George was so happy.

He felt that Lao San, his son-in-law, was really good at doing things.

"No problem. I will tell father!"

It was obviously impossible for George to talk.

He really doesn't have that ability, and he thinks so himself.

Herbert is different. This is the true dragon of the Shrub family. For Shrub to have his current status, he accounts for at least five percent of the credit.

Abel nodded and put down one of his three fingers.

With two fingers left, he continued:

"In terms of market value, Smith Capital was previously valued at US$400 billion. But it is no longer this valuation. Not long ago, when Soros took a stake, the valuation was already US$460 billion. This has been recognized by everyone, even Soros.

Think so.”

Soros and the capital behind him have officially invested in Smith Capital, joining this vested interest group headed by Abel.

At that time, Abel asked Soros to talk to Buffett and others.

I don’t know what benefits Soros has done to these people.

In the end, Smith Capital's shareholder meeting agreed to let Soros join at a valuation of US$460 billion.

It's not the $500 billion cap Abel said.

George asked uncertainly: "What do you mean?"

"Davis Brown and others can join, but the valuation of Smith Capital must also be US$460 billion."

George thought to himself that since even Soros's fussy oilmen recognized it.

That generous Texan has no reason to refuse.

He nodded: "No problem, I will let father tell me. I will remember it."

Abel put down the second finger, leaving only one.

"I hope Mr. Alexander Smith can become a member of the Texas House of Representatives next year."

After hearing Abel's three requests, one of them finally became his own domain.

George immediately brightened up and said with a smile:

"Even if you don't ask, we will work hard to support Alexander. I like Alexander very much, he is a true Texan!"

Abel shook his head, "We are us, they are them. George, my request is for the Texas consortium to support it. Just like supporting you to become the owner of the white house, do you understand what I mean?"

George is not really stupid, at most he just thinks a little slower.

He knew that what Abel meant was a little different from what he had just said.

George's original intention was that the Bush family would also support Alexander in running for House of Representatives next year.

But it was only the Shrub family, plus Smith’s own support.

Abel's request is that the entire Texas consortium, except for Bush, must support it.

This is naturally different in terms of intensity.

A bush family, just in Texas, would definitely not be as good as the Texas consortium.

"I understand." George nodded, "I will tell my father this too."

George felt that Abel's last request might be the easiest to fulfill.

Just let Alexander become a member of the House of Representatives.

It's not like letting him become governor or senator.

The former is not difficult for their group. As long as everyone is willing to work together, it is not difficult at all.

Texas has a large population and can elect more than thirty members of the House of Representatives.

There won't be a shortage of places.

The governor and members of the House of Representatives are different.

There are only one governor and a deputy governor, so you have to choose both.

The chief of Zhengzhou is the boss, and the deputy governor is also the speaker of the state assembly, which has great power.

Not to mention the senator, to some extent this position is more important than the governor.

There are fifty states, and each state has only two senators.

This is already the core interest of each state, and the group itself will fight to the death.

It's not something that can be traded.

Abel just asked for members of the House of Representatives, so George thought it should be possible.

Abel laughed and said, "That's easy. Ah, then I can become a real Texan."

Instead of being excluded from the Texas consortium and forming an independent group, the Smith consortium.

In this way, the Smith Consortium has already taken shape.

It will be based on the existing media, energy, and finance.

Suddenly there was an extra military or military industry, an extremely important field in the United States and even the world.

By then, as long as the Smith Consortium itself becomes stronger.

The relationship between the Texas Consortium and the Smith Consortium.

It will be like the relationship between Morgan and the DuPont Consortium and the Cleveland Consortium.

After all, a consortium itself is not a company registered with the relevant departments.

Strictly speaking, it is actually a group of capitalists and families united together.

Together, we control a large number of companies, and integrate various resources within these companies.

It's just an interest group that eventually formed.

Divided into consortiums and groups. It was also due to complex factors such as region, bloodline, industry, etc., that eventually formed behemoths.

Like Morgan and Rockefeller, they are often compared. But in fact, the two are half fused together.

This can be seen from the emergence of Morgan Chase.

Its predecessors were Manhattan Chase and Morgan Bank. Among them, Manhattan Chase Bank was one of the financial cores of the Rockefeller Group.

If the Texas consortium can really unite with Abel this time.

That would be equivalent to the Texas Consortium, which could instantly make up for their financial deficiencies.

At the same time, he gained the Smith Consortium and extensive connections outside Texas.

For example, in the future, people like Davis Brown can interact with Buffett and others as allies.

And people like Buffett are equivalent to suddenly having a group of allies in the military-industrial complex.

Adding the buffer of Abel in the middle will be beneficial to both parties, and both parties will be happy.

The Smith Consortium can also suddenly make up for the lack of regional influence.

Abel can be regarded as getting half of the ticket to enter the military industry!

Let’s use the metaphor of martial arts again.

A martial arts master who was originally only good at internal strength and palm skills suddenly obtained half of the Dugu Nine Swords Manual.

After the serious talk was over, both Abel and George felt a lot more relaxed.

At this time, night falls and the sky is filled with stars.

The pollution-free Texas sky is still very beautiful even without the moon.

It would be December tomorrow, and the two of them were still sitting on the dock next to the big lake at night.

When the air-conditioned wind blew on the lake, George, who was not wearing enough clothes, yawned repeatedly.

"Let's go back. Don't let you catch a cold later."

Abel also felt a little cold.

But he was in good health, and it just made him feel cold. Unlike George, who looked like he had a cold.

"Okay. Aqiu~Aqiu~" George sneezed twice more, and the two began to walk back.

"How long will you take this vacation?"

"Two weeks."

"I really envy you for being able to take such a long break."

"No matter what vacation you take, you still have to work here. It's just a change of office location."

"Haha~ That's true."
To be continued...