In October 1911, the first oil from the Arras oil fields was transported to the Port of Anchorage via a newly laid oil pipeline. This was a few months later than Greystone had predicted. This is mainly due to the fact that the oil pipeline is dragging its feet. The concept of oil pipelines was first proposed by the University of Cleveland laboratory, and then Standard Oil built the world's first oil pipeline with a small length to the port of Constanta in the Romanian oil field. The operation of this pipeline was not bad, and later the Germans developed their own oil pipeline technology based on their own technology, plus some technology purchased from the standard. And in some projects undertaken by German companies, there have been some practices.

However, these experiences are all from warm regions, and it is normal for some new technical problems to arise in the alpine regions. So, this delay is normal.

However, this delay has caused some unpleasant consequences in the capital market, first of all, a large number of projects are approaching their own delivery time, and there is a problem at this time, which naturally causes a lot of turmoil. Fortunately, some big capital has not yet had time to complete the divestment, so this problem did not cause any major problems. However, a small amount of turbulence can be very good, that is, it makes the flow of money less conspicuous. This is more conducive to the quiet withdrawal of large capital from the market.

In November 1911, the first 50,000-ton oil tanker arrived at the port of Hamburg, Germany, and the German Emperor Wilhelm II personally went to the port of Hamburg to meet the huge ship. Emperor Wilhelm II has attached great importance to oil over the years, and in fact, His Majesty the Emperor has contributed a lot to the completion of this plan.

With the arrival of Alaskan oil, many stocks associated with Alaskan oil have started a new round of rally in London's capital market.

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Anthony Lawrence received a new order from the United States to start selling a series of stocks related to steel, shipbuilding, etc. Ever since Catherine Lawrence married Carroll, the third-class family of England has been tied to the MacDonalds' chariot. Of course, they did it voluntarily, and if someone asked them to come down, they would definitely have to fight this guy hard. Later, after the second generation of the MacDonald family grew up, he married the Lawrence family again, of course, several really important people in the second generation of the Macdonald family, such as Gladstone and Donald, did not marry foreign wives, only Mary MacDonald, who was excluded from the heir circle early because of his poor performance, married to England and married Anthony, the head of the Lawrence family's generation.

Anthony was pleased with the marriage, although, like all Americans, Mary Lawrence was not the kind of exemplary Fair Lady. First of all, just a generation of optimized selection and selection, but it didn't make her look beautiful or anything, in terms of appearance, although Mary MacDonald is still beautiful, but it's just beautiful. Etiquette or something, it's even more general. Her mother, Dorothea, found that the status of women in the MacDonald family could be as high as they could be high, and that they could wield considerable power, so she didn't pay much attention to the so-called ladylike training, and was full of hope that she could fill the gap of Shangdena, until she found that Mary's talent was really very ordinary, and she had no hope of this at all, so she began to cultivate in this area. But Dorothea herself was not very good at this, and Scrooge couldn't count on it. Not to mention women's etiquette or something, it is a man's, in the early years, he still remembered a little, but over the years, as he became richer and richer, these etiquettes and other things were forgotten by him.

"If my actions are not in accordance with etiquette, it must be a mistake in etiquette." Well, Scrooge is such an attitude now. As for Catherine, firstly she was not in good health, and secondly, this kind of thing could not trouble her, so Dorothea found some etiquette teachers for Mary to teach her. But because the time is short, these things can't be internalized into habits at all. So in the eyes of some British aristocrats, Mary's etiquette was still obviously lacking.

However, unlike when Carol was in England, now in the British aristocratic circle, whether it is a lady or a lady, a gentleman or a young master, no one will say that Mary is uneducated, just like Scrooge said, the behavior of the superior is naturally etiquette.

If you don't have enough status, then you can only be like Zengzi, when you are dying, you have to change your own mat, then you can be called understanding etiquette and education. But if you have a high enough status, you just talk to people and put your hand into the crotch of your pants to tickle, which is also called celebrity demeanor. Today, the MacDonalds are one of the richest families in the world, just like the Rothschilds famously said, "When a gold coin clangs, a bad word comes to an abrupt end." Now Mary's back. Jing is no longer something that ordinary little aristocrats can criticize casually.

In Anthony's view, there are two very good things about Mary. First of all, she is from the MacDonald family, and when she marries herself, her position in the family becomes extremely stable. Secondly, Mary herself is quite proficient in economics, (although in the MacDonald family, she is considered to lack talent, but compared to the average aristocratic lady, Mary's economic level and ability to deal with complex economic problems are not ordinarily strong, after all, ordinary noble ladies are only cultivated as vases.) Even among investors, it's good, although not top-notch. Therefore, Mary, who married into the Lawrence family, is to a large extent the overseer of the MacDonald consortium in Britain. However, since ancient times, when sending a supervising army or something, there will be a dilemma: reliable people don't know how to do it, and those who know how to do it may not be reliable. Mary, by contrast, is knowledgeable and reliable.

Anthony knew that if the interests of the Lawrence family were not in line with those of the MacDonalds, this Miss Mary would most likely be firmly on her mother's side. Because a young lady from the MacDonald family could not have known something like this:

"The bourgeoisie has destroyed all feudal, patriarchal and pastoral relations where it has gained domination. It ruthlessly severed the feudal fetters that bound people to their natural superiority, and it made it impossible for people to have any other connection with each other than naked interests, except for the ruthless "cash transaction". It drowns the sacred onset of religious piety, chivalric zeal, and the sadness of the burghers in the icy waters of self-interested intentions. It transforms human dignity into exchange value, replacing countless concessions and self-earned freedoms with a conscienceless freedom of trade. All in all, it replaces exploitation masked by religious and political fantasies with open, shameless, direct, and explicit exploitation.

The bourgeoisie has erased the sacred aura of all professions that have always been revered and revered. It turned doctors, lawyers, clergy, poets, and scholars into wage laborers that it paid for.

The bourgeoisie has torn off the veil of warmth and affection that has shrouded family relations and turned them into purely pecuniary relations. ”

This young lady naturally knows that her status in her in-laws' family, and even her status in this world, is not determined by her husband, parents-in-law, concubines and her feelings, but by the economic power she represents, and more specifically, the amount of money she can use.

However, Anthony is not upset about this, in fact, having someone in the Lawrence family who can make the MacDonald family very trustworthy is definitely a good thing for the Lawrence family. Because for the foreseeable future, the Lawrence family's best interest is to tie themselves and the Macdonald family as tightly as possible.

"Mary, this kind of operation won't cause much damage to Britain, right?" Anthony asked.

"No, this time our target is mainly domestic." Mary replied. She knew that Anthony was not asking this out of patriotism or anything else, but was simply thinking about whether it would damage the reputation of the Lawrence family, because in many cases, a good reputation is wealth in itself. As agents of the MacDonald family in England, their good reputation is, in a sense, MacDonald's wealth.

But Mary's answer made Anthony a little worried, so he was silent for a while and asked, "So the MacDonald family plans to sell so much property in Europe, do they want to withdraw from Europe?" ”

Mary hesitated for a moment on this question, she knew that the family judged that the war in Europe was about to begin, and the assets on the European continent would become dangerous. So the MacDonalds are indeed preparing to gradually transfer their assets on the European continent back to the United States. But this kind of strategic judgment cannot be divulged casually, even for allies like the Lawrence family. Mary replied: "We judge that this round of prosperity is about to reach its peak, and it may not be long before a new crisis breaks out." This round of crisis is likely to be centered on the United States and Germany. Anthony, you know that the world is like a big pond, whenever the economy comes, just like when summer comes, there will be a lot of small fish and shrimp growing in the pond, and then when the cold winter of the crisis comes, those bigger fish, in order to survive, must eat other fish and shrimp as soon as possible, make themselves fat, so as to survive the harsh winter of the crisis. We estimate that this crisis will be quite serious, at this time, our funds are not big fish on the European continent, in order to avoid being eaten, of course we have to consider withdrawing them first, which will also help us eat small fish and shrimp in the United States. However, because Britain has a large colony, it will most likely be in relatively good shape in a crisis. So, you should also note that we have no plans to withdraw much capital from the UK. ”

Anthony listened, thought about it carefully, and then said, "My dear, then do you think our family can go to the United States to make some investments?" ”

"Of course it's fine." Mary replied, "But you have to get the timing right, and now is not a good time to invest, either in the United States or in continental Europe." ”