Chapter 554: Morgan
New York is the last stop of Wang Hengyue's visit to the United States.
Unlike the visit to San Francisco and Washington, the visit to New York was not fanfare, and even somewhat quiet.
In the United States, Wang Hengyue has accumulated enough fame and prestige, and for him, his visit to New York is just to solve some problems that are not very big and sign a few business contracts.
However, New York City Mayor Douglas . Alvin. Chandler, however, did not think so, and in his opinion, the visit to New York by the President of the Republic of China, who had gained fame in the United States, was an honor for the whole city.
In New York's City Hall, Chandler held a grand welcoming ceremony. The Mayor of New York delivered a speech in person, expressing his deep gratitude to the President of the Republic of China for this visit and full of expectations for the cooperation between New York and the Republic of China.
Later, Chandler invited Wang Hengyue to give a speech.
In the course of his speech, Wang Hengyue met with the U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou, and returned to the United States to report on his duties earlier than Wang Hengyue. This American, who had given Wang Hengyue great help, was talking to a few people around him at the moment.
Wang Hengyue just didn't see it, but gave his speech endlessly, and caused bursts of applause in the city hall.
The wonderful speech of about 20 minutes made the New Yorkers firmly remember this powerful man in the East!
Laughter and applause continued to resound in the city hall, and Wang Hengyue stepped down from the podium, and under the leadership of Mayor Chandler, he met with the elites of New York's business and political circles one by one.
Such a meeting lasted for about another half an hour, and then Wang Hengyue's eyes fell on the corner of the city hall.
Stewang and his companions were smiling at themselves.
Wang Hengyue walked over slowly and shook hands politely with Ste Wang. Stewang pointed to the man on the side: "Mr. President, it is a pleasure to meet you here. Allow me to introduce you to two illustrious descendants of Lord Rothschild, Charles Rothschild. Rothschild and his cousin, Anthony. Rothschild. ”
And so it was. Wang Hengyue sighed softly in his heart, this is the interest group represented by Stewang:
The Rothschilds!
In his own time, Wang Hengyue had heard countless stories about this family, and heard such a sentence:
"The Democratic Party belongs to the Morgan family, the Communist Party belongs to the Rockefeller family, and both Rockefeller and Morgan once belonged to Rothschild!"
Wang Hengyue has heard too many strange stories about this family.
Perhaps, this family was really very brilliant and had a very strong influence in the business and political circles, but Wang Hengyue never thought that this family was as dangerous as the rumors.
"Thank you for the help you have given me." Wang Hengyue said politely and politely: "I think all this was done through the assistance of the Rothschild family and the construction of the Beijing Syndicate in London, right?" ”
Stewang, Charles, and Anthony looked a little surprised.
Yes, after the Rothschilds joined the "North Beijing Syndicate", the family, which had trade with the country for many years, quickly increased its investment in the country.
It's just that the president of the Republic of China can say it in one sentence, which is indeed a little surprising.
"Mr. President, in order to welcome you, and to congratulate us on our previous pleasant cooperation, tomorrow we would like to hold a dinner attended by just a few of us, and we hope that Mr. President will be able to enjoy it." Charles paused.
Wang Hengyue smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will definitely attend on time." ”
"Don't bother Mr. Mayor's welcome."
Politely shaking hands, Stewang, Charles, and Anthony quietly left the place.
"Mr. President, do you think the Rothschilds are interesting?" A voice came from behind him: "But their influence is decreasing. ”
"Yes, Mr. Morgan." Wang Hengyue turned his head with a smile and said with a smile: "Regarding the cooperation of joining hands to acquire 11 U.S. steel companies, I think we should be able to start soon!" ”…,
The leader of the Morgan consortium in the United States: John Jr. Pierponte. Morgan!
Morgan spread his hands: "Negotiating with you is really the most painful thing, I don't want to be a bidding opponent with you, so I have to choose to cooperate with you." The joint acquisition of 11 steel companies is just the beginning, and I hope that the acquisition of Carrington Trust Company will be launched as soon as possible. Ah, I know old Rockefeller is working with you, too, and it seems that I must order my men to quicken their pace, and must urge them with a whip! ”
"How to make money comes first in my opinion." Wang Hengyue said with a smile; "I don't care if the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Morgan family, the Rockefeller family, or the Rothschilds just now, which side can bring me profits, I will choose to cooperate with whichever side"
"An honest man." Morgan was very pleased with this: "This makes me maintain full respect for you, there is no hypocrisy and politeness in your place, in fact, I or the old Rockefeller are just as interested in how to get a greater return on the good, and no one will refuse the benefit, no one." ”
Wang Hengyue let his secret book bring a box of cigars: "A gift for you, I hope this is not a bribe." ”
Morgan laughed happily: "If it's a bribe, I should give you a bribe." In your planned visit to New York, there is an arrangement for a visit to the Rockefeller headquarters, and I would like you to add a visit to the Morgan headquarters. ”
"If time permits, I will." Wang Hengyue nodded: "But what I value more is the prospect of our future cooperation."
Morgan found himself more and more fond of admiring the great president of the Central Empire.
At the time of the acquisition of "George Steel Company", John Jr. Pierponte. Morgan and his U.S. Steel have spotted a "spoiler", a formidable competitor:
J.C. Stanley & Co. Division.
God knows where this company came from, but they came up with more favorable terms and a more detailed development plan than U.S. Steel, which had to be taken seriously by the once invincible John Pierpont Morgan Jr.
Morgan began a tentative contact with J.C. Stanley, but he soon discovered that the company was equally interested in joining the Morgan Alliance.
This is when things become clearer.
The two sides began to negotiate, and the negotiation process went very smoothly, J.C. Stanley & Co. successfully joined the Morgan Alliance, and began to join forces with U.S. Steel to acquire "George Steel Co., Ltd."
J.C. Stanley's wealthy presence once made Morgan curious, but he gradually learned all about Stanley:
This is a public division belonging to Wang Hengyue, the president of the Republic of China!
Morgan had heard some rumors before that the president of China had similar investment companies around the world, and he had obtained a steady stream of benefits from them, but what he did not expect was that he had encountered it himself.
The head of the Stanley Division did not shy away from this, but admitted it, and invited John Jr. Pierponte. When Morgan visited the United States during the presidential visit, the two sides had an open and frank meeting.
Morgan accepted the invitation.
The meeting with the president of the National Congress was very pleasant, and he was willing to cooperate more closely with the Morgan alliance, and at the same time did not shy away from his plans to cooperate with the Rockefeller family.
Morgan doesn't care.
It is not the key who you work with, but what your Morgan consortium can get out of it, and obviously this point is what makes Morgan the happiest in the negotiations with the president of the Central Congress.
At the same time, negotiations are under way not only for the United States, but also for the Morgan Consortium and the government of China.
In the huge Chinese market, the influence of the Morgan consortium is obviously not as good as that of its competitors, and with the background of the government of the Chinese government, the prospects are undoubtedly much broader.
That's a huge and enticing market!
"I have decided to go to China in person at the end of this year." Morgan said seriously: "I will personally inspect the Chinese countries, personally decide the size of the investment, and the future development priorities of the Morgan Group, and hope to still be received by the president at that time." ”…,
"Yes, you will be received with the warmest of my feelings."
Wang Hengyue's answer was very affirmative: "The Chinese Union will exert more and more important influence in the United States, and similarly, I hope that the Morgan Alliance will also exert more and more influence in the Chinese Kingdom, which is important for both sides." ”
While they were discussing, New York Mayor Chandler came over: "God, what are the two presidents discussing?" ”
A big president of the Republic of China, and the other is the "president" of the American financial community, Chandler's words made Wang Hengyue and Morgan laugh.
"Well, New York is a city worth investing in." Chandler's words were quite conceited: "San Francisco or Washington, or any other city in the United States, has no influence as New York, which is a financier's paradise, and if you don't leave your last contract in New York, Dear Mr. President, I will never let you leave New York, or the financiers in New York will strangle me to death." ”
"For the sake of your life, it seems that I can only leave my contract in New York."
Wang Hengyue's words made Chandler and Morgan laugh "haha", this is a humorous and interesting president, and it is really a very pleasant thing to cooperate with him.
However, in Wang Hengyue's view, the purpose of cooperating with these businessmen in the United States is not just as simple as making money, and the influence of these consortia in the United States is extremely huge.
As long as they are caught in their hands, to a certain extent, they are equivalent to grasping the United States in their hands!
As for the future prospects? What will the relationship with the United States be in the future? That's not the time to worry about it!. )