America's Road to Wealth

At noon, Abel had rushed from Santa Barbara to South Pasadena, an old American white community with a long history and beautiful scenery in the northeastern suburbs of Los Angeles.

South Pasadena is a place that doesn't get a good reputation in the media.

Most ordinary Americans only know that this is a typical old white rich community.

What they don't know is that most of the real local gangsters in California, those state legislators, governors, etc., live here.

There are also several big shots from the California consortium who choose to live here most of the year.

265 Monterey Road, South Pasadena.

Spacious and bright living room.

Looking at the heroic Abel in front of him, he seemed to be exuding vitality.

Slade Wilson was very envious in his heart, but his tone was very gentle:

"Congratulations on achieving your goal, Mr. Smith. This time, you can also become a member of the Federal Advisory Committee."

"No."

Abel, who came from Santa Barbara mainly to talk to Slade Wilson, the giant of the California consortium, chuckled and said:

"Slade, I must say, this is our joint victory. Not my victory alone. I believe that as long as we work together sincerely, we can both get what we want."

Slade Wilson was very satisfied to see this young man still looking like this.

The old guy's eyebrows and hair have turned white, and he doesn't seem to be in good spirits. He smiled and said:

"That's right, you're absolutely right. Mr. Smith, um... let me call you Abel, just like you call me Slade."

"Of course." Abel responded with a smile, and both of them seemed to be in a good mood.

Because this time, the Federal Advisory Committee has compromised with them.

In fact, this is unavoidable.

The wealthy families on the East Coast, as well as the established powers in New England.

They have controlled the Fed for so many years, which in itself is unsustainable.

After the end of World War II, California's rapid development attracted the attention of the entire United States.

In particular, the emergence of high-tech industrial clusters has allowed California to surpass New York State economically.

Texas is not lagging behind and is developing better and better.

It is not as fast as California, but its development rate ranks second in the United States.

What's more, its foundation is even stronger than that of California.

Now of these two big states, one has surpassed New York State, and the other has almost pushed New York State into third place.

Other areas such as Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine have long been forgotten.

As powerful as Morgan and Rockefeller, they cannot continue to suppress the interests of Californians and Texans.

That would cause big trouble.

More than 30 years ago, Slade Wilson issued the first challenge on behalf of California.

More than thirty years later, Abel Smith issued a second challenge on behalf of Texas.

In the end, Morgan and the others, or should I say the established giants on the East Coast and New England.

These old power groups chose to compromise and negotiate with them.

After all, no matter what you say, everyone is still a WASP and can be considered one of our own.

At most, this is just an internal concession of interests.

They are not life-and-death enemies, everything is something that can be discussed.

A few days later, the second Federal Advisory Committee meeting in 2002.

They invite Abel to participate, and Slade Wilson will also appear.

It's this kind of compromise.

And now, Abel comes looking for Slade Wilson.

The California giant understood that this was Abel's hope that the two sides could communicate before attending the meeting.

In this way, they can serve as each other's aid when fighting for each other's interests at meetings.

In order to avoid being defeated by those established wealthy families one by one, causing them to break up unhappy in the end.

Slade Wilson was obviously a little low on energy.

The old guy just went to Houston for major surgery last year.

He has prostate cancer, one of the most incurable diseases in human men.

The old man has been suffering from cancer for more than ten years. If it were an ordinary person, he would have died long ago.

His status allows him to receive the best medical services on the planet.

That’s why we have been able to maintain it until now. The conditions for life are not bad. It seems that living for another 10 years will not be a problem.

It’s just that my spirit and energy are very low.

Now looking at the tall and handsome Abel, Slade couldn't help but glance at his daughter Kayla Wilson and his son John Wilson sitting next to Abel.

The old man thought to himself: It would be great if my child were like him.

Or if he wasn't married to a bush, that would be great too.

The old man thought about it, if his daughter could marry Abel.

Not only will your family get a very powerful foreign aid.

The two major military-industrial complexes in the United States, the California Consortium and the Texas Consortium, can also join forces to gain greater trust in each other.

The alliance between the two parties will bring each other's influence and voice in the United States to a higher level.

By then, the combination of the two major consortiums will definitely not be inferior to the cooperation between Morgan and Rockefeller.

pity……

Slade, who also knew Herbert, lamented the Bush family's good vision and determination.

Having bound Abel to death so early, everyone in the future, including him and Morgan, could only look at Abel and sigh.

Some would say that Slade could actually learn from the Hearst family...

The Hearst family is now aware of the alliance between Shrub and Smith.

But for the sake of profit, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the women within the family and part of the family's reputation.

Wilson could actually choose to do this.

But...the Hearst family is a top-tier American wealthy family.

It can be regarded as the kind that has historical background and influence, but is not top-notch enough.

Wilson, on the other hand, is similar to Morgan and Dupont.

It can be said to be the real top wealthy family in the United States, the highest level existence in WASP.

Hearst could bear to let go of this face, but Wilson couldn't...

In fact, Morgan and Rockefeller also had this idea.

The idea of ​​finding Abel as a son-in-law and joining forces with Smith...

Like Slade Wilson, they couldn't do it in the end.

This is like the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China.

A monarch can let his daughter marry another monarch as his wife and queen, or as a concubine, the future queen.

But when the country's power is basically the same, it is impossible for a king to let his daughter be the concubine of another king.

It is one thing not to be able to wipe one's face off, but it is also a more important reason related to practical interests.

Unless... the country where the monarch is located is defeated, and the monarch himself becomes a prisoner.

At that time, even if the king himself is not willing. His ministers would also push out his daughters as gifts, hoping that they would not be punished by the victor.

The current situation in the United States is similar to the early Spring and Autumn Period of China when there was no internal war.

The emperor of Zhou still maintained his authority and could control and influence the princes.

But in the princes' own territory, the princes themselves have the final say.

Slade Wilson is one of the princes of California, or the West Coast of the United States.

Abel was a prince of Texas and New York.

Everyone's status seems to be different.

They can treat each other as in-laws, but they would never want their daughters to become each other's "concubines."

Looking at his beautiful daughter whose beautiful eyes were fixed on Abel, Slade Wilson sighed again.

The old man directly said something that surprised Abel.

"Abel, I will not go to this Federal Advisory Committee meeting."

For fear of Abel misunderstanding, Slade Wilson immediately added:

"I asked John and Kayla to go in my place. John will stand with you at the meeting. You know, my physical condition no longer allows me to travel long distances or overwork myself. "

This explanation is quite reasonable, because as far as Abel knows, this person's health is really that bad.

It can hang one's life, but it can only hang one's life.

After pondering for a moment, Abel looked at John Wilson.

The latter gave him a big smile.

Next to John, his sister Kayla was also smiling, as beautiful as a white jasmine flower.

She looks gentle and quiet, far from the typical American big girl.

Instead, she looks more like an aristocratic lady from the European classical era.

"It really surprised me," Abel said.

"I'm sorry." Slade Wilson smiled.

The meeting between the two lasted less than an hour.

Slade Wilson was running low on energy, and Abel had to leave.

But Slade also asked his son and daughter to send Abel out.

"My father's health is getting worse and worse. The doctor told him not to work. But he didn't listen. He said that if he didn't work, he would rather die."

The Wilson family is located in one of the huge estates in South Pasadena, in a stunningly beautiful garden courtyard.

Kayla Wilson, who is young and beautiful, but actually a little older than Abel, explained softly.

"I understand. Mr. Wilson is really a strong man. Being able to endure pain that ordinary people cannot endure is not something ordinary people can do." Abel responded with a smile.

At this time, Keira’s brother, John Wilson, said softly:

"Mr. Smith, you don't need to worry at all. I am more disgusted with those East Coasters than my father. They have been in control for too long and have left us breathless. Now we can break the balance and truly be on equal footing with them. Please Believe me, I will never let my father down, and I won’t let you down either."

John Wilson's long words seemed to be a statement to Abel.

The response received was——

"Of course I believe you, Mr. Wilson Jr. After all, we have common interests in this, don't we?"

"You are right..."

John Wilson said with a smile.

After chatting for a few more words, the brother and sister sent Abel to the Cadillac Monster.

The two of them watched Abel's huge motorcade leave without saying a word for a long time.

In the end, it was John Wilson who spoke first:

"Keira, actually my father told me. If the Bush family does not have a marriage contract with him, my father would like you to marry Abel Smith."

"Come on."

In front of Abel, Keira Wilson's smile was as peaceful as a pure jasmine flower.

In front of her brother, she showed a sarcastic smile:

"If that were to happen, my dear brother, you would probably be the first to stand up and object. Am I right? There is no need to say this between us."

Watching my sister transform from a jasmine flower into a sharp red rose with thorns.

John Wilson didn't look surprised at all.

The first heir of the Wilson family knew that Jasmine was just the appearance of his younger sister.

Only in front of her father would she be like a jasmine flower that is indifferent to the world.

Oh, there's one more now, in front of Abel Smith too.

Other times, this sister who has been competing with him since she was a child is not at all as gentle and uncompromising as she appears in front of her father.

John didn't answer, he was dismissive.

Because he knew that his sister's petty thoughts would not succeed.

He is the future head of the Wilson family.

He simply turned around and walked towards the house.

Looking at her brother's retreating back, Keira Wilson took a deep breath.

She stood still for a few minutes, then took out her phone.

After hesitating for a moment, Keira Wilson found a number and dialed it.

"...Hello Mr. Smith. I'm Kayla Wilson."

"...Yes, you came from afar. We must always show some kindness to the landlord."

"...Okay, it's settled."

miles away.

In Cadillac Monster, Abel puts down his cell phone.

Looking out the car window at the beautiful houses passing by in South Pasadena, Abel showed a slightly playful smile.

The Wilson family seems to have quite a story.

Slade Wilson didn't go there himself and asked his son to go on his behalf. There is also a story in this.

Slade probably also knew that John Chris Morgan's recent visit to California could not be hidden from Abel.

It was obvious that there must be some agreement between the two old men.

This is the biggest possibility that prompted Slade Wilson not to go to Washington to attend the Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

Abel wondered what compromise had been reached.

But of course this kind of thing cannot be found out.

Now, Wilson's daughter comes to the door herself and may leak some information.

This seems like a great thing.

But...is it really that simple?

Would someone like Slade Wilson not think of this possibility?

He definitely knows his own daughter better than anyone else.

Even if Slade didn't think of it himself, the group of staff behind him who were similar to Abel's Smith Intelligence Group could still help him think of it.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Kayla Wilson's date is also under Slade Wilson's control.

But, since the beauty has a date, it can't be a bad thing.

Anyway, Abel was resolute and his stance was very stable.

Morgan and the others will never get the benefits that should not be given away by then.

Even if Slade Wilson turns his back on Abel, it doesn't matter to Abel.

After thinking about this clearly, Abel no longer cares about the various possibilities behind Kayla Wilson's date for dinner.

The date was three days later. This was what Abel meant.

Kayla originally wanted to meet tonight, but Abel wanted to see if there was any action behind Wilson.

So it was postponed for a few days.

Abel's motorcade left South Pasadena like this.

Directly through downtown Los Angeles to Los Angeles International Airport.

At Los Angeles International Airport, he boarded a short commercial flight to the San Francisco Bay Area.

After being away for several months.

That night, Abel appeared again in Palo Alto, where Tesla is headquartered.

Palo Alto City, which is close to Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Mountain, Stanford University, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park, is one of the central areas of Silicon Valley in the United States.

There are many high-tech companies here, including Dell's VMware, Tesla Motors, IDEO, Palantir Technology, and Google, which was later moved here by Abel.

At the same time, Apple, Logitech, Intuit, Sun Microsystems, Pinterest, and PayPal also have branches or R\u0026D departments here.

When Abel came this time, he went directly to the Tesla headquarters at night.

It's because, almost two years later, Tesla's first prototype has finally been officially completed.

It’s different from the one from a year ago.

This Tesla prototype is already technically capable of mass production to a certain extent.

It is similar to the concept cars that most car companies display at auto shows.

Production is expensive, but if you put your mind to it, it can be done.

Environmentally friendly electric vehicles are currently a market that no one can clearly see the future of.

In the early 1990s, General Motors conducted an experiment that failed and announced it would give up this year.

In parallel time and space, this incident also brought infamy to General Motors.

The failure of their attempt ended everyone's imagination and possibility, and scared off all car manufacturers who wanted to try. Since then, the electric vehicle project has stagnated.

In this time and space, GM announced its failure a month ago.

But the difference is that many people are still persisting.

Because these people know that Abel Smith attaches great importance to this market, and they are still investing continuously.

Tesla in Palo Alto is Abel’s insistence.

Since the world's richest man values ​​it so much, many people are following suit and investing in similar startups.

They did not have as much money as Abel, nor were they as steadfast as Abel.

Therefore, their input and output are naturally completely different from Abel's.

Tesla's R\u0026D department at night.

In the tall factory building inside.

Looking at the beautiful and beautiful sports car in front of him, Abel couldn't help but caress it.

Watching the boss express his love for Tesla's prototype car.

Tesla’s CEO, Jackster Cage, and chief engineer and chief scientist, Professor Hans, couldn’t help showing proud expressions on their faces.

"...the power we are most proud of comes from a battery pack composed of more than 7,000 neon batteries. Even if it is short-circuited, it will not catch fire. Damage to individual batteries will not affect others. This battery control system is the most popular in the world. Unique and very advanced!”

A professor from ASU University and the company's chief engineer introduced to Abel that Tesla had spent more than a year using all available technologies to produce an electric car.

"...In all experiments so far, it has not had a battery failure. Moreover, this model also ensures that it can use the most advanced batteries at any time to replace Tesla electric vehicles. For example, we have With some promising lithium iron phosphate batteries, it will make our cars safer and cheaper!"

While listening to Hans' explanation, Abel looked at the car in front of him.

In terms of appearance, Tesla's first car, which has not yet been officially named, is a two-door, four-seat convertible sports car.

The exterior design adopts a very bold, beautiful and modern design. The tail has expanded wheel arches, which looks very dynamic.

"...The peak torque of the electric motor used is 985 N·m. The current maximum cruising range of the car is approximately 192 kilometers."

“In terms of acceleration time, its 0-96 km/h acceleration time is 2.9 seconds, ranking among the top 10 in the world!”

Professor Hans's introduction is still in progress.

Abel had already raised his hand, interrupting him.

"I'm very satisfied and like it very much. But I remember it doesn't have a name yet, right?"

"Yes." The CEO said first: "It doesn't have a name yet, it only has an internal code name, and the code name is X one."

It was Hans who performed the whole thing.

Jackster Cage was also worried that his boss would not realize his contribution, so he chose to express his presence appropriately.

"Okay. Now it has a name. I'll name it "future", Tesla future!"

Abel was very excited: "At the same time, I also hope that it will become the future of all cars in the near future!"