1855 United States Tycoon

After discussion, Greystone and Jr. Morgan reached a compromise with Jacob Schiff. Due to the disparity of status in the negotiation, such a compromise can almost be said to be the constant demands of Greystone and Jr. Morgan, while Jacob Schiff keeps retreating. The final agreement was basically exactly the same as the conditions set by Scrooge and Morgan for the children.

Pursuant to this agreement, Jacob Schiff transferred all the stocks of banks in the Midwest to the McDonald and Morgan families at a symbolic price, and helped the McDonald and Morgan consortium acquire other related banks. . At the same time, some companies under the McDonald Consortium and the Morgan Consortium will also exchange shares with Jacob Schiff, which can ensure the reliability of banks under Jacob Schiff. In addition, as a return of goodwill to Jacob Schiff, both the Macdonald Consortium and the Morgan Consortium will support Jacob Schiff’s investment activities in Europe and Asia and Africa.

Of course Jacob Schiff understands that the meaning inside is more or less exile. Obviously, the Macdonald and Morgan consortium are already very alert to him. So they all hope that his actions in the United States can be less. However, Jacob Schiff can only reluctantly accept this. Anyway, he has a certain foundation in Europe, which is better than direct bankruptcy in United States.

When the meeting was about to end, Little Morgan suddenly spoke:

"Schiff Uncle, the Russians seem to be very dishonest in the past few years. How about it, are you interested in playing with the Russians with us?"

The so-called "Russian people are not honest", Jacob Schiff's understanding is different from that of Morgan. As a Jew, the first thing Jacob Schiff thought of was the Russian anti-Semitic actions, but he quickly realized that Morgan was not a man who would be angry at the injustice suffered by the Jews, even in the past two years. , The Russian strategic project-the Siberian Railway, also has Morgan's investment. The Russians killed a few, oh, more than a few, it should be thousands or tens of thousands of Jews, do they have a dime relationship with Morgan and the others? Therefore, the "dishonesty" mentioned by Jr. Morgan is definitely not a trivial matter such as anti-Jew.

"Mr. Morgan, what are you talking about?" Jacob Schiff asked.

"The Russians violated the most basic conscience of mankind and persecuted the Jews wantonly. Why? I remember that you are also a Jew, you don't even know this?" Greenstone interjected in surprise, "Such evil, anti-human. How can we sit back and ignore things? So we should unite and teach the Russians a lesson."

"Another hypocritical MacDonald." Jacob Schiff said in his heart. But he would not say that in words.

"Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Morgan, you are right. An uncivilized country like Russia should give a good lesson. Only in this way can they know the basic principles of a civilized society." Jacob Schiff made a very Said with gratitude.

"Schiff Uncle, if you can stand up and take the lead to teach the Russians a lesson, and believe that your appeal among European Jews will have a great Ascension, then your future business in Europe will be better handled." Little Morgan said .

Upon hearing this, Jacob Schiff felt that he gradually understood the intentions of the McDonald and Morgan consortium.

"Do you mean that you want to work with me to further open up the European market?" Jacob Schiff asked.

"Not only the European market, but also the Asian market. For example, the Manchurian generation has extremely fertile black soil and can produce the best quality soybeans in the world, which is very promising in agriculture." Greenstone continued, "but However, the Russians controlled this place strictly and did not allow businessmen from other countries to invest at all, which seriously violated the principle of free trade. This is too hateful. This situation cannot continue."

"The Macdonald Consortium is also very strong in agriculture, and they seem to attach great importance to the interests of the black land in the East." Jacob Schiff thought about it, so he said, "I don't know what the two plan to do. How to teach the Russians? Is it to create a food collapse? Or to create an artificial famine for Russia?"

Although Tsarist Russia is also one of the world's powers, it is the so-called fifth industrial country in the world. But in that era, the gap between the fifth and the previous one, two, three, and four was quite large. Therefore, Russia's finances depend to a large extent on exports to the international grain market. Moreover, compared with advanced countries, Russia's industry is not only relatively small in scale, but also relatively inferior in technology. And there are many important industrial products that cannot be produced on their own and must rely on foreign countries. For example, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are extremely important for agricultural production. The Macdonald Consortium is Russia’s largest supplier of pesticides and fertilizers. If McDonald is intentional, it is not entirely impossible to artificially create a big crop failure in Russia.

Even if the land is fertile, if chemical fertilizers and pesticides are not used, the yield of pure green is not much higher. For example, in the later generations of the Chitu Kingdom, there were some lovely environmentalists who always liked to call for the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides less or less, but they didn’t know that if it was really done as they hoped, the grain output of Chitu Kingdom would probably be lower. It's going to drop to the point where even the third brother is inferior.

Greystone shook his head. The Macdonald Consortium is indeed capable of doing this, but there will definitely be a consequence of doing so, that is, the Russians have to fall to Germany. As a result, MacDonald not only lost the Russian market, but also greatly improved the German strategic environment. This is uneconomical in any way.

"It's impossible. This will only make the Germans cheaper." Greystone said, "It's not good for us to do it directly, but maybe we can spend money to hire a fighter to help us beat the Russians."

"You mean we provoke a fight between the Japanese and the Russians?" Jacob Schiff reacted.

"Yes, Japan and Russia are in deep conflict. They are competing with the Russians for Manchuria and North Korea. The Japanese also dare to take risks. This can be seen from the Japanese-Qing war. Moreover, the Japanese know that it will not take long. , The Siberian Railway is about to go through all the way. Once this railway goes through, then they will have no way to fight the Russians in Manchuria. At that time, they may not even be able to keep North Korea. It’s no matter what they do. No matter how unacceptable. Therefore, the Japanese are eager to solve the problem before the completion of the Siberian Railway. It is just that the Japanese government's finances cannot support the war with a powerful country like Russia. You know, although since Crimea After that, the Russians did not have much prestige in Europe, but compared to Japan, it is still a behemoth. Therefore, if Japan wants to go to war, it must be financially supported by all countries." Little Morgan said.

"But, can the Japanese defeat the Russians?" Jacob Schiff asked suspiciously, "I don't want the Russians to win a big victory and then swallow the entire Manchuria and North Korea in one bite." "

Unlike the Macdonald and Morgan families, who only want to make war money, Jacob Schiff, a Jew, is not completely false about the hatred of the Russians. He doesn't want to see the result that Russia has not been weakened, but has become stronger after this battle.

"On the issue of war, you should trust MacDonald's judgment." Greystone said proudly. "According to our judgment, the Russians have no chance of victory in this battle."

"Can you tell me something?" Jacob Schiff asked. Indeed, MacDonald’s judgments on war are always very accurate, which allows them to make a fortune again and again. But for such a big thing, Jacob Schiff still hopes to hear more explanations.

"The victory or defeat of the current war is nothing more than the human and material resources that both sides can invest in." Grey Stone said, "In terms of human resources, the two countries are not short of people. As for material resources, or simply, financial resources, Both of these countries have problems. Japan is a poor country, and we all know that they are doing a lot of construction, and their construction has not yet made them enough money at least. As for Russia, it is also European. Pauper. I wonder if they can equip each soldier with a rifle."

"However, even if Russia is very poor, his poverty is for European countries. Compared with Japan, it is still much richer." Jacob Schiff said.

"This again involves the issue of power delivery efficiency." Greystone smiled. He had discussed this issue many times with his father Scrooge and Donald.

"A long time ago, the ocean was the biggest obstacle, but now, the development of technology has turned the ocean into a thoroughfare for power. On the contrary, the obstacles on the land are more difficult to overcome. Russia's power center In his European part, although its territory has continued to the east, he wants to put a force in the east, but he has to pass through the vast Siberian ice field. This is even more difficult than crossing the ocean. Especially for supplies, on the way The loss will be even more than the final delivery to the destination. Because the fragile transportation line is almost impossible to count on in the war, it really fought. This battle is not a war between Russia and Japan, but only Russia. It’s just the war between the Far East and Japan. The power of the European part can't survive at all, or can only join in the way of refueling tactics, and it does not play a decisive role at all. So in terms of power, at least for now, Russia People have no advantages."

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