Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

665 The cake is too big

Will sat at the dining table, slowly savoring a medium-rare steak and listening to Pete's story across from him.

In fact, Will could guess the purpose of their visit without Pete and Ye Qingshan saying anything.

After all, the West Coast Steel Alliance and US Steel, led by the Carnegie family, have been fighting for more than a year.

As a member of the DuPont family, Will could not have been unaware of this.

“Things like causing trouble for the Morgan family.

You know, Pete, I like it best.”

After Pete finished speaking, Will sneered and said.

Will's reaction was beyond Pete's expectations. After all, he knew the feud between Will and the Morgan family best.

“I support you in fighting against the Morgan family.

But my support alone is not enough.

You also have to give me reasons to convince other family members.

Otherwise, I can’t fight against the Morgan family with my own strength.”

Will told Ye Qingshan bluntly.

"As long as it's successful, you can get 10% of the shares of our West Coast Steel Alliance."

Ye Qingshan gave a price.

This was also discussed by Ye Qingshan with Anthony and others over the phone before coming here.

Everyone agreed that it was necessary to bring the DuPont family into their camp to fight against the Morgan family.

Otherwise, even if the Anthony, Buck and other family consortiums joined together, they would not have the confidence to defeat the Carnegie family and the Morgan family at the same time.

"Ten percent of the shares is quite a lot."

Hearing the price offered by Ye Qingshan, Will nodded slightly, somewhat admiring Ye Qingshan.

If the West Coast Steel Alliance really defeats US Steel in the future, it will become the new domestic steel giant.

This 10% stake is very valuable.

But Ye Qingshan handed it over directly without any hesitation.

Will was impressed by this decisiveness alone.

But Will still shook his head: “With this price, I can win.

Anyway, for me, as long as I can make things difficult for the Morgan family, I'm happy to do it even if it doesn't require any money.

But it is difficult to convince my father and other members of our family with such a price."

Ye Qingshan was also a little surprised after hearing this.

Just to help fight against the Morgan family, isn't 10% of the shares enough?

Are you too greedy?

Ye Qingshan remained silent.

Seeing Ye Qingshan's cold expression, Will knew what Ye Qingshan was thinking.

Then he said, “Ye, you came with Pete.

It’s Pete’s friends, and that’s my friends.

Let me tell you the truth.

The fight between your West Coast Steel Alliance and U.S. Steel has actually always been watched by several major families, including ours.

It’s not as simple as you think.”

"Which major families are you talking about?"

"Rockefeller, Morgan, Mellon, Eaton, Stillman, and of course my family.

Of course, before you came to me.

Our family is only paying attention to your competition this time.

My father never said anything about interfering with your competition.

The reason why these big families are paying attention to the competition in your steel industry.

It’s simply that the steel industry and the surrounding industries it radiates to have too big a derivative cake.

Many people were watching.

If the challenge posed by your West Coast Steel Alliance brings about new changes in the steel industry.

By then, these big families won’t mind taking action, and perhaps they can grab a few pieces of the pie.”

What Will talked about are basically the top financial groups and families in the United States.

"Originally, our family should not have participated in the competition between you and U.S. Steel.

After all, among the major families, our family's business is the least related to the steel industry.

To be honest, it would be more appropriate for you to go to the Rockefeller family rather than our family."

“Between me and other families, I don’t have a good introducer like Pete.

I can't believe I'm going to find someone from another family.

I’m afraid they’ll sell me out in the end.”

"Hahaha!

Ye, you are such a smart person."

Will couldn't help laughing when he heard Ye Qingshan's straightforward words.

"Okay, since you're so honest.

I won’t hide anything from you anymore.

The reason why I just said that the 10% stake does not apply to my father and other family members.

The main thing is that you may not understand how big the piece of cake you are trying to grab is.

Listen to me and I will explain it to you carefully."

"Do you think that you are only trying to seize the steel market from the Carnegie family?

wrong.

What you are fighting for is a certain voice in railways, shipbuilding, military industry, aircraft and other industries related to steel.

You know, since more than 40 years ago, the Morgan family and the Carnegie family founded US Steel and monopolized most of the domestic steel market.

Did it bring those big changes to the Morgan family?

That is, during these thirty or forty years, the Morgan family monopolized the steel industry and then gained a competitive advantage in other industries.

In just three or four decades, they were able to control two-thirds of our country's railway lines.

At the same time, they also have a large scale in industries with high demand for steel, such as shipbuilding and automobile manufacturing.

Just because they control the pricing of steel and can compete with their rivals at lower costs.

The combined order volume of these industries exceeds hundreds of billions every year.

As a staunch ally of the Morgan family, the Carnegie family monopolized most of the domestic steel industry.

It is an indispensable part of the Morgan family's entire business empire.

If your West Coast Steel Alliance is really confident that you can defeat US Steel in market competition.

At that time, the Morgan family will definitely help the Carnegie family at some cost.

Because the benefits that US Steel brought to the Morgan family were too great.

The Morgan family will never give up easily.

Ye, now you still feel it.

Just 10% of the shares of the West Coast Steel Alliance, can our family take action to help you stop the crazy Morgan family?

Will finished his words quickly, causing Ye Qingshan to fall into deep thought.

Ye Qingshan had also considered the things that Will said before.

But he never knew that the Morgan family could gain such a huge advantage in other industries by controlling US Steel.

At this time, the wealth brought in by two-thirds of the railway lines in the United States every year was astronomical.

From this perspective, the profits from monopolizing the steel industry are too huge.

It can impact many other industries.

After all, the manufacturing industry in the industrial age cannot do without steel.

Will was right, the Morgan family would never give up such a huge benefit.

I will protect the Carnegie family to the death.

If the DuPont family wants to make a real effort to fight against the Morgan family, they will definitely not be willing to do so without paying a higher price.

"Will, go ahead.

How many shares do you want?"