On the afternoon of June 21, the Genoa, which had been fully replenished, slowly left the dock and headed for New York, the destination of this trip. The entire voyage was about 5,000 nautical miles, and with the ship's halfway stop in Spain, it would take at least two weeks to reach its destination, which is already a very fast speed.

Although the Italian economy has recovered, there are still very few customers who can afford to go to the United States in first class, but the bottom cabin is crowded with passengers who want to go to the New World to try their dreams of making a fortune - now the salary of skilled workers in Italy is maintained at around $500, while the salary of the same level in the United States is at least $1200-1300, and the housing in the United States is still cheaper than in Italy, many people want to go to the New World to realize their dreams of making a fortune.

In fact, the land and construction costs involved in building houses in the suburbs are not too high, but the key people live in the society, and there are no supporting facilities, so what is the use of a house?

At this time, the power of the traverser is revealed: because there is no need to care about the original urban scene, the new village can be planned according to the drawings to carry out construction, the center is a huge shopping center and leisure square, and then according to different functional blocks to set up cultural and educational plates, medical and health plates, art and religious belief plates, etc., electricity, water, gas are all provided by the United Group, and even the internal transportation facilities are also operated by the United Group. In addition to the workers who can work in the United Group, it is also relatively easy for their families to find a variety of supporting jobs: telecommunications and telegraph office attendants, convenience store clerks, teachers, public transport drivers, etc.

In the new village, the proportion of female employment is quite high, because there are many suitable jobs for women, and under the same conditions, the family members of the United Group can be hired first, which gives a lot of room for operation.

Contini figuratively called this model called the enterprise society, but unlike the state-owned system under the Soviet model, these commercial supporting infrastructure is provided by the United Group, and the daily management is also responsible for the United Group, but the operation is all introduced into other businesses, self-financing, investment promotion and project development through the promotion meeting, with the continuous rise in the flow of people in the base, the relevant business prospects continue to be optimistic, although many plots are still a barren, but the overall seven links and one level are all tossed in place, It is expected to develop into a satellite city of Milan or Rome in the next 5-10 years.

When truly planned, the two satellite cities will be the most modern and imposing new urban towns, and they will be connected to the old city by dedicated rail transit, which is not complicated from a commuting point of view. The workers' new village, which was built from scratch and on a blank sheet of paper, has more convenient conditions than other residential areas.

For example, gas pipelines, power lines, hot water and even heating can be connected during construction, saving the trouble of temporary reconstruction, and for example, in Milan and Rome, it is still a relatively high-end telephone line, and each unit can be done in the new village, and 18-24 households share a telephone, which is quite convenient. For example, the radio and newspapers of the United Group were naturally spread out in an unprecedented manner in this atmosphere. And the distribution of workers' new villages has also become a big weight to stimulate Italian workers to work hard, every month there are houses completed, every month people from all walks of life can get the latest ranking according to the importance of the position and contribution - this ranking determines the order of your house selection, want to play tricky grinding foreign workers? Don't try to get the upper hand in the rankings published by the public list!

Moreover, the property rights of the houses in the workers' new village are all owned by the United Group, and the group is only responsible for providing them, and does not sell them to the outside world, and private transfers are not allowed, which puts an end to speculation - if you want to speculate on houses, you go to the residential areas along the urban light rail!

Contini was happy to build a model base: it didn't matter if you lost a little money, but after solving the problem of living and working in peace and contentment, 100,000 employees and 300,000 family members had a centripetal force, so when the Union Group and the Social Democratic Party were working against each other, the workers stood firmly on the side of the president. In terms of people's hearts and minds, the United Group is now a model of labor-management relations, and with its reputation among the workers, it is becoming easier and easier for the United Group to recruit workers, and there is even the pain of not being able to get into it even if it sharpens its head.

That's why Contini said to Antonio with great pride: "Collect the debt? Collecting loans? Have they asked the 100,000 employees and 300,000 family members of the United Group? ”

Naturally, this situation caused discontent among other consortia, and on the occasion of Contini's visit, a conspiracy began to cast a net against him......

"Father, this is the information we have gathered about the financial part of the United Group......," said Agnelli Jr., "according to the information we have, the United Group received $30 million in preferred shares from the Pope, and its own capital is about 100 million lira, which is equivalent to a total of 700 million share capital, and then Ciano Jr. obtained loans or credits of 1.2 billion lira from 16 domestic banks on the basis of continuous and long credit, with a total capital of 1.9 billion lira; The total amount of their investment is a mystery, I have asked various financial experts and most of them estimate between 1.2-1.4 billion lira. ”

Old Agnelli shook his head: "Your estimation model is too complicated, in fact, it is very simple to calculate, the United Group started with a total of 35 million US dollars, and it took 6 million US dollars to buy equipment from France twice, and the most recent purchase of equipment from Germany took 6 million US dollars - of which the second phase of 6 million US dollars will be delivered in 2 months, which is 18 million US dollars; With $17 million remaining, you can assess how quickly he burns money......"

"17 million must have burned out, because last year's loss of the United Group was 200 million lira, and half a year has passed this year, at least another 100 million lira will be lost, which is 15 million US dollars...... Moreover, the Pope will pay 1.8 million shares a year for $30 million, and more than 70 million lire a year for a loan of 1.2 billion lira......"

"Speaking of which, his principal must have burned out, depending on how much the loan has been used." Old Agnelli smiled slightly, "In this case, he still has to go to the United States for a big purchase, I don't know where he got his confidence?" ”

"I don't know, if you don't know the inside story, it's easy to be intimidated by his posture."

"The only thing that can really make money for the United Group is probably United Motorcycles, and the ones that barely make a profit are probably the "Youth Daily" and IBC, and the others are all industries that lose money or invest in the stage...... Of course United House is a good thing, and United Airlines is good - although he didn't get it right. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I don't have to put the United Group to death, after all, he is the son of Monsieur Ziano, the favorite of Mussolini, and it is not good for everyone to tear his face, not to mention that he has a reputation for messing around - the Social Democrats are ruined in this way." Old Agnelli smiled slightly, "I just want to remind him that it is good to be young and have dreams and passions, but the shop is too open, and the style of being greedy, pompous, and spending a lot of money to pay for the image is not suitable for the business world, as a senior, I need to remind him once." What's the best way to be reminded? ”

Little Agnelli smiled, he understood his father's layout: this strategy is still very meaningful, watching the United Group run all the way on the road of desperate expansion, and then work on the capital chain, by sniping at the other party's credit and turnover system, forcing the other party to shrink or abandon some high-quality assets in exchange for a chance to survive - this trick has been invincible in the past against competitors. The reason why we have not taken action against the United Group for a long time is that we have no scruples about the United Group's abundant capital and have forbearance to put it on the agenda until today.

"And now that he himself is in the United States, and old Antonio is going with him, can he control the scene with just one Leo?" Old Agnelli smiled, "For a mere Ada, I am afraid that others will not know his loyalty to the leader?" ”

"This ......"

"Has he had any money lately?"

"There is a loan of 20 million lire in August, according to common sense, it will be arranged one month in advance, then 50 million in September, 100 million in October, 70 million in November, and about 400 million ...... in February next year"

"This is a very important node, the first reloan card for him, see how he reacts!" "If he has new money or government money to inject it, we'll have to wait a little longer." ”

"What money can he have?"

"It's not necessarily ......," said Agnelli Sr., "you would have thought that the Pope would support him for $30 million?" ”

"This is what I can't figure out."

"The Pope has smart people, and little Ziano is not stupid...... old Agnelli laughed, "The Pope received so much reparations from Mussolini to solve the problems left over from history, do you dare to say that he did not seek his own interests?" I'm afraid the 30 million has been negotiated a long time ago, right? ”

"It's quite possible!"

"So you have to test it in an inconspicuous place first, be patient, don't be as impatient as he is, and be the first to jump out of everything to be a pioneer - he is using Mussolini's brand, why is Mussolini not using him to do things that are inconvenient for the government?"

"Yes, I'll go and set it up."

"Wait a few more days, no hurry."

"Why?"

"He's just gone, and if you're in a hurry, he'll turn around."

"U-turn? He's got a boatload of men! The boat was not for him alone. ”

"But he brought the guards, he brought submachine guns and machine guns, and he could force the ship back in a critical moment - would the shipping company dare to take care of it? Do you dare to care? ”

"This ......" little Agnelli shook his head: with the style of a domineering president, it is really possible to do this.

"So the operation should be slow, and it's not too late to start in half a month - isn't it closer to refinancing at that time?"

The elder Agnelli's capital estimate of Contini is relatively accurate, and the foreign investment of the United Group is also very good, and the strategy is also very targeted - but unfortunately these Contini do not know that he is still on the cruise ship with Ida for recreation......