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In New York City in this era, the lives of the rich will never be lacking in these things, even if it is John? Huntelaar's birthday party will be no exception. After decades of rebirth, he has long been accustomed to everything in this era - even if he can't accept it in his heart, he will not go against the whole society.

So......

No matter how boring the "funky" music sounded and how boring the "old" dances were, John would gracefully lead the first dance with his wife and show off his style to the guests. And in order to show respect to Mr. Huntelaar, all the guests stood there politely, quietly watching the two of them finish a song, and then suddenly burst into warm applause at the end of the moment......

"It's a lively ball, isn't it?"

Holding a crystal wine glass in his hand, Rockefeller squinted his eyes slightly and smiled: "No matter how much bad news we hear about the Huntelaar Consortium, there is never a trace of anxiety or uneasiness on the face of our little friend, which cannot but be amazing and ...... Curious! ”

"Huh."

Smiling lightly, the old Carnegie said lightly: "There is no shortage of stupid people in this world...... In fact, I think most of the people in this world are stupid...... Maybe that includes you and me, doesn't it? ”

"Oh?"

Raising his eyebrows, Rockefeller, who was only a few years younger than Carnegie, hesitated slightly, and then laughed as well: "Yes, the time that belongs to us has long passed, and now it's up to them young people......"

Qualified to be called John? Mr. Huntelaar is a young man, and he is naturally a steel and oil king.

After the two of them sold their Carnegie Steel, hundreds of millions of dollars in cash instantly became the richest man in the United States; A man whose net worth increased dramatically after the breakup of Standard Oil was sentenced to split, even exceeding a billion dollars, and is also known as the world's richest man! In the United States in this era, Carnegie and Rockefeller are undoubtedly the top figures in the entire national pyramid, so even at Mr. Huntelaar's birthday party, except for a very few qualified bigwigs, few people are qualified to disturb them, so after the ball officially began, the two sat quietly in a corner.

Two elderly people in their seventies naturally have no interest in dancing.

In fact, the two of them have been talking about an issue that everyone has been concerned about recently, that is, the current situation of the Huntelaar consortium. In the eyes of many so-called bankers or business people, the situation of the Huntelaar consortium is now quite bad. If Huntelaar continues to do this, this big guy who has now faintly surpassed the Morgan consortium will collapse in three years at the earliest, and five years at the latest......

Of course, the two giants are not ordinary bankers or business people.

Although it is impossible to grasp the timing as accurately as John, after paying attention to and studying the performance of the Huntelaar consortium in recent years, not long ago, the two giants were shocked to find that the seemingly extremely unreasonable ultra-high-speed development of the Huntelaar consortium in recent years is actually preparing for a war!

Minerals, Shipping, Weapons, Explosives......

All in preparation for a war!

Thinking of the current situation of the two major military blocs in Europe desperately engaged in arms expansion, the two giants suddenly understood one thing, that is, the Huntelaar consortium had predicted that a war was about to break out in Europe, and these preparations were made in order to make a big profit in this war!

Speculation about the war, of course, is not new.

As the air over Europe grew tense, it was as if many people were seeing a war about to break out. After all, there is no shortage of wars in the world of this era, even between major powers. The Franco-Prussian War has only been around a few decades, and the Russo-Japanese War and the Spanish-American War have only been around a decade, so many people know that if this continues, a war is likely to break out.

Merely......

How could he be sure that war would happen?

This is what Carnegie and Rockefeller wondered, because they also knew the current situation in Europe and speculated that a war was likely, but they were never sure of it. After all, the confrontation between the two major military blocs, including the long-standing feud between Germany and France, the confrontation between the Germans and the British, and the contradictions with the Russians, have existed for many years, but have they not successfully survived several crises? John? On what basis can Huntelaar be sure that this war will definitely break out?

Not to mention......

Although the Huntelaar consortium has always been John? Huntelaar's private property, and everything has always been covered up perfectly, but as the top figures of the American pyramid, Carnegie and Rockefeller have many channels to get close to the facts, that is, the Huntelaar consortium has expanded and accumulated frantically in recent years, and what it is preparing is definitely not a small-scale war, not even a "large" war like the Franco-Prussian War, the Boer War or the Russo-Japanese War!

The rapidly expanding Huntelaar consortium is not something that can be consumed by a medium war.

So when Anna? When Huntelaar sent an invitation to the two, Carnegie and Rockefeller agreed without hesitation. Even though the two of them are now retired and are approaching eighty years old, they still did not hesitate to attend the ball in order to confirm something with John himself......

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

After the first dance, John quickly came to the place where the two giants were, sat down and smiled after greeting, "There are so many guests today, I have to spend some time...... What do you think? Is this red wine okay? ”

"Great!"

Gently raising the wine glass in his hand, Rockefeller smiled and said, "It suits my taste...... But it seems to be a little different from the French red wine I'm used to. ”

Although Americans are still slowly moving towards Prohibition, many states have even enacted Prohibition outright, and if the historical trajectory does not change, there will be a national ban in six years. But ever since John happened to talk about the health benefits of drinking wine in moderation, both Carnegie and Rockefeller got into the habit of drinking a little.

No one would ignore Mr. Huntelaar's advice on health.

"Haha, it's a California wine."

With a hearty smile, John explains, "I bought a plot of land north of San Francisco, and these wines are made from grapes grown there. ”

"Oh, I see."

Shaking his eyebrows, Rockefeller didn't pay much attention.

A simple bottle of wine certainly doesn't deserve much attention from the oil kings. But if he knew that the land John bought was the most famous wine region in the United States in the future, and that it was so large that it was almost wiped out, he didn't know what the old man would think......

After chatting a few words, John's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he smiled: "Mr. Rockefeller, I heard that you have decided to build a real medical school in Beijing?" ”

"Yes."

Without any surprise, Rockefeller smiled slightly: "The Rockefeller Foundation is committed to philanthropy, and I am very sympathetic to that ancient country, so I plan to build a real medical school—a Huntelaar medical school." Hehe, although it can't be compared to your generosity in the Far East, but I don't think you would refuse if you asked for help from Huntelaar Medical College, right? ”

"Haha, of course not!"

Quickly shaking his head, John replied with a smile.

When he got the news that the Rockefeller Foundation had bought land in Beijing, he knew that the historical Union Hospital was about to appear. Historically, the Rockefeller Foundation's largest single aid to China, with a total investment of tens of millions of dollars in Union Medical College and Union Hospital, John will certainly do his best to help them do their best!

"Actually, I have similar thoughts."

Perhaps a little bit of a showmanship, Carnegie also interjected with a smile: "I have built several technical schools in China before, and the results have been very good, so I plan to spend a sum of money to build a real university recently...... Well, consider building a medical school as well......"

"Oh? That's great! ”

After hearing Carnegie's words, John's eyes lit up.

Many years ago, John actively persuaded Carnegie, who retired as a philanthropist, to invest money in China to build a school. Carnegie, who focused mainly on the United States, agreed, but he has not invested much money, and the scale of several technical schools is not large. The sudden change of heart and intention to start a university was a pleasant surprise to John.

Carnegie has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to education in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Of course, Rockefeller's fame is even greater, and the University of Chicago alone has invested more than $80 million in Rockefeller, and Concord has more than $40 million. Although John can invest more money, if there are two rich people to help, even if there are two more universities in China, it is a good thing!

With joy in his heart, John even chatted with the two rich men.

Starting a university was not an easy task, but fortunately, John was experienced in the field, and Carnegie and Rockefeller were no newcomers, so a series of details were quickly finalized. The main thing is the preparation of the medical school, after all, John is the most qualified in this regard. Rockefeller intended to place the school in Beijing, while Carnegie intended to place it in Wuhan, where China's largest steel mill was located......

As a real giant, the specific affairs are handled by the following people, and of course the three of them will not talk about the details, so after a brief chat for more than ten minutes, the general things are almost said.

And by this time, the eldest, Carnegie, was also feeling a little tired.

After taking a sip of his glass, Carnegie groaned slightly, and suddenly asked, "Mr. Huntelaar, what do you think of the current situation in Europe?" ”