Chapter 517 Now is Private Time
Even as a bystander, Morgan felt that his words were too meaningless. How long ago did the DuPont family and the Sheffield family become enemies? It was during the Civil War forty years ago.
Fighting each other on the battlefield shouldn't make them linger on hatred, not to mention that the two families were arms suppliers for the federal army and the allied army respectively, so how could they become enemies? Was it because the head of the family was not very lucky on the battlefield?
Thinking about it, the source of this hatred is somewhat funny, but little Morgan must admit that this Ukiyo-e started like this. A woman is obsessed with the normalcy of the battlefield, and as time goes by, she has fostered this unreasonable idea about the cause of her husband's death.
If it was an ordinary woman, it would not be a big deal, but the problem is that this woman still controls a powerful and increasingly powerful company, and has never given up her plan for revenge.
Why do I say this? Because if Sheffield pushed for an investigation into DuPont, it definitely means that revenge is underway. That would be troublesome, very troublesome.
On the surface, it is Sheffield's problem, but in fact it is Mrs. Anna's problem. That woman has been in hatred for decades. How can we communicate with her now and make her change her mind after a talk?
Even young Morgan, who was well versed in various financial concepts and massive amounts of funds, had to admit that he did not have the knowledge to communicate with a paranoid woman, so there was no solution.
Young Morgan still dialed the phone, ready to make a fearless adjustment to this unsolvable problem, but he could not predict what the result would be. In front of two important members of the DuPont family, Young Morgan held the microphone and waited patiently.
"Oh, it's the coffee bean merchant." Sheffield took the microphone from Sato Kiko and said to himself, "Oh, my friend, I am very surprised by your call."
"It's me, William!" Little Morgan winked at Pierre Dupont and the other man, signaling them to keep quiet, and then asked softly, "I want to talk to you about something."
Just as Morgan was thinking about how to use his words to get the information he wanted without anyone noticing, Sheffield's voice came out of the microphone, "Is it because of the antitrust investigation into DuPont?"
Sheffield tilted his head and took Sato Kiko's cigarette in his mouth. He blew out a puff of white smoke and said meaningfully, "Apart from this matter, I really can't think of anything else that happened recently. It's not scientific to bother you to call me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the only sound coming from the other end of the phone was panting. Because it was too quiet, the slave owner could even hear the noise on the other side of the phone line and guessed that there should be more than one person in Morgan Jr.'s office.
"Go to villa number three and use the phone there to contact New York." Sheffield covered the microphone and nodded at Sato Kyoko. This is the good thing about Oriental women: they are well-behaved and easy to manipulate.
In a building near the Morgan Building, behind a telescope, a man is working meticulously, paying attention to every move on the opposite side. If someone knows something about the surroundings, it is easy to see that the room where this man is located is the best observation position for the Morgan Building.
The observing man even recorded how many times this month a woman had entered the office with the curtains drawn on the windows.
Of course, slave owners have some idle people around them, such as some employees who work part-time as private detectives. Many bosses choose to cooperate with a senior private detective agency, such as the former Carnegie. The steel tycoon likes to hire thugs and private detectives, but Sheffield is not that kind of person. He always believes that no one has it as good as himself.
Therefore, the Black Gold Company is not only about fighting and killing, but also has some detectives who are good at dealing with people. There has never been a law that private companies cannot keep informants. A large number of informants are also under the wings of the Black Gold Company.
It was only natural that there were such observers around the Morgan Building. Given the deep friendship between Sheffield and Morgan Jr., what was wrong with keeping a certain amount of attention on their close allies? Isn't this very normal?
While the observer was working meticulously, the phone on the desk rang, forcing this excellent employee to put down his work and take a short break. "Yes, there are two people in the office. One is about 40 years old, bald, and wearing a black suit. The other is older, with neat hair and a military demeanor. Morgan Jr. is on the phone, yes, both now."
The bald former is the current head of the DuPont Company, Pierre du Pont, and the other is Coleman du Pont, a general of the Delaware National Guard and a member of the Republican National Committee.
Almost at the same time, Sheffield was chatting with Morgan Jr. about several issues in the practice of antitrust law and its impact on the domestic economy.
"Didn't you say that we wanted to maintain unity among big companies?" Little Morgan asked a soul-searching question, as if he wanted to get an explanation from Sheffield.
"My friend, even if you have enough money to burn, you can't do this. The phone bill is very expensive. Although the telephone company is under your control, the communication between the two of us is already the most expensive." Sheffield continued to practice Tai Chi without leaving a trace. The honest and straightforward William also needs to use his time. Facing a master of rhetoric like Morgan Jr., it is more appropriate to use the full-level party jargon to deal with him.
Who doesn't know how to speak like a politician? In simple terms, it was a theft, an infringement of private property against the will of the owner.
Murder to silence witnesses, collateral damage caused by a sudden incident. We are going to fire you, and positions within the company's organizational structure have to be adjusted as planned. Shooting incident, after an accidental discharge of a gun, someone was sent to the hospital for treatment.
We are going to demolish your house by force. After a long period of active consultation, this much-anticipated plan to inject economic vitality back into old neighborhoods was finally approved.
There are all kinds of long sentences and complex and exquisite words, but their meanings are ambiguous and confusing when you look into them.
When using political rhetoric, the purpose of speaking is not to convey the most basic ideas. On the contrary, it is to hide a person's truest thoughts. Sheffield and Morgan Jr. had a long-distance fight across thousands of kilometers.
It was like meeting a worthy opponent, which made Pierre Dupont and Coleman Dupont, who were waiting on the side, very impatient. They listened to the two people's long conversation on the same topic, and when they thought about it carefully, it seemed that what they said had nothing to do with the topic.
In the end, it was Morgan Jr. who took the initiative to end the conversation, changing his tone and saying, "William, tell me the truth. It's because Attorney General Olney is conducting an antitrust investigation into DuPont. How can you help?"
"I can't offer any help." Sheffield also finished his full-level formality and refused calmly but forcefully, "This is a matter between the Department of Justice and DuPont. I have no position on it. Do you want me to express my position? My friend, I think it might be even worse if I express my position."
Sheffield has already hinted that the relationship between the Sheffield family and the DuPont family is irreconcilable. Once the position is made worse, it means that the situation of the DuPont family will be worse than it is now.
"It happened decades ago." Little Morgan sighed and made a final effort.
But Morgan Jr.'s final efforts did not change Sheffield's mind. "Now it's private time. If DuPont can give up its current gunpowder, machinery manufacturing and chemical companies, and of course Roland Steel Company, this matter is not impossible to discuss. If the DuPont family changes careers and becomes a banker, it will be good for everyone."
The offer from the microphone made Pierre DuPont and Coleman DuPont's eyes spurt with anger. This was simply an unequal treaty. DuPont's layout and decades of accumulation, the other party wanted to take it all away with just one sentence? It was simply too much.
"Let's get together when we have time. We should keep in touch." Following Sheffield's final greeting, Morgan put down the phone, looked up at the two guests and said, "Did you all hear it? William didn't admit it directly, but he could sense that United was involved. Pierre, Coleman, I'm telling you the truth. The current situation is very unfavorable to DuPont."
"Like the slave owner said, now is private time." Coleman DuPont said with a cold face, "It's impossible to expect us to surrender. Even the Rockefeller family back then couldn't make us bow our heads."
"I agree with Coleman. He is not afraid of choking to death if he gives away tens of millions of assets." Pierre Dupont's eyes also flashed with ferocity. "I don't believe it. What else can he dare to do?"
"Although the economy is not very good now, for us, we don't need to distinguish whether the market is good or not. The worse the market is, the more we need to increase production to make the already weak demand face more abundant supply. The seven New Jersey factories transferred from Standard Oil have all increased production. All factories have double shifts. Talk to the raw material distributors that supply the DuPont family, especially for saltpeter. I will always offer one dollar more than DuPont." Sheffield dictated the current countermeasures. "Within a month, all plans must be met. Reduce the profits of all links to zero, seize the market and squeeze DuPont out."
(End of this chapter)
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