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So when he learned that Ehrlich had made his decision, all he could do was show his support and thank him for his twenty years of service to Huntelaar Medical College! In addition, unlike Osler, Ehrlich had to go through a lot of formalities if he wanted to return to China - in addition to his position at the institute and the research at hand, he also had a lot of shares in his hands, and John had to buy them all.

For Ehrlich, that's a huge number.

More than a dozen drugs, including tuberculosis vaccines, were developed under Ehrlich's auspices, so over the years, his stake in the institute has long exceeded 10 percent, and this money is at least a million dollars if converted. And Ehrlich had already signed an agreement many years ago that he would have to sell his shares to John once he left his job......

In 1910, the Huntelaar Medical School began the throes of a change of dynasty.

China was also about to experience the throes of a change of dynasty, and when the time came to the end of August 1910, a telegram from China surprised John!

"50 million dollars, how dare he think of it!"

At first glance, John could not help but be happy when he saw the number on the telegram.

According to the telegram, Yuan Datou secretly made a request to the Huntelaar Bank, hoping to be able to borrow 50 million US dollars! In recent years, because of the activity of the revolutionary party and the support of the Huntelaar Bank, the Qing government did not remove Yuan Datou as it did in history, and this bigwig did not return to his hometown to "live in seclusion", so his influence in China is still very large. It's just that of course, the Far East Branch can't call the shots about this number, but it can't ignore it, so it can only send a telegram to report.

What is the concept of 50 million dollars in 1910?

The GDP of the United States is just over $30 billion, and the GDP of the United Kingdom is less than $10 billion. In other words, 50 million dollars is equivalent to tens of billions of dollars if it is obtained in the future! Although John is very generous to his motherland, he can take out 10 million US dollars to support Han Yeping, he can take out millions of dollars every year to support those international students, and even decided to invest all the huge money he gained in the rubber stock turmoil in China, but take out 50 million US dollars to support Yuan Datou?

Isn't that a joke!

But......

After laughing, John suddenly remembered something and fell into deep thought.

According to the original trajectory of history, in October, the Qing government should have signed a loan contract with the US government, in fact, the Morgan consortium, and the amount would be 50 million US dollars! When this dynasty is about to be overthrown, it is conceivable what the loan of 50 million dollars will be used for.

After pondering for a while, John finally picked up the pen in his hand and wrote: "There is a loan to be discussed, but the amount is too high to accept. In addition, the time and method of repayment must be well controlled, and it is best to offset the ...... with various machines or munitions."

For faraway China, John pursued everything to be stable.

Even though he is now a big man standing at the top of the United States and a big benefactor behind the two presidents before and after, in John's opinion, he is still a real political idiot. So whether it was Roosevelt or Taft, he just paid behind his back, and then enjoyed preferential treatment in all aspects, but he never interfered with anything on the other side. For example, in the current battle between Roosevelt and Taft, John never expressed any opinion on whoever wanted to come to him for support. In the struggle between the two giants, the Huntelaar consortium also remained neutral, did not fall to the current President Taft, nor was it inclined to Roosevelt, which had a greater influence in the United States, John preferred to silently befriend the next president in history.

John had the same attitude towards his own country.

In his previous life, he was a science student through and through, and most of his knowledge of history came from textbooks and time-traveling novels, and he knew very little about himself. In particular, this period of Chinese history in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty is very chaotic in itself, and it is certainly difficult to understand unless it has been studied deliberately. So wisely, John chose to avoid politics and help his country in terms of education, industry, etc. In terms of politics, John will always strictly adhere to a bottom line: as long as the Huntelaar consortium can guarantee its various undertakings in China, or make China more progressive, then no matter who the other party is, it can negotiate money and arms, but it will not explicitly support a certain person or a faction.

As a "foreigner," John knew what he was supposed to do.

Therefore, he will support the revolutionary cause of the big man, in addition to a lot of funds, he will also help to contact and train a certain number of military talents, but at the same time, for Yuan Datou, who belongs to the old bureaucracy, the Huntelaar Bank will also be very close, because if the general direction of history does not change, the Beiyang system will be the largest force in the country in the next ten years......

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Naturally, the affairs of the Far East would be left to the professionals, and John's own attention soon returned to the United States.

This young country has finally recovered from the financial crisis of two years ago.

It was as if everything was back a few years ago, and although the economy in 1910 seemed to be a little lower than it was in 1909, growth was a sure thing. Therefore, when people began to think about it, they were all surprised to find that the financial crisis two years ago forged the status of Morgan financial emperor, but at the same time, it also gave birth to an astonishing huge Huntelaar consortium!

By skillfully taking advantage of this crisis, the Huntelaar consortium made a lot of money.

Huntelaar Bank became the largest and most reputable bank in the United States, expanding to Europe, the Far East and South America, in addition to all the states. Huntelaar Insurance Company took advantage of the San Francisco earthquake to frantically merge and acquire those bankrupt or greatly affected competitors, and the scale also swelled to the first extent in the United States, and with the absolute advantage of Huntelaar automobiles, the car insurance launched almost monopolized the country.

In addition, a large number of assets acquired during the crisis are also alive.

Assets that were already good, such as mining companies and railroad companies, were immediately restored to their original value after sufficient liquidity was injected. Not only has it brought great benefits to John, but it has also filled the shortcomings of the Huntelaar consortium, especially in the fields of minerals and transportation, which will bring a steady stream of benefits.

Now, no one questions the decision made two years ago.

Everyone understands that in this financial crisis, except for Morgan, the Huntelaar consortium is the biggest winner, and all the benefits are real! So some people have privately asserted that in the era of Carnegie retiring, Morgan aging, and Rockefeller's Standard Oil getting caught up in antitrust lawsuits, John? Mr. Huntelaar's ascension to the richest man in the world is inevitable, but no one knows when......

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Dizzy, I don't know what I wrote, let's watch it. (To be continued.) )