Chapter 704: So What if I Become a Public Enemy
Converted to the metric system, 11.43 millimeters is 0.45 inches.
In order to adapt to the strange system of weights and measures in the United States, all Russian products sold in the United States must use American units.
Russian products are still very popular in the United States, especially the various light industrial products produced by Amur, which have no rivals in the American market. Alexander's brother-in-law William has accumulated a lot of wealth by selling Amur products.
Mohawk's famous name was Augustine, and he had more than a hundred younger brothers. During the Thierry and Alexander period, many matters that the Dolgorukov family was not suitable to intervene in were resolved by Augustine.
From emperor to court, the power of the Dolgorukov family changed, and Augustine had trouble sleeping and eating.
Augustine is also very sensible.
After dispersing the Hebrews gathered outside the manor, Augustine first asked his brothers to go back to their respective homes, state their names, and then waited obediently at the door of the manor.
Waiting with Augustine was New York Police Commissioner Jim Walter.
The Dolgorukov family not only has good relations with New York political figures, but also donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to the New York State Government and the New York City Government every year. They are out-and-out big donors.
Under normal circumstances, the area around the Dolgorukov Manor is a key patrol area for the New York Police, and this kind of thing would never happen.
Even if an accident occurs, a large number of police will arrive within ten minutes after a phone call is made.
The Long Island Police Station is only two streets away from the Dolgorukov Manor.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
The police chief and the gangster, Joseph must meet the police chief first.
Jim Walter explained to Joseph the reason for being "late."
The situation in New York is not much better than that in Paris and London.
During the World War, European demand for American goods rose sharply, American companies expanded wildly, and productivity was greatly improved.
After the ceasefire in Europe, the demand for American goods, especially military products, dropped sharply, and the situation in New York was also tense during this time.
This morning, a mass protest broke out in Manhattan. The Long Island Police Department transferred most of its police forces to Manhattan for support, so it was belatedly arrived.
Joseph didn't waste any time and directly wrote a check for $50,000 to Jim Walter for the New York Police Department to purchase police cars to improve the mobility of the New York police.
Jim Walter knew what was going on, so he passed the check and transferred it directly to Korukova.
The Dolgorukov family was originally the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States.
Joseph was surprised, are all police chiefs in the United States so incorruptible?
“The director’s wife is an artist——”
Korukova knows American integrity well.
Kickbacks are so vulgar, only guys who have never seen the world would do that.
The correct way is to go to the gallery run by the director’s wife and buy paintings by the director’s wife herself.
Now you know why the art market is in such chaos.
Some people’s handwriting is worse than that of primary school students, yet they are paid a lot of money to buy.
The people you laugh at buying don’t understand.
People who buy it laugh at you because you don’t understand.
During the Alexander period, Augustine was not qualified to enter the Dolgorukov Manor, let alone meet the head of the Dolgorukov family in the United States.
Joseph was different from Alexander, so Augustine, who originally didn’t have much hope, walked into the Dolgorukov Manor for the first time.
The manor was very large, and Augustine took a car driven by Giriev himself.
The car is actually electric.
Although Giriev didn't say anything about Augustine's nose ring, Augustine still felt nervous and awkward.
In Russia, Dolgorukov is considered a vassal of Yuriev.
In New York, Dolgorukov is a great nobleman from Europe.
Although Americans usually refer to Europe as "Old Continent" to express the superiority of the United States.
Americans deeply admire Europe, and millionaires are proud to marry their daughters to European nobles.
Even the declining nobles.
In the Dolgorukov Manor, even the gardener and the driver were all dressed in suits and leather shoes, and the leather shoes were so bright that they could make out the figures.
In order to show his personality, Augustine had shiny rivets on his leather waistcoat and several holes in his jeans. The funniest thing was that he had an angel tattooed on his chest. He didn’t know what it meant.
Augustin quietly zipped up the zipper.
After thinking for a while, he put the zipper down again.
After a while, pull it up again.
Joseph finally did not have a suit, a white shirt and black trousers, and there was no mess around his neck. There were even a few scratches on the dial of the watch on his wrist.
The poor have no money to replace these scratches.
On the body of the rich, it is a trace of time left by a long history, maybe it was worn by the Tsar.
After all, in Nikolai's eyes, a pocket watch customized by the royal family is worth 15 rubles.
Joseph was not as arrogant as Augustine imagined, and his attitude towards Augustine was no different from that of the police chief. Augustine didn't feel like a spring breeze. These rich people were murderers without blood.
To thank Augustine for his long-term contribution to the Dolgorukov family, Joseph gave Augustine a suggestion to engage in second-hand car trading.
Augustine was overjoyed.
The automobile market is just getting started, and the U.S. second-hand car market has not yet formed a large scale, and there is almost no profit at all.
If someone else suggested that Augustine work on second-hand cars, Augustine would probably dismiss it.
As for Joseph, he will do it even if he loses money.
Joseph was very satisfied with Augustine's attitude.
It doesn’t matter if Augustine works in disguise. There are many people who want to help the Dolgorukov family. Even if it is dirty work, there are people rushing to do it.
If Augustine is sensible, Joseph will also hand over the car rental business in New York to Augustine.
For Americans nowadays, cars are still a big purchase, and not many people can afford them.
Americans’ demand for cars is real, and the potential market is extremely huge, larger than the entire Europe combined.
This is what George told Joseph.
Since most people can't afford a car yet, the car rental market has quietly emerged. Anyway, in most states these days, you don't need a driver's license to drive, as long as you can drive.
Augustine walked out of the manor full of ambition. He immediately went to the barber shop to get a haircut and styled his beard.
The nose ring, which Augustine has always regarded as more important than life, was also abandoned by Augustine like a pair of worn shoes.
Since you want to start a legitimate business, let’s start as a person.
Joseph didn't take Augustine seriously. Augustine was just a casual move for Joseph. It was good if it could work. It didn't matter if Augustine continued to suck. It wouldn't have any impact on Joseph's work.
$50,000 is a huge amount of money for the New York City Police Department. Starting that afternoon, the number and frequency of patrols around the Dolgorukov Manor increased significantly.
The crisis seemed to be over, but Joseph did not take it lightly.
The absolutely egoistic Hebrews will most likely not take such a huge risk and target the Dolgorukov family because of what happened to the European Hebrews.
There must be someone behind this.
When he first arrived, Joseph did not act rashly. While he began to investigate, he followed George's instructions and gradually sold out the stocks purchased by Thierry and Alexander, gradually returning the family's main business from finance to industry.
For this decision, Korukova expressed little understanding.
During the World War, the U.S. economy developed rapidly, the financial industry took advantage of the trend, and everyone made a lot of money.
Although the ceasefire in Europe has had a certain impact on the U.S. economy, it will take some time for these effects to be reflected in the financial market. Therefore, on the surface, the situation in the U.S. financial market is excellent.
“Are you questioning the Archduke’s decision?”
Joseph didn’t ask why, that was why George chose him.
“The situation in New York is different from that in Constantinople. We need the consent of our allies to withdraw from the financial market.”
Korukova is not questioning George's decision. The Dolgorukov family is not a retail investor in the US financial market.
As the financial market continues to rise, the Dolgorukov family's industry is seriously underestimated. Otherwise, the scale of the automobile industry alone would be more than 1 billion US dollars.
The Dolgorukov family's industry in the United States has a very complex shareholding structure after exchanging interests with major American families.
If the Dolgorukov family wants to withdraw from the financial market, it must obtain the consent of its allies and continue to exchange interests.
If this exchange was initiated by the Dolgorukov family, the interests of the Dolgorukov family would be harmed.
"No, no, no, you are wrong. We are not withdrawing from the financial market, but temporarily leaving the market."
Joseph knows very well that if the Dolgorukov family wants to continue to survive in the United States, it must be inseparable Open the operation of financial markets.
Since it is inseparable, try to obtain greater benefits within the rules.
Selling high and buying low is the law of the financial market.
“If we were to sell off all our stocks, it would shock the market and become a public enemy of the financial world.”
Korukova once again reminded Joseph that selling high and buying low does not apply to Dolgorukov.
Even George, who is far away in Constantinople, knows that the U.S. financial market is about to collapse. It is impossible for the financial tycoons on Wall Street not to know.
Knowing it is one thing, but how to deal with it is another.
The correct way to respond is to sell slowly without causing market shock, accumulate some funds first, and then buy the bottom when the stock market plummets after the economic crisis breaks out.
Joseph's method is to sell everything in a short period of time and accumulate a large amount of funds as quickly as possible, even if it triggers an economic crisis.
"These people I brought are the most elite soldiers under the Grand Duke."
Joseph suddenly changed the subject.
Korukova did not understand it immediately.
What is the relationship between soldiers and stocks?
“The Grand Duke has at least a million such soldiers.”
Joseph sneered, some things that Americans are proud of are not worth mentioning to Grand Duke Yuriev.
(End of this chapter)