Chapter 297 It’s Still a Win-Win Situation

At this time, just after World War II, the relationship between the British Empire and the United States of America is still relatively chaotic.

The British Empire is not yet mentally prepared to follow the Americans, and at the same time, the United States is indeed stronger than the British Empire.

There is a line in the movie that can describe this situation: I call you brother, you call me dad, and we each have our own opinions.

For Alan Wilson, this big deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars can be used as a stepping stone to make his boss in London take notice. As for the benefits, it is a trivial matter. He is not prepared to collect much money from Derek.

But Alan Wilson doesn't have to accept it, and Derek has to give it. He doesn't need it now, but that doesn't mean others don't need it. U.S. Steel's 0.5% hard-earned money will be used to support Vivien Leigh's career.

As for other ladies of the same status as his wife, there were other arrangements, and three telegrams were sent to London and Bonn.

Two of the three telegrams were identical, and the third was the final offer to the cabinet. Mysore iron ore sold for US$106 million. That works out to nearly thirty-eight million pounds.

However, U.S. Steel's acquisition must be calculated in U.S. dollars. The post-war United States is no longer the pre-war United States. Of course, it has reserves of pounds, but as a private enterprise, U.S. Steel certainly cannot afford so many pounds.

But it just so happened that the British Empire also needed dollars to stabilize the value of the pound.

In the telegram to Pamela and the Dragoon sisters, Ellen Wilson's character is a whistleblower, telling the truth about the U.S. Steel merger and bringing the news to the attention of businesswomen in London and Bonn.

The U.S. stock market is already in a bull market. As long as there is no problem in the past few years, otherwise Mr. Chang would not invest American money in the American stock market.

The hero sees the same thing, Alan Wilson is now using Derek's money to do Derek's things.

It seemed like a fair deal, but Alan Wilson felt that it might not be a win-win situation. Once such a large merger and acquisition is announced, it will definitely be good news for U.S. Steel. Normally, U.S. Steel's stock will also be bullish.

At present, the news of mergers and acquisitions is only known to senior executives in London and the major shareholders of U.S. Steel. It can also be regarded as a secret. Alan Wilson, who has always pursued a balance between public and private matters, would share this secret with his family. Is it normal...

As the Office of the Cabinet Secretary celebrates,

Pamela Mountbatten also received a telegram of greetings from her sweetheart. In addition to the usual tenderness, Alan Wilson also mentioned that he had been working day and night recently and had paid too much for the British Empire, which extended to the merger and acquisition of iron and steel by the United States Steel Company. Above the mine.

Pamela Mountbatten stared at the numbers on the telegram and thought she had made a mistake. Her mother, Edwina Ashley, was born into a wealthy family. To ordinary people, the Mountbatten family’s property was nothing. It’s an astronomical figure, but hundreds of millions of dollars is also an astronomical figure to Edwina Ashley.

"Mother, Ellen asked me to give you this telegram." Pamela Mountbatten came to Edwina Ashley with a red face. Unfortunately, General Mountbatten was at home today.

"Let me see." Edwina Ashley took the telegram, then glanced at her daughter, and she knew why the younger daughter was blushing. In addition to the business, the love words to Pamela Mountbatten and the business that followed, All in the same telegram.

"Let me take a look." General Mountbatten came over and was pushed aside by Edwina Ashley. "What are you looking at? You are a soldier. There is no need to read the content of this telegram."

Why don’t I need to know! Mountbatten was pushed aside by his wife. His nose was not his nose, not his face. He said unconvinced, "I am the Governor-General of British India. Everything in British India is related to me."

"You haven't taken office yet." Edwina Ashley, who was busy with her busy schedule, rolled her eyes at her husband and spoke to remind him of the current reality.

Edwina Ashley nodded as she watched. The best way to make money is to make money by standing up. It is related to politics. There are people in the government who are easy to get things done, and it is the same in the British Empire.

Edwina Ashley, who has been paying attention to the U.S. stock market in the past six months and has gained a lot, can certainly understand what this news of hundreds of millions of dollars means to the steel industry.

Don't say it's a sure thing, even if you are seeking wealth and wealth at risk, it's still worth a try. Edwina Ashley was extremely satisfied with Alan Wilson as her son-in-law. He was loyal to his daughter and knew how to care for his family. There was nothing else he was dissatisfied with.

This aspect of caring for the family is definitely not an illusion, and Isabella Pokina also fully agrees with it. However, due to her focus on education, the stock market is a bit more complicated for her, although she has been taking extra classes recently.

On the other side of the living room, Anna was nursing a baby with her arms around her. She didn't care about the thoughts of Pokina, the mainstay, and she didn't pay attention to the baby in her arms. It would be bad if the baby choked.

"Anna, what do you think?" Isabella Pokina flicked her short hair and looked at Anna who was deaf to what was going on outside the window. This scene made her very uncomfortable.

"I think sister has the final say. You are already higher than me." Anna showed a smile full of motherly love, looked at Pokina and said, "Are you worried about something?"

"The stock market is risky, and I'm not good at it." Isabella Bokina frowned slightly and expressed her troubles.

"Then don't report this risky matter to the country." Anna lowered her head and looked at each other before continuing, "We bear all the risks ourselves. No matter what the result is, it has nothing to do with the country. In this way You don’t have to worry about domestic liability being held accountable once losses are caused.”

It seemed to make sense, but Isabella Pokina frowned, "What if it can benefit the country."

"Sister, you said that the stock market is risky. If it's not a gain but a loss, how can we bear the responsibility." Anna has been holding the baby in her arms, and she doesn't care. What will happen to the child?

"Anna, you have to remember that we have a mission." Isabella Pokina couldn't help but remind her when she saw this scene.

"Yes, I still remember when I was in school, the instructor said to pay attention to concealment. If you want the country to spend huge sums of money to go to places where Americans are good at, I don't think it will succeed." Anna remained unmoved. He said, “You wouldn’t think that after a few months of research, you can compete with the U.S. stock market that has been running for decades.”

"That's not the case." Isabella Pokina sighed and gave up the idea. The stock market was an area that the Soviets were not good at, and the risks Anna mentioned existed.

Then let’s try out what they have accumulated under the name of the Heilmann family. It would be nice to help the motherland in other ways to make amends.

Two funds departed from London and Bonn respectively and were invested in the US stock market. The amount may seem huge to ordinary people, but to the Morgan family, which is already in action, it is simply a small number that is not worth noting.

Compared with these short-sighted actions for self-interest, Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges is very open-minded. Although money is important, the most important thing for an official is never money, but other things as well.

What's more, the trusted young progressive official has set aside everyone's share for Edward Bridges. Waiting for Edward Bridges to cut the cake himself and share it.

Compared with the huge sum of US$1.06 million, Edward Bridges really couldn't tell whether money was more important or the power to cut the cake was more important. Even though he had been working for decades, for this The problem is still not fully understood.

But this worry about happiness did not make Edward Bridges lose his mind. After going to the Prime Minister's residence to make a final report to Prime Minister Attlee, Prime Minister Attlee made the final decision that the ownership of the Mysore Iron Mine could be sold.

This is also a prelude. Since the ownership of the Mysore iron ore can be sold, other industries can also be sold. Once representatives of the United States Steel Company return to the country, they may follow suit.

Derek has not yet left British India, because the reply from the Pittsburgh headquarters has not yet come. Alan Wilson can't neglect this distinguished guest, so he made a decision to take Derek to watch Gandhi's speech. It happened that Gandhi was recently calling for Congress party unity.

"There are so many Indians." After Derek and Alan Wilson arrived, he had an intuitive understanding of the size of the subcontinent's population, although he had always known this. But it wasn't until he saw Gandhi's popularity that he realized that his previous understanding was still a bit conservative, "Is Gandhi so popular?"

"It must be said that it is absolutely true. In fact, he is also very famous in Europe." Alan Wilson introduced to Derek, "Gandhi has been to Europe several times and also attracted many supporters to follow. "

Gandhi visited Europe many times. No one would be interested in Gandhi when he walked on the street, wearing the traditional dress of the British pre-war gentleman and a silk top hat. He had no unique attraction. .

Later, Gandhi was brilliant and full of legend, and his anecdotes were spread everywhere. The situation was completely opposite to that of the past. People are talking about him, and newspapers and magazines are paying attention to him, including his words and his behavior.

Later, Gandhi visited France, Italy, and Switzerland. Everywhere he went, thousands of local people enthusiastically watched and welcomed him, vying to see this mythical figure with their own eyes.

Especially in Paris, crowds blocked the roads and Gandhi had to stand on a luggage cart to deliver a speech to the crowds that welcomed him.

Regarding the fundamentalism in the old revolutionary base, Alan Wilson made no comment, but said thoughtfully, "Mr. Derek, why don't you invite Gandhi to the United States? Now the United States also has interests in the subcontinent."