Blackstone Code Chapter 1115: Running around for a lifetime just for money
There was no wind on the quiet lake, and the boat stayed quietly in the center of the lake.
No one knew they were meeting here... well, that's what I'm fooling myself with saying, in fact the people at the Security Council knew they were meeting here, at least Austin knew about it.
She knows, it means that the Security Committee knows, and the Ministry of Defense knows, but it doesn't matter, Lynch doesn't care about those people who know or don't know, because they are also "my own".
At least in this case, they are their own.
The development of any country requires a lot of capital. To put it bluntly, development is equivalent to spending money.
Only a society that continuously spends money can develop. If the government of a country has no money, then the country cannot develop.
Of course, there is money but the government is unwilling to spend it, and the same is true.
The federal government is willing to spend money. In the past few years, the annual budget of various kinds was above 2 or 3 billion yuan. This year, it exceeded 5 billion yuan. Maybe next year or the year after that, it will continue to break through.
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, those who think this way can only say that their cognition of the world is still at a low level. In fact, it is very simple for the government to make money. It only needs to use policies and taxes.
What happens when a country whose main trade is resource export suddenly announces to reduce the quantity of exports, or cut off some important and in-demand resource export license?
It is very simple. The prices of these resources will skyrocket in an instant. The greater the society's demand for these resources, the faster the prices of these resources in the international community will rise.
This is actually no different from those rare mines that blow up their own mines, the outcome is the same, supply decreases, demand stays the same, and prices go up.
Only now, this is done by the state.
The price of scarce resources has risen, and the government has the right to distribute these resources. The government has "commodities", and they can use these "commodities" to negotiate business with other countries, companies, organizations, and individuals.
It's just that they don't sell these "goods" at bargain prices, but levy special tariffs.
You want it, no problem, but you have to pay more tax, or give me what I want.
This is trade between countries, and it looks like... not so much money ties, but in reality, countries are also doing business.
Just look at this from the perspective of a country, and those who do business with them are often giant forces, such as other countries.
Of course these ways of doing business are not limited to resources, but also technology.
This is also the reason why in the futures market, no matter how powerful institutions are, even bookmakers, their ability to intervene in market behavior is not as good as that of a small country.
After all, compared with countries, their influence and economic capabilities still have some gaps.
In the best years of Gavra, they continued to plunder outwards, using the plundered wealth to accelerate the development of Gavra's island, making it one of the most powerful empires in the world.
Any country that wants to develop must have money.
The Federation is not afraid to spend money if it has money, but it would be better if it could save a little.
Assuming the federal government wants to make money to subsidize a heavy budget, what is the best way to do it?
Without a doubt, sniping at Silver 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 destroy the price support of silver in an instant!
You think this is a personal conspiracy?
No, this is state action!
Because of Lynch's lobbying, now the federal government and the six major banks are secretly working with him to suppress gold, intending to sink the bottom to absorb, and then suppress silver and raise gold.
This action by the federal government is not aimed at Silver 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 doesn't care about the "dangerous" Mr. Patou calls him. He even takes the initiative to kill those people, and the federal government will also protect him.
This is a barbaric era, even the Federation, even the Gevra, they are actually just barbarians with a layer of civilization, they have not fully evolved into civilized human beings in a civilized society!
When the federal government sees where the interests lie, people will take off their coats and plunder freely under the influence of this great consciousness!
Mr. Patou looked at Lynch with a serious face. He thought for a long time, "Is there anyone else besides you?"
Lynch shook his head, "No more."
Mr. Patou once again thought for a long time and seemed to have made a decision, but he didn't show it right away.
"From the latest signs, it seems that you have a full set of plans and are starting to work?"
"I don't deny..." Lynch took out a cigarette and lit one, "but won't admit it either."
Mr. Patou looked at the young man, his rigid and serious expression loosened a little, and no one who encountered such a person could always maintain his emotions.
"So...take me one?"
After listening to Lynch, he returned what he had just said to himself, "This is very dangerous, you will be the enemy of the whole world, you know?"
"Those big miners who don't know how many miners and slaves they have killed, those big capitalists, crazy speculators, they will want to kill you!"
Mr. Patou shook his head and asked back with Lynch's statement and attitude, "Is it important to make money?"
"And...I'm sure you'll be as amazing as ever!"
After half an hour, the two sides left the artificial lake from different places, and they spent half an hour deepening and confirming their cooperative relationship with each other.
While sitting in the car, Lynch thought about what Mr. Patou said and couldn't help laughing and scolding "Old Fox".
A real old fox.
Actually, Lynch can guess that Mr. Patou has realized that silver should be at its limit, and even if no one touches it, it will soon have problems.
Some people regard twenty dollars as the end of silver victory, but people forget that the end is often a new beginning, and it is the beginning of failure.
The output of silver is far greater than that of gold, and more importantly, it is impossible for those big miners to keep shipping, such as... Mr. Patou.
Mr. Patou, or the Arkin family, also has several silver mines in the Commonwealth, 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 on silver, everyone was hoarding in tacit understanding.
There are now mountains of silver ingots in House Arkin's warehouse!
They must be faced with a choice, if they don't want to throw the silver at the high point, then once the silver avalanches, the price of the silver may shrink to one-tenth of its current value in an instant, or even more few!
A tenfold wealth gap, which is enough to make many people die many times!
Mr. Patou looks like he's going to break their "tacit agreement", or rather he doesn't want to be the one who can't get away, he's going to "foul."
But if he was alone in fouling, many would see him and the Arkins as unruly players who would take revenge on the Arkins.
So Mr. Patou desperately needs someone to stand up and be a reason to shirk his responsibility.
For example... Lynch started it first!
This is a good reason. He just saw the crisis of the silver avalanche, so he can only clear the warehouse for self-protection. It's not his fault.
This reason is so perfect, so perfect that he can even scold Lynch for being "unruly" from the perspective of a "victim", causing him a huge loss!
Lynch saw this right from the start. Twenty dollars is a dividing line, or twenty dollars is a starting gun.
Before the gunshots, many people thought too much like Mr. Patou, and no one was willing to stand up and become the common enemy of tens of billions of funds. Those **** capitalists and speculators really dared to kill!
And this has also become a tacit understanding. Those who speculate in silver almost all know that silver will collapse, but they just don't say it and tell the people that silver will continue to rise.
They're all waiting for that shot!
At the sound of gunshots, who can escape and who can't escape depends on God's attitude.
This is gambling, not capitalist behavior!
Mr. Patou is not a gambler, he is a capitalist. What he pursues is only to maximize profits, not to gamble on the heartbeat of that moment!
For Lynch, the presence or absence of Mr. Patou's participation was of little significance.
With him, the control of the timing and speed of the silver crash can be more detailed.
Without him, it's only slightly less accurate, but the general direction remains the same.
Since it's all the same ~IndoMTL.com~ Lynch sold a favor.
Favorites are very valuable, more valuable than money!
Of course, the precondition of this kind of value is related to the situation of the parties when they use the favor.
A scribe who has just entered the city hall may only be able to mobilize favors for... twenty dollars.
But the favor in the hands of Mr. President can affect a country for him!
Back in downtown Bupen, the pedestrians on the side of the road were talking about the plummeting gold. Lynch found an open-air cafe on the side of the road and bought a few newspapers.
It's been talked about in almost most newspapers, and the sudden plunge in gold is a little confusing, but it's not unheard of.
Occasionally gold also falls, but quickly rises back up.
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 go down, as if there is no end in sight!
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