Chapter 157: Crazy Spending
"Everything we do is to survive better..." ----Godfather's Quotation.
Jiang Hao's organization has now dominated the underground black market in Sicily, much faster than expected.
The official organization has reached 580 members and more than 2,000 peripheral personnel.
He is now the well-deserved underground king of Sicily.
In addition to spreading across Sicily, smuggling channels have begun to go inland, especially cigarette sales, forming a systematic sales channel, which can bring Jiang Hao millions of lira every month, and also feed five or six thousand people.
The basement of Jiang Hao's villa is full of cash boxes.
This meeting was a meeting before the New Year. The purpose of the meeting was not only to show the existence of his boss, but also to pay bonuses. Of course, this money was not given by Jiang Hao, but from the organization's accounts.
Each of these leaders can get a considerable bonus, so they naturally smiled. If it weren't for the fact that the limelight was still tight, Jiang Hao would really want to have a grand annual meeting.
However, he has read the news reports of later generations, such as gangs, thieves companies, fraud groups, and fantastic annual meetings. Everyone went there and was then taken away by the police. This is a bit ridiculous. It is better to quietly make a fuss and develop in vain.
After the annual meeting was held, Jiang Hao was preparing to celebrate his own Christmas, but he was not going to spend time in Syracuse, so he called Malena and said, "How about we have a trip to Christmas?"
"Where are you going?" asked Malena.
"Anywhere, Palermo, Naples, Rome or Florence, as long as you like it." Jiang Hao said.
Jiang Hao said one by one, and Marlena thought for a while and said, "It's still a war period. I think we shouldn't go too far. Why don't we go to Palermo for fun? I haven't been to Palermo for a long time."
"OK, then go to Palermo."
Jiang Hao called Federer and his wife to give each of the conscientious couple a thousand lira bonus. The two of them were so happy that they couldn't help but thank them.
"Federer, I'm going to take Marlena to Palermo for Christmas, so that you can have a relaxing Christmas, Federer, you have a good family, if you have anything, you can go to the old Arrecio Tavern to call people."
I have a lot of money at home, and it will be unsatisfactory if I am patronized by a thief.
"I understand sir." Federer now knew the power of Mr. Bernano's name, and he knew more and more, but he could not say anything.
"Mrs. Federer, enjoy your food when we come back."
After explaining to the housekeeper, Jiang Hao asked Casani again, "I'm going to Palermo for Christmas, you're ready to follow me for four."
The boss must take care of his younger brother when he goes out. Fortunately, Palermo is still in Sicily. If he goes to the mainland, Jiang Hao will probably have to bring more than a dozen or twenty people with him.
The next morning, the team leader Piya came over with three men. This time he was responsible for protecting Jiang Hao's safety. Jiang Hao and Malena put two small suitcases on the purple car. Piya and the others sat in the bodyguard car behind, and the trunk was full.
This time someone drove, Jiang Hao and Malena sat behind, enjoying the scenery along the way and talking about topics they were interested in. In the afternoon, I finally arrived in Palermo and booked the best room in the best hotel in Palermo.
The hotel is a castle converted. They live on the top floor. The room is very large and has a full function. There are two bedrooms, a large restaurant, a huge hot spring bath, a game room, and a large lounge balcony. When you open the window, you can see the bay and the distant scenery. The sea breeze blows the white screens flying.
Jiang Hao lay on the balcony sofa chair and hummed comfortably, "It feels so comfortable, Malena, do you have any arrangements for the itinerary for these days?"
Marlena was packing her luggage and hanging their clothes in the closet. Seeing Jiang Hao's lazy look, she smiled and said, "The first day of shopping, the second day of watching opera, the third day of watching drama performance, and the fourth day of being Christmas Eve. We went to the cathedral to pray."
Looking at Jiang Hao's bitter melon look, Malena knew that he didn't like listening to operas or watching drama performances. She walked over with a smile, sat next to Jiang Hao, lowered her head and kissed the man's mouth, and said, "How about you arrange the rest of the time."
"Okay, okay, okay~~~" Jiang Hao said a few times in a childish way.
OK ~~
Next, it was indeed according to Malena's itinerary, shopping, opera, drama performance, Christmas Eve, and it was finally Jiang Hao's turn to make the decision. Jiang Hao waved his hand and said, "Today our task is to shop, shopping, and shopping wildly."
Marlena was stunned. "Are you going to have another reincarnation, then opera, drama performance, and back to shopping?"
"No, no, no, next, only shopping, No opera, No drama performance."
Jiang Hao came out this time but brought a lot of money. This was just part of his basement money box. He couldn't wait for them to depreciate, so the next task was,
Spend money crazy!!!
But after walking around Palermo, Jiang Hao was very disappointed. He found that he couldn't spend his money.
It’s not that his lira cannot be used, but that there is not much worth investing here. If in later generations, he could take money to the gold store to swipe the card crazily and turn the numbers in the card into real gold and silver jewelry. However, in 1941, gold control was actually implemented in Italy.
What a fucking Mussolini.
He wanted to change his investment artwork, but most of the works of famous artists were collected in the National Museum and a small part of them were in the hands of private collectors. There were very few circulating on the market. Even if there were, they were probably fakes.
As for collecting painters' paintings from this period, they have experienced a rise in value after decades, but it is not easy to find now. Moreover, if you collect these people's paintings, Jiang Hao would not be so stupid as to buy them at a high price. That is an insult to IQ, and if you want to buy them, you will also buy them with bargains.
But in this way, his money still cannot be spent.
Seeing Jiang Hao's a little depressed look, Malena advised: "Why don't we go to the antique shop and see it, maybe there is something you like there."
Antiques, in Europe, besides oil paintings and sculptures, is there anything else worth investing in? Jiang Hao can't think of it anyway.
After lunch, the two continued to stroll, with a black car draped far behind them, which was Pia and the others.
The two walked into a not-so-large antique shop, and there were all kinds of things inside. Jiang Hao curled his lips. It was probably difficult to find any treasure in such a place.
Suddenly, his eyes were attracted by several things.
On a shelf against the wall, there is a row of porcelain at the top. Yes, it is porcelain, a gourd bottle, two ear bottles, and two large yellow bowls with patterns on it.
Chapter completed!