In May 1879, at the New York Racecourse, the first speed race in human history was held. Although the process was a bit tortuous, and only two of the eight Pirate cars that used Edison's new car completed the race, and the remaining six cars all retired for a variety of other reasons. However, the two remaining cars took the top two places in the race.

Morgan was not too satisfied with such results. Because compared to the table where all the cars of the McDonald team completed the race, this first and second place did not have an overwhelming advantage in publicity. And if it weren't for someone who gave them some technical information that they didn't know before, the top two wouldn't have been able to get their hands on them.

This technical information is about the exterior design of the car. According to the person who provided the information, the related technology was left behind before Scrooge was assassinated. At that time, Scrooge already had the idea of holding a competition in Tongguò to promote the car.

The shape of the car in this technical document is largely the same as that of the McDonald car that took part in the race, with features such as an extremely low chassis, a flat, streamlined body, a mid-engined layout, and a set of spoilers that provide downward pressure at high speeds.

Immediately after getting this technical information, Edison built a car with a similar shape and tested it. The test has proved that this shape makes the speed of the vehicle, the stability of cornering, and the speed of cornering have been greatly improved. Even with his stimulant engine, it wouldn't necessarily outperform a vehicle with that shape.

But it wasn't Morgan who was most pleased that someone provided such a technique, but what made Morgan happiest was that the person who provided them with this writing technique was named Rockefeller, and it was John Rockefeller's younger brother, William Rockefeller.

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Two months ago, although it was already early spring in March, the weather was still very cold. In such weather, the members of Morgan's Millionaires Club are not idle, and although it is impossible to go out to sea in this season on the "Corsair" for fun, they still hold a lot of entertainment. Like jockey clubs, like hunting events.

A number of leading figures in the McDonald consortium, including Scrooge, are also members of the millionaires' club. But since Scrooge's assassination, members of the McDonald consortium have all but withdrawn from the activities of the millionaire club. However, during a hunt in March, William Rockefeller made an unexpected appearance.

Unlike the thrifty and even stingy eldest brother, William's style of life was much more extravagant. Of course, this is only compared to his big brother John. Compared with John, who gave his wife a wedding ring for less than fifteen dollars when he got married, sometimes William, who can spend hundreds of dollars a month, can indeed be regarded as a luxury. But compared to Morgan, who can spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy himself toys, it is simply not worth mentioning.

During the break from this hunt. William and Morgan had a conversation. William told Sù Morgan that his brother was very keen to see a second car company.

"Before Mr. MacDonald's assassination, it was planned that the price of our cars would soon be lowered in order to increase production and sales. Because it will bring benefits to a range of businesses under its umbrella. For example, steel, for example, the oil division, which my brother has a stake in, will get more profit from the sale of cars. But now, that plan has been disrupted in some undesirable ways. ”

The so-called "distractions that shouldn't be too much" are actually easy to understand, at least in Morgan's view. That is the struggle and dumping within the MacDonald consortium. Now the steel and iron ore pieces are entirely in the hands of Carol and Catherine, while the electrical and oil fields are almost entirely in Dorothea's hands. The vital departments of arms, intelligence, scientific research, medicine, and banking had previously been under the direct control of Scrooge on the principle of those who can do more. Scrooge's assassination so suddenly probably didn't leave any instructions on what to do with these properties. Moreover, Morgan felt that even if such instructions were to be placed, it would be a big question whether they would be implemented.

In this case, while expanding the production of automobiles, it seems to be beneficial for both Carol and Dorothea, because Carol has steel and Dorothea has oil fields. But in order to compete for control of other departments, Dorothea seems to want to control Carroll's economic power, compared to iron ore and steel, the current electrical sector is more profitable, relying on this advantage, Dorothea seems to have more say. Until she was able to consolidate that advantage, she seemed reluctant to add any variables that could alter the balance of power.

Interestingly, if Frank Rockefeller had been willing to support Carroll, the decision to expand production would have been made. And it was also a decision that was more favorable to him. Strangely enough, however, Frank is now the staunchest maintainer of the status quo.

"He just doesn't want to let the status of the eldest brother rise too high at this time." Here's how William explained this. Morgan was well aware of the tension between Frank Rockefeller and John Rockefeller. However, at this time, he actually stood on the opposite side of John Rockefeller, which was also ...... However, Morgan had heard his comments about this younger brother from Rockefeller before. At that time, Rockefeller thought that his younger brother was very irrational and completely a child who had not grown up.

As a result, within the MacDonald consortium, a decision has been made on whether to further expand the production of automobiles or to maintain the status quo. At this time, Rockefeller did not want to stand up directly against Dorothea, because the most important oil fields were in the hands of this woman. So he hopes to break the game by cultivating a new car manufacturer in the market.

Morgan carefully analyzed the stakes within the MacDonald consortium and found that it seemed natural for Rockefeller to make such a move. At this time, it is strange that Rockefeller, who is obviously superior to Carol and Dorothea in personal ability, does not do something?

Of course, if this matter can be made public, I believe it will be more helpful to crack down on the McDonald consortium. However, Rockefeller has been following Scrooge for so long, and he has also contracted a lot of "hypocrite" habits, and he is very reluctant to play an ungrateful image, although he is doing such things now.

Morgan knew that if he ignored Rockefeller's wishes and reported a thing in the newspaper such as "the internal struggle of the MacDonald consortium was revealed", Rockefeller would not endorse him, and even turned against him because of it. That's more than worth the cost. Therefore, it is better to "quietly enter the village, and don't shoot guns".

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Afterwards, MacDonald's side seems to have investigated the leak of these technical information, but in the end, it is said that Carol and Dorothea have been able to eliminate each other's dissent, and in the end, it can only be stopped. According to Morgan's information, Dorothea even accused Carroll at a high-level meeting of wanting to see such a situation. In short, the rift within the MacDonald consortium has grown and seems to be about to be overwhelmed.

This split is even reflected in the organization of the New York-Cleveland long-distance car race organized by the McDonald consortium later, although in this race, the McDonald consortium's cars relied on more stable and reliable performance to win the top four, but the organization of the car race has a series of problems such as press reception, route arrangement.

"Carol and Dorothea are really incompatible." Back home, Morgan said to his wife, "You see, the Macdonalds, who rose so quickly, fell into such a short time without Scrooge. Speaking of which, this is a problem of the lack of a suitable heir. However, Scrooge was young, and this was not a big problem. His next generation has plenty of time to grow up slowly. But...... Speaking of which, our situation is actually worse than that of Scrooge. Scrooge still has a brother, his wife, although I just scolded her for not being successful, but that is also the result of comparing with Scrooge. If she was just compared to those ordinary businessmen, she would even be pretty good. It's just that he doesn't have the ability to take charge of such a big consortium. Seeing the current state of the MacDonald consortium, I also want to make a long-term plan for our family. ”

"Honey, what are your plans?" The wife asked.

"Our children also have to start nurturing as early as possible. Also, if something happens to me...... Mimi, don't look at me like that, I'm just preparing for the worst. One of the things I have a bad habit of being too good at spending money is. I don't have a lot of assets, just tens of millions of dollars. Of course, I did it intentionally, and if I wanted to make more money, I couldn't do it, although I probably wouldn't be able to make as much money as Scrooge. But if I'm as rich as Scrooge, given the weakness of the Morgan family for generations, I'm afraid that many people will already be thinking about how to kill me. So, I earn more and spend more. And not only do I earn it, but I also earn it with an alliance, so that whoever moves me is blocking the entire Wall Street bankers from making a fortune. That way, anyone who does something to me, even if I'm gone, will face the wrath of the whole Wall Street......

But even so, the problem of too few family members is still a serious problem. If nothing else, what if I have some fatal disease? Germs are not afraid of Wall Street's wrath. Morgan smiled and continued, "So, if something does happen to me and our kids haven't had time to grow up yet. Then it's up to you to take most of the rest of my fortune -- probably $60 million or $70 million -- for social welfare activities, leaving only about $3 million for you and your children. With the fame gained in this way, there is a very good talisman. Then such a number of assets should not be easy to attract anything bad. And when our child grows up, if he has good ability, this money will be enough for him to start a business. Ah, I really don't have anything to do, it's just pure and emotional, Mimi, don't worry, you know, the last thing I want to see you shed tears is. ”

Morgan said this, and took his wife Youlou into his arms.