The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 242 Tarot Group (Part 2)
The subtitle of this chapter: Since we can’t feature “Socialism” in big words, let our Master Yuan talk about something else.
"I do!"
"clatter!"
As Lord Fool snapped his fingers, the three people seated heard a strange laugh.
The laughter was so strange that it was hard to describe. It sounded like the laughter of a man on his deathbed, or the laughter of a woman in her debauchery.
"Zazaxi, zazaxi. Rastarata zazaxi..."
The laughter of both men and women was mixed with low, hoarse chanting. They couldn't understand what kind of spell was being chanted, but they knew instinctively that it was definitely not a good idea.
It was like a strange laugh , which made them startled and also made our Master Yuan give a thumbs up in his heart.
"Master Ball, not bad, not bad. This effect is very good!"
"Host, how could the effect of the Dark Bible be bad? By the way, this system has a new rule. The host's main sound and light effects must be exchanged for B coins. This time, I will deduct 888 B coins from the host. Thank you for your patronage."
If you don't pay, not only can you not become stronger, but you won't even get any background music. But that's okay...
"Master Ball, I have plenty of money now!"
The volume grew louder and louder, but just when the three of them couldn't stand it anymore, the laughter and curses suddenly stopped.
Their eyes darkened as a card suddenly appeared above Huang Zongyi's head. As they watched, it slowly floated down onto the table...
"Auntie...Master Fool?"
The surprised Mr. Huang glanced at his uncle and saw that he smiled at him and made an inviting gesture.
He picked up the card and looked up, and saw himself.
The monster on the card had a face exactly like his, but it had two sharp goat-like horns on its head, its legs were hairy like a goat's, it had a pair of bat-like wings on its back, and it had a long tail dragging underneath it.
He really became a demon!
An inverted pentagram hovers above the demon's head. One hand is raised to hold a musical instrument made of a reed pipe, and the other hand is lowered to hold a blazing torch.
At the devil's feet stood two naked little devils, one male and one female. They also had horns and tails, and iron chains hung around their necks, which were fixed to the pillar where the devil was crouching.
The demon on card 15, the Devil, is actually Pan, the shepherd god from Greek mythology. He once pursued the nymph Syrinx, a companion of the moon goddess Artemis. However, the poor nymph, unable to escape, transformed into a reed. He then fashioned a bagpipe from the reed.
So the original meaning of this card was temptation, but later Christian elements were added, giving it the meaning of corruption.
The god Pan has become a demon. The man and woman at his feet have been blinded by the demon's temptation and are willing to be driven by it. They have grown horns and tails like the demon.
However, the Devil card also symbolizes liberation and deliverance.
What makes the devil card given by "Lord Fool" different is that the devil's feet are also tied with chains. He is burning the chains with a torch, and the two little devils locked with chains raise their hands and cheer towards the big devil.
The meaning is very clear. The devil blows the magic reed pipe and summons a group of little devils to break free from the shackles that bind them, and these shackles are naturally the white colonists.
Although Huang Zongyi didn't fully understand it at this moment, he roughly understood the meaning of this card.
“Your Highness the Demon” raised his head, nodded to “Lord Fool”, and solemnly put the card into the inner pocket of his suit.
"clatter!"
Our Master Yuan snapped his fingers again and said, "Alright, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, let's talk about the Foundation now."
Mr. Baker asked without hesitation, "Sir, you want to discuss how the foundation's funds and the property should be used, right?"
LISTEN, these Major Arcana titles are becoming more and more accurate.
Yuan Yanshu was still alive, so his personal assets naturally didn't need to be donated to SCP. However, before he "died", many people donated a lot of money.
The total amount was nearly $100,000, which was a huge sum of money. And of course there was also the 404.
"Forget about 404. I promised Keke I'd deal with it after I return to New York. This trip back and forth will take at least two or three years. And you guys are going back to China with me, so there's no need to consider this property now."
The Lord Fool said sternly, "Your Majesty, I mean that you need to come up with an investment plan for that money."
Of course, foundations can make investments. Not only can they deposit their funds in financial institutions to earn interest, but they can also purchase bonds and stocks.
However, capitalist countries have long stipulated that foundations cannot purchase more than 20% of a company's total stock, nor can they be involved in the company's operations. This is to prevent tax evasion in the name of the foundation.
The Pope naturally asked, “Sir, what do you think we should invest in?”
"Master Ball, check my S value."
"Host, you have used too much S-value on the Great Sword King. It has now entered the deep red high-risk zone. Please be careful with your words."
Our Master Yuan had no choice but to throw up his hands and say helplessly: "It doesn't matter. In my opinion, you can make money in any business these days."
May 1921 was the end of the economic crisis after World War I in the United States. Although the New York stock market did not recover until the end of the year, the downward trend in industry and agriculture stopped in April.
In fact, the data of this "Little Depression" which began in July 1920 and ended at the end of 1921 was quite scary: industrial production fell by 25%, and machinery manufacturing, coal, steel, etc. all fell by about 70%; the total agricultural production index fell by 11.4%, among which the prices of major agricultural products fell by as much as 70%.
The unemployment rate reached a terrifying 23.1%, which means that a quarter of the working-age population cannot find a job.
This is also an important reason why Wilson lost so badly.
However, this crisis is mainly caused by the decline in "external demand" and the US economy is still in an upward period, so it is relatively simple to deal with.
On the one hand, Harding and the next Coolidge administration stimulated domestic demand, cut interest rates and taxes to create a better investment environment for businesses, and promoted credit consumption; on the other hand, they generously borrowed large amounts of money from abroad to keep European countries alive and enable them to afford cheap American industrial and agricultural products.
How about it? Does it look familiar to you?
This and that... In short, the Coolidge Prosperity was about to come, so as he said, "Anyway, everything you do can make money these days."
Thinking of this, our Master Yuan couldn't help but moved. Now is a great opportunity for him to make a name for himself in the economics world!
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Uncle, your phone number."
"Sister Lian, I understand." Yuan Yan suddenly apologized to the three people sitting there, stood up and went outside to answer the phone.
"Hello, I'm Neo Yuan, who are you..."
"Principal Conant? What can I do for you..."
"What? The American Economic Association invited me to attend the academic conference next week..."
"Go, this is my chance...it's an honor, of course I have to go!"
