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Like Lyndon Snyder, although he had been working with Dix, he simply treated Dix and his men as thugs and laborers.

This is why, despite being the largest single ethnic group in the United States, we rarely hear of gangs with predominantly German-American members.

Even if they were to actually engage in gangster activities, they would most likely end up as the Silver Shirts or the D Guard...

But Josie was different; he didn't have the inherent arrogance typical of German-speaking people of this era.

So he's already imagining what it would be like to build a gang with Irish leaders and lower-level members, but with highly organized German-American members in the middle.

Even the organizational structure was modeled by the Italian Mafia; he could simply copy it.

If Josie can't even copy this little bit of homework properly, she should just go home and cuddle with Margot to sleep.

Soon, Josie summoned Dix... Schneider had previously been afraid that Dix would cause trouble if he found out, so he had only ruled over Josie alone and hadn't summoned him.

"Jews? Boss, just say the word and I'll take my men and wipe out the Jewish gang!" Sure enough, after Dix arrived and heard that the people who had stolen the goods were Jewish, Dix couldn't sit still any longer.

If it weren't for Josh, the big boss who had been kind to him, sitting here, he probably would have immediately ordered that guy to take his men to the Jewish gang's territory to pull off a heist.

“Don’t rush, Dix. Revenge is just a matter of time. What I want to talk to you about now is something else.” Josie waved her hand, gesturing for him to sit down.

"Boss, you say it!" Upon hearing this, Dix had no choice but to sit down quietly.

“Dix, have you ever thought about becoming the boss?” Josie asked bluntly, “like Colossimo and Dean Albany used to be.”

He didn't mention El Capon because El Capon is Italian.

Colossimo and Dean Albany were the big shots in Chicago in the 20s, and were definitely Irish.

Although the latter two were replaced by El Capon and other Italians, largely due to bad luck and the fact that they weren't as ruthless as El Capon.

After all, in an era when everyone was using submachine guns, very few people would use a heavy machine gun like Al Capone did...

"Uh, boss, I don't quite understand what you mean!" Dix scratched his head when he heard Josie's words. His straightforward personality meant that his mind wasn't as quick as Lyndon Schneider's.

“It’s very simple. I’m planning to establish a gang, let’s call it the Blackwater Gang! But the leader won’t be me, it will be you. Mr. Schneider will be your advisor. Also, you’ll go to the refugee camp and recruit some refugees who have served in the military as instructors and executive officers. As for the rest, you can handle it yourself. Later, buy a piece of land in the suburbs and build a military camp. All members will have to undergo military training. Although this requirement may be a bit excessive, I think most people will be willing as long as they are paid enough. I will provide you with sufficient initial capital. After the gang is established, continue to help me distribute goods, and I will give you a share of the profits. Let’s set it at 30%. Apart from that, I will not take a penny of the gang’s other income; it will all be yours.” Josie said one by one. “My only two requirements are that you cannot sell drugs and you cannot buy or sell people.”

Hearing Josie's words, Dix was very excited. Although he was rather simple-minded, he was not stupid. He naturally understood that under this model, he was not a puppet, but a real gangster boss with great autonomy.

Lyndon Schneider, on the other hand, had a rather strange expression on his face.

In his view, Josie wasn't building a gang; she was building a mercenary army.

A militarized gang is terrifying to even think about. If you add the right weapons... what are the Mafia and Jewish gangs compared to that?

Moreover, this model is something that Italians and Jews simply cannot learn.

Because they run gangs to make money, not to fight wars.

No boss would go to such lengths to train his underlings in this way.

Chapter 48 Going on Vacation

After giving instructions to the Blackwater Gang, Josie returned to her normal life.

The rest was naturally left to Dix, the boss, and Lyndon Schneider, the strategist. Josie only needed to provide the money and place a few financial staff in the company.

Of course, it takes several months for a newly established gang to become combat-ready. After all, even the US military needs at least three months of training before they can go to the battlefield.

But a gentleman's revenge is never too late.

For Josh, ten years was too much to wait, but a few months was something he could afford to wait for.

Aside from occasionally keeping an eye on the Blackwater gang's progress, Josie focused more on Europe.

With Captain America's arrival and his tour across the country, John Schmidt, the leader of the Hydra Corps, also known as Red Skull, completed his initial research on the Tesseract, officially raised the banner of the Hydra Corps, broke away from Mustache's command, and began an indiscriminate attack on both Mustaches.

And with their advanced energy weapons, they quickly established an advantage.

In particular, Prokhorovka, which was originally famous and should have been the site of the largest tank battle in history, became the stage for Hydra energy tanks.

At this point, the Allied forces had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem and still believed that they saw a glimmer of hope for victory. Taking advantage of Hydra's rampage against the Mustangs and their inability to attend to other matters, they easily completed their landing in Sicily and began to advance into the heart of Italy.

And after advancing into the Alps and controlling the entire Italian peninsula, the Allied forces began to stagnate, waiting for Hydra to settle things with the Mustang brothers first.

From then on, World War II finally deviated from the orthodox historical trajectory of its predecessors and began to race towards the historical direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

However, these things didn't affect Josie much, and she didn't think about changing anything.

After all, if he were to interfere with the course of history and cause Captain America to fail to defeat Red Skull, allowing Red Skull to successfully bomb the East Coast, then he would be the one to cry.

Well, even if Josie wanted to interfere, she couldn't interfere too much.

Could he possibly lead his newly formed Blackwater Gang to fight in Europe?

……

That day, Josie and Margot were playing tennis in the backyard.

Although it was already October and the weather in Chicago was starting to cool down, the two of them were not wearing many clothes because of the sunny weather and their exercise.

Although she is a wealthy heiress, Margot is not a frail or delicate woman; on the contrary, she has excellent athletic ability.

In addition, her ex-husband was a tennis player, so her tennis skills were also quite good.

But being a woman, the difference in height and body size meant she was soon out of breath.

Although Josie didn't know how to play tennis before, she had been in this world for almost a year and had played with Margot quite a bit, so her tennis skills had gradually become more proficient.

So even after several rounds, he still calmly served, lobbed, smashed, and played at the net, keeping Margot running back and forth while also giving her a good look at what a turbulent scene looked like.

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore. Don't you know what 'ladies first' means?" Margot, finally unable to bear it any longer, handed her racket to the maid on the sidelines after being smashed by Josie. She sat down under the sunshade and gulped down the iced tea the maid had prepared.

When it comes to iced tea, the first thing that comes to mind for most Chinese people is probably the Taiwanese beverage brands Uni-President and Kangshuaibo.

But the origin of iced tea can actually be attributed to Americans.

Because in the early days, both Asians and Europeans drank black tea hot.

It wasn't until the early 20th century that a tea merchant had the brilliant idea of ​​adding ice and lemon to black tea, which instantly became a hit in the United States.

The exact date is debated, with some saying 1904 and others saying 1929.

However, Josie felt the latter was more reliable.

Because there were no refrigerators in 1904, although there were ice-making methods using saltpeter or ice cellars, they were relatively few.

Ordinary people could only afford to eat ice at a low price after the refrigerator was invented in 1923.

“Okay, honey, it’s my fault, I apologize!” Josie ignored the fact that they were both sweating, and squeezed into a chair with Margot, even trying to snatch the tea from her mouth, despite Margot’s disapproving look.

"Sir, there's a phone call for you!" Just as the two were getting intimate, a maid came out of the house and interrupted them.

"Sorry, honey, I need to take this call!" Josie said apologetically.

"Hurry up, I need to take a shower too. It's a shame it's a bit chilly, otherwise a swim would be nice," Margot said with a sigh as she pushed Josie away.

This little man is great in every way, except he's a bit too clingy.

She didn't know where he learned so many tricks to coax women at such a young age; she used to think he was honest.

Josie smiled but didn't say anything, and went inside to answer the phone.

Margot also went to the bathroom to take a shower.

When she finished washing up, she found that Josie had already finished her phone call and come to the bedroom, where she was sitting on a chair by the bed.

“Margot, you said you wanted to go swimming, right?” Josie asked as she saw Margot come out.

“Yes, what’s wrong?” Margot asked.

“How about we go on vacation to Florida?” Josie asked, pulling Margot into her arms.

"Really? You can get away?" Margot was quite surprised to hear Josie's words. Although Josie could make time for her every day, she knew that he was actually quite busy.

Besides the three factories, Margot also had some vague knowledge about the black market business. Josie didn't deliberately hide it from her; it was just that Margot deliberately avoided asking about it.

“Of course, I’m not as busy as you think. All my businesses are already on track, so leaving for a while won’t have any impact,” Josie said with a slight smile.

Of course, only Josie herself knows the real reason.

Chicago will be in chaos for a while.

No, it's not just Chicago, but also New York, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City in New Jersey—they're all going to be in chaos for a while.

So for safety reasons and to avoid suspicion, he thought it would be a good choice to take Margot on a vacation.

Palm Beach, Florida, with its warm climate, is a perfect destination.

“That’s great! How will we get there? By cruise ship or plane?” Margot asked, wrapping her arms around Josie’s neck.

"Well, by plane, that would be faster. We can charter a plane, and we'll be there in a few hours," Josie said with a smile.

The Douglas DC-3, a legendary aircraft in civil aviation history, entered the civil aviation market as early as 1935. However, at that time, airfares were extremely expensive, and ordinary people could not afford to fly on them.

However, this was not a problem for Josie and Margot at all.

Let alone sitting in one, buying one wouldn't be difficult either, since the factory price of a DC-3 is only $20,000.

Chapter 49 Take you to see the world

Outside the Cook County Jail in Chicago, five luxury cars were parked across the street. In one of them, Dix sat leisurely smoking, waiting for the jail gates to open.

Today is a rather special day for him.