Chapter 289 Pittsburgh
"Are you on guard against my brother?" Edith Rockefeller heard the hidden meaning and asked back with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"This is a capital flow of hundreds of millions. Who wouldn't be on guard against such a huge fortune?" Sheffield said nonchalantly, "I don't care because he's your brother? Your money is in it too."
"That does make sense!" Upon hearing this, Edith Rockefeller confirmed her position. With such a large amount of money involved, no one could be trusted, including her younger brother Rockefeller Jr.
"In fact, I'm also worried about Morgan's attitude. If the first time they poached Tesla and established Southern Electric, it could be explained as normal competition. The issue of Mexican public debt can be explained as United Company not wanting Morgan to get behind them. If they take over Carnegie Steel this time, it would be an obvious sniper attack. The third confrontation can't be explained as a coincidence. The two sides are basically enemies from now on. The domestic economic landscape may change because of this. Who will benefit more from this change? I'm a little nervous when the time comes!" Sheffield rubbed his face and suddenly looked up at Edith Rockefeller and said, "Do you believe me when I say I'm afraid?"
He was really a little afraid of a full-scale confrontation now. Although he had thought about this issue before, thinking about it was one thing, and facing it was another. These were two different issues. When he was really facing Morgan and his son, he was really a little nervous.
"What are you afraid of? Don't we still have Standard Oil?" Edith Rockefeller sat directly next to Sheffield. Her huge buttocks made the sofa bear pressure that it shouldn't have borne, and the surrounding area collapsed deeply.
Thump, thump... Even Sheffield could hear the sound of the springs inside being overwhelmed. He tilted his head and said teasingly, "Dear, it's time to change the furniture. You should have a correct understanding of your body."
"It's okay, it's just the right size for you!" Edith Rockefeller raised her eyebrows and said with a double meaning, "You and I complement each other. We can work together to our full potential. You should admit this in your heart."
Since it was a compliment to him, Sheffield accepted it all and was about to put it into action, but was stopped by Edith Rockefeller, "There is plenty of time in the evening, there is no need to rush for such a short while..."
"Oh, by the way, there is a project related to your fashion company." Sheffield thought of the project in Puerto Rico and recounted the whole story.
So far, the domestic atmosphere in the United States is still very conservative. Although it is not as extreme as in Confucian and Pacifist countries, it has also led to more trendy styles of clothing being criticized. Edith Rockefeller is definitely aware of this, as she now runs a fashion company.
"Your mind is so dirty!" Edith Rockefeller pointed at the underwear she was wearing and said, "But to be honest, underwear actually sells very well. Men pretend to be gentlemen, but when they go home, they all like to do that. Fashion companies make a lot of money."
Sheffield just smiled at the accusation that men are hypocritical. It is true that the bikini underwear sales have risen steadily despite many accusations.
If Edith Rockefeller hadn't had Standard Oil to back her up, the fashion companies alone would have been smashed twenty times over for producing these unethical products.
But there is a solution. The atmosphere in Latin America is not conservative. The style of the US military is the same as that of the Spaniards who migrated to Latin America. Another meaning of enthusiasm and openness is chaotic private life. Edith Rockefeller's fashion company can completely borrow the names of France and America and open up to Latin American countries.
"Will this cause cost problems?" After understanding Sheffield's idea of blooming outside the walls and fragrant inside the walls, Edith Rockefeller became interested and asked if there would be any difficulties. After all, under the premise that the domestic market in the United States is still good and can support its own company, not everyone is greedy and takes risks to expand overseas.
Most of the companies in the United States are like this now, because they are fighting hard in the domestic market, but they are not interested in foreign countries. Isolationism has always had a strong public opinion base, and not many companies even take a look at Latin America.
"The textile industry is the basic industry of a country's industry. As long as a country has a little bit of industry, it will definitely have a textile industry!" Sheffield said that all of this is not a problem, and the textile industry can be said to be the basic industry with the lowest threshold.
The British Industrial Revolution also started from the textile industry. Cheap and high-quality Asian textiles gradually replaced European products in the international market, which put forward the requirement for the fundamental restructuring of textile production. It was necessary to replace manual operation with efficient mechanical production to increase production and reduce costs. The mechanized production of spinning and weaving brought about a fundamental change in the structure of the textile industry.
Thus, the textile industry was no longer home-based, but moved to a specialized area where fast-flowing rivers could provide water power for the machines. This period marked the end of home-based workshop production and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England. In the 18th century, textile production was the most important industry in Britain. By the 19th century, the textile industry accounted for about 5 percent of total national income.
"So we're going to capture foreign markets first, and then attack back home!" Edith Rockefeller asked. "Is that what you mean?"
"It also includes the Philippines. In fact, the colonies of Spain and Portugal should have no problem accepting these underwear. It will be difficult for Eastern countries and foreign countries. It doesn't matter whether European countries accept it or not, and you can't get in. This problem is still an old problem. First, do a good job of the Monroe Doctrine, and wait until the scope of the Monroe Doctrine is occupied, and then consider world affairs. It's just like the current transformation of our country." Sheffield explained the key points in a torrent of words, and finally concluded, "Many principles of business and politics are the same."
"It's a pity that you didn't become president!" Edith Rockefeller praised from the bottom of her heart, "It's a loss to the country. Has the Democratic Party ever considered sending you to run in the next election?"
"There are too many jerkish people who hate the rich among the citizen class, and there's nothing I can do about it. But their concerns are right. If I were president, I might really use politics to help United Corporation prosper." Sheffield expressed his inner thoughts so honestly, indicating that he would definitely do so if he really became the president of the federation.
Sheffield has been building the industry of the joint company around the four elements of food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, the expansion of basic industries can easily become a target of public criticism, so he plans to let Edith Rockefeller run the first element of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and he will assist from the side. The other three, agricultural and animal husbandry derivative industries, real estate and the automobile industry, will be run by the joint company itself.
"I want to establish a clothing trust! Find some time to go abroad for investigation." Edith Rockefeller was also very ambitious at this time. She felt that she could also have a business empire and become another Rockefeller.
"Study abroad? I want to go with you. It's a bit dangerous abroad!" Sheffield shook his head and said, "If you don't let me go, then don't go."
Bobobobo... Sheffield was responded by a dense stream of red lips. Edith Rockefeller said with satisfaction, "I knew that you loved me. You are much better than my ex-husband. You know that giving a woman a career can help you in return."
"Let's not talk about the question of whether he is her ex-husband or not!" Although Sheffield felt dirty inside, he felt like Ximen Qing when he heard Edith Rockefeller mention her ex-husband.
Rockefeller Jr. could have gone directly to Pittsburgh, but he finally decided to go to Chicago and meet up with Sheffield first. After all, both parties had to have a rough assessment of the negotiations this time. First of all, this would definitely be a record-breaking merger, a merger that had never happened in history.
"I'm planning to merge Rockefeller's steel company into the new steel company as part of the merger. Together with Carnegie Steel's share, it will be close to 40%." Rockefeller Jr. said as he walked. "In fact, I also suggest you do this. What are you thinking?"
"Oh!" Sheffield came back to his senses and said with a wry smile, "If successful, you and I will create a new richest man in the United States. I don't know whether I should be happy or sad."
Rockefeller has been the richest man in the United States for many years. Now Sheffield wants to interview Rockefeller Jr. to find out what the current head of Standard Oil thinks about the upcoming change of the richest man in the United States.
"No idea. There's still a lot of time. As long as oil and steel are still there, they will continue to create profits!" Rockefeller Jr. smiled easily, "I'm surprised you have raised enough funds."
"You're in debt, so what's so surprising about that? It took us a whole year to draw funds from all the departments of the United Company!" Sheffield rolled his eyes at the other man. He was not as wealthy as Standard Oil.
A few days later, the two men had arrived in the steel city with a large delegation. At this time of the year, the lingering gray gas over Pittsburgh seemed to remind visitors of the city's unique position in the United States of America.
Choosing a hotel less than a kilometer away from the Pittsburgh train station as their place of stay, the two did not rush to the headquarters of Carnegie Steel Company immediately, but instead set off the next day to the heart of the Steel Kingdom.
(End of this chapter)
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