoke him.

Hello, young man, if you have any legal questions, you can come to me! Compared to John's casualness, this Amory lawyer was much more enthusiastic.

Although the status of lawyers in the United States is very high, in the final analysis, they are actually people who provide services for capitalists. Although Margot has been relatively reclusive in recent years, after all, she was once a wealthy daughter of the upper class in Chicago. The rich are very rich. .

And he knew that some time ago, this widow might have received a large amount of compensation from the insurance company... because he was the one who handled this matter.

So Margot is also his big client.

In terms of money, Amory was naturally more enthusiastic about Josie.

After a brief chat with the barrister, and after exchanging business cards, Josie and Margot left.

The significance of this kind of reception is mainly to recognize faces and exchange business cards.

If you really want to talk about things, it won't be on this occasion.

Later, under the leadership of Margot, Josie met some business and political people in Chicago.

With the passage of time, this reception has officially entered the topic.

Since it is a fund-raising reception, it is inevitable that the politicians will give passionate speeches.

The speakers were the mayor of Chicago, the Democratic senator from Illinois, and a military representative.

Josie, do you think we can win this war? Margot asked Josie looking at the senator who was giving a generous speech on the stage.

Of course, in this war, America will win the final victory. Josie, who is familiar with the trend of history, said without hesitation.

Although because of Margot, Josie already knew that the world she traveled through was likely to be a parallel time and space, but the overall historical trend should not change.

Unless he is really unlucky enough to cross into the world of The Man in the High Castle... In fact, even if it is the world of The Man in the High Castle, Josie doesn't need to worry too much.

Don't forget, he is of Austrian descent.

Speaking of which, the identity of Austrian descent during World War II is quite strange.

In the Axis camp, because the culture and language are similar to Germany, and the art student who failed the list is of Austrian descent, Austrians are naturally close to Germany.

On the U.S. side, Austrians belong to the invaders, and they will not be taken care of like Germans.

Then how many bonds do you think we should buy? Margot saw that Josie was so convinced that the United States could win, and her confidence increased a lot.

If possible, I think the more the better! Josh thought for a moment, then leaned into Margot's ear and said.

Josh's words are on purpose.

At this time, if you must choose an investment project that is 100% guaranteed to make no loss, then there is no doubt that it is the purchase of federal war bonds.

And the profit margin is astonishing 100 percent.

Of course, if you want to make a profit of 100%, there are conditions.

During World War II, U.S. war bonds were purchased at 75% or 50% of their face value and paid off after ten years.

25 and 50 denominations are 75%, 100 and 200 denominations are 50%.

That is to say, a bond with a face value of 100 dollars can be bought for only 50 dollars, and after ten years, you can take this bond and exchange it for 100 dollars.

Of course, if you want to redeem the bond before the ten-year term expires, it is also possible, but in this case, the interest will only be calculated at the compound interest rate of 2.9% every six months according to the actual purchase amount, and the income will be much less.

Moreover, the US war bonds during World War II did not have to worry about inflation.

Because of the victory of World War II, the United States obtained the world's largest gold reserves and established the Bretton Woods system.

Before the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, the status and value of the dollar was equal to that of gold, and inflation was extremely low.

So now in 1943, if you buy more bonds and convert them in 1953, you don't have to worry about making profits outpacing inflation.

Are you really that sure? asked Margot.

What? What are your thoughts? Josie asked with a strange look on her face.

I'm wondering if we're going to play big! Margot replied.

When she said that, Josie immediately understood what she wanted to do.

Just like those charitable gala events in later generations, the purchase of war bonds is actually a contrast.

If you become the person who buys the most bonds, do you think you will be listed in the top executives of all walks of life in the United States?

Will you be taken out as a model for publicity?

That's not just buying some bonds, it's spending money on a special pass.

Of course, with Margot's financial resources, it is impossible to become the number one person in the United States. Although there are not many billionaires in this era, there are definitely not many.

Margot couldn't compare to those people.

But if it is only the first of this fundraising reception, it is not impossible.

Are you sure? Josh asked.

There is still a certain degree of certainty. After all, there was a fundraiser at the end of last year. At that time, the highest purchase was only two million. I think it is unlikely to exceed this number this time, so I think this number one, three million should be Enough! said Margot.

Josie couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words. It was true that the United States was not exactly before the war. It only started from November 1942 after the official participation in the war, and ended in December 1945. In 3 years, A total of eight tranches were issued.

So even those top rich people can't buy hundreds or tens of millions every time, otherwise the company will not need funds to maintain it?

Buying a million or two million in each issue is a normal operation.

So three million should be enough.

And although this number is large, it was almost the same number that Margot received a huge insurance payment before, and it would not have much impact on her life.

But at the end of the reception, when the senator read out the person who bought the highest amount of war bonds at the reception, Josie was completely stunned.

Josh Kahn, three million dollars!