Chapter 618: True Colors as the Slave Owner
"It has come to this point that we and the Yankees can no longer coexist in the same country." McHale slammed the table with a firm hand. He was wearing pre-Civil War United States style clothes and stared at the people around him with a cold look. Finally, he set his eyes on Sheffield and said, "What do you think?"
"I agree. The situation has reached a point where we have to make a decision. No one expected that a newly formed local Republican party would actually defeat the Democratic candidate." Gail sighed and said, "We are too careless. I feel that this will make everyone face this decision for decades to come."
At this time, Anne, in a white dress, came floating in, followed by Martin Luther King, and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? You are so angry."
Martin Luther King did not respond, but stood aside honestly as if it had nothing to do with him. McHale and the other man looked at each other and said, "Something big has happened. Now many of our partners have made up their minds to secede from the United States. We came to your house to discuss it."
"What is there to discuss? Although the Sheffield family will be affected by the liberation of all black people, the impact will not be great. I believe the same is true for you. Normally, we will lose some money, so it is not necessary to fight to the death. But what about others?" Anne, who was wearing a long dress, came behind Sheffield and placed a pair of bare hands on the man's shoulders. "For many people, a black laborer is the entire family's property. Isn't this forcing them to commit suicide?"
Sheffield reached out and held the little hand on his shoulder, patting it gently, as if this would reassure his wife, and then he expressed his opinion, "That's the problem. The Republicans are simply a group of ordinary people who have no ability to govern. They have never thought about properly handling the problem. It's easy to say that they want to abolish slavery, but what about the losses of millions of citizens? For justice, for love?"
"At this point, there is no other way but to secede from the United States. These arrogant Republicans never understand how complicated the country is. Let's gather our militia and prepare for war." Sheffield reached out and knocked on the table, attracting the attention of the two men. "This may cost us a huge price, but we can't avoid it. This day will come sooner or later."
After walking out of the discussion hut, some people could be seen working in the fields in the endless fields outside. Sheffield suddenly looked back and said to Martin Luther King III, "The Republicans have come to rescue you. Don't you want to leave us?"
"Master, we are also willing to fight for this land that we love so much." Martin Luther King's face became serious and he clenched his fists and promised, "I was born here and I love this land too."
"If we win, we can also give you freedom." Sheffield stretched out his hand and pulled his overalls, "but you will never accept the humiliation of defeat."
David Griffith nodded, and the cameraman finished his work. The Gish sisters, Mary Pickford, and a group of actors were also watching. After the filming of this clip, warm applause broke out. The quiet Lillian Gish said to the director, "It's almost like they are really doing it. They don't look like actors at all."
"David, it's almost done!" Sheffield took his wife's hand and came to David Griffith and said, "Annie has to go back to Arlington, and the company still has a lot of things to do. Let's shoot other clips first."
"Many actors are shocked by the acting skills of you bosses. In fact, the acting skills of many actors are not reassuring. You bosses can make these newly famous actors realize that success still requires hard work." It was the right time for David Griffith to use this incident to warn the actors who joined the movie, and it was also a subtle flattery.
"There really is no one in this country who is more suitable for this kind of role than us." Sheffield chuckled, acting completely in his true colors. He was not acting at all just now. He was just recalling the situation when the southern slave owners heard that the Republicans came to power. He waved his hand and said, "If you don't have other filming tasks today, let's eat first and talk while we eat."
"I'm going to go back first. The airship is still waiting. Arlington still has a lot of things to do." Annie had already changed her clothes and came out. "Actually, someone else can play this role. I have no objection."
"Grandma might be very dissatisfied!" Sheffield chuckled. After failing to persuade you to stay, he asked the servants to prepare dinner. He followed you to the airship's docking point. He watched his wife go up and instructed, "Fly at a low altitude, pay attention to safety, and land immediately if the weather is not right."
During the time when David Griffith was filming at Oak Manor, Sheffield and others were of course rarely willing to put down their airs and cooperate. At first Sheffield thought that Gail and McHale might not be interested in this matter, but after talking to them, he found out that everyone would be very interested in whitewashing.
Even when they had nothing to do, they sat together and figured out how to whitewash themselves and make the federal army look less positive.
There is nothing wrong with this. From the perspective of the South, the image of the Union Army was not very positive. Of course, Martin Luther King's role has not been forgotten. In the Civil War of this dimension, the first battle after the Texas Legion made its debut was Martin Luther King I leading the black battalion to surrender to the enemy, and then leading the Texas Legion to kill the Midwestern Union Army that threatened Texas.
Among the Confederate States, Texas joined the war relatively late, but it was all premeditated. At that time, Martin Luther King I directly killed the 35th Black Division of the Union Army, shocking the entire Union Army.
"According to you, how does the movie end? We end up losing the war." McHale nodded, smiled bitterly and asked another question.
"You should know that the United States broke away from British rule and became independent. We have never trusted the government structure, so the people have always been the breeding ground for conspiracy theories. We can shoot something that conspiracy theorists like." Sheffield touched his chin and said, "For example, we can make Lincoln's death more ambiguous, so that people with different positions will come to different conclusions after watching the movie. For example, Republican voters will feel that someone in the Republican Party colluded with the Confederacy to assassinate Lincoln after seeing this scene."
"The brief section on the federal government is mainly about state power and central power. The economics emphasizes the different economic bases. A three-year-old child can break a small cotton thread, but its strength can also strangle the world. Don't emphasize the Emancipation Proclamation, it is not important at all. After this movie comes out, it must be promoted under the guise of historical truth." Sheffield said with a rampant smile, "Then use the media to focus on reporting a wave of black crime rates to warm up for the movie."
How Lincoln died could have been used for entertainment. The president established the Secret Service a few hours before his death. Additional security personnel were deployed on the way to the assassination site. As long as these two points were filmed in the movie, Sheffield believed that the citizens of the United States who are keen on conspiracy theories would come up with an answer in their minds.
"Who said Lincoln's assassination had anything to do with the South? I don't admit that." Sheffield laughed. What's wrong with exploiting the former president? He even killed Lincoln's own son.
Several descendants of slave owners were discussing enthusiastically, and the movie actors brought by David Griffith also temporarily lived in Oak Manor. Sheffield could always see these actors wandering around his manor when he had nothing to do.
The slave owner would walk the dog every evening, sometimes with Natalia and sometimes alone.
"Mr. William, coming out for a walk again?" On the road that is necessary for walking the dog in Sheffield, Mary Pickford, wearing a light-colored long dress, spoke with a sweet smile, as if she had been waiting here for quite some time.
"Oh, Mary?" Sheffield tightened the rope without leaving a trace. The slave owner didn't quite trust his dog. There was no special reason why he could get to know a stranger so quickly, just like you can't believe any fart when you have diarrhea.
Mary Pickford was much more relaxed than the cautious Sheffield. She glanced around and said, "Why are you walking alone today? Where's Miss Natalia? But then again, she is such a beautiful lady. When I first got here, I thought your wife was Miss Natalia."
"To be precise, it's one of them!" Sheffield found a tree to tie the dog up, and looked up and down at the first generation of American sweethearts. She was really beautiful, and she was the same type as the Gish sisters. Maybe this was the mainstream aesthetic in the early 20th century, and actors were all looking for this kind of person.
Sheffield knew what the other party was up to just by looking at his eyes. The purpose was too obvious. He coughed softly and said, "Ms. Mary, with your current weekly salary, you can live well without relying on anyone, and you are relatively free. If I were you, I would go back to the villa and sleep, waiting for the filming period to end."
"Why should I do this? I think I am also a very charming lady." Mary Pickford took a step forward and almost stuck to Sheffield. "It's just that some ordinary people think I am enviable. You bosses who come here to guest star are the truly enviable ones."
Sheffield lit a cigar and was about to put it back when Mary Pickford took out a cigar cutter and sighed, "Miss Mary, you are only a few years older than my children, don't have such thoughts. Many wealthy people who are very old have no emotions. You should find a second-generation male in the family with good conditions. Maybe they will fall in love with you. Like me and my friends, there are ten thousand ways to make you pay in vain but get nothing in return."
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