Chapter 66 Starting from the Roots
In the villa No. 8 on Gullah Street, young William hurriedly pushed open the door of a room and shouted inside: Davide is not good. News just came from Jim that Zhou Ming and Irre parted ways.
Let's fly to Petrograd together, Dov.
This is Davie's study. The person in charge of the Dota Project was watering the flowers at this time. When William yelled, his hands shook. The water in the pot spilled all over the table. He put down the shower head very dissatisfied and said: William,
I really should have thrown you to Colombia instead of bringing you here. Why can't you remember? How many times have I told you to knock on the door before coming in?
William was aggrieved and wanted to say something, but Davie remembered something again, and then said: And what did you call me just now? I told you to call me Mr. Davie, you unruly bastard.
Faced with Davide's accusation, William raised his hands: Well, dear Mr. Davide, I was wrong. It's just that I was so anxious about the matter this time that I forgot about it for a moment.
Davide had no choice but to wave his hand and ask him: So what did you just say? Zhou Ming and the North Russian businessman went to Petrograd. What did they do there? Did Jim tell you?
After talking about the specific matter, William calmed down. He thought for a moment and replied to Davide: Jim didn't know what to do specifically, but it was said that a 10,000-ton cargo ship from the Gangcheng Shipping Group docked at Petersburg last night.
Grad Port, judging from the time, their trip to Petrograd was most likely related to the arrival of this cargo ship.
Davidye said oh, obviously this answer made him feel a little surprised: So is the Gangcheng Consortium behind Zhou Ming? There are a few very powerful guys in the Gangcheng Consortium. They learned about the movements in Northern Russia.
It is reasonable to want a piece of the pie.
Listening to Davide's analysis to himself, William suddenly asked him: Davide, do you think this is really a coincidence or is it simply a smoke screen he put out, because I really can't imagine that with the current financial situation in Northern Russia,
What can a 10,000-ton cargo ship change about the situation? Unless the 10,000-ton cargo ship transports all gold, there is no way it can be changed.
This is indeed the case, but 10,000 tons of gold is simply a fantasy. Davideye said disdainfully, not to mention whether it is possible for the port city to get 10,000 tons of gold, even if it is created by magic.
How could they bring it to Northern Russia in such a short time? Besides, those port city families, why do they waste so much wealth here? This is totally illogical.
But if it's not gold, what else could it be? I really can't think of it. It seems that this can only be a coincidence. William said.
Actually, I think it doesn’t matter whether it’s a coincidence or not. William, you just need to remember that nothing can stop our Dota project from running. That’s it. Our goal is 20 trillion US dollars.
Davideye said very arrogantly. Then he remembered something and said to William: Compared with this, I think William, your politeness is the most worthy of my attention. You just forgot to add Mr. after my name.
suffix, you must remember that this is the top priority
Faced with Davide's rebuke of criticism, William withered like an eggplant beaten by frost.
Davie and William here are very conceited, but they never imagined that this cargo ship transported more than 10,000 tons of daily necessities. But it is normal for them to not expect it, let alone proud Americans.
Even Ilbedov, the wealthy North Russian man who had been following Zhou Ming, couldn't figure it out.
At this moment in Hoplov's castle in Petrograd, Ilbedov and Hoplov were looking at Zhou Ming with wide eyes, their eyes full of surprise, confusion and confusion.
Mr. Zhou Ming, are these 10,000 tons of daily necessities just the most ordinary clothes, shoes, socks and cutlery?
Ilbedov asked Zhou Ming blankly, if it weren't for Zhou Ming's previous stories, if Zhou Ming wasn't sitting in front of him now, he would really think that he and he were not living in the same world, because if they were the same
People in the world, why would he not understand Zhou Ming’s thoughts at all?
Zhou Ming shrugged unnecessarily and said: It's very simple. Aren't you in Northern Russia lacking these things now? I can see that on Gullah Street, everyone is rushing to sell off their belongings or barter. Isn't that the case all the time?
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The answer given by Zhou Ming made Ilbedov have the urge to vomit blood. This was not because Zhou Ming's answer was so bizarre. In fact, if Zhou Ming's answer was so profound, Ilbedov would feel better.
, because that is a very profound answer after all, but the key point now is that Zhou Ming's answer is so simple, so simple that even a three-year-old child in Crisco can understand it, which makes Ilbedov go crazy.
Indeed, Krisko is short of daily necessities. This is a legacy left over from the Soviet Union’s emphasis on military industry. This is common sense. Now the entire North Russia is short of daily necessities.
Anyone with eyes can see this, but the key lies in the relationship between daily necessities and finance.
Ilbedov thought so and subconsciously turned his attention to Li Cheng and Tong Gang next to him.
Tong Gang, who is currently in a relatively more prestigious position, spread out his hands and answered him first: Mr. Ilbedov, please don't look at me like this. I don't understand either, so I came here with Mr. Li Cheng.
Li Chengze said: Zhou Ming told us that there is a big business here, saying that if we transport more than 10,000 tons of daily necessities, we can make a lot of money. Not only these 10,000 tons, but also several cargo ships will follow.
Come here, it's full of daily necessities and some food.
Ilbedov was dumbfounded. He looked at Zhou Ming blankly and asked: Mr. Zhou Ming, shouldn't this big business refer to the Dota Project?
In fact, Ilbedov also asked, "Is it possible that you just want to sell clothes, shoes, socks, and daily necessities here?" Ilbedov didn't ask, but Ilbedov thought about it for a long time, and finally couldn't ask.
But Ilbedov couldn't ask, but it didn't mean that Zhou Ming couldn't tell. Zhou Ming said to him: Ilbedov, you are overthinking. The big business I talked about is actually the Dota Project, and daily necessities and
Finance, they are one.
Ilbedov shook his head and said: Mr. Zhou Ming, please forgive my shallow knowledge. I really don’t understand how these two sides can be integrated.
When Ilbedov asked this question, Li Cheng and Tong Gang also looked at Zhou Ming curiously, waiting for Zhou Ming's answer.
Zhou Ming thought for a moment and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: What do you think is the root cause of the current plummeting ruble exchange rate?
This question confused Ilbedov and the others, also because the question was too simple, and they did not think Zhou Ming's question would be so in-depth.
Zhou Ming then asked: Do you all think that the current plummeting of the ruble exchange rate is due to the Dota Plan’s unrestricted selling of rubles in securities companies?
When Ilbedov and the others faced this question, they couldn't help but want to nod, but they finally held back and waited for Zhou Ming to reveal the final answer to them. Zhou Ming continued: Chairman Tong Li Dong and others
Mr. Ilbedov, you are all very powerful businessmen. I believe you all understand some of the most basic financial logic. So I would like to ask how much selling is needed if the ruble is to depreciate so much.
Zhou Ming continued: Finance and business are sometimes the same. You need to invest money first, and only after the entire business model operates to achieve the desired results can you recover the costs and generate profits.
It is true that many things have the same effect, but Mr. Zhou Ming, now the Dota Project only needs to invest a small part to create panic and let the people of North Russia sell their rubles, which can also achieve the same effect. Ilbedov said.
Zhou Ming nodded and said: This is hedging, which is to use your own financial advantages to create the trend you want within a certain range, allowing people to blindly follow the trend created by the banker, and then profit from it. But there is a problem here.
What makes the people lose confidence in the economy of North Russia and blindly follow the ruble panic created by the Dota Project, spontaneously sell rubles, and help them short rubles?
This time Li Chengtong, Ilbedov and the others stopped talking, because through Zhou Ming's guidance, they had already thought of something.
Of course, Zhou Ming didn’t need them to answer anything at this time. Zhou Ming asked and answered himself: It’s because of the extreme shortage of daily necessities in North Russia.
Daily necessities such as clothes, shoes, socks, cutlery and cutlery usually look inconspicuous and are not worth much, but once these things are lacking, they are very fatal. As far as I know, Northern Russia is now short of even salt.
Zhou Ming said: I was born in mainland China. I have not systematically learned financial knowledge, but I can understand that if the price of something increases, it must be because there are very few of it. Otherwise, where is the street?
They are all sold, do you still think the price of this thing will increase? As the saying goes, rare things are more expensive, and this is the truth.
Returning to the ruble issue, Zhou Ming said that it was the scarcity of the most basic daily necessities in Northern Russia that caused prices to skyrocket, and finally the ruble exchange rate plummeted.
The reason is very simple. Just imagine when even a bag of salt costs tens of thousands of rubles to buy, what value does this ruble have? Who in Northern Russia would believe in rubles? Zhou Ming said, because of this,
Therefore, as long as the Dota Project creates a little panic, it will soon spread and the people of Northern Russia will spontaneously help them sell rubles.
So Zhou Ming wants to solve the problem at its root. As long as the daily necessities crisis is solved, the ruble's exchange rate will naturally rise. Li Cheng analyzed.
Zhou Ming nodded and said: That's it. As long as we insist on paying in rubles to trade, when the supply of these cheap daily necessities exceeds demand, I can't find a reason to let the ruble continue to fall. What do you think?
Facing Zhou Ming's rhetorical question, Li Chengtonggang and Ilbedov looked at each other a few times, and finally gave Zhou Ming a thumbs up: "Zhou Ming, your idea is really awesome."
Chapter completed!