When Ichiro Sumitomo left the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the three founding families of Mitsui Foundation, Mitsubishi Foundation and Fuji Foundation all received the news immediately.

Although on the surface, several major families have lost control of the consortium's shares since the end of World War II, in fact, based on the hereditary tradition of the island country, it can be divided at any time.

You must know that the hereditary inheritance system of the island country is the same as that of the Chinese aristocratic families in the past. Basically, those who can serve as leaders of the subsidiaries of the consortium belong to the confidants of the main family.

Those people go back several generations, some even for several generations, to serve the founder families of several major financial groups. The education they received from childhood is how to serve the master's family well and obey the master's family's instructions.

In the unique cultural background of the island country, let alone the Americans, even if their emperor speaks, it may not be effective.

Although the founding families of several major consortiums have lost control of the consortium in terms of shares, under the inheritance system of the island country from father to son, several major families still firmly control the leadership of the consortium through the appointment of personnel.

After the end of World War II, in accordance with the guidelines of the United Nations, all the chaebols in the island country were forced to disband.

Among them, the Mitsubishi Consortium, as the head of the chaebol, was split into numerous subsidiaries at the time. However, after the 1950s, with the outbreak of the Korean War, the United States gradually relaxed its control over the island country.

Among them, take economic relaxation as an example.

In order to enable the island countries to provide sufficient military supplies for the US military, the United States turned a blind eye and acquiesced in the restoration of old conglomerate forces such as Mitsubishi.

This kind of tacit approval has caused the subsidiaries that were once separated from the chaebols to come together one after another and unite with each other again.

Taking Mitsubishi as an example, the heads of several major subsidiaries of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu formed informal organizations such as the Mitsubishi Friday Club in the name of exchanging information and connecting with each other.

Although on the surface, the Mitsubishi Friday Meeting is different from the Mitsubishi Headquarters before the war. It promotes that all companies are equal and there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates. However, the mastermind of the Mitsubishi Friday Meeting is not selected from the heads of major subsidiaries, but from

The founding family of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu is behind the scenes.

The Mitsubishi Zaibatsu originated from the Mitsubishi Chamber of Commerce founded by Yataro Iwasaki. Since Yataro Iwasaki, the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu has been controlled by the Iwasaki family.

The current head of the Iwasaki family, Kojiro Iwasaki, like the Mitsui family of the Mitsui Foundation and the Yasuda family of the Fuji Foundation, lives behind the scenes.

Compared to the other three major families, the Iwasaki family is much more high-profile.

Originally, among the four major chaebols, the Mitsui Zaibatsu was the leader, followed by Mitsubishi and before Sumitomo and Yasuda (Fuji).

However, because Mitsui was too strong and conspicuous before World War II, one family and one clan accounted for one-tenth of the island country's overall economy.

Therefore, after the end of World War II, Mitsui was suppressed by three parties from the United States, island governments, and chaebols such as Mitsubishi.

The Mitsui family, the leader of the four major chaebols, was suppressed. Naturally, the Iwasaki family, the oldest and second oldest chaebol, ascended to the position of the number one chaebol as they wished. It is only natural that they should be more high-profile.

However, the position of the boss is not so easy to sit on. The main business of the Mitsubishi Consortium is in the five major fields of banking, shipbuilding, mining, railway transportation and trading.

Among them, the shipping industry is one of Mitsubishi's core industries, second only to the financial giant Mitsubishi Bank. However, since the oil crisis in the 1970s, the global economy has slowed down and the shipping industry and trading industry have been severely hit. As a result, Mitsubishi Group has also been greatly affected.

influence.

Of course, these are not enough to worry Iwasaki Kojiro too much. It controls Mitsubishi Bank, the largest commercial bank in the island country and one of the top five in the world. The Mitsubishi Consortium can still withstand the impact on the shipping industry and trading industry.

The only thing that makes him feel uneasy is that the relationship between the Mitsui family and the Sumitomo family is getting closer and closer.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although Mitsui's skinny camel is no longer as big as Mitsubishi, Mitsui Bank, owned by the Mitsubishi family, is still the second largest private bank after Mitsubishi Bank.

Due to the experience of World War II, the Mitsui family clearly realized that no matter how powerful a person or a family is, sometimes it is difficult for them to defeat four people with just two fists. Therefore, the Mitsui family through marriage has the most control over its own consortium among the four major chaebols.

The close-knit Sumitomo family formed an in-law family.

The second child and the third child got together, and as the boss, Iwasaki Kojiro naturally became restless. One plus one is not simply equal to two.

"President, there is news."

"explain"

"We received news that Mr. Sumitomo is back."

"Press?" Iwasaki Kojiro frowned slightly, "What's the old guy doing back here?"

"This, my subordinates haven't found any information yet."

"Is there any news from the Mitsui family?"

“Not yet”

"Okay, just keep watching. If anything happens, report it in time."

After the visitor went down, Iwasaki Kojiro looked at Tanano Yamazawa, who was kneeling at the bottom, and said: "That old guy, there is no way he will come back. I think they have already contacted someone."

"President, then we need to go"

Before Tanosawa could finish speaking, Iwasaki Kojiro interrupted: "Not yet, our purpose is different from theirs."

"In contrast, I am more concerned about someone's actions in Australia, and I don't know how the Australian government thought of giving almost the entire Northern Australia to that person..."

Hearing this, Tano Yamazawa subconsciously closed his mouth.

He still vaguely remembers that after Yang Chen bought a large piece of land in Northern Australia from the Australian government, his president's eyes were red with jealousy when he received the news.

The Mitsubishi Consortium has always invested heavily in Australia, but even though it has repeatedly invested heavily, the Australian government still imposes many restrictions on the Mitsubishi Consortium in terms of mining.

Of course, this is not just targeting the Mitsubishi Consortium, the Australian government is targeting all island companies.

This reason is mainly caused by the air raids on Darwin by island countries during World War II.

As a country that occupies the entire continent, Australia has hardly suffered any invasion from any country in the past few hundred years. Even during World War I, no one had any idea of ​​attacking it.

However, the island country became the first and only country to attack the Australian mainland militarily.

Therefore, both the Australian government and the people at the bottom are very unfriendly to islanders.

In this era when the inland economy has not yet risen, Australia's favorite country to cause trouble is not the inland country, but the island country.

Like the mainland, the unsavory impression of Australia is deeply etched in the minds of islanders.

This kind of person who has nothing to do, jumps out without knowing what he is capable of, and jumps in front of you twice. He can't kill you, but just disgusts you. It's really annoying.

However, I have to say that God has really favored Australia.

A country sitting on a continent is not only large in area, but also very rich in resources.

For an island country with scarce resources, it is a dream to own a land like Australia, but unfortunately, this wish cannot be realized.

Australia is close enough to island countries and rich in resources. It is a natural partner and resource supplier for island countries.

Therefore, even if Australia is very annoying, the island country still has to endure it.

Because I can't get it, but others get it easily, it's strange that Iwasaki Kojiro can feel balanced.
Chapter completed!