"Mr. Rothschild, there is another violence against Jews in New York." John said to Joshua that his face was very unsightly.

"These guys! What does it say in the newspapers? Joshua didn't want to pick up the newspaper anymore. Because these media, who claim to not preset their positions and only report the facts, have an unimaginably crooked ass when reporting these things. For example, two days ago, a Jewish trader was beaten to death by a mob on the street just because of his Jewish identity, and such a thing actually turned into "a brawl" in the mouths of some American media. Some of the more shameless tabloids simply say that "the Jews attacked the peaceful inhabitants of the United States first."

"A Jewish man's abuse of a black man sparks outrage." John said hatefully.

"These bastards!" Joshua understood that the tricks of these guys had improved again, that blacks were a weak group, that they were a racial minority, and that it would no longer be the Saxon Anglos oppressing the Jews, but that one minority would be at odds with another, and that there would be a contradiction between a rich minority and a poor minority. If it involves who is bullying whom, then many people will naturally think that white people are bullying black people, and rich people are bullying poor people. It is certainly easier for newspapers to use this tactic to promote Jews as bullies. Although, it was the Jews who were really beaten.

Joshua was not completely unprepared for this situation, and even before Morgan and his team launched this round of public opinion offensive, he had prepared a pre-emptive propaganda offensive to blame Morgan for the crisis. What, why don't you attack Scrooge, you say? The reason is simple, Scrooge has a better reputation and is more difficult to attack, and Scrooge has more media in his hands and is stronger, while Joshua has limited resources and can only focus on attacking Morgan. It's just that he didn't expect Morgan to move so quickly and prepare so well, so that Joshua's original preparations, after being preempted by Morgan, although he tried hard to resist for a while, he soon discovered a sad fact, that is, no one listened to what he said. As for the use of non-peaceful means, if this is Europe, it can be tried. And yet this is the United States, in the United States, playing this trick with Morgan with a large private army, and Scrooge, which is really ......

"Perhaps, for the time being, we can only be patient." Joshua thought.

……

Early this morning, the marina of New York Harbor was full of waiting crowds, looking at the clothes of these people, they should be rich and high-class people, they wandered anxiously on the docks, from time to time tiptoe, stretched their necks, and looked at the sea where the sea fog had not completely dissipated.

They would get excited at the sight of a ship in the distance, and as the ship got closer, they quickly recognized that it was not Morgan's pirate, and everyone became dejected.

"Look, there's another ship coming, is that the Pirate?" Someone shouted again, and the crowd became agitated again, some on tiptoe, others with their binoculars raised.

This time, it was finally the Corsair, as evidenced by the ship's distinctive and graceful bow and its incredible approaching speed. So the crowd really boiled, and everyone left behind the dignity of the superior and desperately squeezed forward. The port personnel who kept order were in a hurry for a while.

Morgan's boat was soon parked at his exclusive cruise ship dock, and ladders for embarking and disembarking were set up. But Morgan did not disembark from the ship, nor did he even show up, and when the hatch opened, the person who appeared on deck was not Morgan, but a sailor with a microphone in his hand.

"Mr. Morgan invited Mr. Andy Koster, Mr. Roy Koster, Mr. Bill Schroeder, and Mr. Edward D'Arcy to be the first to come aboard. Others, please wait. The sailor stood on the high deck and said condescendingly.

"Please give way, please give way!" The stocky Bill Schroeder struggled out of the crowd and hurried to the ladders as if he were afraid that he would not be able to get on the ship full of hope if he slowed down. I dare say that when the Flood came and Noah's family boarded the ark, they were definitely not as eager as he was.

When several people were on board, the waiter took them to the cabin to rest and wait, and only one person at a time went to the parlor to meet Morgan.

The first to be summoned by Morgan was Andy Coste, the owner of a large trust and investment company that, like most trust and investment companies, was heavily indebted and could not get a bailout of the money. And his company has debts or debts from many other companies, so if his company fails, it will definitely bring a series of ripple effects.

"Mr. Koster, please be seated." Morgan gestured to Andy Coster to sit down, "I've studied your company's situation carefully. I have to say, the situation is not optimistic, and if you don't raise $30 million by the day after tomorrow, which is next Monday, I think your company will be very difficult to sustain. ”

Morgan's straightforward language made Andy Coster uncomfortable, but he must admit that Morgan was not exaggerating.

"Yes, Mr. Morgan, I need help urgently." Andy Coster said.

"I can provide you with $30 million in financing." Morgan said.

Andy Coste's eyes lit up immediately: "Thank you, Mr. Morgan, you are really a benefactor of our family, I ......"

"Don't be busy, Andy, I think you know the rules. Financing comes at a price. Yes, a mortgage is required. Morgan said coldly, "I can provide you with financing, but the interest rate is 15 percent a year, and the term of the loan is uncertain." Mr. Coster, you know what that means, right? ”

Andy Coste, who runs a trust and investment company, naturally knows the 15% annual interest rate and what the so-called "indefinite loan term" means. The annual interest rate of 15 percent is more than twice that of a general loan, and under normal circumstances, a business simply cannot make so much profit to repay such an interest rate; "Indefinite loan term" means that Morgan only needs to give him one day's notice before the loan is repaid, and he can ask him to repay all the loans immediately at any time. In other words, from now on, Morgan can bankrupt him at any time if he wants.

"Also, I know that you have a large debt in the Indiana Silver Mine, a sizable stake in Hammerson Shipping, and a vast majority stake in an iron ore mine near Detroit. I'm interested in these assets. If you're willing to sell me these things in a package, I'm willing to give you a discount of three million dollars. To be honest, in normal times, these assets can be sold for at least 20 million, but you also know that now, your things, 1 million may not be able to find a buyer. Of course, if you can make it until next Monday, then when Mr. Scrooge MacDonald returns, he may be able to offer you a little more than my price. But I don't think it's more than four million at most. Okay, Andy, I don't want to force you, you can go to the next room and think about it. I'll get back to me later. Morgan continued.

"Thank you, Mr. Morgan, I do need to think about it." Andy Coster stood up and said.

"The lounge is on the right, just open that door." Morgan said with a warm smile on his face.

Andy Coster walked towards the lounge, and just as he was about to push open the door, Morgan's voice came from behind him: "Ah, I forgot to tell you, Andy, I only have about $80 million in money this time......"

……

Andy Coster stepped off the ship with heavy steps. He completely surrendered to Morgan, knowing that he had to choose between being exploited by Morgan and going bankrupt. Although Morgan, a black-hearted guy, wants a lot, but at least, after accepting Morgan's "help", he can continue to live, although he is no longer a multimillionaire, but he is still a rich man with nearly one million assets.

And when he stepped off the ship, he saw a large crowd of people staring at him with envy, and he knew that there were still a large number of people waiting, begging to be exploited without a chance.

Sure enough, after a group of four local men disembarked, two more got aboard, and soon they disembarked from the ship, and then the pirate put away the staircase, and the sailor told everyone: "Mr. Morgan told me to tell you that he had only raised $80,000,000 for the time being, and now the money has been lent." Don't wait here any longer...... But Mr. Morgan has given me good news to all of you, and that is that yesterday he contacted Mr. Scrooge MacDonald, who had just arrived in Caen, by wireless telegraph, and had an in-depth and frank exchange of views with Mr. MacDonald on the present situation, and reached a broad consensus on many important issues. Both Mr. Morgan and Mr. MacDonald believe that today's crisis is abnormal. Intervention is therefore needed. Both Mr. Morgan and Mr. MacDonald believe that only a concerted effort could save the situation. Therefore, Mr. MacDonald will cease his activities in Europe and immediately return by ship to work with Mr. Morgan to save the crisis of the American economy. ”

"Hooray!" Someone shouted.

"When will Mr. MacDonald come back?" Someone asked loudly.

"If the qiē is normal, it should be around Monday of the following week." The sailor replied. R1058