Chapter 1500: The horse voluntarily surrendered

The Rothschild family has been rich for hundreds of years.

In the process of becoming the world's sixth empire, it was inevitable that they made enemies with countless forces.

But on the other hand,

the Rothschild family has supported or incorporated many subordinates.

Although there are many that, like the Rockefeller and Morgan families, have grown in power and then actively betrayed their masters,

and there are also those like the Barretts who switched sides passively.

But there are still many who have followed them all along.

The reason why they have never betrayed them is that some of them don't want to betray because they are leading a comfortable life, and some of them don't have the guts or courage to betray.

And this time.

The scene of the National Westminster Bank being swallowed up by the Illuminati Foundation and the Rothschilds being unable to do anything about it really irritated many people and gave many people courage.

Shaun the Sheep is one of them.

In fact, the Rhodes family has been following the Rothschild family for more than a century and has always been a subordinate family force.

Although the Rhodes family is not considered a top family in Europe, it is still considered a second-rate family.

At the end of the last century, Cecil Rhodes began to make a fortune and accepted an investment from the Rothschild family at the time to establish the De Beers company in Luxembourg, which was engaged in the jewellery sales industry.

Cecil Rhodes was very capable and had the Rothschild family backing him, so De Beers did very well.

However, with each capital injection from the Rothschild family, the Rhodes family's shareholding in De Beers continued to decline.

Even so, it didn't matter to Cecil Rhodes. After all, his shareholding had shrunk, but his total wealth had increased. And with the Rothschilds' support, De Beers remained in his hands, and the Rhodes family's influence continued to grow.

However, there was one thing that Cecil Rhodes couldn't accept, and he ended up falling seriously ill, depressed and unhappy, and passed the family business on to the next generation.

This incident involved two other families: the Oppenheimer and Morgan families.

In 1917, Ernst Oppenheimer and a member of the Morgan family established a company in South Africa, Anglo-American South Africa.

At that time, South Africa was being colonised by the United Kingdom, and Ernst Oppenheimer had great influence in South Africa thanks to the influence of the British military.

He then formed an alliance with the Morgan family, which enabled Anglo-American South Africa to grow rapidly.

Of course, the control of Anglo American South Africa was always in the hands of the Oppenheimer family.

But after it had grown and become stronger, it was inevitable that the Morgans would also want a piece of the action and plot to take control of Anglo American South Africa.

At that time, the struggle between the Rothschilds, Morgans and Rockefellers had already gone from the shadows into the open.

Under these circumstances,

the Rothschilds spent a lot of effort and successfully pulled the Oppenheimers over to their side.

The Morgans were directly taken advantage of, and the influence of Anglo American in South Africa was cleaned up by more than half, and they could only accept step by step that their shareholding ratio was decreasing.

The process was very complicated, but the result was very simple.

The Rothschilds sold the Rhodes family, let Anglo American enter De Beers, and the Rothschilds' part of the De Beers shareholding was converted into part of Anglo American's shareholding.

And De Beers also cross-held part of Anglo American's shareholding.

With the two companies cross-holding each other's shares, control shifted to the Oppenheimer family, with the Rothschild family second in influence.

The disappointed party, apart from the Morgan family, was the Rhodes family, who had become a victim and founded De Beers.

However, with the strength of the Rhodes family, they could only accept the result when faced with the towering Rothschild family.

Since then, the Rhodes family has kept a low profile, quietly developing the Rhodes Group, which has become a large group through the efforts of three generations.

...

Bright Fund, reception.

Shook Rhodes, dressed in a sharp suit, walked in with his assistant and bodyguard.

After the assistant said a few words to the reception staff, someone immediately guided Shook Rhodes to the elevator.

At this time,

George Berkeley, who was in the CEO's office, also received a notification from the receptionist and immediately instructed his secretary to get ready.

Before long,

George Berkeley heard the sound of footsteps approaching. When he got up, he saw the figure of Shook Rhodes appear in the doorway.

He smiled, got up from his desk and warmly welcomed Shook Rhodes.

Seeing George Berkeley's actions, Shook Rhodes also put on a smile and quickened his pace.

'Welcome, Mr. Schork!'

'Thanks to Mr. George's invitation, I was able to come to this palace that the financial community across Europe is looking forward to visiting.'

Schork praised, shaking George Berkeley's hand tightly.

George Berkeley knew that the other party was flattering him, but he was still very happy.

'Mr. Schork, you are too kind. Please sit down.'

'Would you like something?'

'Black coffee with one sugar, no milk.'

'...'

After a few brief greetings, someone began preparing the coffee.

And Schuck Rhodes' bodyguard stood outside the door, leaving just a few people in the office.

'Mr. Schuck, I'm very happy that you could come to see me, and please be assured that we will not be harsh with our friends.'

George Berkeley had just sized up Schuck Rhodes and noticed that the other party seemed to be uneasy, so at the beginning, he sincerely stated his attitude.

In fact, both sides knew exactly what they were going to talk about today.

Although it was George Berkeley who had extended the invitation, the moment that Shawker Rhodes chose to accept it, it meant that Shawker Rhodes had already made a choice.

Since the other party was so understanding and had such courage, George Berkeley of course also had to show his sincerity.

The topic for today was 'cooperation', with the sole aim of achieving a win-win situation!

Soon, the coffee was brewed and served.

The two men drank their coffee while engaging in casual conversation.

The whole process was harmonious, without any unreasonable demands or threats.

In just half an hour, a two-pronged cooperation agreement was reached.

Firstly, the Rhodes family would sell their entire 13.46% stake in De Beers to the Bright Foundation at a 10% premium, completely withdrawing from the company they had been involved with since its establishment 99 years ago.

Second, the Rhodes Group will reach strategic partnerships with more than ten companies under the Bright Consortium, including Bright Huabao, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Royal Bank of Scotland, and A.P. Moller-Maersk, within the next week.

The moment when Shao Ke Rhodes and George Berkeley finally shook hands.

It meant that the Rhodes family had completely said goodbye to the Rothschild family and fully sided with the Bright Consortium, becoming a lackey of the Bright Consortium.

At the same time,

Xia Yu, who was far away in Hong Kong, also took action once again regarding Anglo American in South Africa, and had a phone call with John Chris Morgan.

The two sides reached a deal.

Morgan Stanley, the third largest shareholder of Anglo American, transferred all of its 9.88% stake to Jiuding Securities.

After taking over the stake, Jiuding Securities immediately transferred it to the Bright Foundation.

At this point, the Bright Fund's shareholding in Anglo American South Africa instantly rose to 37.47%, surpassing the Oppenheimer family to become the largest shareholder!

After taking over the shares of De Beers held by the Sackler-Rhodes family, the Bright Fund's shareholding in the company also soared to 34.78%, making it the second largest shareholder, only 0.49% behind the largest shareholder Anglo American South Africa's 35.27% shareholding!

The perfect time to strike against the Oppenheimer family had arrived!