Book1:TeDream-Maker (第15/166页)

enttohisofficewithfourassistantsinchargeofthetreasury,butitecialoccasionthatday．Therewasanairoftenseexpecyasifitweretheeveofadecisivebattle．ThedailyroutinewassetasideandKingDimitristrodeintohisofficefollowedbyalltwenty-fourofhisbeauteousaides．

    Hisofficewasmodernandpracticalwithnosigicpaceluxury,theonlyexceptiohehuge，puregoldabacus，studdedwithgemsstandinguprightintheroom．Dimitriwasinfrontoftheabacus，expiningtohisbeautiesabouttheplot．Hemovedthebeadsonitbywayofillustration．KingDimitri’swealthwashardtoestimate．Heownedohofthestocksofthefirstfivehundredmostprestigiouscorporationsintheworld．Heerferedwiththeirpolia,buyingandsellinghisstockswheimewasright，neverlosingbyhistransas．Thesecretwasthathewasamasterofastrologyanddideverythingbysultiars,whoseorbithadamajorinflueheeicactivitiesofourphiswasamysteryofwhilyKingDimitrihadthekeyandwhichheusedtobuildandrulehishugeempire．

    Hisofficewaslikea．Hewouldusehisabacustoindicatehisiionstohisassistants，whowouldthendispersetocarryouthisorders．KingDimitristoodbyhisabadgavehisorders：

    1．MehispropertiesallovertheworldtotheWorldBankfor200billiondolrstoabsorbtheircapital．ThehemoobuyallpossiblestocksofthebankthatareontheMarketiogainamajorityandhaveasayintheirpolicies．

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    2．PywiththestotheMarket，buyingandsellinginsuchawayastocreateillusionsofinstability．Spreadrumorsastothecredibilityofthebanksothattheirerswouldbeinaflurrytowithdrawtheirats，creatingadditionalburdenontheiralreadydeplenishedcapital,likedrainingwaterfromareservoir．

    3．OfferarewardofonebilliondolrstowhoevercouldprovideevideheillegalmoneyunderingactivitiesofMr．Kaffee，presidentofWorldBank，therebycreatingdistrustandantagonismwithinthenucleusoftheeomakesurethatthehugerewardwouldiablyindueoobetrayMr．Kaffee．Hewouldtheheevidencesubmittedtotheauthorities，thusentanglinghiminwsuitsandpersecution，discreditinghimshlythathewouldneverbeabletogetfederalfundsfromtheFederalReservetobailhimoutofbankruptcy．

    4．PrepareallpapernsnecessarytotakeoverWorldBank．

    Thewenty-fourbeautiesdispersedtotheteleunicatioertotagDimitri’semissariesallovertheworldtocarryouthisorders．Amidthesofttreadingalemurmursoftheseperfumed，jeweled，goddess-likebeautiesbrewedthebeginningsofastormthatwouldmakehavocofglobaley．Dimitriwalkedovertotheterraceoverlookingthecrystalclearmountainpooltorestandenjoyacupofcoffeecedwithbrandy．Thebeautieswerebusyingandgoingtoreportontheiriationsandaskforinstrus，butDimitrisattherecalm,fidentandposedlikeaveteranandersureofhisvictory．Now，forthefirsttime，thebeautiessawtheothersideoftheirmaster．Inthepace，hewasgentle，generousaoplease，butnowwhenhehadseriousstatematterstoattendto,hewassevere,resoluteandMachiavellianindealingwithhisenemies，givingpreciseordersaailedstrategies．Hewaslikeanuhedswordwhosedazzlingbrilliandkeennesshadthusfarbeenhiddenandcealed．"Imustseewhattheenemyisabout"thoughtDimitri．Hewalkedovertoacoudinstantlyfelsleep．Knowingtheirmaster’shabits,thebeautiesdidnotdisturbhisslumber,butwaitedbesidehimpatientlytomaketheirreports．

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