In this world, some things are easy, but others are complicated. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Compared with the agreement with Henry Ford, the construction of the car factory is the real trouble: choosing the location, buying the land, planning and designing, building the factory and warehouse...... Before the factory is officially put into production, there is a lot of work to be done, which involves a lot of tedious formalities and transactions, and everything seems very complicated.

Thankfully, Qin Lang has already completed some of these steps. Before going to Detroit to meet Ford, he went to Milwaukee and bought a plot of land there to use as a factory site, but that's all he could do, and he couldn't do the rest of the work, which he couldn't do or have enough time to do.

Qin Lang could only stay in the east for a few short weeks, and building a car factory was only a small part of his plans for a trip to the east, a secondary, less important goal, Qin Lang's main goal was to meet with the leaders of the consortium and his two friends in the Senate and the Admiralty, to whom he had to spend the vast majority of his time.

So he had to hand over all the work to Ford and the company commissioner who was on his way from San Diego to Milwaukee - with a check with him, so it was only natural that Fisborne and his men would follow, nominally to protect the commissioner's safety, but in reality to spy on him and Ford.

Although he couldn't be completely reassured, Qin Lang could only pin his hopes on the rookies in safety, and then he immediately set off for New York.

Like the last time, he decided to visit Morgan first.

Of course, just like Ford, Morgan is also looking forward to Qin Lang's arrival, but at the same time, he is seriously considering a problem related to Qin Lang: Messerschmitt has given him news that Qin Lang is trying to annex Hommel Foods, so he asks him to investigate Henry. Rickman's financial situation, and the gentleman already owed a large amount of debt, and it was likely that he would sell his stake in the company after his father's death......

Then Qin Lang would take the opportunity to buy them and smoothly and effortlessly control the only company in the world that produced canned luncheon meat.

Morgan thinks Messerschmitt's guess is exactly right, because many of the company's major shareholders do so, buying shares in the event of some kind of crisis for their partners, thus achieving their own goal of controlling the company alone – and of course the consortium does something similar. Now the question is, does he need to meddle in this?

Morgan found it difficult to make a decision right away—a rare occurrence for him, but now it is.

The problem lies with Qin Lang.

While a preemptive acquisition of Mr. Rickman's stake in Hommel could bring significant benefits to Morgan's own group, he is unclear whether those benefits will offset the disadvantages. Qin Lang is a capable person, and Morgan prefers to maintain a cooperative relationship with him rather than push him to the opposite side of himself.

What is certain is that no matter which consortium joins forces with him...... Rockefeller, Mellon, Kuhn-Lobb, or other conglomerates, would make the situation less rosy, or even worse.

Morgan doesn't feel like he's worrying about it as redundant. He knew very well that he had many opponents -- although it was still 1896 and the Morgan consortium had not yet reached its peak -- from the upper strata of society, Congress, and the government to the ordinary workers at the lower strata of society, almost the whole of the United States wanted to bring him down, and it was undoubtedly very anachronistic to let a man as talented as Qin Lang join them.

Morgan didn't want to do something that hurt others and didn't benefit himself.

But to let go of the opportunity to acquire a promising company just because of concerns about the future is also not the style of the "Wall Street emperors".

So, he hesitated;

Therefore, he decided to meet with Qin Lang first, and then decide whether he needed to preemptively acquire Homel Foods.

He needed a little time to wait, and of course, he didn't wait too long.

"Mr. Morgan, Mr. Qin from San Diego has arrived, and he is outside the door."

"Invite him in at once."

Morgan waved his hand slightly, and the secretary withdrew from the office, and then, Qin Lang walked in with a warm smile on his face.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Qin, I'm glad to see you." Morgan said first, and stood up and held out his right hand to him.

Qin Lang shook hands with him and nodded with a smile. "It's an honor to meet you again, Mr. Morgan."

"You're still as humble as you used to be, Mr. Qin." But Morgan does like this humility; Seeing a famous person in a humble gesture before him can produce a visceral sense of satisfaction in anyone - of course, he has not yet been carried away by the satisfaction.

"You may be seated." After Qin Lang sat down, Morgan continued, "So, do you have any new plans for this trip to the east?" Or is it just a vacation? ”

"Actually, I prefer this to be just an ordinary vacation," Qin Lang sighed with a pretended regret, "but unfortunately, there are always some things that I need to deal with." As you may have heard, I invested in a car manufacturing plant. ”

"Yes, I heard about you and the engineer in Detroit." In fact, this is no secret, after all, Qin Lang's company has been funding Ford's research, and it is impossible for Morgan not to know his intentions. It's just that this approach makes him wonder: cars don't have much commercial value compared to traditional means of transportation, and it's too early to invest in the industry.

Yes, it was too early for Morgan to see the value of the car in the future, and to be happy to buy some of the car manufacturing companies at the right time – in fact he eventually bought General Motors, at least for the history that Qin Lang knows – but it would be inappropriate to invest in the industry now.

Morgan believed that Qin Lang must understand this, so he was confused by his actions.

"Do you really think it's the right time to invest in that kind of new four-wheeler?" He asked.

"There is no doubt that the investment is a little earlier now," Qin Lang said with a smile, "but if I wait for the development of the automobile manufacturing industry to mature before taking action, I will have no chance at all." ”

"You mean financial resources?" Morgan immediately thought of the reason: compared with the consortium, Qin Lang had a pitiful amount of funds, so it was impossible to compete with the consortium at all; If the consortium decides to buy a car manufacturing company that he has his eye on, the only thing he can do is watch from the sidelines.

So he can only act in advance.

"I have to say, it's very risky."

"There are always things in this world that are worth taking the risk," Qin Lang shrugged, "and many times we don't have a choice at all. ”

"You're right." Morgan nodded, and at the same time secretly considered the question - maybe he should indeed seize the opportunity to buy the Khomel Foods Company first; Although there are some risks, as Qin Lang said, there are always some things in the world that are worth taking.

At the same time, he was still asking questions. "So, how long are you going to stay in the east?"

"In a couple of weeks, I have to get back to San Diego as soon as possible, and Rachel is going to the Guangzhou Bay Concession, and there has to be someone in the company in charge."

"Miss McBride went to the Canton Bay Concession accurately?" Morgan narrowed his eyes, thought about it for a moment, and then laughed, "Do you have any new plans?" Can you tell me what it is, Mr. Qin? ”

A joke, but in fact it is not a joke, Morgan is very serious: if Qin Lang has another plan as huge as the last time, he is definitely not willing to lose the opportunity to join it. But soon, he really laughed. How is this possible with a plan as huge as the last one? Large-scale wars do not break out every year. And if Qin Lang really has such a plan, he will definitely tell him.

Because Qin Lang did not have the ability to carry out such a plan alone, he had to rely on the strength of other consortia, and judging from the current situation, the Morgan consortium was the most suitable choice.

Morgan is confident in the power he has and his relationship with Qin Lang.

He was right. "Although I have some new plans, none of them are as enticing as the last one." Qin Lang didn't seem to intend to hide anything, but in fact, he just admitted something that everyone knew, "At least in the last two years, there can be no plan like that." ”

But he said a little more, and Morgan immediately noticed it keenly. "In other words, there may be a chance in two years, is that so, Mr. Qin?"

Realizing his mistake, Qin Lang decided to make up for it - in his own way. "Just I think if the Republican William. Mr. McKinley became the twenty-fifth president of the United States, and during his term of office there would have been a certain war between the United States and Spain. ”

"Definitely?"

"Why would we support him otherwise?"

"That's true." Morgan laughed. "We", Qin Lang used a very clever word, "we", which was to remind him that they were in the same camp and were still allies and not enemies.

Although to others, Qin Lang seemed to be elevating his status by doing so, and he was not yet qualified to be ranked with the leader of the consortium, Morgan did not see anything wrong with his statement. And what he cared more about was another point: had Qin Lang already discovered his intentions?

Perhaps he had discovered Messerschmitt's identity...... It's unlikely, but it's by no means impossible. If this speculation is true, obviously, Qin Lang can easily surmise that his plan has been exposed, and the Morgan consortium may preemptively buy Hommel Foods, then he must take some action.

Of course, there wasn't much he could do. Morgan knew that he had a complete advantage, regardless of capital, influence or armed force, Qin Lang's small company was not worth mentioning at all in front of the powerful Morgan consortium - not to mention that his company also had investment from the Morgan consortium......

Morgan laughed. He has an advantage, so he doesn't have to worry about anything at all. Moreover, Qin Lang knew that his intentions were actually a good thing, which meant that they could make the matter public, and then come up with some conditions to bargain with each other.

Negotiation has the advantage of minimizing losses for both parties, even if they have to give something, and trying not to damage each other's relations.

He is looking forward to discussing a new deal with Qin Lang.

On the surface, though, Morgan remains untouched. "Since you don't have a new plan...... With all due respect, I don't think it would be appropriate for Miss McBride to go to Canton Bay. I don't think the situation in the world is safe enough for a beautiful young lady to go on a solo ocean trip. ”

"Thank you very much for your concern, Mr. Morgan," Qin Lang explained, "but Rachel will bring a lot of security guards with her, so she won't be in any danger." And Yishui is in Guangzhou Bay. ”

Morgan's eyebrows were raised almost imperceptibly, but his tone was still very calm, very composed, and a little curious. "Isn't Mr. Lieutenant Colonel already back in San Diego?"

"Colonel Mahan has recalled him back to Canton Bay, and the colonel needs him to manage the mercenary force."

"I see, so that we can understand Miss McBride's trip to the East." Morgan grunted, his eyes narrowing into slits. They all knew that the Federalists were not able to effectively command a mercenary force - and no one wanted them to gain that authority, so Yi Shui had to stay in Canton Bay, and Rachel, since she was his fiancée, it was not surprising that she was going there - but Morgan also knew that two salespeople from the Big Viper Arms Company had sparked a frenzy of arrests in Guangdong, and whether Rachel's actions had anything to do with it?

If the Big Viper Weapons Company is really in trouble in China, Rachel seems to be the only suitable person to come forward. Sandy and Sean. O'Connor was far away in Africa, and Qin Lang, apparently he couldn't go to China at this time.

But will Rachel be able to solve those problems? She is a woman, and women are always not valued, especially in China. So it is possible that she will fail, and the Great Viper Weapons Company will be in crisis as a result......

Morgan had a new idea in his head. Perhaps he could take this opportunity to expand his stake in the Great Viper Weapons Company, although this was both a violation of the agreement with Qin Lang and the other consortiums, and it was more risky, however, the rules of the game were meant to be like this.

Maybe action really should be taken......

"Of course, when it comes to Rachel's trip to Guangzhou Bay, I actually hope that she will sign an agreement with the Chinese government on behalf of the company." Qin Lang didn't know what Morgan was thinking, but he inadvertently threw a bomb in a casual tone that was enough to dispel Morgan's thoughts, "The Umbrella company will provide military advisers to the Chinese army. ”

"I retract what I just thought." Morgan said to himself, and the next sentence was to Qin Lang: "Can you explain it in detail?" (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )