Denver.

With a revolver in his hand, Arvada Jankulovsky pulled the trigger by aiming at a rope not far in front of him.

As the rope broke, a body struggling on the noose rose upwards and soon fell silent.

A row of densely packed gallows with more than a dozen corpses hung like bacon.

"The new noose works!" Arvada Jankulovsky said to Sith Warburg next to him, "It saves manpower, and for these criminals, it seems more ceremonial and humanitarian." It's just that the pulley set needs to be improved a little more, and there can be no more mistakes like this! ”

A total of 13 criminals were hanged on suspicion of smuggling gold and steel to the east.

Now that the Indian Union itself does not have enough gold and steel, how can it be exported to the east? But these damned merchants always find a way to transport coal to the east, cart by cart.

They even dug a tunnel along the border for the smuggling of gold and Dasan, and after receiving the report, Arvada-Yankulovsky arrested all the suspects on the same day, and after a speedy trial, decisively hanged them in public.

The new gallows for execution was invented by one of the 13 men, who also applied for patents in Denver and Philadelphia at the same time. Moreover, they have all obtained patent approvals!

Sith Warburg's complexion was a little unpleasant.

Of the 13 criminals, at least five were associated with the Warburg family, and at least two belonged to the cronies of his disgraced brother, Maurice Warburg.

And the other one, the one whose new gallows malfunctioned just now, that is, Maurice Warburg himself!

But Sith Warburg had nothing to say.

It's not terrible to violate the "War Mobilization Order" issued yesterday by the Indian Union, but the terrible thing is that Governor Arvada Jankulovsky has been thinking about his little girlfriend who sees money!

Although the little girlfriend has disappeared from this world, Mustard has stayed.

Women, obviously what they like most is money, but they always can't get along with money......

"Under your governance, Mr. Governor, Denver is now governed by clean and clean government, business is prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the economic level has been greatly improved, which is all due to you!" Sith Warburg said.

"No, no, Judge Sith Warburg, you also deserve a great credit!" Arvada Jankulovsky replied.

The two finished watching the execution and began to walk back. The two of them did not go directly to the carriage, but walked around the green countryside.

The guards surrounded them, keeping a certain distance.

I only heard the chatter and laughter between the two, like close friends.

"The war has begun, Mr. Governor, do you think we're going to win?" Sith Warburg found a topic.

"Of course! Are you doubting our power? Yankulovsky asked.

"No, of course I don't doubt it!" Sith Warburg said, "The power of White Rock is far more powerful than it appears on paper. I was just thinking that if White Rock needs to issue war bonds, maybe I can do a little favor! ”

"That's a good suggestion, and of course I'm behind you!" Arvada Jankulovsky said.

"Thank you so much!" Sith Warburg replied.

The Warburg family can't die in vain, they have to get something back.

Although his brother Morris may be sad, if he can get the right to issue bonds from the Indian Union, he will probably not object - he will definitely not object!

"Mr. Sith Warburg?" Arvada Jankulovsky suddenly and solemnly called out Sith Warburg's name.

"Mr. Governor?" Sith Warburg was a little confused.

"War has come!" Jankulovsky said.

"Yes." Sith Warburg replied.

"What do you think this war is for you?" Arvada Yankulovsky asked. "Tell me the truth!"

Sith Warburg thought for a moment and replied, "It's a disaster!" ”

"Of course, it says so in the books, and it says so in the newspapers – but all the books and newspapers in the world are written by people like Mr. Warburg. So, I have to wonder, is this the truth you guys? Arvada Jankulovsky said.

"You've won the prize, Mr. Governor! The Warburgs were not in the media and newspaper business, and the St. Clares had more say in this area, but they were not optimistic about the cause of the Indians, so they moved to Richmond. Otherwise, you should ask them and you might get a more pertinent answer. Sith Warburg said.

"I'd like to hear your answer, Mr. Sith Warburg!" Arvada Jankulovsky asked: "Whether it's St. Claire, Warburg, Cavendish or Rothschild...... The reason why you have been able to cross the barriers of oceans and dynasties and establish the same prosperous business in different places must have a different vision! ”

"You've won a prize! Mr. Governor. ”

"I just wanted to explore with you a philosophical question, why is there a poor and rich, powerful and slave in this world, and what is causing this division?" Arvada Jankulovsky said.

"It's a natural thing, just like there will be mountains and hills on the ground! Maybe it's the work of God, maybe it's because of an earthquake or a volcano – it doesn't matter, it's just that, it's natural! Sith Warburg replied.

"Whether it's theology or science, it doesn't really matter to you, right?" Arvada Yankulovsky asked.

"If we have to talk about faith, we have only one faith," replied Sith Warburg, "and that's money!" ”

"Why?" "The dollar will depreciate, the pound will be expelled, the franc will be replaced by a new currency, and even gold will be depleted," Arvada Jankulovsky asked...... Why is this belief so powerful? Let you secretly even your parents, brothers, countries, nations, and even the omnipotent God be marked by you? ”

Sith Warburg pondered, not speaking for a long time.

"I know that the Rothschilds are rich, and I know that Vanderbilt controls the food, clothing, and housing of Americans, whether in London or Paris, and that they have enough wealth for their children and grandchildren to never run out. Whether it was the Habsburgs or Napoleon, whether it was the emperor or the Grand Duke, they were actually engulfed by a mysterious force - they were already so rich that why should they take away even the only breadcrumbs in the hands of the poor? Why would they rather pour the excess milk into the river than share it with the poor? ”

Arvada Yankulovsky, the former two-flowered red stick of the Four Seasons Society, behaved like a thug when he should have been studying at most, but now when he should have been a thug at most, he behaved like a student.

"Mr. Sith Warburg, if you can explain my doubts, maybe I can make the Warburg family prosperous!" Jankulovsky said.

……

It took a while for Sith Warburg to say, "I can't answer your question, and although I don't think I'm a bad person, there are a lot of people like us who give up their principles for a little profit, like the guy who sells the gallows—but in our eyes, everything is a disaster, and at the same time an opportunity." ”

He did not directly answer Arvada-Jankulovsky's question, but Jankulovsky motioned for him to continue.

Arvada Jankulovsky, who has discussed this question in Paris with some of the brightest people in the world, has pursued the answer to this question with his life and blood.

But he failed. So he didn't really expect to get an answer from Sith Warburg.

It's not that Sith Warburg is unyielding, it's that even he doesn't know how to answer.

How can the capitalist know this answer if he is only a puppet of capital, a tool of production of capital, a victim who is addicted to the abyss but takes pleasure in it, a one-time object of the devil?

From the moment he began to pursue profits, he was a tool of production. Tools don't have a mind of their own, and the better the tool, the better.

"The death of Maurice Warburg was a disaster, but because of it, the friendship of you, Mr. Governor, this is the opportunity. You may think that I will be sad or resentful, but in fact, there is a profit and loss in everything, and I can't prevent the inevitable loss, but as long as there is an input, I can break even, or even a slight surplus, which is a good thing for me. ”

That's certainly not what Arvada Jankulovski is looking for.

But it's clear that Sith Warburg thinks Mr. Governor himself is the real problem, and the answer to that question is Maurice Warburg.

It's a misunderstanding, but Arvada Jankulovsky doesn't intend to delve into it.

He asked the wrong question: "In your eyes, can a relative or a lover be counted like this?" ”

"Everything in the world has a price!" "People like us, not smarter than others, but the fundamental reason why people like us, who have been able to cross oceans and dynasties and build careers in all kinds of different places, I think, is that our principles are different from everyone else's—everything is a number on the income statement, including myself, a number on the income statement." We only look at the income statement, and everything else is irrelevant. ”

Arvada Jankulovsky nodded.

The fundamental reason why the poor are poor is that they don't put the right price on everything like people like Sith Warburg.

Perhaps because of the difference in knowledge level, or because of the difference in the bottom line principle, they often easily sell what should be of high value, but pay a great price to pursue what should be a cheap bargain.

But knowledge can be learned, but principles cannot be re-educated—do some people who are good by nature deserve to be poor?

In Arvada Jankulovsky's heart, there was an ideal that burned at one time, but after that ideal was shattered, he could not find his own direction.

To be sure, the great cause of the Indians was of little importance to him as a Slav.

The restraint of justice will be more like a reunion between two losers. He was not afraid of death, and the situation he faced in Paris was much worse than it is now, and the methods of the Justice Society were as young as a child's house compared to those of the Grand Duke of Orleans.

But the reason why he chose to be this governor, and wanted to be a good governor more and more, was only because he vaguely saw a beam of light from the great cause of the Indians.

That great dream cannot be realized by the French, by the British, or by the Americans...... It has nothing to do with country, race, or skin color.

It is unfair that the aristocracy and the rich control everything in this world, and the one who divides the cake takes one of the cakes first!

A world built by the strong is inherently conducive to the strong.

What this world needs is a bottom-up wildfire!

Burn the old price system and build a new one!

"Mr. Sith Warburg?"

"Huh?"

"Thank you for answering my doubts, I've really benefited a lot - let's change the subject, on your income statement, are Denver and White Rock on the same column?" Yankulovsky asked.

"To the Warburgs, I, you, and Whiterock, we're all on the same side right now," Sith Warburg said firmly, "Yesterday, Whiterock's army passed through Denver and headed south, but as early as last month, my 'army' has already gone south!" ”

Before they knew it, they had passed a farm in the suburbs, and saw the black slaves planting seeds under the scolding of the whips, and although they had worked hard, the steward still thought they were not fast enough.

Sith Warburg said: "People like us know more about war than anyone else—if I were to wage a war, it would not only be a torrent of steel, but also economic, cultural, technological, political...... A war on all fronts! ”

"yes!" Arvada Jankulovsky sighed and said: "This war is truly victorious only if it is won on all fronts......"

White Rock Castle has the war of White Rock Castle.

Sith Warburg has the war of Sith Warburg.

Avada-Jankulovsky has the war of Avada-Jankulovsky.

For now, at least, their goals are still in the same direction......

"If it were up to me to start a war," said Jankulovsky, "it would be not just a war on all fronts, but a war that should be fought from now to the future, in all timeframes—"

The two looked at each other and smiled, each looking apart.

Someone wants to make a cake.

Someone wants to take the cake.

Someone wants to share the cake.

All in all, there's a huge piece of cake here!

……

On 30 April, a second Indian army passed through Denver and headed south.

On the same day, White Rock announced that it planned to issue the first war bonds, which would be issued by the Lorqin Commercial Bank and the Warburg Family Bank.

On the same day, Arvada-Jankulovsky attended a rally of Denver miners in solidarity with White Rock to fight south.