Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

Rockefeller was the first investor Prussia found, and gave him a lot of financing and information. So Rockefeller started off just like flying. He made money by producing, refining, transporting and marketing oil. He was just getting started now, and the stock price of Standard Oil was not there yet. When the price skyrocketed, the Prussian Foundation, as a large investment institution, directly grabbed more than half of the [-] shares of Standard Oil in the first round, totaling more than [-] shares. The Prussian Bank accounted for [-] shares, and the remaining to other capitalists.

Rockefeller himself only held more than [-] shares. He did not have many partners, and the other partners could only share a small share, so many people did not work with him, but it didn't matter. If you have money, you are not afraid of recruiting. Not enough staff.

People in the Republican cabinet believe that Rockefeller, as the boss of the largest oil company in the United States, should be able to negotiate better deals, but to be honest, they don't trust Rockefeller very much. They will most likely use him as cannon fodder. They can negotiate if they can, and if they can't, they will. Shift the blame and let him be the scapegoat.

Rockefeller was not stupid, and he could see at a glance that the U.S. government was a little naughty. But it didn't matter. Rockefeller immediately contacted the Prussian authorities. On the issue of being able to reach a deal, Rockefeller and Manteuffel played a double act. The two had planned this for a long time, and finally Manteuffel decided that the oil must be purchased, and the price could be set by the U.S. government.

Leaving the blame to the U.S. government, Lincoln couldn't figure out how to sell oil. He didn't know much about this aspect, so he had to ask Rockefeller to make a decision. Of course, the help was not in vain. Rockefeller took the opportunity to talk to Lincoln and gave him He said something incomprehensible and seemed very mysterious. It probably meant that he was a customer. Don't raise the price too much. Then chat with Lincoln about everything.

Rockefeller knew the importance of connections. Lincoln asked him for help because he could handle this matter. Lincoln was worth helping. As a qualified businessman, Rockefeller would not ask for any compensation. The president's appreciation was actually more valuable than any compensation. All good.

Rockefeller told Manteuffel the specific situation. Now the situation has changed. Originally, Prussia did not expect Lincoln to go to Rockefeller, or he knew someone in the Republican cabinet, otherwise Lincoln would not have had to find a capitalist to deal with this. The thing is, these tricks are all about personal sophistication.

After August received the news, he had no choice. It seemed that his battle was too big and had frightened Lincoln enough. Moreover, Lincoln seemed to understand the value of oil. He knew that this thing must be of great use, but at present he I don’t know how to use it, so either I’ll sell it more expensively, or I’ll keep it for myself. You can actually see his thoughts from his behavior of looking for Rockefeller. It’s impossible for him to be a friend anymore. The price of friendship is Sold to Prussia.

August wrote to Lillian explaining the situation, and Lillian complained, "You are really good at investing, and you have caused such a big trouble for us..."

August didn't expect it. It was such a coincidence. It can only be said that everything was the choice of Steins;Gate. All coincidences reached an inevitable ending. When August invested, he never thought that he would meet today. on this kind of thing.

But in any case, although there is no more profit, it is not a loss. It can only be said that the profit is less than expected. August purchased a large amount of oil, and then began to recruit a large number of chemical researchers to refine it. Scientists can purify gasoline from oil using relatively old-fashioned methods, but the efficiency is extremely low. This ancient purification method can only purify [-]% of gasoline from oil.

The extracted gasoline can already be used to replace ordinary gas. Nowadays, mainstream internal combustion engines use gas as fuel. Gasoline, a convenient fuel, can completely replace gas. However, a prototype has not yet been developed. Lilian and Aogu Sturt plans to do it first, and the two countries will focus entirely on developing industry.

As a rising star, Prussia already has more efficient generators and has begun to research internal combustion engines that can change the war situation in the future. Various new weapons are also on the way. Compared with Prussia's prosperous development, the situation in Britain is not. The method is to develop industry with all our strength.

None of the capitalists believe that change is a good thing. As current vested interests, they do not want change. But Lillian herself is in trouble, so how can she let the capitalists rest? She distributes profits to capitalists just to let them work and create more industrial wealth. She will definitely not allow you to put aside your cultivation.

Lilian has just come to power not long ago, and many bills have just been put on the agenda. She is an extremely difficult politician in the eyes of capitalists. She advocates one-party dictatorship and tries to amend the constitution. Both the conservative party and the liberal party oppose it, but it is of no use, Lilian. An's desire to establish a one-party system cannot be stopped by these guys alone.

The whole of Britain supports Lilian's idea. After all, the British people are not stupid. They have just recovered from the economic crisis. They have seen what the British government is doing when they are in crisis. Every day, the Parliament quarrels and quarrels, from morning to afternoon. , this is the drawback of the parliamentary republic. Their government is not that strong, so the reforms are very conservative, just to avoid making mistakes.

Compared with the presidential republic in the United States, the power of the prime minister is much smaller, mainly because the power of the parliament is greater. In the presidential republic, the president has greater power, so he can lead the political direction alone and will not change the government at every turn, but this is very difficult. It is easy to overturn if the operation is not good, and then everyone will play together. The presidential republic is to bet on whether the president's personal ability can control the situation. However, because the president has great power, they can usually deny the former president's reform plan, which will lead to policy changes. The orders are changed day by day.

The advantage of a parliamentary republic is that it does not change orders overnight, and the possibility of policy mistakes is relatively low. However, the government's reaction speed is too slow. If a crisis suddenly occurs, it will be difficult for it to respond immediately because the political opinions of the parties are different. , many things can only be put off again and again. After more than ten years of procrastination, the best opportunity has been missed.

Lillian's one-party policy was supported by the British people, while the Conservative media called this incident a resurgence of authoritarianism, and the Liberal Party called Lillian a dictator and the new king of Britain.

The Liberal Party's newspaper office was burned down by Lillian's supporters the next day, and the Conservative Party's newspaper office was smashed by the angry crowd. After all, you dropped the chain at the critical moment. Everyone participated in the campaign at the beginning. If you choose to follow the rules of the game, then you must admit defeat if you are willing to gamble.

The current liberal democracy in the Western world still depends on the people's choice. It has not yet become the kind of forced political correctness. As long as the people think it is feasible and you can make the right choice, or the not so bad choice, then it is actually fine. , so Lillian’s one-party dictatorship is supported by many people.

In October, the new constitution received [-]% support from the parliament. Victoria was not interested in parties or nonpartisanships. Anyway, partisanship had little to do with her, and Lillian tortured her for more than a month. Victoria finally agreed to the new constitution.

The name of the United Kingdom was officially changed from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Empire of Great Britain. The Social Democratic Party of the United Kingdom became the only ruling party in the United Kingdom. Of course, the pressure on this ruling party is great. Because it is elected by the people, the entire British Empire has a strong support for the Social Democratic Party. The expectations are very high. If it operates well, the ruling party can continue to do so. If it does not operate well for a while, it will explode immediately.

Lilian is betting that her ability is enough to drive the entire empire. Again, since she has decided to play such a dangerous thing, she must be mentally prepared from the beginning. If she is willing to gamble, she must admit defeat.