Marvel: I traveled through time a little early

Chapter 84 Roosevelt

George was invited to attend today's dinner, mostly for the sake of the man in the wheelchair.

Roosevelt, who was sitting in a wheelchair, also looked at George.

On the balcony of the banquet hall

"Good evening, Mr. Franklin Roosevelt."

Because he had been sitting in a wheelchair all year round, Roosevelt's face looked paler than ordinary people. He looked at the young man sitting opposite, but he did not dare to look down upon him.He also smiled and responded, "Good evening, Mr. George Orwell."

Roosevelt is now running for the position of governor of New York State as a Democratic Party, but in fact he himself has a deep relationship with the Republican Party.Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the Republican Party, was his wife's cousin.Even when Roosevelt planned to enter politics as a Democrat, President Roosevelt, a Republican, angrily scolded him: "You despicable bastard! You traitor..."

Of course, even this did not dissuade him from participating in politics.With Mrs. Roosevelt's understanding and support, Roosevelt returned to politics.

He ran for governor in 1928 and narrowly lost, and was re-elected governor in 1930.New York can be said to be Roosevelt's experimental place to cultivate his ability to conduct political activities and manage national affairs.

Before and after the election, campaign funds were indispensable, and George was the largest donor after Roosevelt's death.What confused Roosevelt was that he and other donors were pursuing policy preferences and other means to obtain benefits, while George did not make any interest demands in this regard.

I just met this person who has given me great support in terms of money and public opinion for the first time today.According to the information he received, this young Mr. George Orwell Swent has made extraordinary achievements in various fields in the United States so far.In terms of capital alone, it is already as good as some big families with a hundred years of history.

"Mr. Orwell, it is an honor to meet you and thank you for your support over the past two years." Roosevelt said.

"This is nothing to me." George responded with a smile.

"No, I think as the largest funder of my campaign, you have the right to put forward your own political leanings and demands." Roosevelt said.

"The presidential election will be held next year, right? And as far as I know, Mr. Roosevelt's nomination within the Democratic Party is not going smoothly." George suddenly changed the subject and said.

Regarding George's sudden change of subject, Roosevelt did not expect it.However, there was no cover-up for the question raised by George.

"Yes, sir, this is not a secret." Roosevelt said, "In fact, not only the party is not optimistic about me, but even the media does not think that I can win this nomination. Some media think that my nomination The campaign will only bring chaos and trouble to the Democratic Party. Of course, this does not include Mr. New York Times. They have always given me great support."

"Perhaps you can start with Amendment No. 18." George suggested.

In fact, the impact of Prohibition on American society far exceeds the original intention of the bill. Perhaps the original purpose of promulgating Prohibition was to solve public health problems such as alcoholism, domestic violence, fights, and crime.

However, during the entire 13 years of the implementation of Prohibition, the bill not only failed to do this, but changed the face of society forever, and this impact has not been eliminated to this day.

Although, George was a huge beneficiary of Prohibition.George's winery in California produces millions of liters of wine every year.These drinks are then distributed throughout the United States through the High Table Council, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to George every year.But George also understands that some things cannot be stopped, so it is better to make good use of them.

“Because of the existence of too much counterfeit alcohol, more than thousands of victims have become disabled, and most of these disabilities are irreversible,” George explained.

Some of the more common medical remedies during the Great Depression contained relatively high alcohol content and were bought by ordinary people as drinks.Some small workshops are good at buying this kind of folk medicine, adding it with industrial plasticizer, and then selling it to ordinary people.Then, a large number of victims appeared.

"I believe that the vast majority of the people will support your approach."

Roosevelt certainly understood that a large number of people opposed this bill, but there were also many people who supported it.It's not easy to choose campaign policy. It's a matter of stance.

After George put forward his opinion, he stopped urging.Because George knew that he would definitely adopt his opinion, because this was Roosevelt's campaign policy in the previous life, and he just stated it in advance.

The morning sun shone on the end of the bed in George's bedroom, and a pair of long, white feet retracted into the quilt. George stood up and opened the window, without any trace of fatigue after morning exercise on his face. "Honey, I think I need a little more rest today."

Last night's female companion was so tired that she didn't want to move on the bed.

"It's okay, you can sleep a little longer." After saying that, he walked out of the bedroom.

This is a villa in New York. George would never bring back to Hogwarts a female companion whose name he couldn't remember.

After returning to Hogwarts, George dialed Vito Corleone's number.

"Sir, what are your orders?" Vito said respectfully on the other end of the phone.

"What happened to the tobacco agent we talked about earlier?" George asked.

"All taken, sir," Vito replied.

"Then go and get the liquor agent, just like the tobacco agent, you will get one point for the more than 20 of you, and each agent will have some." George said.

"Sir, are you talking about a regular agent?" Vito asked.

"Of course it is a regular agent. Remember to bring a lawyer. The agency contract can be signed for a longer time. The country is still in the period of alcohol prohibition, so the agency contract should be easy to win."

"Understood, sir."

After George integrated the entire underground council to form the High Table, in addition to the wine business, George also let these more than 20 families run some legal businesses on the surface.Even in the alcohol business, after the lifting of the alcohol ban, the goods will be sold through legitimate channels.

After all, the U.S. tax department will be really powerful in the future.

By February 1933, 2, Valentine's Day was also the eve of Roosevelt's inauguration. The entire U.S. bank began to collapse. Trust companies in various states were at the end of their rope. Banks collapsed in batches. At this time, the U.S. banks had less than 14 billion gold in stock, but they had to cope with it. With deposits of around 60 billion, banks were crowded with people, and bank runs spread across the country.

But this does not include George's Wells Fargo Bank. Not to mention that George's strong capital base is not afraid of runs. Moreover, George had already taken corresponding measures before this, so he did not suffer any losses in this wave of bank failures.

George was probably the only banker who was not reviled during this period.

Under the hype of the media, George and his Wells Fargo Bank once again made the headlines of newspapers across the United States.

Now all people in the United States know that deposits at Wells Fargo are the safest.

George also worked through the Morgan and Rockefeller families to get his foot in the door of the Federal Reserve.After all, George now has too much cash at his disposal.Under normal circumstances, for reasonable tax avoidance, they are placed on the Arabian Peninsula.Now that George is willing to put up cash, the companies behind the Federal Reserve are eager for George to come out and take over.

On March 1933, 3, in front of Capitol Hill, Roosevelt solemnly took the oath: "I, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, solemnly swear..."

Roosevelt inherited a nation in tatters from Hoover.

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