The journey starts from the Titanic

Except for a very small number of people, most people know that the smiling young man with yellow, black hair and black pupils in front of them is actually a big boss!

Before the ball started, Situ Nan returned to Robes, and he was going to show his face tonight.

"Everyone, this one next to me is my partner and good friend Mr. Stoneny William. He is from California and runs an oil business." Robles, the master, gave a grand and simple introduction to Stuart from the beginning. Come.

Situ Nan did not want to expose his identity all at once. In social situations, he has always claimed to be a California oil merchant.

For most people on Wall Street, Situ Nan is just a newcomer, and his reputation is far less than Robles. It is estimated that many people think: This is another upstart who stepped on shit to dig out oil!

Situ Nan simply said a few nonsense, such as wishing everyone a wonderful night, and then the banquet began. Let the big guys have fun!

American banquets have always been relatively open and free. Whether you want to expand your network in communication, satisfy your female partner's physical touch in the dance party, or come to have a mixed meal, just enjoy it!

After eating and drinking, our shop does not provide room service. If you need it, you can go out and play the car quake at the door. If you need a higher point, you can go directly to the hotel. If it is fast, the ten-minute drive will not be too late, right?

After Situ Nan and Robles showed their faces, they went into the study. There was an important deal tonight, and there was already an important person waiting for them.

Ferguson is a commissioner for the Bank of England in the United States. He specializes in selling U.S. Treasury bonds in the hands of the British government. It has been three months since he came to the United States. The negotiations with Morgan’s Wall Street bankers have not progressed very smoothly. Some disagreements were temporarily stalemate. The British complained that Wall Street bankers kept the prices too low. Wall Street bankers wanted to get more money from the British, and they waited for the British to make concessions.

Today Ferguson received an order from London, agreeing to lower the price to obtain the support of the American bankers. Now is not the time to bargain. Although it is a bit painful, the support of the American bankers is coming to the British who are suffering from the war. Said it is more important than those forgone benefits!As long as the war is won, everything will be compensated.

Ferguson is under great pressure now, but as a good banker, Ferguson will not easily put his inner anxiety on his face.

A while ago, when the negotiations with Morgan were deadlocked, Ferguson set his sights on Robes, the upstart on Wall Street, and talked with Robes about the US Treasury.

His original intention was to put a little pressure on Morgan and them to make some concessions, but he didn't expect Morgan and the others to remain unmoved. Yes, without the consent of Morgans, other people on Wall Street want to eat these huge US Treasury bonds or Feeling weak.

"The influence of the empire on the Americas is getting weaker and weaker. The British banker's agent Morgan is now completely independent. You don't need to look at the empire's gaze anymore." Ferguson felt a little over. When did he cross the world? The sun never sets, the empire depends on the look of others.

In the Far East, China had to sacrifice China's interests to satisfy the Japanese in order to gain support from the Japanese.

In North America, imperial businessmen watched American profiteers dispel their war fortune, and the Chinese people's gold continued to flow into American pockets. This gap was really uncomfortable for the proud British!

The only thing that made Ferguson a little relieved was that he threw an olive branch to Robes to get the response from the other side, and he took this opportunity to come over to negotiate with Robes tonight.

"Hello! Sir, I'm sorry to keep you waiting!" Robes said as soon as he entered the door. Just as soon as the banquet began, Robes sent someone to secretly bring Ferguson to the study. He had to entertain himself. For a while, so it's a bit late to get out.

"Mr. Robles doesn't need to be like this, I just sat down for a while." Ferguson nodded slightly, and said with a hint of aristocratic arrogance.

Situ Nan looked at Ferguson, forty or fifty years old, elegant suit, somewhat weakened figure, pair of sharp eagle eyes, and his expression was serious and gloomy.

Robles has told him something about Ferguson, so he has a general understanding of Ferguson.

This Ferguson family was very influential in both political and business terms in the UK. It is said that his ancestors were still a nobleman, as you can hear from Robes' name.

"Mr. Sir, this is my partner, Mr. Stoneny. He is also one of the shareholders of Robles Securities. He is also negotiating tonight." Robles introduced.

"Hello! Sir, I'm Stoneny William. I know you by a very familiar name!" Situ Nan said in an authentic London accent, and shook hands with Ferguson.

"Few Americans can speak such an authentic London accent! Mr. William has been to England?" Ferguson asked.

Situ Nan's accent surprised Ferguson. He hadn't heard the cordial London accent for several months, so his tight face relaxed a little.

"He has not only been to Britain, he is also an Englishman!" Robes interjected.

"Oh?" Ferguson opened his mouth slightly, surprised.

"Yes, I was born in London and grew up in the UK. When I was a teenager, I was a crew member with a ship and came to the United States a few years ago. Titanic, you know, that ship makes me sad Ship, I won't be a crew member anymore after I arrived in the United States. Fortunately, I haven't returned to London! I really hope this damn war will end soon!" Situ Nan said with a pity on his face.

How is this expression a bit fake!?

Robles was the first to not believe him. He knew Situ Nan's ambitions, and he wished that the war would go on forever. The reason why their two companies developed so fast was because of the profits of the war in Europe.

"Titanic? Damn it, a good friend of mine got on this hapless boat!" Ferguson said.The topic that Situ Nan jumped up seemed to resonate with him. It was also said that although some of the people who died on the Titanic were Americans, they were more British!

Its sinking was a major blow to the British, both financially and psychologically. No one could have experienced the shipwreck disaster more than the British. If it weren't for the German submarine, he wouldn't have to get to the United States so easily. before.

I heard that the British are particularly capable of talking about the weather, and it takes several minutes to talk about the weather, and these gentlemen sometimes talk in a cloud of fog, and can't get to the point after a long time.

"Two, let's go back to the topic of tonight!" Robes said directly, and he had to interrupt Ferguson and Stuart's discussion about the weather in London.

"Okay!" Ferguson quickly reacted. Tonight's mission is very important. He must raise enough supplies for the soldiers fighting on the front line. Every minute, every second, a great British boy is caught by a German. Killed on the ground.

Ferguson, authorized by London, did not care much about the price. Ferguson readily agreed to sell the US Treasury bonds to Robles Securities at the price of the US Treasury bonds to be sold to Morgan. The amount reached 300 million US dollars, which was higher than the planned price. One hundred million dollars is twice as much.One hundred million U.S. dollars is cash, and the remaining 200 million U.S. dollars will be repaid with materials provided by Situ Nan.

Robles Securities charges a 0.8% commission, which is much more favorable than Morgan’s 1%.

Once these bonds are sold out, Robles Securities can make a profit of $2.4 million.In fact, considering that after the outbreak of the war, American investors are optimistic about these US Treasury bonds. The sales market is naturally very good. The price must be much higher than when it was bought from the British. Robles Securities will definitely make a profit from it. Far more than this 2.4 million US dollars.

What's more, these national debts are turned into factory orders, and the profits generated are a big number. This is simply a business that makes two money.Why not let Situ Nan and Robles, the two insidious guys, be determined to win this transaction.

However, this matter has to be agreed by the London side. This is a big deal. Ferguson, who facilitated this business, learned that he would have a satisfactory return under Robes' hint.

Money makes things worse, and patriotism also requires costs. Ferguson believes that the strength of their family in London should ensure the smooth progress of this cooperation.

In particular, Situ Nan showed a large amount of procurement evidence from the British military to prove his good cooperative relationship with the British military, which made Ferguson more confident.

Chapter 56 Thinking of the Treasury Bond Contract (Part 1)

In order to conclude the deal as soon as possible, Situ Nan had to bring in Charlie Filald, the purchasing representative of the British military in the United States.

If this happens, it is estimated that the US$300 million in U.S. Treasury bonds in the hands of the British will go around the book and fall into Situ Nan's hands.

Situ Nan is confident enough that London will agree, because several of his major companies are major suppliers of materials to the British military.

"It goes without saying that the canned flour supplied by food companies to the British army, there are also mortars produced by mortar factories for the Allied countries, oil supplied by Occidental Petroleum to the United Kingdom, as well as steel, clothing, medical supplies, and lighters. Wait, as long as Britain needs it, Situ Nan can provide them.

An automobile factory that Situ Nan just acquired in Los Angeles did not produce very good products, but it was not a problem to run up and engage in transportation or something. It was a big deal to sell to the British at a lower price, and the British didn't want it in France!Since the French Chaffee tasted the large-scale use of automobiles for logistics transportation, automobiles have also become an important tool for military logistics transportation.

The British even made tanks and went to war. If a few steel plates were welded to a car and a machine gun was installed, wouldn't it be an expert car?

I just don't know if the British want it?If you want it, it doesn't matter if it's cheaper, just use it to train your own workers.Well, I have to ask Charlie Filald about this later.

Situ Nan thought of another good idea. Now the British are so poor that they have only money left. They waved their checks to buy supplies all over the world. There was nothing they didn't need.

By virtue of the good cooperative relationship with the British military, almost all of Situ Nan's industries have become designated units for the supply of British military materials, and there is no problem in terms of credit.

For the British, cash is not the most important thing. Their purpose is to purchase American supplies.Finally, in order to increase Ferguson’s persuasive power, Robes assured that Robes Securities would invest a sum of money to lobby the U.S. government to declare war on Germany under Stuart’s hint.

This guarantee makes Ferguson as sweet as eating ginseng fruit. Now that the war is at a critical moment, the British and French are looking forward to the stars and the moon and hoping for the Americans to join their ranks, but the American profiteers simply refuse to make money by hiding on the other side of the ocean. The money of the Allies came without mercy.

Robles’ decision to promote the United States’ participation in the war was undoubtedly a very big support for the British. Ferguson even regarded Robles and Stuart as his own.

Since the beginning of the war, Wall Street has been lending money to the Allied Powers to purchase American supplies. This is not the first time. If the amount is not too large, the United Kingdom is a bit painful, and it is reluctant to make such a large sum of money easily made by the Wall Street gang. If you go, the negotiations will not be deadlocked.

However, the British were desperate. The Battle of the Somme in France took place in July today. It lasted from July to November. Both sides suffered heavy losses. Both sides lost more than 1.34 million troops, of which 45 were British troops. There were more than 10,000 people, 340,000 people in the French army, and 538,000 people in the German army. It was in this battle that the British used tanks for the first time in human history, but they have been fruitless since they began to achieve certain results.

Now even if the Allied powers have the upper hand, Britain and France are no longer able to attack. As for the Russians, they are almost a soy saucer after 1917.The gray animals are not enough for the German Maxine heavy machine gun to fire as many bullets!