The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 180



< Aldrich Plan (1) >

The meeting of the seven people will be held in a week.

I spread out my American flyer on my desk in my office to see the exact location of the changed meeting location.

“Secretary Choi.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“You mean the conference that’s being held this time? Where did you say it was going to be held?”

Choi Hyun-woo glanced at the map.

And right away we found the changed meeting location.

“It opens at Representative Morgan’s villa here on Jekyll Island.”

The place that Choi Hyun-woo pressed with his right index finger was an island on the coast near the Atlantic Ocean.

“okay?”

It’s not New York where I am now or New Jersey which is Rockefeller’s main stage.

Over there.

It is located near the Florida peninsula in the southeast.

“Georgia… I guess I don’t have to worry about the cold any more.”

It was originally in New York but the location was suddenly changed.

This is because Morgan’s other villa which was originally the meeting place burned down a few days ago.

‘You burned down the house while checking the heating system?’

It’s November but New York is frozen solid due to an unusual cold wave.

Morgan said he had run a test boiler to check the meeting location in advance.

The memory of the maid’s mistake over the phone that caused the annex to burn down flashed through my mind.

‘Morgan is so unreliable… I have to check it myself like this.’

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JP Morgan is currently based in Washington not New York.

For anti-monopoly lobbying.

If the meeting was going to be held in New York they would have come up and prepared a long time ago.

He remained in Washington unmoved no matter what.

‘It looks like it was prepared meticulously.’

Usually most people prepare various numbers to gain the upper hand in negotiations.

That way we can conclude the negotiations under more favorable conditions.

Morgan did the same.

He is familiar with it though.

Others tried to gain the psychological upper hand from the start by inviting us into slightly uncomfortable situations.

‘It seems like he’s determined to enforce the Federal Reserve Act the way he wants. Well he thinks he’s the central banker of this country. He can’t help it.’

A guy who will do anything to get what he wants.

Who would call him a controlling king?

He makes it very clear to the other six that he is in charge.

He blatantly invited us to his secret hideout and pressured the other seven members.

‘Tch! If that’s the case I should have used my own money to cover it all during the financial crisis.’

I also know how much money JP Morgan deposited.

But Nana Rockefeller also used huge amounts of money to normalize the New York stock market.

‘I spent a whopping ten million dollars. And that was three years ago.’

I didn’t do this alone.

Morgan keeps bragging that he alone prevented the financial crisis.

I was thinking about JP Morgan’s greed and maniacal control tendencies as I headed to the docks along the New York waterfront.

“Are you ready to leave now?”

“yes.”

* * *

The best way to get from New York to Jekyll Island Georgia is by boat.

Even if you travel by train your final destination is an island.

We have devised a means of transportation that can travel without stopping in one go.

“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller.”

“This prince.”

“You were here first. Have you been waiting long?”

It seemed like a waste to use that large hull alone so I asked around for someone to accompany me.

Naturally the first person to contact was Rockefeller who was on the same side and had become family.

It was necessary to contact Rockefeller in advance because we had to coordinate our words before attending the meeting.

It worked out really well.

If we move around and talk wouldn’t we be able to talk about related topics in more depth?

“….”

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After greeting Rockefeller I rolled my eyes.

Because there was another person standing next to him now.

“Ah! Your Highness. This is Congressman Aldrich who is attending this meeting as a member of the council.”

As soon as Rockefeller finished speaking Aldrich extended his right hand toward me.

It was as if he had been waiting for Rockefeller’s introduction to end.

“Hello Your Highness.”

“Nice to meet you Senator Aldrich.”

“It is an honor to meet this prince in person whom I have only heard of through rumors.”

“Me too. Your name has been in the papers more often these days. Even more so than Mr. Rockefeller here.”

Rockefeller joined our conversation in a hurry.

“Congressman Aldrich here is a member of the ‘Senator’ of the Federal Congress. He is also the Chairman of the National Monetary Commission.”

Rockefeller immediately added the following to the statement just introduced:

I think it was clear to me that Aldrich’s occupation was being introduced to me as a ‘federal senator’ and just a ‘state representative’ since there is a difference in status.

‘In addition the position of subcommittee chairman carries enormous authority.’

You could tell right away what Rockefeller’s beliefs were.

“Oh! Is that so?”

“Your Majesty.”

Rockefeller lowered his voice and made a slightly soft expression as if boasting about something.

“In addition privately he is the father of my only daughter-in-law so he is also my in-law.”

Whether it’s America or Korea it’s a world where people live.

The upper classes are connected to each other by the age-old institution of marriage.

They as a family do their best for their own benefit and the two people in front of me now also show that kind of behavior.

“Aha! So that means you’re a family.”

“Yes that’s right.”

“Senator Aldrich. I too am related by blood to Mr. Rockefeller here.”

“Oh! I heard. You had three children. Congratulations.”

“To be exact we are nephew-in-law. Anyway please take good care of me. As a family.”

“Hahaha. Please take good care of me too.”

Is it because I think that if I cross that bridge that person is also someone who has a connection with me?

Aldrich clapped his hands once then looked back and forth between me and Rockefeller and smiled broadly.

“Oh! By the way I heard that our son-in-law (Rockefeller Jr.) has a deep connection with the prince. Is that right? In-law?”

I raised my voice slightly.

To make Aldrich’s gaze turn towards me again.

“Why do you want to get confirmation from Representative Rockefeller when I am here?”

“Oh! I’m sorry.”

“Vice President Rockefeller (Rockefeller Jr.) and I have a special relationship. When I was between life and death he and Vice President Morgan (Morgan Jr.) protected me. Come to think of it the Baron’s son was there too.”

“Wow! Was that so?”

We keep reminding each other how special our relationship is.

It was a short but effective teamwork exercise that reminded us that we were a team through spoon-fed training.

“Ah! Congressman Aldrich.”

“Yes your highness.”

“I don’t know if I can tell you this but… I think we’ve become a little closer so I thought I’d ask you something.”

“Go ahead and tell me. I will answer to the best of my knowledge.”

Aldrich rolls his eyes.

It seemed like he was calculating in his head what questions I should ask.

“I heard that Representative Morgan is lobbying in Washington.”

“….”

“There are rumors that his argument has taken a subtle turn recently.”

“Is that so?”

“I wanted to ask you to see if you might know something.”

Antitrust litigation.

This is Rockefeller’s seizure button.

“Representative Morgan’s suspicious behavior… I’m also curious about this.”

As expected Rockefeller.

He looked back and forth between me and Aldrich with an expression of great anticipation.

“In-law. As I said earlier the prince here is engaged to Ethel who is like my blood relative.”

“….”

“So please tell me honestly and without lies.”

“Oh that’s….”

Aldrich looked slightly embarrassed.

Rockefeller was scary but Morgan was also a formidable figure.

You had to be very careful about spreading rumors about him because you could end up getting stabbed in the back.

“I haven’t told my brother-in-law because it hasn’t been confirmed yet.”

After first asking for Rockefeller’s understanding Aldrich looked at me.

“Your Majesty there is talk that Representative Morgan has been meeting with people from the court recently.”

“Yeah. I heard that rumor too.”

Aldrich continued with a forced smile.

“I think it’s because of the antitrust laws… I hear that CEO Morgan’s defense style has changed a bit this month.”

“Please tell me more brother-in-law.”

Aldrich looked slightly irritated by Rockefeller’s urging.

“Didn’t Northern Securities get sued six years ago?”

Northern Securities was Morgan’s company.

To be exact a railroad company.

The company was dissolved by Roosevelt in 1904.

This is because similar to Rockefeller he was sued for violating anti-monopoly laws and ultimately lost.

“He mentioned that to the court officials and asked for leniency.”

“how?”

“It seems like they’re asking for a two-year delay in sentencing. It also seems like they’re asking not to be sentenced together with Standard Oil.”

“what?”

Rockefeller tilted his head.

So I stepped forward.

“It’s a little different from what I heard.”

“….”

“I hear that President Morgan is thinking of sacrificing Standard Oil and American Tobacco to protect his U.S. Steel holdings.”

“Yes? What do you mean Your Highness?”

I looked at Rockefeller with a rather serious expression and answered.

“They’re trying to change public opinion by using these two companies as scapegoats. If these two companies split first there will be a huge backlash from New York capitalists.”

“….”

“I think they’re going to let this antitrust suit fizzle out once Teddy’s presidency ends after they’ve stalled like that. The litigation will die down.”

That’s a really great litigation strategy.

what.

My relationship with Rockefeller might be a little strained though.

Because for Morgan it would mean protecting US Steel.

“That’s ridiculous.”

Rockefeller and Morgan were now working together.

At least they were taking a common front against Roosevelt in the antitrust lawsuits.

however.

Rockefeller looked dumbfounded as Morgan hit him on the back of the head.

“Your Majesty.”

“Tell me.”

“Are you by any chance going to give your support to Representative Morgan’s agenda this time?”

Between the two of us Aldrich rolled his eyes and broke out in a cold sweat.

He was like.

He didn’t even make a sound of breathing as if he wasn’t there.

“What do you think?”

“If you give him the strength I will know that he wants to go on a different boat from me.”

Rockefeller seemed very angry.

I looked at Rockefeller like that and made an expression of understanding.

Because managers of this era idealized monopoly companies and managed them accordingly.

His company which was close to being complete is in crisis but a colleague he trusted is trying to betray him in order to save his company.

It’s a situation that would make anyone roll their eyes.

“Oh my. Our Rockefeller representative looks really angry.”

“….”

“My story may be false so please check the facts before acting. By the way….”

I chuckled and patted Rockefeller on the shoulder.

“I will always be on your side.”

* * *

“Congratulations Prince.”

“You’re giving birth to triplets. Having one is a blessing but having three at once must be a blessing.”

The seven members of the group came up to me one by one to congratulate me.

Baron Rothschild with whom I had a bit of a falling out in England also came to me and gave me some words of encouragement.

“Thank you Your Majesty.”

Over there.

Representative Morgan is visible.

Rockefeller like a seasoned businessman shook Morgan’s hand naturally without revealing any of his emotions.

I was astonished at the sight.

That’s what I’m saying because at first glance it looked like someone was meeting a close friend they hadn’t seen in ten years.

“Are you here Your Highness?”

“Nice to meet you Representative Morgan.”

“I was thinking of having a quick discussion on related topics with the people here today and then having dinner together. What do you think Your Majesty?”

That was when.

Baron Rothschild who had been standing quietly nearby raised his hand.

“Oh before we start the meeting I’d like to say something.”

“….”

“May I continue speaking for a moment?”

Could it be because the people who are said to be Nanda Ginda have gathered together?

I feel a strange sense of tension at strange times.

“Yes that’s right.”

“thank you.”

Baron Rothschild slowly stood up stepped forward and addressed the members of the Council of Seven:

* * *

“In response to the proposal of Representative Morgan here I have put forward a similar but different proposal. I believe you all know it.”

The main purpose of this meeting is not to build friendship among each other.

A forum to discuss how to create a central bank for the United States called the Federal Reserve System.

Morgan’s agenda and Baron Rothschild’s agenda were on the table.

The content is similar though.

The discussion was essential because the number of Fed officials and the number of regional banks varied slightly.

“Why are you telling that story?”

Baron Rothschild answered Rockefeller’s question with his hands clasped together.

“I thought a lot about it when I crossed the Atlantic before coming here. I remember how hard Mr. Morgan worked to overcome the last financial crisis.”

The atmosphere was a little strange.

It seems like the other members noticed this too as they all tilted their heads and focused on what the Baron was saying.

“If it weren’t for Mr. Morgan who is here now the New York stock market would have crashed that day three years ago. The liquidity crisis caused a chain reaction of financial institutions going bankrupt.”

“so….”

I quickly cut off the Baron’s remarks.

“What do you mean Baron Rothschild?”

“Your Majesty I apologize. Did I speak too long before the meeting started without meaning to?”

The Baron bowed his head slightly and continued speaking.

“Anyway what I want to say is that no matter how much I think about it I cannot ignore the efforts of Representative Morgan last time. That is why I would like to withdraw the agenda I proposed last time.”

The Baron smirked and looked at the other members of the Council of Seven.

Afterwards he shrugged his shoulders.

“I’m sure there are no objections?”

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