Mediterranean hegemon

Speaking of which, Rachel's trajectory has quietly changed. Historically, she did not move to Rome until 1926 and had been living in Milan before that. However, due to the sudden rise of Contini and his influence on Mussori Mussolini’s unswerving “care” made Rachel’s family move to Rome very early. In addition to the large villa, all other food, clothing, housing, and transportation, including the servants’ housekeeper, were all arranged by Contini, his “quasi-son-in-law.” Mussolini simply did not She never had to worry about these things, which won the favor of Rachel, the "mother-in-law-to-be".

Although Mussolini liked Ada very much, he was actually focused on the "revolution". Ada was raised by her mother, and Rachel had absolute influence in front of her. Mussolini was in Conti He boasted in front of Ni that he would help him settle the matter between Adriana and Vivian. In fact, he was doing Rachel's ideological work, and then Rachel went to talk to Ada about this.

Perhaps in the eyes of onlookers, the behavior of Mussolini and Contini is typical of going back and forth... But Rachel is not such an ignorant person. In his opinion, Contini and Mussolini There is still a difference. Mussolini's affair was something he pursued himself, while Contini's affair had completely other reasons - if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to consider marrying Ada, he might have been engaged to a queen from a famous family by now. .

As for why he married Ada, Rachel could also figure it out: it was not simply a matter of clinging to power, but something that both sides wanted to get from each other - Mussolini needed the Cianos and his sons to help him consolidate his position, and the Ciano family also needed Use Mussolini's power to expand his power. In a sense, both parties need each other, and on this basis is the relationship between two young people.

Fortunately, the president is young and promising, has outstanding abilities and is considerate, and Ada has a good feeling for Contini, so Rachel is quite open-minded about the two anchors. After all, the president is surrounded by so many people. There are so many beauties - there are countless female stars from United Advertising and United Films alone. Many people are looking forward to having sex with the CEO, but they have never heard of any scandals. Ada is too young, so she can't let the handsome CEO fall in love with her. Are you going to spend it every day?

After hearing Contini's intention, she sighed: "Calais, actually I don't mind what happened in the past. Since this son is him, of course I can only admit it. It's best to arrange to go to Switzerland out of sight. The problem is not this ...The problem is that the leader has found another lover, and it is said that he often has trysts at the Prime Minister's Palace or other small hotels. I heard the rumors not long after I moved to Rome. What do you want me to do?"

"Again?" Contini's eyes widened and he said quickly, "You can't listen to other people's instigation, leader..."

Even though he said this, he already understood in his heart that he was just pretending to be confused.

Rachel waved her hand: "I know better than you who my husband is and what kind of virtue he should be in front of women... Calais, don't imitate him in the future! It's fine for me to suffer all this alone, but I can't Let Ada suffer so much!”

What Contini dared to say was nothing more than a promise: now he understood why Mussolini was so frightened when he told Rachel about this - the relationship between him and Alita Safendi was completely different. I already have suspicions, but I haven’t found the exact reason yet.

He smiled meaningfully, and then became worried again. Should he inform the leader of this change? Mussolini always thought that no one else knew what he was doing. How did he know that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him?

Unfortunately, before Contini could decide whether to say anything or not, something happened that gave him a headache within a few days: rumors spread outside, all surrounding the private lives of Mussolini and Contini. The two had random lovers, had inappropriate private lives, had illegitimate children, and even exchanged female companions. After a few days of fermentation, there were even upgraded rumors that the two were toying with the same woman and even had a sexual fight.

If you listen to these rumors, then Mussolini and Contini are following the example, and are out-and-out Italian bastards... Not to mention that Mussolini is furious now, and even Contini can't sit still, go The trip to North Africa was once again postponed while preparations were made to resolve these incidents. Contini is troubled by this, and he believes that he has been trapped in a political vortex that is difficult to escape.

Ji'an, who was in charge of the Dark One, also had a headache: This time the rumors came and went without a trace. There were no newspapers or flyers. They were completely spread by word of mouth. He also inquired about some situations and found that the initial rumors were not like this. Later, the rumors became more and more outrageous and exaggerated - strangely, the more outrageous and unbelievable rumors spread the fastest. Maybe the people who spread it don't believe it themselves, but that doesn't stop them from refining it once, twice or even multiple times and putting all kinds of deeds into it.

As for hearsay, adding fuel to the fire, and spreading rumors, that is completely human nature. Should we investigate each one of them? Similarly, they can't do it either.

So, is it useful to just refute rumors? Not to mention that Mussolini and Contini had shit under their butts, and many things were unclear. What's more, this kind of sexy news is the most popular thing for the Italian people. How could they not go to the ship? So it is useless to refute the rumors.

"Leader, I think this matter is not simple. There are people behind it... How come it was launched and spread all of a sudden?" Contini said, "There must be someone behind it. It is impossible to refute rumors. At least it has no substance. Effect."

"What do you think we should do?" Mussolini looked ugly. Yesterday when he went back, Rachel pointed at his nose and scolded him all night long - not the illegitimate child who went to Switzerland but his current mistress, which made the leader angry. It's hard to argue with, it languished like an eggplant beaten by frost overnight.

"There are only two ways to crack down on rumors. The first is to create other topics to divert attention; the second is to suppress them with force."

"Diversion of attention?" Mussolini's eyes lit up, "Is there any way to divert attention?"

"There must be universal representation and universal interest. The Corfu incident last time was a good diversion of attention, but it is not appropriate now and there is no proper excuse..." Contini pondered, "No The only excuse is to create a topic, and I would like to propose implementing a family planning policy in Italy.”

"Family planning?" Mussolini burst into laughter, "Can we plan to have children? Shouldn't this be done in the crotch..."

Contini shook his head: "Of course it is very troublesome to make people not have children, but I think it can be done to encourage childbirth. My idea is that the government will introduce policies to encourage childbirth, and it will be more effective for people who only have one child or not have children at all. Yes, to increase personal taxes, the tax will be reduced starting from 2 children. The more children you have, the more tax will be reduced. If you have more than 4 children, the state will provide subsidies and incentives to increase Italy's population by half in 20 years. Speaking of which, this is also true. The traditions of ancient Rome can be placed under the call of the great revival of the Roman Empire."

"Calais, it's going to cause an uproar and it's going to be a big talking point for finances, taxation and government spending."

"This is the effect we want!" Contini smiled, "The ideal Italian family must at least meet the standards of a leader: have four children! In addition, the United Group will also provide supporting assistance, including abandoned babies, various Illegitimate children and street children are all raised by the United Group. We want to build welfare homes, orphanages, and nurseries. This is a way of giving back to society, and it can also reduce the unemployment rate!"

In addition to Mussolini's daughter Ada and his illegitimate son, Rachel also gave him two other sons: Vittorio and Bruno, who were only 10 and 8 years old respectively. He laughed when he heard this : "How can four be enough? I want six! Since we are going to implement family planning, I have to take the lead. I have to have two more children, at least one son!"

"Six?" Contini was also stunned, "It's hard to achieve this target..."

"No! You are right, having more children is helpful. There are now 90 million people in Germany, nearly 200 million Slavs, and only 40 million in Italy. It is too few. The size and number of the nation must be greatly expanded! Humans The more people there are, the more people will be able to fight on the front lines in the future!" Mussolini enthusiastically sold his theory of 8 million bayonets.

Contini added: "In order to effectively increase the fertility rate, the research and sales of all domestic contraceptive products must be suspended, and whoever sells them will be fined. In addition, abortion is not allowed-unless there is a medical certificate that is harmful to health, the abortionist couple and Doctors investigate and deal with murderers as if they were letting go..."

Mussolini's eyes widened: "Calais, you can't do it, can you? What kind of bad idea is this?"

"Leader, this is in line with doctrine... You can ask the Pope to pay a sum of money. If you don't believe me, do you think the Pope will agree?"

"That's true...but these radical policies will cause strong controversy..."

"It's about controversy, the more intense the better, let the newspapers discuss or criticize, and then convene a group of experts and scholars to publish articles..." Contini smiled, "The United Group will announce the establishment of a United Welfare Institute to provide care for those who have been Abandoned children, taking care of street children... Let the discussion of this matter trump the sexy news! "

"What about your second point?"

"The second is strong suppression... The Prime Minister's Office will refute the rumors and never admit that there are rumors. Anyone who dares to commit crimes will be dealt with resolutely: they will be detained and fined. After a few more times, they will become honest." Tiny smiled bitterly and said, "I suggest using a two-pronged strategy, and also sending the police and intelligence agencies to follow up to find out who is behind the scenes!"

"It seems that can only be the case."

"The government's reputation and power will definitely be affected, but it doesn't matter. When the time comes, the leader will just catch a few corrupt elements..." Contini winked at Mussolini, who understood: Isn't this targeted anti-corruption? What?

It seems that the president has finally matured politically...