Chapter 91 Meeting Morgan

When he saw the figure sitting quietly at the dining table with his suit well-groomed and looking out the window, Li Zitao said politely, "Mr. Morgan, I'm sorry, I'm late."

Although the Morgan family is a typical financial tycoon, and they are not soft-hearted when wielding a sickle to cut flesh, Li Zitao still respects him.

It is admirable to be able to get to where Morgan is today, no matter how it is achieved.

It's not Li Zitao's character to be mad at every turn, idiot first, god second.

"Please sit down, Lee."

Little Morgan said with a smile: "No need to apologize, I came early."

Seeing him sit down, Little Morgan looked out of the window again, and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since I've been like this. I sat down quietly and enjoyed the time."

Seeing the exhaustion and longing on Little Morgan's face, Li Zitao almost vomited blood.

Boss, I was caught off guard when you pretended to be beeping, and my waist was almost broken.

It's just you who are still emotional! ! !

Believe it or not, if those homeless people hear this, the pink eye will attack in minutes?

But little Morgan's fragility is fleeting, and he has no time to feel and be weak in his current position, which will only turn him from a hunter into a prey.

"I've noticed you since you first came to JP Morgan, Li." Little Morgan spread out the tablecloth in front of him in an orderly manner, as if talking to himself.

"It is precisely because of your heavy bet on the stock market and withdrawal in advance that I boldly speculate on the risks of the stock market and avoid a lot of losses, thank you."

Little Morgan's praise did not inflate him, he knew very well that the other party exaggerated his role.

How huge was JP Morgan's assets before the Great Depression?

70 billion dollars! !

That's 70 billion, not 700.

With Li Zitao's small action, can JP. Morgan change his strategy?

If he really thinks so, it's not inflation, it's mental retardation! !

Perhaps his actions played a vigilant role in this, but it was by no means as exaggerated as Little Morgan said.

As a salted fish, Li Zitao's biggest advantage is that he can adjust his position at any time, never inject water or inflate it.

You must know that those who floated into the sky usually die miserably, it is better to lie down obediently.

"Mr. Morgan is too modest. The financial analysts of JP Morgan are geniuses that the entire financial world is looking for." Li Zitao flattered Morgan.

Smiling lightly, Little Morgan put down his wine glass, and changed the subject: "Li, do you know what Morgan is doing in Africa?"

"I don't know much." Li Zitao said, taking a sip of his wine.

"That piece of fertile land rich in resources hides rich mineral treasures."

"Is there any connection here? Could it be that Morgan wants to get involved in the industry?" Li Zitao doesn't quite understand, why do you pay attention to these things as a main body of finance?

I didn't see that the oil tycoon Rockefeller was not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry?

"American Steel Company!" Little Morgan mentioned the name without thinking.

Li Zitao frowned, and he probably figured it out. Some time ago, there seemed to be news in the newspaper that the American Steel Corporation had surveyed several new mines in Africa.

"Is there anyone else who dares to call your attention?" Li Zitao asked with some surprise.

"Of course they won't use their own banner, but what if they are aborigines!" Little Morgan said in a calm tone, looking at him meaningfully.

If you dare to do this, you don't need to ask to know that there are big powers behind it, otherwise, who would dare to easily offend the Morgan consortium, this is a real giant.

Maybe those natives were originally the army pretending to be her mother's thieves.

"You want to borrow the power of my S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Knowing the opponent's purpose, Li Zitao was not in a hurry.

"Yes, Morgan is closely watched by Congress, and some enemies who are not friendly to us are actively operating and want to hit us with antitrust laws."

There was a glimmer of gloom in Little Morgan's eyes. If not, they could have formed their own armed forces.

But now the timing is not right, they must be careful not to be caught by the enemy.

As for why he directly stated the reason in person, it is because it is no secret that Congress has acted against Morgan for not a year or two.

It's just that as time goes by, their movements become bigger and bigger and more deadly.

Moreover, Morgan's internal opinions on whether to form an armed force are not unified, and many shareholders do not think it is necessary.

Just hire when you need it. There is nothing in this world that money can't buy.

An armed force under the banner of Morgan?

It will stain their external image and reputation with blood, which is not a good start.

As a giant in the United States, Morgan also has his own allies in the military, but the key problem is that sometimes the military is not suitable to come forward.

Where are the colonies of the great powers, and you, the United States, want to garrison troops?

"Why, look down on me, believe it or not, I flipped the table?"

"What benefits can I get?" Li Zitao asked openly.

"I heard that you want to join the West." Little Morgan said with an expression of "I understand you".

Li Zitao was not surprised, nodded and said: "Yes, I want the land, mines and railway lines that were mortgaged by bankruptcy."

Little Morgan frowned slightly, Li Zitao's appetite was bigger than he imagined.

There is no problem with the land, and there is no problem with the minerals. Anyway, they are just some insignificant small mines, and American Steel doesn't care at all.

But when it comes to the railway line, Morgan Jr. doesn't want to let go.

We must know that in the process of western development, in order to ensure transportation and attract private investment and private capital, the federal and state laws have a large number of subsidies and tax exemption policies.

Subsidies of $12,000 per mile for railroad construction in plain areas, $25,000 per mile in hilly areas, and $40,000 per mile in hilly areas.

And not only that, after each section of the railway is completed, it can also obtain land titles ten miles wide on both sides of the line.

What Morgan valued was the attached land. In a deeper way, what they valued was the minerals and oil that had a probability of appearing underground.

Although this probability is very small, no one can deny that it is possible.

"How much money are you going to invest?" Little Morgan looked up and asked.

"100 million dollars." Li Zitao raised a finger and said confidently.

"Li, your achievements in the stock market are enviable." Little Morgan was a little jealous.

If the other party earned the money in other fields, even if it was 1 billion or 2 billion, he would only express surprise.

But finance is Morgan's field, and Morgans have always believed that they are the best financiers in the world.

Looking back now, Li Zitao has raked in more than 400 million US dollars in the stock market by himself.

Let’s take a look at their performance. After investing a lot of energy and capital, the final profit is only half of that of the other party.

Originally he was very proud of this, but now he only felt his cheeks burning hot.

Although Morgan also predicted this crash, they did not expect that the entire financial system of the United States would suffer a terrible impact.

This also caused them to lose a lot of maneuverable space and benefits. By the time they reacted, the best opportunity had been missed.

Little Morgan lowered his head and fell into deep thought. 100 million US dollars is not a small amount, and this amount is enough to take away a quarter of the collateral.

Morgan needs to consider the gains and losses here, knowing that there are not a few high-quality industries in those collaterals.

In other words, most of the loans that can be used as collateral to obtain loans from JP Morgan are high-quality industries. He has to consider whether it is worth it.

"Okay, I agree." Little Morgan looked up and said.

He decided to agree to Li Zitao's conditions, so that not only can he get cash flow, but also reduce the attention of Congress.

With the turmoil in the situation, the future Morgan needs this power. For Morgan, who stands at the top of the American pyramid, the current international situation is not very stable.

Some information that ordinary people can't see or understand has special meaning in Morgan's eyes. The timing of this disaster is great.

But the first thing to solve now is the little trouble in Africa.

In just one month, 12 employees there lost their lives, and they had to send people to evacuate the employees and abandon the mine being mined.

During this period of time, every day represents the interests that should belong to him, and is being seized by those robbers. Thinking of this, little Morgan felt his teeth itch with hatred.

Don't think that big people don't have emotions, they just don't show it on their faces.

Little Morgan would have liked to bomb the robbers himself if possible.

"Deal." Li Zitao clenched his fists under the table, forcing himself to calm down, and beckoned to Ai Mo who was not far away.

"Call Ben to put down his work and come to New York as soon as possible." Hearing Li Zitao's order, Ai Mo's eyes flashed with joy, and he hurried to the phone.

In the subconscious of Morgan Jr., he also disapproved of forming his own armed forces. They were financiers, not violent elements.

Sometimes the image is very important. Once the outside world has the impression that Morgan has blood on his hands, it will be a fatal blow to their career.

As for whether Li Zitao will be out of control, Morgan is not worried at all.

His skin color determined his development, no matter how hard he tried, in this white supremacist country, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't climb to the top.

This also means that he will not become a threat to Morgan. Thinking of this, little Morgan can't help but say indifferently with emotion: "What a pity."

Li Zitao didn't know that he would become the object of pity. If he knew, he would burst into tears immediately, pretend to be poor, and take the opportunity to make another wave of benefits.

After talking about the business, Little Morgan got up and left after taking two casual bites. For him who is in charge of huge assets, every minute is precious.

Li Zitao didn't keep him either. After the two parties agreed to start contact tomorrow, he watched Little Morgan walk out of the restaurant, and then continued to sit down and eat.

"Charlie, are you ready?" Juliana, who was making soy sauce with Aymo just now, came over.

"En." Li Zitao nodded, still stuffing food into his mouth.

He was really hungry. He ate something in the morning. Before he left, he spent a lot of energy on the maintenance of the artillery mounts. He didn't eat anything at noon. What a disaster!

"That pocket watch was really given to you by Uncle West?" asked Juliana.

"Ask him if you don't believe me!" Li Zitao said without raising his head, his attitude was extremely perfunctory.

This woman is playing tricks behind his back, and she really thinks he doesn't know anything?

If he hadn't been able to figure out her origin, Li Zitao would have pinned her down on the dining table until she died.

"I will."

Juliana didn't care about his indifferent attitude, turned and left with a complex expression.

She needed to talk to West. The value of the pocket watch itself was not important, but the meaning behind it had to be taken seriously by Juliana.

If it was really what she thought, their previous judgments would have to be overthrown, and the potential it possessed might not even be realized by him.

"Sooner or later, I'll kill you!" After swallowing half of the steak, Li Zitao stared fiercely at her swaying buttocks, and beckoned, "5 more steaks."