America 1919

Henry Dale couldn't help asking: "So boss, should we contact Morgan?"

Donnie waved his hand and said: "It's no use contacting Morgan at this time. Based on my understanding of them, the plan in Washington right now is just a surface-level plan. We haven't figured out what they really want to do yet. Even if Morgan knows this now, it might be useless and would make us seem like fickle little people!"

Henry Dale couldn't quite understand; this is related to all their business in California?

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"Mr. Giannini, as you can see, Block is exactly as I described, an extremely greedy guy!"

At Amadei Giannini's residence, Anthony Rothschild stood in front of the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass of whiskey, and said with a somber expression.

"Mr. Rothschild, before you came to Washington, I already realized the greed of Donnie Block!"

Amadei Giannini sat on the black sofa, looking forlorn.

"Fortunately, we've now reached a consensus with Donnie Block. Once we get through this obstacle, we can spare some time to revamp the financial industry in California!"

"Mr. Giannini, do you think the Donnie today is the real Donnie? I know him better than you do. This person is very cunning, and I always feel that there's something wrong with how he's behaving today!"

Anthony Rothschild sat on the sofa, speaking with a serious expression.

Amadei Giannini looked at Anthony Rothschild and asked: "Mr. Rothschild, what do you mean?"

Anthony Rothschild explained: "I suspect Donnie has plans we don't know about, so we can't completely trust him!"

Amadei Giannini asked: "Are you suggesting that Donnie Block has already been in contact with Morgan?"

Anthony Rothschild shook his head and said: "I don't know; I just feel that the benefits Donnie is asking for this time don't match his contributions in this matter. Remember, Venus Bank and Morgan have collaborations across multiple fields. The benefits you and I offer Donnie aren't enough for him to stand firmly on our side in this matter!"

Upon hearing Anthony Rothschild say this, Amadei Giannini smiled and said: "Mr. Rothschild, you're overthinking it. Although Venus and Morgan have many collaborations, we've analyzed it, and now Venus Bank's growth has already threatened Morgan's position. It was only because they had deep cooperation on many levels previously that they managed to stay in harmony.

Just as you understand Donnie Block, I believe Morgan must understand Donnie Block very well too. So the two sides are bound to have adopted a hidden competitive stance now; otherwise, Donnie Block wouldn't suddenly show up in Washington at this moment. Donnie Block must have seen that while Morgan can use this method to target the Italian Bank today, in the future, they might use this method against Venus Bank and Breton Bank."

Anthony Rothschild contemplated for a while but still couldn't accept Amadei Giannini's words and said: "It's possible, but it doesn't explain Donnie's current actions. Mr. Giannini, Venus Bank is not Italian Bank; Venus Bank is a shareholder of the Federal Reserve. Wanting to use the methods against Italian Bank to deal with Venus Bank is only possible in one way.

It would require the White House, Congress, and other Federal Reserve shareholders to unite, which would make this possible. But do you think this possibility is high?"

Amadei Giannini fell into deep thought and eventually shook his head: "I still firmly believe in my judgment. The possibility you mention does exist, but that would require completely dismantling Venus Bank for it to be possible. Morgan doesn't need to do that; they only need to gradually eat away at it.

And moreover..."

Saying this, Amadei Giannini looked resolutely at Anthony Rothschild and said: "Mr. Rothschild, now that we've finally brought Donnie into our camp, I truly don't hope that issues between you and Block will affect our cooperation this time. As long as our plan succeeds, the entire banking industry in California will be ours in the future. At that time, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to deal with Donnie Block as you wish?

By then, because of the conflict between Donnie Block and Morgan over this matter, I believe Morgan won't cooperate with Donnie Block again in this matter."

Seeing Amadei Giannini's resolute attitude, Anthony Rothschild suddenly smiled and said: "Perhaps, Mr. Giannini, your perspective is correct, and I'm being overly sensitive!"

Amadei Giannini nodded with a smile and said: "I'm not doubting Mr. Rothschild's thoughts, rather, I think the most important thing right now is for us to jointly persuade the Treasury Department and Congress, and that's the most crucial matter for us!"

Anthony Rothschild agreed again with Amadei Giannini's viewpoint.

In the end, the two decided that Amadei Giannini would continue lobbying Andrew Mellon, while Anthony Rothschild would be responsible for lobbying Congress.

After leaving Amadei Giannini's residence, Anthony Rothschild and Nate Rothschild sat in the car, and Anthony Rothschild sighed: "If only they weren't enemies!"

Nate Rothschild understood Anthony Rothschild's meaning and said: "Allies are also quite good; at least if the allies are too smart, we'd need to spend more effort guarding against them!"

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