Chapter 494, Gathering the Wool March 1995, Washington, White House is a new owner here. George Walker stayed here, but he didn't have much time to appreciate the surrounding scenery. He was so busy that even rest was a luxury. He has too much work to do. It can almost be said that all the work depends on him. Everything requires his participation and his decision. "Everyone, please discuss the suggestion made by Hassan and see whether or not to allow the University of East China to join the WTO." In the office, George Walker rubbed his temple and said tiredly. He had been working for twelve hours straight and his whole body was tense. He wanted to rest, but he also knew that he needed to deal with this matter first. Hassan Norton Parker is currently the fifth-ranking official in the White House Office, and his status should not be underestimated. Faced with the opinions he put forward, even George Walker respected him very much, not only because the suggestions he made were very good, but also because of the identity behind him. As a former executive at Ivy Capital, Hassan Norton Parker is well-known throughout Washington. You should know that Ivy Capital can now be said to be one of the top ten or even top five financial groups in North America, but this organization really never shows off, resulting in the outside world having no idea how powerful it is.

However, the fact that it controls many companies, such as Qianduoduo Supermarket, Apple, etc., as well as its investments in First Citibank, General Dynamics, Morgan Bank, etc., is enough to show how powerful it is. So, even if the seventy-year-old Hassan Norton Parker served as George Walker's money bag, there would be absolutely no problem. In fact, it was quite unexpected that Hassan Norton Parker was invited by George Walker to become the latter's money bag. As a former executive of Ivy Capital, Hassan Norton Parker's name is very well-known in high-level circles throughout North America. The reason why he was recommended to join the White House Office was that David Rockefeller and other tycoons had their own candidates, but because the interests were too great, they finally chose Hassan Norton Parker. The reason is very simple. George Walker had promised a lot of benefits before, and these benefits are almost all related to many financial tycoons, so this middleman is very important. Everybody wanted to compete, but in the end no one would give in to the other, and not even David Rockefeller could control the situation. Until someone suggested introducing a third party, everyone started talking about it. After some discussion, they found that Hassan Norton Parker of Ivy Capital was very suitable and could be said to be the popular choice. So, it was settled. Because of the need to serve as the purse strings, Hassan Norton Parker had to temporarily withdraw from Ivy Capital. Even so, George Walker and others would not underestimate him. From January to March now, Hassan Norton Parker finally made this suggestion. In order to allow the University of Tokyo to join the WTO, the "Fat Sheep Strategy" was officially proposed, and everyone including George Walker was surprised. Soris Gaynath spoke immediately: "I think this plan is in line with our interests. Apart from our own advantages such as the dollar hegemony, we will also be able to reap more profits after opening the market to Dongda." "From previous experience of economic globalization, we also know that only when global economic exchanges increase can wealth grow rapidly, and this is also what can make our dollar grow." "In short, I agree with this plan. I think this plan will make our current leadership team the most outstanding in its history." After hearing Solis's words, the others looked thoughtful, and it was obvious that they had thought of more. Judging from the current situation of the University of Tokyo, there is no doubt that it is more in line with Washington's interests to allow the University of Tokyo to join the WTO family.

Tokyo University is indeed awesome, and its low, medium and high-end manufacturing industries are not bad either, but they are indeed relatively poor. Their overall economic development level cannot even catch up with that of Tokyo, let alone Washington. In addition, allowing the University of Tokyo to join the WTO can provide more suggestions, so that it can better take advantage of the situation and reap profits. As for the issue of the East threatening Washington's dominance, I believe that with the dollar tide, trade cooperation and other means, this concern can be completely ignored. "Yes, I agree with Hassan's suggestion. Dongda is a fat sheep, but not fat enough. We can't get more wool from it now." Silibrand also echoed loudly, but his words were quickly vetoed by another person. Will Dennis looked grim and said solemnly: "You all underestimate the University of East China. The strength of this country is far from what we see on the surface. Since the Peninsula War, we Washington have stumbled several times in front of the University of East China. Have you forgotten?" He is currently the eighth-ranked leader in the White House Office. Although his ranking is neither high nor low, his status is not bad at all. Why? Because behind Will Dennis stands the Mellon Group, which ranks among the top five financial groups in the United States and is quite powerful. Before World War II, the . economy was basically controlled by eight major financial groups: Morgan, Kuhn Loeb, Rockefeller, Chicago, Mellon, DuPont, Boston and Cleveland. However, after World War II, the entire Washington economy underwent a major reshuffle. Before the 1980s, there were ten major financial groups: Rockefeller, Morgan, First Citibank Group, DuPont Group, Boston Group, Mellon Group, Cleveland Group, Chicago Group, California Group and Texas Group. However, during the 1980s and 1990s, due to the Teflon incident, the DuPont Group was directly kicked out of the top ten financial groups and became a second-rate financial group. As for when the DuPont consortium will be able to return to this position, it is unknown. The top-ranked consortium in the United States is the Rockefeller Consortium, which owns ExxonMobil Oil Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, Westinghouse Electric, United Airlines, Martin Arms Enterprises, RAND Corporation, and so on. Not to mention others, let’s just talk about ExxonMobil, which is the world’s largest oil company. This is also the industry in which the Rockefeller Foundation started. It used to occupy more than 90% of the market share in the United States and was a super trust. However, today's ExxonMobil has actually been infiltrated. Ivy Capital, Sequoia Capital, Northern Lights Investments, DC Capital, etc. all own certain shares. The second ranked Morgan Consortium is a chaebol that is on par with the Rockefeller Consortium. Both parties have their own wins and losses in their respective fields, and are either first or second. The third is the First Citibank Group, which has many companies under its umbrella, such as the famous Citibank, whose total assets exceeded 500 billion US dollars in 1995, and I don't know if it's true or not. There are also Boeing, JC Penney, Caterpillar, United Technologies, Sikorsky, Otis Elevator, etc. The First Citibank Group was the most severely infiltrated group because there were so many shareholders behind it. Ivy Capital alone owns percent of the shares, not to mention other capitals. Even the Rockefeller Foundation and the Morgan Foundation own a considerable share. There is no need to talk about the Mellon Group. This group is currently the fifth largest financial group in North America after Rockefeller, Morgan, First Citibank and Boston. There is no doubt about its strength. Its subsidiary Aluminum Corporation of North America is the world's largest aluminum products company, and Gulf Oil Company is one of the six major oil monopolies in North America, along with Armco Steel Corporation, Rockwell International Corporation, Mellon National Bank, Pittsburgh National Bank, etc. Of course, if it were just the power of the consortium behind him, George Walker, Solis Gaynor, Sillibrand and others would not be afraid of him, especially because Will Dennis's last name is Mellon. Yes, this guy Will Dennis is a distant relative of the Mellon family, not a true direct descendant. But it doesn’t matter. This person is highly favored by the main line and has super abilities. Otherwise, Will Dennis would not have been the face of the Mellon Corporation in the White House office. "Todai has a long history of 5,000 years. They know more about conspiracy and intrigue than we do. We must guard against them and not let them join the WTO." "Todai is not the Moscow Alliance, and it took us more than half a century to disintegrate the Moscow Alliance." Will Dennis' words echoed in everyone's ears. Everyone was silent. After a while, Silibrand shook his head and said: "Will, you are only helping others and destroying your own prestige. You are actually hurting all of us."

"It is undeniable that the University of Tokyo was very powerful, but that was in the past. The current University of Tokyo is not worth mentioning at all. We have so many advantages, why should we be afraid of a University of Tokyo? We have so many allies, what reason do we have to be afraid?" "Besides, even if the University of the East really rises, so what? We can even disintegrate the Moscow Alliance, so how can we not disintegrate the University of the East?" Not only Silibrand, but also Solis Gainart and others also spoke up to agree. In the White House office, there are always conflicts of interest. Everyone represents different interest groups. Whether they support, oppose, or are neutral, they all represent powerful interests. Whether George Walker admits it or not, given the current situation, he has no choice at all. When Hassan Norton Parker made this suggestion, George Walker already had the answer in his mind. After he promised twelve benefits to the financial tycoons such as David Rockefeller, Gulliver Stillman, Eagleburger Mellon, and Parsons Hill, he had no way out. If you want to gain more benefits, then what George Walker can do is open source. If everyone is like Will Dennis and the others, who blindly oppose everything, then he won't be able to stay as squad leader for long. As an ambitious man, George Walker wanted to carry forward the Walker family more than his father Herbert Walker. What's more, now that his father has passed away, although he is not the eldest son, he is the most successful one at present, so he must do well and be successfully re-elected. If he fails to be re-elected and fulfill his father's legacy, I'm afraid he won't even have the face to see his father in the future. If he wants to be re-elected, he has to satisfy people like David Rockefeller. George Walker sat back and did not speak, but waited for Will Dennis and others to finish their debate before stepping out to clean up the mess. But what George Walker did not expect was that Andrew Baram, the deputy monitor he personally selected, also expressed his opposition. Even though Andrew Baram lost to him in the previous election for deputy monitor, it was not a reason for the other party to oppose him. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the suggestion made by Hassan Norton Parker is definitely not groundless. What's more, George Walker did not give any opinions at the first time, which actually made his position clear. So why did Andrew Baram object? Listen to the tone of the words, and be calm and collected, George Walker. Although he is the same age as Tang Dake, also 49 years old this year, George Walker is obviously more intelligent and has a more stable personality. If it was Tang Dake, he would have probably started swearing by now. After listening to Andrew Baram's words, George Walker finally understood why. It turns out that this deputy monitor actually represents the Hill family. The Hill family is just a small family in the First Citibank Consortium. Its status is not very high and the shares it owns are not as many as those of Ivy Capital. However, even such a small family has an extraordinary influence. In the past, the Hill family had a deep blood feud with Dongda. Their ancestors had done business there, but unsurprisingly, they were driven out and suffered a lot of losses. This is similar to the Jardine Matheson & Co. in Hong Kong Island. They used to be domineering in the territory of Dongda, but later... Therefore, at this moment, it is indeed extremely difficult to get the Hill family to agree to Tokyo University joining the WTO. After figuring it out, George Walker felt a lot more relieved.

On the other side, Hassan Norton Parker, who was silent, also breathed a sigh of relief. Unlike George Walker, Hassan Norton Parker had a mission to accomplish because the University of the East had to join the WTO. Of course, even Hassan Norton Parker doesn’t know the specific reason, let alone what Ivy Capital is thinking. Anyway, this is the current situation. Once the task is issued, it must be completed. Will Dennis is still calling for action, and the dispute with Silibrand, Solis Ganaut and others seems to have formed a strange balance situation of "each party has his own reasons". How to do? At this time, a task that can make the final decision needs to appear. (End of this chapter)