Cang Hao said meaningfully: "In other words, the Diamond Alliance mainly deals in bloody diamonds?"

"Do you know again?" Meng Yanglong looked at Cang Hao with interest: "What is a bloody diamond?"

"It's easy to explain that Africa is the largest source of diamonds, where it is poor, full of violence and there is no hope, and the advent of diamonds has not changed the lives of the locals, but has provided warlords with a steady stream of money to buy weapons to replenish their personnel, and to wage wars, which have become even more impoverished and unstable. I fought in Africa, and many warlords paid for it with diamonds, but I didn't really know there was a Diamond Alliance. After a pause, Cang Hao continued: "Moreover, the diamond mining process itself is also bloody, and the warlords force the locals to work like slaves, and can only get paid to barely make ends meet. In this sense, the diamonds they mine are harming them. ”

"That's the case, that's why there's such a thing as a bloody diamond. Lu Siyan nodded and added: "Of course, this bloody diamond from Africa is not all diamonds, and some diamonds are mined legally. The fundamental purpose of the Kimberley Agreement is to strengthen the determination of origin of diamonds and to exclude such bloody diamonds from the market. ”

Meng Yanglong hurriedly asked, "What is the result?"

"It should be said that it has a certain effect, but ......" Lu Siyan shook his head with a wry smile: "Any text can be forged and tampered with, and the diamond itself is not clearly marked as a bloody diamond, so this kind of diamond still flows into the market." To be precise, the first to discover the scarcity of diamonds and package them into commodities on the market is the Diamond Alliance. This organization controls most of the world's diamond mines, and the companies that process diamonds are basically related to it, but bloody diamonds are of course their first choice because of their low price. On the one hand, they mine legitimate diamonds, and on the other hand, the main source of profit in recent years has been bloody diamonds. ”

Meng Yanglong opened his mouth and scolded: "This organization is simply a bastard!"

Lu Siyan nodded in agreement: "Speaking of which, the "Kimberley Agreement" is long overdue, and blood diamonds have appeared for so many years, and public opinion has long called on the international community to take action. The reason why it has not been implemented is because the Diamond Alliance has secretly obstructed it, and I said that before this agreement was signed, the relevant countries investigated the Diamond Alliance......"

Lu Siyan seemed to want to sell a pass, so he stopped here.

Zhang Xingyu asked impatiently: "Then what?"

"And then there is no then. Lu Siyan shook his head helplessly: "The Diamond Alliance is too rich, and it is also willing to spend money, so it can silence any opposition to it." ”

"There's one thing I don't understand...... Meng Yanglong said confusedly: "According to what you said, it was the Diamond Alliance that first discovered the value of diamonds and hyped them up. But the world is so big, and Africa is not the only one that produces diamonds, can the Diamond Alliance control the world's minerals?"

"In the past, the Diamond Alliance was able to do it, but because the price of diamonds was so high and other companies and countries joined the industry, the Diamond Alliance is now facing a big challenge. Lu Siyan explained in detail: "For example, Russia has also mined a lot of diamonds in recent years, and in 2012 even discovered a super diamond mine with reserves of trillions of carats. This is a headache for the Diamond Alliance, whose most glorious days have passed, and nowadays they usually use commercial means to consolidate their position. ”

Zhang Xingyu asked: "What kind of business means?"

"For example, we put the market price of a diamond to the lowest possible price and buy it in large quantities. Then, they will store the diamonds and only put a small part on the market every quarter, so that the price of diamonds will be speculated again because there are fewer diamonds......" After a pause, Lu Siyan sneered: "Of course, this kind of operation requires a lot of money, but the Diamond Alliance is not bad for money." It is said that they have a secret warehouse in Brussels, Belgium, where they store enough diamonds to keep up for a hundred years. ”

"I still don't understand...... Meng Yanglong really doesn't understand economics, and shook his head in confusion: "They only take out a small number of diamonds to sell, and hide more to sleep, isn't this Lang costly, and there is interest on depositing it in the bank, can it give birth in the warehouse?"

Zhang Hanqi and Zhang Xingyu looked at each other and smiled, and then Zhang Xingyu answered this question: "The price of commodities is determined by scarcity, to put it bluntly, the rarer things are, the more expensive they are, and if there are too many, they are not worth much." A large number of diamonds hit the market, and of course other countries and companies make money, but the price of diamonds will also be pulled down, and profit margins will be reduced. Let's take an analogy, if a carat of diamonds is worth $10,000, and the Diamond Alliance has 100 carats, it will only sell them for $1,000. If he had hidden ninety carats, the market price would have become $100,000 a carat, and the Diamond Alliance would have made a million dollars or more by selling ten carats. ”

Meng Yanglong finally understood: "And they still have ninety carats left in their hands." ”

"That's right. Zhang Xingyu nodded: "I estimate that the diamonds in the hands of the Diamond Alliance are actually a financial weapon. If they wish, they can put a large number of diamonds on the market, or buy them in large quantities, and the price of guò diamonds will affect the world economy for a certain extent. This may be an exaggeration, but think about whether diamonds have become a must-have consumption in the family. Many young people get married and can buy a car or a house, but they must buy a diamond ring. Of course, the diamond rings they can buy are not very expensive, and they are completely different from cars or houses, but the profit margin of diamonds is much higher than that of cars and houses. If a newly formed family invests more money in diamonds, it means that it has to reduce expenses in other areas, and vice versa, and the impact on the economy is obvious. ”

Zhang Hanqi and Zhang Xingyu are both corporate giants, and although they didn't know what the Diamond Alliance was in the past, after Lu Siyan provided some information, they immediately guessed what this organization was like.

The two of them expressed their opinions one after another, speaking of which, Cang Hao was also a businessman, but he didn't say a word.

Meng Yanglong glanced at Cang Hao: "You don't have any ideas?"

"My only thought is ......" Cang Hao said slowly in a long voice: "Those who have to buy a diamond ring to get married are stupid B!"

Lu Siyan sighed, "It's not rough, it's really like this, the Diamond Alliance is controlled by the Jewish financial oligarchy, they are businessmen in the real sense, and the only thing they do is to maximize their own interests." To create zào profits for them, it is better to honor their parents. ”

Meng Yanglong pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "I think that in addition to normal business methods, if the Diamond Alliance wants to consolidate its position, I am afraid that it will have to use some other means. ”

"That's right. Lu Siyan nodded: "There are rumors that the Diamond Alliance formed mercenaries to eliminate competitors by force and maintain their monopoly position. This time they found Ms. Gao, which is very telling......"

"It seems that I was right to reject the Diamond Alliance. Gao Xuexuan exhaled: "I don't want to deal with these people. ”

"Today's meeting, the harvest is very great, I didn't expect there to be such a university behind the diamond. Meng Yanglong nodded vigorously: "Ms. Gao, your choice is correct!"

Gao Xuexuan said meaningfully: "I hope others are as correct as me!"

Meng Yanglong hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the Diamond Alliance is looking for someone else?"

"Gross said that the Diamond Alliance has also selected the Blood Lion mercenaries as a partner to cooperate with......" Gao Xuexuan said, looking at Cang Hao: "You should have already met Gross already, right?"

Obviously, there was no way to deny it, so Cang Hao had no choice but to nod: "I saw it." ”

"Did you agree?" Without waiting for Cang Hao to answer, Gao Xuexuan said again: "You love money so much, and the Diamond Alliance's offer is so high, you have no reason to refuse." ”

"I did agree...... Cang Hao coughed twice, and said seriously: "I think so, even if I refuse, I am sure that the Diamond Alliance will find other partners to work with." It would be better for me to cooperate with them and be able to spy on their movements. ”

Meng Yanglong was a little disdainful: "I'm afraid you're still in it for money, right?"

"Anyway, if someone wants to earn this money, it's better for me to earn it!" Cang Hao rolled his eyes: "Are you jealous of me?"

"I'm jealous of you?" Meng Yanglong pressed down the fire and said slowly: "Actually, I don't want to blame you, but I think it's a good thing that you agreed." ”

"Oh?" Cang Hao's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Of course. Meng Yanglong nodded with certainty: "The Diamond Alliance came to China to find people, it must be to expand its influence to the country, in recent years, China has become a new consumer market for all kinds of luxury goods, and the Diamond Alliance is impossible to give up." Economic security is a very important part of national security, and if someone wants to cause trouble in the economic area, they must be vigilant. ”

"That's it. Cang Hao shrugged: "You just wait." ”

Meng Yanglong said word by word: "You must also do this thing well!"

"If you miss, you can't ...... it"

"If you miss......" Meng Yanglong smiled slyly: "I'll let the tax bureau check your accounts, for so long, you have made a lot of money openly and secretly, and you have never paid taxes." ”

"You're too ruthless. The black line on Cang Hao's face: "If I am asked to pay taxes, I will immediately go bankrupt, but it is okay for me to pay taxes, but please explain the use of my taxes in detail." As a taxpayer, I have the right to know what every penny is used for, and if I don't have the right to know, don't blame me for loving money. ”