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151 Engagement Decisions

"What? Tie the knot? Situ Nan looked at Andrew in surprise. He was somewhat caught off guard by Andrew's "attack".

"What? You don't want to? Andrew raised his eyebrows, and his eyes scratched Situ Nan like a knife.

"That's not it, I just think it's a little too fast" Situ Nan quickly explained, and then asked, "Does Laura know about this?" ”。

"No, I haven't told her yet," Andrew shook his head.

Damn, dare to love the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, it turns out that you are an old guy who is hot, no wonder I have never heard Laura mention it, Situ Nan said in his heart.

"In this case, let's wait until our relationship is stable," Situ Nan said.

During this time, he was so busy that he really didn't have the heart to get married. Marriage is a major life event, and there are many things to consider. This is the union of two families, not as simple as two people falling in love, as long as you love me.

Situ Nan's marriage to Laura means that the William Consortium will definitely marry the Mellon Consortium, this is not a trivial matter, how can Andrew make a decision as soon as his mind is hot At the same time, Situ Nan is not good at rejecting Andrew in person, no matter what, he also approves of Laura in his heart, but this fact is too hasty.

"What are you waiting for? No, even if you don't get married, you have to settle the relationship, and then at least get engaged," Andrew had a tough attitude. This old man is so strong, once he decides something, no one can change it.

Situ Nan looked at Andrew suspiciously, thinking to himself, why did the old man have to marry his daughter today, looking at his serious and strict expression, it seems that this decision cannot be changed, is this a forced marriage? Besides, there is no forced marriage like him?

Situ Nan thought about it, although he didn't know why Andrew was so anxious, but it seemed that no matter what, he didn't suffer a loss in this matter, so what did he hesitate about? Isn't it an engagement? Today's women have not yet been liberated, and according to the current habit of early marriage, Laura is not young. It's time to give Laura an explanation.

"Okay Andrew, then let's get engaged first, you can arrange this matter, and get ready to sue me." Situ Nan is also a bachelor, since you are enthusiastic old man, I will simply push everything to you to do well.

Hearing that Situ Nan was relieved, Andrew was also relieved, although his attitude was a little unreasonable, in fact, he was afraid that Situ Nan would not agree

But this kid's attitude is too irresponsible, what do you want me to arrange, ready to talk to him? Thinking of this, Andrew was a little dissatisfied with Situ Nan's "anger".

"You kid is in the blessing, I don't know how many people want to marry my daughter, I haven't even nodded." Andrew flicked the cigar ash and said angrily, "Don't think that no one will notice you if you hide your industry in the west, Bethlehem United Steel Company, Robles Securities Company and Occidental Petroleum Company are not fragrant, how many people in the United States are red-eyed."

During this time, you kid didn't stop, big moves were frequent, even I was amazed by your generosity in Pittsburgh. William's financial control affairs, the affairs of the meeting on the William are too busy after all.

But you kid still knows how to advance and retreat, and you haven't touched the confinement of those people, they are too busy with the war to take care of you for a while, but once they have their hands freed, can you still be as happy as you are now? ”

Andrew sneered, he was most familiar with the Jews on Wall Street, and Wall Street had reached out to Pittsburgh over the years, but fortunately Andrew resisted.

Situan's unexpected rise also gave Andrew an opportunity for the Mellon family to expand westward. The Mellon family has little room to grow in the Pittsburgh area, surrounded by other conglomerates in the industrial region of the northeastern United States. The best direction for the Mellon family to expand is to go west and south, so California in the west and Texas in the south became Andrew's new investment targets.

Andrew saw this, and others naturally saw it, after all, everyone is not stupid. However, if it weren't for the fact that they were busy with European affairs and that the eastern conglomerates were holding each other down, perhaps the Morgan, Rockefeller, Citigroup and other conglomerates in New York would have been "killed" to the west. How could Situ Nan have such a beautiful life?

If the relationship between Situ Nan and Laura is determined first, the Mellon family will have an advantage in the future "westward expansion". And it is in the interests of both sides to join forces.

Situ Nan couldn't help but ponder, he naturally understood Andrew's words, he had also thought about this issue many times, and he had already been prepared for the post-war eastern consortium, especially the financial forces in New York, to reach out to the Midwest.

Historically, the eastern conglomerates have taken advantage of the post-war economic depression to successfully penetrate into the west, and they have succeeded, after all, the bankers in New York still have the Federal Reserve in their hands

They have a lot of money, and if it weren't for their sudden rise, it is estimated that the small businessmen in the Midwest really don't have the same power as the predators in New York

But will he succeed lightly? The development of the William consortium to this day, although it is not enough to run to other people's territory to point fingers, but it is not without the power to fight back. New York's Robles Securities, Bethlehem United Steel, Eastman-Kodak, Chrysler, and Guben Energy are no worse than ordinary consortia. After the war, the strength will be more stable, and it is not just any cat or dog who can move as much as he wants. Thinking of this, Situ Nan secretly paid attention in his heart.

It's not profitable, Andrew is so enthusiastic today, except for caring about his daughter's happiness, he can't help but have no other thoughts. Situ Nan looked at Andrew, who was leaning on the sofa and smoking silently.

Well, he looks a little kind, thinking that in the past six months, his cooperation with the Mellon family has been quite pleasant, there is no conflict, the joint venture gunpowder factory has begun to put into production, and the silver will soon be in the bag.

Not only that, but in Kodak and Guben Energy, Situ Nan also got help from Andrew, so the opportunity to continue the cooperation between the two sides is also something that Situ Nan is happy to see. As long as the other party is not excessive, it is easy to discuss.

Although he is confident in his own strength, Situ Nan doesn't want to fall out with other forces all at once, what he lacks most now is time, and he may not be able to make a fortune quietly, but he should be low-key or low-key, and take advantage of the good opportunity of the first battle to train himself to be strong.

Situ Nan can't refuse the kindness of the Mellon family, where there are people, there are disputes, and having an ally like the Mellon family is also a rare help for Situ Nan, at least he will not be isolated.

Moreover, the Mellon family has a good relationship with Rockefeller, Cleveland and other industrial groups, and the other faction is the Wall Street financial group headed by the Morgan consortium, as for the Citigroup consortium and other regional consortiums, they generally choose neutrality or claim to be a faction due to their strength, and sometimes they will participate in the struggle between Morgan and Rockefeller for the sake of profit.

For a long time, because of the relationship with Robles Securities, the William Consortium had a decent relationship with the Jews on Wall Street, and there was cooperation in dealing with Britain and France and other countries, but that was only a union of interests, and it was not true. For the financial forces on Wall Street, Situ Nan has always been deeply wary.

At the same time, due to the increasingly obvious competition between Occidental Petroleum and Standard Oil, it is unlikely that the William consortium will come together with the Rockefeller consortium. Whether it is Morgan or Rockefeller, it is too strong for the current William consortium, so Situ Nan needs more allies, and the cooperation with the Mellon family seems to be a perfect fit. At least once Situ Nan marries the Mellon family, he will have a lot of potential enemies and have the confidence to stand on his own.

Of course, the William Consortium may also be infiltrated in the cooperation with the Mellon Consortium, and Du Situ Nan must also grasp it.

"Andrew, I think I see what you mean. But how do you want to cooperate" Thinking of Andrew's intention, Situ Nan asked directly.

Well, Andrew looked at Situ Nan approvingly, and said slowly: "The main reason for coming today is to remind you, don't make too many moves for the time being, let's wait for your relationship with Laura to be confirmed."

Old fox, doesn't this mean that he didn't say it? Situ Nan scolded in his heart, but he still nodded and said, "Also, now all the energy is devoted to this war." By the way, I'm going to let Occidental Petroleum go to Asia, is Gulf Oil interested? ”。

Situ Nan's words immediately attracted Andrew's attention, and he saw that the old man's eyes lit up, and his eyelids, which had just been a little drooping, suddenly opened, and he looked at Situ Nan with blazing eyes, "Come on, what good plans do you have for this kid?" ”

"Hey, hey. I heard that there is a lot of oil in the Netherlands and India, so I wanted to check it out. Now that Europe's strength has receded, it is a good opportunity for our American companies to intervene, and if it is not for the excessive trouble, the British will ask us for it, and I believe that it will not be too difficult for us. Situ Nan smiled.

"You kid is really wild" Andrew thought for a moment and said, "But it's better to find the Rockefeller guy for this matter, it will be easier to have him join us in the operation." ”

It is no secret that the Indonesian archipelago is rich in oil, and Standard Oil has always coveted Indonesia's oil, but it is the territory of the British and Dutch, and the British Petroleum Company and Shell Oil Company have always had official policy protection, and the American oil companies have been greatly restricted there, and even the Queen of England has said that American oil companies will never be allowed to appear in her territory.

"Rockefeller?" Situ Nan hesitated a little when he heard this, he had always been wary of Standard Oil, but it seemed unlikely that he would want to leave Standard Oil Company for the attention of Tinne's oil.

If Standard Oil Co., Ltd. were involved in the Dutch and Indian oil operations, although Occidental Petroleum would have received less of the benefits, it would have been of great help to Situ Nan's other plans.

After all, the action of the three major oil companies together is almost equivalent to the action of the US government, and in any case, the colonial governments of the Netherlands and India have to consider the pressure of the US government.

Holland, can this declining sea coachman stop the greed of the American oil giants? You must know that even in the Far East, American businessmen under the banner of open doors have stubbornly achieved business in the sphere of influence of the European powers.

After weighing it, Situ Nan felt that Andrew's construction was good, which could not only allow Western oil companies to penetrate into Southeast Asia, but also allow Situ Nan to carry other private goods.

"It's good to have Standard Oil involved, but we have small legs and thin arms, and no one is strong, so why don't we set up a joint venture oil company to specialize in the oil business in Southeast Asia?" Situ Nan said tentatively.

Andrew thought about it for a moment and nodded, "Okay, let's be half of everyone."

Then Andrew and Situ Nan, the two sons-in-law, briefly discussed the affairs of the oil company, and in a few words, the affairs of the company were generally settled.

"By the way, about the engagement, you discuss it with Laura and try to set an early time" At the end, Andrew didn't forget to remind Situ Nan that his commanding tone really made Situ Nan depressed, but with such an enthusiastic and cheap father-in-law, what can Situ Nan do?

"What are you thinking, my dear? I couldn't find you just now," Laura smiled sweetly as she stepped out of the cabin.

She saw Situ Nan standing on the deck alone looking at the sea, throwing several cigarette butts on the ground, and she didn't know what her man was thinking, so she frowned slightly.

"Nothing is right, what about Andrew?" Situ Nan asked.

"He went to bed after lunch, do you have something on your mind?" Laura felt as if Situ Nan was hesitating about something, which was a little different from her usual chic confidence.

"I really can't escape you with anything" Situ Nan gently scratched Laura's nose, hugged her into his arms, sighed, and quietly looked at the calm sea.

Situ Nan has no opinion on getting engaged or married to Laura, but when he thinks of his previous life, he can't help but feel a little emotional, if he hadn't fallen off the plane, he probably would have had children with another woman now, right?

Life is really unpredictable sometimes, just like this calm sea, maybe the next moment will be stormy, if not, can you have today's achievements?

A drink and a peck, all have a fixed number. Forget it completely, forget it, put aside the last trace of obsession in his heart, Situ Nan waited until his mood calmed down, stared into Laura's eyes and said, "Let's get engaged"

"Oh my God" Laura covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, she looked at Situ Nan's sincere eyes with some emotion. "How did you come up with this?"

Laura was a little shy, but still plucked up the courage to look at Situ Nan.

"What? Don't agree? Then when I didn't say" Situ Nan deliberately turned around, pretending to walk away. Of course, he couldn't have told Laura that your old man forced me.

Although Laura was a little surprised, she was naturally willing in her heart, and when she saw Situ Nanzuo leaving, she couldn't help but be anxious, how could she let him go easily?

She grabbed Situ Nan and said angrily, "You dare? Sue sù you, Stoney? William, since you saved me on the Titanic, you have been my person all your life, don't want to leave me, don't think"

Before he finished speaking, he was blocked by Situ Nan's lips

After a long time, Lao La said to Situ Nan affectionately: "My dear, it seems that there is still something missing?" ”

"What's the difference?"

"Flowers, rings, and a half-kneeling"

"So? I've given it to you, so I don't need it, right? ”

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