"John, I haven't seen you in a while." Scrooge said, holding Rockefeller's hand.

"You're busy with money, and you're busy with ...... Hehe, why don't you introduce me to this lovely young lady? Rockefeller also said to Scrooge.

"Dorothea, this is my old friend, John? Rockefeller. Scrooge said to Dorothea, "John grew up with me, well, he's still my teacher." The bookkeeping I taught you the other day was all taught to me by John. Then he said to Rockefeller, "This is my fiancée, Dorothea?" Odd, she's Mississippi, and her brother is a good friend of mine. ”

"Mr. Rockefeller, it's a pleasure to meet you." Dorothea greeted Rockefeller politely.

"Ah, you can just call me John like Scrooge." Rockefeller said.

"You can just call me Dorothea." Dorothea said.

Rockefeller then introduced Dorothea to his wife, Laura. Unlike the MacDonalds, Rockefeller did not turn his wife's back on his wife when he chose his wife. What do you ask for? So Laura is really from a pure civilian background. In contrast, maybe Anna will be quite sad. However, Scrooge felt that if he was in Rockefeller's position, he would not necessarily have any claims about his wife's origins. The first reason here is that there are many Rockefeller brothers, and there is no need to rely on the management ability of the wife family or even the wife. The second is that Rockefeller was involved in a much smaller range of industries than Scrooge. Unlike Scrooge, he greedily stretched out his tentacles to any business that could make a lot of money when he had only one brother. The stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and there are fewer and fewer reliable people in the bag who can take charge of themselves.

Even Rockefeller's wife, Laura, was not badly educated, and she finished middle school authentically, well, in fact, she was a classmate of Rockefeller. But Rockefeller didn't need her to work hard for her own business, as long as she could have a good husband and children.

Laura was not a talkative person, and after only a few words with them, she turned away and went to prepare lunch for them. This was also a deliberate attempt to leave room for Scrooge and Rockefeller to talk about something. Laura knew, of course, that Scrooge had come to her door more than just to hang out.

As is custom, Laura should have taken Dorothea aside. However, Rockefeller told her that the women of the MacDonald family should not be seen as ordinary women, "You can think of them as men who can have children." That's what Rockefeller said to Laura at the time. However, this was addressed to Catherine. But Laura looked at the current Miss Dorothea, and as long as there was something related to business in the previous conversation, she seemed to be extraordinarily focused. There is no doubt that this is another pregnant man with the characteristics of the MacDonald family. So when she left, she didn't take Dorothea away in the name of taking her around.

"John, I know your refinery has been doing a lot lately." Scrooge said.

"Compared to your business, it's only a small deal." Rockefeller hastened to say. Few people know Scrooge better than Rockefeller. Rockefeller started with Scrooge, and few people knew Scrooge's various methods better than him. But the more he learned, the more Rockefeller was in awe of him. When it came to business, Scrooge almost never made a big mistake. The judgments he makes, especially those that have been made for a long time, never fail. It was terrible, but this man was a merciful and greedy man, who was not only proficient in the most upright methods, but also in the evil schemes, and extremely decisive in his actions. Now that Scrooge came to the door and mentioned his refinery as soon as he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

This question made him happy and a little worried. Happily, Scrooge took the initiative to mention this project, which means that the future of this project is absolutely promising. But what worries him is that once Scrooge joins this industry, how much more can he leave for himself in this industry?

"My business is not as good as it used to be." "The war is over, and the revenues of the infantry weapons company have dropped significantly," Scrooge said. Although I have tried my best to expand into the European and other countries, and although I have already introduced smokeless rifles and breech-loading rifled guns to the market, the recent profits of these companies will certainly not be too high. The demand for medicines has also dropped dramatically, and of course they are still making money. But the outlook is not so good anymore. But the oil industry will have a bright future. I expect that there will be a big storm in this industry soon. But after the turmoil, there will be a new boom. ”

"A storm?" Rockefeller asked.

"What can oil be used for?" Scrooge asked.

"Kerosene can be refined for lighting, and the lubricating oil of the lubricator can be refined to replace those expensive whale oils." Rockefeller replied.

"You're right." "But if oil is only used for a small purpose, do you know how many wells and how many refineries there are in the United States today?" In terms of capacity alone, the production capacity of petroleum products used for lighting and lubrication is now nearly saturated, and the production of those wells is much more than the market volume. So a massive knockout tournament is about to begin. I know you've found a good chemist, so the kerosene and lube you make are of good quality. Coupled with the cost advantage of scale, you will definitely have the last laugh in this knockout round. Then you can take advantage of the opportunity to control the entire refining market, and by the way, you can also take advantage of the bankruptcy of those oil wells to get valuable oil wells in your hands. Then rely on the whole chain from mining to production to monopolize this industry. So I said, your factory prospects are very good. ”

"But the market, as you said, is very limited. Even if it is completely monopolized, how much profit can it have? Compared to the new projects in your hands, such as transoceanic communications, Scrooge, they are not worth mentioning at all. Rockefeller said.

Rockefeller didn't say this out of modesty, and to be honest, he didn't want to see Scrooge's power infiltrate the field. As Scrooge said earlier, he had similar calculations. As long as he seizes the opportunity, he believes that in a few years, he will be able to completely control the oil industry. This industry is not big, but the money he earns is enough to make him a millionaire. But if Scrooge's elephant stormed the porcelain shop, it was hard to say how much he would be left with in the end.

"John, you are underestimating oil, and the greatest use of oil has not yet been exploited. Otherwise its market will be big and terrible, far beyond your imagination. Scrooge said.

"What is it really for?" Rockefeller said.

"Yes," Scrooge smiled, "we have already achieved a lot of results in the Dashi yàn room, and some of them can even be commercialized. It's just ......"

"It's just that you're still waiting for those oil companies to collapse before they come in?" Beads of sweat began to form on Rockefeller's forehead. In the previous plan for the oil industry, without Scrooge's involvement, Rockefeller was absolutely confident that he could take advantage of the crisis to sweep the entire market, but now, if it is really as Scrooge said, once Scrooge joins the battlefield, including him, he will definitely be swept away.

"yes, that's what I thought at first, but after you started investing in the business, I changed my mind." "Because if I continue to do that, I'm afraid we're going to have to fight each other in business." John, we are best friends and we care like brothers. I don't want that to happen. I don't think you want that to happen either. Because we are a family, a family that loves each other, there is no need to make trouble for a little money. Then I remembered the way you and I worked together in chemical and pharmaceutical companies. You own a portion of the preferred stock of this company, and this partnership benefits us all. ”

"Scrooge, you mean you also want to invest in my company and get a portion of the preferred stock?" Rockefeller said.

"I'm going to use technology as an investment to get a portion of the preferred stock." "You also know that if there are no surprises, you have enough money to sweep the entire oil industry." And I can use the money where it's more needed, like the real use of oil. ”

"Scrooge, can you tell me what the real use of oil is and how big is this market?" Rockefeller asked. They all know each other too well, so all the roundabout pantomime stuff is a waste of time. It's better to ask a straightforward question.

"As a new energy source, it's like coal." "Since oil can be burned, and the treated oil doesn't even leave any residue after burning, isn't it too much of a good fuel to be used just for lighting?" Since the energy density of oil is higher than that of coal, the same weight of fuel oil can make the steam engine do more work. If used on ocean-going vessels, the fuel tanks of the vessel can be significantly reduced, thereby increasing the payload or doubling the range of the vessel. This is a huge advantage. In addition, the use of heavy oil as fuel, the refueling of the fuel can be controlled by a valve, and there is no problem of cleaning the furnace, which will bring about a significant increase in maintenance simplicity and reliability. Therefore, I can say that once the heavy fuel oil steam engine, optimized for ships, is put on the market, it will not be long before you will no longer see coal-burning ships on the ocean. And that's just the beginning. Because the fractionated light oil is easy to ignite and burns without residue, we can even let it burn directly in the cylinder, omitting the process of burning the boiler, so that we can get some more powerful power engines with smaller volume and weight. This will bring about a revolution in the entire industry. John, now do you know how big this market is? ”

"This ...... This ......" Rockefeller's eyes widened and he looked at Scrooge, completely speechless in astonishment.

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