Section 164 Purpose
"What are Morgans going to do in Guangzhou Bay, Qin?"
"Would you believe me if I told you that Mr. Morgan was going to buy a large tract of land in Canton Bay as a base for Zionist activities, Rachel?"
Rachel stared at Qin Lang's eyes for a while. www.biquge.info"You're kidding. β
Zionism? She had no idea that Morgan had anything to do with Jews, let alone spend her money on a group of fools who were in fact not even interested in supporting the Jewish plutocrats - and who possessed so little power that they were not suitable for investment in any way - and as the best financier on Wall Street, Morgan would not make such a mistake.
Therefore, Qin Lang must be joking.
"I'm joking." Qin Lang walked to the cabinet, took out a bottle of Coca-Cola, opened it, took a sip, and then said, "But Morgan is indeed going to buy land in Guangzhou Bay. β
"Is it worth sending his own son to do it?" Rachel thought it was incredible, that a simple real estate business would require Jack•Morgan to come in person, and that would be a waste. "If little Jack had been allowed to do other business with his sailing time, he could have had a much greater success." "Morgan clearly made a mistake," she said. β
"Sadly, he didn't make any mistakes." Qin Lang put down the empty Coke bottle, then opened the second bottle of Coke, and said, "He is going to buy all the land in the concession." β
"All?"
"Except for the military and the federal government, to be exact."
"God, what the hell does he want to do?" Rachel had to go back to the original question again. Morgan plans to buy all the vacant land in the Canton Bay Concession...... Does he want to start a real estate business again?
Qin Lang seemed to see through her guess, and he laughed. "In fact, Morgan's purpose is to be in the real estate business."
Quite a reasonable purpose. Morgan was a consortium leader and not just a banker, and he would find a way to get involved in the business, whatever it was profitable, whether it was steel, railroads, shipping, electricity, or whatever...... So, the real estate business, why not? And Qin Lang knew that he had already been involved in this industry.
Even in California, he, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt fooled the people of the state three times with something like a "relocation certificate" -- and that's why he thought of letting Yi Shui do that.
So Morgan is going to do real estate business in Guangzhou Bay, and Qin Lang is not surprised at all.
Rachel wasn't surprised. Just, in Guangzhou Bay? She shook her head. "Don't Morgans think it's too risky?"
"Adventure? Why? Qin Lang asked strangely. Venture? He didn't feel like Morgan was taking a risk at all, on the contrary, he was already ahead of everyone and ready to make a fortune...... Of course, it doesn't have to be this way. Perhaps, when Jack•Morgan was delayed in San Diego, Rockefeller, Mellon, DuPont, and other consortium representatives were already on their way to Canton Bay.
Who knows? Leaders who can lead a consortium certainly don't and shouldn't be unresponsive fools, they are well-informed, have a keen sense of smell, judge accurately, and act decisively, Qin Lang never doubted that they might make the same decision at the same time.
Rachel, by comparison, is much worse. "Why? Qin, how can Morgan judge that the land in the concession will appreciate significantly? How could he think that someone would be willing to lease or buy the land in his possession at a high price? β
"Because," Qin Lang put the empty bottle of the second bottle of Coke next to the first one, turned his head and smiled at her, "because Guangzhou Bay is the first and possibly the last concession owned by the United States in China." β
"You've obviously forgotten about Shanghai."
"For the United States, Shanghai cannot be compared to Guangzhou Bay." Qin Lang casually fiddled with the two empty bottles while slowly explaining, "Guangzhou Bay is completely under the control of the United States, and Shanghai, it is not only a public concession jointly owned by all countries, but also within the British sphere of influence. β
He paused, then asked, "Rachel, do you think American companies would be willing to place their institutions in an area entirely under American rule, or in a de facto area controlled by the British?" β
"In areas under U.S. rule, of course." Rachel affirmed.
There is no doubt about it. Unless there was no other choice, no American businessman wanted to operate on British turf and look at the faces of the British; Moreover, if the Americans came from the northern New England region, or the descendants of the Irish, their resistance to Britain became even stronger β in New England, "hating the British" was a tendo in many families, and the Irish, their attitude towards the British was well known.
Rachel understood all this, and in a way, she was also of Irish descentβher parents were both Irish who grew up in London, so they retained the Catholic faithβbut the reason she felt incomprehensible was not what Qin Lang thought; What she didn't understand was how Morgan thought that other consortia and companies would go to Guangzhou Bay to develop.
Albeit...... Yes, Qin Lang has just said that the Guangzhou Bay Concession may be the only concession of the United States in China, but this does not become a reason for businessmen to take a fancy to it, there must be other reasons.
Could it be that Morgan has received any reliable information that other consortia are preparing to go to the Guangzhou Bay Concession for development?
Rachel wanted to know the answer. "Qin, did Morgan explain the basis for his father's decision, uh...... For example, what reliable news? β
Qin Lang shrugged. "Rachel, we're not close enough to Morgan that little Jack will tell me the secret." Stealing the business intelligence of competitors, every consortium and every company will do this kind of thing, but it must be done very secretively, and must not be discovered by competitors or others, and of course, it is impossible to take the initiative to show off to others.
The rules of the game are such that no one can break them, even if he is a Morgan.
However, even if Little Jack didn't say anything, Qin Lang could guess that Morgan must have gotten reliable news. Of course, even if he didn't get anything, it would be easy to speculate on the future development prospects of Guangzhou Bay; A small meaning.
"Guangzhou Bay has all the makings of a good port and is the only U.S. stronghold in China." "We fully understand the federal government's intentions for China and the Philippines, and the expectations of entrepreneurs for Chinese raw materials and markets, which is an extremely important juncture in the U.S. political and economic blueprint for East Asia," he explained. β
"Butβ"
"I'm not done yet, Rachel." Qin Lang stopped Rachel's attempt to interject, and continued: "If the United States wants to gain a foothold in East Asia, it needs a well-equipped port to station a fleet, and merchants need such a port to import American merchants and ship raw materials out of China...... And so on, there are also consumption and accommodation establishments such as bars, restaurants, hotels and apartments, and of course banks and insurance companies. β
"But that's not what I'm going to say, Qin." Rachel didn't need Qin Lang to tell him this, and as a businessman, she certainly knew very well how a port city could grow and prosper, but she couldn't understand why Qin Lang, Morgan, and others were so obsessed with expanding in China.
"Where's your political sniff, Rachel?" Qin Lang felt that her performance was not at all like her usual appearance, sluggish, chaotic, and unaware of it, "If the United States does not plan to expand its influence in China, why should we have the Guangzhou Bay Concession?" β
Of course, he didn't say it too clearly. As a matter of fact, the United States has always had a special China plot -- as an important link in its global strategic map, it has always tried to turn China into its own little brother, an obedient thug with a little bit of strength, who can charge forward for the national interests of the United States -- although China has never thought about and does not intend to be anyone's little brother.
To do this, the US government clearly cannot rely on bayonets. The first-class powers exported ideology, the second-class powers exported capital, the third-class powers exported products, and only the fourth-class powers had to rely on bayonets for plunder. Although, now the United States is not strong enough to export ideology, it is already capable of exporting capital.
And exporting capital, this is the one thing that the consortium likes to do the most, so Morgan, Rockefeller, Mellon, DuPont...... They will all be in Guangzhou Bay soon, and the race has begun.
"Now there's only one question," he said, "whether we need to buy a piece of land in Guangzhou Bay as well." β
"We?"
"That's right, us."
"Why not?" Rachel called out without hesitation. Now, she's finally back to normal. "Now that so many American companies are going to enter the Guangzhou Bay Concession, they obviously need a lot of security guards. It's just," she hesitated, "isn't it too late to act now?" β
"Don't worry," Qin Lang shrugged, "Your little Yishui is there." β
"Him?" She didn't seem convinced, "I doubt he'll take the initiative." β
"I'll see......"
"Bang!" The office door was slammed open. Before Qin Lang had time to frown, an ecstatic Elizabeth had already rushed in front of him. "Qin!" "I made it," she called. β
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