giants of the era

Chapter 347 1.5 Trillion Astonishing Wealth!

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After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the social turmoil, Li Zetian took the opportunity to recruit many scientists and technical talents.Today, these talents exceed tens of thousands, including aerospace, munitions, steel, biotechnology, etc.

Naturally, European and American countries have also poached the corners of Soviet talents one after another, and there are no fewer people than Li Zetian.

After Li Zetian settled these talents properly, he freed up time to prepare to do some things.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse outside, but Li Zetian's study was brightly lit.

"After digging so many talents from the Soviet Union, and recruiting some talents from all over the world, I can build a powerful aerospace company, steel company, and arms company..." Li Zetian murmured.

Beside Li Zetian, Dongfang Yuqin was sorting out the materials.

"Yuqin, it's almost time, prepare to collect the net!" Li Zetian mused.

"En." Dongfang Yuqin nodded, expressing her understanding, and she can cash out the wealth of the Soviet Union!
Next, Dongfang Yuqin kept making phone calls, giving orders one after another...

The huge Soviet wealth cannot be cashed out overnight, and it is inevitable that it will take a long time.

Li Zetian roughly estimated the benefits he gained from the disintegration of the Soviet Union this time. From 1990 to 1992, he made a profit of about 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars in two years of planning!There are three main sources of these incomes: one is to borrow from Soviet banks or other financial institutions; the other is to purchase banks by themselves, absorb depositor funds, and then lend them to themselves to empty bank deposits; the third is to short rubles.

Among them, the second aspect alone earned more than 7000 billion US dollars.Under Li Zetian's secret operation, he invested 50 billion U.S. dollars, first acquired dozens of small banks, and then let these banks merge other banks frantically. The original assets of banks with only a few hundred million rubles, within a few months, became Banks with assets of tens or tens of billions of rubles.Then Li Zetian let some banks merge, and then go to merge larger banks, Li Zetian does not need to hold 100% of the shares, as long as he holds absolute control of these banks.Soon, the bank in his hands will hold several trillion rubles, and it is naturally easy to earn 8000 billion US dollars from it.

1990年的时候，卢布和美元的兑换率差不多是1：1，如今已经变成1000：1。

Li Zetian borrowed rubles from the bank, and of course he paid back rubles.In other words, Li Zetian borrowed 1 trillion rubles at the beginning, but now only 10 billion US dollars can be exchanged for [-] rubles and returned to the bank. As for the interest on the loan, it is almost negligible.

I have to say that the national calamity and wealth are really terrifying! ! !

A huge country is gone, and the wealth accumulated over decades is also gone.

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In a blink of an eye, it was 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 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 skyrocketed. Later, he gradually got used to it and even became numb.Today, the total amount of funds in the accounts of umbrella companies has reached a staggering $1.5 trillion, which is unbelievable!
Li Zetian also knows that the disintegration of the Soviet Union is a rare event in a thousand years. The Southeast Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the global financial crisis in 2008 are nothing compared to the disintegration of the Soviet Union.The ruble has depreciated more than 1000 times, what an exaggeration! ! !

Even Li Zetian himself can't imagine how rich a person is!

The cash reserves of 1.5 trillion US dollars are unmatched by any country!
In addition, there are a large number of companies under Li Zetian's name, and their value is even more immeasurable! !

Li Zetian's current achievements are unprecedented, even unprecedented!
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By December, the pound crisis was about to break out, and now Li Zetian almost looked down on this bit of mosquito meat.

In the living room, Li Zetian was meeting George Soros, the founder of Quantum Fund.

He said excitedly to Li Zetian: "Mr. Li, after the reunification of Germany, the mark has become more and more important and has become the currency in circulation in Europe. Coupled with other reasons, the pound may face a crisis of depreciation."

Li Zetian was naturally aware of this matter in his heart, and said with a smile: "So, you plan to short the British pound."

"Yes, Mr. Li!" George Soros nodded heavily.

"Are you confident?" Li Zetian asked in a flat tone.

George Soros hesitated for only a second before responding: "I am confident! I have studied the situation of the pound and the European currency for a long time, and the pound will depreciate in all likelihood!"

"Then let's do it!" Li Zetian took a sip of red wine and said with a smile, "I support it."

After George Soros won the support of Li Zetian, a trace of excitement flashed across his face.However, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face immediately, and he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Li, you trust me so much, don't you study the pound carefully?"

Although George Soros believed in his own judgment, he was not yet 100% sure.Li Zetian is a legend in the investment world, and George Soros would like to hear Li Zetian's analysis.He came this time to discuss the British pound with Li Zetian in detail.Unexpectedly, Li Zetian agreed with him to short the pound without asking any questions.

Li Zetian shook the red wine glass, smiled without saying a word.

Dongfang Yuqin beside her took out a document and handed it to Soros. Soros took the document with a puzzled look on his face.

"Open it and have a look." Li Zetian said with a faint smile.

"Ok."

When George Soros opened the file, 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 face became.

"Mr. Li, we just coincided with each other!!!" Soros closed the document, looked at Li Zetian in surprise, and couldn't help saying, "No, it should be said that you can see farther and analyze more thoroughly."

George Soros is a very smart and proud man. He thinks that he is the only one who discovered the pound crisis in advance this time, and he is a genius in the investment world.However, I didn't expect that someone was more powerful than him.At this time, his pride was 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 the opportunity for the Quantum Fund to become famous all over the world. You must grasp it!"

"Mr. Li, don't worry, soon, everyone in the industry will know about the Quantum Fund!"

"Hmm..." Li Zetian showed a strange smile.

Quantum Fund is engaged in the UK this time, so it can throw stones behind its back.The British pound crisis will inevitably lead to a severe impact on the British economy, and countless companies will face bankruptcy.At that time, it happened to be the best time to enter the UK 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 laughing loudly: "Haha... the time for me, Soros, to become famous is coming!!!"

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In the living room, Li Zetian was sitting on the sofa, peeling the fruit, and said, "Yuqin, let our people support Soros' actions behind the scenes! The British government will definitely intervene when the British pound crisis breaks out."

After a pause, Li Zetian chuckled and said, "This time, we will defeat the British government!"

Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help laughing when she heard the words. In terms of US dollar fund reserves, the British government doesn't even have a fraction of Li Zetian's. It is not difficult to defeat the British government at all.

"Britain is really going to be miserable this time!" Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help but sigh with emotion. She had studied in Cambridge University before and had some feelings for Britain.

"Hehe, we are not going to engage in the UK specifically, we are just taking advantage of the trend. If there is nothing wrong with it, would I dare to engage in it?" Li Zetian said.

"Well, it's true." Dongfang Yuqin nodded.

Li Zetian said with a smile: "Next, we will look at Soros. Such a big show must be very exciting. By the way, you need to collect some information on well-known British companies so that we can acquire them."

Dongfang Yuqin smiled and nodded, "Hehe, I understand!"

Among European countries, the main industry under Li Zetian's name is in Germany, including Carl Zeiss, Trumpf, Bayer, BASF, and SAP.In the Netherlands, there is a lithography giant ASML.Of course, other companies under Li Zetian's name, such as Apple, Microsoft, Mango Computer, Yinhe Network, Sun Microsystems, etc., have established branches in European countries. On the one hand, they attract local talents and on the other hand, they promote their products.

As one of the most important countries in Europe, the UK has a developed economy and great influence.Li Zetian naturally extended his tentacles to the UK.

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Every December, Li Zetian is very busy and needs to read a lot of materials.

The Internet cafe chain project that attracted Li Zetian's attention has achieved initial results. There are more than 200 Internet cafes in the first- and second-tier cities in mainland China.More than 80% of the Internet cafes belong to the chain Internet cafes under the name of Li Zetian.At this time, the network fee was very expensive, and only a few people opened the Internet.Therefore, after the establishment of the Internet cafe, due to the large number of monks and the lack of meat, the business is very hot, and the supply exceeds the demand.AOL's chat room, Netscape browser, Yahoo website, etc. have surprised Chinese netizens.When they came into contact with the Internet for the first time, it was like a grandma entering the Grand View Garden, an eye-opener.

In addition, many computer games have also attracted many netizens.However, the popular "Counter-Strike" is still under development, otherwise, the Internet cafes must be overcrowded.

The reason why Internet cafes are popular is that games are the key.

Li Zetian has a treasure game like "Counter-Strike", so naturally he will not slow down the development speed of the chain Internet cafes, but ordered to develop at a faster speed.

In order to ensure that "Counter-Strike" is as similar as possible to the previous life, Li Zetian will often participate in the development of the game engine and "Counter-Strike".

Li Zetian brought a lot of advanced programming techniques and algorithms, which once shocked those new game developers.They thought Li Zetian was just the boss, but they didn't expect that he was the most powerful and talented programmer!Over the years, Li Zetian's transformation from a technology master to a boss has gradually made people forget his programming level.Back then, Apple-l computers and operating systems were written by him!
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 the 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 US dollar is the only core currency.The currencies of all other countries are linked to the U.S. dollar, and the U.S. dollar is only linked to gold that God can issue.

However, in the 90s, the US economy was in decline, and the Bretton Woods system was unstable.The European currency has been conflicted, while the British and Italian economies have been stagnant, with slow growth and rising unemployment.However, the rise of the Deutsche Mark has caused great problems for European currencies.At this time, the excessively high interest rate in Germany has caused a wave of selling pounds and liras in the foreign exchange market and snapping up marks, resulting in a sharp drop in the exchange rates of liras and pounds.

In recent days, many British media have often reported a lot of news that is not conducive to the pound.

Later, some people spent huge sums of money to short the pound, which led to the depreciation of the pound and shocked British stockholders.

"What's going on? Who is this shorting the pound?!"

"Oh my God, short over £5 million at one time!"

"Is the pound going to depreciate?"

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Shareholders panic.

Immediately afterwards, there were suddenly several large orders of hundreds of millions shorting the British pound.

This time, people panicked even more.

"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 at this moment, people panicked, the stock market plummeted, and the pound further depreciated.

Li Zetian knew that the Quantum Fund had already started.

"Yuqin, start assisting Soros and hit the pound!"

"Ok."

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The British foreign exchange market was turbulent, and there was a lot of selling of the pound.In addition to Soros' Quantum Fund, there are many international capitals involved, including 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 100 billion pounds to rescue the foreign exchange market.

Ran and egg.

The 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 horrible, Soros is the main culprit for the depreciation of the pound. How can the pound depreciate like crazy without him taking the lead?!"

"Goddamn Soros and Quantum Fund, damn it!"

"If Soros dares to come to England, I will kill him!"

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The British government also loathes and hates Soros extremely. The pound was originally unstable, but he messed it up like an avalanche, and the pound was completely ruined.What made the British government even more angry was that Soros frequently appeared in front of the media and aggressively promoted the depreciation of the pound, causing more people to panic and making the British government powerless.In just one month, the British economy has experienced a severe downturn and the unemployment rate has skyrocketed.

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Li Zetian's villa.

"As expected of Soros," Li Zetian sighed, "The method is really powerful. I am afraid that the British government will not be able to recover even without my help behind the scenes."

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 laughed, "We will hide in the dark."

Dongfang Yuqin smiled and nodded: "Hehe, let him take the blame!"

(End of this chapter)