Morgan was silent for a moment, then raised his head, stared into Scrooge's eyes and asked, "Scrooge, do you really think that you can take care of all the business by yourself?" ”

"How is this possible?" "If I really wanted to do that," Scrooge said, "I would be the enemy of all businessmen." No matter how good I am, it is not a wise choice to be the enemy of so many people at the same time. This time, if it weren't for my luck, I'm afraid it would have been over. It may not be so lucky next time. ”

At this point, Scrooge smiled at Morgan as if he wanted to say something, and continued, "Mr. Morgan, you know, of all the American tycoons, the security force around me is the strongest. It's not my boast, it's an indisputable fact, right? But before this attack, my security system was not alerted. This is not normal. It is difficult to do this by relying on the remnants of the DuPont family, coupled with an outrageous figure like Xiang Stanford. ”

Speaking of this, Scrooge stared at Morgan's eyes tightly, and Morgan's face turned a little pale. Morgan said, "Scrooge, I'...... We ......"

"Ah, my friend." Scrooge burst out laughing, "I never doubted that you and your friends would be directly involved in such a thing. Because we are all wise people. It's too risky to do so. Moreover, the risks are your own, but the benefits are everyone's. It's stupid to do something like this. If I were you, I wouldn't be directly involved in such a thing. You're right? Of course, if there are really fools who want to do this, I will be happy to see it, and I will even inadvertently indulge them, guide them, do something to do something, help them distract from Scrooge's gluttonous glutton, because then the risk is much smaller, and once successful, I can easily get the maximum benefit. ”

"Scrooge, you're thinking a little too much." Morgan had calmed down by this time.

"Oh, Mr. Morgan, maybe I'm really overthinking it." Scrooge said with a gentle smile, "But if it were you, wouldn't you think that way when it was my position?" We have to be honest with each other, because it's so hard for us to deceive each other. It's better to save some effort. ”

"But you've tricked me like a fool this time." Morgan said with a wry smile.

"That's the exception." Scrooge said.

"If I continue to expand, then there will be more than one person who will shoot me with a black gun. In the course of the development of the MacDonalds, we no longer know how many DuPont and Stanford have been crushed. For example, if I take advantage of your losses now and launch an attack on the territory you control, I may be able to make some money again. But the next time someone wants to assassinate me, your participation may be much greater. I may not be able to get through it. And my successor has not yet grown up, and I don't have enough candidates around me to support the family in my absence. I can't take such a risk. So, the rapid expansion of the MacDonald consortium must come to an end. At least until my successor grows up. I would even ask the consortium to shrink a little bit, and list some of the companies that need to expand now, so that they can become public companies, and of course, I think you should understand what this means by "publicness". I mean, those who participate can make money with it, but I won't give up lightly. It's like how you control the power under your banner. This is the case in the automotive industry, for example.

When I first promoted the automotive industry, I didn't foresee such a situation. Now that the expansion of these industries has begun, it is not possible to stop, so it can only be dealt with by means such as guò. Anyway, the upstream and downstream of the automotive industry are controlled in my hands, and I can also continue to gain benefits from other industries. Speaking of which, you have relied on a small amount of money over the years, and your practice of controlling your huge power has also given me a lot of inspiration. Scrooge said quite sincerely.

"I admit that if it hadn't been for this blow. I can do a lot when your consortium stops expanding, or even turns contracting. Morgan also said frankly, "But now, my appeal has been affected to a certain extent." Although, my leadership position has not been shaken, because for the time being, there is no one to replace me. But if I ever try to organize an operation against your consortium, the terrified bunch won't be able to follow me. But dare I say that you don't want to, or even dare to enter the financial industry on a large scale right now, do you? So, at least for the time being, it seems that we can stop fighting. ”

Although he was ruthlessly put on the table by Scrooge, Morgan's heart was by no means completely resentful. Even, if there is a lamp god or something popping up in front of him now, claiming to help him fulfill three wishes. I'm afraid that Morgan will say his first wish without even thinking about it: "Let Scrooge die quickly!" But, in a sense, like Scrooge, he was loyal to those who had real interests. Those who like or hate, righteous or evil, are meaningless to them. In a sense, they are all "supermen" praised by Nietzsche through the mouth of Zalastura, loyal to the "land" (i.e., the reality of reality) rather than to the "sky" (the self-deception of various afterlifes). Therefore, the little things left over from human beings, what love and hate, and what face, are insignificant at all.

"Yes, at least while you're still alive, I wouldn't dare do that. But you and I both have a big advantage and a big weakness - we don't have supplies. This reduces the danger of struggle within the family, but also increases our own danger. And how our heirs will be is still very uncertain. You know, in history, there are many examples of fathers who are great heroes and sons who are stupid. Ah, you're worse off than I am at this point. I have a son, a nephew, and a niece. There may be more in the future. It is a little more likely that a strong person will grow from within. And you? You only have one son. Who knows what this son will grow up to be in the future? Will they be able to keep this wealth, or will they lose their lives because of it? You know, after the death of Alexander the Great, what happened to his widow. Scrooge said a little harshly. Although the historical Morgan's son later grew up to be a great vampire king, that son was born to Morgan and his later wife. Morgan's first wife, Mimi, should have died of lung disease long ago, according to the original history. However, the current son was born by Mimi. And because the mother's health is not good, the child is also congenitally deficient, and his physical condition has not been good.

"So I have a long-term vision for the future." Scrooge said.

"What thoughts?" Morgan asked. This is also a question that has always plagued him.

"It's like we need to be invisible behind the scenes more often than not. Economically, the same is true. Scrooge said to Morgan, "Think about how perfect our system of government is. Whether it's a president, a senator, or a congressman, we're all the first to elect. It's all our generation. Rational people. Their political and economic decisions are actually influenced or controlled by us. They are responsible for the bad things that offend people, the suppression of the workers, the civil wars, the wars, and so on. Any political move is a balance and distribution of interests. There is no policy that does not offend people. The anger of the ignorant human beings is directed at the president, or the governor, or something like that. And when something really goes wrong, we will go through guò democratic elections, change the party, change the generation. Handle people and everything will be fine. What a perfect design. Why don't we do the same economically? You know, wealth causes envy and jealousy everywhere. So, it needs to be hidden. Hide behind the scenes, stop staying under the spotlight of the stage, and hide behind the stage like a real director, but control all the words and actions of the actors. The fools who watch the play point at the actors and judge their tastes, but they always forget that there is a director hidden behind this qiē. A good hunter always has to hide himself. ”

"What do you mean...... Do you plan to use a complex portfolio of holdings to turn companies that were clearly owned by MacDonald into larger, but seemingly more diversified, publicly traded companies? Morgan sniffed a business opportunity in Scrooge's description.

"Yes." Scrooge replied.

"For example, MacDonald Steel, the original equity composition is very clear, that is, the MacDonald family occupies 80% of the share, and the absolute advantage of the control, and in the future, it will become 10% of the MacDonald family, and the other companies controlled by the MacDonald family are 5 percent, that 8 percent, and finally add up to 80 percent? And the so-called McDonald family controls the business heads, the MacDonald family is 10 percent, and then the other MacDonald consortium controls the business a total of 70 percent, adding up to 80 percent, and then the cycle continues? Morgan asked?

"It's about the same, but 80 percent is too much, and controlling more than 51 percent is enough. Mr. Morgan, look at how you do this, so that you and I can really disappear from the stage. Scrooge asked.