Chapter 144 Internal Circulation
Not only that, the vast majority of farmers in the South have suffered from the suppression of the world hegemon, Great Britain, which has caused immeasurable losses. Although this loss was eventually paid for by the citizens of the entire United States through means, would Sheffield say anything about this matter? Not at all. He would only popularize the facts that are beneficial to him.
"The prices of agricultural and livestock products in the northern states reached an alarming level in the second half of last year. At the same time, the grain in the South was suppressed by the British because of exports, and it piled up like a mountain. The increase in prices is the loss of the United States, and the decrease in prices is also the loss of the United States. There must be something wrong!"
There must be something wrong here. What on earth is wrong? This doubt arose among the crowd that was as quiet as a chicken. The scene that should have been noisy made people ponder. This must be a systemic problem...
"Some middlemen between producers and consumers make money by spreading panic and hoarding goods. This is the current problem between producers and consumers in the United States. Everyone does business by their own means, which is nothing. But now, those days are over. New supermarkets will replace the existing sales model, allowing citizens of the United States to enjoy better agricultural and livestock products and establish a vertical channel with the best products and the most suitable prices. Today, I personally represent the Sheffield supermarket chain to officially open in Chicago!"
Through the loudspeaker, Sheffield's voice reached the ears of everyone gathered.
As soon as the voice fell, the lackeys who were also gathered in the crowd shouted before people could react, "Down with all the middlemen, citizens, let us see what's inside..."
The successful preemptive agitation brought about a herd effect. Even people who just came to watch the fun, because of this drama of confusing right and wrong, couldn't help but follow the crowd into the supermarket, just to take a look anyway.
Sheffield, who was on the second floor of the supermarket, threw the megaphone directly to the supermarket employee and reminded him, "Be careful. Although the product is not valuable, I bought the patent."
As he spoke, Sheffield had already left from another alternate exit. Today was a carnival for consumers, but this bastard slave owner who was obsessed with money was not suitable to participate.
The Sheffield supermarket chain opened on the same day in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Philadelphia and other well-known cities in the United States. Such a large-scale move was jaw-dropping, and it also brought huge attention. Almost all citizens of the United States who were used to reading newspapers opened the newspapers over and over again in the past two days, and they were bound to see the news of the opening of a supermarket somewhere. Unconsciously, they had already remembered the name in their hearts and had the idea of going to take a look.
After being bombarded with articles in major newspapers, many people have memorized the name of Sheffield Supermarket, whether actively or passively, and are ready to go in and have a look when they have time, to experience the active shopping experience in their own hands.
Both newspapers and the media are very interested in the new supermarket shopping model because of the innovation in sales model.
However, in Sheffield's eyes, all the participants were adding fuel to the fire for him to defeat the middlemen. It was like he had killed someone, but he did it with the public's tacit approval, and the public even supported this behavior. In this case, it was not murder, but at least an honor killing.
Today, everyone knows that the Rockefeller family's Standard Oil is a giant enterprise, but who were the oil processing workshops that fell into the hands of old Rockefeller? No one knows their names. Thousands of oil workshops went bankrupt, which created the huge scale of the Standard Oil empire.
"It is extremely important for my career to gain a foothold in Chicago!" Sheffield made plans as he walked. Chicago is the third largest city and the largest manufacturing center in the United States. It is located on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan and the mouth of the Chicago River. It is in the center of the eastern industrial area and the western agricultural and pastoral area of the United States. It is the largest railway hub and an important lake port in the Great Lakes region. One-fifth of the U.S. population is concentrated within a 500-kilometer radius centered on Chicago.
Chicago is not known for basketball now, but a central city, not much less important than New York. The most important thing is the population, which covers a wide range of people. This is one-fifth of the American population.
"Why, do you want to stay in Chicago for a long time?" Because they had nowhere to live, Edith Rockefeller invited Sheffield to temporarily live in her new villa, and the bodyguards who came with her were no exception. Because this was something that the young eagle insisted on again and again, Edith Rockefeller could only nod in agreement, and in her heart she sneered at the young eagle who had not grown up.
"What's so good about staying in just a city?!" A hundred years later, won't Chicago be the center of the vast rust belt of the United States? With singing, dancing, rap basketball as his calling card, Sheffield said disdainfully, "I suggest you go back to your home today. I'm willing to pay for it!"
"Why? Are you kidding? This is my property!" Edith Rockefeller asked in disbelief, her eyes widened, as if she had witnessed the birth of an ungrateful person. He actually wanted to drive her out of her own property? Is this person unreasonable?
"I'm afraid your husband will not be able to help but gather people and keep me in Chicago forever." Sheffield's face was serious. This matter was not to be joked about. Even though Edith Rockefeller was much more powerful than Sister Lu, her husband was also much more powerful than Brother Liang.
It was not worth it for me to put myself in danger for such a small matter. However, Edith Rockefeller did not think so. She said with gritted teeth, "You brought hundreds of people with you when you came out. How many of them dared to do anything to you? Do you think I don't have bodyguards around me?"
"You seem very proud of this?" Sheffield asked suspiciously, and suddenly shouted outside, "John, two people come in and rest on the sofa in my room tonight!" After saying that, he glanced at Edith Rockefeller and said calmly, "I am a boy outside, so I must protect myself well, otherwise it will be bad if I am taken advantage of by some bad women."
"Got it, sir!" Just when Edith Rockefeller was about to transform and do something, John Connor's voice came in at the right time, preventing his boss from losing his innocence.
The most important reason for coming to Chicago is its excellent position and convenient transportation, which can be said to radiate the most populous area in the United States. It is convenient to monitor supermarkets in various cities, and come up with countermeasures at any time according to any remarks, so as to complete the great cause of killing middlemen.
If it succeeds, the Sheffield family, who successfully promoted the new sales model, will naturally win the favor of the citizens. If it fails, the middlemen can be blamed, and people can be led to suspect that the bad elements of the citizens are causing damage, and then they can get away with it. However, Sheffield believes that the latter is unlikely to happen, because these middlemen are not even local snakes, at most a loach.
The means were a little despicable, but very effective. Thanks to years of living in Arlington, the once promising young man has now transformed into a shameless slave owner. Right and wrong are no longer important in his eyes. If you deduce the process by the result, who dares to say that he is not a successful person?
What is a successful person? A successful person buys the most expensive things instead of the best. In other words, a successful person is one who has money.
On the other hand, Sheffield also started a new round of supply chain restructuring through the Chicago office of the Farmers and Livestock Association. It is impossible for all agricultural and livestock products to be shipped from the South. Some fresh foods also need local supply chains. Even if the slave owners have no conscience and want to eat alone, they have to distinguish what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
"Boss, actually I have an idea too, but I'm not in charge of business. I just want to talk about it casually." It was extremely boring at night, and John Connor, sitting on the sofa, also felt bored. He could only find his boss to chat.
"There is no boss in this room!" When Sheffield heard about business matters, he knew it had nothing to do with Edith Rockefeller. He originally thought that his loyal bodyguard wanted to remind him to pay attention to his personal style.
John Connor immediately expressed his thoughts. "This kind of large supermarket chain has very weak security, but distributing guns for enhanced protection seems a bit immature, so I have an immature idea. Why not let our people open a gun store next to each supermarket chain, closer to the supermarket, so that if something happens in the supermarket chain, the people in the gun store can be there immediately."
"Hmm?" Sheffield held his chin in thought. He was really thinking about this very important question. It must be said that in this cold world, only food and weapons can make him feel safe. Who made him come from a family that has done many evil things in terms of class attributes?
In fact, it is not impossible to have no business, although in imagination, there may be such a situation that someone buys a gun from a gun store and then turns around to rob a supermarket.
But this can also be considered an internal cycle, right? For example, if there are aphrodisiacs and contraceptives in this era, he can also sell them at the same time, and then open an obstetrics and gynecology hospital, which can also form an internal cycle.
The risk is bearable, and the protection far outweighs the risk. Finally, after considering the pros and cons, Sheffield exclaimed, "You said such a good idea, why didn't I think of it. I never dreamed that there would be so many talents even in Black Gold Company."
(End of this chapter)
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