DuPont, which was in danger because of a fire, also recovered a lot from the Civil War.

Henry DuPont, as a top student who graduated from West Point, although he could not completely control the procurement of the army, was able to get enough orders for DuPont to survive.

Although, in the entire United States, and even in the world, the only manufacturer that can produce super explosives is Tom and Doug Chemical.

However, although it has a de facto monopoly on super explosives, the sales of ordinary explosives are not much less.

Because a lot of things have to be considered in terms of performance alone.

For example, the first question that large arms companies need to think about is what kind of raw materials to use in order to achieve a stable supply.

If, the full use of Tom & Doug Chemical's super explosives. Will Tom and Doug Chemical Company forcibly stop the supply for the benefit of Winchester Arms Company, and would rather pay liquidated damages than let other weapons companies default on the contract, so as to prove to the military that Winchester Arms Company is reliable.

Based on this alone, it has led to a large number of companies that can use super explosives and will not use super explosives.

Although the performance of super explosives is strong, the focus of weapons companies is still a stable supply.

As for whether it is good or not, that is a matter for ordinary soldiers.

And for ordinary soldiers, weapons that are not easy to use, they don't use one or two pieces.

These soldiers also know that they are the cheapest at all times and in all places.

Even, when they know the price of a piece of equipment.

They all felt that it was too cheap for them to be arrested and enlisted as soldiers because they did not pay the two-dollar conscription donation.

After all, a helmet that can be used to withstand bullets and serve food and water, and the price is already far more than two dollars.

Yes, that's right, the army of the North, marching for lightweight. The container in which ordinary soldiers eat, really, is their helmet.

However, this is not an unusual thing in this era.

For those who go to the west to explore, the cowboy hat on their heads can not only shelter from the wind and rain, but also serve food and water, and even use it as a pillow when sleeping.

The army green helmet in the north, although it is not impossible to use as a pillow, but because it is too hard, it is not very comfortable to pillow.

In short, although the recruits in the north have been doomed to the fate of being cannon fodder.

But all the equipment blessed on these cannon fodder makes these cannon fodder not cheap.

Even, it can be described as expensive.

However, this is expensive, although not what the federal government wants. But it is also a compromise between the federal government and the capitalists.

Even, regardless of the outcome, the core of the North - the New England region - is now prosperous.

The large number of jobs created by the war gave workers a place to work.

The processing of the factory has driven the upstream and downstream industrial chain and the transportation chain of transportation.

The last time workers in their thirties felt such prosperity was nearly twenty years ago, when they were younger.

And who are these workers most thankful for?

Aside from the boss who hired them, they were most grateful to Mr. Abraham Lincoln.

Even, if the midterm election vote starts now, Abraham Lincoln may get the highest percentage of votes ever.

For this reason, the Lincoln administration is also very willing to let enterprises get more orders.

Even, when the warehouses of the troops are already a little unable to put down, they still have to ensure the number of orders.

As for previous governments, why not?

The reason is simple, it's not that they don't want to do it, it's that they don't have the ability to do it.

Because they don't have money, they just open their mouths to talk about it, and it won't bring profit to the entrepreneur, so why should the entrepreneur listen to them?

And the current Lincoln administration, after implementing the forced implementation of the green-backed dollar, is undoubtedly very rich.

You don't even have to worry about running out of money.

Because, once the government runs out of money, it can use the next year's tax revenue to borrow again and let the US banks print more greenback dollars.

Anyway, the essence of this kind of mortgage is not what taxes are mortgaged, but the survival of the federal government.

If the federal government had been wiped out in the Civil War, the current greenback dollar would not have counted.

If it is not eliminated, the regime will still be maintained. So what is the difference between mortgaging debt for the next year and mortgaging debt for the next 10 years?

Of course, although some manufacturers refuse to charge greenback dollars.

However, such an ignorant manufacturer and his owner, under the education of the army soldiers, either became obedient or became departed.

After all, there is no one in this world who is an angel.

"William, let me ask you a question. If God had sown 10,000 species on the earth at the same time on the day he created the world. Only the last of these species will become the world's most elite species. What kind of traits do you think this species will have?"

In his office at Bank of America, Doug asked Williams, who had just returned from the Rockefeller refinery.

Although Williams is still very young, the poor environment of the oil refinery makes his whole skin look bad.

His weather-beaten appearance made his appearance look much older than his actual age.

However, even such a young man who seems to be very mature still respects his teacher, Doug.

Williams pondered what Doug had said, imagining in his mind that in addition to a vast expanse of land, an endless meadow connected with the blue sky on the distant horizon.

And in this vast expanse of land, there are 10,000 kinds of creatures competing for the first place.

It's easy to say, but it's complicated to think about.

Williams, despite his brain, is already very useful in this era.

But when I deduce such a complex system, I still feel like my head is about to explode.

Doug on the side made a pot of tea very leisurely and poured it for the two of them.

After pouring the tea, he interrupted Williams' thoughts and said, "What I just said is just a hypothetical state. It's a little hard to think about. Then we might as well turn the idea into reality.

Let's think about what kind of animal is it that ends up being the number one?"

"Yes...... We?" Williams asked, somewhat uncertain.

"That's right, it's human. Doug confirmed, "Williams, what kind of creature do you think humans are?"

Is he good? or is he evil?

Or, in other words, each individual in the human community will only work hard for what is good for him.

As for the infringement of the interests of other individuals or species in the process, it is an additional attribute. ”

"That's right...... Teacher, what do you mean?" Williams vaguely sensed what Doug was trying to say.

"What I mean by this is that none of the species that still exist in this world are innocent. One counts as one and all are evil.

Human beings are not so much virtuous.

It is better to say that in the war of survival, what is learned is the characteristic of cunning behavior.

And all our actions now are nothing more than honoring our primal instincts. ”

The prairie in Williams's mind, after Doug's telling, entered a fast lane of deduction.

10,000 species, in the midst of each other's deceit, the final victory is a strange hairless orangutan.

This kind of orangutan has made its footprints all over the world. But he was still not satisfied.

They started to develop technology, and one of them started to want to control all the other groups.

Within the orangutan community, there is also a beginning to diverge.

And people like the teacher and himself are in an absolute advantage in the whole group.

And to a certain extent, this also means that oneself and the teacher are extremely evil.

"Teacher, are you trying to say that we are all born with original sin?" asked Williams.

"No, it's not. What I'm trying to say is not original sin. I don't believe in the original sin narrative at all. What I'm trying to say is that humans are capable of becoming creatures at the top of the food chain through cunning.

And if we want to stand at the top of the mountain of humanity, we must do whatever it takes.

So, William, you do things, don't have too much pressure.

Of course, you can also imagine that everyone else has original sin.

And your role is to make them atone for their sins with their lives and everything. ”

"Teacher, I see. The look in Williams' eyes as he said this produced a subtle change.

He understood the meaning of what the teacher said to himself, that is, to let himself give up those so-called benevolences and focus all his energy on competition.

He came back this time because the construction of the Rockefeller refinery has been basically completed, and kerosene can be produced in batches.

Williams learned a lot throughout the refinery construction.

He still admires Rockefeller, who is slightly older than himself.

However, the moment the teacher called him back, he immediately set off for New Haven.

"It's good that you understand, I want you to start an oil refinery from scratch now. Doug patted Williams on the shoulder and said, "Build an oil refinery at all costs." The current Bank of America is different from the Bank of America in the past. In the past, even if we printed an extra bank note, we had to be afraid. For fear of encountering a run on the tide and going bankrupt.

However, now the basis for the issuance of our bank bills is no longer metal money, but the credit of the US federal government.

So, you don't have to care how much it costs to build a refinery.

Because, money is just some paper, which can be printed casually.

And, even if we spend it, we can take it back. ”

"Yes, teacher!" Williams said, standing up.

Doug smiled and asked him to sit down and continue with his tea.

Doug doesn't care what he uses to make money now.

Because, at his current level, making money is already a natural thing for him.

Even, even if he doesn't do anything, his wealth will keep increasing.

Because, all the time, there are people who are short of money, and all the time there are people who need money.

Even if Doug is just sitting passively in all the business, there will be many people who take the initiative to seek high-interest funds in order to keep his own industry afloat.

How terrifying is Doug Claydon, who has the big killer of Bank of America?

Some clues can be seen from the Mitos Manufacturing Company, which completely abandoned the production of "Monopoly" and transformed into the manufacture of children's toys, and from the dissolution of the North American Dye Association.

The Pan American Dyestuffs Association was newly formed, and the chairman of the association has become Tom & Doug Chemical.

And those who have actively provoked Doug or those who have passively provoked are now willingly succumbing to Tom and Doug Chemical.

Of course, there are also Southern plantations that are not part of the Pan American Dye Association, as well as dye trading companies whose main business is outside the United States.

What will be their future fate is not so easy to say.

However, for member companies that have joined the Pan American Dyestuff Association.

Tom and Doug Chemical Company did not hesitate to authorize the production of several synthetic dyes, as well as guide the production process.

Of course, it's not free.

These member companies, for each barrel of dye produced, need to pay a patent fee to Tom & Doug.

As for it, if you don't pay it.

As long as your factory is under the control of the U.S. Federal Government, you need to be careful if you still have people under the control of the Northern Federal Government.

Because, in a way, including the U.S. federal government, it's all working for U.S. banks.

Because, the U.S. federal government has worked so hard to collect taxes.

In the end, it is not necessary to hand it over to the Bank of America, and when the principal is repaid, interest will also be paid.

In this way, the dye companies have to be bogeyed.

In this way, the Claydon consortium has become a leader in the field of dyes.

As for all the other areas involved in the Claydon consortium, in fact, they are not much different.

It's not a company under the Claydon consortium, and there is no fighting.

There are always different companies that have chosen to back down.

Even, there are many business owners who seek a takeover from the Claydon consortium.

For them, instead of worrying about the Claydon consortium's annexation of them.

Why didn't they just sell the company to the Claydon consortium for cash?

In an era where war has sparked prosperity, there aren't many ways to make money.

No matter how strong the Claydon consortium is, can he touch all the industries?

No, you can't.

Rather than being scared in a particular industry.

It's better to simply enter a new field and make more money.

For example, the Claydon consortium has not yet touched the rail transport industry.