《1855 American Tycoon》Chapter 4: The Power of Forgiveness
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John D. Rockefeller was a man of action. John D. Rockefeller was a determined man of action, and this was evident when he was only sixteen years old. As soon as he arrived at the school, he went to the withdrawal procedure and left the school. When school was over, Scrooge had just arrived home when John Rockefeller came to the door. The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you're doing.
"Scrooge, I've enrolled in the business school, and I'll be going there next Monday, two days from now. Thank you very much for your help. But let's get down to business. At noon, Uncle Joseph and I have signed the contract. Now ...... Well, let's make up for the days you were sick. I've already inquired about the content of the days you were sick. I've never taught, so I'll tell you about it. Get your books out while it's still dark."
John Rockefeller is not a teacher. Rockefeller is not a good teacher, Scrooge can feel that he has a good grasp of some knowledge, but the explanation is not good, many times a little incomprehensible words. The good thing is that this knowledge, especially mathematics, is just a child's play for Scrooge. He felt that if he showed some talent in these areas, Rockefeller would have a higher chance of accepting him as a partner when he started his business in the future. So Rockefeller was soon stunned by Scrooge's mathematical talent.
"The company's main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public. The company's main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to its customers.
"No, I haven't," Scrooge replied, without lifting his head, as he began to list the equations on the paper and started to calculate.
Rockefeller looked at the equations that Scrooge had written on the paper, and found that these equations were exactly the process of the problem for which Scrooge had written the answer directly in the morning.
"You already have the answer, right? Why do you want to do this?" John? Rockefeller asked incomprehensibly.
"Ah, John, you know, I have just fallen into the mental calculation, the reliability of the mental calculation is not as good as the pen calculation. Although I believe I am not wrong, a written calculation is also very necessary, this can let us avoid a lot of mistakes ...... ah, you see, the test is completed, I did not count wrong." Scrooge replied calmly as if this had been his habit all along.
As expected, Scrooge's serious and rigorous attitude gave John Rockefeller a shock. The shock to John Rockefeller was even greater than the answer he gave in one breath.
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"Scrooge, you're right. In everything you do, you have to have such a serious spirit. A person with such a spirit will certainly be able to succeed. You are my teacher today, thank you, I will remember this spirit." John Rockefeller Rockefeller looked at Scrooge's eyes seriously and said.
Scrooge was a little embarrassed by John Rockefeller's stare. Rockefeller stared embarrassed, rushed to say: "John, we have other subjects, such as language ......"
The so-called language refers to the English language. The difference between the English language, especially the written language, and the 21st century is not small, the difference, like, well, like the literary language and vernacular language. So, nowadays, secondary English is something that Scrooge needs to learn seriously.
But John Rockefeller's language skills are not as good as his. But John Rockefeller's language skills were more limited than his math skills, so he had more trouble teaching Scrooge.
"John, your language needs to be strengthened too." When it was dark, Scrooge closed his book and said to John Rockefeller, "John, you need to improve your language. If you are only going to be a bookkeeper in the future, your current language and presentation skills will be sufficient, but if you want to go further and start your own business, better presentation skills are very important."
"Yeah," said John Rockefeller. I didn't think so before, but now that I've helped you with your lessons, I think it's a real problem. Scrooge, do you have any ideas?"
"I think about it ......" Scrooge thought, "read more books, this is not easy, books are not cheap, well, go to church to see the clergy sermon, and talk to them, learn from them may be a good way. "
"I go to church every week and I don't notice it. Maybe I should pay more attention in the future." John Rockefeller stood up. John Rockefeller stood up and said, "Tomorrow is Sunday, and I can't wait to get to church. Let's go together tomorrow, Scrooge. You've just survived a disaster, and you should go to church and thank God."
Scrooge knew that Rockefeller had always been a devout Baptist, at least on the surface. Although some of the things Rockefeller did were completely different from the teachings of Jesus, at least, it seemed that Mr. Rockefeller had been a devout believer, especially after he had made his fortune, and through his constant charitable activities, he had eventually made most people forget how he had used deception and violence against his peers and annexed their businesses, and how he had kept a private army of workers, and how he had directly attacked striking workers. He also made them forget how he kept a private army and fired directly at striking workers. Even a century later, he became a representative of the great good, portrayed by countless media as a pious and generous good man, and who would have thought that he was just a small part of the money taken from people's pockets to do a little "packaging". This reminds Scrooge of Balzac's "Gao Lao Tou" in the "ghosts" Vodou Leng's famous line: "People are born like this, with the kitchen as fishy. To get the oil and water can not be afraid of dirty hands, as long as they are cleaned afterward, the whole morality of our time is nothing more!
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He was so powerful, so shrewd, so cold, so capable, so determined, so brave, so much more than his disciples like Rastigné, but he kept on failing, and his students were one by one One by one, his students rose to prominence, but he kept failing until very late in life when he climbed to the position of a secret police chief. Why is that?
In his previous life, Scrooge had also discussed this problem with his friends, and finally, they discussed the result that: Vodou Leng was too proud that he was too hesitant to pay tribute to the good on behalf of the evil. Or to put it more clearly, he was not willing to appear too fake good, he was not willing to cover up his evil. He thinks he can wash his hands after he has gotten enough oil and water, but he does not understand that in the big kitchen of the world, those who want to move up must not only keep "doing dirty work" and "getting their hands dirty" but also keep washing their hands so that they will always look so white and so good. The hands are so white and so fragrant.
In contrast, Rockefeller is much more astute, from his decision to fight the world, he may have understood how important it is to be fake good.
"Yes, we'll go together." Scrooge replied, "I should do something for the church to show my gratitude to God."
"The Baptist Church was one of the Protestant churches that were closer to the bottom, with more devout and fervent believers and a more honest clergy than the other churches of the time. Of course, it had more rules, such as not smoking, not drinking, not screwing women, and so on. All in all, at least for now, this denomination has a good reputation. It was a good way to join and wash your hands at any time.
The next day was Sunday, and Scrooge and John D. Rockefeller were almost in church. They helped the pastors clean the church, and Scrooge told everyone who came how he had survived and how grateful he was to God. When the pastor preached, they listened intently to his sermon and carefully observed their words, tone of voice, expressions, and body movements. When it was not over, they all stayed behind to help the pastors organize the church and humbly asked them for advice on "soul" issues.
By the time it was over, it was late afternoon. Almost every week since then, Scrooge and John Rockefeller have visited the church. Almost every week after that, Scrooge and John Rockefeller would come to the church and repeat the routine. Gradually, the believers in the area got to know the two young men, and many times they would greet them with a smile and praise them for their piety.
John D. Rockefeller John Rockefeller had already begun his studies in business school, and he took his knowledge seriously every day, then came back to teach Scrooge what he had learned while it was still dark. And once again, John Rockefeller was amazed at how well Scrooge did in learning this knowledge. Rockefeller was once again amazed by his performance. With a solid foundation in mathematics, Scrooge was always able to quickly grasp what seemed complicated to John D. Rockefeller. He was able to quickly master what John D. Rockefeller considered to be complex bookkeeping skills and account processing. Many of John Rockefeller's books and accounts were very complicated. What John Rockefeller had to study for a long time to understand, Scrooge was able to understand in almost a blink of an eye, and even some John Rockefeller himself had not yet understood. Even some things that John Rockefeller himself did not fully understand, Scrooge looked at his textbook and then looked at his notes, and immediately understood it, and could even turn around and teach John Rockefeller. The first thing you need to do is to look at his textbook and then look at his notes. This amazed John Rockefeller. This amazed John Rockefeller and made him feel a little ashamed, which naturally made him determined to work harder.
Some of John Rockefeller's performances were also similar. Some of John Rockefeller's performances also made Scrooge admire them. John Rockefeller's notebooks were also very impressive. The level of detail in John D. Rockefeller's notes made Scrooge feel ashamed of himself. John D. Rockefeller had almost completed the business school. John Rockefeller recorded almost every word the business school teacher said in class, and looking at his notes was almost like going to a class with him.
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