1855 United States Tycoon

Due to time constraints, Takahashi himself was too late to come to United States, but the Macdonald Consortium also has a lot of business in Europe, and naturally there are many organizations. For example, when it comes to financial matters, Catherine McDonald’s relatives have been acting as agents of the McDonald Consortium in Europe.

Therefore, Takahashi directly found Catherine's nephew Paul. Put forward the request of entrusting the issuance of new national bonds.

"This matter is not easy to handle. Mr. Takahashi. You know, your army has been very worrying on the battlefield recently." Paul frowned and said, "Now everyone is worried that if the Russians will do more The gas bombs are transported to the Far East, and your country’s army may quickly collapse. So at this time, buying your country’s national debt is really a very risky thing. And the conditions given by your country are not enough for us to take such a risk. . Honestly speaking, if your country’s situation is a good one a week earlier, a 4.5% interest rate would be enough, but now, such an interest rate is completely impossible. I think Mr. Takahashi, you You should understand this too."

"Yes," Takahashi said helplessly, "We are willing to increase the interest rate Ascension to a higher level. How about a 7% interest rate?"

Today, the first urgent thing is to purchase a large number of gas masks, there are more other weapons and equipment, and other things necessary to support the war. For this reason, the country has even increased the number of national bonds issued again. Today, Takahashi has received at least 300 million yen of national bonds sold, and the sales proceeds must be immediately purchased into urgently needed materials and sent back to Japan as quickly as possible. Gas masks in particular must be purchased at the fastest speed, and transported at the fastest speed. They must be delivered before the Russians can get new gas bombs.

Regarding the source of the Russian gas bombs, there is a piece of news that misled the Japanese that earlier, the Russians built a small-scale pesticide factory near St. Petersburg. The pesticide factory is of course for civilian use, but almost everyone knows its relationship with chemical weapons. Although this factory has not been officially put into production, although it is said that this factory still has many technical defects, for example, some other supporting equipment are not perfect, and many raw materials used to produce pesticides need to be imported from foreign countries. Under the influence of these factors, it is estimated that even if this factory is put into production normally, the pesticides it produces will not be competitive. This is also a judgment that anyone with a little knowledge of the market can make. Since it is impossible for this factory to make money from pesticides, but some people must build it, the purpose of building it is probably not so simple. Therefore, after being attacked by chemical weapons, the Japanese immediately made a judgment-this pesticide factory is actually a chemical weapons factory, and the chemical weapons used to attack the Japanese army came from here. This factory has not been fully put into production, so the chemical weapons in the hands of the Russian army should be very limited. Otherwise, in the previous battles, the Russians can completely rely on this to completely break the Third Army’s encirclement of Lushun, and even countermeasures. Come and defeat the entire Third Army.

However, at this time, you can understand with the heels that the Russians will desperately produce these gadgets at this time and transport them to the front line in the fastest way. Therefore, if you can't get ahead of the Russians and send gas masks to the soldiers on the front line, the battlefield may collapse at any time. In fact, a few days ago, because of the use of smoke, fog and bombs by the Russian army, the Japanese soldiers made misjudgments and almost collapsed.

And the market economy has a damn law, that is, when something is urgently needed, the price is surprisingly expensive. At first, Takahashi found the British hoping to buy gas masks from the British. After all, in this world, the British guy who has the most extensive use of poison gas on a large scale is the British. Therefore, there are many gas masks available in the hands of the British army. In the Japanese view, Britain and Japan are allies, and Japan is now fighting against Russia to protect the interests of the United Kingdom. Therefore, buying some second-hand gas masks from the British should be It's easy.

The British did agree, but the British gave this batch of gas masks a sky-high price, which is even more expensive than brand new gas masks. Of course, the British have a reason to do this. The reason is that they need to collect the allotted gas masks from the troops. This process adds a lot, many, many costs.

Order a new gas mask? Which will increase the price, and most of it is too late in time. So, even though he was stabbed by his ally, Takahashi decided to grit his teeth and admit it. However, to buy these things, money is a big problem. Due to the setbacks on the battlefield, the difficulty of borrowing money is now ascending again. Even if the interest rate is increased to 7%, there are very few companies willing to sell Japanese government bonds. And failing to get the money is almost tantamount to the failure of the war.

"7% interest rate?" Paul smiled, "You have to know that interest rates are not important now. What is important is that we need reliable collateral. Otherwise, if your country is defeated and cannot afford to pay, could it be that we Can the Japanese people be pulled out to repay debts like the slave trade in the past? We are willing to help your country, but we also need to ensure the safety of our own funds. Therefore, we need some reliable collateral."

"What is the reliable collateral you are talking about?" Takahashi asked, his heart full of bitterness. If it weren’t for the damn army red deer’s failure... Now the Japanese Empire is overwhelmed. If you can’t get the money as soon as possible and prepare the gas masks for the soldiers as soon as possible, the war may collapse. At that time, not only will you lose the whole thing. Manchuria, even the Korean Peninsula will be lost. And considering the strategic position of the Korean Peninsula, once the Korean Peninsula falls into the hands of the Russians, it will be a nightmare for Japan. It can even be said that once the war fails, since the Meiji Restoration , Japan’s national fortune will come to an end. Originally at this big table in the world, I got the qualifications of a diner standing and eating something. Although it still can’t compare with the gluttons who can sit there and feast, it’s a carnivor anyway, so I continue to work hard. You might be able to own the top spot right away. But if this battle fails, let alone the top spot at the table, even if you stand and eat, you will definitely not be able to keep it. Compared with such terrible prospects, any concessions are acceptable.

"In Japan, the rights to prospecting and mining minerals in Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula may be secured by Japanese tariffs. In addition, the money received from us can only be used to purchase items designated by the MacDonald Consortium. You know, we are willing to accept the prospecting and mining rights on the Korean Peninsula as collateral. This is already very difficult, because for a while, you are defeated, and those places belong to the Russians." Paul said.

"Okay, we can discuss this completely. But sir, we must order a batch of gas masks as quickly as possible. If we can only order the products specified by McDonald, how long can McDonald's delivery be? "Takahashi knows that the time is urgent now, and he must immediately solve the imminent problems. As for the loss of business, that can only be considered after covering the national transport.

"MacDonald built a rubber processing plant in the Philippines, using labor from China and local resources to produce some rubber products. Mr. Takahashi, you should also know that gas masks are actually not technically difficult, they just need to be used. It’s just a large amount of rubber. Therefore, the production of McDonald’s gas masks was transferred to the Philippines as early as a year ago.” Paul explained, “I think they may also have some stock there, and they were also transported from the Philippines to the Philippines. Japan can save so much time than shipping from Europe. So if the demand is about 10,000 pieces, even if you order now, the time to ship to Japan will be faster than shipping from Europe. What's more, you can adjust the inventory first. In the past. Time is life and death now, I think Mr. Takahashi, you should understand."

"I understand." Takahashi sighed and asked again, "How many stocks can be shipped immediately?"

"As far as I know," Paul said, "The Valley Coal Company has ordered about two thousand gas masks for use in high gas underground mines. If you need them, we can give you priority. But for Therefore, you need to pay for us the part of the liquidated damages that must be paid because of the delayed delivery. I think this is a very reasonable request, what do you think?"

Takahashi smiled unnaturally, and replied, "It is true." However, Takahashi knew that the so-called "Valley Coal Company" and the McDonald Consortium should not be too closely related, and even this company simply is Macdonald turned the corner of the holding company. But now the time is urgent. Takahashi really can't afford to spend time bargaining at this time. If these gas masks are shipped to the battlefield as soon as possible, the situation will stabilize as soon as possible. The Xigu Coal Club ordered so many gas masks, which also gave Takahashi some unfavorable associations. The main coal mine in the valley is in the Philippines, and the workers are mainly indigenous Filipinos. According to the truth, mine owners in United States don't care how many Filipinos die in the underground. It is much cheaper to change workers than to equip gas masks. Could it be said that these United States have long known about the chemical weapons in the hands of the Russians? Or, which Russian pesticide factory’s technology actually comes from these United States guys?

"We know that because of your country, the market price of gas masks is now ascending a lot. But since we are old friends, we are still willing to give your country a more reasonable price. I think, based on the current market price The 10% discount should already show our sincerity." Paul said with a smile.

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