New York, North America, July 1894.

"This little Mr. Huntelaar is really a little incomprehensible."

When the aurora with the Huntelaar family logo disappeared from sight, the middle-aged man lowered the curtain in his hand, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There are more than 100,000 US dollars in dividends in the first half of this year alone, and it is expected to be more in the second half of the year, such a huge benefit can't let him stay and have dinner with us!" Mr. Morgan, sometimes I even wonder, does he really care about American Power? ”

When he said this, the middle-aged man's heart was a little unhappy.

As the electric power company grew rapidly and took advantage of the economic crisis to swallow up competitors including Westinghouse, the electric company changed its name to American Electric and became a real super company! The rapid growth of U.S. power companies' influence in North America has also brought sufficient returns to shareholders. But when the shareholder meeting is held today, that John? Mr. Huntelaar did not say a word as before, came quietly and went quietly, which made the proud heart of the middle-aged man very hurt.

"Hehe, no one can not care about American Power Company!"

Putting down the cup in his hand, Morgan shook his head calmly and said, "Just for John? As far as Mr. Huntelaar is concerned, anything that does not start with Huntelaar is not his core industry, so even the most promising American power companies and Motorola Communications, he will not invest too much energy, but only own shares and dividends......"

Hearing Morgan say this, the middle-aged man suddenly fell silent.

Although there is always some unconvincing mouth, but when you think of John? The wealth represented behind the name Huntelaar made the middle-aged man's heart tremble, and he didn't dare to say a word of unconvincing......

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In 1893, the world was at peace.

In the Far East, a great war was brewing between ancient China and rising Japan, but in Europe and North America, the people of Belarus and China had no mind to worry about other people's affairs, because their own world was getting worse and worse - the economic crisis that began in Germany was going deep into all corners of the United States!

Countless railroad companies have failed, banks have collapsed, and the world has become a mess!

But in New York, the largest metropolis in the United States, there are several companies...... No, to be precise, there are a few companies that are still developing calmly and steadily as if they were completely unaffected. GM has a very small production volume and has always been a seller's market, even in times of economic crisis; Pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies have products for patients, which have never been affected by the economic crisis; Radio is the black technology of this era, and there is no need to worry about orders within three years; Even the products of Adi, Nike and Heinz Commodity Company have not been affected much because they have not expanded their production scale.

In the midst of the panic around them, the companies of the Huntelaar family were calm.

The only exception to the Huntelaar family's estate is the Huntelaar Bank, which has just been in the business for a short time. However, unlike other banks that have been hit hard, Huntelaar Bank is an exception, and the various industries of the Huntelaar consortium are enough for him to easily sustain themselves......

No, far more than that!

When Johan's millions of dollars from Germany were transferred to Huntelaar's bank account, the family-owned bank, which had been inconspicuous in the capital markets, suddenly went crazy in the second half of 1893!

Acquisition, acquisition!

In just half a year, with the support of huge funds, Huntelaar Bank swallowed 21 large and small banks in one go, making him a giant in the North American capital market in an instant! By the end of 1893, the Huntelaar Bank had become one of the three giants of the banking industry in New York City, along with the First National Bank of New York and Citibank of New York!

In the United States in 1893, this was already a behemoth.

While the Bank of Huntelaar was swelling rapidly, Mr. Huntelaar, one old and one young, was not idle in other respects. In 1892, after the dividends of several companies in Europe and North America were received, it amounted to more than a million dollars, and the profits of the North American companies that year were more than one and a half million dollars, and this money was not put into the bank again, but was used to acquire a large number of assets - the companies that had been fully acquired, such as the six manufacturing companies, were entering the machine building industry; Another example is the two most famous companies in later generations, Carnegie Steel and Newport News Shipyard.

One of the important causes of the economic crisis is the rapid decline in steel prices, so even a powerful car as Carnegie has encountered some suffering. So, after paying enough price and promising not to intervene in the company's affairs as before, the elder Huntelaar succeeded in taking two points of the shares of Carnegie Steel, bringing his own stake to five percent. The second sign of the economic crisis was the bankruptcy of a large number of railroad companies, and as an investor in the Newport News shipyard, Curris Huntington was not having a good time, so after a trip to Virginia, the old man took a 40% stake in the South Newport News Shipyard at a low price. You know, although this shipyard was the only shipyard in the United States that could build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in later generations, it had just produced its first tugboat in 1891!

At the same time, with the loan provided by the Huntelaar Bank, the old Huntelaar struck hard and acquired and merged the fourth largest life insurance company in New York - Huntelaar Insurance Company! The combination of banks and life insurance companies is undoubtedly one of the most correct paths.

Even so, John's plan was not completed.

When the second and third tranches of funds for the Germans to buy shares in Heinz Pharmaceutical arrived, the second and third tranches of funds for the purchase of shares in Heinz Pharmaceuticals by the Germans arrived. Under the auspices of Huntelaar, the Huntelaar family began to buy land on a large scale!

New York is the economic center of the entire United States, and it will also be the center of the future world, and Manhattan is the center of New York, so no matter what you think about, buying land in New York is not a loss. So in the first half of 1893 and 1894, John began to buy land in Manhattan on a large scale - picking the best of the best, especially around Heinz General Hospital, and the property or land in the name of the Huntelaar family began to expand rapidly!

While buying expensive land in Manhattan in large quantities, John's land purchase plan was not limited to New York alone.

Under the bewildered gaze of old Huntelaar, John invested $200,000 in 1893 to buy a nearly 10,000-acre woodland in East Texas, and that was not yet the end. In order to buy land in East Texas, John even set up a special company, planning to invest at least $100,000 a year to buy more East Texas land in the future!

By the beginning of July 1894, the Huntelaar family's estate had doubled in size compared to a year and a half earlier! The speed and scale of its expansion have left some people with intentions dumbfounded......

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The plot advances quickly, haha. (To be continued.) )