Take the Panama Canal for example. Sheffield was not interested at first, but in the end he still worked hard for it. Isn't this a typical example of being unable to restrain his greed? This matter has nothing to do with what Gale and McHale said.

He became greedy.

However, since you have decided to intervene, you must give 100% effort to this end, combine various favorable conditions, and try to make everything go as smoothly as possible. The outbreak of the Boer War is a good opportunity. This war can divert the attention of Wall Street, which has the most economic power. The same goes for France.

Poor management of the canal company is also a good opportunity.

The only thing that may still be relatively unfamiliar is that the United States has just entered the imperialist period, and some of the methods of supporting freedom fighters may be relatively crude and cannot provide you with any useful experience. You still need to do this yourself.

To be honest, Sheffield really has more theoretical knowledge than the politicians of this era. At least he has seen how the United States supports freedom fighters.

In the economic field, the economic development of a region is sluggish in the short term and many problems cannot be solved immediately, which provides economic soil; in the political field, if the phenomenon of corruption within the ruling party is serious, it will arouse the public's dissatisfaction with the ruling party.

Agree but not support, which provides political incentives for the implementation of democratic freedoms;

Public sentiment is a barometer of society. If social governance cannot keep up, people's livelihood problems cannot be effectively solved, and public goods are in short supply, it will trigger public dissatisfaction. If the problem of public sentiment is serious and it is difficult to form consensus and cohesion, then

It will allow Western forces to take advantage of public sentiment and use populism to incite public sentiment. This provides a basis for public opinion to achieve their goals.

At present, Panama has economic and political factors that no longer agree with the Colombian central government. It has the conditions to kill your whole family after democracy.

Originally, Sheffield wanted to personally conduct some summer operations. After telling Keane his ideas, he was ready to return to Texas to take command nearby. However, the news from Los Angeles had to postpone Sheffield's idea. The Panama Canal was under his control.

It became a trivial matter in his eyes again, and now he was going to do serious business.

Five days later, Sheffield was already at the entrance of a private hospital, sitting by the bedside with Evelin, who had just given birth, peeling a fresh mango, and handed it to Evelin's mouth.

"Boss!" Evelin looked at this man with a complicated expression, and there was a little apology in her eyes.

"Don't call me boss, just call me by your name from now on." Sheffield smiled gently and fed the mother herself. Although white people don't have the habit of confinement, there is always some impact after just giving birth. "It's my fault.

"In fact, I should stay in Los Angeles for a while, but I have other things to worry about. After all, China is not Manila, and there are many things."

"William, I'm sorry I didn't give you a boy!" Although Evelin changed her mind, she still felt a little guilty. He knew that for a large company, male offspring must be much more important than females.

"This matter is the same to me. If you don't object, you can do it again in the future." Sheffield finally knew why Evelin was like this. In this era, there is also some preference for boys over girls in the United States.

, after all, the times are limited. Evelin feels that giving birth to a girl has let her down?

But not yet. Sheffield itself was born in a country that favors boys over girls. Many people may object to this. They think that the status of women in the Republic is already high enough. When they enter adulthood, the status of women is not high enough, but begins to

Overtaking men. But this is only one aspect. Equality between men and women also depends on the birth ratio.

The ratio of male to female births in the Republic is definitely not optimistic, and can even be said to be regressing. The world ranking is declining every year. On the contrary to the rapid progress in other indicators, the imbalance between supply and demand has also caused the problem of bride price to skyrocket.

Therefore, Sheffield would not care too much about the issue of giving birth to a girl. If Evelin cared about this issue, she could continue to give birth to a girl, and it would not be impossible for her to support her.

"Actually, you are already at a disadvantage by being with me. Although you may avoid some troubles in terms of living standards, you are definitely not as free as before, and you already have children before you are married, which may also cause some trouble.

, but it doesn't matter, I will help you solve some things." When Evelin finished eating the mango, Sheffield grabbed the girl's hand and said, "As long as you don't have any resentment towards me in your heart."

"How could I hate you? I have given everything to you." Evelin said sadly, "Everything is of my own free will."

"No, I forced you. My memory is not that bad, so I asked you to cover up my sins. If it had been anyone else, I might have been squatting in jail now." Sheffield corrected Evelin's expression.

Mistakes, even if he does bad things, he always admits the bad things he does. There is no need to hide anything. "Thank you for giving birth to a girl for me. This is repaying evil with kindness. I will definitely do it in the future."

Take care of you as much as possible."

After hearing these words, Evelin felt moved in her heart and said weakly, "You are a good person!"

I still think he is a scumbag! Sheffield smiled helplessly. Ever since there was life in her belly, it seems that Evelin’s IQ has dropped. There is no way that he fits the concept of a good person. This time he came to Los Angeles with a woman.

Come on, it's an absolute scumbag behavior.

"I am a descendant of a slave owner, and I also have the mentality of a slave owner. Most people would not agree with the title of a good man like you." Sheffield laughed at himself. He is a standard butt that determines his head. He must never give up the benefits he has obtained. For the sake of

You can do anything with money, but you are called a good person. It is really ironic.

However, Sheffield is now a man with two sons and a daughter. Due to the Panama Canal project, there will soon be a lot of families who have been destroyed, but here he is holding his baby and his mistress. The world is so unfair, and human beings

The gap is bigger than that between humans and pigs.

"Boss, there may be news from Paris." Jesra took the telegram and disturbed the rare tender moment of his boss. He actually didn't want to do this, but this was what Sheffield said. If there is news about the canal, hurry up.

Bring it over.

"Are you leaving?" Evelin's smile, which had just been happy for a while, gradually disappeared. Of course she was happy that her man could come over to see her, but this happiness was a little too fast.

"Where to go? Should I dig the soil? Who can't do that kind of thing?" Sheffield asked with a smile, "I contracted the project, so I naturally have a way to find people to do it myself. I don't have to do it myself.

Normally you can, but now you have just given birth and I leave as soon as you see her, then am I still a human being? I may not be a good person, but I think I am still a human being."

The old man received a telegram from Paris saying that in principle, the Paris Canal Company was willing to transfer the right to dig the Panama Canal to the United Company. Then the matter would be simple. Just set the transfer price and find a time to negotiate.

Due to the bargaining chips in the hands of both parties, Sheffield made a judgment that the French Canal Company was not operating well and that this matter was in a buyer's market environment. Although his side could be called urgent. But the French

The predicament here is bigger than our own, so this matter will be negotiated within the United States.

After Jesla called him back like this, Sheffield continued to stay in the hospital and was discharged from the hospital a few days later with Evelyn, who was unwilling to stay in the hospital. He was dealing with the two women, waiting for the French Canal Company negotiation team to arrive.

During this time, the war between Britain and the Boers was also in full swing. Two months into the war, the British Empire had disgraced its world hegemony. Ladysmith's four thousand British troops were commanded by Lieutenant General George White.

They launched a counterattack against the Cloth Army and encountered the main force of the Cloth Army commanded by Joubert in Nicholson Gorge. The British army was defeated with the loss of 1,300 men. The remaining troops retreated to Ladysmith and were immediately surrounded.

In the ensuing battle, due to the fact that the Bundeswehr had concealed its artillery positions first, and the British commander's command errors resulted in scattered troops and rigid tactics, the British army suffered a disastrous defeat in this battle, with another 1,100 people killed and two missing.

One hundred and fifty men and ten cannons were lost. The Boer army only had eight killed and thirty wounded.

At the same time, the British army also suffered defeats in Kimberley on the western front and Stormberg on the central line. In this way, in the first stage of the war, the world's hegemon, the British Empire, was well lost amidst the eager gloating of the world.

A grown-up. Very much like Spain, the earlier world hegemon during the Spanish-American War last year.

In the first stage of the war, the British army suffered heavy losses, which forged the reputation of the Boers for being good at fighting. It also attracted the attention of New York financiers on the other side of the Atlantic. The embarrassing moment for the British army was an incident for other countries with hatred.

This is a very satisfying thing, but for bankers including Morgan, this is another opportunity to eat cake. The Morgans used their connections in London to inquire about every detail of the battle between the British army and the Boers, looking for the right solution.

opportunity to eat.

Compared with the Boer War, which attracted the world's attention, the negotiations between Sheffield and the French Canal Company seemed much more deserted. However, in the eyes of all parties involved at this time, this matter was still very important.

Morgan could make his own war fortune, and Sheffield was also using the Boer War to provide cover for his plans. The two parallel lines ignored the interference and started negotiations in New Orleans. The reason why they chose this place was because New Orleans was originally French.
Chapter completed!