Chapter 416: Lightly Equipped
The so-called loss was just a small amount of money for the United Company. Of course, in front of Alice Roosevelt, the slave owners had to show that they had suffered a major blow, but they were strong enough to hold back their grief.
It is not difficult to pretend to be strong, and he is already strong now, so he is not pretending. Houston Shipyard announced that this accident is just an isolated incident, and there is no sign that there is a problem with the structure.
This kind of implied wording with obvious cover-up naturally met with countless criticisms. The New Orleans Morning Post faithfully carried out the policy of the boss behind the scenes, taking the lead in blaming the Houston Shipyard and mobilizing public opinion to fight between the left and the right. It soon caused many shipyards to intervene, saying that the aircraft carrier was not yet mature and the submarine accident was even more worrying.
Shipbuilding competition should be carried out step by step to accumulate technical strength, and should not use some gimmicks to deceive the federal government. The lives of naval officers and soldiers are very precious. We should not be satisfied with such gimmicks.
For a time, the Houston Shipyard, as well as aircraft carriers and submarines, were all considered heretics by major shipyards. They must be excluded from mainstream naval thought. The next day, the head of the Houston Shipyard, in the face of this peer exclusion, expressed his expectations for the new warships, and the investment and manufacturing would never waver.
This kind of stubborn behavior only aroused more dissatisfaction among major shipyards. They thought that this young brother in the industry was too rude and refused to admit it even when he was wrong. The criticism became more and more fierce.
This was the first time that the slave owner used his own media to scold him, making his shipyard feel isolated and helpless. The purpose of this was naturally to win over his fans. He didn't believe that no one in the country was interested in submarines and aircraft carriers. He just took advantage of the public opinion this time to avoid having people come to him one by one. If someone saw the dispute over the direction of shipbuilding this time, they would definitely come to him on their own initiative.
Just like the talents in home appliances, didn’t they come here on their own initiative after hearing that Sheffield was willing to support emerging industries?
Even Alice Roosevelt did not expect the submarine explosion to be so serious. When she saw the criticism of the Houston Shipyard in the newspaper, she said with some concern, "We should downplay the impact now."
"It's no use. These shipyards are not squeezing out the Houston Shipyard, but the parent company behind the shipyard, which is my United Company! Shipbuilding is just a business of the United Company, and it's not worth the worry of these technologically strong shipyards." Sheffield shrugged. "They are afraid that the United Company will use its huge size to poach people and update its equipment, and eventually defeat them. So they took advantage of this submarine explosion and rushed in to spread rumors."
"They'll use any tricks to compete, and they won't stop until one accident happens." When Alice Roosevelt heard this, she spoke with a hint of solidarity, thinking that these shipyards were going too far by holding on to accidents.
"Nothing, they are just afraid of me." Sheffield said it was a trivial matter after a moment of depression. But in Alice Roosevelt's eyes, this was just trying to have fun in misery. "I will send someone to secretly send you back. As for the one left in the Navy Department, don't worry, it's the easiest thing to bribe someone."
With the current attitude of the Navy and major shipyards, the slave owner can basically conclude that aircraft carriers and submarines will definitely be put into the cold palace at least in the next few years, so the Houston Shipyard will secretly research them. No other opponents will take it seriously. In his opinion, the loss of the Houston Shipyard in a short period of time in exchange for long-term strength is very cost-effective.
After all, as a citizen of a republic, a basic element is not to be impatient and to understand long-term operations. If you don’t even understand long-term operations, it means you haven’t learned history well. Chinese history does not prove how powerful this civilization is, but that many other powerful civilizations have ended, but I am still here.
Those who are stronger than me are not older than me, and those who are older than me are not stronger than me. As long as time keeps passing, how do you know that I am not immortal?
The day before leaving, Alice Roosevelt and Sheffield fell into madness. The guilty first daughter used all means to please this man. Sheffield almost felt the arrival of the three major illusions of life: She likes me?
"Be careful on the road. If you want to go abroad, remember to bring the bodyguards I prepared." Reaching out and pinching Alice Roosevelt's earlobe, Sheffield waved his hand and watched Alice Roosevelt get on the train when he saw that the train was about to leave.
The slave owners are now freed. It is not easy to pretend that life has suffered a major blow. The loss of bombing a submarine is not big. Even if the Houston Shipyard is criticized, it is okay. The Houston Shipyard is not a listed company, so there is no need to worry about the stock price falling. This is the good thing about not being listed. You can do whatever you want.
Of course, there are advantages to going public, which is that it is very easy to cash out. It is like waving a sickle to cut leeks. Isn’t it great?
The slave owners, unfazed, assured the Houston shipyard employees of their continued support and that they would one day prove the other shipyards wrong, and then returned to New Orleans.
In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the bedroom. Sheffield was still sleeping like a dead pig. The phone rang at this time. Without any movement, a lotus-like white arm stretched out from under the quilt. Natalia picked up the phone with half-opened eyes and said weakly, "Who do you want to call?"
"Natalia? Give the phone to William." Anne on the other end of the line breathed a sigh of relief and closed the residential phone book that recorded all the slave owners in major cities. She no longer had to try calling them one by one.
"What's going on, ma'am?" Sheffield opened his eyes and watched Natalia turn over naked, her perfect figure revealed before his eyes, and she switched places with him.
"The Ministry of Justice has already confirmed the location and time of the trial. Let me tell you." Annie sighed, "The temporary court is in South Dakota, and the Ministry of Justice has given us half a month to respond."
"South Dakota is an agricultural state, why worry!" Sheffield said nonchalantly, "Aren't there two trust members in the area? The Department of Justice listened to me and chose such a place. Madam, don't worry, we will definitely win. If you doubt this, go to my study in Arlington and find a file to see it. The federal government will ask me for many things in the future. You don't think that your husband, who has been traveling around the world for nothing, is really playing with other women and not doing any work, right?"
"I know you're thinking ahead. I'm worried." Annie said shyly, "It's mainly because of what happened at the shipyard recently. I'm worried that you're in a bad mood."
The shipyard incident was caused by your husband and I! Sheffield raised his eyebrows, but did not say it. Instead, he said, "The Department of Justice cannot win a normal lawsuit against me, not to mention that I have buried countless nails. Let Knox understand that although they are both trusts, agriculture and industry are different. The two are not the same thing."
The advantage of having more people is obvious. All agricultural and animal husbandry products require land. Even if he is arrogant, Sheffield will not think that the output of the land in his hands is enough to supply the market. Therefore, he must unite with other large farmers. This farmer does not have to be in the South. As long as he has enough land, there is no limit to joining the trust.
The reason for relaxing the standards is that it is difficult for the agricultural and animal husbandry industry to compete with the railway system, and it is necessary to bring in enough large farmers to barely maintain the balance. This has led to the formation of these two huge trusts.
"Leave it to Pat. It will be fine. By the way, you should withdraw all the funds from various industries and convert them into cash as much as possible. Don't touch the listed industries for now. I'll take a look." Sheffield wanted to hang up the phone, but suddenly changed his tone and said, "This is what we have been doing. The last fluctuation did not cause any serious damage, but this time it will be a great opportunity for United Bank to gain a foothold. The economic crisis is completely predictable to many people. The closer it is to problems, the more wrong information citizens will receive. This is our opportunity."
What Sheffield said was actually true. Morgan was a man who was very good at taking advantage of economic crises, and the railway system and the steel industry were the fruits of their labor.
However, the slave owners remembered that the upcoming economic crisis would mainly focus on the financial industry. The growth of the stock market in the past two years has clearly exceeded the growth of the real industry. With the rise of many emerging industries, this round of boom could have been expected to last for a long time. However, rampant entrepreneurial speculation caused this round of boom to rise and fall violently. In the United States, during this period, a large number of individual enterprises were transformed into joint-stock companies, issuing watered-down stocks and making huge profits from them. A large amount of European capital financed entrepreneurial speculation by providing short-term credit.
The main reason for the economic crisis is not that our real companies are not strong enough, but that speculation in the financial industry is too rampant. We have worked so hard in the industry, but we still cannot catch up with the speculators in the stock market.
In fact, it was the U.S. Steel Company acquired by Morgan that started this trend. The reason why the financial industry always wants to infiltrate the real industry is to find a powerful host and use this industry as the foundation for the development of the financial industry. Thirty years ago, Morgan chose railways, and five years ago, Morgan chose steel.
However, half of the gains in the steel industry were intercepted by Standard Oil and Union Company, and the financial industry was still booming. This eventually led to an economic crisis that mainly affected the banking industry. According to the time, it will break out in two years, but this kind of thing is unpredictable, and any opportunity may cause an outbreak.
So Sheffield began draining the United Company's funds to see if he could make a profit.
"Travel light and wait for the lawsuit." Sheffield put down the phone and looked at Natalia who had woken up. It was time for some morning exercises.
(End of this chapter)
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