Chapter 507: Iron Plate Does Not Exist
This is truly a major event worth celebrating. It is truly cause for celebration. Sheffield feels extremely honored to be able to allow the Germans, one of the two most powerful countries in the world today, to use their own food.
No matter from which aspect, in the world at the beginning of the 20th century, Germany's status was far higher than that of the United States. This is beyond doubt, and this even includes the system.
Although there are still many remnants of city-states in Germany, it is the birthplace of the modern conglomerate model. In addition, the proportion of state-owned economy in the country is huge, which leads to the mobilization of national power far exceeding other countries.
The United States is just one of these other countries. Looking at the defeated opponents faced by the United States throughout history, the most powerful opponent, apart from Japan, which only had three tricks, was Spain in the Spanish-American War. The rest were either defeated or just talked big. Iraq was already a giant among the opponents.
So the Junkers, who were described by Sheffield as short-sighted and with a head full of granite, became rigorous, wise and noble. No one had a longer-term vision than the Germans.
As an important foreign purchaser of the German Empire's grain reserve plan, Sheffield praised William II in front of Gustav and Fritz. His corny words and humble attitude made the two of them feel inferior and felt that Sheffield was more of a German than they were.
"The land under the sun certainly doesn't belong to the British alone. This is the reality of the world. The old overlord is unwilling to give up its position. As the most powerful challenger, Germany must be prepared for everything." The attributes of Sheffield's senior German fans broke out again. "We must use the German sword to seize the land that belongs to the Germans. This is a language that everyone can understand. This language breaks through the boundaries of any nation and country."
"These Americans have almost no sense of country or nation. They only care about money and money." Fritz whispered to Gustav with a twitch of his mouth. He was a little disgusted with Sheffield's current performance.
"As an immigrant country, it is still a long way from being a real country. But it is also a good thing for us. Countries like the United States are too unpredictable." Gustav thought and said, "Businessmen like Sheffield don't have any concept of loyalty to their motherland. Today we gave him what he wanted. If the British offer a higher price in the future, he might change his attitude. I don't think any American can be trusted."
"I agree!" Fritz said meaningfully, "Now we just have to wait for the tariffs to be lowered so that we can enter their market."
After all, the United States is a country with huge potential. Although it seems relatively harmless now, we still have to be cautious. The two have no good feelings towards this country made up of a group of losers from European countries, and even think that this country is a threat in a sense.
On the one hand, helping Sheffield is good for the empire, and on the other hand, it allows companies in the Ruhr area to find a very good market, otherwise they would not help.
"I was going to refuse, but the money he offered was too much." Sheffield certainly understood this mentality very well. Anyone can hate Americans, and this is the freedom of every country, but not many people will hate the US dollar.
When Germans are asked about their views on other countries in a public opinion survey, they all have more negative thoughts than positive ones, regardless of the country. Isn't it normal to look down on others? It's not that they look down on the United States alone, but the United States is one of the countries they look down on.
Finally, Gustav felt that he still had to remind the money-loving slave owner, so he stepped forward and said, "William, once our country has made a plan, we must fulfill it when the time comes. I hope there won't be any accidents."
"Accident?" Sheffield looked at Gustav with a look that asked, "Who are you talking to?" and said reservedly, "I can fill up your share of the grain reserve plan right now. There will definitely be no accidents."
You can't look at everyone else as bronze just because your German Empire is bronze in agriculture. In the field of agriculture, Sheffield modestly said that the United States has no rivals on this earth.
In the industrial field, the United States is definitely not an invincible country, but in agriculture, the United States can be said to decide the life and death of many countries. As long as there is a problem with the agriculture of the United States, famine will occur in many countries.
The slave owners came all the way to help the Germans, just hoping that the Germans would use all their strength to deal with the World War, making the World War more tragic, and if all went well, it would be okay to fight for two more years.
"Then I wish our cooperation goes smoothly!" Gustav smiled and extended his hand as an apology.
"Okay, many domestic farmers will thank Germany." Sheffield also stretched out his hand, grabbed Gustav's arm and shook it hard. This guy who married into the family had quite a lot of strength.
Before leaving Germany, Sheffield heard some newspapers attacking the fact that a foreign grain merchant took a large share of the Empire's grain reserves. This was quite normal, reflecting the patriotism of the Germans. To be fair, even Sheffield himself did not want a large part of his country's grain to come from foreign countries, or to be an uncontrolled country.
It is normal to have some backlash in public opinion. It would be strange if everything was completely calm. The so-called discussion and the prelude of the struggle do not seem very intense on the surface, but behind the scenes, the undercurrent is definitely more intense than ordinary people can imagine. It is like a vegetable market, where there are buyers and sellers. Everyone is arguing with each other, and the ultimate goal is nothing more than to reach some kind of deal.
The rebuttal to this backlash began immediately, with the voice of rebuttal arguing that the domestic shortage of agricultural products was an objective reality, and that it was not dangerous to rely on foreign countries to make up for the current insufficient production capacity. After all, this was just a plan to prevent any eventuality, and the food supply of the German market still mainly depended on domestic production.
It sounds like self-sufficiency in staple food, while diversity depends on the help of some major producing countries. Sheffield feels that this operation seems quite familiar. Sure enough, when faced with similar choices, similar countermeasures will be adopted to deal with them.
The verbal battle between the Ruhr area and East Prussia will certainly continue for some time. Sheffield is a foreigner and there is nothing he can do even if he is anxious. As for Gustav and Fritz, they will take their own actions whether the slave owners are here or not. So although there is a backlash in public opinion, it has not disturbed Sheffield's plan to return home.
This also proves that even in a country that appears to be top-down, a monolithic scene does not exist; wherever there are people, there will be struggle.
Not long after the noise started, he arrived in Paris to see if Anne, who had returned to her hometown, had had enough fun. Listening to the sound of water in the bathroom, Sheffield looked up. Was the open door a sign of an empty city?
"Bring a towel!" With a cry from the bathroom, Sheffield stood up and disappeared into the living room with a towel. After a long time, he came out carrying Annie, who looked like a puddle of mud. It was really a physical job.
Since the birth of the child, the two had not been so close for a long time. Annie was held by her man like a kitten, and said sweetly, "Others go home after being outside for a long time, but you are like a kite with a broken string and I don't know where you flew. I am your real wife."
"I was wrong, baby." Sheffield put the woman on the sofa. He had already understood his wife's hidden meaning.
However, the slave owner thought he was okay, and he didn't seem to live a life of pleasure like Gale. He was still very restrained when it came to women, and never thought he was gifted and took off women's pants without restraint.
Compared to many people, Sheffield thought his zipper was still very tight, and that women nowadays were not to the point where he couldn't handle them. Although the assurance was not very sincere, Anne still showed a satisfied look and whispered seductively, "Now that you know you are wrong, why don't you compensate me quickly?"
After calculating the time, Sheffield boarded the ship with the purchase contract of the German Empire and prepared to return home. Anne's mother Susan accompanied her to the port, and was obviously reluctant to see her daughter leave.
This is not as good as the old man. After repeated confirmation, Sheffield did not notice the old man's arrival. Sakura must have more important things to do. Anne's mother saw this scene and helped the old man to speak, "Maybe Harry is busy with important things, so he can't make it."
"What important things did he have to do?" Sheffield chuckled and said sarcastically, "He went to help Kodak sell film? But the most likely possibility is that he overslept and didn't get up. It's better if he didn't come."
"William didn't mean that. He sometimes mentioned you, but he was too busy this time." Anne quickly tried to smooth things over in front of her mother, then dragged Sheffield, who looked as if he had mentioned you before, onto the ship and whispered, "Can't you say less? This really embarrasses my mother."
"It's really hard to make your mother lie." Sheffield was still mumbling, "This is just for your mother's sake. Forget it. I hope I can catch up with Alton Parker's inauguration ceremony."
After another twenty days of sailing, the two finally returned to the United States. Countless farmers were now looking forward to Sheffield, as was Jesla, who also reported on the cause and effect of a car accident.
(End of this chapter)
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