Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

In reality, this beautiful woman from all directions entered the office, where a peculiar smell still lingered in the air, sat on Li Xinghe's lap, kissed her husband, and was complaining to him:

"Why are you putting more pressure on me? Do you know how busy I am right now?"

Li Xinghe knew she was deliberately trying to express her gratitude, so he kneaded his lover's waist and said teasingly:

"Let Mian Guanjin lead the team. You two look alike anyway."

She's pregnant.

Lu Yuchi Huayingmei rarely acts cute, then expresses genuine gratitude:

"However, thank you for your trust. We will definitely soar to new heights."

Not long after, the sound of slapping could be heard again in the office. It was said that Li Xinghe was having a "high-intensity argument" with Lu Yuchi and Hua Yingmei, and they were even "wrestling" with each other.

As Lu Yuchi Huayingmei walked out of the office, her face flushed, tugging at her skirt and adjusting her torn black stockings, the third person in the room spoke.

Gao Tiao Wuyue said sourly:

"It's really not easy, it's so difficult~"

Because her height was not quite right for the office desk, Takajo Satsuki stood next to the desk without anyone noticing her.

Seeing that Xiao Wuyue was jealous, Li Xinghe immediately picked up his baby:

"Is adorable May jealous? Let me give her a kiss."

"Who wants to eat their saliva! Waaaaah~"

Then May was so overwhelmed by the kisses that she almost forgot what had just happened.

……

When news spread that Li Xinghe had launched the third aircraft carrier and that five 10,000-ton destroyers were entering service at the same time, it drew great attention from all countries.

"Li Xinghe disembarks from the ship!" — Voice of America.

American media outlets used puns to express their envy and resentment at the phenomenal success of this booming industry.

Li Xinghe complained about Mitsubishi Shipbuilding's slow pace, but the United States also wanted to achieve the same level of speed. At the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard, the USS Enterprise still hadn't been launched; it had been under construction for 14 years!

Meanwhile, the financial frenzy in the United States was still progressing rapidly. Signs of soaring prices were already emerging, but the financial frenzy in housing prices, rents, and the stock market boosted public confidence, making people feel that America was getting better again.

Americans won't find out until November:

"Walmart prices have skyrocketed! I can't even pay my bills."

Americans often only realize this when their credit cards are completely full and they receive the bill. This is probably due to poor math skills and the exploitative nature of capitalism, leading many weekly wage earners to consistently pay bills with bills and use multiple credit cards simultaneously.

Over the past decade, tens of millions of Americans have become undocumented due to various reasons, including credit card defaults, mortgage defaults, and inability to repay student loans. And now the number is expected to rise even further.

In response to this consequence, the Vance government offered its own solution:

"Give everyone a share of money!"

When the emperor ascends the throne, the Vance administration will provide all American citizens with a national bonus for the emperor's coronation.

Any U.S. citizen over the age of 18 can receive a $500 government bonus by presenting their driver's license, insurance card, or other identification documents to help them get through the difficult credit card repayment period.

The first batch totaled $1500 billion. (The remaining text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the initial statement.)

And it's not just this month; next month, and the month after that, Vance's team has proposed a series of solutions to help young people trapped in credit card debt. The government would directly pay the credit card companies on their behalf. While it appears to be protecting the public, it's actually a way of bribing numerous banks to help them resolve bad debts.

But where do we find a fiscal loophole for so much money?

Vance's team came up with a very ingenious idea:

"China has a unique system where a new emperor grants a general amnesty upon ascending the throne, releasing many minor offenders from prison. The United States, on the other hand, has millions of prisoners, accounting for a quarter of the world's incarcerated population. If we also grant amnesties to prisoners, allowing the majority to leave prison, wouldn't that save on expenses?"

The real reason for granting amnesty to American prisons is that the prison system consumes $1000 billion of federal funds every year, which is more than the cost of supporting these prisoners for their entire lives. All the money is made by prison rent-seeking groups.

Since these prison rent-seeking groups didn't pay tribute to Vance, and they were consuming far too much federal funds, Vance decided to eliminate them as well.

If we simply put most prisoners out into society and let them find their own food, wouldn't we save hundreds of billions of dollars?

"Good, grant a general amnesty! Just like the Chinese emperors did."

Vance made the final decision.

Thus, the second Vance effect began.

The entire nation knows that Vance will give everyone money as soon as he ascends the throne, and he will grant amnesty to most prisoners and release them from prison.

Even ordinary people began to waver. They were getting money and their relatives wouldn't have to go to jail. The short-term benefits seemed too good to be true.

This policy sounds great.

Chapter 872: Vance's Assassination at USB, Stars Buried in Tokyo Bay (4700 words)

Late October 2030.

The US financial market suddenly became very hot.

Financial traders were on the phone from morning till night, pushing new policies in conjunction with those of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve.

"Stablecoins will be considered part of the dollar asset class. One dollar equals one stablecoin, and this will be recognized by the US government. What are you waiting for? It's time to subscribe to stablecoins."

This is a stablecoin program designed to allow people who don't need US dollars to make purchases using stablecoins that are equivalent to US dollars. This essentially creates another dollar pool, channeling dollars into it on a one-to-one basis. However, it is not subject to the Federal Reserve's Deposit Compensation Regulations and can be cancelled at any time.

"Cryptocurrencies will be granted status equivalent to national currencies. The US government will integrate major cryptocurrencies on the market and launch a stablecoin based on the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This cryptocurrency will be able to be used to purchase real estate, cars, and for mortgage loans!"

After years of capital operations, the Bitcoin market has quickly become part of a quasi-fiat currency.

"Subscribe to Fannie Mae shares! Subscribe to Freddie Mac shares! The two major US companies have received presidential approval and are preparing to go public. Once listed, they will be the hottest stock projects!"

These two major US public real estate companies are also gradually going private, something Trump's financial backers had been pushing for during his pre-Trump era. However, Trump's downfall was swift, leaving the company to Vance.

These combined measures have indeed improved the social and financial system. At least a large number of people have bought houses and cars, and they have naively believed the propaganda in newspapers and social media, genuinely thinking that the economy is improving.

"We're expanding the table, but we won't say it."

Finance Minister Bessenter repeatedly emphasized this to his subordinates.

While the Treasury and the Federal Reserve don't explicitly state that they are issuing bonds or that the dollar is going to increase its money printing, they demonstrate an incredibly powerful ability to utilize financial tools in their operations.

First, the dollar-like status of stablecoins is acknowledged, meaning the amount of these electronic currencies can be issued at will. The Ministry of Finance used stablecoins to issue a massive two trillion dollars for various business operations. Second, various virtual currencies and electronic assets were included in the list of mortgages for housing and car purchases. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

As a result, houses and cars with exorbitant prices and interest rates were finally sold, the bad debt ratios of various companies decreased, and the market eagerly gave positive reviews of its booming development.

"This is Vance's First Law! This is the prosperity that stability brings!"

The newspapers raved about it.

Now that the first law had taken effect, Vance was eager to begin pushing forward the second law.

amnesty.

At a White House press briefing, Vance's spokesperson proudly raised his chin:

“We will pardon at least 200 million prisoners and release them from prison. This will save the country $740 billion in economic expenditure, which will then be used to send universal dividends to all Americans, so that every adult American can receive them.”

It sounds wonderful, actually.

This amnesty policy not only garnered support from almost the entire nation, but also received strong backing from the Democratic Party's left-wing social democrats, who believed that spending $1000 billion annually to incarcerate 230 million prisoners was insane, averaging over $500 per prisoner. And this is just an average; in prisons near major developed cities, the annual cost per prisoner exceeds several thousand dollars.

Instead of using that money to detain people, it would be better to give them more bread to prevent them from committing crimes.

Thus, the amnesty list began to be processed.

Almost all policies in this world are always conceived with a positive outlook.

However, when it came to actually implementing the measures at the Border Immigration Bureau and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Ice and Fbp were furious.

Immigration chief angrily retorts:

"The immigration bureau has detained hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. We arrested them using a quota of 3000 per day. Are we just going to release them like this? What if they sue us?"

The Federal Bureau of Prisons angrily denounced:

"What will happen to the three major private prison groups affiliated with federal prisons? How will the private prison guards make a living?"

They were simply dissatisfied, so when preparing the list of prisoners to be released, the specific strategy they implemented immediately went awry.

The original plan was to first release hundreds of thousands of minor offenders, and then gradually release serious offenders, such as drug addicts, who would be thrown out early and left to die on some street.

However, when it came to actually compiling the list, Ice and Fbp simply wrote down the names of all the prisoners they had and put them on the amnesty list.

The original plan was to release the prisoners on the grounds of minor offenses.

However, in practice, the release of minor offenders has been distorted at some level into 'allowing prisoners with offenses similar to minor crimes to be released from prison'.

Then they started collecting money.

Want to get out of prison? Pay up.

Prison guards started selling indulgences right inside the prison:

“If you sign a $5 atonement agreement, the prison will release you. No matter what crimes you committed before. Murder, gang crime, bank robbery... extortion, child abuse... Remember, this is your only chance, at least $5!”

Ordinary prisoners can't come up with that much money. But what about the wealthy swindlers who are in there for economic crimes, fraud, fundraising, etc.? What about the judges, prosecutors, and politicians who are in there for political reasons, such as taking the wrong side, making wrong judgments, or getting arrested for misconduct? What about the gang leaders who are involved in drug trafficking, gun dealing, murder, and robbery?

They were thrilled.

They paid money, double the amount, eagerly anticipating their names appearing on the amnesty list.

The price of indulgences quickly reached hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars, as one big shot after another hired lawyers to skillfully argue that their serious crimes were 'misdemeanors'.

For example, robbery is glorified as "being forced to buy something for free due to the hardship of life," or "being seduced by a little boy's performance," and drug trafficking is described as "providing cheap alternative drugs for poor families in urgent need of medication."

In this way, all serious offenders can have their crimes reduced to "misdemeanors," then pay dollars to buy "Vance's indulgences," leave prison under the guise of parole, and continue to be active members of society, making their mark.

Indulgences were selling like hotcakes, with Ice and Fbp even paying Vance over $1 million in advance for Emperor Indulgence dividends.

Vance turned a blind eye to this.

Ice and Fbp then submitted an amnesty list of approximately 47.7 people.

But in reality, they are preparing to release nearly 150 million serious criminals, while keeping the unfortunate souls who committed minor crimes but are short of money imprisoned.

As the prison guards, one by one, prepared to be released on bail, the truly unfortunate prisoners, their faces clouded with worry, found themselves engaging in rather philosophical discussions:

"Friends, try to think positively. After all the serious offenders are released, I feel that society is the real prison. We are actually free."

If serious offenders are all dispersed into a society with an already high crime rate, then is the prison, which houses minor offenders for drunk driving, theft, evading the police, and using fake license plates, or is it simply society itself?

Vans doesn't care.

When Vance received the huge sum of indulgence dividends, he began to pursue his own personal enjoyment.

However, to his great dissatisfaction, the Emperor's coronation preparation committee only prepared a small portion of the formal attire for him to try on.

They explained:

“Right now, all precious metals and raw materials are going up in price internationally, so we really have no choice but to order from Li Xinghe. I think you are more suited to products designed by famous Japanese designers than to Mexican illegal immigrant tailors. So many products are still in transit.”

Is that because raw material prices have risen?

That's because white artisans in the US have experienced a decline in aesthetic sense and skill, and can no longer make very nice clothes. Many of the tailors in the US today are illegal immigrants from Mexico and Cuba, and even many Asian and Black people. Black tailors may even have a better aesthetic sense than white tailors.

At this point, Vance could only hold his nose:

"I...I'll try the American tailor first."

Vance emphasized America. Clearly, when His Majesty Vance enters a tailor shop to try on clothes, he must be a classically handsome, elderly Italian-American tailor—that's the epitome of style.

The next day, he did indeed go to a supposedly century-old tailor shop in Washington, where the Mexican tailor who had finished making the clothes was kicked out and replaced by several Italians pretending to be historically sophisticated.

But in the locker room, as Vance took off his pants, a knife appeared out of nowhere and suddenly stabbed into Vance's buttocks, which were widely rumored to be gay.

Blood flowed down the blade, dripping onto the wooden floor with a soft splattering sound, like an endless stream of urine from a faucet.

Vance saw the dripping blood in the mirror:

"Assassin...assassin!"

……

Tokyo.

The usually peaceful Japanese people became very sensible at this moment.

If Li Xinghe wanted to widen the road, then they obediently demolished half of the houses along the roadside and used the compensation to rebuild their own small houses.

When Li Xinghe proposed building a large number of apartments, Japanese media took the initiative to eliminate the phenomenon of "discrimination against apartment buildings" and touted apartments as superior to 30-square-meter or 50-square-meter detached houses, claiming they were more convenient and safer.

Today, the Cabinet Office is discussing business matters.