"Since we are negotiating business with the federal government, I must not be impatient." Sheffield held the microphone and recalled the price he paid for purchasing land in Hawaii. He couldn't remember it, which meant that the cost was not very high.

Big, it must not be at the level of one million US dollars, otherwise he would have remembered it.

If the price is increased ten times, if the federal government can show sincerity, the slave owner will not be unable to accept it. Everyone knows that he is a famous patriotic benchmark. For the sake of the national interest, he would even sell the Panama Canal and swallow all the losses.

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"Our Bureau of Land Management and Department of the Navy are not in a hurry. As soon as I heard that the Supreme Court trial will be held in two months, I will go to Washington in a month. While talking with the federal government, I will also observe Northern Securities Company.

I believe that Morgan would be very willing for me to attend. In a sense, it is equivalent to giving a platform to Northern Securities Company." Sheffield fiddled with the phone line with his fingers and expressed his thoughts, "What do you think, madam?"

"I listen to you, and you know that I am the most obedient." Annie touched her still flat belly and said happily, "When I am sure, I may have some good news for you."

"Hey!? Hey..." Sheffield looked at the phone blankly and complained, "What good news needs to be confirmed, can't it be said directly?"

"Is there something good?" Evelin brought a plate of watermelon and placed it in front of the slave owner. I heard that Dixie and black people in the South did not like to eat watermelon, but the man in front of her was an exception.

"Annie said that it should be a good thing that the federal government wants to talk to me about land acquisition in Hawaii." Sheffield spat out watermelon seeds. The taste of watermelon in this era can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

When cut open, it looks similar to the inside of a pomegranate. It seems that it needs a long period of cultivation to become what it will be in future generations. No wonder the black brothers are unwilling to eat it, but Sheffield can accept it, but it’s not impossible to eat it.

As a person who even eats grass, the advantages of hard work and hard work are vividly reflected in him.

"Looking at it this way, you can make conditions with the federal government and ask the Ministry of Justice to drop the case." Evelin clapped her hands, but she didn't expect that an unintentional move a few years ago turned out to be the key to solving the problem today. Going to the Philippines

At that time, Evelin accompanied him and knew about the establishment of the sugar trust and the purchase of land.

There was no such thing as an unintentional move. It was just the slave owners planting nails in advance and waiting for the federal government at this juncture.

"Withdrawing the lawsuit is just a necessary condition. If the fight continues, I will delay every step, and it will be difficult for him to win. Moreover, I feel that my era has just begun." Finally wiped out the watermelon that was served, the slave

The Lord has the feeling of being able to see the moonlight when the clouds open.

It's a pity that last year's election still failed to overturn the Republican Party's advantage. But now, he feels that the favorable conditions have become more favorable. The difference last year was the economic boom period and the uncertainty of the Russo-Japanese War.

, the Russian army has not yet lost its bottom, which makes the public opinion of white supremacy feel a little bit disappointed.

But there is absolutely no shame in losing. And by the time of the next election, Sheffield has concluded that there will definitely be an economic crisis in the next few years, and with him here, he will never let Morgan cover up the situation after a round of harvest. It will definitely make the economic crisis more profound.

point, as a driving force for the Democratic Party election.

As long as he can defeat the Republican Party head-on once, there will be a second and third time. Breaking through from zero to one is the most difficult. As long as he breaks through once, it will no longer be a big problem in the future.

More than two months have actually passed since Northern Securities Company appealed to the Supreme Court. During this time, both parties have been building public opinion and demonstrating their determination to win and their indestructible side.

Sheffield didn't appreciate this very much. He never let the newspaper report that he was facing a lawsuit from the Ministry of Justice. It was best to solve this kind of matter secretly, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing if he really lost the fight. No one knew about it and it didn't matter if he lost.

Shameful.

After sorting out the affairs of the shipyard and the Union Bank in Los Angeles and making a rough plan, Sheffield headed to Washington and met Edith Rockefeller halfway. In terms of taking advantage of the situation, slave owners did not dare to do anything.

No matter how slack you are, you will definitely be unambiguous when it’s time to bear the burden and move forward.

When encountering major events, the special relationship between me and the Rockefeller family must be shown at any time. You must not act rashly.

Currently, the leader of the United States' naval strategy is President Roosevelt. Roosevelt was a very controlling person. When he was the Deputy Secretary of the Navy, he made decisions on behalf of the Secretary. Now that he is the President, the Secretary of the Navy has become a transparent person.

Therefore, it is useless to go to the Secretary of the Navy, because this idea was conveyed by Roosevelt. It is more useful to go directly to the real owner than anything else. Sheffield understood this and went directly to the White House. This was the second time he and Edith Rockefeller

Come to the White House.

Almost everyone believed that Sheffield came to the White House this time because of the trust lawsuit and asked President Roosevelt to let him go. At least that's how others saw it.

No one would have thought that Sheffield came to the White House as if nothing had happened. He knew that it was almost impossible for him to live here in his life, so he naturally wanted to seize the few opportunities to leave his own mark. Just now, he took advantage of the opportunity.

People noticed that he also peed in the corner.

At Sheffield's strong request, Attorney General Knox came anyway, thus creating a situation where President Roosevelt directly represented the Navy Department and Knox represented the Department of Justice.

"I heard that all the land near the port of Hawaii is in your name?" President Roosevelt asked straight to the point.

"That's it, Mr. President." The last time he came, Sheffield still represented himself, but this time it was different. He was still facing his father-in-law, so his attitude was much more serious. However, there was still no way to take advantage. These were two different things.

"The Japanese Combined Fleet has grown into a threatening force." Roosevelt's organizer said, thinking about how to speak softer.

"The Japanese Combined Fleet has an overwhelming advantage against the naval power on the west coast." Sheffield said unhurriedly, "If you want to suppress the Japanese Combined Fleet, you must do two things. The first is the Panama Canal.

It must be opened as soon as possible to end the problem of poor communication between the east and west coast fleets of the United States. Another point is that the location of Hawaii will become extremely important. It is imperative to expand the military port, isn't it?"

"During the Spanish-American War, I went to the Philippines to expand overseas business. I passed by Hawaii and saw with my own eyes that the Japanese community accounted for half of the island's population. Once the Japanese combined fleet attacked Hawaii, which side would these Japanese expatriates stand on?

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Sheffield expressed Roosevelt's concerns very methodically, and even President Roosevelt himself believed that the boss of this joint company almost understood the current situation better than he did.

There is no need to talk nonsense. President Roosevelt said directly, "I must admit that you are amazingly forward-looking from a business perspective. Now you have the suitable port and the surrounding land in your hands. How about

Being able to cooperate with the expansion of the federal navy depends on our communication, and looking at it now, our communication is very smooth."

"It's not particularly smooth, is it? Mr. Knox!" Sheffield smiled and changed the subject, looking at Knox, the current federal attorney general, and said embarrassedly, "Recently, the Ministry of Justice has been really troubled.

Trouble, some of my partners insist on proving to me that the Ministry of Justice is impartial, but you see, I can’t control it. We are a free country, and every member has the right to express his or her opinions, right?"

"The trust case is still in the trial stage." Seeing Sheffield's fearless look, Knox said, "This matter will definitely be investigated to the end."

"What's the use of investigating? It's just another trust. You dismantled the Sugar Trust, but it was I who destroyed it." Sheffield said teasingly, "The Knight Company case has proven that the dismantling was

The solution does not solve all problems. The current sugar trust is in my hands. To be clear, it will be easier for you to check it than to check so many farmers' cow heads and cans. But why don't you check it? Because the sugar trust

, it is related to the pillar industries of Hawaii and Cuba. If you investigate and dismantle the sugar trust, if there is an unstable situation in the two places, can the Ministry of Justice be responsible?"

Knight Company is the official name of the last sugar trust. It is headquartered in Philadelphia and controls 98% of the country's sugar industry through continuous mergers and acquisitions. Ten years ago, in 1895, Knight Company

After being sued by the Department of Justice, the Supreme Court ruled that Knight Company was involved in illegally dismantling the sugar trust.

If the previous sugar trust had not been dismantled, how could it have been so easy for Sheffield to build such a trust on the way to the Philippines by boat? It was entirely because the previous competitors were killed by the federal government.

As Sheffield said, the Department of Justice just gave Knight Company a heavy blow. The one who really killed them was himself. Without the heavy blow from the Department of Justice, it would not have been so easy for him to defeat Knight Company.

"The Department of Justice should all express its gratitude to Allied Corporation." This sentence completely angered Knox, because he could understand that this was Sheffield's gratitude to the Department of Justice for killing Allied Corporation's competitors, and he deliberately said the opposite to tease himself.

"You big companies, do you really not care about the country?" Knox asked angrily.
Chapter completed!