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Germany's main ruling family, whose ancestor Bourchad I, was made Count of Sauron around the 11th century, and Frederick III, the fourth Earl of Sauron, was a loyal vassal of Emperors Frederick I and Henry VI.

At the end of the 12th century, the family was called the Hohenzollern family in front of Sauron with the name "Hohenzollern", which means noble.

In 1185 Frederick III married Conrad II, Count of Nuremberg, who became Frederick I, Count of Nuremberg-Solon, as his son-in-law, and in 1192 became Frederick I, Count of Nuremberg-Solon.

Between the 12th and 15th centuries, the Hohenzollern-Franconian family was rewarded with territorial rewards for its loyalty to the Hohenstaufens and Habsburgs.

Ross whispered: "Now they still live in Hohenzollern Castle, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria are known as the two major castles in southern Germany, and are the birthplace of the Hohenzollern family. The original Hohenzollern Castle was built in the 11th century, but was later destroyed. The existing castle was rebuilt between 1850 and 1867 and is one of the most majestic castle buildings in Germany and is ranked among the top five castles in Europe and the top ten in the world. ”

"This Sauls, the third in line to the family's line, is the youngest son, a shrewd and capable man, with a special love for art, and is now in charge of investing in the family's art fund, and is a real super big buyer."

Wu Tianyuan nodded, and finally really got in touch with the hidden families behind the world, and the Mitsui Foundation in Japan last time was too, low-key, mysterious, but extremely powerful!

No one knows their specific wealth and strength, and the tip of the iceberg on the surface alone is shocking, not to mention the various intertwined relationships between them, which is terrifying to think about.

"This is not the most important thing, since it is an auction, there must be an opponent, right?"

Rose smiled and took out another piece of information and introduced: "One of the top ten families in the United States, the Ford family!" ”

Ford Motor Company is one of the world's largest automobile companies, founded in 1903 by Mr. Henry Ford, it is a comprehensive multinational monopoly industrial group mainly engaged in the production of automobiles, and its business scope involves electronics, aviation, steel and military industries.

This Wu Tianyuan is more familiar, and the car brands owned by Ford Motor Company include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury, etc. In addition, it owns Ford Credit, the world's largest auto credit company, and auto service brands.

"The Ford family was once the most prominent family in the United States, and although the Ford family had many members, it also encountered the problem of a lack of suitable successors many times. The succession system of the Ford family is that there are suitable people in the family, and people from the family are used as much as possible, and they are assisted by loyal and capable ministers. ”

"If not, a successor is groomed from outside professional managers or assistants, but the control of the company is always in the hands of the family. The Ford family owns only 8 percent of Ford's shares, but has 49 percent of the voting rights. ”

Ross is obviously more familiar with the Ford family, and analyzed: "In order to protect and regulate the interests of family members, promote communication between them as much as possible, and resolve conflicts in the bud, the Ford family has formed a set of distinctive and effective systems over the years, and has also established a number of permanent institutions. ”

"First of all, there is an unwritten consensus within the family that the family scandal should not be spread as much as possible, everyone tries their best to protect themselves and the privacy of others, and the board members and company officials basically refuse all media interviews about internal conflicts, and now the big family has six generations, but even children have learned to keep their mouths shut about family affairs in front of outsiders."

"Bill once said: In the information age, a company like Ford will lose the world if you are not careful, and give people a handle. So I beg your pardon for not being able to tell you anything other than what has been publicly announced. I heard that at a gathering of some family members, he reaffirmed the family tradition of privacy and confidentiality to each family member, saying, "I'm really sorry, we have to do this, or the whole boat will capsize." ”

Ross sighed: "The Ford family has been there for generations! Henry, the first generation of entrepreneurs, was a clever inventor and an eccentric and miserly businessman. ”

"The second-generation successor, Edsel, who took over as chairman before his father died, and his greatest achievement was to revolutionize the Ford car style, diversify and meet the fashionable needs of more people."

Henry Jr., the eldest of four children, led and supervised Ford for 35 years, married three times, and was an aristocratic man. His greatest achievement is that he has perfected a complete set of cost accounting systems. He also brought in a number of military cadres, including McNamara, the secretary of defense at the time of the Vietnam War, to participate in the company's top management, which led to a more positive change in the company's business style. He famously said: Sometimes, it is necessary for me not to trust anyone. ”

"Bill, the fourth-generation head of the family, has won the trust of the family with his achievements when he was in danger. He revived the company's reputation, began grudging its ties with environmental groups, and boosted the earnings and benefits of 300,000 current and retired Ford employees. ”

Looking at Wu Tianyuan's curious gaze, Rose smiled: "I have a good relationship with John, the second heir of Ford, and he also likes to collect, so I know a little about their family." ”

"Then why are you sure that the Ford family is interested in this Jewish treasure?"

Rose instinctively looked around and whispered, "Because they're Freemasons!" ”

Wu Tianyuan was very surprised, Freemasonry?

Freemasonry, literally "free stonemason", emerged in 18th-century England as a religious brotherhood and the largest secret organization in the world.

Freemasonry originated in 4000 B.C., the year known as the Year of Light, and they called themselves Cain's descendants, who knew the mysteries of heaven and earth and the universe.

From the very beginning of Freemasonry, there have been many voices of skepticism and opposition, most notably the Catholic Church's War of the Century, when the Pope raised the banner of anti-Freemasonry for more than 200 years.

To this day, the original conspiracy suspicions came from the French Revolution, when Freemasonry was suspected of supporting the movement to overthrow the monarchy. By the mid-19th century, the Morgan affair had sparked the anti-Masonic movement in the United States. The earliest association between Freemasonry and the Jews was the Zion Presbyterian Minutes, published in Russia in the early 20th century. (To be continued.) )