Chapter 686: Cheating
As the patriarch of the Dolgorukov family, Mario does not want to see his brothers fighting against each other.
But for Alexander, Mario didn’t have a good solution.
Alexander has gone too far and can no longer look back.
“If you don’t support me using finance to make money, then I will do it myself.”
Alexander insists on having his own way, and if that doesn't work, then the family will be separated.
“Without the protection of your family, you, a Russian, cannot survive in the United States.”
Mario reminded Alexander of the importance of his family.
“But I am an American now——”
Alexander has become an American citizen.
"You are first of all a Slav, and a rich Slav, so you are destined to become prey."
George reminded Alexander not to be fooled by the Americans.
"You have a very serious prejudice against the United States. America is not what you think it is."
Alexander thinks George and Mario are threats.
There is nothing more to say.
The next day, Alexander and Mario took a train to Adrianople.
Ekaterina’s judgment about Alexander was wrong. She thought that Alexander wanted to take the American business for himself, but she did not expect that Alexander wanted to separate the family.
Alexander is not stupid, he knows George's strength. If he dares to betray the Dolgorukov family, George will not need to take action, and Mario and Deyan will not let him go.
Since Alexander did not want to continue serving the family, Ekaterina did not force it.
Mario and Alexander clashed over the proportion of wealth distribution.
George holds half of the Dolgorukov family's wealth in the United States, and the remaining 50% is divided among the five Ekaterina brothers and sisters, each with 10%.
Alexander did not want to enter the industry and asked to take away all cash and stocks.
“All? Are you crazy!”
Mario disagreed and only agreed to Alexander taking half of the cash.
“I earned these cash and stocks myself, why can’t I take them away?”
Alexander spent every penny worth his salt.
"Don't you need to pay a price for betraying the family?"
Dejan, who hurried back from Paris, was filled with anger and wondered what kind of medicine Alexander had taken wrongly.
"I have not betrayed the family. I have never done anything detrimental to the family."
Alexander emphasized that he did not consider the separation of the family as betrayal.
"If everyone is like you, the whole family will fall apart in an instant. What is this but betrayal?"
De Yang's understanding of betrayal is different from Alexander's.
Alexander’s way of thinking is that of a businessman. Since he is not satisfied with the distribution method, he simply separates the business and each does his own thing.
Mario and Dejan were now the top administrative officials of Amur and East Indies respectively.
Fortunately, Amul said that they were all George's fiefdoms. If anyone dared to mention "separating the family," George would naturally take action.
East India is composed of former Dutch, British, and German colonies. The situation is very complicated. If anyone dares to mention "separation", Dejan will kill his entire family.
“When my father went to the United States, he only had 100,000 francs. Now the money has become 1 billion US dollars. I just want to take away the part that belongs to me and my father. Isn’t this right? Is it reasonable?”
Alexander was filled with grief and anger. At least half of the $1 billion was created by Alexander and his father.
The total value of the stocks and cash Alexander wanted to take away was nearly US$300 million, of which the cash portion was less than US$50 million.
"Not long after your father came to the United States, he suffered serious losses due to his investment in the railway and was almost bankrupt. It was Aunt Katja who helped your father pay the money and your father was able to get through the difficulty——"
Since Alexander wants fairness, Mario will give Alexander fairness.
“During the war with Japan, your father invested in Japanese bonds and almost went bankrupt again, causing the family a loss of more than 15 million US dollars.”
“Before the United States entered the war, you invested a total of more than 1.5 million US dollars in Germany. Billion dollars, when can this money be recovered?"
Mario's tone was quite calm, but Dejan was not so easy to talk to.
“That’s why you want to separate the family, are you worried that the investment will not be recovered?”
"Nothing at all, Germany's debt can definitely be recovered."
Alexander's face turned red and he argued forcefully.
"The German Empire has perished - who are you asking for money from?"
De Yang hates this kind of guy who cheats on others.
"You just caught up with the dividends of the world war, so you made some money. Generally speaking, your investments over the years have caused more losses than gains. Stop it. You can't beat the hopeless people in the United States. ”
Mario wants Alexander to step back from the brink.
Alexander remained silent. Once the crack appeared, it would not disappear.
"No need to talk nonsense with him, let aunt handle it."
Deyang was completely disappointed with Alexander.
“No, no, no, the key is not how money and stocks are allocated, but that this model must change.”
Mario wants to solve this problem from the root.
The reason why Alexander wants to separate the family is that Alexander's power is too great and is almost unrestricted. Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. It is very appropriate to put it here.
If this problem is not solved, similar problems will arise.
“How are you going to solve this problem?”
De Yang was curious and didn’t know how Mario was going to solve this problem. "George has actually given the best plan——"
Mario doesn't sell anything.
Before the outbreak of the world war, George reminded Alexander not to invest in the stock market and use the money earned to buy land.
Compared with the stock market that is manipulated by finance, land is king.
Land in the central United States is now at a bargain price, with an acre of land costing only a few dollars. As long as Alexander perseveres, sooner or later he will become the largest landowner in the United States.
The risks of the stock market are too high. A stock market crash every ten years is a harvest of wealth.
Compared with the ups and downs of the stock market, the rent of land is rising every year, and the profits generated may not be as fast as the stock market, but the advantage is stability and guarantee.
For a family like George, stability is better than anything else.
Ekaterina thinks so too.
George is busy with work and has to come back before the family gathering starts.
Anne came to Adrianople in advance to test Catherine's tone.
"Ascension to the throne will do no harm to George."
Ekaterina has an insight into people's hearts, which is why everyone hopes that George will ascend the throne.
In other words, this is why they want Russia to return to the imperial system.
When George ascends the throne, he will definitely be rewarded based on his merits. When the time comes, George's generals, the so-called ministers who are now persuading George to ascend the throne, and a new group of vested interests may all be knighted.
Compared with official positions, titles are hereditary, and this is where the true descendants are endless.
In the past two years, Russia has just experienced a change of wealth, and there will definitely not be any big problems in a short time.
But it won’t be long before conflicts will break out again, and whoever becomes the czar will be the target of public criticism just like Nicholas.
Although George did not ascend the throne, since East India participated in the Paris Peace Conference in the name of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, George had actually become the king.
Being a king in East India is much better than being a tsar in Russia.
"George is still very sober on this issue."
The person who knows George best is Anne.
The Tsar was so happy that sooner or later the whole family was cremated.
George's current power is no different from that of the Czar, but he does not have to bear the responsibilities of the Czar. Why must he be the thankless Czar?
“I know, I know, this is all your credit——”
Ekaterina casually took a bracelet from her hand and gave it to Anne.
“Thank you, Mom——”
Anne is dozens of years old, but she can still squeeze out the clip sound.
Elizabeth, who was watching the excitement from the side, was eye-opening to the way the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along.
It was not strange for Alexandra to be driven to the Alexander Manor to reflect. She had also seen more boring scenes than this.
Facing Alexander, Catherine's face was filled with frost.
"Do you feel that your wings have become hardened and you are no longer willing to accept the constraints of the family?"
Alexander was embarrassed. Yekaterina was the only one in the Dolgorukov family. 's elders.
“Without the help of your family, you and your father are nothing. You think your money is earned by your and your father’s ability. I don’t know how big your ability is. What is your father’s ability? I know how many. If no one was available at the time, it would never have been your father's turn to go to the United States."
Ekaterina was not polite and scolded Alexander until his face turned red.
Just when Anne thought that Ekaterina would be given a lighter sentence, Ekaterina suddenly changed the subject.
"Since you want to leave the family, then calculate carefully how much benefit you and your father have brought to the family over the years."
Ekaterina wants to kill as a warning to others. The wind cannot be broken for long.
Anne was curious and didn’t know how Ekaterina calculated.
Although Yekaterina did not go to the United States, the chief financial officer in the United States was sent by Yekaterina.
"Since before the outbreak of the world war, Mr. Thierry and Mr. Alexander have caused a total loss of US$110 million to the company due to their investments."
As soon as Korukova spoke, everyone's faces changed.
The Dolgorukov family’s assets in the United States, including cash and stocks, total US$1 billion.
The property belonging to Alexander's family is approximately 100 million.
It’s good for these two men. They lost all their money, and now they want to share the money. It’s really shameful.
"Mr. Alexander's family's living expenses are paid by the company, up to 1 million U.S. dollars every month——"
"Every month? Not every year?"
Deyang couldn't help but Question, how do you spend so much money?
Referring to the exchange rate before the outbreak of the world war, one dollar can be exchanged for a little more than two rubles.
The annual salary of the Russian Grand Duke is only 1.5 million rubles.
Alexander's family actually spends 2 million every month——
Considering that Alexander's family has been in the United States for 30 years, this expense is astonishing.
"Mr. Alexander has privately invested in two companies, conducts business through these two companies and the group, and earns at least 10 million US dollars per year from the group."
Korukova is solid. Alexander's food was delicious.
Alexander was sweating profusely, his body was shaky, his feet were weak, and he collapsed on the floor.
(End of this chapter)