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Chapter 704: What if I Become a Public Enemy?

Converted to the metric system, 11.43 millimeters is 0.45 inches.

In order to adapt to the United States' bizarre measurement system, all Russian goods sold in the United States use American units.

Russian products are still very popular in the United States, especially the various light industrial products produced in Amur, which have no rivals in the American market. Alexander's brother-in-law William has accumulated considerable wealth by selling Amur products.

The Mohican name is Augustine, and he has more than a hundred younger brothers under him. During the periods of Thierry and Alexander, many things that the Dolgorukov family were not suitable to deal with were handled by Augustine.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. The power of the Dolgorukov family changes, and Augustine is unable to sleep or eat.

Augustine was also very sensible.

After dispersing the Hebrews gathered outside the manor, Augustine asked his younger brothers to go back to their homes, gave their names, and then waited obediently at the gate of the manor.

Waiting with Augustine was New York Police Commissioner Jim Walter.

The Dolgorukov family not only has good relations with New York politicians, but also donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to the New York State and New York City governments every year, making them an absolute big money sponsor.

Under normal circumstances, the area around Dolgorukov Manor is a key patrol area for the New York police, and such a thing would never happen.

Even if an unexpected incident occurs, a phone call will result in a large number of police arriving within ten minutes.

The Long Island police station was just two blocks away from the Dolgorukov estate.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Between the police chief and the gangster, Joseph would definitely meet the police chief first.

Jim Walter explained to Joseph the reason for being "late".

The situation in New York is not much better than in Paris and London.

During the world war, Europe's demand for American goods increased dramatically, American companies expanded wildly, and productivity increased greatly.

After the ceasefire in Europe, demand for American goods, especially military products, dropped sharply, and the situation in New York was also tense during this period.

This morning, a large-scale walk broke out in Manhattan, and the Long Island Police Department transferred most of its police force to Manhattan for support, which is why they arrived late.

Joseph didn't waste any time and directly wrote Jim Walter a check for $5 for the New York Police Department to purchase police cars and improve the mobility of New York police.

Jim Walter understood what was going on and gave the check directly to Korukova without passing it over.

The Dolgorukov family is the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States.

Joseph was surprised. Are all American police chiefs so honest?

"The director's wife is an artist—"

Korukova knows American integrity well.

Kickbacks and the like are too vulgar, only people who have never seen the world would do that.

The correct way is to go to the gallery run by the director's wife and buy paintings by the director's wife herself.

Now you know why the art market is so chaotic.

Some people's handwriting is not even as good as that of an elementary school student, yet people still pay huge sums of money to buy it.

The people who buy it with a smile don’t understand.

The buyers laughed at you and said you didn’t understand.

During Alexander's time, Augustine had no right to enter the Dolgorukov Manor, let alone meet the head of the Dolgorukov family in the United States.

Joseph was different from Alexander, so Augustine, who had not had much hope at first, walked into Dolgorukov Manor for the first time.

The estate was very large, and Augustine rode in a car driven by Giriev himself.

The car is actually electric.

Although Giriev did not say anything about Augustine's nose ring, Augustine still felt nervous and embarrassed.

In Russia, Dolgorukov was considered a vassal of Yuriev.

In New York, Dolgorukov was a great noble from Europe.

Even though Americans usually refer to Europe as the "Old Continent" to express America's superiority.

Americans have a deep-seated admiration for Europe, and many millionaires are proud to marry their daughters to European aristocrats.

Even the fallen nobles.

In the Dolgorukov Manor, even the gardener and the driver were dressed in suits and their leather shoes were so shiny that they could reflect people's shadows.

In order to show his personality, Augustine had shiny rivets on his leather vest and his jeans had several holes in them. The funniest thing was that he had an angel tattooed on his chest, but no one knew what it meant.

Augustine quietly zipped up his pants.

After thinking about it, he put the zipper down again.

After a while, pull it up again.

At least Joseph was not wearing a suit and tie. He was wearing a white shirt and black trousers. There was nothing messy around his body and neck. There were even a few scratches on the dial of the watch on his wrist.

Poor people can't afford to replace these scratches.

But when worn by a rich person, it is a mark of history, perhaps it was once worn by the Tsar.

After all, in Nicholas' eyes, a pocket watch custom-made for the royal family was worth 15 rubles.

Joseph was not as arrogant as Augustine had imagined, and his attitude towards Augustine was no different from that towards the police chief. However, Augustine did not feel relieved, as these rich people were the kind who killed people without shedding blood.

To thank Augustine for his long-term contributions to the Dolgorukov family, Joseph gave Augustine a suggestion that he should engage in the used car trade.

Augustine was overjoyed.

The automobile market is just starting now, and the used car market in the United States has not yet reached a certain scale, so there is almost no profit.

If someone else suggested that Augustine do the used car business, he would probably be dismissive.

Joseph said that he would do it even if he lost money.

Joseph was very pleased with Augustine's attitude.

It doesn't matter if Augustine pretends to obey but actually disobeys. There are many people who want to work for the Dolgorukov family, and even if it is dirty and tiring work, there are people who are eager to do it.

If Augustine is sensible, Joseph will also hand over the car rental business in New York to Augustine.

For Americans today, cars are still considered a big purchase and not many people can afford them.

Americans' demand for cars is real, and the potential market is enormous, larger than the entire Europe combined.

This is what George told Joseph.

Since most people still can't afford to buy a car, the car rental market has quietly emerged. Anyway, in most states these days, you don't need a driver's license to drive, you just need to know how to drive.

Augustine walked out of the manor full of confidence. He went to the barber shop to get a haircut and styled his beard.

The nose ring, which Augustine had always considered to be more important than life, was also discarded by him.

If you want to start a legitimate business, start by being a good person.

Joseph did not take Augustine seriously. Augustine was just a chess piece of Joseph's. It was good that he could play a role, but it didn't matter if Augustine wanted to continue to be rotten. It would not have any impact on Joseph's work.

$5 was a huge sum of money for the New York City Police Department. Starting that afternoon, the number of patrol officers and the frequency of patrols around the Dolgorukov Estate increased significantly.

The crisis seemed to be resolved, but Joseph did not take it lightly.

The absolutely selfish Hebrews would most likely not take such a huge risk and target the Dolgorukov family because of what happened to the European Hebrews.

There must be someone behind this.

When he first arrived, Joseph did not act rashly. He began his investigation and, at the same time, according to George's instructions, gradually sold the stocks purchased by Thierry and Alexandre, gradually shifting the family's main business from finance to industry.

Korukova said she did not quite understand this decision.

During the world war, the American economy developed rapidly, the financial industry took off, and everyone made a lot of money.

Although the European ceasefire has had a certain impact on the US economy, it will take some time for these impacts to be reflected in the financial market, so on the surface, the situation in the US financial market appears to be very good.

"Are you questioning the Grand Duke's decision?"

Joseph didn't ask why, that's why George picked him.

“The situation in New York is different from that in Constantinople. We need the consent of our allies to withdraw from the financial markets.”

Korukova is not questioning George's decision. The Dolgorukov family is not a retail investor in the U.S. financial market.

As financial markets continue to rise, the Dolgorukov family's assets are seriously underestimated. Otherwise, the scale of the automobile industry alone would be worth more than $10 billion.

The Dolgorukov family's businesses in the United States have a very complex shareholding structure after exchanging interests with major American families.

If the Dolgorukov family wants to withdraw from the financial market, it must obtain the consent of its allies and continue to exchange interests.

If the Dolgorukov family took the initiative to carry out this exchange, the interests of the Dolgorukov family would be damaged.

"No, no, no, you are wrong. We are not withdrawing from the financial market. We are just leaving temporarily."

Joseph knew very well that if the Dolgorukov family wanted to continue to survive in the United States, they would inevitably rely on the operation of the financial market.

Since we can't do without it, we should try our best to gain greater benefits within the scope of the rules.

Selling high and buying low is the rule of the financial market.

"If we were to sell all our stocks, it would cause a market tremor and we would become the public enemy of the financial world."

Korukova once again reminded Joseph that the strategy of selling high and buying low does not apply to Dolgorukov.

Even George, who was far away in Constantinople, knew that the US financial market was about to collapse, and it was impossible for the financial tycoons on Wall Street not to know this.

Knowing is one thing, and how to deal with it is another.

The correct way to deal with it is to sell slowly without causing market shocks, accumulate some funds first, and then buy at the bottom when the stock market plummets after the economic crisis breaks out.

Joseph's method was to sell everything in a short period of time and accumulate a large amount of funds as quickly as possible, even if it caused an economic crisis.

"These people I brought with me are the most elite soldiers under the Archduke."

Joseph suddenly changed the subject.

Korukova didn't understand it at first.

What do soldiers have to do with stocks?
"The Grand Duke has at least one million such soldiers under his command."

Joseph sneered. Some things that Americans were proud of were not worth mentioning to Grand Duke Yuriev.

(End of this chapter)