Chapter 559 Mexican Democracy Fighter
There were all kinds of signs that the golden age of arms dealers had arrived, as there were the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Internally, Sheffield had already sidelined the DuPont family and let them be bankers. Externally, there was the support of the Great Slavism of the Russian Empire, and Great Slavism was not unpopular, as Serbia responded very enthusiastically.
The Russian Empire is the savior of the entire Slavic people and is undoubtedly the eldest brother of the Slavic people. So who is the second brother? The Serbs believe that the title of the second brother of the Slavic people should fall on themselves.
The Serbian government may not think so, but many Serbian people share this idea. Serbia has always welcomed the Russian Empire's aggressive intervention in the Balkan situation.
There is Pan-Slavism, there is Pan-Germanism, and naturally there is Pan-Turkism. When so many big things collide, the future world will definitely be very exciting. As the Pasha of Kuwait in the Ottoman Empire, Sheffield would not underestimate any thought of this era, as these thoughts are very appealing.
For example, during World War I, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in the name of the Caliph, called on the world of peace believers to launch a holy war against the Allied Powers. As a result, peace believers in Southeast Asia and South Asia were infected and attacked local Allied facilities. Although the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was not considered powerful as a country alone.
But the title of Caliph has an invisible influence on the entire world of Peace Church, because in the view of Peace Church, the Caliph has control over all Peace Church members. To put it bluntly, he can launch a jihad against infidels.
When the Balkan War triggered the conditions for war, Sheffield had no say in this matter, but the Russian Empire had the final say. The slave owners had no say in this matter. Could a businessman interfere with another strong country? Anyway, he thought it was impossible. Expecting personal strength to change the environment was just a fantasy, and it only looked beautiful.
After returning to Texas, Jessla quickly found his boss and told him what he saw and heard during his trip to London.
"My first guess was Joseph Chamberlain. Didn't he retire from politics due to an accidental injury?" After hearing Jesla's words, Sheffield was not surprised at all. Although Chamberlain had never been the British Prime Minister, he was an active politician. His presence was no less than that of the Prime Minister. His influence was somewhat similar to that of McCarthy decades later, but much longer-lasting than McCarthy's. His son Chamberlain and Prime Minister Churchill after Chamberlain were both influenced by Chamberlain.
The influence of this colonial secretary who never became prime minister is obvious. If Chamberlain had been prime minister, the British Empire might have introduced the imperial preferential system before World War I and tried to move towards the path of an imperial entity, instead of changing the loose colonial policy only after the heavy blow of World War I when the country was on the verge of collapse.
"The hypocrisy of these British people is disgusting. It's clearly their actions, but they seem to know nothing about it." Jesla was talking about the United Company being hit and Kuwait being harassed. Although the matter has been resolved now, the experience in London still makes the bodyguard leader feel uncomfortable when he recalls it.
Our bodyguard leader was wronged, but Sheffield took it easy and said without any displeasure, "Don't think about it. Don't think that the British are targeting us. Britain is the world hegemon, and they have the right to look down on anyone. I am not so narcissistic that I have attracted the attention of the British. The attack on the United Company is nothing. It's not just me or the United States. The British have the right to look down on anyone, but I am one of them. We should not take this matter too seriously. Nothing remains unchanged, and there is no eternal power."
This principle applies to all countries without exception, including the United States. Any idea that a country will always be strong is very foolish. A hundred years later, the United States only denied it verbally, but it was quick to act against challengers. It was much quicker than the British in the early 20th century.
Compared to the head of the bodyguards, Sheffield seemed much calmer. It is never too late for slave owners to take revenge. Isn't the Allied Powers a gathering of powerful countries? They can't lose anyway. Even letting the United States join the Central Powers is wishful thinking. Britain will definitely win, but the process of winning involves many considerations.
"Boss, has the situation in Mexico become so serious?" Entering the arms production line, Jesla was shocked by the overtime work environment. He had never seen United Firearms so busy.
"It's not too serious now, but?" Sheffield said calmly, "We can make it more serious. The good days of our joint company depend on the Mexicans in the near future. The more they die, the higher our profits will be. There is nothing happier than this."
As for how many people Mexico should die to be satisfied, as a history lover and slave owner, I am not greedy. It is enough to reach the Chinese standard, that is, half of the 13 million people will remain. As for consuming 80% of the population like the Three Kingdoms, it should be impossible due to different national conditions. At the very least, the decimals should be eliminated, and 3 million deaths will be barely satisfactory.
"By the way, Jesla, do you still have the rusty old torture instruments in your Black Gold Company? Take out these Spanish head crushers and other things. Mexicans are descendants of the Spaniards, and this war should have some Spanish traditions." Sheffield suddenly stopped after walking out of the factory and asked calmly, "We stand with the Catholic faction. The torture instruments of the Inquisition are ready, maybe they can be used."
To declare war on Catholic forces is to be a heretic, and how can one fight against heretics without the torture instruments of the Inquisition?
"Find some members who can speak Spanish and bring the head crusher into post-Spain. Once someone uses this thing for the first time, others will follow suit." Sheffield's mindset became more open. "Everything needs to be taught. Leave photos and I'll let the whole United States know."
On the other side, Sheffield, Texas, took an important step in the development of the United Company at the end of 1910. Rockefeller Jr. finally returned to the United States with a big contract. Although he traveled across the ocean this time, he gained a lot. Not only did he get the contract for the first batch of battleships, but he also set a plan to build a hospital in China.
When Sheffield heard about this while calling to congratulate, he guessed correctly that it should be the Union Hospital. The Union Hospital has a profound influence, a wide range, and has brought many benefits in the history of Chinese medicine. People often say that the history of the Union Hospital is half of the history of Chinese medicine.
"You are really willing to invest 10 million dollars." Sheffield sighed. This was the first time he expressed his admiration for Rockefeller Jr. Even if it might involve some costs other than money, Rockefeller Jr. was actually prepared to pay 10 million dollars. Just for this reason, Rockefeller Jr. was better than him, the slave owner.
But Sheffield said in an instant, "I think this matter should be kept secret. If the citizens of the United States knew about it, even though it was clearly a charity, the Rockefeller family would be greatly criticized."
Sheffield was definitely not exaggerating. People in every country hope that their country's wealth can stay in the country. No matter how noble the reason is, making such a large donation to another country will make the citizens feel uncomfortable. The total amount of donations from the Rockefeller family is very high, but this time the hospital construction is the largest single investment. Once it was known to the citizens before it even started, the Rockefeller family would not be praised at all, and most of the voices were accusations.
When Sheffield thought about Rockefeller Jr. donating to the hospital while he was running the production line at full speed to manufacture arms, he suddenly felt ashamed. He would rather not have received the call.
"Boss, I also found a few head crushers, all covered with thick dust." Jessla came to Sheffield's office happily, and said with a beaming face, "It's impossible to find this kind of thing anywhere else except in our company. There's even black people's blood on it."
"Take it to Mexico right away!" As Sheffield spoke, he raised his hands towards the sun. They looked pure white. How could they be a pair of hands stained with blood?
Madero remained in San Antonio while his allies, Madero supporters in Mexico, including Poncho Villa, Emiliano Zapata and others, waged war on the government.
"The great leader only knows how to hide aside, waiting for the real revolutionaries to bleed, and then what? Wait until the hard battle is over before going back to pick peaches?" Sheffield snorted as he flipped through the news from Mexico, sneering at Madero, the so-called anti-dictatorship leader. He didn't think so at first, but now, looking at Madero's style, he feels that although they are in different countries, their style is really in the same vein as the Cannon Party.
It was crooked at its roots, but later on the Institutional Revolutionary Party of Mexico actually managed to gain a foothold. I don't know what luck the Mexicans had to have such a good result.
When he saw Madero, the so-called American expatriate, he had no effect except for his big talk in San Antonio. Sheffield had deep doubts about the federal government's vision, but it was not surprising. The United States has always been so far-sighted in choosing allies. It can always pick out the most hopeless one from a group of good candidates. Mr. Madero, a democratic fighter at the beginning of the century, was just one of them.
(End of this chapter)
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