Two shots to rescue the United States from distress, dominating the Western financial world for a hundred years. How terrible the wealth and strength of a family is, even the United States must be in awe of three points, and the President of the United States even begged for money twice. These three top global families, which hold half of the world’s wealth, truly interpret what is called a wealthy country. Next, let’s talk about the true strength of the three centuries-old families of the Rothschild family, the Rockefeller family and the Morgan family.
The Rothschild family
The Rothschild family is "equal to the top five European powers"
If you want to find a family known to everyone in Europe, it must not be the Rothschild family. Genus. This arrogant family, which exists as the emperor of the global business world, seems to be as arrogant as the five powers in Europe, and was once called the "Sixth Empire" of Europe. The Rothschild family, which originated in the early eighteenth century, has stood at the top of the world wealth rankings for more than 200 years. The Rothschild family is indeed incredibly powerful. The Rothschild family, which firmly holds the lifeblood of the European economy, has family members successively opening banks in many famous countries such as Britain, France, Austria, Germany, and Italy.
In 2007, the total assets of the Rothschild family reached US$50 trillion. Of course, this is only a general estimate, and its true wealth and strength are unknown. You know, the total value of GDP in the world this year is only nearly 58 trillion US dollars, which is only 8 trillion US dollars higher than the assets of the Rothschild family. It is hard to describe the real strength of the Rothschild family in a country that is rich and enemy, and the world of rich and enemy may be a better interpretation of it.
Meyer Amschel Rothschild
As the founder of the family, Meyer Amschel Rothschild is undoubtedly a figure full of legends.
In 1744, Meyer was born in a Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt, Germany. After experiencing the grief of losing his father at an early age, Meyer came to a bank as an apprentice because of helplessness in life. Nowadays in European aristocratic circles, the ancient coin of the small principality has become popular.More and more princes and nobles choose to join the ranks of collecting ancient coins. His keen business sense made Meyer aware of the huge business opportunities hidden in it, so he frequently went to the battlefield to search for the fallen ancient coins regardless of everyone's eyes, and then sold them to antique shops for profit.
Over time, celebrities in the aristocratic circle learned that Meyer had collected a lot of ancient coins. This little beggar, who was previously ridiculed as picking up trash, also officially came into contact with the upper class. The emergence of Earl William can be said to have truly rewritten Meyer’s future. As one of the candidates for succession to the King of Hessen in Germany, Earl William brought Meyer to more princes and nobles and actively supported Meyer in the upper class. Stand firm.
Meyer Amschel Rothschild
After the death of the King of Hessian, Earl William successfully succeeded to the throne, and he also inherited the huge legacy left by the old king, and Meyer also Naturally, he became the Queen's Money Manager of Earl William.
I have to say that Meyer is indeed the darling of God. Napoleonic Wars shook the whole of Europe, and Frankfurt dignitaries including Earl William chose to flee. Prior to this, Earl William handed over his £3 million to Meyer to take care of it. Meyer relied on the 3 million pounds to make loans and gain profits, smuggling goods across the country, thus realizing the accumulation of capital.
In the generation of Meyer's son, it can be said that it truly pushed the glory of the family to the top. The five people known as the "Roche Five Tigers" opened "Roche" banks in many well-known cities around the world and rebuilt the European financial network.
Nathan Rothschild
In the Battle of Waterloo, Meyer's third son, Nathan Rothschild, made a net profit of 200 million pounds in one day, completely letting Rothschild The German family became famous. It turned out that when Nathan first learned of the news of Napoleon's defeat, he immediately began to sell the British bond . After seeing Nathan's actions, others thought that Britain was defeated, and they followed Nathan's example. In less than a day, a public bond with a face value of 100 pounds sterling plummeted 20 times.After seeing the right time, Nathan sent someone to buy the sold-out British Treasury bonds, making a net profit of 200 million pounds in one day!
It's just that the clever Rothschild family has done something that makes the world confused. In order to better protect the family property, the Rothschild family chose internal marriage. Of the 12 weddings of Meyer’s grandchildren, 9 were consanguineous marriages. This also makes the relationship between the entire family more complicated.
Rockefeller family
Rockefeller family Low-key chaebol family
The next thing I want to talk about is the Rockefeller family, which is comparable to the Rothschild family. The super chaebol family, one of the best in the United States, is an existence that shocks the world. The centennial history of the Rockefeller family is called a condensed version of the history of American development.
In 1858, Rockefeller, who was only 23 years old, had a precise vision and decided to devote himself to the refining industry.
In 1863, Cleveland undoubtedly became Rockefeller's treasures. The smooth establishment of the oil refinery laid the foundation for Rockefeller to become the world's first billionaire.
In 1870, the world-famous Standard Oil Company was born, and Rockefeller's strong oil share made Rockefeller sit firmly on the throne of the oil king.
David Rockefeller
In the 25 years from 1935 to 1960, the total assets of the Rockefeller family achieved a qualitative leap. The $6.6 billion turned into $82.6 billion was amazing. By 1974, the total assets of 330.5 billion U.S. dollars also made the Rockefeller family the top ten among the top ten chaebols in the United States. Half of the top 16 companies in the U.S. petroleum industry belong to the Rockefeller family.
David Rockefeller, as the grandson of Rockefeller, can be said to have completely inherited the business acumen of his grandfather, but what makes people feel incredible is that his nominal fortune is only 3.2 billion US dollars. You must know that 3.2 billion US dollars are in the world. It is difficult to rank on the rich list. Then why is David Rockefeller's name so loud in the United States and the world?
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller is already the third generation member of the Rockefeller family,The family field at this time has involved multiple industries including banking, real estate, and funds. The family owns the internationally renowned Chase Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Center, University of Chicago, Rockefeller University, and the World Trade Center Museum of Modern Industry, etc. , Its influence is so great that the United States and the world dare not easily confront it. In addition, in the Internet industry, the Rockefeller family also occupies a place. , Intel and Apple, two world-renowned companies, are difficult to get rid of the Rockefeller family.
Regardless of the business world, the Rockefeller family also created a legend in politics. Nelson Rockefeller successfully fired the first shot of the Rockefeller family's entry into politics. This politician who served directly in Truman , Eisenhower, Ford and other presidents succeeded in aspiring to the position of vice president after being re-elected for four consecutive terms as governor of New York State.
Henry Kissinger
In addition, countless celebrities active in the political, business, and literary circles have also been trained and funded by the Rockefeller family. Henry Kissinger, the American political magnate, is a well-known student trained by the Rockefeller family. Even after a hundred years, the Rockefeller family is still the most influential chaebol family in the United States.
The Morgan family, veritable world creditors
In 1895 and 1907, the US economy was hit hard. The outbreak of the financial crisis has caused people to be displaced and society is in turmoil. The President of the United States twice borrowed money from a "hero" for help. In 1895, this "hero" directly underwritten 65 million gold bonds in the United States, saving the gold standard system in the United States.In 1907, this "hero" later bought a large number of stocks with his own power to keep the New York Stock Exchange and put the US economy on track. It is the Morgan family that saved the United States from fire and water twice.
The Morgan family
How strong was the Morgan family in its heyday? Looking at a few sets of data, you can clearly know:
American companies have a quarter of the assets, 30% of railroads, 33% of financial capital, 65% of the insurance industry, and even more than 60% of the US steel production. Are in the hands of his family. In addition to receiving funding from the Morgan family in the United States, the family also issued bonds to countries such as Britain, France, Mexico and Argentina, and the Morgan family has become their veritable creditors.
Although the strength of the Morgan family has declined compared with before, it still firmly occupies 40 of the world's top 500 companies, not to mention other emerging companies and industries. The world's largest bank, the world's largest investment bank, and the world's third-ranked arms company are all part of the Morgan family.
J·P·Morgan
To say that the origin of the Morgan family's fortune, and the Rothschild family have a great commonality, that is war. But the Morgan family's start-up conditions are obviously better than Meyer's not just a little bit.
The Morgan family, which has been in business for generations, has been active in the business world as early as the 17th century, but its real popularity was in the 19th century, and it became an existence that no one knew in the business world. American Civil War let J·P·Morgan smell huge business opportunities. The Northern Army was recently defeated. He realized that the price of gold was bound to rise, so he secretly bought millions of dollars of gold, and in the end, as he expected, the rising gold price made him a lot of money.
Of course, J.P. Morgan is not the only legend in the Morgan family. The experience of his father Junius Morgan is also popular. Like his son J.P. Morgan, the key to Junius Morgan's popularity is a war.
Junius Morgan
Franco-Prussian War started,No one would dare to borrow money from the French government in London. Just when France was at a loss, Junius Morgan resolutely issued a loan of 10 million pounds to France. This was an unthinkable thing at the time, because there is a high probability that this 10 million pounds will be gone forever. The defeat of France in the war and the outbreak of the Paris Commune movement left Junius Morgan in despair. Just when the good people were ready to watch the excitement, France paid back the debt, and Junius Morgan made a net profit of 1.5 million pounds.
The famous father and son, with sufficient funds in their hands, began to turn their attention to industry and set up a new electric company. Later, the world's largest large-scale steel company was established, and 65% of American steel production was in the hands of the father and son. It can be said that in the financial, steel, railway, munitions and other industrial circles of the United States, Morgan father and son completely built their own empire and became the overlord of one party.
Of course, there are far more powerful families and consortia in the world than the three mentioned above. Do you know any other powerful families? Leave your answer in the comment area, let us discuss it together!
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