1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 468, betrayed (2)

“Mr. MacDonald, there is new news.” Scrooge’s intelligence secretary Popov said to Scrooge.

“Oh, what’s the news?” Scrooge asked.

“Just ten minutes ago, the Spanish fleet started a breakout operation.” Popov said.

“Very good, what else?” Scrooge said with a smile.

“Also, our army has taken Manila.” Popov added, “We estimate that it will not be long before we get the news that the Spanish fleet will be wiped out. President McKinley believes that the victory of the war is within reach. Staying. So he wants to invite some people in the economic world to the White House to discuss how to help the people of Cuba and the Philippines do a good job…”

“This is really good news. The harvest season is here,” Scrooge said.

Indeed, the harvest season has arrived. Although it is winter, it is definitely a harvest season for Scrooge. A few days ago, the Federal Reserve officially began operations. As one of his sponsors, Scrooge’s McDonald Ventures owned 10% of the bank. Morgan Bank owns 6 percent of the shares. These are not many shares on the surface. Because in theory, equity is distributed according to regions. So although the Northeast has the most developed economy and the most powerful banks, there are not many shares they can get. In this way, it seems that the Fed is extraordinarily fair and reasonable. You see, those big bankers didn’t cover the sky with one hand. The equity in their hands was actually very limited. Banks in our Midwestern states hold two-thirds of the equity.

This is indeed true. However, if you take a closer look at the banks in the Midwest that have shares in the Federal Reserve, you will find that the major shareholders of those banks are other banks. And these other banks often have a common major shareholder with absolute controlling rights, and this major shareholder is either surnamed McDonald, or Morgan or Rockefeller. So in fact, the basic equity is distributed like this. The equity ratio of the Macdonald family, the Morgan family, and the Rockefeller family is 5:3:2. The shares directly and indirectly owned by the three of them account for 60% of all the shares of the Fed. If you count the shares controlled by the Morgan Alliance, the shares under their control are even as high as 75%. Therefore, the Fed has actually become a tool completely controlled in the hands of the McDonald Union and the Morgan Union.

In addition, the establishment of the Federal Reserve also means the establishment of the tone of the relationship between the McDonald family and the Morgan family, that is, although there is competition between them, there is also collusion. Now, the two major monopolies have finally reached a compromise and have begun to unite to turn their attention to the larger international market. Although the struggle between them will continue to be staged, but not breaking will become the mainstream of their relationship.

In addition to the most important fruit of the Federal Reserve, Cuba and the Philippines will also fall into the hands of Scrooge in the near future. These two places not only have abundant resources, but also have more important strategic significance.

Without Cuba, European power would have no decent foothold in America except Canada. Canada is to the north of United States, and it is impossible to radiate South America from there. Therefore, once Cuba is lost, Europe loses the possibility of putting its power into Central and South America. In the era when naval gun diplomacy was still being pursued directly, this would almost certainly cause Europeans to gradually lose their market in South America. And the market vacuum they left is all from the United States. To put it more clearly, it is all from the McDonald Union and the Morgan Union.

As for the Philippines, not to mention the abundant resources of the Philippines itself. Its existence also provides a support point for United States to intervene in Asia. Just as without Cuba, it would be difficult for Europeans to compete with United States in South America. In the Far East, United States has always had no choice but to make a fuss. Watching the British and the French drink spicy food, they can only smell the fragrance and swallow saliva. A very important reason for this is that United States lacks a foothold in Asia. Needless to say, the British, they are colonies everywhere in Asia. The French also have their own turf in Southeast Asia. Not only can they continuously squeeze out benefits from their own colonies, they can also rely on existing colonies and use this as a base to seek more benefits in the larger public colony—China. And what about United States? The bases closest to the Far East used to be in Hawaii, so how can they compete with the Europeans?

“Popov, go and call Greystone over,” Scrooge said.

“Okay, Mr. MacDonald.”

…

After a while, Grey Stone came to Scrooge’s office.

“Dad, are you looking for something to do with me?”

“Yes.” Scrooge said, “President McKinley is going to invite some business people to the White House to discuss how to deal with the follow-up issues of Cuba and the Philippines. I want you to come instead for me.”

“Okay, Dad.” Grey Stone said. “So what plans or ideas do you want me to tell Mr. President?”

“There are some.” Scrooge said, “First of all, it is the problem of Cuba. Grey Stone, you also know that Cuba has been fighting for independence for many years. This time they are definitely going to be independent. But we support them, Fighting for them is not really for their independence. What we want is to replace the Spanish, not the liberation of the Cubans. But you have to make the president understand that we cannot follow the old Spanish paths. We have better choices. , I found some friends among the Cubans who are willing to cooperate with us in an all-round way. Greystone, you have to know that in the revolution or independence of any nation, there are great and sincere idealists, and there are also speculations that come in. Molecules and careerists. We must be good at using the latter. As for the former, for great revolutionaries like them, isn’t it the most romantic thing to fall before dawn? Heroes should be the last after the battle is won. Killed by a bullet, just like Lord Nelson. Then our friends can inherit their legacy… The key to Cuba is to ensure that those who love us more than Cuba can come to power.”

There are such stories in many revolutions in human history. Those revolutionaries who are truly dedicated to others will easily sacrifice because they always leave the danger to themselves. They kept throwing their heads and blood in the revolution, and finally, when the revolution was successful, it was the careerists who came in. In the original history, when Wang Guowei was talking about the Revolution of 1911, he once said such a harsh sentence: “The wise men die, and the unscrupulous people take advantage of their own interests.” This sentence is very important for revolutions in many countries. Useful. Cuba is no exception. During so many years of dealings with Cuban revolutionaries, Scrooge had long picked out the unscrupulous people who could be used in the future.

“As for the Philippines,” Scrooge said, “there is the opposite. We have to basically adopt the Spanish way there. They are never allowed to be independent. Because if we let them become independent, then other people in Indochina will Follow them. This will seriously damage the interests of the British and French. Our strength in Asia is not enough to compete with Britain and France, and we do not need to do this for the Filipinos.”