Chapter 525 Give DuPont a Surprise
Without anyone reminding him, Sheffield knew that he was now an absolutely infamous existence in the eyes of the citizens of Delaware. But it didn't matter. What could a state administrative district with an area of 6,000 square kilometers and a population of less than 500,000 do to itself? Calling it a place as small as a booger was not a slander but very appropriate.
After the Ministry of Justice officially reported that DuPont colluded with the Delaware State Assembly to promote a tax cut bill that was favorable to DuPont, DuPont had already lost the opportunity to fight back completely in public opinion. In this era, Sheffield, who had completed the arrangement of newspapers and media, was like a forum administrator. He could delete posts and block messages as he pleased, and it was entirely up to his mood. Regardless of whether the DuPont family was satisfied with the current situation or not, he could make the other party speechless.
"The final result of this matter is surprising. I even suspect that William had been planning this for a long time." In the Rockefeller Manor, facing his still energetic father, the younger Rockefeller sighed in a convinced tone, "This time the DuPont family is in a difficult situation. The original tax reduction bill has been dug up, and it is very likely that the federal government will pursue it vigorously."
"As far as I know, the United Company has done something similar." Old Rockefeller looked at his son and spoke slowly, "So in this matter, everyone is essentially the same. The different results are due to the difference in strength. The gap between the Sheffield United Company and the DuPont Consortium is already very obvious. Doing the same thing will get different results. The question is, what does Morgan think? My son?"
"I guess Morgan won't have a good ending either, even though the Morgan family and the DuPont family have mutual interests. But this kind of competition is obviously going to end with one side completely defeated, and it's impossible for Morgan to take the risk and help." Rockefeller Jr. pondered for a moment and expressed his judgment.
Old Rockefeller nodded. His heir's opinion was the same as his own. In normal circumstances, it was fine to help, but in such a situation, others would not take the risk to get involved.
Moreover, it can be seen from the prosecution of the DuPont family by the Ministry of Justice that there are political factors at work. From the small, it can be seen that Sheffield United is determined to squeeze out its competitors this time. As for the preparation of public opinion, except for the national election, he has never seen public opinion so uniform.
It can even be said that many newspapers and media treated the attacks on the DuPont family as a national election.
After all, under the current political environment, the Democratic Party is at its strongest in 30 years. It is understandable that the Sheffield family takes advantage of the current strong environment. On the other hand, after the financial crisis, this comprehensive conglomerate has filled the last gap and completed the internal circulation, and its strength can be said to have been further improved.
"Don't you think this has something to do with the Democratic Party's policies?" Old Rockefeller asked his son again, "Lowering tariffs will promote domestic competition. From what your sister Edith brought back, it poses little threat to real giants like Standard Oil and Morgan Bank. But the conglomerate model does everything, which is a very scary business model. The United Company will definitely not give up its market share, but it can let other companies give up their market share and give European capital companies a sweet treat. In addition to the Sheffield United Company, another successful domestic company that has developed multiple industries is DuPont."
"Father means that William is also using DuPont's market share to express goodwill to some foreign capital." Rockefeller Jr. had a strange look on his face. This behavior of joining forces with foreign capital to strangle domestic enterprises was somewhat unreasonable.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. Once the war breaks out in Europe, these European capital companies will inevitably withdraw from the United States. However, the DuPont family is different. If DuPont Company successfully survived until the outbreak of World War I, even Sheffield would not be able to think of any normal way to deal with this competitor. Unless he directly sent the Black Gold Company to Delaware to solve the problem openly.
Preventing potential enemies from becoming competitors is an iron rule in competition. Moreover, the DuPont family cannot be considered a potential enemy. The two families have long been real enemies. Peaceful coexistence is impossible. Either one of them disappears completely due to the huge difference in strength, or one of them bows its head and changes its development direction.
Sheffield's position, of course, is that the DuPont family should either disappear or change its development direction, rather than itself. It is so simple that it cannot pose a real threat to itself.
As for whether the DuPont family is willing, opposed or even hateful, did they not hate themselves before? Since they hated each other, what else can I say? Following the market rules, the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive. This is an unchanging truth. Although this is actually malicious competition, it can actually be regarded as a kind of market competition.
These days, Alice Roosevelt felt that Sheffield had a new characteristic, or rather, this characteristic had always existed, but had never been so obvious. The Delaware state government had sued Sheffield in federal court. This was the first time since the founding of the United States that a state government had sued a private unit in the Supreme Court. From this point of view, Sheffield could be proud.
But the person involved was not in a hurry at all, and was even more interested in walking the dog than dealing with it, as if the things he was accused of had never happened. Apart from walking the dog, he was talking to the head bodyguard who kept strangers away, and seemed to be planning something.
Looking at Sheffield fiddling with his pet, Alice Roosevelt couldn't help but feel a little worried, so she squatted down and asked, "Aren't you worried?"
"What are you worried about?" Sheffield said, pointing at the half-grown dog in his hand, with a strange look on his face. "Are you worried that it will bite me? No, the good thing about this East Asian breed of dog is that it recognizes its owner. Do you know what a good dog is? What is kindness?"
"I don't know!" Alice Roosevelt, who was led astray by the slave owner after just two sentences, forgot her own question and followed the slave owner's thoughts all the way astray.
"Let me tell you, a truly good dog must look similar to a wolf. A dog is a domesticated wolf. The more similar a dog looks to a wolf, the more it retains some of the wolf's advantages. There are special cases, and the Siberian Husky is an exception." Sheffield was reciting some dog-raising tips while teasing the puppies with his fingers.
"But there are a lot of small dogs, and many people are breeding purebred dogs." This was the first time Alice Roosevelt heard of Sheffield's dog-raising theory, which was different from what many people said.
"Humph, those are all breeds created by human intervention." Sheffield said with a disgusted look on his face, "These dog breeds have very obvious shortcomings. It can even be said that the shortcomings of these dogs are deliberately magnified, resulting in a series of strange dog breeds, always to satisfy the quirks of some people."
The most unethical practice in dog breeding, and the source of all the problems with purebred dogs, is the unspoken rule that prevails in purebred dog breeding: inbreeding. The vast majority of purebred dogs are produced in Europe and the United States.
In this era, Sheffield had already seen the ancestors of the bull terrier, which did not have the deformed head of later generations. The head of the bulldog was not as exaggerated as that of later generations. It is a well-known fact that the tails of later Corgis must be docked, most Labrador's legs have problems, Golden Retrievers are a high-incidence breed of cancer, and Boxers are very afraid of heat.
The reason why dog breeds have special diseases is just like when people get married to their close relatives, there is a possibility of offspring with obvious defects. Purebred dogs are made by mating dog breeds with defects and selecting the ones that appear to control the species.
Therefore, Sheffield keeps certain dog breeds at a distance. The dogs he keeps are always about the same size as wolves. They cannot be small like pet dogs, nor can they have their characteristics changed greatly. In Sheffield's eyes, people who keep purebred dogs are not as good as people who like to eat dog meat.
Forced to listen to the slave owner's experience in raising dogs, Alice Roosevelt successfully forgot what she was going to ask just now, and now looking at the local dog, she felt much more pleasing to the eye.
If the bodyguard leader had not appeared again, Alice Roosevelt might have really forgotten about it. Watching her man and the bodyguard leader discussing things in secret and the local dogs circling around them, Alice Roosevelt finally remembered that the purpose just now did not seem to be to share the experience of raising dogs.
"Have you checked everything?" Sheffield was holding a cigarette in his mouth, talking to his trusted general on the grass, "But be careful, you only have one chance, if you make a mistake you can't continue. Of course, it's best for us to hit the target in one shot, but if we can't do that, we will come back immediately."
"We have found out that the ship in Ivory Coast has set out. The route to the port of Delaware is not difficult to find out. Our idea is to take action one hundred miles away from the coastline. We can also follow it for a while. The speed of the cargo ship is not fast, so we can definitely keep up." Jesla looked around and lowered his voice, "Just like the boss said, if we miss the first shot, we will retreat immediately."
"That's right. If you admit your mistake and sink the DuPont freighter, there's no way to blame it on an accident." Sheffield said affirmatively, "The freighter is slow and you can't lose it by diving. You have to be sure before you act. By the way, only bring me one torpedo and contact the shipyard. Be sure to keep it confidential."
"I understand. I have prepared the manpower." Jesla answered as carefully as possible, because using submarines to attack cargo ships, not to mention the United Corporation itself, even the United States currently has no such battle experience, so they still need to explore.
"Give the DuPont family a surprise. I hope they like it." Sheffield pinched his waist, turned around and whistled. The little dog heard it and left Alice Roosevelt's side and ran over here.
(End of this chapter)
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