Chapter 213 The Boss Knows the Philippines Best
Although the United States is the best in technology, the Army's report card is not very good. In all previous wars, the federal government has never treated the military unfairly. Any conditions are better than those of the enemy. The opponent seems to be strong on paper, but was cleanly dealt with. Apart from Iraq, the only other example is the Spanish-American War, which has not yet ended.
The army may be expanding, but patriotism is understandable. Sheffield is a private enterprise, and its steps will not change. It has made up its mind to become the best friend of the Chinese community. The army just needs to stop begging for help.
Back at the temporary apartment, Sheffield held his forehead. The power in the Philippines was still a little weak. He thought about the bases of Black Gold Company in various places. After the end of the Spanish-American War in Latin America, Haiti's position had weakened. It had been decided before that the base of Black Gold Company would be in Cuba.
As for Africa, it is Liberia, and the person in charge is Brown. I believe that after the Cuban incident is over, Brown will return to Liberia. Even if he does not return, he will not be used. After thinking about it, the only thing in Asia that can be borrowed is the land that he bought from the Ottoman Empire. The Kuwait base has been built for two years since the Athens Olympics.
"Jezla, has the company's radio station been set up?" Sheffield asked Jasla tiredly, "If it is, contact Kuwait immediately. Can they dispatch an armed force to deal with the emergency?"
After much thought, only the base in Kuwait is the closest to the Philippines, and this is also calculated from the scale of the entire earth. It is said that when you need books, you will regret not having them. Although Sheffield is not lacking books now, this is probably what it means.
After the Kuwait base was purchased by the United Company, John Connor personally managed it for a period of time. Sheffield also gave guidance, which was to expel the local peaceful Christians. Women could stay, and then find Orthodox residents from the Middle East to settle in Kuwait. After a year, the composition of Kuwait's residents had been replaced.
Christianity has gone through several splits. The first split was the Nestorian Church, which did not recognize the Virgin Mary; the second split was the Eastern Orthodox Church, which did not recognize the dual nature of Christ; the third split was the Church of Constantinople, which did not recognize the Pope of Rome, which is the so-called Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church in the Middle East is closer to the Eastern Orthodox Church, but they are not the same sect. Although the Middle East is dominated by the Church of Peace, there are still many Orthodox Christians under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. After several attacks by the United States, the Church of Peace has not been affected, and the Orthodox Christians in the Middle East have almost disappeared.
William Pasha felt that he was closer to the Orthodox Christians, so he replaced his subjects with residents of the Ottoman minority in his private territory. Of course not. For example, the local Arab tribes were very opposed to this, but it was useless. This thing was still done.
Now William Pasha's Kuwait is a place belonging to Orthodox Christians. Sheffield asked Jasra to see if he could transfer an armed force from Kuwait, referring to the Kuwaiti residents who have undergone blood transfusion.
“Boss, Mr. Rivera and Mr. Polavixia are here.” Evelin pushed open the door and saw the boss with a distressed look on his face. She thought something had happened and said in a slow voice, “Do you want to see them now?”
"You are destined to work hard, right, the two Spanish governors? Why can't we meet? It's all settled." Sheffield stood up and stretched his body. He walked out of the office under Evelyn's guidance, and did not forget to order, "Contact Kuwait as soon as possible."
"I will contact the Kuwait base immediately!" Jesra nodded and followed Sheffield out.
Apart from the Filipinos, the only people who know something unknown about the Philippines are the former colonizers, such as Spain. Rivera and Polavixia were the two governors who suppressed the Philippine rebels. Changing generals before a battle is a common practice in the world and is often an important factor in the analysis of the reasons for defeat by keyboard warriors.
Rivera and Polavixa will obviously become important targets of analysis by keyboard warriors in Spanish history in the future. Obviously, Spain's days are numbered. Now everyone can see that the upcoming treaty will definitely be beneficial to the United States, but it will only serve as a comfort to Spain.
Sheffield even wanted to sign a treaty with the Spanish government himself. If the United States federal government agreed, he was willing to pay 20 million US dollars to buy the Philippines, but the federal government would definitely not agree.
Then we can only have a good talk with Rivera and Polavixia to see if these two former governors-general can leave any inheritance. After the contract is officially signed, the two will no longer be the high and mighty governors-general of the Philippines. No one knows whether they will become wealthy residents after returning to their country or never recover from it.
Even Rivera and Polavixia had no certainty about their future. Confusion appeared in the minds of the two formerly powerful governors. They thought they were waiting to return home in a muddle, but they received an unexpected invitation. After arriving, they found that the other party had also received an invitation at the same time.
"Governor Rivera, Governor Polavixia, welcome." Sheffield, with a hint of businessman's brightness, asked the two men to sit down with a smile on his face. His humble attitude gave people a sense of goodwill.
Sheffield showed the greatest goodwill to these two unfortunate guys, as they still had value. After all, it was still unknown who among these former colonists would return to Spain after the war and who would stay in the Philippines and settle down.
Because although the Spanish were very brutal in their colonization and their methods were much cruder than those of the British, they were not opposed to intermarriage with the natives of their colonies, as can be seen in Latin America. The descendants of the British were very opposed to intermarriage, but strangely, the style of the US military was similar to that of the Spanish.
After asking two female secretaries to bring coffee, Sheffield formally stated his purpose, which was to buy up the industries of the evacuated Spaniards. There would definitely be many Spaniards leaving the Philippines, and of course there would also be many Spanish descendants who would stay. His goal was to leave the Filipino industries.
It may seem a bit irrelevant to talk about this in front of two governors who fought bloody battles. But compared with the possibility of the property being occupied by the native Filipinos, it is better to sell it to yourself, right?
"As a businessman, I don't care about the dispute between the United States and the Spanish Empire!" Sheffield made an opening speech without blushing. "If the two governors are dissatisfied, you can curse the American government for being despicable and shameless. It doesn't matter. However, as a private enterprise, I am only making a sincere invitation to you on behalf of the United Company, because I know that many Spaniards who have already established families in the Philippines may not leave. They still need a stable life, and I can help them a little."
"But I also need a little help from you two gentlemen." Sheffield looked at Rivera and Polavixia expectantly, "You two are the former governors of the Philippines. I believe that no one knows this land better than you except the local natives. If you two can help me accept the property returned to the Spaniards at a very affordable price, it will be a great kindness to me and the joint company behind me."
"What's in it for us?" After all, they were former governors. Rivera and Polavixia were not as easy to fool as Mrs. Sato, especially since Sato was assassinated. The two Spanish governors were directly facing the attack of the American Expeditionary Force. It was an insult to their intelligence to think that they could fool them with just a few words.
"Would you two be willing to accept employment with the United Company? I can make a sincere invitation, which will bring a considerable salary." At the critical moment, Sheffield could no longer hide it and had to use his financial ability to solve the problem.
The two looked at each other and asked calmly, "I wonder what the strength of the joint company is?"
"Our company is responsible for the supply of the American Expeditionary Force!" Sheffield also found it difficult to describe. He said that there were only a few companies in the United States that could compete with him in terms of assets. Wasn't that a bit too exaggerated? After thinking about it, he could only say this.
"Deal!" Rivera and Polavixia agreed, and this alone was enough.
"Our cooperation will definitely be very pleasant!" Sheffield stretched out his hands and shook hands with the two men. As the earliest and most sincere company that rushed in with the greatest risk, he has taken a solid step forward.
With the help of his former colonizers, and with the help of two people, his eyes will see through the fog that shrouds the Philippines and obtain the most valuable part of it, ahead of all competing companies in the country.
With the help of Rivera and Polavixia, the entire map of the Philippines was no longer a boring piece of paper in front of Sheffield, but a colorful treasure map. Now the United States' power in the Philippines is mainly military. A governor has not been sent yet. Sheffield's adventure is worth it. He understood the general situation of the entire Philippines earlier than the soldiers who only knew how to fight and the governor who had not yet been sent.
"Do you know what I want to say, Evelyn!" Seeing that industries that could make money by reselling them fell into his hands one after another, Sheffield was very proud of his brave move of being the first to try something new.
Evelin’s beautiful eyes flashed with thought, and she answered uncertainly, “No one knows the Philippines better than the boss?”
(End of this chapter)
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