"What are you doing?" Franklin Roosevelt asked in confusion as he watched Sheffield get up.

"Of course I have my own things to do, so prepare well for your election, Franklin!" Sheffield waved his hand.

At the Union Bank of New York, Haiti's foreign exchange reserves of US$600,000 had just arrived and landed. This made Sheffield feel a huge stone in his heart. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat. As long as there is a profit, no matter how small, it is worth being happy.

CEO Blair did not dare to neglect when his boss arrived. On the one hand, he was preparing to report on the recent business of United Bank, and on the other hand, he inquired about the purpose in a roundabout way, only to find out that his boss was here to help with the election.

"Boss, do you think Franklin Roosevelt's campaign will go very smoothly?" Blair asked his assistant to get coffee while he stayed in the office chatting so that his boss would not be too bored.

"It's not a big problem, Roosevelt is the pride of New Yorkers, you know this best." Sheffield put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at the street below the window, which was full of traffic, and said lazily, "The most important thing is, Franklin

Mr. Roosevelt is a wealthy man from a well-off family, and his million-dollar assets are not fake. Successful people can always attract the support of many people, even if their property is inherited."

Being a millionaire is definitely a plus in an election, not a minus. Of course, nothing can be overdone. No one will believe people like slave owners who say they want to serve the citizens, just like

Like the descendants of Rockefeller Jr., they missed the presidential throne several times.

Maybe the uncanny valley effect can explain this. A common background cannot convince citizens. Since everyone is the same, you have no success as a candidate, so why should everyone choose you? But your background is too good, and it will cause widespread concern.

Worry, so it is not good to be too ordinary, and it is not good to be too powerful. You must be in the right position.

The reason why I had to disappear for a few days before the election was to have a good talk with the representatives of European capital in New York to resolve the misunderstanding. This is all because of the sequelae of the military operation that raided Port-au-Prince.

This is very much in line with the consistent tradition of the United States, which is to first create a fait accompli, and then lower our attitude to show that we have done this for a reason. We should speak calmly, but have a big stick in hand. This is the essence of the carrot and stick policy.

Seeing his boss unceremoniously depositing the entire Haitian treasury's foreign exchange into his own bank. But now he has to lower his profile and explain to representatives of European companies, which makes Blair even more confused. Doesn't this seem very guilty?

Although the slave owner was an unsociable person, he was more sincere. Regarding some concerns, especially those of the representatives of French and German companies, he explained the reasons clearly with a smile, and then changed the topic, "I understand Paris."

Regarding the conflict with Berlin, of course the representatives of your two countries will definitely deny their hostility to each other, and I will not correct you."

"Dear gentlemen, I will treat the three coups in the past two years as having nothing to do with you. You can also treat it as an overt and covert struggle between French capital and German capital in Haiti, which does not exist at all. But you cannot cause trouble to the United States. You are fighting too much.

Fierce, the victim is the United States. Haiti is in turmoil every year, and a large number of Haitians will sneak into our southern lands. And I have nothing to hide. Southern citizens are not very friendly to black people. This is a well-known fact."

Sheffield would never be so reasonable when facing his colleagues from the United States, but the person in front of him is none other than a European. In this era, it would be nice if the other party did not discriminate against the United States. To think the other way around is simply overthinking. And New York

This place can be said to be a base for foreigners. What do you want the slave owners to do?

The matter is a foregone conclusion. It is impossible to bring back the Marine Corps. Sheffield guarantees that the capital treatment of European companies in Haiti will remain unchanged, but they can no longer compete for control of Haiti. In fact, it is another open door, with all benefits shared.

If everyone continues to cooperate with each other, isn’t it essentially all about money?

As for the arrogance concealed in the eyes of these Europeans, they all pretended to cover it up. Of course, Sheffield was very smart and pretended not to see it. In the end, this is still a matter between the French and Germans. They can ensure the general stability of Haiti.

As for the $600,000 reserve that was sent to the United Bank for temporary safekeeping, Sheffield will naturally return it when the time is right. It will be treated as an interest-free loan temporarily borrowed from Haiti, and the United Bank will use it first.

Now, the Haitian matter has come to an end. Of course, the official explanation is that it is the responsibility of the federal government. Sheffield only represents the business community to express goodwill to European capital and recognizes the legitimate rights and interests of European countries.

After the matter was completely calmed down, Blair asked in confusion, "These Europeans, from any country, even Italy and Spain, look down on us from the bottom of their hearts. I don't know if they are just getting their confidence."

Hearing this, Sheffield subconsciously glanced out the car window. While he was talking to Blair, the Ford had quietly arrived at the headquarters of United Bank in New York. Now, the car was slowly driving in.

Union Bank main entrance.

Blair actually became a little cynical. Sheffield looked at the street outside the car window and said calmly, "The reason why Europeans are arrogant is very simple. The great changes of the Industrial Revolution did start in Europe. The changes in the world in the past hundred years,

It can be said that the changes have been greater than those in the past three thousand years, and they have the right to be arrogant. Although any small country in the Americas respects the United States at the official level, the residents of these countries still look down on us in their hearts, even Haiti.

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"The fundamental reason is that the United States is strong, but the United States is not the most powerful." Sheffield shrugged. "Many small countries under their noses think that they can kneel down to the Europeans in exchange for shaking their fists at the United States. This

It’s very normal and nothing new.”

How do Eastern European countries view Russia, and why are they hostile to Russia that is right in front of them? Why are China's neighbors instinctively hostile to this country? It's all the same.

If your country is a powerful country but not the most powerful in the world, this problem will arise. There is currently no way to solve this problem. This problem can only be solved when Europe is in ruins.

In this era, we can eat as much as we can. It is not yet time to open our gluttonous mouths. Domestic public opinion alone cannot do anything about it. The United States can take the initiative to challenge and pull Europe down. Is this just to announce the arrival of the American century?

Seeing that a large number of citizens of the United States now believe in their hearts that Europe is the center of the world, they also know that this is impossible. It is not that slave owners look down on most citizens of the United States today, but they are timid when they see Europeans.

Before the official election, Rockefeller Jr. sent a telegram from China. He was optimistic about the signing of this contract, but mentioned uneasy factors. He heard that the country was plagued by plague recently, and secretly lamented that he should not bear the burden of slavery.

The Lord forced me to go to such a dangerous country.

"The plague of 1910 was the first large-scale application of masks." Sheffield remembered this incident when he saw the telegram. This should be Wu Liande's famous battle. In fact, for infectious diseases, it is certain to escape from the whole body.

It's impossible, it just depends on whether the loss can be reduced to negligible.

To put it bluntly, some people must make sacrifices for the sake of the overall situation, and it is absolutely impossible to leave it alone. After hearing the news, Sheffield thought of the Spanish Flu again, and he was not so gloating about it. There was no trace of this one.

The great influenza hit the Indian version of herd immunity at the beginning of the century and unceremoniously harvested 18 million trophies.

Just thinking about this, Sheffield wanted to comfort his brother-in-law, saying that the authority of the Chinese government is far beyond that of other countries. The government of this country has the final say in everything between life and death, so it will definitely be able to extinguish this time.

Rockefeller didn't have to worry about the plague. The key was that the contract must be implemented as soon as possible.

Then Sheffield deleted the last sentence and replaced it with a more neutral one. Sign the contract as soon as possible so that you can return safely. The previous telegram was a bit too demanding for money and life. Although this is a truth, little Rockefeller may not

Comfortable.

With the telegram from Rockefeller Jr., Sheffield immediately contacted Pittsburgh to prepare steel for the battleship, prepare materials, recruit workers, and fell into a new round of busyness.

"I will see two battleships leave the factory within ten months. After accurate accounting calculations, this is completely achievable. Since the goal can be achieved theoretically, there cannot be any objective difficulties. As the United States' first large-scale arms sale to Asia

Great country, this honor has fallen to the San Francisco Shipyard. This is not only a problem for us as a shipyard, but also related to the influence of the United States. This is not an ordinary business. It must not only be fast but also of good quality."

Sheffield contacted the Frege brothers directly. He himself had absolutely no time and worked as a supervisor in San Francisco every day. Several women were not suitable for this kind of work, so he could only put all his trust in his partners.

Slave owners were both national influence and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and there were a bunch of unclear words that were thrown up at the top, which instantly made the Frege brothers feel that the matter was of great importance.

At the same time, the midterm elections have also begun. This is a midterm test for the two parties, which has extraordinary significance. And for some individual people, this extraordinary significance is even greater.
Chapter completed!