On January 3, 1888, the weather was clear.

The New Year's spirit hasn't completely dissipated, but the people of New York City are busy again. After all, the holidays are short, and after the fun, everyone will start to be busy for their livelihood again. The income of the poor people working every day is necessary to maintain the survival of their families, and it is difficult for them to have a real rest, and one day of not working may mean that there is no bread to eat the next day.

As for those who have money, there is also no time to be idle. New York at the end of the 19th century was full of vitality because of these people!

In the large conference room of Morgan & Co., the Wall Street tycoon was also busy.

"Gentlemen, this is the case!"

Facing several close partners, Morgan said in a low but firm voice: "We must take the Newton Power Company!" And my plan is to reorganize and merge it with the Edison Electric Company to form the world's largest electrical company! This will allow us to build power plants on a large scale, produce millions of tungsten light bulbs, and lay thousands of miles of transmission lines......"

Listening to Mr. Morgan's eloquent conversation, everyone else was silent.

After a long time, one of the tall men in his fifties frowned and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Morgan, although the attention of that hospital has been much smaller these days, I think everyone here is already very clear that alternating current is indeed more promising than direct current, but ...... Is that Mr. Huntelaar's asking price too high? Even with the small power plant that has just been built, the physical assets are no more than $100,000, and we need to invest $3 million in cash in the early stage, but we can only occupy 60% of the shares...... Doesn't that mean those patents are worth two million dollars? ”

"Not bad!"

Hearing the tall man say this, another lean man in his forties immediately nodded and said, "I've already investigated." The Huntelaar family will not invest more than $500,000 in this at most, and it has quadrupled all of a sudden, which is too high! ”

"So, you don't think AC is worth two million?"

Morgan's eyebrows furrowed, and he asked lightly.

"This ......"

To Mr. Morgan's question, the lean man fell silent for a moment.

People who can sit in this room today. Naturally, they are not stupid, and basically see the great prospect of alternating current. It is precisely because of this that they will get together under Morgan's call, after all, such a big piece of cake, even Morgan can't swallow it alone, and everyone must gather their strength. For those of them who understand, Westinghouse is not willing to cooperate with financiers, and Edison's DC side has too many drawbacks, so it is obvious that he can only cooperate with Newton Electric Company.

Tesla is backed by John's ample funds. The obtained alternating current patents are simply unavoidable by others, and if you want to develop, you must include them, not to mention two million dollars, I am afraid that even one more million of these people must also win!

"Gentlemen!"

After knocking on the table and looking around, Morgan said in a deep voice: "We must take the Newton Electric Company, I think there is no doubt about that, and the sooner the better!" I have been in contact with Mr. Huntelaar several times during this time, and he has been very resolute. Now we have only two choices: accept it or reject it! ”

After a moment of silence, the lean man's eyes rolled. Suddenly, he asked, "Mr. Morgan, are we using some means to put some pressure on this Mr. Huntelaar?" ”

Hearing this, the room suddenly fell silent.

However, what made the lean man a little flustered was that the others definitely didn't seriously think about what he meant, but stared at him with a very strange look. The expression also looks very strange. And for a lean man, this kind of expression and eyes are quite familiar to him......

That's right, just look at the eyes of an idiot!

Morgan squinted his eyes slightly, and said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Feo, since you have investigated the Huntelaar family's investment in the Newton Electric Company. Didn't you investigate something else by the way? For example, the current industry and strength of the Huntelaar family? ”

"Huh?"

After hearing Morgan's words, the thin man was stunned for a moment.

"The Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company, in which Mr. Morgan previously took a stake, is the property of the Huntelaar family."

Just when the lean man's expression was embarrassed, the tall man just now said lightly: "Mr. Fio, the car you very much hope to get now can basically be regarded as the property of the Huntelaar family, and more importantly, they also have a certain stake in Carnegie Steel......"

"Sizzle......"

When he heard this, the lean man couldn't help but gasp!

Car!

Carnegie Steel!

As soon as he heard the name, the lean man immediately understood why the others were looking at him the way they were.

Anyone with the slightest discernment can see how promising the new form of transportation is the automobile, and in fact almost all of New York's wealthy people are now looking for ways to buy one. Mr. Morgan's car was the envy of everyone. Not to mention that after a few years of frantic mergers, Carnegie Steel is now one of the largest steel giants in the United States, and the Huntelaar family can own a stake in it......

At this moment, the lean man knew that he had made a stern mistake!

Maybe people can use some unconventional means to deal with scientists like Tesla, or some ordinary rich people, but to deal with the shareholders of Carnegie Steel, I'm afraid it's a bit insufficient! Not to mention listening to the tall man's words, the Huntelaar family used to be owned by the Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company, plus the ability to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in alternating current, the strength of the other party has far exceeded the imagination of the lean man!

In this country, money is almost a symbol of strength.

Looking at the lean man with a shocked face, the corners of Morgan's mouth flashed with a hint of disdain, and at the same time, he shook his head with some regret. If the other party is just an ordinary rich man, Morgan naturally doesn't mind using some special means, anyway, in this era, the law of the jungle is the strong. Morgan himself is a master.

But......

Morgan himself knew more about the situation of the Huntelaar family than the tall man, after all, he had bought the shares of the Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company from the old Huntelaar. But this time, when he was about to cooperate with the Huntelaar family again and prepare to understand the other party's current situation again, he couldn't help but be surprised by the information his subordinates had obtained!

Major shareholders of three commercial trading companies!

The majority shareholder of the Lego Toys Company!

Major shareholder of Newdong Electric Power Company!

Carnegie Steel Shareholders!

In New York City, it has a lot of land, factories and a very luxurious hospital!

And that's just assets in the U.S. And through Guò's connections in Europe, Morgan also knew about other unknown properties of the Huntelaar family:

A shareholder in a stainless steel mill and manufactory!

Major shareholder of General Motors!

Major shareholder of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company!

Major shareholder of Heinz Medical Devices!

This series of names surprised Morgan, especially when he learned about the specific situation of these industries, even if he was a financial predator and usually handled tens of millions of dollars, Morgan still couldn't help but be shocked!

Other industries are nothing, but one Heinz pharmaceutical company is enough to leave Morgan dumbfounded.

The importance of General Motors lies in the future prospects, and Morgan sees this very clearly. At least now, automotive intelligence as a luxury product, there will be no big climate in ten years. As for the stainless steel factory or something, the Huntelaar family does not have many shares, and there is no need to care about Morgan, and even Lego, which is now a new level a year, is just a small industry for him.

But in the case of Heinz Pharmaceutical, it is completely different!

Even as far away as North America, Morgan had heard the names of sulfonamides and aspirin. The former can treat pneumonia and meningitis that doctors can't help, and the latter is now the best medicine for analgesia and fever. All owned by Heinz Pharmaceuticals. Therefore, although the drug has only been on the market for a short time, the monthly sales of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company once exceeded 1.5 million marks, 300,000 US dollars! The factory in Berlin is also constantly recruiting workers and building new buildings. According to Morgan's estimates, as more markets are explored, Heinz Pharmaceutical's total annual sales are likely to reach $5 million in the future!

$5 million, what is this concept?

Morgan knew it very well. Heinz Pharmaceutical's products don't need to be thought about at all in this era, and they can directly form a monopoly! Therefore, $5 million in sales is likely to mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in net profits!

Oh, God!

Morgan's own annual net income is only more than one million US dollars, and the other company's company can easily reach ...... in two or three years

In fact, Morgan miscalculated.

If it is an ordinary pharmaceutical company. For example, Bayer, which invented aspirin in history, is indeed at this level of profit, after all, R&D and marketing need a lot of financial support. Bayer was able to develop so many dyes and aspirin because they invested millions of marks in building the real chamber and then invested millions of dollars in research every year. Moreover, when promoting aspirin in history, Bayer has also exhausted all kinds of means, and at the same time, it has to face countless abnormal competition, both overtly and covertly.

But for Heinz Pharmaceuticals, none of these issues exist.

First of all, Heinz Pharmaceutical's drug development has almost no cost at all, and John has the final molecular formula and general production method in his head, and he only needs his subordinates to follow the clues to explore the production process. Secondly, because aspirin appeared ten years earlier, it will certainly not be easy for the French to find another way, and the competition will come much later. And because local anesthetics and sulfonamides appeared more than ten years in advance, Heinz Pharmaceutical Company can use the guò binding sales model to reduce the cost of marketing to the extreme! After all, for the doctors of this era, the allure of anti-inflammatory drugs and local anesthetic drugs is simply impossible to refuse!

Medicines that are ahead of their time have made Heinz Pharmaceutical's profits far beyond the imagination of others.

However, even if Morgan is so good in the United States, he has no influence in Berlin after all, so he can't get the real situation at all, but even so, it is enough to shock his heart. And Morgan also knows one thing, that is, after a trial of a batch of drugs, the German Army has signed an order with Heinz Pharmaceuticals: Heinz Pharmaceuticals will supply more than 1.5 million marks of drugs to hundreds of thousands of German troops every year......

This meant that Heinz had a relationship with the mighty German Army.

And in addition to the huge industry, Morgan is even more frightened by John? The magic of Huntelaar. In the eyes of this financier, the young man who is only twenty years old this year can no longer be described as a genius.

He started with a small bamboo light bulb, then founded Lego Toys and Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company, invented the most perfect bicycle ever built, and after a few years of development, he reaped more than two million dollars from the sale of shares. With these two million dollars and the invention of stainless steel, Mr. Huntelaar founded General Motors, Heinz Pharmaceuticals, Heinz Medical Devices, and took stakes in steel companies in North America and Germany.

This process is legendary even in Morgan's opinion!

Such a genius, coupled with the German businessman Sr. Huntelaar, who has a wide influence and network in New York, no matter how arrogant Morgan is, is unlikely to have any bad ideas. Morgan is unlikely to use some petty tricks like he did with Tesla and Westinghouse Electric in the past, and at most he can only use commercial means.

Thinking of this, Morgan no longer hesitated, he knocked on the table vigorously, and said in a deep tone that was unquestionable: "Okay gentlemen, whether to agree to Mr. Huntelaar's conditions and choose to cooperate with Newton Electric Company, now we have to make a decision......" (to be continued......