Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Vanderbilt was startled when he saw John Morgan walking in slowly, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

John Morgan walked toward Vanderbilt with a smile. He didn't stop until he was very close. He looked at the chairman of the Hudson Railway Company, Trillings, and said, "Mr. Trillings is right, it's 50." % of the shares, but the other 10% is in my hands.”

Vanderbilt's expression changed, "What the hell are you doing?"

Vanderbilt asked in a low voice to John Morgan who was standing close in front of him.

"What the hell? As long as you, Mr. Vanderbilt, buy shares in the Hudson Railroad Company, you don't need me to buy shares in the Hudson Railroad Company?"

With a victorious smile, John Morgan looked at the giant crocodile in front of him, who was a famous figure in the American business community, and seemed to see his dejected look as he waited.

In normal times, Vanderbilt would be interested in this young man who performed well in front of him, but at this moment Vanderbilt hated such a young man very much and ignored him. Then he said to Trins: "Mr. Trins, If you don’t mind, I’d like to talk to Mr. John for a few minutes.”

"Okay, but you guys better hurry up." It could be seen that Trins was very happy to see Vanderbilt and John Morgan engage in a dog-eat-dog competition.

John Morgan seemed to have expected this scene, so when Vanderbilt took a look and walked out to the corridor with bodyguards outside, he followed him out. Naturally, the two bodyguards left a certain distance away. .

“Heir to the Morgan family, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation because you have violated my interests.

Otherwise, I will lodge my dissatisfaction with the headquarters of Morgan Bank. At the same time, I will be careful that I will be published in major newspapers in the United States. As a client, Morgan Bank actually tracked the client’s capital operation trajectory and interfered in the client’s business. I think, when the time comes, Morgan Bank, currently one of the top five banks in the United States, will suffer serious reputational damage."

"Mr. Vanderbilt's words make no sense," John Morgan sneered. Vanderbilt's bad feeling became even stronger, "What do you mean?"

"You have the ability to complain. Even I don't mind if you file a report against Morgan Bank. To tell you the truth, in this acquisition of the Hudson Railway Company, Morgan Bank actually did not know that you requested payment from us. , so it does not harm the interests of those shareholders, but is the personal behavior of our Morgan family."

John Morgan replied with a sarcastic smile: "If you don't mind, I can introduce you to an old friend."

"Old friend?" Vanderbilt asked doubtfully.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, we meet again." Thomas Meilong walked out from the corner and said.

"It's you?"

On October 1, 1818, 5-year-old Thomas Meilong traveled with his parents on a ship from Saint John, New Brunswick, eastern Canada to Baltimore, Maryland, the United States.

The family was about to leave their hometown of Castleton, England. They traveled across the Atlantic from London and passed through Canada. After three months of arduous travel, they finally reached their bold destination in America. In this land, Thomas finally relied on himself. Through his efforts, he has become a giant with great influence in the United States. As the founder of the Mellon family, currently the richest in the United States, he is said to be one of the outstanding figures in the United States in the 1860s along with Rockefeller and Juniors Morgan. business figures. Before that, there were the old Dupont who prospered in the early 19th century and the Blish of the Randy family who prospered in the late 1950s.

Therefore, Vanderbilt was more wary of this person than John Morgan, who had just emerged.

"It's you? Why are you here?" Vanderbilt was really surprised. He suddenly woke up and said, "Did you guys work together to do this?"

"Mr. Vanderbilt is really smart," John Morgan said with a proud smile. "Yes, just as you guessed, I told Mr. Thomas your information, and that's how this acquisition took place."

"What's in it for you?" Vanderbilt asked.

"I don't know what the benefits are, but I know that you are a fisherman who never takes bait without seeing the fish." John Morgan said with a slight smile: "I have specially studied your resume, Mr. Vanderbilt, since you entered the capital and financial world. In the past few decades, every time you make a move, you will definitely come back with full results, especially in the past ten years, you have been almost unfavorable, and this time is no exception."

"So you took advantage of others to short-sell the stock of my Haller parent company and took the opportunity to buy the stock of the Hudson Railroad Company?"

Seeing that the two of them did not deny it, "You are really good at calculating." Vanderbilt ignored John Morgan's sarcasm, grabbed him and asked Thomas Meilong: "Mr. Thomas, I want to ask you, this time you are plotting against me. Is it intentional or improvised?"

Thomas Meilong is 55 years old. He can experience the ups and downs of time, but in life he is not as impetuous as John Morgan.

He hasn't spoken since he first appeared. I don't know why, but after experiencing many tough battles, he always felt that things were not that simple. When he saw Vanderbilt asking, he replied: "We are businessmen. There is nothing wrong with Li Institute. This time our family is involved. I think Mr. Vanderbilt must also know that we are helpless. It is not that we are here specifically for Mr. Vanderbilt, but for someone else. The purpose, this time is purely temporary, please Mr. Vanderbilt can understand our helplessness."

Vanderbilt suddenly realized, "Is it the Rothschilds?"

The two neither admitted nor denied it.

Thomas Maylong paused and then said, "I am so honest with Mr. Vanderbilt. I think Mr. Vanderbilt should tell me your plan now, right? In fact, I think we should join forces to take over the Hudson Railway." The company will definitely be successful.”

'I'm sorry, I'm not interested, at least now I won't cooperate with people ordered by the Rothschild family.' Vanderbilt replied coldly: "You can figure out how to use the shares in your hands to benefit yourself. , I can’t control it.”

"You own 40% of the stock, the Morgan family owns 10% of the Hudson Railroad stock, and our Mellon family also owns 15% of the stock, and Trins owns the remaining 25%, and the rest is held by small shareholders. 10%." John Morgan asked in confusion: "Mr. Vanderbilt would rather go bankrupt than cooperate with us?"

"Although I grew up in the Commonwealth of America these past decades, I still have Dutch blood flowing in my body."

Vanderbilt looked at John Morgan with contempt and said: "The Rothschild family dominates the British financial status, but you British people can only take refuge in the United States. It is ridiculous, ridiculous, and I feel sorry for you. , even if I file for bankruptcy, I will not let the Rothschild family infiltrate my business. Because, I am Dutch."