Although there is the support of Rockefeller, although the market is also very supportive, it is really not too easy to build a car factory. So it wasn't until September 1879 that Morgan and their car factory began producing their cars. If it were a normal car factory, it would definitely be necessary to avoid McDonald's production line now. Normally, they should have produced a sedan similar to their speed racing car first. But Morgan's factory first produced trucks and passenger cars in general, almost directly for MacDonald's product line. It's just that the price is much cheaper than MacDonald's car. Of course, sports cars are also produced, but they are quite expensive.

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"'Disruptors of the automotive market'?" Looking at the newspaper report in front of him, Scrooge showed a thoughtful look, "It seems that everyone is still not optimistic about the prospects of Morgan's car factory." In this case, how much money can Morgan put into this business? ”

"Morgan has put in a lot of money." Rockefeller said, "The Central Park Research Center has at least a million dollars, and the car races and related publicity have probably cost nearly 100,000 yuan, and then the car factory, although it is not large, has to cost more than 100,000 yuan, so there are 120 to 1.3 million yuan." The cost of their cars must be much higher than ours, but the price is much lower than ours, and the current selling price should not make much money. In this way, if we fight back immediately, Morgan's more than one million will be completely lost. That's a big loss. ”

"That's it, the damage is limited, and Morgan can withstand it completely. It's not shocking enough. Scrooge shook his head and said.

"However, I think that if the damage caused to them is too great, they will not give up. I'm afraid it won't end well. Rockefeller said.

"Nothing bad to end with." "The Morgans are fewer than we are, and in a sense, much more vulnerable than we are," Scrooge said. If the struggle really gets fierce, they will definitely be the first to want to compromise. However, Morgan may not be willing to invest too much money in the car industry. At least until the business can really make him see the prospect of making money. Therefore, not only do we not reduce the price now, but we even have to find a reason to increase it again. So that Morgan's 'General Motors' can also see higher profit margins. ”

"But what reason do we use to raise prices? Besides, wouldn't Morgan see through the danger in doing so? I don't think such a simple scam can hide an old fox like Morgan. Dorothea asked her own questions.

"The reason is simple," said Scrooge, "that you and Carroll are in conflict, aren't they?" You go to court and sue Carroll for a majority stake in MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company, MacDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company, and a portion of MacDonald Steel, as my first heir. Then let Frank take your side. Naturally, Carol won't offer you steel at a good price. Thereupon...... As for believing it or not, I suspect that Morgan may be skeptical, but as I have said before, the Morgan consortium is not Morgan's consortium alone, and Morgan does not have complete control. When the prospect of making money is obvious, even when it seems obvious, they may not be able to bear it. Besides, isn't what financial capitalists like and are best at the most is to make money in 'playing dumb'? Their nature is hard to suppress. Even if they know it's a trap, most of them will jump down and eat the bait first. As for the future, there will naturally be even more stupid people who will pounce into the pit and step on the heads of these fools, and they will be able to jump out of this trap. I'm sure they're going to make this car company a listed company on the stock market soon. ”

"You have a point." Carol hesitated a little and said, "It's just that in this way, we may not really be able to trap Morgan." Morgan has always been sharp, but I'm afraid that by the time we close the net, this guy will have slipped out a long time ago. ”

Scrooge smiled and was about to answer, but Catherine spoke first: "Carol, what's the problem?" Our goal wasn't to swallow Morgan's consortium in the first place, just to teach the guys who wanted to beat us up a lesson. As long as they fall into this pit, whether they are surnamed Morgan or whatever, they are all beating our minds, and they will be taught the same lessons. ”

However, Carol clearly disagrees with his wife: "Of course it's different. Killing or wounding a brown bear is a much greater deterrent than killing even a hundred or a thousand rabbits. In my opinion, it is better to lose Morgan a million than to lose 10 million to the fools who follow the trap. ”

"This time it's not the same as usual." "Under normal circumstances, we have to have a harbinger of a massive counterattack for them to jump out," Scrooge said. But now it's different, now we're going to make him collapse, all we have to do is declare that I'm awake. ”

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If you were to stop a random person on the street in the United States and ask him what was the biggest and most popular news story at the end of 1879. Nine out of ten people will sue you for a lawsuit against Scrooge MacDonald's wife and his brother to gain control over more conglomerates.

It was also the most expensive lawsuit in U.S. history, and both sides hired an incredibly large team of lawyers to get a better verdict. According to news reports, Carroll has a team of more than 400 lawyers, and Dorothea's team of lawyers is more than 500. It is estimated that the lawsuit could cost close to $1 million in legal fees alone. The amount of wealth involved in the trial of this case could be more than half a billion dollars.

Choosing a judge for this civil case is extremely difficult. This is because the judge must not only be able to accept both parties at the same time, but also have enough qualifications and prestige to make a decision that everyone considers fair. Although common law judges are more often closer to referees in the arena, they do not have as much power as civil law judges. But the fairness of the referee is still very, very decisive, and if you don't believe it, just ask the Spaniards, Italians, and the cosmic powers.

It took more than a month just to select a suitable judge who would be acceptable to both sides. It is said that over the course of a month or so, all the senior judges in the United States have been selected. All the judges know that this is an opportunity, a rare opportunity to climb up. Think about it, in a high-profile courtroom, making a decision that determines the direction of such a large amount of money, and even the entire American economy, can make yourself famous in history no matter what. What's more, this can also allow you to show your face in public, and if you look good, maybe you will have the opportunity to become the new darling of the judicial circles and finally enter the Supreme Court. Don't say, being the presiding judge, even if it's a miscellaneous person, it's not bad.

The entire American press has gone crazy about it. Countless reporters have left behind the news they were investigating to do interviews about the big news. However, neither of them was given the opportunity to interview the client directly, and neither of them appeared in any media. But this is normal, according to a lawyer from a team of lawyers who did not make it to this lawsuit, because in any case, the MacDonald family is not necessarily a glorious thing to split for money, and it is easy to be disgusted to rush to say something in the media at this time.

Since the parties involved cannot be interviewed, other important members of the MacDonald consortium, such as the Rockefeller brothers and Clarke, have also become targets of media reporters, but these people will not give any interviews either. So the rest of the people at Duck Castle, including the cleaners who do the cleaning, the gardeners who do the gardening, the security guards who watch the door, the servants who buy the groceries, anyone who has anything to do with the Duck Castle and MacDonald has become a target for reporters anyway. It's just that the servants of Duck Fort are also silent.

But it's not hard for journalists, like in the joke of the famous Mr. President and a book that is either good or bad or unapprovable, that journalists can always find the excitement of their audience. They can also interview business associates with whom MacDonald had done business, neighbors of the MacDonald family, and friends of Mr. Scrooge outside the business world. So much so that even Mr. Maxwell could not avoid being interviewed by reporters.

Mr. Maxwell said he was saddened that something like this had happened to the MacDonald family. He said: 'I can't understand why, when Mr. MacDonald still has hope of waking up, they don't work together to find a way to wake Mr. Macdonald, but they are doing this for money.' To be honest, seeing this scene, I am very glad that I don't have that much money. Money is a good thing, and without it, many scientific research projects cannot be carried out. But...... Alas, I don't even know what I said, I didn't say anything I shouldn't have said, did I? Catherine (Maxwell's wife) told me not to talk nonsense, but ...... I wish Mr. MacDonald would wake up as much as he could. —(New York Daily Tribune)

But apart from Maxwell, there was really no one else who would like to express an opinion on the matter. And Mr. Maxwell hasn't been interviewed since that one. However, journalists will not be lonely, because there are still a large number of legal professionals and economic experts who are willing to be interviewed to increase their popularity by the way.