Before returning to school, the elder Chiano pulled Contini and whispered: "Although the money given by the leader is a little less, but he does have difficulties now, and he is asking for money in all aspects, don't be discouraged, I can support you for 150,000 lira!" ”

"150,000?" Contini asked quizzically.

Old Ziano thought he was too little, coughed a little embarrassed, and then said: "It's my personal money, this is the only money I can allocate in my hand, and other industries ......"

In fact, these 150,000 lira almost scraped out all of the old Chiano's mobile family background, although he was born in the aristocracy and had a lot of family industry, but now this environment can only barely be maintained, and the industry is impossible to sell, and the real liquidity on hand is very small. Being able to produce this 150,000 yuan is also a standout among Mussolini's henchmen, and it is unknown whether the other four generals can come up with so much money without embezzling public funds. Later generations said that Italy was corrupt, but in fact these people were poor......

However, Contini was still very happy, indicating that the old Ciano was very supportive, which gave him a deeper understanding of this cheap father: "Father, I need the 150,000, but I will not use him for running a newspaper, I have other uses, as for running a newspaper, there will be another way to get money......"

Old Ziano didn't want to ask his son what he was going to do with the money, and now he had the title of chairman of the alliance hanging on it, and there must be a lot of places to use the money, and this money was not so much for the newspaper as for the youth alliance. He thought very clearly, first use the money to stabilize the team and tide over the difficulties, and after 2-3 months Mussolini controls the situation, it will be much easier to ask for money.

I thought so, but I still told Contini in a serious tone: "Anyway, the newspaper still has to be run, at least you have to make it visible to the leaders...... At the very least, stick to it for 2 months. ”

He said it very vaguely, but Contini immediately understood, and the elder Ciano was reminding him that even if the newspaper was published and the print run was only a pitiful few hundred or even dozens of copies, he had to maintain the shelf, so that Mussolini could see "the results!" ”

"Don't worry, I won't let you down!"

"If you have any trouble, you can come to me, I'll find a way for you, and as for the commissioner, I'll go and say hello." Old Ciano took out his briefcase and solemnly wrote down the check, "This is all my belongings at present, save some flowers!" ”

"Thank you, then I'll go first, you take care of yourself."

Looking at the back of his son leaving, old Ziano nodded again and again, his son has finally grown up, no matter whether the newspaper can be completed or not, this passion and fighting spirit are still very gratifying - this is what the heir of my Ziano family looks like!

"Calais, did you get the money?" In the evening, the 17 members of the Coalition gathered at the café they frequented.

"I got it, the leader gave 50,000, my father personally supported 150,000, and now I have 200,000."

"If the start-up funds are enough, how much will we be subsidized every month in the future?" Someone asked bluntly.

"Later?" Contini shook his head, "This is all our belongings, and at least we won't be given money until the leader stabilizes the political situation...... I guess it will last for at least 3-6 months. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone immediately became sad, 200,000 is not much, it is not much, it is obviously very difficult to maintain a newspaper, although there are classmates who can volunteer to help, but renting a house requires money, printing money, paper requires money, hiring people to distribute or money, although everyone has never run a newspaper, but the general market still knows a little - this money is definitely not enough.

"Leo, how much is the league's dues collected now?"

Originally, the Young Italian Alliance did not charge membership fees, but due to Contini's showmanship at the welcoming ceremony and Mussolini's imminent formation of a cabinet, more and more people attended the meeting, so the Council decided to charge 5 lira per person per year after discussion, according to the standard of 20,000 people, it is expected that at least 100,000 lira can be received, and the alliance will only send two things to members - one is the alliance badge and the other is the alliance armband, the combined cost is expected to be only more than 1 lira, and about 4 lira can be netted. 5 lira is almost the price of a Chinese meal in the cafeteria, and students who can afford to study in secondary and higher education can still afford this money.

As a student of the accounting department of the University of Rome, Leo usually works very carefully, responsible for the accounts and fund management of the alliance, he took out the account book and introduced unhurriedly, "34,575 lira has been collected, and 6,000 lira has been advanced for custom-made badges and armbands, and 28,575 lira is currently left...... The remaining contributions are expected to be collected in one week to 10 days. ”

"Very good, in addition to the badges and armbands issued to the members, this membership fee is all used as office expenses, and the newspaper expenses are also from this side, and the other ......" Contini thought for a while, "We will all work hard in the process of creating the newspaper, but the funds are limited, I propose that the members of the alliance do not receive the manuscript fee for the time being, and the directors of the alliance will receive a monthly subsidy of 500 lira as transportation, night snacks and other expenses, as for the expenses advanced by everyone in the process of creating the alliance, I will not return it, and everyone will suffer a little loss." ”

There was no opinion on this proposal, although the alliance was created and other things did not cost money, but at least the coffee money, meal expenses, and leaflets distributed on the streets, big-character posters and other printed materials were money, and the directors present more or less advanced money, Contini himself advanced the most, about 3,000 lira, and the other least people also advanced 700 lira, but since there is a monthly allowance of 500 lira here, everyone has nothing to complain about, and everyone is now very high-spirited, thinking that they can't do big things. It's vulgar to talk about money.

However, Contini doesn't think so, it is okay to organize an event temporarily with enthusiasm and dedication, and if you rely on enthusiasm for up to 2 years, you will definitely not be able to maintain it, and a stipend can effectively stabilize the morale of the army - this is his most core and most knowledgeable team.

"I'm going to do some speculation for the rest ......of the 200,000 lirah," Contini said, turning to another councillor, Oliver, a third-year finance student, "I remember you saying that public debt and the exchange rate have fallen a lot unusually lately?" ”

"Yes, because of the turbulent situation, the exchange rate against the dollar and the pound has fallen by at least 20% in more than a month, and the government debt has fallen by nearly 30%!"

"Although the Italian economy is not very good, I am optimistic that the leader will succeed in controlling the situation, and whether it is the exchange rate or the price of public bonds, it will definitely recover!"

"I think so too, but the timing is hard to grasp, and now public opinion is skeptical about whether the leader can successfully form a government, and several established political parties are said to join forces to snipe the leader in parliament......"

"I just met with my father, and he revealed some news to me, the list of leaders to form a cabinet is basically brewing, it will include several major parties, the resistance will be reduced a lot, and the passage is basically nine out of ten."

Oliver's eyes lit up: "If this is the case, the decline caused by political factors will soon rebound!" I dare not say that I can recover all the lost ground, at least 10-15% back. ”

"So I'm going to throw all 200,000 lire into it! How many times can you put leverage? ”

"If it's a long-term account, you can get 25 times, and we are new to the account, and it's estimated that it's up to 20 times."

"Then be conservative and put 15 times."

Oliver was sweating profusely: "Calais, this is very dangerous, 15 times the leverage means that if the market falls by another 6-7%, you will lose all your money!" Even if you are optimistic, put 2-3 times the most. ”

"2-3 times is too little." Contini shook his head, "You have to have confidence in me and the leader, don't be afraid of losing the 200,000, I can get the first one, and I will definitely get the second." ”

Although everyone objected to Contini's bold pressing, considering that the money was all brought by Contini, he insisted that everyone would not persuade him - Brother Gongzi's family has money, and a mere 200,000 lira is really not a problem. Oliver accepted the mission to speculate, but decided to invest in batches, so that even if there was a risk, he could hold some down.

At the end of the discussion, someone suddenly reminded: "No, 200,000 yuan cannot be used for speculation, and there is not much left after deducting rent and other office expenses from more than 20,000 membership dues, so what should I do with the printing and paper costs of the previous issues of newspapers?" ”

"yes......" Everyone was stunned, and they all turned their eyes to Contini.

"Don't worry, I've already figured out how to deal with it." Contini smiled slightly, "Go and bring Po Ji over, he's going to work as vice president......"