Chapter 544 Sue Him
Is the United States the country with the best business environment and the most dynamic in the world today? This is only partially true for truly giant companies, but not necessarily for entrepreneurial individuals.
Tesla is a living example of this. He has proven himself to be right, but because of Morgan's support, Edison can say that he is wrong. In Sheffield's eyes, Baekeland is now another Tesla. It doesn't really matter whether he has a patent or not. The key is that he needs to get involved.
Sheffield has always been restrained in making money, just like Penguin, which knew not to push others too far after the 3Q war. When making mergers and acquisitions, it always gives patent owners or founders certain benefits and autonomy, and everyone can make money in harmony.
But if the other party is unyielding and thinks that he can compete with you, then the slave owner will also change his face to Jack Ma, not only to swallow up your industry, but also to make you, the founder, get out and erase all traces of you in the industry. Although this has caused the decline of a series of products such as Youku, Tiantian Dongting, and UC Browser.
It was only natural that the development of the United Company began with prosecution at the beginning of the first decade of this century.
At this time, Sheffield first accompanied Alice Roosevelt who had just given birth to a child. The old man was very happy that the family was prosperous again. The only flaw was that Alice Roosevelt was a Republican.
Sheffield was somewhat unable to imitate Annabelle's expression after she learned about it. He only heard one sentence, "Oh, Republicans."
This doesn't mean anything. Sheffield arrived at Arlington Hospital and took care of the baby diligently. Having offspring is a very happy thing. In recent years, slave owners have been a little too happy.
"I think he could even run for president on behalf of the Democratic Party one day!" Sheffield joked to Alice Roosevelt, who looked a little pale, in a frivolous tone. "Just think about it, this is such an interesting thing."
"You keep saying impossible things. My father is a Republican. How can there be a Democrat in our family?" Alice Roosevelt smiled weakly. A baby in a cradle was sleeping soundly beside her. To be honest, a newborn baby is not very cute. It is wrinkled and has not grown up yet. It will take several months for it to develop.
Sheffield listened to Alice Roosevelt's words and said with a smile, "My dear, I have some very sad news for you. Your cousin, Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, is now a member of our Democratic Party. In this midterm election, which is a few months later, you will see Mr. Franklin Roosevelt running for the New York State Senator on behalf of the Democratic Party. So don't be too rigid about this kind of thing. Many things in this world are unpredictable."
"Maybe this is life. Sometimes this kind of thing happens." Alice Roosevelt sighed after hearing this. Looking back now, she was not surprised that her cousin eventually joined the Democratic Party.
"Life is sometimes wrapped in lies. This young man could have chosen a smoother path. His uncle, your father, is the former president of the Republican Party and has great influence. He didn't have to go through the uncertain developments on the Democratic side. But to some extent, this is also an advantage." Sheffield said calmly, "Since the Republican Party was able to produce a President Roosevelt, it's not impossible for the Democratic Party to have another one. I have a hunch that he will be a great president."
Although Franklin Roosevelt's approach to fighting the Great Depression was not particularly liberal, but rather a bit Soviet, it is understandable that extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
"I want to talk to President Alton Parker and nominate him as Deputy Secretary of the Navy." Sheffield suddenly smiled wickedly and said, "This is even more like it. It's exactly your father's career path."
"How can you be so mean? My son must never be like you in the future." Alice Roosevelt scolded with a smile.
"Yes, yes, he will definitely not be like me." Sheffield responded sincerely. How could a slave owner like him be like that? He should be better than his teacher.
The media in the South, led by the New Orleans Morning Post, did two things after the Democrats came to power. The first was to say that the situation in the United States is not just good but very good, and the second was to sing praises for the Democratic federal government. These two things are essentially one and the same, and now there is one more thing.
It is to call for environmental protection in the northern industrial area, later known as the Rust Belt, and to express sympathy for the Yankee people who are living in dire straits. Anyway, calling for environmental protection will not change anything, and the pollution will remain. It is easy to talk without any pain if nothing can be changed, so why not do it.
If the original routine is followed, the New Orleans Morning Post will definitely be the one to launch an environmental crusade against plastic products. But now? Sheffield has just reached a settlement with his brother-in-law. After thinking about it, he feels that the New York Times is more suitable for this task.
It’s a pity that I didn’t think of it before, but it’s not too late to think of it now. Since the reconciliation has been completed, for Natalia’s sake, can’t the brother-in-law help the slave owner?
There is no one who cannot be won over. Just as Anne asked Sheffield why he didn't worry that the Chinese workers might not be obedient in the future, Sheffield's solution was to turn people like Gu Cheng into compradors. After becoming compradors who rely on the monopoly capitalist giants to survive, Gu Cheng and others would not be able to survive if they left the slave owner's system. This was the solution.
After the barbecue at the Steel Furnace Talks, Ogle finally evolved and no longer thought like a trilobite. Sheffield decided to assign this task to his brother-in-law.
Natalia was very happy when she learned about it. She thought her man was magnanimous and persuaded her brother to seize this opportunity to perform well. He had a legitimate reason and could gain benefits, so why not do it?
After doing all these things, on New Year's Day of that year, Sheffield openly spent New Year's Day at the manor with a group of women. When Alice Roosevelt saw Evelyn, she realized that she seemed to have been tricked in Los Angeles.
"You lied to me. It was Evelyn who helped you possess me." Although she was questioning, Alice Roosevelt was not very angry. The matter had been settled for many years, so there was no need to be so angry.
"How can it be called cheating? I was indeed drunk that day, and it was Evely who acted on her own initiative. But..." Sheffield changed the subject and said confidently, "I really want to get you, even if I have to use some unfriendly means, because I love you."
Can your child run away after being born? Sheffield, who had taken advantage of the situation, didn't believe that Alice Roosevelt would still cause trouble for him after so many years.
"Grandma is calling everyone to eat!" Annie appeared, frowned slightly at the two of them and said, "Don't keep Grandma waiting."
The New Year's bell rang, and 1910 officially arrived, and the slave owners' grand opening drama prepared for the new year also began in a grand manner.
The indictment was delivered to Baekeland on January 1st, and it was marked as a litigation document regarding the plastic patent. After learning that Baekeland had applied for a patent first in the United States, the British side was dissatisfied with this and had sued him in the New York District Court.
I would like to add one more thing here. The original judge of the court where the lawsuit was filed was a man named Alton Parker, who is now the great president leading the United States. Sheffield deliberately started the lawsuit here. At critical moments, acquaintances are more trusted.
From the side, the operation of beating the drums has already begun. When the brother-in-law Ogle returned to New York, he did not mention this lawsuit because the environment in the United States has long been anti-British. The lawsuit about the plastic patent should not be publicized too much. If the whole country knew about it, it would be disadvantageous to the slave owners.
To worry about the emergence of new materials means to express unfounded concerns, saying that with the development of science and technology, more and more inventions with endless harm will appear, from the previous food safety issues to the later Chicago water pollution incident.
It indicated that many technologies should be carefully evaluated for their impact on the environment before they are applied. Then, an authoritative report was produced. This statistic was very authoritative because it was dictated by the slave owners themselves. According to this authoritative survey report, workers in the northern industrial areas of the United States generally had a life expectancy of seven years less than citizens in the south.
Although this was data made up by the slave owner, it caused a stir after being quoted by Ogle. After getting to the point, Ogle, whose worldview had been corrected by the slave owner, revealed his stupid and evil nature, saying that it was reported that a new material developed by the British was more polluting than any existing material. Although the tone of the report was rather gloating, it gave Baekeland's patent directly to the British in the newspaper, which gave the New York Times readers a preconceived impression and fixed this impression with anti-British thinking.
Once the first impression is established, it is very difficult to change it. After enjoying a dinner that was not sumptuous, even shabby, Baekeland, who had suffered an unexpected disaster, hurriedly left home and prepared to go to the New York District Court to safeguard his legal rights so that they would not be taken away by the evil British.
Regarding this lawsuit, Baekeland is angry but also full of confidence. He believes that the fair court will give him justice. He cannot imagine now that this matter is not so simple.
(End of this chapter)
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