章節 1474: Chapter 1474: Rothschild: This high hat is not easy to wear!
'Dad, if the enemy launches a takeover against us, do we really have to sell our shares?'
Garvin Reilly asked very reluctantly.
After a long silence, Harry Oppenheimer said slowly, 'Anglo American and De Beers have been the pillar companies we have been operating for so many years. If we can keep them, we must do our best to keep them.'
'But as I said, it depends on the attitude of the Rothschild family.'
'Among the three scenarios of them selling their shares, us selling our shares, and both of us selling our shares, we would of course choose the first one.'
Garwin Reilly was stunned, and after frowning and thinking for a long time, he looked at Harry Oppenheimer with a startled expression in his eyes and asked, 'Dad, are you trying to force the Rothschild family to make a choice?'
Harry Oppenheimer said calmly without changing his expression, 'Not forcing them, but consulting their attitude.'
'Since the Rothschild family has become the person in charge of our alliance, they have the responsibility and obligation to step forward and take on the heavy responsibility at the first opportunity. If they disregard our lives, do you think we have the obligation to act as a suicide squad for them?'
After saying this, Harry Oppenheimer gave Garwin Reilly a meaningful look.
Although it is said that in times of crisis, allies should stick together to keep warm, otherwise they will be vulnerable to being broken one by one.
But if the process of sticking together means that they have to burn themselves to keep the Rothschilds warm, then this is not sticking together, but self-sacrifice.
Between the two options of dying yourself or dying someone else, of course your own life is more important!
Garwin Reilly's face changed several times, and then he nodded emphatically and exclaimed, 'Father, you are right.'
'We have to pay, but it has to be worth it!'
Harry Oppenheimer nodded silently.
'Go with me tonight to visit Jacob Rothschild. Be prepared.'
'Okay.'
...
That night, Harry Oppenheimer brought his son-in-law Garvin Reilly to the Rothschild family manor.
But when they were led by the servants to the living room, they found that there were already people inside.
Apart from Jacob Rothschild and Evelyn Rothschild, Harry Oppenheimer's gaze froze the moment he saw the other two people.
They were Duke Ceylon and Myron Barrett, the heads of the Ceylon and Barrett families, and two old friends he also knew.
However, these two old friends also had very special status, and were heavyweights in the British business community and even the European capital world.
Duke Ceylon is the chairman of the Rio Tinto Group.
And Myron Barrett is even more impressive, as the chairman of the National Westminster Bank, the top British bank!
And most importantly,
Rio Tinto Group, like National Westminster Bank, although not under the Rothschild family consortium, is deeply connected to the Rothschild family. The Ceylon and Barrett families are both allies of the Rothschild family.
With so many competitors, the support of the Rothschild family was indispensable for Duke Ceylon and Myron Barrett to secure their positions as the respective chairmen of the two companies.
This was especially true for Myron Barrett.
After all, NatWest was bigger and more complex than Rio Tinto.
NatWest was formed in 1970 by the merger of three very old banks in the UK: Westminster Bank, National Provincial Bank and the Regional Bank.
The shareholding structure of the old banks was already complicated, and the merger of the three banks made the shareholder relationships even more chaotic, and the shareholding was also extremely dispersed.
Even though the ambitious Myron Barrett spent more than ten years continuously increasing his shareholding and became the bank's largest shareholder, the Barrett family's shareholding in National Westminster only reached 12.19%!
With the support of the Rothschild family and other allies, Myron Barrett has always run National Westminster Bank well, so the Barrett family's position in the management of National Westminster Bank is relatively stable.
But this is an extraordinary period, and the operational situation and capabilities are useless. What matters is hard power, the British pound...
Harry Oppenheimer's thoughts were only fleeting.
Duke Ceylon and Myron Barrett also thought quickly when they saw Harry Oppenheimer and Garvin Reilly arrive, and then got up at the same time.
'Jacob, Evelyn, good evening!'
'Duke, Myron, I didn't expect to see you here!'
'It's been a long time!'
'Yes, it's been a long time, Harry!'
'Let's sit down and talk.'
'...'
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Harry Oppenheimer and Garvin Reilly sat down on the sofa on the left, which was vacant.
Although it was unclear how far their conversation had progressed before.
But Harry Oppenheimer was not about to sit back and listen first. That would only play into the hands of his opponents.
So, before his butt had even had a chance to get warm, he looked at Jacob Rothschild and said, 'Jacob, we're in trouble. De Beers and Anglo American's multiple mining sites have all been attacked by Blackwater International, and the losses have been very heavy.'
'And because competitors are competing to lower prices, the price of ore futures has plummeted. Now we are facing huge market competition pressure.'
'Moreover, our company is already being shorted by our enemies!'
'It is difficult for us to solve these problems on our own!'
The Rothschild family's intelligence capabilities are not to be underestimated, and naturally Jacob Rothschild is aware of this news. However, he cannot easily make a decision on such a thorny issue.
Therefore, after a few seconds of pondering, he slowly asked in return, 'Harry, I am very sorry about the trouble you are experiencing, but with the strength of the Oppenheimer family, you should not be unable to deal with it.'
Harry Oppenheimer immediately shook his head and gave the reason he had thought of in the future: 'Jacob, the current social situation in South Africa is not optimistic. The racial movement is intensifying, and it has already involved a huge amount of energy and resources from our family, as you should also know.'
'Not to mention, the strength of Blackwater International in Africa is obvious to all. How can we possibly compete with them?'
Jacob Rothschild's face fell, and he was unable to argue back.
Harry Oppenheimer saw this and continued, 'Now that the enemy has set its sights on De Beers and Anglo American, if we don't have strong countermeasures, then...it is hard to say that these two companies will not be taken over by the enemy.'
As soon as Harry Oppenheimer finished speaking,
Duke Ceylon immediately spoke up, saying, 'Jacob, the crisis at Rio Tinto is the same as that at Anglo American, and we need sufficient financial support.'
Evelyn Rothschild fixed her gaze on Myron Barrett.
But Myron Barrett helplessly spread out his hands: 'National Westminster Bank is one of the top five banks in the UK, but it has also lost a large amount of liquidity.'
'What's more, the funds you want are not small sums. Although I am the chairman, I must also go through the board of directors. In the current situation, it is very likely that you will not be able to get the money you want approved, and I will have lost control of the board of directors and even be driven out.'
'So I suggest that everyone support themselves for a while, and we should first strengthen my control of National Westminster Bank. As long as the crisis at National Westminster Bank is lifted, it will be very easy to get the funds you want at that time!'
'Otherwise, if National Westminster Bank is forcibly acquired by our opponents, then we will be in even greater danger!'
After saying this, Myron Barrett fixed his gaze on Jacob Rothschild.
Upon hearing this, Duke Ceylon and Harry Oppenheimer on the side both frowned, secretly cursing Myron Barrett for being so unscrupulous as to pull this stunt.
Sure enough, Jacob Rothschild seized the opportunity, looked at Duke Ceylon and Harry Oppenheimer, and slowly asked, 'Do you think Myron's plan is feasible?'
Of course it's not feasible!
It's just that...
But I don't know how to refute it...
Just then.
Garvin Reilly, who had never spoken up before, suddenly said, 'We would think so, and so would the enemy.'
'And compared to the others, the National Westminster Bank has the most widely dispersed shareholding, which makes it the most difficult to defend and consolidate.'
'I'm afraid that a protracted battle for the National Westminster Bank would make the previous assumptions just that – assumptions.'
'I think that since we are all on the same side, we should not abandon any allies.'
Harry Oppenheimer gave his son-in-law an approving look and then added, 'My son-in-law is right.'
'Jacob, we must unite at this time.'
'You have always been the leaders, and this time we will still listen to your orders.'
Jacob Rothschild and Evelyn Rothschild's heads suddenly grew big.
Harry Oppenheimer, an old hand, gave a high hat that was not easy to wear!
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