Chapter 400: Shell Change and Innovation
Morgan's strength is beyond doubt, and Morgan likes to use indirect holding methods, so what has been revealed is only the tip of the iceberg. Just because the Rockefeller family has revealed more, we cannot assume that Morgan has no strength. Although from the perspective of personal wealth, this is indeed the case.
Furthermore, the Rockefeller family, which was even richer in wealth, was also involved with the Northern Securities Company. When the slave owners were carrying the burden, they revealed all the relationships to Alice Roosevelt.
For the most primitive impulse, the Rockefeller family will not blame him now. At worst, if there is a chance in the future, he can leak the information from the White House back when he is facing Edith Rockefeller.
"Morgan is indeed a powerful man!" Alice Roosevelt sat down and sighed, holding her chin with her white palm. "He is almost the embodiment of the economic weather vane. I am a little worried about my father. I don't know how long this confrontation will last."
"It will take at least a year. Both sides are so tough." Sheffield thought, "This is the minimum time."
The game and exchange of interests involved in the legal process cannot be resolved in a short time. Do you expect to make a statement today and take revenge tomorrow? This kind of plot only exists in novels. There are not so many happy revenges in the real world. Both parties are well-known figures.
But Roosevelt's victory was not without consequences. If we are to be more conspiratorial, Roosevelt chose to lie dormant after the end of his second term, waited four years to run for president again, but was assassinated. Considering that Roosevelt had taken action against Morgan and Rockefeller's companies, someone must have wanted him not to return to the White House again.
Of course, because Roosevelt had split the Republican Party before, he had to run independently. From a dirty political perspective, it is possible that he staged a conspiracy. When it comes to politics, it is not too much to think about it in a dirty way.
"It takes so long!" Alice Roosevelt was a little unhappy that the game lasted so long. Knowing that her father was fighting against a powerful enemy, she had been worried.
Sheffield shrugged, saying that he could do nothing to help. The legal process was like this. He said indifferently, "Or you can do as your father suggested and fabricate a crime to throw Morgan into prison. Leave the rest to me. I guarantee that he won't come out alive. Alternatively, as the president, it won't be difficult to find a killer."
"How could you come up with such an idea!" Even if Alice Roosevelt didn't understand the deep politics, she knew that this was not feasible. Looking at the slave owner who was full of evil intentions, she blurted out, "Don't joke around. It's already this time."
I'm really not kidding! Sheffield said solemnly, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have made you angry."
Many people were ready to see a good show, but no one expected that the first confrontation would come so quickly. Minnesota Attorney General Douglas formally sued on behalf of Minnesota: Minnesota prohibits any railroad from purchasing a parallel and competing railroad, and now Morgan and Hill are merging the parallel Northern Pacific Railroad and the Great Northern Railroad, and controlling them under the Northern Securities Company. This violates both state law and the Antitrust Act.
Although the confrontation had been predicted, no one thought it would come so soon, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that Douglas was merely firing the first shot on behalf of the Attorney General and eventually the President.
The strongest legal team in the history of the United States, which had just been formed in New York, went directly to Minnesota, while Hartman and Hill of Northern Securities announced that they would fight against the abuse of public power to the end.
The slave owner kept his eyes and ears open, only collecting information on the progress of the lawsuit and never saying a word. When Alice Roosevelt's inconvenient time passed, he started to speak frantically, deepening the relationship between the two sides.
It cannot be said that he did not contribute to many large enterprises. Sheffield sacrificed his body and soul to entangle the president's daughter for the Northern Securities Company. Although he was not seen on the front battlefield, he made contributions behind enemy lines even if he had no credit.
Alice Roosevelt seemed to have grasped the Sheffield taste and seemed to have a special preference for oysters, eating them almost every day. I don’t know how such a cheap thing could have such great appeal?
Sheffield couldn't really stay out of this confrontation, but as a slave owner behind enemy lines, he didn't have the time, and he didn't want to watch the battle in person. After arriving in Houston, he called Ramon Hess, the manager of United Motors, and got straight to the point, "Do you know the latest big news?"
"Boss, are you referring to the Russo-Japanese War?" Ramon Hess said, indicating that the two sides were not on the same page. This was also Sheffield's own fault, as he allowed newspapers to report more about the Russo-Japanese War, continued to clean up his fans after the election, and tried every means to link it to the black community, implementing the idea that whoever hits me, I will hit the black people.
Therefore, many newspapers still took an attitude that was clearly biased towards the Russian Empire and paid attention to the Russo-Japanese War. Ramon Hess, like many people in the South, read these newspapers.
"Ah, no, it's the antitrust law implemented by the federal government." Sheffield was stumped for a while, and finally reorganized his words. "Now Northern Securities is suing the state of Minnesota. It's in Minnesota now, but it's actually against the federal government. United Automotive is also one of the largest companies in the United States, and the price war with DuPont is still going on. You must pay attention to this matter. I can't leave now. In the automobile industry that you are in charge of, United Automotive has a market share of 80%. Although we have not used improper means to prevent the emergence of competitors, you should understand that it is indeed easy to be targeted."
"So, you need to follow up on the progress of this case." Sheffield stared into Ramon Hess's eyes and said, "You are going there on my behalf. Bring along the legal department of the United Company and gain some experience from this. Don't let us be caught in a mess when it's our turn."
"So that's how it is. I understand, boss. Should I wait until you visit the factory before going, or should I set off right away?" Ramon Hess agreed, but seemed to remember something and asked.
"I'm just going to take a look. This lawsuit is more important." Sheffield waved his hand and said, "Don't make it so serious."
In front of the president's daughter, the slave owner tried his best to create an image of ideals being greater than wealth. Although wealth is the most intuitive advantage, the image of a conscientious capitalist is higher in thought. Although the automobile industry is not new, it is still very suitable as a display of the strength of United Motors.
The positioning of the auto factory in Houston is different from that in New Orleans. The auto factory in New Orleans produces high-volume cars and is also responsible for attracting population. Although a strong city will certainly provide soil for the use of the map, this cannot be controlled for the sake of profit. The auto factory in Houston, on the other hand, produces mid- to high-end cars.
The appearance of Ford cars is actually a carriage without horses. The earliest models of cars basically follow the form of carriages. The later Republic needs to face competition from various century-old car companies. The slave owners were very happy in this era. It is not that there is no technical content, but the technical content is not very high.
When it comes to innovation in the automotive industry, to a large extent it’s just about changing the shell, and changing the shell is innovation. What a happy era this is.
Arriving at a factory with obviously strict security, Sheffield took Alice Roosevelt's hand and had the canvas removed. A new car with a standard shell and copied from the Beetle appeared directly in front of Alice Roosevelt. Sheffield said, "Alice, I know you like new things. This Beetle will be put into production soon. It's not on the market yet, so I'll give it to you."
The whole body of this Beetle was red, and its cute body immediately attracted Alice Roosevelt's attention. She couldn't take her eyes away. She walked up to it, touched the body of the new car, and shook her head, saying, "I can't take it. Wouldn't it expose the flagship product of the United Company? This would reduce the expectations of the citizens."
"No, you are the princess of New York, the first daughter, and New York newspapers love you so much. This car in your hands will only make people look forward to the launch of new cars." Sheffield knew very well that many newspapers in New York were keen on reporting news about Alice Roosevelt, who was a super internet celebrity with her own traffic. "Besides, we were connected by cars. Your car has been confiscated by the St. Louis Police Department, so I should compensate you with a new car."
Because Alice Roosevelt was definitely a beauty, her image in newspapers was very good and there was almost no negative news about her.
Given the attention paid to the First Daughter, it would be a sure win for the slave owner to give away the car. Besides, the Beetle would be released soon and would go into mass production in another month. In terms of time, it would be basically too late for others to copy the King of Plagiarism.
"You've given me more surprises than I've gotten in the past twenty years of growing up." Alice Roosevelt was very moved and said, "I don't know what to say. I may never forget these days."
Sheffield directly translated this sentence into in his mind: It's not that I haven't seen lickers before, but I've only seen one who is so rich and so good at licking.
"There are still new things. As long as you like it, the United Company has no secrets from you." Sheffield felt that it was still a little short of the mark and there was a need to make more efforts. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. We must take advantage of this period of initiative to achieve more results.
(End of this chapter)
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