America 1919

Chapter 1623: 598: Another Two Years!

Capítulo 1623: Chapter 598: Another Two Years!

Another two years!

Entering 1936, Donnie was just turning 40, and at this moment, he had grown a moustache, exuding the charm of a mature man.

At the same time, Donnie’s longstanding position of power endowed him with an aura of authority.

“It seems Roosevelt’s mood shouldn’t be too good!”

After listening to Mackenzie Pop’s report, Donnie sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, a cigar in his hand emitting smoke.

In fact, cigar sales in the United States have not been great these years, while cigarette sales have seen a significant increase.

It’s not that people prefer smoking cigarettes; it’s that cigar prices are much higher than cigarette prices.

Many are reluctantly choosing to smoke cigarettes.

From this, we can see that Franklin Roosevelt’s attempt to drive the U.S. economic development with his New Deal has not been entirely successful.

Over these two years, Franklin Roosevelt tried many methods, securing billions of US Dollars from Congress and implementing various policies.

Yet, there was no substantial boost to the U.S. economic development.

The only success was taking down Morgan; helplessly, Morgan finally split up.

The new Morgan is co-owned by Jack Morgan’s son and another senior partner from Morgan.

Although Donnie had advised Jack Morgan earlier, Jack Morgan couldn’t come up with a better plan.

So he ended up choosing this contingency plan.

Regarding this, Donnie said no more.

With Jack Morgan still around, it’s hard to see the changes that the split in Morgan brought about; everything will become apparent after Jack Morgan passes away.

Over these years, people’s lives have undergone subtle changes.

For instance, before the 1930s, the United States practiced a six-day workweek, but with the emergence of NRA regulations, people found their Saturdays freed up.

Atlantic City appreciated this kind of work system.

Because people had more free time, naturally they had more time to visit Atlantic City.

The Friday exodus grew larger, and before the Great Depression, gamblers mostly filled the train carriages heading to Atlantic City on Saturdays, but now the trains were already packed on Fridays!

Besides the reduced work hours, people fell in love with sports, and the audiences watching various sports events also kept increasing.

The love for various sports was also on the rise.

This was equally delightful for Atlantic City because it monopolized the global sports betting markets.

People’s love for sports naturally made them willing to place bets.

However, the most significant change, or rather the one affecting ordinary life the most, was that more people were becoming converts.

After all, when people felt powerless to change their lives, they placed their hopes on such intangible matters.

Unable to change their material life, they would change their spiritual life.

Besides these, another event caused quite a stir over the past two years.

That was the announcement by Utah to repeal the prohibition, leading all states nationwide to abolish the prohibition.

Those former bootleggers now faced the biggest choice of their lives.

Some chose to engage in legitimate alcohol marketing business, some shifted their paths, while many of the grassroots people in this circle lost their jobs and became unemployed.

But this was just the surface phenomenon.

There were deeper manifestations that the newspapers didn’t report.

For example, those in power who once collaborated with these bootleggers had gotten used to receiving their share of wealth from them every week.

But now as these bootleggers stopped selling illegal alcohol, they felt they no longer needed to pay those in power!

Yet, those in power had accustomed themselves to receiving money, and couldn’t bring themselves to forfeit the wealth they received every week.

So, whatever business those bootleggers engaged in, they had to pay those in power.

If you don’t pay, they’ll get you!

Simple and direct!

This made those former bootleggers miserable!

And at this point, they finally understood why Donnie had chosen to withdraw from the bootlegging market early.

Because once those greedy beasts opened their mouths, they couldn’t stop!

Mackenzie Pop continued reporting to Donnie: “Boss, the White House is still waiting for your reply!”

For The White House, there was a matter of moderate importance at the time—some people from the National Government from the East would come to the U.S. to purchase aircraft.

Ares Military Industry had already become one of the most solid partners of the U.S. Air Force, developing the latest models of fighter jets.

Franklin Roosevelt also hoped Ares Military Industry could secure this order.

“Boss, there is a war in the East now; securing this government order is extremely important for us!”

Mackenzie Pop said excitedly to Donnie.

Although the East was weak, it didn’t affect the National Government’s financial expenditure.

After hearing this, Donnie chuckled and said, “Do you really think they’ll buy the most advanced airplanes, or do you think the White House will agree to sell the most advanced planes to the Eastern Government?”

Mackenzie Pop was stunned for a moment, then said, “The White House must have other ideas, that’s undoubted, but the Eastern Government itself, with the situation they are facing now, naturally the more advanced the weapons the better. Could they possibly have other ideas on such matters?”