Mediterranean hegemon

At noon, Contini met the old Ciano after the meeting and decided to report today's meeting with Mussolini. He must be very concerned about it.

Old Ciano smiled when he heard about "preferred shares", civil aviation, airports, etc. This kind of thing had to be done. The reason why he didn't remind Contini at the beginning was to see if he could understand it on his own - —Do you really think it’s so easy to take advantage of the government? However, the son's response was completely unexpected. Not only did he look for a fancy name like "preferred stock," he also thought that he should continue to look for the minister and deputy minister of the Ministry of War to see if he could get some more airports.

Contini had even thought about the amount, and took another 5 million preference shares, 3 million for the principal position in the War Department, 2 million for the deputy position, and the dividend level was the same as that provided to Mussolini - the lame excuse of relatives was only for Mussolini. Rini could tell.

But when it came to dealing with Matteotti, the old Ciano frowned and shook his head: "Calais, you were fooled, you were confused by the interests in front of you, do you know how much trouble you caused? In fact, The leader is not unhappy because Matteotti scolded him. Does he care about other people scolding him? "

"Uh..." Contini was speechless. He realized that he had indeed taken it lightly: Historically, Matteotti was eventually assassinated by Mussolini's men, and it also caused a huge anti-government trend. Mussolini was in a hurry. It calmed down, but that was in 1924. He thought that he would not be deeply involved if he opened fire now, but he still underestimated Mussolini's determination and resentment.

Seeing that he remained silent, old Ciano continued to raise his point: "As for the Pope, the so-called good relationship is certainly one aspect, but it is not the most important thing. Do you believe that the leader really cares about the faith and religious life of the Italian people? What if? If this were the case, he would not have been so fiercely opposed to religion in the past and turned purely because of political interests. The most important religious interest now is not the religious life of the Italian people at all - whoever believes that is stupid! The leader just wants to continue to merge with the Italian Catholic Party, This was made clear in an internal meeting... It’s my fault that I forgot to tell you this. I will find a way to show you the minutes of the meeting next time. You are the Assistant Minister of Transportation and can contact you.”

The old Ciano is very cute. He is obviously using his power to reveal secrets to his son, but he still wants to be labeled as the Minister's Assistant. Now Contini's business card has a series of titles: Chairman of the Young Italy League, President and Editor-in-Chief of "Italian Youth" , Assistant to the Minister of Aviation and Transportation, Chairman of United Motorcycle, Chairman of United Airlines (Preparatory) - this is a young man who is not even 20 years old...

Only then did Contini think of the news that Fascisti had just merged with the Italian Nationalist Party, and found that sometimes he looked at the problem too far back: Historically, Mussolini had indeed successfully merged these parties, but the problem is that they have not merged yet. , and things will change - this is called the butterfly effect.

Now he finally understood: after all, the focus of the confrontation between Mussolini and Matteotti was not superficial things at all, but the need for parliamentary power struggle. The more Fascist parties merged, the more Fascist parties merged. The greater the power, the greater the pressure on the Socialist Party, an established political party in Italy, and the greater the possibility of being marginalized. Now that Fascism has firmly grasped the right wing, it has begun to infiltrate into the middle forces, and the left wing is dividing itself because of the Communist Party and the Socialist Party. At this time, it would not be the style of the Socialist Party if it does not cause some trouble. Matteotti is just superficial. It's just a chess piece.

He sneered: "Now it seems that the words the leader said in the House of Representatives only worked for 2 months. Before the New Year, some people regretted it and couldn't wait to jump out."

Old Ciano nodded: "You should be more careful about politics. If you use it well, it will be an opportunity to take off - just like the last time you welcomed the leader into Rome, if you use it poorly, you can be thrown to death, and even if you fall, you will be killed." No one will sympathize with you even if you die, they will only laugh at you as you deserve it!”

"I feel that although I was taken advantage of by the leader this time, deep down in my heart I still want to thank him for giving me this opportunity..." Contini said with a smile, "Can your son make a name for himself in politics? A youth leader or a member of parliament would definitely take this hit.”

"You?" Old Ciano looked at Contini suspiciously, "What ability do you have to arm-wrestle with Matteotti? Behind him is the entire Socialist Party, just your Youth League, which is not even a serious society? Don’t expect Fascisti to give you any help, it’s impossible, and even I can’t express my opinion casually.”

"Only because of this alliance! Also, I have money!"

Old Ciano almost spit out the steak he just stuffed into his mouth: "Son, this is not a question of whether you have money or not. If you have money, you can do whatever you want in politics? If so, all Italy will listen to Agnelli Family, but not really.”

"Father, I think you misunderstood. When I say rich, I mean that I have enough financial resources to do this, not to use money to overwhelm my opponents."

"Tell me what you think?" [Readers who have not seen the relevant content after "Iron Cross" 404 can follow the Weixin public account "Moon Shadow Wutong" to get the follow-up plot]

"I have a preliminary plan, but I still need to think about it more. I will let you know when I think about it."

"If you think about it slowly, there is no need to rush this matter. We still have time." Old Ciano asked puzzledly, "What I'm curious about is, why did the leader choose you to do this kind of thing? Even if he must choose you. , why didn’t you tell me? Did someone give me eye drops in front of the leader?”

"I learned the leader's methods from him." Contini said in a nonchalant tone.

"You? You can't tell! Although the leader is indeed not as good as you when he was 19, how could he learn your tricks?" Old Ciano was angry and funny, "You must have made some money recently, Isn’t it so big? Young people should know how to keep a low profile.”

"I'm not exaggerating. You really learned from me. Some time ago, I instigated Poti for the printing and distribution of the newspaper!" Contini saw that there was no one around, and then he used Poti to do the dirty things that the newspaper had done in the first place. After telling all the routines, old Ciano twitched. He didn't know that his son actually had such a dark side.

"Father, of course this method can be achieved through Grandini, but how much does it cost to invite Grandini? Directly asking Poti to come forward will not only play the same role as the police chief, but will also be more responsive than the police chief. It’s faster, the effect is better, and it’s more direct. As for the cost, I didn’t pay a penny. Even if the alliance comes to treat you to a meal, it’s Bo Ji’s expense.”

"This silly boy Poti is really hopeless." Old Ciano smiled and shook his head, "I guess Grandini also has a headache for this son, right?"

"You are wrong to think that way. Poti still made money. The first time he speculated, I showed him how to do it. The second time he did it, I took him to play... He took out 300,000 lire from home and enjoyed it to his heart's content. He didn’t do much other work for more than two months, and now it’s 1 million lire. Do you think he suffered a loss or took advantage?”

After Contini said this, the old Ciano also became suspicious, and even considered whether he would be able to handle it if Mussolini left it to him. If it can be done, how much will it cost the other party? After thinking about it like this, I suddenly realized that it was a good move for the leader to let Contini come forward: not to mention saving money, but also getting a consultant for free - the old man can't just watch his son jump into the fire pit, right?

"Then you think about it carefully and tell me when you have thought it through. By the way, the Assistant Minister will come to the Ministry of Transportation to attend a formal meeting every week, and you cannot miss it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, but you have to make an agreement with the teacher, otherwise I won't be able to do anything else."

"By the way, why do you need so many weapons?" Old Ciano asked strangely, "I remember this was not in the business plan. Tell me, why was this added temporarily?"

Contini looked helpless: "Do you believe me when I say I think it's fun?"

"If you don't believe it, just a few things you think are fun are enough. Look at the quantity you are asking for now. It is almost enough to equip a battalion - even though it is just some foreign weapons..."

"It's a long story..."

Contini calmly let it slip, causing the old Ciano to shake his head for a while.