Chapter 24: Fight without gunpowder

"What, why are you going to quit now?" When he heard that almost twenty families of Tianlong will announce that they would quit this financial war, Tang Feng's eyes were about to pop up, "Aren't you kidding? Now is the most tense time. It's still a small matter for you to quit at this time. You will make the South American government question our credibility."

Although Tang Feng was so angry that he was about to curse, these families were not moved at all. They only said, "Sorry, our Elder Li Fang has been impeached by the Presbyterian Council to deprive him of his elder status. Elder Li Fang asked us to go home and prepare for the response. Here in South America, we have no economic interests, and our interests are in Southeast Asia, so we have to leave first, sorry."

“South America and Southeast Asia are closely linked.”

"I'm sorry, I can only wait until the Holy Cabinet Club attacks Southeast Asia."

After these families said these words, they flew away from Buenos Aires overnight that night. Looking at the planes that were leaving in a hurry and looking at the dark night sky behind them, Tang Feng knew in his heart that what was coming was finally coming.

On July 15, 2013, the South American stock market ushered in the first morning after the Tianlong Club changed. After the market opened, the entire South American stock market seemed to have made an appointment and fell together. In less than five minutes, the decline exceeded 2%. However, the stock economy's sentiment was still stable and there was no panic.

Governments across the country closely followed the market, but did not take action. This unchanging atmosphere kept swaying the entire South American market throughout the morning. Even during the morning closing, the entire South American market overall rose by 0.3%.

At noon that day, in New York, Solomon ordered his subordinates to "send a letter to the governments of South America to convey our request to them. And telling them that the 2% drop this morning was just a kind joke, but if they could not agree to our request within ten days, that is, before July 25, 2013, then we will not be a kind joke. In order to show our sincerity, we will show you our control over the market within ten days, please sit down and watch."

Soon, Solomon's letter was sent to the hands of the twelve South American governments as he said. This letter had no effect except arousing the anger of the South American governments and was ignored.

Solomon was prepared for this. He smiled and said softly: "Okay, it seems that these presidents want to see our means."

After the market opened in the afternoon, within ten minutes, South American countries seemed to have made an appointment, falling by 3% together, and then they kept stagnating and just maintained at this level. At the same time, a large number of South American currencies were sold in the foreign exchange market. Currencies such as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay fell by 1.5% in the same period of price comparison with the US dollar within an hour, with no more or less, just 1.5%.

Since then, the entire price comparison has been maintained at this number, no more or less.

These data remained until the close, and the entire South America remained at a strange three percent and one-fifth percentile. Such strange numbers made the twelve South American countries wonder, many people could do it, but it was unheard of forcing a market to rise or fall, but it was unheard of forcing such a precise control to this point.

Tang Feng knew that they were wondering whether all this was from Solomon's hands. If so, it would be terrible. On this day, Tang Feng called governments from various countries and promised them that if the market was like this, they would enter the market to intervene.

The next day, as soon as the market opened, it was the same as yesterday. The whole market fell by 3% within ten minutes, and then it remained stable. Seeing this, Tang Feng asked Mo Qingyun: "How much money do we have to use?"

"According to our pre-plan, we will add members of the Tianlong Society to a total of 120 billion US dollars in South America. We have promised to lend 100 billion US dollars to the South American government in the first phase, and we will need to pay 40 billion US dollars in the first phase, so we only have 80 billion US dollars."

"Eight hundred billion? OK." Tang Feng nodded, "Prevent problems before they happen. We will rush out from now on. We cannot keep this situation alive, otherwise the South Americans will not trust us. However, in order to avoid the cost too much, we mainly take action on the foreign exchange market and do not move the stock market first."

"Okay." Mo Qingyun nodded, and then began to arrange to purchase South American currency on the foreign exchange market and sell US dollars.

In New York, Solomon looked at the trading volume and smiled and said to Vivian beside him: "Tang Feng finally started to end. His mind is still clear. He knows that we are fighting psychological warfare and do not have full contact with us, but only invest in the foreign exchange market."

"What are you going to do?" Vivian asked.

Solomon smiled, "I didn't expect you would ask such a nutritious question, of course, it's to sink it."

"That is, we will give them as much goods as they sell, as much goods as they buy, and as much goods as they want?"

"Yes, in short, the stock market fell by 3% and the foreign exchange market fell by 1.5%. Every market must be just right, so that it will be fun."

In a blink of an eye, the day ended, and in the end, the markets ended with the same decline as yesterday. Faced with such a reality, Tang Feng was helpless. If he rushed hard, it would be fine. Everyone rushed up and fought hard, and it would be clean. It would be really uncomfortable to cut the flesh with a blunt knife like now.

"How much did we invest in today?" Tang Feng asked.

"Not much, more than eight billion US dollars." Mo Qingyun said.

"Why don't you put it in?" Tang Feng asked.

Mo Qingyun smiled wryly and said, "Afeng, at the beginning, we lost one-tenth of ammunition, which is already terrible."

Tang Feng sighed after hearing this, but he could only helplessly.

The third, fourth and fifth days afterwards were the same. During these three days, all members of the Tianlong Association in South America flew away to attend a conference of the Tianlong Association.

On the morning of July 20, 2013, Solomon, who came to his office, had a completely different spirit than usual. Today, he seemed like a leopard who had been hungry for a long time.

The South American stock market and foreign exchange market, which had been falling continuously for a week, have already made people's hearts unbearable. On this morning, the situation that the entire South Americans were worried about finally appeared, which was a storm-like plunge like the Mexican market.

Within two hours, the South American stock market plummeted like a flash flood, and fell by more than 10% that morning.

Tang Feng and South American governments immediately took action to rescue the market. The rescue funds of various countries and Tang Feng quickly invested the funds in the hands of the battlefield. After one morning, the stock market fell by 7% and in one morning, it fell by 7% of the entire South American market. This was already terrible enough.

But what is even more terrifying is not this. Starting at 1:00 pm, the entire international market began to show the next wave of South American currency selling, and all currencies of countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Chile were sold.

In one afternoon, the total value of South American currency sold exceeded 200 billion US dollars, and more than half of them belonged to the South American governments and Tang Feng. Within one day, they had more than 140 billion US dollars in the market.

However, after this day, the overall market in South America still fell by more than 10% in the stock market, and the overall depreciation of South America's currency exceeded 8%. Such a result within one day is enough to describe it as a financial crisis.

That night, the finance ministers of South America held a summit meeting to invite Tang Feng to attend. Before attending the meeting, Tang Feng's command received more than 70 calls from members of the Tianlong Society, and they all announced that they would withdraw from the war because they had more important things to deal with.

After listening to these calls, Tang Feng asked Mo Qingyun, "How much money do we have in our hands?"

Mo Qingyun said: "After they suddenly withdrew, we only had less than 10 billion US dollars left in our hands. In fact, it was not scary for them to withdraw, but what was even more scary was..."

"What's even more terrifying is that they will turn the South American currency in their hands into US dollars in the international market, and to some extent, join the army that forced South America to surrender!" Speaking of this, Tang Feng raised his head with a desolate look, "In this way, Tang Feng, who was the patron saint of South American economy, will become the most despicable and shameless traitor in the hearts of South Americans. And my reputation will be completely lost. Controlling South America, intimidating the hearts of the people, and destroying my reputation is what they have planned long ago."

"What should we do then? Should we leave South America immediately to avoid unnecessary trouble?" Mo Qingyun asked.

"No." Tang Feng stood up, straightened his body, and said softly but firmly, "I want to face them, even if they will shoot me. I will not let them succeed. Since I, Tang Feng, is a dignified person, must leave here upright. It is not that easy to destroy me if you fail. No matter how completely and terrible the failure is, it cannot be done."

After hearing Tang Feng say this, Mo Qingyun knew that Tang Feng had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything else, just lowered his head.

Tang Feng took a deep breath and said, "But Uncle Mo, you have to leave South America immediately and return to Asia to help Uncle Liu make arrangements. It is different from here. In South America, neither side has done their best. To a certain extent, we have lost without having time to fight. But in Asia, there will be a bloody battle. Asia will be our last step, and there will be no way they can be as skillful as they are in South America. Therefore, Asia is destined to be the decisive battlefield between us and them."

Mo Qingyun lowered his head and thought for a long time, raised his head and asked, "Afeng, do you think we can win?"

Tang Feng calmed down for a while, shook his head slowly, and said with a smile: "I only know that we cannot surrender."
Chapter completed!