Chapter 181: President's close friend

I believe that the discovery of this large oil field can further the cooperation between the United Company and Standard Oil. Driven by the interests, everything will come naturally. With this foundation, everything is much easier to talk about.
"In my impression, Cuba has been appearing in various newspapers for a long time. This long-lasting heat has not retreated, indicating that many people really care about Cuba." Sheffield said, "Improved tariffs." The major companies are fiercely competitive, and I believe many people are under pressure, right? If there is pressure, they will vent out. "
Fighting indefinitely is the best way to release pressure. The domestic market is too fierce and requires a controlled market as a dumping place. It is more appropriate to be a place on your doorstep. Just as the United States values ​​the Americas, the Republic values ​​Southeast Asia, and Russia values ​​Eastern Europe, this is an instinctive response.
"In fact, there are such remarks and ideas, but everything is still unknown." Rockefeller Jr. heard Sheffield out of the string, sighing that Democrats really have a hound-like sense of war, and where there is a possibility that war can break out of these Dixies. Human eyes.
"That's right, always have to guide public opinion. Now that everything is indeed unknown, I still want to annex Canada, but that's just thinking about it." Sheffield chuckled and paused. "But I personally think that need Get the one that belongs to our Dixie. "
"William, you can really make a joke!" Little Rockefeller couldn't help but smile, that is the colony of the British Empire, which is where the United States can move.
Sheffield lit a cigar and smoked it. He was n’t kidding at all. He was a Dixie. He naturally hoped that the war would be farther away from his hometown. It was a natural idea to continue with a plume of smoke. To take a little bit of interest, it ’s true that I ’m ready to fight for the country. Now the initial idea is that Coca-Cola serves as a drink for military soldiers. Because of the geographical convenience, the guns and ammunition used by the military are handed over Our family produces it. This is to save a little money for the country. Also, I can help the federal government increase Dixie ’s support for the war. So far, there are so many. If there are other conditions, I will think about it again. "
What if I have other conditions? Rockefeller Jr. was ridiculed. "Don't forget the last election. You finally guided the public's counterattack, but you were shocked by William McLay. How do you look like these conditions are that the Democratic Party is in power?"
"The Federation should have been serving large companies. Isn't the joint company not enough for the standards of large companies? As for the Democratic and Republican affairs, it is an internal contradiction of the United States. If we fight against foreign countries, should we unite all forces that can be united? If we do n’t move the southern port, we are very busy ourselves.
Sheffield leaned on the chair in a comfortable position, and said lazily.
Everyone knows that the Democratic Party is belligerent, but sometimes it ’s not good. To the respect of the federal government, we can also make pacifists. "
"The military ammunition was handed over to your family for production. Did you come to Dupont?" Rockefeller Jr. thought about Sheffield's requirements one by one. "This may make Dupont's life worse."
"This is exaggerated. DuPont, the combined strength is stronger than the average person estimates, and it can even be said that it is even more difficult to deal with than Carnegie. Plus another company, Lovlin Rand, if the three count on this share of military use, it is early. I was starved to death. The most important thing for military ammunition is Rand Corporation. Rand Corporation has a narrow business scope. Our joint company and DuPont Consortium are comprehensive companies. The main competition is also on civilian explosives and chemical products. "Xie Field commented, "The DuPont consortium is stronger than the United Company in that it is chemically stronger than the United Company. Both the civilian explosives and the Rand Company are fiercely competitive, but the Rand Company is the weakest."
"If it is just the supply of military ammunition, we all have to drink the northwest wind. The DuPont consortium has a basic market in industry and mining. Civil explosives are not very competitive. The chemical industry is stronger than the joint company. However, I also got Germany. Bayer ’s help is closing the gap,
Sheffield said.
So do n’t look at DuPont ’s bloatedness. It ’s an idea one person per person. It ’s actually much stronger than Carnegie. What is the value of such heavy assets in industry and mining? , It should be clear. "
"But the land is also a heavy asset!" Little Rockefeller looked at the oil well that was still operating outside, and realized that "who knows what is buried under the land, there are not necessarily mountains to mine."
"So the entanglement between the United Company and the DuPont consortium is not a short time to win. The military ammunition supply is only a small piece of it." Sheffield's face was full of helplessness, wanting to complete the goal Still have to carry the weight.
As for why she talked about DuPont with Rockefeller Jr., Sheffield naturally has its own reason. The giants of the Northeast states gathered together. Although the population is far beyond the South, it is different from Sheffield United Company who does not look at the North at all. After the defeat, the United Company was a low-key person for a long time, watching these giants compete and honestly planting themselves.
All the reasons are because Ten years ago, Standard Petroleum and DuPont consortium had an enmity. At that time, DuPont consortium was still under the leadership of Henry Dupont, the joint company was still farming and smuggling in Texas, and the firearm factory relied on the south. The tradition of holding guns was maintained, and the DuPont consortium gunpowder industry became the overlord, which attracted the attention of the Rockefeller family, and the two families had an inevitable conflict of interests.
Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company already controlled two-thirds of the nitric acid market and other important raw material markets for explosives. Therefore, the Rockefeller family believes that they should take control of the explosives market for granted. A delegation was sent and they went straight to DuPont headquarters in Delaware. At the negotiating table, they asked DuPont to sell a considerable portion of the explosives market to Mobil. DuPont flatly refused.
Rockefeller has raw materials in hand, the DuPont consortium also has its own raw materials for mining and supply, and there are many patents in the field of gunpowder. For this reason, the Dupont consortium has also found Carnegie, the foreign steel giant. At the touch of a finger.
However, the emergence of antitrust laws prevented this battle, and Standard Oil suffered from antitrust laws. Falling into a long litigation settlement, although the anti-trust law has not been lethal until now, it has also given up the opportunity to teach the DuPont consortium.
"Ten years ago, if your father wanted to defeat the DuPont Consortium regardless of antitrust laws, what would be the situation now?" Sheffield was very interested in this question and asked the little Rockefeller in front of him.
"You said it easily, there are Carnegies, and others are watching. Finally, they gave up the market and the origin of the raw materials and transferred them to the DuPont consortium. The reason is very complicated, and some people do not want to let the standard oil control too much. Industry. "Rockefeller Jr. stopped talking, apparently unwilling to say more on this issue.
Every family has a hard-to-read experience. Although Standard Oil is considered to be successful everywhere, it is not all smooth sailing, whether it is the pits of thousands of oil workshops in the early years, or some subsequent decisions. There must be countless enemies falling, but there are also lucky chances to escape. The powerful survived. Carnegie was there a long time ago, and in recent years there was the DuPont Consortium.
"If the joint company is against the DuPont consortium, Standard Oil will deal with Carnegie Steel, maybe this problem can be solved." Sheffield made a joke.
"Of course if you have the opportunity to cooperate!" Rockefeller Jr. moved his mind, and the idea passed through his mind. But because of the enmity of money, it is not an unbearable grudge against companies of their size. He can only say that if there is a chance to fall into the rock, he will certainly not miss the good opportunity.
With the evaluation of the East Texas oil field, Rockefeller Jr. also began to get busy and set up a branch of Standard Oil in Texas. Because of the expansion of common interests, he was still driven by the common interests and contacted a Those who approached President William McKinley.
Senator Mark Hannah, in the general election of William McLay and William Bryan, Mark Hanna was responsible for raising the election funds of William McLay, raised more than 3.5 million US dollars, and printed more than 200 million copies of the election It is estimated that the manual has not been used up yet and can be used in the next general election.
After William McLay became the president, he directly appointed a senator as secretary of state, and made Mark Hanna a backup senator through the backup, which is considered a return to the peach.
William McLay's selection was helped by Standard Oil, and Rockefeller Jr. now uses Mark Hannah as a middleman to repair the relationship between Sheffield United and the White House.
Mark Hannah, who came to Texas nominally on vacation, appeared in front of Sheffield and Rockefeller Jr. in this situation. When he saw two young men wearing a pair of pants, Mark Hannah knew, The two have other purposes.
"How careful, elections are all contradictions among citizens. The Democratic Republican Party is a family, dear Mr. Mark!" Sheffield first expressed his goodwill towards Mark Hannah. "As a Republican supporter, Mr. Rockefeller is the same. The partners of the joint company have nothing to talk about. "
"Yes, Mr. Mark, the election is understandable for victory, and the result has already been decided." Rockefeller Jr. said, "I believe Mr. President, I hope that I will get the support of the two parties, not the president who is half . "