This has to mention its subsidiary United Arms Company. Currently, in the field of gunpowder and firearms, it is gratifying to surpass its old rival DuPont Consortium. However, the firearms of United Company mainly serve ground combat forces, that is, the Army and Marun.

.But the bulk of the United States' military expenditures is the Navy. This is very embarrassing for a group whose basic industries are agriculture, animal husbandry and arms, because the naval warship manufacturing plants are on the east and west coasts. United Company's Houston Shipyard, Xiudu

If Xiu doesn't understand, it's not easy to poach people. The difficulty of poaching a corner is far more difficult than fighting the DuPont Consortium.

"God bless, let's make the earthquake more violent." Sheffield thought for a long time and really thought of a solution, which was to wait for the San Francisco earthquake. Because the shipyards on the west coast of the United States also have the ability to manufacture warships.

Currently, many warships in the U.S. Navy are produced at the San Francisco Shipyard.

Although the field of 10,000-ton warships is not as good as some shipyards on the East Coast, it is definitely much better than the shipyards in Houston.

Now we can only count on natural disasters for help. The historical San Francisco earthquake had its epicenter on the San Andreas Fault close to San Francisco. The power of the earthquake can be felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, California, and even inland Nevada.

.The earthquake and the ensuing fire caused severe damage to San Francisco and can be said to be the most serious natural disaster suffered by a major city in the history of the United States.

This earthquake left half of the residents of San Francisco homeless, and because of a trick that any official would do, cover the lid! They were afraid that the federal government would not provide funds for reconstruction, so the local government suppressed the loss of casualties, fearing that it would cause

Panic delayed the arrival of reconstruction funds.

This earthquake is a good opportunity for Sheffield to pick up the bottom and take out a small book to write it down to prevent it from being forgotten after a while. As for whether it can take some actions in advance to reduce the losses of local residents and save lives, etc.

. That is the idea of ​​the savior. Sheffield is a slave owner and he does not have that idea.

Waiting for a major earthquake to occur and going deep into the disaster area to buy bargains is far from shameless. This is the problem of the earth, not the disaster caused by him. Sheffield is just being arrogant and does not feel that he has the ability to wipe the earth's ass.

I wrote down the story of going for bargain hunting after a major earthquake, and thought about whether there was any other way to enable my shipyard to overtake others in a corner. In fact, there is a way to build an aircraft carrier.

For the weak Houston Shipyard, if it wants to have a place in the wave of naval construction, it can only start from the corner, which is very suitable for the aircraft carrier that grandma does not love but uncle does not love.

Another advantage is that the patent for the aircraft is in the hands of the United Company. Strictly speaking, it is not the aircraft carrier that eliminates the battleships, but the aircraft. Let’s not talk about maritime issues. Even on land, aircraft bombing in the face of artillery salvos will not be enough.

It has very obvious advantages. The aircraft carrier is just a carrier, and the aircraft is the real protagonist in changing the mode of naval warfare.

Even a hundred years later, aircraft carriers will still be comparing whose carrier-based aircraft are more powerful. The aircraft carrier itself does not have much offensive power. It is not as good as when the aircraft carrier first came out, when the aircraft carrier still had a few naval guns to decorate its appearance.

Some naval strategy magazines mention strategic issues in the following paragraphs: Ninety percent of the world's population and more than eighty percent of the capitals of countries are located less than a thousand kilometers from the coast."

"There are 57 countries in the world with more than 60 combat aircraft, and 37 countries with more than 60 more advanced third-generation aircraft, most of which are U.S. allies."

This description does not describe how powerful aircraft carriers are at all, but that U.S. carrier-based aircraft pose a great threat and are an obvious threat to most countries.

"Find a merchant ship and modify it to see if we can defraud Roosevelt of some military expenses." Sheffield was still determined to cut off a portion of his profit from the feast of naval expansion.

You cannot directly build an aircraft carrier. Although you have never seen pork or seen pigs running, slave owners still have an impression of the general outline of an aircraft carrier, but it must also match the development of the times. Even airplanes cannot run very far. You need such a good aircraft carrier.

What to do.

"If I build a ship, what do you think would be a better name?" Sheffield, who was in a good mood, asked Anne for her opinion during lunch.

"Aren't the habits of your country all named after themselves?" Anne glanced at Sheffield strangely. She didn't know where the slave owner made the mistake. Why did he think of building a ship?

"It's not a good idea to name this!" Sheffield shook his head when he heard this. Naming a warship that might be sunk in the war after himself? That was too unthinkable. He said vaguely, "It's okay to use the name USS America.

"

"Oh? That's okay!" Anne nodded, obviously not very concerned about this issue. She didn't know that Sheffield had returned to his old ways and once again threw away the guarantee of stability.

After eating, the two went to Lafayette to chat for a while, and then came to the manor for a walk. Anne was now more familiar with Arlington Manor than Sheffield. The slave owner was either on the road or on the road, so he stayed here.

The time was not nearly as long as Anne's.

When he came to the swing and asked Anne to sit on it, Sheffield pushed Anne and chatted for a while, then suddenly said, "How about we think about when to get married!"

This sudden question almost made Anne's body tilt and fall. When she came back, she grabbed Sheffield's clothes. She walked down with expectation and timidity, and asked in disbelief, "You want to marry me?"

"

"What's the point of raising you at home? It's not fair to you!" Sheffield said with a bitter smile, "If I say I've thought about it well, I haven't thought about it completely, but sooner or later I have to give you an explanation.

.”

Even this attitude was enough for Anne to feel surrounded by happiness. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. Even if she didn't get married right away, Sheffield's attitude was enough to satisfy her. She hugged the man and whispered,

"My dear, I am willing to sign a prenuptial agreement with you."

Prenuptial property agreements have been around for a long time. Carnegie and his wife signed a prenuptial agreement before getting married. It is nothing new among the wealthy class of the United States in this era. Anne took the initiative to sign a prenuptial agreement, did she?

To ensure a secure life, one can say that one is risking one's life.

"Without that thing, I don't believe you dare to divorce me!" Sheffield flatly refused. This not only reassured Anne, but also meant that he had many ways to avoid it.

"That's definitely not the case!" Annie, who was holding the man, said sweetly, "I'm not an idiot!"

Although she has not decided when to get married, Annie, who has taken the reassurance here in Sheffield, feels as if she is in a state of ecstasy even when she walks. When Sheffield follows behind, she can't help but smile, fearing that the girl won't do it by herself.

He tripped and fell.

"You are so generous. She took the initiative to sign a prenuptial agreement, but you didn't want it. If one day she gets divorced, it won't mean that she will take away half of the joint company's property!" After hearing what Sheffield said, Lafayette was quite dissatisfied.

Constantly criticizing the heir's naivety.

"Grandma, that thing is a bit weird to sign. I'm not that old man like Carnegie." Sheffield silently accepted Lafayette's teachings, and finally said, "Then let's be more straightforward, just in case Anne or any other woman happens in the future.

, if you want to divorce me, or use your children to ask for the division of property, what can my grandmother do?"

"There are so many ways!" Lafayette said with a slight smile, "Then there is no need to explain this matter clearly. At your age, it doesn't matter how much money you like to spend on women, but you cannot divide the company's equity. I know it in my heart.

This is enough."

Too many ways are nothing more than too many ways to make trouble go away. Sheffield had heard before that in his grandfather's generation, this family was not alone. It was just that other members had accidents and it became what it is now.

situation.

This time when he went to Houston, Sheffield took Annie with him to Tesla's 404 Research Institute. Annie and Tesla also knew each other, and they greeted each other very friendly.

"I decided to organize the World Expo in New Orleans in May and June to use this platform to show the current strength of the United Company and its influence at the forefront of the times. I will talk about this with my partners in Europe in a few days.

Something." After sitting down, Sheffield first said the purpose of coming here, and then paused and made a request to Tesla, "I have an idea, and I need Mr. Tesla to help me realize it."

"Boss, please speak!" Tesla was a little surprised. With United Company's huge financial resources, how could he still be of help?

"I need a space as big as a room, filled with all the electrical appliances that have appeared in the world now, including those that are already known to the public, those that have not yet been accepted by the public, and even those that are still in the laboratory." Sheffield Brain

An idea flashed through his mind and he said, "We need to fill the kitchen with all new things to show the public what a soldier should look like in the twentieth century."

Sheffield had an idea just now. He thought of the kitchen debate between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War decades later. This idea is not bad. The slave owners are already preparing to cut off the slaves. When the Cold War comes again in the future, both sides are asked to find other ways.

"In this way, miniaturization is actually still difficult, but if it is just for a demonstration, I am willing to try!" Tesla thought for a while and agreed, "The reason why I came to the United Company in the first place was because I wanted to be able to

To better serve the public.”
Chapter completed!