3.26 Silver and Opportunity

In the thirties of the 20th century, American capital controlled 66% of the world's silver production and 77% of silver smelting, but the silver industry did not have a very important position in the American economy. According to 1934 data www.biquge.info the value of silver was only $32 million, less than that of peanuts and potatoes, and less than that of wheat and cotton. However, silver is important for the seven western states where production is more concentrated (Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico). But it matters, and senators from these seven silver-producing states control one-seventh of the voting power in the Senate. With the legislators of these states, especially the Democratic ones, as well as the producers of copper, lead, zinc and other by-products of silver, the so-called silverbloc has been formed, and the US government and politicians have found that it is only possible to pass other policies or bills smoothly by pleasing the silver bloc.

The Great Depression of 1929 dealt a severe blow to silver producers, and the price of silver fell sharply, from 58 cents per ounce in 1928 to 38 cents in 1930 and 25 cents in the second half of 1932. Under these circumstances, the silver group immediately launched lobbying activities to raise the price of silver, but these lobbying activities did not have much effect during President Hoover's tenure. In November 1932, Democrat Roosevelt was elected president of the United States, and the Democratic Party also won a major victory in the congressional elections, and at the same time, the power of the close allies of the silver bloc - Democratic senators from agricultural states was strengthened. As a result, the influence and lobbying activities of the silver group were at an all-time high, and President Roosevelt also needed the support of the silver group in order to pass a series of bills on the New Economic Policy, and partially connived at the activities of the silver group (the famous silver senator Pittman, then chairman of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, once declared that if President Roosevelt did not increase subsidies for silver producers, he would ask the Senate not to vote on the "neutrality law"). ），

The main content of the Silver Acquisition Act is to authorize the U.S. Treasury to purchase silver in domestic and foreign markets until the price of silver reaches $1.29 per ounce or the value of the Treasury's reserves reaches 1/3 of the gold reserves, and the Treasury has broad discretion in the process of acquisition.

Huang Haoran knew very well that the price of silver would soon rise from about 30 cents to 81 cents in April 1935!

Such an opportunity is simply an opportunity for Huang Haoran to rob in the Western world!

The funds concentrated in Huang Haoran's hands not only include the family background of the temporary 10th brigade, but also most of the Huang family's property and funds borrowed from various legal or illegal channels, the number is terrifying!

The old man of the Qinggang and some important members of Nanjing are also mixed in, and the money in Nanjing is given to Huang Haoran Zhang Luo by Jiang Baili, the "royal sage", Huang Haoran and Jiang Baili have been in correspondence in recent years, and Huang Haoran always vaguely reveals some "heavenly opportunities" to Jiang Baili, which makes Jiang Baili have a blue eye for Huang Haoran and regards him as a genius.

Out of trust in Huang Haoran's vision, Jiang Baili patted his chest and took a large amount of money from his colleagues in Nanjing, and even Vice Minister Chen was pulled into the water by Jiang Baili and took out a large sum of money from the clip bag.

Huang Haoran once again proved his excellent "vision" in front of Jiang Baili, and it was not the first time that Jiang Baili had experienced such a surprise that Huang Haoran had brought to himself!

In June 1934, under the lobbying of the Silver Group, the United States passed the Silver Acquisition Act.

The price of silver around the world began to rise sharply like a stimulant!

The fortunes of the people involved in this speculative activity organized by Huang Haoran began to snowball!

Jiang Baili suddenly became the God of Wealth in Nanjing's military and political system!

After Huang Haoran saw his wealth multiply several times with his own eyes, he suddenly felt a little interested.

If it's too much, it's a number......

So Huang Haoran left Shanghai with his subordinates and returned to Suzhou.

Wang Huanzhi's "hidden" agency left some people to help Guan Yongbo's "Qingyuntang" carry out the task arranged by Huang Haoran, Huang Haoran didn't plan to let the little devil live in peace!

The violent crimes against the Japanese in Shanghai began to intensify three months after Huang Haoran and his departure from Shanghai, and there was a great danger that all the Japanese expatriates in Shanghai would be in danger.

Of course, this is not entirely due to the merits of Guan Yongbo's "Qingyuntang" and Wang Huanzhi's "hidden" organs, but also Shanghai's "military unification," "central unification," and some local forces in Shanghai have also spontaneously joined in, playing a role in fueling the fire.

Huang Haoran lit a fire in the backyard of Little Japan in Shanghai, and then returned to the Suzhou military camp like a nobody.

The strength of the 10th Temporary Brigade has not expanded much after arriving in Suzhou, and a temporary brigade with more than 10,000 people and horses is already very eye-catching, and Huang Haoran does not want to provoke a figure like Minister He to covet himself.

However, Huang Haoran did not let the combat strength of the 10th Brigade of the Temporary Brigade stand still, and he began to implement his "shadow plan".

In fact, there is nothing surprising about this "shadow plan" to put it bluntly, that is, two sets of command teams are arranged in a small unit such as each squad platoon.

That is, each squad has 2 squad leaders and 2 deputy squad leaders, and so on for platoons, companies, battalions, and so on......

The biggest advantage of this kind of "shadow force" is that in the event of a war or the expansion of the troops, as long as enough soldiers are filled in, the temporary 10th brigade can be immediately divided into two, and a temporary 10th brigade can be cloned in situ, and a brigade will instantly become a two-brigade division!

This method of forming a "shadow force" is what Huang Haoran saw on the Internet forum in the 21st century, but it can be said that the 10th Brigade is now the most suitable way to improve its combat effectiveness.

Huang Haoran plunged headlong into the training of the troops, and he knew that in two years, he would have to rely on this army to vent his anger!

Without a strong family background, you can't raise your eyebrows in front of the little devil...

The 10th Brigade was incorporated into the sequence of the Suzhou Garrison Command, and Shangfeng planned to form a reserve division with some security forces in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which was also part of the Ministry of National Defense's conscription plan.

The 10th Brigade, which has been in the army for more than one year, is naturally the main body of this future reserve division, and Brigade Commander Huang is eyeing the position of the commander of this reserve division.

However, in the Republic of China, it is not who has the strength to be able to take the position, and the test is more about their respective connections and wrists under the table......

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