"The purpose of our operation is simply to get a safe chance to retreat. A lot of information that is easy to mislead is also released by ourselves. So in such a situation, some employees have wavered, which is understandable. Scrooge said.

Dorothea was surprised to hear Scrooge's reasonable statement, but she didn't say anything, just glanced at Scrooge in surprise.

"Within our family, of course, we must talk about loyalty, unity, and dedication. Because the interests of our big group and the interests of everyone are aligned. We have only group interests, no individual interests! But when it comes to dealing with peripheral personnel, we can't make such high demands. We are using their abilities, and for their requirements, ability comes first. As for loyalty, we didn't fully trust them anyway, we just had to keep an eye on them and don't let them have a chance to be disloyal. As for this time, the disloyalty of many of them was actually misled by us, and our practice will always be exposed in the future. So, now we treat those employees who have made mistakes because of our misdirection, and we should understand. Otherwise, it would be too unkind. Scrooge glanced at Dorothea, and then said something he didn't necessarily believe himself.

"But you can't go completely unpunished for those who swing, right? Isn't it unfair to those who remain faithful even in the face of hardship? Catherine said.

Catherine knew that her cousin had made a mistake, and although he was not entirely to blame for the mistake, it was not enough to stand up for it, and to be disloyal was to be disloyal. One qiē will be remembered in the hearts of all people. It would not be a good thing if there was no punishment for his mistake now, even for David himself.

"You're right, Catherine." "After that, our consortium will temporarily stop expanding, or even shrink somewhat," Scrooge said. As a result, we already have some slots that are redundant. Those who are wavering need to give up the most critical positions, such as David, and we don't want to move him now, as he will have to take a long vacation once we start a full-scale counterattack. To be more clear, he will never have such a good position in the consortium in the future. I even think that instead of being demoted, it is better to simply let him go home and retire. Of course, if he wants to work in other consortia, it is not impossible, but that must be five years later. to ensure that our interests are not betrayed. Catherine, what do you think of this? I think this cousin of yours has earned enough money to spend the rest of his life. Katherine, I hope you understand that I understand the mistakes that David made, but understanding is understanding, and punishment is necessary. ”

During the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he received correspondence between his courtiers and Yuan Shao. Some of his subordinates mentioned that according to the letter, these Erwuzai who dared to collude with the enemy were arrested and beheaded. But Cao Cao said to people, when Yuan Shao called, I was so scared that I wanted to surrender, not to mention the people below? So not only did he forbid anyone to see the letters, but he also had them burned at once. Later generations also admired Cao Cao's measurements.

However, the situation facing Scrooge today is very different from Cao Cao's. Cao Cao was already a victor when he pardoned those traitors. But Scrooge is not yet. If Cao Cao had discovered the betrayal of his subordinates before the Battle of Guandu, I am afraid he would not have been so generous. Magnanimity requires qualifications, and that qualification is to be a victor. Only the victors are entitled to magnanimity. Scrooge was not a victor yet, and he knew that even if his plan was completely successful, he would not be a victor, and at most he would only repel the enemy and make them dare not attack him for a short time, thus gaining a stable growth space for his consortium. It's just a knockback, not a defeat.

"I understand." Catherine nodded and said, she also understood that such a punishment was inevitable, and even in the current situation, it was already very lenient, and she could not ask for more. In fact, even if she were put in Scrooge's position, the decisions she made would not have been more magnanimous than Scrooge's.

"When our counterattack begins, I'll inform my uncle and ask him to grounded David for five years." Catherine said.

……

After a few days of observation, Morgan finally got into action. And as soon as their actions began, they immediately set off a wave of turmoil in the capital market.

"Which of the most important and fundamental industries of the MacDonald consortium is?" Morgan asked his allies.

"Is it the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company? The company MacDonald started out with. Banker Gauguin said.

"I think it's McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceuticals, that's the real cash cow." Another banker shook his head.

"There are two units of the real core." Morgan said, "One is the University of Cleveland, especially the University of Cleveland's Big Room. It was the driving force behind the expansion of the MacDonald consortium. The other core is McDonald Ventures.

Compared to other companies owned by MacDonald, MacDonald Ventures seems to be inconspicuous. Yes, compared to other companies under the MacDonald consortium, MacDonald Ventures is very inconspicuous. In addition to being unique in terms of technology investment, in other aspects, it is very average. But in the MacDonald consortium, its position is very important, because the financing of the companies under the Macdonald consortium has to be realized through it. Scrooge61 MacDonald's talent in finance is not outstanding, so his bank is relatively conservative and basically never participates in the ups and downs of financial games. Because it's also easy for people to ignore its existence. But it plays a very important role as a link between the flow of money between MacDonald's major businesses. And thanks to a series of successful investments in new technologies, although MacDonald's venture capital performance is very average or even clumsy in the traditional aspect, his returns have been good. It can also be among the best among banks.

However, things are different now. Scrooge is dead, and the king of tech investment is dead. What else will McDonald Ventures do besides tech investment? Therefore, it has now become the weakest link in the entire MacDonald consortium, and this link is so important that once this link is lost, the entire capital chain of the McDonald consortium will be broken. So if we're going to do it, we're going to do it to McDonald Ventures. ”

……

The blow to McDonald Ventures began with public opinion, starting with Morgan's economic media downgrading McDonald's credit rating, directly downgrading it from the highest AAA rating to BBB. The reason is that although MacDonald Ventures has a normal credit history, its operating status and profitability have been affected by the fact that Mr. MacDonald 61 has been unconscious, including Scrooge's 61 MacDonald's coma, and the rumored outbreak of internal contradictions within the MacDonald consortium. So its prospects are very uncertain, and the future is very uncertain.

Then, using this as an excuse, some banks began to adjust their business dealings with McDonald Ventures. They began to raise the rate at which they lent money to MacDonald Ventures, and imposed other restrictions on the flow of money. This, in turn, has further contributed to the operational difficulties of MacDonald Ventures.

At this time, various rumors about the internal contradictions of the MacDonald family were also flying everywhere, and although the Macdonald family did some weak and powerless refutation of the rumors, this practice only contributed to the spread of rumors. Now in addition to the decline in credit ratings, other banks are excluded. Depositors at MacDonald Ventures are starting to waver.

……

"In the past month, venture capital banks have lost five percent of their depositors. Moreover, we have already obtained evidence that some banks have used unfair means to induce our depositors to transfer their funds to their banks. At the family meeting, Dorothea first briefed all the attendees on the latest developments.

"Good, Morgan is finally getting started. Our goals are finally on the forefront. Now it's time for us to strike back. Scrooge said.

"We've been waiting for this day for a long time. Scrooge, tell me what we should do! Carroll said.

"Like Morgan, let's start with public opinion." Scrooge said, "The situation of the Assassins and their allies is now very clear. The Assassins were mainly from the Dupont family and received help from Stanford. So, we first attacked them and made a big shocking story, and then we spread rumors in the media about their connection to the assassination and that Morgan was really behind it. Based on Morgan's expression during this period of time, I believe that this statement should be recognized by most people. ”

"But how do we deal with Morgan? We are no match for him in those financial means. Carroll said.

"Why should we play finance with Morgan? Isn't that looking for death? Scrooge shook his head and said, "Morgan's biggest advantage is finance, and we can't play long with short." What is our biggest advantage over him? ”

"Where?" Dorothea asked.

"Fame and violence, of course. Since the crackdown on Occupy Wall Street, Morgan's reputation has been rotten. So we say that he was behind the assassination, and there will be many people who are willing to believe it. Besides, as a grieving wife who has lost her husband, isn't it normal to do something out of the ordinary when facing the real culprit behind the murder of her husband? ”