John. Pierponte. Morgan, this is a brilliant figure, is a legendary figure in the history of American business and even the history of world business, an American banker, but also an art collector, in 1912 in Southampton, England of the Titanic, he funded the construction, he single-handedly pushed the Morgan family to the peak of glory, even the Rockefeller family had to avoid its edge.

Later, Morgan even became a creditor all over the world, and the Mexican government before the Spanish-American War, due to its inability to repay the old debts of the Spanish government, was on the verge of financial bankruptcy, and it was Morgan who single-handedly pulled him back. The same thing happened to Argentina, which was devastated by the war with Paraguay from 1864 to 1870 and fell into an economic crisis in the nineteen-nineties.

It should be a glorious and proud thing that a businessman saved the economy of the whole of South America, but Morgan's pride does not stop there. Because what made Morgan feel most proud was that even the British Empire had to bow to him Morgan for help, and the British were waging an arms race with the Germans while waging a war with the Boers, which put the British government's financial situation in an extremely difficult situation, so this "empire on which the sun never sets" had to condescend to Morgan for help.

By the beginning of the 20th century, it is no exaggeration to say that Morgan had become a creditor of the world.

The Morgan system before the Great Panic had a total capital of $74 billion, equivalent to one-quarter of the capital of all companies in the United States. They control three-fifths of the nation's steel production and can decide the fate of nearly 170,000 steelworkers. The 167 directors under his command came out of the Morgan Company, controlled the entire Morgan system, and carried out the orders issued by the Morgan of Wall Street - this is the glorious hegemony that dominates the world's financial system!

But no matter how beautiful a flower is, even a heroic general will wither, and even a brave general will be white, and the same is true of the Morgan family. With the coming to power of President Roosevelt, the US government's control over capital and the market has been greatly strengthened, and the era of monopoly is gone. Morgan also fell from the pinnacle of glory.

But that was only a three-meter drop from the peak of glory, and their status was still worth looking up to. At the time of Morgan's death, celebrities around the world expressed their condolences, within 12 hours of the news of his death. 3,698 telegrams poured in from all over the world, from kings, popes, art dealers, bankers, and industrialists, and in general, only the death of a leading member of the royal family received the attention and mourning of both celebrities and ordinary people.

And Morgan, although he is a common man in white, is the "Napoleon of Wall Street"! He has twice brought the U.S. economy back to life. Some people even joke that there have been three generations of US presidents working for him.

In the face of such a strong and powerful family, Duanmu Ci is not wrong to face it carefully. On the contrary, relying on a little hole card and not putting it in your eyes is a real and clear way to die!

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The weather on this day was nice, sunny and warm, making it suitable for travel.

At a golf course in Washington state, an old man with an ordinary face wears a sunhat, his eyes fixed on the open lawn in front of him, and he holds a club in his hand. It seems to be thinking about what angle and force to use to swing the ball into the hole.

"Smack!"

The old man swung up, and hit the golf ball with an elegant arc, and the white ball was suddenly thrown high, and glided into the distance in a graceful posture, and the caddie on one side was about to send the old man to the place where the ball fell, but saw the old man wave his hand to signal that he didn't need to, and then looked away.

"Frank, how many times have I told you not to be late on the golf course, it's rude! You should be glad you're not a professional. Otherwise, you will definitely be disqualified from the profession! ”

The "Frank" in the old man's mouth is a middle-aged man, although he is wearing sports clothes, but his shrewd and capable temperament cannot be concealed, I saw him say with a wry smile. "Please forgive me, father, in fact, I was ready to leave the company just now, who knew that the secretary told me that there was a very important meeting that I needed to attend, and it was only a little late, I promise that it will never be next time!"

"Humph! You say that every time. But when did you do it? It's not okay to be a man and not keep his promises! The old man snorted, "Did you know that because of your frequent tardiness, you have been regarded as the 'least popular player' by the members of this golf club!" I've changed clubs three times and don't want to change a fourth! ”

Frank hurriedly said, "I'm serious this time, and I'll never be late again." ”

"Humph! Hopefully you can do it this time. After the old man dropped this sentence, he followed the caddie to the place where the ball fell and prepared to swing the next shot.

Frank followed, and when he saw the caddie lying on the edge of the hole and was about to reach out to pick up the ball, he quickly pushed him aside, and then half-knelt on the edge of the hole, holding the handle of the putt, leaning on the putter and preparing to bend down to pick up the ball from the cup.

Who knew that when the old man saw his son's action, his eyes widened and he drank, "Stop!" What are you doing? ”

Flac looked up confused.

The old man knocked down the putter in his son's hand with one hand, and then said, "Did you know that the turf of the green grass is fragile?" Your actions can easily damage the turf, causing irregular drift and altering the original rolling condition of the ball on the green. Damaging turf is a big no-no on the golf course! ”

Only then did Frank realize that he was shooting in the wrong place this time, and he slapped it on the horse's leg, looking stupid.

The old man took out the green repair fork from the caddy's bag next to him, repaired the dent that had just been pressed out of Frank's club, and finally flattened it with a light tap on the underside of the putting head, which perfectly fulfilled the obligation of a player.

"We Morgan are also a family for hundreds of years, and we still have to pay attention to etiquette in doing things, and we can't let those old men in Europe laugh at us Americans and think that we Americans are rude and rude savages!"

Frank lowered his head and didn't speak, but in his heart he was secretly slandering the old man for being troublesome.

That's right, the old man in front of him, who is holding a club in his hand and repairing the turf more professionally and carefully than a caddy, is the helmsman of the generation of Morgan, a big ship and a giant ship, and the outside world calls him "Old Morgan".

It's unexpected, this pair of ordinary father and son who play golf in the bright sun are actually the two highest-ranking people in the Morgan Empire, an emperor and a prince, who look no different from ordinary father and son. The father will reprimand his son for a little thing, and the son who is nearly middle-aged can only bow his head with his head bowed and look unlucky.

No one would associate the club-wielding old man in front of him with the old Morgan who has been in the limelight for decades, and as for Frank, oh my! Who among the subordinates in the company didn't know that their boss was a cold and serious person, and he would have this kind of behavior of grinning and flattering his old father like a child?

The world must be crazy......

Old Morgan looked down at the turf that had been repaired by himself, and his interest in playing was ruined by this rude son, and he raised his head angrily, "No more fighting!" Then he handed the club to the caddy.

After the father and son sat down side by side on the chaise longue, the elder Morgan took a sip of whiskey from his glass and asked, "You just said you were in a meeting at the company, what would be so important?" Makes you late again. ”

Frank heard his old father mention the lateness again, and quickly replied, "It's a Chicago matter, although The MagnificentMile was bought by us, there are still some details to be dealt with, and the company has a meeting to discuss these things." He wanted to use business to distract his old father from private matters.

"Oh, Chicago." Old Morgan nodded, "How is the Duanmu family?" What's the reaction? I've seen that kid Duanmuci, and he looks exactly like his father! His father was a formidable man, but he died early, otherwise where would you be his opponent? You'd better pray that Duanmu Ci only inherited his father's handsome appearance, not his powerful skills. ”

"Otherwise, we're afraid we won't win too good." (To be continued.) )