The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 95



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I accepted Jack Milo’s surprise offer without hesitation.

Because there was absolutely no reason to avoid meeting them.

‘Hoover’s mining exploration skills are quite impressive. Why did he become a millionaire?’

Above all Hoover became the 31st President of the United States in history.

If you become friendly with him you will gain a very strong patron like Rockefeller.

‘Ethel Rockefeller ended up marrying me. Bank of America ended up in Giannini’s hands earlier than originally planned and Theodore Roosevelt ran for a third term. But… the big picture of history continues. It’s a lottery with a very high chance of winning so you have to handle it carefully.’

I quickly walked to the hotel where Hoover was staying and tried to contact him.

Fortunately Hoover welcomed our group warmly.

“Hello Prince.”

“It’s nice to meet you. I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to meet because I sent someone so late. I appreciate your kind response.”

I smiled brighter than ever and asked to shake his hand.

“No I am more honored. When will I ever get to speak with someone as famous as this prince?”

“Haha. I feel embarrassed when you put me in that position.”

“Ah! I have been rude to make you stand still. Please come this way.”

Hoover offered me a cup of tea as was his custom and then began to review the documents I had handed him.

“Your Majesty. This document. Did Representative Milo himself write it?”

“No it’s not. Representative Taylor here made it.”

“Oh I see. Somehow….”

I tilted my head slightly and looked at Hoover again.

“Why is that? Is something wrong?”

“No. I just asked because it was the first time I saw this document format.”

“okay?”

“yes.”

I slightly crossed my arms and adjusted my posture.

“What is the difference specifically?”

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“I’ve worked with Milo on several occasions but this is the first time I’ve seen his findings quantified in such detail. It’s really readable.”

Albert Taylor’s face brightened at Hoover’s praise.

I was worried for a long time that I would not be able to get investment because of something so I sighed in relief when Hoover floated it out there.

“By the way did Representative Taylor who is here write this report?”

“That’s right.”

Hoover briefly recalled Albert Taylor’s name then asked him:

“Representative Taylor.”

“yes?”

“Is your father’s name George Taylor?”

“That’s right. Do you know my father?”

“Yes. We worked together for a short time.”

“Oh! Is that so?”

As I joined in the conversation and made a curious expression Hoover recalled his past history.

“I worked with George for about six months when I was working in Qing.”

“Really? The world is so strange. How fate can continue like this.”

“Yes that’s right.”

Hoover felt a great deal of kinship with me and Taylor recalling Albert’s father George.

“When I heard that a huge gold mine was being explored across the Yellow Sea in Joseon George quit the company I was working for. I think it was because George specialized in gold exploration.”

Hoover shook off the memories and looked back at the documents in his hands.

He nodded and quickly handed it over to me.

“Assuming that the report is entirely true the Jiksan gold mine is a very profitable gold mine. It may not be as profitable as the well-known Unsan mine but it will bring in a comparable amount of profit.”

Hoover who was just entering his mid-30s seemed very passionate.

He used all his knowledge to interpret the Jiksan gold mine analysis report.

“According to Representative Milo you are also a member of the Bohemian Club.”

“Oh that’s right. Two of the directors thought very highly of me so I happened to join that club.”

I secretly appealed to the fact that I was a member of the same club.

I signaled openly that I wanted to become friends with Hoover and Hoover seemed to think the same raising his voice and talking about clubs.

“Oh! That’s right. I saw this prince at the club once before.”

“Me? When?”

“I think I saw you the moment you went to the waiting room for the interview.”

at that time.

A group of white people came into the club’s main entrance.

I guess one of them was Hoover.

“Haha. We’re old friends. Why have you been quiet until now when you should have told me earlier?”

“I am a familiar face but this prince probably doesn’t remember my face.”

“Still don’t say anything.”

Hoover was very kind to me.

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Not only me but Albert who came with me as well.

And he was very kind to the Korean attendants.

‘There are many people who secretly pick on people around me even if they don’t pick on me… but this person is different.’

Herbert Hoover was a huge admirer of Theodore Roosevelt’s progressivism.

He was the first person in history to grant suffrage to American Indians who had long been persecuted.

Just looking at this fact alone you can see that he is on different track from the racist Democrats who live in the South.

I felt a liking for Hoover and began to rummage through the briefcase I had brought with me.

“Oh this is an employment contract for you.”

Hoover quickly received the contract.

Then he read the important points in the middle out loud in front of me.

“If I acquire and operate the Jiksan gold mine you will transfer to me a 3% stake in the trust company that will operate the mine?”

“That’s right.”

Hoover asked me with wide eyes.

“The conditions are too generous?”

“well.”

I shrugged my shoulders and made a face of disagreement with what he said.

“This is one of the many contract terms I have presented to you so read the entire contract.”

Hoover continued to look at me with a questioning expression.

“My uncle said that there is no such thing as unjustified malice but there is no such thing as unjustified kindness. Something seems wrong with this.”

Is that the son’s father?

Your uncle must have great insight.

‘That’s a bribe.’

A bribe to someone who might become president in the future.

‘More than anything Hoover had to have a trust stake in the Jiksan Mining Company to keep the Japanese from doing anything.’

In the 1910s Japan began to watch the United States closely and got by in one way or another.

From the late 20s he started to run wild like a runaway train and went his own way.

When I found out that the trust company that runs the Jiksan mine was my company.

So how will they react?

‘In the worst case they may take it away by force.’

To cope with this it would be a good idea to take out insurance one by one.

I’m not monopolizing it all by myself.

It would be best to give a stake to celebrities in the United States.

The best of them are distributed to the tycoons like Rockefeller and top politicians like Hoover.

‘But I can’t tell you the truth…’

Shouldn’t we wrap it up nicely to appease Hoover’s doubts?

I thought of a good excuse in my head and quickly organized it before telling him.

“The financial crisis is not over yet. Morgan is also saving cash so shouldn’t I also be careful with my pockets? That’s why I decided to split the shares rather than giving the exploration funds all at once.”

“still….”

I approached Hoover and gave him a friendly smile.

“Besides aren’t we members of the same Bohemian Club?”

“….”

“We have to live like this and help each other.”

“….”

“If it really bothers you then when I’m having a hard time or need something you help me out.”

I gave a lecture not a lecture in front of Hoover about how good connections become more important than money when you reach a high position.

At this Hoover nodded quietly as if he understood what I meant and did not ask me any more questions about the contents of the contract.

“Oh! I heard your last employer went bankrupt during the financial crisis?”

“Yes that’s right. Because of him my schedule was ruined and I ended up coming all the way to New York.”

I asked Hoover what his next schedule was.

“That means… I guess there’s a lot of time left.”

“Yes. I think I can stay in East Asia for about a year.”

“Oh really?”

“Why are you doing that?”

I took out another document.

It was a document containing several lists.

“I would like to explore the major mines in Joseon and South Manchuria other than the Jiksan mine.”

“ah….”

“I would like to see a closer look at reserve estimates and profitability.”

An additional employment contract was also attached to the back cover.

Hoover checked each one and soon pounded his chest in satisfaction.

“If you just leave it to me I will write an investigative report without lies.”

“It’s not a good result but an honest investigative report… You only give me answers that I like.”

I turned my head towards the window.

Because it seemed like most of the work was done.

“All that’s left is to get legal advice from a lawyer and have the contracts here notarized.”

“Yes I guess so.”

I glanced at Albert Taylor who was looking anxious next to me and said:

“Hurry up. Representative Taylor seems to be in a hurry.”

“Oh no.”

“No. Aren’t you trembling with anxiety because you’re worried that the Jik-san gold mine mining rights will fall into someone else’s hands?”

After saying that I took out my business card holder.

It was to contact a lawyer to review the contract.

* * *

“What? It’s closed?”

“Yes unfortunately that is true.”

“No why?”

“Unfortunately I heard he is sick with the flu.”

Wow.

They say that the day you go is a market day.

“Your Majesty my personal lawyer is also on a business trip so it might be difficult for me right now.”

“I don’t know any lawyers. Sorry.”

Taylor and Hoover also looked embarrassed.

I quickly contacted one person.

I asked for help from someone who would become a craftsman in the future.

“Your Majesty Mr. William Rockefeller has sent you a message.”

“Okay. Tell them to come inside.”

My future father-in-law’s secretary handed me a business card and explained why she was recommended.

“Carter Ledyard & Milburn Company…”

“Yes. It is a well-known law firm in New York. If you come here they will handle the prince’s business well.”

“Thank you. Be sure to convey my thanks to President Rockefeller.”

“yes.”

It may be the same everywhere but the United States is a country with a particularly developed recommendation system.

This means that people who know each other eat together.

I too am used to this American culture so I used this recommendation system very well.

“Oh my prince.”

As soon as I arrived at Carter Ledyard & Millburn the company that Future Craftsman had introduced me to the two representatives came out in person to welcome me.

“This way. This prince.”

“Ah! Let me introduce our staff first.”

Due to the nature of their job lawyers frequently meet with people from the political and business world.

The two representative lawyers bowed down to me and appealed to me about their law firm’s capabilities as if they wanted to secure an exclusive contract on this occasion.

“Oh Prince. Attorney Franklin here is a new employee but he is showing outstanding work ability. He shares the same last name as the current President Roosevelt so he is very smart.”

“You mean Franklin D. Roosevelt?”

“Yes. He is our new lawyer. Do you know him?”

what.

I’m not kidding.

I’ve got Hoover next to me and Franklin Roosevelt in front of me?

’31 and 32….’

It may sound like I’m reciting some kind of password but the numbers I just said are the order of the presidents of the United States.

The 31st was Herbert Hoover.

The 32nd was elected by Franklin Roosevelt.

An amusing scene of these two meeting in one place was unfolding right in front of me.

“If it’s inconvenient should we end the staff introduction at this point?”

Milburn one of the lead attorneys whispered to me.

I shook my head and declined his offer.

‘This guy is real.’

Because he is the only person in history to have served as president four times.

I laughed heartily and extended my hand to Franklin Roosevelt.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Lee Kang.”

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