Giant of the times

Before I knew it, a few months passed.

After Wells Fargo received US$30 billion in capital from Li Zetian, it started a frenzied acquisition mode. News that a certain bank was acquired by Wells Fargo came out every now and then, shocking the United States.

On Wall Street, many people couldn't help but talk.

**** Bank CEO William Morgan privately sighed: "Wells Fargo's acquisitions are simply jaw-dropping! Acquiring so many banks in such a short period of time is so financially strong! It seems that it won't take long for Wells Fargo to The bank is about to become one of the top ten banks in the United States!”

The Rockefeller family is also very concerned about this matter. Since ancient times, banks have been the core chain of the industry, and many companies have been developed or controlled around banks.

In a luxurious sea-view villa, Thomas Rockefeller had a dinner with his family members. When talking about Li Zetian during the dinner, Thomas Rockefeller could not help but sigh with emotion: "I remember when I first met Chronos Li, he was still a A penniless little man has now grown into the richest man in the world, and is richer than the Rockefeller family!!! Now, my status is far inferior to him..."

After saying this, he raised a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Wells Fargo's acquisitions were too crazy and eye-catching, making people envious and jealous. Therefore, Li Zetian kept a low profile during this period and tried not to irritate those who hated the rich.

It is also worth mentioning that during this period, the Gulf War started. The United States displayed many high-tech weapons and quickly won the victory with lightning speed. Initially, military analysts from many countries believed that the Gulf War would last at least more than a year. However, it ended in just over 40 days, which shocked the whole world. The United States once again demonstrated its great strength to the world and declared its dominance.

Compared with the strength of the United States, the Soviet Union was much unlucky.

Not long after the Gulf War ended, "Georgia" in the Soviet camp declared independence.

The year before, Lithuania declared independence, and now, Georgia has declared independence, casting a dark cloud over the entire Soviet Union, and an undercurrent is surging!

The U.S. authorities were naturally happy to hear this, and even made small moves behind the scenes to encourage more countries to leave the Soviet Union. Of course, this possibility is extremely high. If Li Zetian were the president of the United States, he would definitely do this.

At this time, Dongfang Yuqin and Yu Jingqiu became more confident in Li Zetian's guess that the Soviet Union would disintegrate.

In the hall, Li Zetian was smiling, eating grapes, and showed no concern for their admiration. Relying on past life memories is no big deal.

Dongfang Yuqin said: "I'm afraid the disintegration of the Soviet Union is irreversible. According to the news from our people, Georgia's declaration of independence is like lighting a fuse. Now more regimes are preparing to leave the Soviet Union. Mr. Li, before you The speculation is completely accurate. Fortunately, we already sent people to the Soviet Union last year to make arrangements. Once the Soviet Union disintegrates, our gains will be unimaginable, much more than in Japanese real estate and stock markets!"

Li Zetian nodded and smiled: "Of course. The huge Soviet Union is falling apart. How can it be compared to Japan's real estate and stock market bubbles? What we earn is the wealth of a country!!!"

Yu Jingqiu said: "The current situation in the Soviet Union is turbulent, and now I am afraid more people have seen the opportunity."

"Well, that's right. The United States is behind this, and Europe is probably also behind it. They will naturally not miss this opportunity!" Li Zetian said.

Of course, the territory of the Soviet Union was too large, and the two countries' declaration of independence could not completely shake the foundation. Many people still cannot believe that the Soviet Union, which could compete with the United States, would collapse in just one year! ! I’m afraid even the US government can’t believe it!

The reason why Li Zetian is so sure is that he relies on his past life memories. Dongfang Yuqin and Yu Jingqiu were also so sure because they believed in Li Zetian. If anyone else told them that the Soviet Union would disintegrate within a year, they would definitely think that others were joking.

"The Soviet Union has unlimited glory, but now it has come to an end..." Li Zetian sighed secretly in his heart.

Li Zetian traveled through time in 1973, and he truly felt the power of the Soviet Union. Although it could not compare with the United States economically, it was no worse than the United States in terms of high technology, such as aerospace and military industry.

August 20th is coming and things are changing!

After Georgia, Estonia declared independence.

Two days later, Latvia declared independence.

Two days later, Ukraine declared independence.

One day later, Belarus declared independence.

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By December 16, 1991, almost all the union republics declared independence, including Russia. The Soviet Union was completely in name only, shocking the world!

On December 25, Gorbachev announced his resignation and the Soviet Union officially disintegrated!

In the past four months, almost all the major news around the world revolved around the Soviet Union.

The disintegration of the Soviet Union affected the whole world, including politics, economy, military, etc. No country can compete with the United States now!

With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the crazy depreciation of the ruble, Li Zetian will probably become the second biggest winner after the US government. He borrowed huge amounts of rubles from various financial institutions in the Soviet Union through various means. Some of this money was used to buy local mining companies and then merge them. The Soviet government encourages bank loans, and also provides special support for loans required for corporate mergers. For example, if the merger of a company requires 2 billion rubles, the Soviet bank can lend you 1 billion rubles.

In addition, Li Zetian also purchased a large number of banks in the Soviet Union, attracted Soviet depositors, obtained a large number of rubles, and then lent these rubles to himself. This method is crazier and more profitable than borrowing from other banks. It may only cost a few hundred million rubles to acquire a bank, but the bank's stored funds may be tens of billions of rubles or even more. This money is the money of the Soviet people, but with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this money will depreciate anyway, so it is better to make it cheaper for Li Zetian. As for the eventual bankruptcy of these banks, let them go bankrupt. Li Zetian made dozens of times more money than he spent on acquiring banks.

In addition, Li Zetian also frantically shorted the ruble, and also used leverage ranging from 10 times to 20 times.

Throughout the entire process, Li Zetian himself invested less than US$5 billion. The benefits are unimaginable! How many there will be in the end is impossible to calculate now!

This time, Li Zetian was determined to attack the Soviet Union, thinking that if he didn't do it, others would do it too. The people sent by Li Zetian found that European and American capitalists were doing similar things to him in the Soviet Union, but they were not as crazy and determined as he was. But there are so many of them that they can't stand it. If Li Zetian is compared to a small boat, they are an aircraft carrier.