50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 351 800 Million to Launder Money

Instead, the real business should be to take advantage of the increased gold production to add more gold to one's income.

The thought of the gold in his hands and the seemingly endless wait for it to become legitimate income dampened his initial excitement.

Is unusable gold still gold? It's just a pile of shiny, pretty stones.

It seems this is no longer feasible; the digestion and absorption process takes too long. If it were legitimate income, there would be no need for digestion; it could be used legally directly.

With his familiarity with history, making money wouldn't be difficult for him.

Acquire a batch of gold as your initial capital; the fastest way to make money later is through the stock market and the internet.

Of course, the reason he could resist the temptation of gold and temporarily abandon the idea was because he could come back at any time.

If he really needs the money urgently, he can always go to the Federal Reserve to buy more. If things get difficult with the Federal Reserve, he can always go to the Fort Knox vault.

Having the ability is one thing, but whether he uses it or not must be his own choice, not something driven by greed.

Once the gold issue was resolved, he began preparing a report analyzing the gold reserves of the United States.

The reason he asked Deputy Director Han for leave when he came was to investigate the situation at the Federal Reserve.

A country's true gold reserves are an effective source of insight into its economic strength.

To verify the report's authenticity, he even secretly photographed several confidential documents at the Federal Reserve.

On December 10th, the same day Tong Jiajia saw Sun Hongying and Sun Aiguo into the examination hall, Sun Zhiwei returned to his home in Washington with an analysis report and a large amount of gold.

That same day, the report he had written was delivered to Deputy Director Han by the liaison officer.

Deputy Director Han checked the report immediately, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw that the United States' total gold reserves were as high as 8000 tons.

The country is still too poor. This year, our total foreign exchange reserves (including gold and US dollars) are less than $50 billion.

The gold content was even more pitiful, amounting to only 360 tons, which is not even a fraction of what the United States possesses.

This gold is the result of the country's years of collecting gold from the public and mining gold in domestic mines.

They were used as ballast for domestic currency issuance and remained largely unchanged for more than 20 years, with no major alterations made.

This amount is less than the amount of gold that Sun Zhiwei currently possesses in his space.

Sun Zhiwei was not unaware of this situation.

He had originally considered sending some gold back to China, but how could he explain the origin of the gold?

Did you steal it? Where did you steal it? How did you steal it? How much did you steal? Can you do it again?

The thought of the potential troubles that might follow made his scalp tingle, and in the end, his idea had to be abandoned before it even began.

The data in Sun Zhiwei's report includes not only the gold reserves of the United States, but also the gold reserves of other major countries in the world.

Deputy Director Han realized the importance of the report and immediately arranged for it to be sent back to China quickly through a secret channel.

The report was quickly obtained domestically.

The massive and real data above hit everyone like a heavy blow.

It not only shocked Deputy Director Han, but also his family.

Any leader in China knows that war is about spending money, and logistics determine the outcome of most wars.

The reason we were able to win the Korean War was not only because of the strong fighting spirit of our soldiers, but also because of the weapons aid from the Russians.

While we can't judge solely by weapons, when the difference in monetary value is enormous, it's essentially trading human lives for money, until the other side loses out and is unwilling to fight anymore.

This is something no leader wants to see.

Therefore, the idea that "we also need to raise money to narrow the gap" gradually became a consensus among most people. Less than three days after Sun Zhiwei returned, the results of the domestic discussion about his 800 million yuan finally reached Washington.

That day, Sun Zhiwei received a meeting notice from Deputy Director Han through the mall's water tank.

That evening, Sun Zhiwei, disguised, entered the liaison office again through the back door, where Lao Han was still waiting for him in the office.

This time, he even brewed the tea in advance, using the British black tea that Sun Zhiwei had obtained.

It's not that he doesn't want to get domestic green tea, it's just that it's already the end of the year, and this year's tea has long been snapped up, so he really has nowhere to get it.

So he could only get some Indian black tea to tide him over. Their black tea is quite famous and is sold in the United States.

Old Han is an old tea drinker, but he hasn't actually drunk foreign teas very often.

The quality of the Indian black tea was not bad, and he was quite satisfied after drinking it.

"Director, I'm here."

"Okay, have a seat." Old Han and Sun Zhiwei sat down on the sofa in the reception area.

Do you know why I called you here this time?

"Why? Is there something wrong with this report?"

"No, the report was just sent back because the data was so shocking. The feedback from China hasn't come yet, and I estimate it will be a while before we get the results."

"The main reason I called you here is because of your 800 million yuan; the discussions in China have reached a conclusion."

"Oh, what's the arrangement domestically? Are they just going to sell it off directly?"

"Don't talk nonsense. The old leader is in charge now. He has said that public and private matters must be kept separate."

"So, this 800 million is still yours."

"Congratulations, Sun Zhiwei, from now on you are a real millionaire."

"Moreover, this money of yours is legal and recognized domestically."

"You should be considered the first millionaire in the country, right?"

Upon hearing this result, Sun Zhiwei was stunned. Although this was the best result he had been pursuing, he had never thought that it could be fully achieved.

The company didn't want a single penny? This really surprised him.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Are there any other requirements from above?"

"Yes, that's true. The higher-ups want to secretly requisition your two deserted islands."

As soon as Lao Han said it, Sun Zhiwei knew the reason.

His two islands are very desolate, and there is nothing on them now, but their geographical location is not remote.

One is in the Caribbean, America's backyard; the other is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, right in the middle of the second island chain.

Both of these locations are of great strategic significance.

If an attack node were established on a small island in the Caribbean, it could threaten most of the western American cities, including Washington and New York.

Even if it is not used as an attack node, but only as a secret logistics supply base, it can still extend the patrol range of domestic submarines.

That small island in the Pacific Ocean has the same significance; it can provide an opening for our navy to break into the blue sea.

It can also serve as a key supply point in the central Pacific, the significance of which is self-evident.

(End of this chapter)