Chapter 9: Intervening in the Riot (2)
The next evening, GΓΆring embarked on the train back to Germany with nearly $5,000 in cash and some gold bars, and he felt that he had come to Italy and that it was well worth it. Not only did he rush to this mission, but when he was discussing the dispatch of liaison officers internally, he also repeatedly asked for self-recommendation, on the grounds that he was a pilot and had a good relationship with Contini, and now it seems that he has blown it again.
Of course, Goering is greedy for money, and he still helped Contini do a lot of business, and he didn't kick all the dollars he gave him last time, but used a lot of them for communication and wooing, and often drank for a meal, and the other party was coaxed into not knowing the world, and then came to work in United Aviation according to Goering's suggestion, and as for recruiting other engineers, technicians and skilled workers, GΓΆring spared no effort - without this kind of local snake, some things may not be easy to do, so Contini did not hesitate to give him some financial assistance. You know, when the fat man was majestic during the Third Reich, let alone $10,000, even $100,000, he might not be willing to help you so dedicatedly.
"Young master, do you really want to fund this German National Socialist uprising?"
"Yes, I've decided."
"Do you think they'll succeed?"
Contini thought for a moment: "No! β
Antonio was taken aback: "What about you?" β
"Uncle Antonio, am I not just a young master of Rome who specializes in loss-making business? Isn't there a newspaper that is commenting on it? β
Antonio's face was embarrassed, and he didn't know how to answer this sentence.
"Alright, just kidding." "The National Socialist Party will not succeed this time, because they have a poor base, they are not numerous, and crucially, they do not have the support of the Wehrmacht, which is different from the situation in Italy." But can I stop supporting them because they're going to fail? Then my previous investment will be all in vain! When you stick a knife in your friend's ribs, you talk about righteousness, you talk about feelings, not success or failure! And believe it or not, the National Socialist Party and Mr. Adolf Hitler have a day before they make a comeback! As an investment, do you think it is better to climb after others have made a fortune or to lend a helping hand when they are in trouble? β
Antonio nodded: "You are very confident in your judgment." By the way, the second $10 million stock purchase in the United States is basically completed, and the third $10 million purchase plan is really going to be launched? β
"Go on! I've always been very confident in myself, besides, isn't it just a few hundred thousand dollars, what's the big deal, which month are we not losing hundreds of thousands? Contini waved his hand heroically, "It's okay, Young Master Ben can afford it!" β
Antonio was speechless, the young master burned money and now began to burn out of the realm, but it really didn't say that the effect was very good: after burning more than 10 million lire in legal fees, Matteotti finally relented and obediently paid 6 million lire in compensation to achieve the United Group Scholarship; Even the Socialist Party, which was invincible at the beginning, bowed its head before the Constitutional Court and admitted its mistakes, and Donadoni, who had been in charge of the Supreme Court for many years, was ousted. Without this kind of courage and means, how could there be such achievements. Then, when Mussolini was overjoyed by sweeping the Socialist Party, the young master used the excuse of preventing the Socialist Party from hacking him, and proposed to expand the guard force to 320 people, and the leader agreed with a wave of his hand.
Anyway, old Chiano can't understand what his son is doing now, and finally the United Motorcycle is selling well as always, and the crowds of stores that have opened one after another in the United House make him feel more down-to-earth.
"This time I gave him money and some tasks to collect a group of civil, architectural, bridge and municipal engineers from Germany."
"What do you want all this for?" Antonio hesitated, "Civil and construction engineers are barely needed in the joint estate, but what are the bridge and municipal engineers for?" β
"I've thought about it recently, and the group has to add a unit called the Joint Construction ......," Contini mused, "and I'm going to take on the projects of the Ministry of Transport and other government departments, and we can use them to build buildings, roads, bridges, and railways!" Uncle Antonio, isn't my father going to make a big move on the construction of domestic transportation facilities this year, I think I can eat all these lists. β
"That's not good, is it?" Antonio smiled bitterly, "This kind of public opinion is not very favorable to the master's reputation." β
"What's not good, open bidding, the lowest price to win the bid." Contini smiled, "Besides, it doesn't have to be us to win the bid, as long as the final construction of the project is contracted by United Construction." β
Antonio didn't understand what the other party was thinking, and his face was full of suspicion.
"As long as we come forward to contract the project, I can guarantee the lowest price, and in the end, we will not make money or even lose money." Contini smiled, "I am not doing good things for the government in vain, I have two considerations: first, after we get a large number of engineering construction projects, the building materials, especially steel and cement, will be controlled by us, which will have a good entry point for United Steel, especially the railway construction needs to use a large number of steel products, this matter must be grasped; Second, I came forward to contract, the government will lend money relatively quickly, and no one dares to eat and take a card, of course, I will not make my father too difficult, I should let the following profit share a little appropriate, and some will be left, but the amount and scope are controllable. β
Antonio narrowed his eyes and thought about it, as if that was indeed the case.
"If you think it's too ostentatious at the beginning, we can take our time and do a good job of the group-wide project first, now the four bases in Rome, Milan, Genoa and Venice are enough to toss, as well as the aviation town, the workers' new village, and the construction of various factories also have a long way to go, so the scale of the United Group is not too big but too small, we are not too many but too few, and I will have at least 500,000 employees in the future to use it to be more assured!"
β5β¦β¦ 500,000! Antonio's eyes widened, he couldn't believe his ears, and finally said in a stammering tone, "Young master, I have never heard of any consortium controlling workers with this number, and very large enterprises such as Krupp, Siemens, and Fiat are only 4-50,000 workers. β
"That's because they don't have enough vision, and when Young Master Ben becomes prime minister, 500,000 workers won't be enough." Contini smiled slightly, "If I have 500,000 workers under my command, plus their families, friends, and relatives, do you think I can be prime minister if I vote?" Actually, Uncle Antonio, I'm not greedy for money, and when I take control of this country in the future, I can make the decision to give the property to the country - what do I want such a big consortium for? Money is not brought in life or death, as long as it is enough, in addition to the difference in numbers between $10 billion and $20 billion, how much difference in enjoyment is there? β
Antonio complimented: "Young master, you really think great and far-reaching! β
"Just think about it from the perspective of Italy, some things may be temporarily unfavorable to our consortium, but as long as it is beneficial to the country, I will not hesitate to do it, because from the day I was formed, I have regarded the United Group as a national policy group, and those who can understand it will naturally understand, and those who can't understand it will never understand!" Contini smiled slightly, "Thinking and analyzing the context of the United Group, not from the point of view of economics and accounting, but from the point of view of political economy and even geopolitics, this is the difference between the United Group and other consortiums, and also the difference between me and other consortium leaders!" There are not many patriotic people like me in Italy now! β
Antonio couldn't help laughing: The young master still has a little childish temper, this kind of boastful temper can't be seen in other consortium leaders, this temperament is a little close to the leader, what a good successor!