[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

Scarlett took over quickly.The first thing she faced was the mountain of ledgers.

Seeing the ledgers piled up in two rooms, Scarlett exploded: "I said, didn't mom see these before? You don't trust mom?..."

Marge smiled and raised her eyebrows: "At that time, in order to squeeze out more money to buy national debt, these books were tampered with. So we have to rearrange these books..."

Suellen raised her eyebrows at Scarlett, and said, "It's more than that. Over the years, in order to support the great cause of the South, the Confederate government has taken too many things from our estate, and we have to pay The payment for raw materials such as cotton from the neighbors naturally needs to be sorted out. Of course, some evidence needs to be sorted out, which is an important proof for us to apply for loans from the 'Southern Family Post-War Mutual Aid Foundation' and banks."

Scarlett had a headache: "Enough! I understand, I understand. Well, I admit, I still don't understand what Margot said. But I will never lose to You, Suellen!"

Suellen raised her eyebrows, showing the same smile as Scarlett—Scarlett always showed such a charming dimpled smile when she wanted to use men to achieve her goals. This is Mama Hei Taught it to Suellen not long ago, because Frank Kennedy is coming back soon, and Suellen needs a little trick (Ellen) that can help the relationship.

"I reserve my opinion on this sentence. After all, I have been playing this game for several years, but Scarlett, you just started."

Scarlett choked back immediately: "You have been in the hospital for two and a half years, I have no doubt that you have forgotten all these things long ago!"

"Want to bet? The loser will be treated. I want to eat honey cake. You can make it yourself."

"If I win, I want you to make lava cakes! You cook it yourself!"

"can!"

There was murder and sparks flying between Scarlett and Suellen, but to Marge her older sister seemed more harmonious than before.

Yes, everyone has grown up, even Suellen is 20 years old, and she is not a child anymore.

Well, after becoming Margo's accountant and starting to deal with the mountain of documents, Scarlett's temper is getting sharper day by day.

Yes, it is really getting sharper day by day.

There was no way, Scarlett was quickly annoyed by those ledgers.

Of course, the ledgers were innocent, Scarlett was furious that those ledgers, a lot of things were messed up.

"No wonder Margo and Suellen brought so many materials here and dragged me into the water! They must have a headache themselves, that's why they dragged me into the water, that must be the case."

No wonder Scarlett was upset, because many of these ledgers were registered by black people.

There is no way around this. Although there were still a few white people in the manor at the beginning, in this era, the people who would come out to look for work must be men. Then, as the war progressed, a large number of children of the manor's family Died one after another, these men from poor white families naturally went to join the army.

For a while, there was no white person to be found on the estate at all.

What about the various consumption registrations?The black people thought of a way, if it is cotton, stick a strand of cotton on the paper, if it is cotton cloth, cut a piece of cotton cloth, of course, if it is dyed or not, it will be separated according to the color and pattern.

This is why there are strange things in these ledgers.

These are still easy to distinguish.

The second category is pictures. After all, there are some things that cannot be included in the ledger, so black people use pictures.

The problem is, wine and whiskey are both wines, how can they use the same picture?So the black people thought of a way, that is to use different bottles.Wine comes in those slim glass bottles and whiskey bottles have ears.

But the production of these bottles requires a clay pot workshop, and the books in the pot workshop are even more...

Anyway, Scarlett was tormented |desire|immortal|desire|death by those ledgers, and wished that Margot and Suellen were in front of her now, so that she would have a chance to strangle them to death!

However, this kind of thinking is destined to be just her fantasy, because Margot and Suellen have a lot of things, they have already invested in the Atlanta construction project, spend their time in the hospital every morning, and care about Atlanta after noon The progress of the construction, every month, it would be thankful to be able to sit with Scarlett for afternoon tea on Sunday.

Well, in Atlanta in 1865, there was a scene of construction in full swing. From time to time, black people could be seen passing the street with their shovels on their chests.

Just near the train station, Margot and Suellen packed up a piece of land they had.

Now a three-story store is being built to supply the daily needs of the citizens of Atlanta, here is what the citizens of Atlanta need

All kinds of needles and threads, as well as cloth and various snacks such as sugar, salt, seasoning, nuts, etc.

That said, it's a huge grocery store.The materials collected by Scarlett will also be sold here in exchange for a lot of money.

Of course, the Nursing Hospital opened ahead of the store, right next to the original Atlanta Hospital.

It is said that the blacks who got the news were overjoyed.Not only the blacks in the original South, but even many blacks in the army of the federal government stayed in Atlanta.

There is no shortage of smart people among the blacks. Although they can step on the feet of those gentlemen, ladies and ladies who were superior in the past, most of the older blacks know how difficult life is.

Although it seems that Margot's salary is not high, not as good as those of white people, but the benefits are high.

Those black people have a housing fund, and they can own their own small houses after 15 years. This housing fund, those white people don't have it.

Black people have marriage funds and childbirth funds, especially childbirth funds. Who let black women also participate in the work?Black women have maternity leave.

In addition, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Kennedy are preparing a school for the children of employees, that is to say, their children can go to school, and in the future they will not have to sell coolies, but do some more decent work, just like a gentleman .

The blacks were satisfied, at least the blacks in Atlanta were satisfied.So, the construction of Atlanta is going fast.

Margo and Suellen, who hold a large amount of land in Atlanta, are the biggest beneficiaries.They are satisfied to see the wealth in their hands turning up at an astonishing speed.

But this is paper gain, and both Margot and Suellen desperately need a lot of dollars to pay their wages.They didn't even care about Scarlett's jealousy.

Rhett's re-arrival was unanimously welcomed by everyone in the Clark house.

Uh, except for Scarlett.

Scarlett, who was so depressed by those accounts books that he was like a volcano that could erupt at any time, immediately exploded when he saw this old cat speculator who liked to play himself like a mouse.

"Rhett Butler!"

Rhett showed his smile that fascinated women but only made Scarlett irritated, and said, "Ah, Mrs. Hamilton."

That tone was indescribably frivolous.

Like every time in the past, Rhett was still shining, wearing a beautiful linen shirt, her hair was slicked, and her new leather shoes shone brightly, and Scarlet felt that her eyes hurt when she cast this candle light .

Scarlet raised his chin high and said, "Mr. Rhett Butler, may I ask what good things did you bring this time? A gorgeous, latest women's hat in the Parisian fashion industry? Or the latest dress? "

Rhett Butler touched his chin and smirked:

"Of course, Mrs. Hamilton. In fact, the clothes you are wearing are indeed outdated," Rhett pointed to Scarlett's new dress, which was still made of velvet and was new from Barton Manor.

"Actually, no one in Paris now spreads this kind of long A-line skirt, and long underwear is not popular anymore. Now the fashion world in Paris is the mermaid skirt. By the way, it is best to wear such folds, which can best reflect femininity curves."

Rhett's words made Scarlett feel like a corny country chick, dressed in clothes that were fashionable in the last century.

Scarlett was even more upset.

It wasn't until she heard Suellen sigh that something was wrong.

"Oh, Captain Butler, please don't tease my sister. It's not a big deal. In fact, in the hospital, we just turn the skirts around and tuck them in our belts so that we don't get in the way." Callite, you heard me right, Marge and I did the same thing in the hospital. There is no way, there are too many wounded, we must hurry."

Rhett smiled and kissed the back of Suellen's hand, just like in the old days.

"Oh, Mrs. Kennedy, I'm not lying. You probably don't know that a French artist visited the hospital and made a statue of you and Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Wilkes. The statue was named 'Beautiful South', and the mermaid dress was born because of this statue. It ruled Parisian fashion."

"Oh, this is crazy!"

Suellen laughed out loud.

Not quite convinced, but Suellen was delighted.

"I say, Mr. Rhett Butler, when are you going North? In fact, we need you to get the interest on the national debt for us. We've been short of money lately."

Rhett was very surprised: "Oh, my God, is this something Mrs. Kennedy would say? I mean, you will be short of money?"

Only then did Margo speak: "Okay, Rhett, there is no bank in Atlanta now, and we need a lot of dollars to pay wages."

As a transportation hub, Atlanta's strategic position is certain.Marge can testify with the history of her previous life that it is inevitable that Atlanta will become the heart of Georgia and even the state capital.

In such a city, it stands to reason that after the war, bankers and capital would come here as if they smelled a bloody shark, and then grow up with Atlanta and earn huge profits.

But right now, there isn't a single bank in Atlanta, let alone a banker.

Rhett immediately became serious: "You mean?"

Margo nodded slightly.

She was a little worried, whether it was Her Majesty the Queen Mother who made the move.

It was clear to Margo that if there was only the federal government, Atlanta would end up being the political center of Georgia, as it had been in her previous life.But now, with the addition of the regent queen mother, and myself.Although she has great confidence in history, Margot also knows that at the end of the past war, her little butterfly played a huge role.

So Margot is a little worried about the current situation.

Rhett said, "Do you have any ideas?"

"Rett, have you ever thought about owning your own bank?"

"bank?"

"Yes," Margot said, "if we want to make good use of our money and deepen the development of the south, banks are indispensable. But, you know, it is absolutely impossible for a woman to run a bank. .So, Rhett, do you want to be a banker?"

Rhett was silent for a while, and said: "It is good for the South to have a bank of its own. I will write to my friend."

Mag said: "You don't want to, it's because of that majesty."

Rhett took out a cigar, gestured for it, and after getting permission, he began to toast the cigar with a match. At the same time, he also said: "Mrs. Clark, His Majesty will never allow the South to have its own bank. She will use The way of running, crushing the opponent."

Margot was taken aback, and said, "Has His Majesty done such a thing?"

"That's right, old Hansent was in bad luck." After speaking, Rhett paused again, and said, "Also, Lincoln was assassinated not long ago." "He died?"

"Yes, died that night."

Both Scarlett and Melanie had excited smiles on their faces.This is the man who would cry for the five sons of a certain Yankee lady, but turn a blind eye to the thousands of Yankee captives in Macon, and would not agree to exchange prisoners, leaving their relatives still on that Hell Island Rock Island struggled.

After Margot took over, the Yankee captives had food and clothing, but what about Rock Island?

Melanie hated Lincoln.

"Masonic?"

Rhett froze, and didn't jump up until his hands were burned by the flames.

"I thought you'd say it must be some southerner..."

"Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Those who preceded him were members of the Freemasonry. He was not."

There was nothing but indifference in Margot's eyes.

She is familiar with the treachery and treachery in the Eastern court, but in the Turkish court in the Middle East, it is just a small crime that has been praised by the Western society.

Just look at the gap here.

Both Gerald and Frank were shocked.

Yes, the war was over, Frank's new house hadn't been built yet, and with Suellen's request, he lived in Clark House during this period.When Rhett mentioned Lincoln's death, he, like the women, didn't react, just felt relieved.But after hearing about Freemasonry, Frank was the first to lose his composure.

"Mrs. Clark, you, you mean..."

"America has political parties and different factions, but no matter who becomes president, they are behind the Freemasons. For the Freemasons, the abolition of serfdom is beneficial to them, because American industry also needs a lot of cheap cotton .Whether the Negroes were chained up in the plantations of the South or in those factories, they were in the Masonic bowl. As for Lincoln, for the Masons, his use was to abolish the Negroes, No, it is the abolition of serfdom. Now that there are no slaves, and the negro has become a freeman, he is of course useless."

The house suddenly fell silent.

Both Gerald and Kennedy were very uncomfortable, while Scarlett and Melanie stared wide-eyed.

Gerald quickly reacted: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Margot replied: "Father, I am not talking nonsense. Maybe you don't want to believe it now, but time will prove that I am right." Then she turned to Frank Kennedy and said, "This is what you are about to face. In this world, everything speaks on the basis of interests, cold, ruthless, without a trace of warmth, if you make a wrong move, Lincoln is likely to be your role model. Are you ready?"

When Melanie heard that, she was immediately relieved.

Although Marge is a bit out of line, she is on Marge's side.

"I, I don't understand politics." Melanie's face flushed as she said this, causing her face to glow with a strange light: "I mean, we're running out of time. Now the South Just surrendered, the Yankees certainly don't want to see the South continue to be in our hands. So, they must design a lot of obstacles. If Mr. Kennedy wants to become governor, he must understand the world. Mr. Kennedy, I do not doubt you capacity, but, the world has changed, the South has lost a lot of people, and now, it needs us."

Just like the whereabouts of John Wilkes is unknown, many respectable old gentlemen in the south have not come back, and it is not known whether they are still alive, and those famous politicians, the Yankees certainly do not want these people to return Inside their Congress.

So the South can only rely on newcomers, political rookies like Frank Kennedy.

Kennedy was greatly shocked, and immediately stood up and said that he would work hard.

Looking at Frank Kennedy like this, Scarlett was very upset.

She felt that Frank was not worthy of Suellen at all, and certainly not worthy of the position.

Scarlett murmured to himself, "If George Clark was around, there would be no Frank Kennedy business, he'd be an old maid (i.e. sissy), and only Suellen could stand him! "

And thought: "If only Ashley was here, Ashley must be doing better, he will be the best governor!"