The journey starts from the Titanic

"By the way, how is the tax reduction work?" Situ Nan asked again.

"Sorry. This is confidential and not convenient for disclosure."

"Come on, how can I say that I am also a leader in the business industry. The tax reduction policy is related to the 100,000 employees of the consortium. I should have a little right to know?"

Situ Nan Kan said.Mellon tax cuts have nothing to do with ordinary people, but high taxes for the rich.According to the 1918 wartime tax system, the government levied a tax of up to 65% on the portion of an individual's annual income exceeding $500,000!

Originally, because of the war, the government increased its revenue, and high-income taxes were normal. Capitalists could earn it back through a large number of orders.

But now that the war has been fought for two years, the Wilson government has not abolished such a high tax system. You must know that when there was no war in 1913, the tax rate was only 6%!

"Damn! No need to do it, just work for the government!" Many big capitalists scolded. It can be seen that the big capitalists in the United States are facing Woodrow?How disgusted Wilson is.

They were expecting Wilson to get out.It is even more impossible for the Democratic Party to govern, even though they have many ways to evade taxes.

The "good guy" Harding came to power, and Mellon was also well-respected as Finance Minister.

Everyone knows that Andrew's tax reduction policy is not considered a state secret. You have to combine opinions from all sides!

"Okay! I'm going to drop to 32%, but the Democratic opposition is very fierce, this matter may not be easy." Andrew said with some uncertainty.

"Try your best! The sooner it comes down, I will also pay dividends to the company's shareholders!" Situ Nan smiled.

"Haha." Andrew smiled.Situ Nan's words also expressed his heart.Regarding the topic of reasonable tax avoidance, the two husbands and sons have not little discussion.

"By the way, come to Washington when I have time to introduce you to some big people." At the end, Andrew reminded Situ Nandao, which moved Situ Nan a little.

Originally, he still had a problem, but in the end he still held back.It is the policy that the US government has just introduced to restrict immigration, which gives each country a certain quota every year.

Of course, most of the quotas are allocated to countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and Italy in Western Europe. Countries in Eastern Europe can also get part of the quota. As for Asian countries, it is almost zero.

Except for a few people who came to the United States through studying and doing business, the Chinese have almost no chance to immigrate to the United States.

Fortunately, after seven or eight years of smuggling, then bribing officials and forging a large number of documents, the Chinese can initially gain a foothold in California. This is something Situ Nan is more pleased with.

"It seems that Nanyang is going to step up, after all, there is still a lack of name!" Situ Nan thought to himself....

"This is the mysterious Jekyll Island? It seems nothing special!"

Standing at the door of a quiet house, Situ Nan whispered.However, the herb is lush and has not been developed, but it is suitable for hunting.

"Haha! On the surface, it is true that there is not much difference between this place and other resorts, but the people here are not simple. They are the richest people in America."

Andrew smiled, "Don't you think it's very quiet here?"

"Huh? It seems to be."

"All the service personnel of the clubhouse are all transferred from the mainland, and all guests arriving at the clubhouse are called by their first names, and they must not be given last names.

It was also ensured that no reporters would appear within 50 miles of the clubhouse.Therefore, there is usually no one here, and only when it is important will someone come.go in!"

Andrew patted Situ Nan on the shoulder and walked in with a shotgun.Situ Nan followed and walked in. He had just finished hunting, but he did not expect that Andrew, who had always been quiet and thin, hit an elk, which surprised Situ Nan.

"I really can't underestimate anyone!" He followed in with a smile.

He followed Andrew's suggestion, and after a trip to Washington, he did meet a lot of big names, including Harding's cabinet minister.They are both warm and polite, and there will not be too deep entanglements.

The only thing I learned was that I met Vice President Calvin?Coolidge.However, the other party was indeed like a silent donkey and didn't like to express himself, but he often left a deep impression on Situ Nan.

It's a pity that the other party is a very well-regulated person, so Situ Nan was a bit regretful that he could not talk in depth.

After coming out of Washington, Situ Nan followed Andrew to Jekyll Island a hundred miles away to participate in the gathering of giants here.

It is necessary to talk about this Jekyll Island, which is a winter resort owned by the American super-rich.

More than a decade ago, the big names headed by J.P. Morgan established a Jekyll Island hunting club.

Situ Nan remembers that the last time he got involved with the New York gang was on a Morgan cruise a few years ago, when he was discussing buying U.S. Treasury bonds. From that time on, Robles Securities began to become the top financial speculators on Wall Street.

However, Situ Nan came to Jekyll Island for the first time. After leaving the United States for two years, he had a lot of estrangement with these guys.

The topic of this discussion is naturally the tax cut that everyone is most concerned about. It was convened by Andrew. It involved the interests of the rich and everyone came from everywhere.

"Hi. Andrew, I heard that you just hunted an elk?" a middle-aged man laughed.After seeing Situ Nan, he smiled and nodded.

He is the little Rockefeller, because the old man in the family retreated behind the scenes, so most of the time this hearty and determined little Rockefeller appeared in front of him.

Situ Nan came in and saw, good guys, they are all wealthy owners, Morgan and Rockefeller don’t need to say, railway king Vanderbilt, mining king Guggenham, tobacco king Duke, copper king Clark, The tractor king McCormick, the meat king Swift...

None of these people's wealth is less than 100 million U.S. dollars, and there are always a dozen Rumble!

Damn, so many rich and powerful gatherings are scared to death when they say it. People think they want to overthrow the "government"?

It was Harding's horse hitting that he was so calm!A hundred years later, the FBI agents had passed by.

These people were sitting together in twos and threes, smoking cigars, bragging, and criticizing White House officials. It was so lively.

Andrew's contacts are really wide, and he keeps introducing these wealthy men to Situ Nan.The old foxes nodded and smiled at the appearance of Situ Nan. Perhaps many people have heard of Andrew, a rich son-in-law!However, Situ Nan's youth still made many old hearts take out a little bit.But it is not known how sincere there can be from that flawless smile.

Of course, Situ Nan also has the capital to be proud of. Which one of Occidental Petroleum, Bethlehem Steel, or Wells Fargo is not a well-known big company?

Strength is the best proof, enough to conceal other factors such as skin color and ancestry.At least a lot of "notorious" Jews outside appeared on the scene.

At least compared to property, there are not many people who can surpass him.However, there is another intangible asset called contacts, which is beyond Situ Nan's comparison.

After some greetings, Situ Nan found a place to sit down.

"Stone, this way!" Situ Nan looked up and saw that it was DuPont's arms dealer.However, the arms sold by the Bethlehem Steel Company under Stuart's subsidiary were not too much, but he did not become the chairman of the board of directors, so Schwab was notorious.

The old Schwabner has now become the chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute as he wishes.There is no shortage of money, reputation, and status. Some are not enterprising, spend all day long, pick up girls, play excitement, play heartbeat, I heard that there are quite a lot of tricks.

Although it was his personal money, Situ Nan felt a little dissatisfied, especially now that the steel industry is in a very delicate state.

"Find a chance to take that kid down! Well, let Eugene go!" Situ Nan thought to himself.

"Stone, what are you thinking about?" DuPont asked with a smile.

"Miss you!" Situ Nan said casually.

"Miss us?" DuPont was a little confused.

"It is said that 1/6 of the wealth on the earth is gathered in the hands of this club member. I was a little skeptical, but now I believe it." Situ Nan said.

"Fart. The US government is the richest. We are just wage earners. No amount of money is enough to pay taxes!" DuPont pouted.

He may be the person present who hates wartime tax policy the most. DuPont bought billions of dollars in explosives in World War I. The net profit was hundreds of millions of dollars, but the government took most of it. gas?

"Yeah! So, didn't Andrew just call everyone here? How can the government not deprive us of our hard work in this way!" Situ Nan smiled, looking shameless.