In East Africa, two ships pulled their whistles and slowly docked at anchorage.

"Pull over the boat and be careful. "Next to the wharf, the monk asked the boat to lean to the back, and the small fishing boat was as small as an ant in front of the giant ship.

Looking up, someone on the giant ship waved his hand, and then a rope hung on the walkie-talkie and was lowered.

"Arrived at the location and could be put. The monk grabbed the walkie-talkie, untied the rope and said.

"Received, received. "A wooden box was lowered from above, next to it, and then another, and three wooden boxes were hung down at the same time with ropes.

Three fishing boats docked alongside the boat, and when they were full, they left, and the other three docked in the previous position.

On the ship, two inspectors from the Arms Commission were sleeping in the cabin, and two cheap girls were lying beside them.

Last night there was a big ball on board, and they got so drunk that they didn't wake up yet, stimulated by beautiful women and music.

It wasn't until nightfall, when the wooden crates stored in the power room and kitchen warehouse were all emptied, and the two monitors finally woke up from their hangover.

Rubbing their dizzy heads, the two stumbled to the deck, and when they found that the ship had docked, their faces changed instantly.

"When did we get ashore?" the Ombudsman asked, grabbing the sailor beside him.

"Now, sir, we haven't had time to lower the deck. Shui pointed to the deck that had not yet been lowered.

The two were a little suspicious, but after getting off the ship and checking the port's entry records, they dispelled their suspicions.

It seemed that as the captain had said, they had only arrived a day earlier, but for some reason, the two of them always felt that something was not right.

Looking at the dock that was getting busy, the two suddenly realized that the previous dock seemed to be a little desolate, "Maybe it's time for a shift change." ”

"Have you seen those weapons?" one of them asked.

"It's all in the hold, well sealed. The companion nodded.

It's just that neither of them knew that the wooden boxes had been transferred during the journey, and what was sealed inside was not weapons, but large stones.

At the humble pearling dock behind the northwest corner, pearl divers work in pairs to load heavy wooden boxes from their fishing boats.

When the car was fully loaded, the tarpaulin was lowered, and the troop carrier sped off into the desert, and after 200 miles, a small airfield appeared in front of me.

There is only a narrow runway in the entire airport, and next to it is a wooden house, and the cracks in the logs are covered with mud to protect against wind and sand.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry. "As soon as the car stopped, four people ran out of the room and sent the wooden box to the plane at the driver's beckoning.

Six more cars arrived behind them, parked next to them and waiting for the plane to return.

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Santa Monica, end of Route 1.

A light blue Rouse Ghost 2 slowly drove towards the fork in the road, and the meadows on both sides were full of quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

"Sometimes even I get jealous, it's so beautiful. The flower garden that greeted me was like a colorful garden world, Thomas said with some envy.

"You've got a lot more estates in Maine than here. Li Zitao sat opposite him and said.

"It's so desolate that it can only be used for vacations. Thomas shook his head with a wry smile.

The desolation he spoke of was a real 'American desolation,' where there were no people for hundreds of miles, and it took a day to buy something.

Fortunately, most of the estates are self-sufficient, otherwise life alone would be a problem.

"It's here. "When the car stopped in front of the castle gates, Mary was standing at the door with her servants to welcome the guests.

"Mr. Lamont, welcome to the Castle of Dreams. "Graceful greetings from Mary.

"Thank you, dear madam, and I am honored to be invited. Lamont was polite, and the group walked towards the castle together.

Along the way, he was amazed by the decorations and artwork around him, and Thomas was very interested in the tethered stake in front of the partition at the end of the hallway.

"Charlie, I can't wait to have a good visit. Sitting in the living room, looking at the huge portrait painting behind him, Thomas smiled with interest.

"I'll have someone show you the way later and you can stay longer. "Hot tea was served, and everyone else withdrew, except Dan stayed.

"My personal maid and a reliable friend. Li Zitao pointed to Dan and introduced.

Knowing that there is no need to shy away from it, Thomas got down to business, "The development of rich countries is amazing, why do you want to become a partner of Morgan?"

"No one is too rich, Thomas, will you?" asked Li Zitao.

"Of course not. Thomas smiled, as if he had thought of something, and said, "It's just that your relationship with Morgan worries the other partners a lot. ”

No one would object to making money, but the competition between Li Zitao and Morgan made the other partners very worried about his purpose.

If you agree to him as a partner, they will not be friends, but all kinds of troubles, and they will also have a headache.

"If my message is correct, the Morgan consortium is no longer just part of the Morgan family, it is a large community of interests.

Thomas, do you think I'm going to offend so many people for a little thing?"

After thinking about it, Thomas said abruptly: "I have an idea. ”

"Tell me about it. Li Zitao leaned back.

"Cross-shareholding. Thomas said seriously: "This is the way to reassure everyone, Morgan and rich countries have reached a strategic alliance." ”

"Congress will not agree. Li Zitao shook his head and said.

J.P. Morgan has just been split into Morgan Commercial Bank and Morgan Stan Ley, and now wants to work with rich countries, and Congress will definitely block the deal.

The timing was wrong, and it would have been a good proposition if the market had liberalized before Roosevelt came to power.

But at that time, Morgan would not look down on his rich country either.

"We can cross-stake as partners, and we don't have to deal with the shares in the industry, and there is no reason for Congress to stop it. The corners of Thomas's mouth arced.

The combination of interests between partners and shareholders is not related to the industry, which is a solution.

However, the risk of doing so is too high, and once personal interests are involved, no one can guarantee that their position will not change.

"Penetrate each other, are you so confident?" Li Zitao directly clarified the other party's purpose, and playfully turned the cup in his hand.

"We are just optimistic about the development of rich countries, I am already old, who knows what will happen in the future!" Thomas looked at him with some emotion.

That young face filled him with envy, and in just 6 years, he had grown to the point that no one could ignore.

Even a 'miracle' is not enough to describe his journey.