Chapter Fifteen: Creating something out of nothing
After arranging everything, Zhou Yu took stock of his luggage and prepared for his trip to the United States.
The New York Freeport Terminal in the United States, known as Liberty Island, attracts the arrival of a large number of immigrants and gold diggers from all over the world every year.
At around 11 o'clock at noon on Monday, April 17, 1881, New York, which had just ended its Sunday holiday, began a new round of busyness.
At the noisy Freeport pier, Zhou Yu followed the flow of people onto the land of the United States and watched from a distance the huge metal statue of the Statue of Liberty, which is said to represent freedom and democracy, as well as the American financial center and the high-rise buildings in Manhattan further away.
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I silently thought in my heart that I am here, China is here, and the new Chinese era has arrived!
Just when Zhou Yu was feeling so horny, a pure Chinese mandarin woke him up, "Are you Mr. Zhou Yu?"
Oh! Yes! Zhou Yu turned sideways and looked at the person who asked the question. He found that there were two very young Chinese in front of him.
I am Zhou Yu. Who are you? What do you have to do with me? Zhou Yu thought silently in his heart, with the idea of taking a shot in the United States and changing places, the devils came quietly like the devil entering the village.
!Is the U.S. intelligence service that powerful?
One of the taller young people said, Hello! Mr. Zhou, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chen Xiru, everyone calls me Tony. This is my good friend Zhang Kangren (-yen). I am my father.
I came to pick you up on your behalf, Master Chen Fang.
Chen Xiru thought to himself: This man is so young, and his father said that he is the hope of the Chinese people, as well as his miraculous deeds, is it a bit too exaggerated...
Oh! You are Mr. Chen Xiru. I have often heard Mr. Chen Fang mention you. Now you are a top student studying at Yale University in the United States! I have admired you for a long time.
I also know, Mr. Zhang Kangren, whether you were a young boy studying in the United States in 1872. In your first year of law at Columbia University Law School, you were recalled to China when you were a student. With the help of your brother, you returned to school to continue your studies.
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Both of them were shocked: they thought at the same time that the rumors were true and this person was not simple!
Zhou Yu asked Zhang Kangren again: Mr. Zhang’s eagerness to learn and strive for excellence is admirable, but after all, the United States is not a paradise for Chinese people. I hope Mr. Zhang will remember that you are the descendant of the dragon with yellow skin and black eyes. Even if you become an American citizen,
You are still an out-and-out Chinese.
Your roots are rooted in the East. When the day comes when China needs you, I hope you will devote yourself to the great cause of rejuvenating the Chinese nation without hesitation!
Zhang Kangren was stunned by Zhou Yu's nonsense words. Mr. Zhou, how did you know about me? And how did you know that I wanted to naturalize in the United States? Even Tony didn't know about this? I just have
Just preliminary thoughts!
Zhou Yu took a deep look at Zhang Kangren. Don't ask me how I know. I have my own information channels. What I also want to tell you is that the United States is currently brewing an "anti-China bill."
I know that within the next two years at the latest, it may be passed by the U.S. Congress and implemented. By then, as a Chinese, you will be deprived of all your rights and your ideals will be shattered.
Then Zhou Yu said seriously: We were born in this troubled time, and the corruption of the Manchu and Qing dynasties led to the humiliation of the third-class nation of the Chinese people in the world.
You two are the pillars of our China. We should strive for the rise of our country, and we must work hard to change the destiny of Chinese people all over the world. I have something else to do, so I won’t disturb you two and take my leave.
After saying that, before the two of them could react, they turned around and left, leaving the two of them bowing their heads in thought.
Someone murmured while walking: I hope I can sow the seeds of fire for China! Can my butterfly effect change the white dream of some banana people with yellow skin and white heart?
Just like some so-called college students in later generations, they would rather be so-called white-collar workers in the city than go to the countryside for development and construction. Are farmers and yellow-skinned Chinese ashamed?
In a luxurious office on the top floor of J.P. Morgan's Manhattan headquarters, J.P. Morgan sat on the boss's chair with a Cuban cigar in one hand, his feet on the large desk, and was thinking alone.
Miss Jessica, a young and beautiful secretary, knocked on the door and came in and reported coquettishly: There was a Chinese who asked to see him. The Chinese said yes, regarding the steel, oil and gold transactions, would you like to see him?
Morgan's heart moved. During this period, he had been trying to get involved in the steel industry, oil industry and other industries, but he was sabotaged by the oil tycoon Rockefeller and the steel tycoon Carnegie. He has always been worried about this. What can this Chinese do?
To see or not to see?….
Miss Jessica, just call him in! After thinking about it again and again, Morgan decided to give it a try and decided to meet this Chinese. Although Morgan was not a racist, he had no regard for those Chinese from the Qing Dynasty who had pigtails on the back of their heads.
What does it mean to make friends?
When Miss Jessica knocked on the door again, she was followed by a tall, handsome, smart and capable Asian young man with short hair. Morgan thought to himself, no wonder Jessica was different from usual. It turned out that she was attracted by this handsome Chinese guy.
I'm so attracted! He doesn't have braids. He's very strange for a Chinese!
After Jessica went out, the young Chinese introduced himself in authentic New York English. Please forgive me for my presumptuous visit. At the same time, I would like to thank Mr. Morgan for taking the time to meet me despite your busy schedule. I think this is not your loss but
It is your harvest.
First of all, please allow me to introduce myself here. I am Zhou Yu, a native of China. I am engaged in business in machinery, electronics, chemicals, cloth, steel, petroleum processing and research, mineral raw materials, mine exploration and development and other industries.
My research and production bases are mainly in Hawaii, Vietnam and China.
I'm here today! The main point is to talk to Mr. Morgan about whether there is any possibility of business cooperation between me and my husband.
Morgan looked at Zhou Yu with interest and asked, "I am very interested in what Mr. Zhou raised, but I don't think Mr. Zhou can help me in any way? Besides, I don't lack anything?"
Zhou Yu stretched out his right index finger and shook it in front of his chest, no, no, no, Mr. Morgan, please don’t jump to arbitrary conclusions so early. When I finish speaking, if you are still not interested, I will leave immediately.
Here, I think my topic will be of great interest to Mr. Rockefeller.
Zhou Yu knew that although Morgan and Rockefeller were developed from the same organization, the Sixth Empire, their business competition was now fierce and there was a certain basis for conflict. Why didn't he make good use of it!
My mineral prospectors have discovered that there are several large oil fields in the United States and Mexico that have not yet been discovered. We have also discovered several relatively large gold mining areas and some other rough diamonds in some countries and places in North America.
Mining area, and preliminary estimates of reserves have been made. I wonder if Mr. Morgan is interested in this?
Morgan felt his heart beating violently. The cigar in his hand fell to the table with a bang. He stood up suddenly. He was stimulated by the young Chinese's words.
He made a little effort to calm down his excitement, and was stunned for a moment, still not quite believing Zhou Yu's words.
Mr. Zhou is really good at making jokes. I remember today is not April Fool’s Day!
Zhou Yu said seriously: What I said is true. Mr. Morgan, do you have any intention to cooperate now? If not, then I'm sorry to bother you. He turned around and prepared to leave.
Morgan hurriedly ran in front of Zhou Yu and stopped him, and apologized repeatedly:
I am very sorry, Mr. Zhou. I would like to express my most sincere apologies to you for being rude just now. If possible, how about we discuss the topic we just discussed? Please sit down, Mr. Zhou!
Finally, I was allowed to sit down. Zhou Yu saw from Morgan's change in attitude towards him how embarrassing the international status of the Chinese in this era was, and he strengthened his belief in reform.
Fuck the white people, fuck the Manchus, I want the world to tremble under the iron heel of China, just like what some funny netizens and angry youths said in later generations, I want the world to speak Jay Chou-style Chinese,
To write Chinese characters in the style of oracle bone inscriptions, you have to use a brush to write, so that the blood of the Chinese nation should flow with Hitler's aggressiveness, instead of the so-called misinterpreted golden mean.
Zhou Yu sat down after finishing his reverie and asked Morgan, Mr. Morgan, have you decided to cooperate?
Morgan hurriedly answered Zhou Yu. Mr. Zhou joked, yes, I am very willing to cooperate with Mr. Zhou, if the mine is real.
Paralyzed, it really deserves its reputation! The Jews are really too realistic. Zhou Yu desperately talked about Morgan in his heart.
The two profiteers, as cunning as foxes, went through the initial trial, the mid-term bargaining, and then the final decision.
After two days of negotiations, a formal contract was finally signed:
Zhou Yu proposed including small and medium-sized oil fields, iron ore, and iron pyrite in the Carlin area of Nevada, California, Wyoming, Alaska, Oklahoma, Texas and other states in the United States.
Mine, gold mine….
There are also oil and gas fields in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico in Mexico and some oil and gas fields in Canada. They are all about to be discovered. Under current conditions, oil fields, gold mines, iron ores, metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals are easy to mine and survey.
field.
According to Zhou Yu's preliminary estimate, the total value is more than eight trillion U.S. dollars, with a mining volume of hundreds of years.
Originally, Morgan was prepared to monopolize all the company's shares. However, Zhou Yu, who is as cunning as a fox, took advantage of the legal loopholes in the United States and other American countries and took the lead in snapping up the mining rights in these places in the name of an American named George. Now,
Just waiting for Zhou Yu’s cash.
When Morgan found out, he was so angry that he cursed his mother in his office. In the end, he had no choice but to pay the bill reluctantly and sign a contract to buy the mining rights.
The contract they signed reads:
First, a large-scale mining group called JPMorgan Datongyu was specially established for all resource mines. Morgan is the legal person of the group. All investment and sales affairs are handled by t.p Morgan. Zhou Yu is appointed as the vice president and vice president of finance.
Second, Morgan is responsible for all investment funds, equipment, and personnel. Morgan and his company together account for 80% of the company's shares, and Zhou Yu holds 20% of the company's shares.
Third, Morgan must first pay US$200 million in cash, as well as various precision machinery worth another US$200 million, as well as various ores to Zhou Yu, to be paid in five years.
Fourth, Morgan will help Zhou Yu provide training for 200,000 technicians of various types.
Fifth, Zhou Yu must provide specific technical development information and relevant standard drawings.
6. This contract will take effect immediately after the survey results are confirmed.
There are also a series of detailed contract terms, etc. Also attached is a letter of authorization for Zhou Yuzhong to purchase land in South America and survey, which means that Zhou Yu is buying land in Central and South America in the name of J.P. Morgan Chase Company
to perform operations.
Zhou Yu told Morgan that he was planning to go to Central and South America to explore energy, mining, and oil fields. After the mines were surveyed, he would develop them with Morgan. For this reason, Morgan also paid Zhou Yu US$10 million in advance for preliminary activities.
Zhou Yu accepted the funding without hesitation. He would be a fool not to take advantage of it. How could he refuse such a good thing?
In fact, Zhou Yu deceived Morgan. What he wanted was this full power of attorney from the American Morgan Company. With this power of attorney, legally, Zhou Yu could use the name of the company to swagger around in China and South America.