In the restaurant,

After the joke, Abel straightened his face and looked at Warren Buffett seriously.

"Warren, have you ever thought that your idea would cause a war? A stock market battle involving hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions of dollars. ”

Abel swallowed the delicious lamb skewers and hummus in his mouth, and after taking a sip of the ice water placed next to him, he continued to look at Buffett and said, "A Kansas City Southern Railroad or North Burlington-Santa Fe NS is enough to alert anyone." If you want to swallow two huge railway companies at once, as long as you are not a fool, you know what to do! ”

"You know what? If we did, we wouldn't have the peace we have now. ”

looked at Abel's serious look.

The corners of Buffett's mouth twitched, and it was troublesome to not know the consequences of this.

But in the end, the stakes are too great.

The impact boost after success is also too great.

So big that even if you know that it will be troublesome later, if you fail, the ending will be very bad.

The old man still couldn't bear this fantasy, and personally ran over to Abel to tell him about it.

Even on the way, when his own people were still on the plane, he had already contacted those behind him.

Those people have support and opposition, but as their representative, Buffett himself is very impressed.

In the end, Warren Sr. and his supporters reached a compromise, which was to come to Washington to test what Abel meant, and then make a decision in this regard.

Now it seems that Abel does not support a simultaneous move on Kansas City Southern Railroad and North Burlington-Santa Fe NS.

Warren Buffett's originally somewhat passionate heart also had to calm down.

Because the stock god knows that even if he and the people behind him can get the money, they can't cope with the endless troubles that will follow.

If the personality is not enough to mess around, it will be like Yuan Highway who will be proclaimed emperor immediately after getting the jade seal of the country.

At first, it was true that it was able to cool itself, but then there was endless trouble and the destruction that followed.

"Then what do you mean ......"

A little unwilling, Buffett still said softly: "Only one of the North Burlington-Santa Fe NS or Kansas City Southern Railroad?" ”

"I recommend you to buy the North Burlington-Santa Fe NS because it has better rail network coverage for the future."

Abel shrugged and said, "But if it were me, I would choose to buy the Kansas City Southern Railroad." Because the route covers the same place as my basic plate. ”

Buffett's pale eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle, and he was a little unimpressed by Abel's statement.

Why did he want to buy the Kansas City Southern Railroad? Don't you know where the North Burlington-Santa Fe NS rail network covers, and the future prospects are better?

How is that possible, in this area of intelligence gathering and work, the Smith Intelligence Group is not necessarily stronger than the elite of Berkshire Hathaway.

The reason why Buffett chose Kansas City Southern Railroad is not to choose North Burlington-Santa Fe NS in the future, as in parallel time and space.

It's because the area covered by the Kansas City Southern Railroad Company happens to overlap greatly with Abel's basic plate.

This means that the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railroad will have a higher success rate.

The former giants and overlords of the railway system will not be able to go all out because they are afraid of this.

Because it is Abel's territory, and he Buffett is Abel's "person".

"What do you mean......" Buffett really didn't know what he was selling in his gourd, so he simply asked, "Let's be straight, what do you really want?" ”

Able smiled, looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of the dining room, and realized that it was time for the banquet to begin on the side of the white house.

"I've got something to do, let's put it that way. Warren, first of all, I agree with you, but you can't do it. I think it's better to separate and I'll come forward to buy the Kansas City Southern Railroad. And what you're going to do is announce a move on North Burlington-Santa Fe NS shortly after I make that announcement. Do you understand what I mean? ”

Warren, who was originally a little depressed, suddenly perked up when he heard Abel's words.

"Ah, didn't you just say ......" Buffett wanted to say, didn't Abel just say that he couldn't buy two railroad companies at the same time?

How can you say yes now? Don't look at the ostensible acquisition as a separate acquisition, it doesn't seem to matter.

But others are not stupid, and it is not clear what this means.

What's more, they are both aware of their relationship with Abel, so Buffett feels that this kind of separate acquisition is simply taking off his pants and farting.

It's unnecessary.

"Do as I say, Warren. I'll have someone bring you the first half of the plan later, and you'll see what I mean. I'll go first, the lamb skewers and hummus here are really good, very Central Asian flavor! Sure enough, it's your favorite restaurant. ”

The key is that it is cheap and you can use coupons. This Warren Buffett oh, it's really enough to search!

For Abel's attitude and tone, Buffett is somewhat dissatisfied. Because he felt that he and Abel were only allies at best, and they were never subordinate relationships.

However, he was accustomed to Abel's character, and nodded silently.

Then Abel left, leaving some documents for Buffett before leaving.

After reading it, Buffett handed it to Charlie Munger.

Charlie Munger quickly finished reading it, and then looked up in surprise, "This...... This is done to snatch food from the mouth of a hungry wolf! Worse than the acquisition of the railroad itself, right? ”

Buffett sneered, "Where is this food for hungry wolves?" This time, I want to kill the hungry wolf and eat meat! But his real thoughts may not be here, Charlie, we need to plan it well, plan what we are going to do next. ”

Charlie Munger nodded silently, thinking that it was indeed Abel Smith. But if done well, Berkshire Hathaway can also achieve his goals.

No one is stupid in this world, and business wars can be deceitful or physically eliminated.

Anything can happen, it's just a matter of how to succeed more easily.

At half past seven in the evening, after a routine inspection and farewell to Buffett's Abel, his motorcade drove into the White House Square.

A high-fashioned suit, like a noble prince, exuding a gentle and elegant temperament, and Abel, who was handsome and handsome with a charming and bright smile, walked inside under the smile of the staff of the white house.

When Abel first came to this place, he was as curious as those who came here for the first time.

And I was a little excited, after all, this is a white house.

Now, he's been here more often, and his status has been increasing.

Even though he was on this planet, the nominal number one power center at present, he no longer had any sense of excitement.

To put it bluntly, this is just the first manager of the Boss Empire, where he works and lives.

It is not the real Forbidden City in ancient China.

The white house that ordinary people see in the news every day is not actually the entire white house, but only the main building.

In addition to the main building, the white house has two parts, the east and west wings, which are connected to the main building by a corridor.

The main building has two floors below ground and four floors above ground; two floors above ground in the east wing; The west wing has two floors above ground and one basement.

If the five functions of the White House are further classified, it can be found that the private life of the Grand Ruler and the office area of the authorities are actually private, and can be classified as the "inner area".

Diplomatic receptions, high-level receptions and public visits, which are essentially external reception functions, can be classified as "outer areas".

Therefore, in terms of the overall layout of the "White House", the outer area is mainly arranged on the GF floor and the 1F floor of the main building and the first floor of the east wing, and the remaining area is the "inner area".

As for the second basement of the main building, although it is said to be the emergency shelter of the Great Commander's Anti-Muhai War, this basement is mainly a space for various equipment such as air conditioning and HVAC, strong and weak electricity, and a storage room.

Of course, the refuge of the true Grand Commander cannot be so directly disclosed.

Overall, the white house is large and the functionality is clear.

The private living area of the Grand Commander and the First Family is actually not that big, mainly on the 2F floor of the main building of the White House.

The room on the left on the south side of this floor is the bedroom of the Grand President, which is designed as a suite. There is a separate living room, bedroom, a large cloakroom, and a bathroom in the cloakroom and living room.

The two-bedroom suite on the east side is the room where important guests of the White House stay, and the heads of state of powerful countries who visit and have close ties with the United States generally live here.

For example, the heads of state of France and Germany or the Canadian countries next door.

The Queen's Suite on the north side is the exclusive room for the Queen of England every time she visits the White House.

There are also two secondary bedrooms on the north side of this floor, which are the bedrooms for the rest of the first family, and George's twin daughters live in each room.

On the north side of the Grand Residence is the West Lounge, on the north side is the Family Dining Room, and in the center of the south side is the First Family Lounge, which is connected to the Treaty Room on the right.

However, under the guidance of the staff, Abel went not to the 2nd floor of the main building, but to the 3F floor of the main building.

Normally, the 3rd floor of the main building is basically the work, storage and rest area of the white house service staff. Of course, there are also some areas for first family entertainment, such as the music room and games room.

Abel's purpose is the sun room on the south side of the 3F building.

It has the best view of the whole white house, and tonight's private feast of the bush family is also held here.

Along the way, from time to time, people smiled and greeted Abel. There was no surprise that Abel appeared here.

Although it was not made public, who didn't know that Abel Smith was the son-in-law of the bush?

In this regard, Edward, who followed behind Abel, was extremely emotional—when he was crawling in the desert to serve the Empire, his biggest dream was to come to the White House to receive an honor.

Now there is no award, but the white house is much more powerful, and he is more powerful than those who are still in the army or used to be in the army, I don't know how many times!

At least now, even if the Grand Commander sees him, he will greet him with a smile and call him "Edward" intimately.

The other seals, even if they become captains, probably don't have this kind of treatment

"Knock-"

"Mr. Abel Smith has arrived—"

"Ask him to come in."

George's cheerful voice came from inside the sunroom, it was a little noisy inside, and a lot of laughter could be heard.

The door was soon opened from the inside, and it was Jenna Bush, one of George's twin daughters.

"Good evening, Abel." She smiled and greeted Abel.

Although it is the identity of a sister-in-law, but there has been an experience of sharing Q with C, although everyone turns a blind eye and doesn't know, but Abel still can't help but observe her expression.

I didn't see anything, as if there had never been such an experience between the two.

That's a lot of concentration, he thought.

So Abel did everything as usual, greeted her with a smile, and then walked inside.

As for the scene in the room, it is a warm appearance of home and prosperity.

If it weren't for the people in here, there would be big names such as the Grand Commander of the White House, the former Grand Commander, the Governor of Florida, the Congressman, the Chief of Staff of the White House, the Elephant Party Whip, the First Lady, and so on.

In fact, it is no different from the gathering of a wealthy middle-class family in the South of the United States.

It's all the same laughter, it's all the same kids running around.

It's noisy, but it's very hilarious.

To put it bluntly, even the Grand Commander is just as mortal in the flesh.

In essence, the needs in all aspects are no different from ordinary people, they also need to be fed and clothed, and they also like to be accompanied by their families.

The family banquet in the natural white house is, of course, the same as the family banquet of an ordinary big family with better conditions.

(End of chapter)