Chapter 25: An Invitation of Sufficient Weight

If we talk about the American tycoons of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, I am afraid that no one can avoid the names of three people: Rockefeller, Carnegie and Morgan.

These three people can be said to represent the characteristics of the economic development of the United States in this era -- monopoly!

Needless to say, Rockefeller, the super-rich American is known as the oil magnate and probably the richest man in American history; Dale Carnegie was the Iron King, with unparalleled influence in this age of iron and fire; And the last JP Morgan is a financial tycoon with great prestige, although his personal assets may be the smallest of the three, but the industry under management is undoubtedly the largest!

John. Pierponte. Morgan, John had a second intersection with each other after being reborn.

The first encounter between the two men was when John sold all of his shares in the Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company a few years ago, and all but the patent and 1% of the shares he had given to his friend at a low price were sold to Mr. Morgan at a high price. And the second time......

Looking at the money on the letter paper in his hand, John's eyes flickered rapidly.

It's only 1887, and although it has shown its prowess in important matters such as the Franco-Prussian War, Morgan's company is not ...... It should be said that the company he and his partners are still just just growing, and like Rockefeller and Carnegie, who are desperately trying to swallow up other companies, they are not yet at their peak, but in any case, he is already one of the giants in the United States.

How could such a big man suddenly invite himself and his grandfather to a ball?

Of course, John did not fail to guess some reasons, such as the Huntelaar family and Tesla's cooperation with the Newton Electric Power Company, and then the General Motors Company, which caused a huge sensation in Europe and then New York, and even the two medical companies that have begun to make money day by day. This is enough to attract financial predators like Morgan. Although John has always kept a low profile and has not made a big deal about these things except a few people, it is not too difficult for people like Morgan to know even what is happening in Europe.

It's just that what puzzles John is, why did Morgan send this letter to himself?

According to common sense, this letter should be addressed to the current owner of the Huntelaar family, the old Huntelaar. However, although the letter also sent an invitation to his grandfather, the recipient of the letter was himself, which made John really a little strange.

While John was frowning and pondering, Hans walked in again and asked, "Sir, the young man who delivered the letter just now has not yet left, saying that he hopes to leave with your reply, you see......"

"Oh, let him wait a minute, I'll write a reply right away."

After taking a deep breath. John immediately said in a deep voice.

Regardless of the other party's purpose, and no matter why Morgan paid attention to himself, John is still very interested in this famous financial emperor in history, and he is naturally unwilling to miss it if he has the opportunity to meet, and the two of them have completed a super big deal a few years ago......

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After writing the letter and handing it to the other party to take back, John began to go about his own business again.

When the evening came, John told old Huntelaar about the invitation he had received from Morgan today, and his grandfather really blinked and nodded dryly: "Morgan is a very famous financier in the whole of New York." And he had paid a huge amount of money to buy the shares of our flying pigeon company before, and we must have been invited by him! ”

"That's what I thought too."

Shrugged. John laughed and said, "It's just that I always feel that this Mr. Morgan invited us this time, I'm afraid it's not just to get to know me, or to revisit the transaction of the year, right?" ”

Old Huntelaar raised his eyebrows and said with a sneer: "Nonsense, of course it's impossible!" ”

Seeing that his grandfather's attitude was so certain, John was slightly stunned. I couldn't help twitching the corners of my mouth slightly. Even after living two lifetimes, John never dared to think that his sensitivity to business or his grasp of human sophistication could surpass that of his grandfather, the old man has been crawling around the mall for decades, and this is certainly much better than him as a nerd.

Squinting his eyes slightly, old Huntelaar said lightly: "The financier is the most greedy guy in the world. Their sole purpose of survival is to chase profit, and as long as they see something, they will pounce on it like a shark that smells blood...... Oh, John, this is a substantial invitation, and it seems that Mr. Morgan may have taken a fancy to our property again! ”

"Hmm......"

Gently rubbing his smooth chin, John nodded thoughtfully.

There is no need for old Huntelaar to explain, in fact, John himself vaguely guessed Morgan's purpose, after all, the Huntelaar family now has something enough to attract financial predators!

Needless to say, Morgan had long been funding Edison's direct current research, but it was only later that he slowly discovered the huge advantages of alternating current, and then he turned his mind to Tesla and Westinghouse. I have to admit that these guys who have left their names in history are really very discerning, and they can see at once what a huge change electricity will bring to the world.

The famous General Electric in later generations was a product of Morgan's swallowing of Edison Electric.

Of course, there is also the Aurora, which has now caused a sensation in Europe and the United States, and its technical level is almost comparable to that of the real historical Model T, I am afraid it can't hide from Morgan's sharp eyes. One of the three giants of American automobiles in later generations, General Motors, which John took the name of early on, is actually inseparable from Morgan.

Two promising companies, Morgan naturally coveted them, and it is natural that they should be coveted.

Of course, Newdong Power now only has pure input, and has not yet seen output, and the large-scale power application of Heinz General Hospital is the first attempt of Newdong Power. Although General Motors has caused a huge sensation, and the price of the car is also scary, it is precisely because the price is too high, far beyond the affordable range of ordinary people, so it is destined that the car can only be the toy of the real rich in a short time!

However, this qiē appearance cannot hide the future prospects of the two industries. John believes that not only Morgan, but also people like Carnegie and Rockefeller will probably see this sooner or later.

And......

Thinking of his other industry, John couldn't help frowning.

Heinz Pharmaceutical is undoubtedly the most profitable industry under John's right now, and European companies produce millions of marks almost every month, and once the New York factory is put into operation, it will bring him terrifying profits!

At all times, Heinz was the most important link in John's heart.

In this era when the pharmaceutical industry is almost still wild, John is probably the only one in the world who can develop it, because there are countless chemical knowledge ahead of his time, as well as more drug molecular structures in his head. However, if you change to any person or even a university, without sufficient theoretical foundation and time accumulation, it is impossible to make much difference in this field.

But I'm afraid people like Morgan won't see this too clearly.

Just as John was secretly pondering, old Huntelaar grinned, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Interesting, then let's go and meet this famous financier again......"

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I'm so sleepy, and I'm done with a chapter. (To be continued......)