Chapter 106: Bowen Rothschild's Choice
Early the next morning, John and Sophia boarded a plane and traveled to Hartford to invite Katharine Hepburn.
Just as the plane was flying steadily towards the city of Hartford, thousands of miles away in the south of Buckinghamshire, England, in the middle of a vast forest, there was a beautiful French-style manor, in a golden room in the manor, an old man and a young man were sitting opposite each other.
The older one is Leopold Rothschild, the patriarch of the British Rothschild family, and the younger one is his eldest grandson, Bowen Rothschild.
"Bowen, I'm going to arrange for you to go to Huaxia for training. Leopold Rothschild looked at his eldest grandson and said kindly. Since his son's illness and death, he has been working hard to train Bowen to succeed him.
"Huaxia!" Bowen Rothschild was a little reluctant when he heard his grandfather's words. "Grandfather! I ....... ”
"Why, you don't want to go?" asked Leopold Rothschild, looking at Bowen who was about to speak. He raised Bowen from a young age, and naturally knew Bowen's temper and personality well.
Bowen took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination. "Yes, grandfather, I don't want to go to China, I want to go to the United States. ”
"America!" Leopold Rothschild frowned. At present, China is making great development, and we can take advantage of this spring breeze to gain a foothold in China, develop and grow stronger, and restore the glory of the past. Therefore, going to Huaxia for training is the best choice. ”
"Grandfather, I admit that going to China will be much easier and I will have a lot of success, but this is not what I want. Bowen said as he secretly observed Leopold Rothschild.
He waited until he saw that Leopold Rothschild's face did not change in the slightest before he continued. "Grandfather, my dream is to bring my family back into the United States and get back all that I have lost. ”
"Bowen!" Leopold Rothschild said in a low voice. "Your idea is good! But the odds of winning are small. ”
"Grandfather, I know the chances of success are slim to none, but I'm not going to give up. Bowen stood up excitedly, and his whole body exuded a pride from his bones. "Because...... I am a Jew, a descendant of the Rothschilds, and it is my mission from birth to make the family stronger. ”
Leopold Rothschild nodded slightly, Bowen's attitude was what he wanted to see the most. As the heir of the Rothschild family, if he doesn't even have the courage to face difficulties and failures, then what qualifications do he have to inherit the family's business. Only the captain who is not afraid of the wind and waves is qualified to go to the stars and the sea.
"Bowen, since you have made your choice, go your own way!" Leopold Rothschild looked at Bowen in front of him, remembering that when he was young, he was also in this room, and he also insisted on showing his attitude to his father.
"Thank you, grandfather!" Bowen bowed solemnly to Leopold Rothschild.
"It doesn't have to be that way, it's your choice. Leopold Rothschild pressed his hand and motioned for Bowen to sit down. "Since you have chosen to go to the United States, you must have already figured out how to do it!"
"Yes, grandfather!" Bowen took a deep breath. "I want to start with the Morgans!"
"The Morgan family!" Leopold Rothschild said in a calm voice: "Bowen! You are taking the most difficult road in the most difficult way! Although the Morgan family was ranked second to the Rockefeller family in the last ranking, in recent years, the strength of the Morgan family has been faintly surpassing that of the Rockefeller family.
More crucially, the Morgan family practiced centralized management, and it was more difficult to deal with such a family than the Rockefeller family with a decentralized system. ”
Hearing Leopold Rothschild's words, Bowen explained: "Grandfather, although it is much more difficult to deal with the Morgan family than it is to deal with the Rockefellers, we have a great opportunity right now!"
"Oh!" Leopold Rothschild furrowed. "Tell me about ......?"
Hearing Leopold Rothschild's inquiry, Bowen solemnly said five words: "Heir assessment!"
"Are you trying to sabotage the assessment of the Morgan family's heirs, so that he can't meet the standards, and he can't inherit the patriarchship?" asked Leopold Rothschild.
In order to ensure that each generation of patriarchs is able to take on great responsibilities, the Morgan family must go through the most stringent assessment of the family before inheriting the patriarch, and only after reaching the standard can they be qualified to inherit the position of patriarch in the future, otherwise they are just a pseudo-heir.
This regulation of the Morgan family fully guarantees the quality of the patriarch, but it also creates opportunities for opponents.
"Yes, grandfather! I want to disrupt the Morgan family's heir assessment. Bowen organized the language. "Grandfather, according to the news from the United States, the Morgan family has begun to evaluate the sixth generation heir, JK.
If I can undermine his assessment and prevent him from succeeding to the patriarchal position, then the Morgan family will change from a centralized system of management to a period of separation of powers. A Morgan family that rules by division of power will definitely have serious internal strife, and the rival Rockefeller family will definitely take the opportunity to encroach on the Morgan family on a large scale.
And we will watch them fight on the sidelines, as long as the two alliances lose both, we can take advantage of the chaos to enter the United States and seize the market. ”
Leopold Rothschild nodded. "It's a good opportunity, but the Morgan heir is not an easy one. ”
Leopold Rothschild had a personal experience, more than 40 years ago, he went to the United States to disrupt the Morgan family heir examination, but in the end he returned with regret.
"Grandfather!" Bowen's angular face showed a confident smile. "I'm confident to beat JK. Bowen felt that it was not too difficult to defeat an heir who was not doing his job properly and only knew how to fool around in Hollywood.
"It's good that you have self-confidence, but you can't underestimate it, and although JK doesn't look as good as the heirs of the Morgan family in previous generations, the United States is also his home turf, and he has a natural advantage there. Leopold Rothschild didn't want Bowen to lose to his pride, so he reminded him.
When Bowen heard Leopold Rothschild's admonition, he instantly put away his smile and nodded solemnly. "Yes, grandfather! ”
"Hmm!" Leopold Rothschild raised his hand and patted Bowen on the shoulder. "Go ahead!"
"Yes!"
Bowen bowed to Leopold Rothschild and slowly turned and walked out.
Looking at Bowen, who turned to leave, Leopold Rothschild suddenly remembered that there was one more thing that he had not explained.
"Bowen!" Leopold Rothschild called out to Bowen. "No matter how you fight, don't cross the line, you know?"
Although the big families are constantly fighting each other, they all abide by the same bottom line, that is, no matter how they fight, they must not kill each other's heirs. Once killed, it is an act of war, a situation that will not end until one side is completely destroyed.
This kind of war is unbearable for any family, killing one hundred enemies and losing eight thousand, and when you kill the other party's family, there will be only a few left on your side.
"I know, grandfather!" Bowen nodded, even if Leopold Rothschild didn't remind him, he wouldn't be stupid enough to touch the bottom line. The Morgan family is a lone seedling, if it is really pulled out by him, the Morgan family will be crazy to the point, and he will definitely drag the entire Rothschild family to be buried with him, so he must not do this kind of thing.
After watching Poland confess, Leopold Rothschild waved his hand again. "Go ahead!"