1855 United States Tycoon

The concessions made by the British are actually of little significance to the resistance of the Boers. The entire Boer nation has only a population of 450,000. And Britain has invested nearly 200,000 troops in South Africa. This means that the British troops in South Africa are already much more than the adult men among the Boers, and even more than the men and women in the prime of life among the Boers. Coupled with the concentration camp control over the past few months, there are now almost no guerrillas with resistance. However, this concession is extremely important to the Boer nation. Just as President Kruger said, if there is no help from European and American friendly nations and according to the British tradition of cruelty, then the Boer nation will Whether it can exist or not is a question.

This concession made by the British really divided Europe. At least the French government already has a reason to deal with the pressure of the Virgin in the country: you see, our efforts still have results.

Moreover, it takes time for observers from many countries to go to South Africa. First of all, it takes time for them to organize, and secondly, it takes a long time to get from Europe to South Africa. Although there are already airplanes in this era, they are still toys to a large extent. Airplanes in most countries are just like the toys made by farmers in the CCTV-10 channel of the later Chitu country, and even the technology content and performance are probably not as good as those farmers’ toys, because after all It is more than a hundred years later. It is hard to be afraid that a farmer can easily get a high-horsepower engine and various technology materials for reference. In this era, the distance that airplanes can fly is no better than the range of a rifle.

Therefore, the observer group can only take a steamer to South Africa, which takes about 20 days or so. As a result, when the observation team was in place, another month had passed.

This gave the British a full month to change the status quo of the concentration camps and make them look more civilized. Anyway, they have already won this war, and they have already lost money, and they don't care about losing a little more money.

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"The Boers have tried their best. They really can't be blamed for the final failure. The enemy has more than their adult population, and everyone will be caught blind. And their resistance has brought us enough benefits, hasn't it? Our earnings have even exceeded expectations. Now is the time to close. When it's time to close, we must know to close, and if we continue to entangle this matter, efficiency will plummet or even reverse." Shi Gao Zhi said to his children, "In other words, things in South Africa are over."

"Uncle, we made a lot of money this time. With this foundation, I think the family can expand appropriately." Donald said.

"So what do you think?" Scrooge asked, looking at the others.

"Scrooge, I think it can be expanded appropriately." Carol also stood up to support own "son". Although both he and Catherine knew what was going on, but since Donald didn't know, then Donald would naturally be a branch of them. Moreover, the family has been dormant for a long time, giving young people a chance to show their faces and less opportunities to do big things. If everything goes slowly and step by step, then the status of the next generation of the family will be very obvious: in the case where everyone has no special achievements, due to some reasons that can and cannot be made public, Grey Shi Dong must have an advantage and become the successor of the entire family.

Of course, Carol and Catherine also knew that, in any case, as long as Grey Stone himself did not make trouble, the position of his family's successor could not be shaken. This is like in the later generations that Comrade Nicholas’s heir status has never been written into the party constitution, but it is much more stable than some one written into the party constitution. So they don’t ask Donald to shake Grey Stone’s position, (don’t really think that Dorothea knows nothing), just ask Donald to take a little more share, and then they can also take him along. Other children in this vein.

"I don't think so." Dorothea interrupted suddenly. "When the war is over, all kinds of needs will shrink. At this time, it will be a crisis if it is not done well. Isn't it?"

"Dorothea Aunt, of course we know this, but the more the crisis, the more opportunity for us, isn't it?" Donald replied calmly.

"So, Donald, where do you think we can expand?" Scrooge asked.

"Mine, bank, communications." Donald replied, "Uncle, our previous war with the Spaniards, the war between the British and the Boers, and the subsequent shipbuilding competition all made the market very promising for steel. Optimistic, so in addition to us, other steel companies are also increasing their production capacity. This is especially true in Germany and the United Kingdom. In this way, in fact, whether it is in Europe or the United States, the production capacity of steel All have exceeded the actual demand. So excessive steel production capacity will definitely cause problems. Over the years, our McDonald Steel has not directly expanded, but has shifted its main force to the production of high-end steel. Others In the market, we mostly adopt a holding method. I think that recently, we should make some news about the purchase of new warships. In this way, the stocks of steel companies will have a new round of rise, and then , We can quietly sell the stocks of the low-end steel product manufacturers in our hands. After the crisis breaks out, after the large-scale companies of this type go bankrupt, the corresponding mines will also go bankrupt. At that time, we will In the name of bailout, the most valuable mines are purchased. In addition, banks are the same. By that time, banks that are not in the Fed system will definitely fail a large number of them. If they fail, we will naturally expand."

"If I remember correctly, Donald, the most valuable mines in United States today are basically either in our hands or in Morgan's hands. Are you planning to move Morgan's mines?" Dorothea continued to ask.

"Mom, it doesn't have much meaning to move the mines in the United States." Greystone interrupted suddenly, "Once an economic crisis occurs, it will never be limited to the United States. Europe and the world will inevitably. Affected. We can't get in the minerals in Europe, but we can eat those in South America. In fact, in addition to mines, there are also various plantations, farms and pastures. These are all valuable goals. More important Yes, if we do too hard in the United States, it will always cause all kinds of jealousy. Sooner or later this will bring about all kinds of problems. Therefore, I think expansion is necessary. Don't expand. I'm sorry for the coming crisis. But The main direction of expansion should be South America. In addition, Africa and Asia are not impossible to try. Especially after we have a foothold like the Philippines, it is possible to invest in Asia to a certain extent. Just us As far as we know, at least in China, there are many things worth investing in."

"Unfortunately, those things were controlled by the guys who arrived early. For example, Guangxi, Guangdong, although it is very close to the Philippines, but there are French people there, we just can't get in. Another example is the Indochina Peninsula. It's great, but the British and French are there and we can't get in either." Donald said.

"Then provoke their struggle and pick out things." Grey Stone said, "For example, let the Chinese people quarrel with them, or let the local indigenous people quarrel with them. Of course, we are now in Guangxi, Guangdong, and the Indochina Peninsula. It is inappropriate. But in some places further north, I think there is a chance to intervene. The Russians occupy too much land and resources in the northeast of Asia. But their ability to invest power there is actually very average. There is another Japan over there. In addition, the British certainly do not want to see the Russians get a point of support in Northeast Asia that can really support a large number of forces. I have posted, although their relationship with the Russians is now good. , But they certainly don’t want to see the Russians use their limited national power in Northeast Asia. They also count on the Russians to continue to work towards the Balkans and Turkey, so as to make the Russians and Germans more and more violent. Containing the power of Germany. So, I think that we can really get involved there. For example, we can fully support Japan and launch a war against the Russians. After the economic crisis, Japan will definitely not be able to hold it. At this time, we Throw him a bait, and even if the conditions are harsh, they must swallow it. Donald, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Donald was silent for a while, he looked at Grey Stone, then at Scrooge and Dorothea. Then he nodded and said, "It sounds like it is feasible. It is worth studying."

"Very good. Scrooge said, then you will be responsible for the study of the situation in Northeast Asia. Within a month, I will come up with a detailed report... well, is there anything else?"

"There is one more thing, Scrooge." Dorothea said. "Our Mr. President seems to be a little too interested in finance these days."

"What happened?" Carol asked quickly.

"Our Mr. President always feels that he is already in his second term, and it is time to do more for himself. Moreover, he may feel that he has done a good job in the economy, won the war, and more importantly, helped us. The Federal Reserve was established, so he should get more returns. Recently, a bank called'Portland National Bank' has been very active, and it seems that it is about to get a vote from the Federal Reserve through mergers and acquisitions. And our people I found out that Mr. President’s family has a large share in this bank..."

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