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Chapter 320, The Target of Public Criticism (Subscribe)
In October 1971, a major event occurred. This was the good news from YouTube, which was that YouTube restored all of Todai’s legal rights on YouTube.

Before and after this incident, Shitou remained completely silent. It was said that he was so angry that he couldn't eat and lost a lot of weight.

When Zhao Mancang learned about this, he was also sincerely happy.

"Comrade Mancang, you're aware of the drone crash, right? The investigation has already yielded some general results. Have you found anything from Sam's side?"

In the Lingjing Hutong compound, in the office, on this day at the end of October, Zhao Mancang was called to a meeting.

The leader gave him a document that said a SAM D21 drone crashed while performing a reconnaissance mission near Xinjiang Province.

To be precise, this drone wanted to scout the Shaya laboratory area, but this place had already been equipped with surface-to-air missiles.

Any aircraft passing through here that is not authorized will be attacked without mercy.

Previously, we had sent U-2 reconnaissance planes to carry out missions to check the situation in the Shaya laboratory area, but we were repeatedly defeated.

Later, there was no choice but to send drones.

The Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is too expensive. Richard Milhouse did not dare to send the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft to carry out the mission before confirming the specific situation within the University of the East.

Zhao Mancang had built the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft before. The cost of building one Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is 2 billion US dollars, which is a painful amount of money. No one can afford the consequences of mission failure.

Therefore, the safest way is to send drones to carry out the mission.

In this way, even if the drone crashes, it doesn’t matter. The pilot will not be lost, and the loss can almost be reduced to a minimum.

"I've seen this drone they developed a few years ago. It's a high-altitude, high-speed unmanned reconnaissance aircraft."

Zhao Mancang heard this, looked down at the information, and said calmly:
"This reconnaissance aircraft was developed based on the technology of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. It has always been highly confidential. However, as you all know, I often go to Sam and know many of their secrets."

"I haven't mentioned the D21 drone before because I was trying to get my hands on one. Unfortunately, it's expensive, and they don't make many."

"I spent more than five million US dollars, and I still know some of the information."

"This drone is 12.8 meters long, has a wingspan of 5.79 meters, and stands 2.14 meters tall. It's equipped with a ramjet engine and has a maximum speed of Mach 3.35. It can fly at an altitude of 24,000 to 27,000 meters."

"I don't know any other information, and I don't have any physical objects. I haven't even got a photo of them."

When the leaders heard this, their eyes lit up immediately: "Can you get the real thing?"

Wow, the leaders all called it a wow!

You have to know that this is a super reconnaissance aircraft based on the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. The data reported by Zhao Mancang just now have surpassed the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

Although the leap forward is not huge, it is enough to show that Sam is living in an era where all aspects of black technology are experiencing a big explosion.

Awesome to the extreme!
But the Sam military intelligence, which was so highly confidential, was actually leaked by Zhao Mancang, and it was possible for him to get the real thing?

Meow, this is a world-class reconnaissance drone.

"If you're willing to spend the money, you can actually buy this D21 drone in Sam."

Zhao Mancang nodded and continued:

"But I don't want to cheapen them, so I'm trying to find a way to get it at the lowest cost!"

In today's era, no air defense weapon, even SAM, can theoretically shoot down the D21 drone.

It just happened to crash in the territory of Todai. It's just weird!
If the University of Tokyo can obtain the D21 drone, it will greatly enhance its ability to defend airspace.

The leaders couldn't help but rub their hands when they heard this, and said a little embarrassedly, "Comrade Mancang, you'd better be more cautious."

"it is good!"

Zhao Mancang smiled and nodded in agreement.

So, in November, Zhao Mancang left the capital because he had something to do outside.

This time, it is not only about carrying out the task of "purchasing" the D21 drone, but also about figuring out some of the things behind the economic crisis, and those profits must be obtained, and the money must be successfully turned into resources and then brought back to the territory of Todai.

He returned to the capital at the end of August and left again in early November.

In Sam's territory, Zhao Mancang arrived in New York and came here for a meeting.

Since Richard Millhouse announced in August that he would stop exchanging dollars for gold, the price of gold has soared, the dollar has depreciated, and the price of one ounce of gold has increased from US$35 to US$48.

This price fluctuation is not that drastic, it can only be said to be a minor one.

Sam is in control of the situation, and it is impossible for the global economy to get worse all of a sudden.

However, it is no longer possible to exchange gold through official channels with US dollars, so the price through private channels will of course soar, and US$48 is definitely not the end point.

Many forces holding US dollars are panicking.

On a certain street on Wall Street, in a skyscraper, at the headquarters of Mayflower Media Group, Zhao Mancang is holding a meeting with management.

"Starting tomorrow, I need all three of you media outlets to polish this information. The data on it cannot be changed, and then send it out as a front-page headline."

The heads of many newspapers and periodicals, including the New York Times and Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Daily News, and the Silicon Valley Journal, saw the information handed over by Zhao Mancang, just glanced at it for a few seconds, and their expressions changed immediately.

The person in charge, Randolph Daniel, also said with a very serious expression:
"Boss, if we really report this news, Mayflower Media will become the target of public criticism."

There is a very important analysis in these data: the current global US dollar base currency is 93.756 billion US dollars, but in 1959, the global base currency was only 39.982 billion US dollars.

The data also analyzes spending. The Federal Reserve is now printing more than 100 billion US dollars in base currency every month, which is one of the reasons for the depreciation of the US dollar.

At the same time, recently, the reason why Sam withdrew from the Bretton Woods system was to clear the biggest obstacle for the Federal Reserve to print the US dollar base currency.
Everyone in the conference room, no matter who they were, broke out in cold sweats after seeing this information.

In Sam's country, anyone who dares to dig up the roots of capital is simply tired of living.

You know, capital will never let go of anyone who may mess with them.

"You don't need to worry about this problem. There will naturally be a scapegoat when the time comes!"

Zhao Mancang said calmly.

He has already found a scapegoat, so how could he let Mayflower Media Group take the blame?

It's just that he cleaned up some traces, and his technique was very professional. I believe that the Intelligence Bureau and Fobole should be able to find them, right?
If you can't find it, haha, Zhao Mancang will definitely help and fan the flames behind the scenes.

It is impossible to let Mayflower Media Group take the blame.

Randolph Daniel and the others felt relieved after hearing this, but in fact, they did not completely relax.

It's very simple. As far as this matter is concerned, no one can guarantee 100% that nothing will go wrong.

But since the boss has spoken, we have no choice but to go ahead and do it.

The next day, the streets of New York were filled with the New York Times Post and other related newspapers selling like hotcakes, because this time these newspapers reported such earth-shattering events that made many people realize that something was wrong.

Mayflower Media Group, Randolph Daniel was immediately informed by the heads of multiple departments via phone: Rectify and rectify!

However, Mayflower Media Group is a private enterprise, rectification?

What a joke! This is a very profitable newspaper. How can they just make changes?

No deal unless you pay.

Not only did they not give any money, but because the news report was so shocking, many newspapers such as the New York Times and the Post reprinted it twice or three times, making it a very popular seller.

Take the New York Times Post as an example. Its original daily sales volume was only about 900,000 copies, but today, its sales volume directly exceeded one million, reaching a terrifying 1.27 million copies.

If it can maintain this daily sales volume, then The New York Times and Post will truly become famous.

Several other newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Daily News, and Silicon Valley Tech News, also have daily sales of around one million.

A media group has four newspapers under its umbrella, and each of their sales is almost about to break one million per day. What an amazing thing!

It is known as the most powerful media group in the United States, and it is not a false reputation.

"Find out for me, Fuck, who leaked the information?"

In the Federal Reserve headquarters office, the top two figures sat there with grim faces and said nothing, but the top three figure, Brody Gerard, started roaring.

Everyone in the office looked very unhappy.

According to the analysis in the article in the New York Times Post, most of the data are basically correct, especially the data from 1959, which is accurate to the decimal point.

No matter what, this matter cannot be dismissed so simply. We must find out who leaked the information.

In the White House office, people were also overwhelmed by today's newspapers.

Because this is so fucking terrifying.

Someone actually guessed the Fed's intention. Although the trend is unstoppable, it was exposed so blatantly by others, exposing the ugly side of capital. Wow, the whole world saw it, it was so embarrassing.

It was completely useless to ask the Mayflower Media Group to take back these newspapers at this time, because communication was so underdeveloped in that era and many newspapers had already reported the news.

Moreover, the New York Times and many other newspapers have daily sales of millions. How can this be stopped? It is impossible to stop it.

Within a day, the whole United States knew the news, and the news is still fermenting.

The New York Stock Exchange reacted as soon as it opened that morning. The dollar depreciated so quickly and the analysis was so accurate that U.S. stocks plummeted.

A lot of international capital has withdrawn from the US stock market, and many people are selling off Sam's US dollar assets, otherwise it may be too late.

In the foreign exchange market, the rate of depreciation of the US dollar is far beyond imagination and even more crazy.

In the gold market, the price of one ounce of gold rose from US$48 to US$59, and the entire market instantly became boiling.

Wall Street wolf companies such as Aucma are fanning the flames behind the scenes because they have sufficient ammunition and have already made preparations.

Whether it is the stock market, foreign exchange, gold market, etc., they are hitting hard just for profit.

Zhao Mancang couldn't be sure how long the impact of this newspaper report would last, but he would definitely reap as much profit as possible before the fire brigade put out the fire.

There are a lot of leeks around the world, and this time the publicity is so effective that Zhao Mancang is determined to reap the benefits of this wave of leeks.

"Boss, Morgan Bank, First Citibank, Merrill Lynch, Chase Manhattan Bank, and others are all involved. We should be safe this time."

After hearing his subordinate's report, Zhao Mancang nodded calmly.

He knew that these capital tycoons would definitely not miss such an opportunity, so he was not worried at all that this matter would be discovered.

Wall Street may seem small, but there is actually a lot of international capital here, and everyone is after profits. In today's market, Mayflower Media Group has dropped a depth bomb. Wouldn't you be a fool if you don't take advantage of these profits?

Regardless of whether you are a fool or not, you must get the money in front of you first. What you put into your mouth is yours.

Just when Zhao Mancang and others were busy making money, Sam Intelligence Agency had already taken quick action and quickly found the relevant department that leaked the information.

The Federal Reserve conducted its own investigation and found that a former employee secretly entered their office building and chatted with current employees.

During this process, the former employee took the opportunity to send the current employee away and then stole the important document.

Normally, such a document is highly confidential and will not be easily accessed by the outside world.

So this time, the current employee became the unlucky one, while the former employee had already fled with his family, and the outside world had no idea how much money he got.

SAM Intelligence is still tracking down this former employee, hoping to find him.

At this time, the Federal Reserve had come up with a good idea, which was to hold a press conference and announce that the news reported by newspapers such as the New York Times and Post was completely fabricated, and the US dollar base currency had not risen that much.

Because the rest of the world cannot possess such detailed data, the Federal Reserve is "confident" and can use it to put out this fire directly.

If it is allowed to continue to ferment, it is very likely to affect the subsequent Federal Reserve's money printing plan.

So, before the news had even spread for a day, the Federal Reserve held a press conference.

That evening, many reporters came to the Federal Reserve press conference.

After this news was made public, many reporters were instantly excited because no one believed it. How could it be such a coincidence?
And how is it possible that the case was solved so quickly?
During the question-and-answer session, someone raised an extremely pointed question: Is the former employee a scapegoat?

Whose reporter is this? He's so tough on the Federal Reserve?

When everyone saw that it was a reporter from the Wall Street Journal, they were all right. Reporters from this newspaper have always been known for their boldness and reckless behavior. Anyway, this guy was already known in the journalist circle.

As soon as the word "scapegoat" came out, the Federal Reserve spokesperson's face suddenly changed, and he wished he could kill the reporter from the Wall Street Journal.

In fact, even if the reporter was killed, it would be useless, because no one is a fool and will definitely not believe this news.

The next day, many newspapers reported the incident, and in the morning market, whether it was the U.S. stock market, the gold market, or the foreign exchange market, the reaction was very strong.

We are not fools, and no one believes what the Federal Reserve says.

Unless they raise interest rates!
But raising interest rates is not something you can do just like that.

Many newspapers around the world have reprinted the New York Times Post's report that the US dollar base currency has exceeded 90 billion US dollars. For a time, the global market began to fluctuate.

At a time like November, the global economy was in a state of severe turmoil.

Because the trend of devaluation of the US dollar has been going on, it has made other currencies become active.

If this happens, unrest will begin in the Middle East.

The reason is quite simple. The US dollar has depreciated and many people do not want to use the US dollar to trade oil. However, the nearby SAM bases are threatening many oil companies in the Middle East. Who dares to mess around?

But there are countermeasures to every policy, so no matter what, people will always come up with solutions, so there will always be people who will find ways to use other currencies to complete oil transactions.

For example, some people complete transactions directly through barter.

Others simply brought large numbers of armed forces to transport oil.

There are many different ways.

The entire Middle East is on the verge of chaos.

The dominant position of the US dollar is in jeopardy.

In the White House office, Richard Milhouse and others are having a meeting. In these turbulent times, people really can't have a moment of peace.

"We must dispatch two additional aircraft carrier fleets to the Middle East to maintain order. Otherwise, if a breach is opened, the dollar will likely lose its current status in the future."

As Richard Milhouse's money bag, Gottfried Olsen said solemnly:
"We can't allow other countries to continue exchanging dollars for gold. Even if we have more gold, it will definitely not be enough for them to exchange."

"Now the whole world knows that our dollar base currency is over $90 billion. This is a well-known fact, so it's difficult to completely ban it. We can only try to divert everyone's attention as much as possible in the subsequent news reports."

"We will still need the Federal Reserve's help to get through this difficult time, so the dollar-based oil trading policy must be implemented to the end no matter what, and no one can disrupt it."

"Richard, our country is now in a critical situation."

In the conference room, Alessandro Reeves, Marcel Heck, Cedric Dickinson and others all looked extremely solemn.

The dollar's hegemony is in jeopardy. This is not alarmist talk, but a reality.

Once the US dollar loses its current status, even if it doesn't lose it, even if it drops a little bit, it will have a huge impact.

If the Federal Reserve cannot continue to print US dollar currency, or cannot continue to inject money, then many subsequent plans cannot be implemented.

As things stand, the US dollar is the key.

For example, in the Monkey Battlefield, the outside world has been calling for Sam to withdraw. The reason why Richard Milhouse was elected as the squad leader was because he promised the voters that he would definitely withdraw from the Monkey Peninsula after being elected.

Unfortunately, I haven’t quit yet.

It's really interesting.

Whether to withdraw or not is actually not that critical, but voters are not stupid. If Richard Milhouse does not withdraw, he may not be able to continue to be re-elected.

Once they withdraw, California's economy may immediately experience a major setback, which is not what anyone wants to see.

Because California's economy can easily affect other economies across the country, the military-industrial engine cannot be shut down at will.

If you want to keep it running, there must be a battlefield.

After the Monkey Peninsula comes to a halt, where else will there be battlefields?

Just thinking about it makes my brain explode.

Besides, the stock market, futures market, foreign exchange market, gold market, etc. in New York have already collapsed, and we must stop it quickly.

After Richard Milhouse finished his meeting with the think tank, he immediately held a press conference to stabilize the current situation.

Some jumping clowns can't stop the situation.

Just as Richard Milhouse was holding a press conference, they had already made arrangements in Moscow, and the international students in Sam began to take action.

Brezhnev was a very arrogant man, but now Sam was in internal turmoil. If he didn't take the opportunity to find something for Sam to do, it would be a waste of such a good opportunity.

What's more, those Moscow students staying in SAM are also short of funds. This is a good opportunity, and any money they can earn is valuable.

In addition to taking advantage of the situation, big capitals such as Morgan Bank are also thinking: Who is behind this trouble this time?

Several days have passed, and these so-called analyses produced by Mayflower Media Group are actually just for the purpose of making money.

Aucma, Stratton and other related companies seem to have made a lot of money. Could it be that they did it?

While Morgan Bank was having doubts, some things gradually surfaced.

After all, if Wall Street Wolf companies like Aucma were really that awesome, they would have become small giants long ago, and would not have remained big and strong until now.

So, could it be someone else?
When Morgan Bank saw the news that foreign students from Moscow had also joined in, they were immediately furious.

(End of this chapter)