1855 United States Tycoon

Two days later, Little Morgan met Scrooge at Duck Castle. This is not the first time Little Morgan has come to Duck Castle. He has also been with his father many times before. However, as the plenipotentiary representative of the Morgan Consortium, it was the first time to come alone to discuss business with Scrooge.

"Ah, John, welcome. How is your father's health? Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for several months." As soon as he saw Morgan, Scrooge smiled to him. welcome.

"Macdonald Uncle, my father is in good health. He caught a two hundred and forty-five pound tuna at sea a few days ago. It is heavier than the one you caught Macdonald Uncle the year before. It's 20 pounds." Little Morgan also replied affectionately.

However, to be honest, Old Morgan's physical condition is definitely not as good as he said. In this era, some basic views on health are not the same as later. In other words, there are still many mistakes in people's understanding of health. For example, in this era, famine and other things have not been completely far away, even in industrial countries. People also habitually regard obesity as a good thing. Therefore, in this era, the monopoly or other people with status are generally fat, and obesity is also regarded as one of the signs of health. Moreover, according to the statistics of some medical institutions, at that time, the average life expectancy of Fatty was much higher than the social average. This has become a strong evidence that obesity is health.

But in fact, this figure does not explain the problem. The reason why the average life expectancy of Fatty in this era is higher is entirely due to other factors. Because Fatty in that era was generally equal to the rich, and in a famine, it was still a common thing. In an era when the poor could not even have enough to eat, let alone medical care, it was a very normal thing for the rich to live longer than the poor. . This is like the current life expectancy of the imperial capital of Chitu Country, where the haze is very serious, far exceeds the mountainous area of ​​Yunnan where the air quality is the best, but we cannot conclude that the haze is good for health. Therefore, pure numbers will not deceive, but with incorrect analysis, they can deceive.

As a traveler, Shi Gaozhi, of course, knows that obesity is not conducive to health. And he has always promoted this idea in his own family. Given his status in medicine, if he also seriously discusses this issue in society, he might be able to change people's erroneous views to a certain extent. However, Scrooge confirmed that it is not the time yet.

"Food and medicine play an important role in family income. Encouraging people to eat fat is beneficial to the food sector. After eating fat, they have to treat diseases, which in turn is beneficial to the medical sector. Moreover, if one day, obesity really becomes After social health problems, weight-loss services can also increase the income of the family.” This is Shi Gaozhi explaining to the family members, why on the one hand we must strictly control the children’s diet, on the other hand, there are various problems. It was said when the advertisement promoted "good teeth, good appetite, more food, good health".

"That's not easy. I'm down to your father's age, I'm afraid I don't have such skills." Scrooge smiled, "John, what are you doing this time?"

"McDonald, Uncle, that's the case." Little Morgan remembered what his father had mentioned to him. It's best to talk business with someone like Scrooge directly, so he just explained his future intentions.

"This is indeed a problem." Scrooge did not deny that Morgan's statement about this trend will have an impact on the interests of the McDonald Consortium. "We do have a certain degree of cooperation. It's just a specific way of cooperation... As you know, I have been in a state of semi-retirement for some time recently. So it is best for you young people to talk about these specific things. Greystone also happens to be at home. I think you will talk about it. Better."

In this way, Jr. Morgan was sent to negotiate with Grey Stone.

Compared to Scrooge, Grey Stone's attitude is much blunt. He even said directly to Little Morgan: This matter is a matter of the Morgan consortium, and has nothing to do with the McDonald family.

"Of course we know there is such a situation, but I don't see a reason for us to stop them." Greystone looked disapprovingly, "John, you know, we have a lot of business in the Midwest. . Many of them have business dealings with us. If we stand up to stop them, it will definitely have a bad impact on our business. Of course, John, we are old friends, it is a strategic cooperation Partner (this word is of course copied by Scrooge), emotionally, of course I am more willing to help you, but business is business. We can’t affect our business for this."

For Greystone, or the attitude of the McDonald family, Little Morgan was also prepared for a long time, so he was not impatient, but picked up the teacup from the table, took a couple of sips, and said slowly. "Grey Stone, I also know this, but if you don’t stop them, your business will also be affected, and in the long run, I’m afraid it will be more affected. For example, Grey Stone, I know that in the Midwest, the banking system you control has a lot of business every year. Once this alliance is formed and you get a corresponding position in the Federal Reserve, you immediately have one more competitor. In addition, you Relying on capital control, it can easily affect a large number of local enterprises, but once this alliance appears, if you want to achieve such an effect, the cost will be ascending. Don't you think?"

"You have a certain point." Grey Stone replied similarly: "However, we control those companies. In addition to capital control, there are some other important means, such as the control of upstream and downstream companies. And technology control. Especially technology control, this is our strength. And I don’t think they can form an alliance to shake our position in technology. For us, capital control is not the most important thing. Means, this is also one of the differences between us and yours. Moreover, every penny of the family has a need for use. Now we also have our original plan. To stop them may affect some of our original plans. The implementation of important plans. For us, it is not worthwhile to let us be the main force to stop them. John, you know what I mean."

Little Morgan certainly understood what Greystone meant. The so-called implementation of "important plans" that cannot be disrupted is actually an excuse. What he really wants to say is that after the emergence of this alliance, the damage to McDonald is less than the damage to Morgan, so in this matter, the Morgan consortium should bear the most responsibility.

"I understand what you mean." Little Morgan said, "Let me just say it directly. I need your intelligence support. Of course, we will also provide you with relevant intelligence. In addition, some of our actions also require your cooperation. This does not require you to spend much money, but you need to ensure that you will not suddenly become a source of funds for them when their difficulties arise. We are a strategic partnership. I think it’s not very supportive of each other on such matters. Should it?"

"That sounds reasonable." Graystone said, "but business is business, we always have to make money. Of course, in order to make money, we need to cooperate. I know you just sold some bonds for Argentina, in a sense Say, you saved the current Argentine government. Argentine railways seem to have fallen into your control. You know, Argentina is a good place, and the quality of beef there is excellent. We intend to build some food processing companies in Argentina. , And some modern aquaculture companies. Of course, if you want to ensure their success, you need transportation support. Therefore, we are now very interested in those railways in Argentina..."

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