The United States at the beginning of the 20th century was also a period of intense ideological collision.
Before the World War, the isolationism pursued by the United States originated from the founding father of the United States, Washington. Washington's original intention was to establish isolationism to get rid of the British influence on the United States.
From Washington to before the World War, the U.S. government had always pursued isolationism, always insisted on not forming alliances with any country, not getting involved in disputes between great powers, and handling foreign and international affairs completely independently.
By 1823, with the increase in national power, isolationism gradually evolved into the Monroe Doctrine, which advocated that America belongs to the Americans and that Europe should not interfere in the Americas.
Strictly speaking, the Monroe Doctrine is an enlarged version of isolationism. The United States expanded the scope of isolation from the United States to the entire America, treating the Americas as its backyard.
After the outbreak of the world war, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson tried to change the isolationism of the United States and proposed far-reaching internationalism and multilateral diplomacy.
The essence of internationalism and multilateral diplomacy is that the U.S. government should change its past foreign policy that was not influenced by other countries and international institutions, did not establish or rely on alliances, and relied entirely on its own strength to handle international affairs. On this basis, it should actively
Promote foreign policies to achieve multilateral international cooperation through alliances and the establishment of international systems, adjust international relations, and safeguard U.S. national interests.
If viewed from the perspective of the 21st century, internationalism and multilateral diplomacy are obviously more in line with the trend of social development and more in line with world development trends.
But in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, many people did not see it that way. When Wilson returned to the United States after the Paris Peace Conference and submitted the Treaty of Versailles, which included the League of Nations Covenant, to the Senate. Wilson asked: Do we dare to reject it?
Will it hurt the hearts of people around the world?
However, the U.S. Senate dared to hurt the hearts of the people of the world, so the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States has not yet joined the League of Nations.
What an ironic thing. The President of the United States presided over the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and contributed to the establishment of the League of Nations, but the United States did not sign or join.
It should be said that isolationism was still very popular in the United States at this time.
The United States was developing very well before the World War, and its industrial output was already the first in the world. Because there were no natural enemies in the American continent, the United States was the overlord of the American continent and had the power to take whatever it wanted from the American continent.
Participating in the world war changed the United States from a debtor country to a creditor country, and at the same time improved the United States' international status, but what does this have to do with ordinary Americans?
The United States sold a large amount of industrial products and agricultural products to Europe during the World War. These products have not even recovered their costs now, because the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles and was not even eligible to enjoy war dividends.
Those who profited from the war were arms dealers and large plutocrats, and these people are now busy investing the money they earned in Europe to complete capital replacement.
None of the above has anything to do with ordinary people, and many people believe that the United States' participation in the war will gain nothing except a pile of debts that cannot be converted into cash, and a group of ungrateful relatives.
American politicians have always prided themselves on representing public opinion, so Warren's campaign proposition is: the United States withdraws from European affairs and returns to isolationism.
Warren's rival, James Cox, adheres to the consistent policy of the Democratic Party, namely internationalism and multilateral diplomacy.
As a company with dual backgrounds in France and Lanfang, the Federal Group should actually support the open and radical Democratic Party. However, considering the actual interests of Lanfang, the Federal Group still chose the relatively conservative Republican Party.
So when Warren said that the Federal Group was willing to fund Warren's campaign team with 10 million US dollars in cash, Simon Allen was satisfied to see the surprise in Warren's eyes and the shock in Weeks's eyes. Even the taciturn Mellon
, Simon Allen also noticed the surprise and vigilance in Mellon's eyes.
It is true that Weeks is an exchange manager, but he is just a role similar to a professional manager in another time and space. The authorization given to Weeks by the Morgan Group has always been limited.
Although Mellon is powerful, it still feels painful to spend 10 million US dollars at once.
The presidential campaign in this era is not as crazy as in the 21st century, with billions of dollars at every turn. Ten million dollars in this era can almost cover all of Warren’s campaign expenses, which is enough for Warren to defeat James Cox, and at the same time,
Slight surplus.
Simon Allen has a very good grasp of human nature. As the Godfather said: Give him a reason he can't refuse.
Of course Simon Allen has never watched The Godfather, but this does not prevent Simon Allen from understanding the meaning of this sentence.
Of course, the higher the price you pay, the greater the harvest you want to gain. This is why Mellon is wary of the Federal Group's large-scale investments.
Well, my friend, thank you for your generosity, I think we will become the best of friends, and the Federal Group will get what it wants in the next four years. Warren is indeed a wimp, and has little vigilance against the Federal Group.
Selling one's official position and title in an almost open manner.
Please don’t get me wrong, my friend, the Federal Group has obtained what it wants. You know, the Federal Group has made profits in the United States, so it is appropriate to repay the United States. We just want an opportunity, an opportunity to repay society.
Next, we will have more investment in public services and infrastructure, and what we want is a fair opportunity. Yes, the Federal Group has a French and Lanfang background, but the Federal Group is registered in the United States.
As a company, we have not concealed any income, and our tax department can withstand any inspection, so we should be treated fairly. What Simon Allen said was a bit vague and did not propose any specific terms.
Even in the 21st century, local protectionism in the United States is still very serious. Just look at the frequent antitrust and antidumping investigations. China imposes more surtaxes on luxury accessories, and the United States imposes quite a few on certain key products.
Federal Group is developing at a very fast pace in the United States, which is unbelievable. However, in many states, Federal Group is still struggling. In several western states, it is even a luxury for Federal Auto to establish a specialty store.
The same is true for Federal Biotechnology. Although the nylon products have not yet been launched, the profits from penicillin are enough to make people jealous. Just recently, there has been a voice in the U.S. Congress to conduct a monopoly investigation into Federal Biotechnology. If it is confirmed that Federal Biotechnology has monopolistic behavior, then
Federal Biotechnology will be forced to disclose patents.
This is unacceptable to Qin Zhiyuan in any case. For this, Federal Biotech has already prepared a response plan. Once the monopoly investigation is confirmed, Federal Biotech will close all factories and withdraw from U.S. business. Then in the future, Americans will only have to use penicillin if they want to use it.
Can be imported from Canada and Mexico or from Europe.
Federal Biotech is in a period of rapid development, and its business in the Americas will certainly not be limited to the United States. In the Americas, Simon Allen is working hard to open more factories.
In fact, compared to the United States, those countries in South America have a greater demand for penicillin due to their relatively lagging economic development and insufficient sanitary conditions. Although South American countries are not as wealthy as the United States and Canada, they have larger populations and larger markets.
Lun has better expectations for the South American market than the US market.
It is enough to say that this point is enough. Even if Warren wants to compensate the Federal Group, that will happen in the future. There is no need to list them all now.
Warren obviously had other people to receive, and at Mellon's signal, Simon Allen temporarily resigned.
After hearing that Commonwealth Group was interested in banks, Mellon seemed nonchalant.
Yes, I want to set up a bank, mainly to handle the financial transactions within our group. Simon Allen does not hide it.
With Mellon's strength in New York, it is not difficult to know the movements of Federal Group. The Mellon family itself is involved in the banking industry, and their family bank is one of the 25 strongest banks in the United States.
The information that Simon Allen inadvertently revealed really shocked Mellon. How huge the financial transactions must be to require a bank to handle it.
Simon Allen did not respond to Mellon's lament. Federal Group also has business dealings with the banks of the Mellon family. Of course, not all of them. Federal Group has business dealings with many banks.
The Mellon family is also interested in federal biology. Mellon stopped talking about banks and started talking about federal biology.
With the strength of the Federal Group, there is no need to ask anyone to establish a bank. There are enough professional managers on Wall Street. The Federal Group only needs to find a suitable candidate and then only need to provide money. Soon, the Federal Group will have it.
A bank of its own.
The reason why Simon Allen approached the Morgan family before was mainly to strengthen ties with the Morgan family. If it was just for a bank, Federal Group would not have that need.
Many people are interested in federal creatures, but of course they do not have the right chips. Simon Allen is not in a hurry, federal creatures are like a golden mountain. As long as the federal creatures are controlled, prey will come continuously.
How about Alcoa? Mellon seems destined to win.
Alcoa, formerly the Pittsburgh Aluminum Company, controls aluminum production in North America and, like Federal Biotech, occupies a dominant position in the aluminum industry.
Mellon's intention is very clear, which is to exchange shares of Alcoa for shares of Federal Biotechnology. Once cross-controlling can be achieved, Federal Group will be closely linked to the Mellon family.
Alcoa is good, but not enough. Simon Allen has the confidence.
A dozen years ago, Alcoa's stock value reached $150 million, and it has now doubled.
The Mellon family controls 60% of Alcoa's shares. If the Mellon family wants to maintain its advantage on the board of directors, the Mellon family can take out up to 9% of Alcoa's shares.
It seems that Alcoa is indeed very valuable, but compared with Federal Biotech, Alcoa is much inferior. Federal's profit has exceeded 150 million US dollars in the first year since its establishment, which is not an order of magnitude at all.
If an equity swap is to be carried out, the Mellon family's 9% of Alcoa stock can be exchanged for up to 2% of Federal Biotech, or 1%.
That must be based on the premise that Federation Biotech has already been listed. You must know that Federation Biotech has not yet been listed. If Federation Biotech is listed now, the stock market value is expected to soar significantly, reaching an astonishing level.
Many people take FedBio's ability to attract money seriously, and they have been waiting for FedBio to be listed. As long as it goes public, there is no doubt that FedBio's stock will become the darling of Wall Street.
So, if you add Bank of New York Mellon Co., Mellon really spares no expense.
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, which is part of the Bank of New York.
Mellon's main business is not deposits and loans, but wealth management and wealth custody. To put it bluntly, it is a large professional manager company.
In the future, it is precisely because of the Bank of New York Mellon Company that Mellon's son will concentrate on running the museum left by Mellon and leave all the family business to professional managers.
Okay, I don’t know if you are interested in airplanes. Simon Allen doesn’t want to continue discussing federal creatures, but turns to another direction.
Alcoa plus Bank of New York Mellon Company are enough to represent Mellon's sincerity. Simon Allen does not want to get too entangled in this issue. The subsequent matters are within the business scope of the think tank. Simon Allen only needs to communicate with Mellon
Reaching an intention is considered completing a task.
Simon Allen's main task is to develop new businesses, and the aviation industry is the next target of the Federal Group.
Like Lanfang, the United States also has a huge territory. From the east coast to the west coast, it would be too inconvenient to rely only on ships and trains, so the aviation industry has a bright future in the United States.
As far as the current United States is concerned, the aviation industry is still in its infancy, and Boeing and Lockheed have not yet formed a large scale. If the Federal Group gets involved in the aviation industry now, it will definitely take the lead.
There is no doubt that the best aircraft in the world are currently in Lanfang, and the Federal Group has a Lanfang background. If the Federal Group introduces Lanfang Royal Airline’s latest Y-3, it will have a negative impact on the newly born Boeing and Lockheed.
It caused a devastating blow to Germany. You know, Boeing and Lockheed are even in the seaplane stage now.
Lanfang's transport aircraft has now developed into the third generation. With stronger transport capacity, longer range, and more stable air attitude, it has surpassed Boeing and Lockheed's seaplanes.
Sounds great. Like Simon Allen, Mellon is also interested in the aviation industry.
