Chapter 1354: Chapter 463: Rothschild’s Botched Arrangement (Part 2)
The situation here is certainly not as good as the original arrangements in Florida.
In Florida, Deep Sea Bank held an undisputed monopoly.
However, it’s different in California. Simply put, during their initial planning phase for Florida, Donnie’s Venus Bank had an absolute advantage; Morgan had no choice but to accept Venus Bank’s management in this matter.
But now in California, the scenario has changed.
Morgan holds an equally strong position, and to get him to cede management rights of the Italian Bank is now impossible.
Nevertheless, Venus Bank hasn’t suffered in this matter. Venus Bank and Breton Bank originally controlled Hollywood, the largest commercial chain in Los Angeles, and now they have completed the acquisition of San Francisco Freedom Bank. In terms of scale, the Venus Bank consortium in California is no weaker than the Italian Bank, not to mention that Venus Bank is also the second largest shareholder of the Italian Bank.
However, this situation is bound to cause friction between the two banking consortia during their development process in the future.
Both Donnie and Jack Morgan clearly understand this, and their idea is to let those below deal with it while they, at the top, remain unaffected.
"How is the National Bank of Los Angeles doing now?"
After arriving at the Morgan Family estate in Los Angeles, Jack Morgan personally poured Donnie a glass of whiskey and then asked.
In the battle for the Italian Bank, the Amadei Giannini family was naturally the most damaged, losing the foundation of their family, the Italian Bank.
The second most severely affected was the Rothschild Family.
They initially intended to use this campaign to first acquire San Francisco Freedom Bank to expand their business, and secondly, to deepen their influence in Hollywood.
Their aspirations were grand, but reality turned out rather bleak!
"They’re as low-key as if they don’t exist!" Donnie said with a smile.
"The more low-key they are, the more dangerous it is!" Jack Morgan warned Donnie, "In my impression, the Rothschild Family never admits defeat, and being this low-key at this time just means they are brewing a bigger plan!"
Donnie asked: "Are you referring to North Carolina, Mr. Morgan?"
Jack Morgan’s expression changed slightly, as if he gained experience from Donnie Block’s history. Now, the Rothschild Family is very keen on controlling the economy of a U.S. state. Their previous target was California. However, after failing in the battle for the Italian Bank, the Rothschild Family quickly changed their target to North Carolina.
This matter is still in its early stages, and if not for the Morgan business already in North Carolina, they wouldn’t have noticed it. Now, they didn’t expect Donnie to already be aware of this matter.
So, does Donnie actually have business in North Carolina that they are unaware of, or is there an insider within the Rothschild Family?
Either of these possibilities makes Jack Morgan a bit fearful!
"It seems, Block, you already knew!" Jack Morgan did not reveal his surprise, just smiled and said.
"That’s not a difficult thing to know!" Donnie casually waved his hand and said, "Ever since the Rothschild Family wanted to enter California, it already indicated that their family had changed their development strategy in the United States. Now, it’s obviously no longer feasible to develop in California, so they have to find a replacement for California.
With this premise, as long as we pay attention to where funds in which state show significant fluctuations, we can roughly analyze it!"
Is that so?
Jack Morgan always believed that this was Donnie deliberately explaining it to him.
"So, Donnie, are you not planning to do anything?"
Jack Morgan finally decided to abandon such futile speculation. From the Italian Bank matter, Jack Morgan realized that, for a long time in the future, Block and Morgan would still be the closest partners.
Therefore, as long as it doesn’t touch Morgan’s interests, Jack Morgan is willing to continue maintaining this close cooperative relationship with Donnie!
"There’s nothing to prepare for!" Donnie waved his hand and said, "Rothschild’s idea of controlling a state is unrealistic. Even if we don’t take action, some people will not let them get what they want!"
Jack Morgan showed a puzzled expression again.
Many believe that the United States is just a simple economic control state, but it’s actually quite unrealistic to think that way. The internal situation in the United States is exceedingly complex.
They allow consortia to control the economy because it aligns with the interests of all of them. Economic growth is inherently the fundamental logic of the United States, but that doesn’t mean they will let consortia develop without limitation.
Consortium development is okay, but it has to be under their control!
This is a very subtle balance. It took Donnie two generations of Cabinet Ministers to understand this reasoning, which is also one reason why Donnie set the expansion of Venus Bank in the United States to the current situation.
Power is a presence that can drive everyone crazy.
No one is willing to hand over the power in their hands to others. The Rockefeller Family’s oil empire reached the point where it could influence both the U.S. military and political circles, so the Rockefeller Family’s oil empire disintegrated. Regardless of whether they truly handed over their power in the end, at least one thing is certain: since the disintegration of the Rockefeller Family’s oil empire, the Rockefeller Family has become much more low-key.
Morgan was known as the world’s creditor, overwhelmingly powerful, so at this point, Morgan disintegrated.
In fact, within the United States, there has always been a force trying to maintain this delicate balance, but that balance doesn’t mean it can always be maintained, because it requires very skillful micro-operations and a mutual balance of various forces to hold it. The slightest imbalance in the middle would cause this delicate balance to tip over.
This is also a symbol of a country’s transition from strength to weakness.
Only, very few people pay attention to this point.
"The things the Rothschild Family did in Europe are not unseen by America, and the Rothschilds are different from us. We are pure Americans; at least, in our generation, it’s like that. Therefore, we can base ourselves in a certain state, or even, when our strength is strong enough, they will allow us to control a few states.
The Rothschild Family has no sense of belonging to America, so what America needs is for the Rothschild Family to transfer their funds to America and then develop the U.S. economy. However, if they want to reach our state, someone will not be willing to see it happen, and Rothschild will already find it troublesome just to break this point!"
Donnie explained to Jack Morgan.
Simply put, Donnie took control of New Jersey with a difficulty level of 5 points, acquiring control of Florida with a difficulty level of 6 points, Texas and California with a difficulty level of 7 points, then the Rothschild Family aiming to take over North Carolina comes with a difficulty of 9 points!
It’s not impossible, but the difficulty will definitely exceed the Rothschild Family’s expectations!
Jack Morgan wasn’t unaware of these; he was merely confused due to concern, thus hadn’t thought of it at the beginning.
Upon hearing Donnie’s explanation, he immediately smiled: "Indeed, it seems I was overthinking it!"
Donnie nodded and said, "It can only be said that the Rothschild Family went in the wrong direction. If they could stick to their family plans and control multiple industries with New York as the core, no one would have said anything about such a situation. But they just wanted more!"
After discussing this matter, Donnie Block and Jack Morgan chatted for a while about the Italian Bank.
After discussing everything, Donnie got up and left Jack Morgan’s estate, making sure to tell Jack Morgan the time for the evening ball.