Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1 Financial Crisis ()

Among the three people sitting in the study, Lu Shaohua was most impressed by Liu Mingzhang. He had been with Lu Shaohua since the beginning of his career and was still in charge of Phoenix Finance and the financial power of the Phoenix Group. Lu Shaohua was also used to asking Liu Mingzhang directly if he had any questions.

That was why the first person Lu Shaohua asked questions to was Liu Mingzhang, not Li Zongen or the old man surnamed Feng.

Liu Mingzhang did not disappoint Lu Shaohua. Almost as soon as Lu Shaohua finished speaking, he answered. "My plan is the same as the one used to stop the British pound in 92. It's about the exchange rate! The best methods are the same, but given that Mexico is different from the UK, some details still need to be modified, otherwise it won't work."

After that, Liu Mingzhang wanted to continue to say something, but was stopped by Lu Shaohua, who interrupted him. "Just follow your plan. Well, let's do this. Mingzhang will do the general plan, and the three of you can discuss other aspects and improve them as much as possible."

Lu Shaohua excluded himself. His meaning was very clear. He wanted the three of them to discuss it, and he would not participate because he wanted to leave and did not want to stay in the study room any longer.

After saying that, Lu Shaohua stood up and left. At the last moment before leaving, Lu Shaohua did not forget to look at the three people, and then left without looking back.

Lu Shaohua left, but Liu Mingzhang and the other two did not leave. They gathered together to discuss. Liu Mingzhang spoke first, and he talked about his plan when he blocked the British pound, and then added the details that needed to be changed, and finally the three of them discussed the topic.

Of course, Lu Shaohua had already left, so he naturally didn't know what they discussed. At this moment, he was walking leisurely on the grass in the small courtyard outside the villa, looking up at the distant sky, feeling the fresh air.

In the evening, everyone gathered together for dinner, and then the four of them gathered together. Liu Mingzhang and others were about to report the results of their discussion to Lu Shaohua, but were stopped by Lu Shaohua again.

"I trust your plan, so I'll do it as you wish." After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued, "However, you should pay attention to one thing. You can only invest half of the 586 US dollars at most. I have to keep the other half for other purposes."

Lu Shaohua's order was aimed at his own side and did not include the country's funds, so after he finished speaking, Lu Shaohua turned his gaze to the old man surnamed Feng, and after a moment's silence, he said, "The country has only mobilized 5 billion US dollars this time. I think we should invest it all at once and not keep any."

"Okay." The old man surnamed Feng nodded and said.

There was no way. Lu Shaohua was the one with the commanding power, and the old man surnamed Feng only had the coordination power. Now that Lu Shaohua had spoken again, it was equivalent to an order. He had nothing to say and had to do as Lu Shaohua said.

Lu Shaohua nodded gently, turned his gaze to Li Zongen, and said seriously, "Zongen, I treat you as one of my own. Mr. Feng and the others are from the country. I hope you can keep this secret and don't tell anyone."

Originally, Lu Shaohua did not intend to let Li Zongen know that the old man surnamed Feng was a state servant. However, inadvertently, the old man surnamed Feng called Lu Shaohua "General Lu", which revealed Lu Shaohua's identity, and in turn, his own identity.

In fact, his identity had been leaked during the meeting, and now it has been leaked again, and the amount of funds mobilized by the country has been revealed. Lu Shaohua thinks there is no need to hide it anymore, it is better to say it directly, which will save a lot of trouble.

However, Lu Shaohua still couldn't help but tell Li Zongen again. After all, this matter could be a big deal or ridiculous. If it was really leaked out, the Chinese government actually sent a team to participate in the financial crisis. What would the Mexican government say? They would say that the Chinese government took the opportunity to rob, which would leave a very bad impression on China in the international community.

The good or bad impact may not be important to an individual or a small group, but it is different for a country. A country strives to develop and sometimes even supports other countries. Isn’t it for the sake of reputation?

If this matter were to be exposed, Lu Shaohua could not imagine what the outcome would be.

Li Zongen was not the kind of person who didn't know the seriousness of the matter. In addition, Lu Shaohua spoke in such a serious tone, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, I will keep this secret."

"Yes." Lu Shaohua responded, feeling relieved, and then made a summary, saying, "Let's start the action tomorrow. While taking action, you should also pay attention to market changes. If there are any abnormal situations, you should discuss with each other."

There is strength in numbers. This saying actually exists, so there must be a reason for it, and it is also true. When many people get together, everyone can say something and maybe they can solve the problem.

It was for this reason that Lu Shaohua did not forget to remind them again, asking them to discuss things more when they had something to do, so as to prevent some mistakes.

"Yes." Liu Mingzhang said.

The other two also nodded in agreement, showing that they understood.

"That's good. Let's all go back and have a rest. Starting tomorrow, things won't be so easy." Lu Shaohua made the final summary.

As Lu Shaohua finished speaking, it meant that the layout for the financial crisis in Mexico was quietly launched. It was like a huge net, spread all around, waiting for the right time, then pulling the net and finally tasting the fruits of victory.

Of course, as this network is laid, Lu Shaohua, the biggest culprit behind the scenes, can rest for a while, waiting for the right time to appear again, issue orders, and end the battle to eliminate the smoke.

Time flies, and soon a month has passed. During this month, no matter it is the five-member group sent by the country, the team led by Liu Mingzhang, or the hunters led by Li Zongen, they are all working frantically, investing money and observing the market trends.

It didn't take long to set up the plan. If it wasn't for the purpose of preventing someone from discovering it, it could have been done in a few days. However, Lu Shaohua wanted to do it more secretly, so he ordered Liu Mingzhang and the others not to be so aggressive. Therefore, the entire plan took nearly twenty days.

After the layout was completed, the next step was to observe the market trends and wait for Lu Shaohua's next order. This wait lasted for ten days. After ten days, that is, after the one-month period that Lu Shaohua had mentioned at the time, Liu Mingzhang and his team were summoned by Lu Shaohua again.

Still in the study room on the third floor, the difference from the last time was that the atmosphere this time was much more serious. No one spoke, and even their breathing was much more rapid, because Liu Mingzhang and the others knew very well that Lu Shaohua had called them together simply to indicate that it was time to proceed with the next step of the plan.

As for what the next plan is, no one present is a fool. They all know that the next plan is to pull the net to catch fish and start the real work.

Compared with the other three, Lu Shaohua's expression was much more relaxed, but all of this was fake. His heart was not as calm as his face showed. What made him unable to calm down was today, which was December 1994, 12, and it was also the day when the Mexican government announced the devaluation of the peso. However, it was still dark and it was not yet time to announce this resolution.

"Today is the 19th. If my estimate is correct, the Mexican government will announce a resolution, um, related to the peso, and it should be a devaluation." Lu Shaohua said it again in the form of an estimate.

Liu Mingzhang and Li Zongen had already gotten used to Lu Shaohua's "estimates" and did not react much.

But the old man surnamed Feng was different. He couldn't help but glance at Lu Shaohua and secretly guessed in his heart, "Does General Lu have someone in the Mexican government?"

It is not an exaggeration to make such a guess. The reason is very simple. For decisions like currency devaluation or appreciation, the government has adopted the highest level of confidentiality system, but Lu Shaohua is now saying it in the form of an estimate. This makes it difficult for the old man surnamed Feng to think that Lu Shaohua has connections in the government.

Lu Shaohua is a human, not a god, so he naturally didn't know what the old man surnamed Feng was thinking at this moment. He swept his eyes across the faces of the three people and continued, "If, I mean if, if the Mexican government really announced the devaluation of the peso, then they have lit the fuse and are not far from detonating the bomb."

After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued to explain. "Mexico is too dependent on foreign investment. If the peso depreciates, most foreign investors will sell their pesos and buy dollars, and the fiscal deficit will increase. The only way for the Mexican government to fill this gap is to use foreign exchange reserves. However, there are too many people and too little money. Mexico's reserves cannot fill the gap in the market, and a financial crisis will develop."

According to memory, Mexico's financial crisis was caused by a resolution. Lu Shaohua didn't need to make any assumptions and could have just said it directly. But the situation is different now, so Lu Shaohua can only use this step-by-step deduction and estimate.

Everyone nodded, thinking that what Lu Shaohua said was correct, but whether it was really as Lu Shaohua said, whether the Mexican government would really announce the devaluation of the peso? This still needed time to prove.

However, now is obviously not the time to doubt this. Liu Mingzhang and the others should be thinking about what will happen tomorrow if Lu Shaohua says so, and how they should respond.

Yes, Liu Mingzhang and others should think about how to respond, keep a close watch, and steer the ship well, so that they can follow the set route.