Eight bullets, two lives!

Without the failure of the first assassination, under the careful preparation and precise execution of the other party, the sad Grand Duke Ferdinand did not escape this catastrophe, and he and the Grand Duchess were killed on the spot under the simultaneous shooting of five pistols, playing a magnificent prelude to the war!

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In Europe, which is no different from the rest of the world, everything has gone exactly the same way. The Germans, who thought that the best time had come, immediately became excited, and Austria-Hungary, which had their support, after several tosses, issued an ultimatum to Serbia!

A few small bullets made the whole of Europe surge, lightning and thunder!

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"War, war breaks out in Europe!"

On the streets of New York, the emaciated newsboy stood on a cement pier, waving the newspaper in his hand vigorously, and burst out with a huge explosive force that was completely disproportionate to his thin body, and the sharp children's voice almost resounded over the entire street!

"War? War in Europe? ”

After hearing the voice of the newsboy, many people stopped in their hurry.

"Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia!"

Seeing that many people were looking at him, the newsboy immediately straightened his chest and desperately shouted what he had memorized: "Serbia rejects the Austro-Crème ultimatum, and Austria-Hungary declares war like Serbia...... How many copies do you want, sir? ”

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"War...... Did it really erupt? ”

After reading the newspaper in his hand, Carnegie finally couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

"Yes, it broke out."

Taking a deep breath, Rockefeller said softly: "Although at the moment it is only Austria-Hungary that has declared war on Serbia, but ...... According to telegrams from Europe, the Russians, Germans, and French all seemed to be unable to hold back......"

As an old giant, unlike Carnegie, who retired completely, Rockefeller certainly did not have to get news from the newspapers, but someone sent him a telegram from Europe......

The encounters in life are truly amazing.

Before selling their steel companies, Carnegie and Rockefeller were almost lifelong enemies, and their feuds were talked about by later generations of Americans, and they could almost write a book. But after both of them retired, the previous grievances were nothing, and even because of the last meeting on John's birthday, the two had a common topic! So early this morning, the elder Rockefeller personally came to Carnegie's manor and wanted to talk to his old rival about this matter......

"Goo-dong!"

After swallowing a mouthful of spit, Carnegie opened his mouth and said, "Do you say...... Did he really judge right? ”

"Whew...... The same cannot be said yet! ”

After exhaling heavily, Rockefeller shook his head and said, "At least for now, it's just that Austria-Hungary is waging war against Serbia, if the other great powers can restrain it...... Alas! ”

The two veteran giants were relatively speechless and shook their heads at the same time.

At this moment, a sense of frustration rose in both of their hearts at the same time. is also a big man who once stood at the top of the pyramid, how can the two of them not see the current situation clearly?

After a moment of silence, Rockefeller said with a wry smile: "Now we can only quietly watch the subsequent development, if it is really as that kid thinks, this war will affect the whole of Europe, and it will last for a few years...... Oh, God! The Huntelaar consortium will become a true giant, far exceeding the influence of the Morgan consortium......"

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"Gentlemen, this is the last chance!"

Standing in front of his desk, John squinted his eyes and said lightly: "Order all cargo ships to unload all cargo in German ports within three days...... Contact the Germans immediately and ask them to have enough gold ready within three days, and we will pay for it and deliver it with one hand! ”

"Goo-dong!"

Desperately swallowing a mouthful of spit, a tall white man in his fifties said urgently: "I'm afraid this is difficult...... This time the volume of goods was simply too large, plus the stocks we had in Germany...... With a total value of more than 30 million dollars, it will be difficult for the Germans to come up with so much gold in one go! ”

"Don't worry, no problem."

With a wave of his hand, Johann was confident in the Germans.

Over the years, under his deliberate support, whether it is the automobile industry, synthetic ammonia or such as munitions, etc., the Germans are much stronger than the same period in history, especially the already very powerful chemical industry, such as the pharmaceutical industry, etc., under the stimulation of John, it has made more money, how can tens of millions of dollars in gold not be taken out?

Unless......

"Hehe, they definitely don't dare!"

Shaking his head to dismiss a possibility, John's eyes flashed with confidence.

Perhaps the Germans will regret some small countries, and even hack the warships made for other countries like the once shameless British, but for the United States, which is strong in industry, especially the Huntelaar consortium with great influence in the United States, the Germans will not dare to do such a thing anyway. Not to mention that they were afraid that the United States, the number one industrial power, would enter the war, but even the previous large-scale transactions also allowed the Germans to see the huge and incomparable strength of the Huntelaar consortium, if they were really forced to fully fall to Britain and France......

Those advanced weapons and equipment alone were enough for the Germans to drink a pot!

John's categorical tone made his subordinates suddenly feel confident, and the tall white man in his fifties just now pondered for a moment before asking, "Sir, what is next...... Are we going to continue to send supplies to the European continent? The British and French seem to have received some news and have been contacting us frequently lately to buy what we have sold to the Germans......"

"Not busy!"

The corners of his mouth curved in a strange arc, and John waved his hand and said lightly: "Since we promised the Germans, we will ...... within half a year Oh, and now there are three months left, and we will definitely not sell these new technologies to the British and French, so we must keep this agreement! So...... Tell them we have limited capacity and start delivering in three months! ”

"This ......"

After listening to John's words, the subordinates immediately looked at each other, a little incomprehensible. In their opinion, since it is to open the door to do business, how can there be a reason to pick customers? Especially now that war in Europe has broken out, and if, as Mr. Huntelaar judges, it will end up being a war that will last for several years and engulf the whole of Europe, then why risk offending the British and French to fulfill the promises made with the Germans?

An agreement or something, just listen to it, can it really be true?

What's more, other people don't know very well, can he himself not know the current situation of the Huntelaar consortium? The serious consequences of not being able to expand in the past two years have begun to flash, and a large number of products that far exceed the market capacity have begun to backlog......

"Well, there's nothing to say!"

Seeing that his subordinates seemed to have something to say, John waved his hand impatiently.

Although he did not study history, and he did not really understand the course of the First World War, John knew one thing very well, and that was that the alliance advantage of Britain and France over Germany and Austria-Hungary was too great. This advantage over Germany, which had only risen in recent decades, was not only a matter of accumulation, but also of population advantage, naval superiority, and vast colonial advantage, so that if history did not change significantly, the defeat of the Germans was inevitable, unless ......

"It's a pity that I can't fully support them!"

Thinking of all kinds of terrifying possibilities, John couldn't help but shake his head and sneered.

If John was willing to fully support his "mother country", it was not impossible for the Germans to win, but John did not have the slightest affection for the "mother country" of this body, especially the stupid Wilhelm II. Therefore, it is enough to strengthen the Germans in front and let them beat Britain, France and Russia even worse!

Next, it's time to make a fortune.

The stronger the Germans in the early stage, the worse Britain, France and Russia were beaten, and the more marketable the products of the Huntelaar consortium would be after desperately expanding. Britain and France, who own almost half the world, will definitely drain the last copper plate in their pockets in order to win the final victory!

Thinking of this, John did not hesitate any longer, and immediately said in a deep voice: "In a word, order all the supplies to Germany and Austria, including all kinds of metals, chemical products, weapons, automobiles, airplanes, etc., seize this last golden time......"