Interactions between three generations (bonus chapter)

Inside the quiet study, neither the grandfather nor the grandson spoke. David Rockefeller was too lazy to open his mouth, while Reynoldson Rockefeller didn't dare to.

In the vast study, only the sound of a metal spoon clinking against a ceramic coffee cup could be heard.

"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock at the study door.

"Come in!"

After receiving David Rockefeller's permission, a middle-aged man opened the door and walked into the study.

When the middle-aged man saw Renoson was also there, he first glared at him, then respectfully greeted David Rockefeller.

"Uncle, is there something important you called me back for?"

David Rockefeller pointed to the sofa, signaling the middle-aged man to sit down and talk.

"Sit down and talk, Jay. I called you back this time because of your son's matter."

This middle-aged man was Reynoldson Rockefeller's father, Jay Rockefeller, the current Governor of West Virginia.

After serving two consecutive terms as Governor of West Virginia, Jay Rockefeller would serve as a United States Senator starting in 1985 until his retirement in 2015, holding the seat for a full thirty years.

As soon as Jay Rockefeller heard he had been rushed back to New York because of his son, he immediately shot a fierce glare at Renoson.

It seemed fathers all over the world were the same; the moment they heard something concerned their son, they subconsciously assumed their son had caused trouble 'again'.

David Rockefeller naturally saw Jay Rockefeller's reaction and explained with a smile.

"Renoson didn't cause trouble this time. On the contrary, he brought back some very good news. Renoson, why don't you explain?"

"Alright, Grandpa." Renoson grinned; finally, he had done something that could catch the eyes of these elders.

"I recently met a friend who made a fortune through gold futures trading a while back.

After learning that a young man about our age had taken ten million dollars from his family and turned it into a massive profit of several hundred million, a few of us peers who are on good terms went to visit him to learn from him.

It was his idea for me to apply to the family for startup capital a while ago."

"Wait a minute."

Jay Rockefeller interrupted Renoson; he truly didn't know about this.

He had previously thought his mediocre son had suddenly wised up, and he had been happy about it for quite a long time.

"You're saying the idea to ask the family for startup funds was given to you by that young man?"

Renoson replied affirmatively, "That's right, he gave us the idea and even gave us a detailed analysis of the purpose and the probability of success.

It wasn't just me; Devik Morgan, Sanchez Roosevelt, Rodriguez Delano, and members of the Koch, DuPont, Vanderbilt, and Astor families were all there.

Even a girl from the Mars Family used this method to successfully get a sum of startup capital from her family."

Jay Rockefeller, who didn't want to believe this outcome, felt his heart sink completely. His son was still the same son he knew; he hadn't wised up at all.

Utterly disappointed, Jay Rockefeller waved his hand. "Continue."

"After getting the money, we looked everywhere for projects to invest in, but we couldn't find a suitable one and almost got scammed.

It just so happened that we ran into the person who gave us the idea. He has a good business he can bring us into—a brand-new industry, a good business that can quickly achieve an industry monopoly."

Renoson had been talking for so long without getting to the point that even the old man, David Rockefeller, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Let me say it; Renoson, you're talking too much nonsense.

To put it simply, this brand-new business is to take over all the prisons in America and privatize them. They have jointly established three companies, and the only shareholders of these three companies are the ten of them.

This way, as long as they don't act recklessly, they won't trigger anti-monopoly review mechanisms, truly achieving an industry monopoly."

Jay Rockefeller's brows furrowed. He hadn't dealt with the family business, as he had always followed a political path, so he really couldn't offer any effective advice.

"Uncle, I don't know much about business matters. Do you think this business is viable?"

While Jay Rockefeller was slightly skeptical of the business, David Rockefeller held it in very high regard.

"This business is excellent; Renoson can definitely join in.

The business model, management methods, legal restrictions and circumventions, profit model, and profit points are all very reliable and can withstand scrutiny and verification.

You have dozens of prisons in West Virginia with tens of thousands of inmates. These inmates are all being supported by the finances of West Virginia and the federal government.

Look at this data first; these are the expenditures for all prisons in the states of New York, Delaware, and New Jersey over the past five years.

I've had the accounting department check it. The annual utility bills, prison staff salaries, and the cost of feeding the inmates in these prisons average out to about three hundred and eighty-seven to four hundred and twelve dollars per inmate per month.

Furthermore, the federal and state governments are currently becoming increasingly strict in their crackdown on gang crimes and various illegal activities. The number of inmates in prisons is continuing to increase every year, which has already placed a heavy financial burden on state governments.

The reason I called you back today is because you are a high-level politician. As the current Governor of West Virginia, I need you to make an assessment from a politician's perspective.

If West Virginia spends four hundred dollars a month on one inmate, and now Renoson is willing to take over these prisons, with the requirement being a three-hundred-dollar monthly subsidy per inmate paid to him.

After ten years of operation, the prison land and affiliated buildings will all belong to the prison management company.

When they operate the prisons, they will package some paid services to make money from the inmates, such as better food, more comfortable cells, and entertainment facilities—all of which will require fees.

Moreover, they will set up processing plants inside the prisons to produce goods, and the wages given to the inmates will be essentially non-existent. They have complete packaging plans for all of this.

What do you think the probability is of your West Virginia state government and state legislature passing such a proposal? This is a proposal that would require amending West Virginia state law."

Jay Rockefeller was incredibly conflicted after hearing these words.

As the current Governor of West Virginia, how could he not know how much of the fiscal budget those prisons swallowed every year? Previous governors hadn't lacked the thought of cutting those prison budgets.

But the problem was that every time prison budgets were cut, both the prison staff and the families of the inmates would cause an uproar.

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