Chapter 275 Buy One Get Two Free
"John, don't you know the family's current policy towards Britain?" the elder Morgan frowned slightly, the clause in the contract to lend $100 billion to Britain to restore the economy is contrary to the Morgan family's policy of suppressing the British economy. As the number two person in the Morgan family, this kind of behavior of deviating from the family can be said to be a bit irrational.
"Father's ......"
John knew that the elder Morgan would definitely hold on to the loan terms in the contract and not let go, so he had already thought of a countermeasure.
"I think the family's policy towards the UK needs to change ....... John was ready to take the words of the YLSB queen to persuade him to persuade old Morgan as they were. He believes that with Queen YLSB's many years in power, he will be able to convince Morgan Sr.
But what he didn't expect was that old Morgan was far more shrewd than he thought, and after listening to his words, old Morgan asked directly. "That's the words of the YLSB Queen!" he said, glancing up at him.
Such a comprehensive strategic and geopolitical analysis cannot be done by John at this age, so the elder Morgan dares to conclude that what John just said must be said by the queen in Buckingham Palace.
"Yes, that's what Queen YLSB persuaded me to say in the first place. Seeing that he was being debunked by old Morgan, John simply played a bachelor's game and admitted to plagiarizing the words of Queen YLSB.
"But I think the YLSB Queen's words make a lot of sense. He struggled a little at the end.
But his struggle could not even turn a little wave in the deep sea of old Morgan.
"Hehe......!
Old Morgan smiled coldly.
"Today I will teach you another truth: there is no wrong right or wrong in politics, only positions.
From the British standpoint, of course, you think that this sentence makes sense, but if you stand from the standpoint of the United States, you will find that this sentence is not true at all.
Queen YLSB is right, a strong Britain can indeed help the United States more, but this strength must be maintained within the safety line, that is to say, Britain can be strong, provided that the United States must be two or three times stronger than the United Kingdom...... Even several times is OK, and the two must be kept at a certain distance. Policy is the measuring stick used to adjust the distance, and the key to determining whether it will be relaxed or tightened in the coming period.
What the rulers have to do is to unswervingly implement the policy, so that the distance between the two is always kept within a controllable range, even if there are some differences, then they must stick to it, and the government is constant, and the order cannot be changed overnight, otherwise there will be internal instability. ”
Old Morgan's words made John mouth pause and gave him a new perspective to think.
"Shall we, father, withdraw this clause and negotiate with the English anew?" John asked.
"No, just execute it according to the contract, as the number two person in the Morgan family, you can't break your word in the world, otherwise it will be a blow to your prestige, and the ruler must make a promise, otherwise who will believe you in the future." Old Morgan said solemnly. "So you have to remember that you can't make random decisions, you have to think twice about everything, and you have to decide carefully, because you are not only representing an individual, but also the Morgan family. ”
"Yes. ”
John nodded, after this incident, he finally understood what it means to think twice, when a person is burdened with a family, half of the United States, any person will become cautious, because if you make a mistake, there will be countless people who will have to pay for you.
When old Morgan saw that John understood, he didn't dwell on this issue, because as he said, what John decided could not be changed and could not be changed, so there was no point in delving into it, as long as John could learn from this matter to fear power.
"Leave the subsequent affairs of Rolls-Royce to the family, you don't have to worry about it, this is to punish you for the mistakes you made in policy. ”
Morgan Sr. then added Rolls-Royce to the Morgan Group in an unquestioning tone, just as he had robbed John's companies a few times before.
And John on the side was stunned when he heard this, he had been laying out the bureau for so long, adding so much money, and being educated, and in the end he didn't get anything! Originally, he wanted to resist it, but when he thought of the mistakes he made, his confidence was a little insufficient.
"Father, I have no problem handing over Rolls-Royce to the group, but I have a few small requests that I hope my father will agree. John knew that if Rolls-Royce fell into the hands of old Morgan, it would be difficult to get it back, so he had to comfort himself, "I am the future patriarch of the Morgan family, and these things will be mine in the future." John meditated in his heart that every time the elder Morgan robbed his company, he had to say it silently, because his heart would be a little more comfortable after each recitation.
Say. ”
Old Morgan waved generously.
"Father, 35% of the shares of Rolls-Royce belong to Ariane, and these shares only have the right to dividends, not the right to govern, which was agreed before, and I hope my father will give it to Ariane. "John's success in this operation, whether it is Ariane's $10 billion or Chase's peripheral blockade, has helped a lot, so he must keep his promise.
"By the way, how did you get involved with the Rockefellers?"
If it weren't for John reminding the old Morgan that he would have almost forgotten, it would be John and the Rockefeller family who blocked him this time.
"Father, it is impossible for us and the Rockefeller family to start a large-scale war, and the two families will definitely adopt a mutual cooperation method to avoid internal friction in the future, so I want to strike first, so that we can take the initiative. "John certainly has an innate advantage as a former man, and the future merger of JPMorgan Bank and Chase Bank is a good proof of this.
"Well, but there must be a degree of cooperation, and there must be a bottom line, the Morgan Group doesn't want another voice to appear, understand?" Old Morgan agreed with John's approach, in fact, he was also thinking about how to face the Rockefeller family in the future, but the best way to think about it is to cooperate and use interests to link the two families together, so as to avoid unnecessary internal friction.
"Understood. ”
John nodded, old Morgan would do this even if he didn't say it, because he didn't like a second king from his own family, and if that was the case, it would be better not to cooperate.
After talking about the shares, John finally gave a little advice on the company.
"Father, I propose that Bob Nadelli, vice president of General Electric, be the president of Rolls-Royce, and that it would be most appropriate for Bob Nadelli to be the president of Rolls-Royce.
And I propose to spin off the two car manufacturing companies under Rolls-Royce and merge them into General Motors. ”
Rolls-Royce not only manufactures aircraft engines, but also has two automobile manufacturing companies under it, which can be said to be world-famous, one is called Rolls-Royce and the other is called Bentley. John bought Rolls-Royce, so he naturally bought the two luxury car brands together, which is considered a buy one get two free.