In this world, no one knows how to control monopoly better than Hu Chuyuan.

The essence of monopoly is very simple, even if I can't make money, I will make you unable to make money, and when you can't make money, I will annex you, because I am richer than you.

The annexation of the Russian oil industry is unlikely.

Hu Chuyuan's target now is Mobil Oil.

Take control of Mobil, get 80% of the world's oil production capacity, and continue to use the fluctuating oil prices to toss the Russian economy.

The world's seven major oil companies, BHP, Rio Tinto, Mobil, BASF, Wanqi, Shell, Standard International, except for Mobil, are all under the control of Hu Chuyuan.

Mobil is strong, strong in the old foundation, BASF is strong, strong in the Russian oil market through the German Junkers capital, to be exact, it should be BHP and several other French oil companies forced to transfer the Russian oil market to BASF.

In BASF Mining Company, a subsidiary of the BASF consortium, Hu Chuyuan's stake was also diluted to less than 11% by the German Junkers consortium.

After the construction of the Eurasian Railway and the further construction of the Suez Canal to the condition that a 50,000-ton steamer could pass, he began to choose to transform his son Rio Tinto into the world's largest oil company.

Russia has no money, he looks to Germany, and Germany doesn't have much money now.

For the anti-British front temporarily set up by Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy, this situation is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, everyone gritted their teeth and basically got through the difficulties together.

The scale of the arms race is still expanding, and objectively speaking, neither Germany nor Russia wants to really challenge Britain, the former wants to fight France, and the latter wants to fight China.

Germany wanted to be strong, but it could not find a peaceful way to become strong.

Just as the rise of Spain required war, the rise of Britain also needed war, and China decided its rise through a war in the Far East on an unprecedented scale, so Germany had to completely acquire a large number of colonies through a war in order to truly rise.

In fact, only when the colonies are roughly equal in size and resources can there be truly equal colonial cooperation, and China, Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire can cooperate, and it is difficult for other countries to join this big stage, and even the Ottoman Empire only joins in name.

This is a G4 organization.

It is precisely because of the existence of this organization that Britain's capital export has more space, ensuring Britain's position in the world financial field, and China's industrial revolution can be carried out so rapidly, and the gross national product quickly surpasses that of the United States.

All Germany wanted to do was to join this organization and share the colonial cooperative market with China and Britain.

Whether it was to defeat France or the Ottoman Empire, Germany needed to do one of these things.

One must be killed.

Hu Chuyuan didn't mind Germany defeating France, the problem was that Britain minded, and China and Britain were, after all, the most important strategic cooperation allies.

At present, China and Britain have not yet concluded a formal military alliance agreement, which is the reason why Sino-German relations continue to be stable, but if Britain reaches the point where it can no longer be sustained, China will have to enter the war.

If Russia attacks China in advance, then I'm sorry, China will have to fight with Germany.

In the spring of 1910, Hu Chuyuan also received a personal congratulatory telegram from Emperor Wilhelm II, congratulating him on his 50th birthday.

Inadvertently, it's already half a hundred old gentlemen!

When Hu Chuyuan received the congratulatory telegram, he was still a little embarrassed in his heart.

In this congratulatory message, Wilhelm II mentions another incident...... If he could, he would like to visit China, which could be scheduled for May, when he would be willing to arrive in China on Germany's most powerful battleship, and the state visit would be accompanied by a military visit to explore more cooperation between the two countries.

After reading the congratulatory telegram, Hu Chuyuan quietly considered it in his heart.

Wilhelm II may still be well informed.

The new cabinet has basically decided, this time, Hu Chuyuan is determined to come out of the mountain again and become the prime minister of the Chinese Empire for the second time, of course, it basically means that in his term, the empire will draw a dash and enter the period of the Chinese Ming Boiled Republic.

Others don't have the guts.

A few people were mentioned, and everyone felt that they couldn't hold it.

Even Lu Guangquan was unwilling, Lu Guangquan's words were very straightforward...... Although it is the general trend to transform into a republic, it is also necessary to consider that there must be a large number of conservative forces in the country, especially the conservative party of Zhang Zhidong and Zhang Baixi, the so-called conservative party, which is actually the royalist constitutional party.

The only person who can suppress these old and young people in the whole of China is Hu Chuyuan.

Therefore, the last prime minister of the Chinese Empire and the first president of the founding of the Republic could only be Hu Chuyuan himself, and then handed over to the rest of the Grand Dukes.

By the time Wilhelm II arrived in Yanjing, it was almost time for Hu Chuyuan to return to the post of prime minister.

Let him come?

Hu Chuyuan pondered silently in his heart.

This is a question worth pondering.

On the contrary, although military cooperation between China and Germany has basically ceased, cooperation between the two countries in the economic, technological and educational fields is still further increasing.

In the case of obstacles to Germany's internal industrial development and the lack of investment in Europe and the Americas, the German Juncker consortium began to gradually increase its investment in China, and obtained the benefits of the "Sino-British-French Colonial Strategic Cooperation Treaty" by setting up factories in China.

It is easy for Germany to invest in China, because there are so many Chinese people who are proficient in German.

Until now, in 1910, 35% of Chinese students studying abroad were still in Germany, and among German students, the proportion of higher degrees was also the largest, and China's entire national education system, especially higher education, was basically designed with reference to Germany.

In addition, the number of German professors in China is very large, and even the number of German doctors in China is the largest among foreign doctors.

At present, three German Nobel laureates in chemistry are teaching in Shanghai and Yenching, and are engaged in chemistry research with generous support from the Chinese National Academy of Sciences.

In addition, that particular Mr. Einstein also taught at Aurora University and was engaged in physics research.

The economy determines politics, and politics determines the military.

China does not want to go to war with Germany, and neither does Germany.

After thinking about it, Hu Chuyuan finally agreed.

Of course, he was well aware...... Wilhelm II, actually, probably...... If his intelligence and analysis were correct, Kaiser Wilhelm II had in fact largely lost control of Germany.

A lot of information can show that William did not have the idea of fighting the British, he even liked the British, his mother was British, and he was the grandson of Queen Victoria.

However, this is not the case within Germany.

The Germans wanted to defeat the British.

William's arrogance and recklessness accelerated the development of Germany and accelerated Germany's military strength, and at the same time increased the speed of this train to the point of getting out of control, either smashing the G4 organization at once or smashing itself.

Everyone will have their own calculations.

For Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy, the navy cannot compete with China, Britain and France, but their land forces are still the most powerful in the world, fighting a land war, forcing China to return the land, forcing France to cede colonies, forcing Britain to hand over Libya and Ethiopia to Italy, forcing the Ottoman Empire to disintegrate, and all interests belong to the German, Russian, Austrian-Italian alliance.

It's always a good idea, isn't it!!!

Hu Chuyuan pondered in his heart, thinking about these things, he couldn't help but have a bitter taste in his mouth.

Once upon a time, he never thought that China would actually stand on a different position from Germany, and there was no way, as the initiator of the G4 organization, China had the obligation and must continue to maintain the existence and operation of the G4 organization.

There was a rush of footsteps outside the door of the large study, and in a few moments a young man ran in and did not knock.

"Daddy!"

He shouted happily, looking very happy, and his eyebrows fluttered.

He looked like he was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a strong physique, bright eyes, slightly thick eyebrows, and his expression had the same appearance as Hu Chuyuan when he was young.

Seeing him, Hu Chuyuan was also very happy, put down the heavy congratulatory telegram in his hand, and asked, "Restoration, is there any good news?" ”

This young man is Hu Chuyuan's youngest son, Hu Weixin, and in a flash, he has also reached the age when he is going to leave this family and go far away to study.

Hu Chuyuan has five sons, Hu Weizhong has been in Yanjing, staying by Qu Hongji's side as a confidential secretary, received a master's degree in political science from the Central University of Political Science and Law last year, and was just transferred to Novosibirsk City earlier this year as deputy mayor, in charge of economy and infrastructure construction.

For this eldest son, Hu Chuyuan has always been quite ruthless, and will always let him go to the most difficult places.

After graduating from a business school in Boston, Hu Weisai went to work at Wanqi Company very early, starting as a salesman with washing and washing, and selling various products of Wanqi Company door-to-door, and now he is the sales manager of Procter & Gamble Yuehua Company, a subsidiary of Wanqi Company, and has his own family and life in New York.

After graduating from the Army Academy in Berlin, Hu Weitang returned to serve in the domestic army the year before last, and is currently serving as a captain in the 3rd Division of the Huguang Corps. He studied chemistry at the University of Bonn and is currently pursuing a master's degree in natural sciences at the University of Bonn.

Hu Weixin, the youngest son, has just graduated from Yinghua College in Shanghai and applied for the Department of Chemistry of Soochow University and the Department of Economics of Aurora University.

He eagerly ran in, showed the two notices to Hu Chuyuan, and said with a smile: "Dad, I've been admitted!" ”

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan also seemed very happy, and took the two admission notices to take a look.

Looking at Hongtongtong's notice, he was indeed very happy in his heart.

Among the five sons, only Hu Weixin has been educated by his side all these years, and compared to the other children, Weixin is indeed a very obedient type and very smart.

Hu Weiting may be smarter and more intelligent, but the two of them do not belong to the same type of intelligence, and the Restoration is clever and fickle, which is very similar to Hu Chuyuan.

After reading the notice, Hu Chuyuan asked Hu Weixin with a smile: "Then which school do you want to study?" ”

Hu Weixin smiled: "Of course it's Aurora, so do you still need to ask?" ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled and didn't say anything.

Domestic colleges and universities are divided into public, private, research and applied four categories, public colleges and universities, whether research universities, or applied universities must pass the domestic high school joint entrance examination unified enrollment, while private colleges and universities are based on the usual grades of students as a reference to enroll themselves, usually before April will conduct a school examination, interview, select the first batch, in July through the joint examination results to determine the second batch.

Both of Hu Weixin's schools are private research-oriented universities, but Aurora University is more international and more difficult to apply for.

Compared with other universities in China, Aurora University is unusually abundant in terms of funding, and the entire campus is established in Shanghai International Zone (Pudong), with a total campus area of 11,540 acres.

Shanghai International District is home to about 140,000 expatriates and has one of the world's most international educational and scientific research environments, with numerous public and private universities and research institutes.

Relying on abundant funds and the special conditions of the Shanghai International Zone, Aurora University has attracted almost the best experts and scholars in various fields in the world to engage in education and scientific research at Aurora University.

At present, Aurora University has six Nobel laureates, especially in the research of chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, and economics, which has surpassed the level of first-class universities in Germany.

Hu Weixin gave up Soochow University and chose Aurora University, which is no exception.

Hu Chuyuan smiled, nodded slightly in agreement, and said, "Okay, then you reply to the two universities as soon as possible and inform you of your choice." ”

Hu Weixin nodded with a smile, but asked Hu Chuyuan very mysteriously: "Dad, I heard someone say...... It seems that our family is going back to the capital administration garden again! ”

"Maybe!"

Hu Chuyuan didn't completely deny it, and asked again: "What, do you want to take care of this matter?" ”

Hu Weixin smiled and said, "Where do I dare to care, besides, my mother doesn't dare to care." I knew that this was the case, so I applied for Fu Jen University, and to be honest, the economics of Fu Jen University are still very good! ”

Hu Chuyuan was not in a hurry to say anything.

In other words, there are really few parents who don't care about their younger son, and Hu Chuyuan is willing to let them go abroad to exercise, but the youngest son is reluctant and hopes that he will receive education in China.

However, Hu Chuyuan still hopes that Hu Weixin can grow up in a relatively international environment.

In contrast, Aurora University is the one that best meets his requirements.

That's why he made a special call to Aurora, of course, this kind of thing can't be told to Hu Weixin.

Parents, the only task is not to protect the child, protect the child's free growth, cultivate his self-confidence and ability, and encourage him to do a great career.

After thinking about it, he said to Hu Weixin: "Weixin, you can be admitted to Aurora University by your own ability, my father is very happy." In this way, I send you a gift. ”

As soon as he heard this, Hu Weixin was even more happy, and smiled eagerly: "What? ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "I bought you thirty acres of good land in Zhujiatang, which is a standard agricultural field, and in addition, I will give you a Mustang pickup truck from Jiangnan Heavy Industry and a start-up capital of 5,000 yuan." When you enter Aurora University, you will find a way to set up a student organization and run the 30 acres of land together. In four years, I want to see what kind of level you can manage, and one premise is that you are not allowed to industrialize and commercialize, and you can only make a fuss about agriculture. ”

"Huh?"

Hu Weixin was really surprised by such a gift, and he couldn't help scratching his head, figuring out his father's intentions.

Hu Chuyuan laughed and said: "This is actually a topic, and if you do it well, you will know the essentials of the country's current large-scale agricultural economic policy." If you want to manage these 30 mu of land well, you must make full use of the state's various support clauses and preferential loans for the large-scale agricultural economic policy, and you must also do a good job in balancing the relationship between various agricultural operations and master the techniques of agricultural planting and animal husbandry. ”

"Oh?"

Hu Weixin seemed to understand a little, but he still felt very surprised, he thought it was a Shenbao car, or a diamond watch.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll do my homework now." ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly, and said: "I found a few helpers for you from my hometown, and in the afternoon, Liang Qichao will take you to meet them, follow them to learn more, and farming is also a skill." If you can plant these 30 acres of land, you can have the ability to plant thousands of acres of land, or even tens of millions of acres! ”

Speaking of this, he still couldn't help but sigh: "China...... In the final analysis, it is still a big agricultural country, agriculture is the foundation of our country, even if our total industrial output value has exceeded agriculture, agriculture is still the foundation of China, and it will always be! ”

Hu Weixin nodded cautiously, thinking, okay, this time he must not disappoint his father, he has to do a good job!

It is also very interesting to say that the foundation of the Fukang Consortium was laid by Hu Chuyuan, the second-generation manager...... Most of them are not Hu Chuyuan's sons, and among his children, except for Hu Weihui, who continued to work in the Fukang Consortium after returning to China, the rest have their own careers.

No matter how big or small those businesses are, they are doing very well.

Hu Chuyuan has always been very free and open to the children's own choices, but he still hopes that someone can inherit his career and run Fukang Company and other industries of the Hu family.

The Fukang Consortium, the American Consortium, and the Swire Consortium are, in the final analysis, the industries of the Hu family.

Hu Chuyuan doesn't have much choice now, Hu Weizhong just wants to be in politics and be the best president of the Republic, Hu Weitang wants to be a professional soldier, and Hu Weiting wants to engage in chemical research, especially synthetic chemistry.

Hu Weihui's surname is too mild and virtuous, Weissei has her own ideas and family and will not consider returning to China to develop, and Weiya and Winnie just want to do what they love to do and live their life as celebrity princesses in the United States.

Therefore, Hu Chuyuan only has Hu Weixin as a choice at the moment.

Even Hu Chuyuan is powerless to fight against human fate, and he has a lot of helplessness and compulsion.

Perhaps, this is the so-called life, and you can only make the best choice in countless helplessness.

(To be continued)