Chapter 302: Hypocritical People

The Ford automobile production line with the largest shipment volume has now moved from Houston to the northern suburbs of New Orleans. There is still a little problem at present, because strictly speaking, the northern suburbs of New Orleans are not very large, and are separated by the Mississippi River which is about to flow into the sea. Of course, this is not a big problem, because the bridge can be used, but considering the expansion of the automobile production base, one bridge is not enough and needs to be built.

As for Houston, the Cadillac production line was retained. As a petrochemical industry base, Houston would not cause unemployment problems for its citizens. After all, Sheffield always had to take care of New Orleans, where the problem of blacks was more serious. It was necessary to use the population advantage to regain the right to speak.

"If nothing unexpected happens, New Orleans should see a period of net population inflow, which may last for ten or twenty years, along with funds for various purposes. My friends, just wait and see. Capital is not stupid. With population and industry, everything else will follow, unless the federal government causes trouble for us one day. However, given our country's political system, that is unlikely!"

Walking in the brand new forest of steel, cement and concrete, Sheffield talked to his companions who kept nodding their heads. Now this apartment building doesn't seem to be very popular, but everything is temporary, and the real long-term harvest has just begun.

Saying these words is to reassure these investors, and it is also telling the truth. Population and land are extremely important at all times, including for a country. Without more than 10 million square kilometers of land and 400 million people, China is nothing in the eyes of the great powers, and thousands of years of cultural heritage and national spirit are useless.

Iran is not inferior in culture and history, but lacks in population and territory. If it were not for the fear of being taken advantage of by competitors, it would not need any allies at all. The United States could strangle Iran by itself without worrying about retaliation. The bottom line is that Iran is far behind the United States in terms of territory and population. Even if one person works as two people for 24 hours, the United States still has more than 100 million workers. Iranians can only ask Allah for time.

The same is true for New Orleans. In the early 20th century, there was an absolutely high-tech industry such as automobiles. It was also a labor-intensive industry that attracted people and created a net inflow of population. With more people, New Orleans would naturally explode. Besides, the living environment in New Orleans is definitely more livable than many northern cities, but we have to worry about hurricanes.

After a brief tour of the new city area, Sheffield was generally very satisfied with it. He chose the Spring Festival and invited representatives of Chinese workers to attend an inauguration ceremony for the new city of New Orleans to celebrate the completion of the new city area of ​​New Orleans. At the junction of the original new city area, which is now the old city area, a stone tablet was erected to commend the achievements of the Chinese workers and their outstanding contributions to the city of New Orleans.

Evelyn followed Sheffield in giving a speech on the completion of the new city to set off the atmosphere, and many citizens came spontaneously to witness the ceremony of the completion of the new city. Although the villas, apartments and buildings in the new city could not be as expensive as the Vanderbilt Manor, they were definitely rare conscientious projects in the world of the 20th century. From steel and cement to planning, design, layout and construction, all departments of the United Company worked together to reduce the cost to the lowest level. Although the selling price was close to that of New York, it was still worth the money.

Don't think it's too expensive. Those who can afford to buy a house don't care about the extra expenses. What is a successful person? A successful person only buys the most expensive things, not the best.

"The next step is that New Orleans needs a public university!" Natalia looked at Sheffield who was about to speak and said to Edith Rockefeller, "Many citizens will find out in the future that houses in super communities near universities are very expensive."

"Public university? Why doesn't he build one himself?" Edith Rockefeller regretted her words as soon as they came out of her mouth. She forgot that the slave owner once said that he would never waste a penny on charity. Such a person would naturally not build a private university named after himself. He would only find ways to get the Louisiana state government to pay for his own career, and would never use his own money to help the state government.

The concept of super community is actually the concept of school district housing in the Republic. Sheffield once told Natalia how to operate it. This is not something he copied from his previous life. The history of super communities in the United States is definitely earlier than that of school district housing in the Republic, and the regulations are clearer. Of course, the real estate developers in the Republic have both common areas and school district housing. The combination of Chinese and Western cultures is so awesome that it cannot be said that it has no effect. The effect is that it was copied completely by the slave owners.

The quality of a school district is directly related to the housing prices in the district. In addition to state or city funding, the school districts are mainly paid for by themselves. School districts have the right to levy taxes, mainly property taxes from residents in the school district, to allocate educational resources for primary and secondary schools in the school district. Real estate taxes are the largest source of income, and some school districts also rely on taxes related to commercial activities to supplement their income.

If a community is well built and has excellent schools, wealthy people will flock to it, and housing prices will rise. This will increase real estate taxes and make education funding more sufficient. With abundant school finances, infrastructure and teaching staff will naturally improve, and a virtuous cycle will be formed. On the contrary, in areas with poor economic conditions, a vicious cycle will occur.

This is why, in the same city, even just one street apart, some communities are full of birdsong, flowers, complete security, and the epitome of the American dream, while nearby communities are in dire straits, full of homeless people, and a place that only Americans can dream of. This is why both sides are in the same place.

In this era, Sheffield is already at the forefront of the times. With the common areas of the Republic and the super community concept of the United States, the advanced experience of the two great powers is serving the citizens of New Orleans. Isn't this a small blessing?

"Although there have been troubles caused by blacks and gangsters, the construction of the new urban area is still progressing very quickly, allowing our citizens to have excellent living conditions. I must thank the Chinese community who worked on the construction for making this happen."

Sheffield's passionate speech on the completion of the new city district was very discordant in Edith Rockefeller's eyes. It seemed that after returning to New Orleans, this slave owner became even more hypocritical than he was outside.

"Now, dear citizens, you will have superior jobs and enviable homes in the future, cheer!" After Sheffield finished his speech, he left amid the cheers of the crowd. Naturally, other people would do the rest.

Now he had to go to the farms where Chinese workers lived to distribute cigarettes and establish his own majestic image, which made Edith Rockefeller, who left with him, complain, "You strike hard at the weak, and all of your strikes are against the citizens of your own country."

"Is this the problem? Others may not understand, but you still don't understand? What are citizens? They are nothing but slaves, nothing but lambs to be slaughtered in front of us. When to kill them is just based on my mood. The Chinese workers are foreigners, so I must maintain some manners when eating. Edith, let's recall that Standard Oil gave away oil lamps for free in many countries. Your family has never allowed citizens of the United States to enjoy such treatment!"

Why not do this? Isn't it because the citizens of the United States have no choice? The entire oil system cannot bypass Standard Oil. With such strong dominance, they naturally don't even need to pretend and can just feed shit to the citizens.

This practice of treating domestic supporters as leeks is less common, but it is definitely not uncommon. Panasonic is a Japanese company, but in the eyes of the Japanese, it has long been treated like Lenovo. Because Panasonic was one of the first Japanese companies to enter China, with the collapse of white goods, it would rather lay off employees in Japan than leave the Chinese market.

"Mr. Zhang, do you want to take a break for a while?" Sheffield put on the face of a boss who cared for his employees and had his men carry boxes of cigarettes to the Chinese workers' residence. As a new batch of cigarettes with filters were about to be released, the older cigarettes were no longer of much value, so they were just the right amount to win people's hearts.

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"Boss, we Chinese workers need to earn money. We can't just not rest for a while. A few days of rest will be enough." Zhang Deqing took two puffs of his cigarette and asked, "These cigarettes cost a lot, right? Boss, you don't have to be so unreasonable. We are already satisfied with being paid on time."

"I can still afford this expense since we are in a foreign country. Panama needs to build a railway, and my company is working with the Germans to eradicate the mosquitoes there. You can go there when the time comes. There are armed personnel from my company there, and as long as you work hard, making money should not be a problem. You can collect your wages from the United Bank. But I have one thing to ask..." Seeing Zhang Deqing nodding frequently, Sheffield continued, "The reason why Chinese people are hostile is largely related to the fact that you are almost all men when you came to the United States. If hundreds of thousands of black people, all of whom are men, poured into your country, you would definitely be unhappy."

Then Sheffield changed the subject and said, "But Panama shouldn't have this problem. With your hard work, as long as you don't be stingy with money, you should be able to find a local girl. Latin Americans are mixed-race and don't pay much attention to this aspect. You can also settle down there. The surrounding countries have a large population, but they are all small countries. The United Company can control the situation."

In the case of eliminating mosquitoes in Panama, the United Company found a foreign aid from Bayer. Why not find a domestic company? Because the leading company in the field of chemistry in China is DuPont.

(End of this chapter)