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They are absolutely self-interested, they only have interests in their eyes, and they don't have the concept of a country!

A kind country in later generations took them in, what happened in the end?The country was almost wiped out...

"Brooklyn..."

Russell turned around and came to the desk, and called Astor.

"Mr. Astor, Brooklyn is about to be developed, should we participate?"

"You are interested in?"

"There's a lot of interest."

Astor smiled and said, "What bad water are you holding back?"

"Hahaha, how can you call it bad water, I want to make some contributions to the development of America."

“…if you get involved, we can get some land and build a new Brooklyn.”

Astor means disrupting existing infrastructure, such as hospitals, schools, docks, shopping malls... and rebuilding a new commercial and residential area.

"You mean the Italians and the Germans, the Jews, the Poles will choose to live again?"

Russell nodded: "That's right, it's easy to manage."

"Okay, then let's meet and talk in detail."

A few days later, five people including Astor and Guggenheim gathered at Russell's house.

The reason why they came to Russell's house was because Russell's barbecue skills were so good, and there was wine in his house.

During the barbecue, Astor and others planned the Brooklyn area and drew the land on the map.

"These pieces of land are in our hands, but the few pieces of land near the industrial area are in the hands of the republicans."

Everyone looked at Russell, "Walker, can this be done?"

"I want to hold 20.00% of the shares of the construction fund, and I can do it."

Astor laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, I knew you wouldn't agree easily. 20.00%... you want to invest all your savings?"

Russell nodded: "That's right."

"Good! I agree."

"I agree."

Everyone has no objection, because investment is risky, especially in the real estate industry at this time, because the whole United States is engaged in development, and housing prices are very pessimistic.

However, the land that Russell wants is not for building houses, but for building buildings, office buildings, hospitals, schools...

Even if the global economic crisis comes, Russell is not afraid of going bankrupt, because he is physically strong enough, and he didn't put his money in the bank.

11 month 2 day.

Harding won the general election, Cox and Franklin lost.

This means that the democrats have to hand over the big position, and the republicans will take control. As for when it will be returned, it depends on the incumbent president's ability to govern.

On the evening of the 3rd, Russell called Harding and asked him to meet in Washington on the 6th.

When they met, Russell didn't choose hotels and restaurants, but a car.

After getting into the car, Harding asked with a bad face: "What's the matter?"

Since he had such an attitude, Russell said unceremoniously: "I want these pieces of land in Brooklyn. This is the negative of your private meeting with Phillips."

Harding's body froze, he turned his head and asked, "I am now..."

"No matter who you are, you have the right to choose, right?"

Harding frowned, "I can give you the land, but how about the negatives?"

"I delivered it to you personally on the desk in the White House?"

"Are you mocking me?"

"Just kidding, I don't dare...then send it to your residence."

"I hope you are a trustworthy person."

Russell nodded.

Harding's backstage is rich people in the automobile and oil industries, such as the Ford family, Morgan family, Rockefeller family, etc...

Harding hired Hughes, an agent of the Standard Oil Company, as Secretary of State, Weeks, the manager of Morgan's Boston Stock Exchange, as Chief of the Army, Hoover, Director of the Post-War Relief Administration, as Secretary of Commerce, and Mellon as Secretary of the Treasury...

In short, Harding placed all the beneficiaries of relevant interests in positions.

Just imagine what these people would do together?

Righteousness?

No, they mostly play poker and drink.

And drinking in the White House during Prohibition...

Uncle Franklin's daughter, Alice, saw Harding's desk with wine bottles and playing cards more than once in the White House.

However, Harding did a personnel matter, which was to help Russell get the land.

And Russell happily sent the negatives to Harding's residence.

That is the White House... Early this morning, due to drinking too much last night, Harding woke up in a daze, and when he was about to lift the quilt, the photo fell to the ground with a clatter.

Harding was stunned at the time, rubbed his eyes hastily, and looked around in a panic, afraid of being seen by others.

It wasn't until he picked up the photo that he realized he was living in the White House.

"he……"

Suddenly, Harding slumped on the ground, and when he turned his head, he saw the note on the bedside table.

It read: "Mr. Harding, you've had a good night's sleep."

"damn it!"

Harding was so angry that he tore up the note, and when he calmed down, the hairs all over his body stood on end again.

"His people can enter my mansion... quietly, I..."

Originally, Harding wanted to take revenge, because he felt that if he got all the negatives back, he would have nothing to do with it.

But after thinking about it carefully, the idea of ​​revenge was dispelled.

Russell could send someone to deliver notes and photos to his bed late at night, and that would kill him while he was asleep! !

Chapter 124 The president's message, the Mellon family, and the consortium were attacked

End of July 1921.

Just two months after Harding took office, the Tulsa area experienced one of the worst violence in American history.

Why say one, because at the beginning of the 21st century, the United States suffered a very serious violent attack!

Harding did not apologize for this incident, let alone comfort him with official words, but chose to forget, cover up, and conceal...

From this matter, we can understand that there is no absolute fairness in the United States, freedom and democracy?What a joke.

Especially in the period just after World War I, blacks suffered from discrimination.If it weren't for the unanimous report of the Chinatowns in various regions, their fate can be imagined...

Today, Russell is playing games with three children.

Ruth stood at the door waving and shouting, "Mr. Astor's call! I'm in a hurry."

Russell got up and walked over, asking, "What did he say?"

"Didn't tell me, just let you answer the phone, it seems that it is very urgent."

Russell nodded, went to the desk and picked up the phone.

"Mr Astor."

Astor said bluntly: "When Franklin took his family on vacation on Campobello Island, they encountered a forest fire. He is now suffering from polio..."

"When did this happen?"

"August!"

It is already September.

"How is the recovery?"

Astor said in a deep voice: "It is very likely that he will be permanently disabled...Walker, I just found out about this. If he is disabled, he will definitely not be able to participate in the election."

Since Franklin and Cox failed to run for president and vice president, he became vice chairman of the Maryland Credit and Savings Corporation...shifting the focus from politics to business.

Russell said: "Don't worry, Franklin will be fine, he has strong beliefs and ideals."

"Walker...I'm 57 years old. I almost died of the flu last time in Washington. If Franklin can't run for the next president, the Astor family will be completely lonely."

What worries Astor most is that his youngest son has no business acumen at all, but has inherited his willingness to do good things.

Astor and Franklin are related by marriage, and the two belong to the relationship of brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

This is why Astor fully supported Franklin.

"Don't worry, Mr. Astor, you'll have no problems with me."

Astor said: "I don't care about life or death. If it weren't for you, I would have sunk in the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic. At that time, the Astor family had already gone lonely, but I didn't die...I live because I want to Let the Astor family pass on."

"I'll help Franklin recover."

Astor was silent for a moment, and asked, "If I die, can you help me manage the family business?"

"If you need anything, just ask and I'll help."

"Okay! My will will write your name, I trust you Walker!"

"thanks for your trust."

hang up the phone.

Russell sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette.

In recent years, almost all of his old friends have passed away. After Isidor passed away, his wife Ada also passed away in the second year.

Last June, Guggenheim died in New Jersey of a brain haemorrhage.At that time, Russell, Astor, Mrs. Brown and others all rushed to the funeral.

Now the business of the Guggenheim family is run by his six brothers, who have also joined the 'New York Consortium'.

The only ones who have a good relationship with Russell are Astor and Mrs. Brown.

That night, Russell and Franklin spoke on the phone.

Franklin suffered from polio, also known as polio, an acute infectious disease caused by a virus that endangers children's health.

After Franklin put out the forest fire, he jumped into the cold sea water, which may be the virus he was infected at that time.

Russell suggested that he find a place with a hot spring for rehabilitation training. The hot spring contains minerals, which may improve his atrophied motor nerve cells...

Franklin asked the doctor, and the doctor said that he had never had this kind of therapy, but he could try it. A dead horse is a living horse doctor.

Now his symptoms are relatively mild, just in the early stage of paralysis, and just passed the prodromal stage, that is, high fever, diarrhea, nausea and headache.

He's a man of faith, rehabilitating in Georgia Hot Springs at the resort, reading books and biographies...along with medication.

In the same year, Russell ran for the House of Representatives, and was easily elected in the Brooklyn constituency, with little effort at all.

Harding died of a stroke in 23 years, and then his running mate John took office.

At first John was so busy wiping Harding's ass that he forgot about his old friend Russell, but in December, John suddenly thought of him and called Russell.

"Walker, long time no see."

"Mr. President, long time no see."

John smiled and said, "Aren't you surprised why I called you?"

"Not surprised, because your upright style is very serious, not lazy like Harding."

"I would like to invite you to be the Assistant Minister of Finance, are you interested?"

The current Minister of Finance is Mellon, Russell must not agree, because it is not in line with common sense.

"Mr. President, you know I won't be interested."