Chapter 206: Defeat

Putting down the newspaper that reported that the Eighth Army of the American Expeditionary Force successfully landed in the Philippines, Sheffield slowly spoke to Sato Sato, "Mr. Sato, as an outstanding representative of Japanese businessmen, your invitation makes me feel Very honored. "
After speaking, Sheffield looked at this house full of Japanese architectural style, then withdrew his eyes and said, "This is like a house in the Edo period, fascinating."
"Oh, Mr. William, this is so amazing. You have such an attainment of our Japanese culture." Sato Sato was surprised, but he kept a pot of tea in his hand and signaled, "I don't know Does Mr. William like tea or coffee? "
"Oh, I don't pay much attention to what I drink, but because of family tradition, since someone mentioned this, my answer is that I want it all." Sheffield reached out and took over Sato Yukio unhurriedly. The tea handed over and then replied with a smile.
"Let Mrs. prepare a cup of coffee." Sato screamed at the servant behind him, the whole person's expression remained unchanged, but she already had a certain degree of evaluation of Sheffield.
This American is a very cautious person, but he has a big appetite. He is cautious because almost every time he travels, he carries a large team and seems to be ready to cope with it. From the appetite, I can already tell from this sentence. When I first came to my house, I was holding a newspaper that the US Army successfully landed in the Philippines. This should be a very straightforward shock. The courseware person is very vigilant about the Japanese community.
Sheffield lowered her head to pick up the tea, also thinking about the Japanese in front of her. Taking the Japanese government ’s long-term ambitions for Hawaii and the existence of such a large Japanese group on the island as the head of the Japanese group? This person should theoretically be related to the Japanese government, at least under normal circumstances.
Although it was just a polite sentence, the two have entered a state of intrigue, ready to try to enter the topic.
Sato Sato first said, "The United Company seems to have a strong interest in Hawaii."
"This is obvious. The United Company has a strong interest in every place. We are an international comprehensive enterprise, as long as we are interested in making money." Slowly put the tea down and take a closer look, there is nothing less, Sheffield He responded unhurriedly, "Hawaii is a magical place for most citizens of the United States. Since they think so, they will be curious and want to come over. From a personal point of view Speaking of fierce domestic competition, my company naturally wants to find virgin land that has not yet been developed, which is completely understandable. "
"Oh!" When Sato Sato pondered, a woman wearing a light-colored kimono walked up carefully, taking the unique broken steps of a Japanese woman, and slowly placed the coffee on a low table, a little bit more Retreated and left the hall.
Sheffield's eyes were only withdrawn as the woman left. Although the traditional beauty of the kimono makes it impossible to see the inner beauty of the kimono, it's just a big beauty. It also has a unique oriental temperament, according to the common language in Europe and America, exotic style ...
Not long after that, Sheffield condensed the greed in her eyes and said faintly, "Your Orientals have a characteristic that you can't see how old they are from the outside. Mr. Sato's wife is really young.
Pretending to be blind, Sato Sato let go of his guard, and said with a smile, "Mr. William praised, my wife is only in his thirties. Isn't Mr. William also very young."
"Huh? I'm not even twenty years old!" Sheffield heard Madame Sato's eyes light up, but immediately humbly said that you Easterners are really young, and Americans are aging faster, if he doesn't add The sentence almost caught up with the black people, maybe Sato Sato would be very happy, but whoever let him have the ability to talk to death.
After a long period of embarrassment, Sato Sato kept talking about Japanese culture and admiring Western civilization, and even said that there was even a trend of leaving Asia and entering Europe in Japan. Sheffield sat upright, unimpressed by the compliments of her, and even wanted to laugh. Leave Asia and enter Europe? This has to be replaced by the general United States businessmen, who are touted two words and do not know the Northeast, the Northeast.
If one hundred years later, the United States has controlled Japan's subtle impermanence for decades, it is still worth analyzing and analyzing, and now this time is a very simple lie.
Is Japan not conscious of leaving Asia and entering Europe? Educational essays, and military essays are a set of Eastern civilization. And even at the end of the nineteenth century, there has been a trend of resisting Westernization in Japan. Many well-known figures in newspapers are advocating to maintain the fine traditions of the Japanese and prevent the penetration of Western civilization.
Japanese culture is actually related to Oriental culture, but there is not much connection. Although many traditions are passed on from the mainland, it is in the hands of the Japanese themselves to accept or not. This method of identification and absorption is normal, but if Japanese culture is copied from the mainland, this statement is probably similar to the saying that Chinese Buddhism is always said by Indians to be India's influence on China.
"The Japanese still maintain their own traditions!" Although Sheffield dismissed the issue of leaving Asia and entering Europe, he would listen casually when others said that.
"I also want to work with the United Company, but I don't know how long Mr. William is going to stay in Hawaii?" Sato Sato slowly entered the topic, seemingly unintentionally asking Sheffield's itinerary.
"It won't take long to prepare to go to the Philippines next month." Sheffield glanced at the other party and smiled with a goodwill. "The Philippines is my destination."
Then Sato Sato expressed admiration for the strength of the US Navy and even defeated the Spaniards who had been rampant in the world for hundreds of years. The same kind of compliment to Sheffield was just casually listened to. If the United States does not do it, Japan may do it. The act of selling arms to Japan to the Philippine Uprising is clear.
Again, this sneaky behavior is useless in front of real imperialist robbers, just as the United States has now annexed Hawaii, and Japan can only stare. What can it do if it is dissatisfied? Some kind of come over to grab?
As for the compliment of the other party, Sheffield also did not listen to it. The US military ’s battle in the Philippines has just begun, and it is good to be able to control the city. Then there will be a guerrilla war in a short period of time. No one can do this. If it is a cold and hot area, such as the Northeast, he has a way to deal with guerrilla warfare.
As long as the winter comes, the army is dispatched to start sweeping and burn all the houses that can keep warm in the mountains. Can't keep warm in the long winter, the weather will help you kill any strong-willed guerrillas. So why did the Soviet Union not grow spontaneously formed by guerrillas? This is the reason.
But in the Philippine climate, this trick is useless, as the US military has to dig into the forest to hide and seek.
Leaving Sato ’s residence, the male owner came out to give it away. This time was when Hawaii was after school. A carriage arrived at the door of the house. The carriage stopped, and a girl came down from the carriage, watching the surroundings slowly waiting. The bodyguard out of Sheffield was full of panic in his eyes.
"This is Mr. Sato's daughter?" Sheffield exaggerated in amazement. "He may be scared by my bodyguards. Please don't be afraid. They will not take the initiative to attack people."
"Mr. William, my daughter has never seen this kind of scene." Sato Sato said with a smile. "But it's good to see the world. We can get together if we have time."
"Of course it's good. If Mr. Sato's help, I believe Hawaii will settle down." Sheffield reached out and shook hands with each other, then got on the carriage and disappeared into the sight of the father and daughter.
"Actually, I remember that the surname with the word vine should be the surname of a Japanese aristocrat." Sheffield, who squinted in the shaking carriage, suddenly said, "Although Japan is doing something like Western learning to a certain extent, but with The current social structure, people of this surname should not actually emigrate to this place in Hawaii. Some of the navy and army are reserved for them, this person may have contact with the Japanese government. "
"The boss means, we kill him." Jesra, who was sitting in the same car, said, "I will leave it to me."
"Huh?" Sheffield wasn't sure in her heart, if you could just rely on a surname? Is it a bit cruel? But this reason seems to be enough. "We are planning to do it and see how the Japanese group reacts."
A few days after the first meeting, Sheffield invited the Sato family to come to their temporary residence as a guest, and at the same time make public opinion, saying that the joint company is preparing to develop Hawaii with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
For a time, the friendly atmosphere between the United States and Japan rose in the Hawaiian Islands, but the proposal for raising the threshold for Japanese immigrants was still being finalized, and these two news were circulated among the Japanese communities. There was a huge mental torture. Many people think that Sato Sato, as president of the Japanese-American Chamber of Commerce, seems to have succumbed to the foreign devil.
"I tell you, there is an atmosphere of Japanese society, so some things do not necessarily require our hands, but we can manipulate this matter." Sheffield crossed her fingers, two index fingers shaking constantly, it seems that Expressing the master's cheerful mood, "The patriots eradicate the Japanese traitors, very very logically."