In fact, in Russell's heart, three children are enough to be complete, but Marlena has a different idea, she believes that children are the gift of the Virgin, the fruit of the hard work of the believers, and the more children there are, the more favored the Virgin, the happier the family will be.

Russell once asked her, don't you feel happy now? Marlena's answer was very happy, but she was too greedy and wanted to be happy too much.

Seeing Victoria take Kachi and Mansa to run rampant in Tacania, Marlena was deeply distressed, she was a first-time mother, and naturally she didn't know that 7 or 8-year-old children were annoying.

Although Russell gave Marlena several lectures, she did not listen to them at all, and every time she thought of Victoria climbing a tree with his bare ass to dig out a bird's nest, she was full of anger and wanted to break the sticks, but she could not bear to beat Victor hard......

"My dear, Victoria was left in the classroom by the teacher again, he smashed the glass of the dean's office with a stone, and then climbed the window to go in and kicked over the fish and turtles that the teacher had raised."

Russell sat on the sofa, pinching a cigarette in his hand, and said, "When he comes back, I will definitely educate him with a wooden plank, don't worry, Marlena." ”

Marlena took out a horsewhip from the cabinet and threw it on the sofa, and said angrily: "Whip his ass with this!" If this kid can't control it, he will definitely bring bad Kachi and Mansha. ”

"No problem, come and sit down, Marlena."

Marlena rolled her eyes and twisted her hips and sat on Russell's lap, her arms around his neck.

"Our three children are disobedient, my dear, why don't we have a few more to raise from childhood, okay?"

Russell smiled: "You shouldn't think so, we also grew up as children, didn't you have a naughty time when you were a child?" ”

"No...... Honey, are you naughty? ”

Russell nodded slowly.

"Yikes! It turns out that Victoria was naughty and learned from you, and sure enough, if there is a father, there must be a son......"

"Haha, I'll just think you're praising me."

Marlena blinked and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek.

"I know what you mean, but I just can't help but be angry."

When it comes to children's education, Marlena has always been in charge, with Russell as an assistant.

The two cooperated well, one used literature to persuade and educate, and the other used martial arts to intimidate.

Russell doesn't take it lightly, and once he does, Victorio will definitely lie in bed for two days, which is the traditional way of Sicilian homeschooling.

As Victoria took a square step, carefully probing the situation in the villa, Russell grabbed the back of the neck.

"Daddy! I was wrong! Don't dare anymore! Mom, save me......"

Victorio was lifted into the air by Russell, kicking his legs and arms in mid-air, shouting for mercy.

Marlena came out of the kitchen and gloated, "Victor, your mother can't save you, your father is angry!" But don't worry, your mother has prepared trauma medicine for you, and I will apply it to you later, and you can still go to school tomorrow. ”

"Oh no! Mom, I was wrong! Help me......"

Russell whipped his leather twice, and the frightened Victoria craned his neck and cried for mercy.

"What was the reason for the mistake this time?"

Victor yelled, "I don't like the dean! ”

"Good, you're an honest kid."

This time, Russell didn't show mercy, and the leather whip was whipped on Victor's ass, and he cried and screamed when he hit him.

After five or six minutes, Victor looked up with tears on his face, "Dad, I know it's wrong. ”

"How dare you next time?"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Russell sat on the sofa and wrapped the leather whip, pointed at Victor who was lying next to him, and said: "I told you, don't use violence in person at any time, this is a time of peace, not a time of war, and you don't need to go to the battlefield yourself." ”

Victor sobbed, "But my brothers have been wiped out, driven home by the dean, and beaten by their parents and unable to get out of bed, so I have to fight alone. ”

"There is a saying that hatred is in your heart, and it is not too late to take revenge after ten years."

Victor nodded as if he didn't understand: "But my heart is so big, I can't tolerate too much hatred." ”

Russell said solemnly: "You can't tolerate hatred, and I can't tolerate you." Do you want to come back and be beaten, or do you want to let the hatred go? ”

"I can accommodate ...... Dad, I remember. ”

At this moment, Marlena came out of the kitchen, with a spatula in her hand, and said, "Honey, what are you teaching Victoria! Let him study in his room and write two review books, which I will check before dinner! ”

"Daddy......"

Russell patted him on the buttocks, "Didn't you hear Mom?" Just go! ”

"Okay. Mom, I know it's wrong, and I'll definitely endure it in the future, and I'll take revenge on the dean when I leave school! ”

"You write five reviews!"

Victor was stunned, and under Russell's eyes, he left with his buttocks covered with red marks.

Marlena looked at Russell with some complaint.

"My dear, how can you teach children such a thing, we should solve the problem at the source."

Russell got up and put his arm around her waist, walked slowly to the kitchen, and said, "Victor has been different from other children since he was a child, so I can only teach him how to survive, not let him be a good baby." My dear, we have a big family business, if I retire and work as a farmer, will Victor be able to handle this mess? ”

Marlena pouted, "You don't want your child to go out and be bullied, and I don't want to." But isn't our family transformed, all the companies in Sicily are about to merge to form a group, and they have to pay taxes to the government every year, and they are supported by the government......"

"There are a lot of things that are complicated, you only think of the simple level, but the actual control is very troublesome, first of all, our family has a lot of friends in the Sicilian Zhengzhi field. If Victor takes my place, how will he control these friends? There are also people like Niveno and Nostin who have worked hard from the bottom. ”

"I know...... But Vido has always been my child. ”

She was just distressed, but she was embarrassed to say it, after all, she had just asked Russell to teach Victoria a lesson.

"Let's cook some foie gras flown in from France for dinner."

Marlena smiled, patted Russell's buttocks and said playfully, "Do you want to drink some red wine?" ”

"More courageous after drinking?"

At present, the Corleone family's business in Sicily is facing a very serious problem, that is, decentralized management, messy accounts, and inaccurate positioning of employee salaries......

So in the early 1950s, Russell brought together Oriyatu, Nostin, Nivino and others for a meeting.

First of all, tobacco, alcohol, shipping, trade, aviation, construction, real estate, oil, ...... and other companies regrouped and set up the headquarters of the Sicilian Group in Palermo.

The name did not follow Corleone, but Sicily. This is to give people the illusion that when they hear the name, they will think that the company is a Sicilian property, that is, a state-owned enterprise.

In this way, the influence of the Corleone family in Sicily has been diluted, and there is naturally no need to worry about the excessive attention of the Roman right.

Because Italy is now a republic, and many factions will split in the future, Russell does not dare to say that he can control the whole of Italy, so it is necessary to do so.

Nivino, Nostin, Oriyatu, Angos, and others will become shareholders of the group's subsidiaries, responsible for tobacco and liquor, oil and shipping, construction and real estate, and trade.

The structure of this group is pyramidal, with the top group 100% owned by the Corleone family, and the bottom layer of subsidiaries......

As for the Kachi Mansa costume in the United States, the Kutch Film Agency, the fashion magazine, and the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, they are not part of the Sicilian Group.

The reason for this is that different national circumstances lead to different responses.

Integration was a process, not something that could be done overnight, during which Oriyatu and Nevino agreed on a minimum Sicilian wage, and the results were reported to Russell.

He nodded when he saw that his monthly salary was at least $48.

It's not that it's black-hearted, but that the $48 is in line with Italy's national conditions, and the Italian people are living in dire straits for a decade after the war. Although some people live comfortably, most people still do not have enough food and clothing.

Sicilians, on the other hand, can use a monthly salary of $48 to support their family.

And he is grateful to the Corleone family, if he hadn't set the price, there might have been how many people would have starved to death.

But the $48 has also killed many companies and companies, such as department stores and restaurants...... and other industries.

If they can't afford to pay so much monthly salary, or if they don't want to pay, they can only close the shop and leave.

Russell then had Nevino quickly buy up the bankrupt companies and reform them on the basis of what they were, first cutting useless positions such as doorman greeters......

The unemployed are then referred to trade unions, which help them find suitable jobs.

In April 1953, the Sicilian Group was completely restructured and covered a wide range of industries.

It covers 70% of Sicily's share, of which oil and tobacco are the exclusive monopoly of Sicilian Group, and the rest of the department store retail, clothing, and catering are blooming everywhere.

In the past two years alone, Russell has earned $1.8 billion, and the group's account turnover is as high as 100 billion!

The U.S.'s Kuchi Mansha costumes earned less than 200 million, and Kutch Films invested in six films and lost four...... Fashion magazines made several beautiful women popular and earned tens of millions of dollars, which can be regarded as making up for the loss of Cache Pictures.

To be honest, it is difficult for Hollywood to make money at this time, and it is even more difficult to invest in movies to make money.

So Russell set his sights on the theater chain, whether it is the United States or Sicily, the theater chain must blossom in major cities, even if it does not make money in recent years, it will inevitably take a share of the global entertainment industry in the future.

But this thing requires a lot of investment, first of all, the land, the building, the seats, the screen, and so on......

Russell has not hesitated to invest $3 billion in global theatrical projects, which are now led by Lophex and Ancos.

June 1953.

Russell was to give the children a communion ceremony, and hundreds of prominent Sicilian people were invited to the ceremony.

Chris, who was elected to two consecutive terms, as well as Hagen, Harvey, and Lieutenant General Rand, the Supreme Commander of Sicily, all came.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the children are the protagonists, and after the ceremony, Russell becomes the protagonists.

The people who could be present had some relationship with him, and these people toasted one by one, chatted with each other, and soon it was dusk and sunset.

After the people left, Chris, Hagen, Harvey, Rand ...... And so on, but the most senior guests of Sicily stayed.

Russell gave them a meeting, and the purpose was to pull them on the boat once and for all.

"I am going to give 10% of the annual profits of the Sicilian Group to everyone who is doing it, do you have any comments?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other sluggishly.

"Mr. Corleone, you want to give us a penalty?"

Russell laughed: "It's not a bribe, it's about supporting your work." You can use this money as a tax and pass it on to your year-end bonus. ”

Hagen touched his bald head and said, "Godfather, I would like to make a suggestion. ”

"Hagen, you say."

"Godfather, we can have today, all thanks to your careful cultivation and care, if it weren't for you, we must be farming at home at this moment......"

Russell waved his hand: "I don't want to listen to compliments. ”

Hagen didn't blush either, but went on to say: "Since you said that it was our year-end bonus, is the bonus different if our positions are different?" ”

Rand interjected, "Uncle Hagen means that pricing is based on position? ”

"That's right."

Russell looked up and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Harvey shook his head: "Godfather, we have no opinion. ”

"Well, I'll leave this to Hagen, and I want the percentage of each position. Of course, RAND's military expenses are fixed, and you share it among your assistants. ”

"Okay, thank you, Godfather."

Everyone present has no opinion, because this is the godfather's money, and they will be given ten percent of the profits, so let's steal the fun, how dare you have any opinions.

Money can't recognize people, only positions.

Because there is a change in personnel, but there is no ...... in positions Even people who parachuted in from Rome, Italy, were they stunned to see so many prize money?

Stupid! It's just too much.

And the reason for the bonus is also justified, to fund the reconstruction of the Sicilian government, and Rome cannot stop it.

Corrosion starts from within, and if they are not corrupted, the Sicilian Group will inevitably be attacked by state-owned enterprises or consortia in the future, and it is necessary to prevent it.

Mid-August.

Russell receives a call from Vito.

He still hasn't found the killer behind Sonny, but he says that the family business has been handed over to Mike.

In the end, Mike chose to inherit the family business......

"I feel that my time is running out, Russell Corleone. Can we meet, I'll go to Sicily or you come to New York. ”

Russell frowned and said, "You want Mike to see me?" ”

"Yes, I want you to meet and make your relationship stronger."

"Uncle Vito, we have a good relationship."

"That's us...... It's not you and Mike. Russell, I know you don't look down on him, and he envy you very much, but I don't want you to misunderstand, my family does have internal ghosts, and this matter can only be said face-to-face. ”

Russell nodded: "I'll go to New York." ”

"Thank you."