Chapter 357: Addicted to Selling Out the Country
As for how the emerging imperialist power bullies a small Central American country, this is not within the concern of the slave owners. The world is like this. Weak countries are treated like this and no one is innocent. Many of today's weak countries did nothing different from imperialism when they were still strong. Considering that modern times have at least been more diplomatic and careful about their manners, the ancient times would have been even more excessive.
If we must distinguish between civilization and barbarism, we need to look at the standard. As early as when the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire stabbed each other in the back, there were many cases of signing treaties and ceding territory and paying compensation after winning. Europe is just continuing the tradition of the Roman Empire.
"Don't I know you Japanese? Of course, this is not your problem. There are only a few treaties in East Asia. It's all about the winners and losers." Sheffield poured a glass of red wine and placed it in front of Sato Minako. He slowly said, "If the United States had learned from you back then, there would be no Black Ship Incident. They should have landed and replicated the history of the Mongol invasion. Would you be happy then?"
"Will the Japanese become like the Indians? Become an absolute minority, or disappear completely?" Sato Minako turned her head away, suppressing her discontent and said, "You have no good intentions."
Sheffield's face was full of helplessness. Many accusations against the United States were correct. It was true that the United States had massacred Indians. However, there were always people who deliberately blurred the difference, that is, how many Indians were killed by the United States.
Now it seems that Sato Minako is one of them. Count on this foreigner to understand the climate of the United States. In fact, it is similar to the north of the Great Wall in East Asia. There are not many Indians at all. The core gathering place of the Indians is in the hands of the Spaniards. The Indians in the United States are nomadic peoples, and their number cannot be too large.
Later generations open their mouths and say 50 million or 100 million, which is definitely putting the blame on the great United States. But it's okay, it's not a big deal. It's just a matter of quantity. It cannot be denied that the United States did kill Indians.
Sato Minako's current situation is like the person who got her but didn't get her heart. This is not a big deal. The slave master only needs the person, what's the point of having her heart?
"The relationship between you Japanese and Imperial Russia seems to have gotten worse over the past few years." Looking at Mrs. Sato slowly drinking the red wine, Sheffield said with a smile, "Fortunately, many politicians in our country think that Hawaii is very dangerous and may be threatened by your Japanese navy. I am grateful that the Japanese government has put its mind to it."
Sato Minako did not respond to Sheffield's words. It was unknown whether she really did not know or was loyal to the empire and did not reveal a word to Sheffield. However, it did not matter. The slave owner came to help. "Compared with the national strength of the Russian Empire, Japan is still too weak. It can be said that except for the population, there is no point in comparing the two countries. I know that the population of the Russian Empire is three times that of Japan, but once the two sides go to war, the population of the Russian Empire will be useless. Russia's population is mainly in Europe."
"Mr. William, I don't know what you are talking about!" Sato Minako replied with a non-violent and non-cooperative attitude.
"The Anglo-Japanese Alliance has been signed, and you still don't know what I'm going to say?" Sheffield said with a smile, "Don't tell me that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is aimed at the United States of America? Although the United States is independent from Britain, the British will not fight against us with foreigners. The British diplomatic means are very powerful, but people from other countries can see that? This alliance is aimed at the Russian Empire. Minako, I can help you and help the Japanese."
"Your country and the Russian Empire are both white countries, and unlike the British who are the world hegemons, your country has no global interests. Why do you want to help the Japanese?" Sato Minako was very surprised and somewhat distrusted the slave owner's kindness.
In the early 20th century, Japan was wary of all white countries in the world. Once two white countries got too close and told Japan something, it would be attributed to a conspiracy of white people.
The peak of this vigilance against white countries was not even now, but after the Russo-Japanese War, when Japan was almost bankrupt because of the war, and the Russian Empire was in a posture of having no money. All the consequences of the war were digested by the Japanese themselves, because Britain and the United States were the countries that instigated Japan to go to war. After the war, the Japanese paid a huge price and gained nothing, and the idea that white countries were plotting to harm Japan also reached its peak.
But in Sheffield's eyes, this is a typical paranoia. In the end, the Japanese themselves also understood through World War I that what is the point of white countries uniting together? It is obvious that heretics are more hateful than pagans.
Sheffield came close to Minako Sato, put his hands on her shoulders and whispered, "Mrs. Sato, we are already husband and wife in fact. If I don't help you, who else can I help? As long as you are with me, if Japan and the Russian Empire fight, I can help you a lot. I know who has the most economic power in the United States and can show you a way out. Madam, I have thought about it..."
Just consider it as sacrificing for the country! Sato Minako smiled bitterly in her heart and reached out to untie the restraints on her body...
"Among the bankers in our country, the Morgan Alliance is the most powerful force. The Morgan Alliance also has the U.S. Steel Corporation. The alliance's companies also include the DuPont Consortium. The DuPont Consortium is also one of the best in the field of gunpowder. If the Japanese army lacks armaments, as long as they find Morgan, many war preparations can be solved." One hand gently stroked Mrs. Sato's body, the slave owner who was in the sage time introduced the major forces in the current economic field of the United States bit by bit.
"Is your company not good enough?" Feeling the numbness on her body and still savoring the pleasure just now, Minako Sato closed her eyes and asked softly, "Is it not as good as the Morgan you mentioned?"
"The most obvious area of disparity is finance. Apart from this, there is not much of a gap." Sheffield sighed. "Morgan's allies are spread across all walks of life, especially in the financial field. If you borrow money from Morgan, you will probably have to accept steel from U.S. Steel and gunpowder from DuPont."
In fact, the slave owner who had just extorted money from the federal government could certainly help the Japanese solve this problem. However, Japan paid a huge price in the Russo-Japanese War, and it was struggling until before World War I. This was a pitfall. Japan would definitely not be able to repay the loan in a short period of time. For such a loss-making business, the slave owner thought that Morgan was more suitable.
Minako Sato also took note of the slave owner's words describing the powerful strength of the Morgan Alliance and prepared to tell Tokyo the news. She was also secretly surprised that there was such a wealthy man in the United States, with a wealth of billions of dollars?
Morgan himself did not have so much money. Sato Minako received fake news from slave owners. The public class could only guess how much Morgan had, but they were sure that he was not as rich as the Rockefeller family. As for the exact amount, only a few owners of large companies knew.
Furthermore, even if Morgan's consumption could not match that of the Vanderbilt family, it was still very extravagant compared to an ordinary family. His hobbies were not cheap at all, but there was no conspicuous consumption.
The slave owner wanted Minako Sato to report back to Japan who to look for a loan from. He already knew that Mrs. Sato had accepted the call of the imperial government and replaced Sato Sukeo as the leader of the Hawaiian Japanese Chamber of Commerce. In other words, Minako Sato was now a Japanese spy.
Now with Sheffield's cooperation, he will definitely help Minako Sato rise step by step in Japan and get all the information she wants.
The slave owner, who was surrounded by women, returned to Oak Manor after the New Year. He felt a little embarrassed when he saw Natalia, after all, the two protagonists of the Russo-Japanese War had a very unclear relationship with him. This also reminded the slave owner that he should not always date women from hostile countries, but when he thought that World War I was destined to break out, he retracted his previous thoughts and let it go.
"Why did you go out for so long?" Natalia complained, hugging Sheffield's neck. "Are you that busy? You're running around all day. Are you looking for other women? Aren't you afraid that I'll disappear in the blink of an eye?"
"Don't even think about it!" Sheffield kissed Natalia's red lips and said helplessly, "I am really busy, but now I have made up my mind. I will separate some industries and hand them over to other people to run."
The slave owner was not lying. He was really busy selling out his country! After successfully selling the Panama Canal project to the federal government, he found that selling out his country was a very profitable business. It was worth carrying forward, and then he thought of how to pit his competitors in the Russo-Japanese War.
If this betrayal succeeds again, it will be a big trouble for Morgan. When Morgan is weakened, he can go to play a one-on-one game with the DuPont Consortium. The present is different from the past. If it is now, the United Company will compete with the DuPont Consortium without help, and the slave owner will also want to experience the feeling of being invincible.
"I don't know what you're busy with every day, it's like the country can't live without you." Natalia grumbled in dissatisfaction, and suddenly said, "Hold me tight, if you let go of me, I might be gone, and you won't have time to regret it then."
(End of this chapter)
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