America 1919 - Chapter 768

Chapter 768: 263, Tarot Society_3

At this point, they were only left with one potential partner to choose from!

Donnie’s Pandora Oil!

“Donnie, are you sure about this?” Andrew Mellon looked at Donnie with some excitement. He was not speaking to Donnie in his capacity as the Treasurer of the United States, but as the helmsman of the Mellon Consortium discussing this matter with Donnie.

Obviously, he had also thought of everything Donnie had in mind.

If things really were as Donnie had said, then it was indeed possible for them to secure the mining rights to the Baku Oil Field!

“If I didn’t have solid information, why would I bring it up at such an occasion, today?”

Donnie smiled at the three people sitting before him and continued to throw out an even more tempting proposal!

“Gentlemen, you are my closest allies in the White House. I’ve always believed that the success of one person is not true success. Only the success of a group can be considered real success.”

“Therefore, I sincerely invite the three of you to join Pandora Oil Company. Together we can develop the Baku Oil Field. What do you think?”

Lately, Donnie had been pondering over one issue, which was why, despite his already vast influence, he still felt somewhat powerless in his endeavors.

It wasn’t until he arrived in Washington that Donnie figured it out.

He lacked a steadfast ally!

While the bootlegging empire could actually be considered an ally, its alliances were always too loose, and this empire couldn’t last because the United States would eventually repeal Prohibition!

When Prohibition was repealed, Donnie’s bootlegging empire would effectively topple.

Therefore, Donnie needed an ally with much tighter cooperation and more complex interests.

Andrew Mellon, one of the longest-serving Treasurers in American history, remained in office during Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover’s presidencies.

Coolidge, the man destined to become the next President of the United States.

Though General Pan Xing was about to retire, his influence in the Military Department was immense. MacArthur and Marshall were amongst his protégés.

With the participation of these three individuals, Donnie’s alliance was off to a good start!

In simple terms, it had prestige!

At the moment, Andrew Mellon, Coolidge, and General Pan Xing were somewhat shocked by Donnie’s proposal. If Pandora Oil could indeed secure the mining rights to the Baku Oil Field, their joining now would mean amassing wealth worth billions of US Dollars later on.

Faced with such wealth, no one could remain indifferent!

“Donnie, why do you want to do this?” General Pan Xing directly asked, truly puzzled as to why Donnie wanted to do this.

Coolidge also looked at Donnie with some confusion, while Andrew Mellon seemed to come to a realization at this moment.

Donnie knew that at this time, they needed to be frank with each other, especially since such a partnership couldn’t afford any issues at its inception.

“I once talked with Mr. William Howard Taft, who told me a few things about the Skull and Bones. From Mr. Taft, I learned that Skull and Bones was originally a fraternity, but as more and more people joined every year and those who had graduated from Skull and Bones advanced in their careers, the fraternity gradually became a force that no one could ignore.”

This made me understand that an individual’s power is always limited, but the power of a team is strong.

That’s why I want to build such a team with the three of you.

As long as we share a common interest, whether or not we can secure the mining rights to the Baku Oil Field, I believe we can gain more wealth, power, and even influence the world in the future!”

Donnie’s words were like a declaration, and the three men present had no doubt about his statement.

But should they really join?

There are many secret societies in the United States; to the average person, perhaps they are just secrets, something to talk about over dinner.

But for the four men present, they had genuinely encountered these organizations.

And it was precisely because they had encountered them that they knew the power of these organizations.

If they were to really establish such an organization, what then would be their relationship with these other groups?

“Gentlemen, America is vast, and the world even more so. The energy of one person is always limited, and the power of even an organization is actually limited.”

Donnie continued to speak.

“OK!” General Pan Xing was the first to speak up: “I’m in!”

Among the three, he had the least burden as the top military person in the United States. Even if he was about to step down, his influence in the military was enough to let him face any organization.

Joining Donnie’s organization seemed only beneficial to him!

“I’m in as well!” Andrew Mellon was the second to agree. Just as Donnie said, the world is large, and Andrew Mellon wanted to see just how much power and wealth the world could add to his life!

“As long as the three of you see no issue, I have no objections!”

Coolidge was the last to agree. It wasn’t that he was more concerned about external factors but rather his own position as of the four, he held the least actual power and wealth.

Seeing them agree to join, Donnie heaved a sigh of relief.

“Donnie, since we’ve decided to establish such an organization, we should have a name for it and the alliance also needs some rules, membership conditions, and so on, so we need to have a good discussion about this matter next!” Andrew Mellon suggested to Donnie.

Donnie smiled and said, “I have plenty of rooms here, and I can assure you that nobody else will know about our conversations here.”

“As for the name of the organization… I hope it’s called the Tarot Society!”

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