The Reconstruction Finance Corporation also called RFC was a government corporation that worked from 1932 to 1957. The main goal of this corporation was to provide financial support to state and local governments by making loans to banks to railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses. The RFC was created after the Great Depression and its purpose was to boost the country with confidence.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) helped jump start the economy by the RFC gave loans to a variety of business
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The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) constituted a government corporation managed by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that granted financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.
The RFC became more prominent under the New Deal and kept operating through World War II.
The meaning of this quote "A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say; we did it ourselves" means if the leader is unknown to many people once he has finished or achieved a remarkable goal other people (such as Laozi) can steal the glory and be remembered for something they didn't do.
Mathematical texts were mostly practical, teaching only those problems young merchants would need in carrying out daily transactions. Problems and their solutions were described in detail, with all steps fully described.