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Not to mention the US dollars brought in by the sale of sugar and cigarettes on the black market, Josie's warehouse is still brimming with gold and silver from the transactions with Daenerys alone.

Chapter 46 Jewish Gang

“Tell me, what’s going on?” Two nights later, in the same restaurant, Josie looked at Lyndon Schneider and said.

Just half an hour ago, he received a call from Schneider, informing him of news about the theft of his goods.

“It was done by Jews,” Lyndon Schneider replied.

"Is the news accurate?" Josie asked.

“It’s confirmed. It was our partner in New York, the Corleone family, who leaked the information.” Lyndon Schneider nodded. “The shipment was originally meant for them, but according to the news from there, it ended up in the hands of their rival, the Marcia family, and their partner in Chicago is the Jewish gang.”

“Now that we’ve found the person, I don’t need to tell you what to do, right?” Josie said.

Hearing the name of the Corleone family, Josie was not surprised; he already knew this.

As the behind-the-scenes boss, Josie doesn't interfere with the day-to-day operations, but she still needs to know some basic information.

For example, the major underground forces in Chicago, the five major Mafia families in New York, and some large gangs across the United States.

So when Lyndon Schneider first made contact with New York, Josie knew about the Corleone family's existence.

At the time, Josie didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, there was already Margot, the female lead in the phone call murder case, and Sabrina, a character who should have been played by Audrey Hepburn in the original world. So, it wouldn't be a big deal if the Godfather came out as well.

Moreover, compared to Captain America and Howard Stark, whom we just learned about, the Godfather is really just a small matter.

“Boss, this matter may not be so easy to handle…” However, Lyndon Schneider looked at Josie’s expression and said hesitantly.

"Oh? What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Josie frowned.

“Because, according to the information revealed by the Corleone family, this matter was not led by the Chicago Jewish community, but rather instructed by the Marcellia family!” Lyndon Schneider explained.

“The Marcellia family? Luciano? Did our business offend him?” Upon hearing Lyndon Schneider’s words, Josie finally took it seriously.

If it were just the Jewish community in Chicago, Josie wouldn't care.

However, if it's from the Marsilia family, the situation is different.

The head of the Marcilia family is the same as the head of the Genovese family, one of the five major Mafia families in New York in the original world of Josie.

However, the Ginovic family changed their name after World War II, when Vito Ginovic came to power.

Right now, Ginobili is just the current head of the Marcia family, Luciano's henchman in Josie's words, and the third-in-command of the gang.

Luciano, on the other hand, is an extremely formidable figure in the Mafia, arguably the boss of all the current families.

Even the Corleone family, during their reign, had to give way to them.

Because the "Cosa Nostra" (meaning "Our Own Business"), a super-criminal organization jointly formed by the entire American Mafia, was established under the leadership of Luciano.

Under his leadership, the Mafia also established two prohibitions: one against selling drugs and the other against murdering law enforcement officers.

However, Luciano was imprisoned several years ago by the current New York State Governor Dewey, where he works as a librarian and can only remotely control the Marcellia family.

Josie and her gang have only been around for a few months, so they shouldn't have much to do with the other side.

Could it be because of doing business with the Corleone family? But that doesn't make sense. Although the Marcilia family and the Corleone family aren't exactly on good terms, they still maintain a certain balance on the surface.

“No, it wasn’t Luciano who gave the order, but his most important assistant, Maye Lansky,” Lyndon Schneider said, shaking his head.

“Maye Lansky? We don’t have any connection with him at all,” Josie said, puzzled.

He certainly knew who Mayer Lansky was. The man was Luciano's most important partner and strategist, as well as the godfather of the Jewish faction within the Mafia, and held immense prestige among Jewish gangs throughout the United States.

“No, boss. Before us, the Jewish gang controlled by Mayer Lansky was the largest illicit cigarette production and sales group in the country. Tobacco was also one of the Jewish gang’s most important sources of income,” Lyndon Schneider explained. “Our cigarettes are of higher quality and more affordable. I think that’s why they took action against us.”

Upon hearing Lyndon Schneider's words, Josie suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out I've inadvertently stepped on the coattails of America's largest Jewish community...

This is indeed a difficult matter.

Although Josie's development is progressing rapidly, it has been too short a time, and its scale is simply insignificant compared to established mafia organizations.

"Has the Corleone family made any statement about this?" Josie asked coldly.

"Their meaning is non-interference. If we can ship the goods, they will accept them, but they won't care about anything else," Lyndon Schneider said with some helplessness. "If I'm not mistaken, this is just a warning to us. If we continue to ship in large quantities, similar things will probably keep happening."

Clearly, the Corleone family did not want to get involved in this mess.

Although the tobacco business is highly profitable, it's still not as profitable as having them confront Mayer Lansky for it.

"Hmph, they want to make money but don't want to take any risks. They've got a good plan!" Josie was very dissatisfied with the Corleone family's attitude, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Jews, what a troublesome group! A hint of disgust crept onto Josie's face.

This aversion wasn't just because the other party had stolen his goods.

It also comes from information that Josie knew when she was a citizen of Xia Kingdom in her previous life.

Many people only know that Jews suffered vicious reprisals from the Germans during World War II, but few know that Jews and Chinese also had deep-seated grievances and entanglements.

One example is the infamous Fugu Project. During World War II, China took in a large number of exiled Jews. However, many of these Jews colluded with Japan and attempted to establish a Jewish state in northeastern China, but the project failed.

Another reason is the infamous Exclusion Act.

Some might wonder, wasn't the Exclusion Act spearheaded by the US government? What does it have to do with Jews?

Yes, there really are, and they're even related to tobacco.

Because all of this stemmed from a Jewish man named Samuel Gompas.

Gompas immigrated to New York from England in 1863. As a young man, he worked as a cigar worker, and at that time, a large proportion of cigar workers in the United States were Jewish.

However, the best cigar makers were not Jewish workers, but Asian workers in California, including those from Hawaii.

Moreover, because the Xia people were hardworking and produced high-quality tobacco at low wages, it was difficult for Jewish workers, led by Gompas, to earn much money. It was from that time that Gompas began to hate the Xia people.

Because of his shrewdness and enthusiasm for union activities, Gompas quickly gained great prestige among industry workers and became the chief of the American Cigar Union in 1875.

From that moment on, Gompas, in this capacity, began to initiate the first act of the Exclusion Act, inciting hatred among white workers towards Asians.

It was also because of him that anti-Sahelism began to spread from the Jewish community to all social classes across the United States.

Chapter 47 Blackwater Gang

“Maye Lansky, he’s certainly a very troublesome character,” Josie remarked, tapping the table lightly.

It wasn't that Josie was afraid.

However, for him, who was of Austrian descent, the other party's Jewish identity was a problem.

In particular, Mayer Rankis is not just a Jewish mafia godfather; he also has another identity: a vanguard of the anti-French movement.

The other party had cooperated with the government during the New Deal era to jointly eliminate the notorious American law enforcement organization, the Silver Shirts.

Therefore, the other party not only has connections in the underworld, but also has extremely extensive connections in the political world.

As a new immigrant, and of Austrian descent, it would be unwise for Josie to confront the other party directly.

But soon, Josie started laughing.

Why should I confront the other party directly?

The other party probably has no idea that I exist.

Because from the very beginning, all the production and sales of goods were done by Lyndon Schneider and Dix.

Lyndon Schneider is also a German immigrant, but Dix is ​​a native Irishman!

The seven people who were killed or injured in the previous robbery were all Irish.

Before the rise of Black and Latino groups in the future, the three major gang ethnic groups in the United States were Irish, Italian, and Jewish.

Which one has the largest number and the largest scale?

He was neither Italian nor Jewish.

Rather, they were Irish, the first of the three ethnic groups to immigrate to the United States, and are the true progenitors of American gangs.

However, Irish gangs have a major flaw: they are keen on low-level violent crimes and have poor organizational discipline. Their elite members are also more interested in politics.

As a result, through long-term development, the Irish elite have become the largest ethnic group in American politics.

Before Josie's time travel, there had already been a total of 45 presidents of Irish descent, not to mention countless governors and senators.

However, as Irish people gradually gained political power, the original lower class, namely the gangs, was taken over by the later-arriving, more organized Italians and Jews.

“Heh, Schneider, I know what you’re worried about, but have you forgotten that Dix and his brothers are all Irish? And all along, the largest gangs in America have been Irish, only they’re like a loose pile of sand compared to Italians and Jews… But what if we could organize them?” Just as Lyndon Schneider was wondering why Josie was laughing, Josie spoke up.

Lyndon Schneider was also taken aback for a moment, but then he understood what Josie meant.

Actually, it's not that Lyndon Schneider didn't think of this.

However, people of German descent in this era, due to their traditional Prussian education and relatively outstanding abilities, belong to the social elite wherever they go.

Military, business, politics, and scientific research.

These are their domains.

Even criminals like Lyndon Schneider follow the path of organized thieves.

They generally don't think much of gangsters.