"Actually, this is a gamble. The president's tendency has become so obvious. Everyone knows that the trust will face real pressure this time. Those two people hope that I will be stabbed first, but I also hope that they will be stabbed first. This is

It depends on who can bear it." Morgan said with a relaxed expression, "I am involved in many industries, but the proportion is not large. I just tie up more people. If I really get into trouble with antitrust laws,

Maybe this group is in pain, but I don't necessarily feel much pain myself, they are different."

Little Morgan thought for a while, and it seemed that what his father said made sense. Although Morgan's indirect control did not have a huge say, it was also an excellent way to protect himself. Now let's see who is more powerful and can control the situation in the future.

Survive the storm.

Business fights naturally have their own rules. At least for now, all parties preparing to place bets are planning to place the battlefield within a certain range. Of course, not everyone has integrity in this aspect.

Taking advantage of the recent excitement in the coal field, Sheffield ordered the Sheffield Rand Gunpowder Company to reduce the prices of all products in the gunpowder field, officially launching a price war against the DuPont consortium.

When the current market is in chaos, it is actually very suitable to carry out a price war. Sheffield has long wanted to do this, but there is usually no reason. Slave owners always want to make a name for themselves. This strike has aroused national concern.

Note that it is actually just right. If you don’t fight at this time, fight when.

Both Rockefeller Jr. and Sheffield concluded that the battle between the cartel and the Miners' Federation would not be decided until at least the autumn, because by that time the weather would start to turn cold and huge pressure would fall on both sides.

It's hot summer, and the citizen class' demand for coal is not urgent. Ordinary people cannot really feel the urgency of the industrial sector. Only when citizens themselves feel uncomfortable will they really pay attention to this issue.

"When we go to Puerto Rico, the Chinese workers will definitely be acclimatized. I won't say much about disease prevention, just in case you can't control it!" Sheffield gave Jesla a look that you all know, and the latter was also accurate.

Received, "I will never let them escape Puerto Rico."

"Then you will arrange for the Chinese workers to board the ship, and draw people from the black gold branch in Cuba to establish a base in Puerto Rico." Sheffield stretched and said tiredly, "If nothing happens, you don't need to inform me of the progress. New Orleans is also very busy recently.

of."

It can be said that the entire United States now knows that New Orleans will officially host the World Expo, and the European side has also used companies with business contacts to spread the publicity.

The slave owner was so busy that he was busy building a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the venue, but it was reduced to a quarter of the scale. This move undoubtedly confirmed the reputation of the replica empire. Sheffield turned a deaf ear to some objections and went with his feelings.

A somewhat embarrassed McHale said, "Annie was homesick, so she wanted to create a better atmosphere at home."

"It's just a girl, William, you don't look like this kind of person." McHale looked disbelieving. He didn't believe that Sheffield would do such a thing because of a woman.

"That's because you got it wrong. This is the kind of person I am. I will do anything for the woman I like." Sheffield pushed McHale, looking like he was possessed by King Zhou You, "They are all enemies of rich people."

If the poor people make trouble again, they are just jealous that I can do it, but they don't have the capital. Who is to blame? If their wives and daughters are beautiful, they can be sent directly to the manor, and maybe I can help them realize their dreams."

While Sheffield was focusing on advertising New Orleans, a shocking conflict occurred in the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania.

In a mine that wanted to resume work, a conflict caused bloodshed. This was not worth mentioning, because a small amount of bloodshed is quite normal. It occurs in every strike. This is the first general strike in the new century.

, there has been no bloody conflict so far, which is already abnormal in itself.

So this did not attract Sheffield's attention. He chatted with Rockefeller on the phone with a smile, and then continued to be busy with his own affairs, because guests were already on their way, and they would arrive in New Orleans soon. Those who were already on their way

The guest Anne was not looking forward to it because she was a German guest. Although she had lived in the United States for many years, she was still worried about the conflict between Germany and France.

The anthracite coal mine is a large town adjacent to the mine. On this day, a large number of adult men appeared. These men were strong and strong, but their faces did not have the weather of years of work. After getting off the train station, they stopped in the town temporarily.

Settlement. In the small town in the middle of the night, a group of nearly 200 people marched southward in the dark along the street. The leaders of the group all held kerosene lamps in their hands. There were also dots in the middle of the group, one person every few people.

Individuals hold kerosene lamps to form a moving stream of light. These people are all heads of bodyguard companies in gray uniforms.

As for the destination, only Jie Lin from the team knew about it. However, Captain Jie Lin frowned after receiving the order. The destination was not an easy place to go, and he had to be fully armed. Now the company is not as fully armed as before, just pick up a shovel.

It is armed. Wearing and holding a shield is considered fully armed.

The current full-scale armament includes a lot of equipment. Although it is not as neat as the military, except for the original company's firearms and cold weapons, everyone has a share, and the quantity is not large.

Jielin did know where he was heading overnight, and the destination was an anthracite coal mining area, but Jason didn't understand what the big hirer's intention was. He could infiltrate the leader of a private armed company, even a small team.

, who commands more than two hundred people, is not an ordinary ignorant person.

If it weren't for the price of this dispatch, which was too hard to refuse, Jason would never have come to the anthracite coal mining area that had caused a lot of trouble. He knew that this place was now a powder keg, and if something was wrong at all, it would attract national attention.

.

It wasn't until midnight that the team arrived at its destination. On the road in the anthracite coal mining area, there were thirty or forty people guarding the intersection. I was still surprised that a strange team of nearly two hundred people came, but I was relieved to see clearly who was coming.

At a glance, although these people cannot be said to be particularly smart, they can still be identified at a glance whether they are from miners or not.

"I am West, a worker who wants to open the mine. I really need your help this time." West stepped forward and introduced himself. There is no doubt that what he is doing now is holding back the strike movement.

, that is, what the miners call scabs. Starting work is bound to be accompanied by huge risks, and such traitorous actions may bring danger to one's own safety.

Naturally, a little extra help is needed. Jielin nodded and said, "We understand. We have brought enough weapons this time. I must explain that I will do my best to ensure the start of the mine."

As the sky slowly turns brighter, a new day begins, but many workers who are sleeping hear a sound that they have not heard recently but were very familiar with before, the bell that wakes up the miners to work. Many miners are attracted by this

I was woken up by the annoying sound, and I sat up in a daze, but I immediately understood what the sound meant, that a mine was starting to work!

Scab! This word appeared in everyone's mind. Many people didn't even have time to put on their clothes, so they ran out of the miners' simple shacks, looking for the direction from which the sound came, to determine which mine was actually working...

Miners like ants swarmed towards the mine that was under construction. They saw a large group of strangers, armed men led by Jielin. Everyone wore gray uniforms and stood guard here to block the attack.

them.

"Who are you!" The miners who came over saw a lot of armed people blocking the way, but when they saw that there were five or six thousand miners gathered behind them, they couldn't help but became bolder and shouted, hoping to scare away these armed forces who didn't know where they came from.

personnel.

"Not everyone is just like you, eating here and waiting to die. There are many miners who need to make money to support their families, do you understand?" Jielin looked at these miners calmly. To be honest, he felt sorry for so many miners.

He was also a little timid, but since he was hired, he had to stand on the side of the employer and speak, and he also carried enough guns. Everyone would be afraid of death, so he should be able to suppress these miners.

The confrontation happened in front of the two groups. As time went by, especially the work in the mines, it seemed to be a worrying signal, and many miners had already retreated mentally.

At this time, there was no retreat, and the miners began to make encouraging voices, trying to get these armed men to get out of the way. Some miners were holding shovels, hoes, and other things they could find as weapons. As long as the gun went off, it might evolve.

into a violent conflict.

Bang... God did not appear at this time. This gunshot was like a signal, igniting the entire Pennsylvania anthracite coal mine. Suddenly, the string that had been tightened for a long time broke. The entire anthracite coal mine area was filled with thick smoke.

In the mining area, riots, arson, and mine shafts were flooded, and mines that tried to start operations were besieged by striking workers.

"How could this happen?" Sheffield, who welcomed young Rockefeller to New Orleans, looked confused after hearing the news. According to the normal development, something seems wrong. But if there is an outside force involved, this person is not himself anyway. Could it be an accident?

?

"Yeah, how could this be?" Rockefeller Jr. followed Sheffield's words and joked, not taking this matter to heart at all. There was only the coal cartel in Pennsylvania, and people seemed to have forgotten that Standard Oil's main business area was

, also in Pennsylvania, how could he not have his own connections.
Chapter completed!