Mediterranean hegemon

Chapter 5 Mussolini's Headache

After getting engaged to Ada, the relationship between the two families became clear, and Ada also moved into the old Ciano's newly prepared apartment in the Roma Forest Community, which was not long after the completion of United Real Estate. This is something Ada has been looking forward to for a long time, and she now hopes to be together with Contini. Italian girls are generally precocious and know what sex is like between men and women before they are 8 years old. But what makes Ada depressed is that Contini never touched her before she was 8 years old. It's not that he doesn't like her, he just said that he doesn't want her to experience it too early. All the movements were done with emotion and politeness. The CEO himself didn't do anything. She, a little girl, could move forward without being shy or impetuous. The bully pressed the bow hard. She could only endure it, so she expected herself to hurry up every day. Grow up and be able to "fight" with Contini in bed like Adriana and Vivian.

As soon as they got engaged, this wish came true. The two had a lot of fun for several days. Now Ada understands why Contini said that he can't move until he is 8 years old. The president is really a bit powerful. Every time after doing it, she feels like she is exhausted. Just the same, you are too young to be able to bear this kind of "development pace". So after Agnes talked about Monica, Ada agreed after a little hesitation. She thought that Contini and Monica, the living secretary, had already had an affair, otherwise Contini's exuberant energy would not have come to an end. Where to vent? He doesn't go out to attract bees and butterflies. Adriana and Vivian were both pregnant in Switzerland in the past few years. After thinking about it, it was only Monica. This point is due to her inexperience. Contini is the soul of a 40-year-old man who has traveled through time and can endure it. That's why he is so fierce when he occasionally explodes. Otherwise, how can he still have the energy to deal with so many things in the United Group if he is so fierce every day?

After the engagement, Ada went to school during the day, and Contini went to work at the group headquarters to deal with the large amount of work left behind. Antonio will handle the daily operations, but big projects must be decided by Contini. It’s not that Antonio doesn’t have the power, and there are some projects that he can’t understand. Tiny's way of thinking didn't dare to make random decisions. In the evening, the two returned to their new home to enjoy life and seize the opportunity to exercise together. Contini occasionally went to Adriana or Vivian's house to look after the children. At this time, Ada used the excuse that she needed a good rest and pushed Contini to spend the night in Adriana or Vivian's room. Not stupid, Contini brought her here with him so generously. If he couldn't be generous, the family relationship would not be maintained in the future. After all, she was only engaged, not married, and the other two even gave birth to children.

The only one who has the hardest time is of course Contini himself. It is not an easy task to deal with three women and pay public wages. Occasionally, during field inspections, he has to "moisturize" Monica's sexual blessings. It is really hard work, so Connor Tiny swore to them that he would never mess with the fifth woman again, which would cost her life. Mussolini had to cry after hearing this. He wanted to steal a few and was like a thief. This son-in-law was good. He had opened up a circle of connections. How could the gap between people be so big?

Contini did not lament Mussolini at this point, but lamented the Chinese: It is said that successful men in China all marry concubines, like Marshal Zhang, who marries ten or eight at a time, and the women around Marshal Zhang also have to be counted by the dozen. They How did you cope with it? It’s really amazing, it’s really hidden! No wonder there is an old saying in China: "As long as you work hard, an iron rod can be ground into a needle." After all, the ancient nation has great wisdom... When the president said this sentence, he spoke seriously, but the women around him all came to mind. A special scene appeared, making me laugh so hard that the branches of flowers trembled.

The Roman Forest Community is very distinctive. It is a low-density building complex, arranged in a hexagram pattern, that is, the main buildings are concentrated at six corners, with large forests covering each corner, and the outer circle is an overall fence. , the middle area of ​​the six corners is the community's public supporting facilities. Contini's new house is on the northwest corner. There are a total of 7 independent houses. Except for one house where he lives, the rest are all allocated to the president, security guards and other service personnel. .

This house closely surrounded Contini's residence in the middle, and it was impossible for anyone to reach Contini's residence without passing through other houses. More importantly, the seven houses in the northwest corner have undergone special structural treatment. On the surface, they look no different from other buildings, but only Security Secretary Enzo knows the secret:

There are multiple electric bells in Contini's house, which are closely connected to other houses and can be summoned whenever there is movement; the exterior walls of all houses are made of reinforced concrete and armored steel, thickened and reinforced. The ship's armor removed from the bathtub ship is used here. This kind of place has a front thickness of more than one meter, which is much thicker than ordinary companies. Even a 50-meter howitzer may not be able to penetrate it; there are secret firing holes on each wall, and there is a cross-fire network facing the road, and the back is full of 2.7 Brownings. Heavy machine guns serve; the facilities disguised as attics on the roof of each house actually contain 20 machine guns, which can be used for air-to-air shooting and ground suppression and strafing; the ground floor of each house is a garage, and underneath the garage are all secret passages connected in series, making it easy to The internal personnel are dispatched and also serve as a concealment function. The secret passage has a total of 3 exits, which can be quickly evacuated. In addition to ordinary bulletproof cars, the garage also has parking spaces for tanks, so that the joint tanks can be pulled there for use.

This design vividly demonstrates the president's fear of death, but now even old Ciano thinks it is necessary to strengthen security. The energy involved behind the president is so great that even Mussolini doesn't know how to deal with it. situation.

They will get married in two years after the engagement is over. Contini is the leader's own and family member, so he should be reused. But now that Contini is like this, with status, rank, and power, what kind of position should Mussolini be given? It’s a headache: assigning irrelevant positions is obviously an insult, and assigning important positions can easily suppress a leader’s limelight. Contini’s limelight in the United States made Mussolini a little jealous, but he couldn’t get angry because he was his son-in-law. It doesn't work, it doesn't work, he is very distressed about this.

Contini knew what he was thinking, so he simply didn't ask about the matter. He only focused on various projects and inspected the newly built oil storage facilities. Now Italy can store 30 million barrels of crude oil. This number can increase to 25 million barrels by the end of next year!

Originally, Mussolini planned to keep Contini in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the telegram sent by the United States changed his view: After Hoover was successfully elected, he notified countries around the world and invited relevant dignitaries to attend929 At the inauguration ceremony of the new president held on March 4, 2015, generally the heads of state would not go. Those who went would definitely be at the level of foreign minister. In Italy, because Mussolini served concurrently as foreign minister, the deputy minister must be arranged to go, but Hoover’s The telegram invited diplomats and the distinguished president to come together by name.

In Hoover's view, the president contributed greatly to his election: first, Contini donated $990,000, which was the largest private donation Hoover had ever received, and he should be given preferential treatment because of emotion and reason; second, Contini donated Tiny expressed his optimism about Hoover in public, which also promoted Bailangduoxi's hot sales, which influenced many voters. In the end, Hoover was elected with an overwhelming victory rate of 74%. He was happy and believed that the president's words were very weighty; The three United Groups have made many contracts with large companies, and have also carried out Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, United Terminal and Italian Concession Expansion in the Far East. Hoover knew that the Libyan project was inconvenient for the United States to intervene, but he wanted to use Celebration and Contini for these projects in the Far East. Let’s talk about cooperation. The United States is currently facing the problem of sluggish demand, and China is also an important market for the United States.

This made Mussolini jealous again, and suddenly he did not want Contini to be Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. After much deliberation among the cabinet departments, I suddenly felt that I could not find a suitable position to place Contini: the Ministry of War and the Navy are military departments, and Contini is not suitable. Besides, Contini has donated a large amount of funds through the United Group. It would be too much of a threat to become a minister in a military institution; Balbo is in charge of the Air Ministry, and Contini has United Airlines in his hands, which cannot be let go; the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is in direct conflict with the United Group, so it is not suitable; the Ministry of Transport is headed by the old Ciano, and there is no It would be a mess if the father and son were superiors and subordinates in the same department; the Ministry of Civil Service is responsible for the selection of officials. If Contini enters this department, wouldn't this build his wings? The Ministry of the Interior has strong police control, and Contini also has the oil security guards, which cannot be combined.

The only ones left are the traditional professional departments such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Agriculture cannot do it first. Everyone knows that the president is from industry, especially heavy industry. You want a heavy industry president to develop agriculture? All he did was say that he wanted to put on small shoes for others, which Mussolini could never do; the Ministry of Culture? Contini owns United Publishing, United Films, United Advertising, United Media, as well as ib, "Youth Daily", and "Youth Weekly". It has a huge influence in the public opinion and cultural circles. Now that it has gone to the Ministry of Culture, it will Don’t you control the national public opinion? Mussolini, who has always been concerned about public opinion, could not agree; as for the Ministry of Justice, everyone knows that the president is famous for litigating. If he is an official of the Ministry of Justice, how will the subsequent judicial justice be even superficial? Maintain?

After all, Contini was a top student at the University of Rome. Being the Minister of Education is not a match. As for the disputes caused by his original introduction of "three flags" into schools, textbooks and classrooms, it also made people feel uncomfortable. Mussolini thought he could mediate, but Contini was, after all, the Secretary-General of Fascism and a youth leader. In terms of rank, he was at the same level as the ministers. Being a deputy minister seemed a bit demeaning, and he had to be a full minister.

This two-step delay passed. Mussolini was not ready to issue an order until late February to appoint Contini as Secretary of Education. By this time, Contini had already boarded a plane to attend the inauguration of President Hoover in the United States. ship, so the appointment was postponed again, and he planned to wait until he returned to Italy in May before announcing the appointment. This time, the title was still the Italian Special Envoy.

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