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Chapter 1443 The Invisible Nobles of the New World (Second update, please subscribe)

People always like to climb high and look far, it is almost an instinct.

It is for this reason that tens of thousands of tourists flock to the Empire State Building every day and gaze into the distance from the top of the building.

While tourists gaze into the distance at the top of the building, in an office below, there is also a person staring out the window.

Jason stood by the window, staring out. Through the tall buildings that looked like stalagmites, he could see the Atlantic Ocean.

In front of us is bustling Manhattan, and in the distance is the Atlantic Ocean.

The two things intersected before his eyes, and Jason just watched it all quietly, seeming to enjoy it all.

At this time, my mother's voice came from behind.

"Jason, what are you thinking about?"

Jason turned around at his mother's voice. He smiled and said:

"I was thinking about Annie and the kids."

As a young man of just nineteen years old, Jason is already the father of two children, although he is still in college.

But sometimes, life is so wonderful.

Walking to her son's side, Peggy looked out the window, thought for a moment, and said:
"You know, when your dad came here, he said, did he see what it was?"

“It’s prosperity and opportunity.”

Jason replied:
"I heard my father say that when he first came to Manhattan, he saw amazing prosperity and opportunities everywhere. Even the Empire State Building."

Jason looked downstairs and said:
"At that time, the vacancy rate of the Empire State Building was very high. John Jacob Raskob sold it to my father at a low price because he could not afford the loss. My father seized the opportunity here. From an investment perspective, this was definitely a classic "bottom-fishing". But everything was due to resources. As early as during the construction period, the Empire State Building was on the verge of bankruptcy. It was only because of the strong capital of John Raskob and Pierre du Pont that it was barely maintained.

Less than two years after opening, the building had lost $420 million. Shortly after completion, the New York City government reduced the building's assessed value from $4200 million to $4000 million, and Smith's chief accountant requested that the building's assessed value be reduced again to reduce the taxes owed. The city of New York reduced the assessed value to $3400 million.

A few years later, the City of New York had slashed the building’s assessed value to $2800 million, which was less than the cost of building it. By the time the war came, it was valued at only $2000 million. Even during the war, no one was interested in a skyscraper that was just an empty shell, so Dad bought the building at the right time and with the right opportunity…”

From any perspective, this was an extremely successful acquisition. Just a few years later, the Empire State Building has returned to its peak and its valuation now exceeds 7000 million US dollars!
In fact, as long as the company is willing to sell, there will be someone willing to pay a higher price.

Talking about his father's classic investment, Jason smiled and said:

"Fortunately, it was during the war. If it were now, if a building like the Empire State Building, which is a symbol of the United States, was acquired by foreigners, I don't know what kind of uproar it would cause. I'm afraid the whole United States would be shocked!"

It was more than just shock, it was even a mental blow. In another world, when Japan acquired the Chrysler Building, for several days in a row, all the newspapers and TV news in the United States were filled with sounds of astonishment. People even used the term "second Pearl Harbor" to describe their shock and inner dissatisfaction.

But in the context of World War II, almost no one noticed the change of ownership of the Empire State Building.

"So, at that time, he bought the building in the name of an agency. Of course, from any perspective, Universal is an American company."

Standing next to her son, Peggy said:

"And you, my son, are the owner of all this!"

The owner of it all!
Listening to his mother's words, Jason said:
"Mom, I have a younger brother and a younger sister, and there are also Aunt Grace's children..."

Before he could finish, Peggy shook her head and said:
"No, I mean this family, just like Mellon. One day, you will not only take over everything now, but also Mellon. By that time, you will be a true noble in this new world. And everything here..."

Pointing to Manhattan outside the window, Peggy said in a calm and composed tone:

"It will be an embellishment to the crown."

There is no king in America!
But in fact, everyone knows that there are kings in the United States, Mellon, Morgan, Rockefeller, and so on... They are all kings in this new continent. They possess amazing wealth, and it is precisely that wealth that gives them amazing influence.

And now, for Jason, he already has amazing wealth. If only on paper, he has already been a billionaire, but in politics, his influence is almost... zero!
This is why he needs the Mellon family.

After all, when the great economic crisis occurred, Americans also used the phrase "Mellon sounded the sirens, Hoover rang the bells, Wall Street sent out the signal, and America rushed to hell" to describe the situation at the time.

Mellon!

In the United States, it has never been a name, but an era. Perhaps Mellon's era has ended, but as the invisible aristocrat of this mountaintop country, his influence is still unimaginable to the outside world.

Jason, who had already grown up, nodded slightly and said:

"I see!"

After thinking for a while, Jason said:

"Mom, Paul is in New York."

Paul is his father-in-law, Paul Mellon, and Anne's father.

"Oh? Why is he coming to New York?"

"I heard it was for some artworks. Wasn't there a rumor recently that a batch of artworks that disappeared from the Louvre during the war appeared on the New York market? That's why he went to New York. You know, he likes those artworks very much."

When talking about artworks, Jason shrugged his shoulders in boredom and said:
"There are many works of art in the official residence that are beyond his imagination. If he gets there, he will definitely go crazy!" Obviously, Jason didn't know that even the "missing artworks of the Louvre" that appeared on the New York market came from the secret room of the official residence.

In fact, over the past decade or so, precious artworks from the "Louvre's Missing Artworks" and the "Merx Salt Mine Treasures" have continued to surface. Despite Interpol's ongoing investigations, this has not prevented them from entering the homes of wealthy European and American people and appearing in certain private museums.

Although these transactions have caused some international disputes, it is certain that they have not stopped the wealthy from pursuing those art treasures. After all, for the wealthy, they do not care who those artworks belonged to in the past, they only care whether the artworks are in their own homes.

“Just some artwork.”

Peggy shrugged casually and said:
"If he likes it, you can give him one later."

"I know."

Speaking of Paul, Jason thought for a moment and then said:

"By the way, Mom, Paul once mentioned something to me."

Paige asked.

"whats the matter?"

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"He said he would invite me to a party,"

After thinking about it, Jason added:
"It's a very secretive party. He said many people are members of it! Including him, including many people. He said that if I want to take charge of Mellon, I must join it."

Jason's words made Peggy's brows raise slightly, and then she said:

"I seem to have heard that it is a mysterious but powerful organization."

Of course she knew it. In fact, everyone knew it. However, not everyone had the opportunity to join in. Many rich people would never get in their entire lives. Not joining in meant that they had not truly become the masters of this country!

"Yes, they are very powerful and they control almost everything."

Jason cast his gaze into the distance and said:

"So Paul said he would be my introduction and get me into it."

"Isn't this what we planned?"

Listening to his mother's words, Jason thought for a moment and said:
"I know, this has been the plan all along, but..."

Jason paused for a moment and added:
"All secret organizations often have unknown conspiracies behind their secrets."

"So, you're worried about getting involved?"

"No,"

Shaking his head, Jason said:
"I'm not worried about being involved in a conspiracy, but I don't want to become a tool of the conspiracy!"

"So? What are you going to do now? Reject him?"

Jason laughed at his mother's words and said:
"Why refuse?"

Then he turned around and looked at his mother and said:

"The first thing I learned in college is that no matter how much you resist the fraternity, you still need to join it. Only by joining can you understand it and use it! Turn it into your own tool. There may be invisible nobles in this world, but they are just nobles. Maybe they also need an invisible king."

The invisible king!
Young people always have various ambitions, and Jason is no exception. He also has his ambitions, or desires.

His desire was very simple, which was to make those so-called invisible nobles surrender at his feet, kiss her feet, and face him in loyalty.

Listening to her son's words and touching his hair, Peggy smiled and said:
"You are very similar to him in this respect. If it were him, he would make the same choice. Just be careful. Remember, this organization is much more powerful than you think, so you must be careful, understand?"

"I see!"

Jason smiled, checked the time, and said:

"Okay, Mom, I'm going to pick up Annie and the kids."

More than ten minutes later, when Jason walked out of the building, a man in a black suit appeared in front of him. When the bodyguard stepped forward to stop him, the man in the suit pointed at the car on the side of the road without saying a word.

"Mr. Kelly, please get in the car."

When he stretched out his hand, the ring on his finger came into Jason's sight. The pattern on the ring, although small, was very clear.

Although he didn't know who the other party was, when Jason saw the ring, he immediately understood everything, so he said to the bodyguard beside him:

"You go meet up with Annie first, I'll be there soon!"

After that, Jason walked forward and got into the car...

(End of this chapter)