After having money, Contini was no longer stingy and decided to increase his purchases from the United States: for example, the construction of power plants has expanded from 1.4 million kilowatts to 2.4 million kilowatts of installed capacity - Contini plans to start production lines for aluminum ingots and aluminum alloys; Another example is the expansion of the petrochemical plant from 2 million tons to 3 million tons per year; Another example is the introduction of various types of electric locomotives; In addition, there are some high-tech content, but the practicality of life has not yet been reflected, such as air compressors have also introduced technology......

After going back and forth, more than $20 million was spilled out.

This makes the big banks and giants very happy, because these payments still have to go through the banking system, which not only will their profit margins increase a little more, but the United Group will only have more than $80 million in direct money from the United States, further reducing the risk - while a half of the stock market is unlikely, too much exposure is not a good thing.

At this time, the U.S. economy was in the middle of the Coolidge boom, and the U.S. government welcomed Contini to come to the United States to squander the checkbook, especially his introduction of American technology and equipment to Italy was more likely to be regarded as the spread of American industrial civilization.

It's the time to make money, what kind of doctrine to talk about?

Contini naturally couldn't take out all the other $80 million, so he thought about it and added more than $20 million to the stock market, focusing on absorbing large-cap stocks that have already started but have not risen a lot. Small-cap stocks Contini dare not touch, because the size of small-cap stocks is too small, and his current volume may cause a huge impact if he is not careful, and the corporate governance of small-cap stocks is also a big problem. This will have a serious impact on the market supply system.

But there are not so many problems with large-cap stocks, tens of millions of dollars down, it is easy to be absorbed by the market liquidity, and secondly, the equity of large companies is dispersed, the governance structure is standardized, and it is not easy to want to issue more, and it is not difficult to get out when the time comes.

After a series of business negotiations, now Contini can finally take a breath and spend time with Ida, and then snub the little girl, in case she goes back to Mussolini to cry, the matter will be troublesome to deal with. So Contini has been taking her to places like Pittsburgh to the Motor City in Detroit...... The large-scale production of those assembly lines has opened Ida's eyes.

"Brother Calais, do you want to make Italy like this?"

"Yes, do you think that's good?"

"It looks exciting, but ...... Italy is so small, the United States is so big, can we do it? ”

Contini smiled: "It doesn't have to be as big as the United States, Italy's population is only one-third of the United States, and the land area is even less, if we have a quarter of the strength of the United States, we will be very strong!" ”

"Not even a quarter now?"

"Not to mention a quarter of the United States, we don't even have a quarter of Germany." Contini sighed, "For example, the output of steel is more than 1 million tons in Italy and more than 20 million tons in Germany...... My mission is to close these gaps, to close them a little bit. This kind of thankless work is not much that Italians like to do, and Italians prefer to brag lightly, or engage in opportunistic sideways, or take shortcuts...... If they don't do it, I'm the only one who does. ”

"Brother Calais, you are so great......" Ida looked like I couldn't understand what you were saying, but I just felt like you were so powerful.

"Great?" Contini shook his head, "I'm only 21 years old...... At the age of 21, he was called great, how will he live in the future? ”

Ida pouted, "You know you're only 21 years old?" I see you're busier than the 42-year-old boss of a big company...... It's been 2 months since you came to the U.S., have you ever gone shopping? Have you ever sat down and enjoyed a cup of coffee and a night view? Have you put aside all your work and happily go to places of interest? You don't have endless introductions, endless people, endless banquets, and other inexplicable hypocrisy...... No, even a tour took me to the industrial area. For the first time, I noticed that someone actually liked to take girls to visit industrial areas. ”

"Are you angry?"

"No, it's your job, but I can't help with anything...... I feel so depressed. ”

"That's because you're young."

"I'm not small...... I'm 14 years old. Ida pushed her chest up, showing that she was not a small person.

Not to mention Contini, even Monica laughed so much that she couldn't stop laughing.

"Okay, okay...... Ida has grown up...... Next year, I will take you to the Far East for a walk. ”

"Japan? China? ”

"Yes, and India...... Let's take a look. We walked from the Suez Canal, and by the way, we could also see the scenery of Egypt. ”

"Okay!" Ida retracted, "There's not that much business to talk about there, is there?" ”

Contini smiled wryly and shook his head: "What's there?" Unless we wait for us to invest, but I can't even manage Italy, where can I care about other places? ”

When he said this, he automatically excluded Libya.

"Okay, I'll go with you ......"

"But today we're going to visit a professor......"

The professor in Contini's mouth is the American rocket pioneer Robert Hudkins Goddard, who proposed the idea of a rocket a few years ago, but was ridiculed in the academic community and the media, but even so, Professor Goddard did not give up his ideals, but went all over to raise funds to put his theory into practice.

If there is a confidant in the world, it must be one of Contini, not only did he publish Goddard's academic ideas in full in the "Youth Newspaper" and added the words himself, but also provided Goddard with a lot of financial support - although it was only $100,000, but for a scientist, the $100,000 in place would allow him to save time in many places and devote his energy to more valuable places.

The professor is currently tinkering with his invention at Ward Farm in Massachusetts, and there may be six to 12 months before a successful launch, and Contini knows that it will be the world's first liquid rocket, and that Germany's first test rocket will not be available until at least 15 years away. So he wanted to take Goddard away as soon as possible, once this rocket was successfully launched, Goddard's research would start to attract attention, and it would not be easy to get him away when the time came.

Professor Goddard waited early in the morning on his farm, and he had a rare change of formal clothes today, and he had prepared tea, snacks, and coffee, hoping to make a good impression on his big benefactor - although he was a little stubborn, he was by no means a paranoid who did not know how to be flexible and did not eat the fireworks of the world. In the past two days, he has seen a report in the newspaper about the whirlwind of the "United Group", and he also received the news in advance that President Ziano is coming to visit him.

Although he was fully prepared, Contini's first sentence still stunned him: "Professor, I sincerely invite you to be the chief researcher in the field of rocketry at the United Group Laboratory, with an annual salary of 30,000 US dollars, and at the same time ensure that you get enough time, energy and funds to toss your hobby ......"

Now the salary of American university professors is relatively high, but it is generally only 6000-8000 US dollars, and tenured faculty positions can exceed 10,000 US dollars, and 30,000 US dollars is at least an academic champion in the industry, winning the Nobel Prize, Goddard cannot reach this height at all, and what is more attractive is that the other party also promised that there is no upper limit on funding - others can laugh at this sentence as bragging, but the domineering president said that this sentence is really not bragging, everyone has seen the rich and capricious scene, and the New York mall "buy, buy, buy, buy" The scene has long been a sensation......

"This ......"

"I almost forgot to mention that I'm not just inviting you, your whole family can go to Italy...... I will arrange for you to live in the group's expert building, and I will also provide you with a research team of at least 20 people, and if you want to take a postgraduate student, I can apply for a teaching position at the University of Rome...... You don't have to worry about visas, passports, nationality, in Italy, a lot of things are just my words, and if my words don't work, there is this ......" Contini pointed to Ida, "She is the daughter of the Prime Minister and is particularly interested in exploring research!" ”

Ida understood, and immediately snorted: "Professor, I've always heard Brother Calais talk about your deeds, and I've also read the science fiction introduction in the "Youth Daily", is the rocket really so magical?" ”

Monica gave a thumbs up behind her back: in the end, it is the prime minister's daughter, this routine does not need to be taught, you can understand it at a glance.

Where Goddard could withstand this temptation, he was shaken on the spot.

Contini added: "I know you have a son, just graduated from college, he is a mechanical engineer, I think the United Group also has his place, I think he should have heard of the United Motorcycle Fast and Furious series, he should like the working environment there...... Besides, Italian girls are also very good. ”

Even Goddard's wife was shaken.

"Okay, I'll go, but I still have a lot of materials, instruments, and semi-finished products to sort out here, and I also have to deal with ...... houses and farms."

"It doesn't matter what you use for research, I'll send someone to help you move it, I have a boat...... As for the dwellings and farms. Contini smiled, "Sell it to me for $100,000." ”

The professor shook his head repeatedly: "Where is it worth $100,000?" You can't even sell it for $50,000! ”

"That's $100,000, plus the cost of settling in Italy...... Contini smiled and said to Monica, "Tomorrow I will cooperate with the professor to complete the property rights and register them in Ida's name...... After the professor's family moved out, American workers were arranged to convert the place into a small holiday home, and the farm was planted with flowers and plants - Ida could grow whatever she liked! ”

Well, now Professor Goddard and his wife have learned the way of the local tyrants.