As John had predicted, the war went smoothly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

If you don't take into account the fact that a few wrecked Spanish ships have caused the East Coast of the United States to panic and shout like a little girl, the Americans have indeed been very effective in showing the world their muscles. In these years, although Europe is dominated by Britain, France and Germany, and Italy and Austria are also quite bullish, Spain is an old power after all, and everyone still regards it as a personal figure. As a result, the Americans managed to get Spain in three or two, and finally bought the Philippines for only 20 million US dollars, which could not but impress several big brothers.

For a time, the international status of the Americans was greatly improved.

Don't look at the time of 1898, when the United States was the first in the world in terms of industry and economy, but if it really comes to international status, perhaps this behemoth cannot even compare with some small European countries. The reason is very simple, the country's background is too shallow, and in order to develop the economy over the years, the Americans have done a lot of things that people look down on, such as not respecting the intellectual property rights of Europeans, such as always sending people to Europe to steal advanced technology, such as political corruption, bribery is rampant, and then for example, black-hearted food factories and poisoned milk......

Hey? Why does it sound so familiar?

In a word, the Europeans are very disdainful of cowboys, otherwise Spain would not have hacked them at the doorstep of the United States, and the Paris peace talks twenty years later Britain and France played the Americans as monkeys. Therefore, the victory in the Spanish-American War brought great benefits to the Americans far more than just a few colonies!

And among the people who have gained the most are the Huntelaar family in New York!

Rifles and ammunition were provided free of charge, insurance was provided to the volunteers, and other companies under Huntelaar covered almost all the supplies of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment: American Electric Power provided small generators, and Motorola provided 20 radio transmitters; Huntelaar Commodity Company provides soap, towels and toiletries; Nike and Adidas offer a full range of finished military uniforms and shoes; Heinz Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices provided enough sulfonamides and aspirin, and even Heinz General Hospital sent a three-person team to enthusiastically guide the U.S. military in the area where they were stationed to eliminate mosquitoes -- they had already figured out that yellow fever was mainly transmitted by mosquitoes, and if they did not pay attention to mosquito prevention, the U.S. military would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

In fact, most of the American servicemen died of infectious diseases in the Spanish-American War!

In this dog-eat-dog war, the Huntelaar family and their industry can be said to have been in the limelight, and in the eyes of others, it is an absolutely losing business in every way!

However, both John and old Huntelaar strongly supported this.

Even as early as the sinking of the Maine, the elder Huntelaar cried out through several newspapers he bought, believing that the United States must go to war, that Cuba and the Philippines must be taken, and that the world must understand the strength of the United States......

These things just tickle the itch of American high society!

So by the end of 1899, even if the Huntelaar family was low-key, its prestige was no longer limited to New York and American high society......

……

“…… The Treaty of Paris was signed. ”

At lunch, old Huntelaar was in an unusually good state of mind, and even finished eating a whole veal steak, and said to John with a smile: "Spain recognized Cuba's independence, and the United States got Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, but only paid 20 million dollars and more than 1,000 lives!" John, you've made a lot of money gambling this time! ”

"Hehe, luck seems to be good."

John didn't explain to his grandfather, just nodded with a smile.

In terms of his support for Roosevelt, the investment was indeed quite large, but as the elder Huntelaar said, the gains were no less than that. His unwavering support for the U.S. war and his support for both the U.S. Army and Roosevelt's Volunteer Army gave the surname Huntelaar great prestige, as well as benefiting John's companies. This kind of prestige enhancement is not something that can be achieved with ordinary advertising methods.

What's more, there are countless hidden benefits.

For example, sulfonamides and infectious disease theories shine in the war, originally in the war more than 5,000 US soldiers died, only more than 400 died in combat, the rest are infectious diseases, but this time the US military finally only died more than 1,000 people, making Huntelaar's medical school and hospital famous; For example, the Browning rifle was so popular that it even made the U.S. Army consider bulk procurement for trials; Another example is the new design uniforms and military boots provided by Nike and Adidas, which are durable and durable, so that the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment has received the envy of other American troops......

Of course, more importantly, John's investment in Roosevelt this time!

Whether it was rifles or military boots, John sponsored Roosevelt's First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, and the reason was simple: the regular army was supported by the state, and the volunteer army was covered by them. Sharp weapons, unimpeded intelligence, and adequate supplies allowed Roosevelt to play an even more important role in the war, and thus gained greater prestige. As for the Huntelaar family, Roosevelt was naturally grateful, and he would definitely repay him when he came to power two years later - this is everyone's default rule of the game, otherwise who will fund a white-eyed wolf in the future?

Thinking of Roosevelt's comfort after coming to power, John couldn't help but look forward to the current president, William? McKinley was assassinated in a hurry......

……

The benefits after Roosevelt came to power were early, but with the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States reaped endless benefits, and John made a lot of money while making it privately!

"Sir, this is so exciting!"

The middle-aged white man couldn't help but look like gaochao, and his voice began to tremble: "Just in the financial market, we surpassed the Sino-Japanese war the year before last, plus speculation in other aspects, our profit is simply astronomical......"

"Alright, just give me the financial statements!"

Not wanting to listen to the nagging of the middle-aged white man, John directly reached out and asked for the report in the other party's hand.

I'm not interested in the previous data and calculations, anyway, John knows that there are many accountants in charge, coupled with the threat of the surname Huntelaar, the other party will definitely not dare to play any tricks. So John simply flipped to the last page and found the final profit figure he wanted to know.

"I'll go!"

After seeing that number, even a rich man like John couldn't help but exclaim!

As soon as the cannon sounded, there were ten thousand taels of gold.

John always thought that he understood this sentence, and the Sino-Japanese war two years ago also made him realize this sentence, but now that he sees the numbers on paper, he feels that he is still too naïve!

If you don't say it, go ahead!

Snapping the information in his hand, John couldn't help but say in a rough manner: "Yes, you clean up and finish it immediately, and you must recover all the funds for me before the end of February next year, and let's do another vote!" ”

"Huh? And also? ”

After hearing John's words, the middle-aged white man's eyes immediately lit up: "Sir, where is it this time?" What about the scale of the war? ”

"Haha, don't worry!"

His eyes had narrowed into a line, and John laughed, "If you do a good job this time, you will earn more than the previous two times combined......" (To be continued.) )