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The
fee
was
so
enormous
that
Vito
Corleone
cut
back
drastically
on
his
oil
business
to
use
the
trucks
almost
exclusively
for
the
service
of
the
bootlegger-smugglers
.
This
despite
the
fact
that
these
gentlemen
had
accompanied
their
offer
with
a
silky
threat
.
But
even
then
Vito
Carleone
was
so
mature
a
man
that
he
did
not
take
insult
at
a
threat
or
become
angry
and
refuse
a
profitable
offer
because
of
it
.
He
evaluated
the
threat
,
found
it
lacking
in
conviction
,
and
lowered
his
opinion
of
his
new
partners
because
they
had
been
so
stupid
to
use
threats
where
none
were
needed
.
This
was
useful
information
to
be
pondered
at
its
proper
time
.
Again
he
prospered
.
But
,
more
important
,
he
acquired
knowledge
and
contacts
and
experience
.
And
he
piled
up
good
deeds
as
a
banker
piles
up
securities
.
For
in
the
following
years
it
became
clear
that
Vito
Corleone
was
not
only
a
man
of
talent
but
,
in
his
way
,
a
genius
.
He
made
himself
the
protector
of
the
Italian
families
who
set
themselves
up
as
small
speakeasies
in
their
homes
,
selling
whiskey
at
fifteen
cents
a
glass
to
bachelor
laborers
.
He
became
godfather
t
Mrs.
Colombo
's
youngest
son
when
the
lad
made
his
confirmation
and
gave
a
handsome
present
of
a
twenty-dollar
gold
piece
.
Meanwhile
,
since
it
was
inevitable
that
some
of
his
trucks
be
stopped
by
the
police
,
Genco
Abbandando
hired
a
fine
lawyer
with
many
contacts
in
the
Police
Department
and
the
judiciary
.
A
system
of
payoffs
was
set
up
and
soon
the
Corleone
organization
had
a
sizable
"
sheet
,
"
the
list
of
officials
entitled
to
a
monthly
sum
.
When
the
lawyer
tried
to
keep
this
list
down
,
apologizing
for
the
expense
,
Vito
Corleone
reassured
him
.
"
No
;
no
,
"
he
said
.
"
Get
everyone
on
it
even
if
they
ca
n't
help
us
right
now
.
I
believe
in
friendship
and
I
am
willing
to
show
my
friendship
first
.
"
As
time
went
by
the
Corleone
empire
became
larger
,
more
trucks
were
added
,
the
"
sheet
"
grew
longer
.
Also
the
men
working
directly
for
Tessio
and
Clemenza
grew
in
number
.
The
whole
thing
was
becoming
unwieldy
.
Finally
Vito
Corleone
worked
out
a
system
of
organization
.
He
gave
Clemenza
and
Tessio
each
the
title
of
Caporegime
,
or
captain
,
and
the
men
who
worked
beneath
them
the
rank
of
soldier
.
He
named
Genco
Abbandando
his
counselor
,
or
Consigliere
.
He
put
layers
of
insulation
between
himself
and
any
operational
act
.
When
he
gave
an
order
it
was
to
Genco
or
to
one
of
the
caporegimes
alone
.
Rarely
did
he
have
a
witness
to
any
order
he
gave
any
particular
one
of
them
.
Then
he
split
Tessio
's
group
and
made
it
responsible
for
Brooklyn
.
He
also
split
Tessio
off
from
Clemenza
and
made
it
clear
over
the
years
that
he
did
not
want
the
two
men
to
associate
even
socially
except
when
absolutely
necessary
.
He
explained
this
to
the
more
intelligent
Tessio
,
who
caught
his
drift
immediately
,
though
Vito
explained
it
as
a
security
measure
against
the
law
.
Tessio
understood
that
Vito
did
not
want
his
two
caporegimes
to
have
any
opportunity
to
conspire
against
him
and
he
also
understood
there
was
no
ill
will
involved
,
merely
a
tactical
precaution
.
In
return
Vito
gave
Tessio
a
free
hand
in
Brooklyn
while
he
kept
Clemenza
's
Bronx
life
very
much
under
his
thumb
.
Clemenza
was
the
braver
,
more
reckless
,
the
crueler
man
despite
his
outward
jollity
,
and
needed
a
tighter
rein
.
The
Great
Depression
increased
the
power
of
Vito
Corleone
.
And
indeed
it
was
about
that
time
he
came
to
be
called
Don
Corleone
.
Everywhere
in
the
city
,
honest
men
begged
for
honest
work
in
vain
.
Proud
men
demeaned
themselves
and
their
families
to
accept
official
charity
from
a
contemptuous
officialdom
.
But
the
men
of
Don
Corleone
walked
the
streets
with
their
heads
held
high
,
their
pockets
stuffed
with
silver
and
paper
money
.
With
no
fear
of
losing
their
jobs
.
And
even
Don
Corleone
,
that
mgt
modest
of
men
,
could
not
help
feeling
a
sense
of
pride
.
He
was
taking
care
of
his
world
,
his
people
.
He
had
not
failed
those
who
depended
on
him
and
gave
him
the
sweat
of
their
brows
,
risked
their
freedom
and
their
lives
in
his
service
.
And
when
an
employee
of
his
was
arrested
and
sent
to
prison
by
some
mischance
,
that
unfortunate
man
's
family
received
a
living
allowance
;
and
not
a
miserly
,
beggarly
,
begrudging
pittance
but
the
same
amount
the
man
earned
when
free
.
This
of
course
was
not
pure
Christian
charity
.
Not
his
best
friends
would
have
called
Don
Corleone
a
saint
from
heaven
.
There
was
some
self-interest
in
this
generosity
.
An
employee
sent
to
prison
knew
he
had
only
to
keep
his
mouth
shut
and
his
wife
and
children
would
be
cared
for
.
He
knew
that
if
he
did
not
inform
to
the
police
a
warm
welcome
would
be
his
when
he
left
prison
.
There
would
be
a
party
waiting
in
his
home
,
the
best
of
food
,
homemade
ravioli
,
wine
,
pastries
,
with
all
his
friends
and
relatives
gathered
to
rejoice
in
his
freedom
.
And
sometime
during
the
night
the
Consigliere
,
Genco
Abbandando
,
or
perhaps
even
the
Don
himself
,
would
drop
by
to
pay
his
respects
to
such
a
stalwart
,
take
a
glass
of
wine
in
his
honor
,
and
leave
a
handsome
present
of
money
so
that
he
could
enjoy
a
week
or
two
of
leisure
with
his
family
before
returning
to
his
daily
toil
.
Such
was
the
infinite
sympathy
and
understanding
of
Don
Corleone
.
It
was
at
this
time
that
the
Don
got
the
idea
that
he
ran
his
world
far
better
than
his
enemies
ran
the
greater
world
which
continually
obstructed
his
path
.
And
this
feeling
was
nurtured
by
the
poor
people
of
the
neighborhood
who
constantly
came
to
him
for
help
.
To
get
on
the
home
relief
,
to
get
a
young
boy
a
job
or
out
of
jail
,
to
borrow
a
small
sum
of
money
desperately
needed
,
to
intervene
with
landlords
who
against
all
reason
demanded
rent
from
jobless
tenants
.
