America 1919

If nothing unexpected happens, Theo Roosevelt will compete against the Democrat Al Smith for the Governor of New York State next year.

Unfortunately, Theo Roosevelt was affected by the Teapot Dome oil field scandal and lost to his opponent!

"Actually, it's not a troublesome matter."

Donnie straightforwardly laid out his plans, saying, "I know Mr. Kermit Roosevelt has just completed the construction of the Roosevelt Shipyard, and I want to order five small cargo ships from them. Also, if, Theo, you can use your current position to sell a batch of decommissioned naval cargo ships to me, that would be even better!"

Bruce had already sent news from Canada that the distillery Donnie put him in charge of had started production.

Donnie naturally needed his own maritime transport team!

Kermit Roosevelt was Theodore Roosevelt's second son and Theo Roosevelt's younger brother, who also served in World War I. However, after the war ended, Kermit left the military, initially worked at a shipyard, and a year later, he left there to build his own Roosevelt Shipyard!

And his brother is now the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, so when the Roosevelt Shipyard went into production, it was essentially serving the orders of the United States Navy!

After hearing Donnie's proposal, Theo Roosevelt merely thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "Both of these matters are difficult.

The first one, Roosevelt Shipyard has already received a batch of orders from the Navy, and right now they are operating at full capacity; they may not even be able to fulfill this batch of orders with the Navy, so it's unrealistic for them to manufacture new small cargo ships for you!

The second one, it is true that the Navy does sell a number of military ships every year, but many people are eyeing these deals, and it's not easy to get your hands on them!"

Donnie understood the underlying meaning of what Theo Roosevelt said: don't even think about the Roosevelt Shipyard's small cargo ships in the short term. Regarding the Navy...

since it is official decommissioning, the price won't be too high, but due to the military ships' high quality, even those decommissioned by the Navy can still work for ten or twenty years, which makes them a target for some big shots.

If Donnie wanted to obtain them now, he would need to offer more benefits!

"Why not? Can't your brother work overtime or delay the deal with the Navy? Besides, Theo, you're the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. What's wrong with giving Donnie some decommissioned ships?"

Alice didn't understand the implications of what Theo Roosevelt was saying and became dissatisfied when she heard that both of Donnie's requests were refused.

Theo Roosevelt gave a wry smile and rubbed Alice's head, saying, "These are things you can't understand, Kermit has a contract with the Navy, and there would be penalties for breach of contract if he doesn't deliver on time. As for me, although I am the Assistant Secretary, there's still a Secretary above me! And besides, this is not within my jurisdiction!"

"I don't care, you must help Donnie with this, or I'll pull out the rest of your hair too!"

Saying so, Alice was about to grab at Theo Roosevelt's already sparse hair.

Donnie noticed a flash of irritation and annoyance in Theo Roosevelt's eyes when Alice behaved in such a manner.

"Alice!"

Donnie stopped Alice's behavior.

Then he smiled at Theo Roosevelt and said, "Theo, I know this is difficult, but I still hope you can help out. As for the situation with the Navy, I'm not very familiar, but I think everyone has their price. As long as their proposal is within the range I can accept, I assure you there will be no hesitation!"

Theo Roosevelt looked at Donnie with relief. He knew Donnie understood his meaning, but still he laughed and said.

"Donnie, it's not that I don't want to help you, but there really is no way. The number of ships the Navy retires each year is limited... just a few.... I'll tell you the actual situation: the person in charge of this affair and their relationship has long been beyond the reach of any benefit from this one deal, you understand what I mean!"

Understood. The other party is involved in long-term business, meaning the interest exists in the long run.

His own deal, from their perspective, is just a one-time transaction. Even if he could satisfy their appetites with money this time, that sum would definitely exceed the actual value of this transaction.

If that's the case, he definitely wouldn't accept it!

So... why did the other party just hint that this deal could happen?

Donnie looked at Theo Roosevelt's smile and quickly grasped the key point.
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The man in front of him was the key!

In this deal, the financial benefits involved couldn't move Theo Roosevelt, but what if money wasn't the benefit?

"Theo, I am a Republican, and my company serves the Republican Party. Also, in the future, I plan to develop my career in New York. In fact, I've decided to move Atlantic City Broadcast to New York this year. I think that would be a very good thing for Republicans in New York!"

The smile on Theo Roosevelt's face started to become genuine. He knew Donnie had finally understood his meaning!