Chapter 89 Huang Xuan arrived in New York one day after the great depression
He was on a pan am flight, which was the leading airline in the united states from 1930 until its collapse in 1991
in the 1930s, from now on, pan am was once the largest airline in the world
However, when huang xuan sat on the "Flying scissors," Pan american had just transformed from a parcel company into a passenger service
Pan american was headquartered in New York
In 1929, the night before the great depression, it was the most sought after stock on the New York stock exchange
Fortunately, the great depression did not do much harm to it
For Huang Xuan, the flight to the Pan american in 1931 was a special experience, with some unreal excitement, as if it was really close to this plane, close to this time and space
Pan american named most of its models" flying shears," and most of them were aircraft capable of intercontinental travel
From the industrial center of Detroit to the financial center of New York, it was an extremely important route
All the crew members wore formal navy uniforms
In order to compete with cruise ships and trains, Pan american provided first-class positions for almost all passengers
Compared to the new century, such seats cost at least 8000 us dollars
But Huang Xuan only paid less than 100 dollars
New York in the great depression, like other large cities, was a mixture of gray and urban devastation, like a plague of locusts that swept through the city, shielding the sun from the shadows
Huang Xuan was already seven or eight times immune to the suffering of the people in the economic crisis
He wasn''t here to be the savior
There is nothing more important than time in a plane that can linger for seven days
It is shameful to waste even a second
" Lorraine, look for the printing factories nearby, especially the ones Edsel mentioned
" Walking on the streets of Manhattan, Huang Xuan was too lazy to ask
American racial discrimination was annoying, and New York''s xenophobia was even more detestable
" You know, this will waste a lot of energy
" Lorraine said unhappily," searching for data in a time and space without data is likely to cost millions of degrees of energy
"" It''s just looking for a factory
Don''t worry
Everything pays off
" Huang xuancai didn''t care about millions of degrees of energy
" If you can tell me more information, it might reduce the loss
" With a weird smile, he stood at a crossroads in Manhattan and whispered," Lorraine, do you think we can print our own money
"" Here
" Lorraine''s tone did not change
" Yes
" Huang Xuan was full of hope
The security technology of the 1930s should not be a problem, he was just worried about the consequences
" It should be feasible, but if you want me to modify the printing press, it might cost tens of millions of degrees of energy
" He agreed," no problem
" After saying that, he waited for a while and said," Lorraine, what if we print the money directly on p112
""That''s not a good idea
" Lorraine said calmly," destroying the financial order will severely impact the buffer zone
" Knowing that Lorraine would object, after all, that his second sequence was plane safe, he still tried to say," we can increase the energy of the buffer zone, so there''s no problem
" No one can determine how the buffer zone will restore financial order
Of course, the time and space buffer zone cannot directly reduce money, so the result of mass production of money must be unknown inflation, and a sudden economic crisis may be inevitable
In addition, in order to reduce the loss of the buffer zone, a direct energy strike is also possible
"" What is an energy strike
" Huang Xuan was very upset
" For example, a target for your earthquake, or a target for your thunder, can easily solve the problem
" He opened his mouth in surprise and said," no way
You''re talking about a buffer like a god
"" The laws of nature cannot be violated
" Lorraine''s voice seemed very serious
" The loss caused by the excessive issuance of paper money on the standard level is far greater than the gain
Although a large amount of profit can be obtained before the depreciation of paper money, this will not only reduce the energy of the buffer zone, but also require the plane base to have a good defensive" nature," which can prevent the retaliation of the buffer zone
This is usually the method used by the plane colonization
If you don''t mind the destruction of the p112, you can try it
" Obviously disappointed, he muttered," I thought you were in cahoots with the energy of the buffer belt
"" Of course not
The buffer energy is the energy of the plane itself, the foundation of the plane''s existence, and the plane base is only a human creation, at most a powerful tool
"" It''s a pity
I thought I had a good idea
" Lorraine seemed worried that Huang Xuan would think the same thing again and continued to comfort him
" In your time and space, the notes have already been numbered
If we print a lot of non-existent numbers or the same number as the real ones, it will always attract the attention of others, which will cause risks and reduce the buffer energy
In addition, we have always been in the rear, so the act of plundering sex should be avoided as much as possible
"" You''re right
" Huang Xuan compromised
" Hurry up and find a factory
According to you, printing money here can make money and increase the buffer energy
"" That''s because there''s no plane base here, and there''s no authority involved
" Lorraine''s words were sarcastic
" In the age of the big plane, getting buffer energy is the concern of the Space and time administration
Making money is the idea of poor travelers
"" I would rather be a poor traveler
" Huang Xuan squeezed the big box in his hand and said," where are we going now
Which factory can print money
" When it came to printing money, Huang Xuan felt his little heart thumping
This was probably the simplest and most direct way of making money in human business
" The Beta printing plant in the southern district can meet the demand, but to print paper money, not only raw materials and workers are required, but also the printing machinery is modified
According to the situation of this factory, the estimated energy consumption exceeds 80 million degrees
" That''s more than seven million dollars
Huang xuan waved his hand and said," it''s all now
What are you hesitating about
Leave now
" Beta printing plant is a company that produces pulp, paper and printing
At its peak in 1929, the plant had a market value of nearly two million us dollars
But after two years of great depression, the company now only needs four hundred thousand us dollars, which is enough to transfer households
Of course, he didn''t have $ 400,000, but he could afford a deposit of $ 80,000
This huge amount of money was enough to ignore the so-called race, time issues, in the united states, money is the identity card
Leslie, 56, of California, the boss of Beta, excitedly took the money from Huang Xuan
There was no better way to sell it than to a factory with less than 30 % capacity utilization
With a quick down payment, Leslie took the initiative to pay the lawyer''s fees and even met a slightly unreasonable request: to allow Huang Xuan to run for a week and check the equipment
Of course, if you tear up the contract for any reason, the deposit will not be returned
Of course, he wasn''t going to buy the Beta company
It only took him a week
Hans, in his army uniform, watched Huang Xuan spend $ 80,000 just like that
While Leslie was talking to his lawyer, he couldn''t help but remind huang xuan," boss, this is an economic crisis
Most factories are closed
"" I know
" Huang xuan liked Hans''s bluntness, but this german american couldn''t go home with him
He patted Hans''s chest kindly and said," I can leave this factory here and sell it when it''s valuable
"" Do you think the depression will end soon
" Even Hans, who had not finished high school, knew the word depression, but the americans at this time did not know that they had experienced perhaps the biggest depression in american society
Looking at Hans''s expectant eyes, Huang Xuan could only smile comfortingly and say," I''m afraid it''s going to be another year or two
" It was not until 1933 that such a depression showed signs of ending
Hans was obviously disappointed
His life was good, but most of the veterans were not like this
Before he could say anything more, Leslie came back and smiled
" Mr
Xuan, I''ve called my production supervisor here
If you need him, he can help you adjust the machine
"" I already have my own production supervisor
" Huang Xuan had to apologize to Leslie
After the workshop was remodeled, Huang Xuan was not going to let anyone else in, so the production supervisor was unnecessary
Leslie didn''t care
He was satisfied to be able to sell the money-losing factory
With a relaxed smile, California said," then shall we sign the contract now
" Unlike the troubled superpower of the 1980s, america now requires lawyers to constantly modify every contract
Leslie gets a prepared contract from the law building and two bosses can complete all the work
After a rough look, he signed his name
The contracts were all in a fixed format
Since 1929, such contracts have been used countless times
Leslie put away one of them with satisfaction and handed one of them to a notary from the industrial zone with a smile on his face
Huang Xuan took the opportunity to say," are the materials you stored in the warehouse ready to be sold
Can you sell them to me
"" Here you go
" The people of California were very generous at the moment
Most of the rest were pulp and paper products, which were worth less than two thousand dollars
Even if huang xuan didn''t tell them, he would probably leave it to this cute asian
" Thank you so much
" As huang xuan spoke, he took out another thousand dollars from his suitcase and said," I may not have enough money for these materials, but I don''t have any cash now
"" I already said I would give it to you
" Leslie wasn''t faking it either
" I know
" Huang Xuan understood what to do at this time
He folded ten hundred dollar bills and took out the prepared bill of goods
As he handed it to Leslie, he said," I also need some chemical" drugs," such as products such as phosphoric acid, and some additives
Because I don''t know anyone in New York, I can''t let you pay
Leslie laughed, took Huang Xuan''s order, and said," just look for me
There aren''t many factories that can produce these things now
" With a mature smile, businessmen are chasing profits, and free lunches can make dinner sleepy
It''s best to do so now
The Beta printing plant has seven workshops, with more than 500 workers at full capacity, but only one-fifth of them are left
Occasionally, when there was a production task, Leslie would temporarily hire some workers to do the simplest physical work, and then fire them when there was no work to do
This was how most factories operated during the great depression
The paper used in us dollar bills came from some paper groups in the east, and american law protected them from a certain degree of monopoly
In this way, us dollar bills cut off counterfeiting from the source - at least according to the law, anyone holding paper used in us dollar bills - this kind of paper, which is different from all commercial paper, is illegal
Lorraine could change the production of paper products and the way they were printed, but he couldn''t create paper banknotes out of thin air - maybe, according to Einstein''s equation, each banknote might cost billions of dollars
Therefore, a factory that can produce its own pulp and paper products is essential
Leaving 30 workers behind to continue producing pulp and other primary products, Huang Xuan closed the doors of the paper and printing workshops and asked Hans to leave four people here to guard them
The machine was only allowed to start when he was around, and even Mr
Leslie could not enter
The veterans faithfully carried out Huang Xuan''s orders
The people of California had gone home in high spirits
In 1931, it was too difficult to sell the factory
This is exactly the opposite of what happened ten years ago
He looked at the factory with a slightly smug look
The brick-and-stone structure, along with the thick chimneys and dirty sewers, was already nominally his
Even if the federal government is interested in the workshop, it needs a search warrant
The smell of the factory is very bad
The recycled waste paper is often mixed with garbage, and the pulp and its by-products are not clean things, let alone your production conditions in 1931
Because of Lorraine''s energy output, whether it was opening the plane channel or directly using the energy, it required a medium - that is, the rightful owner or the plane base itself, so huang xuancai had to stay here and smell all kinds of strange and pungent smells