Chapter IX: Utilization
Seeing his son's fearless appearance, Glandini was also a little puzzled, knowing that his son was better than his father, and he knew Bo Ti's character best, but it wasn't this expression when he got into trouble before, so he asked coldly: "What's the matter?" β
"Isn't it a big deal that a few printing houses were shut down, some workers and newsprint were seized?"
"You still dare to be hard-mouthed!" Glandini was furious, slapped the table, and yelled, "Do you know what you're doing? There were more than a dozen phone calls early in the morning, all of them questioning me, but I didn't know yet, did you know that you stabbed the hornet's nest? β
"A bunch of soft eggs, they only know how to be angry at you, why don't they dare to come to the leader?" Potti sat down swaggeringly, "The leader sent someone to tell me to do this. The leader was very dissatisfied with the rumor-mongering and slander-mongering newspapers, and the blackshirts had to directly destroy them, but considering that they were now in the critical period of forming a cabinet, it was not wise to rashly use force, so they chose this civilized method. Father, don't you read the news in these newspapers? Don't you know how they scold the leader? If this kind of thing can be endured, will the leader still have authority and majesty? β
"My silly son, do you know that you have been taken advantage of...... Glandini was distressed.
"Good use! It shows that I still have value for use. Potty crossed Erlang's legs nonchalantly and actually brought up Glandini, "Dad, what are you shoving me into the league for?" Isn't it just to catch up with Mr. Ziano and then take the line of leadership? Now that the leader's meaning has been clearly stated, are you going to pretend to be deaf and dumb? What do you make leaders think? He will doubt not only your ability to do things, but also your loyalty and reliability, and when the time comes, you will offend both the Socialists and the Liberal Party, as well as the leader, and you will not please both sides, will you still be able to sit in a secure position? β
"You ......" Grandini, who was reprimanded by his son, was about to get angry, but the phone rang, he didn't care about teaching Bo Ti, he picked up and asked: "Hey, I'm Grandini, are you ......"
"I'm Italo Balbo!"
As soon as he heard that it was a member of the Fascist Quartet in Rome, Glandini immediately straightened up and said respectfully: "It's an honor to receive your call, I wonder what I can do for you?" β
"The leader is glad to know that you have smashed the reactionary newspaper printing house, and now is a critical moment in the formation of a government, and we must not allow the publication of a newspaper with slander, rumors, and acts of inaction, which will exacerbate the chaos! Your strategy of only destroying the printing house and not storming the newspaper office is very good, and today these newspapers are completely invisible in the market, and they have achieved their purpose without causing a greater backlash, and they are well received by the leaders, so please continue to strengthen supervision and crack down on their arrogance! β
"Yes, I see."
Glandini, who put down the phone, sighed, now he was completely tied to the chariot of the fascisty, although Poti on the side did not hear all the conversations clearly, but understood that it was the big man around the leader who called, thinking that Contini really did not lie to himself - the person who added the fire came at a critical time, this fire was well added, and his father, who was still very vocal about himself just now, suddenly had nothing to say.
Contini had three things in mind in this matter: first, of course, to use Poti to solve the problem of paper and printing for free; the second is to control Grandini, force him to pay his name, and completely sinceth with the fascistes; The third is also to make the Black Shirts pay more attention to Glandini, of course, the police chief is nothing, but the police chief of Rome is not trivial, and whether there is anyone in the cover determines the future of the "Youth Daily" in the short term. At the critical moment, people made this call for the sake of Ambody's heart, otherwise this son-in-law would not be able to do anything next time, and secondly, it also showed the importance that the party leaders attached to Glandini and his Contini's energy.
The elder Chiano knew his son's intentions, but he didn't show up, but asked Balbo to make this call for him - how could Mussolini have time to care about such trivial matters now?
Ciano Sr.'s popularity played a decisive role at the critical moment, with the Big Four under Mussolini (Mitcheb Bioncchi, Italo Balbo, Emilio De Pino; Dino and Grandi) are fighting openly and secretly with each other, but the old Ziano has a good relationship with them, and in order to win the support of the old Chiano, this kind of face must be given.
So Contini took advantage of the tightrope on three sides this time to maintain it again.
"Father, how is it, I'm not wrong, right?" Potty looked at Glandini's face and teased, "Your son has made a meritorious service to you!" β
Glandini immediately scolded angrily and funny: "Get out! β
Bo Ji was overjoyed, saying this means that this matter is over, and the old man will wipe his ass in the follow-up, but he can't get up and down, he seems to have won a big battle, and walks out happily.
"Come back!"
"Anything else?"
At this point, if Glandini still can't see that it was Contini who is stirring up trouble, he is not worthy of being the chief of the Roman police, but he can see what, he still has to stammer - who makes the family closer to the leader than himself?
He said earnestly: "Learn from Calais well, don't do something infamous all day long!" β
Poti was smug: "Of course, didn't you read the news that I was received by the leader with Calais and was still in the newspaper?" β
Glandini was speechless: "Okay, just follow along, don't stab me again." β
"Yes, yes." Boji slipped away so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In the evening, the members of the council of the alliance had dinner together to celebrate the "victorious" return of the son of Pottie - he got enough newsprint for the "Youth Daily" to deal with for a month, and everyone said a word, and soon Bo Ji was so excited that he couldn't find the north, and he drank three glasses of wine in a row. With this incident at the bottom, everyone finally accepted Potty as a comrade in the same trench.
Someone said happily: "Now that the manuscript is ready, and the paper has been settled, it will be printed tomorrow, and the "Youth Daily" will definitely be an instant hit." β
"Yes, as long as there is another printing fee, the newspaper will be published immediately, and now we need to arrange the personnel of the distribution department."
Contini smiled: "I don't have to pay for printing. β
"How?"
"The police detained a total of four printing workers, and today I went to their bosses and finally agreed: as long as I can release the people on bail intact tonight, they are willing to print for the newspaper for free for a week - of course, we have to bring our own paper."
The bosses who can open the printing house are all people with a way, and they figured out who did it early in the morning, although they wondered why the director did such a thing, but they couldn't find Podzi, plus Grandini gritted his teeth and insisted on not letting go after answering Balbo's call, and he insisted that this group of workers admit to the problem of "assisting in the printing of illegal publications", and the bosses also knew that the problem of being sandwiched between the two factions was big, and it was not impossible to dredge it. If you don't spend money, you won't be able to pass the test.
But after Contini showed up and negotiated, the bosses knew that they had seen Contini and Podge go to the newspaper together, and they knew that the man who had organized the reception of the Roma students was a powerful character, and the two sides quickly agreed on the terms: as long as Contini bailed out, each of them was willing to print for the newspaper for free for a weekβjust a little labor, electricity and ink, which was more expensive than going up and down.
In the evening, the printing factory workers, who had been imprisoned for a day and a night, were finally released on bail by the Youth Union - it was Bo Ji who ordered the arrest, and it was Bo Ji who ordered the bail!
The overjoyed workers promised to help the "patriotic newspaper" print, showing that they were also patriotic workers and not accomplices of the "reactionary newspapers".
The bosses inevitably suffered from pain, because when they asked the police station for the seized paper the next day, the other party said lightly: "I'm sorry, there was a fire yesterday, and all these papers were burned, why don't you register it and see what to do next?" Oh, I almost forgot, and I also have to register for assisting in the printing of illegal publications, and see how much of the fine will be imposed. β
This is clearly the attitude of not returning the paper, and several bosses muttered for a while and then thought they were unlucky, but fortunately the machines were still there, and the loss of paper was nothing. Soon, this batch of newsprint that disappeared from the "fire" was replaced with a vest, and it returned to the printing house in a grand manner and became a steady stream of "Youth Daily".
In the early morning of November 12, the Italian Youth newspaper was finally officially launched, and even Contini himself did not expect that his inaugural speech would trigger a public showdown between the left and right in Italy!