Chapter 238: World creditors

"But there is a great disparity between the British Empire and the Boers. I believe that the British can handle the Boers in a short period of time. Their own military industry can fully meet the requirements. Why should other countries benefit?" The leaders of the companies that made war money naturally noticed the trend of the British Empire preparing to fight in South Africa.
But now the status of the British Empire in the world, I believe no one will think that the Boers can have a good end. Like others, Eugene Dupont would not think how long the Boers could last.
"Does the Dupont family originate in France?" Morgan gave Eugene Dupont a deep look, and the words changed. "Then we should know the Fazoda incident. In fact, if you look closely, you will find that things are not so simple Of course, I am also a judge. Maybe the British are really easy to get the Boers. "
A French army led by the French Colonel Marsanne crossed the Sahara Desert to the east. There, they encountered the British forces in Fawda, Nile, led by General Kitchener. The two armies confronted each other and did not give in to each other. The situation was tense.
The conflict between Britain and France occurred because of the conflict between the African colonization plan made by France and the British colonial plan. The British plan is to extend from Cairo all the way down to Cape Town, to build a north-south direction of British Africa. The respective plans of France and Britain are like a big cross, and Fazoda is just right for both Britain and France. The area encountered.
Britain has always believed that the Nile River Basin is its sphere of influence and will never allow other countries to get involved. So Kitchener warned the French army that "the presence of the French army in Fashoda and the Nile Valley was seen as a direct violation of the power of the Egyptian government and Great Britain" and ordered the French army to withdraw from Fashoda. France is unwilling to abandon the east-west coast connection that will be achieved with the opening of the Nile Basin, and is prepared to use diplomatic negotiations to delay time. But the British answer was to order the naval fleet to prepare for battle, and the reserve fleet also began to be in a state of combat readiness, and the British and French wars were on the verge. The French government fears that if there is a war with the UK, Germany may take advantage of it and have to make concessions.
Three months ago, Britain and France reached an agreement. France recognized Britain ’s right to monopolize the Nile Basin. Britain recognized France ’s rights in Central Sudan and West Sudan. This matter was regarded as a shame and humiliation by the whole of France, and led to hostility between Britain and France.
"Many countries are paying attention to the actions of the British!" Morgan showed his unique insight. He just felt that the war between the British and the Boers might not be so smooth.
It can be said that Britain's preparations for a big fight in southern Africa have aroused the unanimous interest of all countries. These countries have one thing in common, and almost all have had wars with the British.
As a banker who can gain a foothold in the risky financial industry, Morgan is even ready to make war wealth, and it is no less urgent than DuPont, a family business that relies on war fortune.
Morgan already knows that the British government has allocated 10 million pounds to support the war, but he believes that 10 million pounds is only the minimum preparation. Once the war continues for more than half a year, the British will definitely open financing channels, he has done Ready to shoot. If this situation does occur, you can bundle the DuPont Consortium and use a split of interest as a financing requirement to help the DuPont Consortium breathe.
Morgan does n’t know what the final result of the war is, but he is ready for both hands. When the British army is going well, he is now comforting Eugene Dupont. If not, he will take the Dupont Consortium and contract for war financing. Let the Dupont Commonwealth assume part of the British war materials.
In this way, Morgan can help DuPont get out of the trough while making money.
The debt financed by Morgan is to be repaid, but the money made by DuPont is paid by the British government, and it is not the benefit of Morgan to pay the DuPont family for nothing. Although this is the most ideal state, there is always a certain chance that it will happen, right? As a banker, Morgan feels that he can never restrain greed under certain circumstances.
Compared with Sheffield and Rockefeller Jr. who are thieves in the same city, the headquarters is very lively. Everyone knows that the chairman of the DuPont consortium is a guest, and his boss Morgan and son are negotiating Cooperation.
The well-dressed successful people, dressed in expensive British custom suits, Italian handmade leather shoes, smiled at DuPont's guests. As a Wall Street business, the backbone of the Morgan family, they maintained a good attitude and a comfortable attitude It's not because the guests treat it with dynamite every day. The Wall Street elite is the Wall Street elite.
Until Morgan Jr. sent Eugene Dupont to the hotel and returned in a hurry, he still had some organized documents in his hand. Even if it was such an important entertainment today, he still returned to work according to the process of the past. Industry documents. "
"I believe that the successful issuance of Argentina's public debt, a share of 75 million US dollars, should calm me down. If you add Mexican public debt, this is 200 million US dollars, and the benefits we can earn from it are unimaginable." Morgan is in In front of his son, he did not hide his preference for money at all. "Son, what is used to promote history is not law, but money, but money."
"I know my father! Argentina's public debt is high-quality public debt, and many European countries have not increased tariffs on Argentina." Little Morgan nodded, he knew his father was still choking off because of the Mexican public debt, even if it is now successfully issued Argentina's debt remains the same. These 75 million US dollars of public debt can only play a comforting role.
A hundred years ago, Argentina, like other countries in South America, was a country with a majority of black population. But today, Argentina is a country similar to European countries, even more European than the United States. The rapid growth rate of Argentina's economy is unmatched in the world. Argentina exports large amounts of grain and beef to the world and is known as "the world's granary and meat storehouse". Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is called "Paris of South America".
Although it may be more high-quality, other partners of the Morgan Alliance should be satisfied, but his father will never be satisfied.
"The question of tariffs, but the pain of the Sheffield family, the joint company has long been competing with the Argentines for the export share of agricultural and animal husbandry products!" Morgan's mouth is not fortunate, but the words are changing, "But the agricultural and animal husbandry industry has great influence. , But it ’s not a good job to fight risks, so the cash flow of the joint company is actually not much. For this, Mrs. Anna thought of many ways, such as selling lottery tickets, smuggling. It ’s also considered their family ’s luck, because they bought more land, they even touched After entering such a large oil field, I finally have an important industry to realize cash and can embark on the journey of not expanding. "
"And our family is just the opposite. We have a huge monetization industry. The Sheffield family believes that everyone has to eat. If they can decide what everyone eats, no one dares to move them. But the ability of agriculture and animal husbandry to monetize Only at that point, how much can the price increase go up? Our insurance industry not only has stronger liquidity, but also has a huge coverage. Everyone has to eat, but the money spent on eating is not much, and Agriculture and animal husbandry are not easy to monopolize, and the Sheffield family unites most of the farmers in the south, but it has the ability to affect prices. "
"Everyone is also afraid of death, so our insurance companies are not only less influential than agriculture and animal husbandry, but also cover a wide range of people. The most important thing is that in order to avoid death, citizens will not save."
Little Morgan nodded his father's words many times. The Morgan family in the insurance industry is a pioneer in this industry. He is also clear about how important this industry is.
Argentina ’s public debt, the old Morgan just glanced at it, and it took a long time to read the insurance company ’s documents, and finally said, "What we lack is not funds, so I say that, contrary to the Sheffield family, the joint company is too heavy Assets, just like the DuPont consortium, has a lot of fixed assets, but if you want to expand, you are faced with insufficient funds. This point is more serious for the DuPont consortium. The weakness of our company is that it is too focused on the financial industry and asset-light, and we have a lot of funds. , But there is no influence in the basic industry, and this situation must be changed now. "
"It's rich and influential. It's the Rockefeller family, the overlord of the oil industry, so I also want to step into the industry and balance the layout that relies solely on light assets." Morgan envyed the Rockefeller family and asked, "You Believe it or not, if there is a confrontation, the young heir of the Sheffield family will come forward. Rockefeller wants to use this ally to try our strength. Similarly, I have found their opponent. "
"If you fight against Standard Oil, it will definitely shake the ground and it will not end well." Little Morgan understood his father's meaning and even admired his father's prediction.
"Yes, my heir! I have felt that things will not be so smooth." Old Morgan read the documents and packed them up, preparing to stop working and suddenly said, "You stare at the financial institutions in London, Although we are going to enter the industry, our own field cannot be deserted. If one day the world overlord can get me, what am I? The world creditor! "