Chapter 15 Need to pay extra

"But I have also made it clear that families who did not immigrate to Brazil at that time will be charged!" Sheffield stretched out his finger and shook it, giving a shot in advance. "You may not know that the country is very disgusted with immigrants now. You are Dixie people, so it is understandable that you think of a solution. As for these Brazilian plantation owners, they may need to incur certain expenses."

In short, you have to pay more! Although the Sheffield family has never been loyal to the United States, they are just like the remnants of the previous dynasty. They don't interfere with each other and are fine on the surface. As long as it doesn't harm the interests of the family, they will obey the federal government. Anyway, the Sheffield family is deeply tied to the Democratic Party, and they have shared hardships with the Democratic Party that was hit hard during the Civil War. The Democratic Party has never lost an election in Texas.

In this case, because of the gap between Yankees and Dixies during the Civil War, that invisible but ever-present barrier became a boost for Sheffield to dominate Texas and even the entire Southern states.

Now the Sheffield family is willing to accept the partners who have immigrated back, and these partners want to bring more people with them. Who knows whether the Portuguese-speaking plantation owners can cooperate with the Sheffield family?

This was not a simple matter of nodding in agreement. Sheffield said calmly, "Those families you mentioned? Are their assets enough to become our partners? Do they have money?"

"That's not a problem. Families on the same level as us are naturally not those in dire poverty." Gail nodded, but this sentence made Sheffield look a little strange. It seems that this so-called partner doesn't live in a large circle. Otherwise, there would be such a misunderstanding about the word dire poverty.

"That's good!" As soon as Sheffield heard Gale's tone, he knew that this was not a big problem. He was not trying to trick the other party by saying that the country was against immigrants. There was no need to do that. He could find out by asking.

In recent years, the people of the United States are really against immigration. It is not a matter of anti-black people, but also against the white group. In 1895, the people of the United States were in a mixture of emotions. On the one hand, public opinion continued to exaggerate the coming of the American century, and people continued to encourage public opinion to go to war and abandon the isolation policy.

Another aspect is that in reality, the United States cannot handle many things. When making decisions about Latin American countries, it has to take into account the reaction of Europe, especially the mood of the world hegemon, the British Empire. Its policies are cautious, which is contrary to what the people at home have claimed that the American century is coming.

This is the same as the desire of the people of the Republic to exterminate the United States and Russia in later generations. The people of the United States especially hope that the country will say no to European imperialism. However, the fact is that the United States and France have been fighting for 20 years just for the Panama Canal. Ordinary people can't wait to let Britain know how powerful they are. Seeing the federal government's attitude, they naturally have no place to vent their anger.

Today's society in the United States is very impetuous. If an ordinary American cares about current affairs, he will definitely not be in a good mood. My country claims to be so powerful, so why do we treat European countries like our fathers?

Sheffield couldn't say anything about the simple patriotic feelings of ordinary people. This was actually a good thing. If he didn't pay attention to the old imperialism in Europe and only cared about the domestic situation, wouldn't he be focusing on families like his own? Although his family had Rockefeller and DuPont to share the firepower.

We cannot let the people of the United States feel the formation of such a monopoly in the country, so it would be better for them to pay more attention to how Europeans bully the United States.

Gail and his people coming to New Orleans can only be regarded as a vanguard. Once they feel that it is not bad to come back, there will be a wave of immigration immediately, and this wave of immigration can make money. But you should know that among the types of immigration, there is one called investment immigration.

What's wrong with making money from immigrants? Isn't this a natural thing? All the prisons in Texas are run by the Sheffield family, and they still make money, and a lot of it.

Finally, after missing classes for who knows how many days, Sheffield made these plantation owners feel at home from beginning to end, and finally sent them back to the ship.

"Actually, the property doesn't necessarily have to be sold. You can keep the land and hand it over to managers to run. It can also be considered as leaving a way out!" Sheffield stood on the dock and said goodbye to these close partners, and made a very sincere suggestion. He was completely out of kindness. If it weren't for being hammered by the United States from time to time, it would be comfortable to be a plantation owner in Latin American countries.

Sheffield breathed a sigh of relief after watching them board the boat one by one. He wondered if the old man was satisfied with his performance.

"The Democratic Party has always been a staunch supporter of expansionary policies, there is no doubt about that. And you gentlemen also understand that the Sheffield family has been unwaveringly supporting the Democratic Party during a long period of difficult times." Annabelle polished her nails very elegantly, then blew them gently, nodded slightly and continued, "President Cleveland is a good man. He broke the Republican Party's suppression for many years and made the country more balanced. If there is any shortcoming, it is that he is too much of a good man, and a little unlike a traditional Democrat."

What is the Democratic Party? To build an agricultural empire, you need a lot of land, so you must adopt an expansion policy, whether it is buying or going to war. This president has made achievements in many aspects, but he has pursued an isolationist policy and has been suppressing the warlike rhetoric of the United States, which is very unappreciative.

The current Democratic Party is not the famous white left group in later generations. On the contrary, the Republican Party is the good boy compared with the Democratic Party. President Cleveland adhered to isolationism and was not only attacked by the Republicans who spoke without any worries, but also caused great dissatisfaction within the Democratic Party.

"I wonder if there's any movement in Washington right now?" Annabell asked, leaning forward slightly.

"President Cleveland is indeed facing many problems now. After all, the national economy is not doing well." Anderson, who had just returned from Congress, thought for a moment and said, "Many workers have lost their jobs and the stock market is also unstable. Many factories in the Great Lakes region are unable to operate."

"Is the economy so bad now?" Annabell looked at Anderson strangely. She was not at all nervous because of his position in Congress. She still spoke in a nonchalant tone. Economic depression? How come she didn't feel it at all?

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How could a family like yours possibly feel that? Anderson really wanted to complain, but he still patiently explained the current situation.

Annabelle immediately made a note that the economic depression was a good opportunity and that it was only natural that agricultural and livestock products would increase in price. If she wanted to solve the problem of food, she would have to spend more money.

(End of this chapter)