Chapter 2302: Rebuilding the Merchant's Glory
In May 1998, financial leaders from European countries gathered in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union.
They decided to establish the Central Bank of Australasia and issue a unified currency, the Euro, for the five-year-old Australasia.
While all countries were happily discussing the details of the euro, the head of the hegemonic finance department, Summers, who was invited to attend the meeting, suddenly asked:
"Can anyone here tell me what would happen if one of the top banks in Greece got into serious trouble?"
"What responsibilities should the Greek regulatory authorities, the European Central Bank and Brussels bear?"
The originally bustling conference hall suddenly fell silent.
After an awkward silence, the Ouzhou people broke out into a quarrel.
No one gave a convincing answer.
The people of Ouzhou present would never have thought that this unanswered question would become a reality 10 years later.
The chaos at the conference venue will turn into political and economic turmoil in the continent of Ouzhou 10 years later.
From the moment Chen Mo started shorting the Greek country, he saw through the essence of the Ou Meng economy—they can share wealth but not adversity.
The purpose of establishing OUMU is for its members to make money together, not to overcome difficulties together.
This even applies to foundations.
Once organizations like the Ou Meng and the Foundation fail to bring benefits to their members, or even require members to pay for help, their cohesion will disintegrate in a short period of time.
On that day, Chen Mo posted a sarcastic Weibo post on Moxun Weibo: "A mob refers to a group of people who have no organization and form a temporary group."
Considering Chen Mo's short-selling behavior during this period, everyone understood it immediately.
Daxia netizens were all happy:
"You dare to fire so close to my face, it seems that Mr. Chen is sure of it!"
"That's right. The Greek currency has been devalued by our White Dragon King. I guess the Greek country is not far from bankruptcy."
"2008 is such a magical year. So many big things have happened in just a few months of the year."
"Wow, Mr. Chen, we liberal arts students are in trouble. We need to take a lot more exams!"
"It's so sad that we are taking the civil service exam!!!"
"..."
However, Chen Mo's Weibo post caused dissatisfaction among many foreign netizens.
"Why are you pretending? Greece hasn't gone bankrupt yet!"
"You're done! You've offended the Owl Alliance and you still want to run away?"
"The Owl Alliance and the Hegemony are one and the same. Chen Mo, you have offended not just one country, but all the developed Western countries in the world!"
"If you do this, aren't you afraid that the West will send someone to assassinate you?"
"Why can't you be a little kinder? Do you know how many innocent Westerners have become homeless, hungry, and without money to treat their illnesses because of your short selling? You are either a financial Satan or a pure devil! Shame-on-you!!!"
"..."
The countries of the Ou Alliance also issued calls for condemnation one after another.
The members of the various Ou allied countries who had previously followed the Greek country and threatened to sanction Chen Mo and Daxia all used very harsh words.
Ireland: "We believe that Chen Mo's actions are more abominable than those of SSS-level war criminals! The highest record of SSS-level war criminals is only the massacre of 41 people, and these were not killed by him personally. But Chen Mo's short selling has caused hundreds of millions of people in the hegemony and the European Union to fall into economic difficulties!!!"
Hungary: "The number of people who died directly or indirectly due to the economic crisis caused by the short selling of the God of Short Camp is definitely more than 500 million!!!"
Portugal: "We demand that Daxia punish Chen Mo! Such a person who has lost all humanity must be sentenced to death! If you don't do this, we will follow Greece and join the sanctions!"
The Crested Ibis Kingdom, the Sunset Empire, the Boots Kingdom and others also followed suit and made statements.
It seemed as if they wanted to put the blame for the subprime mortgage crisis and the EU economic crisis on Chen Mo.
The imperial capital, Prince Ximen’s Mansion.
Things have been very uneasy in the Ximen family recently.
The Ximen family went bankrupt due to a broken capital chain.
Uranus' orphan Ximen Wuhen died suddenly at home due to a sudden illness.
It was rumored that this was because Ximen Buping had killed too many people when he was young, which damaged his good karma.
The entrance to the palace.
Shang Li put his hands behind his back and gave a clear command: "Straighten the sign a little more! A little to the right!"
The plaque of Ximen Palace has been taken down.
Instead, there is a plaque that reads "Shangwang Palace".
The former Shang Palace had been given to Chen Mo by Shang Li as payment for his debts.
But he kept the plaque.
It is for the sake of being able to restore the glory of the Shang King one day!
When the plaque of the Shang Palace was hung up, Shang Li was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. He raised his hands to the sky and shouted excitedly:
"Grandpa! Did you see that?!"
"The Shang Palace is back!!! And it's even bigger!!!"
"My grandson has restored the glory of the merchant family!!!"
"Just wait, sooner or later, I will avenge you, Grandpa, and make Chen Mo pay the price!!!"
Su Youcai stood aside and heard this, feeling mixed emotions.
The reason Shang Li was able to get from the bottom to where he is now was actually all thanks to the Ximen family's funding and the fact that he followed Chen Mo in short selling to reap the benefits.
As a result, after making the money, Shang Li turned against the Ximen family. Not only did he not return the money, but he also used his power to prohibit major banks and institutions from lending to the Ximen family.
Su Youcai even suspected that Ximen Wuhen was also killed by Shang Li.
A person who can be so cruel to his savior is destined to be a bad person.
"If there is a chance in the future, I should find a way to transfer away from Shang Li."
Su Youcai thought secretly in his heart.
"How did things go?"
Shang Li turned his head and looked at Su Youcai and asked.
“Mr. Shang, I have teamed up with Shang to take over the Ximen family’s business at a very low price.
Now, all of the Ximen family’s assets belong to the Shang family.”
Su Youcai reported respectfully.
"very good!"
Shang Li's eyes lit up, his face full of joy: "Didn't Chen Mo think that he had pushed me to the bottom? I just wanted him to see that I and my business partner are not only not declining, but are thriving!!!"
Su Youcai: "Mr. Shang, the Sky God camp has been shorting the Owl Alliance and the Hegemony Kingdom recently. Should we continue to follow up?"
Shang Li said as a matter of course: "Of course I have to follow up! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money!
In fact, the subprime mortgage crisis or the OUMEN economic crisis had little to do with Chen Mo, the short seller. Chen Mo's short selling at most accelerated the process.
The root cause is that the economic systems of the Hegemony and the Guilin Alliance themselves have serious flaws. "
Su Youcai felt the same way: "Yeah, it's ridiculous that the managers of Ou Meng actually put the blame on Chen Mo!"
Shang Li snorted coldly: "It's just an excuse to divert conflicts. The conflicts in many countries of the Ou Alliance are already irreconcilable. If we don't divert the conflicts, the only thing left is war.
Chen Mo and his Sky God camp are just the right people to take the blame."
At this point, Shang Li's eyes suddenly rolled, and a plan immediately came to his mind...
