Ladies Man

Silence returned to the room.

Dutch's expression was calm as he looked at Miss Camille, who stood naked before him.

"So, Miss Camille. You fantasize about seducing me with your beauty to secure your family's survival, or even to bet on both sides, to become the final winner, is that it?

Let me think, you are on Dutch Van der Linde's side, and the Morgan Family is involved with the United States Congress.

Anyway, no matter who wins or loses, you will be on board. Betting on both sides, a typical aristocratic family style.

And if I'm not mistaken, you should have another group of people who have already gone to Europe, right?"

Miss Camille trembled, her face filled with fear as she looked at Dutch Van der Linde. It wasn't fear of his cunning intellect, but fear of his resistance to temptation and his ruthlessness.

Also, his unconventional approach.

Betting on both sides is the fundamental reason why large families can endure for thousands of years. Sometimes it's not even just two sides; it might be three, four, or five sides.

For example, when Eastern aristocratic families faced the opportunity to follow a rising emperor, many would specifically split off a branch of the family bloodline for preservation, leaving one branch to take a gamble. If successful, they would all prosper; if they failed, the bloodline would not be severed.

These are the most typical methods, and other typical methods include family intermarriage. Some even send boys to marry into other families. These things are played very skillfully by the highest families. In modern American high society, intermarriage has become so common that everyone wishes they were all related by blood.

Logically, this kind of play is globally accepted.

After all, no one wants to truly be childless. So on this matter, most people turn a blind eye.

Because this is about choosing a side, once a choice is made, there is no turning back. If it succeeds in the end, the branch that chose the wrong direction becomes a collateral branch. So even if they are of the same family bloodline, they will do their best after choosing a side.

Typical examples include Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Dan serving the Three Kingdoms.

But Dutch is different; Dutch said it out loud.

Not only did Dutch say it, but Dutch also did not allow such a situation to happen.

Dutch held a cigarette in his fingers, and wisps of smoke swirled and dispersed in the air. His face was expressionless, yet he exerted immense pressure on Miss Camille Morgan before him.

"The Morgan Consortium will be nationalized, and you can still act as its managers. This is my bottom line. Miss Camille, having stayed here for some time, you should already understand our operating rules.

It's impossible for me to allow consortiums that can easily trigger economic crises to remain, nor can I allow individuals to possess overly powerful energy. This is the foundation of social stability and the root cause of the American people's ability to live happily."

Dutch's words completely shattered Miss Camille's desire to preserve the Morgan Group, or even to use her meritorious service to the new regime to allow the Morgan Group to completely control America's economic lifeline.

Controlling the economic lifeline is the last stage of capital proliferation. When they can control the American central bank, or become like Batman, where no matter how much money they spend, it always circulates back into their hands, that is when capital completely transcends.

At that point, this thing will be sucking the blood of the entire society to nourish itself.

In his previous life, Dutch always felt that the Eastern management method was too harsh on the rich, but when he sat in this position, he realized that only this method was the best.

Nationalization can control and regulate the grassroots economy and details to the greatest extent, allowing more Americans to eat their fill and live better lives.

Unlike modern America, where the rich control the economic lifeline, relentlessly exploiting, and the lower class sells blood to survive, needing loans even for food. By 2023, there will still be 47.4 million people living in households facing food insecurity.

Furthermore, why do economic crises and the Great Depression only appear in capitalist societies like America?

The essential reason is that large capital draws a huge virtual cake for the people for surplus value… (not explained in detail)

In addition, the regular harvesting of capital and man-made economic downturns can lead to very serious consequences.

Dutch is not going to let America experience a Great Depression, nor is he going to allow these large capitals that can manipulate the stock market and the national economy at any time to continue to exist.

This is why he said these words to Miss Camille. It is also the fundamental hostility between him, Dutch Van der Linde, and capital.

Miss Camille's face turned ashen.

But at this point, even if she didn't want to make a choice, she had to.

Should she return to the East with the Morgan Group and become an enemy of Mr. Van der Linde, or stay in the East and completely submit?

This seems like an easy choice, because even if America becomes uninhabitable, there are so many countries in Europe that can accommodate them.

"Then I choose to merge the Morgan Group's Western assets into the Van Der Linde Government, becoming a Van Der Linde public enterprise."

Quite an easy choice! She, Camille Morgan, a mere woman, could still remain high and mighty by virtue of her relationship with Mr. Van der Linde.

As for moving the Morgan Group to Europe?

Don't be ridiculous. If the Morgan Group's foundation in America existed, they could move a branch there and develop slowly. But if even their foundation in America is gone, they would be nothing but a piece of rotten meat in Europe, easily manipulated by anyone.

"Very good, Miss Camille, very good! And now, I think you finally have the opportunity to serve me."

Dutch pulled Miss Camille into his arms, his moustache twitching.