Chapter 416: The Problem

Several members of the Morgan family glanced at each other, and Charles Morgan, the patriarch of the Morgan family, waved his hand at Fang Lang with a smile on his face, and said indifferently:

"We're friends, so we don't have to worry too much about these etiquette."

As he spoke, he handed out a beautifully packaged gift box and continued to Fang Lang:

"Today is your housewarming, and I hope you can like this gift."

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, this was not in his hometown, and he didn't want to do any housewarming, he just wanted to hold a simple dinner to thank the partners of the Global Group and achieve his goal by the way.

didn't expect this Charles Morgan to prepare a gift for himself, which made Fang Lang stunned. No one else has prepared a gift for themselves, and at this time, the other party handed him a gift, which is particularly special.

This made Fang Lang have to treat Charles Morgan differently.

"Haha....... Thanks for the gift! Then you're welcome. ”

After speaking, he took the gift with an expectant face, and began to unwrap the gift package directly in front of Morgan and several people, and after opening the package by two, he found that it was a porcelain plate with a diameter of nearly 20 centimeters.

The front of the plate is painted with five peaches and three bats, which symbolizes longevity at first glance, and when you turn over the plate, you can see that there are three other peaches and two bats behind you.

Count it carefully is the eight peaches and five blessings, this meaning is quite good, and the bottom paragraph is the words of the Yongzheng year of the Qing Dynasty.

Although Fang Lang didn't know the name of this porcelain, he could be sure that this must be a genuine product and worth a lot of money. After playing with it for a while, he looked up at Charles Morgan and said:

"This gift from Mr. Morgan is so beautiful! I like it very much. ”

According to Western customs, when someone gives a gift, it is indeed necessary to open it in person and express their love for the gift. This is different from my hometown.

After Charles Morgan heard Fang Lang's words, he said with a smile on his face:

"Huh..... If you like it, this Qing Yongzheng pastel over the branch of Fu Shou Shuangquan eight peach five bats, I specially found a Chinese professional for me to choose, it is said to have a good meaning. ”

Although this gift is worth a lot of money, with the relationship between the two families, Fang Lang will not hesitate to accept it.

"Haha..... Thank you so much. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Lilith and several of Mr. Morgan's female companions, and said to Mr. Charles Morgan:

"Let's go in and talk! Mr. Marshall and Mr. Alvin Rockefeller have arrived. ”

Charles Morgan was stunned when he heard this, and quietly glanced back at Avery Morgan and Harken Morgan, they were not surprised that Marshall, whom they had invited, appeared here.

Even Fang Lang didn't receive them at the door, they guessed that he must be accompanying Marshall.

However, the existence of Alvin Rockefeller obviously surprised several people, which made several people alarm bells in their hearts, it seems that the Morgan family dragged Fang Lang during this time and did not reply, and the other party was not waiting silently!

However, a few people did not mind the existence of Rockefeller, after all, although everyone supports different parties in the political arena, there is no hatred among businessmen.

For example, this European support plan is a feast for all American capital, and of course the Morgan consortium and the Rockefeller consortium will work together to promote the smooth progress of the plan.

In any case, we use taxpayers' money to buy goods from conglomerates to support the revival of Europe. No capital would refuse such a good thing, would it?

Hearing that there are only Marshall and Alvin Rockefeller in the reception room now, it is obviously a bureau to talk about business, and in this case, the female companion brought by himself and others is obviously not suitable to appear.

Therefore, Charles Morgan patted his wife who was holding his arm and made an introduction to Fang Lang, Avery Morgan and Halken Morgan also introduced their female companions respectively, and Fang Lang pulled Lilith over and made an introduction to everyone.

After everyone finished introducing each other and getting to know each other, Charles Morgan glanced directly at his wife, and directly pulled Lilith's hand and said:

"Miss Lilith, the men have business to discuss, why don't you take a few of us women on a tour of your estate?"

Hearing this, Lilith set her eyes on Fang Lang, and after seeing Fang Lang smiling and nodding, she said with a smile on her face:

"It's my pleasure, Mrs. Morgan, please come with me."

The female companions of the other two also smiled at the men, saluted, and then followed Lilith away.

Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled and said to several Mr. Morgan again:

"Inside, please!"

The housekeeper Zolf Henry on the side pushed open the door of the reception room, and several people walked in with a smile on their faces, and after the door was closed, Wan Chongxin nodded to the butler Zoelf Henry, turned around and went downstairs, and went to the banquet to star.

And at this moment, the butler Zolf Henry's heart was indeed full of shock, he knew that Fang Lang had invited people from the Morgan family to attend this banquet, but he didn't expect the Morgan family to come to three people.

Although he didn't know what the identities of these people were, depending on the situation, which of the older elders was the patriarch of the Morgan family.

He had never heard of when the old patriarch of the Morgan family would bring his lover to a banquet, and more importantly, he brought a rare piece of antique porcelain to his new boss.

With his knowledge of Chinese antiques, he could have a rough estimate of the value of this porcelain at a glance. This is definitely a valuable collection.

Could the person who could make the patriarch of the Morgan family personally deliver a gift be some simple person?

At this moment, Fang Lang's image as the new boss in the mind of the housekeeper Zolf Henry has been raised a few points again, with the existence of such a few big people, what the boss said about inviting the president to the banquet will definitely not be an empty talk.

Even, in the United States, where capital is king, Fang Lang, who can invite the two largest consortia in the United States to be family members at will, may be the person that the president wants to stammer!

At this moment, the butler Zolf Henry, who was standing at the door, became very straight, and with such a master, his self-confidence exploded instantly, and the whole person's temperament seemed to be sublimated.

Even standing by the door and waiting for his master's call became a matter of glory for him. It took me a while to realize that I should go in and prepare tea for the guests.

When he knocked on the door with tea, several people inside had already finished greeting each other, and the guests and hosts were seated.

For his arrival, everyone did not show too much, but continued to chat casually, only to listen to the gray-haired Mr. Morgan casually said to Marshall:

"I haven't had time to congratulate you, Mr. Secretary!"

Fang Lang, who heard this, was also stunned, and he couldn't imagine that at this time, Marshall was already about to be appointed secretary of state. No wonder the other party will come back from Huaguo, so it seems that the other party did not return to China because of the failure of the mission in Huaguo.

In this regard, Marshall just smiled, waved his hand indifferently and said:

"Congratulations to me now, it's too early to wait until Mr. Truman is formally appointed before it will take effect. If that happens, I'll need the support of my bosses. ”

Everyone in the reception room smiled when they heard this.

"Definitely, definitely! Our project needs Mr. Marshall's full effort, doesn't it? ”

Even Alvin Rockefeller, who supported the Republican Party, duly answered.

Butler Zolf Henry listened to the conversation of several people in his ears, his face was not shocked, but his heart had already set off a monstrous wave, it turned out that this Mr. Marshall was not a simple retired general, but a heavyweight who would soon become the US Secretary of State.

This kind of news, which has not yet been known to the outside world, is already well known among the big guys, and it seems that there are some great plans to advance.

Obviously, his boss was one of the important participants in this plan, which made him have to gasp, and after quickly pouring the tea of several people, he politely signaled to everyone and left the reception room quickly.

Knowing that what everyone in the reception room was discussing must be a great project, he did not hesitate to hand over the tea and water tools in his hand to a servant, and emptied everyone in the vicinity.

After all, the fewer people know about such a major matter, the better, if it is heard by a disobedient servant, it will cause a big mess if it spreads.

At this time, he only believed in himself, so he stood far away in the corridor outside the reception room, making sure that he would not hear, and never allowing anyone else to come near the reception room.

Of course, everyone in these rooms didn't know, and everyone didn't care, after all, discussing things on Fang Lang's territory. If it spreads, Fang Lang is responsible.

As the main family, if Fang Lang can't even control his own subordinates, he will not be qualified to participate in their assembly.

Charles Morgan glanced at Alvin Rockefeller, and then casually glanced at Fang Lang, who was smiling and seemed to be in control of everything, and said slowly to Marshall:

"I've heard that there's still a project that no one has to take over, right? Since we are all friends, if Mr. Marshall needs help, please say it, so that we can all refer to it. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, Alvin Rockefeller first stared, his gaze stayed on Fang Lang's face for a moment, and found that Fang Lang was also frowning, with a vigilant expression, before turning his gaze to Marshall again.

Fang Lang naturally sensed the other party's gaze, he understood Alvin Rockefeller's scruples, after all, this banquet was invited by Fang Lang.

Originally, Alvin Rockefeller just wanted to establish a certain connection with Fang Lang. Unexpectedly, I directly met several members of the Morgan family and the incoming Secretary of State.

Originally, the current U.S. government was governed by the Democratic Party. And the Democratic Party is fundamentally supported by the Morgan consortium, just like the relationship between the Republican Party and his Rockefeller family.

Marshall, who is about to take up the post of US Secretary of State in the Democratic Party, is naturally a loyal ally of the Morgan family. In this case, Charles Morgan's words heard Rockefeller's ears, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a set waiting to drill on its own.

Fang Lang, who came forward to invite him this time, naturally aroused his suspicions.

Fang Lang naturally knew this, but at this time, he could only smile bitterly. After all, his purpose in inviting Alvin Rockefeller was also to put pressure on the Morgan family.

I didn't expect Marshall to suddenly come to this dinner, and now it seems that this person's arrival must have been deliberately done by the Morgan family.

Fortunately, he invited Rockefeller, otherwise he would have to face strong pressure from both the political and business circles in the United States alone.

Marshall was also slightly stunned when he heard Morgan's direct words, but he quickly reacted, and his gaze swept over Fang Lang and Rockefeller's faces.

As a politician, he does not want to offend the other two powerful capital parties at the same time. But now the topic that Morgan brings up is indeed a problem that he urgently needs to solve.

After a deep groan, Marshall gritted his teeth, squeezed out a smile and said:

"There is indeed such a thing, since several of them are here, I will take it out and say, if you have any good ideas, please be sure to give advice."

Alvin Rockefeller and Fang Lang didn't speak, just looked at Marshall with a smile on their faces, as if waiting for his next step.

The chairman of Morgan on the side, Harken Morgan, laughed and said:

"If you have any difficulties, Mr. Marshall, please feel free to speak, and all of us here will give us our full support."

This sentence directly represented both Fang Lang and Rockefeller, but no one made a sound at this time, everyone just waited quietly for Marshall to speak.

Seeing this scene, Marshall knew that he didn't need to continue to be reserved, and coughed lightly and said slowly:

"I believe that the purpose of this European aid package is very clear to everyone, so I do not need to repeat it here.

According to our contacts with European countries in the early stage, we need to find ways to quickly restore the local economy in addition to solving the food and clothing problems of the local people.

And if we want to restore the economy, we are now facing a problem, that is, the bridges and roads in European countries have been severely damaged by the war, and almost one in ten remains.

If we want to quickly restore the economy of various places, we must solve the transportation problem. But the local government can no longer afford to invest in these infrastructures.

And we in the U.S. government can't afford to invest huge sums of money to build this infrastructure for other countries. It's going to drive taxpayers crazy, so we need someone to step up and take on the road recovery work in Europe. ”

He made it very clear that the European aid package needs to be sensitive to the attitude of American taxpayers, and it is impossible to invest American taxpayers' money in Europe to help them build infrastructure.

This will make American taxpayers rebel. And this kind of infrastructure project is obviously a thankless task, and now everyone is willing to take over, so the government is now very troubled.

But when these words were heard in Fang Lang's ears, he was a little confused, what is the situation, what is the thankless business of road traffic construction?

Think about the various road and bridge companies in my hometown in later generations, that is not a lot of money. Those toll road or highway companies, that one is not deep-pocketed, and they will collect money while they are sitting.

Could it be that there were no toll roads in Europe and the United States at this time? It's impossible! As far as he knows, toll roads have appeared in Europe and the United States for a long time!