Hardy Empire 1945

Imperial Hotel conference room.

Everyone is in a meeting.

Everyone is in a good mood. A large number of enterprises have resumed work and production, which has greatly restored Japan's economic activities. They see benefits, especially now that they have mastered a large number of enterprises, involving all aspects of Japan, forming a monopoly situation.

Hardy glanced at everyone present, and said: Next, we will focus on the encirclement and suppression of Japanese banks, finance, and insurance industries.

I looked at the data, and there are not many banks, finance, and insurance companies acquired in the early stage. It can be seen that Japan is still deliberately maintaining the independence of the financial industry, which is not advisable.

Since most of the industry is now under our control, I believe it is not too difficult to regulate those financial companies.

I said a few key directions, please work together. First, all the funds of factories and enterprises, including workers' wages, should be transferred to the banks we control, and the funds of those banks should be evacuated.

In the early stage, Hardy did not impose restrictions on those enterprises. Many banks sought connections to pull funds over, and Hardy just watched from the sidelines. Now that the industrial layout is completed, it is time to draw salaries from the bottom of the pot.

In fact, adjusting the bank is not as difficult as imagined, as long as you have enough funds and strength.

The second is to let those factories provide insurance for workers. This is stipulated by law, but these insurances must be handled by our established insurance company.

The third is the transfer of all financial services to financial companies under our control.

Everyone present smiled.

Many financial experts here naturally know how much damage Hardy will do to those banks, insurance, and financial industries by using these tricks.

Trust them to give in quickly.

This is the advantage of the joint efforts of many people, and you can't resist it if you make a move.

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Originally, all Toyota's funds were deposited in Sakura Bank, including corporate working capital and workers' wages, but on this day, people from Toyota suddenly came to the door and demanded that all funds be transferred, and Sakura Bank will no longer be used for services in the future.

Sakura Bank is the core bank of the former Mitsui consortium.

This frightened the person in charge of Sakura Bank, so he quickly contacted Kiichiro Toyoda. Kiichiro Toyoda had made good friends with the Mitsui family before, and the two families were even stabilized through marriage. At that time, Toyota belonged to the Mitsui consortium in the eyes of outsiders.

After the war, the Mitsui consortium was split up, some military enterprises were confiscated, and other enterprises were independent.

The Mitsui family only retained the financial industry.

Japan’s economy was on the verge of collapse before, and financial companies were having a hard time. During this period, Americans injected large sums of money, and many companies started operations. Mitsui Finance saw opportunities and found companies that were previously affiliated to the Mitsui consortium through relationships, hoping that they would put their funds in Sakura bank.

Kiichiro Toyoda immediately agreed.

In addition, more than 40 companies such as Toshiba, Nippon Seiko, and Ishikawa Machinery, all of a sudden let Sakura Bank get a lot of money.

Cherry Blossom Bank moistened again all of a sudden.

Hardy and the others mainly acquired large-scale and representative companies in Japan. There are also a large number of companies that are not large enough and are still struggling. These companies have found bank loans and hoped to obtain Mitsui's support.

With savings, Sakura Bank began to lend.

Moreover, due to the shortage of funds, the interest rate is much higher than before, which has greatly increased the profitability of Sakura Bank.

There is also a part of the funds that are used by the bank to do fund trading. There is an American fund company in Tokyo, which is now flourishing in Japan, and the promised interest rate is very high. Many individuals and banks invest in this fund company.

But today.

Toyota Motor suddenly wanted to withdraw all the funds and planned to transfer the wages of workers to other banks. The person in charge of Sakura Bank hurriedly contacted Kiichiro Toyoda.

Mr. Toyota, what happened? We cooperated very well. Why did you withdraw all the funds? asked the person in charge of Sakura Bank.

Kiichiro Toyoda said with helplessness in his tone, I'm sorry, Mr. Mitsui, this is an order from the board of directors. I can't disobey it. It's not just me. I've also heard that the funds of all American-funded enterprises must be transferred to the banks they designate. Please be careful with it.

Kiichiro Toyoda finished speaking and hung up the phone.

The person in charge of Sakura Bank stood there holding a microphone.

Now American-funded companies are the bulk of bank deposits. If they withdraw all their funds, the banks will become empty.

Moreover, most of the time, banks don't deposit too much money, and they need to use money to make money. These big companies want to withdraw funds, but they can't get them out at all.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Mitsui's back.

He felt that something bad was going to happen, and even felt that it was a conspiracy, that those damn American bankers were going to attack Japan's banking finance.

Immediately afterwards.

The phone on his desk kept ringing.

It was the account manager below who called to report, and another major corporate customer came over and asked to withdraw the deposit and transfer all salary accounts.

Mitsui was a little broken.

What he guessed seems to be really happening.

In fact, not only Sakura Bank, Sumitomo Bank, Mitsubishi Bank, Fuji Bank, Quanye Bank, Sanwa Bank and more than ten banks are now experiencing this kind of thing.

squeeze.

This is naked financial warfare.

If it was in the past, the Bank of Japan would definitely not be afraid of the opponent's approach. Before World War II, although Japan's economic scale was far inferior to that of the United States, it also had its own confidence.

But after World War II, Japan actually emptied its wealth. There was not much cash in the vaults of the banks, business was difficult, and countless banks went bankrupt.

Later, after sanctions by the United States, the consortia were split up. The big Japanese consortiums now have only solitary financial institutions, just like they used to be a big tree, and the companies below them are the roots that grab the ground and the branches that absorb the sun. .

Now the roots and branches have all been cut down, leaving only bare trunks. Now that the American consortium is wielding a big axe, they have no resistance at all.

what to do?

Find the government.

While suppressing the transfer of funds to those companies, the banks gathered together to find Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.

to be honest,

They don't have that much money even if they wanted to.

Most of the deposits have been turned into loans, and they are suddenly asked where to find so much cash.

When Shigeru Yoshida heard the cries of several banks, he immediately realized that this must be a deliberate effort by the American consortium for the sake of the Japanese financial system.

How much money can you give now? Yoshida Shigeru asked.

Money has been loaned to other companies that have not been acquired by the American consortium. You know, these companies have not been acquired by the American consortium. The American consortium has provided funds to support the companies they bought. The rest of these companies are afraid of being robbed of their living space, so I beg. We took out loans, and all our money was scattered in the hands of those companies, and now there is no way to get it back.

Prime Minister Yoshida, the American consortium's approach is to control Japan's finances. Now they have controlled most of the Japanese companies. If they control even the banking and finance, the Japanese economy will be completely controlled by these consortia. The possibility of rising.

Yoshida Shigeru naturally knew.

But what can he do.

Hadi once told him that Japan must make sacrifices if it wants to return to the international community and become an independent country.

In terms of military, political, economic, cultural and other aspects, the United States must feel that there is no threat.

Special Envoy Hardy came over and devoured Japan's economic body step by step. Their cabinet could see it, but they still couldn't stop it.

Even the cabinet has discussed that in order to achieve the goal of regaining independence, these may be completely abandoned.

Besides, it is not a matter of whether you give or not, but that people insist on robbing you and there is no way to resist it.

I'm going to see Special Envoy Hardy now, and I hope he can help resolve this matter, Shigeru Yoshida said.

Shigeru Yoshida came to see Hardy anxiously.

Hardy has moved out of the Imperial Hotel at this moment. The last time he told the Minister of Foreign Affairs about buying real estate in Tokyo, he was not casually talking about it. His subordinates did arrange a real estate here for him.

This is a European-style manor, which belonged to a British-Indian businessman decades ago. He was engaged in import and export business, exporting cotton and coal to Japan. Because he often came to Japan, he built this manor in Tokyo.

The building of this manor has a European style in appearance, but the interior decoration is very mixed. The living room has two styles: Indian and European, while the hot spring room is Japanese style, and the garden has become an Indian style.

Before World War II, the Indian businessman saw that there was going to be chaos in Japan, and he never came to Japan again. During the war, the business was interrupted. The property was finally confiscated by the Japanese government, and now it is bought by Hadi.

Seeing Hardy, Shigeru Yoshida bowed respectfully, Special Envoy Hardy, I'm here to tell you about the bank. Many banks approached me and said that the collective withdrawal of funds by enterprises has caused great pressure on them. Please I can take it easy.

Hardy looked at Shigeru Yoshida and asked him to sit down. After the two sat down, Hardy said lightly: Actually, you already have a guess in your heart, right?

Yoshida Shigeru was taken aback.

He didn't expect that Special Envoy Hardy was going to reveal this matter.

Mr. Special Envoy, what do you mean? Shigeru Yoshida asked tentatively.

I can tell you clearly that I just want to rectify those banks. As the prime minister, you should understand that the banks that approached you were originally the core of the six major conglomerates in Japan.

Before Japan launched the war, a few conglomerates controlled 60% of the large enterprises, 55% of the total capital, 60% of the sales channels and 20% of the employees in Japan. They manipulated politics and even launched wars to plunder the economy, I said That's right.

Sweat dripped from the forehead of Shigeru Yoshida.

In order to prevent that from happening again, the old chaebol system must be eliminated. This is also a key part of making Japan a democratic society. You go back and tell them that they have two choices.

One is to accept acquisition capital injection and give up the controlling stake. The other is to break the capital chain and collapse the banking system. The final outcome is bankruptcy and acquisition.

Hardy put it too bluntly.

Unlike Eastern thinking, many things have to go around for a long time, and let you experience it yourself.

Hardy will tell you plainly.

We're screwing you, you either give in or you're broke.

The main reason is that he has the strength to say such things.

The bank's capital chain is broken and cannot deal with corporate funds. Seeing this situation, other depositors lose confidence in the bank and will follow suit to withdraw money. The bank will fall into a vicious circle and cannot conduct normal business at all.

In this case, it is difficult for the bank not to go bankrupt.

In the end, Hardy said: Prime Minister Yoshida, as I said, Japan has the possibility of regaining independence and returning to the international community, but it must undergo a good transformation, which is also part of the transformation. You can decide which is more important.

Shigeru Yoshida said goodbye and left.

Go back to the prime minister's residence, convene a meeting of all cabinet ministers to discuss, and clearly tell everyone about Hadi's attitude.

Cabinet members fell silent again.

There's nothing they can do about it.

confrontation?

How to fight.

If it is a sovereign country, they can use administrative power and even use the military to protect their economic lifeline.

But they are an occupied country with no army or administrative power. The Americans have the right to life and death over them, and they are powerless to resist.

A cabinet minister said: Nowadays most large enterprises have been acquired, and the enterprises and funds are all in the hands of American consortiums. What's the use of leaving only banks? Americans have their own banks in Japan. If our own banks are not economically Activities, sooner or later, will also end in bankruptcy, so I think it is better to choose cooperation, at least part of the strength can be preserved.

At last,

Japan chose to surrender.

Several large banks were capital injected by the American consortium and lost their controlling stake. Although they are still run by them, the real boss has changed.

Actually in later generations.

There are also shadows of American consortiums behind many large banks in the United States.

This fate can never be escaped.

It's just that the time in this world came earlier, and the process was more direct, unlike the result of years of economic aggression in later generations.

Hardy took off the opponent's pants and directly fucked him hard.

A little rougher.

Yesterday, Hadi was the economic savior in the eyes of the Japanese people, but today, in the eyes of Japanese entrepreneurs, he is a naked predator.

Looking at the problem from different angles, the natural result will be different.