America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 356 The Bloody Texas Consortium
Can Emily take on this responsibility.

Or whether she will, that is the question.

Abel thought about it for a long time.

He finally decided to let the headhunting company find some professionals first.

Let real professionals, to make this a multinational and transoceanic agricultural company, first integrate the previous structure.

Even if Emily is really capable, that will be a matter of the future.

From Emily, Abel also thought of what he should let little Laura do in the future.

He thought that maybe Laura and Emily could manage the affairs of Smith Agricultural Company together.

But those are things for later.

Little Arya, she was born around eleven o'clock on November 2001, 11.

Abel stayed at home until the 29th.

He originally planned to leave on the seventh or eighth of next month.

After spending more than half a month with his mother and daughter, he felt that he had fulfilled his duties as a father and husband.

Later, Abel plans to go to New York to deal with some things.

Such as the 2001 Elizabeth Christmas Eve show.

After finishing the big show, I will come back to Texas for Christmas.

After Christmas. l.

It was his engagement to little Laura.

Available this day, November 11th.

He got a call.

The call was from little Laura's great-uncle George Bush.

George invited him to Crawford Farm.

Crawford Farm is the farm where Abel first met little Laura last year.

It was George's own private farm, and it was sort of the home of George's own small family.

Abel didn't know what he was asking himself to do.

But in public and private, the little bush called him, and Abel decided to go there.

Abel himself is in Texas, so it's very convenient to go there by car or by plane.

He agreed to George's invitation, originally thinking of going by helicopter.

George said no and told him to wait.

About two hours later, a huge black helicopter appeared over the Smith Farm.

Abel knew that this was the helicopter George sent to pick him up.

"UH-60 utility helicopter, Air Force One version."

Seeing that the boss was a little curious about the helicopter that landed, Edward, the former captain of the SEAL special operations team, said softly:

"Its civilian version is Sikorsky's S-70 helicopter. There are many models of this aircraft, and there are six or seven versions in our country alone. According to relevant regulations, when the commander-in-chief needs to use a helicopter, he usually chooses it."

Abel nodded.

The person he saw getting off the plane was the military attache of the White House.He is also responsible for George's security work, George's personal guard Captain Mixon.

At Mixon's call, Abel boarded the helicopter version of Air Force One.

Of course, it can't be called Air Force One now.

According to the relevant regulations, which kind of transportation George actually takes, that thing will become "XX No. [-]".

on the helicopter.

Accompanied by Abel's Four King Kong, as well as two civilian helicopters that the rock guards itself.

The fleet, headed by the helicopter version of Air Force One, quickly took off and left Smith Farm. .

After about two hours of flight.

Crawford Farm, which belongs to George himself, is already in sight.

It flew for another ten minutes.

From a long distance, Abel's excellent vision has already allowed him to see George and his wife, Ms. Wales, looking towards this side in the open field of the farm.

The plane landed and stopped.

Abel came down from above, and he walked towards the Georges with a smile.

As soon as he walks over.

George laughed and opened his hands and hugged him.

"Congratulations, Abel. Congratulations on having a daughter of your own. I know what it's like to be a first-time father. I was so happy when Barbara and Jenna were born. I was running down the hospital hallway , yelling at everyone I'm a dad!"

"If everyone didn't understand the joy of a new father. Maybe I would have been sent to the psychiatric department at that time, haha~"

George smiled happily. The happy Abel almost thought that his first child was born to George's niece Laura Jr.

On the plane just now, Abel thought about why George was looking for him.

Among them is the possibility of little Laura.

Now look at George like this.

Abel wondered if George had asked him to come over.Is it really because he gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, and he wants to seek justice for little Laura?

Otherwise, why is this kind of opening statement?

Thinking in his heart, Abel didn't show anything on his face. He nodded with a smile: "Yes. I'm almost the same."

Joy is there, but not as exaggerated as George said.

Abel, who already knew George's character, knew that this guy would sometimes speak exaggeratedly.

To be honest, Abel felt that if there was no Herbert, there would be the support of the military-industrial complex group.

With George's ability, Abel really didn't think he could live in the white house.

In Abel's view, George's biggest advantage is that he is very approachable and easy to gain the favor of others.

This makes people who work for him like him very much, but in terms of IQ and EQ, this gentleman is really average.

For example, in terms of IQ.

Not to mention that he has a stable ability of getting C and D all the year round during his studies.

Not to mention that it is said that when he was young, his IQ was measured to be 90.

In fact, if you watch more videos of his live speeches in public, you will find that George often makes a lot of low-level mistakes that "can't turn around".

He is also the one with the most funny shots among the American leaders.

Different from the unrestrained wildness caused by Aga's crazy style, George's shot is obviously a bit dull...

Let's talk about emotional intelligence, right now, the relationship and cooperation between Abel and the shrub family.

No matter how you look at it.

This is not a good time to talk about Abel and little Arya.

Letting this matter pass like this is actually the best choice.

But as soon as Abel came down, he used this as an opening statement.

It's just that Abel has a thick skin and gradually developed his emotional intelligence, so he didn't hear it.

If it was someone else, I guess I would be upset at this time.

Fortunately, there is a wife next to George, and his wife, Lady Wales, is a wise person.

She immediately changed the subject, smiled and said to Abel and George:
"What are you talking about? George, you asked Abel to come over to invite him to hunt together and invite him to taste the Texas-style sausage I made!"

"Oh oh oh! Right, right!" George suddenly realized, and said with a smile, "I was so happy to see Abel, I forgot."

When he said these words, he didn't seem to be fake at all.

Abel could only smile beside him, guessing in his heart the purpose of the husband and wife for letting him come here.

The couple invited Abel into the room, made coffee and chatted.

The content of the chat is mainly related to Abel and little Laura.Ms. Wales is in charge of leading the conversation, but it doesn't go too far.

It didn't mention the specific arrangements for the marriage of the two, but the content and atmosphere of the chat seemed to be a homely affair.

I have to say that the ability of Ms. Wales made Abel feel very comfortable in the chat.

Coupled with George's kind and easy-going temperament, it is indeed easy for the couple to make friends.

After chatting for a while, George actually proposed to cut cedars and clear the bushes with Abel.

"Christmas is coming. There are too many young cedars on the farm. We'll cut them down and have them pulled up to the town to give to the townspeople, and I think they'll be very happy."

Abel thought that George wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cut cedars together, and then have some in-depth conversations with himself.

He readily agreed.

The two were really under the protection of a group of Secret Service agents and rock security bodyguards.

Pick up the ax and go to the woods on the farm where trees are specially planted to cut wood.

What surprised Abel was that George didn't talk to him about any in-depth topics at all.

In the woods, the two are really like lumberjacks, farm laborers, focused on cutting trees.

By the way, clean up those obstructive shrubs.

Abel didn't know how many years he hadn't done this kind of physical work.

Not to mention his rich life after rebirth.

Even before he was reborn, it had been a long, long time since he had been so close to nature, or had worked with physical strength.

Fortunately, his exaggerated physique is useful when doing exercises, and it is also useful when doing this kind of farm work.

George, who is in his fifties, was out of breath and sweating after cutting for a while.

Abel almost swung the ax over the edge, and didn't even shed a drop of sweat.

That energetic look.

George, who was watching, was speechless, and the eyes of the Secret Service agents were staring.

This kind of physical strength is too exaggerated.

"Your stamina is amazing. Barbara and Jenna, plus the three of me combined. You can't chop as fast as you alone."

George said beside him.

"The ax is broken." Abel threw the ax on the ground. It had been rotten from the blade that Abel had cut.

George looked back at the sun outside the woods, it was already a little westward.

Then he suggested: "Let's go back then. We have already cut down so many cedar trees, and they are enough for the people in the town."

Crawford Township is a real town with a few hundred people.

Abel smiled and nodded in agreement. At this time, he had already used today as a place to play with George, and had a proper leisure and relaxation.

The two walked out of the woods, and there was a pleasant cry of a bird. George said it was the call of the bobquail.

The two walked among cedar, ash, walnut, sycamore, oak and hickory trees.

George babbled that for dinner tonight, there would be grilled fish, iced tea, and diet Coke, and the fish would be caught from the lake on his farm.

Abel smiled and listened, and his mood changed from impatience at the beginning to indifference now.

He already regarded today as a day of pure relaxation and leisure.

At most, it is not so ordinary to be accompanied by the great commander of the United States.

Until I actually finished a simple dinner.

I don't know if someone reminded George, or if he really stayed until now.

George finally told Abel the real purpose of calling him here today.

Nothing to do with little Laura.

"Bo Lang and those people, they still want you to join, or join you."

After supper, Ms. Wales, with the maid, put everything away.

Abel and George were sitting next to the small pier facing the lake. In front of them was a beautiful big lake in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The grilled fish we had for dinner just now was caught from this lake.

Hearing that George finally had something serious to say to himself, Abel also heaved a sigh of relief.

"Then what do you mean? Or what does Herbert mean?" Abel asked back.

George chuckled and said:
"If it is according to what I mean. Of course I hope you will cooperate with them. You are my relatives, and they are my biggest supporters. It is in my best interest for you to cooperate."

"Father also meant the same thing. But we all know that your will is very firm and you are not easily shaken."

He paused here, and Abel took the opportunity to continue: "So?"

"So I discussed it with my father, mainly after my father went to contact them. Now there is a compromise. Would you like to listen to it?"

Abel nodded.

He and Davis Brown, the representative of the Texas consortium, broke up in the White House last time because they didn't talk about speculation.

Abel knew that with more and more allies around him, those people would eventually be unbearable.

You must know that last year, the Texas consortium was the first to contact and inspect itself.

It is obviously the first, and it also has the advantages of Texas and the shrubs, which are close to the water.

If Abel finally fell to other financial groups completely, or succeeded on his own, he would have nothing to do with them.

They, who were already weak in the United States, will soon become the biggest joke within the American consortium.

Even the California consortium, and Abel's contact were very friendly.

Not to mention the Texas consortium?

Whether it is from the perspective of face, or from the perspective of economic interests.

It is impossible for the Texas consortium to be willing to miss Abel.

From Abel's point of view, he never thought about turning his face against the Texas Consortium completely.

There are several reasons.

For example, Americans have strong regional concepts.

Like the shrub family, they actually came to Texas to live in Herbert.

George wasn't even born in Texas.

So for a long time, Herbert was not considered a Texan.

Wait until George's generation grows up and starts to enter the stage.

They were regarded as Texans and got local support.

Abel is a Texan. After he became famous, this imprint couldn't be washed off no matter how he washed it.

It is estimated that his son's generation will grow up, or he will grow up in other states, so that he may be able to get rid of this imprint.

There will be a kind of resistance to his aggressive entry in other states no matter what.

Unlike in Texas, here he really can be regarded as a lot of "folks and elders", and Texans really like him.

The second is even if Neil develops successfully on the west coast.

Texas also remains one of the main turf for Shrub and Smith.

That being the case, everyone bows their heads and sees them when they look up.

They are considered to be Texas ground snakes, and there are shrubs in the middle as a buffer.

No matter from Abel's point of view, or from the point of view of the Texas consortium.

Both believe that cooperation between the two sides is greater than confrontation.

When I was in the White House earlier, even if Abel said such a direct rejection.

Davis Brown didn't even turn his face, he just left directly.

There were no hostile actions in the follow-up, as if that incident never happened.

It is for this reason.

Abel was now willing to listen to George's "compromise" approach.

Also for this reason.

"First National Bank of Dallas, First City National Bank of Houston, Republican National Bank of Dallas, and Texas Commercial Bank."

"First Reinsurance Company of Houston, Dallas National Insurance Company, Dallas Commercial Insurance Company."

George slowly read out the names of the Texas Consortium, the only four banks and three insurance companies.

"The 49.9% shares of each of the seven companies will be exchanged for the corresponding shares of Smith Capital and Pacific Commercial Bank at market prices."

"Wait." Abel interrupted George suddenly, and he looked at the owner of the white house.

"I remember that Zapata Investment Company also holds some shares of these banks and insurance companies, right?"

Zapata Investment Company is the core business of the shrub family. Little Laura did not have it before, but now also holds 10% of the company's shares.

According to Alex, the 10% shares will be transferred to Abel after she and Abel get married.

"Yes." George responded with a smile.

"Are they so willing this time?" Abel was surprised.

George shrugged, "Who said otherwise."

After confirming this.

Abel quickly thought about the gains and losses on his side if he cooperates in this way.

The Texas consortium is much more generous this time than last time.

Last time they were only willing to take out 33% of the shares of the four banks, and the insurance companies refused to take it out.

This time it was all taken out, and all of them were 49.9% of the shares.

With so many shares, if you count the little share of the shrub family.

Combined, Smith and Bush could completely rule the financial core of the Texas consortium.

If the Texas consortium does this, it will directly hand over all their financial fields to Abel, and then use the shrub family as a buffer and fuse.

Abel didn't know why they did it.

But he speculates that it may be related to the Smith Capital investment reception at the end of the year not long ago.

A financial capital company has achieved a gross profit of US$458 billion and a net profit of US$425 billion in one year.

This kind of company would make everyone jealous.

And Abel's dominance in the financial sector.

Through his long-term and stable performance, he has declared to the top financial groups in the United States that he is not a flash in the pan.

It's a star that shines brightly in the sky.

Among the large consortiums in the United States, the Texas consortium, which has always been the weakest in finance, was originally the one that was most complementary to Abel.

Last time they wanted to recruit Abel, wanting to make Abel their financial leader.

But was rejected by Abel.

At that time, Abel disliked that their conditions were not good enough.

The Texas consortium simply went ruthless this time and handed over the entire financial sector.

Abel could feel the sincerity in it.

This is almost equivalent to the Texas consortium themselves, giving half of their eggs to Abel.

If it is crushed by Abel, the Texas consortium will suffer for a long time, not to mention disabled
Looking at the well-known and powerful consortiums in the world, almost all of them use banking and financial capital as their core and center.

Whether it's Europe, North America, or Neon, a real large-scale consortium looks like this.

Those on Hong Kong Island are not counted, those are at most real estate capitalists, and each of them is limited to such a small place.

It doesn't have any competitiveness with the outside world, it's a fart consortium.

The real financial groups are all trying to monopolize internally and show their fangs externally.

Even the conglomerates and chaebols where Nihong and Han Guo were put on a dog leash are like this.

It can also be said that the financial core itself is the center where a consortium exists.

Like DuPont in the consortium, when it was strong, it even surpassed the sum of the two consortiums of California and Texas in terms of military fire.

However, DuPont had to rely on Morgan and Rockefeller due to the lack of a strong financial core and limited by financial and capital defects.

The final result is that giants such as General Electric and General Dynamics, which were originally solely owned by them, were gradually infiltrated by Morgan and Rockefeller, and became three-party holdings.

The Cleveland Consortium is similar. It also has weak financial capital and limited strength. It has to rely on the Eastern Consortium for financing, especially the financial institutions of the Morgan Consortium. It has been infiltrated into a mess and has gradually become the shadow of Morgan.

In a consortium with a weak financial core.

At present, the only one that can maintain a strong independence is Texas.

But there are already examples like Cleveland and the DuPont consortium.

Texas, which has always been at odds with the Eastern Consortium, is also worried that it will follow in the footsteps of these two consortiums.

Over the years, while the Texas consortium has maintained its basic military base, it has also tried its best to develop its own financial capital.

The result is that Texas has become the most financial state in the southwestern United States.

Even so, the combined financial capital of the entire Texas is no more than one-tenth of the island of Manhattan.

Now there is a Texan like Abel, and he has made his way to Wall Street.

Neither wanting to be constrained by the eastern consortium, but also forced by the weak financial core of the Texas consortium, which cannot advance on a large scale.

After hesitating for more than a year, I finally made up my mind.

He intends to take advantage of the marriage between Abel and the shrubs to draw them into this Texas local snake alliance.

(End of this chapter)