When Li Mu and J· While P. Morgan and his gang were outside the stock market looking for opportunities, several railroad companies had already been killed in the stock market, and the shares of the New York and Hudson River Railroad Company, which were at the center of the eye of the storm, soared from the initial $1.05 per share to $2.61 per share in ten days. Vanderbilt did not do so, and without the family's core estate, the Vanderbilt family would have been removed from New York high society.

This is a battle for family honor and cannot be measured in monetary terms.

The surge in railroad stocks has strongly led to the overall improvement of stocks in related industries, especially the steel industry, and Carnegie Riem Steel has also benefited, with the stock price rising from the initial $0.85 per share to $1.3, in other words, even if Li Mu did nothing, throughout April, because of the increase in the price of Carnegie Riem Steel's stock, Li Mu's net worth increased by nearly $12 million.

Arthur didn't provide enough internal information to Li Mu, although Arthur didn't mention Rockefeller, but Li Mu knew that Rockefeller also had a part in the acquisition of the New York and Hudson River Railroad Company, so although Grace Vanderbilt fought desperately, I am afraid that it would be useless to see the result, so many people think that the Vanderbilt family is in decline, and what a woman can do is extremely limited.

"Anyway, the Vanderbilt family was also the richest man in the United States and the representative of the American dream, do you just watch the Vanderbilt family disappear?" Maybe it was the crocodile's tears, seeing the predicament of the Vanderbilt family, Li Mu didn't feel very good, and he felt very sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"What else could you do? Is it to help the Vanderbilt family? No, no, no, that would offend more people, and I wouldn't dare to do this kind of thing, let alone Mr. President. Arthur said that this is the wall falling down and everyone is pushing, maybe the US government is also one of the driving forces behind it.

It seems that the acquisition behavior of several railway companies is not rational and has the suspicion of disrupting the market, but it is undeniable that the behavior of the tycoons waving the checkbook to buy the shares of the other company in unlimited quantities has objectively pushed the stock market out of the quagmire of the economic crisis, and the current situation has benefited from this, otherwise if the stock market wants to recover according to the normal economic law, it will take at least two years.

"You're so ruthless." Li Mu sighed that maybe one day, the Junma Group will also face this situation, and it is almost certain that almost no one will lend a helping hand to Li Mu.

Therefore, Li Mu has also begun to reflect on himself in the past two years, when forming a new company, Li Mu will try his best to find allies, Mobil Oil, which is a partnership with Rockefeller, and Carnegie-Riem Steel, which is a partnership with Andrew Carnegie, are of this nature, which is equivalent to Li Mu finding an extra talisman for himself, if someone wants to deal with Li Mu, then they have to face the common hatred of Li Mu and his allies.

"Come on, you guy still have the face to say we're ruthless? Don't say you don't know what the outside is saying about you. Arthur looked disdainful, on this issue, Li Mu did not accuse Arthur of qualifications.

Speaking of ruthlessness, New York is now recognized that among the rich, the most ruthless person is Li Mu, which is vividly reflected in the recent acquisition of Vanderbilt Automobile Company by Horse Motors, although the New York police and the state and city governments have determined that the death of Vanderbilt and his son has nothing to do with Li Mu, but rumors are that it is precisely because Li Mu wants to buy Vanderbilt Automobile Company and monopolize the automobile market, so Vanderbilt and his son will encounter accidents one after another. Vanderbilt's relationship –

Uh-huh, very cold.

Of course, this kind of rumor is unfounded, but people are so strange that often this kind of "gossip" will be widely spread as the truth, and no one cares what the real truth is, people just want to satisfy their own gossip.

"Keep your mouth open on them, whatever they say." Li Mu is not angry, if he is angry, he will be angry to death, this kind of thing can only be said in private, and it will never be able to be elegant, including which newspapers with Democratic Party tendencies, no one dares to make irresponsible remarks publicly, otherwise there will be a few more cement cans on a certain steamship going to sea tomorrow.

"Cement cans" are the latest invention of Springfield, some psychologically shady guys recently like to put people into tin oil drums, and then fill the oil drums with cement, and when the cement solidifies, they will throw the tin oil drums into the sea, perhaps only God knows, how many cement cans are thrown in the sea off New York Bay.

"I like your attitude, because we are excellent, we are always on the cusp, not everything needs to be responded to, rumors stop at the wise-" Arthur is also like a wise man sometimes, especially when he is with Li Mu.

"There are no rumors at all, and if there is, it is also a deliberate slander by someone with ulterior motives, so it's best not to let me know who is behind it, otherwise, hum." Li Mu doesn't have the same good temper as Arthur, Arthur's profession determines that Arthur should be tactful, and Li Mu doesn't need to please anyone.

Arthur smiled bitterly, and then remembered that Li Mu was not a good person, and if he was someone else, he might be helpless in the face of rumors, but it was obvious that Li Mu was not.

While Li Mu was haunted by rumors, Andrew Carnegie's trip to Pennsylvania did not go well, and Carnegie's first stop was Newcastle, Pennsylvania, where Neil Gay, the owner of the Allegheny Iron Mine on the shores of Lake Erie, was also the mine with the heaviest losses in the miners' riots.

Unfortunately, Neil Gaye himself had already been killed in the riots, and the workers surrounded Neil Gay's office, pulled Neil Gaye to the largest cave in the Allegheny iron ore mine, and then blew up the entire mine, although Neil Gay's body has not yet been found, but it is clear to everyone that Neil Gaye has a very low chance of surviving in that situation, including Neil Gay's widow Miriam Gay.

Negotiations with Miriam Gaye went well, Neil Gay's whereabouts are now unknown, Miriam Gaye and his three young children were terrified, and when Andrew Carnegie offered to buy the Allegheny Iron Ore Mine, Miriam Gaye was overjoyed and sold the largest mine in the Great Lakes region to Pittsburgh Steel for only $300,000.

You know, three months ago, the value of iron ore produced by the Allegheny Iron Mine was more than $300,000 per month, so the price was almost the same as picking it up for nothing, Miriam Gay's only request was to get the money within a week, Miriam Gay couldn't wait to leave, and the endless stream of creditors who came to collect debts had driven Miriam Gay crazy.

With Will as the backing, Andrew Carnegie is not worried about Miriam Gay's remorse, in order to prevent long nights and dreams, Andrew Carnegie transferred $300,000 to Miriam Gay's designated account in the Bank of America on the same day, let alone worry, if Miriam Gay plays tricks, Andrew Carnegie can guarantee that Miriam Gay will not get a penny.

After the deal, Andrew Carnegie, accompanied by Will's lieutenant Jimmy, inspected the Allegheny iron ore mine.

"This iron mine is said to have had more than 2,000 workers in the past, and now these workers are gone, some of them participated in the riots, maybe they were killed, maybe they stayed in prison, and many more workers fled, and they fled with some of the property that used to belong to the mine - oh yes, there are rioters around here, so it's not safe now, and my advice is that we better get back to the barracks before the sun goes down, or we're in danger." Jimmy was dutiful, and just in case, Jimmy also took two squads of cavalry with him.

"Looks like they did take a lot of things—" Andrew Carnegie was a little depressed, if it wasn't for Jimmy's confirmation, Andrew Carnegie would never believe that the ruined place in front of him was the Allegheny Iron Mine.

It was really similar to the ruins, the rioting workers blew up the mines, burned down the office buildings, and the gates of the mines disappeared, because they were made of iron, and it was estimated that they could be exchanged for a few dollars.

Andrew Carnegie, a newcomer to the steel industry, is no stranger to mines, and roughly estimates that if the Allegheny iron ore mine is to resume production, it will need to inject at least one million dollars, so it seems that the cost of $300,000 is not very cheap.

"It's just a small trouble here, I guess you will have to face the people of the Mineral Resources Federation next, I can help you deal with other troubles, but this is not good, this is not my area of expertise." Jimmy looked at Andrew Carnegie with pity, this is a bit rude, if it were Li Mu or Rockefeller here, would he dare to look at Li Mu and Rockefeller with this kind of gaze?

It scares you to death every minute.

"It's okay, Pittsburgh Steel and the Mineral Resources Federation don't have a conflict of interest, and I think they'll understand." Andrew Carnegie is not worried, the customer bullies the store, the store bullies the customer, and the prestige also depends on the object, and the Pittsburgh Steel Company is obviously not a soft persimmon.

"Gentlemen, what are you doing here?" Two men suddenly emerged from the ruins, standing directly in front of Andrew Carnegie, looking at Andrew Carnegie and Jimmy, as well as the group of cavalry behind them, with scrutinizing eyes.

"It has nothing to do with you, but I want to ask, who are you? Why are you here? Andrew Carnegie is not a soft persimmon, as the owner of the largest steel company in the United States, for people who don't know him, Andrew Carnegie said that there is no need to take it to heart.

"We were commissioned by the Great Lakes Mineral Resources Federation to assess the loss of the Allegheny iron ore mine." The older middle-aged man answered honestly.

Because of the riots, the highest status in Pennsylvania is now the military, although Jimmy didn't speak, but looking at the position, it is obvious that Carnegie Andrew is not a negligible object, so the middle-aged man behaves very well.

"Mineral Resources Federation—" Andrew Carnegie turned back to Jimmy and smiled, and Jimmy kept smiling and his eyes were calm, as if it wasn't him who spoke just now, "Okay, go back and tell you the president, in the future, the Allegheny Iron Mine will withdraw from the Federation of Mineral Resources and no longer occupy your share of sales, so it's better to leave." ”

The role of the guild is to regulate the business behavior of the guild members, so that there will be no vicious incidents such as "price competition", and the stronger guilds, such as the "gunpowder association", will even stipulate the annual production and sales area of the association members, similar to the oil OPEC in the 21st century.

Carnegie-Rim Steel had dealt with the Great Lakes Mineral Resources Federation before, and even a large part of the iron ore used by Carnegie Rim Steel was bought through the Great Lakes Mineral Resources Federation, so Andrew Carnegie was well aware of the twists and turns.

"Exit? No, it can't be, in the Great Lakes region, there are no mines that can break away from the existence of the Federation of Mineral Resources, so whoever you are, please take back what you said, or you will be in trouble sir. The middle-aged man's expression turned cold, even if Andrew Carnegie looked extraordinary, but when it came to the core interests of the Federation of Mineral Resources, the middle-aged man would definitely not budge.

"I've got a lot of trouble, and there will be more in the future, so I don't care about more." Andrew Carnegie waved his hand, Jimmy turned around and gestured, and several horsemen came over, ready to call the two Mineral Resources Federation staff out.

"Don't bother, I'll go myself." The middle-aged man was angry and glared at Andrew Carnegie hatefully, wanting to leave a "wait for me" look.

It's a pity that Andrew Carnegie has turned his attention to the ruins in front of him and hasn't looked at the middle-aged man at all.

It's still a matter of qualifications, even if Andrew Carnegie's behavior should be blamed, then at least the president of the Mineral Resources Federation should be qualified to blame Andrew Carnegie, as for the other kittens and dogs, forget it.

Back in the hotel next to the barracks, Andrew Carnegie looked at the dim lights and the hard-to-swallow dinner, and missed the Castle Clinton Hotel in New York very much, although the Castle Clinton Hotel has been expanding rapidly in the past two years, it is clear that Newcastle is neither the capital of Pennsylvania nor the economic center of Pennsylvania, so it is estimated that the Castle Clinton Hotel will not open a branch here for several years.

"Sir, Ignatz wants to see you." Andrew Carnegie's secretary knocked softly on the door.

"Invite him in." Andrew Carnegie suddenly lost his appetite, and Ignatz was the president of the Great Lakes Mineral Resources Federation, which was a relatively important figure.