Chapter 308 Uneasy Trend
Of course, all this still needs to be done in a specific and careful manner. After all, this is a big deal, and it may affect the fate of hundreds of thousands of people. According to the current population ratio of the United States, the white population has an overwhelming advantage. It is much more optimistic than a hundred years later.
The birth rate of the United States has always been high, and there has always been implicit regulation of the black population, such as shootings, prisons, and very hardworking police. The black population of this era does not exceed 10%, and is scattered throughout the states of the United States. After the Civil War, there was a wave of black people fleeing to the North. In terms of total number, the number of blacks in the North and South is almost the same.
The problems in the northern states were not serious because there were more Yankees. Of course, the situation in the southern states was not as serious as before the Civil War. The Dixies had overwhelming power. This is why, even though southern blacks clearly disliked the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party in the southern states was still unshakable.
Sheffield stayed in Houston for two days and then arrived in Austin. If you were to say where the problem of blacks in the South is the least severe right now, it would definitely be Texas. After all, although a senior time traveler had surrendered halfway, he had at least made some achievements in his base camp.
"I can help you after I graduate!" Anne hugged Sheffield tightly like an octopus. She was very happy about his sudden appearance and her two lotus-like arms refused to loosen.
"You can help me now." Sheffield analyzed Anne's beautiful body curves with his cunning eyes, conducted the latest data analysis, and was very satisfied with the current situation.
"Hateful, so frivolous." Annie pouted and lowered her voice, "I'll find time to accompany you in the evening. The school has been very strict recently."
Forget about mentioning school in this situation! Even the slave owner felt that this was a blasphemy against a holy place that people admired. Even mentioning the church was better than mentioning the school. After all, he had never had much reverence for the existence of God.
It feels like a long time since they last met. "A burning passion" is the perfect word to describe the two's state of mind. This makes Anne, who was almost eagerly waiting, very satisfied. After a long time of struggling, they finally had time to chat. It seemed like they had endless things to say. She was very interested in anything Sheffield said.
"I've been to the World Expo, but it was a long time ago." Annie, who was as obedient as a kitten, whispered, "That year happened to be the year when the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars was completed. I've never seen so many people."
"Oh, really? That's really a grand scene. I may not be able to create such a grand scene. But if I make the citizens of the United States think that this World Expo is very lively, it is not difficult. I can pretend to be very lively and deceive the citizens who don't understand." Sheffield teased the woman. He didn't care much about the holding of the World Expo. Anyway, in his mind, this was just a cover for solving the human rights issues of black women.
"How can that be? If you're going to do it, then you have to do it with all your strength." After hearing this, Anne sat down all of a sudden, revealing her upper body. But she immediately felt something was wrong and crawled back into the quilt, saying shyly, "Letting more people know about New Orleans will also help your career. Haven't you always wanted to attract more people to settle in New Orleans? What a great opportunity."
Hmm! Sheffield thought about this question seriously and it seemed to make sense. Among European countries, France can be regarded as very good at and keen on expanding soft power, although in terms of real hard power, it has been repeatedly defeated by the British.
France has held the World Expo several times, and some people even forget that the World Expo was originally a masterpiece of the British to enhance their influence. However, Sheffield felt that the World Expo he proposed should not be a match for the French. French culture has long been the dominant culture in Europe. The reason why English culture is strong in later generations is because of the United States' status as a world hegemon. However, in this era, the right to interpret English culture belongs to Britain, and the United States cannot borrow it.
"Then give it a try! I'll try my best!" Since the beauty in his arms said so, there was nothing that the soft-hearted slave owner couldn't try. The purpose was the same anyway, which was to highlight the products of the United Company, and then to attract the attention of the citizens of the United States, pretending that this World Expo was very influential, and if it didn't work, Latin American countries could be brought in to make up the numbers. As for whether it could attract the attention of European powers, if it could, then attract it, if not, then forget it.
To put it in very formulaic language, for the whole country, it can showcase the tremendous achievements of the United States' economic development, establish a good international image for the country, and enhance friendly cooperation between our country and other countries in the world; secondly, for the host city of New Orleans and the lower reaches of the Mississippi River, it can achieve the optimal allocation of resources and the renewal of the industrial system, and drive the development of the regional economy; finally, it can further enhance the global visibility of other southern states, expand their influence, and bring rare opportunities for the development of these regions.
"Oh, by the way, for that girl Sato Kyoko, we need to find a way to make her completely Americanized and accept our country's culture. We need to control her, but don't make it too obvious." Sheffield really wanted to know what the girl's body looked like, but he still put on a serious face, indicating that this was all business and he had no intentions on her body.
This year Sheffield returned to Arlington a little later and explained his plans. It might be the thinking of his past life that was playing tricks on him. When he explained, he planned this and that, just like pouring out all the beans.
"You're going to Brazil? You actually want to create evidence of your absence, to remotely control that, about the human rights of black women, right?" Annabelle tilted her head, her eyes behind her glasses seemed to see through everything, and she smiled to herself, "It's not bad, no matter what happens, at least you dare to do it. You are much braver than others. Most people are not unaware of the dangers, but few dare to show their cards."
"Grandma, this problem has reached a point where it has to be solved! I feel that the next few years will be difficult for many companies. The accusations against antitrust laws are too intensive, which is very similar to the public opinion war between the Dixies and the Yankees before the Civil War. I don't know if this is right because I didn't experience that time."
Sheffield nodded and kept silent. Annabell was silent for a while and then asked, "You are worried that a president will appear and hold public opinion hostage to take action against the trust companies. No matter how likely this is, I will assume that he really appears. If a president dares to do this, do you dare to fight against it under the antitrust law?"
"It's impossible to surrender voluntarily. I will definitely try when the time comes." Sheffield expressed his attitude and said, "In fact, the United Company is not a trust model. The largest trust company is Standard Oil. Even if the federal government wants to cause trouble, it will first cause trouble for Standard Oil. But this is not a reason for the United Company to sit back and relax. Although there are some competitors in the automotive industry, the United Company is indeed the only one in this field. If Standard Oil is dismantled, maybe it will be our turn. But I feel that even if there is a strong president who really does this, he will start with the trusts in small industries and accumulate enough public opinion before taking action against large companies like us."
"Although it's just a fantasy, the thought of competing with the president is really exciting enough." Annabelle didn't really think that such a president would appear, but life always requires some imagination. Even people of her age would be eager to try this scenario.
Rockefeller Jr. said that Sheffield seemed to become anxious all of a sudden when entering the new century, as if he wanted to put nails in all the profitable industries. This was entirely because he felt that there was not much time left for the trust, so he was trying his best to promote all the profitable industries.
Similarly, time was running out for the blacks. After Sheffield returned to New Orleans, he formally met with shareholders from various states. At this time, he already had prison contracting contracts in Mississippi and Virginia.
Allied members from various states, as well as representatives of the company, all had different looks on their faces as they waited for Sheffield, not knowing what this gathering was all about.
"It's nothing important. I just hope you can help me get the prison management rights in the southern states. It's far from enough now." Sheffield motioned all the allies to take a seat, and then asked, "Dear friends, what do you think of the new city of New Orleans? I'm not bragging. This is definitely a landmark urban planning of the United States. It may affect many cities, but there is one thing that is very worrying."
"William, what do you mean?" Bella from St. Louis spoke up, asking the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Through last year's election, I found some very interesting data, that is, the Democratic Party, which we Dixies strongly support, has a declining support rate in the southern base." Sheffield calmly threw the revised data on the table and circulated it to everyone. After the seated companions had a general idea, he slowly said, "Now everyone knows that almost all black people are supporters of the Republican Party. With the current disturbing population growth, and the fact that some places have been influenced by the Republicans and have forgotten their hatred, some places may be conquered by the Republicans at some point. By then, there will be no place for us on the land of the vast Dixies."
The data has been modified, of course, only slightly, and has not increased by a few percentage points. However, after some modification, the values of the Republicans and Democrats are very close in some places.
(End of this chapter)
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