Chapter 297: It can still be a win-win situation

For the current period of time when World War II had just ended, the relationship between the British Empire and the United States of America was still relatively chaotic.

The British Empire has not been mentally prepared to be a follower of the Americans, and at the same time, the United States has really been stronger than the British Empire.

There is a line in a movie that describes this situation: I call you brother, you call me father, and we talk about our own business.

This big deal of hundreds of millions of dollars, for Alan Wilson, can be used as a step to get the top boss in London to look at, as for how much benefit is trivial, he is not prepared to receive much money from Derek here.

But Allen Wilson can not receive, Derek must also give, he does not need now, does not mean that others do not need. Zero point five percent of U.S. Steel’s hard-earned money was going to be given to Vivien Leigh to get her career going.

As for the other ladies on equal footing with his wife, there were other arrangements, and three telegrams were sent to London and Bonn in succession.

Two of the three telegrams were identical, and the third was the final offer to the Cabinet. The Mysore iron ore mine was to be sold for one hundred and six million dollars. Converted into pounds sterling it was close to thirty-eight million.

However, U.S. Steel acquisitions must be calculated in U.S. dollars, the post-war U.S. is no longer the pre-war U.S. Sterling reserves, of course, but as a privately owned company, U.S. Steel certainly can not come up with so many pounds.

But this is just as well, the British Empire also needs dollars to stabilize the value of the pound.

Among the telegrams to Pamela and the Dragoon Sisters, Alan Wilson’s role was that of a leaker, to break the news of the U.S. Steel merger and acquisition, and to bring the news to the attention of the female entrepreneurs in London and Bonn.

The U.S. stock market was already in the midst of a bull market, and as long as it was for a couple of years it was fine, or else Changgong wouldn’t have used American money to invest in the American stock market.

The hero is now also using Derek’s money to do Derek’s business.

It seemed like a fair deal, but Alan Wilson felt that it was not a win-win situation. Once such a large merger and acquisition is announced, it is bound to be good news for U.S. Steel, and normally speaking U.S. Steel’s stock will also be bullish.

At present, the news of the merger is limited to the top management in London, as well as the major shareholders of U.S. Steel know, can also be considered a secret, has been pursuing the public-private balance of Alan Wilson, to share this secret to the family, it is normal, right ……

Cabinet Secretary’s office popped when, Pamela Mountbatten also received a sweetheart’s greetings telegram, in addition to the usual tenderness, Allen Wilson also mentioned the recent day and night work, in order to pay too much for the British Empire, which led to the U.S. Steel’s merger and acquisition of iron ore above.

Pamela Mountbatten stared at the number on the telegram, and thought she had misread it, her mother Edwina Ashley was born into a wealthy family, to ordinary people, the Mountbatten family’s fortune is even astronomical, but hundreds of millions of dollars is equally astronomical to Edwina Ashley.

“Mother, Ellen asked me to give you this telegram.” Pamela Mountbatten came to Edwina Ashley red-faced, and unluckily, General Mountbatten was at home today.

“Let me see.” Edwina Ashley took the telegram, and then glancing at her daughter, knew why her youngest daughter was blushing; the words of love to Pamela Mountbatten and the business that followed were all in the same telegram, except for the business.

“Let me see.” General Mountbatten came over, and was directly pushed aside by Edwina Ashley, “What are you looking at, you are a soldier, and there is no need to read the contents of such a telegram.”

How is it unnecessary for me to know! Mountbatten, pushed aside by his wife, nose in the air, said defiantly, “I am Governor-General of British India, and everything in British India concerns me.”

“You have not yet taken office.” A busy Edwina Ashley gave her husband a blank look and opened her mouth to remind the current reality.

Edwina Ashley couldn’t stop nodding her head while looking at it, the best way to make money and still stand to make money was to be politically relevant, it was good to have someone in the dynasty, and it was the same in the British Empire.

The last six months has been on the U.S. stock market to keep an eye on, and harvested a lot of Edwina Ashley, of course, can understand this hundreds of millions of dollars of news, what is the significance of the steel industry.

Not to say that it is a sure thing, even if it is a fortune, it is still worth fighting for once. To Alan Wilson this son-in-law, Edwina Ashley is extraordinarily satisfied, to the daughter of a piece of loyalty, but also know Gu family, what is not satisfied.

Gu family this point is absolutely not an illusion, Isabella Bogina also deeply agree, just out of educational focus, the stock market this thing is a little complicated for her, although recently she has been making up.

On the other side of the living room, Anna was breastfeeding a baby in her arms, unconcerned with Pokina’s thoughts about the top dog, not as concerned as she was about the baby in her arms, in case she choked on it.

“Anna what do you think?” Isabella Bokina gave a toss of her short hair and looked at Anna, who was looking out of both ears, a sight that made her very uncomfortable.

“I think it’s just fine if my sister says it’s okay, you’re already at a higher level than me.” Anna revealed a smile full of motherly love aura and looked at Bojina, “Are you worried about something?”

“The stock market is risky, and I’m not very good at it.” Isabella Bokina frowned slightly as she spoke of her distress.

“Then don’t report this risky matter to the country.” Anna lowered her head to complete a stare before continuing, “We’ll take the risk all by ourselves, and whatever the outcome, it has nothing to do with the country. That way we don’t have to worry about the country pursuing us if we cause damage.”

It was said as if it made sense, but Isabella Bogina frowned tightly, “What if it could benefit the country.”

“Sister, you said the stock market is risky, what if it’s not a benefit but a loss, how can we be held responsible.” Anna kept her arms wrapped around the baby in her arms, she was fine with herself, what about the baby?

“Anna, you have to remember we have a mission.” Isabella Bogina couldn’t help but open her mouth to remind at this scene.

“Yes, I still remember when I was in school, the instructor said to pay attention to concealment. If you’re trying to get the country to come up with huge amounts of money to go where Americans excel, I wouldn’t think it would work.” Anna said unperturbed, “You don’t think that after a few months of research, you can compete with a stock market that’s been running in the US for decades.”

“That’s not true.” Isabella Bogina sighed and gave up on the idea. The stock market was supposed to be an area where the Soviets did not excel, and the risks Anna had mentioned were there.

So let’s take what the two of them had currently accumulated under the Heilmann family name and try it out. It would be good to help the motherland make up for it in other areas.

The two sums of money departed from London and Bonn respectively, and were put into the American stock market. The amount looked huge to ordinary people, but to the Morgan family, which was already in the middle of the action, it was simply a small number that was not worth noticing.

Compared to these short-sighted behaviors for self-interest, Edward Bridges, the cabinet secretary, was very open-minded. Money is certainly important, but it is never the money that is the most important thing for an official to focus on, but it can be something else as well.

Not to mention the fact that the young progressive officials, who are highly trusted, have set aside a share for Edward Bridges that belongs to everyone. Waiting to let Edward Bridges cut the cake and share it himself.

Compared to the huge sum of one million and six hundred thousand dollars, Edward Bridges was still really a little confused as to whether the money was more important or the power to cut the cake was more important, even though he had been working for decades, he still hadn’t been able to penetrate deeply into this issue.

But this kind of happy trouble, did not let Edward Bridges lose his mind, in the prime minister’s residence to the prime minister of the final report to Aidley after the prime minister of Aidley a hammer, said can sell the ownership of the iron ore mine in Mysore.

This was the beginning of a prologue that since the ownership of the Mysore iron ore mine could be sold, other industries could also be sold, and once the representatives of the U.S. Steel Company returned to the country, it might lead to emulation.

Derek had not yet left British India because the reply from the Pittsburgh headquarters had not yet come, Allen Wilson could not afford to neglect this honored guest and made a decision to take Derek to see Gandhi’s speech, it just so happened that recently Gandhi had been calling for the unity of the Congress Party.

“There are so many Indians.” Derek and Alan Wilson arrived with a visualization of the size of the subcontinent’s population, although he had always known this. But it wasn’t until he saw the popularity of Gandhi that he realized that his previous knowledge was still a bit conservative, “Gandhi is that popular?”

“It must be said that it is absolutely true. In fact he’s quite famous in Europe as well.” Alan Wilson rushed to Derek and introduced him, “Gandhi has been to Europe several times, and has similarly caused many supporters to follow him.”

Gandhi had been to Europe many times, and back then the Gandhi who walked the streets, dressed in the traditional attire of an English pre-war gentleman with a silk bowler hat, would have interested no one, he had no unique attraction whatsoever.

The later Gandhi,** full of legends and rumors of his wonders everywhere, was the opposite of what it used to be. People were talking about him, the press was following him, including his speech, including his demeanor.

Then came Gandhi’s processional visits to France, Italy, and Switzerland, where thousands of local crowds greeted him with enthusiasm, clamoring to see this fabulous man for themselves.

In Paris, in particular, the crowds blocked the roads and Gandhi had to stand on a baggage car to address the welcoming crowds.

Regarding the base fuckery in the old revolutionary areas, Alan Wilson would not comment, but spoke up with a thought in his mind, “Mr. Derek, why not invite Gandhi on a trip to the U.S., which now has an interest in the subcontinent.”