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There has never been an epidemic in human history that can be compared with the Spanish flu that occurred in 1918~1919. The Spanish flu spread widely, quickly and with an unprecedented number of deaths.

Interestingly, the Spaniards do not call it the "Spanish flu", but the "French flu".

The Spaniards believed that the flu had been transmitted from France to Spain, and that since Spain was neutral in the war, a large number of civilians from Europe had flowed into Spain and brought the flu to Spain.

By the time Spain announced the flu outbreak to the world, Spain had already caught a cold!

From the king and the nobles to the common people, no one was spared, millions of citizens were infected, some governments were closed, transportation was interrupted, and everyone was worried.

In particular, people who cough are regarded as "ghosts" by others and dare not approach.

Not only Spain, but all countries in Europe have a mass flu epidemic. In particular, due to the devastation of the war, the people are struggling to make a living, and the government is helpless against the mysterious epidemic and is unable to control the epidemic.

In the second half of the year, a large-scale outbreak of influenza began in the United States, and millions of people have been infected in large eastern cities such as Detroit and Chicago, and this number is rapidly expanding and spreading across the board.

San Francisco, Los Angeles is also unsafe, and the streets are full of people with masks, which makes the yarn mills owned by the California Investment Corporation do good business, and the raw materials that could be produced until the end of the war are used up all at once.

William Manor has been "under martial law", and sanitation and disinfection have become the main theme of family life. Shortly after Laura's birth, it was when her body was weak, and the consequences of an epidemic at home would be unimaginable.

Situ Nan was worried about Laura and the baby. Fearing that they would be infected by the flu, in addition to cleaning up the house inside and out, they also dispatched a lot of manpower and material resources to slaughter all the poultry and livestock within a 20-kilometer radius of Beverly Hills, so as to prevent those animals from spreading the virus to their families.

The smell of disinfectant at home made Laura frown, but when she saw Situ Nan's appearance as if she was facing a great enemy, she was a little moved in her heart.

"Stoney, you see I'm fat, like a fat woman." Laura said annoyed as she looked into the mirror. Now she's a little out of shape. This is really unacceptable for Laura, who has always been proud of her figure.

"Fat woman? Is there such a beautiful fat woman in the world? ”。 Situ Nan said with a smile.

"Alas, I don't know what's going on with the school now, when will I be able to go out for a walk." Laura looked at Situ Nan with a blank eye.

"Don't look at me like that. The school is very good, and now there are more than 500 teachers and students. By the next semester, there will be many more people coming in.

But. Now a lot of people out there have caught a cold, and some are dying. So we haven't been able to go to crowded places for a while now. However, the home is huge, you can go to the garden and take care of our babies. Situ Nan persuaded, for fear that Laura would want to go down the mountain on a whim.

In order to relieve Laura's boredom, Situ Nan also deliberately installed a movie room at home. Piano room, dance room, billiard room and so on. You can usually go to the movies. Listening to music, playing ball or something, life is not too boring.

"Oops! Forget to see the baby, he's going to be hungry! Laura said suddenly, and hurried to the nursery. Laura's mind is now all on the baby, and sometimes she thinks about nursing the baby after talking to Situ Nan for a while.

Situ Nan smiled and turned his hand and walked towards the study. He hadn't been out for two or three months. I usually stay at home and give commands, and I look at the baby when I have free time. Playing basketball or something, I postponed the planned trip to Asia.

"Tell me. What is the current situation with the flu that I asked to investigate? How much damage is it to the company? Situ Nan asked the secretary Lin Yimin.

Lin Yimin has grown up very quickly, and now he can help Situ Nan deal with a lot of things, which gives Situ Nan more energy to plan other plans.

During the time when Situ Nan was "hiding" at home, most of the things were handed over to Lin Yimin to deal with.

Lin Yimin took a deep breath of the air with the faint smell of disinfectant water, his expression was a little grim, and said, "Hmm." It's quite strict, and now the major hospitals in Los Angeles are flooded with a large number of flu patients, overcrowded, there are not enough wards, and the Red Cross people have set up a lot of tents nearby. There are also not enough doctors, and some doctors have also been infected, so students from medical schools at several nearby universities have had to suspend classes to participate in free clinics organized by the Red Cross.

More than 50,000 people have caught a cold in Los Angeles alone, and many more will be infected.

Health officials expect the number of colds across Los Angeles to exceed 200,000, or even 500,000, or more, next month (August). The situation in San Francisco is similar to that in Los Angeles.

The Spanish flu is highly deadly, killing more than 450 people in Los Angeles. Across the United States, 100,000 people have died. Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment on the market, and scientists have not yet found the mechanism of the disease, so for the time being, we can only rely on prevention and isolation of infected people. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Yimin's scalp was numb, and he glanced at Situ Nan with a worried face, and then continued: "The entry inspection in the United States is becoming more and more stringent, health officials have been sent to the docks in large numbers to strengthen the entry health inspection of foreign citizens, and the customs inspection is also becoming more and more severe, and patrol boats have been dispatched everywhere to severely crack down on smuggling activities.

The trade losses of the United States and China Company are quite a lot, more than 500,000 US dollars of goods can not leave the port on time, and our raw silk, tea and other materials imported from China often do not arrive on time.

There were some delays on California Sea flights, and some of the crew members were infected, often with one person, and it spread to the entire ship within a few days. We lost 50 crew members, two of whom suffered misfortune. The amount of losses in sea freight was close to $200,000.

The strictest is California Steel, a subsidiary of Bethlehem United Steel, and our steel base in the Fangta area has been the hardest hit.

As a result of the lack of preparedness, more than 100 workers were infected and five died

These are all California loss situations. Furthermore. The losses of the eastern equity energy companies, Chrysler Corporation, Kodak Corporation, and Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Texas are not yet available, but it is estimated that they will be more severe than here in California. ”

Saying this, Lin Yimin's voice was lowered, and he didn't dare to make contact with Situ Nan's gloomy eyes. "California has lost millions of dollars, and the East will lose at least a million dollars. So, with the current situation, this damn flu alone will cost us tens of millions of dollars? Situ Nan glanced at Lin Yimin.

"I'm afraid so. Master! Another point is that because of the flu epidemic, American Chinese companies now have to stop importing Chinese workers into the United States. Some of the ships arrived in Hawaii and diverted to Panama for the Caribbean.

However, according to the report of Chu Fu of BP Fruits, the epidemic has also begun in South America, and many workers began to catch colds soon after they landed. He proposed to temporarily halt the importation of Chinese laborers. ”

"Alright! Advance stops for immigrants to South America, but we can't choke on food, let's go to the South Seas! Transporting all the Chinese laborers to the South Seas, didn't the American Chinese Company open up a large number of farms in Sumatra? Where a lot of manpower is needed. ”

South Szeto Road. His brow furrowed. He was caught off guard by the Spanish flu, which not only affected production in the United States, but also faced a severe test of overseas investment. In addition to the South Sea reclamation plan, which is quite smooth, the BP fruit company in Cuba. Venezuela's oil development projects on Lake Maracaibo have all been disrupted to a greater or lesser extent.

The Spanish flu is really harmful! Why did you forget about jì? Situ Nan was a little annoyed.

The William consortium alone has lost more than 10 million, and the other consortiums in the United States have also lost a lot, so the loss of the entire United States is even greater, what if the scope is expanded to the whole world? How many more people will die?

Million? Million? Over 100 million?

Situ Nan thought about it for a while, but in the end there was no answer. But he was sure that it was a catastrophe in human history! Stricter than the ongoing world war in Europe!

"I can't afford to be sick!" Situ Nan sighed.

In contrast, the losses of the William consortium were not so great. The loss of more than 10 million US dollars is not enough for Situ Nan. The Bethlehem Union Steel Company alone made a profit of more than $30 million in the first half of 1918.

However, some losses cannot be measured in terms of money or figures, and Situ Nan cannot ignore them in any case. He felt he had to do something.

"Inform the major companies. We should pay close attention to the epidemic and do a good job in prevention. Notify Robles Securities. Starting a life insurance business, their opportunity came. In principle, all our employees should have an insurance policy.

Also, the establishment of the William Charitable Foundation, with an initial capital of $2 million, and a donation of $1 million in the name of the foundation to charitable organizations such as Friends of Women and the Red Cross. Roosevelt sent a report that she would know what to do. ”

Situ Nan said to Lin Yimin. In the end, selfishness made a mistake, and hinted that Lin Yimin would first save San Francisco and Los Angeles. Don't miss Chinatown, don't miss it!

"This is a great opportunity! It is possible to improve the image of Chinatown. You tell Zeng Limin, pass on my words to him, the Chinatown area should be cleaned up, clean up or something, cooperate with the police to clean up the guys who usually do evil on the street, and let the citizens feel the new image of Chinatown.

I can't come forward in this matter, and he is not easy to come forward personally, so he can organize donations in the name of Meihua Company or the Zhi Gong Party, do volunteer and other charitable undertakings, don't be reluctant to pay.

This is very important for winning the approval of the citizens and improving the relationship with the government. At that time, find a government official to attend, put on a show, and then let the newspaper say some good things, I believe that after some dedication, the image of others towards the Chinese will change. The general idea is like this, you can handle this matter flexibly with them, and you don't have to stick to what I said. ”

"I see, young master." Lin Yimin nodded, comprehending

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