As long as the Civil War broke out, no matter who won the war in the end, the huge cost of the war would lead to huge government debt, forcing the US federal government to borrow money and finally embark on the path they planned.
According to the accurate information obtained by Chen Mo, the person behind the war was the richest man in Europe, and also the biggest banking power, the Rothschild family.
They provided loans to the nobles of the warring states and sold major materials during the war, as well as international remittances and currency exchange between European countries. After the war, they dipped into government securities, insurance, and corporate stocks. They also invested in railways, coal, steel, and other industries, firmly grasping the country's economic lifeline.
After spreading their influence throughout Europe, the Rothschild family set their sights on the US.
In the fall of 1859, the European banker Solomon Rothschild came to the US. At that time, the US was full of British financial agents. Solomon cleverly used these agents to create momentum, constantly highlighting the economic conflict between the North and the South on the issue of slavery, and successfully catalyzed the issue of slavery into an irreconcilable conflict between the North and the South.
In the talks with the local people, Solomon Rothschild publicly stated that he would support the South economically and help the South gain the recognition of the European powers after independence.
At this time, the North also had a strong supporter, he was known as the king of New York's Fifth Avenue, the Jewish banker August Belmont.
August came to New York in 1837. As he bought a lot of government bonds, he quickly became the leader of New York's financial circle. August also stated many times in public that he represented the British Rothschild Bank and was willing to support the North financially.
In fact, these two bankers who supported the North and South, August and Solomon, actually belonged to the Rothschild family.
August Belmont was the agent of the Rothschild Bank in the United States. He was also the main supporter of Henry Clay and the Whig Party. However, he had been secretly working in the United States for more than twenty years without much progress. That was why the Rothschild family sent their core members to deal with the United States problem.
Solomon Rothschild was the second son of the founder of the Rothschild family, Mayer Rothschild, and one of the "Roche Five Tigers."
Mayer Rothschild sent his five sons, the "Five Roche Tigers" to London, England, Paris, Austria, Vienna, Germany, Frankfurt, Naples, Italy, and other famous European cities to open banks and control European finance. After their agent in the United States, August Belmont, was thwarted, Solomon Rothschild personally came to the United States.
In fact, it was only a matter of time before the Civil War broke out. If it weren't for them killing Zachary Taylor, who firmly opposed slavery and had an unyielding attitude, the Civil War might have broken out a long time ago. And after all these years of brewing and fermenting, the conflict between the North and the South had become increasingly acute. At this moment, their interference and adding fuel to the fire only caused the long-brewing war to break out in advance.
With their full support, the American Civil War broke out as these bankers expected. In the early days of the war, the South's military attacks were victorious. Because the treasury of the Lincoln government in the North was empty, the army was defeated. If there was no money, the war would have ended quickly and the South would have won.
At this time, it was the turn of the "kind-hearted" bankers to enter the stage. They proposed a financing plan and conditions to Lincoln: the interest of the bonds would be 24% -36%!
At this time, Lincoln realized that the bankers were playing a game that could completely bankrupt the American government.
The bankers successfully put Lincoln in a dilemma. Without money, they could only wait for the South to blow the horn of victory. If they accepted the rules of the bankers' game, even if they won the war, the government would be controlled by the bankers.
Lincoln once again visited Chen Mo, hoping that Chen Mo could provide financial support to the Northern Federation. However, Chen Mo rejected him again.
It was not the time for private central banks to appear. Without experiencing several financial crises, Lincoln realized the potential threat of a free-wheeling financial policy and the huge damage to the economy. Even if he succeeded in establishing a central bank during this war, it would be like the First Bank of the United States and Second Bank of the United States. After the government survived the crisis after the war, it would be closed down after the license expired.
However, Chen Mo didn't leave it alone. Instead, he suggested that Lincoln let the government issue its own currency!
This approach was tantamount to a bolt from the blue for the European bankers. The London Times, which represented the bankers' position, immediately issued a statement:
"If the disgusting New Currency Policy (Lincoln Green Currency) from the United States is made permanent, then the government can issue its own currency without any cost. It will be able to repay all debts and no longer owe any debt. It will have all the necessary currency to develop commerce. This country must be destroyed, otherwise it will destroy every monarchy in the world! "
Lincoln made the bankers who had been providing huge financial support to the South suffer heavy losses, and also destroyed the family's conspiracy. How could they give up?
With years of infiltration in Congress, they clearly knew Lincoln's whereabouts and chose John Booth as their "gunman"!
Under the careful planning and arrangement, a series of coincidences led to Abraham Lincoln's mysterious death.
After Lincoln's death, under the manipulation of international financial forces, the United States Congress announced the abolition of Lincoln's New Currency Policy, and set the limit of Lincoln's New Currency to 400 million USD.
Chen Mo didn't intervene in these matters. Chen Mo didn't intend to change these major historical events, because it was likely to change the future direction of history. Lincoln's "death" didn't weaken his control over the Republican Party and Congress. The abolition of the New Currency Policy was also carried out with Chen Mo's acquiescence.
The European bankers thought that they were in control of everything, but they didn't know that their every move was watched by Chen Mo. Chen Mo didn't want to intervene in a major historical event like the "Lincoln's assassination," but Chen Mo could still deal with a few small financial families at will.
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