Chapter 622 Busy Annie
"I'm not surprised at all!" Natalia sat on the sofa, her pair of beautiful white legs swaying, her mouth full of everything under control. Looking at Sheffield, who was already dressed, coming out, she quickly glanced through the crack in the door and said, "Just like that Japanese woman, I guess this female star will also be kept somewhere."
"Honey, you look so beautiful in this dress." Sheffield pointed at the dress with a smile on his face, determined to impress the woman with his sincerity in the hope of gaining her forgiveness.
"Stop apologizing. I know you are rich and can afford to raise any number of children. But you also have to be careful. Women are not unlimited. There are so many women in the country. Can you sleep with them all?" Natalia angrily slapped the slave owner's hand away.
Sheffield nodded. He was used to the vulgar words coming out of Natalia's mouth. There was no need to be cautious when talking between men and women. Maomei never hid her thoughts. It was good that she had no intention of pursuing the matter now.
Sheffield reached out and lifted Natalia's legs up and placed them on his own legs. He did not forget to explain, "Just believe me. It was not my initiative. I am past that age. I am like a bull in heat. It is rare now."
"I'm not the kind of person who makes trouble. How many women in this country wouldn't throw themselves at you when they see you? You're like a human money-printing machine. If it were Rockefeller Jr. or Morgan Jr., they would probably do the same once their identities were known." Natalia reached out and patted the slave owner's belly. "Society is so sinister. As a man, you must protect yourself when you're out there. There are many people like this female star. I have no opinion, but the one who is really qualified to have an opinion is Anne. You should think about what she would do if she knew."
"She has been busy discussing cooperation with the Goa authorities recently. There are several Portuguese guests coming to Arlington." Sheffield said indifferently, "You and I have similar thinking. I am lucky to have many reasonable women."
"Isn't it because you are rich?" Natalia curled her lips and told the truth, "If it weren't for this reason, would this little star take the opportunity to climb into your bed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the slave owner said in a long voice, "Even if this is true, you can't say it out loud? The whole society needs a little positive energy. Slave owners like me occupy the best resources in all aspects. If everyone knows about this, it will be a terrible thing."
People are instinctively hostile to the rich, and slave owners cannot donate their money just because others hate the rich. Their relationship with the citizen class is very simple, a relationship in which they can suppress and be suppressed at any time.
The hostess of Arlington is busy now, discussing cooperation with the Portuguese guests. The matter they are discussing is the issue of India, the natural overlord of the subcontinent, which will sink if it does not become a powerful and influential country.
The South Asian subcontinent is still in the hands of three colonial empires. In addition to the British who occupy all of South Asia, there are also cities in French India on the East Indies line, and three Portuguese enclaves including Goa on the west coast.
The cities in French India were left behind by France after the Seven Years' War between Britain and France. The result of the Seven Years' War cost France a huge price, as it lost New France, which occupied most of North America, and French India, which covered an area of 2 million square kilometers. The few cities on the east coast that France now controls are the only remaining legacy of French India.
In the past two hundred years, France has always been the world's second largest country, ready to challenge the first. This is not a humiliation, the French are still very powerful.
Both France and Portugal belong to the Latin language family. At least for now, France is still very competent as the leader of Latin culture.
As a Frenchwoman, Anne talked to her Portuguese guests about cooperation between France and Portugal in their interests in India.
According to history, Sheffield knew that Portuguese Goa was eventually taken back by a powerful country, but now the United Company has begun to take root in Goa. If it develops well, he certainly does not want the place where he has developed well to be taken away again. How to retain this land is a problem.
France has never given up on dealing with colonial issues. Given the French style, they will not give up until the very last moment. This country will not allow its colonies to become independent.
After World War II, France did one thing: it sent troops to fight all over the world to ensure that its colonies would not leave France. A small amount of energy was put on Vietnam, and most of the energy was put on Algeria. In the end, it failed, but the attitude was there.
As for Portugal, its colonies are similar to those of France in many aspects. The colonies of this country are not called colonies, but overseas provinces, just like France. Goa is quite special in the field of colonies. The lineage of the local king of Goa has died out. The Portuguese authorities in Goa have always jointly ruled Goa with this king. After the lineage of the king has no heir, even the country of India has disappeared. In the eyes of Portugal, the local area is not a colony, but a territory.
Sheffield and his wife mentioned that they were worried that Goa would not be able to be saved in the future, so Anne proposed to unite with the territories of French India to guarantee that the remaining cities would be firmly controlled by each other.
Although the slave owners felt that the chances were not great, they had already obtained the benefits. If they gave up without saying anything, would the monopoly capitalists still have face? As the son-in-law of the French, Anne asked the slave owners whether they supported it. Sheffield certainly supported it, so this negotiation took place.
Anne has been dealing with this matter since she came back from Paris, using her husband's money to operate things in India. It sounds a bit wrong, but Sheffield doesn't think it's wrong.
What's wrong? What if India becomes independent in the future, and the largest companies in the United States join forces with France and Portugal, who are unwilling to let their colonies become independent, to confront them? Would that damage the United States' image as a beacon of the world?
What about the image of the United States? It won't make the United Company earn an extra dollar. In this matter, Sheffield's attitude has always been clear. The reputation of the beacon of humanity has nothing to do with him. The country is damaged and he makes money, which can only mean that this is a good deal.
With Sheffield's acquiescence, Anne spent a long time contacting the local governors of six cities in French India and started business activities in the local area in the name of a United States wife but also a French aristocrat.
The 30,000 mercenaries in India were hired with the help of the French.
"Everyone knows that the British control over India is declining. Many Indians are seeking autonomy. In fact, the British control over their colonies is far inferior to ours in France. In order to maintain local control in India, we and Portugal cannot learn from the British and should establish more direct control."
Anne talked to several Portuguese officials from the local government of Goa. In the past few days, she had been communicating with these Portuguese on behalf of the French Indian enclave, and now she had almost made some progress.
Arlington's hostess once heard her husband say that Portugal was a very reasonable country among colonial empires. This might be because Portugal's land area was too small and it paid great attention to the feelings of local residents in the colonies.
Of course, this is also relative. Given the level of development in Africa, no one there would be very reasonable. The contract signed by the Portuguese was quite sincere. If a colony was rented, it was acknowledged as rented.
Anne felt this during the cooperation negotiations in Arlington. She expressed her desire for cooperation and the various possible benefits. The Portuguese expressed great interest.
"Mrs. Anne, I wonder if your husband, the respected richest man, knows about this?" Correa looked at his two colleagues and asked his question carefully.
If we say that United Oil is the pioneer of corporate internationalization in the world today, after years of efforts by slave owners, it has become a company on the same level as Standard Oil.
"You can rest assured about this. Our relationship is very strong." Anne smiled faintly. "He is very supportive of many of my ideas. He is very clear about the cooperation between the United Company in India, Portugal and France, and he is very supportive."
Although Sheffield was not in Arlington, Anne unconsciously asserted her sovereignty and showed her position in the United Company.
This cooperation is local cooperation, between the Portuguese local government and the French Indian local government. The cooperation in retaining local jurisdiction shows that both sides have adopted a consistent attitude in dealing with the jurisdiction of the enclave. It is a response to the reform of British India, which is currently in the final stage.
At present, Britain has undoubtedly occupied a dominant position in the South Asian subcontinent. France and Portugal together have less than ten cities and tens of thousands of square kilometers of land. In fact, it is not worth the British to make a fuss!
However, due to India's important position to the British Empire, the British government still gave a very formal response, indicating that the concerns of the enclaves of Portuguese India and French India about the current reforms in British India are understandable. At the same time, it also hoped that the local governments of Portuguese India and French India would not engage in secret cooperation that would be harmful to British India, and that sufficient transparency should be maintained regarding the cooperation between France and Portugal on Indian issues.
The combined navies of France and Portugal pose no threat to the British Royal Navy, and the combined military strength of the two countries in the South Asian subcontinent is far inferior to the local British army. Therefore, the British still believe that this is just a response by the two countries to the reform of British India, and there is no place that can even be called a threat.
(End of this chapter)
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