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The next day, Stuart met with Henry Clay Frick. (To read the latest chapters of this book, please visit the biquge.info of Wèn Aishang Novel Network)

"My friend, it's been a long time since you've come to see me!" Flick said to Andrew as soon as they met.

"Yes, we haven't seen each other in a long time. You guys don't come back very often after you leave Pittsburgh, and I can't find anyone even if I want to drink! ”

Andrew smiled and hugged Frick.

When we met again, Frick was much older than the last time, with silver hair, deep wrinkles, and many spots on it, and his eyes were no longer as shiny as they used to be, and they did not have the demeanor of the coal kings of Pittsburgh in the past.

Andrew felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

"This is the Stoney William you mentioned? Really young, quite a handsome young man. Frick laughs.

"Yes. He's a wonderful young man, even better than when we were younger. Well, I'm dating Laura. Andrew nodded lightly.

"Oh?" Frick was surprised, it was the first time he had heard Andrew have such a high opinion of others, no one knew better than Frick that although Andrew was usually a little silent and withdrawn, he was proud in his heart, let alone his most precious daughter.

"Hello, Stoney, I'm Henry Clay Frick." Frick stretched out his hand, his dry palm so light that it felt like a gust of wind was blowing the old man down.

"Mr. Frick, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard Andrew tell me about your deeds and I've always admired you. Situ Nan said respectfully.

"Huh! It's been a long time, and now I'm just a sick old man. Frick smiled, in a good mood.

The wrinkles on his face unfolded slightly, and there was a kind feeling.

"Sit in the house!" Flick ushered Situ and the others into the living room. Not to mention the luxurious decoration of the house, what impressed Situ Nan was that there were many paintings hanging on the wall, and there were works of various genres like a gallery, including many masterpieces.

Flick beckoned Andrew and Situ Nan to sit down and said, "Old man, I have recently obtained another painting, a very good collection, and I will show it to you later." ”

"Oh? Is it? I'm going to see it! Last time you took my favorite Miller's painting from me, I've always remembered it! Andrew said.

"Hell! Excuse me, you still owe me a Degas painting last time? Sue you, don't want to take a piece of paper from me. Frick immediately retorted, "Is that aggressive look like that's just getting old?"

"Why not? Don't you guy, you want to be a scoundrel, that painting is obviously my first fancy to it, who told you to be slow? Andrew wasn't to be outdone.

The two brothers had a similar smell, and when they were young, they often went to Paris together to see art exhibitions, but they often argued for a painting for a long time.

Not only them, but also other American tycoons of their time had the habit of collecting European art, and they often went to Europe for vacation, where they bought a lot of art, and now most of the large and small art galleries in the United States are private, and most of the works displayed in them are also from Europe.

At that time, Paris, France was the art center of Europe, and many people left fond memories in that romantic capital. It's not just the artwork that's appealing, it's also the romantic and beautiful French woman that men love, but it's just that people never know it.

The history of the United States as an independent country is not short, at least much longer than that of Germany and Italy, but the United States is a nation composed of immigrants, and has not had time to accumulate the precipitation behind it in the New World.

In short, young and rich. Most Americans' ancestors came to the United States from Europe, so culturally Americans have always longed for European culture, so collecting European art has become a major habit for many people, and such people abound.

I don't know if it's out of vanity or want to pass it on through the ages, but the wealthy in the United States generally build art galleries named after them, which display a large number of works of art that they collected during their lifetimes.

After the death of JP Morgan, Frick bought a large number of works of art from the Morgan family, including more than 200 pieces of Stuart Nan's favorite porcelain, which are now housed in the Frick Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue in New York.

Situ Nan sat on the sidelines and watched Andrew and Frick arguing like a child, and couldn't help but be a little funny, both of them were very old, and they were still chattering and bargaining over a little thing.

Maybe this is their unique friendship!

"I heard you want to invest in buying my coal company?"

It took a while for Flick and Andrew to end their quarrel.

Well, it's finally time to get down to business. Situ Nan thought to himself.

"Yes." Situ Nan said respectfully, waiting for Flick's next step.

Andrew sat quietly and silently, calmly watching the negotiation between the old and the young on the opposite side.

"I have to say that now is a good time to invest in coal, coal, steel, oil, will soon rise sharply. The New York grandchildren clamored all day long for the government to declare war, and they couldn't wait to get the order from the White House. ”

Frick said, taking a sip of milk from his cup.

His body could no longer withstand the ravages of alcohol, and was advised by the doctor to change to mild milk instead of alcoholic beverages. But when it comes to business, Flick becomes savvy, even though he's very old.

Situ Nan didn't refute and nodded.

In 1900, the United States produced 245 million tons of coal, the largest in the world, and in 1918 it produced 615 million tons. Production has been declining since then, rising to an all-time high of 624 million tonnes in 1947 and declining ever since, reaching only 380 million tonnes in 1960.

As can be seen from this number, World War I was actually the most glorious period of the American coal industry, and it was also a peak in the development of the American steel industry, with a large amount of coke consumed by steelmaking every year, accounting for 21% of the total coal consumption.

In 1916, 65% of the coal produced in the United States was used for power generation, and this proportion will continue to rise as the use of electricity becomes more and more widespread, and more than 80% of the coal in the United States after World War II is used for thermal power generation.

In other words, even if the status of coal declines due to the widespread use of oil in the future, it will still be an industry with unlimited potential.

The Alabachian Coalfield is the most important coalfield in the United States, and all the coal in the northeastern industrial area of the United States is supplied by the Alabachian Coalfield.

The states of Readingtaki, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, which are located in the Alabachian Mountains, are all important coal-producing states in the United States, with Pennsylvania having the most developed coal industry.

Its coalfields, centered in Pittsburgh and Cornellsville, are the most important producers of bituminous coal, closest to the northern steel industry, and Pittsburgh itself is an important steel producing region in the United States.

In particular, the anthracite fields in eastern Pennsylvania, centered on Scranton, are now the largest producer of anthracite coal in the United States, and are also the main base of the American steel industry.

Last year, in 1916, the output of this coalfield was close to 80 million tons, and in the following 1917 and 1918, Situ Nan knew with his toes that the output of this super coalfield would definitely exceed 100 million tons.

Guben Coal is the largest coal company in the region, controlling 10% of U.S. coal production and 18% of high-quality coal. Winning this company would be equivalent to a significant share of American energy for decades to come.

This is how Situ Nan is not moved.

The target of the talks was Frick's 30 percent stake in Guben Energy, the fourth-largest coal company in the United States. In addition, Frick owns 10% of Peabody Energy, the largest energy company in the United States, and although he has rarely been in the limelight in recent years, his position in the coal industry is still unmatched.

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