Capítulo 1535: Chapter 554: MacArthur Becos a Stepping Stone
This year marks the lowest point of the Great Depression in the United States.
By the end of the year, Herbert Hoover will lose the presidential election to Franklin Roosevelt.
After Franklin Roosevelt takes office, he will implent a series of economic reform asures.
This will provide a buffer for the economic developnt of the United States.
As for Caron Block, Donnie is not worried about him…
At this mont, the radio once again broadcasted a voice from ABC.
Chris Kamp, Vice President of Venus Bank, spoke through ABC.
“After several days of etings, Venus Bank has finally decided to respond to the goodwill of Mayor Caron Block and provide relief stations in cities where Venus Bank’s subsidiaries are located.
Veterans across the nation, if you need a piece of bread, a cup of milk, please co to the relief station!
There will always be milk and bread for you here!”
Hearing this broadcast, Café Jackson stood up imdiately.
With a look of panic on his face.
“Boss, this will put Venus Bank in a crisis!
There are 2 million veterans!
If all these people are eating Venus Bank’s food, we’ll have to spend at least several million US dollars a month!”
“Of course, I know what you said!”
Donnie said indifferently.
Now that Café Jackson is no longer within Venus Bank, he naturally does not know the situation of Venus Bank.
No,
he doesn’t understand Donnie’s situation at all.
Don’t forget, a few years ago, Donnie Block had already beco the largest farr in the nation.
Thirty percent of all milk and bread in the nation cos from Donnie Block’s farms spread throughout Arica.
Now the sale of agricultural products is declining, but the production is increasing year by year.
If nothing is done, these products will all be destroyed.
If they are all to be destroyed, why not make use of the waste?
In this situation, Donnie Block’s losses are minimized.
And this kind of donation won’t last forever.
For instance, in the future when the economy recovers, and these veterans grow old and lose their value for leveraging, Donnie can end such relief efforts.
As for whether those veterans can accept this result.
Donnie doesn’t care at all; all he wants is the current reputation, not just from those veterans, nor just those still serving soldiers.
Also from more civilians.
After harvesting the reputation of these people, dispersed veterans across different cities in the U.S. have no value left.
Plus, with the onset of World War II, the U.S. will launch a new round of conscription.
Those veterans are also conscription targets.
According to Donnie’s calculations, in such an environnt, his side only needs to spend around 1.5 million US dollars a month, and this process will barely need just one year to gradually reduce the spending.
In total, it will definitely not exceed 50 million US dollars!
Using 50 million US dollars to drastically boost Caron Block’s political prestige, in Donnie’s eyes, is a very worthwhile endeavor.
It also increases their status in the U.S. Army.
At this ti, Mackenzie Pop ca to Donnie’s study.
“Boss, General MacArthur is here!”
Donnie was not surprised at Douglas MacArthur’s arrival.
This ti, one could say they climbed up on Douglas MacArthur’s shoulders.
Douglas MacArthur is definitely not satisfied!
If now Donnie Block, Caron Block’s prestige rises, Douglas MacArthur’s prestige falls to rock bottom.
This proud general will certainly be unhappy!
“Please co in!”
Donnie smiled.
Douglas MacArthur entered Donnie’s study.
The anger on his face was unconcealed.
“Mr. Block, is your current behavior a declaration of war against ?”
Donnie sat cross-legged on the sofa with a calm expression.
“General MacArthur, have you forgotten? I was once a veteran as well; if I wasn’t lucky enough, maybe a few days ago, I would be in front of the Capitol Building with those veterans.
Your troops might even shoot at .
So now, are you blaming ?”
Douglas MacArthur took a deep breath and snorted coldly: “Donnie, I know your relationship with Marshall and others is very good, but you should know I am now the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, the highest-ranking officer!”
Donnie still had a relaxed deanor, “Douglas, you wouldn’t think that after this propaganda, you can still sit comfortably in the position of Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, would you?”
Douglas MacArthur’s military career was very smooth until now.
If Donnie hadn’t appeared, Douglas MacArthur’s career would have been smooth until the outbreak of that war between the North and the South.
On another tiline, Douglas MacArthur smoothly completed his term as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
In 1936, he resigned and then accepted the invitation of Manuel Luis Quezon, President of the Philippine Autonomy Governnt, to serve as Quezon’s military advisor with the rank of major-general.
On his journey to the Philippines, Douglas MacArthur t Jean Marie Faircloth, a wealthy rchant’s daughter who closely resembled his mother in both background and personality.
In April 1937, they were married in the United States.
In August 1936, Douglas MacArthur accepted the rank of Field Marshal of the Philippine Army conferred by Quezon.
In 1937, Douglas MacArthur retired from the U.S. Army. On December 31, he was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Philippine Army and started building the Philippine Army.
It was not until 1941 when the United States decided to participate in World War II that Douglas MacArthur returned to the U.S. Army.
But this was not what Donnie wanted to see.
When Donnie decided to bet everything on Marshall in the U.S. Army.
The contradiction between Donnie and Douglas MacArthur beca irreconcilable.
Douglas MacArthur never intended to get along with Donnie in peace.
Even though before this, Douglas MacArthur didn’t receive Mayer Coffman’s letter, but after taking on the role of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Douglas MacArthur noticed many mid-level positions in the U.S. Army.
Were being replaced by Marshall’s people.
Douglas MacArthur naturally cannot accept this result.
So, before long, he had replaced a number of Marshall’s people.
This has seriously affected the plans made by Donnie and Marshall.
Additionally, Donnie is sure to harness the prestige of these veterans this ti.
So Donnie cannot allow Douglas MacArthur to continue holding the position of Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
He’d better go manage his forces in the Philippines ahead of schedule!
Donnie doesn’t know if this plan will succeed, but he’s willing to try for it.
“Donnie, I rember your Ares Arsenal has a very close cooperation with the U.S. Army?”
Douglas MacArthur looked at Donnie coldly.
Donnie knew that there was no chance of a peaceful coexistence with Douglas MacArthur now, and Douglas MacArthur naturally understood this too.
Douglas MacArthur now fully realizes that if he allows Donnie’s propaganda to continue, he will completely lose the trust of those cannon fodders at the bottom of the U.S. Army and will also lose the trust of ordinary Arican citizens.
So Douglas MacArthur has to save himself.
And his ans of self-preservation now is to use the business dealings between Ares Military Industry and the U.S. Army as leverage!
After hearing Douglas MacArthur’s words, Donnie laughed lightly again.
“Douglas, do you know what is most pathetic for you?”
Douglas MacArthur looked at Donnie with hostility and said, “You don’t need to mystify here!”
Donnie smiled and said, “I’m not mystifying anything at all. Considering we used to have a good relationship, I can tell you sothing you haven’t even noticed yourself.”
“What is it?”
“You’ve been in the position of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff for too short of a ti, so short that you haven’t fully understood the situation inside before you’ve started implenting your plans.
If you now want to stop the cooperation between the U.S. Army and Ares Military Industry.
I can assure you that you will be the one suffering!”
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