Chapter 210 In-depth Cooperation
This reply is actually a little arrogant, but it is also true. When their fathers fought side by side, their families could still compete with the United Company, but who made them run to Brazil after being defeated? Although they finally came back, after this back and forth, their family businesses are no longer suitable to be compared with the United Company. This is the result of misjudgment.
Although the United States is the United States and Brazil is also the United States, the two United States are completely incomparable. This has become very obvious in this era. Although the Monroe Doctrine of the United States has long been laughed at by Europeans, at least the United States dares to shout it out, while the United States of Brazil does not even dare to shout it out.
Sheffield did not bully his former family partners because of the rise and fall of one family, which was already very nostalgic. In order to share the risk, he also supported Gail's company. What else can be done? He believed that even God could not show such fraternity.
"By the way, tell them that the Panama issue involves not only the French but also the British interests. If the two have any ideas, they'd better pay more attention to whether the federal government has any negotiations with the British government. This is much more important than their secret actions." Sheffield looked at Evelyn's back and added another sentence. He felt relieved when he saw the secretary nod.
He was now worried that after he had dealt with Spain, which was almost on the verge of collapse, his friends in the south would become a little arrogant and think they were omnipotent, and would treat Britain as a small country in Central America. In fact, the United States would have to keep a low profile in front of its biological father for a long time.
Sheffield then had a busy time. First, the people from the Union Bank had arrived in Hawaii and were preparing for the opening of the Union Bank in Hawaii. The other thing was the progress of the construction of Pearl Harbor. As for the development of Hawaii, the only thing left was the cooperation of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
If the United States were a country with a system similar to Germany, this matter would be much easier to handle, and a Japanese exclusion bill could be passed to solve it. But this aspect of the American national conditions made him, a businessman, very dissatisfied.
Now Sheffield has a little understanding of why private enterprises play a leading role in the economic development of the United States. This government is like this, a complete system problem. He, Rockefeller, Morgan, DuPont, Carnegie, and several families in Boston can do all the work of the federal government. If this family forms a coalition government, it may develop faster.
After preliminary judgment, it was impossible for him to see the initial scale of the attack in Hawaii, because the US military had already landed in the Philippines, and it was unknown when Manila would be captured. Maybe it had already been captured, but the news had not reached Hawaii.
What else can Hawaii do? Sheffield put his hands in his pockets, thinking about an industry that can boost local employment. The means of transportation in this era are really backward. Every time I go out, it takes several months. It would be great if there were airplanes. Airplanes?
Sheffield stood there for a moment watching the Chinese workers working, and repeated two sentences, "Airplane? Does this thing have to be invented by the Wright brothers? My company is so big, do I have to rely on those two people selling bicycles?"
Sheffield remembered that the Wright brothers first sold bicycles. Although the level of the United Machine Company was similar to the current level of the United States, it was much stronger than the Wright Bicycle Company. At least when people were buying bicycles, his company was already selling tractors and was also selling cars intermittently to accumulate technology.
No matter from which point of view, his own company is much stronger than these two people, why didn't he think of the airplane for a while? You know, he was going to make Ford unemployed, there was no reason to let them go.
Thinking that he might kill greatness in the cradle again, Sheffield could hardly contain his excitement. He was such a kind person that he could let the two of them be engineers in his company in the future, but the title of the first one should belong to himself. He could add another layer of mysterious aura to the joint company.
“Boss, what are you looking at?” Evelyn came over with her hands covering the file bag, just in time to see Sheffield looking up at the sky. Following the man’s line of sight, she saw nothing but a few white clouds.
"I'm flying!" Sheffield put his hands on his waist and said confidently, "Today I'll teach you a proverb. If William hadn't been born, the world would have been dark forever. Sometimes I wonder why I'm so great. God is no more than that..."
God, please forgive this ignorant sinner, Evelyn silently said in her heart, hoping that the omniscient and omnipotent God would just think that Sheffield was playing a joke.
Hawaii really needs a new industry to drive it. The market can be in China, but the research site can be in Hawaii. If that doesn't work, there are still seaplanes. With this thought, Sheffield's mind became more open than ever before.
The Wright brothers' early aircraft was a biplane, with two propellers installed on both sides of the pilot's position, chain-driven by a single engine. The control system adopted a canard layout with the elevator in front and the rudder in the back. What's so difficult about this? As long as Sheffield wanted it, the United Machine Company could make it.
The pilot achieved the same goal by mechanically curling the entire wing tip. The plane climbed and dived by a pair of twin-wing elevators mounted at the front of the plane; a pair of rudders were connected to the wing curling mechanism and mounted behind the pilot. The main components of modern aircraft turning and maneuvering can be found in this first aircraft, however primitive it was.
Sheffield drew a rough idea and gave it to Evelyn, telling her, "Have the domestic United Machinery Company make the product for me. Once it can fly for more than ten seconds, register a patent immediately. If that doesn't work, use our connections first and register my drawing as a patent. The patent law is for entrepreneurs, and vested interests like me can make special arrangements. Find someone to take my drawing back and start manufacturing now. Once it's manufactured, the team's salary will be doubled."
Sheffield is such a big company, but it can't compete with two bicycle sellers? If not, send someone to kill these two bastards and solve this problem once and for all. Anyway, it's not the first time he has done it, Sato Jiexiong was the last one.
Half a month after Sato Jiexiong was assassinated, the Sato family's residence had calmed down. Sheffield visited again and had all the servants driven out, with bodyguards guarding outside. He came to visit Sato Minako openly and came to discuss the merger again.
"Ma'am, these are my conditions. To be fair, these conditions are good. I don't discriminate against you just because you are Japanese and a factor of instability in Hawaii." Sheffield stared at Sato Minako, wondering if Sato Keio's ghost was still haunting him. Even if it was, it didn't matter. How could the Shinto god want to control God's believers?
"Mr. William, the Sato family is willing to cooperate with the joint company's procurement and standards, but the farm is my husband's life's work. Can we not merge it?" Sato Minako looked pitiful and touching, and she showed weakness in front of Sheffield.
"Ah? This is more difficult!" Sheffield stared at the other person's face and said calmly, "You have to protect your hard work, Mrs. Sato. Everything in this world is fake, but wealth is tangible. Take Japan for example. Since the Meiji Restoration, how many political families have lived up to their previous reputations? There should be many. They have been replaced by newly emerging families. These families may not have such a great reputation, but they definitely have money. Money is really a good thing."
"Power is something you can only see but not touch. Moreover, for most former owners, it is very difficult to pass on power. But money is different. It can be passed on legally and reasonably." Sheffield stood up slowly, walked behind Sato Minako, and put his hands on the woman's shoulders. "If Madam can give up your property in Hawaii, return to Japan penniless, and watch your daughter struggle, then I will just ignore what I said. But if Madam can't do it, then it's also a good thing for you to be a stable rich wife under the protection of the United Company."
"Mr. William, please don't do this!" Minako Sato shook her shoulders and shook Sheffield's hand away. She now felt that this foreigner was not a good person.
But then her mouth was covered by a hand. Sheffield held Sato Minako tightly in his arms. "A woman like you needs a man to protect you. You can tell from what happened to Mr. Sato that the Japanese cannot protect themselves. Hawaii is a part of the United States. If you want to continue to live a peaceful and prosperous life, it would be best to cooperate with the United States. I think I am the most suitable person at the moment."
"Madam, do you want to see your daughter suffer?" Sheffield, who was covering the woman's mouth, still felt Sato Minako's resistance. His voice turned cold and threatened, "Hawaii is a territory of the United States. You either return to mainland Japan and give up all industries in Hawaii, or you obediently cooperate with me. Resistance is useless. Those outside are all my bodyguards, and no one can save you."
While issuing the threat, Sheffield could immediately feel that the resistance of the woman in his arms became weaker, or perhaps she was exhausted. "That's good. I can ensure that Madam maintains her current wealthy life. Even with my help, you can become the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce as a woman and inherit Mr. Sato's position. But the premise is that all this requires in-depth cooperation."
The struggle completely stopped. It was obvious that the widow was considering the pros and cons. While she was hesitating, her kimono was torn off.
"Boss, did that woman agree?" Seeing Sheffield coming out, a strange look flashed in Jessla's eyes, as if it took a long time.
"Yeah!" Sheffield nodded, lit a cigar and said, "The cooperation is going very smoothly."
(End of this chapter)
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