Chapter 280 Sheffield House Speculation Group
Everything is nothing more than fairness. Sheffield is not just doing this to the citizens of New Orleans. He will soon do the same to all customers in the United States. He takes the same attitude towards everyone, and that's fair.
As for the New Orleans incident, Sheffield used the name of the United Company to downplay the fact of racial conflict. This again confused other shareholders. Since the big boss didn't care about racial issues, why did he guide it in this direction at the beginning? Faced with this question, Sheffield gave his own answer, "This year is an election year, don't make trouble for the election. Since we have achieved our goal, now is the time to downplay the conflict. If there is a next time, I will ignite racial conflicts again. These are two unrelated things."
Sheffield's move is a good example of being both responsible and independent. He took advantage of the racial conflict and then discarded it. This is also to prevent the black issue from becoming the focus of the election. After all, there is not much time left before the election.
As expected, the Republican and Democratic candidates this year are still William McKinley and William Bryan. As for the Republican candidate, Sheffield has heard opinions within the Republican Party. They hope that Roosevelt will assist William McKinley in the election as his running mate, so as to win the support of the hardliners.
He performed extremely well as the Undersecretary of the Navy. After the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he resigned his post and organized a volunteer force to capture Cuba with other US military units. Roosevelt was extremely brave in the battle and returned home victorious after the war. Then, he was elected governor of New York and implemented reforms during his tenure. His supporters suggested that McKinley choose him as his assistant, and Roosevelt himself saw it as a great opportunity to run for president in the next election.
In the last election, the Republicans actually won by a narrow margin, and this was also due to the black voters. When William McKinley was governor, he once criticized the lynching of black people. Most of the black people who had the right to vote voted for him in the election.
But can we take what is said during the election seriously? There are always people who mistakenly believe that their precious vote is so important to the country. At least in the last election, countless large companies including Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan were the key to William McKinley's victory.
William McKinley's assurances to the black community were, of course, false. Blacks were useless after he became president. McKinley's response to racial violence cost him the support of blacks. He did not condemn the mobs that attacked black postmasters in Georgia and South Carolina. Black leaders criticized McKinley for not doing anything about the violence, but McKinley's supporters responded that there was only so much a president could do.
But even if they lost the support of black people, Sheffield felt that the Democratic Party still could not win. On the issue of black votes alone, the Republican Party could not get black votes, and the Democratic Party could not get them even more. Because there are still many cases of attacks on black people in southern states, and black people are not stupid enough to support the Democratic Party.
This is also the reason why Sheffield dared to direct this resistance to demolition into a racial conflict. The black community is in this situation now. The Democratic Party has never cared about it, and the Republican Party will not care unless the situation is dangerous.
The incident in New Orleans was just an insignificant one among the common incidents of that era, because among the fifteen criminals beaten to death, less than ten were black, and this number could have been suppressed.
"We are at a huge disadvantage in this election, but our candidates always target various trusts and create enemies that are too powerful! Although William McKinley was a little indecisive, the economy has been good in recent years. William Bryan's chances of a comeback are slim, and it will be even harder than the last election." Sheffield sighed and looked at his companions and said, "But it doesn't matter. As long as we have time, who says we can't make a comeback? If it doesn't work this time, there's always next time. If it doesn't work the next time, there's always the next time. We're not very old, so we'll always get a chance."
"Can't we think of a way to replace William Bryan?" Gail asked with narrowed eyes, "How confident are we that we can stop him from winning the Democratic primary?"
"Unless we kill him, there's no guarantee!" Sheffield smiled bitterly and shook his head, "But there's no need for that. If we change the election to another person, he still won't win against McKinley and Roosevelt of the Republican Party. We can't win anyway, so what's the point of replacing William Bryan? Should we kill Bryan and frame the Republican Party?"
Don't be ridiculous. Sheffield is going to lose anyway. Why would he risk killing the candidate of the party he has always supported? If he can't change the final result, what's the point of doing this?
At least now Sheffield does not have the strength to jump out of the car, and it is not unacceptable to be able to hold on to the southern states and be the leader of the alliance! He just doesn't believe that the voters have no desire to change the term and keep the Republicans in power.
"We are building so many houses not because New Orleans is under great population pressure nowadays, but because the population of the city is just enough. If we expect this project to make us money, we are still a little short of it. This is a long-term investment of five to ten years. You should all know that what can really make New Orleans revitalized are labor-intensive industries that require a large number of workers. In addition, after the war with Spain, the south can restrain the existence of the United States. Geographical location and industry are the key to New Orleans's take-off. At present, the only industry I have that can attract a large population is the automobile industry, and I plan to move a production line here."
Sheffield's goal is to intervene in the steel industry to raise funds. In order to achieve this goal, he has become obsessed with cutting leeks. He is not only wielding the knife against the citizens, but any existence that can be remembered cannot escape his knife skills.
This creates a problem. The leeks need to be more abundant, and at the same time, the allies who have already invested money should not be in a hurry to get their money back for the time being. At least they are expected to ask for money back this year.
In fact, Sheffield is not just making empty promises, because if his idea succeeds, New Orleans will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes, but the time to reap the rewards may be two or three years later.
McHale and Gale all nodded. They knew Sheffield's emphasis on the automotive industry. He even said that with this industry in hand, he would have the foundation to overturn the Yankees. However, someone asked doubtfully, "Does the automotive industry really have such great power?"
"Of course, once I have a firm grip on the auto industry, a huge number of people will soon flock to this city. By then, we may not know if the apartments we are building now will be enough. In two or three years, you will know if what I said is true!" Sheffield said with a confident expression, "I am afraid that you may sell the properties too early and not make enough money."
"Haha!" The slave owner's friends burst into laughter. If this were true, what a wonderful prospect it would be.
"Don't worry, a bright future is waiting for you!" Sheffield licked his lips and said meaningfully, "Don't overdo it by then, it depends on your appetite."
The automobile industry is undoubtedly a high-tech industry in this era. Although it is a labor-intensive industry in the future, this is not contradictory. The two overlap in this era. The reason why Sheffield is so confident is because of the history of Detroit.
What is Detroit's pillar industry? Isn't it the automobile industry? In its heyday, in the 1940s, Detroit's population ranked among the top five major cities in the United States, only below New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, and surpassing Boston and New Orleans. The four major American automobile manufacturers, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and Dodge, gathered here, making it a famous automobile kingdom.
You can't even see the taillights of Houston, New Orleans, or even Detroit. Detroit is completely supported by the automotive industry.
Due to the prosperity of the automobile industry, various hotel buildings sprang up in Detroit. The rapid development of the automobile industry caused the urban population of Detroit to expand at an astonishing rate. Large numbers of new workers poured in from all over the United States, providing sufficient funds for urban construction. In more than 20 years, the population of Detroit was close to two million.
Considering that Detroit's population is less than that of Los Angeles, which has a population of 100,000, this increase is simply exaggerated. If Sheffield can use New Orleans as an automobile base and achieve half the population growth rate of Detroit, he will not lack leeks to harvest. You know, New Orleans' current population is much larger than Detroit.
"Once the automobile industry introduces more people, a lot of money will flow in from other places. After all, many Yankees have a very keen sense of smell. At that time, the industry in our hands will become very valuable. I think William is right. We can't be impatient about this matter. The houses we have are worth holding for a long time." Gail said what Sheffield wanted to say but was embarrassed to say, which caused many people to nod.
"But, William, you don't care about Houston anymore?" McHale frowned and said, "That's your base camp."
"Houston has other things to do. As the most important port in Texas, the output of Texas oil fields is still skyrocketing. It is enough for Houston to take over the oil industry." Sheffield sighed and said, "Don't be too greedy. Texas is the headquarters of the United Company, but New Orleans is the headquarters of the entire Dixie people. I am not a selfish person."
Sheffield did not expect his allies to be as wealthy and powerful as the Morgan Alliance, but he could not be too weak. He had to let these allies grow a little.
The actions of the United Company and its allies in New Orleans are undoubtedly a stabilizer for Louisiana before the election, although Louisiana only has eight electoral votes. But once a large influx of people, it may become more and more important.
"Once we complete the project in New Orleans, I will take you to the Yankee city to buy real estate and promote the experience in New Orleans to the whole country!" Sheffield seemed to have seen the birth of a group called the House Speculation Group in his hands.
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