Chapter 23: The Revolution (1)
On October 11, the third quarterly report of the United Group was released, and the loss was more than 5 million lire more than Leo expected, but Contini did not care, only added one sentence: "The Vatican has called me, and the agreement between them and the government will be signed soon, and as soon as they get the money from the government, they will invest in us immediately." ”
"How many?"
"No less than $20 million!" Contini shrugged, "But as an extra requirement for me, these guys are really troublesome, and I suspect they're in business and not missionary." ”
Antonio laughed: "Normal, these guys are like this, what are the requirements?" Tricky? ”
"Milan, Rome, Genoa three satellite cities to pick a good place to build a Catholic church, we pay for the land, the cost of the capital is halved, the interior decoration, books, religious facilities they come, in addition, let me give a verbal promise, no other religious facilities will be built in the area of the United Group, in return, these three bishop candidates will be discussed with me before the decision, to ensure that they are friendly to the United Group."
Antonio nodded: "The Pope does have smart people, and he can see that these satellite cities will become populous areas in the future, and it is more convenient to start now than to start again in the future!" ”
"For the sake of money, this requires me to agree, so you can do more when you make a budget in the fourth quarter, don't be afraid, even if you use it, there will be a steady stream of money." Contini scratched his head and said, "I am only worried about one question now, what if the Protestant Germans and the Jews of Judaism also quarrel and want to build churches?" ”
Leo smiled: "This thing is easy to do, whether it is the Germans or the Jews, they don't have to get used to them too much, after all, they are only a minority, from the perspective of resource conservation, the relevant religious facilities can be built in the urban area, anyway, the tram only takes more than half an hour to arrive, if it is really religious, this distance and time are not a problem at all, those peasants in the countryside want to go to worship, many of them are an hour away." If they have to build it, we will not refuse, as long as the conditions of the preferred shares purchased by the Pope are revealed-if they want to build a church, pay 30 million dollars first, and 10 million for a church! ”
"You, with the young master have ......also changed," Antonio shook his head and sighed, "Fortunately, this is the era of religious freedom, if you had put it before, your words just now would probably have been placed on a blasphemy charge." ”
Contini laughed, and while he was talking, suddenly the phone called in and said that Goering had asked to see him, and he was just about to call someone over, when he immediately remembered something, and changed his words: "Let him wait for me in the small conference room!" ”
"Uncle Antonio, Leo, you do the math according to this plate, see what the loan and capital needs are next year, and whether you can cope with it, I still say the same thing, I'd rather borrow a little more to ensure ample liquidity, don't worry about interest and term - it's all small money! I'm used to spending lavishly, so my province really can't pick it out. ”
Antonio sighed helplessly: The young master has a very low level of consumption in his personal life, and he doesn't have the style of a playboy at all, but he advocates using money to open the way in the related industries of the United Group, desperately promoting the speed of the United Group, and I don't know what he is anxious about - what is there to rush a 20-year-old young man?
Looking at his back as he left, Leo asked suspiciously, "He seemed a little strange just now!" What do you do in the conference room? ”
"The young master is sometimes like this, maybe he has a new idea to staff with his subordinates, he now has an endless stream of ideas from communication, he also set up a rationalization improvement suggestion box, everywhere to collect good ideas, every company, every team is required to find a way to improve work, improve efficiency, improve quality, effective He also issued bonuses, from top to bottom happy to be tired."
"Can I get money for a proposal to shorten the front and save money?"
"Well......" Antonio smiled helplessly, "probably an archive!" At this stage, the young master is thinking about how to spend money well and quickly. ”
"Okay, I didn't say it."
"President......" As soon as Goering, who was already waiting in the conference room, opened his mouth, he was stopped by Contini, who straightened his face and said, "Herman, don't call me president in private, just call me Calais or comrade, you are not my subordinate, you and I are friends, revolutionary comrades-in-arms!" As soon as you shout the president, it seems that our relationship is very estranged, can we still make a revolution together happily? ”
Goering's role as a transport aircraft pilot in United Airlines is of course real, but the more important meaning is well known, he brought more than 100 people to train, if there is no legal identity to cover it up, it will be more difficult, and other jobs Goering will not, so in the end he chose to do his old job - flying, of course the fighter can't fly, but the technical foundation is still there, and it is easy to change careers to fly transport aircraft, so he habitually opens his mouth to be the "president", I didn't expect Contini to be this reaction.
Goering nodded happily, this attitude really flattered him a little, and hurriedly said: "Calais, the leader has sent a telegram from Munich, because the situation in Germany has seriously deteriorated (it has reached the level of 100 billion marks to 1 dollar), he judged that the time is basically ripe for revolution, and asked if we can leave for China?" ”
"The comrades have been trained for almost three months, during which they have behaved very hard and tenaciously, and I think they have basically met the requirements, and it is perfectly okay for them to return to China to participate in the revolution." "Is there anything else I need to do for the party?" ”
"This ......" Goering blushed suddenly, and was embarrassed to speak for a long time.
"Say, Herman, what can't we talk about between us? How much does it cost? I'll get ready as soon as I can get you there. ”
"This is not a financial ......," Goering pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, "the party has come into contact with many parties, and it is difficult to get arms for both ideological mobilization and money purchases, so ...... So...... The leader wants your help. ”
"Arms?" Contini looked a little surprised, "How much?" ”
"It is better to equip the trained comrades with rifles, and if it is really difficult, a third of the rifles, and the rest with pistols, it may ...... Maybe some more bullets. After saying these words, Goering's whole face turned red.
In fact, the munitions from Contini were secretly revealed to Hitler by Goering, who knew that munitions were not easy to deal with in Germany, but the Roman Warrior Club had a lot of guns and ammunition, and Contini's almost sideways status in Italy, he wanted to get some of it back. But I also feel that it is not good to speak directly -- eating other people's food, employing other people's products, training all on other people's territory, and taking arms from other people's hands before leaving, no matter how thick-skinned they are, they can't open their mouths, and besides, the arms of the joint group are not produced by themselves, they are all made from the War Department, and it will be very troublesome in case they are missing. Therefore, he wanted Hitler to come to Rome in person to plead, thinking that this would give the president a face, but the latter replied that the time was too short to get out, and only asked Goering to persuade Contini.
This put Goering himself in the trap, and he felt the pain of lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, but Hitler's order did not dare to ignore it, and finally hesitated for two days to find Contini.
Contini shook his head after hearing this: "I can give you a few pistols, but according to my experience, it is useless to make a revolution by relying on pistols, at most you and the leader can use them for self-defense, and the combat team must use rifles or even submachine guns, I still have a few French Hatches, which are removed from fighter jets, and they are given to you with ammunition!" ”
At this moment, Contini was in a trance: the beer hall riots in history did not have sufficient armed and arms support, this time there was his support from beginning to end, and the funds, personnel, and arms all helped out, will it change history?