In the manor's reception room, the oval-shaped long table was already full, and nine middle-aged or elderly powerful and wealthy people sat at the table, and behind them were their respective family staff. Remarkably, political stars such as current US Secretary of State Eli Hurut and White House Chief of Staff Heinz are also in the reception room, although they are not yet qualified to be in chairs.

The warm-colored rooms, with a variety of precious calligraphy, paintings, sculptures, as well as magical porcelain from the East and antique decorations from all over the world, make people wonder whether they are luxurious, noble or nouveau riche. Maybe the big guys in this room don't care about these things, making money is tired enough for them, and they can't take care of the taste and elegance of the European aristocracy.

The three maids filled the crowd with a variety of drinks, and then walked out briskly with their heads bowed, and the reception room remained quiet throughout, and everyone at the long table only made eye contact, with a plan in mind, or the others had already communicated beforehand, trying to make sure that the tone of the meeting was in line with their ideas.

The old man at the north end of the long oval table was the first to speak: "Thank you Mr. Lohan George of San Francisco for organizing this meeting and providing such a pleasant venue for the meeting. ”

Lu Er (Lohan-George) on the right side of the long table smiled and said, "Your Excellency Rockefeller, thank you for arranging a meeting for me. Lu Er pointed to everyone present with his right hand and eyes: "There are also Your Excellency Morgan, Your Excellency Thomas Mellon, Your Excellency Davis Crown, Your Excellency Dupont, Your Excellency Joseph Kennedy, Your Excellency Mather Humphrey, Your Excellency Richardson. Welcome to Hongfei Manor, thank you. ”

Yes, the reception room of Hongfei Manor is filled with leaders from major consortia across the United States. The Rockefeller consortium, the Morgan consortium, the Mellon consortium, the Chicago consortium, the DuPont consortium, the Cleveland consortium, the Texas consortium, the Boston consortium, plus the San Francisco consortium represented by Lu Er, the nine major consortia in the United States (the first Citibank consortium rose after the war).

If someone sees these people, they will see that none of them are Jews, which means that the meeting excludes the Jewish consortium, and maybe talks about Jews?

Lu Er looked silent. The smiling crowd scolded in their hearts: They are all hungry wolves who eat people and don't spit out bones, presumably they have long been ready to join forces to force themselves, especially Rockefeller and Morgan, the two of them are the leaders!

"Why don't you try the wine from your own vineyard? I'm confident that they don't have to be as bad as the French, and that California is a treasure trove for us Americans. Lu Er also calmed down, and he didn't beg them by himself.

J-P. Morgan: "It's really a big attraction for us, not just the scenery, the vineyards, the magnificent coast, but also the bottomless business opportunities. After all. We are all merchants, nouveau riche among Europeans, and if we weren't looking for profit, we wouldn't have to cross North America to get here. ”

"The auto industry owned by the San Francisco consortium is a sight to behold, and we are no exception, and of course, there are certain rules that everyone here has to follow, so we came to discuss with Mr. George about the development of the auto industry. Why doesn't Mr. George talk about the future of automobiles, after all. You are the leader of the automotive industry in the United States, and you control the largest profit of this emerging industry, so you should know the most about automobiles. Rockefeller directly persecuted Lu Er, he and Morgan had the same meaning, but Rockefeller's words were more explicit, who let the family start from scratch and build a top consortium!

Lu Er groaned. "We have experienced the electric revolution and the internal combustion engine revolution, and we have experienced the era of the explosion of science and technology, and the automobile is the result of this revolution. The internal combustion engine propels ships, trains, and cars to bloom beautifully. Ambrera has taken the lead in this area by successfully integrating new power into the car. It makes the circulation method faster and more efficient. ”

"The range of applications for automobiles is extremely broad, and the business opportunities are limitless. Steel, rubber, oil, and even as small as steering wheels, spark plugs, etc., will drive an industry. I think that's why you're interested in this, and I'm not afraid to tell you that Ambrera has an annual profit of $300 million, and we in San Francisco don't dare to monopolize such a business. ”

Everyone was surprised by George's confession, could it be that the San Francisco consortium had already made up its mind to give up part of the car business, such a concession was unexpected, and they didn't expect that San Francisco would regress so easily.

On the one hand, Rockefeller was shocked by the ultra-high profits of the automobile industry, 300 million US dollars, if it were true, an Ambrera company would be worth half of its wealth, after all, they control the automobile industry in the United States, and it is still growing explosively. On the other hand, he was also surprised by George's compromise, and in his opinion, the pressure of the eight major consortiums together was enough to make the San Francisco consortium back down.

Yes, Morgan also thinks so, San Francisco must back down, George's automobile company uses most of the steel plate and other raw materials from other consortium affiliates, and oil, an increasingly important fuel, is also under the control of other consortiums, if they don't budge, what will they fight against?

"Does Mr. George mean he is willing to share this industry with everyone?" S-Richardson asked impatiently, their Texas consortium has made a lot of money in oil, benefiting from the popularity of automobiles, the market demand for oil has increased rapidly, oil is no longer used as industrial lubricants and lamp oils alone, and is in greater demand in internal combustion engines and automobiles.

Rockefeller looked at Richardson approvingly, and he asked his own heart, knowing that the Rockefeller consortium rose on the basis of the oil monopoly, and its standard oil controlled more than 70 percent of the oil supply in the United States.

"It's a partnership, and the San Francisco consortium is willing to cooperate with you in the automotive industry, and even willing to give up a part of Ambrera's shares, and of course, if you want to produce automobiles on your own, San Francisco is also willing to provide technical guidance." Technical advice! This is the ultimate goal of this meeting, so that they are not uncommon with the shares of Ambrera, and even if they get more, the price they need to pay will be painful, and they will not be able to control Ambrera. What they want is a complete set of technology for automobile production, and if they have that kind of technology, they can easily beat the car companies of the San Francisco consortium with the almost unlimited resources such as financial resources and manpower of the consortium. Of course, that's what they thought.

Lu Er was also very helpless, and there were two considerations for making this decision. First, this is part of the plan of the chief Lu Liang and must be carried out. Second, the rise of the San Francisco consortium is too short, first lighters, zippers, bicycles, cola and other factories earned the first pot of gold, and then with foreign trade with China to gain stronger strength, in the West Coast region to dominate, but compared with other consortiums that control a certain industry, have deep financial strength and political discourse, the San Francisco consortium is more than one layer behind. For example, oil is controlled by Rockefeller, steel is controlled by Morgan, and chemicals are controlled by Mellon.

Now the San Francisco consortium has set off a frenzy in the automobile industry, and there is a tendency to control this industry, once the San Francisco consortium has a firm foothold in the automobile industry, it will be a proper big consortium, which can compete with Rockefeller and other consortiums! However, the reality is that car production is choked by other consortia on raw materials, and they pounce like hungry wolves smelling of blood and want a piece of the cake.

In this respect, George had to compromise, otherwise the San Francisco consortium would be trampled under his feet and unable to turn over.

"Since it is cooperation, there must be conditions, I will take out a part, you will take out a part, this is the normal way of cooperation." Lu Er continued.

Morgan: "Of course, we are all businessmen, business is business, please Mr. George. ”

"San Francisco wants to build a series of heavy industry companies on the West Coast, and now we have small and medium-sized steel mills, shipyards, manufacturing plants, and even no chemical plants. You need to help the San Francisco consortium build large steel mills, shipyards and chemical plants, and of course, most of the products produced by these factories will supply local companies on the West Coast and the Chinese market across the ocean. ”

Of course, I know, if it weren't for San Francisco in Huaguo Dafa City, it would not have risen in a short period of time, and it would not have initially gained a firm foothold, if it weren't for the fact that the consortium cared about this, it would have been eaten long ago. Now, the sunrise industry of automobiles has overshadowed the Chinese market, and the first competition for automobiles is the last word, after all, the American market is much larger than the Chinese market.

"U.S. Steel is willing to provide San Francisco with the support that steel companies need, including manpower, technology, equipment, management experience, etc., but there is one condition, we have to sign an agreement, and San Francisco steel companies in the Mideast and Middle East markets are not allowed to get involved." Morgan said without hesitation.

"The Boston consortium is willing to provide support from the shipyard on the condition that an agreement be signed."

"The Mellon consortium is willing to provide support in the chemical sector."

"The Rockefeller consortium is willing to provide support in terms of oil."

Everyone has stated that as long as they can get the big cake of automobiles, it is not a big deal to let the rise of heavy industry on the West Coast. (To be continued.) )