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"You're free tomorrow, right? I'll take you to meet an old friend, his name is Henry Clay Frick, if you want to invest in coal, you have to go to him, he is trying to sell his property, he just forgot to mention, Frick was once the coal king of Pittsburgh! Andrew said. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)

"Oh? Can you elaborate on that? Situ Nan became interested. I don't think it's good to express it just now, I guess this old man wouldn't mention this matter to himself so readily, let alone introduce the coal king Frick.

"It's normal for you not to know about Frick, if it's a local, when you think of Frick, people associate him with coal.

Hehe, I think that in the first place, he and I almost monopolized the entire coal business in Pittsburgh, what a wonderful time! ”

Andrew didn't forget to be self-absorbed. He then lamented: "But now I'm old too, and Flick has been retired for many years. Since falling out with Carnegie, Frick has left U.S. Steel for New York and New Jersey, rarely returning to Pittsburgh.

Recently, his health has been getting worse and worse, so he returned to Pittsburgh to retire, and a few days ago he sent someone to send news that he was going to sell his property, so I thought of you. ”

Andrew was a little embarrassed, thinking about how high-spirited he was when he cooperated with Frick in the coal business! The whole of Pittsburgh's coal is in their hands, and if they don't sell coal to Carnegie Steel, Carnegie Steel won't be able to work for a day!

So much so that Carnegie's proud guy had to buy his own and Frick's coal company at a high price. This made the Mellon family and Frick a lot of money, and Frick became the president of Carnegie Steel.

Investing in coal with Frick was one of Andrew's rare and wonderful deals in his life, and it was no worse for him than investing in Alcoa and Gulf Oil. Since then, the two have similar interests, not only in business cooperation, but also in personal relations have become good friends, often together in Europe for vacation, by the way to buy a lot of art.

Over the years, the Mellon family has had a smooth ride, but Frick was a bit unlucky, and his reputation plummeted after failing to suppress the strike of workers at Carnegie Steelworks, and he was scapegoated from Carnegie Steel.

After that, Frick left the sad place of Pittsburgh to resume his career in New York and New Jersey, and rarely returned to Pittsburgh. So the two don't see each other much.

Time flies so fast, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the once invincible coal king has become dying.

And I didn't have much heart to do business, so my interest shifted to politics.

Andrew was silently thinking about his thoughts, and the cigar burned by Aishang Novel Network unconsciously spilled over his fingers.

Situ Nan thought to himself that it really took a lot of patience to talk to Andrew, maybe the next second, this old man's thoughts would not know where to drift. I can't interrupt his train of thought casually, otherwise this old man will break out and hurt people.

At the same time, Situ Nan realized that this was a good opportunity, and there were unlimited business opportunities in it, so he had to be patient.

After a while, Andrew finally returned to his place.

"Sorry, distracted again!" Andrew laughed as he picked up his cigar and took a heavy puff, exhaling his chaotic thoughts out of his body along with the smoke.

"Huh. It's okay, your old man's focus is exactly what our juniors have to learn. Situ Nan patted his ass.

Andrew listened to it very usefully, and many people know that he loves to wander his mind.

"Then let's talk about it first." Andrew said.

"Good! Thank you so much for taking care of me. Situ Nan said sincerely.

With the strength of the Mellon family, there is nothing wrong with eating Frick's estate? Andrew actually has it for himself or finds someone else, but why is he cheaper? I am not related to the Mellon family, who is still because of Laura's relationship.

The peach and plum are self-explanatory. Situ Nan saw this very clearly.

Whoever is good to Situ Nan, Situ Nan treats him better, he is such a person.

It's not as exaggerated as the grace of a drop of water, but you have to learn to repay your kindness, even if others don't necessarily expect your return, but this mind can't be lost. Even if you don't give back to that person, you should give back to society.

Situ Nan was secretly grateful to the old man for his love, although it was likely that he did it for Laura's sake.

After talking about business, the next topic is much lighter. Basically Andrew said, Stuart Nan listened.

Although Andrew is usually taciturn, it does not mean that he is not eloquent, on the contrary, he is quick to think and get to the essence of things, especially because he is very knowledgeable and has a very profound explanation of business and politics.

The Mellon family is a family that rose to prominence with the industrial rise of the Pittsburgh area with the industrial rise of the northeastern United States, and Thomas Mellon, the founder of the Mellon family since the Gilded Age of the last century, has been active in the political and business circles of the United States.

By the end of the last century, the Mellon family had risen to a higher level of power, with industries such as banking, oil, aluminum, steel, coal, transportation, public transportation, and so on.

Like the rise of other large families, the trajectory of the Mellon family coincided with the development of American industry and commerce, and was also a microcosm of American industrial modernization.

What makes Situ Nan talk about it is that Andrew is also well aware of the situation of major families in the United States, and even the unknown scandals between some families cannot hide from him, and now these are explained to Situ Nan one by one.

Well, no wonder Andrew was so open in politics in the future? It turns out that he has a transparent heart, although he rarely shows it.

These experiences are all things that money can't buy, and they are of great help to Situ Nan to accumulate contacts, so he listens very carefully.

He knew that this was Andrew's overture, and this usually sunken and silent old man had begun to stop treating himself as an outsider.

Coming out of Andrew's study, Situ Nan was a little tired, he came back from Niaguala in the morning, and was caught by Andrew in the study in the afternoon, and he hadn't rested for a day.

When he returned to the room, Situ Nan saw Paul standing in front of his door, leaning against the wall, lighting a cigarette in his hand, staring out the window, as if thinking about something, and did not react to Situ Nan's arrival.

The focused expression made Situ Nan a little surprised, and Paul at this time gave Situ Nan the feeling of being quiet and calm, completely different from the boy who spoke lightly and behaved frivolously in the morning.

"Paul?" South Szeto Road.

"Hi, Stoney." Paul glanced back at Situ Nan, and a charming smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Looking for me?" Situ Nan asked.

"Hmm. I have something to say to you. Paul's expression immediately became stern again. He stared at Situ Nan's eyes and said, "Although we met for the first time and didn't know each other, what I want to tell you is that no matter what you have to do with the Mellon family's business, you must be good to Laura, you can't hurt her, and I won't let you go." Can you guarantee it? ”

Paul's narrowed eyes were as sharp as knives seeping into Situ Nan's eyes.

Feelings: This brother-in-law is here to warn himself! Situ Nan thought in his heart that he didn't care about Paul's threat, so he nodded and said, "Yes, I can guarantee it." ”

"Good!"

Paul nodded, the stern sù on his face faded instantly, and he regained his frivolous appearance, and he smiled: "It's late, I'll go first, and next time we have a chance to discuss coffee and wine, and all kinds of fun." ”

He whistled and turned away.

Looking at the background of his departure, Situ Nan smiled slightly: This guy is really interesting, maybe frivolity is just his disguise, right?

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