The God of Wealth starts with doing whatever you want

When Edmund Rothschild left the Matterhorn Glacier Observatory, his face was colder than the snow and ice of the Alps.

As the cable car slowly descended, he took one last look at the orange-red tin shack through the frosted glass windows.

Under the moonlight, it looked like a lonely matchbox, embedded in the vast glacier.

"Chief, what did he say?" the bodyguard Jacques couldn't help but ask.

Edmund did not answer immediately.

He took off his winter gloves and slowly rubbed his hands on his knees, trying to dispel the biting cold.

The chill came not only from the minus twenty degrees Celsius temperature, but also from the tablet computer that the Chinese man had pushed over at the end.

What was displayed on the screen was enough to keep the patriarch of any ancient European family awake all night.

“We’ll talk about it when we get back.” Edmund finally uttered only three words, his tone revealing a suppressed anger.

The cable car arrived at the transfer station at 3 a.m.

Maximilian, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came forward. Seeing Edmund's gloomy face, he understood what was going on.

The convoy returned to Zurich overnight.

Outside the car window, the outline of the Alps was faintly visible in the pre-dawn darkness, like a sleeping giant.

"He rejected all offers."

Back in the underground meeting room of the family manor, Edmund took off his heavy coat, and his first words silenced the seven core members present.

"Including the ceasefire agreement?" an elder asked.

"include."

Edmund walked to the conference table, turned on the holographic projector, pulled up the last document Xu Yun had shown him, and said, "Not only that, he also gave me a 'warning'."

The information was displayed on the large screen.

It was a list of assets so detailed it was chilling.

The Rothschild family's hidden assets around the world, offshore accounts, and even the personal overseas assets of several family members.

Even more damaging is the accompanying analysis report, which precisely points out the legal loopholes, tax risks, and potential issues that could lead to investigations by regulatory agencies in various countries.

“How did he get these things?” Maximilian’s face turned pale.

He, the financial director, wasn't fully aware of most of this information.

Some of these accounts were opened in the 1970s and 80s and have been disguised through layers of trusts and shell companies, making them theoretically impossible to trace.

"I do not know."

Edmund sat down in the head seat, tapping his fingers on the table with a dull sound, and said, "But one thing is certain: this Chinese man's intelligence capabilities far exceed our previous estimates."

A collective gasp filled the conference room.

The Rothschild family is most proud of its global intelligence network, which has been woven over two centuries.

From top officials at central banks to boards of multinational corporations, from laboratories at research institutions to middlemen in the underworld, their eyes and ears are everywhere.

But now, someone has dealt them a heavy blow in their area of ​​expertise.

"What exactly does he want?" another elder asked.

"Based on my judgment..."

Edmund pulled up the recording of his conversation with Xu Yun, fast-forwarded to the key part, and played it, saying: "He is not a pure financial player, nor is he a spokesperson for any force."

He's more like... a disruptor.

A disruptor who wants to shatter the existing order and then profit from it.

In the recording, Xu Yun's voice was calm and clear.

"Chief, do you really think that I went to all this trouble just to earn tens of billions of euros from you?"

"The old order is collapsing, and new forces are rising."

And you ancient families are like giant rocks lying across a river, seemingly stable, but in reality, constantly being eroded by the current.

“I have researched the history of the Rothschild family… Your family’s core competence has never been making money, but rather ‘foresight’.”

You always seem to foresee the world's direction a step ahead, then plan accordingly and reap the benefits.

"So now I'm telling you, if you see me again, you should avoid me."

That last sentence echoed in the silent conference room, like a cold knife piercing everyone's heart.

"Arrogant!" A hot-tempered elder slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"He is indeed arrogant."

Edmund gestured for the other person to sit down and continued, "But there are often two kinds of arrogant people."

One type is a madman, and the other is a truly capable madman.

Judging from his operations in the financial markets, he clearly belongs to the latter category.

Maximilian pulled up the latest loss report and projected it onto the secondary screen, saying, "As of this morning, the market value of our assets in Europe has evaporated by a total of 120 billion euros."

If we take into account the ripple effects and foreign exchange losses, the actual losses could be close to 200 billion.

Two hundred billion.

This number silenced everyone.

Even for a family like the Rothschilds, this was a devastating blow.

More importantly, such a public failure would severely damage the family's reputation and shake the confidence of its partners.

"This can't go on like this."

Edmund stood up, looked around at everyone present, and his voice was resolute.

He said, "The Rothschild family has never been so provoked in two hundred years."

This time, we will not only retaliate in the financial markets, but also make this Chinese man pay the price on every possible battlefield.

“What do you mean?” Maximilian asked.

"All-out war."

Edmund's finger traced across the holographic map, finally settling on the Far East region, and he said, "First, mobilize all available family funds to engage him in a head-on battle in the European market."

I want the whole world to see that the Rothschild family is not to be trifled with.

"Second, launch the 'Dongfeng Plan'."

Upon hearing this name, the elders' expressions changed.

"Project Dongfeng" is one of the family's most secret strategic plans, formulated in the 1990s.

Its core objective was to establish covert financial influence in East and Southeast Asia during the Asian financial crisis by manipulating public opinion, shorting currencies, and acquiring core assets.

This plan was deemed too risky and remained shelved, never actually implemented.

"Chief, this is too risky."

A conservative elder advised against it, saying, "Once the 'Dongfeng Project' is launched, it will be tantamount to openly challenging China's financial sovereignty."

In case of failure…

"There's no 'what if'."

Edmund interrupted him, his eyes sharp as knives, and said, "The reason this Chinese man dares to be so arrogant is because the Chinese market behind him gives him the confidence."

He attacked us in Europe, so we went to China to put more pressure on him. This is called "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao."

He pulled up real-time data for the Chinese A-share market.

"Although the Chinese stock market is strictly regulated, it is not monolithic."

In recent years, in particular, with the increasing openness of the financial sector, there have been more channels for foreign capital to enter the market.

We can gradually build positions through legal channels such as QFII, Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect.

"And then?" Maximilian pressed.

"Then create fluctuations."

Edmund highlighted several key sectors, saying, "Technology stocks, new energy, semiconductors... these are all key industries supported by the Chinese government, and also the areas most sensitive to market sentiment."

"If we concentrate our funds to attack these sectors and create panic selling, we can force the Chinese government to intervene and stabilize the situation."

He paused, then continued.

“Once the Chinese government intervenes, it will distract this Chinese person.”

He either has to mobilize funds back to China to support the market, or he can only watch helplessly as A-shares decline.

Either option would weaken his firepower on the European battlefield.

The conference room was silent except for the low-frequency hum of the equipment.

After a long pause, Financial Director Maximilian slowly nodded and said, "It's theoretically feasible, but in practice, we need to accurately calculate the scale of funds, the timing of entry, and the pace of the attack."

Furthermore, we must be prepared to evacuate at any time, as the China Securities Regulatory Commission's anti-manipulation investigation capabilities should not be underestimated.

"You're in charge of these."

Edmund patted Maximilian on the shoulder and said, "I'll give you 50 billion euros to gradually enter the Chinese market over three months."

The goal wasn't to make money, but to create chaos and cause trouble for that Chinese man.

“Five hundred billion…” Maximilian took a deep breath.

This is equivalent to a quarter of the Rothschild family's liquid assets, and the consequences would be unimaginable if it were trapped or investigated in the Chinese market.

"In addition, contact Wittgenstein and the Onassis family."

Edmund turned to another elder in charge of external relations and said, “Tell them that the Rothschild family is willing to share some of the profits in the Asian market in exchange for their support on the European battlefield.”

There's an old Chinese saying, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Will they agree?" the elder asked.

"meeting."

Edmund said confidently, "Those old foxes have long disliked this Chinese guy who suddenly appeared."

He disrupted the unspoken rules of the European financial market, threatening everyone's interests.

Previously, they wanted to sit back and watch the two sides fight, but now that we've extended an olive branch, they have no reason to refuse.

The meeting lasted until dawn.

As the first rays of dawn shone through the bulletproof glass into the basement, the Rothschild family had already devised a detailed battle plan.

Fighting on two fronts.

In the main battlefield of Europe, Edmund personally took command, mobilizing 150 billion euros to engage in a direct confrontation with Xu Yun.

The Asian sub-battlefield, led by Maximilian, will use 50 billion euros to create volatility in the Chinese A-share market and distract Xu Yun's forces.

At the same time, through the exchange of benefits, they won over other ancient European families and formed a united front.

"This time, we'll let that Chinese man know..."

Edmund stood by the window, watching the sunrise over Lake Zurich, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"The foundation of a two-hundred-year-old family is beyond the imagination of a nouveau riche like him."

At the same time, in the St. Moritz underground base.

Xu Yun had just returned when Alfred immediately came to greet him.

"Mr. Xu, what was the outcome of the talks?"

"The talks broke down."

Xu Yun took off his heavy winter coat, tossed it onto a chair, walked to the control panel, pulled up real-time data on the European financial markets, and said, "It's collapsed more thoroughly than expected. The old man is furious and is probably formulating a revenge plan right now."

Alfred handed over a cup of hot coffee, saying worriedly, "The Rothschild family has been operating in Europe for two hundred years. If they launch a full-scale counterattack..."

"Then let them come."

Xu Yun took a sip of his coffee, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and said, "I've long wanted to see just how many trump cards these ancient families have up their sleeves."

Before he could finish speaking, an alarm suddenly sounded on the control panel.

Alfred quickly retrieved the alarm source.

The data stream at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange experienced unusual fluctuations.

“Someone is buying up large amounts of stock in the twelve companies we are shorting.”

Alfred quickly analyzed: "The single transaction amount exceeded one billion euros, and... it came from multiple accounts, but the operation method was highly consistent."

"here we go."

Xu Yun put down his coffee cup, sat in the control chair, and his fingers flew across the keyboard, bringing up more detailed data.

On the screen, the candlestick chart representing the Rothschild family holding company began a strong rebound.

Deutsche Precision Machinery opened down 2%, but within five minutes, a huge amount of buying pushed the price up to 5%.

Italian luxury brand Ferragamo saw its stock price surge by 8% within fifteen minutes, with sales volume reaching ten times the usual amount.

Telefónica, UBS Private Bank, Euronext… all the targets attacked by Xu Yun were met with strong support almost simultaneously. “Preliminary estimates suggest the other side has invested over 20 billion euros,” Alfred reported.

"more than."

Xu Yun stared at the fund flow analysis chart and said, "This is just the first wave."

You can see that all these buy orders are placed slightly above the key support level.

This both boosted the stock price and avoided excessive capital expenditure.

This is the operation of a professional trader.

He pulled up the data from the euro futures market.

As expected, the euro-dollar exchange rate also began to rebound, rising from 1:1.156 to 1:1.162.

"They are also fighting back in the currency market, trying to use a two-pronged approach to attack our short positions."

Xu Yun smiled slightly and said, "Interesting, Alfred, bring out all our available funds."

"Currently, $312.7 billion in funds are available, and if leverage is added..."

"No leverage needed."

Xu Yun interrupted him, saying, "This time I'm going to do something different with them."

Notify all accounts to stop shorting those twelve companies.

Alfred was taken aback: "Stop? Then our short positions will face huge losses."

"The losses are only temporary."

Xu Yun pulled up a new target list and said, "The Rothschild family has concentrated all their funds on those twelve companies to support the market, leaving other places vulnerable."

Let's change our target.

He circled dozens of new targets on the hologram.

"These companies are all indirectly controlled or significantly invested in by the Rothschild family, but we did not pay much attention to them before because of their small market value and poor liquidity."

Now that their main force is tied down, it's the perfect time to attack these secondary targets.

Alfred quickly glanced at the list, his eyes gradually brightening.

The list includes companies from various industries such as retail, logistics, media, and tourism. Although the individual companies are not large, the total number exceeds sixty.

If attacked simultaneously, the resulting chain reaction would be devastating.

More importantly, a sharp drop in the stock prices of these companies would severely undermine market confidence in the Rothschild family's overall investment capabilities.

"Fund allocation?" Alfred asked.

“Each company will invest between five to one billion US dollars, with the total scale controlled within three hundred billion.”

Xu Yun quickly formulated a strategy, saying, "The operation must be fast; we need to complete the position building before they can react."

Then, simultaneously release negative news—financial fraud, management scandals, industry policy risks—anything goes, just muddy the waters.

"clear."

Alfred immediately began assigning instructions, sending them via encrypted channels to operators of three hundred offshore accounts.

In the next two hours, a bizarre scene unfolded in the European financial markets.

The stock prices of the twelve major companies that the Rothschild family rallied to support continued to rise, with gains generally exceeding 10%. The market cheered, believing that the family had demonstrated its formidable strength and successfully repelled the short-selling attack.

But at the same time, the stock prices of more than sixty other small and medium-sized companies began to quietly decline.

Initially, there were only minor fluctuations, but after 10 a.m., the decline began to accelerate.

At 10:15 AM, a mid-sized Swedish retail company's stock price suddenly plummeted by 15% after anonymous allegations surfaced on social media that its CEO was involved in tax fraud.

At 10:30 a.m., the stock price of a Dutch logistics company fell by 12%, with an analysis report pointing out that its over-reliance on the Russian market poses geopolitical risks.

At 11:00 AM, an Austrian media group's stock price plummeted by 20% after an internal employee leaked evidence of the company's accounting fraud to the media.

Panic began to spread.

Although these companies are not large individually, they cover a wide range of industries, and investors are beginning to worry that this is a sign of systemic risk.

Even more critically, astute analysts have noticed that these companies all have some degree of investment from the Rothschild family.

"They are attacking our portfolio!"

In the Rothschild family meeting room in Zurich, Maximilian's face was ashen.

On the holographic screen, the curve representing the net value of the family's investment portfolio is rapidly declining.

While the stock price increases of those twelve core companies brought positive returns, the sharp declines of more than sixty other companies caused even greater losses.

"The funds are too widely dispersed; we can't protect them all," a trader reported, sweating profusely.

Edmund's face was ashen.

He didn't expect Xu Yun to use this tactic of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, specifically targeting the vulnerable points.

"Allocate some funds to stabilize those stocks that have fallen the most," he ordered.

“Patriarch, if the funds used to stabilize the market are withdrawn, the twelve core companies may be shorted again,” Maximilian warned.

"We can't worry about that now."

Edmund stared at the constantly changing red numbers on the screen and said, "The overall performance of the portfolio is more important than that of a single company."

If the overall net asset value drops by more than 20%, our LPs (limited partners) will start withdrawing their investment, and that would be a real disaster.

Once the order was issued, some of the funds used to support the market began to be transferred.

But at the very moment the funds were being transferred, Xu Yun seemed to have anticipated it.

The stock prices of those twelve core companies were suddenly hit by a new round of short selling, with sell orders flooding in like a tidal wave, wiping out all the gains that had just been made within ten minutes.

“He’s monitoring our cash flow!” Maximilian exclaimed.

It is almost impossible.

Fund transfers are conducted through hundreds of accounts at dozens of banks, making it theoretically impossible to monitor in real time.

Unless... the other party has some kind of technical means that they cannot understand.

Edmund recalled Xu Yun's last words on the Matterhorn.

"My intelligence capabilities are even more abnormal than yours."

A chill ran up my spine.

But at this moment, the arrow is on the bowstring and must be released.

"Activate Plan B."

Edmund gritted his teeth and ordered, "Move ahead of schedule in Asia."

……

Lujiazui Financial Center, Shanghai.

The A-share market opened at 9:30 a.m.

The CSI 300 Index opened flat, and the market performance was stable. However, attentive traders noticed an unusual inflow of northbound capital (foreign capital entering A-shares through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect).

Within half an hour of the market opening, northbound capital saw a net inflow of over 8 billion yuan, mainly concentrated in the technology and new energy sectors.

"Is foreign capital buying at the bottom?" some analysts speculate.

"Someone is deliberately shorting the market!" Staff at the China Securities Regulatory Commission's monitoring center urgently reported.

"Investigate the source of the funds," the person in charge ordered.

However, the investigation encountered difficulties.

The sell orders were placed through dozens of foreign accounts, each with a small transaction amount, but the total amount was staggering.

Moreover, these accounts were opened in Hong Kong, Singapore, London, and Zurich, making them extremely difficult to trace.

"Notify relevant agencies to prepare for market intervention and stability maintenance," the person in charge instructed.

But he knew in his heart that if this was a premeditated international short-selling operation, it would be difficult to resist it with stability maintenance funds alone.

……

St. Moritz, underground base.

Xu Yun stared at the data from both the European and Asian markets simultaneously, his brow furrowed slightly.

"They've started attacking the A-shares market."

Alfred pulled up the real-time market data for China and said, "Their methods are very sophisticated; they specifically target times when market sentiment is sensitive."

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has intervened, but with limited effect.

"As expected."

Xu Yun didn't seem particularly surprised and said, "The old guy can't beat me in Europe, so he wants to cause me trouble in China."

This tactic of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" is quite skillfully employed.

"Do we need to bring funds back home to support the market?" Alfred asked.

"Not for now."

Xu Yun pulled up another set of data, which was a response plan he had prepared long ago.

“I have $80 billion set aside in the offshore market specifically to deal with this situation.”

But now is not the time to use it; let them be arrogant for a while longer.

"what do you mean?"

"Lue the snake out of its hole."

Xu Yun's eyes were sharp as he said, "The Rothschild family is currently operating on two fronts, and the financial pressure is already very high."

If they increase their investment in the A-share market, their European defenses will be compromised.

When that time comes…

He didn't finish speaking, but Alfred already understood.

This is a typical tactic of luring the enemy deep into our territory and then annihilating them in a concentrated attack.

First, show weakness to get the other party to invest more resources, and then launch a fatal blow when they are at their weakest.

“But if the A-share market falls too sharply, it could trigger systemic risks,” Alfred worried.

Therefore, precise calculations are required.

Xu Yun brought up the mathematical model, quickly input the parameters, and said, "I will keep the decline within the warning line."

This creates the illusion that the Rothschild family is 'on the verge of success' without actually triggering a collapse.

He glanced at the time.

European markets open at 3 PM, and A-share markets open at 10 PM.

"Notify our team in Hong Kong to start buying ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in batches to support the market. The operation must be discreet and not arouse the other party's suspicion."

"Buying scale?"

"Five billion RMB per day, for three consecutive days."

Xu Yunyun said, "Three days later, the Rothschild family should transfer more funds to Asia."

That will be the time for us to launch our final offensive in Europe.

Alfred quickly jotted down the instructions, while asking, "What about the other families?"

Wittgenstein and Onassis, they seem to be starting to make a move.

The holographic screen displays the flow of funds for two other ancient European families.

The Wittgenstein family began to slightly increase their stake in Rothschild Holding, which clearly indicated that some kind of cooperation agreement had been reached.

The Onassis family, on the other hand, was more cautious, providing liquidity support only at key points without directly intervening.

"A bunch of old foxes."

Xu Yun sneered, "You want a piece of the pie, but you don't want to take any risks."

But that's fine too; the more money they invest, the more they'll reap the rewards later.

He stood up and walked to the virtual window.

Outside the window is a simulated night view of the Alps, with a dazzling starry sky and majestic snow-capped peaks.

"Alfred, what do you think the European financial markets will look like after this war ends?"

"Mr. Xu, I don't know."

Alfred found it hard to imagine the outcome of this battle, but he was thrilled to be a part of such an epic financial war.

He asked with a smile, "But would you like me to find you a few ladies to help relieve your fatigue?"

"Alfred, that's a good suggestion."

Xu Yun said, "Then I'll see what kind of women in Switzerland can make my heart flutter." (End of Chapter)