The group entered the spacious operating room, at this time the nurses had made all the preparations, and after a while, several doctors arrived one after another, Yang Shuoming noticed that there were several white-haired old Chinese medicine doctors wearing white Hanfu among the bystanders, and couldn't help but cast an inquiring glance at Liu Xiangyun, Liu Xiangyun winked at him, pretended to come to his side inadvertently, and whispered in his ear as if joking: "Do you know the 'disguise technique' of our folklore?" Those are the masters I hired, and if you mess up, they will take over. ”

"I'm not going to give them a chance, hehe." Yang Shuoming smiled confidently and kissed her lightly in the ear when no one was paying attention.

"Alright, you're ready, you're ready to go." Liu Xiangyun's face turned slightly red, and she turned around as if she was disguised and announced the start of the operation.

After injecting Sunayana with the anesthetic, Yang Shuoming noticed that she seemed very nervous and began to talk to her to ease her emotions.

"This kind of situation of yours, we call it 'wolf's throat.'"

"'Wolf's Swallow'?"

"Yes, when we humans gradually form a fetus in the mother's body, the nose, lips and lower parts of the facial organs are originally divided, but as they grow up, they will be closely combined and become a normal face. However, there are occasional exceptions, that is, babies born who are still in a state of splitting, in fact, are not fully developed in the mother's body, the most common is only the case of the lip splitting and is called the 'rabbit lip', and the situation of splitting from the lip to the chin is collectively called the cleft mouth, such as yours 'wolf throat' is one of them. ”

"yes, I've been like this all my life, it's not a burn or something, people say it's impossible to heal......"

"It's a sickness, a sickness when you were in your mother's womb. And I'm going to cure it, that's all. Yang Shuoming sensed the uneasiness in the girl's heart, he looked into her eyes and said in a very calm tone. Because now she can't show the slightest waver.

The uneasiness in the girl's gaze as he watched fade away, replaced by trust and gratitude.

"Thank you, doctor."

"Don't think about it, just sleep well for a while and have a good dream." Liu Xiangyun looked at her and said gently, "When you wake up again, everything will be different." ”

"Hmm." The girl closed her eyes, Yang Shuoming looked at the tears in the corners of her eyes, and suddenly had a somewhat mischievous idea in her heart.

With his thoughts, the "supercomputer eye" kicked in and copied all the images of the "wolf girl's" face, starting a dazzling and complex combination.

Soon, the best plan appeared in Yang Shuoming's eyes.

Yang Shuoming was startled at first, then nodded, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

According to his observation at the beginning, the eyebrows, eyes and facial features of this "wolf girl" were already very good, so Yang Shuoming was mentally prepared for the fact that she might become good-looking after the operation, and he would not be surprised no matter how he said it.

However, he didn't expect that once her facial features were combined, she would be so beautiful.

Some people have good facial features, but they are not beautiful together, and some people are not good-looking facial features, but they are very coordinated together, and this "wolf girl" has the advantages of both situations. Her facial features are all taken apart, and after the best combination, the degree of beauty can be said to have increased geometrically.

When it was time for the anesthetic to take effect, Yang Shuoming noticed that the girl on the operating table seemed to be asleep, he looked at the clock on the wall and nodded, "Let's start now." ”

An hour and a half later, the operation was over.

Yang Shuoming leaned back in his chair and looked at the girl on the operating table, and now, the girl's entire face was almost wrapped, revealing only two eyes.

Liu Xiangyun wiped the sweat on Yang Shuoming's forehead, Yang Shuoming noticed that she was staring at herself, although she didn't take off her mask, Yang Shuoming couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, but he could still feel the doubt in her eyes.

"You seem to be ...... just now" Liu Xiangyun took off her mask and took off Yang Shuoming's mask as well.

She clearly remembered that during the operation on the girl, Yang Shuoming seemed to have moved a little more to her face.

"It's a little gift from me." Yang Shuoming looked at the girl who was still unconscious, and said with a smile, "I hope she can be happy in the future." ”

Liu Xiangyun understood what Yang Shuoming meant, and gave him a knowing smile.

When Yang Shuoming left the operating room and returned to his apartment, he was about to rest for a while when a communications officer brought a stack of documents and telegrams.

"This telegram is an urgent telegram from President Cao Da." The communications officer said, pointing to a telegram placed at the top.

"He's not stocked again." Yang Shuoming heard that it was Cao Kun's telegram, and couldn't help but say with some amusement.

Listening to Yang Shuoming's words, the communications officer also laughed.

Although the current president of the Republic of China, Cao Kun, is the new "master of one country", he always seems to be powerless about the direction of the stock market.

Because the former president of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang, was too old and frail and his energy was not as good as before, so he did not seek re-election after the expiration of his term of office, and after the new national election, Cao Kun, who joined the Youth Party, was successfully elected as the new president of the Republic of China. The Progressive Party cabinet was also transformed into a coalition of Al-Shabaab and the National Socialist Party. Although he assumed the presidency as he wished, Cao Kun did not remove all the members of the cabinet of the political axe, such as Finance Minister Yang Shuoming, Foreign Minister Gu Weijun, War Minister Cai Yi, and Navy Minister Tang Qianming remained in office, the new cabinet premier was Zeng Qi, and the chief of staff was replaced by Wu Peifu.

Although Cao Kun's dream of becoming president came true, he also found that this position was not as easy as he imagined, so he relied on Yang Shuoming, the "God of Martial Wealth".

After the communications officer took his leave, Yang Shuoming opened Cao Kun's telegram and read it, and as expected, Cao Kun came to "ask for advice".

"That's where you lose." Yang Shuoming looked at the telegram and said to himself, "If you know what will happen to the U.S. stock market in the future, you won't have to jump off the building?" ”

Yang Shuoming imagined Cao Kun jumping off the building in his heart, and couldn't help but smile.

Imagine that he will certainly not let Cao Kun fall to the point of jumping off a building, and the upcoming "sheep shearing" operation does not include China in his secret plan.

Yang Shuoming thought about it, took the pen and paper, and began to draft the telegram for Cao Kun.

In 1928, the average middle-class American was presented with a vision of prosperity and prosperity in sight. Herbert, who just took office this year? President Hoover also solemnly declared that the conquest of poverty is no longer an unattainable fantasy, and that "we are not there yet, but we have the opportunity to continue the policies of the past eight years, and with God's help, we will soon see that the day is ahead of us to expel poverty from this country." It's a solemn economic promise mixed with what popular historians call the "American dream." Even more smug, Owen? Fisher and other economists with insight into Wall Street's secrets have sworn to assure ordinary people that they are staring at a prosperous "perpetual plateau."

This rich plateau is more real than the "promised land" cherished by the ancient Protestant hymns. It looks like the final triumph of industrial development that began during the Civil War. The results of this recent war in the United States, which have appeared in the power of mass production, are mixed with the miracle of new technologies. Even right now, the president and other celebrities have come forward to cheer, Henry? Ford is hosting the "50th Anniversary of the Invention of the Electric Light" to commemorate the 50th birthday of Edison and the incandescent lamp. Motorcycles, bathtubs, refrigerators, radios, are all touchstones of progress. Stimulated by fashion and advertising, it takes as much of a model as the latest to keep up with the trend. The pressure of marketing tactics has even encouraged people to buy double luxury goods - two cars in each garage.

The country's policies and institutions are closely intertwined with the thriving middle class. In January 1929, Time magazine, the most dynamic weekly of the decade, presented a letter to Walter ? Chrysler hailed and voted him "Man of the Year" for the past 12 months after introducing Plymouth and DeSoto cars to the public, buying out Dodge Brothers for $160 million and starting construction of "the world's tallest skyscraper, a 68-story giant." Then on the cover of Time magazine, William Jr. appeared? Wrigley's face, which will appear on the cover in the following weeks: Harry? Guggenheim, Eva? Kruger, Samuel? Insar and Thomas? Lamont - They're all heroes. The new three-page manifesto of Fortune magazine declares that "there is widespread agreement that the great merit of America is business." Another big ad was Babson's Report: "Your Dollar - Are You Working Continuously and Effectively?" "Hamilton" brand watch - "Can you tell a successful man that he has achieved the moment of success?" Robert? Woshaw's new book, The Story of Wall Street: "These giants are striding between the lines of this book,...... Just like the adventurers of the Middle Ages. …… Daniel? Drew, Jim? Fisk, Jay? Gould, Vanderbilt, Hill, Harriman ...... and many others, whose achievements have astonished the whole country", and Strauss: "He invested his modest income in reliable, high-quality securities". They represent a stimulus that continuously hits the mind of the average reader. Most Americans who bought their first bonds in 1918 in the "Liberty Bond" turned to more speculative stocks. Advertising boasted high prices, not bargains — from $45,000 apartments and bathrooms with "Crain' Louis XVI gold appliances" on Pike Avenue to $2.50 lipsticks and 50 cents razors — setting the bar for a generation that could easily earn money. In this race to the heights of permanent prosperity, the stock market is the obvious means of transportation to keep up. In 1920, there were 29,609 stockbrokers in the United States, and in ten years, that number jumped to 70,950. It is generally noted that most citizens no longer read the front pages of newspapers, but are scrambling to the financial columns. Tabloid newspapers and insider briefings provide advice to the inexperienced layman. The voice of the "old counselor" bubbling in the radio station was as calm as a church deacon, chanting Samuel? The wisdom of Insar's own agent.

There is a growing interest in the myths of the business cycle from the public. It is not clear whether the business cycle is influenced by overproduction or underproduction, by the operation of banks, by innovation in methods, by hysteria of hope or panic, or by sunspots. Speculation is cloaked in prophecy, and hope is ahead of plan. The optimists believe that the old laws of economics have failed; Others reluctantly admit that the hard days may return, but that after every storm, the sky will always be clear—if everyone can maintain his sunny side, as the season's most popular songs admonish. In the first place, recession is an anomaly, prosperity needs no explanation, it is neither the monopoly of the so-called idle class, nor is it the exclusive property of Republicans, who always try to bring it all to their name.

If a person saves $15 a week, invests in high-quality common stock, and allows dividends and equity to accumulate, then, in 20 years, he will have at least $80,000, and the income from the investment is about $400 a month. He will be wide. Because the benefits can make him broad, there is a firm belief that no one can not only be broad, but should also be broad. Like John, chairman of the Bencoil Party National Committee? That's what Lascob claimed. Employees are encouraged to invest in bosses' stocks and bonds -- a system that is somewhat vaguely seen as the equivalent of employee dividends or even social security in the United States.

Many of these stocks are bought on margin, which means that investors (including small children with little cash but great hopes) only have to put out about a quarter of the price in cash. The broker prepays the rest by borrowing money from the bank. This precarious credit structure of broker borrowing was rocked in February 1929, when the Federal Reserve Board ordered its member banks not to lend for such speculative purposes. But by Charles? Mitchell's private bankers immediately opened their safes for speculation, unleashing millions of dollars to give further stimulus to the Great Bull Market and the era of confidence on which it was built. This leads to another spasm of activity, without any tangible guarantees such as consumer demand, the growth of production efficiency or the real income of the stock is problematic. While the rich are getting richer, millions of people with meagre incomes are draining their savings, reducing their purchasing power, and pledging their futures for speculation. Ninety percent of these market transactions are more gambling adventures than long-term investments.

Almost imperceptibly, a change in economic control took place, from early industrial capitalism to financial capitalism. The exploitation of investors, as well as frequent fraud in accounting accounts, are among the less pleasant features of the new order. Holding companies – the embodiment of the slain dragon "Trust" that originated in the late 19th century – are thriving today. It allows a small group of shareholders to control a chain of empires scattered in all directions, or even loosely connected interest groups, and the power exercised by the holding company is often disproportionate to its size. These companies are sometimes layered on top of each other, with the Tower of Babel reaching into the sky and the base trembling. It is not uncommon for them to sometimes be used to conceal the true state of a company's finances in order to escape the eyes of regulatory authorities or the public. A State Bank of New York, known as the "Bank of the United States," invested $100 to create a puppet company in order to conceal its supposed growing weakness, and bought and sold the shares of another puppet company that the bank had conjured up in order to create the illusion of prosperity. Outsiders were deceived by this serious farce, and slowly suspected that the granite and marble façade of the building had become an empty shell with high debts and unreliable accounts.

Another development of Wall Street's illness is the rapid growth of so-called "trust and investment companies," whose function is to invest the money lent to them and distribute net income to their shareholders and beneficiaries. In fact, they are not much better than a gambling company, in which even naïve customers do not entrust their bets to a randomly chosen gambling partner, but to the table administrator - who of course represents the interests of the "casino". There are 4.5 million Americans who have given some or all of their savings to trust investment companies.

The First World War began a process of reckless financing that continued to accelerate. Against this backdrop, the behemoth of long-term US debt looms large. To be successful, an expanding market and prosperity around the world are needed. A slight decrease in purchasing power, or a drop in prices, can send shocks throughout the mountains. The new power of the vast operation of credit is still not fully understood and is being recklessly abused by some. The average American has no idea about the extraordinarily large amount of credit. The average person is more familiar with homely forms of credit inflation such as installment payments.

(To be continued)