Chapter 262 The reason for the alliance

"Refining is a very promising industry... Rockefeller, this is a good opportunity." Morgan looked at Rockefeller with a smile and said: "The kerosene extracted by Standard Oil is already the best recognized by the world, but if you can increase the development of refining technology, I believe that you can extract more kerosene from crude oil... you will make a fortune."

"Let's watch you make a fortune?" Rockefeller couldn't help glaring at him, and his mouth was bitter. He thought the Chinese solemnly called him to do oil business together, but now... look at Morgan, this guy got two super big cakes for nothing, but what he got was a cooperative research... Is gasoline useful? It's used as lighting fuel, so why wouldn't the house be lit all at once? And the most depressing thing is that in order to prevent Morgan from interfering in his business, he actually offended this guy just now...

"Are you just want to refine gasoline?" Rockefeller didn't give up and couldn't help asking. This time he didn't look at Li Asheng, but looked at Guo Jinzhang... Although he also knew that his behavior was very disrespectful to Governor Li, who was the "master", he was indeed a little anxious now.

"Well, if you agree with Mr. Rockefeller, we can increase the scope of cooperation... and how about diesel?" Guo Jinzhang thought for a while and asked again.

"Diesel?" Rockefeller was puzzled. He had never heard of this kind of oil. Judging from Guo Jinzhang's sure appearance, oil products should contain this kind of oil. However, as the king of oil, why has he never heard of it?

"Well, it is also a product extracted from crude oil," Guo Jinzhang also discovered Rockefeller's confusion, and was a little surprised by the oil tycoon's "ignorance", but soon he understood. At this stage, the most well-known oil products are kerosene, and gasoline is not used much, and the highest refining rate is only a pitiful 20, let alone diesel.

"Maybe you are talking about a by-product of crude oil extraction." Rockefeller thought for a while and finally found the right statement, but with it there was more confusion. "I don't understand why you are interested in these useless by-products? You must know that these things cannot be sold at any good prices, because they have no market at all."

"Asheng, please tell me." Guo Jinzhang said to Li Asheng again.

"No problem." Li Asheng nodded and took out his notebook again. "In fact, gasoline and diesel, as well as the heavy oil we expect to plan, and another thing called asphalt, are very important resources, or energy. We are developing a technology. If this technology is successful, then the huge gasoline and diesel market will be followed... The broad prospects of this market will far exceed kerosene, and it can even be said that the two are not comparable at all."

"This... are you sure?" Rockefeller and Morgan on the other side were a little stunned. They were all wondering if what they saw was a real scene. A technology was being developed. These Chinese people actually said that they were developing a new technology, and this technology would use a lot of gasoline and diesel... Is this credible? The two seemed to be facing a group of farmers who had just turned to African countries. The farmers told them that their group was studying the construction of space shuttles so that China's own astronauts would have to use a landing cabin every time they came back from space...

"We are very sure of the future of this technology, which is why we need two people to work together..." Li Asheng's face looked a little ugly. Is it so unreliable for me to speak? According to the drawings provided by Guo Jinzhang, Hou Nan and Qian Shide had knocked out several engine samples while staying in Seattle. The direct person in charge of the project was Ding Huaiyuan and Wan Gongxiang. In order to succeed, these two people even requisitioned all the few blacksmiths and handicraftsmen in the Chinese craftsman. Although the best one of the samples was burned with kerosene.

After that, it broke down after less than a minute of running, but this has proved the future of this engine... As Guo Jinzhang said, they were already standing on the starting line. They already had a small, small, flexible "steam engine" that did not have in the world, and the prospect that Guo Jinzhang described to them was even more exciting: trains separated from the railway are actually the "cars" that Guo Jinzhang had told them before... which will completely replace the current carriage. How many carriages are there in the world? And once the carriages are replaced with cars... they won't make a fortune yet?

"I originally planned to do such a good thing myself, but Jin Zhang insisted on dragging you two, saying it was useful... But you guys, you dare not believe it?" Unconsciously, there was a hint of murderous aura in Li Asheng's eyes.

"It's bad, this guy is going to get angry... Does he want to force his business?" Who is Rockefeller? Li Asheng's eyes changed slightly, which aroused his alertness, but the oil king had no choice... The people in front of him were all warlords, but the warlord Rockefeller suddenly felt that the actions of the members of Congress had been extremely correct: they should try every means to limit the power of those soldiers. Look, look, it's just a group of Chinese people, because they have military power, which can put such pressure on tycoons like him. Once there are warlords everywhere in the United States, how can they make a businessman do it? Wouldn't they become the fat meat in the eyes of these soldiers, chop them if they want to, and eat them if they want to?

"In fact, we don't just want to cooperate with Standard Petroleum to develop gasoline and diesel refining technology, we also hope to cooperate with Mr. Rockefeller to develop oil fields..." Guo Jinzhang suddenly said again.

"Oilfield?" Rockefeller's spirit suddenly turned back, "Where is an oilfield?"

"California." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "Mr. Rockefeller is interested?"

"Of course I'm interested." Morgan has been waiting for this opportunity. Hearing the words, he immediately said: "Mr. Guo, you probably haven't determined where the oil field has yet? Can I contact the geological exploration team, how about we work together?"

"Haha, of course." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "Just as I said just now, we welcome collaborators, and the more you have, the better."

"There is absolutely no company in the United States that is more authoritative in oil exploration than Standard Oil. How can such a thing fall behind me?" Rockefeller also said quickly. He knew why Morgan was so active. On the one hand, it was to retaliate against his actions just now, and the other reason was to please the Chinese and gamble. Although oil exploration may cost a lot of money, compared with the Chinese's proposal of Chang'an Bank and Canal Bonds, the Chinese will definitely be very happy. He will definitely give him more in future cooperation.

. In addition, if what the Chinese said is true, then he can easily obtain an oil field... It will inevitably be another business that makes a lot of money. Therefore, he must not let Morgan succeed... After all, the Chinese are just a group of outsiders, yellow people, and a group different from mainstream American society. Therefore, even if Guo Jinzhang and others are very strong, they may not be able to say anything like they do in Standard Oil Company in the future, but these people cannot pose a threat to him like Morgan. But Morgan is different. That guy is a white man.

"Then let's cooperate with the three parties." The almost superficial competition between Morgan and Rockefeller surprised Guo Jinzhang, but it seemed reasonable. As Marx said, interests are what capitalists like to chase the most. As long as there are enough interests, these guys can ignore everything. However, Guo Jinzhang was too lazy to answer all this. As long as the purpose was achieved, he would be happy.

"Then prepare your letter of intention..." Li Asheng also said.

"No problem." Morgan and Rockefeller nodded almost at the same time. Among their respective entourage staff were related professional lawyers, and the letter of intention was not a problem at all.

So, in this way, Tangzhou and the next two monopoly capitalists were reached. However, among the people present, except Guo Jinzhang, no one could have expected what kind of situation this cooperation would have... Even many people in Tangzhou opposed this cooperation. Even though the three parties signed a letter of intent and had already started preparations, these people were still very dissatisfied. Among them, there was even one of the main members who promoted this cooperation, Li Asheng, the governor of Tangzhou.

Decades later, Farage, a reporter from the Washington Tribune, visited the elderly Li Asheng and mentioned this far-reaching cooperation. Li Asheng once again mentioned his performance at that time, but he said this:

"I went to find Jin Zhang that day... Actually, I didn't want to go, but many brothers urged me... The one who danced the most happily was Liu Tongfu. The grandson didn't come forward, but he just found an older person to squeeze me out, saying that I was the governor, and who I didn't look for... Is he still unclear about what he was bullshit? I just wanted to make a problem with Jin Zhang, make Jin Zhang angry, and remove me again. Will he be able to take over? Is this governor?"

"Since you have seen his intentions, why did you still find Mr. Guo?" Farage asked.

"So what, even if you know, so what? Then my grandson brought Hou Nan, Qian Shide, Wan Gongxiang, Ding Huaiyuan and other old men. He even couldn't stop his good brother Zhao Dachang, and ran over to ask me why I wanted to be cheaper for those white people... I was really anxious at the time. If you have any objections, you should say it, why did you have to wait until you signed the letter of intent before you come? Isn't this intentional? I am the governor. Isn't you just a squeeze on me? Then how can I manage this state in the future?"

"But you went there in the end?"

"There is no way. The grandson himself made a mistake and insisted on thinking about the matter in a wrong way... He felt that Jin Zhang sent him back to the Qing Dynasty to recruit people just to leave him alone so that he could monopolize the power of Tangzhou with me. He also felt that Jin Zhang sent Chu Si to Hanzhou as the governor for this. Because Chu Si had a high prestige in the hearts of the old brothers... so he had a good time that time. He heard that he planned to bring the matter to the parliament, and he specially found Mr. Bu Pinglai here. In the end, if it weren't for Hou Nan and Uncle Hou who stopped him, he might have really gone to the parliament."

"Isn't it good to go to the parliament? It just so happens that Tangzhou is very democratic." Farage said.

"Depending on the truth. What is democracy? Democracy means that the people are the masters of their own country... But have you seen so many people be the masters of their own country together? Tell you, the more people, the more things happen, the harder it is to mix things up."

"According to your words, do we not want democracy?" Farage asked.

"It depends on how you want it. I have been a governor and know what democracy is. What is democracy? Democracy is a political system in which all citizens exercise their power and citizen responsibilities directly or through their freely elected representatives. Democracy is a series of principles and ways of conduct to protect human freedom; it is an institutionalized manifestation of freedom. Democracy is based on the decision of the majority and respecting the rights of individuals and minorities. While respecting the wishes of the majority, all democratic countries strive to protect the basic rights of individuals and minorities. Democratic countries should not make the central government have supreme power, and the political power is dispersed to the regions and localities, and understand that local governments must be open to the people to the greatest extent and respond to their demands... I am not wrong, right?"

"Ah? Ah, this is the most detailed explanation of the definition of democracy I have ever heard." Farage smiled bitterly.

"I recited it many times when I was the governor, but later I recited it more when I became the speaker... Of course I remember it carefully." Li Asheng smiled "hehe" and said.

"So are you against democracy or in favor of democracy?" Farage asked again.

"It depends on the situation." Li Asheng's expression became serious again. "We all know that as a leader, there will definitely be information asymmetry between him and ordinary people. If information asymmetry is not equal, their views on many things will definitely be different... Therefore, when making decisions, it is difficult for leaders to ensure that they must conform to the will of the people. There is a saying that "the people are blindly obedient." This is actually telling us that ordinary people are easily misled, misled by limited, wrong, or even ulterior motives. So, as a leader, do you think leaders should stick to the right decision or cater to the people?"

"Of course we have to stick to the right decision." Farage said.

"So you are just a reporter." Li Asheng sighed, "Tell you, young people, most politicians in this world choose to cater to the people. Because under the framework of democracy, the people are their bosses and can determine their future."

"There is nothing different?"

"Of course there is. But there is absolutely no perfect democracy, perfect freedom and perfect human rights in this world. In the United States, the people are the superiors of officials and the determiners of their future... In some countries, the future of officials is higher-level officials, so they need to be more responsible to their superiors."

"Do you think this is democracy?"

"There are people's congresses, although they represent a lot, and most of them only know how to raise their hands, but literally, they are still democratic."

"How do you think of such democracy?"

"It is obviously not in line with the will of the people."

"Does that require a change, or **?"

"If you say violence, it will only be worse. Because we cannot literally explain what it should be like to escape reality. Reform and democracy are actually a bargaining process. You cannot expect the ruler to be suddenly influenced after reading a few books and give you all the things. You cannot look forward to the ruler every day, and let every citizen have a vote in an instant, and even if they are bribed... We are unwilling to have violence, so we can only pursue it bit by bit. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to dream of democracy and freedom in the study. Improvement is our best way out at this stage. In fact, just like the United States, voters are the future determiners of officials, which is really democracy? After all, it is just that the people's supervision power has been exerted, which can put pressure on the ruler to feel respected. In fact, it is true democracy to truly democracy. In the end, it is just that the people's supervision power has been exerted, which can put pressure on the ruler to feel respected. In fact, it is true democracy to democracy.

The most urgent pursuit of freedom is the cultural world. In many places, the people's hatred of power and corruption is more due to why it is not me or my relatives who have obtained all this, rather than how to restrict and supervise. Only when they are unlucky, they will pick up these words from the dictionary to protect themselves to protect themselves. In most cases, as long as the government makes up for them, they will be satisfied. There are contradictions in our society, but all social contradictions that can be resolved with money are not a contradiction. The intellectual community, or the cultural community, generally regards the emergency application of democratic vocabulary as their general demand, and feels that the people and the cultural community have formed a consensus. This is actually a wrong perception." (Part evaluating from "Speaking of Democracy-Han Han", on the Sina blog. The author does not fully agree, but thinks it is quite interesting. Friends who are interested can go and take a look.)

"Then there is no real democracy in this world?"

"Whoever dares to say that he is truly democracy, then you'd better catch him and go to the police station, because he must be a liar." Li Asheng said.

"Haha, you're so humorous... Then what do you think democracy at this stage should be like?" Farage asked again.

"At this stage of democracy, we are about doing things, doing things that are conducive to the improvement of productivity levels, doing things that are conducive to the fundamental interests of the vast majority of the people, and doing things that are conducive to the improvement of comprehensive national strength... In addition, democracy also gives the people the right to supervise, impeachment, etc. We cannot use the mouth of democracy to embezzle the interests of the people and infringe on their power. To put it bluntly, we should not corrupt power or something, and make the people feel respected. If we go deeper, it involves some issues of human nature, which is difficult to explain clearly."

"This is very similar to the 'three benefits' proposed by Mr. Guo back then."

"What does it look like? It's all at all." Li Asheng gave the reporter a blank look.

"That means, do you agree with Mr. Guo's theory?"

"What is his theory? Jin Zhang himself said, this is a theory proposed by an old man named Deng... But that bastard still doesn't say who the old man named Deng is. But we probably don't even know his mysterious teacher, he must be his teacher and his group."

"Ah, then... Then you were forced by Mr. Liu Tongfu using various means at that time, and finally went to find Mr. Guo?"

"Go." Li Asheng nodded, "Actually, I was not very comfortable at that time. The great gold mine, the canal that is sure to make money, should I give it to those two outsiders, right? So I went."

"What did Mr. Guo say?"

"He told me that the future application of oil products is very good and will be widely used. It was the sunrise industry at that time. As the oil king, Rockefeller's future achievements will definitely be extraordinary. Morgan is engaged in finance, and finance is a completely money game... In addition, the United States is a capitalist country. Under such a system, if you master money and resources, you will have the right to speak in this country. Therefore, he believes that Morgan and Rockefeller will definitely become the second behind the power of the United States of America in the future. If you unite with these two people, we will stand firmer in the future and will be more conducive to improving the status of our yellow people in the United States."

"Mr. Guo is indeed the most conscientious person in more than a hundred years. But considering the situation at that time, do you believe what he said?"

"Don't believe it."

"Then how did you do it?"

"Of course I'll ask."

"What did Mr. Guo say?"
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