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The festival arose in Europe, but it was the Americans who really carried it forward, and in the early days their jokes were often very excessive.

Of course, no one dared to make any jokes in front of Mr. Huntelaar and the old Rockefeller.

So at the moment when the two made an appointment to meet, the two of them gave an order to their subordinates at the same time: to John? Pierponte? Morgan's family sent a telegram of condolences mourning the death of a generation of financial magnates. They were joined by more than 3,000 telegrams, including by the President of the United States, the Pope of the Vatican, and the monarchs of Europe.

Just yesterday, Morgan died.

"I really didn't expect it."

Speaking of his old rival, the old Rockefeller shook his head with emotion and said: "That little wealth is not even enough for Morgan to call him a rich man!" ”

"Hehe, his interest may never have been to make money for himself."

Shrugging his shoulders, John replied with a slight smile.

A personal fortune of $60 million is really not rich for John and Rockefeller, or Carnegie and others, but who would dare to deny Morgan's enormous power? He controls the largest consortium in the United States, and has the ability to call the wind and rain in the financial market in the United States and even in the world's financial markets.

As the two giants alongside Morgan, John and Rockefeller sighed relatively.

John is not too old, but the old Rockefeller is already in his seventies, so he naturally has a lot of sighs about Morgan's death. This exclamation lasted for half an hour before the two men got to the point of the meeting.

"So...... Are you serious? ”

Looking at John, who had a calm face, the corners of the old Rockefeller's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, and he said in a deep voice: "The Russians and the Japanese are not to be worried, but Britain, France and Germany are not easy to mess with...... Are you sure you want to meddle in their dealings with the government in the Far East? ”

"Hehe, why not?"

Gently putting down the cup in his hand, John said indifferently: "If you have money to earn, you can also win their favor and get enough benefits in various fields such as arms, commerce and industry...... Why can't such a good thing be done? ”

"Oh?"

Looking at John's calm appearance, Rockefeller suddenly felt a little funny.

It's just that before Rockefeller could say anything, John had already narrowed his eyes and chuckled: "Sir, I understand what you are afraid of, but don't tell me that you can't see the smell of Mars between the two military blocs in Europe!" ”

Old Rockefeller's movements stopped, and then he immediately shook his head and smiled: "Of course, of course I can see it, but what does it matter?" In any case, these three countries are too powerful, just like the British suffered such a big loss in Africa, and in the end they are not the world hegemon? They are simply not something that our two consortia can compete with...... I have to say, your decision is really too reckless. ”

"Huh."

Smiling slightly, John picked up the cup on the table again and said softly: "It's just that your judgment is based on one basis, that is, what will happen in the future is only a partial, or short-lived war!" But if ...... I mean, what if, this war is going to sweep across Europe for years? Do we still need to fear them? ”

"Haha, how is that possible!"

After hearing John's words, the old Rockefeller burst out laughing.

Taking a sip of coffee, John's face calmed.

After a while, the old Rockefeller's laughter gradually stopped, and the expression on his face gradually became stunned, and he exclaimed in a stunned voice: "Are you serious? What have your consortium done in the past two years...... Is it for this big war? ”

"No, no, how is this possible!"

Before John could answer his question, the old Rockefeller shook his head and said with a smile: "If it's not that you're crazy, then it's because I'm crazy......"

"Hehe, it doesn't matter who's crazy."

Still calm, John said with a smile: "This is just my personal judgment, but I am willing to gamble ......"

By this time, John had no intention of continuing to hide in front of Rockefeller.

Or there is not much need to cover up, first, the main business of the Rockefeller consortium is focused on oil, and everyone is not in conflict, and second, even if you understand his plans, what about it? I'm afraid that most people will think of him as a fool, and even if a few people are aware of it, they will not have the courage to do it like him and risk heavy losses!

Besides, time is running out.

If the First World War is compared to a huge market, then he is certainly not something that the Huntelaar consortium can cover, and John is not averse to others getting involved. And now that the Huntelaar consortium is fully prepared, even if other consortiums really react, what can it do? The opportunity has been missed, not to mention that John has prepared so many good things......

……

After coming out of the old Rockefeller's mansion, John's face was full of smiles.

Old Rockefeller didn't believe his words, he didn't care, John cared that he was willing to say hello to Citibank and stand with the Huntelaar consortium in this matter. And more importantly, the elder Rockefeller, like the rest of the world, had a huge interest in starting a medical school in China!

Without hesitation, John recommended Beijing.

The fame of Union Medical College, John didn't want to lose because of his crossing. If nothing else, the old Rockefeller's foundation will probably invest in Xiehe in Beijing, and then invest in the largest single grant in the foundation's history -- tens of millions of dollars in investment over the past 40 years, an average of more than $1 million a year, which is really huge for a Chinese medical school!

"Hehe, that's interesting!"

Thinking of the upcoming Concord, the smile on John's face grew brighter and brighter.

In addition to the old Rockefeller, there was also a former giant Carnegie who was also brought in by John's network. In recent years, Carnegie Sr. has made small investments in some schools in China, and the impact is quite significant, so Carnegie Sr. decided to increase investment in Chinese education at the beginning of the year, preparing to establish a truly high-level university, and donate at least 100 libraries. Anyway, the library in these days is not worth much, and it is even cheaper to get goods from John's Huntelaar Press.

And, of course, those colleges that were influenced by John.

Historically, Yale-funded Xiangya was preempted by John, so its influence was far less strong than in history. Yale is a little unconvinced by this, and seems to be planning to build another medical school in China that truly belongs to Yale; Other schools, such as Columbia and Harvard, have the same plan. I believe that this time, Harvard's universities in China will not die early......

Thinking of the pride, John couldn't help but turn his head to look to the east of New York, and he was now extremely looking forward to next year......