Chapter 576 There is nothing I dare not do
It was impossible to coax him. The relationship had not yet reached that stage. Sheffield snorted, "How can I get lost when I am this old? It would be the same if I let someone else take me there."
Finally, Louisa Morgan followed him out and headed for the docked ship and the manufacturing plant in the dock. Now American International Shipping Company is making efforts in the cruise field, hoping to open up a new market.
A batch of luxury cruise ships produced by the British White Star Line, including the Titanic, can be regarded as a milestone in the development of luxury cruise ships. These cruise ships are now being manufactured by General Motors, which is also a subsidiary of Morgan.
This transformation is very correct in terms of profitability. In the field of civil shipbuilding, luxury cruise ships themselves represent high-end. In later generations, the majority of civil shipbuilding is in the hands of China, Japan and South Korea, but luxury cruise ships are still in the hands of European and American countries.
Like many other fields, East Asia holds low-end and medium-end industries with low profits, while high-end fields are left in Europe and the United States. In the high-profit shipbuilding field of luxury cruise ships alone, Japan once tried to impact it when its economy was at its strongest, but failed.
Manufacturing container ships is not a high-profit business in the shipbuilding industry; in terms of profits, it is still higher than luxury cruise ships.
So Sheffield didn't think there was anything wrong with the Morgan family doing this business. He even saw with his own eyes the outline of the Titanic.
"Don't you have an airship? Why are you always staring at this ship?" When Louisa Morgan saw Sheffield didn't say anything, she thought he was shocked by the strength of the Morgan family.
"My shipyard is capable of building dreadnought-class ships. Are you shocked by the sight of a cruise ship? It's just a slightly bigger and fatter ship, just like you." Sheffield's eyes swept across Louisa Morgan and he spoke in a flowery tone.
Louisa Morgan's body shape, even if she is wearing a mink coat, can be seen as absolutely voluptuous. This is not bad, many women with this body shape are also very beautiful. The United States in later generations especially prefers this kind of body shape that is a weapon for practical use. As Sheffield said, the biggest advantage is that it is big...
For women, a firm and large butt is generally more attractive than a big chest. There is also not much market for chopstick legs, as this usually means a washboard figure.
Sheffield thinks this view is biased. What's wrong with chopstick legs? As long as you spend some time choosing, you can find a woman who has all the advantages among the crowd.
Louisa Morgan's teasing had just begun. Only now did she realize the true face of the slave owner. He kept telling her all kinds of dirty jokes, almost harassing her. If it were anyone else, she would have walked away long ago.
Of course, how could the boss of countless night soil collectors in the United States not have any knowledge at all?
Louisa Morgan had reason to feel harassed, but in fact Sheffield was thinking about whether to dismantle the Titanic that was under construction, because together with the American International Shipping Company and General Motors, they had become his own industries in a sense. If they hit an iceberg, wouldn't he have to accept questioning on behalf of old Morgan?
There are rumors that Morgan's alliance system was so huge in his later years that the federal government was wary and suppressed him. He died not long after being questioned by the federal government. Whether this conspiracy theory is true or not is not the point, but Morgan's endless questioning began after the sinking of the Titanic.
Sheffield eventually gave up the idea. He didn't believe the Titanic could hit an iceberg again. Even the president had changed. At most, he could set up more lifeboats just in case, rather than dismantling the ship.
"The safety standards are unexpectedly poor. It's hard to imagine that the Morgan family's company would make a fool of itself in this regard." Sheffield snorted and said sarcastically, "I heard that there was an accident on the construction site some time ago. This is not surprising at all."
"It's as if your company's safety standards are so high!" Louisa Morgan curled her lips and said unconvinced.
"Of course, the earliest business of the United Company, besides human trafficking, was to manufacture weapons. If it's not safe, wouldn't it explode?" Sheffield said proudly, "Construction safety standards must be changed immediately. Regarding hidden dangers such as fire, I need to have a good talk with the New York Fire Department."
Factory accidents happen every day in almost every city in the United States. According to statistics, 50,000 people die in factory accidents every year in the United States, with an average of nearly 136 workers killed every day. Factory fires also occur frequently in American cities, but rarely attract people's attention.
Sheffield is not bragging about this. United is the company that pays the most attention to industrial accidents. If there is any competitor, the other one that attaches as much importance to safety standards is the original DuPont.
Texas has introduced fairly complete fire protection legislation. According to the conditions of different local municipal governments, five versions of fire protection laws have been formulated and recommended to local cities for discussion and selection. It is also stipulated that local fire protection regulations must be stricter than state laws to ensure more effective enforcement. In these fire protection laws and regulations, the responsibilities and obligations of citizens, society, enterprises and fire departments are regulated in a very specific manner and are highly operational, which also ensures that fire protection regulations can be well implemented.
Firefighters are divided into volunteer firefighters and professional firefighters. The duties of these firefighters are not only to extinguish fires, but also to serve as emergency medical technicians, handle dangerous items, and deal with various natural and man-made disasters.
As for volunteer firefighters, their number accounts for 70% of the total number of firefighters. This is in line with the national conditions of the United States, that is, a small number of elites with a large number of temporary workers, and the treatment of the small number of elites must be far better than that of ordinary workers. As for volunteer firefighters, there is no such treatment. The admission rate of formal firefighters has never exceeded 1% in recent years.
If there are too many people applying to be firefighters in the future, Sheffield still has a solution. First of all, it can think of a solution based on academic qualifications. It can stipulate that firefighters must be college students. If that is not enough, they can add an emergency first aid certificate. If that is still not enough, they can add a physical fitness test. In short, it should be in line with other industries and maintain the minimum standard of formal employees. Only in this way can the wages of firefighters be increased. If there are too many, they will be worthless. This is a basic truth.
Creating artificial shortages is the basis for high wages in a series of professions in the United States in later generations, including doctors, teachers, lawyers, etc.
"It's worth spending a little more money to maintain a safe working environment, but your family may not understand. As a family that started out in the financial industry, do you look down on industrial production?" Sheffield said cynically, "In short, the shipyard has a lot of problems. I wonder if the other companies that have been entrusted to me are also like this? Now I'm quite worried. So this trip here to investigate is really the right choice."
Sheffield didn't know why he was showing off in front of Louisa Morgan. It might be because the car company was going to be acquired. Although he knew it a long time ago, it was almost impossible to avoid it. Moreover, he didn't suffer any loss in this acquisition. With the American International Shipping Company, he could establish an advantage in the world war, but he felt uncomfortable.
This was a childish act that seemed like bullying a little girl to attract attention. If Sheffield recalled it after today, he might feel embarrassed, but at the moment, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He was so happy and complacent that he almost said to Louisa Morgan, "Look how great I am."
At first, Louisa Morgan was confused and bewildered, but as time went on, she began to realize that this man's nature did not seem to be so impeccable. He was obviously trying to attract her attention.
"Edith Rockefeller, you won't be moved by such a clumsy performance, right?" Louisa Morgan raised her eyebrows and said, "She is several years older than me, but she is so ignorant."
"I can understand that you are jealous of her, because she is the richest woman in the United States and has a pair of lovely children, while you have nothing." Sheffield said with a stern face, trying not to laugh out loud, "But it's a pity, there are not many men as good as me in this country, but there are not many, and you may not be able to find one. In the dead of night, when you are lying on the table alone without a man hugging you, what are you thinking? No one will know unless you tell them."
"You're just a bull in heat." Louisa Morgan looked at Sheffield and said word by word through gritted teeth. Then she turned around and twisted her waist to go back the way she came.
"I must have been right." The slave owner, who had fallen into the three major illusions of life, made a very optimistic judgment.
If Louisa Morgan was really angry, Sheffield would have avoided her the second time he showed up. If she wasn't angry, they would have had a chance to meet in private. Of course, the specific situation still needs to be analyzed!
On the airship, Sheffield looked across at Louisa Morgan and confirmed a basic fact: the other party was not angry.
What should I do next? I have already been labeled as a bull in heat, should I do something that is in line with my status?
Ten minutes later, Sheffield was next to Louisa Morgan, grabbing the Morgan princess's hands and about to bite her.
"Sheffield, I'm from the Morgan family, how dare you! Um..." Louisa Morgan was held down, waving her arms and legs upside down. She really didn't expect that the other party would dare to do that.
"Hmm!" Sheffield stood up and wiped his mouth, saying with a lingering feeling, "I'm already a bull in heat, what else can I not dare to do? As long as you are a woman in this country, there is nothing I dare not do."
(End of this chapter)
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