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Volume 3: The aftermath of the European trip to the Minas oil field in the South Seas

The next day, Morgan really came to the door with a big guy like him, saying that he was busy and busy, saying that he was not busy or busy, and many times it was him who said a word, and naturally someone did it, so as the representative of the financial side of the American mission, he was still quite "idle".

"Oh, little Andy is so likable." Morgan hugged Andy and smiled. One-year-old Andy opened his hand to pluck Morgan's beard, and was amused and waved excitedly.

Situ Nan watched this scene happily, his son's pink smiling face and dark smart eyes made him full of love.

"Father's responsibilities are always very heavy, and I have to admire Rockefeller in this regard, and the little Rockefeller was strictly controlled by his son when he was a child." Morgan said.

Although Morgan is still the emperor of Wall Street, it is no longer the time for his old son Mao Morgan to cover the sky with one hand. In addition to the growing alliance of the William Consortium and the Mellon Consortium, the rapid development of the Rockefeller Consortium in the financial industry poses a threat to the Morgan Consortium.

"I think they still envy you. Now that Morgan & Co. is a creditor all over the world, I think old Mr. Morgan would be proud of you if he were still around. Old Mr. Morgan is a very respectable man! ”

Situ Nan said sincerely.

Despite the death of the emperor of Wall Street, he left behind a dynasty, which is not something that the average person can inherit, but Morgan Jr. did it, and did it well.

Compared with the old Morgan, who is eloquent and more talented, little Morgan is more tolerant and can treat Paul equally? Vogberg and other partners, so the Morgan consortium has become more inclusive in his hands, more able to attract a group of followers on Wall Street, and Robles Securities has often kept pace with Morgan in recent years.

"Thank you."

Morgan smiled confidently, swung hard, knocked the ball away, and landed on the grass in the distance.

After playing golf, Situ Nan took out the Russian egg he had just gotten and showed it to Morgan.

"This Fabergé egg is said to have flowed from the Romanov royal family. I spent $50,000 from a Russian aristocrat, look! Situ Nan said proudly.

"The treasure of the Romanov royal family? That's great! How about transferring it to me? I'll give $100,000! Morgan held it in his hand and couldn't put it down.

"That's not going to work!" Situ Nan shook his head and said with a smile: "But exchange it for the porcelain you collected!" ”

"What a cunning! All right! As you wish! Morgan laughed.

"But the situation in Russia is worrying, the Bolsheviks are getting stronger and stronger, and they have gained a foothold. Now even the unions in the United States are not reassuring! ”

Morgan frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "So we can't suppress Germany too much, and we have to pay careful attention to Germany." If Europe is dyed red, then the United States is not doing well. ”

"But the French didn't think much of it, they just wanted to get back what they had lost from Germany. The British also have this mind, only our President Wilson is still obsessed with his own set of fourteen-point principles, and he doesn't know that he has been tricked. Situ Nan said disdainfully.

"People are professors, so they are always a little idealistic. It is normal to want to build an institution for the maintenance of world peace! Morgan laughed.

The White House is the White House, and Wall Street is Wall Street, each with its own set of rules. For Wall Street and most members of the U.S. mission, their main task at the Paris Peace Conference was to sign a treaty with Germany and get their hands on the benefits. But the one in the White House thinks otherwise, and he dreams of establishing an institution for world peace, the League of Nations, and such idealism naturally seems ridiculous to bankers like Morgan and politicians in Washington. After all, businessmen are the most realistic people.

"By the way, what do you think of the Shandong issue in China? Don't you think that the White House has made too many concessions and made the Japanese more and more arrogant? Situ Nan suddenly asked again.

"Asia is not our focus. However, the Japanese are indeed a little arrogant and have robbed us of our interests in China, and I don't like them! ”

Morgan said, suddenly turned around, glanced at Situ Nan meaningfully, and said with a smile: "You! Like Jacob, there are so many worries in my heart! ”

Situ Nan was silent, and was not annoyed by Morgan's central affairs, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Yes, Jacob? Mr. Schiff is indeed a respectable man. ”

"It's a pity that I can't be as free and brave as Mr. Schiff, so I can only make small moves on the sly." Situ Nan added another sentence in his heart.

"By the way, I recently heard that Wells Fargo has made a lot of moves and opened many branches in the west. And Robles Securities' performance on the Chicago futures market is eye-catching! Morgan abruptly shifted the conversation to the United States.

This made Situ Nan feel relieved, and he smiled: "Hehe." The banking industry in the United States is not very good, and we have made a small effort to consolidate it to reduce disorderly competition, which is not as rich as the Morgan Firm. ”

Could it be that the expansion of William's consortium caused Morgan's displeasure? Probably not, the William consortium has not done anything on Wall Street, and the size of Robles Securities is not yet a threat to Morgan Firm.

Situ Nan said in his heart.

"Huh. It's not a small move! But you and your partner are really good, those hands are beautiful! Morgan smiled faintly and looked at Situ Nan with appreciation.

He vaguely saw a little figure of his Lao Tzu Morgan from Situ Nan: a keen sense of smell, fast movements, and daring to take risks! At the beginning, Morgan & Co. was crazy about speculating in gold during the American Civil War to grow rapidly, which is similar to Situ Nan's crazy speculation in the U.S. stock market in 1914, so Morgan, who has always had a father's worship complex, has a good impression of Situ Nan.

"I've heard that Occidental oil companies are doing well in Venezuela, and I think we should cooperate with the opportunity." Morgan said with a smile.

"Cooperation? Does JPMorgan & Co. want to invest in the oil industry? Situ Nan asked with some surprise, secretly paying attention to Morgan's expression.

"Morgan's focus is still on European banking, but investing in oil is a good choice. Now the price of oil in the United States has risen to $3 a barrel. Morgan smiled, and suddenly said something that made Situ Nan tremble, "I've always been quite optimistic about Occidental Petroleum Company." ”

"Oh, really?" Situ Nandao, although his expression was calm, he was a little nervous in his heart.

Could it be that Morgan wants to take a fancy to Occidental Petroleum and want to take a stake in Occidental Petroleum Corporation? Situ Nan thought to himself. He secretly made up his mind to reject Morgan's "good intentions" no matter what.

It's a pity that Morgan didn't make that excessive request in the end, he just glanced at Situ Nan, almost thinking of Situ Nan's thoughts.

"It's just a pity that it can't be used." Morgan sighed inwardly and said, "Yes." I have an oil company, if you have any good projects, don't forget to work with us! Of course, if you have any good development plans, you can also come to Morgan & Co., and we welcome you at any time, Stoney. ”

Partnering with Morgan?

This guy said as if it was true, and his eyes didn't look like a fake.

Situ Nan was a little resistant in his heart, but he kept a warm smile on his face, thinking that it might be that his company was too profitable, and Morgan wanted to get a piece of the pie, so there was no malice for the time being.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan had an idea, and said enthusiastically: "Speaking of oil projects, I really have one, but unfortunately the funds are not abundant, so there has been little progress, if you can join in, it would be the best." ”

"Oh? Sounds good!" Morgan was interested, but he didn't expect to get a response from Situ Nan.

"East Indies. We have discovered a number of oil fields there, which should be as large as Mexico's, but we have limited capabilities and lack a strong partner. Mobil Oil has agreed to our action, I wonder if Mr. Morgan wants to try it? ”

Situ Nan looked at Morgan with a smile. I thought to myself, "Since you want to enter the oil industry, now is a chance for you to see if you can take it." As for wanting to take a stake in Occidental Petroleum, then it is exempt.

Although the oil industry is not the main business of the Morgan consortium, the Morgan consortium does have a large oil and gas company under the Morgan consortium, but unfortunately it does not have the strong support of the Morgan consortium, and there is no golden finger like Situ Nan, so it has been suppressed by Mobil Oil in the east and has not been able to develop into a big oligarchy like Western Petroleum.

"Okay!" Morgan replied briskly.

After Morgan left, Situ Nan recalled today's conversation from the beginning and found that cooperating with Morgan in the development of Nanyang oil had no bad impact on Occidental Petroleum Company and the Williams consortium, and it was worth paying a small price to bring in a powerful ally to deal with the Anglo-Dutch oil conglomerate?????

In Indonesia, there is a small fishing port called Dumai in the Riau province in central Sumatra, which is only 170 nautical miles away from Singapore across the strait.

There is a long stretch of marshland along the Strait of Malacca near Dumai, which is remote and inhabited, except for the undeveloped marshland, surrounded by a dense primeval forest, which obscures the sky and the sun, and people often do not return to it. It was a dangerous place, but it did not stop the enthusiastic Chinese laborers, who were Chinese to settle here as early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, ploughing the fields and fishing for a living, and carving out a small home with their sweat and blood.

In the vastness of Nanyang, this is just an inconspicuous microcosm of the development of Nanyang by Chinese immigrants. But since a year ago, the port of Dumai suddenly became lively, with large ships often docking, unloading large quantities of supplies at a time, and hundreds of confused Chinese peasants. They were told that the land had been bought, and that they were going to open up land for cultivation and grow pepper, flax and other crops.

At the same time, they were told that in three years, the land would be divided among them in the future, and that each of them would be ten acres. The thirst for land led to the great enthusiasm of these able-bodied peasants, who manipulated all sorts of machines to cut down trees and turn primeval forests into farms and logging factories. Gradually, the number of people living in the community increased, and the farms began to become villages and even towns again, and Dumai began to be lively.

On this day, a ferry slowly approached from Singapore across the Straits of Malacca, and a stern-faced man walked on board. He was dressed in a suit and a gentleman's hat, flanked by several tough guards, not only yellow-skinned Asians but also whites.

He is Yao Hongmin, the person in charge of the Nanyang distribution of the Nanyang Foundation, and the person in charge of the Nanyang branch of the Meihua Company.

The U.S. Chinese Company has taken ownership of this piece of land, and it will be an independent kingdom.

Seeing that Dumai, which was still reckless last year, has now become a lively town, Yao Hongmin felt a little emotional. "It's been a year, and I finally see hope for success. ”

Yes. Yao Hongmin received a telegram from the United States that American oil companies will officially enter the Minas region in the near future to develop local oil. According to the Nanyang Foundation, more than 20,000 Chinese workers will be involved in the construction of oil fields and become workers in oil companies in the next few years. In addition, more than 5,600,000 Chinese workers will be involved in the construction of the port and city of Dumai.

Standing at the bow of the ship, he said to himself: "This is the homeland opened up by the Chinese, we are here, we will not go again." ”

A few cars, rare in the South Seas, sped through the dense forest, a forest road leading to the Minas marshes, which had just been carved out by Chinese workers on the farm.

Yao Hongmin looked out from time to time, excitedly looking at the road carved out by manpower from the dense forest, although there were some bumps, but the mood was excited.

"Haoran, tell me about the specific situation, are you ready?" Yao Hongmin withdrew his gaze and asked a young man next to him.

I saw that there was a scar on the young man's face, which looked a little fierce, and his grim eyes were like wolves walking in the forest.

This young man's name is Zhang Haoran, one of the elite internal security personnel brought by He Wenxiu from the United States, and he is also one of the members of the Nanyang Foundation.

Zhang Haoran was trained by Zhang Dongliang, the iron-blooded leader of the internal guard, and he was bloodthirsty and aggressive, and the scars on his face were left from the battlefield on the Mexican border.

Zhang Haoran was deeply influenced by the nationalism of the Nanyang Foundation and was a fervent nationalist. Less than a year after his arrival in Dumai, he had cleared out a large area of farms, expanded the fishing port, and had several thousand Chinese migrant workers and hundreds of highly trained militants.

Dumai was in the middle of nowhere, so no one noticed that such a pack of wolves was hiding in the dense forest, let alone that they had cleared all the natives around the Minas swamp who were unfriendly to Chinese immigrants.

In addition to Dumai, Sumatra and Borneo, which are not under the control of the Dutch and Indian governments, the Nanyang Foundation has built a large number of farms and immigrated Chinese farmers in many places.

The Qiē that happened in Dumai is just a small microcosm of the vast East Indies.

Getting back to the point, Zhang Haoran said in an excited tone: "Mr. Yao, we have already built the road to the Minas area, and we have also built our camp in the nearby woodland, and now there are 100 people training in secret, and 300 more will be stationed next month."

This will be our territory, and no workers from outside will be allowed to enter, so outsiders won't know that we have a base here. This area of the indigenous people has been quietly cleaned up by us, so now we are under control, both de jure and de facto. Just wait for the immigration ship of the American Chinese company. ”

Zhang Haoran licked his lips after speaking, because the more immigrants he had, the more people he could choose from them to join his troops.

"Hmm. Well done! Yao Hongmin nodded, "There has been news from the United States, next month the joint venture between Occidental Petroleum and Gulf Oil will send people over to officially develop the oil here, and you can all hang the name of the oil company's security team at that time." Do a good job, the era of great development belonging to Dumai and Minas is coming. ”

Yao Hongmin said excitedly. After a long period of preparation and countless investments, some projects have gradually come to fruition.

"However, you must pay attention to the management of the workers, and do not let the unscrupulous people among them affect our plans." Yao Hongmin reminded again.

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