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Taking a puff of his cigar, Lucino shifted his gaze from the semi-finished four-color double-sided paper offset printing on the conveyor belt to Xu Fu'an at the factory: "I wonder what Mr. Xu Fu's opinion is on the Tammony Association's conclusion?"

Not long ago, Luciano received a request from the Tamani Association.

Xu Fu's messengers work every day and seem to have no intention of resigning. On the contrary, they recently participated in the election through the newspaper, which led the Tammany Association to question Luciano's abilities.

"It is still continuing."

After the meeting at the polo field, Xu Fu did not take the Tammany Association too seriously, and naturally, he could not conduct an investigation.

"Perhaps I can help."

When he heard Xu Fu's reply, Luciano's gaze lingered on him, and he responded sullenly with a frown.

Slowly shifting his gaze, Luciano went on to state the purpose of his trip: "Mr. Haynes, the president of the Tammony Association, would be happy to meet with Mr. Xu Fu-Xu Fu to clarify this misunderstanding."

The Tammany Association still wields political influence in New York City.

Even Luciano didn't want to offend him easily.

The importance of the Tamenne Association as a political machine of the Democratic Party has become apparent, especially as the election approaches.

Even though the Democrats knew the Tammany Association had many problems, they still needed to use it as an opposition force to fight back against the ruling Republicans. This is why Jimmy Walker, a key figure in New York's corruption scandal, simply resigned.

“I don’t think there’s any misunderstanding here.”

In response, Xu Fu calmly refused.

He wasn't used to meeting people under threat, and besides, Xu Fu had arrived late; he knew very well that the Tammany Association wouldn't enjoy its reputation for long.

Having declined the invitation, Xu Fu's gaze fell mentally on the gang leader; if Luciano or the Tammoni Association didn't intervene, he wouldn't mind using some special methods to deal with them.

A vast world, its power insufficient to confront an army head-on.

However, this is more than enough to fend off the Mafia.

Furthermore, in a society where there is only one way to deal with an opponent, Xu Fu, who has the foresight to guide him, can subconsciously use the influence he has gained in New York to solve these problems.

This time, Luciano's gaze lingered on Xu Fu for longer than ever before.

Anticipating that the other party would make some moves, he silently prepared to take action.

Luciano, who was standing in front of him, suddenly looked away: "I understand. I will convey your attitude, Mr. Xu Fu, to the Tammony Association."

"I will not be involved in this case any further."

Luciano seems intent on distancing himself from the business between Xu Fu and the Tammoni Association, otherwise he would become overly involved in their struggle.

When Xu Fu heard this, he couldn't help but glare at Lucio.

To some extent, being a gang leader in the New York underworld has its unique aspects.

Perhaps this is why Luciano was able to continue his mafia business with impunity after the collapse of the Tammany Society.

Luciano took a wallet out of his pocket, pulled out a $100 bill, and handed it to Xu Fu: "This is compensation for disrupting factory production."

After receiving the $100 note from Luciano, Xu Fu accepted the money with a confident air.

Because the other party's actions did indeed affect his parcel factory.

After handing over the compensation to Xu Fu, Luciano did not linger in the factory and soon left with his men.

Watching Luciano walk away, Xu Fu looked at the bill in his hand.

"Mr. Xu Fu".

After Luciano and the others left, Lange and the workers re-entered the factory.

"Let the workers do their jobs."

After putting the banknotes away, Xu Fu gave Lange some instructions, and then Lange nodded and greeted the workers standing behind him.

At Lange's urging, the workers, who had been somewhat uneasy, breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the familiar assembly line to continue assembling offset printing machines.

How is the factory operation progressing?

Looking at the workers working hard on the assembly line, Xu Fu brought the topic back to production.

"The assembly of the first four-color double-sided offset printing machine has been basically completed."

Sensing that Xu Fu was unwilling to talk much about Luciano and the others, Lange went along with it and replied, "The offset printing presses have just started up, and the workers are still getting used to them; as they get better, they will speed up."

Where is the command?

“I contacted the printing press, and they were very interested in the four-color double-sided offset printing technology, but they wanted to see the actual printing results before making a decision. In addition, I also contacted people in the newspaper industry. At this point, Lange looked at Xu Fu, who was also an employee of the printing press: “The World Journal and the New York Times have both expressed interest in this new technology.”

The disruption caused by Luciano has been put aside, and production at the Curier Machinery Plant is gradually returning to normal.

When Xu Fu left Brooklyn, where the factory was located, he did not go directly to the newspaper office, but instead made a phone call through a public phone booth.

"Hello, this is Bell Systems Telephone Company. How can I help you?"

After inserting a coin and waiting a long time, the service provider's request came from the other end of the phone.

Unlike the radio, although the telephone was invented earlier, it did not become as widespread.

Early telephone calls also required translators, making the work extremely tedious, especially in the early days before radio broadcasting, when translators received 5000 calls a day inquiring about time; election results and scores from professional boxing matches, football, and baseball were also repeatedly asked.

Meanwhile, rural operators were even asked to act as local community information centers, helping to find lost children and forwarding flood and fire warnings.

At that time, listening to neighbors' phone conversations on a shared line was a form of entertainment in rural areas, but this practice was gradually replaced by the emergence of radio dramas.

“I told Mr. Fiorello-Henry-LaGuardia in Washington that Xu Fu-Xu Fu requested to meet him at the usual place.”

"Yes, sir."

During this period, people were accustomed to transmitting information through messengers. Considering the high cost of long-distance calls, a three-minute call from New York to San Francisco cost approximately $60, and to London, approximately $300. Although this price later decreased, it remained high until 1966, when the cost of a three-minute call from New York to San Francisco dropped to $10. Only in 1966 did the cost of a three-minute call to San Francisco fall below $10, while the cost to London did not fall below $10 until 1981.

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The cost of telephones also led to a rather slow pace of development.

After a long wait, the phone booth finally connected LaGuardia to the call.

"no problem."

LaGuardia gave a brief answer and quickly hung up the phone.

That brief call, lasting less than a second, cost Xu Fu 25 cents.

bang bang

On the streets of New York, the moment after Xu Fu hung up the phone.

There was an urgent knocking sound coming from behind the phone booth.

Looking at the impatient faces of the pedestrians on the street, Xu Fu nodded and hung up the phone before leaving the phone booth.

Upon seeing Xu Fu emerge, the pedestrian immediately ducked into a phone booth, tore open his shirt to reveal the stingy "S" logo underneath.

Standing on the street, watching the pedestrians, Xu Fu noticed that the phone booths had been painted red.

"There seems to be a consensus within the Republican Party?"

That night, at restaurant number 21 on West 52nd Street.

Xu Fu lowered his head and took a bite of his steak, flirting with LaGuardia in front of him.

Not long ago, Hoover publicly announced his candidacy for re-election and said in his speech: "Where our country is headed in the next 100 years depends on following the traditions of America, not inventing new tricks. Make it clear that the federal government will not be a participant in economic and social life."

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Clearly, the next Hoover campaign will be dominated by American traditional values ​​and conservatives.

This method is not wrong for presidents seeking re-election; past Republican presidents have also used this method to win re-election.

However, Hoover clearly overlooked the context of his own campaign.

American traditions could not save the people during the Great Depression; everyone was looking forward to new changes.

From that moment on, Hoover's defeat was inevitable.

"The president's desire to run for office is very strong, and it would be bad to express opposition within the Republican Party."

Hearing Xu Fu's teasing, LaGuardia couldn't help but sigh.

There has been a general consensus between the Democratic and Republican parties that an incumbent president can be re-elected, and there are very few presidents in American history who have not been re-elected.

However, the current situation does not give Laguardia any hope of Hoover's successful re-election.

How is the New York City mayoral election going?

LaGuardia's expression wasn't much better when he answered Xu Fu's question.

In a sense, the presidential election is also linked to the outcome of the New York City mayoral election; if Hoover loses the election, the LaGuardia mayoral election will also be in trouble.

After all, he and Hoover were both Republicans.

The Tammany Association clearly wouldn't let this opportunity to strike at LaGuardia slip by. In fact, rumors are already circulating in New York today that voting for LaGuardia is the same as voting for Hoover, which is very detrimental to LaGuardia's mayoral election.

"Perhaps you should try to separate yourself from Hoover."

Seeing LaGuardia's sorrowful face, Xu Fu immediately turned to him and reminded him.

“The Republican nomination of a mayoral candidate does not mean that you can only support Republican political views. The Democratic Party is not monolithic either. Al Smith has not yet expressed support for Roosevelt.”

"What do you mean?"