Chapter 54: The British Conspiracy
"These Yankees are going to take our guns!" John Connor came to Sheffield, who had already bowed in front of the money, and said with a grim expression.
Can you please distinguish the occasion? Sheffield's mind was buzzing. He hated the Yankees, so why not distinguish the occasion? This was the Rockefeller family's headquarters, not a passenger ship.
"It's okay. I believe our safety will be safe in Rockefeller Manor! When you are in someone else's place, you must always maintain basic courtesy!" Sheffield gestured weakly. This is the richest man in the United States and a rising star in the United States. He surpassed many old families as soon as he appeared.
If a rising star wants to break out of the encirclement of an old family, either the founder is a genius, or he seizes an industry that others have not yet paid attention to and quickly establishes his own advantages. The Rockefeller family seized the oil industry, and the founder was indeed a genius.
Just because the Rockefeller family has been whitewashing itself in the past two years, it doesn't mean that the other party is a good person. Sheffield is not willing to show his rebellious character on someone else's territory, and he also needs to see who the other party is.
Since the manor was a place for leisure, there would not be a lot of buildings. The main villa was not magnificent, but just ordinary. Under the guidance of the servant, Sheffield entered the main villa and became a guest of the manor which was still under construction.
I repeated my speech several times in my mind, preparing to do my best to show the other party that I am not worldly-wise. However, for a long time, the owner of this place did not show up.
"Hello, Mr. Sheffield. No, hello, Master William!" Not far from Sheffield in a straight line, there was a young man in his early twenties in a suit and tie, who was similar to the guest he was about to meet. He was making final preparations for the assault, hoping to achieve the effect that he had seen many battles before.
"Nice to meet you, please take care of me!" Sheffield stammered in the living room, rehearsing to the air. Annie's face flashed with a strange look, is this necessary?
After a few deep breaths, Rockefeller Jr. made up his mind to take charge of the situation for the first time without his father's presence and have a good talk with the octopus in southern Texas. He also knew that this was an opportunity specially reserved for him by his father, and he must seize it. Rockefeller Jr. warned himself and appeared in front of Sheffield and the others.
Why are there two people? It turns out that they are the heirs of the oil tycoon! When they suddenly met, Sheffield and Rockefeller Jr. were both stunned for a moment, and almost forgot the speech they had just prepared.
"Nice to meet you. Please take care of me. I'm William's friend!" Anne stretched out her fair little hand and greeted him with a smile. "Hello, Mr. Rockefeller. The Standard Oil industry and your family's reputation have spread all over the world. I feel very lucky to meet the controller of the oil kingdom today."
"Oh!" Little Rockefeller was stunned for a moment before he reached out and shook the hand that was extended to him. "Beautiful lady, I'm glad to meet you. Welcome to Rockefeller Manor."
"Well! The United States doesn't have the custom of kissing hands!" Sheffield's eyes wandered between their hands, and he reminded them calmly. Anne pulled her hand back unnoticed and said, "You can't kiss a girl's hand either. The French kissing of hands is different from the British one."
What was I about to say? Rockefeller Jr. cleared his throat and held out his hand, saying, "Two distinguished guests, please take a seat!"
The two of them sat down, and Rockefeller Jr. asked Sheffield's friend, the lady who had just taken over the show, about her background. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he said, "The reason why we asked you two to come here by boat is because there is a strike in New York now, and the inland river will be safer. We are a little anxious, but I hope my guest won't blame us."
"That's not surprising. I often see workers on strike in the newspapers. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that hooligans are colluding to disrupt normal production order. These people don't understand that we are the ones who create wealth and guarantee their employment." Sheffield laughed and comforted him, "We should take strong measures against these hooligans who don't understand. Keeping them is a threat to the United States."
These words clearly stated his position, and Anne, who was leaning against him, heard them with bright eyes and nodded frequently.
"The strikers this time are workers along the railways. The reason is actually the plummeting food prices." Rockefeller Jr. glanced at Sheffield and said meaningfully, "Master William, the source of this incident is Texas."
President Lincoln approved the first Pacific Railway Act, which stipulated that the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad would jointly build the transcontinental Pacific Railroad. The starting point of the Union Pacific Railroad was Omaha, Nebraska, and the starting point of the Central Pacific Railroad was Sacramento, California. The two companies laid railroads from east to west.
The earliest land reclamation in the North was actually along the railways, which supplied food to the North. Now that the Civil War has been over for 30 years, there is naturally more land being reclaimed. But it has not changed the fact that the South has a greater say in the field of agricultural products.
Rockefeller Jr.'s meaning was simple. At the beginning of this year, agricultural product prices began to soar. Many northern farmers felt that growing grain was profitable, so they expanded their planting areas. However, just when the harvest was about to begin, the soaring prices began to plummet across the board, and the farmers who expanded their planting areas were the first to suffer. The strike occurred in New York because it was densely populated and was particularly hard hit.
"Anything happens unexpectedly, and there should be evidence. This matter has nothing to do with Texas." Sheffield's face changed instantly. He first pushed the food problem onto the weather. Losers from ancient times to the present like to do this. It doesn't matter if he does it once. Then he spread his hands helplessly and said, "Other companies don't know, but I think Standard Oil should know. Your family and mine are both based on international trade. Unlike other companies that can only call the shots domestically, international trade is risky. Because of the current situation in Venezuela, our family has also been sanctioned. This is all a sacrifice for the country."
"The surge in food prices at the beginning of the year was because ordinary people exaggerated the damage caused by the weather, causing dealers to raise prices. The current sharp drop in food prices is due to British sanctions. This is Britain's economic attack on the United States. It has nothing to do with us simple producers." Sheffield said with a look of deep hatred, "Texas is also a victim. This is all a British conspiracy."
(End of this chapter)
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