I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 700 - 698: Ritian International Bank

This immersive escape room had Zhang Menglong and the others fully engaged for two whole days and nights!

It must be said, the material written by hundreds of elite under the lure of money was indeed very good. This experience was even more thrilling than binge-watching the entire series of Caribbean pirates.

Of course, during these two days, these pirates were also tormented quite a bit, with even several of them breaking down on the spot.

You say we are pirates by nature, isn't it only logical for us NPCs to be ferocious and fearsome? It's just that your girls are too timid!

Okay, you say to be a bit gentler, but then you complain that we're too gentle, lacking the pirate's presence. What do you want us to do?

They had never regretted being pirates, but if they were given the choice again today, they wouldn't choose to be pirates even for a mountain of gold. And if they were to be pirates, they would always keep an eye on this man named Zhang Menglong.

After spending several more days in South Africa, they finally ended this exciting and unexpected journey. Although everyone was somewhat tired, they were indeed very happy.

...

Just as they had lain flat at home for one day, Wang Ling and Qin Feng showed up at Zhang Menglong's house.

This time, in Zhang Menglong's counter-attack operation, they pooled several hundred billion US dollars, but Zhang Menglong, with powerful manipulation, multiplied these several hundred billion by several times, making a fortune!

However, this time, the two of them came to Zhang Menglong with some special business.

"Menglong, actually this time I'm here representing our family's old man," Qin Feng said, "You know, there are some things that are difficult to address openly. Since our family's old man knows we have a good relationship, he sent me as a mediator."

"What? What's going on?" Zhang Menglong said, "I haven't done anything illegal, have I?"

"Not saying you've done anything bothersome," Qin Feng said, exasperated, "The thing you did a few days ago really stirred things up, you know what the global economic situation is now?"

"What's the situation?"

"Currency in 89 countries has devalued significantly. Twelve currencies have devalued within 20%, thirty-seven currencies have devalued by 20%–50%, twenty-two currencies by 50%–90%, and the remaining eighteen have even devalued by several folds!"

"Wow, it devalued this much in just a week?" Zhang Menglong hadn't expected his offensive to be so effective, practically destroying half of the world's currency system!

"Those countries are now experiencing severe inflation, especially some less developed countries in Africa and Europe. An apple there can sell for dozens or even hundreds of US dollars—who can withstand that?"

"They can't just watch their people starve to death, can they?" Zhang Menglong said with a laugh.

"Of course not!" Qin Feng replied, "These countries haven't stopped their printing presses these days, only managing to ward off the situation by printing massive amounts of currency. But this method is just like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water, it really can't last long. The worst-hit country might completely collapse economically in about three or four days."

"They deserve it!" Zhang Menglong actually wasn't completely over it at that moment. "If they dare mess with me, they should be prepared to face the consequences!"

"However, indeed, the people at the top shouldn't make their people foot the bill. The responsible should face the consequences. Whoever did it should pay for it," Qin Feng said.

"Our old man's message is that it's enough to teach them a lesson. There's no need to break everything down. Let's give them a way out," he conveyed.

"I know," Zhang Menglong said with a smile. "A global economic collapse isn't entirely good for us either. Plus, I still have a big game to play!"

"You have an idea?" Qin Feng asked.

"Of course!" Zhang Menglong said with a smile, "If you suddenly became very wealthy, extremely wealthy, and all that money was in cash flow, what would you use it for?"

"Hmm... Invest?" Qin Feng guessed.

"No! It's to open a bank!" Wang Ling suddenly realized.

"That's right, we're starting a bank!" Zhang Menglong laughed, "Do you guys know how much money I made in the last two months?"

Both shook their heads, but they knew it was definitely a frighteningly huge number, given that the first time, Zhang Menglong had made a whopping 45 trillion US Dollars!

"The first time I made 45 trillion US dollars, the second time nearly 10 trillion, and the third time..."

"Wait, there was a third time?" Wang Ling pressed.

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Everyone knew these two incidents were Zhang Menglong's doing, but since they were guilty, they were now blamed on international speculators; they bafflingly carried the blame.

Did Zhang Menglong do it a third time, too?

"Nothing much, just some psychics kidnapped me, trying to extort something from me."

"Their brains must be filled with crap, of all people to kidnap, they chose you!" Zhang Menglong was notoriously formidable, and Wang Ling was very aware of it—how dare someone kidnap Zhang Menglong, who was really blackmailing whom!

"Then what happened?"

"Then, the people who kidnapped me ended up surrounded by just me alone, and if they wanted to leave, they had to pay up nicely, 100 billion US dollars per country isn't too much, right?"

"Hilarious, isn't that another 10 trillion US dollars?"

"10 trillion my ass! I had conquered their currency markets already, they couldn't scrape up that money, so I had to settle for land, gold, mines, and such to pay off the debt," Zhang Menglong said, spreading his hands helplessly, "A bunch of paupers!"

"Now, if they want to maintain their currency stability, they need to start with foreign exchange, and I have lots of it. I might as well do a good deed this time, help them out, support them."

"Hahaha, you're killing us, folks!"

"Menglong, you really have no shame, plundering them first, then lending to them, this move is just brilliant!"

Qin Feng laughed, "They don't even have an option not to borrow, otherwise they'd have to watch their currencies continue to devalue, and America over there can't provide enough US dollars to help them either. In the end, they still have to come to you for loans."

"Hong Yi, have you finished the task I entrusted to you?"

"It's done, Mr. Zhang," Hong Yi came over with a thick stack of documents, "I've registered the banking license you wanted, and the financial business authorization has also been fast-tracked."

"That fast?"

"The bank is established overseas," Hong Yi said, "that country still owes you 72 billion US dollars. I promised to reduce their interest a bit, and all the paperwork was greenlit all the way. If it's a 30-year loan, it saves them a couple of a billion US dollars a year!"

"This deal is worth it!" Zhang Menglong nodded.

"Do you have any plans regarding the interest rate?"

"Well, we don't need too much interest, just use the same rates as our country's mortgage loans—6.1% for 30 years, 5.8% for 50 years, 5.4% for 80 years, 3.9% for 100 years. They can choose either equal principal payments or equal installment payments, I can give them whatever they need!"

"Vampire, absolute vampire!"

"Given the current situation, they must lend out at least several hundred billion dollars to each country, right? Some might even need to borrow a few trillion, and just like that, you're loaning out over 10 trillion easily, and just living off the interest brings in billions of US dollars a year."

"Have you thought of a name for the bank?"

"I thought of it long ago!" Zhang Menglong pulled out a business license from the stack, which clearly read: International Bank of Ascent!