America 1919

Chapter 1615 - 594: Donnie’s Bargaining Chips

Bougainvillea Bank!

This is the foundation of Donnie’s business in the United Kingdom.

Donnie knows it, Joe Charles knows it too.

So Joe Charles played this card first.

"Mr. Block, I admit that in Mexico, in terms of sea passages, our strength is inferior to yours, but returning to the United Kingdom homeland, this is different.

Bougainvillea Bank, you can’t protect it!"

As he said this, Joe Charles wore an expression of absolute confidence.

Donnie leaned back on the sofa, his face calm, unperturbed by Joe Charles’s words.

"Duke, Bougainvillea Bank is a law-abiding bank in the UK, and their business in the UK can only be considered medium in scale. How do you intend to target a law-abiding bank?"

Joe Charles was first stunned, then laughed heartily, "Mr. Block, what joke are you telling? It’s pointless for us to talk about these things between just you and me?

Since when is doing things dependent on whether the other party obeys the law?"

The law has always been used to constrain ordinary people!

And at Donnie’s level, they are the ones who make the law and the ones the law serves.

That’s why Joe Charles couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing Donnie’s words.

Donnie sat quietly, watching Joe Charles laugh, waiting until his laughter subsided naturally.

"Duke, sometimes the law is quite effective, after all, ordinary people comply with it, and they also hope the upper class follows it."

Joe Charles’s expression became restrained, and he asked: "Block, what do you mean by this!"

In such a scenario, Donnie smiled and played his card in the UK.

"The Observer"!

Upon seeing the name of the newspaper, the smile on Joe Charles’s face immediately vanished.

Then, tentatively, he said: "Mr. Block, if at this moment you are still creating something out of nothing, then it’s pointless.

"The Observer" is the property of the Astor Family in the UK, a distinguished noble family in the UK, when did they become your friends?"

Donnie understood why Joe Charles was so agitated.

After all, the first card he threw was unexpected and backed by the powerful British aristocracy.

"Duke, you’ve mentioned it, this is the UK’s Astor Family, but don’t forget, the Waldorf Astor Viscount branch of the UK Astor Family originated from the United States!"

Since Walker Astor took over the Astor Family, he has established a good relationship with his cousin Waldorf Astor on Donnie’s suggestion.

Both parties have engaged in various cooperation in the business field over the years.

Even Donnie’s hotel business with Walker Astor has funding from Waldorf Astor.

Moreover, Donnie and Waldorf Astor have collaborated extensively in the UK.

Both can be said to be deeply bound as interest partners!

Although there is a significant rank difference between a Viscount and a Duke.

But in today’s world, one’s rank alone is not the sole factor.

The key lies in individual influence.

Waldorf Astor happens to hold significant influence and strength in the UK.

The House of Lords in the UK is not a monolith; otherwise, we wouldn’t often see them embroiled in news squabbles!

The British aristocrats led by Joe Charles represent the seasoned old nobility of the UK, whose family has existed for one or two centuries.

They’re the true old nobility.

Whereas Waldorf Astor and such emerging nobility are actually looked down upon by Joe Charles and his ilk.

They think they’ve tainted the purity of British nobility!

In the House of Lords, both sides are said to be at loggerheads.

Those arguments we often see on television are indeed between these two sides!

Waldorf Astor stands as a prominent figure among the new generation of British nobility.

He is personally a member of the UK’s House of Lords!

His wife, Viscountess Astor, is the first female Member of Parliament in the UK’s House of Commons!

In short, if Donnie could genuinely connect with Waldorf Astor, the resistance they form would make it infinitely more challenging for Joe Charles to resolve the matter through irregular legal means.

At this stage, if Donnie wants to peacefully coexist with the UK regarding the Baku Oil Field issue, he needs someone in the UK’s high circles who can speak for him.

The Razor Party led by Gilbert Thomas has developed well in the UK, but it is still inadequate for Donnie to establish such connections, compared to the support Astor Family behind Walker could offer.

In reality, this is also a trial by the Tarot Society on Walker. If Walker could smoothly resolve this matter, his joining the Tarot Society is as good as guaranteed.

"Secondly, the shipbuilding technology of the United States is somewhat behind the UK, so I hope you can help me find some talents in this area in the UK and bring them back to the United States. Tell them, regardless of their treatment in the UK, all will be doubled when they come to the United States!"

"I don’t believe Waldorf Astor would officially oppose us over your matters!"

Joe Charles said coldly.

He couldn’t accept such a situation, and his view was that it was impossible to succeed.

He admitted that even if Waldorf Astor had commercial cooperation with Donnie Block, it should not involve the Mexican silver mine business.

If that’s the case, then their situation in the UK would be relentless.