1855 United States Tycoon

A few days later, Joshua got a reply from the family: on the basis of Scrooge's suggestion, the item was refined, and finally an agreement was reached. So the next day, Joshua went to Duck Castle again, had a meeting with Scrooge, and finally reached a cooperation agreement that could be called the biggest man behind the scenes of the 1870s.

As part of the agreement, the Rothschild family used Mouton Chateau for the three Southern Chateaus in Scrooge's hands. Although Château Mouton is not as well-known as Château Lafite, it was also ranked second-level in the Bordeaux winery rating in 1855. In fact, the wineries that can enter the Bordeaux winery rating in 1855 are all very good. For this addition alone, Scrooge definitely made a profit. Because at present, this winery is worth at least two hundred Wanfa Lang, which is more than four hundred thousand US dollars. The sum of the wineries given by Scrooge is worth one hundred thousand dollars.

However, the figure of four hundred thousand US dollars is now in the eyes of the Rothschild family, the representative of the old and rich, and the McDonald family, the representative of the upstart, it is nothing but an afterthought at best. Dorothea, who had taken care of vineyards as a child and had heard many legends about Bordeaux wines from her father and brother, was very interested in this, and even clamored that she must go to Bordeaux to see the grape stepping next September. Well, although it is said that it is unmarried girls who ask to step on grapes, but the rich are just that wayward.

Now Scrooge's energy is basically focused on the expansion of the French industry and the domestic railway-related stock market.

In France, many of Scrooge's companies have no competitors, such as synthetic ammonia and pesticides. Some have competitors, but because of their technological advantages, these competitors cannot compete with the companies of the McDonald Consortium. Such as steel and power generation. Originally, in the French market, and even in the European market, only government policies and the financial ceiling of the Macdonald consortium could restrict these enterprises.

But now, after cooperating with the Rothschild family, with the influence of the Rothschild family and the help of financing, the McDonald family's business is rapidly expanding in France. Of course, it is also necessary to keep one hand in the cooperation. For example, Scrooge has split the fertilizer plant that should have been integrated into two parts: a synthetic ammonia plant and a urea production plant. The latter uses a lot of financing from the Rothschild family, while the former is almost a sole proprietorship of the McDonald family. The same is true for most other businesses. For example, power plants use a lot of money from the Rothschild family, but substations are absolutely wholly-owned.Compared with the industrial expansion of light vehicles and familiar roads in France, the financial activities carried out in the United States are fresher for Scrooge. It is rumored that Joshua, who is now cooperating with Scrooge on United States rail speculation, once said to Own's wife:

"Generally speaking, Mr. Scrooge Macdonald is not a human being at all. He is a glutton. As long as he is involved in Realm, he will quickly wipe out all competitors and destroy almost the entire market. Swallow it all. It's like arms, medicine, steel, electricity and communications. He does have terrifying abilities that ordinary humans can't have. Seeing him, it even reminds me of the legendary Faust Dr. De (in medieval legend, he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power). However, he is not omnipotent after all. For example, in finance, Mr. Scrooge McDonald is not too powerful. Although He can easily understand all kinds of complicated financial techniques, but in actual operation, his performance is quite average. Well, I mean he has a very general grasp of timing. This is not only a technology issue, but even a talent issue. . In this respect, he is even far behind you. However, Mr. Scrooge McDonald has two terrible points. One is that his judgment of the general direction is almost infallible, which makes it unlikely that he will fall into the pit. , Second, he knows that owning is not enough. So you see, Scrooge is very cautious when dealing with financial-related matters. This way, although a lot of opportunities to make money will be reduced, it will also avoid possible losses. You Look at his venture capital bank. Except for technology investment, other activities are basically the most conservative methods, relying on the high-quality industry of the entire family, relying on large capital and others to play power."

And it is said that Joshua’s wife answered like this: "My dear, if it weren't for this, maybe our partner would become Mr. Morgan?"

Because of this, the cooperation between Scrooge and Joshua has basically become. Scrooge will make overall judgments and Joshua will deal with specific issues.

"Joshua, I think the time is almost ripe now." Scrooge said to Joshua. "You see, this is the data you provided on European capital inflows into America. In the past two months, the rate of capital inflows It has dropped significantly, and the return of funds has increased. Moreover, as far as we know, the situation of excess capacity has become more and more obvious. In terms of passenger transportation, there have been cases where there are more train staff than passengers on some lines. The problem of freight transportation is even more obvious. In order to compete, some freight routes have adopted vicious price reduction competition and are already operating at a loss. This situation cannot be sustained for a long time. I think we should consider the issue of retreat—— We have earned enough, don’t run too late and be seen by others, you will get scolded."

Joshua understands the habit of this guy Scrooge, who wants to cheat people and likes to pretend to be a Virgin. He pays a lot of attention to his image in society. So sometimes he would rather make less, because he believes that his reputation is still worthwhile. Now it is obvious that he intends to withdraw first, lose a little profit, and let Morgan carry the black pot of the black hand behind the scenes.

"Okay," Joshua said, "we can indeed consider withdrawing funds. Let me take care of this matter."

"Joshua, can you see if this can be done? Well, it is to keep the stock market from crashing immediately after we withdraw." Scrooge said.

"Well, no problem. Scrooge, you have to know that as long as the operation works well, there is still room for the current price to rise. Are you really determined to realize all the stocks in your hand?"

It is said that the most complicated and dangerous method of warfare on the battlefield is to retreat. The same is true in the financial market. Withdrawal of funds is the most challenging technology level. Because the dealer's every move in the stock market has countless eyes staring at it. Once the dealer retreats directly, it is almost certain that the stock price will fall rapidly. If the dealer speeds up the retreat in order to reduce losses, then panic selling will appear quickly. At that time, the rate of stock price decline will even be faster than the rate at which the dealers flee. Therefore, if the dealer really wants to take the money out of the stock market, he must retreat calmly and not let other retail investors discover it. To paraphrase an old line, it is: "Quietly leave the village, don't fight strong."

To achieve this effect, there are generally several ways:

First, you can prepare two vests. Today the No. 1 vest is sold, and the No. 2 vest will be bought at a slightly higher price. Tomorrow, the No. 2 vest will be sold and the No. 1 vest will be bought at a slightly higher price. This can create a momentum of booming purchases and sales and rising stock prices. Then retail investors will follow up stupidly, so in such a few vests exchange hands, they can unknowingly sell the stocks in their hands.

Of course, this practice is illegal in later generations and is strictly forbidden, just like drug use is prohibited in later generations. As for whether it was really forbidden, no one really did it like this or did it in disguise, that's not insurance. As Marx said, as long as there is a profit of 300%, all the rules in the world are bullshit. In the era of Scrooge, it was even straightforward to do so.

The second method is to release good information to trick retail investors into taking advantage of the situation to realize the stocks in their hands.

Scrooge understands both methods, but it requires a very delicate technique so that ordinary retail investors can't see the problem. And this is the advantage of Joshua.

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"My friends, I can be sure that Scrooge and Joshua are ready to realise the railroad stock. Now, we have to discuss together, what should we do?" Morgan said to the members of his alliance.

Looking at other people, there is not much reaction-this is also normal. It is not easy for retail investors to see Scrooge's tricks, but for these guys, it is not too difficult. matter.

"Now we have two choices." Morgan said, "One is that we are now throwing a large amount and retreating quickly, so that the stock price will collapse quickly, and then, well, if Scrooge and Joshua react slower, it will Being locked up by a high position...Well, being able to cheat these two guys is fascinating to think about."

"If only Scrooge was operating these, then we could probably pit him. But right now, it is Rothschild's people who are dealing with these guys. These guys are not so good at pitting them. If you don't pay attention, they might even pit us. Go in by yourself." A banker stood up and expressed cautious opposition.

"If Scrooge was the trader, he would have quit long ago and would never give us such an opportunity." Someone said on the side.

"If it’s just the guy from the Rothschild family, it’s not impossible to pit them against one of them. But now it’s still involved in MacDonald. If you pit it like this, you can make them all bankrupt, that’s it. It’s worth taking the risk, but even if they can’t get a penny back, would it be such a big blow to McDonald’s?"

"And it will also reduce our profits."

Listening to these babbles, Morgan smiled. He said: "Everyone, I have communicated with Scrooge before. He assured me that he will not support the Rothschild family's return to Wall Street. I am. I feel that his guarantee should be reliable. Rothschild’s return is not necessarily a good thing for him. However, as far as I know, Scrooge is a man who seeks stability in the financial market, but Joshua is not. He is a person who pursues high efficiency. If my interpretation is correct, most of their actions are now strongly demanded by Scrooge, but Joshua is not necessarily willing. Because as long as the operation is correct, the stock price will still be a little bit higher. Space to rise. I understand Joshua. He is likely to stay and pursue higher efficiency. The question now is whether we are going to cheat Joshua at this time. Let’s start with Scrooge. Withdraw, and then fight back to make less money, dump goods fiercely, create a crash, and give Rothschild a hard blow. What do you think?

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