Chapter 279 Pay first and inspect the house later

The prisoners brought in that day were like a passing show. The biggest purpose of these unfamiliar faces appearing in the court was to let all participants, including Sheffield, experience the vanity of the winner.

Sheffield had to admit that although he had wasted a day, he felt that he had spent a very fulfilling day. He did not feel tired at all and had a sense of accomplishment from bullying the weak.

More than a hundred years later, the Korean chaebols were arrogant in the court, but they watched the performances of relevant personnel with a smile while in prison. They should have had the same mentality.

The fierce rebuttals from the weak and the lawyers' skillful resolution ultimately put them in a position where they could be slaughtered at will.

Coupled with the fact that representatives of major companies in the gallery were watching the show complacently, the so-called fair law was a joke.

"What a joke! This is the American century that citizens have been talking about, and yet such an absurd fact has happened. God will punish you evil people!"

Listening to the victims' tearful accusations, Sheffield saw the weak people who spoke up looking towards the gallery where he was, as if they wanted to memorize the faces of these demons. Then he smiled and retorted, "How can this gentleman prove that this trial is unfair? Don't say that I am a law-abiding businessman and should not be blamed. Even if I am not, what can you do to me? If you and every criminal on trial think so, you can raise litigation fees to continue the lawsuit, but before that, each of you should compensate the citizens for their potential losses."

"That's right. We can fight this lawsuit with you forever. As long as you can afford the litigation fees, we have nothing to lose!" Gail shouted, showing the attitude of someone who has money and can do whatever he wants, which caused a round of cheers.

"Yes, you can pay for the lawsuit as long as you can afford it!" Waves of echoes came one after another, making the quiet courtroom like a vegetable market, and the judge in the courtroom frowned slightly.

In a country ruled by law, everyone is equal, except that the rich are more equal. The litigation process is time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, and ordinary people basically do not have the courage to go to court. The rule of law is the rule of law for the rich, and the verdict of the Simpson case that shocked the world is the most typical example. Most of the time, there is no benefit for ordinary people to sue ordinary people, because even if the lawsuit is won, it will not pay much money, and may not even be able to recover the litigation costs. Sue the rich and big companies? Their legal teams are simply not something ordinary people can fight against. So let ordinary people suffer a loss, society is inherently unfair.

The true face of the modern slave owners was exposed. This arrogant scene shocked the weak people on trial. Someone shouted, "We will expose your ugly faces to the public."

"Who would believe a criminal? You should first settle the claims of more than 3,000 citizens before talking about exposing the shady dealings. Otherwise, things will be very difficult to handle!" Sheffield laughed and stretched lazily. "We have really wasted a lot of time today. When will the verdict be announced?"

"When will the verdict be announced?" All the major shareholders in the gallery spoke in unison, putting pressure on the judge in the courtroom.

In the New Orleans court, as the Chief Justice slowly read out the verdict, the captured criminal was sentenced for inciting a riot. As the long trial result was read out, compared to the stunned criminals, the audience seats erupted in warm cheers. This was an absolute victory.

"For personal reasons, I sympathize with any criminal behavior, but the judge's verdict shows that the fairness of the law is guaranteed!" The plaintiff's lawyer stood up and expressed his respect for the verdict in a calm tone. "Fairness and justice cannot be based on who is rich or poor. The poor are certainly worthy of sympathy, but we cannot blackmail the rich just because we think we are poor, not to mention that it is not just these bosses who are affected."

Sheffield raised the corners of his mouth into a beautiful arc, which might be the most charming smile in his life. He stood up leisurely and walked towards the court gate. What happened next was no longer worth caring about. Today's entertainment program called a one-day tour of the court was pretty good.

At the gate of the New Orleans court, McHale showed mercy to the reporters who were surrounding him. "This is a fair and just verdict. The construction of barricades has delayed the time and money of tens of thousands of citizens. This loss is simply incalculable. It is natural to deter these criminals, but considering the survival of these families, United Company is willing to withdraw our company's claims. This is a personal decision. If we fully respect the trial results, we would not have to do this."

"If Carnegie had been as smart as you, William, a few years ago, how could he have been scolded by the whole country!" Gail squeezed into the car with admiration and sighed, "We are waiting for McHale."

"No need, drive!" Sheffield told the driver calmly, "This time we are using the conflict between blacks and whites to get through this difficult time. Sometimes, thinking about xenophobia is good. When encountering something like this, we would rather ignite racial conflict than turn it into a conflict between the rich and the poor."

For Sheffield, racial conflict may cost him money, but class conflict is definitely a deadly thing. The former can be discussed, but the latter is a numbness. In addition, racial conflict in the United States is completely controllable, after all, white people have an absolute advantage. If it is an absolute minority like in South Africa, the consequences of these two conflicts are similar.

Instead of taking this time, Sheffield might as well observe the progress of the project. Having just put the criminals who rose up against the United Company into jail, he immediately transformed himself into a boss who cared about the lives of the workers and took Natalia with him to care about the lives of the excellent workers.

"You trampled on all the principles and justice in the world!" Natalia hugged Sheffield's arm and rested her head on his shoulder. "Now you have transformed yourself into the least racist person, and through the Chinese workers, you have shown that you do not discriminate against any ethnic group."

"Why not use what you can?" Sheffield said nonchalantly. "The Yellow Peril theory seems to be spreading recently. Don't delay my project progress. Otherwise, don't blame me for not knowing any United States citizens. If a person doesn't make money for me, he is worthless. If white workers can lower their wages to the same level as Chinese workers, I can treat them the same way."

What Sheffield told naturally came from the motherland of the vast majority of spiritual Germans. The current German Emperor Wilhelm II reminded all countries to face up to the threat from the East.

In fact, this trend is not very big now. It was not until after the Russo-Japanese War that it spread to various countries. And the main target of vigilance is Japan, not China.

"So you think Eastern countries are a threat?" Natalia asked with a roll of her eyes, "But you didn't criticize such remarks. Why?"

"The threat is not that urgent, not that there is no threat!" Sheffield rolled his eyes and corrected, "Japan doesn't have the ability to confront the United States anyway. It would be a good thing if it were to take the initiative to start a war."

Sheffield felt that in the war to defeat Japan, not to mention that the United States paid no price at all, even if the price was increased tenfold, it would be very worthwhile to be able to control a country with a population of 100 million at such an opportunity. The soldiers at Pearl Harbor died for what they deserved.

Who made him, a slave owner, love history in his previous life? Judging from the results of World War II, the United States of America made a lot of money. The number of deaths was not as high as in the Civil War, but it became the world hegemon. What a good deal.

While the New Orleans incident was still being discussed in some newspapers, Sheffield had already pushed forward the reconstruction work again.

"You must pay attention to the safety of these Chinese workers. When they are working for us, they must not be harmed by any violent organizations. Conley will pay attention to this!" Sheffield put his hands in his pockets, looked at the Chinese workers wearing straw hats, and asked, "Are they not overtime?"

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"Boss, don't worry. We have caught up with the project schedule!" Charles nodded. "The resilience and will of the Chinese workers amazes me."

"It's just a national characteristic, nothing to be surprised about!" Sheffield didn't brag directly. The citizens of the United States in this era were not lazy either, they were also known for their hard work. The black slaves on the major plantations were not lazy either, under the whip of the slave owners, they were also not lazy and idle.

The reason for using Chinese workers was simply for cost considerations, after all, they could pay less. This alone was enough to allow Sheffield to defy the Chinese Exclusion Act. "In fact, Chinese workers in the early years were synonymous with hard work and law-abidingness. The president at the time also said that the Chinese were role models for immigrants. However, there were a few points that could not be overcome. The ratio of Chinese men to women was too terrible. In addition, the population of the western states was small, and the influx of Chinese changed the local population ratio. The rest was the attack from other immigrants, including Irish, Italian, and Spanish immigrants."

There is no way around this. Even the Chinese themselves believe that those who are not of our race must have different hearts, which is correct. It is even more impossible for Sheffield to go against the public opinion of the United States for the sake of this group.

"Oh, by the way, build the sales building first!" Sheffield slapped his forehead and said, "Find someone to draw a concept map and post it at the sales location. We can start selling now."

"But we have nothing now!" Charles was shocked. Now there is nothing except a pile of bricks and rubble. What can we sell?

"If I say it can be sold, then it can be sold. This is a new sales model!" Sheffield raised his eyebrows and said, "Why can't it be sold? I have such a big company, can I still run away with donations? It's settled, pay first and then inspect the house."

There is nothing reasonable or unreasonable about it. It is very reasonable in order to ensure that the project has sufficient funds to be completed.

I feel a little tired, so I'll try to update three times today, and don't scold me.

(End of this chapter)