"Mr. President, you just said there are three teams. I wonder who the other two teams are?" Hardy asked.

Johnson smiled.

"One is Rockefeller, the other is Citibank, and they will each form a team."

Hearing these two names, Hardy was slightly surprised.

The Rockefeller Group controlled the oil economy of the United States and even the world. It was the second largest group in the United States, second only to Morgan, and even surpassed Morgan at one point in later generations.

Kissinger once said: Whoever controls oil controls all countries; whoever controls the right to issue currency controls the world; whoever controls food controls humanity!

The Rockefeller Group not only controls oil, but also finance. The industries involved in its group include almost everything you can think of.

What surprised Hardy was why it was Rockefeller and not Morgan. There is a saying that the Democratic Party belongs to Morgan and the Republican Party belongs to Rockefeller. Johnson was the Democratic President, but he let Rockefeller join the European investment express.

But Hardy figured out the problem after a quick thought.

Before Johnson, there was no big capital investing in him, which is why his support rate as president was much lower than that of candidate Dewey. To put it bluntly, it was the result of the propaganda operated by the consortium.

Later, Hadi emerged and finally there was a force supporting him. In fact, Johnson's foundation was very solid. After all, he was the incumbent president and had done a good job during his term. There was no reason for him to be abandoned.

Next, he supported the establishment of a Jewish nation, which won him the support of the Jews. The Citibank Group has a deep Jewish background on Wall Street. Hardy estimated that this was one of the forces supporting Johnson.

As for the Rockefeller Foundation.

In fact, it was the Eastern Financial Group that called Giannini a few days ago and hoped to let Dewey go. They were also Dewey's supporters and still owed Hardy a favor. But now, Rockefeller has joined the Marshall Plan.

What does this mean?

This suggests that they may have given up on Dewey and supported Johnson instead.

This is a very interesting signal.

However, Hardy also knew that for the big corporate financiers, they never had what the outside world called fixed political attributes. Who told you that Rockefeller could only support the Republican Party, and who said that Morgan could only support the Democratic Party?

They are the financial backers.

It’s dad.

Support whoever you want to support, and support whoever can bring you benefits.

They are the ones who make the rules.

Play however you want.

Former US President Truman once described it vividly: "The two-party system in the United States is a two-party cooperation system."

Although there are disputes among the various conglomerates, they are all disputes over interests and can be resolved through sitting down and negotiation. There has never been any violent dispute involving life and death.

That's how you make money.

The same can be said for others.

In fact, judging from the fact that he was able to win over Rockefeller, Johnson's political ability was actually very strong. He originally had no support at all, but then he used the power in his hands to plan a little bit, using the Jewish nation-building plan to draw the Jews in, and now he is using Marshall's plan to invest in Europe to bring Rockefeller over.

Of course,

The fact that he now has such a high approval rating and has trampled Dewey under his feet is primarily due to Hardy’s contribution.

These were also the first European construction projects in which he would be included.

Because these three forces are very important to Johnson.

Some people may understand the relationship between a consortium and its investees as investment and control, but this is not the case. It is more of a cooperation.

Politicians are not fools and cannot be controlled at will by their financial backers.

The two parties come together for the sake of profit. There is no one who completely controls the other. It is a cooperative relationship of mutual support and mutual benefit.

There is cooperation and communication, but there will also be disagreements and filth. There is no investment that works once and for all, and in future cooperation there will be no financiers ordering politicians around, but rather mutual coordination and progress.

Some even fell out with each other.

And quite a few.

Of course,

Quite a few died, haha.

Now that Johnson has given Hardy a team quota, Hardy can form his own team, which is equivalent to giving Hardy great power.

He has the final say on who to bring and who not to bring.

......

The two then talked about the campaign speeches. Johnson is now in September, and the election is less than two months away. During this time, Johnson's focus is on the election.

"Hardy, my next stop is San Francisco, and then some cities in the South. I plan to visit all the cities I can go to, no matter how big or small. Although my approval rating has increased a lot in the polls, I can't relax at all." Johnson said.

This person is really hardworking. Most people can't handle such a high-intensity speech.

"I have already made arrangements for San Francisco, and the scale there is not small either. Just let me know if other cities need support," Hardy said with a smile.

Johnson smiled and patted Hardy on the arm.

The next day,

Johnson left Los Angeles for San Francisco.

Hardy followed.

Many big names from San Francisco came to greet him, including city officials, celebrities, and many big business owners.

Now that Johnson's approval rating has risen, many people have come forward to post comments.

Giannini also attended the welcoming reception. There were hundreds of San Francisco upper-class people at the reception. Johnson stood on the stage and gave a passionate speech.

Hadi and Janini stand together.

Gianini looked at Johnson, who was too little, and whispered to Hardy, "Hardy, I saw in the newspaper that you gave President Johnson the lowest odds of winning. It seems that you are very confident that Johnson will win."

"That's actually part of the propaganda, using the odds to influence people's ideas about who will win the presidential election, making people more inclined to believe that Johnson will win," Hardy said with a smile.

Giannini thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

I have to say that Hardy really knows how to play with people's hearts.

"And I am indeed optimistic about Johnson. I was very confident in it before, but now I am becoming more and more confident," said Hardy.

Giannini knew that Hardy was referring to Dewey's acceptance of foreign political donations.

Dewey was really cheated this time.

The originally good situation was severely damaged by a political donation.

In fact, Dewey had the support of big financial groups in the East and had no shortage of campaign funds, but he accepted the money. It can only be said that greed is the cause of death.

Especially since Hardy knew about this.

Hardy made a big fuss about this incident, and the reporter was hunted down. In the documentary "Black Gold", Dewey was caught and trampled on again and again with extremely brutal and cruel moves.

Not to mention Dewey, even the people in the big business groups were unable to react for a while, and thus Hardy influenced the election.

Hardy took a sip of his drink.

He lowered his voice and said, "Johnson invited me to join the Marshall Plan and organize an expedition to Europe. I was one of the three expedition teams."

Giannini was shocked.

Marshall Plan, investing in Europe.

With the keen sense of a banker, Janini immediately realized that this was an opportunity to make a lot of money.

"Hadi, tell me in detail." Giannini said anxiously.

Hardy smiled and said, "There's too much to cover. Let's talk about it after the reception."

Janini also realized that this was not a suitable place for conversation, and he was looking forward to the end of the following cocktail party. The cocktail party ended at around 10 o'clock in the evening, and Janini could not wait to pull Hardy into his car and drove all the way to Janini Manor.

The two of them lit cigars in the study.

Hardy asked, "Mr. Giannini, you should know the content of the Marshall Plan, right?"

"Of course I know that last year Secretary of State Marshall gave a speech at Harvard University and proposed a plan to help Europe recover economically, which was called the Marshall Plan."

"There were many reports in newspapers at that time. World War II had dealt a heavy blow to the European economy. The economies of many countries were on the verge of collapse. Food, fuel, and various supplies were extremely scarce. Now the United States was the only importer, but they had no money."

"The Marshall Plan involves 16 countries, including Britain, France, Italy, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Ireland and Iceland, and they are prepared to provide loans and aid of about 22.4 billion US dollars. A few months ago, I saw a report saying that Johnson signed the agreement and was preparing it."

Hardy nodded.

"Europe needs to rebuild, but they have no money, no supplies, and everything. The U.S. government has decided to provide some assistance, but it is impossible to fully meet their demands and give them all the money from their own country."

"President Johnson is going to organize a private inspection team, which will work together with the economic assistance team. If those countries need loans, we can lend privately, and if there is a need for investment, we can invest."

"Another point is that they need a lot of supplies for reconstruction, such as building materials, steel bars, cement, etc. They need all kinds of supplies for life, food, cars, fuel, and so many other things."

"I estimate that 80 percent of the money we give them will be used to purchase supplies from the United States. There are many ways for us to make money from this."

"Also, those countries have prepared a list of investment opportunities, and the delegation members can invest in those countries' infrastructure, such as water, electricity, gas, manufacturing, automobiles and other industries, to help them recover."

They say it is to help with recovery, but in fact it is just investing to make money.

Giannini became more excited as he listened.

The cake of more than 20 billion, even if they only eat a small piece, is a lot of money for them. If the California Consortium can get on this train, it will definitely usher in a period of great development.

"Hadi, who are the other two teams?" Giannini asked.

"Rockefeller, Citigroup." Hardy's answer was very simple, but Giannini was shocked after hearing it.

My mind was working quickly and I figured out a lot of things in an instant.

President Johnson might have obtained the support of Rockefeller and Citigroup. Thinking of this, Giannini looked at Hardy.

This young man's investment vision is so unique.

By investing in Johnson early, Hardy will surely reap huge benefits if Johnson is re-elected.

And now.

Then they have to choose whether to invest in Hardy.

After all, the California Consortium had already made it clear to the outside world that it was ready to give up on Hardy. Although they had a private agreement, outsiders did not know about it. He and Hardy were probably both able to guess what they were thinking. If they wanted to further win over Hardy, they had to make actual compensation.