Chapter 647 Marriage with the Tobacco King
On the surface, this looks like a loyal and honest Sheffield, who was morally kidnapped by Rockefeller and Morgan. He had no choice but to act together with the two bastards and take a friendly stand against the Mellon family.
But at least Louisa Morgan knew the ins and outs of the whole thing. From the moment the Department of Justice opened its investigation into Mellon Associates, it was her man who was leading all of this.
"My company isn't called Grand Alliance yet, but let's see how big the Mellon family is!"
Now that the Mellon family has taken away two of the most important industries through both soft and hard tactics, Sheffield has not received much attention, but has been hidden behind the scenes. It is not that the slave owners are particularly clever. If Rockefeller and Morgan could get tens of millions,
If you give your US dollar property to others, they will not be hostile.
In this merger, Sheffield's role was very similar to that of Crassus when Pompey and Caesar were fighting for power. Sheffield acted as a glue, but did not receive any benefits.
There are also benefits, multi-person sports, and move forward with a heavy load! After the intention was confirmed, Sheffield did not let Andrew Mellon leave, but suggested that they go to Washington with Coleman Dupont to subvert the intention of the Colored Association.
The righteous trial of the United States, stand firm.
"Everyone understands in their hearts that this is not a racial issue, but fortunately there are black people in our country. If they exist one day, our United States will never have a class issue." Sheffield took the red wine brought by Edith Rockefeller and offered it to everyone.
All the friends poured a glass, "Now is not the time to talk about who is losing and who is gaining. Those people are the enemies of all of us."
Not only did they find Coleman Dupont, there were all the wealthy people in the United States, including railroad kings, financial tycoons, industrialists, and even a few southern farmers, all heading for Washington.
In order to get the citizens to stand with them, Sheffield also asked the Ku Klux Klan in Washington to organize a rally to support this time the NAACP, a terrorist organization, to denounce the terrorist organization, and to encourage a verdict that is beneficial to the country.
While rushing to Washington, some League of Nations newspapers also began to advocate that the Greater Liberia Plan would be implemented again to send the black population in the country back to Africa.
"We must admit that certain groups cannot compete with white people in modern society because we send them back to places with low competition." This very incorrect statement is like wildfire on the land of the United States.
"If a movie is released in the middle of the year, it should not worry about the box office. Given the current environment, it is difficult for movies with a Civil War background not to be popular." Sheffield walked off the train station and looked around, "To be honest, I am also very long.
There is no time to take the train. If some people don’t have doubts about airships, who would be willing to move so slowly.”
The person who the slave owners said had doubts about airships was the banker among bankers, Louisa Morgan's brother Morgan Jr., as for Rockefeller Jr. and others, they just did not speak out against it.
"It's really not safe to float in the sky!" Louisa Morgan held the slave owner's hand and said softly, "It's not my brother's fault."
"Why is it unsafe? My airship costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is inflated with helium and has four Gatlings hanging on it. It can change its route at any time. Isn't this unsafe? You didn't know that bombs can be placed on railways?" Sheffield
There is a tone that there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me, that is, Louisa Morgan is my woman, it’s hard to say too harshly.
After walking out of the train station, everyone got into the waiting motorcade. This trial was a gathering of the top rich. Slave owners liked to organize such gatherings on such occasions. Under the witness of history, we finally started to reverse history again.
It’s really exciting just thinking about it.
"Why do you act like I'm busy wherever you go? Can't you take a break?" Little Morgan looked helpless, looking at Sheffield who was about to go out again and complained, "What a great place for a rich party to gather.
You actually want to run?"
"Don't you still have some time? I made an appointment with two entrepreneurs." Sheffield waved his hand and said apologetically, "You don't understand. Many entrepreneurs in emerging industries really want to talk to me and gain support.
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In fact, the Lockheed brothers will be Sheffield's competitors in the long run, because Lockheed focuses on aircraft, and Sheffield is currently promoting airships. But fortunately, aircraft are also divided into military and civilian uses. Lockheed
A military industrial enterprise can be reconciled with the current airship industry of slave owners.
It's not impossible to invest in different aircraft. The one left with the left hand and the right hand is still your own industry, isn't it?
"Hello, dear Mr. Sheffield." Alan Lockheed said hello with excitement when he saw the rightful owner. It is rumored in the industry that it is not easy for entrepreneurs to meet the boss of United Company. Many entrepreneurs who need support have
It is to contact the investment manager of the joint company.
"Alan, don't be polite. I'm just an ordinary person. I have some spare money and I want to see if I can help some entrepreneurs. That's all!" Sheffield shook hands with the other party in a friendly way and also named him, "I believe that the entire United States has
You know, my joint company owns relevant aircraft patents, and if a company researching aircraft dares to come to us, there must be something very powerful about it."
In fact, Sheffield can use patents to put this newly emerged company into trouble. But it may not necessarily control the aviation industry of the United States. Patents are time-limited and cannot solve the problem forever.
He killed Lockheed today, and in a few years after Boeing was established, he will kill Boeing again? If this continues, United Aircraft Corporation will not be far away from antitrust lawsuits, unless the Democratic Party can stay in power forever. But the Democratic Party will never
If it continues to be in power, it will no longer be a matter for United Aircraft Company, and the entire United Aircraft Company will face disaster.
"I will give you $100,000 to occupy a relatively majority share of Lockheed, but the voting rights will still remain in your hands, and the name of Lockheed will still belong to you two brothers." Sheffield looked at Lockheed.
Brother, he put forward his own conditions, "I am a businessman and cannot do things without profit. This condition is not particularly harsh. Many entrepreneurs are supported in this way. You will avoid many detours. At the same time, I will also
To benefit. This is the basic principle in business."
One hundred thousand dollars was an absolute huge amount of money in 1912. Don’t look at the fact that the three giants of New Rome took advantage of the Mellon family, but they are them, and ordinary people are ordinary people. The gap between people is greater than that between people.
All dogs are big.
The conditions offered by Sheffield are not too harsh, and are even somewhat tolerant. This tolerance is not excessive for future generations of companies that will become national treasures of the United States. Without Lockheed's industry, would Amazon and Google have appeared? Of course, but it will
Being acquired by another more powerful country, at that time Amazon and Google were the Alstom of France.
All the star companies in the United States a hundred years from now will not be as good as Lockheed.
Infrastructure, equipment maintenance and funding, Sheffield treated Lockheed equally, which surprised the Lockheed brothers, "Mr. Sheffield, you are such a good man."
"Just call me William." Sheffield smiled and said, "Since you have agreed to my conditions, it is better for your company to compete with my company than for some strangers to compete with me. I am not one of those people who feel that
Good Germans, the land belongs to the Russians, the sea belongs to the British, and the sky belongs to our Germany. The sky belongs to everyone, and every company can join it. If the United Aircraft Company, which I support with all my heart, cannot compete with others,
Then I might as well lose to you, at least there is no loss for me."
In front of the Lockheed brothers, who had only started their business for a year, Sheffield took control of the conversation from beginning to end. After the conversation, not surprisingly, he gained two more fans.
Later, they were directly introduced into the circle of wealthy people who came to Washington this time, giving the two brothers some entrepreneurial motivation.
Although the fledgling Lockheed brothers did not attract much attention in front of many wealthy people, they also understood that this was a new company supported by Sheffield and would give them a certain amount of attention.
Sheffield saw the tobacco king James Duke again, and went directly up to give him a hug and said, "My friend, I heard that you had a daughter. I thought you were going to break Carnegie's record? I really envy you, no.
I know that when I reach your age, I still don’t have such a lot of energy."
"I envy you, look at even the oil kings and bankers' bankers, their sisters are following you." James Duke said with self-pity, "With such a relationship, you will hardly have to worry about the future."
"That can't be said. We can also be the closest allies. Didn't you just have a daughter?" Sheffield lowered his head and said, "What do you think of Anne's child? It's not older than your daughter.
At any age, we can definitely get married, so that each other's status will be more stable. When the time comes, my tobacco company and your Imperial Tobacco company will be merged, and we will be one family, so we won't have to calculate against each other every day."
"Do you want to swallow up my property? I must say, you are dreaming." James Duke looked at Sheffield suspiciously for a long time, shook his head and said, "You greedy slave owner."
"The descendants of the two children can be named Duke." Sheffield patted the tobacco king on the shoulder and said, "I will not let you suffer. With my protection, your daughter is still afraid of being bullied in the United States?"
Chapter completed!