[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

After Su Ellen explained Margo's plan for Atlanta in detail, she said, "Margo plans to design the city of Atlanta with a population of 20."

"20 million!"

Scarlett gasped.When she first came to Atlanta, the city had a population of just over 2!

"Doesn't that mean that more than half of the houses will be empty?"

"No. Margot said that Atlanta is a transportation hub with four rail lines. This kind of Atlanta has more potential than any other city in Georgia. Margot said that in the future, not only black people will come, but more Yankees will come." Come."

The Yankees are the northern whites.

Scarlett hated the Yankees.

Thinking of the boys who died in the battle in Clayton County, and thinking of all the families in Atlanta wearing mourning clothes, Scarlett felt angry.

"Margo is so nice to those Yankees!"

Suellen smiled and said, "Scarlett, if the Yankees want a house, they can only buy it with money."

In fact, Suellen was a little unhappy when she heard Margot's plan, and Gerald was even more opposed, but Rhett and John Wilkes could see at a glance that those stores were basically not Margot's. It was Suellen's.In other words, in the city of Atlanta, no matter if they are black or white, if they want to buy things in the future, they can only go to their stores.If anyone wants to open a shop, unless he converts his house into a shop, he can only rent Margot or Suellen's shop...

If there was another traverser here, he would definitely know what tricks Margot was playing.At that time, American oil tycoon John Rockefeller donated a piece of land to the United Nations. After the United Nations headquarters was established in New York, the value of the surrounding land belonging to the Rockefeller family immediately increased several times.

Margo played the same trick.Not to mention that the houses where the black people live are provided by her housing fund, but the ownership of the houses still belongs to her, and the ownership of the houses will not be transferred until 15 years later, which ensures that once the population flows in, there will be very little outflow; secondly , Only the population that flows in and does not flow out will make Atlanta prosper quickly, and the increase in population will definitely be accompanied by commercial prosperity, and commercial prosperity will bring large sums of money, and the abundance of funds will eventually bring to increase the value of real estate.

Margot and Suellen owned so much Atlanta land that would bring them incredible wealth.

Of course Suellen couldn't think of this, but Margot told her privately.Suellen was excited to think that she would soon be one of the richest women in Georgia.

There is no way, Suellen is a woman after all, and like most women in this era, she has not received much education, and women's nature likes to show off, but this kind of thing can't be said outside, Suellen can only Come find Melanie and Scarlett.

It's just that she didn't expect that Scarlet just frowned slightly, and said, "So, you got rich?"

Suellen froze for a moment, and said simply: "Yes." Thinking that the Hamilton family also owns a lot of real estate in Atlanta, Suellen had to remind Scarlett to bring the documents to register as soon as possible : "...Even if the houses and other buildings on the land have been burned down, it doesn't matter. If there are documents, the land is still yours, but you have to pay taxes to the federal government every year. If you don't register in time, you may Lose that land. Land in Atlanta will be worth more and more in the future."

Thinking of those lands and taxes, Scarlett became restless again.

Yes, if she hadn't collected all the supplies that belonged to the Hamiltons' warehouse in time, she would definitely not be able to pay the tax.

But that store does not allow credit, and many of the families on Peachtree Street have credit. Originally, the people living on Peachtree Street were all high-society families in Atlanta. As a result, the number of credit accounts has remained high.In addition, families in the south have not yet recovered their vitality, which has also led to almost no one paying their bills!

In other words, Scarlett has no money!

Thinking of this, Scarlett became upset: "Suellen, is anyone applying for a job at your place?"

Of course, Scarlett was not talking about the Yankees or blacks, but those southern whites, that is, the young gentlemen of the upper class in the South.

Suellen said: "Of course there is. However, both me and Margot are short of people. After all, there are too few black people who can read and write, let alone keep accounts."

Maybe being an overseer, these young gentlemen is not enough, like Ashley, he is too kind.But like the simplest material registration, these people are completely competent.

Moreover, this kind of work is relatively easy. Margot and Suellen's property is also large, and there are many people in need. Not to mention the people on Peachtree Street, even the wounded in the nursing hospital who are about to be discharged are asking about Margot. And whether there are positions under Suellen.Some wounded are already preparing for job hunting while they are still in the nursing hospital.

When Melanie heard about it, she was also very moved, and quickly asked if there was a shortage of manpower at Suellen Hospital. Suellen was very opposed to this.

"Melanie, even if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about Xiao Bo, who is still young. It's not a time of war, and you don't need to stay in the hospital day and night, without seeing me and Has Marge gone home yet? It is enough to have Dr. Meade, nurses and nurses like Natasha in the hospital. "

The important thing is that there are many kinds of infectious diseases in the hospital, and the flu has never been less.Adults are not afraid, but children are very delicate, and the source of infection of some diseases may be attached to the clothes of adults and then transmitted to children.

With so many children in the family, Suellen didn't want to take any chances.

Suellen and Scarlett fought back and forth and finally dispelled Melanie's thoughts.

Melanie said: "Every time I think of Ashley and Charles, I hope that there are wives like Margot and Suellen in the north who can help them and relieve their pain."

Yes, since that time, the hospital has started accepting Yankee wounded, and now, the nursing hospital established by Margot and Suellen also accepts wounded from the federal government army.

Scarlett immediately said: "Don't be silly! Melanie! There are some high-class people in the Yankees! There is no one on Rock Island! They won't be so kind!"

Suellen said: "Don't worry, Melanie, several wounded from the Yankees have recovered and been discharged from the hospital. They all said that they would help write letters and ask their comrades to take care of George Ashley and Charles. They will be fine. of."

"really?"

"Even if you don't trust the Yankees, trust Margot. Trust Mr. Wilkes. I mean, your father-in-law."

Many times, Melanie is also a strong woman, but the most important men involved in her, one is her husband, the other is her brother, even with Melanie's strength, she can't help worrying.Such a mood, Su Ailun can fully understand.

"Frank is just collecting supplies for the Confederate government. I'm worried that he will be shot in the cold! Ashley and Charles are stuck on Rock Island. Melanie is worried, which is completely understandable."