Chapter 773 America's Downfall (Plus 1)

The United States on the other side of the ocean is in excitement at this time.

"All kinds of equipment in your company are outdated. It is impossible for us to make a profit if we want to take over it. We must transform the production line on a large scale. This is another huge expense. Therefore, for your For the acquisition, we can give up to $50 million.”

The man-made fiber company was about to be sold, and Morgan Company immediately came forward. Other American companies could not compete with Morgan Company. In the case of only one buyer, how much money would be sold, of course, Morgan Company came forward.

You must know that the value of the company's only tangible assets is more than 128 million US dollars. According to the current level of profitability, if it is sold normally, it must be at least 200 million US dollars.

And now, the Morgan company has only paid out 50 million dollars, which is absolutely nothing.

The British looked very bad, but they were urged very urgently. If the sale was not completed, the United States would not formally sign the aid bill, and the United States Congress would not formally agree to aid the United Kingdom.

Therefore, the sale must be carried out, which was originally slaughtered.

"Can your price be higher?" the British asked.

"Okay, then let's add a little more, $54 million, no more," said the Morgan staff member generously.

Fifty-four million dollars, less than half of the real price and a quarter of the premium, was sold, and the British representative reluctantly signed the agreement.

This is just the beginning! In order to save their country, the United Kingdom will not care about the harm caused to individuals or a certain capitalist. If the United Kingdom is gone, what use are these capitalists?

This is America extorting British wealth! And Britain, in order to win this war, must sell its assets in the United States cheaply!

This news made the entire United States boil, and a large number of American speculators were so excited that they could sleep all night, and the opportunity to make a fortune came!

Outside the White House, a Jewish man in his forties was lingering, waiting.

After waiting for more than six hours, finally, a secretary from the White House came out: "Dr. Hamer, President Roosevelt has five minutes now to communicate with you, please pay attention to the key points."

Dr. Hammer, he is a fake doctor, the title of doctor was bought.

His highest education is only a student at Columbia Medical School, but as a Jew, he has a natural business acumen. If he studies hard, he will have no problem getting a doctorate.

But he didn't.

He started reselling medicines while he was a student and became a millionaire while he was still a student.

(Even now, students in medical school who want to make a lot of money have started selling medicines while they were still in college. I knew this guy when I was in East China University. It's amazing.)

Hamer has made a fortune, but he is obviously not satisfied. As a Jew, he has a keen sense of smell, and at the same time, he has the courage to surpass ordinary people.

Therefore, he dared to go alone to the Soviet Union shortly after the October Revolution, where he met the great mentor Lenin and started trading in the Red Soviet Union.

He brought medicines to the Soviet Union to sell, and bought many works of art from the Tsarist Russia era in the Soviet Union cheaply and brought them back to the United States. Over the years, he has accumulated a huge amount of wealth.

It can be said that Hamer is an authentic American downtrodden.

And now, when he heard the news that British assets were going to jump off the building and sell off, he quickly figured out a big business that even a big international investment bank like Morgan could not even imagine.

This big business needs the approval of the president. Although he made a lot of money, he still doesn't have much fame and has not climbed to the top, the big family. Now, President Roosevelt took five minutes to meet him, already It's groundbreaking.

When Hammer walked in, Roosevelt was looking down at the document without even raising his head. He was also very busy: "If you have anything, just say it."

"Mr. President, you have forgotten one thing. During the First World War, the United Kingdom owed us a debt, and it has not been repaid yet." Hammer decided to pick up the most impactful words.

Sure enough, after hearing Hamer's words, Roosevelt raised his head, looked at him, and stopped looking at the document: "So, what do you want to say?"

Of course Roosevelt knew that Britain still owed a lot of money to the United States, but he just didn't mention it. Now that it is leasing weapons and equipment to the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom has no money. Where can I find funds to pay off the old debts?

During the First World War, the United States later joined the war, and the United States also gave a lot of assistance to various European countries.

After the war, statistics have been carried out. In 1925, the war debt owed by the United Kingdom to the United States was 5 billion US dollars.

It is not a problem to always owe debts, so the United States passed the "Johnson Act" in 1934, stipulating that any country that did not pay off its World War I debts could never get a penny from the United States.

In fact, this bill is mainly aimed at the United Kingdom.

This bill has not been fully complied with. Italy, for example, has received half of the US debt relief generously. As for Germany, it has even received a large investment in US dollars, and France has also received substantial debt relief.

The United Kingdom is an empire on which the sun never sets, the United States is an emerging country, and the United States is jealous of the United Kingdom, otherwise, there will be no rainbow plan.

The "Johnson Act" and "Neutrality Act" made it sound that the United States could not directly aid Britain in World War II, and Roosevelt was also trapped here.

Now, hearing Hamer bring this up, of course it's just a wedge, what comes after is the main thing.

"I don't think the UK can come up with $3.5 billion to pay the US debt first, but the war is burning money. Therefore, the UK has to liquidate its assets to cover the US debt."

Hammer's words made Roosevelt frown. This is no different from saying that. Now that he is asking the UK to sell the company at a low price, isn't it just to revitalize the assets to pay off the debt?

Of course, Hammer would not waste five minutes. He spoke very quickly: "I think it is not enough for the UK to just sell companies. Don't they have a lot of colonial territory? Use those territories to compensate. Debt, isn't it better?"

When he heard this, Roosevelt was instantly agitated. Could it be a leak? The question of the attribution of Canada has spread?

Roosevelt almost ordered intelligence agencies to investigate the person in front of him, how did he know?

Fortunately, Hammer, who spoke very quickly, has continued: "However, we directly rule the colonies, which is not in our interests, because rule requires costs. Products are given to these places to make money anyway. Many times, renting is more appropriate than owning.”

Hearing this, Roosevelt breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the person in front of him didn't know anything about Canada, he was just talking about it.

Indeed, the United States does not need to rule the colonies in large numbers, the cost is high, and there is no need for the United States to rule other places except directly adjacent Canada.

It is better to sell the product directly.

"For example, Honduras, the Falkland Islands, Guyana, some islands off the coast of Newfoundland, etc. We can rent these areas and build military bases, and the rent is of course deducted from the debt of the British. What do you think of this proposal, Mr. President? "

Hearing Hamer's words, Roosevelt felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken, great idea!