"If you were not my son, would you be able to enter Alliance University based on your grades? Similarly, if she were not Carnegie's daughter, would she be specially recruited? It is your greatest luck to be born in this family. Don't think that everything comes for nothing. ! If I only had you as my son, you might also enjoy special treatment, such as free love and so on, but you happen to have many competitors, so don’t ask me for conditions."

Slave owners were really lackluster in educating their children. In addition to giving William Rockefeller a complete childhood, they also gave him a complete teenager. What should I do if the child disobeys? Just slap him twice!

At least now the effect is still very significant. On many major issues, William Rockefeller did not dare to say no.

"I must be obedient and obtain the right of residence in Canada when I become an adult. Didn't I have no objection?" William Rockefeller forced a smile. His most profound memory was the several times he was beaten by slave owners.

"You dare to object?" Sheffield gritted his teeth and said, "But you don't have to feel unfair. You know that Anne's child is your brother Alexander. He is much younger than you. I have already sold him a good child." Price. My future wife will be the just-born daughter of tobacco king James Duke. Doesn’t it sound more balanced now? Our family is in the labor trade. Your father and I are still people who do not have double standards. If we can sell to others, we can sell ourselves. ."

As he spoke, he pulled out the newspaper from his buttocks. The headline on it read that the Italian gang war had spread to a black community. You didn’t need to read it to know that this must have been done by Konstantinovich commanding the FBI. Local black leaders claimed that it was an Italian gang.

"I bought you a piece of land in Canada, and it will be in your name when you come of age. It's about three million acres." Sheffield said while reading the newspaper, "It's on the other side of the Great Lakes. Chicago is not far away. Your mother is not willing to let you go to Australia. The climate there is a little drier, but other conditions are still good. But Canada is also good, not far from China, and you can take care of both aspects."

"If you can marry Margaret and add the shares she inherits, you will be able to control the steel industry. You will have more shares in the company than Rockefeller Jr. After all, he is your uncle and will not restrict you. "Although it's a bit too straightforward to talk about your feelings, I still hope you can see the benefits." After reading the newspaper, Sheffield stood up and said, "Bring a gun to outdoor activities. In a few days, Jezra I will send you the plan. If you only put your mind to it once in your life, I hope it will be this time. Go and study. Although I can guarantee that you will definitely graduate, you have to pretend to be more like it. I will leave first."

Returning to the Oak Manor again, all the women except Anne were there. The slave owner traveled all the way to the Middle East. The women were all thinking bad things, which caused his waist to fail recently.

"Where are you?" Edith Rockefeller was around this age, and she usually played the role of a supportive wife when Anne was away.

"Forget about your good son. It's a pity that he's grown so old that he can't be reborn." Sheffield said with a helpless look, "Is there anything difficult about this thing? I have never worried about emotional matters in my life. "

"Isn't she still an adult?" Edith Rockefeller felt guilty. She was already a little late when she gave birth to children, which led to her preference for her own children.

"I was underage when I met you." Sheffield groaned angrily, looked at the other women, stretched out his fingers and said, "I won't treat any of you badly, but I also don't want to see that I have worked so hard to build on others.

The property that was built on blood and tears fell into the hands of a bad heir. The Sheffield family came from the triangular trade, so they must have some understanding of what they have done. You can choose between incompetent and ruthless, but you cannot be incompetent and ruthless at the same time. Then

It's a fool."

"I control almost all of the industries I control, and you should understand the value of it. Now I have more than one billion US dollars in cash. I dare say that there is no single person in this country who can accumulate more than me.

People tend to be jealous of having so much money, so I will branch out some industries to make the United Company look less scary." Sheffield paused at this point and said, "So dears, please train your children well.

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Since the Second Balkan War, the European continent seems to have vented some of its inner anger due to some local conflicts and returned to its original peace.

On the contrary, because local wars broke out at all times, the federal government started a new round of naval development plans. Sheffield undoubtedly received a negligible contract from it.

In line with the principle that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Of course, the slave owner did not dislike anything, as long as it was beneficial. For this reason, he specially received Franklin Roosevelt, the Deputy Secretary of the Navy, who came to the South for a vacation, so that he could experience the customs and customs of the South.

"Wars always break out in Europe. To be honest, although the people in the War Department are always alarmist, they are also more concerned about the development of the United States' armaments." Franklin Roosevelt was walking on the sunny beach, chatting with Sheffield all the time.

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"People from the Ministry of War do that kind of thing, and they are not necessarily alarmists. There are indeed some countries with relatively big conflicts." Sheffield chuckled. The Ministry of War was planning how to deal with the war. Isn't it surprising?

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Although he is not very familiar with this department, the slave owner believes that the War Department should now have records of wars with many countries. I dare not say that all countries in the world are involved, but at least the American countries in the Western Hemisphere have slipped through the net.

Certainly not much.

It is normal for a country's professional departments, or even a country's leader, to have whims on such matters. Take Kaiser Wilhelm II as an example. This German emperor who looked down on yellow people actually wanted to make peace with China for a while.

Form an alliance. Of course, the other object of the alliance is the United States.

It has to be said that the idea of ​​forming an alliance between China and Germany to fight against the Allied Powers led by Britain is still extremely ambitious. The key is that this is a plan that William II actively proposed to implement. In the new century, the competition among the great powers in China has changed. Due to

The rapid expansion of Britain, France, Japan, Russia and other countries, especially Japan's invasion of China, has caused the United States and Germany to lose their favorable position in the competition for China. The German Minister to China Rex wrote a letter to German Prime Minister Blough, expressing his disapproval of Germany's influence in the Far East under the influence of Britain and France.

Expressing concern about the squeeze from Japan and other countries. Under such circumstances, Germany once again proposed to China the proposal of a trilateral alliance between China and the United States.

But to be honest, Sheffield was not optimistic about the secret diplomacy when Roosevelt was about to step down. William II's attempt was impossible to realize. Even if everything goes smoothly and is barely concluded, it is very likely that it will not be fulfilled when war breaks out.

treaty, the United States is, after all, a descendant of the British.

Even Roosevelt, who initially expressed a slight interest, was mainly targeting Japan rather than doing anything to Britain. Later, after the outbreak of World War I, Roosevelt publicly accused the pro-German forces who lobbied to join the Allies as traitors.

The obvious attitude is evident.

If only Britain and the United States were left, the United States might be more ruthless in stabbing Britain than Germany. But from the perspective of picking peaches, of course it would be best to wait until the Germans are finished and do it yourself.

"You also admit this. If a war really breaks out in Europe, we will also need a powerful navy to protect ourselves. My uncle and I have the same idea on this point." Franklin Roosevelt did not think as much as the slave owners thought.

Duo then asked with interest, "What do you think our country's military strength is?"

"The navy is among the top three in the world, and the army is probably at the level of Italy!" I'm very sorry for the Italians. Sheffield can only find such a reference. With the army of about 100,000 in the United States, it is still a question mark whether it can steadily defeat Italy.

"The Italian Army is actually pretty good! At least it's enough to protect our territory from being threatened by the Europeans." Franklin Roosevelt didn't feel there was anything to be ashamed of. I have to say that the United States in the early 20th century was so humble.

I think the level of the Italian Army is also pretty good.

"As long as we put more effort into the navy, the army is not very important to us." Sheffield did not discuss the issue of the army's combat effectiveness with Franklin Roosevelt. Anyway, the position of the United States is just like this. It only needs to be able to deal with Canada and Mexico. The navy can stop it.

The Europeans don't need a strong army.

It seems that since the beginning of the year, all the haze of war has disappeared. After two Balkan wars, the European continent has entered a temporary state of peace. As for the United States, in addition to a batch of new naval orders, a new reconstruction plan has been launched.

For many citizens, they never imagined that a world war would break out this year that fully reflected the results of the Industrial Revolution. This war would be more cruel than any war in the past thousands of years.

No one would have thought that it was the calm before the storm. The citizens of the United States considered the major event of the year, which was the midterm elections, to see whether the Democratic Party could maintain its strong advantage. The rest was what could be seen in the newspapers, the Southern Reconstruction Plan.

, can it bring about an economic balance between the north and the south and truly complete the reconciliation after the civil war?

The same is true for Sheffield. The United Company's adjustments to the war have been completed. Now it is allocating some production capacity and using the reconstruction plan to train workers. In short, for him now, just wait. By the way, he receives telegrams from time to time and reads
Chapter completed!