Chapter 18 The Consequences of Business Failure
"Compared with the situation in the Caribbean, the current domestic situation is just a small problem." Annabelle is not blind to the economic depression, but she has a bigger goal and naturally hopes that her heir will have a broader vision. "William, you should think about the current situation in the Caribbean. If you can benefit from it, you will be worthy of your family foundation. Do you think this time? Will the demonstration against the UK be effective?"
"Yes!" Sheffield answered without thinking. He didn't remember that the United States fought with Britain because of the Venezuela issue. He had no impression of it in his mind. It must be that this matter was finally resolved peacefully.
"Why!" Annabell asked without comment. This was not a simple judgment question, with only right and wrong. Although she felt a sense of kinship with Sheffield, she still had to ask him about important issues.
Sheffield hesitated. He certainly couldn't say that it was because history had ended in a peaceful resolution. Besides, someone had interfered with history before him. After thinking about the international situation, he said slowly, "The gentlemen of the British Empire are not yet on the same level as us, the mud-legged people of the United States. The reason why many people in the country are clamoring is that they have a mentality that the barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes. On the contrary, for the British, there are too many places in the world that need to be paid attention to. The situation in the Far East is far more important than what is happening in the Caribbean now."
As the world hegemon, the British Empire has a lot of things to do. A country that manages so many things in so many places must have some things to take seriously. For the current British Empire, the most important place is naturally Europe across England. Germany, France and Russia are all very powerful. After the unification of Germany, the national strength soared. William II, who had just ascended the throne, was ambitious and wanted to lead Germany to the top of the world. France is needless to say. At that time, the traditional enemy of the British began with the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and went through the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars. Although they are temporarily at peace with Britain, who knows what will happen in the future?
As for the Russian Empire, the leader of the Holy Alliance, the backer of the monarchy, and the title of the European steamroller, it is also worrying enough. In addition to Europe, there are many other important regions for Britain, such as the Suez Canal in the Middle East, India, the pearl of the empire in South Asia, and even the affairs of the Far East, which are far ahead of the affairs of the Americas.
Today, Britain cares about everything and thinks about its own interests. The problem is that the opponents of the British Empire are not so weak compared to Britain. This is completely different from the opponents of the United States more than a hundred years later. The opponents of the United States in later generations are certainly very powerful, but they all appeared one by one, whether it was the Soviet Union or the Republic, the opponents appeared at different times. In Britain today, any of the three countries of Germany, France and Russia is worth Britain's full response. If any two countries get close, it will make Britain very nervous.
When it comes to the Caribbean, the United States and the United Kingdom attach great importance to it. For the United States, America is America for Americans. Whether President Monroe's words are empty words or not is a very important matter. For the British, no one knows where Venezuela ranks in the diplomatic sequence, and no one knows how much they care about it. Even if the goal is not achieved, the British will not suffer any loss.
"The British military is much stronger than the United States. I hope there will be no conflict. In fact, I understand that in terms of military strength, the United States' current demonstration is no different from an egg hitting a stone. But look at the newspapers recently involved. What are they writing about?" Annabell took out a recent newspaper with the headline "Venezuela is a poor friend of the Western Hemisphere." The sympathetic attitude in it formed a sharp contrast with the British's condescending words, which made people feel sympathetic to the weak.
"Are American newspapers these days so good at whitewashing?" Sheffield took the newspaper and glanced at it casually, and caught a few key points. If he hadn't known that he was in the United States, he would have thought he was reading an anti-imperialist and anti-feudal newspaper. Sure enough, in this regard, the whole world is the same. When it comes to expressing the will of the country, it puts away the neutral and objective set.
However, it can be seen that this is the federal government building momentum, and the government at this time needs the support of the people. However, Sheffield still feels that the British Empire should not conflict with the United States because of the Caribbean. After thinking about it, Sheffield knew that it must be that the old man thought there was something profitable in this. After all, the Sheffield family has a very international perspective. Annabell's family started out by relying on African labor and developing international trade on both sides of the Atlantic. It is not surprising that they have such a vision.
"Grandma, in fact, compared to how it treats Britain, you should know that the United States does not have the strength yet. But no matter what the result of Venezuela is, if the domestic belligerent sentiment is mobilized, it will definitely find an opponent in the next few years. I personally think that the United States will definitely start a war in the next few years and find an opponent to practice." Sheffield lowered his head slightly and expressed his thoughts in front of the person in power at home. "This opponent will definitely not be too strong, and it will be able to vent the domestic belligerent sentiment."
Even if the United States wants to swear that it is not a soft persimmon, there is no time to waste. It must first find a soft persimmon to squeeze.
"That's quite novel. Who do you think the United States will choose as its opponent?" Annabelle was not actually interested in Sheffield's judgment, but this judgment was quite novel at the time.
"A country that is very famous but not very strong now, only Spain is left? If the issue with Britain can be resolved peacefully this time, I believe the United States will choose to take action against Spain." Sheffield said in conjunction with the current international situation, and various propaganda machines have created public opinion for external expansion. However, just as the United States was preparing to expand overseas, the entire world had been divided up by the old colonial powers. Britain, France, Germany, and Russia were all untouchable, and the United States would not do anything to these countries.
"Cuba has indeed been unstable in recent years!" Sheffield was just saying it casually, and Annabell just listened to it casually. But when the heir mentioned such a fresh conclusion, Annabell felt that things might develop in this way. The only country that can gain benefits under its nose and whose opponents are not very strong is Spain, which is a thing of the past. And just now, the Cuban protest was suppressed by Spain again, just half a month ago.
In fact, three years later, after the United States had completed all preparations, it launched the Maine Incident, which was a form of justice from heaven that was even more justifiable than the Third Reich's excuse for blitzkrieg against Poland. The United States dared to take the initiative to frame the enemy, which naturally showed that it had been planning for a long time before, and it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Annabell already felt that she should find out what was going on in Cuba. Sheffield bowed slightly and said politely, "Grandma, I should go back to college to finish my studies. Although this is my home, it's not good to leave for a long time. I will graduate this year."
"Okay, your college life is over. If nothing unexpected happens, you will graduate in May. I will greet the board of directors." Annabell nodded in approval, "Take care of all your affairs and prepare to go home and inherit the family business." It's like if you fail in starting a business, the only option left is to inherit the family business. It doesn't make any sense.
The computer case broke. I was in an Internet cafe. I knew it was a little broken, but there was nothing I could do. I formatted the case and went to get it back in the afternoon.
(End of this chapter)
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