Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 532 Old Shi Borrows Money, Pearl of West Asia

In financial markets, being "trapped" is divided into "long position trapped" and "short position trapped".

Being trapped in a long position means that you bought in, but the stock price fell.

For example, stock A is worth 1 yuan per share.

You feel the price will rise tomorrow, so you buy 100 shares.

But the next day, stock A plummeted by 20%.

At this point, you can either sell your stocks to cut your losses, or hold them long-term and wait for a rebound.

If a stock only falls and doesn't rise for a long time, or even falls to the point of being delisted, your stock is essentially trapped.

This is the most common financial risk faced by ordinary investors.

on the contrary.

Being trapped in a short position means that you sold short, but the stock price went up.

For example, stock A is worth 1 yuan per share.

You feel that the market will crash tomorrow.

So you borrow 100 shares from the brokerage firm, then sell them and get 100 yuan.

According to your plan, stock A will plummet tomorrow, with each share costing 1 yuan. You can use this 100 yuan to buy 200 shares, return 100 shares to the brokerage company, and keep 100 shares for yourself.

Once stock A rises back to 1 yuan per share, you can sell your shares and essentially get 100 yuan out of thin air.

However, after you sell the 100 shares you borrowed from the brokerage and get 100 yuan, the next day stock A rises to 2 yuan per share.

At this time, if you buy A-shares, you can only buy 50 shares.

If you return the 50 shares you bought to the brokerage firm, it means you owe the brokerage firm 100 yuan.

If you don't buy A-shares and choose to hold them long-term, waiting for the next crash, since you only provided collateral worth 100 yuan when you borrowed the stocks from the brokerage, you will need to provide another 100 yuan of collateral, or directly repay 200 yuan.

If your competitors continue to buy A shares and you never see any signs of a decline, your shares are essentially locked in.

Ultimately, if you sell the stock, you lose half of it; if you don't sell, you need to continuously provide collateral to the brokerage firm based on the stock's price increase.

This is what is known as being trapped in a short position; it's something that ordinary investors generally can't afford to do, and it's a rare example of large-scale capital operation.

When Judea attacked North American financial and economic entities, it was by taking long positions, and thus escaped unscathed.

Later, Old Smith used his wife's death to lure European Jews into a trap, effectively trapping them in a losing position.

In other words, Old Smith deliberately hyped up the strength of the three major companies, deliberately portrayed them as lacking fighting spirit, and even emphasized the news that China Resources, Poly, China Merchants, CITIC, etc. had postponed their listing in the United States.

This was intended to mislead European Jews, making them believe that US stocks would plummet and causing them to short US stocks.

Then, Old Smith took advantage of the compatibility of North American technology companies with San-series electronics, as well as the San-series companies introduced from the East, 45 state-owned enterprises in Dongshan, Hong Kong companies, etc., to drive up the US stock market when the new San-yuan Heavy Industry was launched. He then continued to raise the US stock market when the three major North American fleets arrived in Europe and the Libyan war.

This effectively traps European Judeocrats' dollars in the US stock market.

But driving up stock prices requires a lot of US dollars.

Therefore, most of the US dollars held by the Smith Group are also tied up in US stocks.

Simultaneously.

In the investment field, there is a market called 'emerging markets'.

It mainly refers to countries and regions with rapid economic development, extremely fast industrialization, large market potential, low labor costs and abundant resources, but immature financial markets and trade systems.

Currently, it includes the East, India, Southeast Asia, and West Africa.

If you invest in emerging markets, capital can leverage cheap labor and abundant resources to acquire goods at low prices and then sell them at high prices, thereby controlling emerging markets and continuously reaping wealth.

Therefore, even before the East joined the WTO, federal capital began to invest in this emerging market.

One way to increase the bet is to exchange US dollars for Chinese currency and invest directly in the East.

Secondly, they persuaded the East to purchase US Treasury bonds, so that Federal Capital could obtain US dollars and then reinvest in the East.

Therefore, despite the massive money printing in North America and the East over the past five years, the amount of red banknotes held by the federal capital has surged due to demand in the currency market, and foreign debt has skyrocketed, while the amount of US dollar cash in hand has not increased much.

Meanwhile, the East's holdings of US Treasury bonds and foreign exchange reserves have surged. However, due to the need to introduce third-party technologies, equipment, purchase crude oil from West Asia, and purchase third-party metals, it has to instrumentalize its US Treasury bonds and transfer them to third-party entities through complex transactions.

For example, you can give it directly in exchange for three types of weaponry and use it for the maintenance of three types of weaponry.

For example, converting currency into Hong Kong dollars and introducing Sanxi Electronics.

For example, the currency could be converted into euros and given to the Third Series Investment in Europe.

For example, they could exchange currency into South Vietnamese Dong to purchase South Vietnamese rice.

It can be said that the US dollars invested by Federal Capital in the East, as well as the US Treasury bonds held by the East, are almost entirely in the hands of the three groups.

This resulted in Federal Capital investing in the East and acquiring a massive amount of RMB through a money-making scheme, but being unable to convert these RMB into US dollars in a short period of time.

It was equivalent to the Eastern market, occupying a large portion of the federal capital's 'currency in circulation' internationally.

Against this backdrop.

The Smith Group, a global financial powerhouse, is facing a shortage of funds.

The world's second-largest financial system, European Judea, is trapped in North America by a financial hegemon.

Now, the financial giant, with its last remaining ammunition, is secretly making a move to raid Europe.

Don't even mention that Yu Yang could succeed in his assassination attempt; if anyone dared to do so, any country or conglomerate in the world with hundreds of billions of euros could succeed.

Of course, the Wall Street, BlackRock, Buffett, Soros, ADM, Blackstone Group, and other entities under the Smith Group are not to be trifled with, and no country or conglomerate dares to make a move against them.

So in the end, it benefited Yu Sanyuan.

First, when the Smith Consortium was buying up European stocks at rock-bottom prices, intending to control the European financial market, they launched a surprise attack on European military companies, causing European stocks to fall and forcing the Smith Consortium, which lacked euros, to sell off its holdings to cut its losses.

Then, the three major European companies snapped up European stocks, taking advantage of the European companies' acquisition of United Defense to drive up European stock prices.

Then, after the Smith Consortium took over European stocks, it pushed for the oil-producing countries to join the WTO, making them emerging markets that attracted capital from Europe and the United States, causing European and American stocks to fall.

In order to trap European Jews, Old Smith had to push up the US stock market;
In order to take control of the European financial market, it is necessary to ensure that the amount of euros held does not decrease, which means it is necessary to drive up European stock prices;
In order to invest in oil-producing countries, one must obtain Hong Kong dollars, which are pegged to the oil-producing countries' reserve currency, the riyal.

It's like needing US dollars in one hand, euros in the other, and Hong Kong dollars in your mind.

Who has the most money right now?

It must be our Yu Sanyuan.

In Hong Kong, Liao Pengfei pushed for the reform of the Hong Kong dollar and tied it to food, which was tantamount to taking control of the printing of money.

In North America, the three industries are thriving, with at least $4500 billion in available cash.

In Europe, the trilateral aid program is showing signs of improvement, with at least €6700 billion in available cash secured.

So when Old Shi called, it wasn't to start a fight, nor was it to argue about who trapped the Smith Group in the European financial market.

It was to borrow money.

...

"Old Shi, you have to have the right attitude when lending money. You have to beg me."

"Damn it, Yu, it was your sudden intervention that disrupted the European financial market."

"You wicked Shi, you shamelessly hijacked our acquisition of United Defense first."

“I have already given you the joint defense, and you only asked for $12 billion, but I paid $52 billion, which is equivalent to a loss of $40 billion.”

“When you use European companies to acquire American companies, it’s like using European money to buy your own stuff. Even if you lose a lot, you still make a profit.” “United Defense doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to Bush. All the money went into Bush’s pocket.”

Anyway, it didn't go into my pocket.

“Yu, let’s stop arguing. I need 5000 billion US dollars, 5000 billion euros, and 3000 billion Hong Kong dollars to pay off within two years.”

"can."

"what do you want?"

"I don't want anything except normal interest."

"Really?"

"Ah."

"No, Yu, you must suggest something."

"But I really have no other requests of you now."

"Your actions make me deeply uneasy."

"You worthless wretch!"

"... "

“Old Shi, you borrow US dollars to boost US stocks, which will benefit the three companies listed in the US; you borrow euros to boost European stocks, which will benefit the three companies that aid Europe; you borrow Hong Kong dollars to invest in the oil country, which will benefit the three companies in the oil country. As far as I am concerned, lending you money is the same as helping myself.”

"That makes sense, but I don't believe you."

"You don't trust me, yet you ask me for money? Bah, you've got it backwards. In terms of trust, it should be whether I lend you money or not."

"Yu, I know what you definitely want."

“Okay, let’s get straight to the point. I hope you can boost tourism in the oil-producing countries. After all, the democratic factions control 80% of the world’s news media, so you can help promote it.”

"Sure, what aspects do you plan to promote?"

"First is Riyadh, the capital of the oil-rich country, with port cities Jeddah and Manama, followed by Doha in Qatar and Abu Dhabi in the emirate."

"it is good!"

Normally speaking, the most famous city in the emirate should be Dubai.

But in reality, Dubai is more like a trendy city, attracting wealthy people to vacation there.

The truly wealthy cities are, firstly, Abu Dhabi, then Riyadh, the capital of the oil-producing country, followed by Jeddah, another oil-producing country, and then Kuwait.

Take Abu Dhabi as an example.

Its GDP per capita is $12, while Dubai's is about $3.3.

The Abu Dhabi consortium, to which it belongs, is closely linked with European Judaism and controls nearly one trillion US dollars/euros in cash; the Dubai consortium, together, controls approximately 2000 billion US dollars.

Abu Dhabi focuses on education, technology, military industry, aviation, and aerospace; Dubai focuses on tourism and real estate.

So in 08, when Dubai was mired in a debt crisis, Abu Dhabi was completely unaffected and even saved Dubai.

This is the difference between a long-established nouveau riche and a social media influencer who suddenly becomes wealthy.

Oil-producing countries clearly belong to the former category.

Now that China has joined the WTO, if there is further publicity, the average person around the world will soon know what it means to be "richest in the world with a piece of cloth on your head".

This is beneficial for oil-producing countries to further promote economic development through tourism, and it also makes the polar bears envious.

After ending the call with Old Smith, Yu Yang contacted Liao Pengfei, the head of the Hong Kong branch of the Third Department, Yang Rong, the head of the North American branch of the Third Department, and Zhao Qian, the head of the European aid project of the Third Department, and asked the three parties to prepare sufficient funds for Old Smith.

He then took out the SY handheld console and examined his own business.

Old Smith was short of money, strictly speaking, because he had made his business too big.

North American finance, South American food, European finance, West Asian infiltration, African shipping…

Furthermore, it assisted Tijuana Group, supported the Israeli aviation industry, and secretly acquired England Aero Systems...

Including the upcoming North American midterm elections, the Democratic faction, with the help of massive capital, has secured a majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives ahead of schedule.

This means that Bush will be virtually sidelined for the next two years of his term.

This also means that the next North American governor will inevitably be Old Smith's proxy.

Based on this, and given the series of collaborations they have maintained with Old Shi, two years later, the federal capital led by Old Shi will certainly not have any substantial conflict with them.

But we have to consider one issue.

Will Old Shi suddenly die?

It's important to know that whether it's J.P. Morgan, the oil tycoon, or George R.R. Brooks, they were all ruthless individuals.

J.P. Morgan was a key figure in World War II, the oil tycoon was the head of a long-established military-industrial complex, and George H.W. Bush represented the new class in North America.

If the three parties were ruthless enough to eliminate Old Smith and then divide up the Smith Group, the probability of this happening is as high as 99%.

Although his family could provide protection for Old Smith, someone like Chief Yu only dared to stay in the East. Even when he went out, he would only wander around in Southern Vietnam. How could he possibly protect Old Smith completely?

Therefore, Yu Yang had to recall many major international events from another time and space for reference.

Unfortunately, the expansion of the three systems has affected the world order, and the two timelines are now very different.

Let's take it one step at a time.

...

Riyadh, the capital of the oil-producing country.

In the year 2000, the oil-producing countries introduced the Tripartite Agriculture model, creating desert planting areas that successfully produced dates, wheat, melons, and vegetables. This nominally enabled the oil-producing countries to achieve food self-sufficiency if they so desired, leading to a rise in global crude oil prices, which increased from $18 per barrel to $73 per barrel over the next four years.

Of course, this process would have been aided by the disruption of shipping in the Red Sea and the high-priced oil extraction agreement for the three oil rigs.

Regardless of the circumstances, since the beginning of the millennium, Riyadh's fiscal revenue has increased three to five times year by year, which led to the introduction of the Three Yuan Construction Project and the start of a new era of large-scale development.

In 01, the Petroleum Country introduced companies such as Sanyuan Pharmacy, Sanyuan Edible Oil, and Grain-Fed Beef, establishing the Sanyuan Group to share its resources and offering high welfare benefits such as free education, free medical care, and exemption from all taxes.

In 02, PetroChina joined the Hundred Universities Alliance, establishing 16 universities including King's University, Prince's Agricultural University, Royal Noble University, and the Third Department of Electronic Engineering, opening up 20 places for international students to Shiliying Subdistrict and waiving all fees.

In 03, the Petroleum Corporation introduced the Sanyuan Communication Network system, laid the Xita ground receiving station, launched the Sanyuan Forum, replicated Xintai City, and invested in projects such as the Sanyuan High-speed Railway, Sanyuan Light Rail, Sanyuan Elevated Suspension Rail, and Sanyuan Subway.

In 04, the oil-producing country became the first region in the world to achieve an average internet speed exceeding gigabit speeds, and Riyadh became the first city in the world to have driverless buses, driverless taxis, driverless railcars, and drone delivery services.

05年，石油囯交通系统完成更新，并向公共场所投入11.5万台MT-AI机器人、28万套三系智能路灯和垃圾桶、4.3万套S.Y户外屏、1.6万套泰坦战争机器人。

Entering October 2005, Riyadh's prosperity was not only reflected in its luxury, wealth, and opulence.

It is also reflected in all aspects such as informatization, datafication, visualization, and holography.

Like now.

You walk along wide streets lined with high-rise apartments, luxurious palaces, giant shopping malls, multi-level overpasses, beautiful parks, various fountains, and lush greenery, facing drones that occasionally fly by, humanoid armed robots patrolling in queues, streetlight cameras that automatically track you, and bullet trains speeding by...

You feel somewhat dazed, as if everything before you is transporting you to the future.

And then, in a moment of casual looking up...

You see a row of holographic subtitles displayed in the sky above the Expo building in the distance:

Welcome to 2020!

(End of this chapter)