Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Although Zhao Bingjun has been with the emperor for many years, he still couldn't help admiring what the emperor said at this time, and said: "The emperor really sees thousands of miles, and how many ministers can't do it."

Guan Xuqing laughed loudly.

On November 900, 1, an American cruiser moored in the port of Havana, the capital of Cuba.The warship named "Maine" arrived in this country enslaved by Spanish colonialists under the pretext of protecting its interests in Cuba and the safety of its nationals.

At that time, Cuba was a Spanish colony.In order to fight for national independence and national freedom, the Cuban people set off an uprising against the Spanish colonists, and the country was in chaos.Now, the emerging United States has finally provided an opportunity to take advantage of it.They have long coveted Cuba at their doorstep.As early as [-], U.S. President Jefferson nakedly stated that once he fought against Spain, he would first occupy Cuba.Later, the United States tried to buy or seize Cuba by force many times, but all failed because the Spanish colonists were unwilling to give up their vested interests.

In [-], after the outbreak of the Cuban War of Independence, the United States watched from the sidelines.did not aid Cuba.However, at the beginning of [-], the situation changed suddenly, and the Cuban revolution was about to eliminate the Spanish colonial rule. So the United States hastily sent the first warship "Maine" to the port of Havana under the pretext of "helping the Cuban revolution" and protecting its own nationals. , put pressure on Spain.

That night, the port of Havana was quiet, only the sea breeze caressing the surface of the sea, making a beautiful sound of waves.An old lighthouse overlooks the sea. Under the flickering lights, hundreds of ships can be seen faintly on the sea.In the quiet harbor, the USS "Maine" cruiser was moored on the sea, and the US Navy soldiers on the deck were singing and dancing, drinking and laughing, enjoying the quiet and cool night scene, and relaxing their tired bodies.

At 9:40 pm, for many people in Havana, the colorful nightlife has just begun.People love Havana because it's a hedonist's paradise.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the huge explosion shrouded the whole city in shock. This gentle town in the Caribbean seemed to be awakened by God's huge cough.The explosion came from the port.As long as they are not idiots, most Cubans and Spaniards immediately realized: something big happened!

The "Maine" trembled violently, and suddenly thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky, and the entire warship turned into a ball of fire.The officers and soldiers didn't know what happened, shouted and ran for their lives.An officer didn't lose his sense of control, and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and put out the fire! Don't run around!" But the soldiers heard his cry and jumped into the sea desperately.The officer had no choice but to grab the two running soldiers beside him and ordered them to fight the fire.The two soldiers had no choice but to pull out a water dragon from the cabin. Just after extinguishing a little bit, there was another loud noise, and the whole warship slowly tilted to the right.Seeing that the situation was over, everyone jumped into the sea to flee for their lives.Submarine cables to every corner of the globe.The news of the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana was quickly sent to the whole world through the submarine cable. Sky Radio even interviewed the scene at the first time. The port of Havana was described as a hell on earth by the vivid announcer.

Zhao Bingjun reported the news to the emperor at the first time, Guan Xuqing clapped his hands and laughed: "Send instructions to the branch of the Imperial Investment Bank on Wall Street, steel, copper, gunpowder, textiles, military industry, in short, any kind of stock that is closely related to war. You can only buy but not sell. Of course, you can also try commodity futures trading.”

Zhao Bingjun was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, now that the Maine has been bombed, and the Spanish-American War may break out at any time, why do we still buy so many American stocks?"

Guan Xuqing sneered and said: "Once the war breaks out, these military products will immediately roll and soar upwards. When they reach the highest point, we will sell all these stocks in one fell swoop. Calculate how much money we can make. By then, Wall Street will It will take a huge impact on your finances. Zhian, this is thanks to you."

Zhao Bingjun thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "The emperor is wise, the emperor is wise!"

Guan Xuqing said in a word: "Even if the Americans can win this war, I will ask him to pay a heavy price. Once the war starts, DuPont will get huge orders from the U.S. government and the military. If the stocks are sold out, the market value of the DuPont family will shrink to a horrible level overnight!"

At this time, Morgan's judgment in London was not as clear as that of the Chinese emperor. His judgment was that the U.S. government would not easily launch a war against Spain, which would be an unwise choice.In fact, it was Rockefeller who paid the most attention to the situation in Cuba, because Rockefeller had invested $3000 million in assets in Cuba's tobacco and sugar manufacturing industries. Taking advantage of Cuba's cheap labor, this high-quality asset made an annual profit of about $250 million. about.Today, the situation in Cuba has seriously threatened its property.

A day later, Zhao Bingjun came to see the emperor excitedly.

Guan Xuqing couldn't wait to ask: "How is the market going?"

Zhao Bingjun said: "Like dead silence, the trading volume has actually shrunk. Many small speculators have suspended trading because they couldn't understand the situation. And people like to speculate in the footsteps of Morgan, because Morgan is still in the UK and has not returned. People It’s at a loss!”

Guan Xuqing asked slowly, "Have major shareholders like Rockefeller made any moves?"

Zhao Bingjun said with a worried face: "Every day in the New York Stock Exchange, Rockefeller's people frequently buy large orders to buy stocks, and the stocks they buy are almost the same as ours!"

Guan Xuqing nodded and said, "Rockefeller is really an old fox... Today he ordered the people over there to sell all the stocks they bought, and then buy a lot of them tomorrow."

Zhao Bingjun was startled, and asked without knowing why: "Your Majesty, why is this?"

"The old fox of Rockefeller is also waiting and watching. It is because he is not sure about the market that he will follow us to buy. If we sell and then buy, he will think that we are also hesitating. In this case, the old fox will He did not dare to follow up rashly. For Rockefeller, who has always been cautious, he would definitely not take risks. He would definitely sell all the military stocks. In addition, he could not just buy in the name of the Imperial Investment Bank, but also launched American small and medium-sized enterprises controlled by the empire should join the ranks together, otherwise it would be easy to attract attention."

"Cha. I'll do it now."

On this day, the editorial department of The New York Times Company suddenly received an anonymous letter.When the editors saw the content of the letter clearly, they hesitated to decide whether it could be published.They showed the letter to Miller to decide.

After Miller read the letter, his eyes couldn't help but brighten up. The content of this letter was a personal letter from the Spanish ambassador to the United States, De Molo.There is no lack of political commentary in the content.Among them, there is a taste of insulting the US President Roosevelt.Originally, this was a personal letter, which is why De Molo was so unscrupulous.Unexpectedly, after discovering the letter, Cuban spies intercepted it halfway, copied the contents, and sent it to several newspaper offices in New York.

After confirming through some channels, Miller said sure enough: "Publish it, it must be published in the headline news!"

On November 11, the "New York Times" began to publish the letter from the Spanish Minister, and published some comments.

The Spanish Minister to the United States, De Molo, commented on President Roosevelt's New Year's address in a private letter from a friend, saying that Roosevelt was "a political liar who wants to open his own back door and arms with him." Good relationship with merchants."

This letter caused an uproar, and the anti-Spanish atmosphere in the United States suddenly heated up.

Then, Roosevelt was extremely dissatisfied with the Spaniards.Not only did it put more pressure on the Spaniards diplomatically, but domestically, the Roosevelt administration and Wall Street oligarchs took the opportunity to manipulate public opinion and create more intense American people's hostility towards Spain.

Roosevelt campaigned for the major newspapers in New York. The "New York Times", Hearst's "New York News", and Pulitzer's "Le Monde" published articles on sending warships to Cuba for armed intervention and maintaining the safety of overseas Chinese. necessity.

But this incident made Mo Luo very puzzled. He had never written this letter himself. How could this letter appear out of thin air under his own name?Fortunately, once the letter was sent out, the world's major media reprinted it one after another. For a while, Molo was sought after by countless Spaniards, and major Spanish newspapers even hailed Molo as a hero.This unexpected honor made Mo Luo very happy, and naturally he was happy to accept this fact.

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 435 Spanish-American War

London, England.

Morgan vigorously discussed some bond issues with Rothschild Bank.In America, Rothschild intends to give up the Argentine market.Nor does he intend to take on Mexico's debt, and Morgan wants to replace Rothschild.

as a partner.From the time of their parents, the Morgan family has cooperated deeply with Rothschild.Morgan Firm has now grown into a super giant whose strength is far greater than that of Rothschild.Of course, if there is a difference, there is one more thing.That is, Rothschild can issue British pounds, while Morgan cannot issue U.S. dollars for the time being. Although Morgan also knows that the United States and Spain will fight sooner or later, he doesn't think it will happen soon.Based on his understanding of the White House bureaucracy, if war is declared, the meetings held will be enough to delay half a year.So he was as steady as a mountain to discuss business in London, and he did not return to New York for a long time.

"Mr. Morgan, a telegram from New York, the Congress has declared war on Spain!" Costa informed Morgan.

"I didn't expect to declare war earlier than I thought!" Morgan snorted a few times in London to express his dissatisfaction.

The reason why it deviates from his idea is that the president of the United States is a member of the DuPont family, and the main ministers of the president's cabinet all hold positions in DuPont.At this time, Morgan hated DuPont!The situation was not in Morgan's hands, which made it difficult for him to bear.

Morgan finally belatedly returned to Wall Street.

I don't know if it is to welcome the return of the Wall Street emperor, or to celebrate the declaration of war by the US team Spain. In January, the trading atmosphere on Wall Street suddenly heated up, and the hot market suddenly started!

It was not long before Morgan returned to New York.Before he could enjoy the ardent adoration of Wall Street, the undersecretary of the U.S. Navy came to visit. "Mr. Morgan, the front line is tight. In order to send troops to Cuba Island, the Admiralty has decided to requisition ships from civilians. Your Corsair II is one of the main purchase objects of our Admiralty. Please offer a price!"

Morgan's eyes widened to express his serious dissatisfaction with what was in the head of the Deputy Chief of the Admiralty.Even dare to fight Morgan's Corsair II idea?Therefore, Morgan was furious and said: "Go back and tell your President Roosevelt that if there are not enough ships, send me an order. I will build a new one for him! As for the Corsair II, I can't transfer it!"

However, it seems that the deputy chief of the Navy lacks a string in his head, and he is unyielding, and he keeps begging and persuading, from national interests, war outcomes, to Morgan's personal reputation.

He also eloquently cited the example of Vanderbilt, the richest man in the United States during the Civil War, the railway magnate, and the shipping magnate, who donated all the ships to the federal government.It was also mentioned that the members of the yacht clubs in Washington and New York sold their boats to the Department of the Navy one after another.

Talking and talking.Actually.Morgan was no pushover either.

The deputy secretary of the Navy couldn't help being happy when he saw some talk.What about the huge war budget approved by Congress this time, the generous capital of the Navy Department, he said: "$22.5. What do you think, Mr. Morgan?"

Although Morgan didn't say a word, he agreed by default.Corsair 11.5 was ordered for just $[-] a few years ago.For businessmen, making money is in their nature, and Morgan is no exception.

Wait until the Deputy Secretary of the Navy returns with satisfaction.Morgan called and ordered the more luxurious Corsair 3.

More importantly, the Admiralty promised to use more steel plates produced by Morgan Steel in tomorrow's shipbuilding plan. Such a promise made Morgan smile.

The "Maine" explosion soon caused a sensation throughout the United States and immediately became the headlines of many newspapers.For a while, the streets and alleys of the United States were talking about this matter, but the most talked about was who blew up the "Maine".

"Could it be the Spaniards?"

"Maybe it was the Cubans, too?"

Soon, relevant parties in the United States announced the results of the investigation, claiming that the warship was sunk by the Spaniards with mines, and they simply and without hesitation put the responsibility on the Spanish government.Once the news spread, the United States boiled.Some expansionists seized this opportunity, held rallies everywhere, published articles in newspapers, and fanatically carried out war propaganda: "Avenge the victims of the USS Maine!"

"American blood will not be shed in vain!"

"We're going to fight the Spaniards to the death!"

The cloud of war suddenly enveloped the Caribbean region, and the relationship between the United States and Spain was on the verge of breaking out.What is even more striking is that U.S. officials have determined that it was the Spaniards who said the Spaniards attacked the USS Maine with mines.As soon as the news spread, the slogans of "revenge for the USS Maine" and "fight to the death with the Spaniards" immediately sounded in the United States, and the American army really began to prepare for war.

At the same time, the Spanish side stated that it has nothing to do with this incident.The United States and Spain have been arguing endlessly over this matter, and finally decided to set up an investigation team.But when Spanish investigators asked to board the "Maine" for investigation, the US firmly rejected them.Not to mention, it didn't take long for the United States towed the damaged "Maine" to the Atlantic Ocean, and let it sink to the bottom of the sea in the emptying waves.In this way, the investigation could no longer be carried out, and the anti-Spanish sentiment in the United States became stronger and stronger.

In the United States, the government began to mobilize, the army and navy began to recruit new soldiers, many factories received orders from the Pentagon, and even the US fleet in Asia began to prepare for deployment in Hong Kong. The target was naturally the Philippines, which had only 2 Spanish troops.