The Son of Finance of the Great Age

  Chapter 404 Transfer Contradictions

Despite the reluctance of the Indonesian government in every possible way, it had an agreement with the IMF and was choked by the other party. Therefore, after Ha Xuming set out the conditions on the IMF side and only symbolically bargained, began to be implemented nationwide.

  The salary cuts and layoffs of civil servants did not cause much disturbance. After all, for this corrupt and overstaffed regime, having fewer paychecks is definitely not a bad thing. In addition, civil servants are the beneficiaries of the system, and now they have no jobs, and the applause from the society is endless.

  But soon, these people who have fallen into trouble will not be able to speak well, because what the government will do next will really hurt their own interests. Oil prices have risen, and electricity prices have risen. As soon as these two regulations came out, they stimulated the nerves of the entire Indonesian society.

  For those who have already taken advantage of the habit, preventing them from continuing to take advantage will not only not make them grateful, but will make them resentful. This is the truth of the so-called Sheng Mien and Dou Miqiu. The Indonesian people, who originally enjoyed low oil prices and low electricity prices, did not feel grateful to the government. Instead, they felt particularly angry because of the sudden price increase. In recent days, large cities including Surabaya, Bandung, Bekasi and other large cities have erupted one after another. The demonstrations were aimed at the Suharto government.

   "It's not the way to go on like this. Let's ask the IMF to stop this measure first, otherwise we will finish the game ourselves before the economy improves!"

  In the exquisite and luxurious presidential residence, Tommy walked back and forth in front of Suharto's desk, muttering non-stop, looking quite nervous.

Behind the semi-circular desk, Suharto hid his entire face in the curling smoke of cigars, his expression was so hazy that he could not see clearly, which formed a strong contrast with Tommy, whose face was full of joy, anger, sorrow and joy. Compared.

  On the opposite side of the desk, sat a group of Suharto's cronies, including seven or eight important officials from the government and military system. These people are Suharto's real team, and they are completely different from Tommy's staff in terms of authority and influence.

"No!" Seeing Suharto's silence for a long time, Finance Minister Mai Muhammad had to bite the bullet and deny Tommy's proposal, "If you offend the IMF, the consequences will definitely be worse than offending these ignorant people. Thousands of times more serious. They can stop our aid at any time. Although there is no international hot money attacking our currency system, and there is no large-scale loss of foreign capital, but if we do not obey the IMF, these situations will immediately spring up like mushrooms If it pops out of the ground, the whole country will be doomed."

  Mail Muhammad is in his fifties and has been working in the Ministry of Finance. He can be regarded as Suharto's confidant. Under the current circumstances, only he is suitable to stand up and refute Tommy's opinion.

  Although the current fiscal policy is under the control of the IMF, that is, Mai Muhammad is emptied in disguise. But Mai Muhammad has no dissatisfaction in his heart. As a professional, he knows very well that without strong external interference, the Indonesian government alone will never be able to overcome the current difficulties.

   Moreover, he knew everything about what Tommy and his cronies had done, but he was only forced by the president's monstrous power. Even if he felt dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to say it clearly.

  When he saw Mai Muhammad, whom he didn't deal with very well, stand up and speak, Tommy's face turned a little ugly, but he was not an important government official after all, so he just frowned and didn't say anything else.

"However, according to the current situation, they will rush to the presidential residence sooner or later. Larger-scale demonstrations and marches are inevitable. If the president is asked to step down, how should we respond?" Tommy didn't say anything. He voiced his concerns, and the speaker was Yudhoyono, the deputy governor of the central bank.

  It is said that Susilo has been working hard since he understood some truths. In addition to being responsible for receiving the IMF due to academic and language reasons, he is also secretly making good friends with Tommy and others. In addition to having the right and left, he is also secretly selling information to international hot money. He is comfortable in front of several major forces, and his ability to communicate and communicate is excellent.

"This is indeed a problem!" Suharto had to break his silence and said for the first time that his presidency was at stake, "What we have to do now is to find a balance between the angry people and the implementation of the IMF treaty. Ruby Ando, ​​do you have any good suggestions?"

   Rubiando is the commander of the National Army, and his status in the army is second only to President Suharto. According to Indonesia's "National Defense Law", the president has the highest leadership over the country's armed forces. In addition, he is the commander of the national army and the minister of defense. The following are divided into three branches: land, sea and air. The chiefs of staff of each branch Responsible for daily management and training.

  As Rubiandu, who is under one person and above ten thousand people, he is definitely Suharto's **** confidant. He was a burly old man, wearing a neat military uniform, with various medals hanging on his right chest. After hearing Suharto's roll call, he took off his military cap, revealed a resolute face, and replied word by word: "In any case, the army will always be under the control of His Excellency the President."

   This is a naked show of loyalty, but it has nothing to do with what Suharto asked.

"The current problem doesn't seem to have anything to do with the army, does it?" Tommy looked at Ruby Andu suspiciously, and didn't care whether the occasion was appropriate, so he interrupted hastily, "We are discussing how to quell public grievances, not the army. To whom are you loyal?"

   Rubiandu snorted and turned his head away, obviously very dissatisfied with Tommy's reaction.

"Tommy, shut up!" Even if he doted on his son in every possible way, he couldn't make his subordinates feel cold at this time. Suharto's face sank, and he resolutely reprimanded, "There is no one for you to talk about here. share, get out of here! Immediately!"

"I don't care about it!" Seeing his old man getting angry, Tommy couldn't hold back, but in this case, he could only follow suit, and whispered as he walked out, "Don't think I don't There is no way to know what you are doing, just wait!"

  Finally, after the outlier Tommy was missing from the people present, everyone else showed expressions of relief. Among them, Rubi Ando nodded thoughtfully, and asked in a serious voice: "Your Excellency, you mentioned the army just now, do you need us to do something?"

   "Not bad!" Suharto lit a cigar again, and after smoking slowly for a long time, he continued, "If I want to launch a nationwide riot, can your army control the situation?"

   "National riots?" As soon as the words came out, the audience was shocked. This word was really beyond everyone's expectations, and everyone's expressions changed for a moment, even Rubi Ando, ​​who dealt with iron and blood all day long, couldn't help but change a little.

It wasn't until this time that those civilian officials realized that Suharto himself came to power through a **** coup. Think of raising the butcher's knife again.

After decades of presidential career, they are now in their twilight years. Most people think that Mr. President is an old man who is unresponsive, but what he said just now made them realize that this old man in sixties is still the one who kills without blinking an eye. guy.

"No problem!" Rubi Ando hesitated for a few seconds, then immediately stood up and gave a military salute to Suharto, "The army is fully capable of controlling the atrocities to a certain extent, and will not affect His Excellency the President." of."

   Another executioner! Except for the people in the army, the others thought silently in their hearts.

"Okay!" Suharto nodded with satisfaction, "The Indonesian people have been at ease for too long, it's time for them to awaken their original glory and will, and relive the passionate days decades ago. This time, I want them to re- Realizing that they made the right choice in choosing me back then, and it will be the same now!"

  Decades ago, Suharto's mutiny overthrew the original government, and he supported himself as president. The slogan declared at that time was to suppress the "communist coup". After taking power, it launched a protracted "Qing Communist Movement", and finally secured the regime that had lasted for more than 30 years.

  The so-called "Qing Communist Movement" is essentially a massacre, a massacre targeting the Chinese. After Suharto came to power, he attributed the Chinese to non-indigenous people, enacted a large number of anti-Chinese and anti-Chinese laws, suppressed and rejected Chinese culture, made the Chinese in the entire region miserable, and were forced to flee this place in large numbers.

   Now, listening to what he said, this ruthless guy wanted to use similar means to consolidate his regime, and the people present thought in unison.

  Although they didn't quite agree with Suharto's approach, the people present quickly thought that this was indeed a good method, which not only released the grievances of the people, but also would not affect the government's rule. As for what the Chinese think, of course they don't care.

This is a typical way of diverting conflicts. Originally, the angry people pointed their guns at Suharto and the government, but now the government is looking for an unfounded excuse to turn the main body of the conflict into a Chinese group that has been excluded by the mainstream society. The Indonesian people who have been educated to hate China naturally do not suspect him, and unknowingly vent their violent emotions on the Chinese community.

   It needs to be explained that the practice of transferring conflicts is a time-tested tactic among governments of various countries. This is true in Indonesia, and it is also true in China. Once conflicts arise in Chinese society, the Japanese government will "gloriously" assume this role.

   "Yes, Your Excellency, the President, the father of construction!" Rubi Ando once again solemnly gave a military salute, "After I go back, I will immediately draw up a plan and order the national army to be on standby at any time for the dispatch of the President!"

   "Okay!" Suharto also stood up tremblingly, and returned a military salute with a non-standard posture, "I am waiting for good news from Mr. Commander!"

After a pause, his eyes burst into a frightening light, scanning everyone present, "Everything I said today is top secret, no one is allowed to reveal a word to the public, otherwise don't blame me for being cruel. Alright , the meeting is adjourned now!"

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  (end of this chapter)