Chapter 1813: Murder and Punishment(1/2)
The people's gold disappeared, and there were small riots in Japan. However, because the government and the army put pressure on each other, the matter was quickly pressed down and no reports appeared in the newspaper.
Japan dispatched a large number of police and troops to search on a large scale, but still no trace of the robbers was found. Even the robbers in Japanese military uniforms were from which troops they came from.
When Jiang Hao came to walk on the street, he could occasionally see Japanese police running by in a hurry. Whenever he saw suspicious people, he would come forward and interrogate, which made the people very nervous.
Occasionally, you can see trucks whistling by and pulling the Japanese army.
Jiang Hao regained his original appearance, wearing a straight suit, very handsome.
When I came to Embassy Street, it was obviously much cleaner. When I walked into an English cafe, I ordered a cup of coffee and a plate of desserts. The waitress brought it with her tray. She was a Japanese woman. She was pretty and could do things in the British cafe. She must have been carefully selected.
Jiang Hao took out 2 yen banknotes and handed them over.
"tip".
The girl's eyes suddenly shone.
You should know that in this era, a second lieutenant officer had a monthly salary of only 70 yen, and an ordinary Japanese worker had a salary of only 30 to 40 yen, and a female waiter could earn about 20 yen per month.
However, the prices in Japan are also very low now.
First-class rice is 0.6 yen per liter, third-class rice is 0.5 yen per liter, pork is 0.6 yen per kilogram, and chicken is 0.5 yen per kilogram.
Ramen is 0.2 yen per serving, tuna sushi is 0.3 yen per serving, French wine is 5 yen per bottle, and bicycle is 60 yen per car.
High-end Kabukicho 20 yen one night.
2 yen is equivalent to her 3-day salary for the Japanese waiter in front of her.
The girl quickly bowed and took the tip with both hands, "Thank you sir, you are so generous."
"I want to ask you, how many foreign newspapers are nearby? I want foreign newspapers, the famous ones?" Jiang Hao asked.
After the Meiji Restoration in Japan, the path of capitalism rose gradually became stronger. Many newspapers also opened branches in Japan, and they were generally opened in the embassy area because it was relatively safer here.
Jiang Hao had an idea in his mind and needed the help of the newspaper's "friends" so he came to the embassy area.
"Walking eastward 300 meters to the left is the Times branch in Japan. The person in charge is Mr. William Simmons, who occasionally comes to our cafe to sit."
"Walking 200 meters further east, after passing the French Embassy, it is the branch of Le Figaro. The president is Mr. Morris, a fat old man with two upward beards." The last sentence of the girl said with a low smile.
"Walking to the intersection of the street and walking 200 meters south is the Wall Street Journal of the United States. If you walk not far north, you can see the branch of the German newspaper "Frankfurt".
"Thanks."
Jiang Hao smiled at the girl, and the girl's face suddenly showed a little shyness.
"Can you bring me some newspapers?" Jiang Hao said.
"Of course, the cafe orders the latest newspapers every day, including the newspapers from the newspapers I just mentioned, but some are in English and German. Can you understand sir?" the girl asked.
"no problem."
After a while, the girl brought the newspaper, and a thick stack. The girl glanced at Jiang Hao and left with shame.
Jiang Hao opened the first "Times" and was stunned. He was not attracted by the contents in the newspaper, but was actually a small note written in a cafe sticky note.
"My name is Huizi. I get off work at 9 pm and I rent a house alone at No. 83 MM Street."
Is this the meaning of inviting myself to go to her house to play?
The girl's appearance is pure and cute, with a low figure but very delicate.
Jiang Hao folded the notes and put them in his suit pocket. In the distance, Huizi was hiding behind the door and secretly observing Jiang Hao. He watched Jiang Hao put away the notes and smiled.
I may not really go there, collecting notes is just a respect for the girl.
Jiang Hao continued to read newspapers. There was no report on Galaxy Street and the loss of gold in Japan. Jiang Hao could guess that it must be the Japanese government that had regulated the news, which was normal.
However, in those foreign newspapers, Jiang Hao still saw some reports that the Japanese government did not have that much control over these European and American newspapers, so he could only try his best to conceal the truth.
The Times reported that a military riot occurred in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and later a conflict with the Japanese police force. The gunfire sounded for a long time. It should have been a major incident. In the end, many soldiers died, suspected that it was an internal conflict between the army.
Le Figaro reported that Japanese soldiers robbed banks and fought with the police and guards who arrived, and eventually robbed some of the property, with the specific number unknown.
The Frankfurt newspaper published that recently many gold shops in Japan have been looted and suffered significant losses. Some wealthy people have called the police and said that the money has disappeared and the police are solving the case.
However, looking at the text of this fraud report, it is very realistic and not exaggerated. It is only a few words to talk about, and it probably won't attract much attention.
After drinking coffee and eating dessert, Jiang Hao paid the bill and left. When he left, Huizi sent him to the door and bowed to say goodbye. Jiang Hao smiled at her and Huizi smiled back.
Walking down the street, walking in the direction Huizi said, soon seeing the Times newspaper office, Jiang Hao walked in.
He had already thought about choosing the Times.
The Times was founded in 1785. It is a comprehensive nationally published daily newspaper in the UK. It is a newspaper that has had a huge impact on the politics, economy and culture of the world.
Britain, which has not fallen from the altar, is still the most powerful country in the world. The British Empire does not set, so it is not an exaggeration to say that their newspapers, especially the Times, are the world's largest newspapers, and have a great influence all over the world.
"I want to meet Mr. William Simmons." Jiang Hao said to the reception staff in pure English.
Seeing that Jiang Hao was dressed well, the female receptionist asked politely: "Do you have an appointment with Mr. Simmons?"
"Just say there is news about Bank Street, I believe he will meet me." Jiang Hao said.
The receptionist quickly went to report, and soon went downstairs. He felt relieved when he saw Jiang Hao sitting there, "Sir, Simmons, please go to his office."
In the office, Jiang Hao met William Simmons, a middle-aged man with a somewhat bald but thick beard.
"Sir, do you say you have inside information about Bank Street, what inside information is it?" William Simmons asked quickly as soon as he saw Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao didn't talk nonsense to this guy at all. A divine light flashed in his eyes and directly controlled his spirit. After a while, William Simmons was awake and looked at Jiang Hao and said, "Sir, what are you asking for?"
"I'll tell you to write, and then send a telegram to the headquarters of the British Times to let the report be published there." Jiang Hao said.
"Okay sir." Simmons immediately took out the paper and recorded it.
Half an hour later, a very casual press release was released, and Jiang Hao ordered him to do what he would do next and then left.
Simmons came to the telegraph room with the press release and asked the telegrapher to send a press release to the Times.
After half a day, he received a confirmation telegram from the Times headquarters asking about the authenticity of the press release, and Simmons confirmed it again.
the next day,
The Times front page headline published a news article titled "Japan's economy is about to collapse!"
The subtitle is "32 banks in the capital of Japan were violently robbed by Japanese soldiers, robbing all banknotes, gold, silver, and valuables, including the Bank of Japan, and the losses exceeded 15 billion yen. Japan is now in a fiscal dilemma, and there may be a major economic crisis in the future. All countries deserve to be vigilant."
The report wrote the entire robbery process in detail. A total of 800 Japanese Army soldiers rushed into Bank Street under the leadership of officers, and then robbed one by one.
The bank vault was robbed and plundered. The Tokyo Guard, which was responsible for protecting Tokyo's security, dispatched about 12,000 people to launch a fierce gun battle with military robbers on Bank Street. All 12,000 people in the Tokyo Guard were killed.
The soldiers and robbers left with 15 billion yen worth of paper money, gold and silver, and finally disappeared.
This huge sum includes fiscal revenue from the Japanese Ministry of Finance, private bank storage funds, and national reserves of gold and precious metals.
The Japanese Emperor was furious and ordered the military to launch an investigation, but a few days passed, and the soldiers disappeared like evaporated from the world. The Japanese military headquarters did not even investigate which unit the soldiers came from.
The huge sum of money is now missing, and no robber has caught it, and even knows how they left, and has not recovered the money yet.
The best time has passed, and I'm afraid that the huge sum of money will be difficult to recover.
Here, we have to wonder whether the Japanese command is so incompetent, or is there something hidden in it, someone sheltered, or is the entire Japanese military system involved in the robbery?
If this huge sum cannot be recovered, the Japanese government's finances will be paralyzed, which will affect the normal operation of the entire Japanese society.
If this huge sum cannot be recovered, a large number of banks will go bankrupt. Who will be responsible for repaying the private deposits of Japanese citizens? It will inevitably cause social unrest.
The Bretton Woods system has just been established this year, and the US dollar is directly linked to gold. The United States undertakes the business of exchanging gold at the official price of US$35 per ounce. The currencies of various countries are pegged to the US dollar. The banknotes of various countries are still guaranteed by gold, commonly known as the "gold standard".
The real world currency is still gold and silver. Only precious metals can play the real paper currency of the world currency, and paper currency cannot act as world currency.
Now that the gold in Japan's treasury has been looted, you should know that without gold as a benchmark, the currency is just a pile of waste paper.
"Japan concealed this from the outside world, perhaps they have many ideas. Now that the Japanese government is in a fiscal crisis, it may adopt the act of over-issuing currency. However, when we do business with Japan, we can only exchange real goods for a bunch of useless Japanese banknotes. These banknotes cannot be exchanged for gold and silver at all. To us, the yen has lost its meaning."
"Because precious metals are lost and the currency is issued too much, it is very easy to cause inflation, exchange rate declines, and the possibility of paper money turning into waste paper, so when trading with the Japanese government in the future, governments of various countries should be very cautious to avoid the joke of changing goods to colored paper."
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This report made the whole thing clear and clearly exposed it, and it was exposed to the spotlight, exposing the scars and seeing the bloody muscles inside.
The sentence "The Japanese command is so incompetent, or is there something else in it? The entire Japanese military system participated in this robbery?" is definitely a heart-broken word.
This sentence pointed the finger at the Japanese military.
Because this matter is indeed too strange, 800 people killed 12,000 elite soldiers and evacuated them with a large number of gold and silver notes without any harm. How could this be possible?
There was a team of more than 800 people, and there was so much gold and silver. When I left, there was no movement or any clues left.
Did he really fly away with his wings?
Too many suspicious points, it feels like fooling a fool.
If the entire Japanese army participates in this matter, it will be clear that the robbery is true, and the rest may be acting to cover up the facts.
The Japanese military has no way to explain this time.
Jiang Hao's words are too insidious.
Real killing!
The report finally issued a warning that Japan's gold reserves are lost. If the Japanese government prints money randomly, other countries and Japan should be extremely careful when doing business, so as not to cause major economic losses.
To be continued...