Blackstone Code

After coming out of the presidential palace, Lynch was about to leave when the president of the Federal Reserve Bank stopped him.

"Lynch..."

Lynch looked back, closed the car door again, and walked towards the president of the Federal Reserve Bank, "Is something wrong?"

This is a forty-seven-year-old middle-aged man with relatively broad shoulders, but not fat, and a well-managed figure. He looks like he has the charm of a successful middle-aged man!

He tilted his head slightly, "I want to talk to you. On behalf of the board of directors, if you have time, would you mind if we change places to chat?"

Lynch thought about the next work arrangements, then nodded and agreed, "Of course I don't mind."

Then the two cars left one after the other. Lynch did not take the Federal Reserve President's car, just as he did not take Lynch's car.

They chose a relatively quiet members-only club. The club was so popular that it was full of things like this.

Mr. President asked for some drinks and food, and then chatted about some things related to the new currency.

"Before the design of the new currency is confirmed, there will be an opportunity to face society directly, and many ordinary people will participate."

"Although they can't affect the final outcome, they can greatly influence the person who can make the decision."

That is, the president, he didn't put it that bluntly, and in terms of current influence on the president, Lynch is definitely at the top.

This also made Mr. President realize that the Federal Reserve Bank has lacked a sense of crisis in recent years and has begun to become numb.

By virtue of their special status, they rarely arrange for people to get close to the president, as those on the board of directors said.

This country can live without a president, but it cannot live without a federal savings bank!

Behind the design of the new currency this time, he saw that Lynch and Connor were wearing the same pants again, and Lynch actually shamelessly designed Connor on the coin.

What's even more shameless is that Connor actually pretended not to know and let them discuss it with each other. Even if they saw it, who would dare to directly say, "Mr. President, you are not qualified to be printed on currency"?

Some of the anti-counterfeiting technologies that Lynch came up with also made him feel frightened. Although the Federal Reserve Bank has invested a lot in this area, it can be said that it is far behind Lynch's results!

They obviously invest a lot of money every year...

In fact, he also knows in his heart that with the current size of the Federal Reserve Bank, not all investments can yield returns.

But from a technical perspective and their influence on the presidential palace, they are much worse than Lynch.

If the Presidential Palace adopts Lynch's design this time, and the Federal Reserve Bank does not have the technology to print it, will it eventually become coordinated with Blackstone Bank to be responsible for production and printing, and the Federal Reserve Bank to be responsible for the final issuance?

This made Mr. President feel a little uneasy. He felt that Lynch was challenging the status of the Federal Reserve Bank in a very gentle way!

He mentioned this matter to the board of directors. He believed that Blackstone Bank was different from other banks. Lynch already controlled two issuing banks, and he was likely to seek the issuing rights of Federal Sol.

But those on the board were not at all interested in what he had to say and didn't think it would hold up.

In the words of the veterans on the board of directors, even if Lynch had such ability, he would not have such a chance!

The federal currency issuance power and the issuing bank controlled by Lynch are completely different concepts.

Lemar's Central Bank and Guevra's Blackstone were able to get the issuance rights because they were in trouble.

Lemar's regime was unstable, and the infiltration of Lynch and the federal government forced them to honestly hand over distribution rights.

As for Gaevra, not to mention the personal relationship between Lynch and the current Prime Minister Gaevra, they owed Lynch too much money when Gaevra was rebuilt after his demise.

Including previous debts, the Gevra government now owes Lynch a debt of at least seven to eight billion federal soles.

It can be said that they have a long way to go to repay this money, and Lynch also has advanced anti-counterfeiting technology and promised to sell Blackstone Bank to Royal Bank of Gevra after a period of time.

In a sense, Gefra's Blackstone Bank is the central bank, except that it is now managed by Lynch and has not changed its name.

But the federation is different. The status of the issuing bank of the Federal Reserve Bank is not challenged. Their size is so large that Lynch has no way to influence it.

Secondly, the current politics, economy, and society of the Federation are very stable, and nothing has happened to the Federal Savings Bank.

If you want to seize the power to issue currency from them, it is better to consider how to overthrow the federal government, because the latter is easier.

However, the board of directors is very interested in Mr. President's proposal to "acquire a portion of Blackstone Bank's shares as a precautionary measure when necessary."

Blackstone Bank is developing rapidly, mainly because Lynch has a strong ability to make money. Slem and his killing game can easily bring him billions or more in profits every year!

The directors and shareholders of the Federal Reserve Bank are also jealous.

If they can acquire part of Blackstone Bank's shares, they will also be able to get a large amount of dividends from it.

The CEO proposed it, so naturally he would be responsible, and this led to this conversation.

"Your design is great, and the anti-counterfeiting technology is also very advanced. I heard that Fula has fully adopted your new technology?"

When you first start chatting, you can’t just go straight to the core content. You have to find some topics to make a transition.

Lynch nodded, picked up a fruit he had never seen before and threw it into his mouth. He said a little unclearly, "Yes, since the use of our currency, counterfeit currency has basically disappeared."

"The research and development costs of these technologies are very high, and even counterfeiting organizations with poor technical reserves do not have the ability to develop them."

"Even if they know some principles, it will be difficult for them to achieve the same level as us."

The CEO quite agreed. He had learned a bit about this technology in the past few days and knew how amazing the things Lynch had come up with were.

"Are you... planning to transfer or license these technologies?"

“Don’t worry, we’ll give you a great price!”

Lynch spit out the core of the fruit and shook his head at the same time, "Our research and development costs are very high, and it is difficult for us to benefit from technology through transfer and licensing, so we have no plans in this regard for the time being."

Cost is a very magical thing. If you don’t count the value of the scientists themselves, the cost of research and development is actually not high.

It is nothing more than a highly repetitive process of trial and error. The so-called cost is the material cost when trial and error fails again and again.

But if the value of these scientists themselves is included, then the cost is sky-high!

After all, scientists themselves are money!

The president was not upset even after being rejected. If he had these technologies, he would not transfer them to others and would be very cautious in licensing.

I simply said a few words that the Federal Reserve Bank has also invested a lot in technology, but the benefits are not very large. I hope to work with Lynch on follow-up projects.

He brought the topic back to the new currency.

"I think your design has a high chance of being recognized by people. If I don't consider my status as working at the Federal Reserve Bank, I actually like the set of currency you designed."

"But...you know we are a publishing house. No matter how good your design is, we will still distribute it in the end."

When he said this, he stopped. In fact, Lin Qi already understood what he wanted to express.

Didn’t you refuse to transfer or authorize us to use your patented technology?

That's great. Now we are a publishing house. Your design is very good, but we lack the corresponding technology. What should we do?

This is actually a forced expression, because he has refused authorization and transfer before, so obviously he does not think that Lynch will change his tune and be willing to authorize and transfer at this time.

At the same time, their mutual identities do not allow them to make their own decisions casually, and what Lynch just said was very certain.

Then this matter is not easy to coordinate.

Lynch glanced sideways at Mr. President, "It seems like you already have some mature ideas?"

Mr. President laughed and said, "I can't say I'm mature, but I have some ideas."

He considered for a moment, observed Lynch's expression, and lowered his voice slightly, "My idea is that we acquire part of Blackstone Bank's shares, which will become a bridge of trust and cooperation between us."

Lynch rarely lets his emotions show outwardly. He pondered for a while and said, "If it's a cross-shareholding, I won't refuse."

The president's expression changed slightly and became a little... unhappy, but he still asked, "What do you think?"

Lynch leaned back and lit a cigarette, "I will exchange 15% of your shares for 5% of your shares. This is my plan."

The president shook his head and rejected his plan, "This is impossible!"

"There is a huge difference in size and market value between our two parties. The board of directors will not and cannot pass such a plan!"

Blackstone's market capitalization is already between approximately 120 billion and 150 billion, and it has full potential.

The current rapid expansion of Blackstone Bank's market value is mainly due to its huge cash flow. The faster the socio-economic development, the stronger the reliance on cash, and the more terrifying Blackstone Bank's profitability will be!

In other words, the speed of federal economic construction is the speed of Blackstone Bank's rise.

No one at the Federal Savings Bank evaluates its value. After the victory of the war, the market value of the Federal Savings Bank was conservatively estimated to have exceeded one trillion.

Lynch planned to exchange his approximately 20 billion for the Federal Reserve's 50 billion. The board of directors obviously would not agree.

And even if the board of directors is willing to change, it will be difficult for them to come up with 5% of the shares.

The larger the market value, the more dispersed the shares. If you own 3%, you are a major shareholder, not to mention he still wants 5%.

This is enough to make him one of the top shareholders. It’s impossible even if you think about it!