Chapter 227 Don’t you believe me?

As the passenger ship slowly sailed away from Manila, Sheffield embarked on his journey back home. Fortunately, he had Dream of the Red Chamber to pass the time. He was not trying to belittle other books, the so-called four great classics, the other three were not on the same level as Dream of the Red Chamber in terms of literary quality.

Having a book to kill time during a long journey is a very happy thing in itself, but this is a pity for Anne. She obviously did not inherit the soil of France that produces many literary masters. Even people like Sheffield love reading more than her.

Anne could only chat casually to pass the time. Looking at the unknown fonts on the books in Sheffield's hands, she said helplessly, "Are these books better than mine?"

"No! But it's less labor-intensive. Although you're pretty, I have to consider whether my body can handle it." Sheffield glanced at Anne. Although he still maintained a serious reading posture, he didn't stop talking. "Reading books from other countries can help you understand other countries' thoughts. From a literary point of view, France and Russia are the top choices in the world today. However, in the Eastern world, you don't need to read other countries. Just read Chinese literature. As for other countries, they are not worth mentioning. I dare to use Chinese people because I can imagine what they think."

"Then what do you think are the differences between different countries?" Annie thought to herself, well, the cruise ship was too boring anyway, so she would just be a beautiful and considerate woman and chat with her man.

"If you want to listen, then let's talk. From the perspective of the monarchical power of various countries in history, the monarchs of European countries did not have much power. Monarchs like the current emperor of the German Empire are very rare. Most monarchs are restricted by the church and the feudal lords below. Many monarchs in the Middle East claimed to be the most loyal servants of God. The monarchs in the Middle East are a little stronger in this regard, but not much stronger. They claim to be servants of Allah."

"The Japanese royal family calls themselves the emperor. As the projection of Shintoism in the human world, they have much more power than Western monarchs." Sheffield pondered for a moment and said, "But this is not the most powerful. The emperor of China has called himself the Son of Heaven since a very early time. Although he seems more modest than the Japanese, in fact, the power of the Chinese emperor is unparalleled. As long as it can be done in the human world, the Chinese emperor can do it."

Simply put, European monarchs are servants of God, Japanese monarchs are spokespersons for God, and the Chinese emperor is relatively free. Come on, issue an edict to confer a deity and announce it to the world.

The Chinese emperors could manage everything between heaven and earth. Except for not being immortal, they were almost living gods when they were alive, and each dynasty had more power than the previous one. As long as the emperor wanted to do something, no one could stop him. Something like the Magna Carta would never appear in Chinese history.

"If it weren't for the Industrial Revolution in Europe, there is a half chance that the Philippines we just left would have become part of the Qing Dynasty, or maybe not the Qing Dynasty, or a dynasty after that." Sheffield thought for a moment and gave his answer.

The world today is the result of the outbreak in Europe. If every country regrets what opportunities it has missed, it will be impossible to speculate. The biggest source of variables is Europe. We can only assuming that Europe remains the same before any deduction is possible.

Don't expect an emperor who is both civil and military. In fact, emperors like Emperor Yang of Sui, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Emperor Qianlong in Chinese history are very rare. Emperor Qianlong once wanted to annex Burma, but failed. Britain also spent a lot of effort to fight Burma. If the source of Europe had not erupted, the civilizations of various regions would not have been impacted and would still be the overlords of their regions. If such emperors who were not content with their current status appeared, expansion might occur.

But we must treat the opposition of civil officials as fart. Qianlong, who was the closest to him in time, always treated the opposition of civil officials as fart. What we should avoid is being too enthusiastic about expansion and not hurting the country internally. Among the emperors who like to fight, the only one who had a better end than Qianlong was Emperor Wu of Han, who escaped unscathed. He should thank his descendants Zhaoxuan for saving the situation.

Emperor Yang of Sui and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang both seemed to be obsessed with expansion. One lost the entire world, and the other lost half of the world.

"What if the Philippines were part of China?" Annie listened to her man's dream with great interest and her interest was aroused as she asked.

"If it was an emperor like Qianlong? There might be no indigenous people in the Philippines." Sheffield became uncertain when he thought of Qianlong's massacre in the process of conquering Junggar. Of course, later textbooks said that this was for the unification of the motherland, and it also brought a lot of harmony, leaving people with the impression that Qianlong did nothing but pick up girls.

While Sheffield was still drifting in the Pacific Ocean, the United Company organization left behind in Manila continued to complete the boss's instructions and tried to win over the interim President Aguinaldo, who looked like a traitor to the Philippines since he was a child.

On the surface, the reinforced American Expeditionary Force continued to capture cities, but secretly, it was a threat and inducement to Aguinaldo. There were many ways to induce him, but according to Sheffield's plan, it was to constantly remind Aguinaldo of his class attributes. If the war lasted too long and the number of Filipino resistance increased, it would be disadvantageous for a leader like Aguinaldo who came from a wealthy family.

Anyway, Aguinaldo surrendered to the Spanish once and took the pesos to live overseas. Now the Americans are much stronger than the Filipinos, so it doesn't matter if you surrender to the Americans again. Isn't the US dollar attractive?

He adopted the attitude that resistance would definitely not end well, and at the same time focused on Aguinaldo's class weakness, hoping to cause a split in the resisting Filipino camp. Sheffield was also somewhat unfamiliar with this person, and did not know that Aguinaldo later surrendered to the Japanese in history. If he knew that this person surrendered to colonists of different nationalities three times, he might have been more confident.

Under the intensified inducement to surrender, the Philippine revolutionary government once again faced a situation of confrontation between the pro-war and pro-surrender factions. Aguinaldo was very weak in this regard, often standing on the side of the surrender faction at critical moments. He supported the pro-surrender faction, Patno and Buencamino, who usurped the positions of cabinet chairman and foreign minister respectively, and the leaders of the pro-war faction were excluded or killed.

When Sheffield arrived in Los Angeles and learned about the wireless message from Manila, he smiled slightly. This kind of petty bourgeoisie never disappoints. If capitalism has weaknesses, they are all in this kind of people.

There was an internal conflict in the Philippine rebel camp, and the decision-making power returned to the hands of the expeditionary force. Sheffield liked the feeling that everything was under control! What is the saying? I feel relieved to see that my motherland is so rogue.

Although the United States cannot act like a gangster in front of European powers such as Britain and Germany, hasn't it already found a little bit of the American century in Spain?

Sheffield also brought back a Japanese girl, Sato Kyoko, the daughter of Sato Sukeo. When he passed through Hawaii, he met the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and learned that a new business star had recently emerged. After exchanging ideas with Sanford Dole, he learned that this new business star must have a close connection with the Japanese Imperial Government.

It seems that Sato Sukeo was also serving Japan, but there was no evidence before he was killed. Now that a replacement has appeared, it is almost certain that the previous speculation was correct. The new business star came out to replace Sato Sukeo.

After making such a judgment, Sheffield and Sanford Dole helped Minako Sato stabilize her position, but they decided to wait and see for the new spokesperson and not take tough action. There are so many Japanese people in the Hawaiian Islands. If tough action is really taken, it may alert the Japanese Imperial Government and make it cautious. The next time, the potential lurkers will be more secretive.

Sato Keio's death was more like an accident. If the new spokesperson died again, even if the Japanese were stupid, they would feel that something was wrong. After adopting the control strategy, Sheffield took Sato Keio's daughter to the United States. Before leaving, he kept assuring Sato Minako that he only left a necessary backup and was definitely not greedy for her daughter's body. Only by coming to the United States can the two sides build better trust.

But this kind of guarantee cannot whitewash her criminal record. Sato Minako doesn't believe Sheffield, the white beast, so there is nothing she can do. She has to threaten him to make him surrender.

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"Let her go to school in Austin, I can help you keep an eye on her!" Anne smelled something unusual from this matter. Her man seemed to have some ideas about the widow and her daughter, and she had to take precautions as soon as possible.

She didn't trust the family in this regard. Anne had heard about the old man's life in Paris. It was hard to guarantee that her own William could control him.

"You don't believe me?" Sheffield looked hurt and looked at Anne in disbelief.

"I used to believe it, but now I don't believe it anymore." Annie wrinkled her nose. "I heard that many soldiers in the expeditionary force have an inexplicable fondness for Asians. That's what you told me."

"But I'm not that kind of person. I've worked hard for this company and for your life. Honey, you disappoint me!" Sheffield complained in despair, "You should have at least the least trust in me."

"Every time you need me to cooperate with you, you take the risk of pregnancy. Why don't you trust me anymore?" Annie snorted and tilted her head in confusion, "Why is your secretary named Evelin not here? Where did she go?"

"I don't mind going to Austin to study, but I'm sad that you doubt me." Sheffield said, "Since this can make you feel at ease, I'll listen to you."

(End of this chapter)