Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 299: Relic: The First Stock

The fact is just as Byron said.

Not only the atmosphere group and those excellent stock friends who made a fortune are fake, but even the market itself is fake.

It is just a simulation system designed by Byron according to the rules of the stock market. All the operating processes in this system are the same as those in the real stock market in theory.

In fact, in the four hundred years since the birth of stocks in the past, the first three hundred years were basically filled with the same speculative behavior, market manipulation, and insider trading.

Since the first stock market crash - the tulip bubble, the only lesson mankind has learned from history is that it has not learned any lessons from history.

By the time of Byron, the market had only been truly standardized for a few years.

They are all the same, and in essence, they are similar to his "simulated trading platform".

The eight stocks that were listed at the beginning, except Vanguard, were simulated in this way.

Anyway, only the few clients specially "invited" by Theresa and Byron were actually trading stocks, and everyone else was just simulating.

No matter how much money Theresa and her friends made from this simulation game, Byron could easily afford to lose it.

Moreover, the purpose of throwing bait is to make a nest, not to really feed the fish.

So, as expected, Theresa encountered an accident.

When she raised her head and looked at the trend of No. 0000003 with expectation, a cliff-like plummeting curve suddenly reflected a bleak green above her head.

The nun, who had been hoping to turn over, gradually widened her eyes and her voice began to tremble:
"How could this happen? The stock price actually fell?"

Looking back, a large number of stockholders were at the operation interface, panic-selling their shares of "Rhine Alliance vs. Bantaan Trading Co., Ltd."

Follow the "trick" to cut losses and exit the market.

Then I heard someone running fast whispering:
“Luckily, I was well-informed and sold my stocks as soon as the market opened. Not only did I not lose money, I even made a small profit.

I heard that last night, when the 003 fleet was preparing to return from the First Circumference, they were singing and drinking rum when they were suddenly hijacked by a group of Barbary pirates in the Bahamas.

The leader seems to be called [Fei Long].

Although the sailors were fine, the ship and cargo were all gone. It was a tragedy, tut tut."

In fact, this is just a normal stock price fluctuation.

If ordinary people do not use leverage and do not borrow money to trade stocks, at most they can cut their losses and leave the market, which is a lesson learned.

But not Teresa.

Not only did she secretly embezzle public funds, she also doubled the leverage. In the recent fall, she even lost all her pants.

Even if I sold her, it wouldn't be enough to compensate me.

If she could not repay the public funds, the image she had worked so hard to build within the church would be destroyed on the spot, not to mention her ambitions to become the archbishop.

And if she cannot repay the leverage she borrowed from the trading market, according to the agreement, she can only sell her body to pay off her debts.

There were not only the atmosphere group around her, but also people like her who were losers in life, kneeling on the ground powerlessly, shaking continuously.

His specific appearance could not be seen because of the member's portrait, but the robe he wore made him look somewhat like a judge in a court in Hastings.

Mouth murmured:

"It's gone. The [Dream Execution] I pledged is gone."

Theresa had no time to care about others.

After finding out from her fellow stockholders why the stock market fell, the nun, whose body was shaking with pain, did not first think that she had been deceived, but rather felt annoyed:
"Why didn't I think of using my position to bribe the devout believers within Rhine Company and get first-hand intelligence?
If I had gotten the news earlier, I would have bought the decline today. Not only would I not lose money, but I would have made a lot of money.

I don’t have any experience this time, but if you give me some more capital, I will definitely be able to make a comeback!”

But public funds and leverage were like two huge fires that had already burned her eyebrows.

If she can't get over this hurdle, she will have no future.

"What should I do? What should I do? I must borrow a large sum of money as soon as possible to fill this huge hole, otherwise it will be all over."

Just as Theresa was getting anxious like an ant on hot pan, she suddenly saw a tall and beautiful woman in golden glow walking out of the door of the stock exchange.

She obviously had absolute confidence in herself and had no intention of using the member's outfit to disguise herself.

Teresa also recognized his identity at a glance.

That was none other than Miss Catherine, the owner of stock number 0000001, the manager of the Pioneer Navigator Colonial Trading Company, the famous [Flower of the North] and [Mithril Dragon] of International Port.

The nun's eyes suddenly lit up, and she suppressed her panic and calculated the chips in her hand:
"The only collateral I can offer now, besides myself, is the future 'Bantaan Cathedral Joint Stock Company'.

I am willing to take the donations from the gentry, farmers, dignitaries, etc. and split it 70% to 70%, leaving 70% for myself. I just don't know if she is interested in this project.

If it’s not enough, other aspects can be added.”

Although he was not very confident, he still gritted his teeth and chased after him.

At this point, Theresa's debt relationship was successfully transferred from the trading market to the Pioneer Colonial Trading Company, forming a perfect closed loop.

It is no longer possible to refuse any request from creditors.

Byron, who was left alone in the room, watched the nun finally fall (crossed out) and was completely trapped, and he could hear her mumbling clearly.

He shook the wine glass in his hand and drank the sweet wine that represented victory:

"Miss Sister, the financial market is too complicated for you to control. Let me, the old captain, help you get promoted and make a fortune.

From now on, Lancaster will become one of the shareholders of the church.

In the future, the faith in Bantaan will definitely have a place for me, the "Father of Medical Care"!"

He moved his hand and a golden piece of paper appeared in his palm.

It was printed with the company name: "Pioneer Colonial Trading Company"; Year of establishment: Silver Era 1471; Total number of shares: million.
This is the world's first (fake) stock.

It is also a [Level 1 Holy Relic] with great potential, enough to lead the capitalization trend like the Age of Discovery:
“Stocks are a major form of securities, issued by a joint-stock company to prove the identity and rights of investors as shareholders and to obtain dividends and bonuses.

It has epoch-making significance for the capital and financial markets, just as the compass was to the Age of Discovery.

Effect: Dare to be my enemy? I will buy you!

It has two operation modes: buy and sell.

Buy-in: Use any asset worth more than one gold pound to initiate a buy-in and become a small shareholder of an organization.

Any contribution made to the organization thereafter can earn actual ownership of the mystical realm in the form of equity.

As contributions increase, equity continues to grow.

When your equity share exceeds 5%, you can force the other party to change their perception. Even if you encounter them head-on, they will think you are one of them or even the one in power.

When the equity is greater than fifty percent, the actual ownership of the organization is immediately acquired.

It does not depend on human will.

Sell: When parting ways, you can request a dividend settlement, forming an occult treasure chest, and forcibly extract the organization's property, knowledge, and treasures to offset the dividends.

The more equity you have, the more valuable the extraction will be.”

This holy relic is a perfect match for Byron, the "number one confidant" and "professional traitor".

Even if you are undercover in other hostile organizations, you don't have to worry that your efforts over a period of time will be in vain.

Whatever you eat from me must be returned to me eventually.

As soon as Byron got the stock, he activated his "buy" ability and became a shareholder of a series of organizations.

Considering that if the equity ratio is too small, it will be useless, good steel must be used where it is needed most.

Therefore, he did not join many organizations: the Church of the Creator, the Kingdom of Hastings, the Azik Empire, the Taya Empire, the Bloodthirsty Cult, the Skinning Cult, and the Lighthouse Federation.

At present, the Kingdom of Hastings is his main focus. The overseas colonies he directly and indirectly rules have a combined area of ​​about one twentieth of the mainland.

But the actual value is far more than one twentieth.

Although he does not own most of it.

But Byron and Catherine's Earldom of Greenville, Torrent Fortress, and Vanguard Navigation Company are nominally part of the kingdom.

As long as you continue to grow, your equity will naturally increase.

Moreover, the fact that the colony does not belong entirely to him now does not mean that it will not belong to him in the future.

The "reverse listing plan" has been launched, and it will sooner or later drain the blood of the Royal Colony.

In cooperation with the church that has successfully obtained equity, it will soon be able to say: What belongs to Caesar is mine, and what belongs to the gods is mine too.

After exiting the Financial Street, I just admired the "indenture" signed by Theresa, as well as the third-level ability [Execution in a Dream] offered by the No. 2 [Executioner] of the Star Chamber Court after being trapped.

The conch shell around her waist suddenly sounded, and it turned out to be my aunt Meganilla.

Hearing the content of her message, Byron's eyes suddenly flashed:
"The Octopus Battleship appears again? In the Iris Colony?
Aunt, let’s go now!”

(End of this chapter)