"In the early days of business, it's the same for any family. Don't worry about breaking the law and not breaking the law to make money. Of course, our family is the same, so it's not surprising that my grandmother has this idea. She came from that era, and others said she was ruthless, but

It was impossible not to be ruthless in those days. So our family sold lottery tickets, worked as an agent in the UK, bought and sold people, and many other things, but that was all in the past. Now we have passed that stage. Although not all, some of the money has been

Can’t make any money.”

Since Sheffield had doubts in his mind, he later asked Annabel if he was running the Louisiana State Lottery, the only lottery in the United States that had been in operation for decades, to replace the banking industry for cash flow. Naturally, he was affirmed.

reply.

However, lottery is not a black history, but Louisiana was the last state to legislate to outlaw lottery. It was legal at the time, and after it was outlawed, the United Company also recognized it.

Now that we have passed the stage of dark history, banks should be run properly. We should not deliberately create massacres and force citizens to deposit money in banks just because there are not enough depositors. Sheffield does not do this kind of thing. Although he has been prepared to squeeze the entire

A citizen of the United States, but he will not attack an individual unless that person has indeed harmed him.

Creating a murder to attract financial reserves is similar to a pig farm firing seriously ill employees and forcing them to bow their heads and refuse subsidies. Sheffield hates this company the most and must not learn from the pig farm.

"I was wrong, William!" Anne pitifully buried her head in Sheffield's arms and said, "I don't want to make a pretty decoration either, I just want to help you."

"You don't care about anything, just make a beautiful decoration, which is actually the biggest advantage." Sheffield comforted Anne and pointedly said, "If it weren't for the changes in the civil war, I believe my grandmother would not be like this."

In Sheffield's view, Anne's greatest advantage is to be a good vase. Although this idea may be criticized by female boxers in later generations, Sheffield, who has some understanding of those pastoral female boxers, understands that the boxers would like this in their hearts. If

With this kind of life, even if they are asked to marry a peace believer, they are willing to do so.

After secretly pulling out and correcting his views on Anne, Sheffield returned to the living room and happened to see Annabel flipping through a book. It was a French novel. It can be seen that Lafayette still has great taste. In French literature,

And Russia is indeed the father of modern literature.

"Have you finished talking?" Annabel did not raise her head, but her tone seemed to know everything well, which revealed the heir's purpose of dragging the girl out. It was definitely not about male love and female love.

"It's over!" Sheffield didn't even bother to pretend in front of Lafayette. There was no point in doing so. It was known that such a large company only had one heir and no competitors, so there was no need for intrigue.

"You have your own ideas. I just suggested a quick-effective method. It doesn't matter if you don't adopt it." Annabel took off her glasses and got rid of the image of the wolf grandmother and said, "Let's talk about work. This year you finally put your

The money spent has been repaid. It’s such a big pit, involved in so many industries, that ordinary people would never be able to come up with it. Do you need me to hand over the management rights of agriculture and animal husbandry to you?”

"It is better for this kind of basic industry to be in the hands of grandma, which is the most reassuring." Sheffield quickly shook his head and said, "I am already very busy at the moment and do not need to handle more projects."

"Yes, you are always busy going to Chicago and Los Angeles. Leave Annie here with me." Annabelle nodded and narrated very calmly, "Just handle your personal matters by yourself. The situation in the country is like this for the time being.

Now, what are your thoughts on vigorously expanding overseas business?”

High tariffs are equivalent to closing the door and allowing everyone to compete within a region. Annabel can also see that competition in various industries has become much more intense. Although Sheffield has come up with something called fried instant noodles. However,

It seems that the market reaction is not good.

This was Sheffield's big mistake. He felt that the fast pace of life in the United States should be very suitable for convenience food. However, he ignored the environment in which instant noodles came out. Island countries are also very interested in noodles. The fast pace is not the same as that in the United States.

The most important thing is that the United States does not have the habit of boiling water to cook noodles, which is completely different from Asian countries.

Because Americans generally do not have the habit of boiling water, and the tableware at home is mainly dinner plates. For people who are not used to using bowls to consume instant noodles, it is almost equivalent to changing their eating habits, which is simply too difficult.

The paper-packed instant noodles launched by Sheffield can be said to have basically failed so far. We can only find solutions from other countries. Especially Asian countries.

The expansion has been too drastic in the past two years, so we need to take a break at home and consolidate our advantages. Under high tariffs, the first thing to watch out for is domestic competitors, and look for foreign markets to create new profit points.

"Yes, now we have to get involved overseas." Sheffield nodded fiercely. At present, domestically we only need to continue the layout step by step. To survive under high tariffs, we must supplement it from the external market.

Annabel nodded, thought for a moment and said, "Then I will leave the land investment at the mouth of the Orinoco to you. Before President Cleveland left office, he still valued the relationship with our family. It was a big help."

Because of the tense situation in South Africa, the United Kingdom finally decided to concentrate its efforts on dealing with South Africa and agreed to the United States' arbitration proposal. Because of its great efforts in the Venezuelan crisis, the United States naturally received its own share of benefits.

It successfully raised the banner of the Monroe Doctrine and faced the threat of a war at the hands of the British Empire, which was in charge of maritime dominance at the time. Although the United States did not obtain actual benefits on the surface, it was because the United Kingdom accepted the United States as an arbiter.

The ruling means that the United States' leading position in American affairs has been acquiesced by Britain.

The fact that the country has not benefited does not mean that capital has not benefited. This benefit has fallen into the hands of loyal supporters of the Democratic Party. You must know that although Sheffield did not change the final result of the election, his desperate counterattack after returning to the country was quite scoring. Although

He is ready to kill candidates who oppose giant corporations if he wins the election.

The land investment at the mouth of the Orinoco River fell into the hands of the Sheffield United Company, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Orinoco River in Pao and south of the city of Bolivar. In addition, in the vicinity of the city of Bolivar and in Caliho and Guaxi

There are rich gold mines in Paty and other areas. There are large amounts of coal stored in areas such as the northwest shore of Lake Maracaibo, and iron ore resources are also abundant.

Venezuela's basic conditions are pretty good. It can be said that all the basic industrial resources are available, and they are all concentrated near the disputed land. It can be said that in Latin America, which is rich in resources but has serious resource bias, it is not bad, including coal, iron and oil.

In this era, oil has not yet been discovered. There are so many basic resources important for industry and gold mines. It seems that it should not be like that of later generations. But the United States is so close. It is really not a Latin American country that the United States wants to strangle.

Big problem.

As long as the United States responds seriously and treats Cuba better than any other Latin American country, not even Brazil can withstand it.

This is a good place, very suitable for vigorously expanding projects while maintaining a solid domestic advantage. It is also the last legacy given by the Democratic government to its sponsors. Sheffield also knows this, but when he thinks of the route to Venezuela, he blurts out,

"Why is Spain such an eyesore?"

Annabell gave the heir a meaningful look and said with great satisfaction, "That's very well said. It's too annoying."

Cuba has been in the sight of the United States for a long time. As the financial backers of the Democratic Party, the Sheffield family especially understands this. This can be traced back to the founding of the United States. Those who support the annexation of Cuba naturally want to establish a large agricultural empire.

Democrats.

Some powerful Democrats believe that Cuba is located at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico and is almost visible from Florida. Therefore, if Cuba is in the hands of the United States, it can become a defensive barrier for the United States. If it falls into the hands of other countries, it will

constitutes a danger. They believe that in order to nip the danger in the bud, measures should be taken now to occupy Cuba.

The slave owners in the southern states were particularly interested in Cuba. They annexed Cuba and made it join the United States of America as a state. As a member of the South, they must have had their own share of it.

"When I participated in the Olympics, I asked John Connor to go to Spain. This country has declined and is no match for our United States." Sheffield said slowly, "The only problem is that it may not be directly annexed.

"

"You can think whatever you want!" Annabel left an ambiguous word, then stood up slowly and returned to the bedroom with Padella's support.

As in previous years, Sheffield spent New Year's Day at the Manor in Arlington. It was a break from a busy year, but recently Sheffield had obviously developed a strong interest in Cuba. This time, the wave of rebellion in Cuba was more intense than before.

It has been more intense in the past and has lasted for several years.

"Although the Republican Party is now in power, we still have geographical advantages. If there is a war, the southern port will definitely be used as a base." When Sheffield looked at the map, he even drooled at the corner of his mouth.

The plan to open a private prison in Cuba came to mind again. Guantanamo was a good place. On the last day of 1897, Sheffield held Anne in his arms until midnight without resting.
Chapter completed!