Chapter 344: Disaster

After using dim sum, Jesra walked out of the room with a pistol and decided to practice it himself. Theory cannot be separated from practice, whether it is doing bad things or doing good things.
"The climate here is hot and humid, whether our workers will be affected by some diseases, what are we doing." Jesra walked and asked about the situation in Panama, even if he came with a task, he didn't need it. So anxious.
"This is the case. Even if we have prepared for the local environment, it is still impossible to avoid the invasion of disease, so the loss is not small. What is more, we rely on the management of black employees. Since the beginning of the project, there have been nearly two Thousands of people are plagued by yellow fever, and our countermeasure is to isolate them when they are discovered until the patient is cured and released. Under normal circumstances, our formal white employees will not take the initiative to do this and avoid contact. "
This answer made Jesra very satisfied and said, "Isolation is a good way. I have to say that this set of methods invented by the Poles really works!"
The isolation of disease in Europe stems from the period when the Black Death swept across Europe. The Polish king blocked the border and ordered various cities and towns. The border must be quarantined: set up a security line next to the border, divide the isolation area, and spend safety in the isolation area Talents are allowed to enter during the observation period. In addition, there is also a very strict isolation system in Poland: when a village has a black death, the entire village is immediately isolated.
These are relatively normal means of isolation. In fact, once Poland found that there was a precursor of the Black Death, it burned the patient before he died. There were places of fire in the country. This brutal prevention effect is very significant, Poland has become a country that has not been captured by the Black Death.
Therefore, the person in charge of the branch said that the workers infected with yellow fever were directly quarantined and let them wait for death. Jesra was not surprised at all. This should have been the case.
"I just came to see it, not to come on behalf of the boss. I just asked a few questions and went back in a few days. You should n’t divulge what I ’ve got. I already know who I ’m coming from, take care of yourself. Mouth, "Jesra hinted at the pistol in the waist." Our Black Gold company's business is special. You shouldn't ask, you know. "
"I understand!" Looking at the pistol around Jesra's waist, the head of the person was clearer than ever before.
"That's fine!" Jesra said succinctly. "The engineering workers are mainly blacks and Puerto Ricans. Whether they manage it or not, everyone knows that I don't have to send it when I go to Panama City now."
Jesra is a Dixie, and naturally knows what the virtue of the strictly suppressed ethnic groups in the southern states. He was not surprised that anything happened, but he did not expect that in Panama City, after learning the truth, it was so real.
Murders and arson are not commonplace, but they all exist. As for the harassment of local residents, beatings and assaults on women, it is commonplace. Although the crime rate is not very high compared to the large number of people, it has successfully made the workers of the joint company famous in Panama Messy, all this is based on the premise of the strict management of the black gold company with leather whip guns.
"You can't manage them without treating them as slaves?" Jesra walked on the embankment of Lake Gatun with a cold face, and after a few days, he was already familiar with the surrounding terrain.
Standing on the river embankment, the azure lake reflected a group of straight figures, the little rippled lake surface was so quiet, I don't know when, a few figures disappeared.
Gaton Lake is very important for the Panama Canal project. This is an engineering plan that was already established during the construction of the French Canal Company. Creating an artificial lake to store water will save a lot of engineering than real cutting. In fact, because of the terrain of Panama, the engineering volume of the Panama Canal is destined to far exceed the Suez Canal.
A dozen kilometers away from the processing, in a valley, which is the main camp of the workers of the United Company, there are a total of nearly 45,000 people. This valley is beautiful, surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the nearby mountains are bare and above The tree species have been cut down and used to build dormitories, and the precious tree species are shipped back to China.
That night, Sheffield in Chicago received a message passing through two transfer stations. The Panama telegram was sent to Arlington, and Anne called Chicago. Sheffield said with a microphone, "Just reply yes, that's all. , Do n’t say a word. "
Putting down the phone, Edith Rockefeller said with some taste, "Is Annie thinking of you, ask an excuse to ask when you will go back, or will you go back, people are your fiancee, what am I, but Just a mistress, even if you have two children for others, there is no promise. "
"Don't make trouble, now is not the time!" Sheffield rebuked impatiently and took out his watch. Whenever something happened, he always had to look at the time, which had become a habit.
When she first took over the Panama Canal project, Sheffield made up her mind to try it out, regardless of whether it was the summer operation or not. Because most of the insurance industry in the United States is controlled by Morgan, and the rest of the Boston family, he once wanted to insure tens of thousands of workers at Morgan's insurance company.
Later, I felt that the risk was too great. Although there were some unexpected circumstances, but if something really happened, it involved the life and death of tens of thousands of people. Using these people to deceive Baokeng Morgan may not succeed. Morgan will surely investigate the ins and outs of this matter, and Sheffield can't guarantee to retreat.
But if placed at the national level, the risk is much smaller. First, because Sheffield took the initiative, the federal government of the United States actually did not get much national interest from the canal project. Many political interests have been eaten by the United Company. A company in Sheffield does not feel that it can eat all these benefits. It has always wanted to find an opportunity to cash in with the federal government.
So far, the slave owner still owes a debt. Although he said that he already has enough money to pay the debt, he does not want to pay it. If the federal government can pay it back for him, this is the best result.
Of course, if the federal government stands idly by, all losses will be borne by the joint company. According to previous estimates, the joint company ’s accounts will certainly not look good this year, but there will be no operational difficulties. The worst result will be that the United Company will not fail, but if it succeeds, Sheffield will not only wipe out all the debts and let the federal government take over, but also will have a lot of huge gains.
Now is the time to test whether President Theodore Roosevelt is truly patriotic and qualified to enter President Hill. If the president is really patriotic, knows the important value of the Panama Canal, and is willing to take action, then everything is easy to say. If President Roosevelt chose to stand idly by, the up and down slave owners must be honest for two years, but it is not without benefits. If the citizens of the country know that the joint company has suffered such great losses, it is too uncomfortable for the antitrust law to find the door.
For Panama, which is near the equator, the season is a useless thing. They do not have to think about the upcoming heating issues like citizens of the northern United States.
Since the Panama Canal project was restarted, the people of Panama have longed for the next benefits. But immediately, many people ’s visions were broken, and tens of thousands of black workers flooded into small countries. These black people and Puerto Ricans who arrived later had a huge impact on the tranquil environment here. Many workers were not honest. Theft, robbery and make many Panamans very disgusted.
The response of the Panamanian government was also very disappointing. The government colluded with the Canal Company and turned a blind eye to the voice of the people. The final murder case, the violent release of the suspected canal workers, and the provocation of the Panamanians who were besieged at that time became a serious fuse. On that day, thousands of Panamanians took to the streets to protest, but were The armed police and the joint company drove away, after which a large number of rebels appeared.
This leader of the rebel army is the former head of the Black Gold Company in Haiti. At this time, he is carrying out his final encouragement with integrity, "We want to rebel against the imperialist control of Panama in the United States. Everyone in the world will On our side. "
After listening to the leader's words, the dozen soldiers in front of him all raised their heads and raised their chests, and the eyes of hatred were released from their eyes. Obviously, they have been waiting for this day for a long time.
With an order, the armed group disappeared into the jungle. With fingers out of the night, the calm Gatong Lake was as calm as usual. The long lead was also blurry on the dam. With a fire, The lead was ignited and went straight to the dam of Lake Gatong, almost everyone fled quickly at the same time.
With a thunderous thunder, the birds in the nearby woods were startled, and then the rushing Gatong Lake water sloped down the gap, sweeping everything that could be carried along the way. The dormitory on the construction site, which is already asleep in the valley, is unaware of the impending extinction. The explosion more than ten kilometers away is indeed a test for a human hearing.
Lake Gatun, which has been storing water for a year, has enough power to vent the anger of the Panamanian people on imperialism. This day will surely shock the world.
As the danger approached, the canal workers who had fallen asleep were finally awakened, but they did not yet know what kind of danger they were about to face. "God!" Finally, a flood of tens of feet high woke everyone up. The workers understood what the disaster was like, but it was a pity that they could not escape.