Chapter 174: Piercing the Mist and Seeing the Essence Directly
There is no eternal country, and there is no eternal and unchangeable consortium and family that will prosper for a long time.
Since the birth of the United States, in a short period of more than 200 years, I don't know how many founding families and consortia have disappeared in the long river of history because they cannot withstand the test of the times and cannot keep up with the pace of the times.
From what George knew, he came to the conclusion that 1850 was a pivotal point, and that the great families that had dominated the United States in the decades before 1850 had been completely swept into the garbage heap of history by the families that had relied on economic development after 1850 and the consortiums that had gradually merged together under the pretext of the so-called emancipation of black slaves.
A silent conspiracy to seize power was thus hidden in the war, and the capital consortium began to be active on the stage in a bright and bright way, exerting its influence.
Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt and other stormy families have led the way in their respective fields for decades, and they have been in the limelight for a while, until the economic crisis of 27 years, these families who have been standing in front of the stage, because of the disgust of the American people, began to gradually turn to the background, gradually dissipated in the eyes of ordinary people, and instead launched their own agents to replace themselves to regain influence.
The two leaps and turns of the Watt family and the rapid rise among the top families in the United States are also because of these two nodes, especially the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family in the fifties because of a mistake in judgment, but because after the explosive development of aviation in World War II, it has really entered the civilian field and become people's first choice, turning the sunrise industry of the railway into a sunset industry, and because of the control of the central station and other reasons, it was jointly pitted by Morgan and other families, and completely fell off the altar, and the Watt family quickly filled this vacancy and became a member of the American background。
And now the Watt family is also walking on a node, relying on the starting price of the chemical industry, and then extending its tentacles into the military industry and traditional manufacturing The Watt family, in the face of the third wave of the era, because of a mistake in judgment, took a wrong step, so that the overall strength is slowly declining.
If it weren't for the family's rapid adjustment of strategy, and the various ways to cover up some problems, they did not erupt, and with lightning speed to pull out a few supporters of the eastern and northern forces that have developed into medium families, those who are ready to act through the grapevine will be completely deterred.
It's a pity that although the Watt family successfully survived the crisis, they also realized that they were powerless, and they had already stepped into the past in many things.
Based on this, Watt Smith and other family members began to enter the political arena one after another, and the family began to walk on two legs, but unfortunately, the imagination is beautiful, but the reality is skinny.
With the support of the huge resources of the Watt family, only Watt Smith was the only one who really went ahead of expectations, which made the elder group of the Watt family a little impatient.
At this time, George turned out to be out of nowhere, especially his several textbook perfections in the standard and poor's stock market, which made him enter the eyes of the family's rulers.
After the patriarch's proposal and the negotiation of the parties, George was a blessing in disguise and became the heir of the family.
Especially this time, George's precise vision and quick movements all show that this is a qualified heir, and it also proves from the side that the vision and choice of those who broke the stereotype and pushed him to the throne were correct, which is also the reason why Watt Smith returned to Los Angeles in Washington early and notified Jory to come to the manor at the first time and did not return to his home in Billy Mountain.
The only pity is that Wattsmith's wife is from the Boston Consortium, a supporter of the California Consortium, which makes George cross the identity into the family, but Jory still has no change, but the elders and forces in the family acquiesce to the fact that Jory is no longer a mistress but Mrs. Wattsmith, but she is still a shady lady.
It's just that George's words today let Smith know that George is a person who is willing to be controlled by others from time to time, and he will not be at their mercy.
As a qualified politician, Smith knows how to be flexible and take advantage of the situation, George's general trend has been, and now what is missing is only the foundation, which is also George's biggest shortcoming, if he is combined with the Watt family, then George's shortcomings will be gone, and he can really open and close in the United States.
At the same time, while supporting George, the Watt family can also use George's precise vision to expand its influence in finance, and completely plug its own shortcomings, as long as it does not undergo great changes, the Watt family can be guaranteed to be worry-free in the next few decades.
Wattsmith did not hide the pros and cons of analyzing the pros and cons to Jory, who has always been a thinker and strategist by his side, and hoped to use his influence on George to make George change his mind.
After dinner, George and Jory had a conversation in the study, the first conversation between mother and son since George entered Harvard.
Jory told George all the remarks and judgments she had obtained from Wattsmith very objectively, hoping that he would not miss out on something that would be infinitely beneficial to him because of his personal preferences and past grievances.
Originally, Qiao Li thought that George would continue to listen to her this time, but she was disappointed, George did not give her any answer, but after listening to Qiao Li's words, she took out a pen in the drawer and kept writing something on the A4 paper.
There is disappointment in my heart, but also joy, the disappointed George will no longer listen to him unconditionally, happy that George has finally grown up, has his own independent thoughts, and began to think about things non-stop, no longer the son who faced her in many things and obeyed her.
After Qiao Li walked out of George's study with mixed feelings, George stopped the pen in his hand, glanced at the door of the study that had been closed, and looked at the A4 paper in front of him again.
If Qiao Li hadn't left, but had set her eyes on the paper, she would have been even more surprised, George's heart had exceeded her expectations, reaching a point that she didn't dare to imagine.
After sighing, he gently folded the filled a4 paper in front of him, took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, took out the limited edition Zippo and scratched it on his pants, after the collision of flint and kerosene, the flame appeared, lit the cigarette that fell on his mouth, took a deep breath, and in the smoke, George lit the paper in his hand.
Watching the bright light of the fire quickly burn the A4 paper to ashes, George stood up in his chair and walked out of the study with a determined step.
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