Chapter 1368: Have a talk

Cole spent two full hours listening to Theo. Weigel reported and discussed in detail with him.
Because the development of this matter has been very different from his original intention.
In his initial vision, Tan Zhenhua and his
Hang Lung Bank
were no different from other international financial institutions. West Hans borrowed from them in the name of the government, paid interest, and then repaid it with government revenue, although the interest Low, but because the West Hans government has always been known for its soundness, the national finance has maintained a surplus for a long time, and its international credit is quite good, so many financial institutions are willing to make such loans.
The plan proposed by Tan Zhenhua will obviously have an impact on the monetary policy implemented by the West Hans, but the monetary policy is an important condition for Cole to prepare to make a big move or, more accurately, to exchange it.
As I said before, for the two Hans to achieve unity, it is absolutely not enough for the two Hans to have the will. This matter must also be approved by the other four major countries, or at least not opposed.
The conditions of the Americans and the Soviets have already been discussed. The main point that needs to be resolved is actually Hans's two neighbors in Europe, and the monetary policy is Hans's trump card to impress one of them.
Specifically, it is Gaul.
After World War II, due to the split of Hans, there was only one de facto power in the European continent, Gaul, one of the five permanent members of the United Nations.
In Gaul, "De Gaulleism" is the most mainstream ideology. The most important core content of this ideology is the pursuit of European independence in defense, economy, and politics. Based on this, in 1950, Gaul’s Foreign Minister Robel Schumann proposed to place the coal and steel production of Gaul and West Hans under the leadership of a
supernational
organization; on April 18, 1951, Gaul, The six countries of the Federal Republic of Hans, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg signed the "European Coal and Steel Joint Treaty" in Paris under the "Schumann Plan" and decided to establish a common market for coal and steel. The treaty took effect on July 25, 1952; On March 25, 1957, the six countries signed the "European Economic Community Treaty" and the "European Atomic Energy Community Treaty" (collectively referred to as the Rome Treaty) in Rome. The treaty entered into force on January 1, 1958; April 8, 1965. In Japan, the six countries signed the "Brussels Treaty" and decided to unify the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community, collectively referred to as the "European Community." The treaty entered into force on July 1, 1967.
At this point, the "European Community" was officially born, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
This shows that Gaul is the first advocate and the most active promoter of the European integration process.
The "European Community" has developed to the present and has included 12 major industrial countries in Western Europe to join, of which Britain joined in 1973. The Gauls still had fierce opposition to the entry of this country. After all, President de Gaulle had publicly declared that "Britain is the Trojan horse that the U.S. patriots put in Europe"? The Gauls have always practiced against Britain. The so-called "European Continental Balance Policy" is very well understood, knowing that this is a shit-cutter who came to tear down the stage, so I originally didn't want to take him to play, but after all kinds of external pressure were too great, I finally recognized it by pinching his nose.
On July 1, 1987, the Single European Act came into effect, which marked a substantial step towards European political unification.
Politics and economy are of course inseparable. In fact, political unification is also for better economic unification, but economic unification is too difficult to do.
This not only requires the 12 countries to remove all tariff barriers in the alliance and implement a unified trade policy and settlement system, but also to solve the imbalance in trade and economic development between countries. After all, the 12 European countries are also large and small, and economic development is also good or bad. , Does the industrial layout also compete with each other?
One of the biggest difficulties is that each of the 12 European countries has its own currency. This is actually a very terrible defect for the European Common Market-in a common market, there are 12 currencies, real-time between each other Exchange rate conversion is enough for traders to have a headache.
Therefore, it is imperative to unify the currencies of these 12 countries-but that is the problem. The right to issue currency is one of the most important rights of a country, and it is also an important means for a country's government to regulate its own economic development. Which country is willing to do so easily Give up?
Therefore, this matter will inevitably go through a series of arduous and lengthy negotiations. Among the currencies issued by all countries, the Gaul Franc, the British Pound and the West Hans Mark are obviously due to their important positions in the entire European and world economic map. It has become the top priority that must be balanced.
It is unnecessary for the Gauls to say that the idea of ​​the "European Community" was originally initiated by them, and of course it is also the most unswerving line executor, so there is no need to talk about the Gaul franc, and the vote must be yes; the British There has always been a high probability that the British pound will not join this monetary unity organization. If you don’t join, don’t join. Anyway, you are located on an outlying island, political, economic and military are all in one line, and you are a hard-core ally of the U.S. people. Don’t come. Just make trouble, then West Hans Mark is left.
And this is the final trading condition that Kohl is going to use to convince the Gauls not to vote against the two Hans unity-he is ready to completely abandon the West Hans mark and join the European unified currency plan cleanly and thoroughly!
But now, that Eric actually hopes to buy the special treasury bonds issued by West Hans at the mark price-this means either that he has sufficient marks on hand, or that he is ready to buy such a large amount of marks, and if The latter means that he intends to sell at least $5 billion to the market!
To be honest, whether it is Cole or Theo. Weigel doesn't like the US dollar. Why is it that everyone is an international reserve currency? You can buy almost everything with a single US dollar, but our mark can't do it? Especially petroleum, a basic product that is vital to energy and industrial development?
For currency, liquidity and purchasing power are its value and mission. The task that West Hans Mark cannot accomplish will eventually need to be completed by the planned "European Unified Currency", and that Eric. Tan seems to have seen this. When Theo analyzed his motivation for such a request to Cole, he believed that this was probably because "Red Flag Capital" was planning to convert a portion of its assets denominated in US dollars. Into assets denominated in other currencies!
Cole acquiesced in the views of the Minister of Finance, and at the same time he wanted to be more far-reaching-the merger of the two Hans will undoubtedly be a major event that will have a profound impact on the global political situation. In this matter, West Hans has already I have had close communication with 4 of the 5 permanent members, and intensive diplomatic consultations with neighboring countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia, but they have not exchanged any views with the other permanent member of the 5 permanent members, Huaxia!
The merger of Hans and Hans will lead to the final disintegration of the world based on the "Yalta" system after World War II. This will definitely affect the political structure of the entire world and the vital interests of the great eastern country!
Although the Huaxia Embassy in Bonn has not yet issued any official position on the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is certain that they must be closely watching the next step of the matter.
At this time, the series of conditions that Eric put forward cannot be considered from a commercial point of view. He probably represents China’s demands on this matter, or, in other words, represents a certain attitude of China’s official authorities. !
After thinking for a long time, Cole said to his finance minister: "Theo, I think I need to talk to that Eric, what do you think?"