Given the relationship between Mark Hanna and Mr. President, Roosevelt had to think about this issue. If he had no political ambitions, he would not go all the way to Cuba and then turn around and run for governor of New York.

Now that his status in the Republican Party has increased, he has a group of loyal fans, and he has also attracted the attention of Mr. President. Should he abandon everything and compete with the president, or should he be a collaborator and wait until he is full-fledged to go it alone? This question

Think about it carefully.

Roosevelt knew that it was still early before the real election, and he still had the opportunity to judge how to make the best decision. This meeting was just a test for both parties. How to get along depends on the conditions of the other party.

As for the Democratic Party, the most popular candidate is still William Bryan. History has given Sheffield a dilemma at this time. He hates William Bryan's ideas very much, but this man is very popular with the Democrats.

He cannot do anything to split the Democratic Party.

After the Civil War, the Democratic Party was already in a weak position. It was not easy to win. He had to consider the unity of the general environment and could not destroy the weak base of the Democratic Party. But the Republican opposite, William McKinley

Seems like a good candidate.

Sheffield remembered that William McKinley was assassinated, and his successor was Vice President Roosevelt. Sheffield has always wanted to maintain the known history as much as possible, and has a sense of rejection towards unknown people because he has not yet learned from the familiar environment.

Get enough benefits out of it, and you won’t have to jump out of the car.

Out of consideration for maintaining the historical order, don't let history change drastically. If no one assassinates the president, Sheffield will want to do it himself. But Roosevelt is a president who is very unfriendly to trust companies. Once Roosevelt becomes president, he will almost

William Bryan almost became president.

It was detrimental to big business, but he would rather Roosevelt came to power than William Bryan, who he didn't know much about. Because he knew one of Roosevelt's characteristics. This man was very greedy for power and once wanted to challenge the hidden rules of re-election. The third election

At that time, in order to get rid of the control of the Republican Party, he ran for office under the name of a new party alone, which caused the Republican Party to split and gave the Democratic Party a chance.

That election was more important to the Democratic Party than the Cleveland presidential election that broke the Republican Party's political monopoly for the first time. The two-party politics in the United States was back on track, and it was no longer a difficult situation for the Democratic Party to win.

From this point of view, Roosevelt's greed for power actually stimulated the political balance of the United States. Without him splitting the Republican Party once, the Democratic Party would always steal elections.

For Sheffield, this year's election means that he has to watch one bastard run against another bastard. There is no candidate he likes.

"One day I will have the ability to jump off the bus!" Sheffield took the draft of the New Orleans reconstruction plan that had not been released to the public, but had been obtained from the state assembly, and thanked Gale and McHale, "From past experience,

Look, when it comes to an election year, these politicians are like cerebral palsy. They are still there, but their souls have long been drained out. To be honest, there were some mistakes when trying to push forward the project this time, but I finally got it."

The weirdness brought about by the four-year cycle of elections is because this is the national condition of our country, Sheffield will not mention it here. He knows that this is a weakness of the United States of America. Fortunately, he did not encounter a evenly matched opponent in the trade war.

war, otherwise this weakness alone would be enough to make the United States unable to cry.

A certain person once evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of the Soviet Union and the United States. Politically, he believed that the weakness of the United States' quadrennial elections was too obvious and that it was difficult to form policy coherence. As long as the Soviet Union kept moving forward in accordance with its goals, it would one day win against the United States.

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But at the end of the Soviet Union, a relatively famous capitulationist appeared, which exposed the shortcomings of the Soviet Union, that is, when he wanted to surrender, no one could stop him from surrendering. If the president of the United States wants to surrender himself, he has to look at other people.

willing.

Supported by pig-like opponents, it had already struggled to kill the human beacon that Japan and Germany implemented the Plaza Agreement. Without discovering its own institutional problems, it saw the collapse of its opponents first.

"So, when do we start!" Gale and McHale asked, "We have contacted many farmers, almost all over the southern states. Because of the Panama Canal project, many people are very interested."

Sheffield smiled. In the hands of the United Company, the Panama Canal project has almost become an artifact. I have to say it when I meet Vanderbilt II. I have to say it when I meet Edith Rockefeller. This golden sign is really admired.

It was used to the extreme, and he had to admit that this project was really effective when used as bait.

With his current behavior, Sheffield is actually similar to a liar. The only difference is that he is a very rich liar. The market value of several companies in the stock market is as low as 10%. In addition, he has the right to dig the Panama Canal.

Some people may think that he is in urgent need of money now and does not know where his money will be used by Sheffield.

It can be said that what he is implementing is the earliest Ponzi scheme, which directly puts the founder out of work.

Just after the First World War, the world economic system was in chaos, and Ponzi took advantage of this chaos. He claimed that he could make money by buying some kind of European postal notes and selling them to the United States. Due to policies, exchange rates between countries

Among other factors, it is indeed difficult for ordinary people to understand many economic behaviors.

In fact, anyone who knows a little bit of financial knowledge will point out that it is impossible to make money in this way. However, on the one hand, Ponzi made a fuss about finance, and on the other hand, he set up a huge bait. Moreover, he also gave people "eyesight"

Evidence that it is true: the first batch of "investors" did get the returns promised by Ponzi within the specified time. As a result, subsequent "investors" followed up in large numbers.

Now that the Ponzi scheme has not yet appeared, Sheffield is starting to operate its own Sheffield scheme, which is just relying on existing industries as bait to obtain enough funds to take over the Carnegie Steel Company. Sheffield does not even have a penny.

If I don’t want to sell out, I will use the raised funds to take over the deal.

Even Sheffield was prepared to default on his debts in the event of a collapse. At least he would default on his debts for a few years until all the industries he invested in were profitable. From this point of view, he was even more egregious than the inventor of the Ponzi scheme. He reaped the rewards

It was citizens, Southern farmers, Vanderbilt II and Edith Rockefeller, almost all classes.

Now is the time to take action. Sheffield knows that the risks this time are huge. He is simply a truly rich man and is not just trying to do nothing. Although the method is similar to a Ponzi scheme, he has the ability to cover up, at least all

Everyone believes that he has this ability.

"Of course we need to start as soon as possible. You can't wait even a minute for making money!" Sheffield stated this, but then asked, "Have you cleaned up the black community? Don't cause trouble for us."

"Don't worry, we lied to them. They are all waiting to work abroad. Through some rumors, the company will even provide them with housing so that they can work abroad with peace of mind." McHale said, patting his chest.

"If the manpower is not enough, you can also buy the population from Puerto Rico." Sheffield hesitated and lowered his voice. In fact, this was a secret statement. In order to ensure that the Panama project proceeds as scheduled, if the labor force is not enough, the labor force of the year will be restored.

Business.

The Spanish-American War broke out and Spain was defeated. According to the Treaty of Paris, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States. The United States' administrative jurisdiction over Puerto Rico first took the form of a military government. During its two-year governance of the island, the military government established schools, roads

, railways, hospitals and health facilities.

Although it is cruel, trying to keep costs down is still an important consideration. Even the Chinese workers in San Francisco have been intercepted. Don't go to Panama yet. We will finish the reconstruction project in New Orleans.

Less than a week after Sheffield returned to New Orleans, the state government officially announced the urban reconstruction plan. Subsequently, allies of the United Company sent out their own private armed forces and began to go door-to-door to urge citizens to relocate, and began to use both carrot and stick to persuade residents to move.

Make room.

Sheffield thinks that everything is for the good of these citizens. Of course, some people may not understand, but it doesn't matter. If a child is disobedient, just slap him twice. This is all for future growth.

As for himself, he discussed the progress of the project with Zhang Deqing, the leader of the Chinese workers. In the interest of speed, economy, and efficiency, it was most reassuring to use the most efficient labor force. In fact, the capitalists in the entire United States liked workers like the Chinese workers who were hardworking and uncomplaining. However,

The citizens of the United States didn't like it. They thought Chinese workers were taking their jobs.

But like Sheffield, which was so obvious that it was using Chinese workers as workers despite the Chinese Exclusion Act, ordinary capitalists did not have the courage. Even Zhang Deqing was surprised and suspected that he had heard wrongly, "Are they working in China?"

"Where else? This is not California, so what are you afraid of?" Sheffield held his head with one hand and said calmly, "Of course we Dixie people are also very xenophobic, but the order is different from the citizens of the Great West. We

The most annoying people are the Yankees, and then the black people, and you don’t even know how far behind you are as a group.”

The order is absolutely correct, heretics are more hateful than heretics, and Sheffield's ranking is very objective and fair.

"I'm just a little surprised, don't you know the salary?" Zhang Deqing hesitated and asked cautiously.

"Seventy percent of the salary of the same white people, you will never default on your debt. Considering that it is not an easy job, I don't require you to work sixteen hours a day. It's half and half, twelve hours is enough." Sheffield said a lot.
Chapter completed!