The model proposed by Scrooge was not what Joshua expected, and it was not the best way for Joshua to work together. Because in this way, although the family can certainly make money in North America, but doing so also means that it is impossible for the family to really establish its own power in North America through this cooperation - to rebuild the bank belonging to the Rothschild family. Failing that, the family would have made a lot of money in North America at best, but that's all. What's more, Joshua himself is unlikely to have risen to a higher position in the family by rebuilding the family's bank in North America.

But for the family, Scrooge's construction is very attractive. Because just as the financial forces in North America do not want to see the power of the Rothschilds appear on Wall Street. The Rothschilds were equally reluctant to see other powers enter their sphere of influence. Scrooge's suggestion that all financing activities except technology ventures be carried out through the banks of the Rothschild family is tantamount to showing that he has no intention of entering the European financial markets and competing with the Rothschilds.

If this were the case, the family would not necessarily agree, because today, Europe is in a position to export capital, and although the financial markets in Europe are much larger than those in North America, the financial markets in Europe are already very crowded, and the remaining space is quite limited. Even if the MacDonald's bank were to squeeze in, the space he could squeeze in would be quite limited, and most of the space would not have been occupied by the Rothschilds. North America, on the other hand, has much more space, and with the strength of the Rothschilds, as long as they successfully return to North America, the benefits they can obtain, both in the short term and in the long term, are much greater than the benefits that the Rothschilds can gain if Scrooge does not enter the European financial world.

However, Scrooge's transfer of most of the MacDonald's financial activities in Europe to Rothschild's agent also meant that the family could take advantage of the MacDonald's industrial advantage to make more money and get a larger share in Europe. Although the family has a great advantage in the European financial community, it is not without rivals. But it was much easier to expand with Scrooge in Europe than in North America. Moreover, because of the technological superiority of the MacDonalds, it will not be difficult for their industrial part to enter Europe, almost 100% will make money, and will make more and more money. At least, in Joshua's view, it was only a matter of time before France's steel, electrical, and fertilizer and pesticide markets fell under Scrooge's control. In this process, if you can represent the MacDonald family's financing activities in Europe, it can bring a lot of profits to the family, and such profits are almost risk-free. Although the term of the plan proposed by Scrooge is only two years, Joshua believes that after two years of cooperation, the interests of the European part of the MacDonald consortium and the Rothschilds will be more and more closely entangled. Under normal circumstances, such cooperation creates inertia, making it very possible to continue cooperation with Rothschild in the economic activities of the European part of the MacDonald consortium. And Macdonald's steel, electrical, and agricultural prospects are very promising in Europe, or at least in France, so this is a very attractive deal. Although from Joshua's point of view, he didn't like the idea, but how the family would choose was not something he could control.

Joshua and his wife stayed at Duck Fort for the night and left the next morning after breakfast. In the afternoon, Scrooge received information that Joshua had sent a messenger and took the ship back to Europe. It was common to use the family's dedicated messenger to communicate in the past. But since the advent of transatlantic wireless telegraphy, few have used such inefficient methods.

"Well, this Joshua, more or less, still has a little sense of secrecy." After hearing the news, Scrooge said.

"What's the use, anyway, the leaked secrets have already been leaked. Unfortunately, on the European continent, the cable telegraph is still more common. And we can't safely intercept their cable cables in large quantities. Otherwise, we wouldn't need to work with them to get information at all. Dorothea sat down beside her, shoving a pine nut into her mouth with regret.

The so-called Joshua was confidential, which means that Joshua already knew to defend against the code being deciphered by others. Obviously, the message he sent back was Scrooge's new yì. This point, Scrooge, who provided the telegraph service, must have guessed. On the premise that the content is known, if you see the message again, it is naturally possible to take this opportunity to see through the secret words on it. However, what he didn't expect was that even if he didn't have such an opportunity, relying on the accumulation of a large number of jù and various permutations and combinations of mathematical games, the code they were proud of would have been deciphered long ago.

"The cost advantage of wireless telegraphy over wired telegraphy is too obvious. So in less than two years, I'm sure, there will be wireless telegraphy everywhere in Europe. Although on the European continent, because of the ease of relaying, it is impossible to have all the telegraphs that we send through them, but by that time it will be much easier to intercept their communications. By that time......" said Scrooge, as he walked over and snatched a handful of pine nuts from the plate in front of Dorothea.

"I knew you didn't have a good idea of agreeing with Joshua for a two-year term...... Alas, how did you catch so much to go? Take half of it and come back ......."

……

"Mr. Morgan, Joshua Rothschild went to Swan Castle, stayed there for the night, and then went back to New York, and then that afternoon he sent a messenger from Europe. The messenger was aboard the passenger ship 'Golden Rose'. As far as we know, he bought the ticket at a high price from a passenger who had already bought it. That is, this messenger was sent temporarily. A man in a black suit reported to Morgan.

"Good, you're doing a good job. You're going to have your people keep an eye on this guy and don't let go of any of his moves. Morgan took the Havana cigar out of his mouth and said to the man in black.

"I understand." The man in black replied.

"Hmm." Morgan nodded approvingly, then waved his right hand with the thick cigar in his pocket, signaling for the man in black to leave. The man in black bowed to him, then turned around and walked out softly like a cat.

Half-lying on the sofa, Morgan took another puff on his cigar and then said to himself:

"How old is the use of messengers? Why is this being used? Not long ago in France it was said that they had a little conflict, and Joshua must have dealt with it. In the end, what was the result that required him to convey the message in such a way? Well, apparently, they negotiated a certain result, which was so complicated that if it had been sent by telegram, it would have had the password that the family had been using would have been cracked by Scrooge, who knew the contents of the protocol. That's why such primitive means are used. Moreover, judging by the slow use of such a method of communication, they should be close to reaching some kind of agreement between them. There is no danger of direct conflict - what a pity! Morgan sighed.

"What's the pity?" A voice came from the side. Morgan didn't have to look up to know that it was his wife, Mimi, who was speaking.

"Nothing. It's just a business thing. Well, maybe I need to go to Scrooge to find out. Morgan replied casually. He knew that his wife was not interested in any of this.

"Honey, how did you get here?" Morgan asked......

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"Grandpa, what do I think of this mention of the Macdonalds?" Witt looked at the old man and said, "I think this mention is very interesting, but the pros and cons of it cannot be judged all at once. I need to do more research to make a judgment. ”

"Witte, prudence is an advantage, as is the importance of data analysis. However, you have to remember that one kind of mistake is to sink in the sea of information, and get confused by all kinds of information, and end up not being able to make the right judgment. Strategic issues, and more importantly, the analysis of the conflict between basic objectives, as well as the most basic balance of power. The old man stared into Werther's eyes and said.

"I think I still have to think about it." Witt replied.

"Okay, I'll give you another hour, and you go to the next room and think about it. Then come back and give me an answer. The old man said.

……

An hour later, Werther was standing in front of his grandfather again.

"How's it going, have you thought about it?"

"I didn't think about it completely, I only thought of a little thing." Witt replied.

"Speak up and listen."

"Grandpa, it's clear that Mr. MacDonald doesn't really want to stop us from returning to the United States. Because even in the United States, his position in the financial industry is not too high. It can be said that in the United States, Mr. MacDonald is the undisputed boss and the undisputed monopolist in almost every business in which he is involved. There is only one exception, and that is finance. The MacDonald's venture bank is also a very strong bank, but its strength is almost entirely due to Mr. MacDonald's understanding of science and technology, and the fact that he will invest in promising technologies. As for investment in general, as long as it is not within the scope of MacDonald's own advantageous industries, its table is very average. Even if we return to North America, it will be difficult to pose any threat to them. So, the willingness of the MacDonald consortium to stop us is not high. More often than not, they just don't want to offend others for working with us.

But through our cooperation with him for about two years, we can naturally strengthen our understanding of North America. In this way, we will not miss this round of money-making opportunities, and in the future, whatever decision we make, it will be better than if we made a decision now. And in Europe, cooperation with MacDonald can also bring us a lot of benefits, and what we can do in Europe is not something that the MacDonald consortium can prepare for in two years. So, in two years' time, their dependence on us will probably be even higher. Therefore, I tend to support this mentions. Of course, the details of the agreement need to be further refined. ”