Standard Oil, of course.

Guan Zhuofan silently recited this name several times in his heart, which was very comfortable.

This era is the era of the great oil discovery in the United States, and countless people have dreams and devote themselves to the tide of finding oil and digging oil wells. However, Rockefeller showed a superhuman vision, and he immediately realized that under such a frenzy, oil prices would soon fall astonishingly, and those who squeezed into it at this time were destined to die or be injured.

You can't make money by playing pioneers! Rockefeller turned his attention to another industry, oil refining.

Guan Zhuofan knew that it would not be long before Rockefeller would monopolize Cleveland's oil refining industry, and then more than 80 percent of the oil refining output and more than 90 percent of the oil pipe production from the east coast to the west coast of the United States. The commercial monster he created will make the entire Shijie tremble in its shadow.

Oil trusts.

Go for it, young Mr. Rockefeller, and whatever you do, I'll only take fifty percent.

"Is Sandoz's branch located in Cleveland?"

"Yes, stay there for now. According to him, he has already walked around several nearby states, but now that the rebels in the south are still fighting fiercely, he will also visit the southern states whenever possible to see if there are any new opportunities. ”

"He is not afraid of being arrested by others as a fine work in the north?" Guan Zhuofan said with a smile.

Cleveland belongs to Ohio, and during the current American Civil War, it was in the northern camp, and Sandoz was naturally considered a "northerner".

"I don't know about it, so I brought his letter. Would you like to take a look? Libin pulled out a sealed bag.

"Naturally, it depends. But don't rush yet. Guan Zhuofan put the sealed bag aside. Let's start with another question, "Mr. Leigh, how is the European Division going?" ”

"I was about to report this to you." Libin leaned forward, "That Nobel, his yellow gunpowder has been developed—"

The name of yellow gunpowder is not accurate, in fact, it should be called yellow explosives. After Nobel received financial support from Citigroup and diatomaceous earth samples. The invention he himself called "safety explosives" was soon completed. With one part diatomaceous earth and three parts nitroglycerin, he finally made nitroglycerin industrial explosives that are safe to transport and use. With his promotion and display, it immediately caused a great sensation among Western countries.

His method of presentation is quite peculiar.

First, a box of safety explosives was placed on a pile of firewood, and the firewood was ignited, but it did not explode. Another box of safety explosives was thrown down a cliff about twenty meters high, and it did not explode. Zuihou, who filled caves, drums and boreholes with safety explosives and detonated them with detonators. The results, without exception, exploded.

Lucas's telegram said. The company has begun to apply for patents for yellow powder throughout Europe, and the income must be very good, and the initial production of this year alone is estimated to exceed 150,000 catties! Libin said excitedly, "As for steel, it hasn't been counted yet." Yixuan, your vision is really amazing! ”

This is well deserved, Guan Zhuofan thought to himself. The reason for Libin's excitement is naturally that the company can make a lot of money, but Guan Zhuofan thinks more than that.

"Mr. Leigh, when will the people and goods I asked Lucas to find for me come on board from Europe?"

"I haven't received a telegram from him yet, but I think it's been a few days, or the telegram has been sent to Hong Kong and hasn't been delivered to Shanghai yet, so I don't know."

"Well, he's a Prussian, and with his style, he won't delay me." Guan Zhuofan nodded, "Mr. Li, let's talk about returning to the United States now." I have a few things to explain to Sandus, and I will do it for me—"

When Libin listened to a few things that Guan Zhuofan commanded, he was surprised. But he was more or less used to Guan Zhuofan's whimsical ideas that often came up, so he just nodded and silently remembered them in his heart.

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Miss Hu has become Aunt Hu, she can't go to the big kitchen of Fu Ya, even if she doesn't care about herself, when others see her, they have to be offered like a fairy, how else to do things?

Fortunately, there is still a small kitchen where she can show her skills, at least once a day, she wants to bring her sister Yang Wan'er to work in the small kitchen, so that Guan Zhuofan can finally eat a good meal.

She and Guan Zhuofan are newlyweds, and they are like glue, so they go to bed early at night. At the beginning, that Lang Jun was still willing to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, but now, he is getting better, and he will inevitably change the law to toss her. Every time I put a beautiful woman, I made my face red and my bones were soft, and I thought to myself: At Mrs. Luo's house, she had never taught so many embarrassing gestures.

And during the day, when they are free, it is interesting, the two sisters are always in the east wing, chirping and cooing, and I don't know what they are talking about. Until today, Guan Zhuofan went down early, and while thinking about the affairs of Sandos in the United States, he paced into the backyard, Hu Qingqing heard the sound and came out of the east chamber, with a sad look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Guan Zhuofan asked with a smile, "I said, what are you two doing all day long?" ”

"I'll talk about it when I'm eating," Hu Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, "I have something to ask you, Master Guan." ”

So he waited for Guan Zhuofan to change his clothes, and when he turned around to leave, he unexpectedly grabbed his slender waist with one hand, and he really took a sip on his face.

"It's reluctant for you to go," Guan Zhuofan smiled lightly, "When you enter my room, you have to go to my bed." ”

"I'm not afraid to let Wan'er hear it!"

Although she is already a young woman, but the sun is white, and being teased by her husband like this, Hu Qingqing still can't help but be shy, smack lightly, and snatch her body out, after all, she still twisted her waist and ran away.

Dinner was held in the small hall outside the main wing, this was the most comfortable moment for Guan Zhuofan after a tiring day, not to mention the prodigal wreckage, at least he could let go of eating and drinking.

Yang Wan'er eats with her "sister and brother-in-law" these days, and she is used to it now. She waited for Guan Zhuofan to sit down, and then sat next to Hu Qingqing, eating in a small gulp, occasionally raising her eyes to look at her sister, a pair of beautiful big eyes were extremely smart.

"If there's anything you want to ask, tell me." Guan Zhuofan looked at the two beauties, one big and one small, and said with a smile, "Qingqing, even if you didn't open your mouth just now, I know that you have something to say just by looking at Wan'er's appearance." ”

"Okay, then I'll ask." Hu Qingqing glanced at Yang Wan'er, and said a little embarrassed, "In the book, it is said that someone hit you on the cheek, so also transfer the other side to him?" ”

"Hmm...... Not? Guan Zhuofan's eyes widened, "What kind of book are you reading?" ”

Hu Qingqing hesitated and didn't speak for a while.

"Qingqing, you are reciting the Bodhisattva," Guan Zhuofan asked with a smile, "Why do you believe in the Bible again now?" ”

"yes, you know." Hu Qingqing looked at her old man with admiration, "I don't believe it, I use this to teach Wan'er to learn foreign dialect." ”

Guan Zhuofan almost sprayed a mouthful of soup on the table, and was stunned for a long time. He knew that Mrs. Luo Si of Hu Xueyan could speak foreign languages, so it was not surprising that Wan'er said that when she lived in Hu Mansion, she followed Mrs. Luo to learn foreign languages. Now Hu Qingqing suddenly said that Wan'er learned foreign dialect, where did this start?

"You...... You ......" he pointed his finger at Hu Qingqing and stumbled to ask, "Do you speak foreign?" ”

"It's a little bit, but naturally it's not as good as Guan Daren." When Hu Qingqing saw him like this, she couldn't help but smile, but her tone was a little playful and proud, "You forgot, I grew up in a foreign field." ”

She grew up in a foreign market, and she knows this, but she never thought that she should be able to speak foreign languages, let alone heard her say a word.

"You didn't say that, did you?" He asked dumbfoundedly.

"You haven't asked?" Hu Qingqing replied playfully.

Seeing her so arrogant, Guan Zhuofan was short of words for a while. I wanted to say "Look at how Lao Tzu cleans you up at night", but there was a Wan'er sitting next to him, and he couldn't say anything. However, the heart was an unexpected surprise after all, just like picking up a treasure, looking at this beautiful concubine with a smile, and saying that sentence in his heart.

Let's see how Lao Tzu cleans you up at night.

*(To be continued......)