Chapter 254: The Mysterious Freemasonry Meeting_2
In front of a rectangular table sat seven individuals of varying ages.
These seven were the representatives of The Seven Great Families that controlled the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve not only held the economiv lifeline of America but also indirectly controlled the world's economic lifeline.
As the US dollar is the currency of world trade, and the Federal Reserve had the power to print, issue, and raise interest rates for the US dollar...
Therefore, any time an interest rate was raised, it immediately caused chaos in various countries; countless people and businesses were affected, which illustrates their influence.
However, it's worth mentioning that the Federal Reserve and the Internal Revenue Service shared some uncanny similarities in certain aspects.
For starters, both departments were established during difficult times in America.
Furthermore, both were highly independent of government control, enjoying significant autonomous rights.
The only difference was that the Internal Revenue Service, due to the need for aggressive collection at the time, established its own armed enforcement team.
On the other hand, as the Federal Reserve only dealt with economic matters, it did not need an enforcement team and, therefore, did not have its armed force.
A few minutes later.
Once the Bennett brothers, Florence, and several Freemasonry members had all entered the meeting room, the man in the tailcoat who had knocked on the door slowly closed it.
But the meeting did not start just yet; everyone's gaze turned toward the passage at the back of the rectangular table.
After a short while, the sound of footsteps came from the passage.
Upon hearing these footsteps, the expressions of everyone present turned solemn.
Following that, all people present, including representatives of The Seven Great Families, stood up straight as if awaiting the arrival of the Pope.
After a short pause, three figures appeared in the passageway.
In the center was an elderly man over seventy years old.
In such a highly solemn occasion, the old man was garbed in a red robe, somewhat similar to the Pope's white garb, differing only in color.
Supporting the elder by his left and right hands were a young man and woman.
"Mr. Henrietta!"
Everyone bowed slightly and greeted in unison.
Henrietta, full name Henrietta Rothschild.
Yes, the elder was the fifth-generation head of the world's most mysterious family, the Rothschild Family.
The founder of this family, Mayer Rothschild, originally engaged in the business of money trading.
With principalities scattered everywhere in the 18th century, each with its currency systems, Mayer's profession could almost be equated to foreign currency exchange.
Later on, step by step, the family evolved to today, with investments spread across all sectors around the globe.
Of course, this included the Federal Reserve!
In 1907, America faced a financial crisis, and at that time, America was still a second-tier nation.
Across the ocean was the technologically superior and economically dominant British Empire, which also had the world's leading colonies.
Later, American capitalists realized that no one could dominate the country's chaotic struggle, so rather than having a singular leader, they decided to unite to form a board of directors.
Thus, seven people secretly met on Senado Island today and established America's largest financial monopoly organization, the Federal Reserve!
And these seven individuals and the seven great families behind them were quite interesting.
The first was the Warburg Family of Warburg Bank, which designed the Federal Reserve.
In 1559, the Jewish Simon von Cassel settled in the Italian town of Huabao, engaged in lending in Hamburg by 1688, and later, with the support of the Rothschild Family, rose to prominence as the illustrious Warburg Family of the European Continent.
Today, the Warburg Family not only controls several banks in America but also holds shares in almost every European bank.
It can be said that the Warburg Family's status today and their position as one of the spokespeople in the Federal Reserve could not have been achieved without the aid of the Rothschild Family.
Next is the Rockefeller Family.
Everyone knows that the Rockefeller Family are oil tycoons in America.
But what is less known is that before the Rockefeller Family became wealthy, the funds they received all came from the Rothschild Family.
And to become one of the seven spokespersons of the Federal Reserve, they naturally had the support of the Rothschild Family as well.
There's no need to say more about the Morgan Family.
In 1865, the Rothschild Family, intent on solidifying their financial dominance over the Old World, were not content with a Western nation existing independently of them.
Thus, they supported the growth of the Morgan consortium to exert influence over America.
So it's not an overstatement to say that this family serves as servants to the Rothschild Family.
And the other families like the Zart Family, the Schiff Family... all were significantly influenced by the Rothschild Family.
So in a nutshell.
On the surface, the Federal Reserve appears to be controlled by seven committee members from The Seven Great Families and twelve reserve banks.
But in reality, the one with true decision-making power within this institution is actually the Rothschild Family!
And over the years, the rumors surrounding the control of the Federal Reserve by eight families were actually counting the Rothschild Family as well.
"Please, have a seat!"
Having been supported to the head seat, Henrietta spoke feebly.
Only after hearing his words did the people present proceed to take their places.
"Bennett, this Freemasonry meeting was initiated using your Disney Family's quota, speak up!"
One of the seven magnates, the current head of the Rockefeller Family, Prescott, spoke up.
"Gentlemen, in '64, the Internal Revenue Service was pushing 'The Economic Recovery Tax Act'. At the time, as it involved the interests of many small and medium-sized companies, it faced large-scale protests and opposition, so the act almost failed to pass."