Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 906 Right to Dig the Panama Canal
"Kennedy is really not a thing, I think he is non-violent 'profit' and does not cooperate." After Daimler returned to the hotel, he slapped the table and shouted angrily, "What do you say, for the sake of all-round interests, everything can be discussed , to give a satisfactory answer in the future is clearly a deliberate evasion, diplomatic rhetoric, typical diplomatic rhetoric!"

"Friends, we must hold on. We must not let the British bastards succeed. Kennedy must not give up no matter what. Then we will quietly contact Durant of General Motors. If it doesn't work, we will launch our plan B!"

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the British envoys and the French envoys waited for President Kennedy's reception at the White House with their proposals.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the British envoy and the French envoy walked out of the White House equally disheartened.

"It seems that things are more complicated than we thought!"

"Think long-term"

Just as the Rockefeller-backed China Motor Company and Morgan-backed General Motors were in a fierce battle for the right to dig the Panama Canal, the German emissaries, the British and French emissaries, and President Kennedy failed to reap good results after several negotiations.

In fact, this is more due to the arrangement of Rockefeller and Morgan. The two old foxes rarely reached a compromise. The fat of the Panama Canal is too big. Even these two super rich people in the world have no strength. It can be swallowed, not to mention that the two old foxes have their own thoughts, and they are going to use this canal to cover some things, some things that can only be produced by countries such as Britain, France and Germany with great efforts.

The German secret envoys and the British and French secret envoys gradually realized that it was almost a delusion to swallow the excavation rights of the Panama Canal alone, so this group of careerists pinned their hopes on supporting the domestic agents of the United States.

On this day, the German secret envoy Daimler followed Maybach to General Motors again.

"Hehe, Mr. Daimler, Mr. Maybach, please!" Ryland trotted out to meet him.

"Oh, dear Mr. Ryland, why don't you see Mr. Durant?" Daimler said, looking around.

"Mr. Durant has some very important things to go out today, but he will be back soon, please wait a moment, two distinguished guests." Ryland said with a smile on his face, bowing his head.

Maybach thought to himself, why did he suddenly go out to work again today, even though he made an appointment yesterday to meet this morning to discuss cooperation, but Durant doesn't seem like a person who doesn't talk about credibility, there must be some shady tricks in it!

"Hehe, sorry to bother you! How about we come back another day." Maybach got up and bid farewell.

"Uh, Mr. Durant will be back soon, please wait a moment." Ryland showed a mean expression from time to time.

"Alright then! Just listen to Mr. Ryland, it doesn't hurt to wait a little longer." Maybach glanced at Daimler and said, "Mr. Ryland, what do you think of our cooperation?"

Ryland was originally a sycophant, and had long intended to cooperate with Germany, but it was a pity that he did not have the right. "First of all, from a large perspective, this is a good opportunity to enhance exchanges between the two countries and build a bridge of friendship between the two peoples." Liland continued, "From a micro perspective, your country's energy and GM It is also the greatest honor of General Motors to cooperate with automobile companies."

"Hehe, we deeply admire Mr. Ryland's foresight. If we can make friends with Mr. Ryland, it will be our blessing."

"That's it! That's it!" Daimler fanned the flames.

At this time, Ryland kept talking to the other party without nutrition, but his mind was full of other thoughts.If you can help Germany to get the cooperation done, there is too much room for operation, and you can easily use some resources in Germany to support yourself as a new car company, and you don’t need to look at Durant and Morgan's face acted.

"Then I'm going to climb high, but" Ryland purposely said in the middle.

Maybach has seen too many greedy people like Ryland, isn't it just for the little profit? "Don't worry, I'll do it when it's done." Durant suddenly opened the door and walked in when he was halfway through.Ryland's heart immediately turned cold, and he cursed Durant in his heart that it was really not the right time to come back.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm late." Durant said politely.

Maybach laughed and said, "Hehe, it's not easy for Mr. Durant to take time out of his busy schedule to meet us. We miss you very much."

Durant said politely, "Thank you for your concern, it is a great honor."

"Your time is money, and we don't dare to bother you, you just need to sign here." Maybach said while putting a cooperation contract in front of Durant's eyes.

"Hmph!" The smile on Durant's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a grim face, "Mr. Maybach, who do you think I am Durant? National affairs are not up to you and me, Panama The right to dig the canal clearly stated that the decision of who to dig the canal has not yet been finalized by the Congress, and the contract between us can only be a dead letter.”

"Hehe...Mr. Durant, don't worry, we will handle the next thing, and you just need to share the profits." Maybach seemed to lower his voice on purpose.

Like many famous figures in history, Durant is relatively sober when it comes to national interests. At this time, the United States is at the stage of the rise of national consciousness. Most Americans are concerned about national interests and national interests. The loyalty of the country is very important, and they are unwilling to watch their own interests being divided up by foreign countries.

At this time, Liland interjected, "Mr. Durant, we have been partners with Mercedes-Benz Motors for many years. Without Daimler and Mr. Maybach, General Motors would not be where it is today. If you hesitate again If so, Zhonghua Motors will take advantage of it.”

Durant pondered, it sounded like this on the surface, but he was determined not to be a sinner of the United States. After all, Ford is also an American citizen, which is much better than the Germans. In the past, Daimler strongly supported General Motors to build trucks. , he already has his share of the profits he needs.

"Ryland, this is not something that can be settled with a sale, it's a matter of principle! It concerns the interests of our entire United States of America!" Durant couldn't understand why Ryland would do this.

Liland said bitterly, "Mr. Durant, I am also an American who was born and raised in the United States. Why don't I love my country? We don't have such a huge fund to complete the mission entrusted to us by the country. We General Motors can't support the blue sky of America!"

"If you can't support it, you have to support it!" A cold voice suddenly sounded.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by the magnetic voice, the office door was slowly pushed open, and a short stature old gentleman with a ferocious face came in, with a hint of courage in his sharp eyes!
It was none other than John Pierpont Morgan!

"Hello, honorable Mr. Morgan!" Ryland flattered with a smile all over his face, and then quietly retreated back, not daring to say another word.

"Does Zhonghua Motors have such huge funds?" Morgan shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not!"

"However, even the United States has made it clear that developing the Panama Canal independently is beyond its capabilities."

"Stop talking!"

Morgan has a clear view of the Panama Canal. The value of this super waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean is far beyond what can be measured by money. From a comprehensive analysis of military, political and economic strategic heights, this canal is for the United States. Simply a priceless treasure.

On the one hand, from the perspective of their own interests, when big businessmen like Morgan and Rockefeller achieve this level of business, their self-interests have already been firmly tied to the national interests of the United States. If there is any foreign power involved in the Panama Canal, once a problem occurs, it will bring great constraints to the development of the United States on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will have an indirect impact on a large number of policies of the United States, and even foreign countries can After the successful construction of the Panama Canal, he will affect the economic development of the United States and even the political and people's livelihood in the United States.

On the other hand, the old man Morgan has an unusual attachment and love for his country in his later years. Although he often tells others in private that the United States is nothing, and when the country is in trouble, it should be rich. In fact, Morgan does He also did a lot of things that harmed his own country, such as selling scrapped rifles to the US Marine Corps when he started his business, etc. But after middle age, especially in his later years, his thinking became deeper and deeper, that is, if there is no US, There would be no Morgan. If he was useless in Europe, this deep-rooted thinking caused him to gradually transform into a paranoid Americanist. He risked complete bankruptcy and mobilized all of the Morgan consortium several times. Power, selling treasury bonds for the United States to Europe, is not only driven by economic interests, but also has the idea of ​​Morgan returning to the United States.

Adding a kind of narrow patriotism to the heart of gratitude is not necessarily a bad thing sometimes, and it can even turn a financial giant like Morgan into an old cynic in his later years.

"Even if we sell pots and sell iron to dig the canal, we won't give up any profit to you foreigners!" Morgan did things straightforwardly and spoke aggressively.

"Mr. Morgan, Your Country"

"Wait a minute!" Daimler's words were immediately pushed back by Morgan, "I said, we don't need to cooperate!"

"Hehe, Mr. Morgan, don't forget our cooperation project!" Maybach couldn't bear it anymore, and his voice raised an octave, "Don't forget how General Motors makes high profits from trucks."

(End of this chapter)