Chapter 1116: The Great Pound (Second update, please subscribe)
There is a resonance between the Juan Kings. As soon as they see each other, they know that they are the same kind of people.
Li Miao is the king of cases. As an assistant prosecutor, his case handling rate is far higher than that of prosecutors at the same level. But even so, he will still take the initiative to take on some cases.
For example, security cases.
Normally, prosecutors are reluctant to handle this kind of case because the case is too special. Moreover, everyone knows that the security law is a "smoking cessation law" in nature, and its nature is self-evident.
"In special times, the country always needs special means to protect it, otherwise Nanyang will fall into turmoil."
In the restaurant, Li Miao explained to Song Yaozu.
“So, this is my responsibility.”
“I understand.”
Song Yaozu nodded.
"Some things have to be done by someone."
"Just like you were the defense lawyer for the Englishman."
"He has decided to plead guilty,"
< br>"A wise choice."
Li Miao nodded.
"Nanyang's laws have always been about protecting one's own people. Therefore, few lawyers are willing to take the initiative to defend foreigners who commit crimes. However, it is the duty of lawyers to defend them. Moreover, if they are convicted without defense, it will It goes against the values of Nanyang..."
Song Yaozu naturally agreed with this. Although he had just arrived in Nanyang not long ago, he found that Nanyang is a place that attaches great importance to the law. Most problems in Nanyang will be resolved through the courts. , rather than solving it privately or in more traditional ways.
Compared to Hong Kong Island, people here believe in the law more. Of course, the biggest difference between here and Hong Kong Island is that the laws here are more inclined to protect one's own people.
In fact, this is generally true of laws all over the world. Of course, the jury will favor our own people.
“So...”
After looking at Song Yaozu, Li Miao said.
"Now, there is a case. I hope you can help me, no, not help me, but help other people."
"What kind of?"
Song Yaozu looked at the other party in confusion.
"Well, we arrested a few Russian spies some time ago. What about them? They always need lawyers to defend them, but many lawyers have refused. If there are no lawyers to defend them, then The trial is unfair, and I think you should be interested in it.”
This is exactly why Li Miao invited him to dinner - because he serves as the spy's defense lawyer. The reason why he was chosen was because he took the initiative to defend foreigners, even to persuade them to plead guilty. There are very few lawyers in Nanyang who are willing to defend foreigners, because everyone knows the result-defeat! Not many lawyers are willing to add a few failed lawsuits to their experience.
And in defense of spies...you don’t have to think about it to know the result.
"Defending spies, this, this..."
Song Yaozu said.
“Not even traitors would do this.”
"But even traitors have lawyers to defend them."
Reject or accept?
In the end, Song Yaozu chose to accept it. Even though he knew that everyone wanted to guillotine those Russian spies, he still took the case.
However, after agreeing, Song Yaozu couldn't help but ask,
"Prosecutor Li, what penalty will you propose?"
"Of course it's the death penalty!"
Li Miao said.
“You know, those guys want to destroy Nanyang and throw atomic bombs on our heads. If it’s not the death penalty, what else could it be?”
Song Yaozu didn’t think so about this answer. An accident, he thought for a moment and said.
"I will try my best to ensure that he survives."
"That is your responsibility as a defense lawyer."
Li Miao said.
"That's why I'm looking for you. As you said before, some things always need someone to do them, and we always have to make sure they get a fair trial."
Sometimes, Things are always so amazing. People who want to put the other party to death turn around to ensure that the other party can be treated fairly. Even after leaving the restaurant, Song Yaozu thought this thing was magical.
“Perhaps, this is Nanyang.”
From the day he took over the case, Song Yaozu not only moved boxes of files from the court, but also specially bought "wool curtains" - in Nanyang, this is a must for overtime work. After hanging the curtains, the lights of the office will not leak out, so naturally they will not be discovered by the outside world.
This is the way of King Juan!
This is Nanyang, things always have two sides. On the one hand, the law prohibits overtime work, but on the other hand, people work overtime voluntarily in another way, just to complete the work better. This is also the King of Volume.
Even in Nanyang, there are many such people, especially in official institutions, and there are endless kings.
For example, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry is famous for its overtime work. Even the TV series mentioned the "Ministry of International Trade and Industry's wool curtains" - in order to block the light from leaking out at night, they were discovered by the outside world. That’s why the offices of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry are equipped with thick woolen curtains. This has even become an overtime joke in the TV series - the protagonist sees the wool curtains and is delighted, finally coming to the right place!
One look at the curtains and you know you can work overtime here.
Although, this is just a plot in a comedy.
However, in official organizations, there are indeed some offices with wool curtains hanging, and there are indeed some people who like to work overtime. They are called "wool generals."
Wang Lisen, who works at the Central Bank, is such a "go-getter". In the past year, he participated in the establishment of the Indian Ocean Bank and the occurrence of the Ocean Pound-the Ocean Pound is a specialized The currency issued in the British colonies has a fixed exchange rate with the British pound and the Nanyang dollar. The exchange rate with the British pound is 1:20. The exchange rate with the Nanyang dollar is 1:3.571. The exchange rate of the Nanyang dollar with the British pound is 1:5.6. The fixed exchange rate is Arrangements help maintain currency stability.
Like the pound sterling, the Nanyang dollar is also the subscribed capital of the Indian Ocean Bank. In the Indian Ocean Bank, Nanyang's shares are 49.5%, and this 0.5% is what Wang Lisen fought hard for.
Although he was the founding hero of the Indian Ocean Bank, Wang Lisen did not join the Indian Ocean Bank. Instead, he continued to work at the Central Bank, working overtime every day as he did in the past.
No one would find it strange that he would work overtime. If one day he stopped working overtime, people would find it strange.
Even last year, when his son was born in the morning, he showed up in the office in the afternoon and continued to design the "pound-nanyang dollar" dual currency system. This was also during the negotiations with the United Kingdom on the establishment of the Indian Ocean Bank. The most difficult bit.
The British idea is to use the Indian Ocean Bank to tie up Nanyang and use Nanyang's foreign exchange reserves to protect the exchange rate of the pound. Nanyang wants to use the Indian Ocean Bank to knock on the door of its colonies and turn the Nanyang dollar into a settlement currency. .
Both sides understand each other's thoughts, and both sides are also clear about the other's demands. The only question is... how much concessions should be made. This dual currency system was the key to the disputes and negotiations between the two countries. It took a year before they basically reached a consensus and found a balance of interests.
Now, the Nanyang dollar has begun to circulate in Africa, the Middle East and other places, which is also due to this. Of course, Britain is not without rewards. The originally fragile pound has been endorsed by Nanyang and has also been stabilized.
In general, both parties got what they needed from each other and achieved their respective goals. Wang Lisen, who had retreated behind the scenes, seemed to be able to rest, but in fact... he was still working overtime.
“This guy is really an overtime maniac!”
As the chief of the General Affairs Section, Liu Qiren, when passing Wang Lisen’s office, looked at the little light coming from under the door and thought After thinking about it, he just screwed the door and went in.
"Chief Wang, why are you still working overtime? If you work overtime like this every day, it will affect your promotion. After all, family is the most important thing... Huh? This is..."
I originally wanted to persuade the other party to hurry up. Liu Qiren, who went home to spend time with his family, immediately became interested when he saw what Wang Lisen wrote on the blackboard.
IMF, WB, GATT.
As an official of the central bank, Liu Qiren is naturally no stranger to this. The three of them correspond to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
“The three pillars of the world economy! The IMF and WB constitute the international financial system, which is the Bredesen system, and the latter is the international trading system. They are not only the three pillars of the contemporary world economic system, but also the The basic core of international trade..."
Staring at what was written on the blackboard, Liu Qiren asked,
"How about it, do you have any ideas about them?"
"How come you don't have any ideas? As we all know, wars are caused by trade conflicts. , and trade conflicts are caused by currency disorders. Both the United States and the United Kingdom are considering how to promote world trade by stabilizing currency and finance after the war. At the same time, both Britain and the United States believe that in order to ensure long-term peace after the war, international trade should be strengthened. The economic system must be integrated, and everyone must formulate common rules and abide by them to avoid currency wars triggering trade wars, and trade wars triggering military wars..."
As financial experts, they naturally know that this is also true. It is one of the origins of the "Bredesen System".
"Of course, it is well known that...this system is beneficial to the United States. It is for this reason that Nanyang will create the "Ocean Pound", the core of which is to establish another system. But in any case, , our system is currently dependent on this system - IMF, WB, GATT, these three are needed by Nanyang and cannot be separated. ”
"That's right,"
Liu Qiren said as he took out two cigarettes from the cigarette pack.
“We and the British determined this during last year’s negotiations. It is not a replacement, but a coexistence. To a large extent, it is an attachment. Just like the CFA franc, it is also attached to Above this system.”
“So.”
Wang Lisen said as he lit up his cigarette.
"So, since we are a member of this system, we should strive for the right to speak in it, but for now, our right to speak, such as in the International Monetary Fund, is very low!"
"There is no way. When the International Monetary Fund was established, Nanyang had not yet been established. We joined later, and it was not easy to get that small share, and the right to speak of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank was , are all determined based on the country’s share.”
Liu Qiren said with a helpless shrug.
“The world is like this, and sometimes the world is so unfair. We have struggled for so many years, just to arrive at the table and sit at the table to eat, but unfortunately, when we serve it, the fat has already They were all divided by others!”
Smoking a cigarette, Liu Qiren’s eyes were full of helplessness. The rules are like this, what can they do? After thinking for a while, he said again.
"However, given our current economic strength, it is natural to ask for an increase in share capital, but this involves an increase in the share capital of the International Monetary Fund. The issue is very complex. Both the bank and the Ministry of Finance have communicated about this. They have They think so too, but they are still very optimistic about the prospect of increasing their share. After all, the economies of countries such as West Germany are also developing, and they will definitely demand an increase in their share."
"There is so much meat to lose. "There are too many monks and too little porridge. The more people share it, the less we can eat!"
Looking at the densely drawn lines on the blackboard, Wang Lisen said:
"You are right, We arrived at the table a little late, and the meat ended up on someone else’s plate, but don’t forget, someone else got up and left the table!”
“What?”
Liu Qiren was stunned, and for a moment, he didn't even react.
"Is there anyone else who got up and left the table? Who is it?"
Wang Lisen did not answer, but took a strong drag on the cigarette, and while exhaling the smoke, he said:
"Yes, not only did he get up and leave, but his portion of meat is still sitting nicely on the dinner plate!"
(End of Chapter)