This chapter is subtitled: Investing in the Devil's Angel Investments

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"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Heinrich. I have been looking forward to meeting you since I received your letter. ”

Mussolini had a warm smile on his face and a fluent ...... English.

This guy is a foreign language expert and is fluent in all major European languages.

In 1902, as a socialist, he went to Switzerland, the "land of the mountains", which at that time was a refuge for European revolutionaries. Mussolini even met Lenin. He mingled with a crowd of exiles from all over the world, and easily learned several foreign languages.

When he returned to Italy in 1904 and served in the army for two years, he successfully obtained an intermediate French teaching certificate and was given the opportunity to teach French at the University of Bologna.

In contrast, Mustache is fluent in several languages, but these languages are German, Austrian, Luxembourgish, Liechtenstein, and Sudeten...... In fact, according to this calculation, most of the Seris are fluent in multiple languages.

In fact, at the end of the nineteenth century there was an upsurge of emigration from Italy, with nearly 10 million ...... in the two decades from 1896 to 1915 That's right, there are indeed 10 million Italians who emigrate. But many of them go to neighboring countries and return to China when they make some money. Therefore, some of them can be regarded as "migrant workers".

What he heard was that Italians who went abroad were more patriotic. As the immigrants said at the time, it was only when he immigrated to the Americas that he knew that he was Italian.

Part of the reason why His Excellency Haned Man transformed from an anti-nationalist socialist to an ultra-nationalist was that his young wanderings made him clear about his national identity.

As he himself said, "When we are with a Frenchman, we Italians show full confidence and good understanding in conversation; When communicating with an Englishman, we have to make considerable efforts to understand them or be understood by them; And when talking to a German, the differences and disagreements are further increased; As for the distance between us and the Russians, it is simply an abyss. ”

To put it mildly, the Jews of Man, Bernstein, Liebknecht, Luxemburg, Trotsky, and so on were able to devote themselves to the international communist movement because they had no homeland. At least they won't have the same strong sense of national identity as the Hanged Man, the Temperance, the Iron Man, and the Descendants of the Heavenly Demons.

His Excellency took the other's outstretched hand and said, "Mr. Mussolini, I have occasionally read the Italian People's Newspaper and have taken the liberty of writing you a letter. I couldn't have imagined that you would write back to me so quickly and arrange this meeting, and I was really overjoyed. ”

The two men shook hands very "warmly", and at the same time felt each other's strength, and couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Mr. Heinrich, please come in. I have very poor conditions here, please forgive me. ”

His Excellency followed his master into the humble building, and found that the furnishings were not only disorganized, but also shabby, as he had said.

The most striking thing is the note on the door, on the wall and on the table:

"Heart, heart, heart, people who don't care don't deserve to work here!"

"He can use one word, but he uses five words, this is a crime!"

"Anyone who does not follow the order and disturbs the thoughts of the same people is not humanitarian!"

The wealthy American businessman smiled slightly, and said without disgust at all: "Mr. Mussolini, don't say that." You're much stronger here than in the trenches. ”

The upside-down man's thinking was quick, and when he heard this, he asked, "Oh, I heard Mr. Heinrich say this, you are also a veteran of the last war?" ”

His Excellency said unabashedly: "That's right, Mr. Mussolini. I did serve in the American Expeditionary Force. ”

He pointed to the hideous scar on his face and said, "You see, this is a gift from my compatriots. ”

"Hahaha, I can't imagine that we are still comrades-in-arms in the Allied army." Mussolini rolled up his sleeves to reveal the scars on his arms and said, "And this is a gift from your compatriots......"

In 1914 he became editor-in-chief of the Italian Socialist Party's organ, Le Forward, but by then he was already a less pure socialist. Because of his remarks, he was expelled from the Socialist Party and also lost this position.

However, in November of the same year, he received funding from "enthusiasts" to start the newspaper El Volitalia. This angered his political opponents, who said that he had been bribed with money by the French.

Later, the Italian government actually organized a commission to investigate the matter, and finally concluded that the cost of the newspaper was all "donated" by his friends, and not "foreign allowances".

It can only be said that the current British ambassador to the United States, MI5 led by Sir Samuel Hall, has made a meritorious service. (Author's note: There are two theories about Mussolini's becoming a British agent, one from 1917 and the other from 1914.) ）

In 1915, Italy officially declared war on the Central Powers, and Mussolini volunteered to join the army, and because of his courage and tenacity, he was quickly promoted from ordinary private to platoon commander.

In 1917, he was seriously wounded in a landmine explosion and underwent more than 20 surgeries to remove dozens of fragments from his body. After recovering from his injury, his body was no longer suitable for going to the front, so he had no choice but to leave the army and return to China to run the "Italian People's Daily".

In terms of this experience, the hanging man and temperance are quite similar.

As soon as they said these two sentences, the relationship immediately became a lot closer, which is the so-called "carrying a gun together".

However, Mussolini immediately showed a hint of confusion and said: "Mr. Heinrich, forgive me for taking the liberty of it, but your name ......"

His Excellency Justice's current name is Hermann, Augustus, Ermarvon, and Heinrich, and it sounds not at all like an officer of the American Expeditionary Force, but rather like a Prussian Junker knight.

Little Chandler, who had long since figured out what to say, said "to tell the truth": "Oh, Mr. Mussolini. To tell you the truth, I was passing through Italy, and the purpose of this trip was to do some small business in Germany, so I ......"

"I see." The hanging man nodded in understanding, and he ushered the guest into an office full of papers, "This is my office...... Oops, I'm so embarrassed! ”

He hurriedly emptied a file from a chair, placed it across from his desk, rubbed his hands together and said, "Mr. Heinrich, please take a seat." By the way, what do you want to drink? ”

The Lord of Justice sat down in the chair without any hesitation, and said casually, "It's too early to drink, so let's have a drink of your Espresso......"

"Well, it's a good coffee." Little Mr. Chandler smothered the espresso and nodded, "It's strong, just like the lads who came with me just now." ”

He put down his coffee cup, took out a business card from his inner pocket, handed it over, and said, "Mr. Mussolini, what I wrote in my letter is a little brief. Actually, I'm the general manager of a trading company in New York. ”

The upside-down man took the business card and looked at it...... Goldmalgam Trading Limited.

There are many types of amalgam. Because mercury has a unique property, it can dissolve a variety of metals (such as gold, silver, potassium, sodium, zinc, etc.), and after dissolving, it forms an alloy of mercury and these metals, which is called amalgam, such as gold amalgamation and sodium amalgam.

The upside-down man casually asked, "Mr. Heinrich, what is your main business of this gold mercury company?" ”

His Excellency Justice said "honestly" again: "Oh, our company is currently throwing some ...... Well, some safety supplies and security services. ”

In fact, after wearing Lin Bei's legs to power, he also had a very close cooperative relationship with Italy in terms of safety supplies and security services. Mussolini sent a military and economic advisory group to Seris, and he was initially opposed to the invasion of small Japan.

In fact, wearing Lin Bei's legs has always wanted to learn how to hang a man and temperance, but he is an old man, not to mention moderation, and he can't even do it to the extent of an upside-down man.

"Safety supplies and security services?" Mussolini understood, "I understand." Mr. Heinrich, you are really ...... It's really straightforward. ”

"When dealing with a man like Mr. Mussolini, I think it's better to be straightforward." Mr. Chandler Jr. smiled, "In addition to this, we also have a consulting business that is responsible for providing our clients with the most relevant business information for their needs. ”

The upside-down man is also a well-informed and intelligent person, so he naturally knows what the other party means.

He coughed and said, "Mr. Heinrich, then what can we do to help you?" ”

His Excellency Righteousness calmly lit a cigarette and said, "I have a good friend who said that the best way to do business is to win-win. So we're helping each other......"

He raised his hand to stop the other man from interjecting and continued: "Mr. Mussolini, please listen to what I have to say. Our company's clients are interested in investing in the markets of European countries. But today's European countries, for example, you Italy......"

He shook his head and said, "IMHO, investing in such a country is really a very risky business. Therefore, our customers want someone to step up and restore calm to European countries......"

He sighed again and said, "Of course, such a character is rare but not sought. And it is also possible that such a character will not succeed in saving their country for one reason or another......"

His Excellency looked at the other party's "golden brown eyes" and said, "Monsieur Mussolini, so I came to Europe, so I saw your "Italian People's Newspaper", so I saw your boys, so I came here to meet you. ”

The hanged man groaned for a moment and asked, "So, Mr. Heinrich." Can you tell me who your client is? ”

"Of course...... No! Mr. Chandler Jr. took a blank puff of his flue, "I'm sorry, it's our company's trade secret." But ......"

"One thing I can tell you is that our company's customers are very strong, and they are more powerful than you can imagine."

"And they choose to invest in projects that are neither industry-oriented nor country-oriented, but opportunity-oriented. They believe that opportunity is more important than industry and country. ”

"Well, you can call them ...... Business Angel！ ”

Mussolini couldn't help but ask curiously: "Mr. Heinrich, what do these angel investors want me to do?" ”

"Don't do anything...... Lord Justice thought for a moment, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. You just have to do what you want. ”

"Our company's customers don't ask for anything from you, they just want you to remember the friendship. When the right opportunity arises, we can work together very happily. ”

He took out his check holder, wrote a check and put it on his desk, saying, "This is a small gift from those angel investors." Please be sure to accept it. ”

Mussolini picked it up and looked at it, and involuntarily whistled. The amount on this check is a full $10,000!

And because the dollar was much stronger than European currencies at this time, its real purchasing power was a little higher than that of the United States.

With his knowledge, he could naturally guess the origin of the other party, and this German-American should be the investigator sent by those conglomerates on Wall Street.

As for why he was so generous, it must be because he was optimistic about his political future. In fact, Mussolini was also optimistic about his own political future.

But April 1921 was a very delicate time.

Fighting Fascism was founded by him in March 1919. But in the general election in November of that year, the small party suffered a crushing defeat, and by the end of the year there were fewer than 1,000 members.

So he decided to change the political direction of the fascist movement, and in May 1920 the "Fighting Fascists" held the Second National Congress in Milan, where the new governing bodies were re-elected and a new program was adopted, "Basic Points of the Fascist Program".

Mussolini no longer pandered to the workers and peasants, and removed all the anti-capitalist and anti-church measures of his original program. This won the hearts of the big bourgeoisie, the royal power and the religious clique.

By the end of 1920, there were 10,000 fighting fascists, and by May 1922 the number of members had changed its name to the "National Fascist Party" to 320,000.

At this time, Mussolini, the "hidden dragon in the abyss", became the "flying dragon in the sky". In that original timeline, it was not until the Third National Congress in Rome in November that he made the final decision to seize national power.

Who's ...... now Well, except for our Master Yuan, no one knows what the future of this small party will be, so this 10,000 US dollars can really be called angel investment.

He looked at the cheque playfully, then at His Excellency Justice, and finally nodded, "Since it was given by the angels, then I will accept it." Thank you, Mr. Heinrich. ”

"You're welcome, Monsieur Mussolini......"

"My Fool, this is a whole ten thousand dollars, and you really don't feel distressed at all?"

"My Excellency Justice, please don't care about this mere $10,000, I really don't feel distressed at all......"

Because Mussolini will be the darling of Wall Street, especially the Morgan consortium.

When J.P. Morgan Jr. was on a trip to Italy in 1925, he commented: "We are very satisfied with the revolution that Mussolini is now undertaking."

Thomas Lamont, who is known as "the most successful president in the history of the Morgan consortium", personally hung a portrait of Mussolini in his office along with a portrait of Roosevelt.

George Whitney, a senior partner of the Morgan consortium and president of the New York Stock Exchange, called Mussolini a great patriot......

Really, for just $10,000, you can meet Wall Street's recognized "great patriot", what's so distressing?

"Mr. Mussolini, we're done with business, but I have one more personal matter......"

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Really, I knew you didn't even bother to vote for a monthly pass, so I asked for a ticket earlier, maybe it could be more than a thousand this month.