Manhattan Reborn 1978
Chapter 294 Arrival
Heaven~
That's right, it's in heaven and belongs to the Morgan family. .On a private plane~
After the plane took off.
David, led by Giles, took a tour and his heart was full. .envious. .
This is a Boeing 747-100B produced by Boeing Company, a privately modified version of the aircraft. .
Among the several areas divided on the plane, there are special rest areas for the entourage, independent rest rooms for the owners, small bars, reception areas, restaurant areas, storage rooms, flight attendant work and rest rooms, etc. .
The overall decoration style is more European-style, simple and practical, and David likes it very much~
Like all the bells and whistles. .Everything you see is gilded style and full of sudden wealth. .The decoration style of a private jet made David really feel that he would feel uncomfortable if he sat in that kind of private jet. .
just in case. .Gilded furniture for the owner's house. .What should I do if I knock off a piece of patent leather?
Do you want to compensate?
. . .
By the time David followed Giles back to the restaurant area with a satisfied look on his face and was about to finish lunch, everyone here had already started eating~
Going to California with David this time were Panaris, Giles, Bloomer, Leslie, and Grace.
As the eldest son of the Morgan family and the eldest brother of Giles, Panaris warmly greeted his younger brother and David to their seats when he saw them coming back, and asked the flight attendant to bring all the prepared lunches. .
What surprised David a little was that the lunch prepared by the flight attendant during their trip was unusual. .Friendly to the people?
Filet mignon, sirloin steak, cheese-baked Boston lobster, pecan pie, apple pie, butter jam toast, plus some vegetable salad, cheese, corn, etc. .
Later, the stewardess thoughtfully brought everyone table wine, fruit drinks, and more. .Dessert after meal, creamy fruit salad, vanilla ice cream. .
David picked up his cutlery, tilted his head, and glanced around. .
While listening to the conversation of several people, he began to eat. .
None of them cared about David's bearish appearance. .He smiled and started chatting. .
While eating lunch and chatting with a few people, Grace secretly observed David and saw that this kid was eating well. .There was sauce at the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help but pass a small napkin to David. .
"Slow down! We still have a few hours to fly!"
"Oh..Okay~"
David chewed the lobster in his mouth several times, took a sip of the juice, and wiped his mouth. .
"I was hungry on the way to the airport just now. Sorry~"
"Grace, can you tell me the specific itinerary of our trip to San Francisco this time?"
Grace put down the tableware with a smile and glanced at the other people. Panaris continued to cut the steak and shrugged to Grace, saying that was fine with you. .
Grace wiped the corners of her mouth and fingers, thought for a moment, and asked David: "Have you heard of... SWIFT?"
"No~"
"Okay~ Let me briefly tell you about it first~"
"In recent years, due to the increasingly frequent economic activities among the international banking industry and the increasing number of account transactions, traditional manual processing methods cannot meet customer requirements."
“In order to adapt to the rapidly changing market development, customers require that transfer settlement and fund clearing within a country or even around the world can be completed quickly.”
"So, from the late 60s to the early 70s, seven European banks were planning to establish an international communication system to provide rapid transmission services of international financial data and other information."
"Begin feasibility study of common international financial message exchange processing procedures."
"After several years of research, it is shown that an international financial processing system should be established that can accurately, safely, cost-effectively and quickly transmit standard international fund allocation information."
"In May 1973, 5 banks from 15 countries in the United States, Canada and Europe announced the official establishment of SWIFT, with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium."
"It is a non-profit organization established to solve the problem that financial communications in various countries cannot adapt to the rapid growth of international payment and clearing. It is responsible for designing, establishing and managing the SWIFT international network to facilitate the exchange of international financial information among members of the organization. transmission."
"In 1974, he began to design computer network systems."
"In the summer of 1977, the construction and development work of the Global Interbank Financial Telecommunications Network (SWIFT Network) system was completed and officially put into operation."
“After starting operations, SWIFT processed more than 12 million messages in less than 1000 months~”
"The use of SWIFT enables banks to provide safe, reliable, fast, standardized and semi-automated communication services for settlement, thereby greatly improving the bank's settlement speed."
"Our trip to San Francisco this time is to participate in an event led by Wells Fargo and co-organized by Bank of America. In order to help the many small and medium-sized banks in the United States who want to join SWIFT, we will answer questions and introduce them."
Grace picked up the juice, took a sip, and continued: "According to the information I received yesterday, there will be large and small gatherings across the United States... Heads and bosses of nearly 500 banks gathered in San Francisco. ~Attend this party~"
"This is already a grand event for the banking industry that has not been held in many years~"
David nodded slightly, silently wrote down Grace's introduction in his mind, and thought about it for a while. .asked somewhat curiously.
"This is what you are talking about... SWIFT, what is its full name? And who manages it?"
Grace was not surprised that David would ask: "The International Fund Clearing System (SWIFT) is managed by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication."
"The original intention of SWIFT was to become a neutral organization that is free from any political influence and government interference and provides professional telecommunications services to the widest range of the world's richest participants."
"So the organizational structure of the Association for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication is composed of the General Meeting of Shareholders - the Board of Directors - the Finance Committee, the Reimbursement Committee, the Business Committee, the Technical Committee, etc."
"Every country that joins SWIFT can get two seats on the board of directors to achieve the principles of fairness and justice~"
David's eyes flashed, and he asked: "Two from each country? What about the United States? Which two are they?"
"Mizhou Bank and... Citibank!"
"Oh.."
This answer was somewhat beyond his expectation. .
Among the people at the table, Panaris glanced at Leslie who was about to continue making soy sauce, gently put down the tableware, wiped his mouth, and said to David.
"Actually... Chase Manhattan Bank had a chance to join the board of directors~"
"It was only later... that Leslie's grandfather denied the matter~"
Leslie, who was paddling very happily, saw Panaris calling his name. He rolled his eyes slightly displeasedly, put down the tableware, and did not answer the conversation. He got up and walked to the guest area, taking out the bag he brought with him. From the briefcase, he took out an envelope and walked back to hand it to David.
"I know you may not be prepared, so...I helped you apply for a Chase Manhattan Bank credit card~"
David took the envelope: "Thanks, man~"
Seeing this, Giles also smiled and ran to his bag, took out an envelope and handed it to David: "Here~ The American Express Green Card, which is very popular recently, Pine helped to get it~"
Panaris also smiled and took out an envelope from his pocket: "This is a Citibank credit card~!"
David looked at the three envelopes in his hand before he remembered. .All he had in his pocket was his checkbook. .There is not much money left in the account. .
"Thank you~"
David thanked Panaris and Giles again, opened the envelope and looked at it. All three credit cards had a limit of [-] dollars. .
With these three of the most fashionable credit cards right now. .
It's enough to solve his problem in California this time. .Expenses are a problem~
"Um...should I practice...signing?"
"Haha~"
Several people were amused by David's self-deprecating joke. .
Giles patted David on the shoulder: "It's time for you to practice calligraphy... Bloomer's calligraphy is as beautiful as yours~"
Blumer was reluctant on the side: "What do you mean by my words..."
. . .
This lunch ended slowly while a few people were chatting and laughing~
There are three separate rooms on the plane for people to rest~
After some humility, Panaris, Grace, and Leslie each occupied a room and went in to rest~
Giles and Bloomer accompanied David on the large sofas and lounge chairs in the reception area, chatting and preparing to take a nap. .
There is a four-hour time difference between New York and San Francisco. It was only in the afternoon when the plane arrived in San Francisco after a nearly seven-hour flight. .
So today is a long day for everyone. .
Just when David and Bloomer were quarreling and tired of laughing, Grace walked to David wearing a water pink silk shirt, women's professional skirt, bare feet, and holding a folder in her hand. road.
"I almost forgot~ This is for you~ Lilith thought it would be helpful to you and asked me to pass it on to you~"
David took the folder, opened it, looked at it, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "My Lilith is the best-behaved and understands me best~"
Grace had a sour expression on her face. .Rolling his hygienic eyes, he waved his hands in disgust and said, "Tch~ I've given you the stuff~ I'm going to rest first~"
"Ok~Thank you!"
Grace has returned to the room~
Under the curious looks of Giles and Bloomer, David handed the folder to them to look at.
The two best friends just looked at the first page roughly, then shook their heads and threw the folder to David. .
Prepare to find a comfortable position for yourself and start taking a nap. .
David was no longer sleepy at this time. He sat up, looked around, walked to the dining table, and asked the flight attendant to bring him a large glass of juice, ready to start chewing on this document!
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The content of the file~
Its composition is a combination of some of the collected research materials and the information held by the Morgan family, printed out~
A brief introduction to several major consortiums in the United States, the companies they control, as well as the many industries and current situations involved. .
The first page of the file is a very simple directory overview.
The Rockefeller Group, the Chicago Group, the Cleveland Group, the Boston Group, the DuPont Group, the First Citigroup, the California Group, the Texas Group, the Mellon Group, and finally the Morgan Group.
(Note: There is an inevitable connection between the family and the consortium. The consortium is usually named after the family. However, the family is only one of the main components of the consortium, which does not mean that the family is the entire consortium! )
David looked at the catalog, his eyes slowly narrowed, and he turned to the second page, turning on the serious mode. .
The first one to introduce is the Rockefeller Foundation!
Rockefeller Group, which has a huge financial network.
With Chase Manhattan Bank as the core, there are more than [-] financial institutions including the Chemical Bank of New York, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Equitable Life Insurance Company.
Through these financial institutions, it directly or indirectly controls many industrial and mining enterprises and occupies an important position in various economic sectors such as metallurgy, chemistry, rubber, automobiles, food, air transportation, telecommunications, and the arms industry.
Arms companies under its control include: McDonnell Douglas, Martin Marietta (jointly controlled with Mellon), Sperry Rand Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric (jointly controlled with Mellon) jointly controlled by a consortium), etc.
The Rockefeller consortium also controls, alone or jointly with other consortiums, five of the largest airlines in the United States, including United Airlines, Pan American Airways, American Airlines, TWA and Eastern Airlines.
After the 1973 energy crisis, the OPEC countries launched a tit-for-tat struggle with the United States, dealing a heavy blow to the Rockefeller Foundation.
The consortium took various measures to remedy this unfavorable situation.
First, participate in the development of domestic oil in the United States and strive for the lease rights of offshore oil fields in domestic coastal areas.
In 1976, 130 million acres of oil leases were acquired in Alaska and the mid-Atlantic coast.
We are also discussing cooperation with the British-Dutch Shell Oil Company and want to jointly develop oil fields in the British North Sea.
In addition, it has penetrated into other relevant departments of the energy industry and vigorously developed into the petrochemical industry.
Below this page, there is also a line of handwritten information.
This probably is. .Lilith's handwriting?
(John Rockefeller Sr.’s Standard Oil Company was originally founded in Cleveland, so the relationship between the Rockefeller family and the Cleveland consortium has always been very good!)
. . .
After reading these introductions, David finally turned to Rockefeller. .Some more clear understandings!
This information may not be important information or secret in the eyes of the Morgan family.
But for David, it is a rough understanding of the information of each consortium. .Important documents~
David picked up the juice, drank it, looked down at Rockefeller again, and then turned to the second page~
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Chicago Consortium!
In the early 20th century, it was composed of the local wealthy families the McCormick family, the Wood family, and the emerging Crown family. It was named after the Chicago area as the center of activities. It was a consortium in the Midwestern United States.
The Chicago area has a suitable climate, sufficient rainfall, and fertile land, which is suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. It has long become an important grain and livestock area in the United States.
Agriculture and animal husbandry were developed, and the meat processing and agricultural machinery industries developed accordingly, soon making the Chicago area an industrial, commercial and financial center second only to New York.
These wealthy families joined together to form a monopoly consortium.
In 1935, it already had assets totaling 43 billion yuan.
The Chicago consortium has relatively strong financial strength and owns five major banks: Continental Illinois Company, First Chicago Company, Harris Bank Company, Northern Trust Company and Bank of America Company.
In addition, there are two insurance companies: CNA Financial Corporation and States Insurance Company.
The industrial sectors controlled by the Chicago consortium are mainly agricultural product processing industries and traditional agricultural machinery manufacturing, as well as commercial companies targeting agricultural areas.
The Chicago consortium occupies an important position in business. It owns huge commercial retail companies such as Sears-Loebuck Company, Union Department Stores, Jewelry Stores, and Marshall Field Company.
Sears-Loebuck Company was founded in 1866.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the mail-order business achieved great development. Retail stores and supply points were spread all over the United States, ranking first among department stores in the United States.
Chicago!
David rubbed his chin, feeling that when he was in New York, he rarely heard about the Chicago consortium on Wall Street or from people. .information.
This shouldn't be done~?
Could it be. .Have New York and Wall Street begun to slowly squeeze out the Chicago consortium?
Um. .
You can write this down first, as there may be surprises later. .Purpose~
Thinking of this, David's hands began to turn and he came to the next page~
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Cleveland Consortium!
This is the consortium that the Seamus Norton family belongs to~!
In the second half of the 19th century, several wealthy families in the Cleveland area who were closely related to each other, mainly the Norton, Mather, Hanna, Humphrey and other families, used the rich local coal and iron resources to establish the steel industry and made huge profits. , invested in the banking industry, and developed into the rubber industry and railway transportation.
After the First World War, it met the conditions of a consortium, and in 1935 it had assets of 14 billion yuan.
During the Second World War, it achieved further development, with assets increasing to 1955 billion yuan in 157.
In the 60s, due to the limitations of the region where the consortium was located, its strength declined.
The Cleveland Consortium's economic strength is mainly in the steel, rubber, railway transportation and other sectors, and it has a certain position in the basic industries of the United States.
The steel industry is the main interest of this consortium. It controls 10 of the 4 largest steel companies in the United States, namely Republic Steel Company, Lex Youngstown Company, and Armco Steel Company (along with the Mellon Group and the Rockefeller Group). jointly controlled) and National Steel Corporation (jointly controlled with the Mellon Consortium).
The Cleveland consortium also has important interests in the U.S. rubber industry. The two largest rubber companies in the United States, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, are jointly controlled by Cleveland and other consortiums.
The financial capital of the Cleveland Consortium was weak. The five financial institutions it owned, including the Cleveland Trust Company, had limited strength and had to rely on the Eastern Consortium, especially the financial institutions of the Morgan Consortium, to raise funds.
No wonder!
When David saw this, he curled his lips and shook his head. .
Seamus Norton, old Morgan’s wife and Neria’s brother~
With this relationship, the relationship between Cleveland and Morgan can't be bad. .
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He started turning the pages in his hands and came to the next page.
Boston Consortium!
It was formed by the Lowell, Lawrence, Adams, and Lodge families in the Boston area who made their fortunes from the slave trade in the 19th century, and the emerging Kennedy family.
At that time, these families invested the huge funds accumulated from overseas colonial plunder in commercial banks, insurance companies and investment companies.
And rely on these financial institutions to provide funds to operate light textile industries such as textiles, tanning, shoemaking, clothing, food, and chemicals.
Due to the rapid development of the textile industry, by the beginning of the 20th century, several Boston families who had intermarried with each other for generations formed the Boston Consortium with the First National Bank of Boston as the core.
The First National Bank of Boston was founded in 1859. It is the earliest multinational bank in the United States.
In addition to banks, the Boston Consortium also owns four well-known insurance companies, with John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company being the largest.
The Boston Consortium has superior technical strength in developing emerging technology industries. The scientific research results of famous universities such as Harvard University and MIT have promoted the development of cutting-edge industries in the Boston area.
For example, the Textron Company it controlled merged with many small and medium-sized companies after World War II and became stronger. Its business direction also shifted from the light textile industry to the aerospace industry and electronics industry, becoming a diversified company with more than 70 subsidiaries. .
However, the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 dealt a huge blow to the Boston Consortium, which caused its position in the competition with other consortiums to continue to decline.
. . .
then. .Gone?
David was a little confused. He looked up and down the page about the Boston Consortium again, and slowly got a taste of it from between the lines~
Um. .
The Morgan family, as a large family in the Boston area, was not mentioned in the introduction of the Boston Consortium. .
Inside. .There must be many unknown inside stories and secrets!
After thinking about it for a while, David stood up, took out a notebook from his briefcase, and decided to write down all the questions he was thinking about, and ask old Morgan if he has the opportunity in the future!
After a few minutes.
David fiddled with the pen between him and turned the document to the next page~
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DuPont Consortium!
It is a consortium formed by the DuPont family that relied on the chemical industry and the arms industry.
The founder is French immigrant E. I.Dupont de Nemours.
In 1802, he founded the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware, and began operating the gunpowder business.
After five generations of management by the DuPont family, DuPont has finally become a typical family consortium in the United States.
During World War I, DuPont's assets increased from 7500 million yuan before the war to 1918 million yuan in 3, and the DuPont Consortium was formed.
In 1935, the DuPont consortium's total assets increased to 26 billion yuan.
During World War II, the DuPont Consortium obtained a military order worth 210 billion yuan from the Pentagon. After the war, it participated in the manufacture of atomic bombs and invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the project, which greatly enhanced its economic strength.
The economic strength of the DuPont consortium is mainly industrial and mining.
In 1974, the consortium's industrial and mining enterprise assets accounted for 69% of its total assets.
DuPont is the largest chemical company in the United States, and 80% of its raw materials are petroleum.
The bank capital of the DuPont consortium is weaker than that of other consortiums, and it lacks a financial institution with strong capital as its core.
For a long time, its financial business had to rely on the Morgan syndicate and other consortiums to provide funds.
The DuPont Consortium is a typical family trust, basically composed of the DuPont family, and most of its capital is the family's wealth.
All important positions in the company are controlled by family members. Until a few years ago, the company's chairman and general manager were successively filled by outside "capable people"!
At the bottom of this page of information, there is a small handwritten text.
(This family regards family wealth as their second life, and the power transmission is very unique; in the third generation, there are at least 10 pairs of cousins marriages within the family, making it the largest family in the United States with the most incest marriages, and also the most bizarre ones. big family..)
David couldn't help laughing when he read this text. .
I never expected that this girl would write such a comment in this document. .
It seems. .If he meets someone from the DuPont family in the future, he must pay more attention~
David smiled as he tore this handwritten text out of the document and stuffed it into his notebook. .Collect~
Keep turning with your hands, next page!
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Citigroup syndicate!
With Citibank as its core, it relies on its huge funds to expand its power to the arms industry (such as rockets, missiles, and aircraft, etc.) and civilian industries (such as electronics, chemicals, petroleum, and non-ferrous metallurgy, etc.), and controls a large number of famous companies. Big businesses and big companies.
The predecessor of Citibank is Citibank of New York, founded in 1812, which is one of the oldest banks on Wall Street.
By the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, it was controlled by the Stillman and Rockefeller families and served as the capital dispatch center of the Standard Oil System (Mobil Oil System), and thus developed rapidly.
In the 30s, the business was hit hard by the world economic crisis.
In the wave of corporate mergers in the 50s, it became active again. In 1955, it merged with the First National Bank of New York and was renamed First Citibank of New York. In 1962, it changed to its current name of Citibank, which it still uses today.
The Citibank consortium has developed so rapidly mainly because the economic strength of the consortium is composed of the first Citibank and large companies and large enterprises closely related to arms production.
The Boeing Company and United Aircraft Company, which it controls, are engaged in arms production. In addition to producing large civil aviation aircraft, they have always been major arms contractors in the United States. They mainly contract for jet bombers, Minuteman 3 intercontinental missiles, the Apollo program, and the manufacture of rockets and Military products such as space launchers earn surprisingly high profits from military orders every year.
Other companies belonging to the consortium include Atlantic Richfield Oil Company (jointly controlled with the Morgan consortium), Phillips Petroleum Company (jointly controlled with the Morgan consortium), Xerox Corporation, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, and Crawler Tractor Company (jointly controlled with the Morgan consortium and DuPont consortium) and the National Cash Register Company, which produces electronic computers.
On the commercial side, there are Penney Co. (jointly controlled with the Morgan syndicate) and jewelry stores (jointly controlled with the Chicago syndicate).
Under this page, there is also a line of handwritten fonts. .
(Although the First Citibank Consortium has a short history, the total assets it controls have exceeded several old consortiums. It is also one of the most active consortiums in external expansion.)
David looked at this information and found that some of the other companies belonging to the Citibank consortium were related to. .Jointly controlled by the Morgan consortium?
That. .The Citibank credit card Panaris gave him just now. .
Now, it's no surprise. .
but. .Citibank was controlled by the Rockefeller family for a period of time in its history. .
That it. .Was it because Rockefeller gradually reduced his control over Citibank after he established his own Chase Manhattan Bank?
David recorded these thoughts in his notebook, thought for a while, and turned to the next page!
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California Consortium!
It is an emerging conglomerate that emerged after World War II, including the Mizhou Bank Group, the San Francisco Group and the Los Angeles Group.
During World War II, the economic strength of these three groups increased dramatically with the rapid development of California's arms industry, especially the growth rate of financial capital. They formed a large consortium with Bank of America as its financial center.
In 1974, its assets reached 1671 billion yuan!
The financial capital of the California consortium is extremely strong. The major commercial banks it owns include Bank of America, Bank of the West Company, Security Pacific Company, as well as Wells Fargo Company and Crocker National Company in the San Francisco area.
Mizhou Bank is the financial core of the California consortium. Its predecessor was A., a descendant of Italian immigrants. P.Chiannini, an Italian bank founded in the early 20th century.
Due to the rapid development of its business, it became the largest bank in the western United States in the 20s. In the early 30s, it merged with the Bank of California and was renamed Bank of America (full name: Bank of America National Trust and Savings Bank).
World War II brought huge profits to it, surpassing the Chase National Bank of New York at the time and becoming the largest commercial bank in the United States.
The industrial and mining enterprises controlled by the California consortium were mainly engaged in agriculture and mining before World War II.
During and after the war, as California had become the largest arms production base in the United States, the industrial companies controlled by the consortium focused on arms production.
For example, Lockheed Aircraft Company and Litton Industries are among the top ten arms dealers and arms exporters in the United States.
After the war, Lockheed Aircraft Company ranked first in the U.S. Department of Defense's arms orders for a long time.
At the bottom of this page, handwritten font: (However, the control rights of these arms-producing companies have been gradually eroded by the large eastern consortiums in recent years, and the strength and status of the California consortium has relatively declined a lot)
(Among them, the voting power of the board of directors of Bank of America has been listed as a key target by the Morgan consortium and the First Citibank consortium. The power of the California consortium in Bank of Mizhou has worrying future prospects)
(The Wharton family, as one of the representative families of the Los Angeles Group, has slowly integrated the development direction of its family into a development track that favors the Morgan family in recent years.)
David looked at Lilithjuanxiu's font annotation and couldn't help but feel proud of this for his future. .The engaged wife gave a thumbs up in her heart!
Damn it~ She is so considerate!
He slowly tore this paragraph off the document. .Before going back to New York, buy some more gifts for Lilith to express yourself. .Thank you~!
The most important part of David's plan when he came to California this time was to meet Bloomer's father, the leader of the Wharton family, Old Wharton~!
Now, with this information sent by Lilith, David began to make plans in his mind. .When I met with Old Wharton, there were more topics to talk about~
He looked at this page of the California consortium's information, thinking and making notes in his notebook. .
After more than half an hour, David slowly sat up straight. After doing some stretching, he turned the information to the next page in his hand, wanting to finish reading the information in one go.
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Texas Consortium!
It is a new consortium that emerged in Texas after World War II and was mainly developed by relying on the oil industry and the arms industry.
Take KW.McKison, S.Richardson, H.L.Hunt, J.Brown, J. A.Represented by the families founded by Elkins, Daniel Plainview and others.
The bank capital of the Texas consortium is relatively weak. Although it owns 4 banks and 3 insurance companies, it has not formed a strong financial center.
The four banks are: First National Bank of Dallas, First City National Bank of Houston, Republic Bank of Dallas and Texas Commerce Bank.
The Texas consortium controls industrial and mining companies, with Houston-based Tenneco being the largest.
It was originally the largest oil and natural gas pipeline transportation company in the United States, and has now developed into a comprehensive company with diversified operations.
In recent years, the company has been infiltrated by the Rockefeller consortium and has gradually become a company jointly controlled by the two consortiums.
In the arms industry, the Texas consortium controls the Hughes Aircraft Company, which was founded in 1933. Its business operations were originally limited to design and experimental manufacturing.
Commercial production began in 1942, manufacturing spaceships, reconnaissance cameras and various aircraft parts.
In addition, the Texas consortium also owns companies that produce cutting-edge technology industrial products, such as Texas Instruments (jointly owned with the Morgan consortium).
This page, then. .No more~?
David frowned and looked at Texas Instruments at the back. .
Suddenly, I seemed to see the figure of old Morgan floating before my eyes. .
This is his xx~
yes. .Illusion? !
He slowly leaned back and rubbed his aching temples with his hands. .
After a while, he lay down on the dining table again and turned the information to the next page.
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Mellon Group!
It is a monopoly group centered on the Mellon family and started in finance. Its founder, T.Mellon founded Thomas Mellon & Sons Bank in 1869.
After 1910, the American Lead Company has monopolized the production of American lead and is one of the industrial pillars of the Mellon Consortium.
Another important industrial pillar is Gulf Oil Company, which is one of the largest oil monopolies in the United States.
The Mellon Consortium also occupies a certain position in the steel industry production, owning Armco Steel Company (jointly controlled with the Rockefeller Consortium and the Cleveland Consortium), National Steel Company (jointly controlled with the Cleveland Consortium), Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company, Allegheny-Ludlum Industries and four other major steel companies.
The printed information on this page is very brief~
Lilith's handwritten message below is a bit long. .
Thomas Mellon, the founder of the Mellon family, was a contemporary of Rockefeller. During the period of Andrew Mellon, he served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary and made the family shine.
Andrew Mellon (1855-1937)～
He was the main founder of this prosperous industrial family!
His ancestors were immigrants of both Scottish and Irish descent who settled in Pennsylvania in 1908.
For 1921 years from 1932 to 11, Andrew Mellon served as Secretary of the Treasury under three U.S. presidents, and as a member of the cabinet in three administrations in the 20s.
But after Andrew died, his son Paul would rather manage the "National Gallery" donated to the government by Mellon Mellon than go into business. .
This huge corporate empire was controlled by Paul's cousin Richard.
With the trend of the times, we are constantly moving forward.
Decline and separation are inevitable and slowly breed within the Mellon Empire.
The end of this paragraph.
There was a slight change in Lilith's writing style. He guessed that when this girl wrote this, she was inevitably troubled by the Mellon family. .The current situation has caused some ripples ~
Maybe she thought of the internal strife in the Morgan family because of the current situation of the Mellon family?
Tsk~
David looked at Lilith's handwriting, smacked his mouth, shook his head slightly, moved his hand slightly, and turned the information to the next page~
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Morgan Consortium!
David looked at the information on this page and couldn't help but wonder. .So happy~
There is no printed information at all, all of it is Lilith's handwritten information. .
In recent years, competition among financial groups has been intensifying, and other financial groups have all targeted the Morgan Financial Group. Therefore, its strength and status have declined relatively, and it was once surpassed by the Rockefeller Financial Group.
To reverse its decline, it took a variety of measures.
In terms of finance, using its strong financial foundation, it controls New York Bankers Trust Company and Northwest Banking Company, Prudential Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Insurance Company, etc. .
In terms of industry, we actively explore emerging technology industries, including International Business Machines Corporation, General Electric Company, International Telephone and Telegraph Company, American Steel Company, and General Motors Company.
In terms of public utilities, there were the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Southern Company.
Since the 60s, it has ranked first in the technological sectors such as electronic computers, high-speed copiers and microfilm.
International Business Machines Corporation (ibm), to which the consortium belongs, is the world's largest manufacturer of electronic computers. Industries such as electrical equipment, power equipment, and atomic energy equipment, which originally had a good foundation, have also made great progress. .
In terms of the arms industry, General Electric Company, General Dynamics and Grumman Aircraft Company, controlled by the Morgan consortium, rank among the largest arms contractors of the U.S. Department of Defense.
In recent years, Morgan Bank’s trust assets have also been showing a gratifying trend of accelerating growth~
If coupled with the rise of cutting-edge technology industries such as computers, the economic strength of the entire consortium is expected to increase exponentially in the future~
At the bottom of this page, Lilith ends with a message to David. .
"David, if you read this, I believe you can probably see a trace of doubt in the family business I wrote above!"
"Among the businesses involved in the Morgan consortium, the Morgan family and Mr. Morgan Sr. can only control a very small part!"
"Except for Morgan Stanley, it can basically be said that Old Morgan has complete control... Other businesses of the Morgan consortium require him to communicate and negotiate with the directors within the consortium in order to mobilize and direct to a certain extent!"
"So David, you want..."
This paragraph. .After writing it here, it’s gone~?
Emm. . .
What do you want~?
Why is this Lilith also playing with sentences?
Could this be one left for him. .Crossword puzzle?
David scratched his head and looked at the back of the page. .No more~
This is the last page.
Tsk~
That's right. .Finished chewing~
This time, I can only read this information roughly~
It was specially prepared for him by Lilith. .A practical guide to popularizing science~!
David plans to stay in California these days. Whenever he has time, he will take it out and read it again carefully~
But now~
David raised his hand and looked at his watch. More than two hours had passed~
He needs to give his brain a break!
I stood up, packed my folders and notebooks, and put them all into my briefcase~
David lay down on the sofa, glanced at his two sleeping friends, found a comfortable position for himself, and tried hard to clear his mind. .
After a while, he slowly fell asleep. .
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in sleep.
David felt like someone was pushing him ~
He opened his eyes and saw Giles and Bloomer standing aside with smiles, signaling him to get up~
"Um...are we almost there?"
"Yeah~ There's almost more...two ten minutes!"
"Okay~! Haaah~ha~"
As David started to do it, he stretched his waist and yawned deeply~
"How did you two sleep?"
"Not bad~ But I was shocked by your snoring afterwards... I didn't sleep well~"
David pointed at the tip of his nose with a surprised look on his face: "Me? Snoring?"
Bloomer laughed and sat next to David, making a scissor hand gesture to David with his fingers. .
"Two hours!"
"You slept for two hours and snored for two hours!"
"Ah~uh~..."
"Okay buddy~ Maybe it's because I'm too tired today~ Sorry~ Hahaha~"
David. .What else can be said?
Just pretend to be stupid and apologize~
Giles looked like I know. .Smile and hand David a glass of juice~
"Did Lilith write something to you in that document...? Huh?"
David drank up the juice and curled his lips: "Why don't you go and see for yourself~?"
"Don't look~ That's what your fiancée Lilith prepared for you..."
. . .
The three bad friends started their daily bickering again~
After a few minutes.
A flight attendant came over and told the three people that the plane was about to start descending~
David and the three of them nodded and followed the flight attendant's instructions to fasten their seat belts~
A few minutes later.
Leslie, Panaris, and Grace also walked out of the room, took their seats, and fastened their seat belts with the help of the flight attendant~
After half an hour.
The plane the group took finally landed smoothly at San Francisco International Airport and slowly headed to the parking location arranged by the tower.
David had been looking at the scenery outside the window since the plane started to descend. .
But he was unlucky. .
The visibility above San Francisco today is not high, and the entire city cannot be clearly seen, and I can only see a vague outline. .
After the plane stopped, the flight attendant opened the door on one side and said goodbye to everyone with a smile on her face~
David took his briefcase, chatted with a few people, and walked out of the plane~
When he actually got down to the ground, he looked around at the surrounding scenery, took a few deep breaths, and then said something to himself silently~
"San Francisco~I'm coming!"
That's right, it's in heaven and belongs to the Morgan family. .On a private plane~
After the plane took off.
David, led by Giles, took a tour and his heart was full. .envious. .
This is a Boeing 747-100B produced by Boeing Company, a privately modified version of the aircraft. .
Among the several areas divided on the plane, there are special rest areas for the entourage, independent rest rooms for the owners, small bars, reception areas, restaurant areas, storage rooms, flight attendant work and rest rooms, etc. .
The overall decoration style is more European-style, simple and practical, and David likes it very much~
Like all the bells and whistles. .Everything you see is gilded style and full of sudden wealth. .The decoration style of a private jet made David really feel that he would feel uncomfortable if he sat in that kind of private jet. .
just in case. .Gilded furniture for the owner's house. .What should I do if I knock off a piece of patent leather?
Do you want to compensate?
. . .
By the time David followed Giles back to the restaurant area with a satisfied look on his face and was about to finish lunch, everyone here had already started eating~
Going to California with David this time were Panaris, Giles, Bloomer, Leslie, and Grace.
As the eldest son of the Morgan family and the eldest brother of Giles, Panaris warmly greeted his younger brother and David to their seats when he saw them coming back, and asked the flight attendant to bring all the prepared lunches. .
What surprised David a little was that the lunch prepared by the flight attendant during their trip was unusual. .Friendly to the people?
Filet mignon, sirloin steak, cheese-baked Boston lobster, pecan pie, apple pie, butter jam toast, plus some vegetable salad, cheese, corn, etc. .
Later, the stewardess thoughtfully brought everyone table wine, fruit drinks, and more. .Dessert after meal, creamy fruit salad, vanilla ice cream. .
David picked up his cutlery, tilted his head, and glanced around. .
While listening to the conversation of several people, he began to eat. .
None of them cared about David's bearish appearance. .He smiled and started chatting. .
While eating lunch and chatting with a few people, Grace secretly observed David and saw that this kid was eating well. .There was sauce at the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help but pass a small napkin to David. .
"Slow down! We still have a few hours to fly!"
"Oh..Okay~"
David chewed the lobster in his mouth several times, took a sip of the juice, and wiped his mouth. .
"I was hungry on the way to the airport just now. Sorry~"
"Grace, can you tell me the specific itinerary of our trip to San Francisco this time?"
Grace put down the tableware with a smile and glanced at the other people. Panaris continued to cut the steak and shrugged to Grace, saying that was fine with you. .
Grace wiped the corners of her mouth and fingers, thought for a moment, and asked David: "Have you heard of... SWIFT?"
"No~"
"Okay~ Let me briefly tell you about it first~"
"In recent years, due to the increasingly frequent economic activities among the international banking industry and the increasing number of account transactions, traditional manual processing methods cannot meet customer requirements."
“In order to adapt to the rapidly changing market development, customers require that transfer settlement and fund clearing within a country or even around the world can be completed quickly.”
"So, from the late 60s to the early 70s, seven European banks were planning to establish an international communication system to provide rapid transmission services of international financial data and other information."
"Begin feasibility study of common international financial message exchange processing procedures."
"After several years of research, it is shown that an international financial processing system should be established that can accurately, safely, cost-effectively and quickly transmit standard international fund allocation information."
"In May 1973, 5 banks from 15 countries in the United States, Canada and Europe announced the official establishment of SWIFT, with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium."
"It is a non-profit organization established to solve the problem that financial communications in various countries cannot adapt to the rapid growth of international payment and clearing. It is responsible for designing, establishing and managing the SWIFT international network to facilitate the exchange of international financial information among members of the organization. transmission."
"In 1974, he began to design computer network systems."
"In the summer of 1977, the construction and development work of the Global Interbank Financial Telecommunications Network (SWIFT Network) system was completed and officially put into operation."
“After starting operations, SWIFT processed more than 12 million messages in less than 1000 months~”
"The use of SWIFT enables banks to provide safe, reliable, fast, standardized and semi-automated communication services for settlement, thereby greatly improving the bank's settlement speed."
"Our trip to San Francisco this time is to participate in an event led by Wells Fargo and co-organized by Bank of America. In order to help the many small and medium-sized banks in the United States who want to join SWIFT, we will answer questions and introduce them."
Grace picked up the juice, took a sip, and continued: "According to the information I received yesterday, there will be large and small gatherings across the United States... Heads and bosses of nearly 500 banks gathered in San Francisco. ~Attend this party~"
"This is already a grand event for the banking industry that has not been held in many years~"
David nodded slightly, silently wrote down Grace's introduction in his mind, and thought about it for a while. .asked somewhat curiously.
"This is what you are talking about... SWIFT, what is its full name? And who manages it?"
Grace was not surprised that David would ask: "The International Fund Clearing System (SWIFT) is managed by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication."
"The original intention of SWIFT was to become a neutral organization that is free from any political influence and government interference and provides professional telecommunications services to the widest range of the world's richest participants."
"So the organizational structure of the Association for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication is composed of the General Meeting of Shareholders - the Board of Directors - the Finance Committee, the Reimbursement Committee, the Business Committee, the Technical Committee, etc."
"Every country that joins SWIFT can get two seats on the board of directors to achieve the principles of fairness and justice~"
David's eyes flashed, and he asked: "Two from each country? What about the United States? Which two are they?"
"Mizhou Bank and... Citibank!"
"Oh.."
This answer was somewhat beyond his expectation. .
Among the people at the table, Panaris glanced at Leslie who was about to continue making soy sauce, gently put down the tableware, wiped his mouth, and said to David.
"Actually... Chase Manhattan Bank had a chance to join the board of directors~"
"It was only later... that Leslie's grandfather denied the matter~"
Leslie, who was paddling very happily, saw Panaris calling his name. He rolled his eyes slightly displeasedly, put down the tableware, and did not answer the conversation. He got up and walked to the guest area, taking out the bag he brought with him. From the briefcase, he took out an envelope and walked back to hand it to David.
"I know you may not be prepared, so...I helped you apply for a Chase Manhattan Bank credit card~"
David took the envelope: "Thanks, man~"
Seeing this, Giles also smiled and ran to his bag, took out an envelope and handed it to David: "Here~ The American Express Green Card, which is very popular recently, Pine helped to get it~"
Panaris also smiled and took out an envelope from his pocket: "This is a Citibank credit card~!"
David looked at the three envelopes in his hand before he remembered. .All he had in his pocket was his checkbook. .There is not much money left in the account. .
"Thank you~"
David thanked Panaris and Giles again, opened the envelope and looked at it. All three credit cards had a limit of [-] dollars. .
With these three of the most fashionable credit cards right now. .
It's enough to solve his problem in California this time. .Expenses are a problem~
"Um...should I practice...signing?"
"Haha~"
Several people were amused by David's self-deprecating joke. .
Giles patted David on the shoulder: "It's time for you to practice calligraphy... Bloomer's calligraphy is as beautiful as yours~"
Blumer was reluctant on the side: "What do you mean by my words..."
. . .
This lunch ended slowly while a few people were chatting and laughing~
There are three separate rooms on the plane for people to rest~
After some humility, Panaris, Grace, and Leslie each occupied a room and went in to rest~
Giles and Bloomer accompanied David on the large sofas and lounge chairs in the reception area, chatting and preparing to take a nap. .
There is a four-hour time difference between New York and San Francisco. It was only in the afternoon when the plane arrived in San Francisco after a nearly seven-hour flight. .
So today is a long day for everyone. .
Just when David and Bloomer were quarreling and tired of laughing, Grace walked to David wearing a water pink silk shirt, women's professional skirt, bare feet, and holding a folder in her hand. road.
"I almost forgot~ This is for you~ Lilith thought it would be helpful to you and asked me to pass it on to you~"
David took the folder, opened it, looked at it, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "My Lilith is the best-behaved and understands me best~"
Grace had a sour expression on her face. .Rolling his hygienic eyes, he waved his hands in disgust and said, "Tch~ I've given you the stuff~ I'm going to rest first~"
"Ok~Thank you!"
Grace has returned to the room~
Under the curious looks of Giles and Bloomer, David handed the folder to them to look at.
The two best friends just looked at the first page roughly, then shook their heads and threw the folder to David. .
Prepare to find a comfortable position for yourself and start taking a nap. .
David was no longer sleepy at this time. He sat up, looked around, walked to the dining table, and asked the flight attendant to bring him a large glass of juice, ready to start chewing on this document!
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The content of the file~
Its composition is a combination of some of the collected research materials and the information held by the Morgan family, printed out~
A brief introduction to several major consortiums in the United States, the companies they control, as well as the many industries and current situations involved. .
The first page of the file is a very simple directory overview.
The Rockefeller Group, the Chicago Group, the Cleveland Group, the Boston Group, the DuPont Group, the First Citigroup, the California Group, the Texas Group, the Mellon Group, and finally the Morgan Group.
(Note: There is an inevitable connection between the family and the consortium. The consortium is usually named after the family. However, the family is only one of the main components of the consortium, which does not mean that the family is the entire consortium! )
David looked at the catalog, his eyes slowly narrowed, and he turned to the second page, turning on the serious mode. .
The first one to introduce is the Rockefeller Foundation!
Rockefeller Group, which has a huge financial network.
With Chase Manhattan Bank as the core, there are more than [-] financial institutions including the Chemical Bank of New York, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Equitable Life Insurance Company.
Through these financial institutions, it directly or indirectly controls many industrial and mining enterprises and occupies an important position in various economic sectors such as metallurgy, chemistry, rubber, automobiles, food, air transportation, telecommunications, and the arms industry.
Arms companies under its control include: McDonnell Douglas, Martin Marietta (jointly controlled with Mellon), Sperry Rand Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric (jointly controlled with Mellon) jointly controlled by a consortium), etc.
The Rockefeller consortium also controls, alone or jointly with other consortiums, five of the largest airlines in the United States, including United Airlines, Pan American Airways, American Airlines, TWA and Eastern Airlines.
After the 1973 energy crisis, the OPEC countries launched a tit-for-tat struggle with the United States, dealing a heavy blow to the Rockefeller Foundation.
The consortium took various measures to remedy this unfavorable situation.
First, participate in the development of domestic oil in the United States and strive for the lease rights of offshore oil fields in domestic coastal areas.
In 1976, 130 million acres of oil leases were acquired in Alaska and the mid-Atlantic coast.
We are also discussing cooperation with the British-Dutch Shell Oil Company and want to jointly develop oil fields in the British North Sea.
In addition, it has penetrated into other relevant departments of the energy industry and vigorously developed into the petrochemical industry.
Below this page, there is also a line of handwritten information.
This probably is. .Lilith's handwriting?
(John Rockefeller Sr.’s Standard Oil Company was originally founded in Cleveland, so the relationship between the Rockefeller family and the Cleveland consortium has always been very good!)
. . .
After reading these introductions, David finally turned to Rockefeller. .Some more clear understandings!
This information may not be important information or secret in the eyes of the Morgan family.
But for David, it is a rough understanding of the information of each consortium. .Important documents~
David picked up the juice, drank it, looked down at Rockefeller again, and then turned to the second page~
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Chicago Consortium!
In the early 20th century, it was composed of the local wealthy families the McCormick family, the Wood family, and the emerging Crown family. It was named after the Chicago area as the center of activities. It was a consortium in the Midwestern United States.
The Chicago area has a suitable climate, sufficient rainfall, and fertile land, which is suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. It has long become an important grain and livestock area in the United States.
Agriculture and animal husbandry were developed, and the meat processing and agricultural machinery industries developed accordingly, soon making the Chicago area an industrial, commercial and financial center second only to New York.
These wealthy families joined together to form a monopoly consortium.
In 1935, it already had assets totaling 43 billion yuan.
The Chicago consortium has relatively strong financial strength and owns five major banks: Continental Illinois Company, First Chicago Company, Harris Bank Company, Northern Trust Company and Bank of America Company.
In addition, there are two insurance companies: CNA Financial Corporation and States Insurance Company.
The industrial sectors controlled by the Chicago consortium are mainly agricultural product processing industries and traditional agricultural machinery manufacturing, as well as commercial companies targeting agricultural areas.
The Chicago consortium occupies an important position in business. It owns huge commercial retail companies such as Sears-Loebuck Company, Union Department Stores, Jewelry Stores, and Marshall Field Company.
Sears-Loebuck Company was founded in 1866.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the mail-order business achieved great development. Retail stores and supply points were spread all over the United States, ranking first among department stores in the United States.
Chicago!
David rubbed his chin, feeling that when he was in New York, he rarely heard about the Chicago consortium on Wall Street or from people. .information.
This shouldn't be done~?
Could it be. .Have New York and Wall Street begun to slowly squeeze out the Chicago consortium?
Um. .
You can write this down first, as there may be surprises later. .Purpose~
Thinking of this, David's hands began to turn and he came to the next page~
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Cleveland Consortium!
This is the consortium that the Seamus Norton family belongs to~!
In the second half of the 19th century, several wealthy families in the Cleveland area who were closely related to each other, mainly the Norton, Mather, Hanna, Humphrey and other families, used the rich local coal and iron resources to establish the steel industry and made huge profits. , invested in the banking industry, and developed into the rubber industry and railway transportation.
After the First World War, it met the conditions of a consortium, and in 1935 it had assets of 14 billion yuan.
During the Second World War, it achieved further development, with assets increasing to 1955 billion yuan in 157.
In the 60s, due to the limitations of the region where the consortium was located, its strength declined.
The Cleveland Consortium's economic strength is mainly in the steel, rubber, railway transportation and other sectors, and it has a certain position in the basic industries of the United States.
The steel industry is the main interest of this consortium. It controls 10 of the 4 largest steel companies in the United States, namely Republic Steel Company, Lex Youngstown Company, and Armco Steel Company (along with the Mellon Group and the Rockefeller Group). jointly controlled) and National Steel Corporation (jointly controlled with the Mellon Consortium).
The Cleveland consortium also has important interests in the U.S. rubber industry. The two largest rubber companies in the United States, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, are jointly controlled by Cleveland and other consortiums.
The financial capital of the Cleveland Consortium was weak. The five financial institutions it owned, including the Cleveland Trust Company, had limited strength and had to rely on the Eastern Consortium, especially the financial institutions of the Morgan Consortium, to raise funds.
No wonder!
When David saw this, he curled his lips and shook his head. .
Seamus Norton, old Morgan’s wife and Neria’s brother~
With this relationship, the relationship between Cleveland and Morgan can't be bad. .
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He started turning the pages in his hands and came to the next page.
Boston Consortium!
It was formed by the Lowell, Lawrence, Adams, and Lodge families in the Boston area who made their fortunes from the slave trade in the 19th century, and the emerging Kennedy family.
At that time, these families invested the huge funds accumulated from overseas colonial plunder in commercial banks, insurance companies and investment companies.
And rely on these financial institutions to provide funds to operate light textile industries such as textiles, tanning, shoemaking, clothing, food, and chemicals.
Due to the rapid development of the textile industry, by the beginning of the 20th century, several Boston families who had intermarried with each other for generations formed the Boston Consortium with the First National Bank of Boston as the core.
The First National Bank of Boston was founded in 1859. It is the earliest multinational bank in the United States.
In addition to banks, the Boston Consortium also owns four well-known insurance companies, with John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company being the largest.
The Boston Consortium has superior technical strength in developing emerging technology industries. The scientific research results of famous universities such as Harvard University and MIT have promoted the development of cutting-edge industries in the Boston area.
For example, the Textron Company it controlled merged with many small and medium-sized companies after World War II and became stronger. Its business direction also shifted from the light textile industry to the aerospace industry and electronics industry, becoming a diversified company with more than 70 subsidiaries. .
However, the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 dealt a huge blow to the Boston Consortium, which caused its position in the competition with other consortiums to continue to decline.
. . .
then. .Gone?
David was a little confused. He looked up and down the page about the Boston Consortium again, and slowly got a taste of it from between the lines~
Um. .
The Morgan family, as a large family in the Boston area, was not mentioned in the introduction of the Boston Consortium. .
Inside. .There must be many unknown inside stories and secrets!
After thinking about it for a while, David stood up, took out a notebook from his briefcase, and decided to write down all the questions he was thinking about, and ask old Morgan if he has the opportunity in the future!
After a few minutes.
David fiddled with the pen between him and turned the document to the next page~
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DuPont Consortium!
It is a consortium formed by the DuPont family that relied on the chemical industry and the arms industry.
The founder is French immigrant E. I.Dupont de Nemours.
In 1802, he founded the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware, and began operating the gunpowder business.
After five generations of management by the DuPont family, DuPont has finally become a typical family consortium in the United States.
During World War I, DuPont's assets increased from 7500 million yuan before the war to 1918 million yuan in 3, and the DuPont Consortium was formed.
In 1935, the DuPont consortium's total assets increased to 26 billion yuan.
During World War II, the DuPont Consortium obtained a military order worth 210 billion yuan from the Pentagon. After the war, it participated in the manufacture of atomic bombs and invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the project, which greatly enhanced its economic strength.
The economic strength of the DuPont consortium is mainly industrial and mining.
In 1974, the consortium's industrial and mining enterprise assets accounted for 69% of its total assets.
DuPont is the largest chemical company in the United States, and 80% of its raw materials are petroleum.
The bank capital of the DuPont consortium is weaker than that of other consortiums, and it lacks a financial institution with strong capital as its core.
For a long time, its financial business had to rely on the Morgan syndicate and other consortiums to provide funds.
The DuPont Consortium is a typical family trust, basically composed of the DuPont family, and most of its capital is the family's wealth.
All important positions in the company are controlled by family members. Until a few years ago, the company's chairman and general manager were successively filled by outside "capable people"!
At the bottom of this page of information, there is a small handwritten text.
(This family regards family wealth as their second life, and the power transmission is very unique; in the third generation, there are at least 10 pairs of cousins marriages within the family, making it the largest family in the United States with the most incest marriages, and also the most bizarre ones. big family..)
David couldn't help laughing when he read this text. .
I never expected that this girl would write such a comment in this document. .
It seems. .If he meets someone from the DuPont family in the future, he must pay more attention~
David smiled as he tore this handwritten text out of the document and stuffed it into his notebook. .Collect~
Keep turning with your hands, next page!
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Citigroup syndicate!
With Citibank as its core, it relies on its huge funds to expand its power to the arms industry (such as rockets, missiles, and aircraft, etc.) and civilian industries (such as electronics, chemicals, petroleum, and non-ferrous metallurgy, etc.), and controls a large number of famous companies. Big businesses and big companies.
The predecessor of Citibank is Citibank of New York, founded in 1812, which is one of the oldest banks on Wall Street.
By the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, it was controlled by the Stillman and Rockefeller families and served as the capital dispatch center of the Standard Oil System (Mobil Oil System), and thus developed rapidly.
In the 30s, the business was hit hard by the world economic crisis.
In the wave of corporate mergers in the 50s, it became active again. In 1955, it merged with the First National Bank of New York and was renamed First Citibank of New York. In 1962, it changed to its current name of Citibank, which it still uses today.
The Citibank consortium has developed so rapidly mainly because the economic strength of the consortium is composed of the first Citibank and large companies and large enterprises closely related to arms production.
The Boeing Company and United Aircraft Company, which it controls, are engaged in arms production. In addition to producing large civil aviation aircraft, they have always been major arms contractors in the United States. They mainly contract for jet bombers, Minuteman 3 intercontinental missiles, the Apollo program, and the manufacture of rockets and Military products such as space launchers earn surprisingly high profits from military orders every year.
Other companies belonging to the consortium include Atlantic Richfield Oil Company (jointly controlled with the Morgan consortium), Phillips Petroleum Company (jointly controlled with the Morgan consortium), Xerox Corporation, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, and Crawler Tractor Company (jointly controlled with the Morgan consortium and DuPont consortium) and the National Cash Register Company, which produces electronic computers.
On the commercial side, there are Penney Co. (jointly controlled with the Morgan syndicate) and jewelry stores (jointly controlled with the Chicago syndicate).
Under this page, there is also a line of handwritten fonts. .
(Although the First Citibank Consortium has a short history, the total assets it controls have exceeded several old consortiums. It is also one of the most active consortiums in external expansion.)
David looked at this information and found that some of the other companies belonging to the Citibank consortium were related to. .Jointly controlled by the Morgan consortium?
That. .The Citibank credit card Panaris gave him just now. .
Now, it's no surprise. .
but. .Citibank was controlled by the Rockefeller family for a period of time in its history. .
That it. .Was it because Rockefeller gradually reduced his control over Citibank after he established his own Chase Manhattan Bank?
David recorded these thoughts in his notebook, thought for a while, and turned to the next page!
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California Consortium!
It is an emerging conglomerate that emerged after World War II, including the Mizhou Bank Group, the San Francisco Group and the Los Angeles Group.
During World War II, the economic strength of these three groups increased dramatically with the rapid development of California's arms industry, especially the growth rate of financial capital. They formed a large consortium with Bank of America as its financial center.
In 1974, its assets reached 1671 billion yuan!
The financial capital of the California consortium is extremely strong. The major commercial banks it owns include Bank of America, Bank of the West Company, Security Pacific Company, as well as Wells Fargo Company and Crocker National Company in the San Francisco area.
Mizhou Bank is the financial core of the California consortium. Its predecessor was A., a descendant of Italian immigrants. P.Chiannini, an Italian bank founded in the early 20th century.
Due to the rapid development of its business, it became the largest bank in the western United States in the 20s. In the early 30s, it merged with the Bank of California and was renamed Bank of America (full name: Bank of America National Trust and Savings Bank).
World War II brought huge profits to it, surpassing the Chase National Bank of New York at the time and becoming the largest commercial bank in the United States.
The industrial and mining enterprises controlled by the California consortium were mainly engaged in agriculture and mining before World War II.
During and after the war, as California had become the largest arms production base in the United States, the industrial companies controlled by the consortium focused on arms production.
For example, Lockheed Aircraft Company and Litton Industries are among the top ten arms dealers and arms exporters in the United States.
After the war, Lockheed Aircraft Company ranked first in the U.S. Department of Defense's arms orders for a long time.
At the bottom of this page, handwritten font: (However, the control rights of these arms-producing companies have been gradually eroded by the large eastern consortiums in recent years, and the strength and status of the California consortium has relatively declined a lot)
(Among them, the voting power of the board of directors of Bank of America has been listed as a key target by the Morgan consortium and the First Citibank consortium. The power of the California consortium in Bank of Mizhou has worrying future prospects)
(The Wharton family, as one of the representative families of the Los Angeles Group, has slowly integrated the development direction of its family into a development track that favors the Morgan family in recent years.)
David looked at Lilithjuanxiu's font annotation and couldn't help but feel proud of this for his future. .The engaged wife gave a thumbs up in her heart!
Damn it~ She is so considerate!
He slowly tore this paragraph off the document. .Before going back to New York, buy some more gifts for Lilith to express yourself. .Thank you~!
The most important part of David's plan when he came to California this time was to meet Bloomer's father, the leader of the Wharton family, Old Wharton~!
Now, with this information sent by Lilith, David began to make plans in his mind. .When I met with Old Wharton, there were more topics to talk about~
He looked at this page of the California consortium's information, thinking and making notes in his notebook. .
After more than half an hour, David slowly sat up straight. After doing some stretching, he turned the information to the next page in his hand, wanting to finish reading the information in one go.
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Texas Consortium!
It is a new consortium that emerged in Texas after World War II and was mainly developed by relying on the oil industry and the arms industry.
Take KW.McKison, S.Richardson, H.L.Hunt, J.Brown, J. A.Represented by the families founded by Elkins, Daniel Plainview and others.
The bank capital of the Texas consortium is relatively weak. Although it owns 4 banks and 3 insurance companies, it has not formed a strong financial center.
The four banks are: First National Bank of Dallas, First City National Bank of Houston, Republic Bank of Dallas and Texas Commerce Bank.
The Texas consortium controls industrial and mining companies, with Houston-based Tenneco being the largest.
It was originally the largest oil and natural gas pipeline transportation company in the United States, and has now developed into a comprehensive company with diversified operations.
In recent years, the company has been infiltrated by the Rockefeller consortium and has gradually become a company jointly controlled by the two consortiums.
In the arms industry, the Texas consortium controls the Hughes Aircraft Company, which was founded in 1933. Its business operations were originally limited to design and experimental manufacturing.
Commercial production began in 1942, manufacturing spaceships, reconnaissance cameras and various aircraft parts.
In addition, the Texas consortium also owns companies that produce cutting-edge technology industrial products, such as Texas Instruments (jointly owned with the Morgan consortium).
This page, then. .No more~?
David frowned and looked at Texas Instruments at the back. .
Suddenly, I seemed to see the figure of old Morgan floating before my eyes. .
This is his xx~
yes. .Illusion? !
He slowly leaned back and rubbed his aching temples with his hands. .
After a while, he lay down on the dining table again and turned the information to the next page.
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Mellon Group!
It is a monopoly group centered on the Mellon family and started in finance. Its founder, T.Mellon founded Thomas Mellon & Sons Bank in 1869.
After 1910, the American Lead Company has monopolized the production of American lead and is one of the industrial pillars of the Mellon Consortium.
Another important industrial pillar is Gulf Oil Company, which is one of the largest oil monopolies in the United States.
The Mellon Consortium also occupies a certain position in the steel industry production, owning Armco Steel Company (jointly controlled with the Rockefeller Consortium and the Cleveland Consortium), National Steel Company (jointly controlled with the Cleveland Consortium), Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company, Allegheny-Ludlum Industries and four other major steel companies.
The printed information on this page is very brief~
Lilith's handwritten message below is a bit long. .
Thomas Mellon, the founder of the Mellon family, was a contemporary of Rockefeller. During the period of Andrew Mellon, he served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary and made the family shine.
Andrew Mellon (1855-1937)～
He was the main founder of this prosperous industrial family!
His ancestors were immigrants of both Scottish and Irish descent who settled in Pennsylvania in 1908.
For 1921 years from 1932 to 11, Andrew Mellon served as Secretary of the Treasury under three U.S. presidents, and as a member of the cabinet in three administrations in the 20s.
But after Andrew died, his son Paul would rather manage the "National Gallery" donated to the government by Mellon Mellon than go into business. .
This huge corporate empire was controlled by Paul's cousin Richard.
With the trend of the times, we are constantly moving forward.
Decline and separation are inevitable and slowly breed within the Mellon Empire.
The end of this paragraph.
There was a slight change in Lilith's writing style. He guessed that when this girl wrote this, she was inevitably troubled by the Mellon family. .The current situation has caused some ripples ~
Maybe she thought of the internal strife in the Morgan family because of the current situation of the Mellon family?
Tsk~
David looked at Lilith's handwriting, smacked his mouth, shook his head slightly, moved his hand slightly, and turned the information to the next page~
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Morgan Consortium!
David looked at the information on this page and couldn't help but wonder. .So happy~
There is no printed information at all, all of it is Lilith's handwritten information. .
In recent years, competition among financial groups has been intensifying, and other financial groups have all targeted the Morgan Financial Group. Therefore, its strength and status have declined relatively, and it was once surpassed by the Rockefeller Financial Group.
To reverse its decline, it took a variety of measures.
In terms of finance, using its strong financial foundation, it controls New York Bankers Trust Company and Northwest Banking Company, Prudential Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Insurance Company, etc. .
In terms of industry, we actively explore emerging technology industries, including International Business Machines Corporation, General Electric Company, International Telephone and Telegraph Company, American Steel Company, and General Motors Company.
In terms of public utilities, there were the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Southern Company.
Since the 60s, it has ranked first in the technological sectors such as electronic computers, high-speed copiers and microfilm.
International Business Machines Corporation (ibm), to which the consortium belongs, is the world's largest manufacturer of electronic computers. Industries such as electrical equipment, power equipment, and atomic energy equipment, which originally had a good foundation, have also made great progress. .
In terms of the arms industry, General Electric Company, General Dynamics and Grumman Aircraft Company, controlled by the Morgan consortium, rank among the largest arms contractors of the U.S. Department of Defense.
In recent years, Morgan Bank’s trust assets have also been showing a gratifying trend of accelerating growth~
If coupled with the rise of cutting-edge technology industries such as computers, the economic strength of the entire consortium is expected to increase exponentially in the future~
At the bottom of this page, Lilith ends with a message to David. .
"David, if you read this, I believe you can probably see a trace of doubt in the family business I wrote above!"
"Among the businesses involved in the Morgan consortium, the Morgan family and Mr. Morgan Sr. can only control a very small part!"
"Except for Morgan Stanley, it can basically be said that Old Morgan has complete control... Other businesses of the Morgan consortium require him to communicate and negotiate with the directors within the consortium in order to mobilize and direct to a certain extent!"
"So David, you want..."
This paragraph. .After writing it here, it’s gone~?
Emm. . .
What do you want~?
Why is this Lilith also playing with sentences?
Could this be one left for him. .Crossword puzzle?
David scratched his head and looked at the back of the page. .No more~
This is the last page.
Tsk~
That's right. .Finished chewing~
This time, I can only read this information roughly~
It was specially prepared for him by Lilith. .A practical guide to popularizing science~!
David plans to stay in California these days. Whenever he has time, he will take it out and read it again carefully~
But now~
David raised his hand and looked at his watch. More than two hours had passed~
He needs to give his brain a break!
I stood up, packed my folders and notebooks, and put them all into my briefcase~
David lay down on the sofa, glanced at his two sleeping friends, found a comfortable position for himself, and tried hard to clear his mind. .
After a while, he slowly fell asleep. .
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in sleep.
David felt like someone was pushing him ~
He opened his eyes and saw Giles and Bloomer standing aside with smiles, signaling him to get up~
"Um...are we almost there?"
"Yeah~ There's almost more...two ten minutes!"
"Okay~! Haaah~ha~"
As David started to do it, he stretched his waist and yawned deeply~
"How did you two sleep?"
"Not bad~ But I was shocked by your snoring afterwards... I didn't sleep well~"
David pointed at the tip of his nose with a surprised look on his face: "Me? Snoring?"
Bloomer laughed and sat next to David, making a scissor hand gesture to David with his fingers. .
"Two hours!"
"You slept for two hours and snored for two hours!"
"Ah~uh~..."
"Okay buddy~ Maybe it's because I'm too tired today~ Sorry~ Hahaha~"
David. .What else can be said?
Just pretend to be stupid and apologize~
Giles looked like I know. .Smile and hand David a glass of juice~
"Did Lilith write something to you in that document...? Huh?"
David drank up the juice and curled his lips: "Why don't you go and see for yourself~?"
"Don't look~ That's what your fiancée Lilith prepared for you..."
. . .
The three bad friends started their daily bickering again~
After a few minutes.
A flight attendant came over and told the three people that the plane was about to start descending~
David and the three of them nodded and followed the flight attendant's instructions to fasten their seat belts~
A few minutes later.
Leslie, Panaris, and Grace also walked out of the room, took their seats, and fastened their seat belts with the help of the flight attendant~
After half an hour.
The plane the group took finally landed smoothly at San Francisco International Airport and slowly headed to the parking location arranged by the tower.
David had been looking at the scenery outside the window since the plane started to descend. .
But he was unlucky. .
The visibility above San Francisco today is not high, and the entire city cannot be clearly seen, and I can only see a vague outline. .
After the plane stopped, the flight attendant opened the door on one side and said goodbye to everyone with a smile on her face~
David took his briefcase, chatted with a few people, and walked out of the plane~
When he actually got down to the ground, he looked around at the surrounding scenery, took a few deep breaths, and then said something to himself silently~
"San Francisco~I'm coming!"
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