Chapter 659 Smart Coolidge

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, perhaps you should seriously consider the Australasian proposal." The Chancellor of Finance looked at Prime Minister Baldwin carefully and made a very serious proposal.

Prime Minister Baldwin fell into a brief silence, then nodded and said: "Yes, but definitely not now. The economic crisis has not yet dealt a heavy blow to the United States, and we still have to be prepared for the actions of the Americans. After determining that the Americans have no time due to the economic crisis, After he takes care of it, maybe it’s time for us to abandon the gold standard.”

The gold standard is still the currency system used by countries around the world. The currencies of countries around the world are linked to gold, which is the fundamental reason why currencies can maintain their value.

Once the British government voluntarily abandoned the gold standard, the devaluation of the pound was inevitable.

Although it will not depreciate by half like France, it will be a heavy blow to the pound's international credibility and currency status.

At present, the only threat to the pound is the US dollar. The UK cannot voluntarily give up its gold position until the US is completely overwhelmed by the economic crisis.

Otherwise, if the Americans are given the opportunity, the U.S. dollar can replace the British pound and become the new world currency at any time, which is unacceptable to the British.

Upon hearing Prime Minister Baldwin's decision to abandon the gold standard in the future, everyone in the cabinet changed their expressions, but they were speechless.

They know the cost of abandoning the gold standard, but they know even better the cost of the current economic crisis to Britain.

If this economic crisis cannot be properly resolved, they will not have to think about the cost of giving up their capital position, because this government will not be able to persist until that time.

If the people cannot be satisfied during the economic crisis, the British people can change the cabinet at any time.

"How are Americans doing now? The situation in the United States should be much worse than ours, right?" Prime Minister Baldwin suddenly asked.

"Yes, the number of unemployed people in the United States has exceeded 10 million and is heading towards 20 million. Compared with them, our economic crisis can at least be controlled." When talking about the United States, everyone in the cabinet looked much more relaxed. The Foreign Secretary replied with a slight smile.

For the British, the fact that their biggest competitor, the United States, is currently trapped in the whirlpool of economic crisis is even more exciting than when they emerged from the economic crisis.

"Appropriately put some more pressure on the Americans. Their economy and industry are too huge. This is the biggest threat to us." Prime Minister Baldwin nodded and ordered calmly.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister."

"By the way, haven't the Americans given up on paying compensation? Then raise tariffs on the United States and invite all countries in the World Alliance to raise tariffs on the United States." Prime Minister Baldwin suddenly thought of something and said with a slightly meaningful smile: "There are also island countries. They dare to give up paying compensation, and they must have prepared the means to deal with our sanctions."

The economic crisis has torn the U.S. economy and industry into pieces. If world alliances increase tariffs on the United States at this time, it will greatly destroy U.S. exports and pose a huge threat to the U.S. economy and industry.

As for whether doing so will cause resistance from the Americans, Prime Minister Baldwin is not worried at all.

After all, the current military strength of the United States is not enough to support the United States against the entire world alliance.

What's more, this time it was the United States that gave up its support for reparations first, which also proactively gave Britain a reason to sanction the United States.

After all, this reparation was approved by the World Alliance. It was the reparation caused by the United States' proactive research and deepening of the global influenza outbreak.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, will this arouse strong opposition from the Americans?" The Foreign Minister hesitated slightly and looked at Prime Minister Baldwin: "The economic crisis has almost caused the collapse of the United States. If we jointly increase tariffs on the United States, I am afraid it will Let the United States move towards an uncontrollable situation."

"Your worries are reasonable, but the current United States is obviously unable to shake the British Empire. What's more, we are not without allies. Whether it is France or Australasia, I believe they will not mind carving up the United States together." Prime Minister Baldwin He smiled and said: "Compared with the life and death of our own country, what are the interests of the United States?"

This is not unreasonable. After all, the only way for any country to maintain its voice and status is military. A diplomatic status that is not based on military foundation is ultimately empty.

Although the United States has the largest industry and the most prosperous economy, its military strength obviously does not match its status.

The current economic crisis is also the best time to impose sanctions on the United States. The U.S. government cannot forcefully confront the world alliance amid internal chaos, because this represents the demise of the United States.

It is no exaggeration to say that no country can resist the alliance of the World Alliance, because it brings together the four major powers of the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and Australasia and many second- and third-rate countries in Europe. These countries have With colonies all over the world, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a true world alliance.

There is some news that Prime Minister Baldwin did not disclose, that is, the economic crisis in the United States was actually jointly promoted by the United Kingdom and Australasia in order to prevent the economic crisis from breaking out in London.

Obviously, such an action was very successful, causing an economic crisis to break out in the United States ahead of schedule, and the economic crisis was no less harmful than in history.

But such actions are obviously to be kept strictly confidential. After all, this is related to the happy life of tens of millions of people, the life and death of millions of people, and even an economic crisis that truly affects the whole world.

If the actions of Britain and Australasia were revealed, they would inevitably be portrayed as sinners of mankind.

After all, this economic crisis has cost countries around the world hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses, tens of millions of people have lost their jobs, and nearly 100 million people are facing food crises.

"If the Americans dare to retaliate wantonly, then we don't mind turning the United States into several scattered countries, and each ethnic group and race in the United States has its own government." Prime Minister Baldwin said with a smile: "The Americans are not preaching Free? I think both white people and black people should establish their own countries. The United States is a big country anyway, so dispersion may be a good thing."

This may be the confidence that the world's number one naval power and the number one great power brought to Prime Minister Baldwin.

Although the glory of the British Empire has long faded, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. Currently, no country can threaten the status of the British Empire, not even the United States.

Under the influence of the alliance and balancing policies of the British Empire, the British supported the balancing objects of several countries that threatened them. This also greatly stabilized the position of the British. Instead, the British stayed out of the matter and watched those countries. Countries compete with each other.

Unlike the secret planning of the British Empire's cabinet government, the U.S. government at this time was in chaos. President Coolidge was unable to take back the power of the government and had nothing to do about the current chaotic situation in the United States.

The White House of the United States.

President Coolidge was sitting on his desk, looking at the poor data reports handed over from various government departments with a heavy expression. After a long silence, he asked: "Has our unemployed population exceeded 10 million?"

"To be precise, it's not just that, Mr. President." The U.S. Secretary of State replied with an ugly face: "According to our latest news, our unemployment rate has reached as high as 14%, which means that at least 14 million people have lost their jobs."

"Damn, why are you so crazy?" President Coolidge had a breakdown. This was a huge blow to the rule of his presidential career.

However, President Coolidge, who liked to delegate power to his subordinates, did not have that high control over the government.

This resulted in the U.S. government not being able to understand the news about the stock market very well. After learning about the stock market crash, it was obviously too late to respond.

"The unemployed are filling the streets of cities right now, and we have to do something, Mr. President," the Secretary of State continued.

Compared with the United Kingdom, the profession of president in the United States is undoubtedly more dangerous.

If President Coolidge had not performed well during the economic crisis, he would not only have to worry about impeachment by the opposition parties and Congress, but also worry about assassination by people who hated him.

The assassination of the President of the United States is nothing new. This also made President Coolidge even more flustered, and he didn't even know what to do.

"What should we do? Mr. Kellogg." President Coolidge looked at his most trusted subordinate, Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, and asked.

"Your Excellency, we should ensure relief for the unemployed and find jobs for them as much as possible. To be honest, the government alone cannot feed tens of millions of unemployed people. They also have their families behind them. This is a huge sum." A huge, heavy burden." Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg began: "Also, I think you should coordinate the food supply among the states to make sure that there is enough food for the entire United States, rather than having food dispersed among the states. .

In addition, we should strengthen the maintenance of public security order and reduce the occurrence of crime incidents. It's time to give those damn blacks a break. Their resistance to whites has fueled racial antagonism that will continue to cause the Civil War if nothing is done. "

America is terrible right now. A large number of bankruptcies of financial institutions and corporate factories, a huge increase in the unemployed population, conflicts between whites and blacks, conflicts between states and conflicts with the national government, etc., make the United States now look like the ultimate Contradictory, it is very difficult to start from.

But unfortunately, no matter which problem it is, it is enough to collapse the current United States. This is also the most difficult point in dealing with these problems, because the government simply does not have the energy to deal with so many problems at the same time, and the creators of these problems will not let the government go one after another. One solves them.

President Coolidge rubbed his frown and asked tentatively: "How should we deal with the conflict between whites and blacks? Should we threaten them by canceling relief for blacks?"

Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg's eyes widened, he looked at President Coolidge in disbelief, and asked in confusion: "Your Excellency, don't you know that we have no assistance for black people at all?"

The United States today is not the United States of later generations, and racial discrimination is still very serious. Although there was no such strict apartheid system after President Wilson stepped down, some discrimination and segregation against black people still continued, including the fact that there was no black share in this relief. This was actually the root of the conflict between whites and blacks. reason.

The reason was that those white middle-class people went bankrupt after buying stocks. They were so despondent that they somehow came into conflict with the black people.

How could black people in this era defeat white people? Some extreme white people emptied their magazines with weapons, which also made the conflict between black people and white people more intense.

What's even more terrible is that the conflict between black people and white people seems to be driven by some force, and it has now become more intense, and the conflict between black people and white people has even become irreconcilable.

If black people were not allowed to enter most public areas, I am afraid that a war between blacks and whites would have started within the city.

In addition, due to the influence of President Wilson, the U.S. government often actively ignores black people when formulating some policies. This makes the black group even more angry and hates both the government and white people.

How to solve the black problem is very difficult, because there are many black people in the United States, and it is impossible for the United States to expel all black people like Australasia.

After all, the victory of the American Civil War was largely due to the support of black people.

If we were to burn down the bridges and expel all the black people at this time, it would undoubtedly arouse a full-scale resistance by the black people, and even trigger another civil war.

The only reason to blame is that the United States is a country that does not ban guns. Even black people can afford the cheapest pistols and shotguns.

If this triggers a full-scale conflict between blacks and whites, some casualties will be inevitable, and the rifts between the various races in the United States will become deeper and deeper, making it almost impossible to mend.

"Okay, maybe I remember it wrong. Then tell the black people that they will also be within the scope of government relief, provided that they cannot cause trouble. The United States needs a stable environment now, and I hope that there will be more peace between black people and white people. Conflict will not occur in the short term, at least until the economic crisis is over." President Coolidge nodded awkwardly, pretending that nothing happened, and ordered Secretary of State Kellogg nonchalantly.

Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg nodded hesitantly. Seeing President Coolidge's unyielding expression, Secretary of State Kellogg could only suppress his doubts in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that the president's power and status were indeed greater than his own, Kellogg just wanted to stand up and ask: "Mr. President, how do you shamelessly ask black people not to cause trouble while actively ignoring relief for black people?"

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