After arriving in Manila, Sheffield could be said to have been very busy, continuously contacting the military, the Spanish, the Chinese, and the Philippine army that was formerly loyal to Spain. It can be said that he dedicated his life to the colonial cause of the United States.

, the degree of seriousness can be seen from the continuous flow of United Company employees from the Manila port and other shores.

Sheffield now has a sketch of a municipal plan, as well as general opinions on the construction of Manila, which of course includes the expansion of Manila Prison, railway transportation and exploration teams, etc...

Anyway, the contemporary boss of the East India Company feels that he has not done a good job in front of several generals. He has not embarrassed the United Company at all. The military generals are also very satisfied with this, especially General MacArthur, who directly

He opened his mouth to express his thanks, "What United Company has done for the country is very touching."

"It's all for the United States. In fact, everyone in the business world knows that our United Company has the best attitude towards the military. This is obvious to both the navy and the army." Sheffield put his hands in his pockets and looked like he was doing his part.

The attitude is always like this. Wherever the US military goes, the company will follow it? No!

Not to mention that Sheffield himself is a very important figure in the business community of the United States. He can take the lead in helping the US military clear obstacles. Is this something ordinary people can do? Even the current domestic public opinion is very concerned about everything the United Company did during the war.

Give praise.

Of course, this cannot be ruled out that some so-called conscience-suckers are actually enemies of the United States, criticizing the United Company for following the Expedition to Enforce War Property. But this has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Although during the period in Manila, they established good relations with the navy and army, and the opinions of many military generals helped the United Company become the contractor for this war. But no one can deny that Sheffield

If he did it, he himself is in the Philippines. If Morgan Jr. and Rockefeller were here, they would probably get a share of the pie, but they didn't, so you can't blame yourself.

The ability to benefit from the war depends on how much military expenditure the United States is prepared to allocate for the conquest of the Philippines. If the entire war of conquest of the Philippines allocates a military expenditure of one billion US dollars, how much of this share can the United Company get?

Although this is an unpredictable problem, Sheffield has tried his best to meet all the requirements of the expeditionary force. For example, he has renovated a very nice building in the center of Manila to open a casino.

The soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force were thousands of miles away from home, came to the Philippines to fight with enthusiasm, and lived a life of today and no tomorrow. War is cruel, and it is very important to release psychological pressure. As a famous young rich man in the United States, Sheffield Urgent

The urgent need to establish a place where soldiers can release their psychological stress is understandable.

You must know that in the United States, not to mention gambling, even lotteries are illegal. Soldiers cannot be allowed to live and die and become saints. Being able to make soldiers live comfortably while they are alive is the basic morality of a conscientious entrepreneur. This is the biggest

patriotic.

Regarding the U.S. military's operations in the Philippines, Sheffield could be said to have done his best, which won unanimous praise from the generals present. They all said that if the United States is an enterprise like the United States, there is no need to worry about the United States not having a clear destiny.

The Democratic Army of the Philippines planned by Sheffield is called this name, naturally because of its status as a democratic party. Furthermore, it always has to come up with a nice name to fool people. It did not look at a bunch of African warlords, liberating this, patriotic that,

Or republic or democracy, maybe they don’t know what they are, often the most brutal atrocities are committed by people who claim to be freedom fighters.

The Philippine Democratic Army currently has more than 30,000 members, including employees brought by United Company from California. Currently, United Company has recruited more than 70,000 workers. Of course, the Chinese workers who came later were the same as the previous Chinese workers. They only discovered themselves after arriving in the Philippines.

They were deceived, but based on their previous experience, Gu Cheng and the others immediately reassured them, saying that land in the Philippines was not in short supply, and as long as they could earn profits for the joint company, they could use the land at a discount.

Sheffield is completely generous to others. Anyway, it is almost impossible for the Philippines to be incorporated into the United States and become a state. Since it is not our own place, naturally it will not hurt at all to give it away.

If the Chinese workers had their own piece of land and a woman could earn her own living, Sheffield believed that they would never cross the ocean or even come to the Philippines. Facts have proved that this idea is very correct. In the eyes of the employed Chinese workers, land is

It is no less hard currency than the US dollar.

Land embodies people's deepest and simplest emotions and witnesses historical changes. It can be said that when land is stable, people will have peace of mind and the country will be solid. Society has built a self-sufficient natural economy for each household, which has also led to land becoming

The most essential means of production for the Chinese people, "facing the loess and turning the back to the sky" has become the truest portrayal of life. To this day, land is still related to livelihood, but the bond between the Chinese and the land has long been deeply rooted in blood.

Sheffield fully understood this plot, and this was an absolutely correct understanding, because the United Company's biggest asset was land. When he got involved in the Spanish-American War, his first purpose was to buy low-priced estates. In Cuba, this was the case with United Allies.

I personally went to the Philippines to buy the bottom.

If you don't even have land, you have nothing. Land is the most important resource. Countries like Britain, France, and Germany are only strong for a while. No country that dares to speak loudly after a hundred years has a small territory.

Taking advantage of the temptation of land, Sheffield organized an armed force of more than 30,000 people. The weapons were naturally received from the Spanish colonial army. As for supplies, many Chinese workers are now using the land they bargained for for production, hoping to maliciously achieve self-sufficiency.

, the Democratic Army of the Philippines already looks a bit like a production and construction army.

While preparing for war, Chinese workers were still building Manila. In this way, Sheffield formed a cycle, arming Chinese workers with Spanish weapons, and making promises with bargain-hunting land. At the same time, these workers were bound to their jobs, maximizing the

It achieves a small investment and a big return.

He has even prepared a railway now. When the situation becomes a little safer and other domestic companies come to the Philippines, they will not be able to change the fact that this place is dominated by the United Company.

"It really solved a lot of difficulties for our military. I originally thought that William might be inexperienced, but now it seems that choosing Sheffield United as a contractor is the most correct decision we have made. You have to know that many members of Congress

There are quite a few complaints about this, but it was only after our repeated suggestions and the investment and help of the United Company that we decided on this matter." General Merritt, commander of the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force, said with admiration.

After going around again, several inspecting generals were very satisfied and completed this inspection. Sheffield also returned to his residence, waiting for people coming from China. Since Evelin returned to China due to health reasons, although she still has

There were other female secretaries who carried the burden on her behalf, but in the end it felt like something was missing.

Fortunately, these days are coming to an end. Sheffield kept taking out his pocket watch to check the time. It must be running down!

Not long after, Jesla pushed open the door and entered. Sheffield looked at it suspiciously and said, "It seems to be late. This is normal. After all, the Pacific Ocean is so big, it is very normal for a slight time error."

"No, boss, Miss Anne has already arrived, but we were delayed a little time at the dock. A few drunken soldiers blocked the way of Miss Anne and her group, but there was no problem. The Alamo Guards at the dock immediately discovered

Come on, drive a few soldiers away!" Jesra saw with her own eyes that Sheffield's face turned cloudy, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"Ah! You mean? There are a few drunk soldiers who want to tease my woman when they see her?" Sheffield said with a strange expression, rubbing his chin with his hand, and asked, "Do you think this is the case?

Is it a small thing?"

"Boss!" Jesra opened her mouth, and heard Sheffield knocking on the table and shouting, "Bring me Annie, these gangsters from the expeditionary force, scum, the scum of society. A group of bottom-class bastards,

Cannon fodder on the battlefield dare to flirt with my woman under the influence of alcohol, who are they?"

When Annie came in, Sheffield hugged the girl into his arms and muttered, "I was scared to death when Jesla told her about the situation."

Anne raised a pair of bare hands and stroked Sheffield's back, feeling a sense of happiness surrounding herself, and said sweetly, "It's all because I have to come over to see you for making you worry. It's been a long time since I missed you."

It was a false alarm.”

"I don't think this is a false alarm. My opinion of the Expeditionary Force has dropped a lot now. If something happens to you, I don't know what to do." Sheffield did not let go of his arms, but hugged Anne.

I'm sweating, the weather in Manila is so constant, it's summer every day.

After a long time of questioning and carefully passing through Sheffield, I finally felt relieved and said with a sullen face, "You'd better be like me and bring enough bodyguards wherever you go. There are always some bastards who don't know how to respect and don't know themselves.

They are like idiots who think that doing things will not pay the price. I am not saying that there are many people like this in the United States."

"I know, I'll listen to you!" Anne put her hands on her hands and rubbed the corners of her clothes in embarrassment.

This look seemed to make Sheffield smell a bit of a novel. Let’s not talk about this issue for now. This matter would never be settled like this. Originally, he wanted to wait for the federal government’s decision, but in view of the drunken soldiers of the expeditionary force,

In terms of performance, he felt that he could change his thinking, for example, copy the Maine's thief and shout "Catch the thief". Anyway, there are so many soldiers in the expeditionary force, and if a few of them died for the country, they would be worthy of death.
Chapter completed!