"The United Group paid $1 million to buy those barren lands in Sirt Bay? Just deduct from the $10 million from Union Bank? Mussolini was full of doubts, "What's so good about that barren land?" If you like Libyan land, I can give you a piece of land in Benghazi and the suburbs of Tripoli, close to the port, and you can develop a little industry without having to be so expensive...... Cheaper ......"

"Leader, don't be in a hurry to refuse, the land I have drawn is a bit big......"

Mussolini looked at the map carefully, and sure enough, it was not small, enclosing more than 200,000 square kilometers of land near the Gulf of Silt.

"What do you want such a big desert for?"

"Get a little unconfirmed information, there's oil in this area!" "So I signed a conditional contract with Standard Oil in New York in the United States for a total of $4 million, including $1 million for exploration, and the team and equipment will soon arrive in Genoa, and after a little rest and some reinforcement, we're going to send people to Libya." ”

"Are you going to develop Libyan oil?" Mussolini was taken aback, "no one has ever told me that there is oil in Libya......"

"It's true that no one has told you, but it doesn't mean that there is no oil in Libya, of course, no one can guarantee that Libya has ......," Contini said with a smile, "I have received information that Libya may have 8 million to 10 million tons of oil fields, which is a small number among the world's major developed oil fields, but considering the lack of oil resources in Italy, I think it makes sense to develop, at least to exercise Italy's extraction and refining capabilities." ”

Mussolini immediately calculated, assuming that the recoverable capacity is 10 million tons, that is, about 70 million barrels, according to the current market price of a little more than 1 US dollar per barrel, it is basically worth 80 million US dollars, and selling 1 million US dollars seems to be a loss, but if there is no so much or no oil at all, taking 1 million US dollars will take advantage of the United Group...... He suddenly couldn't think about it.

Seeing his hesitation, Contini smiled: "If it is really proved that there is oil and rich reserves, the United Group will not be stingy in the extraction fee, and it is our goal to support the leader and the government, not to mention that there are considerable benefits in return, and when there are no interests, the United Group will also come forward...... Like the last time Corfu ......"

He quietly approached and said, "Leader, if there is really oil, you can come and buy shares...... Original shares! ”

Mussolini's eyes lit up at the beginning of the "original shares": the Ministry of Finance took almost $1,000 of Union Bank shares from the United Group, and now it has swelled to nearly $60 million, this is the power of the original shares! He owes Contini a favor for this.

So he patted the other party on the shoulder and said approvingly: "Go ahead, do it boldly!" Don't be afraid, I'm sure you'll succeed, and to be honest, the current success of the United Group has long exceeded my expectations, and even the old fellow Agnelli didn't expect it. ”

"Fiat?"

"You don't know?" Mussolini asked strangely, "I heard about the credit turmoil of the United Group, it was Fiat who was making trouble behind him, of course, he didn't want to bring down the United Group, he wanted to take advantage of your surprise to get some advantage, such as taking down the United motorcycle, you fought back unexpectedly, old Agnelli didn't expect it at all, but he was very cunning, and quickly cut off this relationship, as if nothing happened to him, and when the bankers came to the door, they turned their faces and denied it......"

Contini smiled and nodded: "He is still more sensible, but it is useless to withdraw, the United Group and General Motors will soon invest in the construction of an automobile plant in Genoa, focusing on trucks and buses, and the main products of Fiat will be misaligned, but the competition for talents, markets and resources will not be less...... In addition, I plan to invest in 1-2 teams from this year, Fiat has Juventus, and the United Group cannot do without its own team. ”

"Team?" Mussolini was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Do you fancy Roma or Lazio?" ”

"I've got my eye on Milan!" Contini smiled, "If it is suitable, the terms will be signed in three weeks, I will be the president of the club, and from next season onwards, from personnel to facilities, from training conditions to salaries, the Milan team will be reborn and changed - so that it is worthy of the United Group!" ”

"Blessed are the fans in Italy!" Mussolini didn't think that the Milan team would refuse Contini's gold dollar at all, look at Agnelli's performance after entering Juventus, everyone only has envy and jealousy, and Contini, who is more willing to spend money than Agnelli, will be crazy if he intervenes.

"If I become the president of the club, I hope you will be there for the first home game of the new season!"

"Of course! Of course! Mussolini was very interested, "Do you think the United Group should invest in the track and field team, the horse racing team, the water polo team, the basketball team or something?" ”

Contini shook his head: "These will not be invested for the time being, and it can be considered to donate a batch of funds and equipment to the Italian Sports Bureau. Moreover, we do not invest in the football team to make money, but mainly to build the image of the group and build the brand ......"

Mussolini looked Contini up and down: "My idea is that if you don't have to do it as a last resort, don't have a head-on confrontation with Fiat, something like football is good...... Although Agnelli withdrew his hand this time, who knows what he thinks in his heart, I don't think there is any need to hurt the peace for a trivial matter, after all, the United Group has not suffered any losses, has it? ”

"I understand." Contini smiled, "The old Agnelli is a senior in the business world that I respect, I will visit him when I have the opportunity, although many people currently compare the United Group with Fiat, but in fact I know that there is a big gap, we are not enough, we are not enough, we are not accumulated, this has always been our goal to catch up." ”

In fact, Contini knew about Fiat's involvement in this matter for the first time, and those bankers who hated Fiat for refusing to lend a hand in turn poked out the inside story of Fiat's instructions, but all of them were suppressed by Contini - revenge? Revenge against Fiat is not a top priority, more importantly, the United Group now hopes to take over the bank smoothly and smoothly to avoid any extraneous complications, not to mention that Fiat has retracted, even if the other party does not retract, it must pretend not to know - the truth that if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan Contini understands very deeply.

Now that the dust has settled, you can have a good time with Fiat, the football team is just an appetizer, and there are cars and aircraft manufacturing in the back, and then there are armored vehicles, tanks, and engine manufacturing, and the competition with Fiat is just on the road......