After the New Year, Contini put Mussolini's instructions and 5 million preferred shares to the Secretary of War Diaz, and the rest of the matter was much simpler, and the smiling other party not only handed over the prepared list of personnel and equipment to the Ministry of Aviation, but also "kindly reminded" Contini: "The War Department has a suburban warehouse full of garbage left over from the war, if it is convenient, help me deal with it, it is better if it can be emptied, and the War Department can store other things." ”

When he arrived at the scene, he shoved Diaz's warrant into the hands of the major in charge of the warehouse management, and the other party's eyes lit up, and he immediately handed over the agreed guns and ammunition, and then immediately remembered the above special explanation, and immediately pulled Contini to the "garbage" warehouse: on the surface, it was a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron rifle parts, but after the perimeter was really cleared, more than a dozen boxes of weapons in the corner were exposed, and when I opened it, it was all neat G98 rifles - wrapped in oiled paper, baked blue and shiny, and it was simply a brand new and unused goods, Contini took a rough count, at least more than 200 sticks and matching ammunition.

There was also a box full of pistols, although not as well sealed as the rifle, but it was also seen to be in good condition, Contini saw the Mauser M1912 pistol and the Barabeglu pistol, and even the extended Balabeglu pistol - improved from the standard model with a long barrel and an adjustable light door, generally distributed to the artillery and cavalry of the support troops, and the German Navy also had equipment, apparently collected after the armistice.

He asked, "Your Excellency means to ask me to take out all the garbage?" ”

"Yes, you can get rid of them all." The other party deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "all".

Contini was satisfied, and while motioning for the workers to clear all the things and load them onto the truck, he took out a cigarette from his briefcase and handed it over: "Come in a hurry, there are no New Year's gifts to prepare, please smoke some French cigarettes......"

Sure enough, after taking out the first pack, the second pack was a neat stack of 50,000 lira - equivalent to a major general's salary for a year, and the other party quickly put the lira into the drawer while distributing the cigarettes to everyone, and then pretended to hold another cigarette with a smile on his face and said: "French cigarettes, it seems to be pretty good, everyone come and try it......"

Before leaving, the major who had received the benefits quietly grabbed Contini: "This, and the warehouse is also a little rubbish, I don't know if your Excellency will accept it?" ”

"Close! Why don't you take it! Hearing the word "garbage", Contini's eyes lit up.

"It's almost time to get off work now, so why don't you come over at night?"

"Okay, excuse me, since you like it so much, I'll bring another cigarette in the evening."

As soon as he heard the cigarette, the other party understood and nodded knowingly.

In the evening, there was no one except the guards, and Contini took out a bunch of green tickets from his briefcase and handed them over - $10,000, not even bothering to disguise his cigarettes. The other party accepted it with a smile, and then took the people to a warehouse in a hidden place, and asked them to take away a few piles of "garbage", due to the rush of time and the other party's constant saying "hurry up", Contini didn't care about it for a while, and only let the workers pull all the workers away, and then gasped after returning to the station to count: there were more than 140 German MP-18 submachine guns piled up in the two boxes, although there were traces of use, but the overall condition was very passable, and more importantly, the original War Department was equipped with less than 30,000 rounds of various ammunition, As soon as this guy released the water at night, he directly sent out 200,000 ammunition.

According to the purchase price alone, this batch of arms is 20,000 US dollars, but money may not necessarily get things openly, and this account will still be calculated by Contini.

On the third day, he specially called to express his gratitude, saying: "In the future, if there is garbage clearing, notify me, United Airlines will ensure that you will be on call...... and I was going to talk a few more words, but the other party directly interrupted: "Your Excellency, I'm sorry, there was a fire in the archives yesterday, we are organizing safety education and raising awareness of prevention, and I am about to have a meeting......

Contini's facial muscles stiffened, and he immediately reacted: what kind of archive room fire, it is clear that this kid burned the record file with a fire, this kind of seized material is not strictly guarded, plus it has been stored for several years, there is no file to check anything, and there is no proof of natural death - this is much more clever than some grain warehouses burning down the warehouse, the other party said this to remind himself that he didn't know anything, it was all according to Diaz's orders.

"Okay, next time I'll donate you some of the latest fire extinguishers, so you can use them in case of another fire."

The other party was also stunned after hearing this, and then understood: The relationship between this boy and brother is not enjoyable, although he is a little scared, but when he thinks of the green ticket, he suddenly has a strong courage and a rough spirit, and he suddenly has motivation.

Mussolini approved the establishment of 240 men, Diaz gave a full battalion of armament, and Contini received an additional half battalion of weapons and ammunition by clearing the garbage, but there was one point that was strictly adhered to from top to bottom, and no heavy weapons were provided. Not a single machine gun was given, and grenades or grenades were not in the distribution lineup, which was in line with the appearance of the guards, and it would be good to prevaricate in case of an accident in the future. Contini is very satisfied with this, now that he has a relationship with the warehouse management, it is much more convenient to move some "garbage", and there is no need to ask Diaz all the time, buying Diaz and buying the warehouse management are two price codes.

After the New Year, other equipment purchased by United Airlines has also arrived at the Rome military airport - now changed to United Airlines Rome Airport, in addition to the original architectural pattern, Contini has let people start construction of a lot of new ancillary facilities: including office buildings, dormitories, sports halls, shooting ranges, swimming pools, libraries, catering centers, commercial areas are ready to be built, in Contini's words, the biggest difference between civil aviation and military aviation is that the airport of the former is a community and consumption center, is full of vitality and vitality, The latter, on the other hand, is a cold internal institution.

In one go, the United Aviation ate all the bombers that the army had idle and did not want, and then a batch of fighters and reconnaissance planes also came back, basically all of which were planes from other countries other than Italy, such as British camels, French Newport, and German Fokker -- either Britain and France gave them to Italy, or Italy pulled them from the victories of Germany and Austria-Hungary after the armistice, and only a few Macchi 5 seaplanes were made in Italy -- it seems that the War Department did not want seaplanes very much.

Along with this batch of planes, there are also some bits and pieces of spare parts, which are not systematic, and lack classification and centralization, and the person in charge of escorting them spreads out their hands: Right here, you can watch and do it, as for the pilots, mechanics, ground crews, and other personnel who have retired from the army and are assigned to United Airlines, they will gradually be in place from next week, and they are currently going through the formalities one after another.

Because of Contini's generosity, the other party took the ticket and whispered to him: "These people are not easy to manage, you have to be mentally prepared, Your Excellency the Minister apologizes for this......"

As for why it is difficult to manage, he can guess with a little guess: the pilots and other supporting personnel who were dismissed by the army this time are equivalent to withdrawing from the army, and to say that it is better to give them a new way to earn a living, and to say that you are unpleasant is to sweep them out of the army - any soldier who encounters this situation will have three points of anger, let alone the arrogant air force?

Of course, there is one thing that Contini believes, there are not many people who come here who are idle and panicked aristocrats or rich second generations, they must have already found a way, and there are only two types of people who come to United Airlines: first, it is true that those who are too old and unable to withdraw from the army, it is estimated that there will not be too many of these people; Second, if you have some ability, a little technology but can't be a man, this time you will be stuffed out by the troops as a thorn - since you want to disarm, the commander of the unit must be a person you don't like, as for whether you have the ability, and now you don't fight, you don't have to rely on this group of masters, no one can afford to raise subordinates who make them unhappy all day long to find guilt for themselves.

He nodded, quietly handed over the "cigarette", and then said: "Please find a way to send me a copy of their file first, and then delay the report as long as possible, not all at once......"

The other party immediately realized: after reporting for duty, United Airlines will start paying salaries for these people, and now the company has not yet skimmed the eight characters, which is equivalent to a complete net loss, of course, it can delay some is some. Don't look at this young brother who seems to be ignorant, in fact, he is still very bright in business acumen - this capitation fee is not a small expense.

Contini knew that the other party wanted to be bad, and he didn't say anything, and he passed it with a smile.

On January 7, 1924, United Airlines began trial operations......