America's Road to Wealth

After hanging up the phone, David Rockefeller pinched the bridge of his nose, frowned, picked up a document on the table in front of him, and checked it carefully again.

It was a plan carefully crafted by the brains of the Trilateral Commission to appeal to the Clevelandians and DuPont.

In a moment he will go with John Cleese to the Cleveland people's residence in Washington, taking part of this plan.

But now, he has received a piece of news that cannot be said to be good news-Du Pont met with that kid Smith at noon today. The key is that both parties have brought their own accounting and legal teams, and any fool can guess what this means.

David felt that things had never been this bad. Even when the Red Bears held the military exercise in the early 1980s, his pressure was not as great as it is now.

After all, at that time, all the capital in the world was afraid, and everyone could face it together. Unlike now, facing such a threat, the pressure is on him and John Chris.

Seriously, he regrets it now. I regret that I made peace with Abel last year, and regret that I didn't kill the ferocious Texas gray wolf when it was still a wolf cub.

This feeling of regret has always been in David's heart.

Well, he is a rational person, and he knows that regretting now is of no use other than making himself feel worse.

David took a deep breath, got up and walked to the coat rack next to him, picked up his favorite top hat on it, and put it on the top of his already gray head.

After going out, surrounded by his entourage and assistants, the group left Rockefeller's residence in Washington.

The low-key motorcade is driving on the bright streets of DC in June. The unique heavy feeling of the center of the empire makes the atmosphere here completely different from that of New York, Los Angeles, Miami and other cities.

Unlike those political animals, David didn't like it here. when he was young. A big man who lived here put great pressure on him and his parents who were young at that time.

He remembered that in those few years, his father, John Davidson Rockefeller, the second-generation head of the family known as Rockefeller Jr., had a sad face all day long for several consecutive years.

He still remembered that night, that very crucial night. Many people came to the house and discussed secretly in the father's study. When he was young, he took people and stood outside to help keep the secret.

Then the next day, news happened that shocked the entire United States and even the entire world.

The great commander who disgusted Little Rockefeller and many others, and was very afraid, unfortunately died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in the white room, on his desk...

David, who was getting old, recalled those miserable years and that very important night.

He took a deep breath, thinking that he was not without the decisiveness and cruelty of his father.

The key is that the opponent's defense is obviously tighter than that of the White House back then.

What's more, it was everyone who joined forces back then, even including some members of the army, to successfully accomplish the impossible task.

Now many people are clamoring that this is not allowed, this is not allowed. But if they really made up their minds to take the risk, even he himself couldn't make up his mind.

It's not that he is old, but that the situation today is completely different from that of the past.

If Rockefeller Jr. and others did not do that, they would probably die slowly, and the butcher knife would fall on them one day.

Now, even if they do nothing. It's just that the pressure is greater during competition, and the opponent's energy is stronger.

What's more, the current cake is bigger than before. In the past, everyone was just grabbing cakes in the United States, and the cakes abroad were still dominated by those established countries.

Now, except for a few regions, almost all of the big cake of the earth belongs to Americans.

The cake has expanded so much, but the people are still the same as before, at most they just have a bigger appetite.

Now that the cake is so big, it's not a matter of life and death, so there are too many scruples.

What John Cleese wanted to do two years ago is also impossible to do now.

Taking a deep breath, David Rockefeller had no choice but to dispel that very dangerous thought in his heart.

Looking out of the car window, the pedestrians passing by are obviously a little "darker" than 20 years ago or even more than ten years ago. David is a little dazed. He finds that the number of black and minority residents in Washington seems to be increasing. up.

The scene of boiling frogs in warm water reminded him of this scientific term.

This change in Washington, D.C., is the case.

This is also the case with such a powerful guy that I am facing now.

He used to be weak and easily extinguished. But at that time, he was very cooperative and docile, and behind him was the military-industrial complex with the most powerful force, protecting him vaguely.

Now, myself and Morgan and the others have become the frogs boiled in warm water.

At this moment, old David had a wry smile on his face, and he was extremely helpless in his heart. It is conceivable that when DuPont really got together with Smith, it would be difficult for Morgan to continue to hold and control the No. 1 chemical giant in the United States within the DuPont consortium. up.

As for that guy Smith, he was flirting with the military-industrial complexes, and with the blessing of DuPont, he is bound to be more popular with the five corner buildings.

Fortunately, in the military-industrial complex, there is also a seat for myself and others. Don't worry about this guy, he really can't lose his tail.

Then... there is only a compromise.

Fortunately, the Cleveland people are really short-sighted. After this time, even if they want to vote for Smith again, the opponent will never want them.

Thinking of this, David finally breathed a sigh of relief and made up his mind.

The convoy turned the corner and headed for one of Morgan's residences in Washington.

Soon, in Washington, which was shrouded in tension, the news that DuPont and Smith signed a cooperation agreement was spread by interested people almost immediately after the meeting between the two ended.

Not long after, the cooperation agreement between the Cleveland Consortium and JP Morgan Chase Bank was officially announced.

Two pieces of news came out in succession, and then various chain reactions spread from Washington to the entire United States.

Many people were relieved, and many people were more nervous.

But most of the chain reactions have nothing to do with ordinary people. Just some of the follow-up impact on the financial sector caused the chemical, military, industrial, steel and other sectors in the three major US stock indexes to rise suddenly.

Obviously, there are some well-informed institutions or elites who know that these sectors have promising prospects, so they bought a wave in advance and waited for the appreciation to easily make a fortune.

Here, almost none of the stock gods on Capitol Hill have fallen.

In the United States, the appearance of a "stock god" on Capitol Hill is not a legend but a reality.

There are nearly a hundred members of the Congress who trade in stocks aboveboard. Those that are not exposed, are commissioned through complex third-party agencies in an absolutely greater number. Even in the LP invested by Smith, many investors can find the shadows of these "stock gods" at the end of their fund tracing.

It has long been an open secret on Wall Street that lawmakers are playing insider trading.

Compared with these people, Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Soros are all astonishing in terms of return on investment.

Their money is generally not handed over to these people, but is handled by their trusted individuals.

They don't need these investors to make money, and they make more money than Buffett makes them. There is no need to give Buffett them handling fees and commissions!

That is to say, Abel's hanging is more serious than their reality. This made some of them choose to hand over part of the money to Abel in order to avoid trouble.

Abel didn't care about these details. What he cared about was David and the others, and he really chose to compromise again.

This time, with their efforts, the Cleveland people repented and continued to maintain the original situation, even leaning more on their side. Fortunately, although the DuPont consortium could not fully integrate into the joint consortium, at least it reached a very critical cooperation.

Next, as long as within the DuPont consortium, DuPont and Abel can fight against Morgan and the others, it is not impossible to take the entire DuPont.

Even if the fight is unsuccessful or a tie, at least half of DuPont will join the consortium.

This joint consortium with the Texas consortium as the structure, with Abel's Smith Department as the core, and a part of the oilman capital and independent WASP capital on the periphery, has joined the DuPont consortium, which is obviously much stronger than before. .

And when this result, which was acceptable to both parties, was reached, Washington, which was originally tense, immediately became calm again.

Grand parties and social banquets were also held around the center of the empire.

As the first manager of the empire, George Bush was also relieved.

He initiated the 39th White House Banquet so far this year, and it is also the most grand banquet of the year to invite guests and guests.

The time is 2003, on the night of June 23.

DuPont and Smith's collaboration has come to a close.

The banquet in the White House is very sacred in the eyes of many people, and being able to attend it once is worth their bragging for a lifetime.

In fact, there are many people who can participate in the banquet in the White House.

As a symbol of imperial rule, for the sake of harmony and superficial work, many banquets are held here every year for people from various industries, and even ordinary people.

For example, what kind of reception banquet for the press association, musician reception banquet, social outstanding person reception banquet and so on.

Even in Hollywood, many people can visit the White House every year. From this point of view, the gold content of the banquet in the White House seems to be the same.

But in fact, apart from these ordinary banquets that make ordinary social elites gilt their achievements.

The truly fascinating and much-guessed banquets at the White House are the dinners for members of Congress, foreign heads of state and top figures in the United States.

The gold content of this kind of banquet is really full.

Otherwise, as Mary French, the White House etiquette officer, said——

"If you want to refuse an invitation to a dinner party, there are only four reasons: one is the death of a family member; You must not be absent from the dinner for any reason, it is not about personal honor, but about the authority of the entire national institution."

Ordinary social elites who did not come after receiving the invitation, such as guests such as Hollywood superstars or musicians, will really be retaliated and suppressed afterwards!

Abel has participated in such banquets many times, and even spent the night inside quite a few times.

He really didn't have any special feelings, and if he didn't want to send a signal to the outside world, he, Morgan and the others probably wouldn't even come.

Even if they don't come, it's impossible for them to be suppressed by the White House.

In the Empire, they are the authority in their own right.

However, in order to give both parties a higher level, both Abel and David made it clear that the meeting was on the scene.

And this level of banquet, to Lydia Hearst, who was fortunate to participate in it as Abel's female companion tonight, everything naturally seemed very fresh and shocking.

This evening, the dinner program is as follows: First, Mr. President and the First Lady stood at the front door of the White House to receive visiting guests.

Lydia noticed that Mr. President George and Abel are indeed relatives, and their attitude is very casual and friendly. They are obviously more popular with the first couple of the United States than others, and the time of hugging and talking is longer than others !

Even Lydia had the honor to have a close photo with the first lady. This is something her cousin and her former girlfriends couldn't ask for! !

She felt that just this group photo would drive Amanda completely crazy at home!

After group photos and pleasantries, the twin daughters of the first couple personally led them upstairs and into the oval yellow hall, where they enjoyed some privately brewed cocktails and a short break.

Many people have come to the hall, many of them are stomping outside, and their industries and regions are below the level of "earthquake".

Plutocrats like Morgan, Rockefeller, and DuPont, or the cabinet, the supreme law, the chief senator, the speaker of the House of Representatives, etc.

After taking a short rest in this hall, Lydia, as a guest, followed Abel downstairs to the diplomatic reception room on the first floor to accept questions from the press corps.

The higher the level of the banquet, the greater the quantity and quality of the press corps here. Undoubtedly, Lydia felt that the press corps here tonight was extremely strong, and the Pulitzer Prize winners were nothing among them.

Finally, attend the formal reception in the East Hall, where the guests watch the performance while enjoying fine wine. The performances tonight are several top pianists.

Someone in the middle became elegant and danced in the hall. The top pianists and musicians cooperated very well, and presented them with dance performances in front of these top owners of human power and wealth.

The atmosphere was getting better and better, during which Lydia happily joined Abel and danced on the dance floor in the hall.

It's the first time to participate, and I also attach great importance to it. So Lydia had been observing all night, which made her discover that the couple of the shrubs were indeed quite conservative as rumored.

When the banquet briefly turned into a dance, even old guys like David Rockefeller happily joined in. Many congressmen even showed off their dance moves, and even several bosses, judges, and judges joined in.

But the first couple kept smiling and did not join the dancing queue. Although the first lady clearly did not reject the dance, Lydia felt that Commander George was not even willing to take a dance step at all.

He always finds a quiet place to stand alone, looking at the scene in front of him silently with a smile.

Fortunately, after Abel and Lydia danced two songs later, they let go of her hand and invited the first lady Laura Wales.

At first the lady was a little reserved, but her husband laughed and applauded beside her.

The first lady was able to join the dance floor and danced two songs with Abel.

This made Lydia realize that the relationship between Smith and the bush was indeed unbreakable.

Also in the middle of the ball, when Abe left Lydia to dance with the first lady and her daughters, Lydia was nervous at one point.

She was worried that there would be other guests who would invite her to dance together. If that kind of thing happened, it would be hard for her to refuse or accept it.

If you refuse, it will somewhat offend people on this occasion.

Accepting it, Lydia worried that her beau would not be happy. But she knew that he was really stingy than anyone else in this regard.

Fortunately, Lydia found that in the end she was nervous for nothing.

During those forty minutes, many people indeed turned their attention to her. But in the end, not a single man came over to ask her to dance!

At first she was still a little confused, but later figured it out——

The characteristics of my lover in this aspect have long been known to everyone in the upper class. His identity and character are there again, no one dares to touch him, so Lydia doesn't have to dance with other people.

Lydia will not feel embarrassed by this, because a pair of twin daughters of George in the back, after dancing with Abel, the two came to invite her with a smile.

As a result, Lydia was able to dance with the two first daughters in the East Hall of the White House, and enjoyed the treatment that 99.99% of New York socialites could not enjoy.

On the whole, Miss Lydia Hearst felt that the whole dinner was going on very happily, which made her almost feel like she was in a dream.

Little did she know that the atmosphere of this banquet was doomed from the very beginning.

When Abel, Morgan and the others chatted happily in the yellow hall for a short break, everyone relaxed.

Only then did the dance party appear in the east hall behind, which made everyone smile.

If there was no previous tone, what Lydia saw at that time would definitely not be this kind of dreamy upper-class social party, but another kind of white house.

To Miss Hurst's delight, the two first daughters were very kind to her. During the period, they exchanged contact information, and even said that after the dance, everyone can have a small drink together to enhance their relationship and friendship.

These are the two first daughters, and they are also the two closest cousins ​​of little Laura Bush.

Lydia, who was able to have a good relationship with the two of them and get closer, and who had a clear position with Abel, naturally agreed very happily.

Later, after the banquet, they went to the hotel where Lydia was staying in DC.

After all, Lydia is really not qualified to live in the white house now.

In the early morning of the next day, the entire sky in the District of Columbia was gray, with brown and black clouds crowded in the sky, and the wind and rain beat on the windows of the hotel suite.

In the senator's suite with the curtains closed, it was extremely dark. The TV in the living room was turned on with only the picture and no sound. There were three empty red wine bottles and four goblets on the table, and there were still a few dark truffle chocolates left. of two plates.

On the carpet are a few crooked high-heeled shoes and stockings hanging on the armrest of the sofa, high-end evening dresses and suits scattered all over the floor, until the closed bedroom door...

In the bedroom with a moderate temperature, there was an atmosphere mixed with alcoholic perfume and a strong smell of truffles. On the messy Simmons, eight feet were exposed outside the quilt.

"Hmm~"

The numbness of his arms made Abel frown and slowly open his sleepy eyes, and carefully moved his right arm away from Lydia's neck with a grin. Lydia hummed lightly, turned over and continued to sleep soundly. A burst of sourness made Abel grin bitterly again, move his wrist a few times, and then look at the other two beside him.

What a crime, it really doesn't matter what it looks like when the lights are turned off. And sure enough, young and youthful without ugly girls.

Women with average looks are not bad when they are young.

At least the body and the feel of the skin are like this.

I just made the same mistake that every man in the world makes...

Muttering Brother Long's famous words in his heart, Abel decided not to face what might happen later.

He quietly got up and left the hotel suite, leaving a few people behind to follow Lydia, and then left a message for Lydia to help solve the problem.

As for this matter, just treat it as a wrong affair.

Abel felt that whether it was them or George knew it, they would definitely think like him.

Perhaps even little Laura knew.

No way, who told me that I am so charming. Although they all drank some wine, they were all sober.

is voluntary. .

Then you can't blame yourself. .

Thinking about it this way, Abel, who felt that something was wrong with Washington, even left the power center of the empire directly, and returned to Los Angeles by plane.

It's just for one night, I won't accept it...the American norm, um...