Chapter 281 The Essence of Monopoly

No one in this world knows how to control monopolyism better than Hu Chuyuan.

The essence of monopolyism is very simple. Even if I can't make money, I will let you not make money. When you can't make money, I will annex you, because I have more money than you.

It is unlikely to annex Russia's oil industry.

Hu Chuyuan's current target is Mobil Oil Company.

Control Mobil, get 80% of the world's oil production capacity, and continue to use high oil prices to toss the Russian economy.

The world's seven major oil companies, BHP, Rio Tinto, Mobil, BASF, Wanqi, Shell and Standard International, except for Mobil, are all under the control of Hu Chuyuan.

Mobil strong, strong in the old foundation, BASF strong, strong intervened in the Russian oil market through German Juncker capital. To be precise, it should be BHP and several other French oil companies forced to transfer the Russian oil market to BASF.

In the BASF Mining Company under the BASF Consortium, the proportion of shares held by Hu Chuyuan was also diluted to less than 11% by the German Juncker Consortium. Of course, Hu Chuyuan believes that this is only temporary. To be precise, he deliberately lost one game first.

Hu Chuyuan has a lot of chess pieces. After the Eurasian railway was built and the Suez Canal was further repaired enough to allow 50,000-ton ships to pass, he began to choose to transform his own son Rio Tinto into the world's largest oil company.

Russia has no money. He is looking for Germany, and Germany doesn't have much money now.

This situation is indeed a little embarrassing for the temporary anti-British front built by Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy.

Fortunately, everyone can grit their teeth and basically get through the difficulties together.

The scale of the arms race is still expanding. Objectively speaking, neither Germany and Russia want to really challenge Britain. The former wants to fight against France and the latter wants to fight against China.

Germany wants to be strong, but it can't find a peaceful opportunity to be strong.

Just as the rise of Spain requires war, the rise of Britain also needs war. China decided its rise through an unprecedented Far East war. In the same way, Germany must completely acquire a large number of colonies through a war to truly rise.

Another obstacle in this is directed by Hu Chuyuan and China and Britain - that is, the Colonial Cooperation Treaty. In fact, only when the colonial area and resources are roughly equal can there be truly equal colonial cooperation. China, Britain, France and the four Ottoman Empire can cooperate, and it is difficult for other countries to join here. A big stage, even the Ottoman Empire only nominally joined.

This is a G4 organization.

It is the existence of this organization that the British capital export has more space, which ensures the British position in the world financial field. China's industrial revolution can be promoted so rapidly that the gross national product quickly surpasses that of the United States.

What Germany wants to do is to join this organization and enjoy the colonial cooperation market with China and Britain.

Whether it defeats France or the Ottoman Empire, Germany needs to do one of the things.

One must be killed.

Hu Chuyuan doesn't mind that Germany defeats France. The problem is that Britain cares, and China and Britain are the most important strategic cooperation allies after all.

At present, China and Britain have not yet concluded a formal military alliance agreement, which is the reason why Sino-German relations continue to be stable, but if Britain reaches an unsustainable point, China must participate in the war.

If Russia attacks China in advance, I'm sorry, China can only fight with Germany.

In the spring of 1910, Hu Chuyuan also received a private congratulatory message from Emperor William II to congratulate him on his fiftieth birthday.

Inadvertently, he is already a half a hundred old gentleman!

When Hu Chuyuan received the congratulatory message, he still sighed.

In this congratulatory message, William II mentioned another thing... If he can, he wants to visit China in May. At that time, he is willing to arrive in China on Germany's most powerful battleship. At the same time as the state visit, he will also make a military visit to discuss more cooperation between the two countries. Appropriate.

After reading the congratulatory telegram, Hu Chuyuan thought about it quietly in his heart.

The news of William II may still be very well-informed.

The new cabinet has basically decided. This time, Hu Chuyuan is determined to return to the mountain and become the prime minister of the Chinese Empire for the second time. Of course, that basically means that in his term, the empire will draw a dash and enter the period of the Ming Dynasty.

Other people don't have the courage.

After mentioning a few people, everyone felt that they couldn't sit down.

Even Lu Guang Quan is unwilling. Lu Guang Quan's words are very straightforward... Although it is a general trend to change into a republic, it should also be considered that there must be a large amount of conservative forces in the country, especially Zhang Zhidong and Zhang Baixi's Conservative Party. The so-called Conservative Party is actually the Royalist Constitutional Party.

Hu Chuyuan is the only one in China who can suppress these old and young people.

Therefore, the last prime minister of the Chinese Empire and the first president of the founding of the Republic can only be Hu Chuyuan in person, and then handed over to the rest of the Grand Duke Party.

When William II arrived in Yanjing, it was almost time for Hu Chuyuan to re-establish his position as Prime Minister.

Let him come?

Hu Chuyuan thought silently in his heart.

This is a question worth considering.

In fact, China and Germany have not reached the point of war. On the contrary, although military cooperation has basically stopped, the cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy, technology and education is still increasing.

Under the circumstances of obstacles to Germany's internal industrial development and the lack of guarantee for investment in Europe and the Americas, the German Juncker consortium began to gradually increase investment in China and obtain the benefits of the Sino-British-French Colonial Strategic Cooperation Treaty by setting up factories in China.

It is easy for Germany to invest in China, because there are so many people who are proficient in German in China.

Until now, in 1910, 35% of Chinese foreign students were still in Germany. Among the international students in Germany, the proportion of advanced degrees was also the largest. China's entire national education system, especially higher education, basically referred to German design.

In addition, the number of German professors in China is also very large, and even the number of German doctors in China is the largest among foreign doctors.

At present, three German Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry teach in Shanghai and Yanjing, and engage in chemical research with the support of the National Academy of Sciences of China.

In addition, the special Mr. Einstein also teaches at Aurora University and is engaged in physics research.

Economy determines politics, and politics determines the military.

China doesn't want to go to war with Germany, and Germany doesn't want to.

After thinking about it, Hu Chuyuan finally agreed.

Of course, he knows very well... Wilhelm II, in fact, may... If his intelligence and analysis are not wrong, Emperor Wilhelm II has actually basically lost control of Germany.

A lot of intelligence can show that William does not have the idea of fighting against Britain. He even likes Britain. His mother is British, and he is also the grandson of Queen Victoria.

However, Germany doesn't think so.

The Germans want to defeat Britain.

William's arrogance and recklessness accelerated Germany's development and Germany's military strength. At the same time, it also increased the speed of the train to the point of getting out of control, either smashing the G4 organization or smashing it by itself.

Everyone will have their own calculation.

For the four countries of Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy, the navy cannot compete with China, Britain and France, but their army is still the most powerful in the world. They fought a land war, forced China to return the land, forced France to cede the colonies, forced Britain to hand over Libya and Ethiopia to Italy, and forced the Ottoman Empire to solve. All interests belong to the German-Russian-Italian alliance.

The idea is always wonderful, isn't it!!!!

Hu Chuyuan meditated in his heart. Thinking about these things, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

Once upon a time, he never thought that China would stand in a different position from Germany. There was nothing he could do. As the initiator of the G4 organization, China has the obligation to continue to maintain the existence and operation of the G4 organization.

There was a rush of footsteps outside the door of the big study. After a while, a young man ran in without knocking on the door.

"Dad!"

He shouted happily, looking very happy, and his eyebrows were flying.

He is seventeen or eighteen years old. He has a strong physique, bright eyes, slightly thick eyebrows, and looks like Hu Chuyuan when he was young.

Seeing him, Hu Chuyuan was also very happy. He put down the heavy congratulatory message in his hand and asked, "Wei Xin, is there any good news?"

This young man is Hu Weixin, the youngest son of Hu Chuyuan. In a flash, he was also old enough to leave the family and go out to study.

Hu Chuyuan has five sons. Hu Weizhong has been in Yanjing and stayed with Qu Hongji as a secretary. Last year, he got a master's degree in political science from the Central University of Political Science and Law. At the beginning of this year, he was transferred to Novosibirsk as a deputy mayor in charge of economics and infrastructure.

For this eldest son, Hu Chuyuan has always been relatively cruel and always let him go to the most difficult place.

After graduating from a business school in Boston, Hu Weise went to work in Wanqi Company very early. He started as a washing salesman and went door-to-door to promote various products of Wanqi Company. Now, he is the sales manager of P&G, a company under Wanqi Company, and has his own family in New York. And life.

After graduating from the Army Academy in Berlin, Germany, Hu Weitang returned to serve in the domestic army the year before last, and is currently serving as a captain in the 3rd Division of the Huguang Corps. Hu Weting is studying chemistry at the University of Bonn and is currently studying for a master's degree in natural sciences from the University of Bonn.

Hu Weixin is the youngest son. He just graduated from Shanghai Yinghua Public School and applied for the Department of Chemistry of Soochow University and the Department of Economics of Aurora University.

He ran in eagerly, showed both notices to Hu Chuyuan, and said with a smile, "Dad, I have passed the exam!"

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan also seemed very happy and took both admission notices to have a look.

Looking at Hong Tongtong's notice, he was really happy.

Of the five sons, only Hu Weixin has stayed with him for education over the years. Compared with other children, Weixin is indeed a very obedient type and smart.

Hu Weiting may be smarter and more intelligent, but the two people do not belong to the same type of intelligence, and Weixin is quick and fickle, which is very similar to Hu Chuyuan.

After reading the notice, Hu Chuyuan asked Hu Weixin with a smile, "Which school do you want to go to?"

Hu Weixin smiled and said, "Of course it's shocking. Do you still need to ask?"

Hu Chuyuan smiled and didn't say anything.

Domestic colleges and universities are divided into four categories: public, private, research and applied. Whether public universities are research universities or applied universities, they must pass the domestic joint high school examination to recruit students, while private colleges and universities take students' usual results as a reference for their own enrollment, usually before April. The first batch of our school's examination and interview will be selected, and the second batch will be determined through the results of the joint examination in July.

The two schools applied for by Hu Weixin are research-oriented private universities, but Zhendan University is more international and more difficult to apply for the examination.

Compared with other universities in China, Zhendan University is extremely abundant in funds. The whole campus is established in Shanghai International District (Pudong), with a total campus area of 11,540 mu.

There are about 140,000 foreigners living in Shanghai International District, and it also has the most international educational and scientific research environment in the world. Here, there are countless public and private universities and research institutions.

Relying on strong funds and the special conditions of the Shanghai International Zone, Aurora University has recruited almost the best experts and scholars in various fields in the world to engage in education and scientific research at Aurora University.

At present, there are six Nobel Prize winners in Aurora University, especially in the research of chemistry, physics, electricity and economics, which has surpassed the level of first-class universities in Germany.

Hu Weixin gave up Soochow University and chose Aurora University, which is no exception.

Hu Chuyuan smiled, nodded slightly and agreed, and said, "Os, then you should reply to the two universities as soon as possible to inform them of your choice."

Hu Weixin also nodded with a smile, but asked Hu Chuyuan mysteriously, "Dad, I heard that... It seems that our family is going back to the Zizheng Garden again!"

"Maybe!"

Hu Chuyuan did not completely deny it, and asked, "What, do you want to take care of this matter?"

Hu Weixin smiled and said, "How dare I take care of it? Besides, my mother doesn't dare to take care of it. If I had known this, I would have applied for Fu Jen University. To be honest, the economics of Fu Jen University is also very good!"

Hu Chuyuan was not in a hurry to say anything.

By the way, there are really few parents who don't love their youngest son. Other children, Hu Chuyuan is willing to let them go abroad to exercise, but the youngest son is reluctant, hoping that he can receive education in China.

However, Hu Chuyuan still hopes that Hu Weixin can grow up in a relatively international environment.

In contrast, Aurora University meets his requirements the most.

That's why he especially called Mr. Zhen. Of course, he can't tell Hu Weixin about this kind of thing.

Parents, the only task is not to protect their children, protect their children's free growth, cultivate their self-confidence and ability, and encourage them to do a big career.

After thinking about it, he said to Hu Weixin, "Weixin, Dad is very happy that you can be admitted to Zhendan University by your own ability. Well, I'll send you a gift."

As soon as he heard this, Hu Weixin was even more happy and smiled eagerly, "What?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "I bought you 30 mu of good land from Zhujiatang, which is standard farmland. In addition, I will give you a wild horse pickup truck of Jiangnan Heavy Industry and a start-up capital of 5,000 yuan. When you enter Zhendan University, you will find a way to build a student organization to manage these 30 mu of fields together. In four years, I want to see what level you can operate. One premise is that industrialization is not allowed, and you can only work on agriculture.

"Ah?"

Hu Weixin was really surprised by such a gift. He couldn't help scratching his head and figure out his father's intention.

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "This is actually a topic. If you do it well, you will know the essentials of the country's current agricultural economic policy. If you want to manage these 30 mu of land well, you should make full use of the various support terms and preferential loans of the country's agricultural economic policy. You should also make a good balance between various agricultural operations and master agricultural planting and animal husbandry technology.

"Oh?"

Hu Weixin seemed to understand a little, but he was still surprised. He thought it was a Shenbao car or a diamond watch.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Osle, then I'll do my homework now."

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly and said, "I have found a few helpers for you from my hometown. In the afternoon, Liang Qichao will take you to see them and learn more from them. It is also a kind of ability to farm. Only when you can plant these 30 mu of land can you have the ability to plant thousands of mu of land, or even tens of millions of mu of land!"

At this point, he couldn't help sighing: "China... After all, it is still a large agricultural country. Agriculture is the foundation of our country. Even if our total industrial output value has exceeded agriculture, agriculture is still the foundation of China, and it will always be!"

Hu Weixin nodded carefully and thought, OK, I definitely can't let my father down this time. He has to work hard!

It's also very interesting to say that the foundation of the Fukang consortium was established by Hu Chuyuan. The second generation of managers... Most of them are not Hu Chuyuan's son. Among his children, except Hu Weihui, who continued to work in the Fukang consortium after returning to China, have their own careers.

Whether those careers are big or small, they have done a good job.

For the children's own choices, Hu Chuyuan has always been very free and open, but he still hopes that someone can inherit his career and run Fukang Company and other industries of the Hu family.

Fukang consortium, American consortium and Taikoo consortium are all Hu family's properties in the final analysis.

Hu Chuyuan doesn't have many choices now. Hu Weizhong just wants to be in politics and be the best president of the Republic. Hu Weitang wants to be a professional soldier, and Hu Weiting wants to engage in chemical research, especially synthetic chemistry.

Hu Weihui's surname is too gentle and virtuous. Wei Sai has his own ideas and family and will not consider going back to China for development. Wei Ya and Vini just want to do what they like to do and live their life as famous princesses in the United States.

So, Hu Chuyuan has only one choice for Hu Weixin at the present.

Even Hu Chuyuan is unable to fight against people's fate, and he has a lot of helplessness and force.

Perhaps, this is the so-called life, and you can only make the best choice in countless helplessness.

(to be continued)