Chapter 536: Cut Meat and Leave
After saying that, he looked at the slave owner on the side, as if waiting for a response. Sheffield nodded expressionlessly, and the grudge between the two companies could be written off.
"See, an outcome that everyone can accept." Morgan Jr. spread his hands, seeming to be quite satisfied with the mediation he presided over, which could be compared to a conference on major international issues. "In fact, things are now very clear. If the DuPont family accepts the cash provided by the three of us, they can make a decent turn. Otherwise, if they continue the confrontation, the result will not change, and the process will become very ugly. For the sake of harmony in the business community, someone has to make certain sacrifices."
There is no doubt that Morgan Jr. has made his words quite explicit. The certain sacrifice is the current DuPont family.
Whether Pierre DuPont and Coleman DuPont agreed or disagreed, the result was irreversible, because the three of them had already decided that the DuPont family would be the sacrifice.
And it would be better for the DuPont family to accept it. If not, this matter might even be tainted with tragedy.
Although it was just a dozen pieces of paper, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds in front of the two people from the DuPont family. Once the two of them agreed, the accumulation of the DuPont family over the past century would shrink by more than 70% in an instant. In exchange for less than 20 million in cash, they would take away the wealth of several generations of DuPont family members.
"Is it so difficult to consider? You were so efficient in suing the United Company that I almost thought it was an order from an emperor rather than a resolution from a state assembly through a democratic vote." Sheffield urged impatiently, "Can you be more like a man? Either leave now, or even leave the United States directly to avoid the pursuit of the three major companies, or nod your heads quickly. Losing is losing, winning is winning, and there is no point in continuing to delay."
Seeing the meat on the chopping board trying to struggle, the slave owner waiting for it to be served was already impatient. Start the mental pollution again to let the DuPont family understand the current situation. No one in this country can escape unscathed under the attention of Standard Oil, United Company and Morgan Bank. Don't delay and make it ugly in the end.
If they refuse, the DuPont family will suffer a tragic end. Pierre DuPont looked at the three evil demons who devoured people without leaving any bones. If God existed, he would not have the heart to see this scene of plundering. The two men who were being manipulated by both soft and hard tactics were almost desperate. Pierre DuPont said with some trembling, "This is the wealth of the DuPont family. I need to discuss it with others."
"There is no need for that. Our pricing will not change." Morgan Jr. folded his arms across his chest and said condescendingly, "As William said, if you want to go abroad, we still have a way to achieve the purpose of the merger. The result will not change. Why bother struggling?"
Pierre Dupont finally picked up the pen and signed his name. Then he seemed to have lost all his strength. Beads of sweat appeared on his smooth forehead. One can imagine the torment he went through in such a short period of time.
Little Rockefeller, who had been silent the whole time, did not say a word when the hatred was aroused, but he reached out his hand faster than the other two. Almost as soon as Pierre duPont put pen to paper, little Rockefeller had already got the signed contract in his hand.
"It would be a waste of these hands if you don't become a thief." Sheffield said sarcastically. Rockefeller Jr. was not affected at all by the connotation of a slave owner. Everything was fake, and only the contract was real.
As a true gentleman, he must not use intimidation like Sheffield, nor bribery like Morgan, but he must not be slow in picking peaches, as the quick hand will yield the quick reward.
And that banker, Sheffield looked at the smiling little Morgan, if he had been born in Chang'an more than a thousand years earlier, Li Linfu, the pillar of the country, might have been unemployed.
Pierre DuPont and Coleman DuPont were taken away. Morgan Jr. had already opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate, as a necessary celebration of the hardship of dividing up the DuPont family.
"You can't imagine how hard I have worked, and the DuPont family has so much trust in me." Little Morgan, holding a bottle of champagne, acted hypocritically, as if trying to squeeze out some crocodile tears.
This attitude made Sheffield very sick. Although he himself was also a well-known double standard, he could not do it like Morgan Jr. However, for the sake of the US dollar, he would not bother with the other party this time.
The three giants of New Rome have gained something from this, especially Morgan Jr., who has caught a glimpse of the forefront of the times. When celebrating, he said, "If one day our country becomes the strongest country in the world, we can copy everything we have today to the high-quality assets of all countries."
Sheffield raised his eyebrows. Isn't this the international version of the dollar cycle and wool-pulling? In fact, in a sense, the DuPont family's exit this time can be regarded as leaving behind something valuable.
"You really think long-term. I will be much more content now. I will develop the chemical industry well and earn some hard-earned money." Sheffield did not respond. He said insincerely that his wish had been fulfilled, and his tone sounded as if he was letting his horses rest in peace.
The sincerity of the slave owners' statement was comparable to the Führer's public announcement that Germany no longer had any territorial claims after taking the Sudetenland. It was truly touching, and made Britain and France, who were unwilling to stab each other in the back after World War I, deeply relieved.
All three of them got what they wanted, but Sheffield still needed to do some finishing work. In fact, he originally wanted to force the DuPont family to do it, so that he would feel more like a winner. But some things are better to pay attention to personally.
Sheffield certainly had an absolute advantage in public opinion this time, but not all public opinion expressed goodwill towards the United Company. Now the slave owner wanted to find those media people who were unfriendly to him and let them shoot themselves in the head.
As an honest man, Sheffield did not hide his idea of cleaning up the group of night soil collectors from the other two temporary allies.
"Even the president of the federation cannot be popular with everyone. It is normal for some people to hate the rich." Little Morgan felt that Sheffield was making a fuss out of nothing and there was no need to waste his time doing these useless things that would be thankless.
"We are not the president of the federation. They can scold the president if they want. The United States is a society with freedom of speech, but they cannot scold me. This is a very serious problem. Today those night soil collectors can scold me, and tomorrow they can scold you. After a long time, they will go on strike, which will harm our interests." Sheffield shook his head solemnly, "Public opinion must choose between our big companies and the citizens. Who is the one who truly contributes to this country? This is a very serious problem."
We are already living in a modern society, and the policy of keeping the people ignorant must keep pace with the times. When yellow journalism was directed at slave owners, it was indeed very offensive, but when it was directed at others, Sheffield felt that it was not unacceptable.
Originally, in order to prevent the DuPont family from making any sudden decisions, Sheffield asked a large number of Black Gold Company members to return just in case. Now that he feels that the DuPont family has not made any moves for the time being, he can let these people do something else first.
"This time I think William is right!" Rockefeller Jr. said this out of the blue. He thought Sheffield's idea was correct. Sometimes, one should not be polite to these dishonest media. He even took the initiative to suggest that the scope should be expanded to include the media people who had been attacking Standard Oil.
"Does this count as using someone else's knife to kill someone?" Sheffield paused with his hand holding the wine glass, and said with a smile, "Aren't you using me?"
"Edith is also from the Rockefeller family." Little Rockefeller said calmly, "It seems that I need to talk to her. You don't care about your family's affairs at all. The factories in New Jersey are given to you by me. Without these factories, could you have put the DuPont family into crisis so smoothly?"
"Let me think about it. Mainly, I'm worried that killing the media people who are against your family will make things worse." Sheffield explained the relationship. Standard Oil dominated the oil industry. It killed too many competitors and held the emerging industry of oil in its hands. It can be said that the hatred was full.
Many media people have been holding onto Standard Oil for more than a year or two. Many people have been calling for Standard Oil to be eliminated for more than a decade or two, and the momentum is growing. If it is not done cleanly, Sheffield will be afraid of getting burned!
Why did they dare to kill the media people who spoke for the DuPont family? Because many of the media people who spoke for the DuPont family had little influence. The media people who fought against Standard Oil were different. They had grown step by step over the past decade, and it could not be explained by suicide due to depression.
Why did Sheffield dare to attack the DuPont family? It was mainly because the slave owners had the most professional private armed forces in the country besides the army. Just like the United States in later generations, relying on the hegemony of the US dollar, with a steady stream of money coming in, they could have the capital to engage in finance, armaments, and high technology, and then use armaments to maintain the hegemony of the US dollar, and then peel off a layer of skin from high technology or contain people, and have the capital to continue to make money in finance. This is a virtuous cycle. If this virtuous cycle cannot be broken, the United States can survive any disaster. This is the fundamental.
Morgan Jr. and Rockefeller Jr. also valued the power of the Black Gold Company and felt that this matter could be accomplished with a certainty and there was no need to worry about the counterattack of the DuPont family. So the two of them helped Sheffield without hesitation and put the DuPont family on the operating table. The violent organization was the basis for the two people's choice.
The DuPont family's announcement of the sale of its industries did not cause as much shock to the public as it did to the business community, and the subsequent impacts soon began to appear.
(End of this chapter)
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