Chapter 50: 50 departures

"Without the capital market, taking over the cotton market in our city and state would be a fool's dream."

"It's only because of the capital market that Zhu Wencong dared to bite off a big chunk at once, after all, he was the bug of this era."

"Historically, it's been commonplace for small companies to swallow up larger ones. They use the capital market to short and then exploit legal loopholes to avoid risk, achieving the miraculous feat of the weaker conquering the stronger."

"The reason it's unheard of in later generations is mainly due to the gradual perfection of capital markets and legal regulations, which stamped out improper practices."

"There's a book called 'Barbarians at the Gate' that depicts it very clearly—capital markets are just that ruthless."

"Domestically speaking, look at the Wanbao conflict. Although it's shrouded in mystique, capital is a barbarian, it doesn't reason with you, only interests are the absolute truth."