Expedition to Europe

The United States in the early 20th century was also a period of intense ideological collision.

Before the World War, the "isolationism" pursued by the United States originated from the founding father of the United States, Washington. Washington's original intention was to use the establishment of "isolationism" to get rid of the influence of Britain on the United States.

From Washington until before the World War, the US government has always pursued "isolationism", always insisting on not forming alliances with any country, not getting involved in disputes between great powers, and handling diplomacy and international affairs completely independently.

By 1823, with the strengthening of national strength, "isolationism" gradually evolved into "Monroe Doctrine", which advocated that America is America for Americans and Europe should not interfere in America.

Strictly speaking, "Monroe Doctrine" is an enlarged version of "isolationism". The United States expanded the scope of "isolation" from the United States to the entire America, and regarded America as the backyard of the United States.

After the outbreak of the World War, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson tried to change the "isolationism" of the United States and proposed the far-reaching "internationalism" and "multilateral diplomacy".

The essence of "internationalism" and "multilateral diplomacy" is that the US government should change its past foreign policy of not being influenced by other countries and international organizations, not establishing and relying on alliances, and completely relying on its own strength to handle international affairs. On this basis, it should actively promote a foreign policy of realizing multilateral international cooperation through alliances and establishing international institutions, adjusting international relations and safeguarding the national interests of the United States.

If we look at it from the perspective of the 21st century, "internationalism" and "multilateral diplomacy" are obviously more in line with the trend of social development and the development trend of the world.

But in the United States in the early 20th century, many people did not think so. When Wilson returned to the United States after the Paris Peace Conference and submitted the Treaty of Versailles, which included the Covenant of the League of Nations, to the Senate. Wilson asked: Do we dare to reject it? Do we dare to hurt the hearts of the people of the world?

However, the US Senate dared to hurt the hearts of the people of the world, so the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States has not joined the League of Nations to this day.

What an ironic thing, the US President presided over the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which led to the establishment of the League of Nations, but the United States did not sign or join.

It should be said that "isolationism" still has a big market in the United States at this time.

The United States developed very well before the World War, and its industrial output value was already the world's first. Because there were no natural enemies in the American continent, the United States was the overlord of the American continent and had the power to take whatever it wanted from the American continent.

Participating in the World War turned the United States from a debtor country into a creditor country, and at the same time improved the United States' international status, but what does this have to do with ordinary Americans?

The United States sold a large number of industrial and agricultural products to Europe during the World War, and these products have not even recovered their costs. Because it did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, the United States was not even eligible to enjoy the war dividend.

The ones who profited from the war were arms dealers and big chaebols, and these people are now busy investing the money they earned from Europe in Europe to complete capital replacement.

The above has nothing to do with ordinary people, and many people believe that the United States has nothing to gain from participating in the war except a pile of debts that cannot be converted into cash and a group of ungrateful relatives.

American politicians have always claimed to represent public opinion, so Warren's campaign proposition is: the United States withdraws from European affairs and returns to isolationism.

Warren's rival, James Cox, adheres to the consistent policy of the Democratic Party, namely internationalism and multilateral diplomacy.

As a company with dual backgrounds of France and Lanfang, Federal Group should actually support the open and radical Democratic Party, but from the actual interests of Lanfang, Federal Group still chose the relatively conservative Republican Party.

So when Warren said that Federal Group was willing to fund Warren's campaign team with 10 million US dollars in cash, Simon Allen was satisfied to see the surprise in Warren's eyes, the shock in Wicks' eyes, and even the taciturn Mellon, Simon Allen noticed the surprise and vigilance in Mellon's eyes.

Wicks is indeed the manager of the exchange, but he is just a role similar to a "professional manager" in another time and space. The authorization given to Wicks by Morgan Group has always been limited.

Although Mellon is strong, he still feels painful to take out 10 million US dollars at one time.

The presidential election in this era is not as crazy as that in the 21st century, with tens of billions of dollars at a time. Ten million US dollars in this era can almost cover all of Warren's campaign expenses, enough for Warren to defeat James Cox, and there will be a slight surplus.

Simon Allen has a good grasp of human nature. What does the Godfather say? Give him a reason he can't refuse.

Simon Allen certainly hasn't seen The Godfather, but that doesn't stop him from understanding the meaning of this sentence.

Of course, the higher the price you pay, the greater the reward you want to get, which is why Mellon is wary of the Federal Group's big move.

"Then my friend, thank you for your generosity. I think we will become best friends, and the Federal Group will get what it wants in the next four years." Warren is indeed a coward. He is not very wary of the Federal Group and sells official positions in an almost open manner.

"Please don't get me wrong, my friend. Federal Group has already got what it wants. You know, Federal Group has made profits in America, so it should give back to America. We just want an opportunity, an opportunity to give back to society. Next, we will have more investments in public services and infrastructure, and what we want is a fair opportunity. Yes, Federal Group has French and Lanfang backgrounds, but Federal Group is a company registered in the United States. We have not concealed any income, and our tax department can withstand any inspection, so we should be treated fairly." Simon Allen's words were a bit vague, and he did not put forward any specific terms.

Even in the 21st century, the "local protectionism" in the United States is still very serious. Look at those "anti-monopoly" and "anti-dumping" investigations. Does China impose more additional taxes on luxury goods? The United States also imposes a lot on certain key products!

Federal Group has developed very fast in the United States, so fast that it feels unbelievable, but in many states, Federal Group is still struggling. In several western states, even Federal Motors wants to set up a store is a luxury.

The same is true for Federal Biology. Although nylon products have not yet been launched, the profits obtained by penicillin are enough to make people jealous. Recently, there have been voices in the US Congress to conduct a monopoly investigation on Federal Biology. If it is confirmed that Federal Biology has monopoly behavior, then Federal Biology will be forced to disclose its patents.

This is something Qin Zhiyuan cannot accept in any way. In this regard, Federal Biology has already prepared a response plan. Once the monopoly investigation is confirmed, Federal Biology will close all factories and withdraw from the US business. Then, if Americans want to use penicillin in the future, they can only import it from Canada and Mexico or from Europe.

Federal Biology is in a period of rapid development, and its business in the Americas will definitely not be limited to the United States. In the Americas, Simon Allen is working hard to open more factories.

In fact, compared with the United States, the countries in South America have a greater demand for penicillin because of their relatively backward economic development and poor sanitary conditions. Although South American countries are not as wealthy as the United States and Canada, they have a larger population and a larger market. Simon Allen has better expectations for the South American market than for the US market.

It is enough to say that even if Warren wants to compensate Federal Group, it will be a matter for the future, and there is no need to list them all now.

It was obvious that Warren had other people to receive. At Mellon's signal, Simon Allen temporarily left.

"I heard that the Federal Group is very interested in banks?" After leaving, Mellon seemed nonchalant.

"Yes, I want to set up a bank, mainly to handle the internal financial transactions of our group." Simon Allen did not hide it.

With Mellon's strength in New York, it is not difficult to know the movements of the Federal Group. The Mellon family itself is involved in the banking industry, and their family bank is one of the 25 most powerful banks in the United States.

"Tsk tsk, financial transactions!" Mellon sighed repeatedly.

The information Simon Allen inadvertently revealed really shocked Mellon. How huge must the financial transactions be to require a bank to handle it!

Simon Allen did not respond to Mellon's sigh. The Federal Group also has business dealings with the Mellon family's bank, of course not all of them. The Federal Group has business dealings with many banks.

"The Mellon family is also interested in Federal Biology." Mellon did not talk about the bank, but started talking about Federal Biology instead.

With the strength of the Federal Group, if it wants to set up a bank, it doesn't need to ask anyone for help. Wall Street has enough professional managers. The Federal Group only needs to find a suitable candidate and then pay the money. Soon, the Federal Group will have its own bank.

The reason why Simon Allen went to the Morgan family before was more to strengthen the relationship with the Morgan family. If it was just for a bank, the Federal Group would not have that need.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

"Many people are interested in the Federal Biology, but of course they don't have the right chips." Simon Allen is not in a hurry. The Federal Biology is like a gold mountain. As long as the Federal Biology is controlled, prey will come to the door continuously.

"What about Alcoa?" Mellon seems to be determined to win.

Alcoa, formerly the Pittsburgh Aluminum Company, controls the aluminum production in North America. Like the Federal Biology, it occupies a dominant position in the "aluminum" industry.

Mellon's meaning is very clear, that is, to exchange Alcoa's shares for Federal Bio's shares. Once a cross-holding can be achieved, Federal Group will be closely linked to the Mellon family.

"Alcoa is good, but it's not enough." Simon Allen is confident.

More than a decade ago, the value of Alcoa's shares reached 150 million US dollars, and now it has doubled.

The Mellon family controls 60% of Alcoa's shares. If the Mellon family wants to maintain its advantage in the board of directors, then the Mellon family can take out up to 9% of Alcoa's shares.

It seems that Alcoa is indeed very valuable, but compared with Federal Bio, Alcoa is much inferior. Federal's profit has exceeded 150 million US dollars in the first year since its establishment, which is not an order of magnitude at all.

If equity swaps are to be carried out, then the Mellon family's 9% of Alcoa's shares can be exchanged for up to 2% or 1% of Federal Bio.

That is based on the premise that Federal Biology has been listed. You know, Federal Biology has not been listed yet. If Federal Biology is listed now, the stock market value is estimated to soar sharply and reach an astonishing level.

Many people have seen the money-making ability of Federal Biology. They have been waiting for Federal Biology to go public. As long as it goes public, Federal Biology's stock will become the darling of Wall Street. There is no doubt about it.

"So, what if Bank of New York Mellon is added?" Mellon really spared no expense.

Bank of New York Mellon, which is part of the Bank of New York.

Mellon's main business is not deposits and loans, but wealth management and wealth custody. To put it bluntly, it is a large professional manager company.

In the future, it is precisely because of the Bank of New York Mellon that Mellon's son will concentrate on running the museum left by Mellon, and throw all the family business to professional managers.

"Okay, I wonder if you are interested in airplanes?" Simon Allen did not want to continue discussing Federal Biology, but turned to another direction.

Alcoa and Bank of New York Mellon are enough to represent Mellon's sincerity. Simon Allen doesn't want to dwell too much on this issue. The subsequent matters are all within the business scope of the think tank. Simon Allen only needs to reach an intention with Mellon to complete the task.

Simon Allen's main task is to develop new business, and the aviation industry is the next goal of the Federal Group.

Like Lanfang, the United States also has a huge territory. From the east coast to the west coast, it is too inconvenient to rely only on ships and trains, so the aviation industry has a bright future in the United States.

As far as the United States is concerned, the aviation industry is still in its infancy. Boeing and Lockheed have not yet formed a scale. If the Federal Group is involved in the aviation industry now, it will definitely take the lead.

At present, the best aircraft in the world is in Lanfang, which is beyond doubt. The Federal Group has the background of Lanfang. If the Federal Group introduces the latest Yun-3 of Lanfang Royal Airlines, it will cause a devastating blow to the new Boeing and Lockheed. You know, Boeing and Lockheed are still in the seaplane stage.

Lan Fang's transport aircraft has now developed to the third generation, with stronger transport capabilities, longer range, and more stable aerial posture, far surpassing Boeing and Lockheed's seaplanes.

"Sounds great!" Like Simon Allen, Mellon is also interested in the aviation industry.

Yeah, I'm interested!