1855 United States Tycoon

Just the third day after Scrooge, Morgan, and Rockefeller conspired at Duck Castle, someone sent a letter from Joshua Rothschild. In this letter, Joshua Rothschild greeted Scrooge very politely, and then recalled his past friendship with Scrooge. Finally, he said that he had just returned to North America and hoped to be in Scrooge. Visit him when it is convenient to share friendship.

"Huh, what kind of friendship? Don't you just want to grab our money?" Dorothea took the letter and said with a curled lips. "This is really, um, what Scrooge said, "Bitch Just hypocritical'!"

"The pursuit of profit is our common nature." Scrooge said, "They want to grab our money, so why don't we want to grab their money. Well, you can arrange the work on your hands and Houtian will spare a day. Come, let's receive this guest together. Oh, and, come with me to Montana next week."

"Are you going to attend the completion ceremony of the Pacific Railroad?" Dorothea asked.

"Yes. After this railway is built, a large number of railways will definitely start to be built depending on this railway. It is like an aorta with capillaries extending in all directions. This will definitely bring a railway craze." Scrooge said.

"Then let the Jews like Joshua or something to repair those railways. We can also provide him with steel and communications. Well, our real-time vehicle information dispatch system can also be sold to them." Rosia said, "When the fanaticism has formed, we can even give them a part of the Pacific Railway's equity. Anyway, the most valuable land rights and mineral development rights are in our hands. After the fanaticism, it will definitely be a plunge. If it crashes, just take it back at that time."

"Don't think about it too simply. Those Jews are not fuel-efficient lamps. They might have the same idea as ours. They fry the price first, and then wait for it to collapse." Scrooge said.

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Adhering to the family's punctuality rule, Joshua arrived at Duck Castle at nine o'clock in the morning. Scrooge noticed that Joshua, whom he hadn't seen in a few years, seemed to be a lot older and his hair was a little gray. Counting Joshua's age is only four or five years older than Rockefeller, and it should be in his prime now, but he has shown some old attitudes.

"Ah, Scrooge really made me jealous to see your beautiful castle like a fairyland in a fairy tale." As soon as Scrooge saw Scrooge, Joshua began to compliment the duck castle. architecture.

"Hehe, this is just a modern pseudo-castle with no history. Your family should have quite a few authentic castles in Europe." Scrooge said with a smile.

"Ah, that kind of castle is dark and damp. Living in it is nothing short of suffering. In fact, in the Middle Ages, those great nobles would not live there unless the situation was unsafe. If nothing else, just That kind of lighting, it’s as dark as a cave inside. Walking in it, for no reason, will remind people of all kinds of ghosts. What a mess. Well, let’s not talk about it, Scrooge, you won’t introduce me What about this beautiful lady?"

"Ah, this is my wife Dorothea. Well, Dorothea, this is Mr. Joshua. My business got a lot of help from Mr. Joshua when it started." Scrooge gave them. Made an introduction.

"Mr. Rothschild, Scrooge often mentioned you to me. He said that you gave him a lot of help in the first place."

In such mutual compliments, several people came to the garden. There is a wisteria in the garden, which propped up a green shade in the early summer sun. A bunch of dark or light purple flowers bloomed brightly. The dense green leaves filter the sunlight into golden green and divide them into rows. , Pieces of light and shadow.

"Let's go down and sit down and talk," Scrooge said.

So a few people walked under the wisteria shelf, where there was a rattan coffee table and a few rattan chairs. Seeing a few people sitting down, a servant came up to set up a tea set and poured tea for them all.

"Mr. Rothschild, your complexion is not so good compared to a few years ago." Scrooge held up his teacup, showing a very concerned look.

"I was ill last year and you almost couldn't see me." Joshua replied, "With your sulfa and heroin, I was able to make it through."

"Well, heroin." Scrooge said, "The patent for this thing will expire in a few years. I know that your family also invests in pharmaceuticals. How about, after the expiration of the heroin patent, you will have production Is it intent?"

"That is a few years later. Who can tell what happened at that time? Moreover, I am not responsible for this aspect of the family business. Therefore, it is difficult for me to give you an answer." Joshua laughed Said with a smile.

"You will definitely produce it." Scrooge smiled, "I have a big project now, and it is estimated that some money will be needed at that time. If you are interested in'heroin', I can use its various production technologies , Even including the trademark'heroin', we can sell to you all. Even including some sales channels in Europe, we can sell to you."

A few years later, the heroin patent expired. If any pharmaceutical company is not interested in producing heroin, it is definitely a lie. However, it is the medicine that expires instead of the "heroin" trademark. Over the years, the "heroin" brand of McDonald Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the civilized world, anyone knows that if you are sick, you will What should I do if I feel comfortable? "Heroin" is here to help you. Customers' recognition of the "heroin" brand will undoubtedly give McDonald Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals the upper hand in the competition with other companies after the drug patent expires. In addition to the patents of the product itself, there are also a series of patents on production technology for things like medicinal chemistry. These patents are often deliberately delayed for a period of time when applying for them. In this way, even if the patents of the drugs themselves have expired, some key production technologies and technological processes will still become obstacles. Of course, such obstacles and patent barriers cannot be circumvented, but doing so requires more time and effort. Moreover, the process that bypasses the patent is often not the best process, which will also lead to ascending of production costs, making subsequent producers at a disadvantage in the competition. Now, Scrooge has expressed his willingness to sell something, which is undoubtedly very attractive to the Rothschild family who also invested in medicine.

"Mr. MacDonald, are you telling the truth?" Joshua's eyes widened. This is definitely a big deal. Since the family made the decision to withdraw from North America, Joshua's position in the family, who is in charge of North American business, has declined severely. Nowadays, business in Europe is not so good, so someone in the family thinks of United States again. Now, looking at the development of United States, although the guys in the family didn't say it clearly, they all realized that it was mostly a mistake to give up North America. Therefore, this action of Joshua came into being. However, when the Rothschild family started to face North America from the beginning, the capital of North America has also grown up, and it is impossible to call the wind and rain as before. However, it is the instinct of any capitalist to never let go of possible profits. Therefore, in order to get a share of the development of North America, Joshua, who had been put aside for a while, returned. Well, let’s not say how much profit is distributed in North America, just now the sale mentioned by Scrooge, once it is really completed, it will definitely be of great significance to the family. Of course, it will also allow Joshua himself to be in the family. The status is greatly improved."Of course it's true." Scrooge said, "I wouldn't make a joke about such a big thing."

"Then can you tell me what kind of big project it is?" Joshua had calmed down. Although he knew that Scrooge would probably not say it, he still asked.

"Oh, this is still a trade secret for the time being." Scrooge said as Joshua thought.

"I'm sorry, I took the liberty." Joshua said apologetically, "The deal you mentioned is too big. It's not for me to decide. I must report it to the family..."

"I understand, isn't it a few years away? We are not in a hurry." Scrooge said, "Mr. Rothschild, you came to me today, do you want to discuss some business with me?"

"Ah, we know that the railways in United States have been developing well recently. Moreover, the miracle in the history of human railways-the Pacific Railway will soon be completed. I think this will be a horn of great development. This railway will help The east and west parts of United States are connected as a whole, but only one aorta is not enough. United States also needs more capillaries attached to this aorta. We hope to cooperate with you for your aorta Build more capillaries."

"This is indeed a good deal. Mr. Rothschild, your sense of wealth is still very sensitive. But what do you want me to do for you?" Scrooge asked.

"If the capillaries attached to the aorta are to develop well, they must be closely connected with the aorta." Joshua said, "In addition, the railway involves a series of things such as land acquisition. If you can't wait for the support of the local government, engineering It is almost impossible to build. We lack such influence, so we hope to cooperate with you and borrow your influence in United States. In addition, in order to show our sincerity in cooperation with you, we can also adopt interactive shareholding Way to jointly operate these new railways and integrate the existing old railways in these areas. I wonder if you are interested in this?" Joshua asked.

"Sounds great. But do you have a more specific plan?" Scrooge asked.

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