America's Road to Wealth

324 Buckingham Road, Houston Doc.

This luxurious neoclassical estate sits on over 2 acres of land on a secluded corner lot in a beautifully wooded and private setting, two miles from Uptown Houston and within easy reach of the city. District, life is very convenient.

This is the manor villa where Scarlett Johansson was sent to at noon.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Scarlett saw Abel's motorcade coming back.

In the motorcade, I only saw Abel and no other women.

In Scarlett Johansson's heart, she was a little secretly pleased at first.

Except for some women with special XP, if you can.

Normal women generally do not like to share the same gender with other people of the same gender.

Scarlett Johansson is still young.

After seeing Abel get out of the car, Scarlett was very happy and hesitated whether to go out.

Or wait for him to come in and find you.

She discovered that it wasn't long before Abel's motorcade came in.

Many other vehicles drove into the manor villa one after another.

From a distance, we can see that there are many cars coming. Judging from the color and style of the cars, they should not be from the same group.

Scarlett immediately knew that it was probably Abel's guest.

At this time, she felt that she shouldn't bother.

The star girl who was born as a child star wisely chose to hide in the room on the second floor and look at the situation below.

Just like Scarlett Johansson thought.

After Abel came back, there were indeed many people who followed him to this manor villa.

The founding families of the Texas consortium, their leaders and core figures, all followed Abel.

Standing next to your own Cadillac Monster.

Abel smiled as he watched Davis Brown and other old guys get out of their cars.

"What a beautiful house."

Among the old people who got off the bus, the youngest one, Martin Elkins, who was probably only in his 50s, praised him as soon as he got off the bus:

"I have a house next door, but it's not as beautiful."

The core figure of the McKison family, Rodriguez McKison, also smiled and said:

"I remember this house. It seemed to be the property of the Cullen family before. It was listed on the market a few years ago and sold for US$8 million. I liked it very much but thought it was too expensive. I didn't expect that it would later be bought by Abel Real Estate Company. Now...it's worth at least $12 million."

There used to be a Cullen family in Texas. At its peak, this family accounted for more than 40% of Texas' oil output.

It was one of the four most famous oil giants in the United States during the Gilded Age.

The founder, Roy Cullen, is a big figure older than the founders of Rockefeller and Morgan.

However, royal power is not eternal, and neither are wealthy families.

The family later declined, and now even the ancestral property has begun to be sold off.

Look at the old men's evaluation of the property in their name.

Abel smiled slightly and said softly:

"It's really not bad. But I think we should value our property more than a place to live or anything else. I don't want my grandchildren to be like Robert Cullen and others. Sell ​​your ancestral property to make a living.”

After finishing speaking, Abel pointed to the courtyard garden of the villa.

"It's very beautiful there. We can walk and talk and enjoy the beautiful scenery. What do you think?"

Several old men looked at each other.

Davis Brown, who was most familiar with Abel, smiled and said:

"Why not? It sure is beautiful."

The old guy walked over first.

As soon as he moved, Rodriguez McKison hesitated, smiled and nodded to Abel, and then followed Davis Brown.

Martin Elkins and the other two old men walked over there without much hesitation.

Abel followed.

Among the people who stayed behind was John J. Brown, who was driving for his uncle Davis Brown today.

This famous man from Texas looked at the back of the taller Abel in the distance.

Among the younger generation of the J. Brown family in Texas, he is currently considered the most capable middle-aged man, and he really can't help but feel emotion in his heart.

Among the members of the Texas Consortium.

John J. Brown knew Abel earlier than his uncle Davis Brown.

That was almost two years ago, in 2000.

At that time, John J. Brown had just been promoted to general manager of Texas Commerce Bank's New York branch.

As the main person in charge of the Texas consortium, the largest city in the United States.

John was trying to expand the influence of the Texas consortium in New York.

He spent money to find connections, invited the controllers of major media groups in New York, and held a charity dinner in New York.

It just so happened that this was also the time when Abel was rising to fame in New York.

"The Wolf of Wall Street" took 10 months and shocked the entire Wall Street at the time.

John looked up the experience of Abel Smith.

Texans were surprised to find that such a dazzling figure on Wall Street was actually a veteran Texan.

He is a little brother from his hometown.

In the spirit of teamwork, I also wanted to test Abel's psychology.

John extended an invitation to Abel.

He invited Abel to attend a charity banquet hosted by Texas Commerce Bank and media giants.

At that time, John J. Brown valued Abel very much.

For this reason, John even specially arranged for Abel to occupy a very important C position in the party scene culture of New York and Los Angeles.

Abel, whose status had not yet been revealed at the time, attracted much attention at the banquet.

To put it bluntly, it was at that time that Ikana truly felt Abel’s influence.

At that time, she was attracted to Abel for the first time and started to play tricks on women to try to PUA Abel.

It’s just that Abel grew up too fast and she was not as successful as pua.

Instead, just throw yourself into it.

At that banquet, John J. Brown and Abel had a pleasant conversation.

It was at that time that John J. Brown reported the existence of Abel Smith to his uncle.

Then there was the Texas Consortium, which paid attention to Abel.

The attention of the Texas consortium also attracted Herbert's attention later.

Later, because of reservation or arrogance, I discovered Abel's Texas consortium first, but did not have a good relationship with Abel.

And Herbert because of his decisiveness and his friendship with Alex.

The Smith family was tied to the Bush family's chariot early on.

Now, two years have passed.

Two years ago, even in New York, Abel's status was still inferior to that of John.

Now, he has actually grown up to the point where he needs John to look up to him.

In the future, it may even become the leader of the Texas consortium.

This change in status made John J. Brown couldn't help but feel that the world is impermanent.

The little brother from the same hometown two years ago, two years later, he became a person who had to obey the orders of his boss.

Such a change was somewhat difficult for John to accept.

It's just that the situation is stronger than others, and John knows that even if it is difficult to accept, he has to accept it.

As for Abel, who was being lamented by John, he didn't know John J. Brown's complex psychological activities at this moment.

In a beautiful courtyard with no one around, Abel was bargaining with five old guys.

Although the basic framework for cooperation and merger between the two parties was formally determined last year.

The two sides have been in contact, consultation, and study for several months on the necessary details of the negotiations.

Preparations for the merger and reorganization took almost a month.

But there is never too much of something like profit, no matter who it is.

The attitude that should be had and the things that should be fought for, whether it is the other party or Abel himself, will naturally try to get more.

What if you can get even 0.01% more shares with just a few words or an attitude?

Who wouldn’t want the money they picked up for free?

"Hughes Aircraft has 6.9% of General Dynamics, and I want to spin it off."

Facing five old guys who have great influence in Texas, and even in the south and central United States.

Abel talked freely: "I need these 6.9% of the shares. Of course, it is no longer my personal need. My idea is to use these 6.9% of shares that are of little use to separate Gulfstream Aerospace from General Dynamics. Come out and it’s in our hands as Texans.”

Hughes Aircraft Company's current reputation is not very great in the United States.

But in the past, it was the number one aircraft company in the United States and a top-ranked defense group.

Its founder, Howard Hughes, is the creative prototype of comic characters such as Batman and Iron Man and his son.

The company's business was very complex at first.

Later, after Howard Hughes died, it was torn apart by a swarm of gluttons.

The Texas consortium occupies a good location and snatches the most lucrative piece of it, which is the Hughes Aircraft Company.

This company actually no longer produces complete machines.

Its main business is the production of various military-grade aviation and aerospace accessories.

Its main customers are aviation and aerospace giants such as Boeing, Raytheon, Martin, and NASA.

Let's put it this way, Hughes Aircraft Company's position in the American aviation and aerospace industry.

Roughly equivalent to the three companies Bosch, Aisin, and ZF combined, they have the same status in the automotive industry.

It and LTV Company, also known as Lin-Temco-Volt Company, are the two most powerful arms companies controlled by the Texas consortium.

These two companies are the ones Abel covets most about the Texas consortium.

The consortium originally also had a Tannico company.

It is the largest oil and gas pipeline transportation company in the United States, accounting for more than 35% of the industry share.

In terms of the energy industry, Tannico is even more powerful than the Koch brothers' Koch Energy.

Unfortunately, for this reason, the company has been penetrated by the Rockefeller consortium.

Because the core of the Texas consortium, that is, finance, has always been relatively weak.

The Texas consortium was unable to hold on to the Tannico Company, so that the current Tannico Group has become the common property of the two consortiums.

Having said that, Morgan and Rockefeller's penetration capabilities are too strong.

Even the California consortium has many traces of Rockefeller.

For example, in the famous Wells Fargo Bank, Rockefeller also holds more than 10% of the shares.

Another example is the DuPont Consortium, which should now be called the DuPont-Morgen Consortium.

Because most of its core industries have long been completely penetrated by the Morgan Consortium.

Rather than saying that it is an independent consortium, it is better to say that it is actually just a peripheral member of the Morgen Consortium.

These situations also reflect the terror of Morgan and Rockefeller from the side.

These two masters of the Federal Reserve have already controlled the main lifeline of this country through various complicated means.

Oil people and the like are at best their accountants and housekeepers.

"Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation..."

Martin Elkins muttered softly: "I remember this is just a civil aviation company? A manufacturer of private jets?"

Among the five old guys, Liam H.L. Hunter, the patriarch of the Hunter family who rarely spoke, said in a low voice: "Yes. Its performance is pretty good."

Speaking of Liam H.L. Hunter, his father and uncle often appear in some Chinese rebirth commercial novels in the 1980s.

Herbert Hunt and Bunker Hunt.

In the mid-1980s, the two brothers hoarded large amounts of silver in an attempt to monopolize the world silver price.

The result was a disastrous failure of the Hunter brothers' silver investments.

These losses, combined with the downturn in the oil and sugar industries at the time, reduced the family's wealth by one-third.

Before that, the Hunter family had always been the first core family in the Texas consortium.

Because it is the richest.

After that, Liam H.L. Hunter took over in the mid-1990s.

The Hunter family has long fallen from its position as the leader and is at the bottom of the five Texas consortium families.

Therefore, wealthy families are not afraid of having playboys.

What wealthy families are really afraid of is the kind of successor who has little ability, high ambitions and low abilities, but is bent on doing great things...

The former will at most ruin your reputation and lose some money.

If the latter fails, the entire family may be brought down.

The Hunter family of the Texas consortium is the best example.

"A company that focuses on civilian use and mainly produces private aircraft." Martin Elkins questioned:

"Is it worth exchanging 6.9% of General Dynamics' shares?"

General Dynamics is the world's sixth-largest defense industry contractor, and its 6.9% stake is a very important asset.

Use this wealth to exchange for shares of a civilian company specializing in the production of private aircraft.

No wonder Martin Elkins had his doubts.

"Listen...I have a perfect plan."

Abel explained his thoughts to the old guys.

In fact, if possible, Abel would like to speak out.

But these old guys have already taken a stand.

Even if the two consortiums merge in the future.

Whether it becomes a Texas Smith or a Texas Smith.

The old guys all insist that Abel can be responsible for and preside over the financial sector, media sector, and Internet sector of the consortium.

But in energy, arms, heavy industry and other business groups.

They insisted that the original Texas consortium should still be responsible for this aspect.

Abel readily agreed to this request.

the reason is simple.

That means no matter which consortium or chaebol it is.

In the end, it will be the banks that have the greatest say.

Banks are the foundation of consortiums and chaebols.

Holding the most important part of the consortium, Abel is not afraid that the merger with the Texas consortium will affect his right to speak.

"We have the best aircraft parts company in the world, and Hughes Aircraft even produces its own engines."

"We can definitely start with Gulfstream Aerospace and start producing aircraft ourselves."

Abel looked at the old guys: "In 2001, Boeing's annual turnover was as high as 50.5 billion US dollars."

"We all know that aircraft manufacturing is a hugely profitable industry. Among Boeing's US$50.5 billion turnover, the net profit alone is as high as US$10.46 billion. On average, Boeing earns US$30 million per day."

"tell me."

Abel's eyes passed over Davis Brown, Martin Elkins and others one by one.

"How much money did you make last year? Without Afghanistan, could it have exceeded 20 billion US dollars?"

"Also... maybe you will say that we don't have to work hard to develop and produce aircraft like Boeing, but we can still make more money than them."

"For example...let the White House increase military spending. Even after defeating Afghanistan, they can also attack Gambia or something."

"Another example is, let me plunder more wealth in the capital battlefield of the world."

"These two methods, the speed at which they make money is not inferior to Boeing at all, and may even be faster and more."

"You guys...do you think so?"

Faced with Abel's direct words.

Davis Brown and others were silent.

Because in fact, that's what they really think.

Why did George and the White House exhaust the Red Empire even though they knew that Afghanistan's terrain was terrible?

I also know that this ghost place has no oil or gas, the mines are very difficult to dig, and the profit is very little visible to the naked eye.

Even if it is defeated, there will not be much oil or water.

But Bai Fangfang still ignored everything and launched heavy troops.

No matter how good it sounds on the surface, it is for American justice and to fight KBZY.

These are all false.

The real reason is that the Texas consortium and several others of the same kind, as well as a large group of other vested interests, strongly support and promote it behind the scenes.

It is obviously a very costly "deal" for the United States.

But George and White House did it anyway.

Because by doing this, all Americans will lose money, as well as the world sucked by the United States.

But the Texas Consortium and several others of its kind have a large number of vested interests, and these people are making a lot of money, and they are making it very easily.

Trillions of dollars…

If this money is given to future rabbits for fighting, Mu Hai will not be considered.

It is estimated that Asian empires can be established.

As for the United States, it plows over 640,000 square kilometers of land over and over again.

The key is not to return in triumph, but to retreat in disgrace.

From a businessman's perspective, this is a huge loss for the United States.

If Abel didn't show up.

In parallel time and space, there is no Texas consortium that has taken advantage of the Internet and has no financial core.

They really made a lot of money in this area just by relying on George's eight years.

By the way, the loneliness of the United States has been advanced by at least 20 years.

As he climbed up the ranks, Abel now began to not want the United States to fall into disrepute early.

As the saying goes, position determines the head. Capitalist Abel Smith knew that the peak must be followed by a fall.

But he also wanted to try it to see if he could delay his death a little.

At least...at least let him enjoy it for a few more years.

So he gave the Texas consortium another path besides war and finance.

A path that is different from other consortiums, or capitalists.