Chapter 348 I Have a Dream
"You seem to be very relaxed. I didn't believe Edith when she said you were the same as usual, but now it seems to be true." Rockefeller Jr. exclaimed at the uninvited guest in front of him, "Public opinion has exploded, but you act as if the United Company is not yours. It seems that the questioning of Congress has not affected you."
"What else do they want to do to me? Them?" Sheffield took an apple from Rockefeller without any courtesy. He did not regard himself as an outsider at all. He said while chewing, "Most people in this world are ignorant. Who are they? They have an adult body, but their minds are so childish, just like a giant baby. What do they think I should do now? Hide in a toilet? Tremble in fear? It's just that some workers died."
"It's just a few workers who died?" Rockefeller Jr. took a breath. Although Sheffield was born into a slave owner family and might not value the lives of black people very much, tens of thousands of lives were too light in his eyes, right?
"It's hard for a person who loves history to have awe for life. If someone who has studied history for decades still feels sad about the passing of life, it means that this person has read all the books into the cesspool. What is history? Bones are pens and blood is ink." Sheffield's appetite was whetted, and the apple in his mouth crackled as he spoke vaguely, "Unfortunately, I am a bachelor of Texas history."
Compared to the Madonna citizen who was sad because of the collapse of the Gatun Lake Dam, Sheffield really didn't feel sad at all, not at all, and he integrated into the slave owner's family very well.
Today, Sheffield has made some initial achievements in his studies and is ready to apply what he has learned in life to society. After eating an apple, he sighed, "The view of Parliament Hill is dazzling. Going to Congress to answer questions also gave me a lot of feelings and some new ideas."
"You should be a teacher. Maybe you will be more successful than being a businessman." Rockefeller Jr. chuckled. It was already so late, and he still had time to admire the scenery? The loss of the United Company this time would not be small, right?
But Rockefeller Jr. didn't know that Sheffield was not a real American. He was an orientalist in thought. Although he attached great importance to money, money was only a means to achieve his goals. Money was very important, but there were other pursuits that were more important.
If Morgan was in front of Sheffield, Morgan, who was keen on establishing industry order, might have more common language with Sheffield. For both of them, making money was a by-product, and the dream of controlling the industry was more important.
The loss of the Union Company was of course great, but Sheffield did not care. Otherwise, he would have returned to New Orleans. Why come to New York? The metropolis was very attractive to others, but not to slave owners.
"Actually, I came here to discuss business with you. We can't let the canal problem affect other industries, right? The loss is inevitable, and we have to make up for it from other aspects. You can also understand that I am trying to have fun in misery. In fact, I also have a dream!" Sheffield said lazily, "Recently, Louisiana passed the Housing Act. The main purpose of this Housing Act is..."
I don't know what Sheffield's purpose is, so let's just listen to the slave owner's version of "I Have a Dream".
Maybe Sheffield was deliberately showing off what he had learned by starting directly from the ancient Roman Empire, which made Rockefeller Jr. look helpless. Why didn't this slave owner start from Adam and Eve?
However, ancient Rome only played a guiding role. Sheffield then changed the subject to the ancient Roman-style buildings on Capitol Hill and praised modern Rome and the United States of America.
"I don't think money is more important than my life, but money is an important means to realize my dreams. If I don't have money, no one will listen to me." Sheffield said calmly, counting on his fingers. "Just like passing the housing law, I can use the influence brought by money to make the state government pass laws that are beneficial to me. In fact, dear John, you also have this foundation. For example, in the medical industry, people are afraid of death, otherwise your family's medical industry and Morgan's insurance industry would not be so popular and become the most important industries for your two families besides banks and oil. I am not very familiar with the insurance industry, but what about the medical industry? If you can gain dominance in this industry and make rules, it will be an industry that is no less important than the oil industry."
Rockefeller Jr. remained silent. It seemed that there was some truth in what this slave owner said.
"I'm doing this for your own good. It's because of my relationship with Edith. Otherwise, Morgan and I actually have more in common." Sheffield leaned over and said sincerely, "To be honest, at our level, we should not consider the amount of wealth. Accumulating wealth is certainly something to be happy about, but the most important thing is not to be impacted by unexpected events. From a national perspective, our country's wealth has surpassed that of the British Empire."
"Establish a medical system that can generate profits?" Rockefeller Jr. seemed to be thoughtful. Although he was not impressed by Sheffield's moralizing style of narration, it did not mean that he did not understand what he meant. On the contrary, he understood it.
If the Rockefeller family could take control of a more professional medical industry, they would not have to rely solely on the oil industry. This would certainly be a good thing, but how should it be done?
"Private property is inviolable. This statement should be put into practice." Sheffield said half-truthfully. "After a few years of operation, I have a clearer understanding of my enemies. Morgan is of course our competitor, but our real enemy is not each other's company. We are all businessmen and billionaires. What can limit us is not the industries controlled by each other, but another part of these industries, which belongs to the country and the public system."
"Public hospitals?" Rockefeller Jr. seemed to understand something. He had basically grasped the key point, but it was still a little vague.
Of course it was a little vague, and Sheffield, for Edith Rockefeller's sake, added, "And the public schools! You can't completely solve this problem without fixing the public school system."
This is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause. This is the relationship between public schools and public hospitals. Things in the private system need to be compared with the public system as a loser. Otherwise, the standards created by people like Sheffield will be exposed.
Everything about the public system must be a mess, it must be synonymous with corruption and inefficiency. This matter must be solved from the root of all problems, the school. If the school is not solved, nothing can be solved.
"I remember that you were never interested in donations?" Rockefeller Jr. was shocked. He did not dare to say that he knew Sheffield very well, but he did have some understanding of him. What the slave owner said today was completely different from two different people.
"I am also growing up, so my ideas will certainly not remain the same." Sheffield said calmly, as if he was looking down on me. "Before? A few years ago, the United Company was only a company of the same size as the DuPont Consortium. How could it consider so many things? Now it's different. I have a little understanding of why you kings are so keen on charity. Not only do I understand it, but I have also analyzed the underlying reasons and done research."
"Yes, maybe a benevolent king of the emerging industry will come back on stage." Rockefeller Jr. praised, "You even think more clearly and act more decisively."
"If we destroy the public system with schools as its core, the public schools that occupy the majority of the market share will not be able to produce qualified talents. Most people will not learn much knowledge after graduating from school, so they will naturally be unable to compete with us. The current public schools still pose a threat to private schools, so we need to inject capital into the many private universities that currently exist. With money, they can poach people from public schools, including good teachers from public schools, and students in public schools will naturally not receive a good education. This is the real purpose of donating to private schools."
"Specifically speaking, in the medical industry, medical professionals, such as doctors, must be recognized as professions that are respected and loved by everyone!" Sheffield gestured his thoughts, and Rockefeller Jr. nodded frequently, "But we only need a specific number of talents. We must not allow too many talents in this industry. If there are too many talents, it will become difficult to be respected and loved."
"This reminds me of an Eastern saying: Scarcity makes things valuable. This thing is very precious because it is rare." Sheffield felt like he had met a close friend and extracted useful knowledge from Rockefeller Jr.'s words.
As an economy with a large enough scale, there is no reason for the bottom income earners to save money, because the total amount of social wealth at a certain stage is so large, and it is unrealistic for everyone to increase their assets. As long as public education is destroyed and medical care is privatized, turning these two industries into black holes, people will lose their healthy bodies and the right to study and make progress, which is equivalent to basically blocking the path to promotion.
"This is really a big business." Rockefeller Jr. said with an astonished smile, amazed at Sheffield's growth.
"I have a dream, that is, everything I said today will come true as soon as possible. You are the greatest person in the medical industry. If I can get your help, this dream can be realized soon."
Sheffield's dream is to build a very fragile middle class. They can live a good life, but they must face the threat of bankruptcy at any time. Only in this way can they not strive for upward mobility due to the pressure of life and strangle education and medical care. This can be achieved.
(End of this chapter)
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