I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

"What does this sentence mean? Is President Zhang going to stir things up?"

"No way, right? It couldn't be just bluster, could it?"

"Is this supposed to prove something to us? I've already prepared my melon, someone hand me a spoon."

"It can't be another staged drama by him, can it? If you have real guts, create another financial crisis, I'll call you daddy if you can pull that off."

"Liar, disrespecting history, apologize immediately!"

"Look up, your mom is floating in the sky!"

"What is up with these comments? If the world's richest person can exist in America, can't Huaxia have an invisible super-rich? Just worshiping all things foreign, aren't we?"

"Exactly, President Zhang, do whatever you want, we support you!"

Zhang Menglong's latest Weibo post was already packed with comments, and the topic rapidly went viral, and even those who had no clue what was going on were suddenly all in the know, and the video of Zhang Menglong's initial chat with Poladi was once again spread across the internet.

Not only that, but on B-station's remix area, productions related to Zhang Menglong had become the crown jewels of the site, with views reaching tens of millions.

"Menglong, are you okay?" The moment she heard the news, Lu Yiyao called Zhang Menglong.

Ever since her first meeting with Zhang Menglong, he had been leaving his legend everywhere, and now he was not just famous domestically, but had mingled in the international financial circles as well.

"What could be wrong with me?" Zhang Menglong spoke indifferently, "I'm not bragging, and besides, these words didn't even come from me. To be honest, I'm actually pretty wronged."

Those stories concerning Grandpa Zhang Menglong, even Zhang Menglong himself learned of them through Poladi, yet he ended up branded as a swindler and hype-master, which was completely baffling.

"So what are you going to do? You can't let them keep insulting you, why not issue a statement to explain?" Lu Yiyao suggested.

"Issue a statement? But Hong Yi told me it's all true," Zhang Menglong said, "No worries, since they don't believe it, let's just demonstrate it for them again. The Zhang Family has been quiet for too long, maybe these people have forgotten the fear they had when they were under our thumb."

"Demonstrate it again?"

"If I remember correctly, the last global financial crisis was over a decade ago, right?" Zhang Menglong suddenly wore a mysterious expression, "Oh right, Yiyi, if you have any friends who have bought stocks or funds, tell them to pull out quickly to prevent innocent casualties."

"What? You're not really going to stir things up, are you?" Although Lu Yiyao knew Zhang Menglong was really rich, to actually cause a global financial crisis, could one person's power be enough?

"Just do as I say," he instructed.

"Alright, but you have to make sure to take good care of yourself, got it?"

"Got it, my treasure!"

"Get lost! Don't disgust me!"

"Hahaha!"

...

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Menglong's expression suddenly changed, "It seems it's time for a little reminder."

"Hong Yi, come here for a sec."

"Mr. Zhang, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Have you heard about what's going on online?"

"Yes, do you want me to take out those people?"

"What?" Zhang Menglong looked at Hong Yi with an expression that screamed a black man with a question mark face. Just like that, were they going to take people out again? Was this really a girl in her twenties? Could she be possessed by some monster?

"Um, Hong Yi, we are civilized people, and civilized people should use civilized means to solve problems. We can be despicable, shameless, and vulgar, but not bloody. It's not good for a girl like you to always be fighting and killing," Zhang Menglong said with earnest seriousness.

"But Mr. Zhang, silencing people is the fastest way."

"Alright, enough of that, let's talk business," Zhang Menglong said, "Is there a way to trigger a financial crisis?"

"Piece of cake. How big do you want it to be? How long should it last?"

"Is there one that's fast and has immediate effects? I don't have the patience to wait. Let's start with whichever country is jumping around the most."

"It's simple. Just drain all the banks in that country," Hong Yi said, "Or you could directly halt all the businesses you own in that country. At most, it will only take a few days for their economy to collapse."

"Damn, that's harsh?" Zhang Menglong was immediately stunned. To drain a country's banks, wouldn't that require all the money in the bank to be his? "Is draining the banks even possible?"

"Mr. Zhang, don't forget that the Zhang Family virtually controls the lifeline of the world's economy. Out of 233 countries and regions around the world, many countries have more than 80% of their foreign exchange reserves owned by you, and you even hold a large amount of their national debt and deposits. Isn't that a simple matter?"

"Interesting!" Zhang Menglong immediately chuckled sleazily. This was too thrilling; it was like playing 'Minecraft'."

"Let's see who's jumping the highest!" Zhang Menglong "began checking out a world economic forum. "

"This economic crisis and the people of Huaxia have nothing to do with each other! It's the result of the experiments conducted by our Qingqiu Country's economists while researching new economic models. It's our masterpiece!"

"Damn awesome!" Seeing this comment, Zhang Menglong almost burst out laughing. The people of Qingqiu Country were as shameless as ever. It was the year 2020, and the whole universe was still theirs.

"Exactly! It's the hype by the people from Huaxia and the Americans!"

"People of Huaxia, step forward and apologize! And the world's richest man must also apologize to us!"

What Zhang Menglong didn't expect was that several economists from Qingqiu Country were even chiming in.

"These people really don't know the meaning of shame!" Zhang Menglong almost laughed out loud. "Hong Yi, let's start with them! I really want to see if their so-called economic model works in front of me!"

"Mr. Zhang, the total savings in the largest bank of Qingqiu Country, Qingqiu Bank, are 100.8 trillion Qingqiu Currency. According to today's US Dollar exchange rate, that's about 1 trillion US Dollars. The second, Poladi Bank, has total savings of 78.4 trillion Qingqiu Currency, and the third-ranked bank has 50.2 trillion."

"Tens of millions of people with so much money isn't too shabby," Zhang Menglong nodded, "A good amount of this money in these banks should be mine, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang," Hong Yi said, "The enterprises owned by you in Qingqiu Country, as well as those under your family's influence, have more than 45% of the deposits."
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"Only 45%? That's not a lot!" Zhang Menglong had thought he would have seventy to eighty percent of the deposits.

"Mr. Zhang, that's already a terrifying amount," Hong Yi said, "Those banks might claim to have trillions in deposits, but in reality, banks operate on debt. If all their savers were to withdraw their money, the banks wouldn't be able to hand over that much cash. Not to mention 45%; even 10% would be the end of them."

"Oh? I don't understand that part," Zhang Menglong, who didn't study economics and didn't understand things like leverage, said. But he knew one thing for sure: if he wanted, he could collapse a country's economy at any time.

"Then do as I just said. Start with their Qingqiu Country; empty all their domestic banks for me!"