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As Lori mentioned in her letter, the campaign for the 196o presidential election was in full swing. Although it is still early to vote, the momentum of the Republican candidate Lincoln's victory is very clear. This is not only because he has the highest approval rating in all polls, but also because of the split in the main opponent, the Democratic Party itself. The rift brought about by the opposition between the economic interests of the North and the South is enormous. The Democratic Party has long been the most powerful political party in the United States, with voters supporting them spread throughout the United States, both North and South. But the opposition of economic interests first divided the electorate, and the Democratic Party split into the Northern Democratic Party and the Southern Democratic Party.

Of course, the Democratic Party of the South must stand firmly on the side of the South, but what about the Democratic Party of the North? They have a lot of ties with the South, and they are relatively more sympathetic to the South, but after all, they are northerners, and their interests are more in the north, and as a result, the Democratic Party in the South and the Democratic Party in the North are split on the question of who to elect as candidates. The Southerners put in the presidency of a man named John, a staunch guardian of Southern interests, who is even more adamant on these kinds of issues than the current President Davis. Democrats in the North, on the other hand, hope to field a candidate who balances the interests of the North and the South and can continue to sit between the North and the South. When the Democrats in the South nominated John, they expressed their strong opposition and even put forward their own candidates.

This situation will inevitably lead to a scattering of votes cast for the Democratic Party. But the Northern Democrats had no choice. Because once they agree with the candidates in the south, then the financiers who support them behind their backs will feel that they have betrayed themselves. Then they will never want to be financially supported in the future. Putting forward their own candidates will inevitably lead to failure this time, but if they don't put them forward, they won't even have a chance to fail in the future.

"Who do you think will be chosen?" Scrooge asked Gardner that the grain company's joint venture was now almost no longer interested in buying and selling grain, and that all his energy was devoted to politics. In many cases, Scrooge came through him to get in touch with Republican politicians.

"Needless to say? The Democrats are already divided, and they can't make trouble for us anymore. Gardner said.

"This means that the South will definitely declare its independence." "Actually, they also know the outcome of this election." If they had any illusions about the outcome, they would not have put forward such a candidate. Instead, a more moderate one will be singled out, as the Northern Democrats have singled out. ”

"Yes," Gardner nodded, "and they chose such a candidate to show their loyalty to the slave owners of the South." It's not for the election at all. We, on the other hand, in order to show that we respect the interests of the South to the greatest extent, we also found a Southern Democrat for Lincoln to partner with. However, I don't think this will necessarily be effective. ”

"Of course it works." Scrooge retorted, "Of course it won't do anything to the Southerners - but you don't count on the South's votes anyway." But it can be useful for voters in the North. They will feel that choosing you will not necessarily lead to war, for you see, Mr. Lincoln's present position is not already very mild? What's more, the candidate for vice president is still a southerner. They should be able to reach a compromise with the Southerners. Then they will vote for you without any scruples. Isn't it? ”

"Scrooge, you know what? You have a problem that is very bad. Gardner said seriously.

"What?"

"That is, you like to tell the truth too much. There are some facts that we know and can't get, so why bother to say them? ”

"Since we all know it, why not tell the truth?" Scrooge asked rhetorically, "I've always been a very honest man. Moreover, being honest with each other can also reduce miscalculations. Ah, aside, it won't be long before Cleveland's mayor is re-elected. What do you think? Interested in this position? If you're interested in that, well, I can fund it for you. ”

"Ah, Scrooge, are you serious?" Gardner's eyes widened suddenly.

"Of course, we're friends." "Well, Gardner, you're very talented in politics, well, mayor, then congressman, then senator, governor, even president," Scrooge said. This path is still very suitable for you. And I need a lot of friends in politics. That's how my business can get bigger and bigger. We are old friends, who do I support you if I don't support you? ”

……

Scrooge walked through the factory floor with Hamilton, director of the McDonald's Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company's No. 3 Pharmaceutical Plant in New York, and now it wasn't like it used to be, and no worker would greet Scrooge as he used to. Because of the flying production line, the workers did not even have time to look up. Although the working hours are still eight hours as before, it is clear that the labor intensity is much higher. If it weren't for the fact that the company provided them with two civilian versions of "Dynamo" every day, maybe they would not have been able to support them for 8 hours at such an intensity of work. However, most of the workers still think that Mr. MacDonald is actually quite good as a boss, or at least has a conscience more than other bosses. Because after using that damn assembly line, he took the initiative to increase everyone's salary. It's not much, but it's always good to make more money.

"What? You're saying that there are people in the factories trying to form unions? Scrooge paused, "It's those people, why don't you report me right away!" Well, don't say it here, come with me to the office. ”

The two men walked into the factory director's office and closed the door. Scrooge sat down in the chair behind the half-work desk and said to Hamilton, who was standing aside, "Tell me, what's going on." ”

"Mr. MacDonald, that's right." "Speaking of which, the union is not aimed at our factories. It's just that some workers in other enterprises, seeing the eight-hour work day and the salaries we offered, felt that their eyes were hot, and they organized unions to demand that their bosses increase their wages and reduce their working hours. In order to make the momentum bigger, they went all over the factories in tandem to make a big move, so someone came to us and contacted our workers. ”

"What do they do with our workers?" Scrooge asked with a calm face.

"It is said that they want our workers to join the union as well, so that they can support each other in the future." Hamilton replied, "Because you're very busy at this time, I don't think it's too urgent, so I didn't let you know at the first time." Seeing Scrooge's face so gloomy, Hamilton hurriedly explained.

"Humph! Not too urgent? Remember, Mr. Hamilton, that it is up to me to judge whether a matter is important or urgent. All you need to do is report something like this to me immediately according to the regulations! I can tolerate others making mistakes, but I can't tolerate someone making the same mistake twice. Do you understand? I don't want a second time like that. Scrooge said harshly.

"I know, Mr. MacDonald, if there is such a situation in the future, I will report it to you as soon as possible." Hamilton obviously didn't expect Scrooge to be so sensitive to this, and quickly replied with sincere fear.

"Do you know which workers they came into contact with?" Scrooge asked.

There are so many secrets in the McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company's pharmaceutical factory that security is very tight. Workers are also strictly monitored. Every day, when the workers come to work, they must come to a room under the supervision of the supervisors, strip them naked, store them in a small cupboard, bathe them, and change into clean work clothes with no pockets and go to work. This is to avoid contamination of the drug as much as possible, but it also makes it much less likely for workers to bring out semi-finished products and the like. You know, there are a lot of guys who are trying their best to know the secret of "Hemo Pill".

McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceuticals has three pharmaceutical plants in New York. The raw materials were first sent to the first and second pharmaceutical factories for preliminary processing. The processed semi-finished products are then sent to the third pharmaceutical factory for further processing to produce finished drugs. In this way, even if someone infiltrated Scrooge's factory as a worker, he would only know at most what some of the raw materials he came into contact with in the first and second factories were, and he would have absolutely no idea what the final finished products of those raw materials were, and if someone had infiltrated the third pharmaceutical factory, he would not even know what the various raw materials were.

Because of the strict surveillance, the Hamilton factory manager reported a list of workers' names in one breath: "Neal the porter, Terry the sorter, Carter ......"

"These people are unreliable anymore." Scrooge said, "Fire these people from the factory!" As long as I live, there will be no union in my factory, and no workers will be allowed to collude with the union or anything. ”

"But Mr. MacDonald, these people aren't really doing anything, are they?" Hamilton couldn't help but say.

"Didn't really do anything? So what are they doing with the union? Don't you know what a union does? They are the ones who are there for us, and they are our real enemies! In war, someone hooked up with our enemy, and do you think they didn't really do anything? God, maybe I should really think about whether you're right for the job! Scrooge jerked to his feet, stared into Hamilton's eyes, and roared angrily.

"Yes, sir, it's my fault, I'll do as you want and expel them all!" Hamilton's face was pale, and he took a step back, as if trying to escape from the enraged Scrooge.

"This is the first time this has happened. If you don't understand its strict nature, forget it. Go and get things out right away. Don't mess around anymore. Scrooge sat down and waved his hand.

"Yes sir, I'll go right away." Hamilton said as he quickly exited the office, like dodging a man-eating lion or a tiger.

"'A ghost, a ghost of **, roaming Europe...... 'They actually wandered to me. This cannot be tolerated. 'Proletarians of the whole world, unite', no, must not be allowed to run into my factory to play this set, absolutely not! Sitting in Hamilton's office, Scrooge silently said to himself.