Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat - Chapter 417

Chapter 417 Whimsical

Fang Lang’s eyes swept across the people in the reception room. From everyone’s performance, he was very sure that neither the US government nor the big consortia had yet formed this kind of thinking habit of the world’s police.

Even the heads of Morgan and Rockefeller, the two largest consortia in the United States, have not yet realized that the aid plan must be supported by force.

Mr. Marshall, who is about to take office as Secretary of State, has not yet realized what the fundamental purpose of Lao Du choosing him, a five-star general, to serve as Secretary of State.

This allowed Fang Lang to see an opportunity. Standing on the shoulders of historical giants, he knew very well what would happen in the future, and he didn’t worry at all about whether investing in road construction could make money.

When everyone is afraid, does it mean that he can get more fat from other places as compensation?

If this is the case, grain export will become less important, and even buying a stake in General Electric should no longer have no chance at all!

Now after distributing the benefits first, when Lao Du’s layout is completed, Lao Du’s doctrine is made public and implemented, he will be able to sit back and enjoy it.

Even, in order to advance this matter, he can sell the theory of the world police to the future Secretary of State, Mr. Marshall! Anyway, this is something that Yankees will inevitably do in the future, so there is nothing wrong with taking it out in advance in exchange for your own benefits!

Thinking of this, Fang Lang began to think about how to maximize his own interests, but he said with a face of shame:

“I’m really sorry, I didn’t realize it for a while, I thought I was in Brazil.”

But those people sitting here are not human beings. Although Fang Lang only asked a question, everyone began to think about it.

You must know that the people here are either generals or heads of big consortiums. They never care about fighting. They will push for war regardless if it will benefit their business.

Harken Morgan was the first to speak to Marshall:

“I think what Fang said makes sense! The American military should **** our American businessmen, right?”

Marshall, who was meditating, raised his head when he heard the words, and looked at the chairman of Morgan Corporation with a look of emotion, and fell into hesitation. The words Fang Lang said today made him seem to have caught something, but he was a little bit lost.

“You are right, but if our military enters other countries for armed intervention, it may cause international disputes! This will have a very bad impact on the international image of our United States.”

Alvin Rockefeller on the other side also reacted at this time, and took a deep look at Fang Lang with his eyes full of deep meaning, before slowly opening his mouth and saying:

“If I remember correctly, these countries that need our assistance are our allies, right? As an allied army, we send troops to help them stabilize the domestic order and eliminate opposition forces. It seems reasonable!

Of course, there are also some countries that were defeated, and our troops were already stationed in these defeated countries, so there is no problem. ”

As soon as he said this, smiles began to appear on the faces of both Marshall and the Morgan family. yes! So it seems that everything is a logical thing!

As long as the US military is stationed, these businesses will not have much risk at all. After all, the current US military has just won the World War, and it is the time when the military is at its peak.

They, who have not been beaten by their hometown in a certain peninsula, feel that they are the most powerful army in the world, and with the protection of such an army, those investments that were originally assessed as high-risk will be reduced in an instant. to a risk-free level.

High risk often means high income. The eyes of everyone present were bright, and they exchanged glances calmly, and reached a consensus in an instant.

Fang Lang, who had witnessed all this, could only let out a sigh, wishing he could slap himself hard, why should he talk too much? Now everyone has thought of letting the U.S. military **** their business, which makes them lose the opportunity to pick up leaks.

As for whether the U.S. military will agree to **** the business of the consortiums, this is not a problem for the consortiums at all. It only needs to convince the President of the United States.

As for whether the president of the United States can be persuaded, there is no problem at all. After all, the U.S. government is a government that represents their interests. If it cannot serve them, then it is necessary to change to an obedient president.

Besides, Fang Lang knew very well that Truman didn’t need consortium persuasion at all. It can be seen from the other party’s new job arrangement for General Marshall that he had actually considered everything in front of him.

What Fang Lang needs to do most now is to unify the interests of everyone present, reach a united front, and prevent the two largest financial groups from leaving him behind.

So, he said without hesitation:

“If that’s the case, I don’t think it’s impossible to help them restore road traffic! I just don’t know what benefits we can get in exchange for eating this tough bone.”

Everyone present understands that the matter of sending the US military to **** their business is no longer a problem. The rest of the matter only needs to be communicated with the President of the United States.

Even General Marshall knew very well that with the participation of Morgan and Rockefeller, there would be no difficulty in pushing the White House to implement this policy.

So, everyone chose not to talk about this topic.

Fang Lang’s words brought everyone’s thinking back to the realistic distribution of benefits.

Since entering the door, the members of the Morgan family, who have not mentioned the issue of the Nice company’s grain export, glanced at each other, and Harken Morgan took the lead and said:

“Fang, I think that if our Morgan family comes forward and agrees to provide infrastructure loans to the local government, we will definitely be able to regain all the grain market share of Nice Company.”

Hearing this, Fang Lang wanted to scold his mother in his heart. I have provided you with such a good problem-solving idea, and all your businesses will be evaluated from medium and high risks to no risk or low risk.

Before others react, they can take these high-risk projects in exchange for much benefit in other fields. Now he actually wants to get rid of himself with the conditions he had agreed to, which is obviously unacceptable to Fang Lang.

After glancing at the thoughtful Alvin Rockefeller, Fang Lang gritted his teeth, turned to Marshall and said:

“Mr. Marshall, I feel that simply helping the local government to restore traffic does not reflect the atmosphere of our America. If the local government agrees to use its own taxes to provide guarantee for me.

I would like to set up a company specializing in the construction and operation of highways, and be responsible for building highways that are better than the original roads for the local government.

Of course, our company must have a franchise for at least 40 years for the expressways I build. what do you think? ”

Marshall frowned when he heard the words, glanced at the Morgan family, with a reserved smile on his face, and said slightly to Fang Lang:

“You mean, you only need the local government to provide you with tax guarantees, and you don’t need them to come forward for loans, right?”

Fang Lang nodded with a smile and said:

“Yes, we can borrow money from the bank in the name of this expressway company, first build the road, and then repay it by collecting tolls! That is, the loan is used to repair the road, and the repayment is charged.”

“I don’t think they can find any reason to refuse. Wonder what you have?”

Marshall’s eyes lit up. Fang Lang’s plan is a good thing for the government, and it is impossible for anyone to refuse it. As for the 40-year franchise, you don’t even look at it. What is the current state of the country.

How high is the risk of this investment, the cost cannot be recovered in a short period of time, and it is not too much for others to ask for a 40-year franchise right?

With the expressway, the economic recovery speed of all countries will rise to a higher level. After all, the impact of transportation on the economy is still very huge.

At this moment, Marshall feels that this trip is really worth it.

Fang Lang heard Marshall’s question, glanced at several members of the Morgan family, and said slowly:

“Since the local government’s taxes need to be guaranteed, it shouldn’t be too much to ask the local government to deposit the tax equivalent to the loan amount in the bank that provides the loan!”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several members of the Morgan family changed instantly, and Halken Morgan was even more disbelieving, and he was about to jump up from his seat.

Fortunately, the old patriarch Charles Morgan next to him was relatively calm, and he reached out and grabbed Harken Morgan who was about to get up.

All of this naturally did not escape the eyes of Fang Lang, who had been paying attention to the reactions of several people. At this moment, Fang Lang couldn’t help laughing out loud in his heart. This is the seventh inch of the Morgan family!

Wanting to use a simple grain merchant business to get rid of myself, there is no such simple thing in the world.

Rockefeller on the side was also horrified when he heard the words. He is not a simple oil businessman. After several generations of development, the current Rockefeller family has already spanned multiple industries.

Although they are still unable to compete with the Morgan family in the financial field, they are no longer giving way.

What Fang Lang said about depositing taxes in banks that provide loans is of course not as simple as it seems on the surface. Taxes are the main source of income for the government. Taxes from various countries are generally deposited in central banks of various countries, such as the Federal Reserve in the United States and the Bank of England in the United Kingdom.

So, it is impossible to deposit all the taxes in a private bank, or even deposit the tax equivalent of the loan amount in a private bank.

However, the central banks of various countries can come forward to establish some cooperative relations with this bank.

As for how to cooperate, it depends on the attitude of the local government and how much it is willing to pay for economic reconstruction and highway construction.

Fang Lang’s words were obviously meant for Morgan and Rockefeller. This is an excellent opportunity to establish contact with central banks of various countries, if Fang Lang’s own Brazilian Development Bank comes forward to undertake this business.

Brazilian Development Bank will become a world-wide bank in an instant, not to mention how much profit this bank can bring in various financial businesses in these countries.

Just obtaining the right to international currency settlement can make the Brazilian Development Bank one of the giants of the World Bank.

Compared with such a big cake, the tolls charged for the construction of expressways are not worth mentioning at all.

So, just this short sentence shocked the Morgan and Rockefeller families inexplicably. As for whether this request is possible to realize, the two families can understand with just a little thought, the chance is very high.

At this time, the two families understood the young man’s great ambitions, and had to start to treat Fang Lang’s existence with caution.

And Marshall obviously didn’t expect that Fang Lang was waiting for him here. This kind of thing is obviously not something he can decide, so he can only say with some hesitation:

“I can’t answer you either! I think you need to negotiate directly with the local government.”

Hearing this, Fang Lang shrugged indifferently and said:

“Oh well!”

Then, Fang Lang looked at Morgan and Rockefeller with a smile on his face and said:

“I wonder if any of you are interested in joining my project?”

As he said that, he still looked at Rockefeller calmly, and Rockefeller on the opposite side immediately understood.

Before several members of the Morgan family could speak, Alvin Rockefeller laughed and said:

“Of course, Fang, how could such a good project not have the participation of our Rockefeller family! I think my petrochemical company can provide the best asphalt for highway construction.

In terms of loans, the banks under our family are also willing to provide. ”

This statement made the three members of the Morgan family frown. After looking at each other, Charles Morgan sighed helplessly:

“Fang, I have to say that I underestimated you. Here, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to you on behalf of the Morgan family.”

Hearing the words, Fang Lang’s face was calm. At this moment, he had already seen the true face of the consortium. There is no such thing as the friendship of the Morgan family, and some are always just interests.

As for the so-called most sincere apology, it is probably just a word of mouth. In the end, it depends on how the other party is going to respond to the proposal I just made.

So, Fang Lang didn’t answer the call, but quietly waited for the other party’s next words.

“About your idea of ​​taking a stake in General Electric, I can answer you right now. We are willing to transfer 10% of General Electric shares to you. As compensation, what do you think?”

Avery Morgan and Halken Morgan were both stunned and looked at their patriarch. This is different from the result of everyone’s discussion! But on this occasion, the two of them obviously wouldn’t intervene to refute the words of the head of the family, and were waiting for his next words.

Now it seems that 10% of General Electric’s shareholding is not much, but Fang Lang knows what kind of company General Electric will develop into in the future.

That is to say, he has the opportunity to buy shares now that General Electric has not fully grown up. It will be a few years later, even if Fang Lang wants to buy one-thousandth of the shares, not to mention that the Morgan family will not agree, the US government will directly intervene.

This is a big company related to the national defense and security of the United States. The aircraft engines it produces are products that many countries cannot buy.

And now that Charles Morgan has agreed to transfer 10% of the shares to Fang Lang, what is he dissatisfied with?

After Fang Lang heard this, he was already agitated in his heart, but he still maintained his composure on the face. After a light cough, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

“Is it undiluted?”

Hearing this, Charles Morgan coughed twice, and said unnaturally:

“It depends on whether you follow up when the company increases capital and shares.”

Fang Lang said without hesitation:

“Of course, I am very optimistic about the future of General Electric, and I will definitely follow up with all my strength.”

(end of this chapter)