Donnie glanced at Murphy and said, "What happened yesterday, I can pretend it never happened, but if you still want the support of Venus Bank,
there are two things that must be done. First, I want the state court to issue a mandate to punish the strikers, and second, deploy the National Guard!"
This is what Donnie truly wanted Murphy and Simon Harrison to do.
The influence of General Motors’ Plant Four and Plant Five in Flint City is too great.
Workers here are no longer considered the lower class.
These people have complex relationships in Flint City, including their connections with the Security Departnt.
In fact, even if Simon Harrison doesn’t intervene, the people at the Security Departnt might turn a blind eye.
So Donnie wants Michigan’s National Guard to mobilize.
As for the state court’s mandate, Donnie had already discussed it with Murphy before, but Murphy had been hoping to resolve the matter peacefully, so it was delayed.
Now hearing Donnie’s words, Murphy wanted to stall again.
"Mr. Block, the state court mandate requires many procedures, I’m afraid today..."
Slam!
Donnie slapped a docunt on the table, "Governor, do you have anything else to say?"
Murphy picked up the docunt with a sense of foreboding, only to find it was indeed a mandate from their state court.
It was an order for the strikers to evacuate the factory, stating that if they did not completely leave in three days, their actions would be considered illegal, with a fine of 15 million US Dollars.
Murphy never believed he had more power in Michigan than Donnie.
Although he was the Governor of Michigan, his power was actually divided among Congress and the state court.
Moreover, Venus Bank had long leveraged the influence of General Motors and Cadillac in Michigan, establishing various interest networks in different departnts.
His words in Michigan were not necessarily as effective as Donnie Bruck’s.
But now, seeing Donnie easily produce the state court order, gave Murphy a clearer understanding of the situation.
"Furthermore, gentlen, don’t think that what I just ntioned about xico is rely a threat. I can clearly tell you, General Motors, including Cadillac, has already started expanding there.
General Motors employs nearly 250,000 workers across the United States, and with Cadillac, this reaches nearly 400,000.
Under these circumstances, if I agree to their demands, I would need to pay out several millions more US Dollars in benefits each month.
But if these two factories relocate to xico, this move alone could save tens of millions of dollars in profits each month.
So do you really think I care about this little loss now?"
Murphy and Simon Harrison were now thoroughly panicked.
Because they realized that Donnie wasn’t lying.
The hourly wages of workers in the United States and xico are simply not comparable, and what’s more, xico still has a dictatorial governnt.
And this dictatorial governnt was propped up by Donnie!
If Donnie truly did such a thing, General Motors and Cadillac might suffer huge losses in the short term.
But in the long run, General Motors and Cadillac might very well complete an upgrade of their production, and then attack other Arican car brands with price advantages...
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on their backs!
"Harrison, here is the announcent from General Motors. If you still want Venus Bank’s support, then this announcent needs to be seen by those on strike by this afternoon!"
Donnie handed the announcent to Simon Harrison.
Simon Harrison picked up the announcent, and Governor Murphy leaned in to see.
The content was simple, yet it showed Donnie’s stance on the matter once again!
In three days, if there are still striking workers sitting in, General Motors and Cadillac will blacklist them, and those blacklisted and their families will never work for General Motors or Cadillac again!
This would cause a sensation!
Simon Harrison was well aware of the impact of this announcent.
Just now, strike organizers rushed into factories to provide food and water to those on strike.
This made them see a glimr of victory.
At this mont of high emotion, seeing such an announcent coupled with the just-issued court mandate...
One could imagine the consequences among the groups of strikers.
Donnie, leaning back on the sofa, calmly stated, "I really want to know how the CIO will treat these people when they lose their jobs and sources of inco."
Governor Murphy and Simon Harrison eventually left Donnie’s room.
"It seems this ti, Donnie Block is determined to go head-to-head with the CIO!"
Simon Harrison said painfully.
He now felt like a rat in a bellows, being pressured from both sides.
Murphy sighed and said, "Now I understand why Donnie is so firm on this matter, because he has no choice!"
Simon Harrison turned his head to look at Murphy and asked, "What do you an?"
Murphy said, "Didn’t you hear what Donnie said just now? If General Motors accepts the strikers’ demands, it’ll cost millions more in wages each month.
And this is just one conglorate, General Motors. If this strike affects other industries, it would surely affect Venus Bank’s other businesses.
Add it all up, and Venus Bank would have to pay out tens of millions more each month.
Do you think Donnie would allow such a thing to happen?"
Simon Harrison remained silent, realizing it was impossible!
"So, what choice do we have?"
Simon Harrison now understood that a peaceful resolution was not possible.
Murphy let out a bitter smile, "Do we have any choice?
Haven’t you noticed that if Donnie wants to, he can render the two of us powerless at any ti?"
Simon Harrison’s political instinct was never as sharp as Murphy’s, and he didn’t understand Murphy’s aning imdiately.
Murphy had to explain, "Donnie’s infiltration into Michigan didn’t start with the acquisition of Cadillac and General Motors, but during the era of the Bootlegging Empire.
At that ti, Donnie already utilized bootlegging profits to penetrate various departnts of the Michigan State Governnt, city halls of various cities, and the Security Departnt.
Over the years, coupled with the presence of General Motors and Cadillac, frankly, I even suspect that my assistant might be one of Donnie Block’s people."
Simon Harrison instinctively objected, "That’s impossible; neither the White House nor Congress would permit such a force to exist!"
Murphy sneered, "If you had started like this from the beginning, the White House and Congress naturally wouldn’t allow it, but Donnie has been playing this ga for more than a decade.
You see, without saying, you wouldn’t notice, which shows Donnie has already imperceptibly influenced many people.
When those people realize it, they’ve already boarded Donnie Block’s ship.
There’s no getting off!
Most importantly, Donnie is extrely asured; he won’t interfere with the operation of this nation or deliberately provoke any group’s interests.
Donnie’s strategy is always about co-opting; if he can’t, he tries not to make enemies.
So now everyone is willing to stand by his side.
The Republicans and Democrats used to be fiercely competitive, but now, are there any Republicans dissatisfied with Donnie?
If there are, it’s a very small number, unable to make any waves!
Therefore, when Donnie lightly shows his fangs, given the situation doesn’t concern others, nobody is willing to stand by our side!"
Simon Harrison didn’t know what to say for a while.
"Perhaps, what I’m saying now isn’t even the true extent of Donnie Block’s power!" Murphy concluded!
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