America's Road to Wealth

in the restaurant,

After the joke, Abel straightened his face and looked at Warren Buffett seriously.

"Warren, have you ever thought that this idea of ​​yours will cause a war? A stock market war involving hundreds of billions of dollars, or even trillions of dollars."

Abel swallowed the delicious kebab mixed with hummus in his mouth, drank the ice water next to him, and then continued to look at Buffett and said: "A Kansas City Southern Railway Company or North Burlington-St. Taffy NS is enough to alert anyone. If you want to swallow two huge railway companies at once, anyone who is not a fool knows what to do!"

"Do you know? If we really do this, then there will be no peace like now."

Looking at Abel's serious look.

The corner of Buffett's mouth twitched, and the stock god didn't know that the consequences were very troublesome.

But after all, the benefits here are too great.

The increase in influence after success is also too great.

So big that even if you know that it will be troublesome later, if you fail, the ending will be very bad.

The old man still couldn't bear this fantasy, so he ran over to talk to Abel about it himself.

Even on the way, when his own people were still on the plane, he had already contacted the people behind him.

Those people have support and opposition, but as their representative, Buffett himself is very moved.

In the end, Warren Sr. and his supporters reached a compromise, which is to come to Washington to test what Abel means, and then make a decision in this regard.

Now it seems that Abel does not support the Kansas City Southern Railroad and Northern Burlington - Santa Fe NS shot at the same time.

Warren Buffett had to calm down even though he was somewhat impassioned.

Because the stock god knows that even if he and the people behind him can afford the money, they can't cope with the endless troubles that will follow.

If you don't have enough personality to mess around, it will be like Yuan Gonglu will proclaim himself emperor immediately after getting the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

In the beginning, I could really enjoy myself, but after that, there were endless troubles and subsequent destruction.

"Then you mean..."

A little reconciled, Buffett still said softly: "Only one of the North Burlington-Santa Fe NS or the Kansas City Southern Railroad?"

"I recommend you to buy North Burlington-Santa Fe NS because its rail network has better future prospects."

Abel shrugged and said: "But if it were me, I would choose to buy the Kansas City Southern Railway Company. Because its routes cover exactly the same area as my base."

Buffett's pale eyebrows couldn't help but frown, disapproving of Abel's statement.

Why did he want to buy Kansas City Southern? The stock gods don't know where the North Burlington-Santa Fe NS rail network covers, and the future prospects are better?

How is that possible? In this aspect of intelligence collection and work, the Smith Intelligence Group is not necessarily stronger than the elites of Berkshire Hathaway.

The reason why Buffett chose the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, instead of choosing North Burlington-Santa Fe NS in the future as in parallel time and space.

It is because the area covered by the Kansas City Southern Railway Company happens to have a large overlap with Abel's basic market.

This means that the acquisition of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Company will have a higher chance of success.

The original giants and overlords of the railway system will not be able to do their best because of this concern.

Because that is Abel's territory, and he, Buffett, is Abel's "person".

"What exactly do you mean..." Buffett really didn't know what he was selling in the gourd, so he simply asked, "Just tell me, what exactly do you want?"

Abel smiled, looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of the dining room, and found that it was time for the banquet to start in the white house.

"I still have something to do, let's put it this way. Warren, first of all, I agree with your idea, but I can't do it recklessly. I think it's better to separate. I will come forward to buy the Kansas City Southern Railway Company. What you have to do is to announce Shortly thereafter, the North Burlington-Santa Fe NS was announced. Do you understand what I mean?"

Warren, who was a little depressed, was immediately refreshed when he heard what Abel said.

"Ah, didn't you just say..." Buffett wanted to say, didn't Abel just say that he couldn't buy two railway companies at the same time?

How can it be said now? Don't look at the fact that it is a separate acquisition on the surface, it doesn't seem to matter.

But others are not fools, so they don't know what this means.

What's more, they all know their relationship with Abel, so Buffett feels that this kind of separate acquisition is simply taking off his pants and farting.

It's unnecessary to do so much.

"Do as I say, Warren. I'll have the first half of the plan brought to you later, and you'll get the idea. The lip refried beans are really good, very Central Asian flavor! It really deserves to be your favorite restaurant."

The key is that it is cheap and you can use coupons. Oh, this Warren Buffett, it’s really easy to search for!

Buffett was somewhat dissatisfied with Abel's attitude and tone. Because he felt that the relationship between himself and Abel was at best an ally, but never a subordinate relationship.

But he was used to Abel's character, so he nodded silently.

Then Abe left, leaving some documents for Buffett before leaving.

After reading it, Buffett handed the things to Charlie Munger.

Charlie Munger read it quickly, and then raised his head in surprise, "This...doing this, this is a hungry wolf's mouth! Worse than the acquisition of the railway itself, right?"

Buffett sneered, "Where is this stealing food from hungry wolves? This time, he wants to kill hungry wolves and eat meat! But his real idea may not be here, Charlie, we need to plan carefully, and plan what we will do next. How to do it."

Charlie Munger nodded silently, thinking that he really deserved to be Abel Smith. However, if done well, Berkshire Hathaway may also be able to achieve its goal.

No one in this world is a fool, and business wars can be intriguing or physically eliminated.

Anything can happen, it just depends on how to do it more easily, succeed and benefit more.

At 7:30 in the evening, after a routine inspection, Abel, who bid farewell to Buffett, drove his motorcade into the White House Square.

Wearing a high-tailored suit, like a noble prince, exuding a gentle and elegant temperament, Abel, who is handsome and handsome with a charming and bright smile, is greeted by the staff of the White House with a smile, and walks to the interior.

When Abel came to this place for the first time, he was as curious as those who came here for the first time.

And somewhat excited, after all, this is a white house.

Now, the number of visits has increased, and his status has been increasing.

Even though he was on this planet, currently the number one center of power in name, he no longer felt any excitement.

To put it bluntly, this is just the first manager of the old empire, where he works and lives.

It is not the real Forbidden City in ancient China.

The white house that ordinary people see in the news is not the whole white house, but only the main building.

In addition to the main building, the white house has two parts, the east wing and the west wing, which are connected to the main building through a corridor.

The main building has two floors underground and four floors above ground; the east wing has two floors above ground; the west wing has two floors above ground and one floor underground.

If the five major functions of the dialogue house are further classified, it can be found that the private life of the commander-in-chief and the office area of ​​​​the government are actually private and can be classified as "inner areas".

Diplomatic receptions, high-level receptions and public visits are essentially functions of reception to the outside world, so they can be classified as "outer areas".

Therefore, in terms of the overall layout of the "White House", the outer area is mainly arranged on the GF and 1F floors of the main building and the first floor of the east wing, while the remaining area is the "inner area".

As for the basement on the second floor of the main building, although there are rumors that it is the commander's emergency refuge against the Muhai War, the basement is mainly where various equipment spaces such as air conditioning, HVAC, strong and weak electricity, and storage rooms are located.

Of course, it is impossible for the real Grand Commander's refuge to be so directly open.

Overall, the white house is large and functional.

The private living areas of the Grand Commander and the First Family are actually not that big, mainly on the 2nd floor of the main building of the White House.

The left room on the south side of this floor is the commander's bedroom, which is designed as a suite. The suite has a separate living room, bedroom, a large cloakroom, and there are toilets in the cloakroom and living room.

The two bedroom suites on the east side are the rooms where the important guests of the White House stay. The powerful heads of state visit, and those who are close to the United States usually live here.

For example, the heads of state of France, Germany or Canada next door.

The Queen's Suite on the north side is the exclusive room for the Queen of England every time she visits the White House.

There are two second bedrooms on the north side of this floor, which are the bedrooms of other members of the first family. George's twin daughters live in these two rooms respectively.

On the north side of the Grand Commander’s Suite is the west lounge, on the north side is the family dining room, and in the center on the south side is the reception room of the first family, which is also connected to the treaty room on the right.

However, under the guidance of the staff, Abel did not go to the 2F floor of the main building, but the 3F floor of the main building.

Normally speaking, the 3F floor of the main building is basically the work, storage and rest area of ​​the White House service staff. Of course, there are also some entertainment areas for the first family, such as music room and game room.

Abel's goal is the sun room on the south side of the 3F building.

This place has the best view of the entire white house, and the shrub family private banquet was also held here tonight.

Along the way, people smiled and greeted Abel from time to time. For Abel to appear here, he was not surprised at all.

Although it has not been made public, who doesn't know that Abel Smith is the son-in-law of the bush?

In this regard, Edward, who followed Abel step by step, was very moved. When he was scrambling in the desert to serve the empire, his biggest dream was to come to the White House to receive an award.

Now there are no honors, but there are many Baifangfang, who are many times more powerful than those who are still in the army or have been in the army!

At least now, even if the Grand Commander saw him, he would greet him with a smile and call him "Edward" affectionately.

The other seals, even if they become the captain, probably won't be treated like this

"Boom——"

"Mr. Grand Master, Mr. Abel Smith has arrived—"

"Please come in."

George's cheerful voice came from the sun room. It was a bit noisy inside, and there was a lot of laughter.

The door was quickly opened from the inside, and it was answered by Jenna Shrub, one of George's twin daughters.

"Good evening, Abel." She smiled and greeted Abel.

Although she is a sister-in-law, she has had the experience of sharing Q with C. Although everyone turned a blind eye to it and pretended not to know it, Abel still couldn't help observing her expression.

Nothing was observed, as if the two of them had never had that kind of experience before.

Really good concentration, he thought.

So Abel did everything as usual, greeted her with a smile, and then walked inside.

As for the scene in the room, it is a warm appearance of home and prosperity.

If it weren't for the people here, there would be the chief of the White House, the former chief, the governor of Florida, members of Congress, the chief of staff of the White House, the whip of the Xiang Party, the first lady, and so on.

In fact, it is no different from the gathering of large middle-class families in the southern United States with well-off families.

It's all the same laughter, the same kids running around.

Noisy, but very hilarious.

To put it bluntly, even the Grand Commander has a mortal body.

In essence, the needs of all aspects are no different from those of ordinary people. They also need to be fed and clothed, and they also like to be accompanied by family members.

Naturally, the family banquet in the white house is of course the same as the family banquet gathering of ordinary big families with better conditions.