Chapter 689: One F1 is not enough

Of course the other two finance ministers also understand the truth.

But the question is, how to deliver this punch.

"Save the situation, to put it simply."

As a Frenchman, Dominique Kahn has no objections to the establishment of power in the Balkans, but he has strong objections to the United States taking the initiative and making the situation completely out of control:

“What capital wants is nothing more than low risks and high returns. As long as the Allied Forces operation continues, the risks in Europe as a whole cannot be much lower. In addition, the refugee problem may last for several years or even longer in the future, and The responsibility for post-war reconstruction is that the Balkan Peninsula after the chaos is now equivalent to a tumor, a tumor arranged by the Americans that will continue to erode Europe's economic prospects..."

In the ten years since the merger of Germany and Germany, Europe has indeed extracted a lot of cheap labor and even human flesh and consumables from Eastern Europe, but these were all planned and limited introductions of foreign populations.

Therefore, there is often a schizophrenic phenomenon in which a country seeks to be independent economically, but has to embrace the United States in terms of national defense.

"It may not be possible to just use the media. Americans are much better at this than we are... and the people will not cause any big waves just because of a few articles or speeches."

Vikos continued:

"In short, even if they have this idea, I'm afraid they won't be able to agree so quickly."

This idea can only be said to lead to the same goal through different paths.

"You don't think that China will support us in launching an allied operation..."

It's enough to shout slogans at ordinary times, but when it comes to taking action like now, criticism with weapons is more effective after all.

So much so that the atmosphere in the conference room became a little anxious.

"Although their official agencies have not yet expressed their position, several companies that have in-depth cooperation with us have hinted that considering the current stance, they are not afraid to support the euro."

"..."

The other two people, who were already at their wits end, naturally became energetic immediately after hearing this.

"It seems that we should be grateful for the losses suffered by the coalition forces in the past few days..."

On the contrary, France and Italy still have a little weight.

Even within countries that are members of both, the two systems are relatively independent.

"Moreover, the current situation is clear that the United States wants to take this opportunity to target the euro and give us a platform, but it must also consider the consequences of doing so."

"If... I mean if, there is a huge change in the direction of public opinion in several of our countries on this matter, then there is a possibility of a truce..."

"Now, the most direct way is to find an event that is enough to support the world's confidence in the euro."

indeed.

Schaeuble felt that the attitudes of the other two colleagues seemed a bit negative, but intellectually he knew they were right.

"so."

Visco almost rolled his eyes to the sky:

"The ones doing business with us are all state-owned enterprises, so naturally we have to take the official attitude into consideration."

"actually……"

"In any case, what Wolfe just did is the only feasible one at the moment."

Visco shook his head:

"But for us, every additional day of delay will bring greater losses and pressure."

"..."

"If it were fifteen years in the morning... maybe it would be okay."

Kahn put a hand on his chin. Because his palm blocked half of his face, his expression could not be seen clearly:

"If we change the position, from China's perspective, it would not be in their interests to allow the dollar to grow..."

"Let the Russians go to hell and threaten to start a nuclear war with us?"

However, at this point in time in 1999, even if the three finance ministers knew this truth, they would not be able to solve the problem from the root.

The Italian put the empty coffee cup and spoon on the table in front of him:

"If you have to say it, it's not impossible..."

Although Germany is now unified, after all, it has a special status and has a great influence in the EU, but it actually has no say in NATO.

"As long as the ground units are not moved, it is basically unrealistic for the Americans to stop their troops because of this loss..."

After thinking for a while, he spoke again:

"What if we offer some favorable conditions? For example, fully support their accession to the WTO?"

The meeting was almost deadlocked.

NATO, and the EU.

The three fell into silence again...

Vesco looked at the German allies as if they were mentally retarded:

There is a problem involved here.

Vesco shook his head:

"For example... find a country to support us..."

"Ugh……"

Silence lasted for quite some time.

"And not even the Minister of Defense, or even the Prime Minister or the President can make such a decision. Those generals have probably been bribed by the Americans a long time ago. Besides, military is not a child's play. No matter how hard it is, ultimatums have been issued. , the reason why we should fight among ourselves first in the middle of the fight..."

"How can it be……"

Schauyibrand showed his "German flexibility" at this time and asked directly.

Schäubren's train of thought obviously hasn't changed yet.

After all, Kahn still couldn't bear to let the euro, which he devoted half his life to, decline after a hundred days of its birth:

After a frank exchange of views, the three finance ministers all looked a little tired.

“What if we think a little bit wider and think about more than just economic means?”

Scheuybrand held a cup of coffee and rubbed his swollen forehead with his other hand:

"Can we use some means to force the Americans to stop? For example, we... uh... I mean, you withdraw your troops first or something like that?"

"Are you so sure that Americans will agree?"

"..."

Vesco's tone was a little weird, but as an Italian, he didn't have any psychological burden on such a wavering statement:

"However, a few aircraft, even stealth aircraft like the F117, is not a big deal to the Americans. The current situation is that the United States only needs to pay a little money for ammunition to bring global hot money back to North America from Europe. I said this morning I paid attention before coming here and found that in the past few days from the end of March to now, the US stock index has risen by nearly 20%..."

There is no meaning without national defense independence and economic independence.

There are only so many methods in economics. Excluding the used, useless and unusable, this is the only one left.

"You mean using the media?"

Except for the countries involved, those in the world that can barely be called major powers today are Mao, Japan, and China.

Schäuble and Kahn looked at Vesco almost together:

"Your business ties between Italy and China are relatively close. What do you think of their attitude?"

One of the currencies has plummeted and is unable to take care of itself, while the other seems to be independent but is essentially a lackey.

The influx of refugees is a completely different concept.

Although the overlap in national composition is relatively high, they are essentially two completely different organizations.

"Contact the Chinese people and ask them about their prices."

"..."

……

No choice.

The latter leaned back on his chair with a dejected look:

"not so good."

"In any case, at least the situation of the euro can be stabilized first. Otherwise, if we really have to use gold reserves, it will basically mean that the euro will be completely destroyed..."

However, everyone with a discerning eye knows that how can the military and the economy really be completely distinct?

The French are quite adventurous.

From this perspective, de Gaulle's thinking is undoubtedly correct.

So after a discussion between the three people, they reached a conclusion similar to that of Chang Haonan before.

"We are the Minister of Finance, not the Minister of Defense..."

"This 'position tendency' means..."

"There has to be some landmark event."

Schäubren shrugged, obviously not thinking it was feasible.

"Now the market is still waiting and watching. If all, or at least most, trade between China and the EU can be settled in euros, then confidence will at least not deteriorate further."

“In any case, I don’t think the EUR/USD exchange rate can fall below 1…”