America 1881: They Call Me Legend

chapter 599
"What? Antitrust? Who did it?"

Rockefeller's eyeballs almost popped out.

The federal "Anti-Monopoly Act" was indeed promulgated in 1890, but so far no one has dared to pass this bill to sue a monopoly giant such as Rockefeller.

The reason is simple. Since McKinley came to power, all policies have been inclined to those big chaebols who helped him come to power.

It is a fantasy to bring down these giants through a single complaint.

It can range from bidding farewell to your career, or from disappearing from the world.

There are too few lone brave men who know what they can't do.

This time it was Roosevelt, then Governor of New York State.

And the person who asked him to make a move was Chen Jianqiu.

He asked Roosevelt to go fishing together.

Strictly speaking, fishing is a kind of hunting.

The hunting instinct has always been in the bones of men, which is one of the reasons why the sport of fishing is so fascinating.

Roosevelt's hobby, besides mountain climbing, was hunting.

Therefore, fishing is also one of his favorites.

Chen Jianqiu drove his "Ford" car and drove Roosevelt to a bend in the Hudson River.

There are some bumps in the road.

Chen Jianqiu put the fishing box and fishing rod on the back seat, and they rattled and rattled when they collided.

"Why don't we ride horses? Where's your precious black radish?" Roosevelt asked as he swayed in the co-pilot.

"He's not young anymore. I have enclosed a pasture near Lincolnshire for him and his family to roam in it." Chen Jianqiu said while driving the car.

When I met Black Radish, this guy was about three years old from the mouth.

Eighteen years have passed, and Black Radish is 18 years old.

From the age of the horse, it can be regarded as entering old age.

If it was another horse, it would have been almost time to stay in the stables and wait to die.

But black radish is different.

This guy is still very strong, and his speed has not diminished.

He is his own king in that land.

He takes his "harem beauties" and "children and grandchildren" to gallop in the pasture every day.

"That's a good horse." Roosevelt recalled the first time he saw a black radish.

Chen Jianqiu smiled slightly, but did not answer.

He drove the car all the way, but his eyes cruised on the river from time to time.

"Why do you keep looking into the river?" Roosevelt asked puzzled.

"I'm looking for fish." Chen Jianqiu replied, "We can't fish where there are no fish."

His gaze had crossed the river to the bottom.

In the past two years, Chen Jianqiu's archer talent has been most useful in finding fish, which is better than underwater fish finders more than 100 years later.

Although there is a suspicion of cheating, it is still fun.

Because he is still used to watching floats when fishing.

The car stopped at a place near the mouth of the Hudson River.

Chen Jianqiu picked up a fishing rod from the back seat of the car and threw it into Roosevelt's hands; he picked up another one himself.

He also brought out the fishing box, which mainly contained line groups, fishhooks, boxes containing lure sequins, and some live shrimp as bait.

Roosevelt and Chen Jianqiu found a fishing spot along the river beach and started fishing.

The governor is standing, Chen Jianqiu is sitting, one lure, and the other is more like a Taiwan fisherman.

"I really wanted to attack these guys a long time ago, but I always feel that the time is not very ripe. Why do you suddenly think of doing it now?"

The governor threw a stick out.

He turned the wheel, causing the sequins to move across the water like a living fish.

"If you want to trip Rockefeller, it will not happen overnight. You have to test the public's reaction first."

Chen Jianqiu put the shrimp on the hook, threw it out, then sat down, his eyes fell on the float.

"That's a good idea, but won't it scare the snake away?" Roosevelt asked.

"This snake never thinks he is a prey, he thinks he is a giant python, but in fact, he is indeed a giant python." Chen Jianqiu said, "Doesn't McKinley like to play this trick? I will send it as it is." to his allies."

"Allies? McKinley's attitude is really interesting. His policy is in favor of monopoly capital, and, as far as I know, he has recently become very close to Rockefeller. sponsorship."

Roosevelt still tirelessly searched the water surface with sequins.

"I suspect he made a deal with McKinley."

"There is no doubt, it is like this. Rockefeller helped McKinley campaign, and McKinley helped Rockefeller clean me up."

Chen Jianqiu's fishing rod was set on a homemade wooden pole, which was much more relaxed than that of Roosevelt.

He picked up a small stone from the ground and played with it in his hand.

"How do you know?" Roosevelt turned his head and asked Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu chuckled: "Do you think there is anything in New York that you can hide from me?"

Roosevelt nodded.

He knew that Chen Jianqiu was right.

You never know where the undercover agents of the Frontier Detective Agency are hiding.

The detective agency now maintains a long-term cooperative relationship with the New York State Government to target problems that some police officers in the state cannot solve.

"Henry Taft is a good prosecutor. His brother William Taft has a good relationship with me. I don't want any accidents with him." Roosevelt said worriedly.

"Move him under my nose, unless that person is crazy." Chen Jianqiu sneered.

The two continued to fish, one was spinning the wheel, the other was staring at the float, one was moving, the other was still, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

"Chen, then again, shouldn't your Western Railway Company also be sued?" Roosevelt suddenly said in a half-joking tone.

"Demolition, demolition casually, I don't want to take care of this broken company for a long time, you'd better let the US government nationalize it, so that I don't have to worry about it." Chen Jianqiu's answer was straightforward, "I might as well concentrate on my business. arms."

Anyway, they are all low-priced stocks collected during the trough period, and whoever offers the right price will take them.

There are many things and low profits. Apart from providing a large number of jobs, there is really no other high value.

It's better to cash out part of it at a high level and continue to resell arms.

Roosevelt did not expect Chen Jianqiu to answer so simply, and it was hard to say anything at the moment.

Chen Jianqiu's buoy suddenly disappeared.

"Hey, my fish is here!" Chen Jianqiu suddenly lifted the pole and stood up.

The pole was bent into a big arc, and it was about to break and continue.

Chen Jianqiu started to walk the fish along the river bank, consuming the strength of the fish in the water.

The game didn't last long before the fish surfaced and was dragged ashore by Chen Jianqiu.

It's a sea bass.

"An extra meal in the evening." Chen Jianqiu smiled at Roosevelt.

As a member of the Taft family, Henry Taft has very good political genes.

However, unlike his brother who is the deputy minister of justice, he is a little less tactful and more aggressive at a young age.

With the support of Roosevelt, as the district attorney, he fired the first shot at Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company mercilessly.

Stone Tycoon was surprised when he received the court summons, but he didn't panic.

He organized an excellent team of lawyers and began to prepare to go to court with Henry.

The two sides began to produce evidence and debate around the monopolistic behavior of the Standard Oil Trust.

After a few rounds of confrontation, they found that each other was not as vulnerable as they thought.

The Standard Oil Trust didn't spiral upwards like Henry Taft imagined; nor did the prosecutors soften up as Rockefeller expected.

It was also the first time for the state court to encounter such a lawsuit, so it dared not draw conclusions lightly.

So it became a long drawn out tug of war.

At the same time, the major media also began to pay attention to the lawsuit.

The people suddenly realized that such a monster had appeared in their own country.

Their logic is quite simple.

No wonder my life is so difficult, no wonder the cost of gas remains high, it turns out that all the wealth has been seized by one person.

What is your Rockefeller's ability to engage in monopoly?Are you going to be emperor?
And those private owners who were deeply harmed by the monopoly also began to bombard Rockefeller, thinking that the tycoon was greedy, cruel, and stingy, and drove them out of the oil industry.

Rockefeller fell into the center of public opinion for a while.

But the oil tycoon was unimpressed.

He didn't think it was necessary for him to deal with these media at all, so he didn't even have a word of feedback.

But the lawsuit still involved a lot of Rockefeller's energy.

He originally wanted to use his advantages in raw materials and funds to build a few explosive factories to disgust Chen Jianqiu.

But in this way, he has no time to operate this matter.

Fortunately, McKinley took the trick for him.

He organized a team and began to investigate Chen Jianqiu's company and himself in private.

(End of this chapter)