Chapter 123 Firefighters
As for the development of United Fruit Company, after Keane's banana business was acquired, the new United Fruit Company has actually achieved an overwhelming position. Now that things are on the right track, it is no longer worth too much concern.
In fact, in Sheffield's eyes, the United Fruit Company was just a show of solidarity, bringing together plantation owners who stayed in the United States and immigrated to Brazil, and more of a bridge. Making money is of course important, but showing solidarity is more important.
In terms of profit, it is definitely not as good as the upcoming military expansion of the United States. This piece of cake is more delicious than the cake just eaten by shareholders. In the future, when the international situation becomes unstable, the Republican Party will often be remembered by voters, while in this era, the Democratic Party, which upholds the Manifest Destiny, is often associated with war.
This change in position probably occurred around the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Before that, the Democratic Party was completely a war party. Whether it was Wilson in World War I or Roosevelt in World War II, they all came to the fore as Democrats in this environment.
The United States, humiliated by the world police, Great Britain, united before the election and passed a resolution to expand the military. Naturally, the Sheffield family got another great opportunity. As the heir of this generation, Sheffield knew that the military of the United States would advance from third-rate to second-rate in the next few years, which was a great opportunity for his family.
Finally, there is no need to fleece the NRA. Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. With its deep friendship with the Democratic Party, the Sheffield family got the largest share in the military expansion resolution, almost all the shares of all other companies that profited from the war.
Near the end of the year, thanks to the efforts of the prisoners in the prison, the factory building used to serve the oil industry has been completed. This serves as a reminder to Sheffield not to follow MacArthur's example and talk nonsense about having to complete the project before Thanksgiving. Facts have proved that no matter how hard the prison guards try, they cannot keep up with their impulsive instructions.
Compared with the minor unpleasantness of the delay, Keane's smooth activities in Boston were constantly conveyed through telegrams. Keane's current thoughts were like the fanaticism of converts. The fanaticism of converts is a phenomenon that psychologists have found in the study of religious cases. It is usually believed that new believers who are not completely devout are more devout and fanatical than the old believers who are "red-blooded". In layman's terms, the second foreign devil is more vicious than the foreign devil.
From any perspective, from his background to his experience, Keane was incompatible with these Dixie shareholders, including Sheffield. Keane was born in Boston and was a pure Yankee. No matter what regional division, Boston belonged to the North.
Keane naturally didn't know that according to history, he should have been the emperor of many Central American banana republics. Now he only knew one thing, he had to prove his worth and establish his own position in front of a group of Dixie shareholders who doubted him. This was an identity change. He had to erase his previous experience so that other shareholders would not treat him as an outsider.
In the process of abandoning the original identity and obtaining a new one, one will inevitably experience a very drastic change in self-identity. In this constant psychological suggestion, the recognition and behavior of one's new identity will often reach an extreme level.
Even if they abandon their original identities on the surface, they will still be discriminated against and not recognized in the new group. So they will double their efforts to show themselves, hoping to gain recognition, acceptance and favor from the new group.
This is not new. It has happened many times around the world. The Swiss Guards fought for Louis XVI. The Ottoman New Army, which has long been the backbone of the Ottoman Empire, was almost entirely Christian. How many people know that almost one-third of the Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire were Christians?
Through Keane's frequent telegrams, Sheffield understood that this pure Yankee businessman had almost the same mentality.
"Master William, there are guests coming!" John Connor walked into the villa and said in a low voice.
"Is it Laura and the others? Edith Rockefeller just left, and I've just had some free time recently." Sheffield rubbed his forehead. Edith Rockefeller was finally gone. He was hanging out with this woman who always stayed in his house for no apparent reason. He said he did nothing, but only people who were with him often would believe him. Maybe they wouldn't even believe him.
"No, it's the girl from Gale's bakery!" John Connor hesitated, "How about I let her leave?"
"Let her in. She's free anyway, so why not ask her what's the matter?" Sheffield said tiredly. He would soon pay the price for his big mouth, but he didn't know it yet.
The girl who came in was named Lisa. She was wearing a long dress and her eyes were a little dim and red and swollen. She must have just cried for a while. She greeted Sheffield politely and then told him about what happened between her and Gail.
In fact, from the moment the girl came in, Sheffield already regretted his slip of the tongue. Just by looking at her he knew that this girl must have been dumped.
This is exactly the case. After listening to Lisa's complaint, Sheffield raised his eyebrows and told the truth, "Gail has a fiancée, and it is impossible for him to marry you. Now you should be thankful that he is not married, otherwise you will destroy someone else's family."
"But he hid this from me before and now he's abandoned me?" Lisa cried excitedly, "This is unfair to me. And I love him so much, he shouldn't treat me like this."
"Is it fair to his fiancée to be with you?" Sheffield asked calmly, "Please forgive me for being blunt. I definitely stand on the side of my partner. You and Gail are from different social classes. There will be problems even if you are together. Love cannot determine everything. Even if Gail concealed his fiancée, based on my understanding of him, he must have mentioned what his family does."
Seeing Lisa nod, Sheffield said directly, "Since you know his family background, you are not innocent. Your so-called love does not mean anything. You are forcibly crossing a class that does not belong to you. If you succeed, you will become a socialite and the envy of ordinary people. But you have failed, and this is the price you must pay."
"I'll give you a book called Madame Bovary, written by a French writer. See if it's similar to you!" Sheffield got up and left the living room. After a while, he came back with a book in his hand and a plate of dollars in it. He pushed it to the girl and said, "After reading this novel, you may feel relieved."
After the girl left reluctantly, Sheffield smiled coldly at John Connor and said, "Many ordinary people don't understand that moral and ethical constraints are not restricting them, but protecting them. For us, the law is equivalent to non-existence. If the civilian class wants to cross over to our class, they must anticipate the consequences."
"Master, I won't let this kind of person in next time." John Connor immediately promised.
"It's not your fault. This is not the first time I've spoken nonsense!" Sheffield wanted to slap himself twice. He bit his back teeth and muttered to himself, "This time I'm just cleaning up Gail's mess, but he has to return the thousand dollars to me." Even the firefighters were not as busy as him.
Why is it that sometimes I feel that what I write is quite profound, but when I read it again I feel that I have written a piece of shit?
(End of this chapter)
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