Chapter 434 I caused an earthquake!
At the same time, Sheffield is also bringing Alice Roosevelt to end their happy show of unity. With the addition of Alice Roosevelt, I believe there will be no disagreements over the matter of covering up for the time being. From this point of view, the president's daughter came at the right time.
"Is it the end?" Alice Roosevelt followed the slave owner like a puppet. She was not too impressed by participating in such an event to whitewash the peace. Instead, the ruins of San Francisco lingered in her mind.
"If I knew you would be unhappy about this, I would definitely stop you from going, but you insisted on going to San Francisco. Forget those unpleasant things, this is all we can do." Based on the principle of ladies first, Alice Roosevelt got on the car first, and Sheffield followed closely. The two returned to Evelyn Manor to stay temporarily.
Of course, Alice Roosevelt nominally returned to the hotel provided by the Los Angeles City Government, and it was not difficult to take the president's daughter away using a little trick.
This is the normal crisis response strategy. In the first stage, we declare that nothing happened. In the second stage, maybe something happened, but no action should be taken. In the third stage, maybe action should be taken, but people can't do anything. In the fourth stage, let everything settle and say that something should have been done at the beginning, but now it is too late.
Currently in California, San Francisco is still in the third stage, and other areas are already in the fourth stage. The most important thing at present is to let citizens forget the unhappiness as soon as possible, and then when the next major disaster comes, take out the above coping methods again to prove a truth: humans never learn any lessons.
After returning to Evelyn Manor, Alice Roosevelt went to have some dinner first. Sheffield talked to the bodyguard leader who had just returned. "I can't imagine that you will sit at the new company's press conference one day, but the name of this new company is so appropriate for your temperament. What do you think of our new company's logo? Let me think about it. It has definitely won unanimous welcome."
Taking the red wine handed over by the boss, Jesla drank it without hesitation, savoring it with satisfaction, "Yes, that feeling is very good, boss, I actually have a noble feeling, as if I have a change of heart."
"It's better not to have such extravagant thoughts!" Sheffield smiled and shook his head while holding the wine glass. "People with conscience are often brainless, and it is people like us who have no conscience that promote the development of society. The history of mankind is the victory of ruthless people over brainless people. So, Jesla, if we want to continue to move from one victory to another, we must first feed our conscience to the dogs. Only by doing so can we be strong enough to resist all enemies."
"I understand, boss. I will build the new company in San Francisco to fulfill your vision." Jesla finished the liquid in the glass and said, "Well, boss, I'm going to bed."
Sheffield stretched out his hand and shook it twice, then took a deep breath and said to himself, "Who wouldn't want to hope that tomorrow will be better? Disasters will always pass."
What the slave owner was most proud of was that his women were very sensible. For example, Natalia, who appeared as Evelyn's sister, did not show any sign of wrongdoing and kept Alice Roosevelt in the dark.
This is not quite correct. Alice Roosevelt actually felt that Sheffield and Evelyn should have a closer relationship, but she controlled her mind and did not think too deeply about it.
Alice Roosevelt hugged the man's neck and said in a somewhat worried voice before going to bed, "What if people find out the truth in the future? Many reporters from newspapers in other places are very keen to report dark news."
"Those dung collectors, what this group is best at is kneeling on the ground and punching the government. No one cares about some harmless things. From what I know about them, they dare not talk about such things unless there is someone behind them who is not afraid of the federal government." Sheffield touched Alice Roosevelt's cheek and whispered, "Okay, dear, I've been so busy recently, let's forget about those little things now and seize the time to do something serious."
"You bad thing!" Alice Roosevelt said with an angry smile as she saw the slave owner pressing her under him.
On the second day, Sheffield was busy staking out his territory again. Judging from the population growth trend from ten years ago to now, he felt that California had entered a stage of rapid population growth. With a larger population, related industries would develop. He should make some arrangements as soon as possible.
Most places in the United States are not suitable for real estate, but a few cities are exceptions. Take New York for example. Much of the Vanderbilt family's expenses are supported by real estate rents. Otherwise, this European family would decline even faster. Except for the areas around New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco are already very friendly places for real estate. Moreover, the United Company has a good foundation here, and with the protection of the Umbrella Company in the future, everything will not be a problem.
"William, this is a special period. Why are you like this?" Harry, who had just returned to Los Angeles after a state meeting on profit distribution, declined Sheffield's thanks in a not-so-firm tone.
"It's okay. Now is the safest time. No one will come to investigate. If something is found out, it won't just be the Democrats who will be embarrassed. The president's daughter is here." Sheffield never refuses any help, no matter who it is.
Seeing Harry put the envelope in his pocket with an expression that he would not do it again, Sheffield spoke up, "California is a treasure. The greatest wealth of these states in the Great West is that the state and city governments have a large amount of public land. If this is utilized, it will be a huge advantage. I believe that the good days for us Democrats have just begun."
The details are tacitly understood. In order to achieve better development, someone has to deal with bad guys, and occasionally hurt uncooperative good people. Take the San Francisco riots that have already happened, for example. The slave owners had no idea whether the people shot by Jessla brought it upon themselves or were simply suffering from an unprovoked disaster.
But one thing is very clear, it is impossible not to affect innocent people, but this is acceptable to Sheffield. He asked Jesla to take the opportunity to clean up the city, so he should not interfere too much with other people's freedom. Just like you can't let soldiers go to war with their hands tied.
Some things are meaningless if you say them openly. What we want is a sense of obscurity. For example, during the Cold War, the first country to disbelieve in the nuclear umbrella of the United States was Britain. After producing nuclear missiles, they set the intended target to be France. The intended target of France's nuclear missiles was Germany. As we all know, they were nominal allies of the United States and enemies of the Soviet Union.
No one would investigate at all, and even the military generals were very satisfied with the gratifying situation in California. All the information received by the White House was that everything was normal and very stable.
The units that sent the message included the California Army, the San Francisco City Government, the Los Angeles City Government, and the California State Government. Whether they were Democrats or Republicans, there were only some subtle noises, but they would soon be ignored because most people, whether they were Democrats or Republicans, were native to California, and even if a few were not native to California, their political careers were currently in California.
If it goes wrong and causes unnecessary waves, the ship will sink regardless of whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, and everyone's interests will be harmed. Alice Roosevelt, who was in Los Angeles, witnessed this kind of unity that transcends party lines with her own eyes.
Now she felt how precious a man like Sheffield was. At least he did not deceive her, except in terms of feelings. But this was also a white lie. After all, he was a married man, and there was no other way for him not to do it secretly.
"Mr. Morgan, you're looking for me! I'm so surprised." Sheffield came at Evelyn's call, took the microphone and spoke very cordially. The caller was Morgan, and to be fair, the slave owner was not mentally prepared for this. But it was not completely incomprehensible. In the field of telecommunications, the domestic market was originally divided by two companies. It was not particularly difficult for Morgan to find someone.
"United Company's rescue work in the disaster area is impressive." Morgan Jr.'s voice came from the microphone, but he immediately changed the subject and said, "I don't know if there is an irreconcilable hatred between us. According to the information I have learned now, the insurance industry in California has been besieged. Many insurance policies have been traced back, which gave me unexpected gains. Many policies are in the hands of your company's employees. Normally, United Company is a southern company with more than 10,000 employees in California?"
"Mr. Morgan, what do you mean?" Sheffield had to admit that the other party was able to trace the source and owner of the insurance policy. This was a banker who could cover the sky with one hand. However, this accusation was too unreasonable.
"I just feel a little confused and want to ask for an answer." Little Morgan said slowly, "After all, this is not a small amount of money. I can't afford to suffer such an unclear loss."
"Companies like United are not the best in the country, but they are definitely among the best. Naturally, the welfare should be worthy of the employees' efforts. How can we save money on insurance?" Sheffield said with a smile, "If you don't have money, you can just tell me. I can order the employees not to exchange it for the time being. But Mr. Morgan's phone call now seems to be saying that I caused this earthquake. Yes, this earthquake was caused by me, okay?"
(End of this chapter)
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