Fatal Weakness!

John Jacob Astor, believing he had grasped Chen Mo's fatal weakness, was overjoyed and immediately dispatched his capable subordinates to bribe and subvert Chen Mo's private business team.

He didn't understand why Chen Mo was so careless as to entrust all his businesses to a group of people he didn't know. Did he think that employees who had signed contracts would never betray him?

That's absolutely ridiculous!

But this was good news for him.

John Jacob Astor inwardly scoffed at Chen Mo for overestimating United States work ethic. Having lived in United States for so many years, he had witnessed countless acts of deception and betrayal.

In his view, so-called professional ethics are nothing more than the price offered not being high enough.

As United States's richest man, John Jacob Astor, who controls enormous assets, is confident enough to offer a price that satisfies the other party.

Moreover, he himself will not suffer losses. No matter how big these workers' appetites are, they do not have his status, connections, or power. In the end, the vast majority of Chen Mo's huge wealth will go into his pocket, making his position as the richest man in the United States even more secure.

Not only could he take revenge on Chen Mo and eliminate this China tycoon who had infringed upon his interests and posed a huge threat to his status as United States's richest man, he could also make a fortune along the way. This deal was absolutely worthwhile.

John Jacob Astor was confidently waiting for his men to successfully bribe Chen Mo's private business team and take over Chen Mo's assets. However, in the end, his men brought him unbelievable news.

This subordinate secretly contacted several members of Chen Mo's team, trying to bribe them, but without exception, they were all rejected. No matter how high the price he offered, they remained unmoved and refused to violate their professional ethics.

John Jacob Astor was dumbfounded. How could this be? Even if there were people who could remain unmoved by personal gain, uphold professional ethics, and be loyal to their employers, they were a minority. How could the entire team be so loyal and principled?

John Jacob Astor, unwilling to give up easily, ordered his men to try every single member of Chen Mo's business team, using both threats and inducements, offering even higher prices, because he refused to believe that these people were all inflexible.

Even if these people were truly loyal, John Jacob Astor remained convinced that no one could be bribed if the price was right.

In his view, these people weren't too principled, but rather had too big an appetite!

Then keep raising the price and feed them!

However, the final result was still the same. The team that Chen Mo personally selected and assembled was really like a rock, impervious to persuasion. No matter how tempting the conditions they offered, they still couldn't persuade a single one of them to betray Chen Mo. They were all stubborn and unyielding, completely unmoved by any profit.

John Jacob Astor was truly at a loss. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of jealousy towards Chen Mo. How could such loyal, principled, and ethical talents all end up under his command?

He has very few loyal and reliable subordinates like these, and he himself is not sure if they will betray him if someone offers them a high enough price. Therefore, he never easily trusts these subordinates and is always on guard against being betrayed.

This often left him feeling incredibly exhausted, yet he had no choice but to continue like this. Therefore, John Jacob Astor felt extremely envious of Chen Mo's group of rare and reliable subordinates, whom he had recruited casually.

In fact, if he hadn't personally sent people to test them, even if these people were under his command, they might not have been able to gain his trust and trust. After all, he wasn't Chen Mo. He didn't have Chen Mo's superhuman perception that could detect even the slightest changes in a person's body. He couldn't discern their true thoughts, so naturally he couldn't select qualified candidates from among the many applicants, and he wouldn't dare to trust them as much as Chen Mo did.

Therefore, Chen Mo's hands-off approach to asset management is something that others simply cannot replicate.

The plan to bribe Chen Mo's private business team and seize Chen Mo's assets in one fell swoop failed. John Jacob Astor, jealous and angry, was unwilling to let it go and soon came up with another idea.

After buying Brooklyn, Chen Mo still had a lot of funds. As new furs were shipped in in large quantities and quickly sold by his business team, Chen Mo's funds continued to grow. So Chen Mo continued to acquire land around New York.

In the future, the five boroughs of New York will include Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Chen Mo has plenty of funds, and these areas, like Brooklyn, are currently mostly fields, countryside, and farms, so prices are not high. This time, Chen Mo simply launched a simultaneous acquisition of all three areas.

In his luxurious villa in the heart of Manhattan, John Jacob Astor received the news from his butler. Immediately, he was struck by the news and looked up at the butler to ask.

"What do you think this China man is trying to do?"

Upon hearing John Jacob Astor's question, the butler bowed slightly and answered respectfully.

"My lord, I've heard that these China people are particularly keen on buying land. In China, all high-ranking officials and nobles, whether they are dukes, marquises, kings, or officials and merchants, all own large tracts of land. Moreover, there are strict limits on the amount of land that people of different statuses and ranks can own. The larger the land area one owns, the higher one's status. If one owns more land than one's status limits, it is considered usurpation and will result in execution."

John Jacob Astor, having heard this, already had some ideas in mind, but then the butler continued.

"But in America, land transactions are unrestricted. As long as you have money, you can buy land as much or as little as you want."

At this point, the butler couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.

"This country bumpkin from China must have been rich in China but didn't dare to buy land. After coming to United States, without those rules and restrictions, his desire to acquire land has become uncontrollable. He wants to buy large tracts of land and experience the life of royalty!"

Upon hearing this, John Jacob Astor nodded in agreement with the butler's statement.

Suddenly, John Jacob Astor's eyes lit up, and an idea instantly came to him.

Don't you like hoarding land?

Then I'll give you a good hand!