Chapter 594: Republican Party Splits
As for the combat effectiveness of the army, it seems easy to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but it is difficult to do so in practice. The difficulty of improving the combat effectiveness of the navy is mainly reflected in the cost. As long as there is enough money to recruit elites from all over the country to join the navy, a good navy can always be built up by doing these two things, especially in an environment with a good international environment.
Therefore, for many countries in this era, the army reforms seem to have no effect when fighting. The navy can quickly form combat effectiveness. Even if a world war breaks out, the navy is a stock of troops. If you want to increase your production capacity safely, you first need a superior geographical location like the United States.
Therefore, European countries and even South American countries can build up decent navies. In today's era, there are many naval powers, but few dare to call themselves land powers. No matter from what angle, France is one of them, and the subsequent wars also proved the status of France as a thigh of the Allied Powers. France in World War I was equivalent to the Soviet Union in World War II. It took on the most difficult tasks and was able to stab the Germans in the back.
As for Italy, judging from its performance in World War I, it could not even defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire's detachment. In terms of ground combat power, Italy could not threaten the French even if it stayed in the Allied Powers, but the Italian navy could liberate the Austro-Hungarian navy, which would put great pressure on the French navy in the Mediterranean, forcing the British Royal Navy to allocate part of its naval forces for defense.
In this way, the pressure on the German High Seas Fleet would be much less, and perhaps the Battle of Jutland would occur more than once.
Therefore, if Italy stayed in the Allied camp, it would not play any role on land, and might even be defeated by France's second-rate troops, but its role in the navy was still significant.
Six of Sheffield's twelve railway guns had to be dismantled, loaded onto ships in Houston and shipped through the Panama Canal to Ottoman territory. After watching Anne board the ship, Sheffield contacted Istanbul and expressed his intention to give the great Sultan a gift.
"Boss, if we give the railway guns to the Ottomans, they probably won't be used." Jesla stood beside Sheffield and gave what he thought was a pertinent suggestion, "The Ottomans need basic guns and ammunition."
"So these railway guns will never be sent to the territories in North Africa. You can tell from the route. They go through the Panama Canal to the Persian Gulf. If they are sent to North Africa, they will not go this way." Sheffield smiled meaningfully, "If Italy and the Ottomans go to war, it's not that I look down on the Italians. If the Ottoman Empire is not in a mess and the country is unstable, and the former Balkan vassal states are rebelling under the command of the Russian Empire, the Italians may not dare to go to war."
"But now, Italy, which is so close to North Africa, is only dealing with less than 20,000 Ottoman soldiers in the North African enclave. Theoretically, the Italians can send troops indefinitely until the Ottomans can no longer hold on. So if a war breaks out, the Ottomans will never win with the current geographical layout."
"I just used this war to make some Ottoman ministers think that I am a reliable spiritual Ottoman. These railway guns are actually used to guard Constantinople."
Sheffield didn't think that a few railway guns could bring an enclave isolated from the mainland back to life. This was a bit of a disregard for the Italian navy. If the Ottoman Empire lost, what if it was captured by Italy? Slave owners didn't care what Italy did to them, because the other party couldn't come anyway, but arms dealers had to pay attention to their reputation.
For example, didn’t the reputation of Soviet weapons get ruined by Arabs and Indians? Later, when the Saudis were fighting the Yemeni guerrillas, they ruined the reputation of American weapons.
Guns and ammunition are harmless, but if the railway guns were seized by the Italians, it would cause huge damage to the reputation of the United Corporation. You must know that the United States is not strong in military power, and all countries like to buy weapons from military powers. The only few customers must be carefully protected.
"I remember your family is Romanian immigrants!" Sheffield pouted at Jeslanu, "So it's normal for you to have complaints about the Ottomans. But I'm not trying to comfort you. The Ottoman problem cannot be solved by weapons."
Jesla's name is very strange and doesn't quite fit the English pronunciation, so some people call Jesla Jack.
"Boss, I won't interfere with your judgment for this reason. I can guarantee that." Jesla's expression was very serious, and he expressed his loyalty to Sheffield.
"I'm not a real Ottoman either. This is all business. Maybe the great Sultan will discover my talent and expand my territory of Kuwait a little bit. It's all possible." There was a glimmer of greed in the slave owner's eyes. A piece of land around the Persian Gulf, even one square kilometer, would bring a thousand-fold return in the future.
So what's the point of bowing to the Ottoman Empire, which currently controls local sovereignty? In the eyes of slave owners, the great Muhammad V is the supreme caliph. It would be fine to expand Kuwait's territory several times, or for Sheffield to personally go to South Asia to organize a jihad against the British Empire. Anyway, the British Empire would never surrender until the last blood of the Indians was shed.
The recent explosive news was not originally about the election, but New Jersey Governor Wilson's participation in the election attracted a lot of attention. It is rare for a high-profile announcement of participation in the presidential election when the president of the ruling party is still in office.
But Wilson's limelight was soon overshadowed by another explosive event. During the party primary, Roosevelt suddenly announced his withdrawal from the election and formed the Progressive Party to participate in the presidential election.
Roosevelt's withdrawal from the Republican Party and his independent party to participate in the election caused heated discussions on the streets. Everyone was concerned about why Roosevelt did this and whether he had a conflict with the top leaders of the Republican Party.
"What do you think? We are all people with good business credit. If you ask us to help, we will definitely help." Morgan Jr.'s cheerful voice came from the microphone, with a heroic spirit.
Sheffield rolled his eyes. Fortunately, Alice Roosevelt had just boarded the train and had not yet arrived in New Orleans. If he saw this scene when he arrived at Oak Manor, how would the slave owner explain the inside story?
In front of Alice Roosevelt, he always said that it was other big companies that were dissatisfied with Roosevelt's re-election as president. The United Company was just passively cooperating to maintain the overall interests of the big companies. Alice Roosevelt didn't know that Sheffield himself was the leader of the encirclement and suppression of Roosevelt's campaign.
"It hasn't been finalized yet, my friend?" Sheffield held the microphone and reminded Morgan that now was not the time to celebrate, as it was just the beginning. "As for Roosevelt's prestige, it can be said that he is almost half of the Republican Party. It's too early to be happy now. When we sign the merger and reorganization contract of United Motors in November, it won't be too late to open the champagne then."
"I'm looking forward to that day!" Little Morgan laughed out loud. This was a very rare thing for him. He was really happy now that he had got the stock king of the next ten years.
"I'll contact you when the time comes. I'm also busy, not just with domestic affairs." Sheffield was not lying. His journey as a grain merchant had just begun. Countries in a world war would definitely need food.
But the oceans are in the hands of the British. If the world hegemon really hijacks the United Company's cargo ship, won't they just stare blankly? It's okay to talk about reason in peacetime, but who will talk about reason in wartime? Will talking about reason lead to war?
So why did he buy the Courbet-class battleships? Why did he find a way for his wife to personally go back to Paris with a large amount of US dollars and find a way for the French to stab Italy in the back? This is all linked together!
By increasing the maritime power of the Allies, the British Royal Navy will blockade Germany with all its might, and most of the naval power will be concentrated in the Home Fleet. At that time, Sheffield will be able to transport grain to the Persian Gulf and the territory of the Ottoman Empire.
The Central Powers were sandwiched between the Allied Powers, but the territories of the Central Powers were connected, and sending food to the Ottoman Empire was almost equivalent to making a contribution to the Central Powers.
Sheffield, a veteran German fan, does not want to see a world war with an unbalanced power comparison. Only when both sides have a chance of winning can they strike without scruples, otherwise the other side may not be able to hold on soon.
Not having money is not a problem. The great Sultan, the supreme caliph, can issue an edict to expand the territory of Kuwait. The loyal William Pasha will never get entangled with the empire for petty gains and will surely accept it readily and happily. The desolate land with nothing but sand.
"Inform Albert that the attacks on Roosevelt focus on his sympathy for blacks and his lust for rights. Reports mentioning the splitting of the Republican Party." After hanging up the phone, Sheffield called Jesla and instructed, "Reports on Wilson focus on the fact that he is a true gentleman and an outstanding scholar. He is committed to a fair teaching environment and the fight for women's rights."
"Devoting ourselves to fair education and fighting for women's rights, don't let it appear in newspapers in the Southern states, reporting it in Yankee land."
Southern voters are more conservative, and different strategies should be adopted for different people on certain issues.
Normally, the election would not have dominated the headlines, but because of the news that Roosevelt would run as an independent, the United States entered the election period ahead of schedule. Compared to the Republicans' flurry, the Democrats were unusually quiet and did not make any comments on the dispute between the Republicans and Roosevelt.
My book club has been blocked again, but I am not surprised at all. I have long been accustomed to it. When creating a group, I should go to the Fourth Bureau. I don’t want to create a group recently, so I will wait for a while.
(End of this chapter)
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