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At a press conference convened by the government, Scrooge made an exciting speech. In this speech, Scrooge spoke highly of the great significance of the Pacific Railroad and its promising prospects. and announced that he and a number of other people of prestige and status in the business world would take over the railroad and ensure that it would be completed smoothly.

With the introduction of the federal government's "plan to rectify the Union Pacific Railroad" and a series of tycoons came forward to endorse it, the Union Pacific Railroad stock price rebounded dramatically, even past the price before the storm. Public opinion generally believes that such a phenomenon is mainly due to Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald is the chairman of the company, and his previously unbeatable investment track record has given everyone confidence in his choice.

The New York Times even said of Scrooge: "In terms of economics alone, Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald's influence even surpassed that of President Lincoln. Let's imagine that if President Lincoln had been speaking at this meeting, the market would probably not have had such a good response. On the economic front, Mr. MacDonald was the invincible Alexander the Great. At least in his field, his prestige is unparalleled. ”

Such boasting made Scrooge very proud. When Anna read these to him, he even said without concealment: "Alexander, a short-lived ghost gay, is a hairy man, and it is almost the same to say that I am the Augustus of the economic world!" ”

Just as Augustus did not immediately rush to expand after taking Rome, but gradually straightened out the power structure within Rome, Scrooge also adjusted the structure of the entire company after taking over the Union Pacific Railroad, replacing some joint positions with people he considered capable or reliable.

By this time, Scrooge's steel plant had completed its trial run and was officially put into production. The first products to come out of the sacrament were steel rails and steel studs supplied to the Union Pacific Railroad. Thanks to the latest technology, Scrooge's steel mills could use so-called "inferior iron ore" that other companies could not use, which greatly reduced the cost of its raw materials, and combined with the benefits of mass production itself, the price of Scrooge's rails was one-eighth lower than what the world could generally offer. In fact, if Scrooge had been willing, he could have even reduced the price of the rails to half of the original price, and assured that he would still make a profit at such a price. However, such a price is enough for now. Because it is impossible for any other steel company to come up with such a price, giving such a price, for them, means that even a penny of profit is gone.

At present, there are not many steel enterprises in the United States, and the total output is still quite limited, and at this time, completely defeating those small steel enterprises will cause much less social turmoil. Now, for example, because of the rapid expansion of Scrooge's steel enterprises, which brought down those steel mills, the workers would not be massively unemployed, and they would soon be hired by Scrooge's new steel plant. Even the process of defeating them can be much gentle.

And once Scrooge had formed a monopoly in the industry, then the other things associated with it, such as iron ore, such as coke, would have been deprived of their profits because of the unequal trading position, because MacDonald was the only buyer left. No one's iron ore or coke will be sold for a price. This situation is very similar to that faced by the Mongols in later generations. Mongolia has a small population of only 3 million people, but it is rich in mineral reserves. Among them, there are more than 2o tons of copper ore reserves, 34oo tons of gold reserves, 30000000 million tons of coal ore reserves, 800 million barrels of oil reserves, 200000000 million tons of iron ore reserves, 28oo00 tons of fluorite deposit reserves, 200 million tons of phosphate rock reserves, 240,000 tons of molybdenum ore reserves, 60,000 tons of zinc ore reserves, and 7ooo tons of silver ore reserves. According to the general idea, just by selling these resources, it should be enough for 3oo Mongols to live a life of reaching the country. But in fact, until Scrooge's crossing, Mongolia was one of the poorest countries in the world per capita. Why is that?

In fact, the reason is very simple, because Mongolia is in a poor position, it is a country with 6 countries and only two neighbors. One is the woolly bear that is an exporter of its own resources, and the other is a rabbit country that is harmless to humans and animals. Naturally, the woolly bear does not need to buy resources from Mongolia, so Mongolia's resources can only be sold to the rabbit country. In this case, don't tell the rabbits how much this thing costs a ton in the international market, you have the ability to ship the thing out and sell it to others. Under international law, the rabbits are obligated to allow your trade party to cross the border, but, you know, the railroad thing is constantly overhauled, the road? The roads get stuck in traffic, and you'll have to pay a toll. The toll along the way is paid, and your things are not much more expensive than those in the international market, and the rabbit is your surname! Therefore, even Mongolian gold cannot be sold for gold.

In the same way, with only one sole buyer, the best and best way for the owner of the mine to protect his interests is to convert what he has into equity and join the McDonald system as soon as possible, or simply sell the mine and pull it down.

However, this operation has only just begun, and it is difficult for ordinary people to notice. And because of the problem of transportation, the regionality of the economy is still obvious. For example, Scrooge's price will not have any effect on the guys in the west for the time being. However, as the railroad seems to be extended, this influence will continue to extend, and it can even be said that in the future, wherever there is a railway, there will be no steel enterprises that do not belong to MacDonald, and there will be no iron ore mines that are not affiliated with MacDonald.

But that's another story, and there's a more urgent matter to keep Scrooge busy.

Two days earlier, Carroll had sent a letter to Scrooge informing him that he and his fiancée, as well as a group of professors he had recruited for Scrooge's University of Cleveland, including Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, would return to the United States on a large sail-sail steam-hybrid paddle steamer, the Atlantic Pearl.

The letter put two major events in front of Scrooge.

The first thing was the opening of the University of Cleveland, and the second was Kroll's wedding. These two major events are related to the great cause of the MacDonald family, and they are absolutely sloppy.

The first thing is that Scrooge has prepared well, the construction of the school building has been basically completed, and although the Dashi yàn room has not yet been completed, it is already world-class just counting the part that has been completed. As for recruitment, the recruitment process was also launched, but because of the impact of the war, a large number of young people joined the army. So there is still a little bit of a gap between the first batch of students and the European students that the professors are used to. However, Scrooge felt that this was not a big problem, and the situation could always improve gradually. Moreover, how many of those professors really regard teaching students as more important than papers?

As for the second matter, it goes without saying that it is important. What is the biggest problem with the MacDonald family right now? Many people will point out that the MacDonalds are too few people. In the entire family, there are only two people who can take on the heavy responsibility. Compared to the rapid expansion of the MacDonald family, such a family is too small. Therefore, marriage is a very important thing for this family.

The family is very particular about what kind of marriage partner the family chooses, and for a tyrannical family like the MacDonald family, it is not necessarily a good thing to marry the daughter of a family with too high status and too much family influence. Because the MacDonald family is small in number and understaffed, it must be necessary to borrow the manpower of the wife family in many cases. If the wife clan itself is too strong, then it is not unthinkable that there will be a noisy thing.

In the same way, it is unthinkable to marry a girl who has no background (harmony) at all. Such a girl, even if her own su zhì is good, it is difficult to guarantee the su zhì of her relatives. It is likely that not only will it not help, but sometimes it will become a burden. Therefore, the little nobleman Lawrence Knight, who has been serving brokers to higher nobles, is a good choice for their family. They don't really have much of their own business, which makes it impossible for them to get into any trouble, and they have always assisted the queen and the prince to help them deal with business problems, which makes them both have a certain ability to deal with economic affairs, and they also have a certain amount of connections. Carol chose Catherine, and not just because Catherine was cute, empathetic, and able to cause Carol's body to secrete certain chemicals. In contrast, it turned out that when the MacDonald family had not yet arrived, the daughter of the forester that Carroll knew, although she was also very cute, was definitely not suitable as the marriage partner of the MacDonald family.

"Miss Catherine was of noble birth and well-informed, but her family did not give her a stage to display her talents. Only with us will she be truly valued. So her loyalty to the family is no problem. However, the strength of her family is far from that of the MacDonalds, which is likely to make her feel a little inferior. Anna, what kind of expression do you think a noble woman will have when she feels inferior? On the wide sand of the lounge, Scrooge asked as he held the half-naked Anna in his arms, gently biting Anna's earlobe with his little tiger teeth.

"Ah......" Anna's face flushed and her voice trembled a little, but she replied anyway, "She, she may be very sensitive to etiquette, and she may be a little ......harsh with her servants, ah...... Mr. MacDonald, take it lightly......"