Chapter 849: The Invisible War
In Europe, an invisible war is also going on at a rapid pace.
The war of currencies.
When the news of the euro came out, the whole of Europe was boiling, and people were talking about it differently.
For businessmen, a unified currency is of great benefit to them, and it is quite convenient to do business throughout Europe, so there is no need to exchange foreign exchange back and forth, and they can directly trade.
However, for the country, this also means that their huge foreign exchange reserves will become waste paper, and they must turn their foreign exchange into euros before they become waste paper.
The main ones are the pound sterling, the franc and the mark, especially the pound sterling, which has been an international currency for hundreds of years since Britain was the empire on which the sun never sets, and now it is quite troublesome to exchange it all.
These days, the three major banks that issue euros are printing euros at full capacity, and at the same time, more and more original currencies are stored in their vaults.
In this era, the money counter has not yet been invented, and all the money is counted by hand, which is even more huge, so that even the president and senior management of the bank have to participate in the ranks of counting money, and they have to find counterfeit money and the like to prevent someone from fishing in troubled waters.
Of course, the appearance of counterfeit money will be a serious social criminal case, Reinhardt has set up a special agency, found a one, tracked down, anyone who dares to make counterfeit money to make a fortune, all were shot!
In addition to the three major issuing banks, the other banks are also quite busy, all their windows are open, there are long queues outside for various citizens to exchange, and in order to improve efficiency, they even extend their working hours, from 6 o'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock in the evening.
On the exterior walls of the bank, murals of propaganda are posted everywhere.
Win the battle against the euro!
Let's unite around Führer Ciric!
Make our contribution to a single European currency!
Of course, there are very few people who will secretly hide some of the original currency, just in case, but this is a minority after all.
In addition to the various German occupation zones, other countries are constantly commuting to and from Europe these days.
"We have always worked well with Sweden." At the airport, the German Foreign Minister saw off the visiting Swedish Minister of Finance, while comforting the other party: "As long as your foreign exchange arrives, we can exchange it at any time." ”
Germany and Sweden have a good cooperation, although Sweden is a neutral country, but a large number of minerals in Sweden are directly exported to Germany, especially their high-grade iron ore, which is indispensable for German metallurgy.
As soon as he saw off Sweden's finance minister, Ribbentrop saw the end of the runway, and a special plane painted in colorful colors aimed at the runway and landed.
Seeing this plane, the characteristic smile of Ribbentrop's diplomat was filled again, this is a special plane of the Hughes company, if as expected, it should be Howard Hughes who is flying this plane now!
Of course, when the plane stopped, he saw Howard in a flight cap, jumped out of the plane, and when he saw Ribbentrop, Howard waved his hand happily.
"Mr. Ribbentrop, I'm glad to see you." Howard said: "I have shipped all the pounds, francs, and marks that our company has collected over the years, hoping to convert them into euros for me. ”
It's an Atlantic airliner, a large four-engine plane, designed to fly between the Americas and Europe, and now, Howard has the entire plane, filled with these currencies!
A rich man is a rich man, and Howard is still the bohemian playboy and one of the richest people in the world.
Howard was not afraid that if something happened, his money would fall into the sea, with such thoughts, Ribbentrop said: "Okay, no problem, Mr. Howard, we will arrange someone to exchange these foreign currencies for you, and tomorrow your plane will be filled with euros, but, do you plan to take these euros back to the United States?" ”
Ribbentrop, of course, had something to say.
Until now, the US government is still insisting, and has even begun to intimidate Germany, the United States wants to change, it must be changed at any time, and moreover, it does not want euros, but gold!
The German side verbally rejected such a request, and at the same time, this also led to a cold situation between the United States and Germany, and the United States has been trying to support the British army in the Middle East until now.
The U.S. government doesn't have a long eye, but the capitalists below can see it, and they can't turn their foreign exchange into waste paper, right?
"Of course." "We in the United States are free and democratic countries, and the government can't do anything to me," Howard said. ”
A few years ago, the atmosphere of friendship with Germany that spread in the United States, with the help of big capitalists like Howard, could make profits by cooperating with Germany.
And now, the wind in the United States has begun to change, but no matter how it changes, the United States will always be a country controlled by big capitalists, and as for the president of the United States, he will not dare to do anything to big capitalists like Howard.
Just as during World War II in history, the Hughes Company, Mobil Oil Company, Ford Company, and so on all had close relations with Germany, and the United States was helpless against these big capitalists who collaborated with the enemy, and there was no punishment at all.
"Mr. Howard, if you have any difficulties, please come to us in time, and if you need it, you can ask for German nationality." Ribbentrop said.
The German side is quite polite to this Howard, for no other reason, because Howard and Ciric have a close and friendly personal relationship, so to speak, the two are friends.
When the Workers' Party was not in power, Howard secretly provided funds to support Hitler's cause, and it was Shirek who got in touch with Howard.
"I don't know if Führer Shirek has time, I really want to meet him." Howard said.
"I can take you to the Führer's capital, but the Führer doesn't have to be there." Ribbentrop said.
"Okay, then I'll take advantage of this time to go to the company and have a look." Howard said.
The Xiuss company also has a branch in Germany, which was created when it jointly developed the Atlantic airliner with Germany, and the Xiuss company also made a lot of profits because of this intercontinental airliner.
Howard didn't know that he returned to the company this time and met Führer Ciric unexpectedly.