Chapter 1488: Lancaster’s New Maxim: Rule the World with the Lower Half? (4)

The mastermind behind the “tulip bubble” is no longer a mystery.

He also realized that if the opponent completely wiped him out now, the horrific consequences would be unbearable for him.

“Ah, Lancaster, damn you—!”

Cromwell also held a Financial Holy Sword in his claw, but compared to the one in Catherine’s hand, it was merely a small dagger.

Even on the battlefield, it’s rare for anyone to use a dagger against a Two-Handed Heavy Sword; at least a Swift Sword is needed, which is already desperate enough.

Two streams of light clashed violently.

Catherine deployed [Supreme Art] together with the Strange Arts [Mind Dragon Nest] (Digital Modeling):

“Able to break the barrier between material and information, like the Kin of the Slumbering God freely traversing the Dream Realm and reality, seamlessly switching the state of real-world materials.”

The entire fiscal systems of the two countries began to digitalize, formalize, and calculate, flowing rapidly like a waterfall before her eyes.

With a flash of her sword, it struck Cromwell’s weakest point, sending his dagger along with one of his claws into the air, transforming into golden streams converging behind Catherine.

The subsequent two moves followed, the sharp and unmatched Financial Holy Sword instantly dissecting the Netherland fiscal manifested White Stork into eight parts, devouring it completely.

[Sword Mystic Art: Cyclical Financial Crisis!]

All in all, divided into three moves: [Interest Rate Hike], [Bottom Picking], [Interest Rate Cut].

Essentially, it’s not much different from bursting the tulip bubble.

They have already grasped the essence of financial tides harvesting across nations:

“Step one, currency interest rate hike, drawing back water worldwide to the North Sea Empire, causing assets globally to generally decline or even go bankrupt; Step two, the Empire’s various major financial groups take action, bottom picking high-quality ‘distressed assets’ worldwide at extremely low prices; Step three, currency interest rate cut, release funds, causing asset values globally to rise again, but under new ownership.”

As long as one can keep advancing both finance and military, this process can continuously prove effective, siphoning from the world to sustain itself, becoming the mightiest “Night Demon Emperor!”

Fake capitalists: exploit employees, provide blessings, serve as foreign agents.

True capitalists: plunder abroad to sustain themselves, benefiting the entire country, allowing all nationals to enjoy the profits generated abroad.

“No—!”

In the fleet, Cromwell’s true form reopened his eyes, suddenly spitting out blood, his aura weakening.

But he forced himself to lift his head and look towards the direction of the Netherland Kingdom behind him.

A sharp, collective subconscious cry from the White Stork echoed, followed by complete silence.

Accompanied by the roar representing the North Sea Empire, reverberating in everyone’s ears, the country’s finances changed hands.

This sword was tantamount to establishing the most stringent outsourcing contract between the two, with the Netherland Kingdom’s fiscal system including the central bank all outsourced to Catherine and the North Sea Empire.

People have heard of contracting land, orchards, but who has heard of contracting a country?

Now they have.

Clothing, food, housing, transportation, taxes, customs, minting and other economic lifelines were all lost, reducing Netherland to a semi-feudal, semi-colonial state on the spot.

This is: “Winner takes all, loser bites the dust!”

In the international power structure, wealth is the foundation of all national power.

Each country tries to enhance their power by seeking more wealth.

And as the mysticism of national finance changes, all Netherlanders adhering to this system are compelled to shift accordingly.

Although not a change of dynasty, it’s not far off.

Moreover, after turning the tables, Catherine issued her first decree in the Law Network:

“Pioneer Guiding Colonial Trading Company and Pioneer Bank will redeem personal futures contracts at a low nominal price, excluding institutions.”

Individuals mostly comprise of Netherland civilians, institutions are Remit People.

Using the money of the latter to settle the accounts of the former, in the end, the entire Kingdom has to thank them.