Shadow Empire - Chapter 939: Investment requires caution and night raids

People throughout the federation, from top to bottom, have a morbid obsession with "investment profit."

Especially after the economy has improved, people talk most about how to get more profit returns through investment.

Including people at the bottom of society, they also talk about some things related to investment.

The more obvious ones are investing in stocks or purchasing some precious metals.

There are those who create the federal dream in every industry. They appear in front of people too frequently, making many people think that they can become one of them. For example, Ennio's father has always believed that he can become a superior person through sales.

Someone became a senior partner of a company by selling a fish hook, and even founded his own company and successfully listed it, making the crazy leap from an employee to a capitalist.

Some people accumulate wealth quickly by buying a stock or performing some financial operations.

The Federal Financial Industry bestseller "The Hundred Dollar Empire" details the inspirational story of a young man who had never understood what finance was, entered the exchange with a hundred dollars, and now became a major shareholder of several listed companies and a boss with assets worth hundreds of millions!Almost every practitioner in the financial industry has read this book and has been deeply attracted by the stories in the book. They dream that one day they will be able to realize this dream and walk into the Detlan Financial Street.

First of all, they are all human beings, and they are adults, with their own ideas and desire to obtain wealth, and the most important thing!They all have a hundred bucks!

This is the reason why the financial industry has begun to prosper in the past two decades. It is so easy to dream here!

But they, or most people, do not realize that behind the financial industry is a meat grinder of capital and the federal government.

They are not aware of this, and they have no channels to obtain more information. Limited by the news and intelligence they can get, they know nothing about this industry.

Some biographies and some technical books are written by authors who tell people how to analyze the market through price changes.

But they will never tell people that market changes are often absolutely related to policies.

Because the market is free, they can't tell people that the market is not that free, just like they can't tell people that the federation is not that free!This place has become a paradise for harvesting by capital and the federal government. The more prosperous it is, the faster the sickle.

As the best "scytheman" in the Federation, Mr. Edward and Lance took the initiative to talk about some inside stories in the financial industry.

The easiest way to establish yourself as an "industry elite" in front of a stranger is to let them know the so-called insider information of the industry's top executives.

It's like...if you just say with pale words that you have great energy, others may not believe it.

But if you can say something about the president that the outside world doesn't know, such as scandals, secrets, etc., then your credibility will be greatly increased.

At least until others have fully understood the situation, if not to say to maintain respect, at least maintain a respectful attitude.

President Edward seemed to be understating these things when he talked about them. "This person will represent your interests in the company. In fact, it's the same for us. We will also arrange for a scapegoat to join the board of directors and become a shareholder."

"Their job is to take the blame for us. You must know more about this than I do!"

He made a little joke, but it was also true, because gangsters definitely use scapegoats much more often than those in finance.

Lance has used it many times. There will always be people willing to give up their freedom in exchange for wealth or something else.

"You just need to cooperate with them in making some small moves in Lapa, and the rest will be left to us."

His tone was full of unquestionable confidence. "You just need to give us an account number and wait to receive the money."

Lance pursed his lips and clinked his glass with his. They both took a sip of wine, and they reached a consensus on this issue.

Then Lance asked a question, "I don't actually know much about finance, you know a lot more than I do, I have a question."

As long as you open an account at an exchange, you are considered to be in the industry, but the real financial industry is completely different from what the public sees.

He nodded modestly, "You are absolutely right." He first acknowledged Lance's affirmation of him, and then asked, "Maybe I can answer some of your questions."

Lance took another sip of his wine. "The speed of harvesting retail investors is not as fast as harvesting capital. Perhaps we can consider targeting those capitals?"

"Of course, I am only analyzing this matter as a layman. If there is anything I said wrong, I hope you can forgive my shallow understanding of finance."

"Look at our exchange, this is the exchange between two civilized gentlemen!"

He may have drunk some wine, and his mind and emotions became active. "You raised a good question. If possible, we actually want to reap the capital."

“The benefits of harvesting capital will be much greater than harvesting retail investors, but the risks and troubles we need to bear will also be much greater.”

"Unless..." He looked over Lance's shoulder at the mainstream circle, and then at Senator Cleveland and the others. "...So this is the only way for now."

"Harvest!"

It's not that Lance has any moral obsession. Ordinary people and "investors" are two different types of people. In the Federation, as long as a person decides to listen to the stockbroker and enter this market, they are meat on the chopping board.

Whoever cuts it doesn't cut it.

Lance would not have any guilt feelings, but he felt that it was obviously more satisfying to cut off capitalists and capital groups than to cut off ordinary investors.

As it stands, Yalan is far from being a core issue in the federal government.

The next day, he left Xinjin City early because Diego's government forces were approaching Sege City.

President Diego could clearly feel that the situation in Lapa was spiraling out of control, including the "encirclement and suppression" of Pedro. He made the final decision only after careful consideration.

The continuous emergence of anti-government armed forces sounded the alarm for him. It is said that the presidential palace has been purged and twenty or thirty people who were planted there have been found out and executed.

These people came from other ruling groups in Lapa, including the privileged class.

The penguin president has begun to feel uneasy about the ruling group.

This is a good thing, for Lance and for the Federation.

The ship that escorted Lance back was a light warship of the Federal Navy, and arrived at Zhuolan Port in the evening.

He stood by the window of his office, which had a view of the harbor.

Behind the dim light, he could vaguely see a shadowy black shadow, standing between the pier and the sea.

His expression was serious, and his thoughts were somewhat confused, as things related to the Federation kept coming to his mind.

"These damn federals."

Lapa does not ban guns because ordinary people in Lapa have no access to guns, so the ruling group does not need to consider the issue of banning guns at all.

Although some weapons are smuggled across the border, they are very few and most are homemade hunting rifles.

The information he got was that these anti-government armed forces were all using standard weapons, bolt-action rifles, and only the federals could provide them with so many weapons in a short period of time.

Lance, and a visiting delegation from the Federation.

There are also many military officers in the office. They are all die-hard supporters of the Lavila family and the confidence of the Lavila family to rule Lapa.

Their eyes also fell on the black shadow, but these officers did not have so many thoughts in their minds. They only had fear of the federal military strength.

They are more concerned about the wars taking place on the continent of Tanfit than Diego, and they are very concerned about the direction of each war.

So they were well aware of what the consequences of expelling the federals might be.

He felt that as the president he had no status or power in front of the federal people, but soon he let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat helpless.

Because he really has no weight in front of the Federation.

"When will the battle in Sage City begin?" He turned and looked at the officers.

He had no way to deal with the Federals, but he could still deal with a small character like Pedro.

Seventy percent of these 40,000 to 50,000 people were supported by the Lavila family itself, even though each soldier only needed six federal soles per month.

Nearly 30,000 people would need 160,000 federal soles per month, not including their food and drink expenses.

Using almost one-tenth of the army to suppress Pedro's rebellion at once was indeed a large-scale military operation.

To this question, the officers can answer.

A major general officer stepped forward and said so.

Diego was very satisfied with what he heard. "Right now, Lapa is facing difficulties from the Federation. I have been thinking about this issue these days."

He walked to his chair and sat down, his hands naturally placed on the armrests, "I approve the expansion of the army and the new armament plan you mentioned last time."

Now all the officers showed surprise on their faces. They had previously proposed to increase their own part, excluding the troops controlled by other ruling groups, which was only the 30,000 people they had, to 60,000.

At the same time, the idea of ​​adding some new military equipment was also proposed.

The last large-scale military purchase was more than ten years ago, when they purchased a large number of 1010 bolt-action rifles from the federal government.

As the most advanced weapon in the world at that time in terms of performance and technological content, they purchased about 10,000 of them to arm the army.

The rest are still using equipment from thirty or forty years ago.

They have heard that the Federation now has semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles that do not require bolt action, as well as various new military equipment.

The learning cost of these weapons will decrease, and their killing effect on the enemy will be significantly improved.

If we can equip ourselves with these new equipment, it will definitely be of positive help in stabilizing the domestic situation.

Diego was just a little worried.

"Mr. President, I promise that within two weeks, the domestic situation will be completely stabilized."

"We will use the rebels' bodies as a warning to everyone!"

Diego closed his eyes and nodded.

As for the Federals?Let them be!A little after three in the morning, a few hours later, Pedro woke up from his deep sleep.

I can fall asleep anytime and anywhere, and sleep very deeply.

Even if you only sleep three or four hours, or four or five hours a day, you can still stay energetic.

He viewed it as a natural reaction to reaching middle age, but in reality, his body had been making adjustments without him even knowing it.

"How is it?" he asked his colleagues as soon as he got up, "Are they getting closer?"

As he washed his face, he asked, "Do they carry any military equipment like artillery?"

His colleague shook his head and said, "We haven't found any yet, but we can't guarantee that they don't have any."

"But I think it's unlikely that they would shell the city. President Diego is a face-conscious person, so he is unlikely to do that."

Pedro gave a different perspective, “That’s normal times!”

He paused as he spoke, "Are all the brothers up yet?"

The colleague beside him nodded again to confirm, "Yes..." He said hesitantly, "Do you really want to take the initiative?"

Pedro wiped his face clean. "We haven't participated in any wars, nor in any battles, and we haven't even had long shooting training."

"Although I also look down on those government troops, I must admit that they are much better than us in terms of training, psychological preparation, and everything else."

"So we need to create an environment that is advantageous to us, and then when we are in an advantageous position, we can solve this big trouble!"

"If a person is awakened from his sleep, he will definitely be very panicked, and it's so dark..."

In fact, there are some things he didn't say, because even if he said them, these people might not understand.

Only by taking the initiative and achieving a great victory can we deal a heavy blow to the morale and authority of the government forces and at the same time enhance our own reputation.

There can only be one president in the future, and it is very likely that he will be one of them.

Taking one step ahead of others means taking many steps ahead!A little after 5:10, he set out from the city with some local mountain runners he recruited later.

Five kilometers was not far for them. Whether they were refugees who had been running for so long or mountain runners, they were all accustomed to moving as fast as possible in a short time.

Five kilometers only takes thirty to forty minutes.

The military camp of 3,000 people was very quiet. The few soldiers on guard post were all hugging their weapons and leaning against something and falling asleep.

No one could sense that danger was approaching.

(End of this chapter)