Chapter 347 An astonishing wealth of 1.5 trillion!
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After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and social unrest, Li Zetian took the opportunity to poach many scientists and technical talents. Today, these talents exceed tens of thousands, including aerospace, arms, steel, biotechnology, etc.
Naturally, European and American countries are also poaching talents from the Soviet Union, and they are no less poached than Li Zetian.
After Li Zetian arranged these talents properly, he made time to prepare to do some things.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse outside, and Li Zetian's study was brightly lit.
"By poaching so many talents from the Soviet Union and recruiting some talents from all over the world, I can build powerful aerospace companies, steel companies, and arms companies..." Li Zetian murmured.
Beside Li Zetian, Dongfang Yuqin was sorting out information.
"Yuqin, it's almost time, get ready to close the net!" Li Zetian said thoughtfully.
"Yes." Dongfang Yuqin nodded, indicating that he understood that the Soviet Union's wealth could be cashed out!
Next, Dongfang Yuqin kept making phone calls and issuing orders one after another...
The huge Soviet wealth cannot be realized overnight, it will inevitably take a long time.
Li Zetian roughly estimated the profits gained from the disintegration of the Soviet Union. From 1990 to 1992, after two years of planning, he made a profit of about 1.4 trillion US dollars! These incomes mainly come from three aspects: first, loans from Soviet banks or other financial institutions; second, acquiring banks themselves, absorbing depositors' funds, and then lending them to themselves, emptying bank deposits; third, shorting the ruble.
Among them, the second aspect alone made more than 700 billion US dollars. Under Li Zetian's secret operation, he invested 5 billion US dollars, first acquiring dozens of small banks, and then letting these banks merge with other banks crazily. The bank that originally had only a few hundred million rubles in assets became a bank in a few months. Banks with assets of tens or tens of billions of rubles. Then Li Zetian will let some banks merge and then merge with larger banks. Li Zetian does not need to hold 100% of the shares, as long as he has absolute controlling rights in these banks. Soon, the bank in his hands had trillions of rubles, and it would be easy to make $700-800 billion from it.
In 1990, the exchange rate between the ruble and the U.S. dollar was almost 1:1, and now it has become 1,000:1.
Li Zetian borrowed rubles from the bank, and of course he paid them back in rubles. In other words, Li Zetian originally borrowed 1 trillion rubles, but now he only needs 1 billion US dollars to exchange for 10,000 rubles and return it to the bank. As for the loan interest, it is almost negligible.
I have to say that the national financial crisis is really terrible! ! !
A huge country is gone, and the wealth accumulated over decades is gone.
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In a blink of an eye, it’s December.
After more than 8 months of cashing out, Li Zetian has cashed out 1.4 trillion US dollars from the Soviet Union, and only a very small part of the funds has not yet been cashed out.
At the beginning, Li Zetian was so excited that he couldn't sleep when he saw the funds in the umbrella company's account skyrocketing. Later, he gradually got used to it and even became numb. Today, the total amount of funds in the umbrella company’s accounts has reached an astonishing $1.5 trillion, which is simply unbelievable!
Li Zetian also knew that the disintegration of the Soviet Union was a rare event in a thousand years. The Southeast Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the global financial crisis in 2008 were nothing compared to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The ruble has devalued more than 1,000 times. What an exaggeration! ! !
Even Li Zetian himself could not imagine that a person could be so rich!
No other country can match the $1.5 trillion cash reserve!
In addition, Li Zetian also has a large number of companies under his name, and their value is immeasurable! !
Li Zetian's current achievements are unprecedented, even unprecedented and unprecedented!
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By December, the pound crisis was about to break out, and Li Zetian almost looked down on this bit of mosquito meat now.
In the living room, Li Zetian is meeting with George Soros, the founder of Quantum Fund.
He said to Li Zetian with excitement: "Mr. Li, after the reunification of Germany, the mark became more and more important and became the currency in circulation in Europe. Coupled with other reasons, the pound may face a depreciation crisis."
Li Zetian naturally knew this in his heart and said with a smile: "So, you plan to short the pound."
"Yes, Mr. Li!" George Soros nodded heavily.
"Are you confident?" Li Zetian asked in a calm tone.
George Soros only hesitated for a second before responding: "I am confident! I have studied the pound and the European currency situation for a long time, and there is a high probability that the pound will depreciate!"
"Then do it!" Li Zetian took a sip of red wine and said with a smile, "I support it."
A flash of excitement flashed across George Soros's face after receiving support from Li Zetian. However, a trace of hesitation appeared on his face immediately, and he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Li, you just believe me and don't study the pound carefully?"
Although George Soros believes in his judgment, he is not 100% sure yet. Li Zetian is a legend in the investment community, and George Soros hopes to hear Li Zetian’s analysis. He came here this time to discuss the pound issue in detail with Li Zetian. Unexpectedly, Li Zetian agreed to short the pound without asking any questions.
Li Zetian shook the red wine glass and smiled without saying a word.
Dongfang Yuqin beside him then took out a document and handed it to Soros. Soros took the document with a puzzled look on his face.
"Open it and take a look." Li Zetian said with a faint smile.
"OK."
When George Soros opened the document, the title on the first page was "Sterling Crisis." Soros looked shocked and continued to look down. The more he looked, the more exciting and excited his expression became.
"Mr. Li, we just coincide with each other!!!" Soros closed the document, looked at Li Zetian in surprise, and couldn't help but said, "No, it should be said that you see further and analyze more thoroughly."
George Soros is a very smart and proud man. He believes that he was the only one who discovered the pound crisis in advance this time and is a genius in the investment world. However, he didn't expect that there was someone more powerful than him. At this time, his pride dimmed in front of Li Zetian, and he had to express his admiration in his heart.
But Li Zetian still looked calm and smiled slowly: "Mr. Soros, this is an opportunity for the Quantum Fund to become famous all over the world. You must seize it!"
"Mr. Li, don't worry, soon everyone in the industry will know about the Quantum Fund!"
"Well..." Li Zetian showed a strange smile.
If the Quantum Fund engages in the UK this time, it can add insult to injury behind its back. The pound crisis will definitely cause a serious impact on the British economy, and countless companies will face bankruptcy. At that time, it was the best time to enter the British market.
After chatting for more than an hour, Li Zetian sent Soros away.
When Soros left, his face was full of smiles and confidence. He looked at the sky and couldn't help but laugh: "Haha... It's time for me, Soros, to become famous!!!"
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In the living room, Li Zetian was sitting on the sofa, peeling the fruit and saying: "Yuqin, let our people support Soros' actions behind the scenes! When the pound crisis breaks out, the British government is bound to intervene."
After a pause, Li Zetian chuckled and said: "This time, we will defeat the British government!"
Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help laughing when he heard this. In terms of US dollar capital reserves, the British government didn't even have a fraction of Li Zetian's. It would not be difficult at all to defeat the British government.
"Britain is really going to be in trouble this time!" Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help but sigh. She had studied at Cambridge University before and had some feelings for Britain.
"Haha, we are not specifically going to attack Britain, we are just following the trend. If there is nothing wrong with it, would I dare to attack it?" Li Zetian said.
"Yes, that's true." Dongfang Yuqin nodded.
Li Zetian smiled and said: "Next, let's watch Soros. Such a big show must be very exciting. By the way, you have to collect information on some well-known British companies so that we can acquire it."
Dongfang Yuqin smiled and nodded: "Haha, I understand!"
Among European countries, the main industries under Li Zetian's name are in Germany, including Carl Zeiss, TRUMPF, Bayer, BASF, SAP, etc. In the Netherlands, there is photolithography giant ASML. Of course, other companies under Li Zetian's name, such as Apple, Microsoft, Mango Computer, Galaxy Network, Sun Microsystems, etc., have established branches in various European countries, on the one hand to attract local talents, and on the other hand to promote the company's products.
As one of the most important countries in Europe, the United Kingdom has a developed economy and huge influence. Li Zetian naturally extended his tentacles to Britain.
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Every December, Li Zetian is very busy and needs to read a lot of information.
The Internet cafe chain project that Li Zetian is paying close attention to has begun to bear fruit. A total of more than 200 Internet cafes are open in first- and second-tier cities in mainland China. More than 80% of the Internet cafes belong to the chain of Internet cafes under Li Zetian's name. At this time, Internet fees were very expensive, and only a few people had access to the Internet. Therefore, after the Internet cafe was built, the business was very prosperous because there were more monks and less meat, and the supply exceeded the demand. AOL's chat rooms, Netscape browser, Yahoo website, etc. have surprised Chinese netizens. When they came into contact with the Internet for the first time, it was like their grandma entering the Grand View Garden, which opened their eyes.
In addition, many computer games also attract many netizens. However, the world-famous "Counter-Strike" is still under development, otherwise, Internet cafes will definitely be packed.
The reason why Internet cafes are so popular is that games are the key.
Li Zetian has a treasure trove of games like "Counter-Strike", so naturally he will not slow down the development speed of the chain of Internet cafes, but instead orders them to develop at a faster speed.
In order to ensure that "Counter-Strike" is as similar as possible to its previous life, Li Zetian will often participate in the development of game engines and "Counter-Strike".
Li Zetian brought many advanced programming technologies and algorithms, which once shocked the new game developers. They thought Li Zetian was just the boss, but they didn't expect that he was the most powerful genius programmer! Over the years, Li Zetian's transformation from a technical guru to a boss has made people gradually forget his programming skills. I think back then, he wrote the Apple-l computer and operating system!
In fact, Li Zetian has never neglected his programming talent and often participates in the development of various projects. In addition, he is still writing JAVA language alone. It is more advantageous for many Internet software and websites to be written in JAVA language.
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In the Leightonson system, the U.S. dollar is the only core currency. The currencies of all other countries are pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the U.S. dollar is only tied to gold that can be issued by God.
However, in the 1980s and 1990s, the U.S. economy declined and the Bretton Woods system was unstable. The European currency has been full of contradictions, and the British and Italian economies have been sluggish, with slow growth and increasing unemployment. However, the rise of the German mark caused big problems for European currencies. At this time, the excessively high German interest rates had caused a wave of selling of pounds and lira in the foreign exchange market and rush to buy marks, causing the exchange rates of lira and pound to plummet.
In recent times, many British media have often reported a lot of news that is not conducive to the pound.
Later, someone spent huge sums of money to short the pound, causing the pound to depreciate and shocking British investors.
"What's going on? Who is shorting the pound?!"
"Oh my gosh, over £500 million shorted at one time!"
“Is the pound going to lose value?”
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Investors are panicking.
Immediately afterwards, there were suddenly several large orders worth hundreds of millions to short the pound.
This time, people were even more panicked.
"Oh my god, someone is shorting the pound again!"
"It's over, the pound is really going to depreciate!"
There was already a pound crisis, but now that there is such a commotion, people are panicking, the stock market has plummeted, and the pound has further depreciated.
Li Zetian knew that Quantum Fund had already started to take action.
"Yuqin, start assisting Soros and attack the pound!"
"OK."
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The British foreign exchange market was in a turmoil, with heavy selling of sterling. In addition to Soros's Quantum Fund, many international capitals have joined in, including of course the financial investment institutions secretly sent by Li Zetian.
At this time, the British government held a press conference and announced that the central bank would spend 10 billion pounds to save the foreign exchange market.
However, there are no eggs.
Huge international capital easily defeated the Bank of England, and the pound continued to plummet.
The names of Soros and Quantum Fund shocked the UK.
"It's so abominable. Soros is the main culprit for the depreciation of the pound. Without him taking the lead, how could the pound depreciate so much?!"
"Damn it Soros and Quantum Fund, damn it!"
"If Soros dares to come to the UK, I will kill him!"
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The British government also hates Soros extremely. The pound was originally unstable, but when he did this, it was like an avalanche, and the pound was completely ruined. What makes the British government even more angry is that Soros frequently appears in front of the media and arrogantly promotes the devaluation of the pound, causing more people to panic and making the British government unable to resist. In just one month, the British economy suffered a severe decline and the unemployment rate skyrocketed.
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Li Zetian's villa.
"As expected of Soros," Li Zetian sighed, "The methods are really powerful. I am afraid that even without me behind the scenes, the British government will be unable to save the day."
Dongfang Yuqin nodded and smiled: "Soros is indeed a powerful person."
"Well, from now on he will be a sword in our hands!" Li Zetian smiled, "We will hide in the dark."
Dongfang Yuqin smiled and nodded: "Haha, let him take the blame!"
