Everything is fair, and Sheffield treats not only the citizens of New Orleans like this, but soon all customers in the United States. It is fair to adopt the same attitude towards everyone.

As for the New Orleans turmoil this time, Sheffield Benefit used the name of the United Company to downplay the fact of racial conflicts. This made other shareholders confused. Since the big boss didn't care about racial issues, why did he lead in this direction in the first place?

? Faced with this doubt, Sheffield gave his own answer, "This is an election year. Don't make trouble for the election. Now that we have achieved our goal, now is the time to downplay the conflict. If there is a next time, I

It also triggers racial conflicts, which are two unrelated things."

Sheffield's move is a good and upright example. It uses racial conflicts and throws them away. This is also to prevent black issues from becoming the focus of the election. After all, there is not much time before the election.

Not surprisingly, the candidates for both the Republican and Democratic parties this year are still William McKinley and William Bryan. Regarding the Republican candidates, Sheffield has heard opinions within the Republican Party and hopes that Roosevelt will assist William McKinley in the election as his deputy.

Win support from hardliners.

He performed extremely well as Deputy Secretary of the Navy. After the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he resigned from his post, organized a volunteer force, and captured Cuba with other US military units. Roosevelt was extremely brave in the battle. After the war,

, returned home triumphantly. Then, he was elected as the governor of New York State. He implemented reforms during his term and achieved good results. His supporters suggested that McKinley choose him as his assistant, and Roosevelt himself also regarded it as a great opportunity.

This will make it easier for him to run for president in the next general election.

In the last election, the Republican Party actually only won a narrow victory, and this was also due to the factors of black voters. When William McKinley was governor, he once made a speech criticizing the lynching of black people. Most of the black people who have the right to vote have

Voted for him in the election.

But can what you say during the election be taken seriously? There are always people who mistakenly believe that the precious vote in their hands is very important to the country. At least in the last election, countless people including Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan

Big companies were the key to William McKinley's election.

William McKinley's various guarantees to the black community were naturally false, and black people were useless after becoming president. McKinley's response to racial violence caused him to lose the support of black people. He did not condemn the violence in Georgia and

A mob attacked a black postmaster in South Carolina. Black leaders criticized McKinley for sitting idly by while the atrocities occurred, but McKinley supporters responded that there were limits to what the president could do.

But even if they lose the support of black people, Sheffield feels that the Democratic Party still cannot win. On the issue of black votes alone, the Republican Party cannot get the votes of black people, and the Democratic Party cannot get them even more. Because now, in southern states, there are still cases of attacks on black people.

Many black people are not stupid enough to support the Democratic Party.

This is also the reason why Sheffield dared to direct this resistance to demolition to racial conflicts. The black community is now in this position. The Democratic Party has never cared about it, and the Republican Party will not care unless the situation is dangerous.

The incident in New Orleans was just an inconspicuous incident among the common incidents of this era, because among the fifteen criminals who were killed, less than ten were black, and this number could be suppressed.

"The disadvantages of this election are too great, but our candidates always target various trusts and create too powerful enemies! Although William McKinley has been a little more indecisive, the economy has been very good in recent years.

Well, there is little hope of William Bryan's comeback. It will be even more difficult than the last election." Sheffield sighed, looked at his friends and said, "But it doesn't matter, as long as we have time, who says we can't come back?

What? If it doesn’t work this time, there will be a next time. If it doesn’t work next time, there will be a next time. Our group of people are not very old, so we can always get opportunities."

"Can't we think of a way to replace William Bryan?" Gale asked, squinting his eyes. "How sure are we to prevent him from winning the Democratic primary?"

"Unless we kill him, we are not sure!" Sheffield smiled bitterly and shook his head. "But there is no need. If another person is elected, it is still impossible to win against the Republicans McKinley and Roosevelt. They can't win anyway.

Why is it necessary not to replace William Bryan? Should we kill Bryan and frame it for the Republican Party?"

Don't be ridiculous, they are losing anyway, so Sheffield has to take the risk to get rid of the candidate of the party he has always supported? It can't change the final result, so what's the point of doing so?

At least Sheffield doesn't have the strength to jump out of the car now. It's not unacceptable to be able to hold on to the southern states and serve as the leader of the alliance! He doesn't believe that voters have never had the desire to change the election and have always allowed the Republican Party to be in power.

"Building so many houses is not because New Orleans is under great population pressure today. The city's population can only be said to be sufficient. If we expect this project to make us money, it is still a little short of it. This will take five to ten years.

For long-term investment, each of you should know that what can really revitalize New Orleans is the labor-intensive industry, which requires a large number of workers. In addition, after the war with Spain, the south can bind the existence of the United States. The geographical location and industry are new

The key to the take-off of Orleans. At present, the only industry I have in hand to attract a large number of people is the automobile industry, and I am planning to move a production line there."

Sheffield is all about raising funds to get involved in the steel industry. In order to achieve this goal, he has now become obsessed with cutting leeks. He not only wields the knife at the citizenry, but no one who can think of it can escape his knife skills.

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This creates a problem, which requires the leeks to be more luxuriant. At the same time, it also asks allies who have already invested money not to rush to get back the money for the time being, at least they are expected to ask for money back this year.

In fact, Sheffield is not trying to paint a picture, because as long as his idea is successful, New Orleans will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes, but the harvest time may not be as long as two or three years.

McHale and Gale all nodded. They knew that Sheffield attached great importance to the automobile industry, and even said that this industry would be the basis for overturning Yang Kai. However, some people said in confusion, "The automobile industry is really so big."

ability?"

"Of course, once I firmly control the automobile industry, a massive population will soon pour into the city. By then, it is not certain whether the apartments we are building now will be enough. It will take two or three years for you to

Then you will know if what I said is true!" Sheffield said with a confident expression, "I'm afraid that you will sell the property in your hands too early and not make enough money."

"Haha!" The slave owners' friends burst into laughter. If this is really the case, what a wonderful prospect it is.

"Don't worry, a bright future is waiting for you!" Sheffield licked his lips and said pointedly, "Don't wait until then. It depends on your appetite."

In this era, the automobile industry is undoubtedly a high-tech industry. Although it is a labor-intensive industry in later generations, this is not contradictory. In this era, the two overlap. The reason why Sheffield has such great confidence is because Detroit

history as a reference.

What pillar industry does Detroit have? Isn’t it the automobile industry? In its heyday, the 1940s, Detroit’s population ranked among the top five major cities in the United States, ranking only behind New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

, surpassing Boston and New Orleans. The four major American automobile manufacturing companies, Ford, General Motors, Crisler and Dodge, are gathered here, making it a famous automobile kingdom.

You can't even see the taillights of Detroit in Houston or New Orleans. Detroit is entirely supported by the automobile industry.

Due to the prosperity of the automobile industry, various hotel buildings have been built in Detroit. The rapid development of the automobile industry has caused the urban population of Detroit to expand at an alarming rate. Large numbers of new workers have poured in from all over the United States, providing sufficient funds for urban construction.

, in more than 20 years, Detroit's population has approached the two million mark.

Considering that the current population of Detroit is less than that of Los Angeles, which has a population of 100,000, this growth rate is simply exaggerated. If Sheffield can use New Orleans as a car base and reach half the population growth rate of Detroit, he will not be short of leeks. You must know that New Orleans is now

The population itself is much larger than Detroit.

"Once the automobile industry introduces more people, a lot of money will flow in from other places. After all, many Yang guys have a very keen sense of smell. By then, the industry in our hands will become very valuable. I think William is right,

We can't rush this matter, the house in our hands is worth holding for a long time." Gale said instead what Sheffield wanted to say but was embarrassed to say, causing many people to nod.

"But William, don't you care about Houston anymore?" McHale frowned and said, "That's your base camp."

"Houston has other things. As the most important port in Texas, the production of Texas oil fields is still increasing rapidly. It is enough for Houston to absorb the oil industry." Sheffield sighed.

, "You can't be too greedy. Texas is the headquarters of the United Company, but New Orleans is the headquarters of the entire Dixie people. I am not a selfish person."

Sheffield does not expect its allies to be as wealthy and powerful as the Morgan Alliance, but it cannot be too weak and invulnerable. It must always let these allies grow a little.

The actions of the United Company and a number of allied companies in New Orleans will undoubtedly be a stabilizer for Louisiana before the election. Although Louisiana only has eight electoral votes, once there is a large influx of people,

If you enter, it may become more and more important.

"When we complete the project in New Orleans, I will take you to the Yankee city to build real estate and promote the experience in New Orleans to the whole country!" Sheffield seemed to have seen the birth of a group called the Real Estate Speculators Group.
Chapter completed!