"The Socialist Party is restless again?" Antonio wondered, "It's only been a few days!" ”

"It's not domestic this time."

Contini's explanation: Lieutenant General Enrico Tellini Tellini) was murdered by Greek extremists during a visit to Greece in September on the subject of certain disputed territories. The incident caused an uproar, comparable to the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince by Serbia. Mussolini immediately used this as a pretext to put pressure on Greece in an all-round way.

"I know that, but haven't you been negotiating a diplomatic solution?"

"Fake!" Contini shrugged, "The leader has not had the idea of a peaceful settlement through diplomatic channels from the beginning, he wants to show force, and the reason why he keeps talking about it is, on the one hand, to give the impression to the outside world and make us look less aggressive; On the other hand, because the Pope, at the very moment, he does not want this negotiation to go wrong. After the official signing of the treaty with the Pope a few days ago, the leader who has no worries can do it! ”

Antonio was taken aback: "The leader wants to prepare for war?" ”

"Didn't my father tell you just now?"

"Nope!"

"It's not preparation, it's already war!" "The leader suddenly sent a naval fleet and an army to attack, not only to bombard Corfu, but also to land and occupy it with more than 7,000 men," Contini said...... Of course, the Greeks had little defense on the island, and a few dozen border guards were nothing, so there was no official exchange of fire between the two sides."

"When?"

"Yesterday afternoon to early this morning."

"What does that matter to the Socialists?"

"Greece, on the one hand, immediately mobilized its own troops, and on the other hand, complained to Britain and France and to the League of Nations, and Britain and France paid close attention, and the ambassadors of the two countries had put pressure on the leader, and the Socialists were terrified, believing that this would lead to a war against Greece, and even against Britain and France, and now not a single ally of Italy has not, and they consider it extremely dangerous to attack the leader in parliament." Contini smiled helplessly, "The leader was already very annoyed by the attitude of Britain and France, and the Socialist Party was angry when he turned around." Call me and ask me to find a way to get these barking old dogs back, don't mess with him! ”

"Young master, you have become a fire chief."

"Anything can be done to me, really," Contini pouted dissatisfiedly, "Of course, the operation of sending troops to Corfu can be discussed, but the Socialist Party has committed hypochondriasis again, and actually accuses the leader of not raising troops indiscriminately and destroying the hard-won good situation, and I am helpless - which Socialist Party are they?" Now that the leader has given me the task to fight back, it is estimated that I will come forward to be a villain again! ”

"What then? I said that I would go to Venice to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the dock. ”

"I'm sorry, Uncle Antonio, I can't get out of the way now, but the construction of the dockyard cannot be delayed, so I can only trouble you to come forward and preside."

The United Shipbuilding built in Venice was not built entirely from scratch, and Antonio used all his resources to open the way, taking over 3-4 small shipyards in the vicinity, and then building the United Shipbuilding on top of it. Across the Adriatic Sea there is also a large shipyard - the Adriatic United Shipyard in Trieste, which is a large company with 20,000 employees and can build the highest level of battleships in Italy.

Contini was not satisfied with the fact that the docks and slipways owned by the shipyards acquired by the small union were generally small, and the largest could only build 5,000-ton freighters, although it was too difficult to catch up with the level of the great union in one step, but he demanded that at least 20,000-ton ships be built - whether merchant ships or military ships, and that the potential for further expansion to 100,000 tons - 5-60,000 tons of ships must be built in 100,000-ton docks to be more secure.

When Antonio asked where the personnel came from, Contini blinked: "Isn't there a large joint shipyard nearby, and when there is a shortage of people, we will dig from them, and the reason why it is so close is that this factor has been taken into account." No matter how much they pay their employees, I can add half more! In addition, I will also dig up designers, engineers and technicians from various shipyards in Germany, anyway, Germany is almost economically paralyzed at the moment, and I will keep it for me to help reduce the burden on the German people - that is an inexhaustible treasure trove of talents. ”

"Young master, if you do this, the ship we build will be competitive, and the cost will be too high."

Contini smiled at the time: "It's good if I set the price the same as others or even a little lower, I don't care if I lose money, this money can be lost by the young master!" Besides, I don't expect to make money by shipbuilding for the time being, whether I make money or not is secondary to me, bringing the whole industrial chain together is a big deal, and I promised to build a blue ribbon cruise ship named after Ida is a serious matter! ”

This "serious matter" makes sense, Antonio didn't know how to reply, and after thinking about it, he figured it out, when the time comes, the steel company's own steel company will provide it, and the power system may also be made by itself, so after thinking about it, I'm afraid it won't be much to lose.

Contini did not attend the groundbreaking ceremony, and Antonio did not care, he was more concerned about the present: "You are really strong with the Socialist Party, what can you do this time?" ”

"I've got some ideas in mind, but I still have to discuss, let Dr. Goebbels come quickly, I need him to come up with ideas!"

Originally, Antonio didn't care about these political, but today he also wanted to see Goebbels's ability, so he stayed and prepared to listen to what the latter had to say.

After listening to Contini's introduction of the incident, Goebbels pondered, and after thinking for a long time, he only asked: "Can you make it bigger?" ”

"Yes, the bigger the better, and the more the Socialist Party can't come to power, the better."

"Then I'll talk about some immature ideas." Goebbels was quick to make three points:

First, Youth Daily, other newspapers that support the government, and IBC attack and criticize the Socialists for betraying the country, having no patriotic feelings, turning a blind eye to the suffering of the people, and turning a deaf ear to the damage to the dignity of the country.

Second, with the Youth League as a breakthrough, young students from middle and higher education institutions should be mobilized to protest and demonstrate at the headquarters of the Socialist Party and the residences of Socialist Party legislators.

Third, the United Group and other business tycoons have organized a strike to put pressure on the government to maintain a tough stance, not to compromise with the outside world, and not to obey the orders of foreign agent parties.

"I believe that the leaders will understand this, we can declare the route of the demonstration in advance, let the government send police to protect us, and then go to the British, French, and Greek embassies to throw some rotten eggs, tomatoes, or whatever, make a fuss, and make a fuss without causing a diplomatic incident, so that the government can feel that the public opinion is raging, let them straighten their backs, and let Britain, France, and Greece feel our strong national sentiment."

After hearing these ideas, Antonio was dumbfounded, and he finally understood why the young master wanted to reuse Goebbels - this is almost a master of trouble!