"With your talents, being a white steward is underestimating you, but I promise it's only temporary, and you won't stay in this position for too long......" Sheffield has made these three northern visitors the stewards of the plantation, and it can be said that the current Sheffield plantation is completely different from when the old Sheffield left, and when the old father and big brother return, they may be unfamiliar with the current situation on the plantation.

"If you like to be a hero, dying on the battlefield is an ideal ending!" Sheffield looked at the land under his feet and said to himself, if the eldest brother dies on the front line, five thousand acres of land and three hundred slaves will all become Sheffield's property, so Sheffield will not have to find a way to play the scene of fratricide, and can quietly wait for the old Sheffield to hand over the rights and truly become the owner of this property.

U.S. forces have captured large swathes of northern Mexico, including California and New Mexico. Ever since the departure of the naval fleet from New Orleans, Sheffield knew that the war had entered its second phase, and that the main purpose was to convince Mexico that the Mexican government would recognize the U.S. occupation of the Northern Territories as valid and that the new territories would be legally incorporated into the United States.

With the cotton planting season just around the corner, Sheffield began the necessary preparations, and from the beginning of March, the Mississippi River inland shipping suddenly became busy, and many inland river boats carried boatloads of grain down the river. Ironically enough, Southerners theoretically own a lot more land per capita than the North, but in reality the United States produced in the Free States of the North, and slave owners did not grow grain every time they expanded their plantations, but chose more valuable cotton.

Therefore, before the cotton planting season, it is usually the time when the major plantations begin to stock up on grain, and at this time, the southern United States will begin to prepare for the planting of cotton, and the precious land needs to be planted with more valuable cotton, and the grain can only be transported from the north.

Sheffield also began to prepare, buying grain on the river docks and having it shipped back to the planters. As a person who likes to plan, Sheffield knows a truth, that is, a person's meal can never be planned, and if the food problem is planned, it will definitely die a miserable death.

"The next shipload of grain is still all bought, and our grain is sent to the blacks to the plantation first! Now you can tell Derek to come over and have them send someone to bring the food back! Sheffield took the bill and ordered, or it was all retribution, Sheffield, who owed money and did not pay it back, was finally found by Annabelle this time, and after learning that Sheffield came out to buy food, he directly sent someone to ask him to help Taylor Manor pay the bill first, and now Sheffield seems to have lost more than 2,000 US dollars.

"How did Anna know I was coming out? Sometimes I wonder if there's a traitor around! Sheffield grumbled to Westin as he looked at the bill, not considering whether he owed money or not.

"Ah, there are so many of us planters, how easy it is for a girl to want to keep an eye on you!" Westin touched his chin weakly, but it was a pity that Sheffield, who checked the bills, did not find this traitor hiding beside him.

"That's right!" Sheffield paid happily, but the poor batch of huge money was not hot in his pocket, so he said goodbye to him, "Brother Westin, you can transport the food back, I'm waiting here for the people of Taylor Manor!" ”

Sheffield still had a trace of unrealistic illusions in his heart, hoping that Annabelle could return the extra money to him, so he made the decision to go to Taylor's Manor. The reason why fantasy is fantasy is because it is unrealistic, as far as Annabelle is concerned, she is the same as Sheffield, she can take advantage of it and never suffer a loss, and with the opportunity to hack Sheffield's money, it is absolutely impossible to make this girl spit it out.

"I'm not going to pay back, I've been expanding my business in Eastern Europe lately! is still recruiting people to catch black slaves in Africa, and Taylor's estate is currently very financially tight! Money is needed everywhere, thousands of people are waiting for our family to raise, and you will be regarded as helping the poor......" Annabelle showed a mouthful of silver teeth, her little head shook like a rattle, and the murder weapon under the long skirt was already very large-scale with her body swaying, shaking Sheffield a little dizzy.

Is there such a rich poor person? The communist world? Such a large production team still needs me these two ears of old corn? Although he was stunned by the big move, Sheffield would not give in on this issue, grabbed Annabelle's small hand and threatened in a low voice, "Hurry up and return the money, I'm almost poor to pee my pants......"

"Pee one, I'll see! Giggle......" Annabelle smiled and bent down, ignoring the Sheffield threat.

"I'll just wait here, Mr. Wilson will definitely give me the money!" Sheffield suddenly sat down and said, "I want to use my tricks against me, my father and eldest brother are in Mexico, and your father is at home, I believe that as an elder, he will not owe me such a small amount of money......"

"My father is at the dock to pick up the ships coming back from Africa, and he may not come back for a day today!" Annabelle said triumphantly, "You want to threaten me? The 2,000 thugs of Taylor's estate were not afraid of any threat, and my uncle also ordered a batch of guns from Prussia, and when our family recruited troops in southern Europe, we would destroy all the men who dared to compete with our family in Brazil......"

Sheffield felt a deep malice from the other side, and he naturally knew that Annabelle was just joking. However, if you compare it, it seems that since she appeared, it is not only the Sheffield family that has changed, but the Taylor Manor has expanded even faster than Sheffield itself.

"There's a question I'm curious about, I saw that the manor plus the black slave hunters in Baton Rouge and the north add up to only five or six hundred, could it be that three-quarters of your family's strength is overseas?" Sheffield always felt that the ratio was wrong, and he didn't know what was wrong.

"My father had a very good relationship with General Adrabedelaide!" Annabelle glanced at Sheffield, waiting for the other party's exclamation, but unfortunately Sheffield disappointed her, and she didn't know who Adrabedered was, so she could only ask the girl and answer herself, "...... the commander of the Spanish colonial forces in Cuba"

"Oh!" Sheffield made a look of sudden realization and said, "So your family has a base in Cuba?" ”

Although Annabelle didn't admit it, according to the girl's reaction, Sheffield knew that she had guessed correctly, adhering to the principle of seeing through and not saying thoroughly, the two of them did not continue on this issue, and it was better not to talk about state affairs and only about Fengyue.

"Miss, it is said in the cell that a black slave seems to be no good!" A maid interrupted the conversation by pushing the door open.

"Prison cell? I said a long time ago, don't always know if you can be saved if you are tortured?! I sold his son into slavery if I can't save him......" Annabelle stood up angrily, startling Sheffield, to be honest, he had never seen a girl so aura.