Chapter 329 Scientists and Slave Owners
This brings us to the United Arms Company, which is a subsidiary of the United Arms Corporation. It is certainly gratifying that it has surpassed its old rival, the DuPont Consortium, in the field of gunpowder and firearms. However, the firearms of the United Arms Corporation mainly serve ground combat forces, namely the Army and Marines. However, the bulk of the United States' military expenditure is for the first-class navy, which is very embarrassing for a group based on agriculture, animal husbandry and arms, because the manufacturing plants of naval warships are on the east and west coasts, and the Houston shipyard of the United Arms Corporation is difficult to repair, and it is difficult to poach people. The difficulty of poaching people is much greater than the confrontation with the DuPont Consortium.
"God bless, let the earthquake be more severe." Sheffield thought for a long time and really came up with a solution, which was to wait for the San Francisco earthquake. Because the shipyards on the west coast of the United States also have the ability to manufacture warships. Currently, many warships of the US Navy are produced in the San Francisco shipyard.
Although it is not as good as some shipyards on the East Coast in the field of 10,000-ton warships, it is definitely much better than the shipyards in Houston.
Now we can only hope for help from natural disasters. The epicenter of the San Francisco earthquake in history was located on the San Andreas Fault near San Francisco. The power of the earthquake can be felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, California, and even inland Nevada. The earthquake and the subsequent fire caused serious damage to San Francisco. It can be said that it is the most serious natural disaster suffered by a major city in American history.
This earthquake caused half of the residents of San Francisco to be homeless, and because of a tactic that all officials know how to use, they covered up the incident! Fearing that the federal government would not provide funds for reconstruction, the local government downplayed the number of casualties, fearing that it would cause panic and delay the arrival of reconstruction funds.
This earthquake is a good opportunity for Sheffield to buy at the bottom. He took out a small notebook and wrote it down to prevent forgetting it in the future. As for whether he could do something in advance to reduce the losses of local residents and save lives, that was the idea of a savior. Sheffield was a slave owner and he didn't have that idea.
Waiting for a major earthquake to happen and then going deep into the disaster area to buy at the bottom is not shameless. This is the earth's problem, not a disaster caused by him. Sheffield is just arrogant and does not feel that he has the ability to clean up the earth's mess.
I wrote down the experience of buying at the bottom during the earthquake and thought about whether there was any other way to allow my shipyard to overtake others. In fact, there is a way: building aircraft carriers.
For the weak Houston Shipyard, if it wants to have a place in the naval construction boom, it can only start from the marginal corners, which is very suitable for the aircraft carrier that is not loved by grandma or uncle.
Another advantage is that the patent for the aircraft is in the hands of the United Company. Strictly speaking, it is not the aircraft carrier that eliminated the battleship, but the aircraft. Not to mention the ocean issue, even on land, aircraft bombing has a very obvious advantage over artillery salvos. The aircraft carrier is just a carrier, and the aircraft is the real protagonist who changed the mode of naval warfare.
Even a hundred years later, aircraft carriers are still competing to see whose carrier-based aircraft are more powerful. The aircraft carrier itself does not have much attack power, and is not as good as when the aircraft carrier first came out. At that time, aircraft carriers still had a few naval guns for decoration.
Some naval strategy magazines mention strategic issues in paragraphs like this: 90% of the world's population and more than 80% of the capitals of countries are located less than 1,000 kilometers from the coast.
"There are 57 countries in the world that have more than 60 combat aircraft, and 37 countries that have more than 60 advanced third-generation aircraft, most of which are allies of the United States."
This description does not describe how powerful aircraft carriers are, but rather that American carrier-based aircraft are very threatening and an obvious threat to most countries.
"Find a merchant ship and modify it to see if we can cheat some military funds from Roosevelt." Sheffield was determined to get a share of the profits from the naval expansion.
We cannot directly build aircraft carriers. Although we have never seen pork, we have seen pigs run. Slave owners still have an impression of the general outline of aircraft carriers, but they also have to keep up with the development of the times. Airplanes can't fly far, so what's the use of such a good aircraft carrier?
"If I build a ship, what name do you think would be better?" Sheffield, in a good mood, asked Anne for her opinion during lunch.
"Isn't it the custom in your country to name things after yourself?" Anne looked at Sheffield strangely. She wondered what was wrong with the slave owner that he wanted to build a ship.
"It's not a good idea to name this after someone!" Sheffield shook his head. Naming a warship that might sink in a war after himself? That was too much of a stretch. He said vaguely, "The name USS America is fine."
"Oh? That's fine!" Anne nodded, obviously not very concerned about this issue. She didn't know that Sheffield had returned to his old ways and once again threw his guarantee of playing it safe behind his back.
After finishing their meal, the two went to chat with Mr. Lafayette, and then came to the manor for a walk. Anne was now more familiar with Arlington Manor than Sheffield. The slave owners were either on the road or on the road, and they did not stay here as long as Anne.
Coming to the swing and letting Anne sit on it, Sheffield pushed Anne and chatted with her casually, and suddenly said, "How about, think about when to get married!"
This sudden question almost made Anne's body tilt and fall. When she tried to block it, she grabbed Sheffield's clothes and walked down with expectation and timidity. She asked in disbelief, "You want to marry me?"
"What's the point of keeping you at home? This is not fair to you!" Sheffield said with a wry smile, "If I say I have thought it through, I haven't thought it through completely, but sooner or later I will give you an explanation."
Even with this attitude, Anne felt happy. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. Even if they didn't get married right away, Sheffield's attitude was enough to satisfy her. She hugged the man and whispered, "My dear, I am willing to sign a prenuptial agreement with you."
Prenuptial agreements have been around for a long time. Carnegie and his wife signed a prenuptial agreement before they got married. It was nothing new for the wealthy class in the United States at that time. Anne took the initiative to sign a prenuptial agreement and live a life without security. It can be said that she was willing to go all out.
"Without that thing, I don't believe you dare to divorce me!" Sheffield flatly refused. This was not only to reassure Anne, but also because he had many ways to avoid it.
"That's definitely not going to happen!" Anne said sweetly while hugging the man, "I'm not stupid!"
Although they had not decided when to get married, Anne felt reassured by Sheffield's presence and even felt like she was floating in the air when she walked. When Sheffield followed her, he couldn't help but smile, as he was afraid that the girl would trip over herself.
"You are so generous. She offered to sign a prenuptial agreement, but you refused it. What if we get divorced one day? She will have to take half of the United Company's assets!" After hearing Sheffield's words, the old man was quite dissatisfied and kept complaining about the heir's naivety.
"Grandma, it's a bit strange to sign that thing. I'm not that old man Carnegie." Sheffield silently accepted the teachings of the old man, and finally said, "Let's be frank. What if Anne or some other woman wants to divorce me in the future, or uses the children to ask for a division of property, what can Grandma do?"
"There are so many ways!" Old Buddha smiled and said, "Then there is no need to make this matter too clear. At your age, it doesn't matter how much money you like to spend on women, but you can't divide the company's shares. Just know this in your heart."
There are too many ways, nothing more than too many ways to make the troubles disappear. Sheffield had heard before that in his grandfather's generation, this family was not a single one, but other members had accidents, which led to the current situation.
This time when he went to Houston, Sheffield brought Anne with him to Tesla's 404 Research Institute. Anne and Tesla also knew each other, and they greeted each other in a friendly manner.
"I have decided to organize the World Expo in New Orleans in May and June. I will use this platform to show the current strength of the United Company and its influence at the forefront of the times. I will discuss this with my partners in Europe in a few days." After Sheffield sat down, he first stated the purpose of his visit, then paused and made a request to Tesla, "I have an idea that Mr. Tesla needs to help me realize."
"Boss, please go ahead!" Tesla was a little puzzled. With the huge financial resources of the United Company, was there anything he could do to help?
"I need a space as big as a room, filled with all the electrical appliances that have appeared in the world today, including those that are already known to the public, those that have not yet been accepted by the public, and even those that are still in the laboratory." Sheffield had an idea and thought, "I want all the new things to fill the kitchen and show the public what the 20th century should be like."
Sheffield just had a flash of inspiration and thought of the US-Soviet kitchen debate during the Cold War decades later. This is a good idea. The slave owners are already preparing to intercept. When the Cold War breaks out again in the future, both sides are requested to think of other ways.
"In this way, miniaturization is still difficult, but if it is just for demonstration, I am willing to try it!" Tesla thought for a while and agreed, "The reason why I came to the United Company was that I wanted to better serve the public."
If we talk about the people who have left their names in history, they all have their own ethics. The slave owners' idea is much simpler: to make money, to make a lot of money.
(End of this chapter)
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