Chapter 514: New Minister of Justice

In New Orleans, Anne convened a shareholders' meeting of the United Grain Company of America and displayed the contract for the reserve grain brought back from Germany, which caused a sensation.

Why didn't Sheffield hold a shareholders' meeting? This is a very good question. Facing Evelyn's question, Sheffield laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Because I am just a tool. Women run our family. Don't envy her. You will also have industries to manage in the future. I just try to accumulate wealth as much as possible and then share it with your children."

The tariff dispute has come to an end, which is of course a good thing and Sheffield has its own way of celebrating.

Sheffield felt that lowering tariffs was not a bad thing from the beginning. He felt that way not because he was being unreasonable. Everyone knew that the products of the United States at this time had an influence no less than that of Soviet industrial products fifty years later. Everyone shook their heads when they mentioned it. How could such products be sold? If people could not afford foreign goods, who would buy your products?

What is the reason? Sheffield feels that the major trusts have already occupied the market, but without external threats, who would choose to work hard to make cakes if they can just lie down and feed the citizens shit? In essence, the overprotection of the United States is the same as the problem of the Soviet Union and the Republic at a certain time, even if the system is different. Without external competition, domestic companies are used to making money lying down.

While Sheffield lay on the recliner, Anne had already completed this united shareholders' meeting, convincing the shareholders of United Cereal Company and making them come over to talk to their husband.

Anne, who knew how to get her husband's attention, said, "Many shareholders are very happy. On the contrary, at this time, the Yang Ji people are also jumping up and down. The time of making money without doing anything is over."

"It is right that their companies are eliminated because they are uncompetitive. Is it true that protecting industry with high tariffs will only result in a pile of shit? After a long period of high tariffs, if so many domestic trust companies cannot compete with European companies across the Atlantic, wouldn't that be very sad? In the long run, the companies that survive the competition are good for the country."

"But it's just like you said, who wants to face real competition?" Anne held up the group with her hands, her hips showing a nice arc, and sat directly on the recliner leaning against her husband's body, saying, "Everyone is pursuing monopoly."

"Citizens have realized the harm of monopoly and are very dissatisfied with the trusts, so it is a very correct decision to link antitrust with tariff reduction. Although these are two issues, we can treat them as one." Sheffield touched his wife's slender waist and said, "Citizens like a competitive environment. Now this competitive environment has come, and even European companies are allowed to come and compete. How great."

Anyone who opposes the reduction of tariffs is now the spokesperson for the trust enterprises, which is the environment Sheffield wants to create. Protecting domestic enterprises is of course important, but citizens need a fair competition environment more, rather than being fed shit unilaterally.

Only truly strong companies should be supported by citizens. Sheffield felt that United Company was very suitable for this concept of being supported. He felt that his company could definitely withstand this round of foreign investment impact.

It was still fifty years before the advent of transoceanic telephone calls, and Sheffield could only share his joy with Germany's allies through telegrams. Although the use of telegrams for communication seemed to lack atmosphere, he could still feel the excitement of German companies from the clues on the telegrams.

As for the United States's cries of despair, they just pretended not to hear them. How could the tariff issue be so simple? No one knew what the specific standards should be. Sheffield didn't know either, but he knew that even if there was a negative impact, it would be too late to damage the United States, as the war in Europe would break out in a few years.

The United States is not an agricultural country, but the world's largest industrial country in terms of scale. Even if there are some gaps in quality, it will not be defeated, at least not within ten years. Can Europe last another ten years?

If the rulers of each country knew the cruelty of war, it could be avoided. But the problem is that each country thinks that they are strong and the other side is weak. If everyone thinks this way, war is bound to come.

In economics, this kind of unpredictable sudden event is called a black swan, but for Sheffield, it doesn't matter what it is called. It won't cause any harm to him anyway, so he is optimistic about whatever happens.

The federal government has still given domestic companies three months to prepare, which can be said to be very kind in this regard.

Port expansion projects have already begun in New York, Houston and New Orleans, and the Houston Shipyard is also busy. Although this shipbuilding base of the United Company has no military experience, it is no worse than other well-known shipyards in civilian shipbuilding. At critical moments, it is still safe to use its own industry, and the most important thing is to save money.

The Attorney General nominated by Alton Parker turned out to be an acquaintance, that is, Olney, the Secretary of State during President Cleveland's administration twelve years ago. The Department of Justice is quite special in the United States. It is the only chief executive in the cabinet who does not use the title of minister. Its official title is General Attorney or Federal Attorney General. The Attorney General is also the Attorney General of the United States.

Olney is a typical Democratic hardliner with conservative ideas. After knowing that this person would be the Attorney General, Sheffield shook his head slightly. This appointment seemed more like a counterattack.

Olney did not only confront the British head-on during the Venezuelan crisis. After the bloodless "revolution" in Hawaii, the federal government authorities were satisfied but believed that the time was not yet ripe for annexation. Olney expressed a different view on this and believed that the event should be supported or the instigators of the event should be protected.

The return of such a man to the federal government shows that Alton Parker's support for antitrust law is not just talk. It is definitely a sign that real action is coming soon.

"I wonder when the results will come out? It's really exciting to see Mr. Olney return to the federal government." Sheffield flexibly shook his wrist while holding the wine glass. "I can't wait to see the Ministry of Justice administer justice."

As I said before, whether you like the antitrust law or not depends mainly on who the bill is aimed at. If it is not aimed at United Corporation, Sheffield will definitely be in favor of establishing fairness and the rule of law in the country.

The antitrust law that made people upset during the Republican era actually feels very familiar in a different political environment. The villain who succeeds is referring to the slave owners today.

This disgusting look was just seen by Edith Rockefeller who came to the door. She said sarcastically, "You are happy now. Almost every change is what you hoped for."

"You can't say that. These are the changes that the citizens want. I am also a legal citizen of the United States. Doesn't my opinion count as the opinion of citizens? I am a farmer, and most states in the United States have a predominantly agricultural population. So it's completely normal for me to represent their opinions." Sheffield reached out and patted the sofa next to him, motioning Edith Rockefeller to sit next to him.

After Edith Rockefeller sat down, Sheffield lay down directly and rested his head on the woman's thigh. It was this feeling, so comfortable. "Is there some noise? Otherwise, you wouldn't say that."

"You definitely don't want to hear it!" Edith Rockefeller moved the slave owner's head with a snicker, lowered her head, and used her hair to stir the man's ear hole.

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"Then don't say it." Sheffield closed his eyes comfortably. He was a person without curiosity. Playing hard to get didn't work in front of him.

"You are such a bad thing." Edith Rockefeller said somewhat discouragedly, not knowing how to accommodate herself at all.

They are an old married couple, so why are they accommodating each other? It is nothing more than that some companies think that the tariff reduction is unreasonable and still want to live the old days of the siege city, where foreign companies cannot enter and everyone can make money without doing anything. Then they earnestly persuade the federal government to consider the issue of employment rate under the guise of protecting national enterprises.

Hearing what Edith Rockefeller said, Sheffield looked as if he had expected it, and said lazily, "Your brother's Standard Oil and my United Company are not the kind of companies without vitality. On the contrary, we even need the tariffs of various countries to be lowered so that we can enter and conquer the city. With the scale of our company, the domestic market is no longer enough for us to move to the next level. Letting more people be under our influence is what we should do."

"We can't accommodate them and affect our own development and growth." Sheffield changed his posture and clearly felt the grandeur of Edith Rockefeller. His face was bearing the unbearable weight of life.

Anyway, the federal government has decided to lower tariffs, and some minor noises have no impact on Washington. Everyone is still working step by step, even harder than before the change of government.

Because rumors have begun to circulate that President Alton Parker seems to be cleaning up the civil service system to see if there are too many civil servants with partisan leanings in the federal government.

This news reminded many people of their youth when President Cleveland fired 200,000 civil servants in one go. Many people suddenly felt that heavy work was a good thing and were filled with unprecedented energy. The capitalist master spirit was aroused, which was also shocking.

When Olney, the Attorney General, came to the Ministry of Justice, he was also infected by the efficient and uplifting working atmosphere and could hardly believe that what he saw was the real situation.

(End of this chapter)