Chapter 87 Ghostwriter
There is no doubt that the new patent bill will win wide acclaim across the United States. For example, Sheffield is a Dixie native and Rockefeller Jr. is a Yankee. He believes that he and Rockefeller Jr. are very suitable and qualified to represent the two major groups.
In return, it is time to sing a song of praise for the citizen servants of this House and Senate. However, Sheffield felt that it was not a good idea for him and Rockefeller Jr. to come forward. Not to mention how the citizens would react, their reaction was basically equivalent to fart. The key was that the giants in other fields might think too much, so it was not appropriate for the two of them to say anything.
But this man still exists, and he is still an outstanding example of an entrepreneur. Harold McCormick, husband of Edith Rockefeller and brother-in-law of Rockefeller Jr., can express appreciation for the righteous actions of the Citizen Servant on their behalf.
It just so happened that Sheffield had just acquired the Chicago Daily News, which could come in handy at this time. He let Rockefeller Jr.'s brother-in-law act as a tool to represent the two of them in expressing their views on the new patent bill.
Generally, newspapers are controlled and influenced by two parties: politicians of different parties and corporate advertisers. However, the theoretical basis of the Chicago Daily News is that newspapers should put the interests of readers first. Therefore, the business principles it follows are: to publish newspapers for the interests of the general public; the news contained in newspapers should be fair and accurate; the editorial and management should be absolutely separated, and the latter should not interfere with the former's sense of justice for any reason; and actively improve printing technology. With its unconventional business philosophy, the Chicago Daily News has developed rapidly and is incomparable.
The acquisition of this newspaper really took Sheffield a lot of energy. If it weren't for the son of the owner of the Chicago Daily News who was caught for soliciting prostitution, Sheffield would have had a hard time dealing with it, even though the woman was arranged by John Connor and his men. You know, rape is a felony. If he didn't want to save his son, Sheffield would have to seek justice for the poor victim. This is not a matter of money.
After the acquisition, Sheffield did not want the Chicago Daily News to change its previous style, saying that everything would remain the same. The Chicago Daily News was still a newspaper run for the general public. After all, it was not easy to establish a personal image. Sheffield had just established a food chain persona in the academic world, and the patriotic entrepreneur persona with a wider audience would have to wait until Coubertin came.
"Send a telegram home and ask the company's legal department to prepare for a lawsuit. Don't think that movies are not important. This thing is very important. There have been disastrous consequences if we turn a blind eye to the emergence of emerging industries!" Sheffield packed his clothes and prepared to go to the appointment. He instructed the bodyguards around him to communicate with Arlington.
In fact, the Rockefeller family relied on emerging industries to break through the big filter and become the top of the United States. In 1895, oil was important, but it had not yet reached the level of industrial blood. This thing also needed the development of internal combustion engines as a boost, and Sheffield happened to have the patent for the German internal combustion engine.
Although the Germans had the patent for the internal combustion engine, which was a little more advanced than the United States' related research, the German Empire had no oil resources, but the United States did! This gave both sides room for cooperation.
The history of internal combustion engines has been greatly promoted by the Germans. In 1876, German inventor Otto used Rosa's principle to successfully create the first reciprocating piston, single-cylinder, horizontal, four-stroke internal combustion engine, which still used gas as fuel, flame ignition, and stable operation. At that time, it had the highest power and thermal efficiency.
The Otto internal combustion engine was promoted and its performance was also improved. As the compression ratio increased, the thermal efficiency also increased. With the development of oil, gasoline and diesel, which were easier to transport and carry than gas, attracted people's attention. The first to be tried was gasoline, which was easy to evaporate.
Daimler of Germany successfully created the first vertical gasoline engine, which was characterized by its light weight and high speed. At that time, the speed of other internal combustion engines did not exceed 200 rpm, but this engine jumped to 800 rpm, which was particularly suitable for the requirements of transportation machinery.
Sheffield has agreed with Daimler to share the patents and applications of the internal combustion engine, so that the Germans can conduct research in Texas and see the results of mechanized agriculture through the promotion of agricultural machinery. Agriculture is the biggest shortcoming of the German Empire.
Without a shortage of food, the German Empire could naturally go all out to fight against Britain, but what would be the final result? Sheffield estimated that the result would not change, and Germany would still be the loser.
The large-scale application of machinery powered by internal combustion engines will establish the important position of oil. Now is the opportunity for the Sheffield United Company's legal department, which has been preparing for a long time, to show its strength, starting with some small industries.
Sheffield believes that the movie patent is very important. It has a strong brainwashing effect. In fact, the reason why the KKK caused a huge disturbance in the United States later was related to the movie. In the movie "The Birth of a Nation", the image of the Confederacy was restored, the KKK was portrayed as a hero, and the image of Jews and blacks was vilified. The movie quickly became popular in the United States, leading to the rapid popularity of the KKK.
In Hollywood movies, the enemy forces always find heroes who have changed their ways, distanced themselves from their evil past, and stood on the side of the United States. Even if there are traitors on the United States side, they will definitely change their ways in the end. The enemy forces can be any country or any race, but in the end, the United States must win the final victory.
In conjunction with the acquired news and publishing industry, Sheffield felt that future brainwashing and spreading of the American spirit would surely go smoothly.
Accompanying a reporter from the Chicago Daily News, Sheffield set off for Harold McCormick's villa. He even acted as a freelance writer, asking Harold McCormick to read the copy he wrote.
"We must face up to the fact that the scale of the United States in the industrial field has shocked everyone, but being big but not strong is the weakness of our industrial products. The consequence of extensive development is that our products are not very competitive!" As a representative who supports the new patent law, Harold McCormick spoke to the reporter of the Chicago Daily News, "Many industries need to be more standardized, and leaders of various industries must take the lead in order to be more capable of competing with European countries."
"You wrote this document, and the wording seems to make sense!" Rockefeller Jr. retracted his gaze and muttered in a low voice.
How could such polite words be difficult for me? Sheffield put away his smile and said reservedly, "Thank you for your compliment. It's just a small scene."
Harold McCormick is very magnanimous, but the ghostwriter is the real hero!
(End of this chapter)
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