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The growth of the railroads thrusts
鐵路運輸的增長
America into the biggest building expansion the country has ever seen,
助推了美國有史以來最為迅猛的建設擴張
led by a new breed of leader.
由新領袖所領導
The story of America isn't just the story of the patriots
美國歷史并不是一群愛國者
that helped build the democracy.
建立美國民主的故事
The reason the United States is a leading economy in the world is because
美國能夠成為世界領導經濟體的原因就在于
of the work of entrepreneurs who created entire industries
企業家努力創造出了整個整個的行業
that propelled the United States to be the leader of the free world.
正是這些 讓美國能夠成為自由世界的領導者
One man, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
科尼利厄斯·范德比爾特
through brute force and intimidation,
通過蠻力和恫嚇
has made himself the undisputed king of the railroads.
讓自己成為了鐵路行業無可爭辯的王者
He now owns forty percent of America's train lines.
這時 他擁有美國全部鐵路線路的40%
But he wants them all.
但他想要所有
To me, it's always "What's next?"
總是在于"下一步是什么"
and I think that's what drives most very successful people.
成功人士都是由這個問題驅動的
It's never about the money.
錢不是意義
I mean, that's a way of keeping score.
錢只是一種計分方式
It's about achievement,
追求的是成就
and it's about winning a game,
是贏得一場游戲
and it's about upping the ante.
是加大賭注
Chicago is America's fastest growing city.
芝加哥是美國增速最快的城市
The line connecting it to New York
連接芝加哥和紐約的線路
is the most traveled and valuable in all the world.
是世界上走過最多 也是最有價值的線路
And it's not Vanderbilt's.
但它卻不屬于范德比爾特
To make his empire complete,
為了完成他的帝國版圖
he must gain control of the Erie Line.
他必須控制伊利鐵路公司
The Erie was one of the relatively early publicly traded corporations.
伊利是一家較早的公開交易公司
Vanderbilt had the advantage of millions and millions of dollars.
范德比爾特擁有數以百萬美元計的巨大財富
Deep pockets are always an advantage
有錢總是最大的優勢
when you're trying to gain control of a corporation.
特別是在試圖取得公司控制權的時候
Vanderbilt instructs his agents
范德比爾特要求他的代理人
to buy up as much stock as possible...
盡量多地買進股票
Buying Erie!
買伊利
Buying Erie!
買伊利
demanding control of the company by the end of the week.
在這周結束之前 控制這家公司
Erie at forty-five!
伊利 價格45
It's a vintage Vanderbilt move
這是范德比爾特慣用的手法
one he pioneered—known today as a "hostile takeover".
他所開創的這種方法 現如今叫作"惡意收購"
Erie, fifty!
伊利 50
But his attempt will be thwarted by an even more ingenious idea
但他的嘗試被另一種更好的創意所挫敗
cooked up by two unknowns:
這種想法來自于兩位當時名不見經傳的人：
Jay Gould and Jim Fisk.
杰·古爾德和吉姆·菲斯克
