When Antonio called the newspaper, Contini was quietly writing an article in the editor's office, but this time not for the publication of El Youth, but instead of writing a historical essay on "Fracture and Continuation: Culture, Religion and Institutions in Italian History."

After the crossing, Contini found that the most embarrassing thing was the law major that Ziano Jr. attended, who was not familiar with law and was not prepared to continue his academic studies in the field of law, let alone the Italian legal system of the 1920s. However, the student status of the University of Rome cannot be lost, firstly, he needs a dazzling diploma to enter high society, and secondly, he has to rely on this student status to continue to expand the influence of the Young Italian League, and his main energy is now focused on business, speculation, newspapers, alliances, etc., so he must compress his academic time as much as possible.

After thinking about it, he decided to transfer to the Department of History, which was his forte, and because of his social status and influence, the transfer application was successful as soon as it was handed in, and the Department of Law unfortunately lost a rising political star, and the Department of History welcomed a famous student.

However, the students regretted to find that although he was under the name of the history department, he rarely came to class, although skipping classes is used to college students, but his focus student received too much attention, not only several professors, but even the head of the department also came forward to gently persuade him to put some of his energy into his studies. In order to prove his level of knowledge without being overwhelmed by the heavy curriculum, he asked the professors for permission and decided to use this thesis to replace the semester's study.

This thesis is Contini's graduation thesis before the undergraduate stage, so it feels very good to write, the speed is fast, but there is no computer that has to be laid out one stroke at a time and restricts the speed, the content of the previous part has been affirmed by the professor, thinking that his research level has surpassed the vast majority of students, and there is really no need to follow the class, but it is recommended that he finish the whole article to give the academic year grades.

Contini could only laugh at this, he was a doctoral graduate from the University of Rome to write his sophomore thesis, and it was the field he was most familiar with, if he couldn't surpass his classmates, it would be really in vain.

"Young master, my lord asked me to inform you to go home for dinner tonight, and Madame has also arrived......"

"yes, that's great, we're finally reunited."

"In addition......" said Antonio in a low voice, "the application for a loan from Germany was also agreed, and the lord used the family property as collateral to borrow 3 billion marks at an annual interest rate of 50%, and a check will be issued tomorrow, and it can be withdrawn as soon as the day after tomorrow." ”

Contini raised his eyebrows: "So fast? ”

"The capital account of the Frankfurt market has also been opened, and for the sake of safety, it will be divided into 3 in total, and once the funds are received, I plan to divide the capital according to the ratio of 5:3:2." Antonio reminded, "But the interest rate on the Mark loan is 50%. ”

"Cheap! It's so cheap! Contini said happily, "Immediately after getting it, it will all be exchanged for dollars or pounds, and you can't delay a minute!" ”

"Do you really think the mark will depreciate by more than 90%?" Antonio has also read some analyses and generally agrees with Contini's conclusions, but it is necessary to remind him that "there are also bankers who believe that the Anglo-American mediation will eventually succeed, and that the reparations crisis will be a false alarm at best." ”

"No, I'm sure the French won't turn back without hitting the southern wall, there is a possibility of jaw-dropping results, will you go to Germany with me?"

"Preliminary arrangement, the train tickets have been bought, the first stop is Frankfurt, if you have any other needs, you can also tell me, I will do it."

"I need to install a telex machine in the newspaper office to get the latest news, and at the same time I need some mainstream economic and financial newspapers for daily reference, after all, I can't wait to ...... in Germany for a long time."

"No problem, it will be done in 3 days."

"Uncle Antonio, if it is convenient, can you arrange for me to visit large German companies, such as Siemens, Krupp, Mercedes-Benz, etc.?"

"Siemens and Mercedes-Benz are definitely no problem, they are the providers of this vehicle business of the Ministry of Transportation, they will be very welcome when we go to visit, Krupp is in some trouble, it is said that the French supervision has been checking, suspecting that they have hidden secret production lines and other patent drawings, do you want to change one, such as BMW? You might like their motorcycles, but do you want to bring one back this time? ”

"Okay, let's go see BMW, but forget about motorcycles, I don't feel safe, I'd rather pick a car - if I make money, I'll buy a car for my family, Mercedes sedan is still pretty good...... Ay...... Forget it, buy a Fiat and have fun, who called my father His Excellency the Minister of Transport. ”

Antonio was pleased with Contini's maturity: it is true that there is nothing wrong with driving at the home of the Minister of Transport, which is completely understandable, but if even the Minister of Transport takes the lead in using imported cars, this public opinion is too ugly, and it is not the same with Fiat, which is a national enterprise and the one most closely connected with the transportation department.

In the evening, as soon as Contini said the phrase to buy a car, the elder Ciano smiled: "If you choose Fiat, then you don't have to buy it at all, they will give me a car of the latest style, hoping to promote it to the government from me, many government members and business celebrities are still riding in horse-drawn carriages, Fiat is very keen to do this business." This time, the bus company also invested a lot of shares in the formation of the Agnelli family. ”

Fiat is currently helmed by Giovanni Agnelli, but Contini knows that his son Edoaldo Agnelli will soon be at the helm of Fiat, and then Fiat will usher in a new development. However, Fiat is currently experiencing some problems, their best-selling model in World War I is the Fiat 501 produced for the army, which is a very compact small car, which can be used for general military tasks, but it is far from qualified to serve as a car for dignitaries and celebrities, and it is not as comfortable as a horse-drawn carriage at all. Now that the army orders have all disappeared, and other commercial orders have not risen, it is no wonder that Fiat is in a hurry.

"In fact, there are some problems with Fiat's positioning, although their 501 model is very easy to use, but it is still too expensive for Italians, it is impossible for them to popularize, at least in Italy, but their vision can be a little longer-term, this model is sent to France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Far East for sales but there is a market, which the Ministry of Transportation can cooperate to develop, as for the domestic market, they should use luxury cars to open up the situation......"

"Listen to what you say, why don't you go to Fiat on my behalf next month and talk to them." Old Chiano smiled, "Recently, I have to focus on the problem of train delay rate, the problem is accurate, but it is difficult to deal with, far more than I imagined, I have to go to the town myself." ”

"Okay, it just so happens that I'm going to Germany to have a look at the automobile industry this time, and I'll come back and talk to Fiat about the inspection situation." Contini found out that the old Ciano was really using him as an assistant to the Minister of Transport, but considering that the old man had just mortgaged all his belongings to pay for his own speculation, and sent a butler to take care of all other affairs, this was indeed a great favor.