Chapter 35 Dad of the United States
"I am the heir of the Sheffield family!" Sheffield sat in the carriage indignantly, with the countess's daughter Anne beside him. Their destination was actually no destination, they were just wandering around.
Anne secretly looked at the serious Sheffield. The boy wore a top hat and a gold chain on his left chest. He was very sensitive to time. He looked at his pocket watch several times during the time he was with Anne. His face was very serious and he seemed difficult to approach. He had not spoken a word since he got on the carriage.
Sheffield certainly felt uncomfortable, and the reason for his discomfort was simple: he was the heir. Being kicked out of a crucial negotiation would make anyone feel uncomfortable. But the people present seemed to be of high status, so he couldn't do anything to embarrass the old man, so he could only leave with a smile on his face, and a countess's daughter was also forced out.
"Why are you dressed so mature?" Anne thought that if she continued, Sheffield would not be able to speak first, so she broke the silence herself. Since the man did not take the initiative, she had to take the initiative herself.
"Because I'm young, I have to dress more maturely. If I were older, it would be the other way around." Sheffield leaned back in the seat and answered politely. He was always polite when others did no harm to him. This was not directed at anyone and was the same for both men and women.
"Actually, I'm not that old. Mom said I'm the same age as you." Annie said with a sweet smile, "I understand what Mom means. She wants me to be friends with you."
"It's already!" Sheffield made a small movement unconsciously and took out his pocket watch to check the time. Suddenly he thought that this was not polite and did not fit his hypocritical style, so he put it back reluctantly. Thinking that he had to find a topic, he asked, "What are the identities of the people who went to the apartment today?"
"Paris Interior Minister Adenau, Police Chief Palmer, Finance Minister Fuld, Justice Ministry Director Morny, they all have businesses and the financial industry behind them!" Anne, who had always followed her mother in and out of high society, was no stranger to these people. She told Sheffield everything she knew, but her English level was average, which made Sheffield sound a little strange.
Interior affairs, police, finance, justice? Just by hearing these words, Sheffield knew that the old man actually had a very good network of contacts in Paris. Aren't these departments generally considered to be powerful departments?
For no reason, Sheffield had a little confidence in achieving his goal. He did not believe that the so-called republican system could eliminate corruption.
In Sheffield's eyes, even the most capitalist United States is like that, so the situation in Europe is definitely not much better. It may even be worse. His family relies on collusion between officials and businessmen to cover up everything, so he is not opposed to this.
France has more interested parties than the United States because in addition to merchants and political parties, the country also has a faction called the Royalists. In the always revolutionary France, there is still a powerful group that supports the monarchy.
The groups supporting the monarchy have always had a strong influence in the Third Republic, until the Boulanger incident a few years ago and the Dreyfus case this year, which led to new changes among the French people, and they are visibly moving to the right.
This change is that the French, who licked their wounds after the Franco-Prussian War, began to have the idea of revenge. In fact, the French and the United States are similar these days, both of them are staring at outsiders and finding faults. However, the United States excludes immigrants, and the French mainly hate Britain and Germany. Sheffield knows that there is a high probability that this fire will spread to the Germans.
The old man has been doing well in Paris for so many years, and it seems that he still has some outstanding qualities. Although he sacrificed his looks, it might not sound good if it was spread out, but it was more profitable than Sheffield, and saved a lot of costs. Maybe the benefits would be greater than the disadvantages.
After listening to what the Countess's daughter said, Sheffield thought for a moment and asked Anne, "Your family should be a member of the royalist faction? But it has been more than 20 years, and the royalists now should not be as strong as they were before."
The royalists were very powerful in the early days of the Second French Republic. Even most of the people believed that France would definitely return to dynastic rule. However, in the end, the Republican government gained a firm foothold. There is no need to say much about the mistakes made by the royalists. But the results proved that dynastic rule could not be returned. I believe that the royalists also admitted this in their hearts by the end of the century.
"My mother used to have a very good relationship with President McMahon!" Anne nodded. McMahon was a staunch monarchist president, but the girl obviously didn't want to talk too much about this and changed the subject, "I wonder how the United States compares to France?"
"Better than France!" Sheffield said firmly. Is the beacon of capitalism in the world kidding you? He could see at a glance the thriving prostitution industry in France. With a huge territory as a foundation, the civilian class in the United States lived much better than the lower class people in France.
Including his own family, the Rockefeller, Morgan, and DuPont families combined would not occupy more than 50% of the wealth of the United States, but the same could be said for France.
Although the French financial industry has developed rapidly and is catching up with the British Empire, it has little practical relevance to ordinary people. Not to mention that France's capital exports are all oriented abroad. Can usury imperialism benefit all French people? That's impossible.
"The United States is an excellent place to invest, there is no doubt about that." Harry Sheffield said decisively, "Only by taking the high-speed train of the United States can the whole of France move forward. And you all know that the relationship between the United States and Britain is very bad now. You and I both understand that the United States can successfully gain independence because of the great France. The freedom of the United States today was forged by the French. The Statue of Liberty is the best evidence. The great France has a long and unbreakable alliance with the great United States. Any citizen of the United States knows this fighting friendship."
Facing the powerful figures of France, including Interior Minister Adenau, Police Chief Palmer, Treasury Department Chief Fuld, and Justice Department Chief Morny, Harry Sheffield loudly praised the history of the Franco-American alliance, expressed that without France there would be no United States today, and criticized the British for their shamelessness.
Now the United States Secretary of State is visiting Paris, also lobbying on the Venezuelan crisis. Although one is in public and the other is in private, one is the Secretary of State and the other is a playboy, their statements are very consistent: France is the father of the United States.
(End of this chapter)
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