The journey starts from the Titanic

"I can tell you everything you want to know, the answer is that it must be." Hades insisted.

"Okay! Don't fool me, it's too easy for us to kill now." Qin Zishan gritted his teeth and agreed.Take over the no-cost business from Hades.

"Mr. Baker, how about you? Every year you are in charge of the millions of dollars remitted to the southern headquarters... Don't lie to me!"

In the end, Qin Zishan did not let Hades and Baker go. They did not hand over Hades and Baker to the police because of a large number of property issues, but secretly slaughtered them.

The KKK issue was also discussed at the Cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington.

Attorney General Palmer, holding the results of the investigation obtained from California in his hand, said with a grim look: "The KKK was cancelled for a time, and they have revived in 1915. They have developed more than 2 million party members so far! What do numbers mean?

In the past two years, their numbers have been expanding rapidly, and if we let them go, they will be big."

Then he introduced the KKK’s MLM model. Everyone understands the dangers of this MLM model. Some members may join the KKK only for safety or other reasons, but only 1% of the people are. The bad ones, then these bad people spread like a virus, becoming more and more serious.

Treasury Secretary Andrew looked at the first President Harding, then narrowed his eyes, with a faint smile on his mouth, as if he was dozing off.

Everyone's eyes also focused on Harding's face.Everyone knows that Harding came from Ohio, which is the area where the KKK is most proliferated, and can almost manipulate parliamentary elections. The president himself seems to have a close relationship with the KKK, and there are even rumors that he has secretly joined the KKK. The K party won the local election.

At least some small newspapers have such legends.

It seems that everyone's gaze is a bit meaningful, Harding's face is still very calm.

He knew in his heart that the Ku Klux Klan has become angry and complained by all parties, and there is a precedent for the President to sign a law to ban the Ku Klux Klan decades ago. If he does not make a difference, he will definitely be criticized. I'm not allowed to burn the fire on my head.

"Herbert, what's your opinion?" Harding smiled and turned his gaze to Herbert, the secretary of commerce with a rich face?Hoover.

Hoover smiled slightly, confident.After taking a look at the cabinet members, he said loudly: "The existence of the KKK is a huge hazard to the business environment of the United States. We have come to this conclusion from the facts of the case that broke out in California.

Returning the United States to a normal state is a promise made during the presidential election. We have just resolved the international naval race and opened the world market for American products. However, if the domestic situation is not calm, we will achieve great results. discount.

I know there are some voices defended by them in Congress, but if you look closely, they all come from areas where the KKK is flooded, and they are all Democrats.These people are selfish and selfish. On the one hand, they oppose our economic policy (taxation), and on the other hand they provoke social conflicts in order to profit from it.

If we do nothing, the Democratic Party will definitely benefit, and we will also lose the support of the business community and voters.Therefore, we must adopt a positive and tough attitude, otherwise our policies will be interfered by them in the future."

Some of Hoover's remarks aroused the support of the cabinet members, especially when the next tax reduction policy was proposed, in order to prevent the Democrats from getting in the way, the KKK incident is the best time to attack their power in Congress.

"President, this matter should have a clear attitude as soon as possible. Now everyone is looking at the White House." Vice President Coolidge interjected.

Coolidge is usually like a silent donkey. Although he participates in cabinet meetings, he has been very low-key and rarely expresses his opinions, but Hoover cannot ignore his opinions.

"How about you? Duny?" Harding asked Duny, the Minister of Interior next to him.

The president's Ohio gang brother seemed to have something on his mind and was a little absent-minded. After hearing Harding's question, he was taken aback and said casually: "Just do it!"

Harding frowned slightly, dissatisfied with Duny's distraction.But he was a generous person, and soon forgave the Ohio brother.

Well, now that I am the president, I don’t have to be blackmailed by the KKK gangsters anymore. It’s okay to teach them a lesson!

Harding thought of this, showing the sign of the uncle next door smile.

"Since the KKK has aroused widespread opposition from the society, it is even more obligatory for the federal government to safeguard democracy, freedom and racial equality. Therefore, I will sign a presidential decree to ban the KKK."

Hearing what Harding said, Secretary of Commerce Hoover (Herbert? Hoover, not Edgar? Hoover. Nonsense foreign names!), Attorney General Palmer, smiled slightly, just aside The Secretary of the Interior Duny had some concerns, and Vice President Coolidge said nothing.

Andrew's eyes brightened and then darkened, looking at the opposite Secretary of the Interior Duny with a little playful look.Recently, the Ministry of the Interior and several oil merchants got together and leased out three naval oil lands.

The next day, President Harding delivered a speech, reiterating the determination of the federal government to safeguard democracy and freedom and protect the rights and interests of citizens. He strongly criticized the crimes of the KKK and announced that the federal government would ban the KKK.At the same time, he also praised California's achievements in combating violent KKK.

Harding was a coquettish man. He not only used newspapers, but also became obsessed with radio broadcasting, and issued orders to ban the KKK through radio.

American people heard the president's voice on the radio for the first time and were very excited.With the help of a new type of media, the atrocities of the KKK were widely exposed, and the policy of banning this evil organization was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and widely affected social trends.

When the White House heard the news of banning the KKK, there was a national sensation.

A mansion in a southern state.The president’s speech was played continuously on the radio, and with a snap, a glass of wine fell from a trembling hand and smashed to pieces. The scarlet liquor stained the precious oak floors.

A man with a frustrated face slumped on a chair with a frustrated face and kept muttering: "It's over, it's over, everything is over!"

He is the leader of the KKK, Simmons, or more accurately, he should be the chairman of the KKK company.Not long ago, his clothing company formulated a batch of millions of dollars worth of goods.

What goods?

Those are the white headgear, white robe and cross of the KKK. They are a huge chain company. Every year, the KKK (company) makes millions of profits by selling a large number of KKK-marked clothes and accessories.

Now that the Federation has banned the KKK, it is undoubtedly stifling the brand that Simmons and others have worked so hard on, and the loss is incalculable.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in the ear, Simmons raised his head, and several masked men in white hoods and white robes suddenly appeared in front of him.

Qin Zishan lifted the white headgear and revealed a yellow smiling face: "Hey! Mr. Simmons, Baker pointed me to it. I want to ask you for something, okay?"

Chapter 60

In 1922, President Harding signed the decree to ban the KKK. The Republican government took the fight against the KKK as the main means to combat the Democratic Party. The KKK suffered a serious setback and became a target of rejection by everyone.

Newspapers reported from time to time: After a large number of leaders were arrested, the various atrocities committed by them also surfaced, which is shocking.Naturally, these people were sent to prison.

Simmons, one of the chief leaders of the KKK, disappeared, leaving only the legend of "carrying millions of dollars and leaving foreign countries."

The Bureau of Investigation under the Ministry of Justice is the main force in this crackdown. From the wave of red terror to the Wall Street bombings, to the KKK case, the snobbery of the Bureau of Investigation has expanded rapidly, and more and more people are beginning to notice the stock of the Bureau of Investigation. A boundless intelligence agency.Young detective Edgar?With his eye-catching performance in these major cases, Hoover rose strongly and laid the foundation for his later leadership of the FBI.

After months of noisy, things finally came to an end.

Situ Nan's life has also returned to calm, waiting for news from Nanyang, planning the development of the company, enjoying the fun of the family, um, and the tenderness of the lover, so wonderful.

In the calm, countless conspiracies spread from William Manor on Beverly Hills to the world.

The attack on the KKK is not only out of his own feelings, but also of interest.

Although Situ Nan didn't bother to go to gangsters, it was also an achievement to control the underground forces in California through Wang Chen, Qin Zishan and others.

At William Manor, Situ Nan told Qin Zishan: "I have no problem with you doing business like casinos, bootlegs, brothels, etc., but one thing is that you can't get drugs.

This thing is too unreasonable. Other businesses can be turned into serious business and can be bleached, but the drug business can never be bleached, and sooner or later it will be targeted by the government.Don't look at our cooperation with the Bureau of Investigation so closely this time, but you have to be careful when they turn their heads and bite you!I'm not like you will end up like the KKK then."

Situ Nan warned.

His ideal underworld should be as cunning, wise, reasonable and with a bottom line as Corleone put it down in the one-step movie "The Godfather" he watched in his previous life.In fact, he also cultivated Qin Zishan in this way.

As for the guy Wang Chen, he was not very enthusiastic about power, and asked him to sit as a killer doctor and occasionally clean up a few rubbish, freely and just as he wanted.

"I know what to do." Qin Zishan nodded, his face serious, and he obviously took Situ Nan's words in his heart.

Thinking of something, he smiled slightly, and said: "Now we have a lot of money in our hands, think..."

"Want to invest in industry?" Situ Nan looked at Qin Zishan with a look of complacency, knowing that this guy had scraped a lot of money from the KKK this time.

"Yeah." Qin Zishan looked at Situ Nan expectantly.If you can invest behind Situ Nan, you will surely earn a lot of money, and you will find a project to invest in it yourself.