Chapter 563 The President Has a Stroke
Knowing that her husband regarded reputation as dirt, Anne did not dwell on this issue. Instead, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I believe that Rodriguez's actions will have a great deterrent effect on the opposition. The Mexican issue will soon be over, right?"
Sheffield closed his eyes and shook his head. "It's not that simple. One-fifth of Mexico's land is in the hands of 17 families. The land in Baja California is in the names of four people. There are 9.5 million landless farmers. How can there not be problems under such circumstances? To be honest, the current situation in Mexico is actually the result of the development of our Southern Alliance. The winner takes all with land as wealth, and eventually the country will be merged into a small number of large landowners controlling the entire country. It's just that the Democrats have always been keen on expansion, hoping to raise the upper limit by seizing territory and allowing more people to become landowners. The contradictions at that time had not yet erupted. Once the expansion stops, it will sooner or later be like what Mexico is like now."
Anne covered her red lips. She didn't expect Sheffield to say such a thing. She said carefully, "Will it be like what Mexico is like now? That's really a terrible thing. The result of the civil war doesn't seem so bad."
"When did I ever say that the Confederate strategy was right?" Sheffield said with a smile, "Many Dixie people are dissatisfied, not because they think the Confederate development is correct, but because they are dissatisfied with the results. Can't we develop industry if we win? Can't we give equal weight to industry and agriculture like the French Empire?"
In essence, it has nothing to do with which side is more just, the key is who wins! The Confederacy's victory is not without benefits. Perhaps the United States today would be even larger than it is now. The Democrats have an extraordinary pursuit of territorial expansion, and the speed of expansion is so fast that it can be said that it has never appeared in history, and it is even faster than the expansion of Imperial Russia.
Considering the current population and area of Mexico, there shouldn't be such a thing as peasant revolt. But with a total population of 13 million, nearly 10 million of them are landless peasants. It would be strange if there were no problems with this ratio. It should be even more extreme than China, which has always had a large population and limited land. How could this be solved by Rodriguez's beautiful battle?
For Sheffield, the biggest gain is that the reactionaries he supports do not have the potential to be transport captains. They may not be as combative as General Franco, but they are not people like Wu Tingyan. This civil war in Mexico is still big, and it may last for ten or eight years, and it is possible to stop and start.
The chaos in Mexico cannot be resolved in a short period of time. Sheffield just needs to maintain the necessary attention, prevent the invasion of illegal immigrants, and keep the military industry running.
Some domestic night soil collectors can say whatever they want, but in Sheffield's eyes, they are just some slaves called citizens talking nonsense, just ignore them. Yes, in Sheffield's eyes, the United States is a standard modern slave state, maybe not modern enough, and it will take a hundred years for the United States to be fully established.
But this system is not completely perfect. The advantages of slaves are that they are cheap, have low human rights, and are easy to dispose of. Therefore, the United States recruited slaves from overseas provinces and allies to do low-end labor in the mainland, and many bankrupt local freemen gradually became slaves. But the disadvantage of slavery is that under the deception and oppression of slave owners, slaves not only belong to the elders personally, but also often become ignorant, weak, resentful and suspicious due to the negative effects of the environment.
Once the total number of slaves under the elders exceeded the total number of freemen who were the cornerstone of the regime, the power of the host and the guest would be reversed, and the ability of the consuls and the government to control the grassroots of the republic would become extremely low. This made it a long-term and even impossible task for the president to first balance the interests and unify the opinions of the local states, factory owners, farmers, financial capital, and hundreds of families, and then use social resources to persuade freemen and drive slaves to implement a specific goal.
Therefore, the United States has never been able to respond to emergencies. The two world wars were always delayed. In addition to watching the fire from the other side of the river, there are also national conditions in the United States. It is necessary to slowly build relationships and reach a consensus. As for a hundred years later, the problem of inefficiency has become more serious.
At present, the power of the free citizens of the United States is still very strong, which is different from the slaves who will be the tools of the people a hundred years later. It can only be said that the citizens of the United States at the beginning of the century still doubted the slave-owning class and were not easy to fool. This is also easy to deal with, just keep silent and ignore it.
Sheffield found time to convene a meeting of the United States Olympic Committee. This kind of organization, which already has international influence, must be treated with caution. Don't think that the other party dare not oppose you. Generally speaking, they just dare not oppose you openly, but they will definitely come out to disgust you at the appropriate time.
Don't think that you can look down on these international organizations just because your country is strong. Sheffield still remembers that when the United States was eager to host the World Cup, FIFA insisted on giving the hosting rights to Qatar, which made the United States furious. The FBI sent intelligence personnel to investigate FIFA's corruption and removed FIFA President Blatla.
Not long after, the US soccer team was defeated by five South American soccer teams in the World Cup qualifiers. Even the world police cannot ignore the rules. The World Health Organization will not be happy if it owes so much dues and still blames the United States. This is a simple truth.
Just as the president said there was a cure, the WHO accidentally released a draft document showing that the test results of remdesivir, which was hailed as the "American miracle drug" by some people, were negative, but the news was later deleted. The stock price of Gilead Sciences, the developer of remdesivir, plummeted during the trading session, and its market value was reduced by one-tenth.
Sheffield, such a lazy person, also found time to convene a meeting of the United States Olympic Committee to express support for next year's Stockholm Olympics and discuss sponsorship issues. He had to make money. As the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee, Sheffield and Blatter a hundred years later had a lot in common. This is what it means to not meddle in matters that are not your business.
Being cruel at home and tolerant abroad is not the exclusive domain of slave owners. The Rockefeller family is very friendly to customers all over the world, making concessions and donations, but they have never provided any good benefits to domestic citizens. It is nothing more than having already occupied the market and having nothing to fear.
This time, Rockefeller Jr. is preparing to take out another 10 million US dollars to express the Rockefeller family's kindness worldwide. The amount of funds is far greater than the amount of charity at home. How can this be justified?
Even in the status of monopoly capitalism, Sheffield believed that as long as he was a businessman, he had the original intention of a comprador. The slave owner was unambiguous in his money and labor, as for the country, he vowed never to do real charity, and this sentence was always valid within the territory of the United States.
But nominal charity can still be done. For example, Coca-Cola is the designated drink of the United States Olympic Committee. It has the effect of enhancing immunity. Strong athletes all say it is good, and this is recognized.
On a leisurely afternoon, Sheffield rested in an upscale cafe and chatted with Konstantinovich. The topic inevitably turned to the unrest in Mexico.
"William, there is news that your Black Gold Armed Forces have entered Mexico." Konstantinovich asked in a low voice.
"I have businesses in many places in Mexico. Oh, and some of them belong to Standard Oil. What's the problem with Black Gold moving in?" Sheffield replied calmly, stirring the coffee bit by bit with a spoon. "I am also trying to protect my own business from losses. Is this not okay? The way you talk, people who don't know you would think you are a Republican. Have you ever considered backstabbing before the election and joining the Republican Party as soon as possible? Haha..."
As he spoke, Sheffield laughed, as if he thought it would be very interesting if his idea came true.
"William, be serious. I have something to tell you, but you must not spread it out." Konstantinovich's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he lowered his voice as if something big had happened.
Sheffield looked at Konstantinovich who had become serious, and nodded solemnly. In this era without the CIA and FBI, the Department of Justice was the most powerful department of the country, and the dreaded US Internal Revenue Service was managed by the Department of Justice.
Later, when Kennedy became president, he immediately appointed his brother as Attorney General, which shows how much importance he attached to the Department of Justice.
After taking a look at the surroundings with a cryptic gaze, Konstantinovich said in an almost inaudible voice, "The president seems to have a brain disease. It took him a long time to recover. Now he has some speech problems."
Stroke! Sheffield's face changed drastically. Isn't this a sign of a stroke? No wonder when he was in Texas recently, he felt that the federal government should express its attitude towards the turmoil in Mexico, but he never heard an official statement. Even if he was used to the inefficiency of the United States, this time was too unusual.
Before, he had always been very proud of himself for pushing an unknown president to the top, and he felt that he had witnessed with his own eyes the change of history in his favor, but then he encountered this kind of thing.
A stroke is like a time bomb in the brain. No one knows when the next countdown will be. Sheffield gritted his teeth unconsciously and asked with a frown, "When did it happen?"
"It's been more than a month!" Konstantinovich said softly. "It's only circulated in a small circle in the White House because the president's language ability is much worse than before."
Hmm! Sheffield scratched his scalp with one hand, and took a sip of coffee with the other hand. It was obvious that this was a very serious event.
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(End of this chapter)
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