Chapter 609 Enver's Request

There is no doubt that this is a demonstration. Sheffield has no sense of the overall situation. Instead, he is a bit petty. He agrees with what the Overlord Xiang Yu said about marching in gorgeous clothes at night. When he has the upper hand, he likes to show his strength appropriately.

"Thank you for your testimony, Mr. Roosevelt. From today on, we no longer need endless competition. We are all the most well-known companies in the United States and we can discuss anything." Sheffield said to Roosevelt with a smile. This was a preliminary merger, and although it was just a beginning, the slave owner believed that no one could stop this trend.

For Theodore Roosevelt, this election ended his political career. Shortly after the election, a friend visited him to discuss the possibility of his election four years later. Roosevelt said: "You are such a good politician, can't you see that the struggle is over and we have lost. The only thing to do now is to return to the Republican Party. A party like the Progressive Party cannot survive. We are out of ammunition and food. There is no source of funds."

This is the plain truth. You can only use prestige to get through an election once, but not again. The election system of the United States requires massive financial support. No large company would put its weight on a candidate who specializes in causing trouble for large companies. This election can be said to be a surprise attack by Roosevelt. There will not be a next time, and there will never be another one.

Future elections will be the business of the Democratic and Republican parties, not of heretical troublemakers like Roosevelt.

For Sheffield, Roosevelt's return to the group of citizens was certainly a good thing. J.P. Morgan and Rockefeller Jr. naturally thought so too. Nothing was more significant than the establishment of United General. For some people, the significance of the reorganization of United General even exceeded this election.

"My dear, you can only say that you didn't suffer any loss. They both really got the upper hand." Anne took her husband's arm and gave her opinion on this reorganization.

"For a restructuring like this, who loses and who gains cannot be measured by simple numbers. If I can accomplish more with this money, then I won't lose. I personally think that time is on my side." Sheffield stopped and said, "The situation may change in four years, and it may be the same in eight years. All predictions made now are uncertain."

The most urgent thing facing the slave owner is to repay the money. The United Company has hundreds of millions of foreign debts. This is a fact that Anne also knows. She can only pay the interest first, but she must never think of defaulting on the debt.

At the same time, the business of the United Company was adjusted, and preparations for war could actually begin now. The name was also ready, and the conflicts in Mexico continued, which was a very good excuse.

Adjustments to the arms business must of course be made as quickly as possible. A basic fact is that it will be too late to prepare after something happens. If a world war breaks out, it will certainly cost a lot of extra costs to purchase the raw materials needed for the military industry. The slave owners are smart, but they are not stupid. With so many countries in a mess, how can they still supply raw materials at peacetime prices?

Although it may seem a bit greedy to open up the entire industrial chain, it is something that must be done.

Of course, while doing all this, Sheffield did not forget to congratulate the new president Wilson. Wilson himself did not have a high prestige in the Democratic Party, but that was in the past. Since he became president this time, there will be no doubts about Wilson's prestige within the Democratic Party. Most people judge heroes by their success or failure.

When a good result occurs, everything this person does can be understood as having a profound meaning, and vice versa, he is the culprit for destroying the environment. Sheffield believes that Chen Youliang, the King of Han in the late Yuan Dynasty, is the best example of this.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, before the Yuan army in the north started fighting among itself, the Yuan army that wiped out the northern uprising army scared a lot of people, and even Emperor Hongwu bowed his head. Only one person stood up against the Yuan army's encirclement and suppression and fought against the Yuan Dynasty to the end, and that person was Chen Youliang.

But what happens in the end? Sometimes the result is really important. Most people just applaud the focus of history and do not have the ability to influence history.

No matter how Wilson won, he is now the next president and a good friend of all American citizens, including big businesses.

Sheffield, along with the Rockefellers and Morgans, never expected to be completely exempt from antitrust laws. They did not oppose the law, nor did they expect to be able to stay out of it. They just hoped that the federal government would not cause trouble for their core business.

Sue Standard Oil, but not the oil business, blame the Morgan family, but not Wall Street. These are all acceptable accusations, and if public opinion insists on this, we are willing to divest some businesses and give an explanation to the citizenry.

This is all based on the premise that large companies are willing to cooperate, but the federal government must not touch the real core business.

If they did, Roosevelt would be in the situation he is in now. The slave owners do not appreciate Roosevelt's futile move. Sooner or later, the United States will become a playground for big corporations. Always using antitrust laws to cause trouble for big corporations is tantamount to going against the historical trend. Forcing Roosevelt to withdraw from politics is already a very good treatment, and he has not followed in the footsteps of Lincoln and Kennedy.

Roosevelt should not feel resentful, but should be grateful. Don't think Sheffield is bullying people. Judging from the feedback from the news in recent days, Roosevelt has figured it out.

The nominal richest man in the United States has changed again. After the news of the reorganization of United General Motors was made public, Sheffield finally became the current richest man against his will.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Although he was not very willing to do so, it was a fact known to all American citizens. So Sheffield's solution was to quickly pay back the money, using the cash he received from the Rockefeller and Morgan families to repay the previous debts. This task was given to Anne to complete.

Deep down, slave owners would let their wives do things that would earn them thanks. And Evelyn and Natalia, these women's backgrounds could not be compared with the families of Edith Rockefeller and Louisa Morgan. Connections were what they lacked the most, so it was more appropriate for them to receive thanks from many Southern families in this matter.

Anne also knew her husband's intentions, and tried her best to use this opportunity to establish the prestige of the Arlington mistress.

At Oak Manor, Sheffield welcomed a guest, who was an envoy of Enver Pasha. The envoy wore an Ottoman-style hat and came to Oak Manor to state his purpose, hoping to get help from the United Company.

"Enver Pasha is now commanding the battle in North Africa, facing the attack of the Italian army, hoping to get help from William Pasha, and the great Sultan is also in urgent need of some support."

"My friend, as the Pasha of the Territory of Cowell, I should help," Sheffield said somewhat embarrassedly. "But although the United Company is a large-scale enterprise, it is still a company after all, and the current situation is different. The Italian Navy has blockaded the Mediterranean, and Britain-controlled Egypt does not allow the Ottoman army to pass through. What should I do? There is nothing I can do in this situation."

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According to the news Sheffield received from the Rome branch, the current situation is not that bad. Apart from an ambush last time, the Ottoman army and the Italian army have not made any moves for another month.

Of course, the situation is indeed unfavorable to the Ottomans. The war broke out in an enclave, and the Ottoman army could not support it. Now many Ottoman ministers hope that Sheffield can solve this problem.

I have to say that William Pasha was overestimated. The slave owners had a large number of transport ships and were extremely professional in transporting manpower, but transport ships could not be used as naval forces. Could the Black Gold Company help the Ottoman Empire use soldiers to reach North Africa despite the blockade of the Italian Navy? This was simply unrealistic.

"I understand Enver Pasha's difficulties very well, but I have no choice." Sheffield said after hesitation, but did not refuse forcefully. Enver Pasha was the leader of the pro-German faction in the Ottoman Empire.

During his three years as a military attaché in Germany, Enver was deeply impressed by the efficiency and organization of the Germans and became pro-German. He said: Turkey belongs to the Turks, but with the help of Germany. Enver tied Turkey's fate to Germany.

At the same time, he was also anti-Russian. Anti-Russianism was certainly one of the many stories of bullying during this era. The Russian Consul in Monastir, Rostkovsky, encountered a Turkish gendarme on the street. Because the gendarme did not salute him properly, he whipped the gendarme with a whip. The gendarme could not stand it anymore and shot the consul on the spot. Enver was responsible for handling the matter. Enver felt humiliated by the arrogant attitude of the Russian diplomat. Under the threat of the Russian Empire, the court sentenced the gendarme to death despite Enver's objection. Enver was also ordered to accompany the Russian diplomat to watch the execution.

Enver Pasha, who was pro-German and anti-Russian, was an important factor in the Ottoman Empire's eventual joining of the Allies. Although there were rumors that the Germans had adopted a tacit tolerance attitude towards Italy's invasion of North Africa, there was no public evidence after all. If conditions allowed, Sheffield really wanted to help this pro-German leader.

But it was too difficult to let a company and a country openly go against each other? Sheffield finally refused with an awkward tone, "It's not that I don't want to help, I'm a businessman, this matter is beyond my ability."

(End of this chapter)