All Heavens Film and Television: Starting from Caring for the Widow of a Comrade-in-arms

During the days in the hospital, apart from reading newspapers and books every day, Russell listened to the radio.

On February 2, Britain and the United States held a meeting in Malta, attended by Churchill, Roosevelt, Eden and the American Secretary of State, as well as members of the British-American Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Discussed the Allied advance to the Rhine and crossing the river's operational plan, studied future campaigns in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and the situation in the Mediterranean Sea.

And at the Yalta meeting, they agreed, focusing on how to deal with Germany after the war, and studied the follow-up combat plan against Japan. The United States planned to defeat Japan in two years, and made post-war planning issues based on this premise...

And Roosevelt made a choice at the meeting to sacrifice ( ) sovereignty.

Then the basic organizational principles of the United Nations were discussed, and it was decided that the Security Council should consist of five permanent members and six non-permanent members.

On February 2, the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean broke out, and on the same day Russell returned to the town with Marlena and three children.

Philisto was very happy, because the godfather actually chose his wife to take care of the children, which is an affirmation of him and recognition of his family!

In the past, his family was poor, and his parents could only live in a leaky house and sleep on collapsed beds.

But now, because of the godfather's attention, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes. His life is getting better and better, and the spirits of his parents and wife have also been raised. All of this is given by the godfather.

On the 23rd, Türkiye declared war on Germany and Japan.

Then Syria and Lebanon also declared war on Germany and Japan...

Today, Philisto came to the sea view room in a little panic.

Russell happened to be in the living room, looked up at him with a frown, and asked, "Any news?"

Philisto nodded: "Yes! Godfather, they have no bottom line. This is a provocation to us! They want to start a war!"

Chapter 133 Turk Solasso, go to the United States to cut grass and roots

More than three o'clock in the afternoon.

living room.

From the moment Philisto entered the door, Russell noticed that he was different from usual, his brows and eyes were full of anger and murderous intent, and his emotions were shown on his face, allowing people to know what he was thinking at a glance.

Hearing his speech, Russell pointed to the sofa next to him and said calmly, "Sit down and speak slowly."

Facing the words of the godfather, Philisto also became more sober.

He straightened his clothes immediately, and when he sat down, he apologized, "Godfather, I lost my composure."

"You have to know that a general should not be chaotic in the face of danger, and should not be swayed by emotions at any time."

Philisto was responsible for the safety of all family members in the Sicilian Corleone family, and he was personally responsible for Russell's safety.To put it bluntly, he is the commander of the Corleone family's legion in Sicily!

Olijatu, Niveno, Nuo Siding and others are all in charge of various business sectors, which are also equivalent to the positions of commanders.

"Yes."

Philisto nodded, and immediately stated the news he had received.

About half a month ago, Philisto received a telegram in the name of Captain Pozzi of the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean.

The telegram indicated that there were two cargo ships that had been traveling between Turkey and the port of Catania in the past two months. At first, the navy did not notice any doubts, because the two ships were named after the Corleone family. Corleone's own logo was painted on the ship.

I noticed the doubt because these two ships, every time they went from Turkey to the port of Catania, would only stay in the port for one night, and they would leave before dawn the next day.

So Pochi's adjutant telegraphed the news.

After Philisto learned about it, he sent people to watch the port day and night, and watched for a full week before he found any clues.Both ships unloaded in the dark, and neither cargo had been inspected.

Because the people on the dock did not dare to inspect the Corleone family's goods, they were given a chance.

After unloading the goods, they were directly loaded onto the cars. Interestingly, these six cars were also under the banner of the Corleone family...

At this time, Philisto had already understood a little bit. Before, he thought that these people were just smuggling food or arms, but it was obviously not that simple.

In order not to startle the enemy, Philisto sent people to watch at various intersections and deserted roads, and finally confirmed the route of the six cars.

After they left Catania, they went straight to the port of Milazzo because the defenders or robbers of various Lucas saw the sign of Corleone's house, and then they were loaded on a ship and sent to the Filicudi Islands.

"There are many children on the island. They come from Italy, Greece, Turkey, France and other places! And the goods these people smuggle are not arms and food, but poppy grass!"

"They let the children extract poppy on the small island, and use this kind of thing to control them and destroy them... There are hundreds of children! Godfather, they are simply inhumane. I am willing to lead a team to slaughter these beasts!"

Russell heard that he took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, and then threw the case to Philisto.

"Smok a cigarette slowly."

Philisto was startled, and obediently took out a cigarette and lit it.

Russell crossed his legs and asked, "What is the decisive factor in the battle between the two armies?"

"Weapons and ammunition, whoever has more firepower will win."

Russell shook his head: "No, to be precise, it should be the generals of both sides."

Philisto nodded stiffly, in fact, he also understood the truth.It was just because this incident was so horrific that it knocked his brain out.

"Godfather, I will find their head and the entire production and sales route."

Russell looked at him and smiled, "Very well. It seems that you have regained your senses."

"Yes, I really can't watch those children being squeezed and sucked blood like this."

"This shows that you are a person with a conscience."

Philisto smoked a cigarette and asked, "Godfather, what should I do after finding out the other party's details?"

"The other party is in our territory, using our reputation to do this kind of thing, that is throwing spears at us, and what we have to do is of course draw out the long knife and kill every single one!"

Philisto was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Okay, I request to perform this task."

"Go to work, I will give you a chance to make a move."

"Yes!"

After Philisto left, Russell's eyes narrowed.

According to the information provided by the heavens, he only knew that Solasso was doing something that violated Corleone's bottom line in Sicily, which was a provocation to him and disrespectful.

But I didn't expect Solaso ​​to be so inhumane, to control children to refine 'gold' for him!

Damn it!

So Laso must die even if he chases him to the ends of the earth!

His mates were even more damned.

As the saying goes, if there is no business, there will be no harm. Once the most important bottom line of doing business is broken, it will destroy humanity.

Inside the house, Malena was lying on the bed with Vittorio in her arms, while the second son, Caccillino, and the youngest daughter, Lily Mansa, were sleeping in the arms of Sylvana and Federica respectively.

Federica is Philisto's wife, she is an honest woman.

Most of the traditional women in Sicily are housekeepers, because they know very well that men are running around to make money to support the family, and they can't contribute, so they have to take care of the family, so that the men can feel at ease outside and will not be distracted by household chores.

Of course, there are also some who are full of complaints and dissatisfied...

Russell flipped through the Sicilian daily, which he had created last year and was headquartered in Palermo and run by Xavi's cousin.

Harvey took the mayor position in Messina, but he was always thinking of doing something for Corleone, so he recommended his cousin to Russell.

This cousin studied in the UK and studied at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Cardiff University. Although there was no School of Journalism and Communication at that time, he worked for the Royal News Agency after graduation, and was forced to flee back to Sicily due to the war.

Russell met him in person and taught him some of the ways of doing the job at the newspaper, how it was run and how it was run.

This is enough to show that he values ​​the newspaper very much, and it also flattered Harvey's cousin, who didn't expect such a good thing to happen to him.

As the war swept Sicily in the past two years, many outstanding talents fled to other countries, and the number of journalists was even less. Russell held a trade union with tens of thousands of people, but there was not a single journalist.

He had to be recommended by his subordinates as a last resort, and the cousin recommended by Harvey was considered a well-behaved news talent, because he could understand the things Russell explained, which was enough.

Newspaper headlines read 'United Arab League established'!

On March 1945, 3, representatives of seven Arab countries, including Egypt, Yilak, Jordan, and Lebanon, held a meeting in Cairo and passed the Treaty of the League of Arab States, with its headquarters in Cairo.The main purpose is to strengthen close cooperation among member states, maintain independence and sovereignty, and coordinate each other's activities...

Seeing this, Russell was very glad to drive out other oil companies in Sicily in advance. Otherwise, after the establishment of the Arab League, the price of oil would drop rapidly, and the cooperation with Turkey would break down at that time, which would damage the interests.

Now the oil smelted in the oil town is mainly used locally. As for the delivery of oil to Turkey, it will only go twice a month, with a maximum of 2000 barrels!

Russell currently has less than $2 in his cash box.Yes, the main currency has changed from lira to US dollars since accessing the copy of "The Godfather".

On weekdays, Russell didn't need any money at all. The food was carefully selected by Nivino and transported from various regions, and the clothes he wore were all made by Marlena herself.

enjoy?Where can I enjoy it in a place like Sicily? Even the proprietress of the brothel, Gina, is an informant personally arranged by Russell...

Therefore, Russell changed all his deposits into gold, because on April 1933, 4, the United States abolished the gold standard. At that time, the United States had been in the Great Depression for more than three years. Most countries maintained an equal monetary base, which also gave the United States a chance to recover.

And now it has been 45 years, and gold is about to usher in another wave of skyrocketing, this time the price increase is 35%!

Originally, his savings amounted to 6.2 million lire, which was his income for one year after returning, and it was also the rest after throwing away the funds for building schools, hospitals and other projects.

Converted into U.S. dollars, it is 3500 million U.S. dollars, and the exchange rate is as high as 18:1.

Then he exchanged all 3500 million U.S. dollars for gold. Taking the 39-year U.S. dollar against gold as an example, an ounce of gold is worth 35 U.S. dollars.

This works out to 100 million ounces, equivalent to 28.345 tonnes.

Among them, 14 tons are from the inventory of the Sicilian treasury, and the other half are exchanged from the Mediterranean countries, because the US dollar is more useful than gold at this time...

why?Of course, all countries owe the United States war loans.

Moreover, too much gold flowed into the United States. By 48, it accounted for two-thirds of the world's gold reserves, a full 21682 tons!

In July 1944, 7 countries held the International Monetary and Financial Conference of the United Nations and its allied countries in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA.

Finally, after 20 days of intense discussions, an agreement was reached, which became the Bretton Woods monetary system.The core is that the U.S. dollar can be exchanged for gold at a fixed rate, and the currencies of other countries can be exchanged for U.S. dollars at a floating rate.

This agreement was signed and entered into force in December 1945, thus confirming the status of the US dollar in the world currency.

This is why gold appreciates in value...

Immediately afterwards, in April, the US military landed on Okinawa and then bombed Japan on a large scale.

Just as he was about to usher in victory, Roosevelt died.

On April 4, Russell held a shell breaking ceremony for Kaqi and Mansha at the seaside villa. In addition to his subordinates, there were also people from the military and Zheng circles who came to participate.

Even if Russell didn't send out invitations, they stood outside the door and handed over gifts.

Marlena, Sylvana, and Federica took Niveno, Nostin, and Mrs. Ankos to make desserts and Sicilian special snacks early in the morning.

When the guests saw Marlena, they all respectfully called Mrs. Corleone.

The guests gathered in the courtyard were singing and dancing, which was very lively.

Russell first met a few people who were in trouble in the study and gave a solution.

Then Philisto was asked to close the door and had a brief meeting with his subordinates.

A few days ago, Philisto found out the actual controller who extracted sea hemp on the island.

"Fils Solasso is a Turk. He grows poppy grass locally, and then shuttles the mature poppy grass across the Mediterranean in the name of our shipping trading company, transports them to the port of Catania, and transports them to the port of Catania by car. The port of Milazzo was shipped to a deserted island near Filicudi Island."

"He extracted sea hemp from orphaned children along the Mediterranean coast..."

When it came to this point, Nivino's face was already blushing, and the faces of Olijatu and others were also a little unhappy.

"In the end, Solasso took the finished sea hemp and crossed the Mediterranean Sea under our flag. It was not until they entered the Atlantic Ocean that they changed their own merchant ship number, and finally sent them to the United States for sale."

Hearing this news, everyone present was a little shocked.

They didn't expect that during this period, someone would dare to do such a bottomless thing under the banner of Corleone.

Who in Sicily doesn't know that the production and sale of sea hemp is something that the godfather expressly prohibits?

"Godfather, this native is challenging our authority!"

Nivino said: "If this matter is not resolved, we will be a rat in the eyes of the Sicilian people!"

"Yes, Solaso ​​must be removed! Not only for the sake of the children, but also for our image in the hearts of the Sicilian people."

In the early days of World War II, people's attitude towards the Mafia was very complicated, it was a love-hate relationship.

However, since the appearance of Russell Corleone, not only helped poor families overcome difficulties, but also changed their lives, so the Corleone family is just in the eyes of the entire Sicilian, better than the government!

If this image is torn, no matter how much you do to make up for it, it will be of no avail. Once a crack occurs, no glue can repair it, because the glue will always expire.

Niveno, Philisto and the others discussed for a while, then fell silent.

At the same time, he turned his attention to the godfather.

Russell threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray and squinted at several people.