Although both McDonald Jr. and Morgan Jr. politely and courteously said that Jacob Schiff could go to dinner if he hadn't eaten yet, and they could wait for him. But at this time, how dare Jacob Schiff keep them waiting, as long as he still has brains? After all, the current issue for the MacDonald Consortium and the Morgan Consortium is not a question of life and death, nor is it a question of whether they can make money, or even whether they make more or less money. For the McDonald and Morgan consorts, the question now is simply whether they look good or not. But for Jacob Schiff, the situation is quite different, and it is a question of whether he too will be washed and plucked and put on a plate to become a horrific dinner for the MacDonald and Morgan syndicates. At this time, any delay is fatal.

So Jacob Schiff immediately said, "I've already had dinner, and I don't dare to keep Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Morgan waiting." I thought it would be better for me to go and see the two gentlemen at once. ”

A few minutes later, Jacob Schiff met Greystone and little Morgan in a small living room.

"Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Morgan, thank you for taking the time to meet me at this time." Although Jacob Schiff was the elder of Greystone and Morgan Jr. in terms of age, he was very respectful at this time.

"Uncle Schiff, sit down first." Little Morgan spoke first, speaking of which, Schiff, who is also a Wall Street banker, has dealt with the Morgan family a lot of times, and the two of them have naturally been familiar with each other for a long time.

Jacob Schiff sat down in his chair, leaned forward, his hands flat on the table, and stared at the two men in front of him, like prisoners waiting to be sentenced.

"Mr. Schiff, I don't want to say anything superfluous. Everyone knows why we're here now. So we don't have to talk nonsense anymore. "You know for sure that if we were willing, you would not only lose the tens of millions of dollars you've invested in this incident, but also face a crisis of confidence." For financiers, the crisis of confidence is the biggest crisis, and you will naturally know what the consequences will be. ”

At this point, Greystone paused and looked at Jacob Schiff, observing his reaction.

Jacob Schiff's face grimened, and he seemed to want to say something, but just opened his mouth a little, and immediately closed it.

"Uncle Schiff, after all, you and my father have worked together for many years, and they are old friends." Little Morgan spoke, "I can fully understand what you have done before, and what you did in order to make more money was the right thing. But now, you know that even with all that has happened, we still have good intentions for you, otherwise we wouldn't be here to talk about these things. But, Uncle Schiff, you also understand that any kindness should not be one-sided, and must be reciprocated in order to be effective. To put it more plainly, Uncle Schiff, if we were to make you our collaborator now, you must not ask us to reduce our profits or even incur losses for this. What are your thoughts on this? ”

After saying this, little Morgan also looked at Jacob Schiff with very sincere eyes. Jacob Schiff knew that now was the time for him to show his sincerity. He had to come up with something enough to impress the two gluttons in front of him, otherwise, don't look at little Morgan also deducting an uncle, a decades of friendship or something. Jacob Schiff knew that these things had no place in the hearts of these two gluttons, and that they were nothing compared to beautiful gold coins. Of course, this is also true in Jacob Schiff's own mind.

"Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Morgan. I think I can contribute to our collaboration. Jacob Schiff said slowly, "I know a lot of secrets in the Midwest Banking Alliance, and I've invested a lot of money in this alliance. If the two of you need to bring this alliance down immediately, my use of this money will certainly make the process much easier. However, two gentlemen, I have another one to build yì. ”

"Oh, Mr. Schiff, please tell me about your other building." Greystone said.

"The current Midwest Banking Alliance is still limited in size, and if it completely defeats them, it will inevitably bring about a new full-scale crisis. In this way, it is more efficient to invest in the Midwest than not to invest overseas. Jacob Schiff began to seriously talk about the series of things he had come up with in the car.

"Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Morgan, you all know the importance of controlling Midwestern finance. This vast land has the power to maintain a consortium that is large enough to stand up to the McDonald consortium and the Morgan consortium. That's one of the reasons why I'm involved in their integration. In the face of such an opportunity, even if they know that there are many dangers, how many people can withstand the temptation? Jacob Schiff first defended himself, and then continued, "There is such a temptation, although you have destroyed this alliance this time, but in the future, if you have the opportunity, there will always be people who will try to build such things." Therefore, I think that for gentlemen, the better way is not to eliminate it, but to control it at a very small cost with my full cooperation and help, and become the real controller behind it. In this way, with this alliance that is in fact in the hands of the gentlemen, an alliance that no new attempter can bypass, the central and western regions can be said to be fully controlled in the hands of the gentlemen. ”

"Mr. Schiff, the money we make by doing this doesn't seem to directly destroy the amount of money it makes." Greystone said coldly.

"Ah, Mr. MacDonald, you're testing me, aren't you?" Jacob Schiff smiled and said, "If my cooperation doesn't make you more, how can you be willing to waste precious time listening to my nagging?" Indeed, but even if you count this business, you do not make as much money as directly knocking them down, but in the long run, it may be different. And even if you just look at the moment, if it leads to a full-scale crisis, it will inevitably lead to the contraction of the entire market, so the losses to the gentlemen in other places are definitely not to be underestimated. It may even interfere with some of the gentlemen's original plans. So all things considered, I think my plan should be the most advantageous overall. ”

When Greystone heard this, he turned his head and discussed a few more words with little Morgan, then turned to Jacob Schiff and smiled, "Mr. Schiff, your ideas have struck us. Let's discuss how to proceed next. ”