Blackstone Code

"We received a revelation, which stated that Mr. Richard, the president of Yuanrong Capital who had committed suicide in fear of being convicted, had used bribes and other methods to get Financial Security personnel to give the green light to the listing of Yuanrong Capital."

"In this suicide note, it is also vaguely mentioned that the current Minister of Finance is also involved."

"Before the program was broadcast, we checked for similar cases in the past ten years. There were more than 200 cases where there was a transfer of interests between financial officers or officials of the financial department. The officials of the financial department received benefits and allowed some Companies that did not comply with the empire’s regulations obtained certain qualifications or were successfully listed.”

"This is not the first fraud that has happened around us, because there have been at least hundreds before it, but it will not be the last, because the chancellor is still in office."

"We don't know who gave them the courage to ignore the interests of the country and the people and trample on the dignity of the law as long as they were given a little benefit or a little money."

“The exposure of the Yuanyuan Capital case made us realize that we not only live in the sun, but also in the shadows.”

"We don't know yet whether there are more companies that have experienced fraud and have huge problems in obtaining some qualifications or even listing qualifications through this method."

"I suggest that our government, our Emperor, conduct a comprehensive review of the companies currently listed on the market to avoid more 'financing capital' appearing around us and protect our property security."

"If there is a chance to investigate this matter further, on my own behalf, I hope that the truth will be returned to the people until the end..."

The finance minister turned off the TV with an expressionless expression. He rubbed his chubby face vigorously, and then sighed heavily.

"It's very troublesome now, you know?" He looked at his confidants and subordinates in the room, as well as some officials and nobles known as the "finance department".

"Today the Empire Financial Index fell another three percent." He looked at those people with a bad expression, but it was not "harsh".

He leaned back on his chair and looked at the white crystal chandelier on the ceiling. After a while, he continued, "Actually, these reports and those people's attacks on me will not cause irreparable harm to me."

"Your Majesty's trust in me is the key, but I am gradually losing this trust now."

"The financial index is an indicator of this trust. If it continues to fall, it means that I will lose more points until I completely lose ground."

He straightened his head, his gaze lingering on the faces of everyone in the room for a moment. It wasn't until he had looked at everyone that he pointedly said, "As long as I don't lose power and Your Majesty still trusts me, then I can guarantee that you s future."

"If something goes wrong with me and I am abandoned by His Majesty, even if nothing happens to you, you will not be able to escape the reckoning in the end."

There was a hint of humor in his tone, as well as a hint of anger, "Did you hear what they called you?"

He sneered and said, "Officials of the Finance Department, this is you!"

"I don't ask you what to do, I just ask you to pull up the financial index as soon as possible."

"This is our last chance..."

It was considered the last chance by the finance minister. As a result, the Gefra financial index suffered a rare plunge early the next morning.

The reason for the plunge was due to last night's TV show.

The host of the TV show suggested a comprehensive review of all listed companies in the federation and companies that require some financial qualifications to sell financial products. The impact of this sentence is greater than anyone imagined.

Early this morning, all major financial and current affairs newspapers published this news and this sentence. Some newspapers that were obviously controlled by aristocrats even put this sentence on the front page.

People who came from all over the country became angry because of this. They spontaneously demonstrated outside the Chancellor's residence and workplace. In addition, other countries were also reporting on the incident, which ultimately caused a market panic.

Retail investors have no ability to resist risks and no channels to obtain inside information. The only thing they can do is to find out what happened and what to do in the future through newspapers.

But newspapers basically have a political background. They will only say what the nobles need them to say, or what can cater to their readers.

As for the truth or even the truth, it is impossible to appear in newspapers.

The sudden change in the situation made many people unable to understand what was happening, but it also made people instinctively aware that a huge storm was brewing.

As an ordinary person, the best way to fight against the storm is to hide in the cellar.

Not just themselves, but their money.

Financial stocks are wailing. Retail investors are cashing out and distrusting financial stocks, allowing the financial index to continue to decline without much resistance...

In a luxurious room not far from the Imperial Royal Exchange, Lynch has moved from being a "marginal person" to the middle seat.

Sitting around him were some imperial nobles. These nobles all had one characteristic, and that was youth!

The oldest among them is only in his thirties or less than forty years old, and the younger ones are only around twenty years old.

These young nobles do not like the atmosphere in the Privy Council. The older nobles always look down upon these young people. The most common methods they use to teach are "I used to" and "If it were me".

But they and Lynch were able to talk very well. Firstly, they were all young people, and secondly, these young people accepted new things much faster and faster than those old people.

While the elderly still view the world with hatred towards everything, the young nobles have begun to accept some cultures from the Federation and other countries.

Whether they want to prove that they are not submissive to their fathers, that their ancestors are inferior, or they just want to find some similar people with the same ideas, or they want to get rid of the current "difficulty", these people quickly gathered in Lynch around.

Lynch is like a magnet, attracting them firmly. Of course, this is also related to the rumors that he is very good at making money.

"Every point is a numerical change of hundreds, thousands, tens of millions..." Lynch sat in the middle of the crowd, his hands pressed on the armrests of the chair, and his fingers were naturally intertwined, not so closely intertwined.

People turned their eyes with his every word and every expression.

"So I told you that making money is a very simple thing. You just need to fill in a few forms and then quietly watch the numbers in your account continue to grow."

Lynch's confidence was very attractive. Not far away from him, there was an earl staring at him with admiration.

This earl is only nineteen years old and is currently the youngest nobleman in the Gefra Empire. His father died of an illness. Still very young, with the help of his mother, he defeated many relatives and brothers and sisters who were looking at the title. Became the new earl.

Good times did not come after inheriting the title. Not all nobles were very rich - there are actually two concepts about money here.

One refers to banknotes, money that can be used and used to buy things, real money.

There is also a concept that refers to wealth in general, such as a house or a car. These things can also be said to be money, but they cannot be used as currency to buy or sell things.

Most of these things have "stories" and inheritance, and some of them are even labeled as "family assets", which also means that the ownership of these things is not in the hands of a certain person, who wants to sell the ancestral property for cash. Not an easy choice.

Moreover, for nobles who value face very much, selling their ancestral property is tantamount to telling others that their family is in trouble and will be doomed. Face-loving nobles would rather starve to death after returning home than lose points in front of others.

The little earl owned villas, manors and even a castle, as well as various valuable art collections, but he had no money in his pocket.

It is not just the small noble family that is troubled by this problem. Many nobles are facing this embarrassing situation, even the royal family and the country, otherwise they would not think about paying off the war bonds.

The days of "Bitter Haha" have been going on for so long, and less than a week after he met Lynch, he had a large amount of money, a large amount of money that he could really spend.

Looking at Lynch, who was only a few years older than him, the little earl's eyes were full of admiration.

This is the case for teenagers at this age. They easily fall into a kind of worship of their peers, but they are dismissive of their elders who have richer life experience and closer relationships.

"Mr. Lynch, how much time do you think we have?" The question was raised by a nobleman in his thirties.

He has a decent appearance, but he has as little money in his pocket as the little nobles. In fact, most of the nobles gathered in this room are "poor nobles".

Lynch thought seriously, "There is still half a month left, no later than the end of November."

The noble nodded, thanking Lynch for his answer, and asked another question, "Mr. Lynch, how do you judge?"

They called Lynch "Mr. Lynch" at his own request. He is the only baron here. If they call each other by title, it will be detrimental to his image——

Respect for the "weak" is always temporary!

The title Mr. Lynch avoids this problem very well and is acceptable to both parties.

Lynch answered this question without thinking for too long, "Because the empire did not allow this turmoil to continue for so long, the decline in the financial index can actually be seen as a political conflict between different aristocratic groups."

"This kind of pressure will not last long. For us, for those ministers, and for His Majesty, stability is better than chaos."

"When a winner is determined, that's when the game ends!"