Chapter 1198 Becoming a bookmaker of global capital (Third update, please subscribe)
“…US Treasury Secretary Anderson’s visit is obviously to discuss the “International Gold Rush” with Director Zhao of the Ministry of Finance , According to the plan..."
Listening to the voice coming from the radio, Feng Jingyun occasionally fell into thinking, thinking about the next meeting.
The black BMW 600 Pullman car was driving along the mountain highway, and Feng Jingyun would look out the window from time to time.
The Genting Expressway is nicknamed "Highway 0". This expressway leading to the Genting Plateau is the first expressway in Nanyang. On the plateau at an altitude of about 1,700 meters, there are green trees, luxuriant flowers and grass, and the air It is fresh and pleasant, dotted with some lakes, and the plateau surrounded by clouds and mist is like Penglai Fairy Pavilion in the sea of clouds, or like a mirage.
Unlike Chang'an, which has high temperatures all year round, the temperature here is around 22°C throughout the year. When Nanyang was first built, this place was chosen as the location of the research institute and Nanyang University because of its cool weather. Many European experts and their families lived there. On this plateau.
Of course, this is not only the academic center of Nanyang, but also a famous wealthy area in Nanyang. The people who live here are often either rich or noble.
The guest Feng Jingyun was visiting today lived in Genting Highlands. The car drove in the other direction at a fork in the Zero Highway. On one side of this road was the road leading to Nanyang University and the Science City - Science The city is centered on Nanyang University and multiple research institutes. In order to achieve the goal of "building a nation through technology", Nanyang established a science and industrial park there five years ago.
However, the purpose of Feng Jingyun's trip was not to visit the famous Science City at home and abroad. He was going to another place. The car turned around a mountain ridge and what came into view was a mountain lake. The lake is an artificial Reservoirs, there are many such reservoirs around Chang'an. In the past ten years, in order to solve the problem of water shortage due to the lack of large rivers and lakes near Chang'an, engineers have formed hundreds of artificial lakes by damming rivers. , which can not only control floods during the rainy season, but also meet Chang'an's demand for fresh water resources.
These artificial lakes, large and small, have become a scene in Chang'an. Many people come there to invest in real estate, especially in Yunding. There are hundreds of manors, large and small, scattered around Yunmeng Lake. , the people who live here are definitely either rich or noble.
Soon, the car drove into a manor. While the car was driving, Feng Jingyun cast his eyes on Yunmeng Lake in the distance. The lake was dotted with white sails and the clouds and mist shrouded it like a fairyland.
Then the car stopped in front of a European-style palace and took a look at the house. Feng Jingyun thought for a moment before walking out of the car. The temperature outside was not much hotter than inside the car. This was just right. That's why housing prices here are so expensive.
An Indian servant in a suit said in fluent English:
"Mr. Feng, your highness is waiting for you."
Who is your highness?
Of course it is the Ali Khan who has just been exiled to Nanyang. Now Ali Khan has long given up the hope of returning to Hyderabad and is just enjoying life here.
After arriving in Chang'an, Ali Khan found that this place was more suitable for him than London. As long as he had money, he could enjoy everything here. For example, he bought this palace for only $7 million.
As for money... Ali Khan is the least lacking in this. Today, Feng Jingyun came to give him money, or in other words, brought him an investment advice.
“…As you can see from the picture, the current international gold price has risen to 41 US dollars per ounce due to purchases by various countries, which is 18% higher than the official price. Therefore, now is the best time to sell gold. Your Highness, with your Calculated based on the gold currently held, if you sell it at this high price, you can earn more than 100 million US dollars in additional profits."
Looking at the report in his hand, Ali Khan did not speak immediately. He is not good at investing in this kind of thing. In fact, he doesn't understand it at all. But even so, he has to admit that the report brought by Feng Jingyun is indeed very moving.
“Not only can you make more than $700 million in cash by selling gold, this money can be deposited in multiple banks, and through the custody services they provide, you can get a return of $50 million per year, which is obviously better than putting gold on the market. It’s more cost-effective in the vault. After all, the annual storage cost alone is...well, 6 million US dollars! This loss is equivalent to a 1% loss per year."
Feng Jingyun’s expression looked very sincere. He looked like he was thinking about the other party, and Ali Khan said curiously:
"Mr. Feng, you are the boss of a gold company. Isn't it more in your interest to charge storage fees than to sell?"< br>
“Your Highness, compared to custody fees, I hope my clients can get more profits and manage their wealth reasonably!”
Bullshit!
This is all a lie. The reason Feng Jingyun came here was to persuade Ali Khan to sell the hundreds of tons of gold he held. Of course, Ali Khan could get huge returns in the process.
What about Nanyang?
It can fulfill its commitments with the United States, and on the other hand, it can avoid the outflow of gold. After all, Nanyang’s gold reserves of more than 3,000 tons are too much to say the least. More, say less. It's all real money, so it's better not to move if you can.
Ali Khan thought for a while and asked:
“But, as you said, since all countries are buying gold now, will the price of gold continue to rise in the future? ”
Facing Ali Khan's inquiry, Feng Jingyun directly took out a newspaper and said:
"Your Highness, you see that the US Treasury Secretary has arrived in Chang'an, and he will also visit Western Europe in the next few days. There is no need to doubt that all countries will coordinate to maintain the price of gold in the international market. After all, the "Bredesen System" has determined the price of gold, and the economies of various countries have long been closely tied to this. In this case "Your Majesty, the current high price of gold can only last for a few days. Your Highness, this opportunity cannot be missed!"
Of course it is an opportunity not to be missed. This is true for these princes, and it is also true for Nanyang. After all, , Nanyang needs to sell gold to stabilize the price of gold in the international market, but Nanyang's gold cannot be sold casually. After all, Nanyang has managed to accumulate some wealth, and cannot casually sacrifice for others. Insert the knife. Therefore, these princes who hold a large amount of gold in their hands have become the best choice. The gold in their hands is not even less than the national reserves in Nanyang! It can only be said that they really have a good way of scraping the land and squeezing the people's fat!
At this time, of course we have to make them bleed. No, for the sake of their interests, of course we have to make them sell the gold in their hands at a high level! So, they got the cash, but what about Nanyang? Not only does it help the market stabilize the price of gold, but it also eliminates the need to pay for a gram of gold yourself, and can even absorb a batch of gold by the way. After all, Nanyang’s gold reserves are only more than 3,000 tons, and there is no more gold. I think it’s a lot.
Therefore, Feng Jingyun visited the prince.
Faced with such persuasion, Ali Khan hesitated, but he did not agree immediately. He just said that he could think about it, but in fact he was also moved. After all, the gold was stored in the vault. You need to pay a storage fee, and if you leave it to a bank in Nanyang, you can get extremely generous returns every year.
After leaving Ali Khan's manor, Feng Jingyun went to visit another prince...
While Feng Jingyun visited those princes and persuaded them to abandon gold while the price of gold was high, " In the study room of Daming Palace, Li Yian was listening to Zhao Shijie's report.
“...The United States agrees and supports Yongan to become the third financial center in the world. Finance Minister Andrew also believes that money needs to flow. New York and London alone cannot meet the needs of international trade... …”
These are just official words. What is the real intention?
“Gold,”
Finally, Zhao Shijie smiled.
“Finance Minister Anderson believes that maintaining the stability of international gold prices by selling gold will help Yongan become an international financial center. At the same time, he suggested that the United States, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, West Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, The central banks of Belgium and other countries have formed an organization to jointly sell gold to prevent gold from exceeding the fixed price of 35.2 US dollars per ounce. Its member banks provide a certain amount of gold to form a gold central reserve pool..."
"Gold Central Reserve Pool.”
Li Yi'an's brows jumped and he said:
"The Americans have made a good calculation. In the past, the gold reserves of the United States supported the gold standard, but now it has become the responsibility of all member states to support the gold standard."
"Your Excellency, this gold pool will definitely be established in London, because the United Kingdom controls 70% of the world's mined gold - South African gold will only be traded through London, and the Bank of England has sufficient capital to trade through London's gold exchange. "Buy high and sell high to maintain the gold price level."
"This is the legacy of the British Empire."
Li Yian said with envy:
"Because South Africa is a member of the Commonwealth and is the world's largest gold producer, the UK has a natural advantage in this regard. This is an advantage that others cannot seize. Since forty years ago, London's morning trading price , which is the authoritative price of global gold. Now... If nothing else happens, out of the need to cooperate with the US market, the London gold market will definitely launch an afternoon quotation and quote the fixing price in London afternoon time... Well, this is the international Financial center!”
After a little thought, Li Yian basically understood the formation of the international financial center - it was precisely because of this "gold rush" that before that, the London and New York exchanges were Relatively independent, but after that, with the connection between London and New York, an international financial center was formed.
Now, Li Yian finally found the source!
"Your Excellency, this seems to be the case. Capital is running day and night. After London and New York are connected, the world's financial operation model will undergo a fundamental change, and we can just participate in it. Yong'an, The global 24-hour uninterrupted financial circulation formed by the three major exchanges in London and New York is in line with the interests of capital."
After Zhao Shijie finished his words, Li Yi'an said:
“Yes, this is the fundamental reason why we need to build Yongan into an international financial center. Maybe the earth will sunset and the sun will rise, but the flow of capital is eternal. What we need is to create a place where capital can flow forever. ”
When he said these words, Li Yian’s lips raised slightly. In the eyes of some people, capital is evil, and all evils belong to capital. Capital will bring all kinds of evil to mankind. Harmful, but anyone can deny that capital is a double-edged sword, and uncontrolled capital is the biggest threat.
But no matter how capital flows, it always needs a place to flow. That is the meaning of the existence of an international financial center. All capital will flow and operate through the international financial center.
This also means that capital is controlled in this process - as we all know, the winner in a casino is always the banker.
The international financial center is the banker of global capital, but there is not only one banker, because the flow of capital is eternal.
What Nanyang needs is to become one of the bookmakers, thereby controlling capital to a certain extent. Use capital to harvest the world's wealth instead of being harvested by capital.
Harvesting wealth - only the banker has this capital in the casino.
For so many years, Li Yian has been committed to becoming a bookmaker of global capital.
This thing must be an international financial center, and a real international financial center, an independent international financial center like London and New York.
(End of this chapter)